http://www.ifapray.org/National Prayer Topicsen-us5Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTThe Federal Reserve is close to embarking on another round of monetary stimulus next week, against the backdrop of a weak economy and low inflation—and despite doubts about the wisdom and efficacy of the policy among economists and some of the Fed's own decision makers....http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576533845166848.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollectionhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576533845166848.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollectionWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTJAKARTA, Indonesia-A tsunami caused by an Indonesian earthquake late Monday night killed at least 154 people and left as many as 500 missing after it swept across villages on remote islands off the coast of Sumatra. Then, late Tuesday, on Java island, authorities scrambled to evacuate homes on the slopes of Mt. Merapi, one of Indonesia's most volatile volcanoes, as it began to erupt, killing at least 28....http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304287204575575561908429720.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNewshttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304287204575575561908429720.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNewsWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST(CNN) -- Battered by a devastating earthquake, left for nearly a year without real homes, promised aid that failed to arrive, the people of Haiti now face a new killer, and the littlest children are among the hardest hit....http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/26/haiti.cholera/index.html?hpt=T2http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/26/haiti.cholera/index.html?hpt=T2Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTOklahoma voters will have the chance next week to weigh in on a constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from considering Islamic or other international law when deciding their rulings in state cases....http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1216042http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1216042Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTPHOENIX -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a key part of Arizona's law requiring voters to prove they are citizens before registering to vote and to show identification before casting ballots....http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/26/court-strikes-ariz-law-requiring-voters-prove-citizens/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/26/court-strikes-ariz-law-requiring-voters-prove-citizens/Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTThe Nevada Republican Party called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Tuesday to personally explain how somebody who confessed to a sham marriage with a Lebanese national later deported ended up on his staff -- and precisely when he found out about her past....http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/26/nevada-gop-calls-reid-explain-handling-ex-aides-sham-marriage/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/26/nevada-gop-calls-reid-explain-handling-ex-aides-sham-marriage/Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTEverybody, quite literally everybody is irked by Bibi Netanyahu's refusal to give the peace processors another two months of a ban on construction in the West Bank. As if such a prohibition would produce more than the last ten months when Israel unilaterally precluded construction in the territories and the Palestinians responded with squat....http://www.tnr.com/blog/78651/everybody-it-seems-worries-about-there-being-no-moratorium-settlements-i-dont-i-worry-lebhttp://www.tnr.com/blog/78651/everybody-it-seems-worries-about-there-being-no-moratorium-settlements-i-dont-i-worry-lebWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON - The Obama administration, already struggling to stave off a collapse of Middle East peace talks, is increasingly alarmed by unrest in Lebanon, whose own fragile peace is being threatened by militant opponents of a politically charged investigation into the killing in 2005 of a former Lebanese leader....http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/world/middleeast/27diplo.html?_r=1http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/world/middleeast/27diplo.html?_r=1Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTSecretary of State Hillary Clinton departed Washington on Wednesday for a two-week Asia trip meant to shore up US ties with its Pacific neighbors. Clinton departed Washington for her first stop, Hawaii, before traveling on to Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and American Samoa....http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.9a5f4680a5e1a496e50b5779f8c3ad59.21&show_article=1http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.9a5f4680a5e1a496e50b5779f8c3ad59.21&show_article=1Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTA trio of Bucks County residents backed by the county Republican committee say they have evidence linking Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy's campaign to a scheme to flood the county voter registration office with fraudulent applications for absentee ballots....http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/28/2010/october/27/residents-cry-foul-over-ballots-1.htmlhttp://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/28/2010/october/27/residents-cry-foul-over-ballots-1.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTU.S. House Republicans plan to try to slash $100 billion from the federal budget as early as January if they wrest power from Democrats in this year's midterm elections, setting up possible early showdowns with President Barack Obama on taxes and spending....http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-27/republicans-plan-100-billion-budget-cut-as-early-act-if-they-take-power.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-27/republicans-plan-100-billion-budget-cut-as-early-act-if-they-take-power.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTCHICAGO (WLS) - Former President Bill Clinton's ‘get out the vote' rally for Democrats at a downtown Chicago hotel was the most unenthusiastic WLS veteran political reporter Bill Cameron has ever witnessed. Clinton was an hour late for the Tuesday afternoon rally at the Palmer House and droned on for another hour, sending dozens of the few hundred Democrats in attendance for the exits....http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1999286&spid=http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1999286&spid=Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTObama's handlers were supposed to be smarter than this. They were supposed to use his celebrity strategically to advance his agenda. Instead, they've been indiscriminate, carpet-bombing Americans with the man they elected rather than launching communications smart weapons....http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/10/27/2010-10-27_obamas_dumb_daily_show_appearance_and_the_presidents_diminishing_brand.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/10/27/2010-10-27_obamas_dumb_daily_show_appearance_and_the_presidents_diminishing_brand.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTIt's true that conservative third-party groups are outspending their Democratic rivals. But the Democrats still have a sizable cash advantage in their party committees - making this year's elections a lot more of a fair fight than Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi let on....http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44216.htmlhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44216.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTSince early voting started, there have been credible reports that voting machines in Clark County, Nevada are automatically checking Harry Reid's name on the ballot: Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to vote for Republican Sharron Angle, her Democratic opponent, Sen. Harry Reid's name was already checked....http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-10581http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-10581Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTEmployers in the U.S. are starting to warn their workers to prepare for slimmer paychecks if this Democratic Party ledCongress fails to vote on an extension of Bush-era tax cuts....http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-27/tax-debate-delay-has-employees-in-u-s-preparing-for-smaller-take-home-pay.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-27/tax-debate-delay-has-employees-in-u-s-preparing-for-smaller-take-home-pay.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTA Craven County voter says he had a near miss at the polls on Thursday when an electronic voting machine completed his straight-party ticket for the opposite of what he intended. Sam Laughinghouse of New Bern said he pushed the button to vote Republican in all races, but the voting machine screen displayed a ballot with all Democrats checked. He cleared the screen and tried again with the same result, he said. Then he asked for and received help from...http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/machine-91656-screen-voter.htmlhttp://www.newbernsj.com/articles/machine-91656-screen-voter.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESThe Court decision read "Initiative Measure No. 26 has received more than the required amount of signatures to be placed on the ballot and the Constitution recognizes the right of citizens to amend their Constitution."...http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9573415332.htmlhttp://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9573415332.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTMissy Smith's ads are different because they show the reality of abortion. Abortion is cruel, vicious and bloody and kills 5000 babies a day in the United States of America....http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4384315331.htmlhttp://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4384315331.htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 ESTShould Congress should be a Muslim-free zone -- despite the U.S. Constitution's ban on religious tests for public office? According to Salon, which links back to earlier sources, Tea Party Nation leader and founder Judson Phillips, a Tennessee attorney, thinks so....http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/10/tea-party-muslim-congress-juan-williams/1http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/10/tea-party-muslim-congress-juan-williams/1