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Health & Medicine, Law Enforcement, Travel

NATIONAL DUAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH CARE, AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING LAUNCHED IN THE U.S.

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imageWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 32,719 people died in traffic crashes in 2013 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 10,076 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths that year.

One person is killed by a drunk driver every 39 minutes.

Meanwhile, it is estimated that 45,000 Americans die each year because of the lack of health insurance. Yet, the Republican  Party is unrelentless in its resolve to strike down the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.

So, in its commitment to significantly reduce American deaths caused by drunk driving and the lack of affordable care, the National Democratic Committee, in partnership with the NHTSA and the American Medical Association, launched a comprehensive and ambitious campaign to create greater public awareness about these unnecessary deaths.

The group has just unveiled the first of a series of billboards, posters and bus signs that remind the American people not to drink and drive and not to vote Republican. (See photo of traffic sign above).

Government, International, Politics

JOHN BOEHNER WANTS A NEW FLAG DESIGN FOR THE U.S.

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imageWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Still feeling overwhelmed by the 25 standing ovations received by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech before the joint session of congress, House Speaker John Boehner announced today that he was sponsoring a bill that would re-design the flag of the United States. It was Boehner who invited Netanyahu without informing the Office of the President.

“It is clear that my Republican colleagues have a higher respect for Netanyahu than for President Obama,” Boehner said, ” so I think it is only appropriate that as a country, we adopt a new flag design that is in keeping with our admiration for Israel and its charismatic leader.”

“I really like the blue and white design of the Israeli flag over our traditional red, white and blue stars and stripes, he added, “so I am proposing that we adopt the Star of David design,” Boehner added. “Besides, a single star would symbolize unity among the American people.”

 

International, Politics

FINALLY, REPUBLICANS HAVE FOUND THEIR NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS

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imageWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – There has not been a clear frontrunner in the Republican nomination for president in the coming 2016 elections. Up until now.

Today, the Republican Party annointed their choice for president, saying they have finally found the man who could put up a strong challenge against the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.

That man is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Republican announcement came just minutes after Netanyahu delivered a speech before a joint session of Congress upon the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner. The speech was interrupted by 25 hysterical standing ovations from the Republican legislators, and Tea Partiers.

“Netanyahu embodies everything that the Grand Old Party stands for (which is nothing), and we are very confident that he can effectively lead this nation with the full blessing and cooperation from the Republican-controlled congress,” Boehner said.

Recognizing that only natural-born citizens can run for U.S. president, Boehner said he and his party will immediately call for a constitutional convention to amend the qualifications for candidates for president so that Netanyahu can be the party’s standard bearer in 2016.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu announced that he is withdrawing his troubled candidacy from the upcoming Israeli elections, saying that being president of the  most powerful country on earth is much more appealing than being prime minister of Israel.