Crucial Prayer Topics : Obama & Biden

Obama Added More to National Debt in First 19 Months Than All Presidents from Washington Through Reagan Combined, Says Gov't Data
CNS News - September 9, 2010

(CNSNews.com) - In the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan....[view article]

Even America's liberal elites concede that Obama's Presidency is crumbling
Telegraph - September 9, 2010

Democrats in Congress are no longer asking themselves whether this is going to be a bad election year for them and their party. They are asking whether it is going to be a disaster. The GOP pushed deep into Democratic-held territory over the summer, to the point where the party is well within range of picking up the 39 seats it would need to take control of the House. Overall, as many as 80 House seats could be at risk,...[view article]

Fewer Democratic Candidates Seek Obama's Help
AP - Associated Press - September 9, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore. The days of Obama traipsing around the country to states like Montana, Indiana or Arkansas in freewheeling campaign mode - and with sky-high popularity lifting Democratic candidates - are long over. With his approval rating sliding, the president in the next few weeks is primarily sticking to big cities - Milwaukee, Cleveland and Philadelphia - and other party strongholds, like Connecticut, where he can help fellow Democrats in the...[view article]

President, Boehner Step Up Battle of Barbs
Wall Street Journal - September 9, 2010

Obama took a jab last year at the Honorable Rep. John Boehner's seemingly permanent tan, prompting the House Republican leader to reply: "I'd rather be heckled than ignored."...[view article]

Coming to Arizona's defense
OneNewsNow.com - September 9, 2010

A law firm that defends and promotes Christian heritage and moral values has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Arizona's immigration law....[view article]

Adding It Up: How Much Tax Does A Taxpayer Pay?
NPR.org - September 8, 2010

When it comes to taxes in the U.S., it's the income tax - and the annual April 15 deadline for filing returns - that gets most of our attention. But that's only part of the picture - there are property taxes and sales taxes, even taxes built into every cell phone bill. In the name of documenting how much of a family's income goes to taxes, one couple in Connecticut agreed to open their books....[view article]

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 7, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon
AP - Associated Press - September 7, 2010

WASHINGTON - A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his first term 40 years ago....[view article]

Spending spree by Dems expected
OneNewsNow.com - September 7, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says despite encouraging poll numbers, a huge GOP victory in the upcoming mid-term elections is hardly a foregone conclusion....[view article]

Reality in November: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 6, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

Stricter regulations in store for VA abortuaries
OneNewsNow.com - September 5, 2010

Virginia's attorney general has issued a legal opinion that would allow greater enforcement of regulations on abortion clinics.  ...[view article]

Adult Stem Cell Scientists Oppose Government's Request to Lift Federal Judge's Order Enjoining Unlawful Federal Funding of Research Involving the Destruction of Living Human Embryos
Christian Newswire - September 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Responding to the government's request for an emergency stay pending appeal of federal district court Chief Judge Royce Lamberth's August 23rd decision and preliminary injunction enjoining unlawful federal funding of "research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death," lawyers for adult stem cell scientists this evening timely filed their opposing memorandum of law and evidentiary declarations of Drs. Deisher and...[view article]

Nation NOT Fooled: Obama Approval Rating Drops to 42%
Rasmussen Report - September 5, 2010

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends)....[view article]

Oval Office rug gets history wrong
The Washington Post - September 5, 2010

A mistake has been made in the Oval Office makeover that goes beyond the beige. Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge....[view article]

KUHNER: President's socialist takeover must be stopped
Washington Times - September 5, 2010

Obama has engaged in numerous high crimes and misdemeanors. The Democratic majority in Congress is in peril as Americans reject his agenda. Yet more must be done: Mr. Obama should be impeached....[view article]

'Direct Access' Stimulus Grants for the Muslim Brotherhood
Breitbart - September 1, 2010

Think of it as ACORN reborn, with a slice of Jihad on the side. On August 31 the Muslim Brotherhood-associated "Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations" (CCMO) will bring 25-30 Muslim leaders of 20 national Muslim groups to attend a special workshop presented by the White House and U.S. Government agencies (Agriculture, Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services etc.) to provide the groups "funding, government assistance and resources." Government and Muslim groups will hold an Iftar dinner (breaking the fast...[view article]

Is America Islamophobic -- Attorney, Author, and Pastor Responds to Time Magazine Article
Christian Newswire - September 1, 2010

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Time Magazine's August 30th cover story asks, "Is America Islamophobic?" Attorney, pastor, and best-selling author Randy Singer argues that it's "decidedly not," despite ongoing controversy surrounding the Park51 project in New York and an increase in mainstream media coverage of Muslim-related issues....[view article]

U.S. Terror History Map
- September 1, 2010

Investigative Project on Terrorism has issued an interactive map that displays the history and activity of Muslim Jihad terrorists along with mosque locations in the U.S. You can draw your conclusions. Do the math!...[view article]

Bauer: Mosque money needs to stop
OneNewsNow.com - August 31, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says it's an absolute outrage that in the height of a recession and huge government deficits, U.S. taxpayers will soon be footing the bill for rebuilding Islamic mosques in foreign countries.    ...[view article]

House GOP leader to make 'prebuttal' on upcoming Obama speech
CNN - August 31, 2010

In an op-ed published Friday in the conservative news site Human Events, Boehner said Tuesday's shift of U.S. forces from combat to an advisory mission "was made possible by the very surge that President Obama and Vice President Biden opposed....[view article]

GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot
Gallup.com - August 31, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress....[view article]

GOP plans wave of White House probes
POLITICO.com - August 30, 2010

If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority....[view article]

Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers
Examiner.com - August 30, 2010

Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics....[view article]

Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. law
- August 30, 2010

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state's controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations' human rights commissioner....[view article]

Democrats privately fear House prospects worsening
POLITICO.com - August 26, 2010

Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the House, privately conceding that the summertime economic and political recovery they were banking on will not likely materialize by Election Day....[view article]

Americans Waking Up! Obama Weekly Job Approval Average at New Low of 43%
Gallop.com - August 26, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating slipped to 43% for the week of Aug. 16-22, down one percentage point from the previous weekly low set a week ago. The new low also marks the first weekly average in which 50% of Americans disapprove of Obama's job performance. The erosion reflects particularly low ratings at the beginning of last week, including 41% for Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 16-18, the lowest three-day averages of his administration....[view article]

Texas fights Obama over global-warming lawless power grab
Washington Times - August 26, 2010

The state's slogan is "Don't mess with Texas." But the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing just that, and at stake is whether the Obama administration can impose its global-warming agenda without a vote of Congress....[view article]

Poll: Voters Now Trust Republicans More On All 10 Key Issues
Rasmussen Report - August 26, 2010

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 of the important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports....[view article]

The Government Can Use GPS to Track Your Moves
Time - August 26, 2010

Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway - and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements....[view article]

Existing-Home Sales Plunged in July
Wall Street Journal - August 24, 2010

Existing-home sales plunged to their lowest level in 15 years in July as inventories soared, painting a grim picture for the housing market absent government support....[view article]

Sherrod Declines Job at Agriculture Department
Wall Street Journal - August 24, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Department of Agriculture official fired amid a racial firestorm last month said Tuesday she would not return to the government now, despite pleas from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and a personal conversation with President Barack Obama....[view article]

US-Israel space co-operation agreement strengthens already-strong ties
Flight Global - August 24, 2010

Obama's push to bring space exploration into the diplomatic arena has been boosted by the signing of a formal co-operation pact between NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA)....[view article]

Boehner to Obama: Fire Geithner, Summers, Your Entire Economic Team
Fox News - August 24, 2010

Obama should ask for and accept the resignations of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, National Economics Council chief Larry Summers and the rest of his economics team, House Minority Leader John Boehner said Tuesday....[view article]

Figures on government spending and debt
AP - Associated Press - August 21, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.    ...[view article]

Poll: What would it take to convince you - beyond the shadow of a doubt - that Barack Obama is a Christian?
OneNewsNow.com - August 20, 2010

What would it take to convince you - beyond the shadow of a doubt - that Barack Obama is a Christian? (10,240 responses answered the question this way) Proof that he prays daily to the one true God of scripture - 1.04% He starts going to church regularly - 2.19% He publically retracts his support for abortion and homosexuality - 16.23% He professes with...[view article]

Obama Sees New Lows in Job Approval
Gallop.com - August 20, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating dipped to 44% for the week of Aug. 9-15, the lowest weekly average of his administration by one percentage point....[view article]

Analysis: Is Anti-Muslim Fervor Just Latest Fear?
AOL News - August 20, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Are Muslims the new Jews? Or Irish Catholics? Perhaps Mormons? Or are they really the war on terror's Japanese? Religious experts and historians say: all of the above....[view article]

Football coach reveres Muslim holiday
OneNewsNow.com - August 20, 2010

A ministry leader says a high school in Michigan is conforming to President Obama's political correctness and Islamic sentiments by altering its schedule to accommodate its Muslim students....[view article]

Obama Bypasses Senate: Openly Gay Man Appointed to HHS Post
AllianceAlert.org - August 20, 2010

Today President Obama appointed Richard Sorian as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services. After his nomination was held up in the Senate, the President said he was using his powers of recess appointment to fill the position because Senators were "playing politics with our highly qualified nominees."...[view article]

'Ground Zero' Imam Starts US-Paid Middle East Tour
AOL News - August 20, 2010

(Aug. 20) -- The Muslim cleric behind the planned "Ground Zero" Islamic center is in the Middle East, sent by the State Department on a trip intended to smooth relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world while adding to the uproar back home....[view article]

Social Security Cuts Weighed by Panel
Wall Street Journal - August 20, 2010

A White House-created commission is considering proposals to raise the retirement age and take other steps to shore up the finances of Social Security, prompting key players to prepare for a major battle over the program's future....[view article]

They won't build it! Hardhats vow not to work on controversial mosque near Ground Zero
- August 20, 2010

A growing number of New York construction workers are vowing not to work on the mosque planned near Ground Zero. "It's a very touchy thing because they want to do this on sacred ground," said Dave Kaiser, 38, a blaster who is working to rebuild the World Trade Center site....[view article]

Politics, Not Science, Drove White House to Release Rosy Gulf Oil Report
Breitbart - August 20, 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's controversial report on the Gulf oil spill was not finished when the White House chose to release it, a government scientist told congressional investigators....[view article]

Obama's sentiments on mosque made clear
OneNewsNow.com - August 19, 2010

A Messianic Jewish leader and supporter of Israel thinks President Obama's recent comments made to a Muslim group clearly illustrate his sentiments are with Islam -- just as he promised in his book The Audacity of Hope....[view article]

Poll: Number Who Call Obama a Muslim Rises
AOL News - August 19, 2010

(Aug. 19) -- The number of Americans who believe, wrongly, that President Barack Obama is a Muslim has climbed significantly since he entered the White House and now accounts for nearly one in five people, according to a survey out today....[view article]

White House on the defensive about Obama Christianity
OneNewsNow.com - August 19, 2010

WASHINGTON - The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president's religion....[view article]

US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels'
Telegraph - August 18, 2010

America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing....[view article]

Tea Partiers Rally on Arizona Border With Mexico
Fox News - August 16, 2010

HEREFORD, Arizona -- Tea party activists supporting Arizona's illegal immigration law were rallying along a remote stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border about 70 miles west of Nogales in support of the law that a judge put mostly on hold last month....[view article]

Dems in Trouble: Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
The New York Times - August 16, 2010

[Polls show 68% of Americans against this Obama stand.] WASHINGTON - President Obama delivered a strong defense on Friday night of a proposed Muslim community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, using a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan to proclaim that "as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country."...[view article]

Poll: 68% of Americans Oppose 'Ground Zero Mosque'
- August 16, 2010

By a dramatic margin, a majority of the country opposes the construction of the so-called "Ground Zero mosque," a new CNN poll finds. According to the new survey, 68% of Americans are against building the Cordoba House, a Muslim community center planned to be constructed two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center. Twenty-nine percent favor the plan....[view article]

Michelle's Poll Numbers Drop - Americans Waking Up
AOL News - August 16, 2010

(Aug. 15) -- Michelle Obama may think twice before vacationing in Europe again. While the first lady may have enjoyed her recent luxury trip to the south of Spain with 9-year-old daughter Sasha, it may be the reason her popularity rating has plummeted, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll....[view article]

Opponents of same-sex marriage rally outside U.S. Capitol
OneNewsNow.com - August 16, 2010

WASHINGTON- More than 100 opponents of same-sex marriage have rallied under threatening skies outside the U.S. Capitol....[view article]

Reid ripped for racial remark
OneNewsNow.com - August 16, 2010

A conservative Hispanic activist is blasting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a racially charged remark uttered recently in Nevada....[view article]

Is Obama avoiding Louisiana?
OneNewsNow.com - August 13, 2010

A director with The Heritage Foundation says Obama's planned visit to Florida this weekend is more sun and fun than it is serious.  ...[view article]

Even the Poor Are Abandoning Obama, According to Gallup Poll Data
CNS News - August 13, 2010

(CNSNews.com) - In every week of his presidency until now, Barack Obama has enjoyed a majority approval rating in the Gallup Poll from people earning less than $2,000 per month. But that changed in the Gallup survey conducted from Aug. 2-8, when only 49 percent of Americans in that income bracket said they approve of the job Obama is doing....[view article]

Obama Administration Not Disclosing the Full Truth on the Gulf
Wall Street Journal - August 13, 2010

"A third of the impact is being overlooked,' said the University of Georgia's Samantha Joye, who was among the first to detect evidence of the underwater clouds of oil droplets and various petroleum hydrocarbons from the damaged well. Earlier this week, Dr. Joye and a team of marine researchers from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant program challenged the government's accounting of the oil cleanup, saying that as much as 79% of the oil remained in the...[view article]

Netanyahu, the anti-Obama
The Washington Post - August 12, 2010

Two photographs adorn the office of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Together they illuminate a portentous fact: No two leaders of democracies are less alike -- in life experiences, temperaments and political philosophies -- than Netanyahu, the former commando and fierce nationalist, and Barack Obama, the former professor and post-nationalist....[view article]

Deficit in July Totals $165.04 Billion
Wall Street Journal - August 12, 2010

The U.S. government spent itself deeper into the red last month, paying nearly $20 billion in interest on debt and an additional $9.8 billion to help unemployed Americans. Federal spending eclipsed revenue for the 22nd straight time, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The $165.04 billion deficit, while a bit smaller than the $169.5 billion shortfall expected by economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires, was the second highest for the month on record. The highest was $180.68 billion in July 2009....[view article]

U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It: Laurence Kotlikoff
Bloomberg - August 12, 2010

Let's get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills....[view article]

Obama's friend raising funds for new Gaza aid ship
- August 12, 2010

Rashid Khalidi, a well-known critic of Israel, hopes to raise at least $370,000 in the next month. By Natasha Mozgovaya WASHINGTON - A fundraising campaign is currently underway in the United States to finance the purchase of an American ship in an effort to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip in the early autumn. The ship is to be named after U.S. President Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope." If that isn't...[view article]

The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown
Telegraph - August 12, 2010

The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House. While the anti-establishment Tea Party movement has gained significant ground and is now a rising and powerful political force to be reckoned with, many of the president's own supporters as well as independents are rapidly losing faith...[view article]

U.S. Employers Shed Jobs
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy shed more jobs than expected in July while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%, a further sign the economic recovery may be losing momentum....[view article]

Unemployment Rate Steady as Companies Hire at Slow Pace for 3rd Straight Month
Fox News - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Private employers added new workers at a weak pace for the third straight month, making it more likely economic growth will slow in the coming months. The jobless rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent....[view article]

Gallup Poll: Obama Drops to new low - 41%
USA TODAY - August 4, 2010

WASHINGTON - Only 41% of those surveyed Tuesday through Sunday approved of the way Obama is handling his job, his lowest rating in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll since he took office in January 2009. In Gallup's separate daily tracking poll, his approval was at 45% Monday....[view article]

Complaint Filed Against Kagan at Supreme Court
Christian Newswire - August 2, 2010

Judicial Watch Founder Asks High Court to Disbar Her for Falsifying "Evidence" It Relied Upon To Strike Down Partial Birth Abortion Legislation...[view article]

US economic growth slows to 2.4%
BBC - July 31, 2010

US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department has said....[view article]

July is deadliest month of Afghanistan war for US
BBC - July 31, 2010

American forces have experienced their deadliest month in the nine-year-old Afghan war, with 66 US service members killed in July. The death toll crept up again on Friday as three more American soldiers died - two from a roadside bomb - in the south of the country, Nato confirmed....[view article]

Democrats Under Fire Over Health-Law Reporting Mandate
Wall Street Journal - July 30, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats may water down or repeal new tax-reporting rules that are supposed to raise $16 billion for health-care legislation, facing a chorus of criticism about the rules....[view article]

HIV+, abortion exempt from record
OneNewsNow.com - July 30, 2010

Under the terms of the new economic stimulus law signed by President Obama last year, electronic health records will be kept on Americans beginning in 2014 -- but not everything has to be reported....[view article]

Ruling Is New Hot-Button Issue in Hot Season
Wall Street Journal - July 29, 2010

Jane Norton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Colorado, had a hunch that by dinnertime Wednesday, conservative voters across the state would have heard about a federal judge blocking much of Arizona's immigration law....[view article]

Reid: Ford alive because of bailouts
OneNewsNow.com - July 27, 2010

The Ford Motor Company continues to prove that government bailout money is not needed to succeed in these hard economic times. Last week, it reported second-quarter earnings of $2.6 billion dollars -- its fifth straight quarterly profit....[view article]

Obama Administration Intimidated by Right on Race, Critics Say
AOL News - July 26, 2010

The fallout from the Shirley Sherrod affair continued Sunday with a leading black commentator saying the Obama administration "has been intimidated by the far right wing," and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blaming the Obama administration's "incompetence" in rushing to judgment on her for his initial description of her as a racist....[view article]

AZ judge doesn't ignore reality
OneNewsNow.com - July 26, 2010

An immigration reform activist is encouraged that the federal judge hearing challenges to Arizona's immigration law has raised the realities of what's happening in the state because of out-of-control illegal immigration there....[view article]

Obama phones Jordan's Abdullah to discuss peace efforts
The Jerusalem Post - July 24, 2010

In a phone conversation with Jordan's King Abdullah Friday night, US President Barack Obama discussed the necessary steps to advance the peace process and achieve a two state solution between Israel and the Palestinians Israel Radio reported Saturday....[view article]

FOX News Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops to New Low
Fox News - July 24, 2010

A FOX News poll released Thursday shows approval of Obama's job performance at a new low of 54 percent. That is down from 62 percent in June. The president's job approval rating has averaged 61 percent over the first six months of his term....[view article]

Obama's Foreign Policy: Haven't We Seen This Before?
Politics Daily - July 24, 2010

It was nearly three years ago exactly -- July 23, 2007 -- during the halcyon days when Barack Obama's hair was a lot less gray and Hillary Clinton was still mastering the Art of Just Letting Go. In a CNN/YouTube sponsored debate, the two would-be leaders of the free world outlined what their foreign policy doctrine might be as president....[view article]

Obama Apologizes to Sherrod, Expresses 'Regret' Over Handling of Video Controversy
Fox News - July 23, 2010

President Obama apologized to former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod Thursday and expressed "regret" over the administration's handling of her dismissal two days ago, according to the White House....[view article]

A Year After Honeymoon Ends, Whites, Men and Independents Desert Obama
Wall Street Journal - July 22, 2010

It was a year ago this month that President Barack Obama began losing voters. In the 12 months since, he has had legislative victories that appear - especially in the case of health care - to have cost him large amounts of both political capital and political support....[view article]

Poll: Only 4 in 10 say Obama deserves re-election
CNN - July 22, 2010

Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans think President Barack Obama does not deserve re-election in 2012, according to a new national poll....[view article]

Arizona Fights Obama's Immigration Suit, Blames Feds for 'Crushing Burden'
Fox News - July 21, 2010

Arizona urged a federal judge Tuesday to reject the Obama administration's challenge to its tough new immigration law, arguing the border state is acting within its powers....[view article]

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on Kagan nomination
CNN - July 20, 2010

(CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Tuesday....[view article]

Gibbs Concedes GOP Could Retake House in November
Wall Street Journal - July 12, 2010

Republicans have been saying it for months. Some analysts have said it for weeks. Now the White House’s own spokesman is also saying it: The GOP is in a good position to retake control of the House in the November elections from the Democrats....[view article]

Reid name politically toxic in Nevada?
CNN - July 9, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- As President Obama campaigned for Rory Reid's famous and powerful father in Nevada, the son was hundreds of miles away campaigning for governor....[view article]

Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for Second Year in a Row
AOL News - July 9, 2010

Gasp! The federal budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion for the second consecutive year. But there's good news: The $1.005 trillion mark recorded at the end of June is $81 billion less than the deficit at that point in 2009, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the non-partisan group that keeps track of such things....[view article]

Obama stumps for Reid in Vegas as ad wars heat up
The Washington Post - July 9, 2010

President Obama made his third trip to Nevada to campaign for Harry Reid, as the Senate majority leader and the Republican nominee, former state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, exchanged some of their sharpest attacks to date....[view article]

Obama Job Approval Rating Down to 38% Among Independents
Gallop.com - July 8, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- Thirty-eight percent of independents approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, the first time independent approval of Obama has dropped below 40% in a Gallup Daily tracking weekly aggregate. Meanwhile, Obama maintains the support of 81% of Democrats, and his job approval among Republicans remains low, at 12%....[view article]

National Right to Life Reacts to Appointment of Donald Berwick to Head HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Christian Newswire - July 8, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, President Obama used the power of the recess appointment to install Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in an attempt to avoid examination, through the pending confirmation process, of Berwick's well-documented support for rationing health care....[view article]

TSA Reverses Decision to Block "Controversial Opinion" on the Web
CBSNews.com - July 7, 2010

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reversed its blocking of certain websites from the federal agency's computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a "controversial opinion," according to an internal email obtained by CBS News....[view article]

Former NASA Director Says Muslim Outreach Push 'Deeply Flawed'
Fox News - July 7, 2010

The former head of NASA on Tuesday described as "deeply flawed" the idea that the space exploration agency's priority should be outreach to Muslim countries, after current Administrator Charles Bolden made that assertion in an interview last month....[view article]

Yoest Applauds Jindal, State of Louisiana - 4th State to Opt Out
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed H.B. 1247, the "Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act", a bill that was crafted with the help of Americans United for Life. A similar bill is awaiting the Governor's consideration in Missouri....[view article]

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. -- Charges Obama's Unwillingness to Protect Our Borders or Our Right to Vote Shows He is Outside the Mainstream of American Thought
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President of STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny), issued the following statement today in response to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law:...[view article]

Democratic campaign committees losing big Wall Street donors
The Washington Post - July 7, 2010

A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats' two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago....[view article]

Obama and Supreme Court may be on collision course
Los Angeles Times - July 6, 2010

The president's agenda on healthcare and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court's conservative majority....[view article]

Danger for Democrats as economy slows
POLITICO.com - July 5, 2010

Obama and the Democrats head into the summer campaign season with the economy slowing, unemployment flirting with double-digits - and few options for a quick fix....[view article]

Uncle Sam Wants You to Have an Online ID
Fox News - July 5, 2010

As our daily interactions and transactions have become increasingly "wired," we have yet to see any truly comprehensive attempts at securing online identities....[view article]

21 dead after shootout near border in Mexico
CNN - July 2, 2010

(CNN) -- A shootout near the U.S.-Mexico border between rival groups with ties to organized crime left 21 people dead Thursday, Mexican police officials said....[view article]

Health law risks turning away sick
The Hill - July 1, 2010

The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new healthcare law to provide coverage for the uninsured....[view article]

Putin Criticizes U.S. Arrests of Spy Suspects
Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2010

MOSCOW-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday criticized the arrests of suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring, saying U.S. law-enforcement authorities "went out of control." He voiced hope that the scandal would not harm relations between the two countries....[view article]

Putin hopes US spying claims 'won't harm ties'
BBC - June 29, 2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he hopes a series of arrests over an alleged spy ring in the US will not harm US-Russian relations. Mr. Putin told former US President Bill Clinton in Moscow he hoped "positive things achieved in recent years will be preserved"....[view article]

New Space Policy Calls for Global Cooperation
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

The Obama administration as early as Monday is expected to call for significantly greater international cooperation than ever before in outer space, covering a wide range of civilian and national-security programs....[view article]

Triumph of the Regulators
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

President Obama hailed the financial bill that House-Senate negotiators finally vouchsafed at 5:40 a.m. Friday, and no wonder. The bill represents the triumph of the very regulators and Congressmen who did so much to foment the financial panic, giving them vast new discretion over every corner of American financial markets....[view article]

What Afghanistan lawmakers want General Petraeus to do
Christian Science Monitor - June 25, 2010

As Gen. David Petraeus prepares to take command of the Afghanistan war, the call from Taliban hot spots Marjah and Kandahar is coming in loud and clear: Do something different, and do it fast....[view article]

Obama Urges Continued Stimulus Spending
VOA News - June 25, 2010

President Barack Obama is urging G-8 and G-20 nations to work together on steps already taken to repair and strengthen the global economy. The president arrived in Toronto for the G-8 and G-20 summits strengthened by U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement that would send a sweeping financial system reform bill to the president's desk....[view article]

New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan
VOA News - June 24, 2010

The general picked by U.S. President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan is winning praise from both American lawmakers and Afghan officials....[view article]

Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says
CNN - June 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but Gates was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr....[view article]

Pelosi asks for donations to fend off potential GOP investigations
The Hill - June 24, 2010

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is asking supporters for contributions to help prevent the "subpoenas and investigations" that would result from a GOP majority....[view article]

Deutsche Bank: U.S. Financial Conditions Just Collapsed Back To Crisis Levels
Business Insider - June 24, 2010

Deutsche Bank has a new and improved index of U.S. financial conditions, and this index just slumped back towards the lows of our recent crisis....[view article]

Obama seeks new drill ban as oil still spews
Reuters - June 23, 2010

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The White House was set on Wednesday to step up its legal battle to keep deepwater drilling on hold in the Gulf of Mexico following the worst oil spill in U.S. history....[view article]

Seniors Are Losing Access to Medicare Docs
AOL News - June 21, 2010

(June 22) -- Last March Washington looked America squarely in the eye and promised the $1 trillion health care overhaul would reduce the deficit and save Medicare. Moreover, our political leaders assured seniors they could keep their physician. Now reality sets in. None of this was true....[view article]

Survey: Individual Health Insurance Premiums Jump
ABC News - June 21, 2010

People who buy their own health insurance have been hit lately with premium hikes that far exceed increases in premiums for employer-sponsored coverage, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation....[view article]

Issa has eye on subpoena team
POLITICO.com - June 18, 2010

HERSHEY, Pa.-Rep. Darrell Issa, the conservative firebrand whose specialty is lobbing corruption allegations at the Obama White House, is making plans to hire dozens of subpoena-wielding investigators if Republicans win the House this fall....[view article]

Planned Parenthood's missing millions
- June 18, 2010

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on federal tax money funneled into Planned Parenthood and similar organizations raises more questions than it answers about the nation's largest abortion chain....[view article]

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise by 12,000 to 472,000 Total Claims, Highest Level in a Month
Fox News - June 17, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed....[view article]

Analysts: Relief Wells May Not Stop Spill Until Christmas
AOL News - June 17, 2010

(June 17) -- President Barack Obama promised in his speech Tuesday night that sometime in August, the Gulf oil spill will finally be tamed. The leak will be plugged. The live "spillcam" can be turned off....[view article]

China's US govt debt holdings hit 2010 high: Treasury
MSN - June 16, 2010

China's holdings of US debt climbed to the highest level this year, the US Treasury said Tuesday even as Beijing stepped up attacks on the United States for its burgeoning debt....[view article]

Obama taps Michael Bromwich as watchdog for offshore oil drilling
The Washington Post - June 16, 2010

The man appointed Tuesday by President Obama to oversee offshore oil drilling has no experience with oil and gas issues, but he has a reputation for cleaning up embattled organizations....[view article]

Teacher Layoffs
Time - June 15, 2010

I'm generally in favor of President Obama's efforts to prevent massive layoffs of public employees at the state and local level. But--you knew a "but" was coming, right?--there have to be some strings attached. I'm not sure Charles Lane is right that this isn't as bad as it seems. The pain won't be distributed equally. The districts that will be hit the hardest will be the poorest districts, which don't have the lush property tax base of the suburbs. And...[view article]

After delays, U.S. begins to tap foreign aid for gulf oil spill
The Washington Post - June 14, 2010

Four weeks after the nation's worst environmental disaster, the Obama administration saw no need to accept offers of state-of-the-art skimmers, miles of boom or technical assistance from nations around the globe with experience fighting oil spills....[view article]

The myth of Iran's 'isolation'
The Washington Post - June 11, 2010

In announcing the passage of a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, President Obama stressed not once but twice Iran's increasing "isolation" from the world. This claim is not surprising considering that after 16 months of an "extended hand" policy, in response to which Iran accelerated its nuclear program -- more centrifuges, more enrichment sites, higher enrichment levels -- Iranian "isolation" is about the only achievement to which the administration can even plausibly lay claim....[view article]

Obama, Abbas Meet Wednesday To Discuss Mideast Peace Process
VOA News - June 9, 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama hosts Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday, to discuss ways to keep the Middle East peace process going. Fallout from Israel's May 31 commando raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza may threaten the talks....[view article]

Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling
Wall Street Journal - June 8, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration, facing rising anger on the Gulf Coast over the loss of jobs and income from a drilling moratorium, said Monday that it would move quickly to release new safety requirements that would allow the reopening of offshore oil and gas exploration in shallow waters....[view article]

With Drilling Stopped, La. Workers Fear Job Losses
NPR.org - June 7, 2010

During President Obama's visit to the Louisiana coast, he got an earful from local officials about his six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Many people - from work boat captains to offshore caterers - say shutting down the industry for that long could be a bigger economic blow to the region than the oil spill itself....[view article]

Why Obama should forget 'change you can believe in'
CNN - June 7, 2010

Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats have been warning President Obama to tone down his anti-Washington rhetoric....[view article]

Helen Thomas Retires After 'Out of Palestine' Comment
AOL News - June 7, 2010

Hearst Newspapers announced today the immediate retirement of Helen Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, in the midst of an uproar over her comments that Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine."...[view article]

White House admits job talks with Senate candidate
Reuters - June 4, 2010

(Reuters) - A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to keep him from running for the U.S. Senate against a candidate Obama endorsed, the White House acknowledged on Thursday....[view article]

White House Backs UN Stance on Israeli Flotilla Raid
VOA News - June 2, 2010

The Obama administration is refusing to condemn Israel for its deadly raid on a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip....[view article]

Obama only approving 1/6th of the drilling solutions?
TownHall.com - May 31, 2010

No wonder Louisiana is frustrated! Governor Jindal spoke with ABC News:...[view article]

Sen. Levin Was Key To 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Deal
NPR.org - May 29, 2010

As the House on Friday passed a 2011 defense authorization bill that includes repeal of the law barring openly gay Americans from serving in the armed forces, rights advocates and the White House launched aggressive efforts to get a similar measure passed this summer in the Senate....[view article]

Presidential Proclamation: “LGBT pride month”
ADF News - May 29, 2010

As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal...[view article]

White House had Clinton try to ease Sestak out of Pa. race
USA TODAY - May 29, 2010

WASHINGTON - Forced to disclose backstage political bargaining, President Barack Obama's embarrassed White House said Friday it had enlisted Bill Clinton to try to ease Rep. Joe Sestak out of Pennsylvania's Senate primary by offering him an unpaid position on an advisory board....[view article]

Obama urges Republicans join him on immigration
Reuters - May 29, 2010

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Republicans on Thursday to help him develop a comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul even as they pushed for tougher border security measures....[view article]

ADF to Congress: Imposing homosexual agenda on military will create legal, religious liberty chaos
ADF News - May 29, 2010

WASHINGTON - Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, working with the Family Research Council, sent letters to all 535 members of the U.S. Congress Wednesday, advising them regarding the legal and religious freedom implications associated with the proposed repeal of the military's standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The information provided to Congress included legal analysis by ADF of the religious freedom threat posed to both chaplains and service members....[view article]

Obama a no-show at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery
OneNewsNow.com - May 28, 2010

Obama is under fire for deciding to skip the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery....[view article]

White House admits pushing Sestak to drop Senate bid
Reuters - May 28, 2010

(Reuters) - The White House tried to get Representative Joe Sestak to drop his Senate primary bid in Pennsylvania in exchange for an unpaid administration job, according to an internal report released on Friday that concluded the offer was legal....[view article]

Spy chief Blair announces resignation
Reuters - May 21, 2010

Blair's 16-month tenure as director of national intelligence (DNI) has been marked by infighting with the CIA and sharp criticism over the intelligence community's failure to prevent a botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner....[view article]

Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?
NPR.org - May 19, 2010

When President Felipe Calderon visits Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Mexico's brutal drug war will be high on the agenda. Fighting among the cartels - and between government forces and the cartels - has cost nearly 24,000 Mexican lives since Calderon took office in late 2006....[view article]

Obama administration strikes deal with Russia and China over Iran
USA TODAY - May 18, 2010

The Obama administration says it has reached an agreement with China, Russia and other allies over possible sanctions against Iran regarding its nuclear program....[view article]

No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan
Wall Street Journal - May 18, 2010

Obama guaranteed Americans that after health reform became law they could keep their insurance plans and their doctors. It's clear that this promise cannot be kept. Insurers and physicians are already reshaping their businesses as a result of Mr. Obama's plan....[view article]

Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision
Christian Newswire - May 18, 2010

PURCELLVILLE, Va., May 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, by a 6 to 3 vote the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the United States to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases in Graham v. Florida, released May 17, 2010. The Court cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other international law to buttress its constitutional interpretation....[view article]

Abortion Opponents Capitalizing on New Health Care Law
AP - Associated Press - May 16, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it's the law, they're using it to limit coverage by private insurers....[view article]

Treasury says April federal deficit is largest on record for the month
The Washington Post - May 15, 2010

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the federal deficit for April soared to $82.7 billion, the largest imbalance for that month on record. That was significantly higher than last year's April deficit of $20 billion and above the $30 billion deficit that private-sector economists had expected....[view article]

Elena Kagan's Experience Is Under Fire as Senate Meetings Begin
Politics Daily - May 12, 2010

Elena Kagan will meet with eight U.S. senators Wednesday as they prepare to consider her nomination to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. But even as she's meeting with lawmakers for the first time about her nomination, Kagan is likely to realize that many of them have already formed strong opinions about her and her potential as the next Supreme Court justice....[view article]

Kagan's Positions On Hot-Button Issues In Spotlight
NPR.org - May 11, 2010

For a legal scholar, Elena Kagan has a remarkably sparse public record. Her critics believe that is one of the reasons President Obama picked her. But with 31 Republicans having voted against her confirmation as solicitor general last year, it is clear that senators plan to pick Kagan's intellectual bones looking for meat....[view article]

U.S. Is Pushing to Deter a Mideast Nuclear Race
The New York Times - May 3, 2010

The opening Monday of a monthlong United Nations conference to strengthen the main treaty meant to halt the spread of nuclear arms is likely to be dominated by Iran's president denouncing the West and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warning that if Tehran gets the bomb, the rest of the Middle East will soon follow....[view article]

Israel-Palestine conflict: Imposing solutions
Guardian - April 26, 2010

Peace talks in the Middle East could be about to resume this week after a gap of 16 months. The optimism, if such a concept applies to this moribund lifeform, is contained in hints last week that Palestinian negotiators were considering inducements to start talking: the release of 1,000 prisoners, the lifting of some roadblocks, the easing of the Gaza blockade....[view article]

White House Rep Can't Defend Obama's Abortion Litmus Test for Supreme Court
LifeNews.com - April 22, 2010

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The top spokesman for President Barack Obama was stymied by the press Wednesday afternoon after Obama said in a morning meeting that he would have no abortion litmus test for the Supreme Court and then proceeded to outline how any nominee must support unlimited abortions....[view article]

Obama pick for Justice post withdraws
The Washington Post - April 13, 2010

White House officials say Dawn Johnsen has withdrawn her bid to be confirmed as head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel....[view article]

Obama's high court choice: Consensus or clash?
USA TODAY - April 12, 2010

WASHINGTON - Obama faces a politically difficult choice about a new justice as the Supreme Court is at its own crossroads....[view article]

Nuclear Posturing, Obama-Style
TownHall.com - April 9, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. It involves making threats and promising retaliation that is cruel and destructive beyond imagining. But it has its purpose: to prevent war in the first place....[view article]

At Loggerheads: Karzai and the White House
AOL News - April 7, 2010

(April 6) -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs today pointedly avoided calling Hamid Karzai an ally of the United States and suggested that his invitation to Washington on May 12 will depend on "whatever continued or further remarks President Karzai makes."...[view article]

Obama opens new oil drilling offshore in climate drive
Reuters - April 7, 2010

(Reuters) - Obama unveiled plans on Wednesday for a limited expansion of U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling in an effort to win Republican support for new proposals to fight climate change....[view article]

The Obama Health Care Rationing Law:
National Right to Life - April 6, 2010

An 18-member "Independent Payment Advisory Board" [Sec. 10320(b)] is given the duty, on January 15, 2015 and every two years thereafter, with regard to private health care, to make "recommendations to slow the growth in national health expenditures . . ....[view article]

Obama to Boost Aid for Troubled Homeowners
AOL News - March 26, 2010

(March 25) -- The Obama administration plans to expand a program aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers by providing new loans to people whose homes are worth less than they owe and awarding banks and other lenders incentives to give breaks to people who are behind on their mortgages....[view article]

Israeli Officials Rally Around Netanyahu in Dispute With US
AOL News - March 26, 2010

JERUSALEM (March 25) - Top Israeli officials on Thursday rallied behind embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his dispute with the U.S., deepening the rift between the two allies over Israeli construction in east Jerusalem....[view article]

The VAT Cometh
TownHall.com - March 26, 2010

WASHINGTON -- As the night follows the day, the VAT cometh. With the passage of Obamacare, creating a vast new middle-class entitlement, a national sales tax of the kind near-universal in Europe is inevitable....[view article]

Who's in play: House health-care vote
The Washington Post - March 17, 2010

How members voted on health-care legislation Nov. 7, where they stand now and who is still undecided....[view article]

U.S. pushing Netanyahu to accept demands for peace talks
The Washington Post - March 16, 2010

In an effort to get peace talks back on track, the Obama administration is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to reverse last week's approval of 1,600 housing units in a disputed area of Jerusalem, make a substantial gesture toward the Palestinians, and publicly declare that all of the "core issues" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the status of Jerusalem, be included in upcoming talks, U.S. officials said....[view article]

Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
AP - Associated Press - March 14, 2010

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration....[view article]

http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/03/12/fence-sitting-on-obamacare-being-jim-matheson/
DickMorris.com - March 12, 2010

Utah's lone Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson voted against Obamacare when it first passed the House last year. Then the heavens opened up and Obama came forth to nominate his brother Scott to a federal judgeship. Will the appointment influence Matheson's vote? Was it a bribe?...[view article]

Opinion: Washington Bipartisan-Speak Decoded
AOL News - March 10, 2010

(March 10) -- Most Americans believe that any bipartisan movement in our government has been scuttled by the two parties. And most of us are right. Most of us also believe that one party is responsible for about 20 percent of the mucking up and the other party 80 percent. What we don't agree on is which is which....[view article]

Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
AP - Associated Press - March 10, 2010

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."...[view article]

Gay Marriage v. Religious Freedom
ChristianPost.com - March 8, 2010

Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C., has announced changes to its employees' health care benefits. Normally, this wouldn't be big news. But this story isn't only about deductibles and co-pays-it's about the increasingly fragile state of religious freedom in the America....[view article]

Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan
Reuters - February 22, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said....[view article]

How Does One Spell Government Bankruptcy? O-B-A-M-A
TownHall.com - February 17, 2010

If any chief executive officer in the United States of America presented his board with a budget that was one-third unfunded, he would be fired and tossed out of the boardroom immediately....[view article]

Blackwater Conspiracy Theory Thrives in Pakistan
AOL News - February 12, 2010

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 12) -- Pakistan's religious parties have pumped up their campaign to discredit U.S. strategy in Pakistan by accusing Washington of using the notorious mercenaries of Blackwater to secretly invade the country....[view article]

Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government
The Washington Post - February 11, 2010

Two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or downright "angry" about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar they send to Washington is "wasted."...[view article]

Remarks by the President at the National Prayer Breakfast
White House - February 4, 2010

Thank you so much. Heads of state, Cabinet members, my outstanding Vice President, members of Congress, religious leaders, distinguished guests, Admiral Mullen -- it's good to see all of you. Let me begin by acknowledging the co-chairs of this breakfast, Senators Isakson and Klobuchar, who embody the sense of fellowship at the heart of this gathering. They're two of my favorite senators....[view article]

Opinion: President's Budget Is a Start, at Least
AOL News - February 2, 2010

(Feb. 1) -- The president's budget elevates the issue of fiscal responsibility (good), but fails to achieve it (not good). President Obama proposes spending $3.8 trillion next year and borrowing $1.3 trillion of that. The massive deficits the nation now faces would gradually fall to $706 billion in 2014, before rising back to just over $1 trillion by 2020....[view article]

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million
Washington Times - February 2, 2010

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history. The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force....[view article]

Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
- February 1, 2010

(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level....[view article]

Justice Alito Shows Distaste Over Obama's Barb
AOL News - January 28, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 27) -- It wasn't quite "You lie!" but a shaking of the head and a muttered rebuke from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has sent the lip-reading blogosphere into a tizzy after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address....[view article]

PELOSI AND REID PLOT SECRET PLAN FOR OBAMACARE
DickMorris.com - January 26, 2010

Highly informed sources on Capitol Hill have revealed to me details of the Democratic plan to sneak Obamacare through Congress, despite collapsing public approval for healthcare “reform” and disintegrating congressional support in the wake of Republican Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts....[view article]

Obama's Approval Most Polarized for First-Year President
Gallop.com - January 25, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- The 65 percentage-point gap between Democrats' (88%) and Republicans' (23%) average job approval ratings for Barack Obama is easily the largest for any president in his first year in office, greatly exceeding the prior high of 52 points for Bill Clinton....[view article]

Democratic Machine Kicks Into High Gear in Mass.
AOL News - January 18, 2010

BOSTON (Jan. 18) -- In the special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, Republican candidate Scott Brown has cast himself as a populist upstart facing down the Democratic machine. In the final days before the election, that machine is responding in full force....[view article]

Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year
OneNewsNow.com - January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON- Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned- request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration's Democratic allies....[view article]

Opinion: President Obama's Lonely C-SPAN Fight
AOL News - January 7, 2010

Jan. 7 - Rarely does a politician get caught in such a blatant break of a campaign promise as Barack Obama did with his "I'll put health care negotiations on C-SPAN" pledge. Which is perhaps why Obama is finding so few friends rushing to his defense....[view article]

Dodd Is Latest Democrat to Announce Retirement
AOL News - January 6, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 6) -- With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor - all Democrats - ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Obama's party....[view article]

Obama and the Vampire Congress
OneNewsNow.com - January 6, 2010

Meet the Beltway bloodsuckers. They convene in the dead of night, when most ordinary mortals have left work and let their guard down or are lying asleep in bed. Pale-faced and insatiable, the nocturnal thieves do their nefarious business in backrooms and secret chambers. Their primary victims? Taxpayers, the free market, and deliberative democracy....[view article]

Passengers on US-Bound Flights Face More Screening
AOL News - January 4, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 4) -- People traveling to the United States from or through Yemen, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and 11 other countries were subjected to extra security screening, including full body pat-downs, Monday as U.S. officials refined their response to a failed terrorist attack in Detroit on Christmas....[view article]

Ten New Reasons Why Obamacare Can Still Be Stopped
Eagle Forum - January 4, 2010

New reasons emerge almost daily as to why Obamacare can and must be defeated. 1. The American people oppose Obamacare by almost 2 to 1 in the latest CNN poll. Other polls show lopsided opposition to passing either the Senate or House health-care bill.  ...[view article]

Exclusive: Obama Got Pre-Christmas Intelligence Briefing About Terror Threats to 'Homeland'
Newsweek - January 2, 2010

Obama received a high-level briefing only three days before Christmas about possible holiday-period terrorist threats against the U.S., NEWSWEEK has learned. The briefing was centered on a written report, produced by U.S. intelligence agencies, titled "Key Homeland Threats," a senior U.S. official says....[view article]

Obama on Airliner Plot: We Didn't Connect the Dots
AOL News - December 30, 2009

HONOLULU (Dec. 30) - Obama is demanding answers on why information was never pieced together by the U.S. intelligence community to trigger red flags about an alleged terrorist and possibly prevent his botched ChristmasDay attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner....[view article]

Did Obama Mislead the Christian Community About the Depth of His Faith Commitment During the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Christian Newswire - December 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- After attending church regularly during the 2008 Presidential campaign, Mr. Obama has not attended church on a regular basis since being elected President and has yet to find a church home. Just this past week, Obama did not attend any Christmas services with his family. Obama also did not attend any Christmas services in 2008 shortly after he was elected. As a candidate, Mr. Obama made his Christian faith and involvement in a local church community...[view article]

Dick Cheney: Barack Obama 'trying to pretend'
POLITICO.com - December 30, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of "trying to pretend we are not at war" with terrorists, pointing to the White House response to the attempted sky bombing as reflecting a pattern that includes banishing the term "war on terror" and attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center....[view article]

Extending Federal Benefits to Same-Sex Couples Will Cost $898M, CBO Says
Fox News - December 29, 2009

Extending federal benefits to same-sex couples will cost taxpayers $898 million over the next nine years, according to an analysis of "domestic partnership" legislation released by the Congressional Budget Office....[view article]

Degrading Sex, Government Style
Culture of Life Foundation - December 29, 2009

Every presidential administration in Washington DC does some things that appear stupid in hindsight. It gets caught up in the moment, pandering to this or that political constituency, or reacting too precipitously to some big or newsworthy event....[view article]

Omnibus bill's 'dirty dozen' provisions exposed
OneNewsNow.com - December 29, 2009

A respected conservative think tank in Washington has compiled a list of "Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress" wrapped in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus appropriations bill....[view article]

Obama Responds to Black Critics
Black Voices - December 26, 2009

In a recent interview with April Ryan, from American Urban Radio Networks, President Barack Obama responded to his critics in the black community, who seem to have grown substantially in number. According to a poll taken here on AOL Black Voices, 55 percent of African Americans think that President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder do a whole lot of talking and not much acting when it comes to issues that matter to African Americans....[view article]

Who benefits from Senate healthcare? ACORN!
OneNewsNow.com - December 23, 2009

A legal scholar says the Senate healthcare bill is not only stuffed full of racial quotas and preferences, but it also gives the disgraced liberal activist group ACORN opportunities to receive funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....[view article]

Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law?
NRO - December 23, 2009

You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law....[view article]

Statement by the National Right to Life Committee on the new Reid abortion language (Reid "manager's amendment" to H.R. 3590)
National Right to Life - December 19, 2009

WASHINGTON (December 19, 2009) - The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, strongly opposes the abortion language contained in the "manager's amendment" (amendment no. 3276) that was filed today by U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nv.) to his pending health care bill (H.R. 3590). This statement may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson....[view article]

Ben Nelson Will Vote for Health Reform
Politics Daily - December 19, 2009

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced Saturday that he will vote for health care reform when it comes up for a cloture vote in the Senate early next week, now that the bill has been changed at his request. As the 60th and final Democrat to signal that he will support the bill, Nelson's decision virtually assures passage of the Democrats' sweeping health care reform....[view article]

Reid-Nelson Compromise Pays for Abortions
Christian Newswire - December 19, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- A compromise that won Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson's support for the Reid health care bill today will do what he previously stated he would not support- use federal funds to subsidize abortions....[view article]

President Obama's Opening Remarks on Religion: Where's the News Coverage?
ChristianPost.com - December 19, 2009

My tweet about President Obama seemed to garner a response from my colleagues in the Twitter-sphere and on my Facebook page, but not much beyond that. Here is what I wrote while watching the opening toast of the first state dinner of the Obama administration: President's 1st words at his 1st state dinner pointed out that he celebrated a Hindu and then a Sikh religious event. Times have changed....[view article]

"The Shedding of Innocent Blood" - Lou Engle
TheCall.com - December 15, 2009

I. THE CERTAINTY OF BLOOD GUILT A. Prayer that is born out of a burden. . . "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested." (I Chronicles 4:9,10)    ...[view article]

The Call to Conscience
TheCall.com - December 14, 2009

Join Lou Engle, Tony Perkins, & other leaders for a LIVE nationwide video webcast prayer convocation on December 16th 2009 at 8:30pm EST.   National Healthcare System   On Friday, December 4th, I was awakened early in the morning with a burden to pray as I considered the consequences of abortion being mainstreamed into the national healthcare system if the senate healthcare bill is passed.   The Threshing Floor   I turned to 1 Chronicles 21 where the destroying angel was standing between heaven and earth with his...[view article]

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech
MSNBC - December 10, 2009

OSLO, Norway - Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world......[view article]

Reid: No Slave to the Facts
Family Research Council - December 9, 2009

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants his colleagues to be on the right side of history, but there's just one problem. He doesn't seem to know any of it! Yesterday, the Senate Majority Leader became the front-runner for the most absurd quote of the health care debate....[view article]

Republican blasts ACORN reprieve
Boston.com - December 1, 2009

A top House Republican today blasted a ruling by the Justice Department that allows the Obama administration to pay ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress passed a law banning the community advocacy group from receiving taxpayers money....[view article]

Rick Warren Slams Obama's Abortion Stance
Newsmax.com - November 29, 2009

President Barack Obama's stance on abortion amounts to ignoring an American holocaust, says Pastor Rick Warren, author of the best-selling "A Purpose Drive Life/"...[view article]

Native American Heritage Day
White House - November 27, 2009

"Tomorrow, Americans everywhere will observe our National Day of Thanksgiving. It will be a time of celebration and reflection as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings and remember those less fortunate. But it will also be a time to remember how this holiday began- as a harvest celebration between European settlers and the American Indians who had been living and thriving on the continent for thousands of years."...[view article]

National Religious Leaders Release Historic Declaration on Christian Conscience
DeMossNews.com - November 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009-Friday a group of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders and scholars released the Manhattan Declaration, which addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty. The 4,700-word declaration issues a clarion call to Christians to adhere to their convictions and informs civil authorities that the signers will not - under any circumstance - abandon their Christian consciences. Drafted by Dr. Robert George, Dr. Timothy George and Chuck Colson and signed by more than 125...[view article]

E. Pluribus Diversity?
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurred, what is occurring and what our enemies would still like to have occur all over the United States. Listening to them leads to the conclusion that these people were handed talking points because they are all saying pretty much the same thing; that we shouldn't jump to conclusions, stereotype or give in to...[view article]

Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government....[view article]

Obama uses school dollars to prod states to change
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

States are jockeying for a new $5 billion pot of education money even before the contest has begun....[view article]

Obama faces daunting challenges in Far East tour
AP - Associated Press - November 12, 2009

WASHINGTON -Facing a daunting array of Asian challenges, President Barack Obama left Thursday on his first major trip to the region, where a surging China and newly assertive Japan are chipping away at America's standing on diplomacy and trade....[view article]

Blind Diversity Equals Death
TownHall.com - November 11, 2009

The violence at Fort Hood, President Obama told mourners on Tuesday, was "incomprehensible." The "twisted logic that led to the tragedy," he reiterated, may be "too hard to comprehend." If the Bush administration suffered a systemic failure of imagination on homeland security, the Obama administration is suffering a willful failure of comprehension....[view article]

Obama's Many Policy 'Czars' Draw Ire From Conservatives
The Washington Post - November 11, 2009

On paper, they are special advisers, chairmen of White House boards, special envoys and Cabinet agency deputies, asked by the president to guide high-priority initiatives. But critics call them "czars" whose powers are not subject to congressional oversight, and their increasing numbers have become a flash point for conservative anger at President Obama....[view article]

Obama to visit Asia as domestic issues smolder
Reuters - November 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama this week makes his first trip to Asia as president, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with a visit that recognizes the region's economic and diplomatic importance to the United States....[view article]

A Meaningful Agenda for President Obama's Meeting with Southeast Asian Leaders
The Heritage Foundation - November 11, 2009

The Bush Administration did a great deal for U.S. relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It developed the ASEAN Cooperation Plan, the Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative, the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership, and the U.S.-ASEAN Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement. The Bush Administration also opened free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Malaysia and Thailand and saw to successful conclusion a comprehensive U.S.-Singapore FTA that has resulted in a 73 percent increase in U.S. exports to Singapore. And it was...[view article]

By Any Other Name
The Washington Post - November 11, 2009

Some of the "czar" positions existed under previous presidents and require Senate confirmation....[view article]

Geithner: Strong Dollar 'Very Important' for U.S.
Industry Week - November 11, 2009

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday a strong dollar was "very important" to the United States, seeking to reassure Asian nations concerned about the greenback's recent slump....[view article]

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE RESPONDS TO OBAMA STATEMENT ON STUPAK-PITTS AMENDMENT
National Right to Life - November 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (7 PM EST) -- ABC News reports the following comments by President Obama today regarding the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was added to the health care bill by the House of Representatives on November 7:...[view article]

Both Obama, Republicans Get Lower Marks on Working Together
Politics Daily - November 9, 2009

Now that we know the Senate's health care bill was approved in committee with just one Republican vote and with just one Republican joining Democrats in voting for House passage yesterday, it's worth looking again at what marks the public gives President Obama and congressional Republicans for working together (not)....[view article]

Army shooter's mosque run by Muslim Mafia
WorldNetDaily - November 9, 2009

The suspected Fort Hood terrorist's former mosque in Maryland is controlled by the radical Muslim Brotherhood, a Saudi-funded worldwide jihadist movement which controls many of the mosques in America....[view article]

URGENT PRAYER ALERT: Health Care Takeover Could be Decided Today
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

Dear Friends, Last night, believers from across the nation gathered via telephone conference to cry out to God, asking Him to intervene to stop the federal health care takeover. Tony Perkins joined Lou Engle, Ron Luce, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), Tom Minnery and others to lead a time of focused prayer with thousands joining in agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrat Leaders have worked around the clock to pass their radical 1900+ page bill that...[view article]

House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation
The Washington Post - November 7, 2009

After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding the nation's health care system, setting the stage for a daylong debate and an evening vote that could push the legislation across a historic threshold....[view article]

user Submitted news * Does Masturbation Help Reducing Prostate Cancer? * Iran Arrests Foreign Journalists * Senior Citizens Break Into Military Base * Civil War In Corporate America:
AOL News - November 7, 2009

FORT HOOD, Texas -An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday....[view article]

How the Health Bill Funds Abortions - PDF
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

CAPPS-Ellsworth Amendment Authorizes Public Option to Pay for Elective Abortion...[view article]

Christians to take 'hate crimes' challenge to Holder
WorldNetDaily - November 5, 2009

A rally is being planned in Washington to raise the alarm over the nation's new "hate crimes" law and to force Attorney General Eric Holder to confront the unconstitutionality of the measure's "thought" penalties, according to a Christian leader working on the event. ...[view article]

A dark day for American Christianity
Christian Today - November 2, 2009

Barrack Hussein Obama knew that in order to win the US Presidential election, he had to win over a large voting bloc: evangelical born-again Christians. So he put on a good act, tried to talk the talk, and managed to convince many gullible believers that he was one of them....[view article]

Israel putting forth 'unprecedented' concessions, Clinton says
The Washington Post - November 1, 2009

JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had offered "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction in an effort to restart peace talks, a departure from the administration's earlier criticism of Israel and a possible signal of impatience with the refusal of Palestinian leaders to join negotiations....[view article]

Obama to meet with Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan
CNN - October 30, 2009

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is scheduled to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday as part of his reassessment of the military strategy in Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said Tuesday....[view article]

New Health Bill Posted - 2000 page document
docs.house.gov - October 30, 2009

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Afghanistan Increases Polling Stations for Election
VOA News - October 29, 2009

Afghan election officials say they plan to increase the number of voting stations for next week's presidential runoff election, despite concerns that could lead to more fraud than in the first vote....[view article]

White House Rewards Donors With Perks
Politics Daily - October 28, 2009

Obama came into office vowing to change the status quo in Washington, but when it comes to rewarding fundraisers, he's behaving no differently than past presidents....[view article]

Behind the scenes in Obama's war council debate
CNN - October 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There's an air of mystery hanging over President Obama's war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room....[view article]

Obama Told House Democrat He Wasn't Talking about House Health Bill When He Told Congress 'Our Plan' Doesn't Fund Abortion
CNS News - October 26, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama told him in a telephone conversation that when he said in his Sept. 9 speech to a joint session of Congress that "under our plan no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions" he was not talking about the actual bill drafted in the House but about the president's own health care plan-which has never been written....[view article]

Congressman Says He Now Has ‘About 40 Likeminded Democrats’ Who Will Vote to Kill Health Bill if He Doesn’t Get Floor Vote on Pro-Life Amendment
CNS News - October 26, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com yesterday that he has organized a group of "about 40 likeminded Democrats" who will vote to kill the health-care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) does not allow a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortion....[view article]

President Obama declares H1N1 flu a national emergency
The Washington Post - October 24, 2009

President Obama Saturday declared the H1N1 flu a national emergency, clearing the way for legal waivers to allow hospitals and doctors offices to better handle a surge of new patients....[view article]

After Blocking
Capitol Hill Reports - October 22, 2009

Twelve Senate Democrats and Independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut yesterday joined a unanimous Republican caucus in blocking consideration of the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776), legislation that would repeal Medicare's current payment formula for doctors....[view article]

The Pastor Who Has Obama's Attention
The Washington Post - October 21, 2009

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is long gone; Rick Warren, just an Inauguration Day memory. The hordes of ministers around town who were hoping they'd somehow wind up with the first family in their pews have (mostly) given up....[view article]

U.S. to Issue New Policy on Medical-Marijuana Use
Wall Street Journal - October 19, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration won't seek to arrest medical-marijuana users and suppliers as long as they closely conform to state laws....[view article]

Lawmakers Battle on Census Question
Wall Street Journal - October 19, 2009

WASHINGTON -- A measure gaining traction in Congress would require the 2010 Census to include a question about citizenship, a change that would cost millions of dollars and possibly derail a full count....[view article]

Small Group Now Leads Closed Negotiations on Health-Care Bill
The Washington Post - October 19, 2009

Three months before he was elected president, Barack Obama vowed not only to reform health care but also to pass the legislation in an unprecedented way....[view article]

LEAKED NETWORK MEMO REVEALS: Obama Controls Your Television Set
Breitbart - October 19, 2009

On September 10th of this year the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) posted a press release informing the world that "from October 19-25, more than 60 network TV shows [will] spotlight the power and personal benefits of service," and that this "unprecedented block of TV programming is the first wave of a multi-year ‘I Participate' campaign."...[view article]

White House, Top Democrats Begin Herculean Task of Merging Health Reform Bills
Fox News - October 14, 2009

With all five congressional health care bills making it out of committee, the White House and top Democrats must merge the different bills into versions that can pass in the House and the Senate, even as the Congressional Budget Office admits it can't confirm whether the legislation will save Americans a dime....[view article]

Czar Wars
Fox News - October 14, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: President Obama has a headache tonight thanks to a Democratic senator. Senator Russ Feingold from the great state of Wisconsin held a hearing asking big questions about the president's czars. The White apparently is not to happy, deciding not to send anyone to testify at the hearing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the importance of the hearing.  ...[view article]

President Obama Repeats Promises to Gay and Lesbian Community
ABC News - October 13, 2009

At St. John's church this morning, President Obama heard a sermon in which the pastor said, "Our God demands boldness from us."...[view article]

Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan
The Washington Post - October 13, 2009

President Obama announced in March that he would be sending 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But in an unannounced move, the White House has also authorized -- and the Pentagon is deploying -- at least 13,000 troops beyond that number, according to defense officials....[view article]

Brownback Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase Congressional Transparency, Accountability
Brownback.Senate.gov - October 12, 2009

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today co-sponsored the 72 Hour Transparency Resolution, a bill which would require Congress to make available to the general public information about all pending legislation....[view article]

Homosexuals give Obama standing ovation
OneNewsNow.com - October 11, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was given a hero's welcome last night as he addressed the nation's most powerful homosexual group.WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was given a hero's welcome last night as he addressed the nation's most powerful homosexual group....[view article]

White House Engaged in 'Smuggling Operation' on Abortion in Health Care
Christian Newswire - October 8, 2009

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- A spokesman for the nation's major pro-life organization said that remarks by the White House press secretary on October 7, "once again demonstrated that the White House is a partner in an ongoing smuggling operation, which if successful will result in funding of abortion on demand by the federal government."...[view article]

Senator Grassley Exposes Stealth Changes by Democrats in Obamacare Bill
Christian Coalition of America - October 8, 2009

Earlier this week, the ranking member of the Senate Financial Services Committee which debated its version of Obamacare last month -- the Democrats' socialized medicine scheme, a $829 billion monstrosity -- Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, accused the Democrats of making changes which are bad for America's seniors, veterans and workers....[view article]

URGENT ACTION ALERT - Tell President Obama, Stop Training Fatah Terrorists with US Money!
Unity Coalition for Israel - October 6, 2009

Dear Action Alert Responders,President Obama has sustained the deployment of General Dayton's training of Fatah militia in Ramallah as arranged by the Bush administration. Apparently, this is in connection with his own administration's vision for the speedy creation of a "contiguous" Palestinian state. Also of concern is that Fatah members are indoctrinated against America in spite of this military training. Fatah making show of strength -thanks to US taxpayer dollars...[view article]

Should Government Discriminate?
The Washington Post - October 5, 2009

Dozens of major religious groups and denominations are urging Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to renounce a Bush-era memo that allows faith-based charities that receive federal funding to discriminate in hiring. Should religious charities that receive federal grant money be allowed to discriminate in hiring?...[view article]

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. Demands That Radical Homosexual Activist Kevin Jennings, Safe Schools Czar, Be Fired by President Obama for Enabling a Pedophile in the Statutory Rape of a Teenage Boy
Christian Newswire - October 5, 2009

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Oct. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., Founder and President of STAND - Staying True to America's National Destiny, formed to call America back to its Judeo-Christian values, has sent a letter to President Obama demanding the firing of Kevin Jennings, head of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Jennings is founder of the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network ("GLSEN"), and - according to Bishop Jackson - is a "radical homosexual activist." The...[view article]

IAM71.org: Growing Movement Against Tax Funded Abortion Prompts New Website
Christian Newswire - October 5, 2009

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pro-life groups have joined together to launch IAM71.org, a website where the people can post photos of themselves with the number 71 to remind President Obama and Congress that 71% of Americans oppose taxpayer funded abortions. "We plan make sure that President Obama and every member of Congress is sent a link to these photos so they can put faces on the 71% figure that represents ...[view article]

Americans Don't Want Government-Funded Abortions In Health Reform
Fox News - October 5, 2009

If the president's plan goes forward, checks will be written to abortionists and to health insurers covering abortions. Those checks will draw funds from one place: the treasury of the United States of America. Yet over half of Americans (women included) say it is wrong for the government to pay for abortions....[view article]

Obama to Tackle Gay Law, Aide Says
AOL News - October 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (Oct. 4) - President Barack Obama will focus "at the right time" on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said Sunday....[view article]

Obama Bans All Relgious References on the Capital Christmas Tree
AllianceAlert.org - October 1, 2009

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Alliance Defense Fund attorneys sent a letter to federal and state officials, including Arizona Governor Janice Brewer Monday, calling for them to stop enforcing a requirement prohibiting the state's schoolchildren from expressing religious viewpoints through Christmas themes while decorating ornaments for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree. Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.'s annual Christmas tree....[view article]

Obama Administration is engaging Iran Thursday in historic meetings in Geneva Switzerland
POLITICO.com - October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thursday's meeting between the United States and Iran may be the highest-level talks in three decades between the two countries, but the United States is cautious about predicting what might come next....[view article]

Number, role of Obama's policy 'czars' spark debate
USA TODAY - September 30, 2009

WASHINGTON - The latest skirmish between conservatives and the Obama administration - the proliferation of "czars" named by the president to handle pressing issues - is prompting efforts in Congress to put limits on the White House....[view article]

Netanyahu to U.S.: Time is now for action on Iran nukes
Haaretz.com - September 26, 2009

Now is the time to act to halt the Iranian nuclear program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Senators and Congress members over the weekend....[view article]

The Senate Finance Committee Will Vote on Public Option Amendments Today
OpEdNews - September 25, 2009

Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia introduced public option (choice) amendments to the Max Baucus Health Reform Bill and have forced a public roll call vote for later today....[view article]

The UN Passes a Nuclear Nonproliferation Resolution
LA Times - September 24, 2009

The United Nations Security Council approved a nuclear nonproliferation resolution this morning, granting President Obama an early, first step toward his ultimate goal of eliminating nuclear weapons....[view article]

Public School Co-ops Christian Children's Hymn for Student Program Praising Obama
Christian Newswire - September 24, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The national advocacy group In God We Trust today blasted the B. Bernice Youngs Elementary School in New Jersey for forcing children to sing a rap version of the hymn "Jesus Loves the Little Children" in which references to Jesus were replaced with name of President Obama. The video of the schoolchildren singing the song was recently posted on the Internet. School officials released a letter stating the activity was officially sanctioned. "What this school...[view article]

Is DOMA Doomed?
National Catholic Register - September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - A congressman from New York recently introduced a bill called the Respect for Marriage Act, winning support from an initial 90 co-sponsors. Advocates speak about the "immorality" of the situation the legislation seeks to address....[view article]

White House, Congressional Democratic Leaders push for votes on pro-abortion health care bills!
National Right to Life - September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - Both houses of Congress are pushing towards votes on sweeping "health care reform" bills that currently contain far-reaching pro-abortion provisions. Despite public statements by President Obama that "no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion," all of the major bills under consideration would put the federal government into the business of subsidizing elective abortion on a huge scale -- which would be a drastic break from longstanding federal policy....[view article]

Terror Arrest Sparks Gov't Warning on Mass Transit
ABC News - September 22, 2009

An airport shuttle driver under arrest in Colorado may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's mass-transit systems, officials said....[view article]

Mass Transit Warning To Be On Alert For Terrorism
NationalTerrorAlert.com - September 22, 2009

There's a reminder today from federal officials that rail and transit systems can be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The reminder is being sent out to law enforcement around the country. The FBI and the Homeland Security Department warn that improvised explosive devices are the most common method used to blow up mass transit and rail systems overseas....[view article]

Seek Facts before Calling People Racist Says Dr. Alveda King
Christian Newswire - September 21, 2009

ATLANTA, Sept. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., today addressed the charge that opposition to the health care plan backed by President Obama is racist in nature. "Congressman Joe Wilson's breach of etiquette was definitely wrong, but to call it racist is to cry wolf," said Dr. King. "What really is racist is singling out minorities, who now receive about two-thirds of the...[view article]

Congress, Obama team up to kill marriage protections
WorldNetDaily - September 19, 2009

Nearly 100 members of the U.S. House are working in lockstep with the Obama administration to try to eliminate protections for traditional marriage in the United States with the "Respect for Marriage Act" that has just been introduced in Congress....[view article]

Obama, Does He Lie?
The Washington Post - September 18, 2009

You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn't lie. He's too subtle for that. He . . . well, you judge....[view article]

Will Obama greet Muslims on Capitol Hill?
Dave Kubal - September 17, 2009

A political activist and former GOP presidential candidate says he wonders whether President Barack Obama -- who essentially spurned Christians on the National Day of Prayer -- will give a special greeting to a Muslim gathering scheduled later this month on Capitol Hill....[view article]

W.H. collects Web users' data without notice
Washington Times - September 16, 2009

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet....[view article]

'Time to Ask Why Most State Attorneys General are AWOL on ACORN,' says Mark Fitzgibbons, President and Legal Counsel of Cause-Related Marketing Pioneer
Christian Newswire - September 16, 2009

MANASSAS, VA, Sept. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Mark Fitzgibbons, President of Corporate and Legal Affairs of American Target Advertising, Inc., Manassas, Virginia, issued the following statement regarding the failure of state attorneys general to take action against ACORN: "Despite years of warning signs about voter fraud, embezzlement and other potentially criminal behavior by and within the Association for Community Organizing and Reform Now (ACORN), only a handful of state attorneys general apparently didn't need to be embarrassed by...[view article]

Mortars hit Baghdad Green Zone during Biden visit
Reuters - September 15, 2009

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Several mortars or rockets were fired at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone government district on Tuesday shortly after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew in to keep pressure on Iraq's leaders to make political compromises....[view article]

Latest Obama-czar outrage: Embryos are merely this ...
WorldNetDaily - September 14, 2009

TEL AVIV – There is no moral concern regarding cloning human beings since human embryos, which develop into a baby, are "only a handful of cells," argued President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein. ...[view article]

Census Bureau severs ties with ACORN in 2010 count
Breitbart - September 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud....[view article]

The Audacity of Deceit: Day Gardner, National Black Pro-Life Union, Comments on Obama's Bold Faced Lies Concerning Abortion and Health Care Reform
Christian Newswire - September 10, 2009

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Last night, President Barack Obama claimed that abortion will not be funded through the new health care legislation. Shouting liar, liar pants on fire, may be politically incorrect, so I'll just say Mr. President you are wrong! On July 30, the House Energy and Commerce Committee added to H.R. 3200 an amendment written by staff to Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Ca.) and offered by...[view article]

Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama 'Back to School Event'
White House - September 8, 2009

Arlington, Virginia -- The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a...[view article]

The Government Can - Tim Hawkins
TimHawkins.net - September 8, 2009

View other Tim Hawkins videos at www.TimHawkins.net...[view article]

Stand True, Students for Life of America and Survivors are Calling All Students to Take a Stand Against Abortion in Obama's So Called Health Care Plan Next Tuesday, Sept 8.
Christian Newswire - September 4, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Christian Newswire -- Next Tuesday, September 8, 2009, President Barack Obama will address America's returning students in a special address to welcome them back to the classroom. The speech, originally planned to discuss how America's youth could assist the needs of the President, was altered today and will instead address personal education goals.In an effort to counter the Obama Administration's pro- abortion agenda, Students for Life of America, Stand True Ministries, and Survivors of the Abortion...[view article]

Obama's school speech - social indoctrination?
OneNewsNow.com - September 3, 2009

Is the president using his bully pulpit to push social change in America's schools? Neal McClusky with the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom believes the Obama administration is engaging in outright indoctrination of school children. He says that on September 8, Obama will address schools nationwide -- and in conjunction with that speech, school teachers have been sent study packets and a letter from the Department of Education, complete with assignments and questions to ask their students....[view article]

Obama and the Perfect Political Storm
Wall Street Journal - September 3, 2009

August was the worst month of Barack Obama's presidency. And he seems to know it-he is now planning to deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress 232 days into his administration in a desperate attempt to save his biggest domestic priority, overhauling health care....[view article]

Muslim prayers to surround U.S. Capitol
Washington Times - September 3, 2009

On Sept. 25, Dar ul Islam, a mosque in Elizabeth, N.J., is slating a massive Friday "jummah" prayer event at the west front of the U.S. Capitol; on the very site that President Obama gave his inauguration speech not so long ago. This is not a joke. Click on this site and the strains of the sonorous Islamic call to prayer (which will be heard at the Capitol, I am guessing), will flow from your computer's loudspeakers....[view article]

CNSNews.com Sen. Grassley: No Public Option in Health Care Reform
CNS News - September 1, 2009

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said Monday he remains hopeful a limited health care reform measure can be negotiated, but that a small bipartisan group of senators working on the issue agrees a government-run public option won't be part of the package....[view article]

Author on Leadership Says Obama's Style Reminiscent of King George
Christian Newswire - September 1, 2009

OPINION -- With 58 percent of Independent voters expressing a negative opinion of the federal government, a Waco area minister and author of a new book on Biblical leadership says President Obama's leadership style is reminiscent of the tyranny of King George. Citing recent polls from Gallup and the Pew Research Center, Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas claims, "In many ways, Obama is acting more like King Obama or a Communist dictator, rather than a president of a free people." ...[view article]

Federal suit challenges stem cell funding guidelines
Baptist Press News - August 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Obama administration's guidelines for federal funding of stem cell research that results in the destruction of human embryos have been challenged in court, and a lawyer behind the suit says he thinks its "chances are very good."...[view article]

Abortion: Which Side Is Fabricating?
FactCheck.org - August 25, 2009

Despite what Obama said, the House bill would allow abortions to be covered by a federal plan and by federally subsidized private plans....[view article]

White House projects bigger deficits, bigger debt
AP - Associated Press - August 25, 2009

WASHINGTON - The federal government faces exploding deficits and mounting debt over the next decade, White House officials predicted Tuesday in a fiscal assessment far bleaker than what the Obama administration had estimated just a few months ago....[view article]

Obama's Plan to Desecrate 9/11
The American Spectator - August 24, 2009

The Obama White House is behind a cynical, coldly calculated political effort to erase the meaning of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from the American psyche and convert Sept. 11 into a day of leftist celebration and statist idolatry....[view article]

Obama Says "Government Funding of Abortion" is "Fabrication," But the White House-Backed House Bill Explicitly Authorizes It
National Right to Life - August 19, 2009

WASHINGTON -- In a conference call with supporters this afternoon, President Obama said that it is a "fabrication" to say that the legislation backed by the White House would result in "government funding of abortions," and that this is "untrue."...[view article]

Letter From Janet Contreras (Age 53) to Glenn Beck
Fox News - August 18, 2009

The woman who sent the long email letter below to Glenn Beck made her name known to him in a telephone interview the next night. She is Janet Contreras, a 53 year old woman in Arizona, a citizen fed up with the House, Senate, Administration, Democrats, Republicans. During the interview she said "I don't want this. I don't want this fight, Glenn. I don't have the time, energy or financial resources for...[view article]

Obama Makes Explicit His Objection to DOMA
The Washington Post - August 17, 2009

President Obama made clear Monday that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees and allows states to reject same-sex marriages performed in other states....[view article]

Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks
The New York Times - August 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — As White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel was the one to bring the hammer down on Sidney Blumenthal....Perhaps nothing illustrates how far Mr. Emanuel has come than that conversation last month. Sixteen years ago, it was Mrs. Clinton, then first lady, who helped have Mr. Emanuel demoted as a senior official in Bill Clinton’s White House after he ruffled feathers with his aggressive style. Now all these years later, it is Mr. Emanuel telling Mrs. Clinton what...[view article]

Facts Are Not Distortion
The American Spectator - August 14, 2009

When it comes to evaluating the claims of Democrat party leadership and others about rationing and how to deal with grandma, I am guided by that great philosopher, Marx. That's Groucho, not Karl, who famously said: "Who do you believe, me or your eyes?"...[view article]

Obama warned at summit: No North American Union
WorldNetDaily - August 8, 2009

With President Obama expected tomorrow for the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, a coalition of American legislators and activists took a message to the Mexican media, denouncing economic partnerships that would undermine national sovereignty and blasting Obama's failure to keep his promises on transparency and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement....[view article]

Obama's Science Czar Considered Forced Abortions, Sterilization as Population Growth Solutions
Fox News - July 21, 2009

John Holdren, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, considered compulsory abortions and other Draconian measures to shrink the human population in a 1977 science textbook.  ...[view article]

A kinder, gentler Marxism
WORLD Magazine - July 13, 2009

  The worldview of the "Social Democracy" America is heading toward Gene Edward VeithJuly 13, 2009 Barack Obama is not a socialist, explained Eric Etheredge of The New York Times. He is a "social democrat." The administration's attempt to control private companies and the free market should not alarm us, according to Etheredge and other pundits. European nations do this all the time. It is simply an application of the European political...[view article]

Obama to Grant Gay Fed Partners Benefits
AP - Associated Press - June 17, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with his slow movement on their priorities, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, a White House official said.Obama plans to announce his decision Wednesday in the Oval Office, the official said Tuesday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president hadn't yet signed the presidential memorandum.The official said Obama would release...[view article]

But It's Thomas Jefferson's Koran!
The Washington Post - January 3, 2007

Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he'd take his oath of office on the Koran -- especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values....[view article]