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Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL) made a drastic statement on Wednesday to enunciate her opposition for Brett Kavanaugh‘s nomination to the Supreme Court. Ever since Kavanaugh was tagged by President Trump, Congressional Democrats have promised staunch opposition to Kavanugh’s confirmation — arguing that the nominee would rollback abortion rights along with many other progressive Supreme Court rulings. Kavanaugh’s position on Roe v. Wade is not as easily defined as it is for others who were on Trump’s SCOTUS short list. But nonetheless, Frankel is making her opposition to Kavanaugh crystal clear. How you ask?

OUR national icon is rusting as the world's most relentless paint job fails to keep up. Despite raking in $84.785 million in toll revenue in the past financial year, the RTA yesterday admitted large sections of Sydney Harbour Bridge were rusting and in need of a paint job. Although saying the Bridge's safety and integrity was not at risk, the RTA admitted a section of the 503m arch span overlooking Luna Park needed a makeover. "There is some flaking and minor surface rusting on the northwestern side of the bridge, where paint has broken down due to environmental exposure," an...

by Justin McCarthyOctober 5, 2007 LifeNews.com Note: Justin McCarthy is a news analyst at Media Research Center, a watchdog group that tracks bias in the mainstream media. He is a marathon runner and graduate of St. Joseph's University in 2005. Is Whoopi Goldberg becoming the Rosie O’Donnell type bully? It appeared that way on the October 3 edition of “The View.” A discussion about Hillary Clinton’s $5,000 a baby entitlement plan quickly descended into a heated exchange between Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg about abortion. When Hasselbeck noted that $5,000 a baby could lead to fewer abortions in the world,...

First Barry Manilow, Now Whoopi Goldberg Hassle The View's Hasselbeck over Conservative/Pro-Life Views Goldberg, who is said to have had at least 6 abortions, says, "Americans ought to 'revere' women, who have had abortions By Peter J. Smith NEW YORK, October 4, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Once again the pro-life views of Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the only conservative woman on ABC's "The View," have landed her in trouble after a heated exchange with Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell's replacement, on Wednesday's program edition. Hasselbeck noted her opinion that presidential Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's proposal to give $5,000 for a new birth could help...

The Coathanger, as Sydney's Harbour Bridge is affectionately known, was opened 75 years ago. It was the first time in 25 years the bridge had opened to the public to walk across. Some people stopped to admire the latticework of the bridge's superstructure. Some 6m rivets hold together the 52,000 tonnes of steel which make up the bridge. The bridge means much to Sydney and Australia, arising amid the Great [Economic Downturn] of the 1930s. Festive hats dotted the crowd which was entertained by fly-pasts, a regatta and Aboriginal sunset ceremonies.