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Kids to be Banned From Blowing Candles out in Australia, Chinese State Media Warns North Korea Over Nuke Test, Majority of Americans Think the Federal Government Threatens Liberty: P.M. Links

Matthew Feeney | 2.6.2013 4:35 PM


  • Australian children will be banned from blowing out candles on communal cakes thanks to new guidelines from The National Health and Medical Research Council. 
  • Chinese state media has called for a "heavy price" to be imposed on North Korea if the reclusive regime conducts a planned nuclear test. 
  • The majority of Americans now believe that the federal government is a threat to their liberties.
  • Two Miami-Dade police officers have been fired after an investigation found that they ignored emergency calls. 
  • Shocker: Obamacare exchange subsidies will cost $233 billion more than expected, according to the Congressional Budget Office.  

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Matthew Feeney is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute.