Obama Sees an Iran Deal That Could Avoid Congress – Oct. 20, 2014:
An accord with Iran could prove to be a highlight in the Obama administration. An agreement needs to be made as it is vital to curtail the development of nuclear weapons in Iran. President Obama has the authority to suspend sanctions against Iran in order to come to a compromise. The suspensions, for the most part, would not need congressional approval. The sanctions have decreased oil profits and hindered banking with the West.
Gunman Panics Ottawa, Killing Soldier in Spree at Capital – Oct. 23, 2014
A gunman in Canada killed a corporal that was watching over the tomb of the unknown soldier at the National War Memorial. The gunman came through the National Parliament building and fired several times before he was killed.
Canada is an ally of the U.S. against ISIS and this tragic incident marked the second fatal assault in Ottawa in three days.
There are suspicions that the shootings were in direct opposition of the alliance wither carried out by a Canadian citizen or an organized plot stemming from ISIS.
First Patient Quarantined Under Strict New Policy Tests Negative for Ebola – Oct. 26, 2014
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York and Chris Christie of New Jersey are ordering stricter policies for quarantining those in contact with Ebola. Anyone entering the Newark Liberty and Kennedy International Airport must be placed in isolation if in contact with Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Public officials have tried to mitigate the hysteria that Ebola in the news has caused. Yet this new policy goes beyond federal guidelines and each city’s health department was not consulted.
