2016 Peace Prize

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There were a few notable surprises in these announcements this year. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 – and died 10 December 1896. He was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist.

Nobel was best nown for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous.

VOTE

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Election Day is days away. It’s time to make sure you’ve checked off all the things you need to vote that day. Deadlines are fast approaching and some states will open early voting in September. Waiting or ignoring deadlines could put your vote in jeopardy.

Review USAGov’s list of things to do before you vote to make sure you know all you need to know before election day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RFES

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In Ancient Rome, one of the main festival dates took place on October 12, Augustalia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustalia
Also known as Winterfylleth because during the full moon winter was supposed to begin.

This is also Dia de la Raza Argentina in Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Spanish speaking country generally sees it as a National holiday. Dia De La Raza celebrates the heritage, colonization, and cultural diversity of Latin America and brings into it all the ethnic and cultural influences making it distinctive.

USPS

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America, we have another problem. Be on the lookout for scum buckets who are mail fishing.

How did we get from Ben Franklin to this? Mail fishing perpetrators are tying strings to objects covered in glue, or a sticky mouse trap. They drop in mailboxes and steal mail. These postal thieves get checks or gift cards and many other personal items people send over the mail.

If you’re a victim of fraud, including mailed sweepstakes, lotteries, on-line auctions, work-at-home scams or chain letters, report your concern to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

VOTER REGISTRATION

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The countdown continues towards E-Day Election Day.

TODAY is the final registration deadline in 12 states: Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Florida’s deadline has been extended as result of the hurricane from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Remember, the deadline is today if you are an American citizen living in the following states:
AR
GA
IN
KY
LA
MI
NM
OH
PA
SC
TN
TX
Voter registration - https://www.vote.org/
https://www.rockthevote.com/

DRBATE CLIPS

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CSPAN: DEBATE Video of the entire event, or watch the debate in 17 segments.

FULL VIDEO: Second Presidential Debate in St. Louis, MO (1:43:26)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?414227-1/presidential-nominees-debate-was…

These are our recommendations:

Are you modeling appropriate behavior for our youth? (11:00)

How has the campaign changed you? (8:24)

Were you careless with your emails? (4:23)

What will you do to bring health care costs down? (8:08)

How will you help Muslim-Americans? (4:06)

Is the Muslim ban no longer your position? (2:12)

Electoral College

Election Day is less than one month away. And while candidates fight for your vote, it’s important to know what happens after you cast it.

US voters don’t vote directly for a presidential candidate. The process, as laid out by the founding fathers, is a little longer and more complex. USAGov can help you understand where your presidential vote goes after you pull the lever on Election Day.

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REJECT HATE

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As Trump tries to pull the wool over America's eyes, he's not making anything great, but promoting hate.

Trump has said hateful things about women, African Americans, immigrants, Muslims, Mexicans, refugees, Jews, the disabled, Native Americans, veterans, the LGBTQ community... etc.

GOP mutiny continues as dozens of Republican members of Congress and governors withdraw their endorsement of Trump toxicity, he has become a serious threat to The Grand Old Party. How can the party of Lincoln allow its candidate to reach such new lows in a political lifetime?

KEEP CLIMBING

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Good people around the world like to climb heights and everyone who looks far will have panoramic views which will make them carefree and joyful. Americans are a class act with golden voices. So enjoy it and don't throw this influence away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtbEIMAsBsY&feature=youtu.be

Feast your eyes on the Autumn of our great country and vote for an experienced candidate. Look at what an obstructing Congress has failed to accomplish as the GOP majority.

https://youtu.be/bCVbaaDphLg
https://youtu.be/D_AcWbuxQdo
https://youtu.be/p2YWFeHmmyc

JANE NOT CHARLES

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Jane Pauley officially replaced two Charles on CBS Sunday Morning. She is an intelligent and delightful person and could not be happier.

As a news writer and producer at NBC-TV for almost ten years, I worked with Jane Pauley and Tom Brokaw in the studio and later in the field.

I am not only glad to see Jane back in the saddle again to replace the two Tarzans of Sunday morning TV. I can also recall TODAY Executive Producer Steve Friedman asking me who I thought should replace

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