Crucial Prayer Topics : Government & Law

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]

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]

Companies pile bigger share of health-care costs onto workers
The Washington Post - September 3, 2010

Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers are shifting more health-care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday....[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]

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]

Palin Ally Upends Politics in Alaska
Wall Street Journal - August 26, 2010

A little-known favorite of the tea-party movement appeared close Wednesday to ousting Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the scion of a political dynasty in Alaska, leaving former Gov. Sarah Palin poised to draw more blood in a long-running feud with the Murkowski family....[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]

Alaska GOP Sen. Murkowski in jeopardy
AP - Associated Press - August 25, 2010

WASHINGTON - Her re-election quest suddenly in jeopardy, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski struggled to avoid becoming the latest incumbent lawmaker to be fired. She fought against a political novice with the backing of Sarah Palin and tea party activists in a stunningly tight Republican primary race....[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]

Florida Coast Guard Seizes 6,000 Pounds of Cocaine
Fox News - August 24, 2010

FlORIDA-- A Coast Guard vessel has returned to port with millions of dollars worth of seized cocaine on board. Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officials offloaded a total of 88 bales of cocaine Monday afternoon. "Street value is approximately $80 million," said Deputy Michael Shea of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....[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]

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]

Survey shows support for maintaining military ban
OneNewsNow.com - August 18, 2010

A coalition of conservative activists who support the ban on homosexuals serving in the military has released the findings on a new poll of likely voters who prefer retention over repeal of that 1993 law....[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]

Activists Score Major First Amendment and Pro-Life Victory in Washington, D.C.
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The City of Washington, D.C. reverses their position and will allow prayer and free speech activities on the public sidewalk leading up to Planned Parenthood....[view article]

Judge Walker proves he's “not a neutral referee, he's an activist” by lifting ban on same sex marriages during appeal process. NOM responds.
NationalOrganization for Marriage - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - In light of the decision by Judge Vaughn Walker to lift the stay on same sex marriages in California following his ruling to overturn Proposition 8, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage offered the following response:...[view article]

Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon
Los Angeles Times - August 12, 2010

The promise comes the day after disclosures that Reps. Berman and Lowey decided to freeze the money because of concerns that it might be buying arms that could be turned against Israel....[view article]

Anti-Israel policy spells disaster for U.S.
OneNewsNow.com - August 11, 2010

A conservative author and activist is warning of the consequences to the United States if President Barack Obama continues on a path to carve a hostile Islamic state out of God's covenant land....[view article]

US engineer sold military secrets to China
BBC - August 10, 2010

A jury in Hawaii has convicted a former US engineer of selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, was found guilty on multiple counts - including conspiracy and money laundering....[view article]

Boehner: End to Birthright Citizenship 'Worth Considering'
Fox News - August 9, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner on Sunday said he's open to talks on changing the U.S. Constitution -- or at least the way it's interpreted -- so that U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are not automatically U.S. citizens....[view article]

Senate Approves $600M for Border Security
Fox News - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The Senate agreed Thursday to add $600 million to the effort to stop the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S. Mexican border....[view article]

CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo
AP - Associated Press - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -Four of the nation's most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then whisked back into overseas prisons before the Supreme Court could give them access to lawyers, The Associated Press has learned....[view article]

Congress may pull Lebanon military aid
The Jerusalem Post - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON - Some members of Congress are threatening to reassess US aid to the Lebanese military following its border clash with Israel on Tuesday. "To start shooting as they did - one person killed, one seriously injured - is a very serious move by the Lebanese army," said Florida Rep. Ron Klein, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a question from The Jerusalem Post....[view article]

The cost of Kagan's confirmation
OneNewsNow.com - August 6, 2010

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, making her the fourth female to serve on the nation's highest court. The 50-year-old Harvard Law School graduate is scheduled to be sworn in Saturday (August 7). While Kagan's confirmation isn't a surprise for most, the possible backlash some lawmakers may face as a result of their vote could be....[view article]

BP to pour cement into well in next phase of 'static kill'
CNN - August 5, 2010

(CNN) -- BP plans to start pouring cement into its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday in the next phase of the well-killing operation known as a "static kill."...[view article]

Deadline looms to respond to stay in same-sex marriage ban ruling
CNN - August 5, 2010

(CNN) -- Defendants and plaintiffs have until Friday to submit responses to a temporary stay that a California judge granted after striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage....[view article]

Appeal of Ruling Could Delay Gay Weddings in California
Fox News - August 5, 2010

A judge struck down California's same-sex marriage ban as an unconstitutional violation of gay couples' civil rights, but a pending appeal of the landmark ruling could prevent gay weddings from resuming in the state any time soon....[view article]

Angry Confrontation on House Floor Between NY Representatives Weiner and King Illustrates an Important First Amendment Lesson
Christian Newswire - August 2, 2010

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- On July 29 a disagreement about a health bill that would have provided aid for people sickened by World Trade Center dust erupted in a heated confrontation between NY Reps. Anthony Weiner and Peter King on the floor of the House of Representatives. The debate between the two continued the next day during a live newscast aired on the CBS TV affiliate in New York City....[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]

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]

Parts of controversial Arizona immigration law take effect
CNN - July 29, 2010

Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Parts of an Arizona immigration law take effect Thursday after a federal judge blocked several of its most controversial aspects....[view article]

Coast Guard may start redeploying cleanup resources once Gulf well is killed permanently
Fox News - July 29, 2010

The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing....[view article]

Coburn Wins GOP Senate Nomination in Oklahoma
Fox News - July 28, 2010

TULSA, Okla. -- Incumbent Republican Tom Coburn has defeated two challengers from his own party in Tuesday's primary election for a U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma. Coburn defeated perennial candidate Evelyn Rogers of Tulsa and retired teacher Lewis Kelly Spring of Hugo....[view article]

Suspected Somali pirates face second arraignment in Virginia courtroom on piracy charges
Fox News - July 28, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. -- Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate attacks on two U.S. Navy ships are due in federal court in Virginia for arraignments on piracy and other charges....[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]

51 Bodies Found at Northern Mexico Dumping Ground
AOL News - July 25, 2010

MEXICO CITY (July 24) --Investigators said Saturday they have found 51 corpses in two days of digging in a field near a trash dump outside the northern city of Monterrey, as excavations continued at one of the largest clandestine body dumping grounds in Mexico's bloody drug war....[view article]

Reid Abandons Cap & Trade in Face of Bipartisan Opposition
Fox News - July 23, 2010

Hitting a wall of bipartisan opposition to placing a price on carbon, even if just in the utility sector, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Thursday unveiled a narrow, limited energy bill that contains no cap and trade plan....[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]

U.S. Intelligence Grows Beyond Control
Fox News - July 19, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, top-secret intelligence gathering by the government has grown so unwieldy and expensive that no one really knows what it cost and how many people are involved, The Washington Post reported Monday....[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]

US and Russian 'spy-swap planes' land in Vienna
BBC - July 9, 2010

Two planes said to be taking part in an exchange of spies between Russia and the US have landed in Austria's capital, Vienna....[view article]

Three Britons found guilty in suicide bomb plot
Reuters - July 9, 2010

(Reuters) - Three Britons were convicted on Thursday of plotting to murder hundreds of people in suicide bombings after being recruited by an al Qaeda-inspired cell bent on blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America....[view article]

NSA Program Targets Domestic Cyber Attacks
Fox News - July 8, 2010

The U.S. government is launching an expansive program dubbed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants, The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday....[view article]

Iran promotes 'Islamic' haircuts
CNN - July 8, 2010

(CNN) -- Iran has laid down the law: mullets won't make the cut. The Islamic regime, which strictly enforces head coverings for women, issued grooming guidelines for the guys this week....[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]

Narco Smugglers Go Deeper With First Real Sub
AOL News - July 7, 2010

(July 7) -- Law enforcement officials have already had to deal with drug traffickers using an increasing number of semi-submersible vessels, which just barely peeked above the surface of the water as they transported their illegal cargoes. Now the battle appears to have gotten even more difficult with the discovery of a fully functioning submarine capable of transoceanic transportation of drugs....[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]

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]

High Court Rules Against Campus Christian Group
The Pew Forum - July 6, 2010

A divided Supreme Court today ruled, 5-4, that a public law school can deny recognition to a student group that excludes gays and lesbians. The Court said the school could enforce a policy requiring official student organizations to accept all students who want to join....[view article]

Sanctions are biting in Iran, exiled group says
Reuters - July 6, 2010

BRUSSELS,(Reuters) - Sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years are having a direct impact on its nuclear programme and causing widespread bank liquidity problems, according to an exiled Iranian opposition group....[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]

DeMint: Graham 'wrong' on tea party
POLITICO.com - July 4, 2010

Sen. Jim DeMint said Sunday that Sen. Lindsey Graham, a fellow South Carolina Republican, is "wrong" to say the tea party movement will "die out."...[view article]

Sen. Byrd viewing in WV goes into wee hours
Breitbart - July 2, 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - They came by the thousands to pay their respects to U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, and they kept trickling in past midnight and into the early morning hours Friday to honor a statesman, a scholar and, above all, a proud West Virginian....[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]

Fight Breaks Out Between Vaccine Firms
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

WASHINGTON- Two pharmaceutical companies are engaged in a pitched battle-replete with name-calling, hefty lobbying, and Capitol Hill intrigue-over a government contract to supply anthrax vaccine in the U.S....[view article]

Congress Reaches Deal on Financial Regulatory Reform
AOL News - June 25, 2010

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, made good on his pledge to keep lawmakers working all night on the financial regulatory reform bill....[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]

Jury: Philly can't evict scouts for no-gays rule
AP - Associated Press - June 24, 2010

PHILADELPHIA-The city of Philadelphia cannot evict a local Boy Scouts chapter from a city-owned building for refusing to admit gays, a federal jury ruled Wednesday....[view article]

Louisiana lawmakers propose prayer to stop oil disaster
CNN - June 24, 2010

(CNN) -- While cleanup crews and technical teams continue efforts to stop crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana lawmakers are proposing a different approach: prayer....[view article]

'I am not stonewalling,' BP chief tells House committee
CNN - June 17, 2010

(CNN) -- Lawmakers grilled BP chief executive officer Tony Hayward on Thursday, questioning him on whether the oil company saved time and money in seven areas of well design and operation that may have led to failure. In each case, Hayward answered that he did not recall or did not know....[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]

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]

Olson surprises many conservatives by seeking to overturn gay-marriage ban
The Washington Post - June 14, 2010

Cocktails had been served on the terrace, the ubiquitous Washington buffet of tenderloin and salmon consumed, and the gay law students settled in to hear from the famed legal mind who is leading the battle to make sure they have the right to marry whomever they want, wherever in the United States of America they live....[view article]

Kagan memos on abortion limits, religious rights
USA TODAY - June 12, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, as a Clinton White House counsel, drafted legal language designed to narrow a proposed ban on a procedure that critics call "partial-birth" abortion.  ...[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]

Christian conservatives target seated judges
TownHall.com - May 31, 2010

A group of conservative attorneys say they are on a mission from God to unseat four California judges in a rare challenge that is turning a traditionally snooze-button election into what both sides call a battle for the integrity of U.S. courts....[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]

House votes to end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
The Washington Post - May 28, 2010

The House voted Thursday night to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the controversial policy barring openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military....[view article]

Clinton Says World Must Respond to Sinking of S. Korean Warship
VOA News - May 26, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world has a duty to respond to the sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on North Korea....[view article]

Anger, Questions Grow Along With Massive Gulf Spill
Fox News - May 24, 2010

With oil pushing at least 12 miles into Louisiana's marshes and two major pelican rookeries now coated in crude, Louisiana Gov. Jindal said the state has begun work on a chain of berms to skirt the state's coastline....[view article]

Clinton and Geithner Face Hurdles in China Talks
The New York Times - May 24, 2010

BEIJING - China and the United States opened three days of high-level meetings here on Monday meant to broaden and deepen the ties between the world's largest developed and developing economies....[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]

A Court Challenge to Arizona's Immigration Law
The Atlantic - May 18, 2010

Arizona, it appears, will have to defend its new immigration-enforcement law in federal court. A coalition of interest groups, including the ACLU, has launched a legal challenge to Arizona's new immigration law, arguing that it both invites racial profiling and is unconstitutional....[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]

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]

House Vote Sets Up Possible Puerto Rican Statehood
AOL News - April 30, 2010

(April 29) -- Puerto Ricans ought to hold a referendum on whether to keep their island a commonwealth or consider statehood, independence or some other status, the U.S. House voted after an impassioned debate today....[view article]

Christian Legal Society case begins in the Supreme Court
Mission Network News - April 20, 2010

USA (MNN) - The U.S. Supreme Court began oral arguments on The Christian Legal Socity v. Martinez yesterday, April 19. The verdict of this case will help determine the future of campus ministry, for better or for worse....[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]

Rep. Stupak, Under Fire for Health Care Vote, to Retire
AOL News - April 9, 2010

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (April 9) -- Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by tea party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said today he would retire from Congress this year....[view article]

RNC expense report renews criticism about Steele's spending
The Washington Post - March 30, 2010

The Republican National Committee and its chairman, Michael S. Steele, were engulfed in controversy again Monday after new financial reports showed that the party used tens of thousands of donor dollars for luxe hotels, private jets and other questionable expenditures....[view article]

Obsession With Nanotech Growth Stymies Regulators
AOL News - March 26, 2010

(March 24) -- When the United States government formally acknowledged the world-changing potential of nanotechnology a decade ago, it was decided that America should lead the way. Almost immediately, 25 different federal agencies began scrambling to find uses for the engineered particles in medicine, energy, transport, weapons, protective devices and food, as well as thousands more real and dreamed-about applications....[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]

HARRY R. JACKSON ET AL. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
Harry Jackson - March 15, 2010

Petitioners in this case are Washington D. C. voters whowould like to subject the District of Columbia's ReligiousFreedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 to a public referendum before it goes into effect,pursuant to procedures set forth in the D. C. Charter. See D. C. Code §§1-204.101 to 1-204.107 (2001-2006). The Act expands the definition of marriage in the District toinclude same-sex couples. See D. C. Act 18-248; 57 D. C. Reg. 27 (Jan. 1, 2010)....[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]

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]

Pentagon panel has contractor contacts
USA TODAY - March 1, 2010

WASHINGTON - More than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon's latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties to defense contractors with a stake in the planning process, a USA TODAY analysis shows....[view article]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Push It
Law.com - March 1, 2010

Obama insists he is determined to repeal the federal law that requires lesbian and gay service members to remain silent about their sexual orientation on pain of discharge. Some -- if by no means all -- of the top Pentagon brass agree the law should go. So does the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee....[view article]

Viguerie: Tea Party is New, Independent 4th Leg at Conservative Table
Christian Newswire - February 23, 2010

MANASSAS, Va., Feb. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, on his editorial "A Fourth Leg For Conservatives' Big Table" at Investor's Business Daily today describing the Tea Party Movement as an historic, independent fourth leg at the conservative movement's big table....[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]

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]

Graphic Sex Ed for Ten Year Olds - Not on Our Watch!
Christian Newswire - February 10, 2010

SIOUX FALLS, SD, Feb. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is recommending that children as young as 10 years old receive mandatory graphic sex education, which includes teaching them the "pleasures of sex."...[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]

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]

Massachusetts Miracle
YouTube.com - January 22, 2010

The Massachusetts Miracle!...[view article]

Humbler Scott Brown Travels to Capitol
AOL News - January 22, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 21) - The Scott Brown who greeted senators and a throng of reporters here for the first time since his stunning election win was not the same victor who introduced himself to the nation Tuesday night....[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]

Pro-Life Leader Grateful for Coakley's Honest Admission that Health Care Reform Will Violate Catholics' Conscience Rights
Christian Newswire - January 16, 2010

FRONT ROYAL, VA, Jan. 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Thank you, Martha Coakley!" said Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, upon hearing the Massachusetts Attorney General and Democratic US Senate Candidate's frank admission that the health care reform legislation being debated in the US Congress will have no protection for those who refuse to cooperate in anti-life medical procedures....[view article]

Study: Immigration Reform Would Boost US Economy
AOL News - January 8, 2010

Jan. 8 -- If the United States were to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants currently living in the country, it could boost its gross domestic product by $1.5 trillion in just 10 years, a new study claims....[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]

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]

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]

Ten Commandment Projects Thwart ACLU
Newsmax.com - December 29, 2009

When ACLU officials bullied Duluth, Minn., into removing its Ten Commandments display, it looked like another victory in the organization's ongoing crusade to make America a secular nation....[view article]

Christian witnessing a no-no on campus
OneNewsNow.com - December 29, 2009

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is appealing a decision to permit a bad speech policy to stand while a lawsuit against Georgia Southern University proceeds....[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]

'Tyranny Eve': Early Morning Christmas Eve Gathering on Capitol Hill to Protest Health Care Reform Bill
Christian Newswire - December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- As the Senate prepares to vote on historic health care legislation on Christmas Eve morn, concerned citizens from across America organized through TyrannyEve.com will be gathering on the Capitol steps at 6:00am to peacefully protest the move by lawmakers to assume greater control of the private sector. "Tyranny Eve" -- a term meant to describe what's at stake with tomorrow's health care vote -- was coined by Peter Bradrick, a concerned North Carolina father...[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]

Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling
Wall Street Journal - December 23, 2009

WSJ - Congressional Democrats prepared to pass big spending bills and a roughly $1.8 trillion increase in the federal debt limit, all at a time when concern is growing over the government's chronic deficits....[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]

Sen. Brownback: Abortion deal is a radical change
POLITICO.com - December 22, 2009

For over 30 years, the Hyde amendment has prevented the expenditure of federal funds on abortion, which so many regard as the taking of an innocent human life. Named after the late Henry Hyde, longtime member of Congress from Illinois and pro-life hero, the Hyde amendment established the principle that taxpayers should not be required to pay for abortions, even if the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade had effectively overturned 50 state laws to legalize the procedure across...[view article]

Senate Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform, but Trouble Lies Ahead
Politics Daily - December 21, 2009

After nearly a year of negotiations, concessions, fits and starts, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, by a party-line tally of 60 to 39....[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]

Nelson: Abortion compromise 'isn't sufficient'
USA TODAY - December 18, 2009

Sen. Ben Nelson told a Nebraska radio station today that the compromise language on abortion doesn't go far enough. Speaking on KLIN, Nelson said he received compromise language from Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who also opposes abortion. However, Nelson said: "As it is right now, without further modifications, it isn't sufficient."  ...[view article]

D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage bill
The Washington Post - December 16, 2009

The District was on the verge Tuesday of becoming the sixth place in the country to legalize same-sex marriage after the council gave final approval to its bill allowing the unions....[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]

Senate to Vote on Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill
AP - Associated Press - December 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (Dec. 13) - Senate Democrats overcame a Republican filibuster to clear the way for a vote Sunday on a huge end-of-year $1.1 trillion spending bill that gives budget increases far exceeding inflation to much of the government....[view article]

By a Vote of 54 to 45, the U.S. Senate Tabled (killed) an Amendment to Remove Elective Abortion
National Right to Life - December 8, 2009

WASHINGTON (December 8, 2009) -- By a vote of 54 to 45, the U.S. Senate today tabled (killed) an amendment to remove elective abortion from the new federal programs that would be created by pending health care legislation. The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson....[view article]

Supreme Court to Decide Christian Club Case
CBN News - December 8, 2009

The Supreme Court said, Monday, it will decide if a California law school can force a Christian group to allow homosexuals and non-believers into their organization....[view article]

Nazi Archive Made Public
CBSNews.com - December 7, 2009

Documents of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were kept locked for decades. Now that the archive is being made public, Scott Pelley brought three Holocaust survivors to examine their records....[view article]

Senate Health Debate Turns to Abortion Fight
The Salt Lake Tribune - December 7, 2009

Washington » The always-contentious issue of abortion is expected to take center stage today as the Senate health reform debate enters its second week....[view article]

New York Upholds Marriage between man and woman
BreakingChristianNews.com - December 4, 2009

(Albany, New York)-In New York, the state where the gay-rights movement began, state lawmakers voted against legalizing marriage between homosexuals. The bill was defeated by 24 votes to 38, a larger margin than many expected. (Photo: NYSenate.gov)...[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]

Senate Poised to Advance Majority Leader Reid's Anti-Life Bill
Christian Newswire - November 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- At 8:00 p.m. tonight, the Senate is expected to vote on cloture on the Motion to Proceed to debate on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's pro-abortion health care bill. Sixty Senators' votes are needed for the bill to move forward. While this vote has been touted by pro-abortion lawmakers as merely "procedural" in nature, according to the Congressional Research Service, over 97% of bills that require a cloture vote to begin debate ultimately pass...[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]

ReidCare: What's Not to Dislike?
Family Research Council - November 20, 2009

After six long weeks, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) finally unveiled the Senate Majority's version of health care reform. But one look at the mammoth 2,074 page bill and most agree: the legislation was hardly worth waiting for....[view article]

Durbin walks back comments about Lincoln's vote
POLITICO.com - November 20, 2009

A few moments ago, Sen. Dick Durbin walked back a statement he made earlier today that Sen. Blanche Lincoln told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid how she is going to vote tomorrow. Lincoln and Sen. Mary Landrieu are the only two Democrats who have not yet publicly stated their intentions....[view article]

National Right to Life Committee Rejects Reid Abortion Funding Language as 'Completely Unacceptable,' Calls for Enactment of Stupak-Pitts Amendment
National Right to Life - November 19, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson....[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]

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]

Time for Senator Reid to Back Up his Words with Action by Including Pro-Life Protections in Senate Health Care Bill
Christian Newswire - November 11, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Roll Call he expects language excluding abortion to be included in the Senate version of health care reform. Reid said, "I expect that the bill that will be brought to the floor will ensure that no federal funds are used for abortion and that the rights of providers, health care facilities, like Catholic hospitals, will be protected, so I believe we can work that out,...[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]

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]

Judge Allows Constitutional Challenge to Human Gene Patents
Law.com - November 5, 2009

Opponents of patenting human gene sequences were handed a rare court victory Monday, when a federal judge refused to dismiss a suit challenging patents for two genes tied to cancers in women....[view article]

Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
The New York Times - November 4, 2009

In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage....[view article]

Back to Google News Court rejects Pa. buffer law on abortion clinics
AP - Associated Press - November 3, 2009

PITTSBURGH - A federal appeals court has struck down an ordinance that created two types of buffer zones around medical facilities after a Christian legal group challenged the law on behalf of a nurse who protests abortions....[view article]

Conservatives Vow to Keep Close Watch on Hate Crimes Law
ChristianPost.com - November 3, 2009

Christian conservative groups will be keeping a close watch over how new hate crimes legislation will be enforced after President Obama signed it into law Wednesday....[view article]

Handful of elections shed light on US politics
OneNewsNow.com - November 2, 2009

WASHINGTON- Most Americans won't vote Tuesday, but a handful of elections in a few states will give hints about this country's state of mind, provide lessons for both Republicans and Democrats, and shed light on answers to a few important questions a year before pivotal 2010 midterm contests....[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]

Napolitano Launches National Cybersecurity Center
Talkers Magazine - October 30, 2009

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano opened the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia Friday, with the aim of providing a 24-hour, 365-day watch over the U.S. cyber infrastructure....[view article]

Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
The Washington Post - October 30, 2009

House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July....[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]

Report Urges Policy Changes to Protect 1.7 Million Innocent U.S. Children
DeMossNews.com - October 26, 2009

LANSDOWNE, Va., Oct. 26, 2009-It is estimated that 1.7 million¹ children in the U.S have a father or mother behind prison bars. Even though these children have done nothing wrong, they are frequently plagued with shame², institutional stigma², poverty³ and family instability4. As a result, these children often suffer poor school performance² and behavioral and emotional problems5. A report released Monday by the Council of State Governments Justice Center urges policymakers to act immediately to revise unreasonable...[view article]

Hate Crimes Passes Final Hurdle in Senate
NRB.org - October 24, 2009

Late yesterday [10-22-09], the U.S. Senate passed the conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) by a vote of 68-28, after stopping earlier attempts to continue debate by a cloture vote of 64-35 - four more votes than is needed to derail a potential filibuster of legislation. The House adopted the bill on October 8th by a vote of 281-146....[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]

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]

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]

Bible verse ban spawns 'wave of support for Christ'
OneNewsNow.com - October 14, 2009

Despite a large public outcry over its decision to censor Bible verse banners held by high school football cheerleaders on the playing field, a Georgia school board is refusing to change its mind. However, the controversial policy has compelled many students to passionately defend their free-speech rights and proclaim their Christian beliefs....[view article]

Homosexuality 'not a civil right'
OneNewsNow.com - October 14, 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]

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]

NH Christians arrested, asked: ‘Where is your God now?’
AllianceAlert.org - October 8, 2009

HAMPTON, N.H. - Alliance Defense Fund allied attorneys filed suit Wednesday in federal court on behalf of two Christians arrested for sharing their faith and singing worship songs on a public sidewalk in the Hampton Beach area. Police arrested the two men, charging them under a state law against "unreasonable or loud" noise, but the law has not been used against other much louder activities in the very busy beach district, including bands sponsored by the village precinct to...[view article]

Hate Crimes Bill to be Slipped into Defense Budget as Early as Today
ChristianPost.com - October 8, 2009

Leaders in the U.S. House plan to slip the hate crimes bill into the 2010 Defense Authorization bill that could be voted on as early as Thursday, a conservative public policy organization warned....[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]

High Court will hear arguments in landmark veterans’ memorial case
AllianceAlert.org - October 7, 2009

High Court will hear arguments in landmark veterans' memorial case WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence WHAT: Available for media interviews following oral arguments in Salazar v. Buono WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 7, following oral arguments which begin at 10 a.m. EDT WHERE: Steps of U.S. Supreme Court Building, Washington WASHINGTON - Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence will be available for media interviews following oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark case involving a cross-shaped veterans' memorial currently covered up...[view article]

Supreme Court debates legality of Mojave cross
Los Angeles Times - October 7, 2009

Justices take up the issue of whether the display of a cross in a national preserve is a violation of the 1st Amendment ban on establishment of religion....[view article]

Gay Marriage Bill Unveiled Before Packed D.C. Council Chambers
The Washington Post - October 6, 2009

Dozens of activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate crammed into the D.C. Council chambers Tuesday to watch council member David A. Catania introduce his bill to allow same-sex couples to wed in the District....[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]

Participation in second annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday more than doubles from last year
AllianceAlert.org - October 5, 2009

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Eighty-three churches from 30 states and the District of Columbia participated in the Alliance Defense Fund's second annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday on Sept. 27.  Pastors at those churches preached biblically-based sermons about the positions of electoral candidates and current government officials.  More than twice the number of pastors participating in last year's inaugural event exercised their constitutional right to free religious expression this year, despite a controversial rule often used by the Internal Revenue Service and activist...[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]

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]

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]

Fresh 9/11 Attack Was Allegedly Planned
AOL News - September 25, 2009

DENVER (Sept. 25) - An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday....[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]

Supreme Court Urged to Impose Unratified U.N. Treaty
ParentalRights.org - September 23, 2009

The Supreme Court this term has agreed to hear on appeal two cases which question the authority of a state to sentence juvenile violent offenders to life without parole. Amnesty International and other global organizations have filed briefs urging the Court to apply the U.N.'s controversial Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to Florida law as a matter of binding "Customary International Law". On Monday, sixteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed an opposing brief which...[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]

Christian hotel owners hauled before court after defending their beliefs in discussion with Muslim guest Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214666/Christian-hotel-owners-hauled-court
Daily Mail News - September 20, 2009

A Christian couple have been charged with a criminal offence after taking part in what they regarded as a reasonable discussion about religion with guests at their hotel. Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang were arrested after a Muslim woman complained to police that she had been offended by their comments.  ...[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]

Stop Islamization of America Holds Capitol Hill Event
SIOA - September 19, 2009

WASHINGTON – Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) will hold an organizational launch and press conference with speakers and panel discussion on September 25th, to coincide with Islam on Capitol Hill Day and the 220th anniversary of the passage of the Bill of Rights....[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]

Baucus releases health bill without GOP backing
Washington Times - September 16, 2009

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee's released his long-awaited health care reform bill Wednesday morning -- with none of the Republican support backers had sought. The bill also attracted immediate criticism from both liberal and conservative lawmakers....[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]

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]

Supreme Court Revisits Campaign-Finance Reform
The Gaggle - Newsweek - September 9, 2009

Is the Supreme Court poised to overhaul the nation's campaign finance laws? That's the question as the court holds a special session today to rehear a case that could potentially change laws that restrict spending by corporations and unions on campaigns. The case centers on Hillary: The Movie, an unflattering 90-minute film about Hillary Clinton that the conservative group Citizens United produced during the 2008 campaign....[view article]

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

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

House Progressives to Introduce Marriage Act (DOMA) Repeal
POLITICO.com - September 4, 2009

POLITICO - House progressives are preparing a legislative assault on the 13-year-old Defense of Marriage Act, even with the White House sending mixed signals on the issue....[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 Government Will Borrow 40 Percent of the Money It Spends Next Year, Says White House Report
CNS News - August 31, 2009

(CNSNews.com) – According to the Obama administration’s mid-session budget update, the federal government will have to borrow nearly 40 percent of its total expenditures in 2010....[view article]

High Court Asked to Review Religious Graduation Speech Case
BCNN1.com - August 31, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review the decision of a lower court that affirmed that there was no constitutional violation in the case a high school valedictorian who shared about Jesus Christ in the course of her graduation speech....[view article]

'Tea Party Express' trucks on with tour aimed at health care
CNN - August 28, 2009

(CNN) - They're angry and not going to take it anymore. And now they are doing something about it -- again. A protester takes part in an anti-health care reform rally August 14 in San Francisco, California. On Friday, the Tea Party Express group sets off on a bus tour starting in Sacramento, California, and winding down in Washington on September 12....[view article]

Liberty Counsel Petitions Supreme Court to Hear Graduation Free Speech Case
Christian Newswire - August 28, 2009

WASHINGTON - Liberty Counsel has filed a Petition for Certiorari at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Erica Corder, a high school graduate with a 4.0 GPA who was denied her diploma until she issued a publically disseminated, coerced, written apology for presenting a thirty-second valedictory speech that included a religious reference....[view article]

Help Organize a Health Care Townhall with Included Kit
Family Research Council - August 25, 2009

In 1787, when the Constitutional Convention decided not to reform the weak Articles of Confederation but rather assemble a new constitution, they faced a tremendous challenge in gaining the support of the citizens of this young nation. The process lasted for months and included numerous public "townhall" type meetings. Many of these meetings were held in churches, moderated by prominent pastors. Nearly two and a quarter centuries later, such involvment by churches is more urgent than...[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]

WH Panel Warns of Major Swine Flu Outbreak
CBN News - August 18, 2009

WASHINGTON -- A special White House panel is warning the country to prepare for a swine flu outbreak. The government is working on a vaccine, but it may not be ready in time. Worst case scenario from the White House panel: the H1N1 flu virus infects half the country, putting almost 2 million Americans in the hospital and possibly causing 30,000 to 90,000 deaths. Around 36,000 people die from the flu in an average year. Certain parts of the population...[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]

Supreme Court to be asked to hear Ten Commandments case
the Journal Record - August 3, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to resolve the controversy over a Ten Commandments monument on the Haskell County courthouse lawn, Alliance Defense Fund attorney Kevin Theriot said Friday.“We are planning on filing a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court,” said Theriot, of Leawood, Kan.By a 6-6 vote, the full 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Thursday to rehear the June ruling of a...[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]

Why The Bailout Is Self-Defeating
Forbes.com - March 5, 2009

Under the Financial Stability Plan (the bailout formerly known as TARP), the Treasury Department gave nearly $350 billion, and is soon to give another $100 billion, to the banking industry in exchange for shares in participating banks....[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]

Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license
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It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days: Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she's made about $50. To [Marilyn] Bess, her website is a hobby. To the city of Philadelphia, it's a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut....[view article]