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A familiar tactic by politicos is to try to marginalize the opposition. We’ve seen it done by both parties; however, the Democrats are probably better at it than the Republicans are. By marginalize, I mean when someone raises a sticky issue or perhaps even an explosive one, the opposition sets out to make that opponent sound stupid, or someone who is not serious or smart, etc. Enter into the fray, Donald Trump. Trump started out with some minor questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, but it seems to have turned into a quest. Now, Obama’s supporters already have tried...

When viruses attack, one molecule more than any other fights back. Interferon triggers the activation of more than 350 genes, and despite the obvious connection, the vast majority have never been tested for antiviral properties. A team of researchers, led by scientists from Rockefeller University, for the first time has carried out a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the antiviral activity of interferon-induced factors. The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, are a first step toward unraveling how these naturally occurring molecules work to inhibit viruses. "We hope this study will open the door to future work on the...

Report: 150 Catholic Colleges Have Ties to Planned Parenthood Washington, DC -- A Catholic educational watchdog group released a new report today detailing the connections more than 150 Catholic colleges and universities have with the Planned Parenthood abortion business. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/04/11/report-150-catholic-colleges-have-ties-to-planned-parenthood/

MADISON - Using sinus tissue removed during surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to grow a recently discovered species of human rhinovirus (HRV), the most frequent cause of the common cold, in culture. The researchers found that the virus, which is associated with up to half of all HRV infections in children, has reproductive properties that differ from those of other members of the HRV family. The accomplishments, reported in Nature Medicine on April 11, should allow antiviral compounds to be screened to see if they stop the virus from...

The right to own private property unfettered by excessive government control is under attack in Virginia. Private property is a fundamental right that distinguishes us as a free people, The framers of the constitution understood the importance of protecting private property rights. The Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights states, “No person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.” (Related: Agenda 21 Resource Page and also The Path To Agenda 21 Sustainable Development) Despite constitutional protection against property confiscation, state...

An aide to U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday that billionaire Donald Trump, which includes fighting for the Republican in the presidential election of 2012, "is making the show" and has no chance of being elected. Donald Trump, the billionaire known for his extravagance, he thinks presented to the GOP primary in which they elect the candidate who filed against Barack Obama, who is running for reelection in November 2012, AFP reported. Trump is second in voting intentions behind the former governor of Massachusetts (northeast) Mitt Romney. Hoping to get the votes of some Republicans, Trump raised the controversy over...

Government continues to grow at the expense of individual liberty, over-spending and over-regulating. Grover Norquist has had enough.

Budget Deal Nets DC Abortion Funding Ban, Planned Parenthood Vote Washington DC -- Senate Democrats caved on the issue of abortion late Friday night despite facing enormous pressure from pro-abortion groups to hold the line on taxpayer funding of abortion and Planned Parenthood funding. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/04/08/budget-deal-nets-dc-abortion-funding-ban-planned-parenthood-vote/

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 19% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.

The benefits of blueberry consumption have been demonstrated in several nutrition studies, more specifically the cardio-protective benefits derived from their high polyphenol content. Blueberries have shown potential to have a positive effect on everything from aging to metabolic syndrome. Recently, a researcher from Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton, TX, examined whether blueberries could play a role in reducing one of the world's greatest health challenges: obesity. Shiwani Moghe, MS, a graduate student at TWU, decided to evaluate whether blueberry polyphenols play a role in adipocyte differentiation, the process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an...

The president is going to have to make some policy decisions pretty soon. About foreign and national security policy. They will take the form of personnel changes at the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Department of Defense, but since personnel=policy, the new (or reshuffled) lineup will perhaps tell us if Mr. Obama has actually learned anything about the way the world works and America’s role in it. Since his public statements can be used to prove most anything you wish — he’s been on virtually all sides of many crucial issues — the personnel moves will likely be enlightening,...

When you go to the Homepage, there are 5 "images" (jpegs) displayed for different "expose's" of Planned Parenthood to go to: All work except the MonaLisa Project. Instead of displaying a URL, it displays "JavaScript:void(0);" [You do this by just putting your mouse over the image without clicking -- it will show the URL/action on the bottom of the screen] Planned Parenthood CEO’s False Mammogram Claim Expose -> http://liveaction.org/blog/planned-parenthood-ceos-false-mammogram-claim-exposed/ Exposing PlannedParenthoods Coverup of Child Sex Trafficking -> http://liveaction.org/traffick Live Action / Lila Rose Segment on CNN’s ‘Right on the Edge’ Documentary --> http://liveaction.org/blog/lila-rose-segment-on-cnns-right-on-the-edge-documentary/ Polling Data: America’s Youth Becoming Pro-Life -->...

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, serving humanity simply by showing up, and he’s not retiring until every American agrees with him, do NOT doubt him, with shrieks of joy at the mere mention of his name...

Note: This is the final part of the series. the rest can be found here) First, who can be The $750 Million Candidate? Any chance to beat Obama rests heavily on the ability to raise money. John McCain was out-raised and outspent an incredible 2-1 by Barack Obama in 2008. While Obama was running $1 million dollar, prime-time campaign ads on network television just days before the election, McCain was boxed into a corner, penniless, watching from the sidelines. And the ability to raise funds is heavily dependent on the ability to get the conservative base on your side. McCain...

In a modern-day version of "Let them eat cake.", President Obama's answer to rising gas prices is that you should just trade in your vehicle. If you're complaining about the price of gas and you're only getting 8 miles a gallon, you know," Obama said laughingly. "You might want to think about a trade-in." Perhaps all of the men and women driving trucks to move equipment and supplies should just transition to hauling what they can in the back of a Prius. As food prices continue to rise because of transportation costs, you just better suck it up. This is...

Hopes for a profound transformation of the Middle East begin to wane. The weakness of the young revolutionaries faced with the might of the army and Islamist parties who want to seize the fruits of change. Christians in Syria, forced to support the authoritarian regimes to save religious freedom. Democracy and secularism seems to be an impossible combination. The positive case of Lebanon.Rome (AsiaNews) - In recent months, North Africa and the Middle East have been shaken by the winds of the so-called "Arab spring". Especially in Egypt where there were demonstrations of national unity between Christians and Muslims, a...

There’s seriously nothing more you can say about unions given everything that happened in Wisconsin and Ohio- that speaks for itself, and volumes at that. Now, in Washington, a mob of SEIU protesters were arrested for bringing their thuggish demeanor to the House of Representatives. Notice how they always play the outdated ‘victim’ card time and time again. Committing actions such as these then crying foul is not going to win over sympathy from anyone.

Move over, newts and salamanders. The mouse may join you as the only animal that can re-grow their own severed limbs. Researchers are reporting that a simple chemical cocktail can coax mouse muscle fibers to become the kinds of cells found in the first stages of a regenerating limb. Their study, the first demonstration that mammal muscle can be turned into the biological raw material for a new limb, appears in the journal ACS Chemical Biology. Darren R. Williams and Da-Woon Jung say their "relatively simple, gentle, and reversible" methods for creating the early stages of limb regeneration in mouse...

My son and has girlfreind bought it...but don't know what it is.

Donald Trump is a shameless self-promoter. His prowess as a developer and businessman has been greatly exaggerated. He has crawled around in the muck and mire of what now passes for popular culture, and deserves at least some of the blame for tawdry's victory over grace in that sphere. He is an outsized egotist (about on a par with Obama) whose passion for self-congratulation is the only reliable thing we know about him. And that his future candidacy for president may soon be taken seriously owes to no one so much as it does Barack Obama, whose own candidacy seriously...