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Life Jacket ‘Graveyard’ Shows Magnitude Of Refugee Crisis

Abandoned life jackets pile up in Greece showing the horrific magnitude of the refugee crisis NBC News reports: “People are still dying in these waters”: At a dumping ground for lifejackets used by refugees fleeing to Europe in the worst refugee crisis since World War II, American volunteers find fake jackets stuffed with newspaper and floatation devices more suited to kiddie pools than the stormy Mediterranean Sea.

Ron Paul: Bring the Troops Home, Shut Down Unconstitutional Agencies, End All Corporate Welfare

Ron Paul: Bring the Troops Home, Shut Down Unconstitutional Agencies, End All Corporate Welfare

by Ron Paul

According to a recent poll, 73 percent of all Americans oppose increases in federal spending. Since this anti-government spending sentiment is a major reason Republicans control the House and Senate, one would expect the Republican Congress to hold the line on, or even cut, government spending. Yet, despite the Republican leadership’s rhetoric about “fiscal responsibility,” this year’s House Republican budget spends $104 billion more than the GOP’s 2013 budget.

Former PM Says Sweden Needs More Migrants: "Does Any Place Still Believe In Humanity?!"

Uppsala is Sweden’s fourth largest city with around 150,000 people.

That means more migrants entered the country last year than there are people in Uppsala. On a per capita basis, Sweden lets in more refugees than any other country in the EU. At 20,000 asylum applications per million people, the rate is twice that of Germany.

Ron Paul Exposes Conservatives' Budget Plans As Big Spending & Anti-Liberty

Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,

According to a recent poll, 73 percent of all Americans oppose increases in federal spending. Since this anti-government spending sentiment is a major reason Republicans control the House and Senate, one would expect the Republican Congress to hold the line on, or even cut, government spending. Yet, despite the Republican leadership’s rhetoric about "fiscal responsibility," this year’s House Republican budget spends $104 billion more than the GOP’s 2013 budget.

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