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  • Some Catholics Disappointed in Obama

    03/19/2009 7:21:26 PM PDT · by anniegetyourgun · 186 replies · 2,619+ views
    FoxNews ^ | 3/19/09 | Shannon Bream
    He garnered the majority of Catholic votes in the 2008 election, but a number of Catholic groups now say President Obama is showing a complete lack of regard for their beliefs. They count his decisions to lift restrictions on abortion and stem cell research among the most offensive. "As far as the Catholic church goes, there's no bigger priority for Catholics than human dignity and human life," said Cathy Ruse, senior fellow at the Family Research Council said. "And the Obama administration has just been an assault on those values again and again in just two months."
  • Sucker Birthrates Skyrocket

    02/11/2009 8:08:20 AM PST · by SvenWaring · 3 replies · 319+ views
    DotPenn.com ^ | 2-11-2009 | Sven Waring
    The U.S. Department of Health reports that the sucker birth rates have more than doubled. Phineus Tiberius Burnham, who heads up the department's birthrate analysis unit, said that the number of suckers born every minute is increasingly exponentially. "Latest reports indicate that there are now two or three suckers born every minute," said Burnham. "And it shows no signs of stopping." The northeast has seen a jump in the sucker birth rate. California's sucker birth rate stands dangerously close to overwhelming the entire population of newborns. "We may change our reports to follow only non-sucker births in California," said Burnham....
  • Obama Launches His Faith-Based Office With a Dose of Secularism(video incl.)

    02/05/2009 8:51:09 AM PST · by paltz · 8 replies · 534+ views
    Picketlines.org ^ | 2/5/09 | Kerry Picket
    President Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast this morning and used the opportunity to discuss the launch of the White House office of faith-based and neighboring partnerships. Obama stressed the inclusion of secular groups into his faith-based office by giving examples of his own life story. Could this office be a conduit for further government funded community organizing? The transcript of video highlights is below. This is not only our call as people of faith but our duty as citizens of America and our duty as citizens of the world. And it will be the purpose of the White House...
  • FDA approves first human embryonic stem cell safety trial (3 days after Pres. Bush left)

    02/02/2009 7:07:22 PM PST · by STARWISE · 328 replies · 7,182+ views
    Scientific American ^ | 1-23-09 | Jordan Lite
    Federal regulators have green-lighted the first trial of an embryonic stem-cell treatment in humans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the go-ahead for Geron Corporation to start a phase I safety trial of its therapy GRNOPC1 for spinal cord injuries, the Menlo Park, Calif.–based company announced today. It first sought permission for the trial four years ago and spent much of the last year trying to satisfy the FDA’s concerns about it. "This marks the beginning of what is potentially a new chapter in medical therapeutics—one that reaches beyond pills to a new level of healing: the restoration...
  • The world is waiting for Barack Obama to speak his mind

    01/07/2009 1:02:21 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 68 replies · 1,464+ views
    The London Times ^ | January 6, 2009 | Bronwen Maddox, Chief Foreign Commentator
    If Europe wants to phone America on the Gaza crisis, who does it call? Not George Bush, who has two weeks left in the White House. And not Barack Obama, who has been mute on Israel’s military action, although the world looked to him immediately the conflict filled the screens. “Nobody at home in Washington”, ran one US headline on the turmoil. “President-elect Obama is closely monitoring global events, including the situation in Gaza, but there is one president at a time,” said Brooke Anderson, his chief national security spokeswoman. This is disingenuous. Even if silence is meant only as...
  • Amero to become USA’s new currency when dollar collapses

    12/15/2008 6:33:50 AM PST · by Sammy67 · 50 replies · 10,095+ views
    baltische-rundschau ^ | 12/14/08 | Von BR
    Pictures of the new currency that will supposedly replace the US dollar have appeared on the Russian Internet. The United States is reportedly working on the new currency, the amero, which will be common for the USA, Mexico and Canada. The unstable financial situation in the world, the collapsing oil prices and the growing foreign debt of the United States may eventually crush the US dollar as the world’s major currency. Needless to say that the US authorities reject the rumors and promise to keep the dollar afloat. Amero notes have no portraits of US presidents on them and resemble...
  • "Parishes Help Pay Sex Abuse Tab"

    05/27/2008 10:29:23 AM PDT · by Dr. Eckleburg · 418 replies · 943+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 5-25-08 | Rebecca Trounson
    Blessed with a nest egg of nearly $1.5 million, a Woodland Hills parish donated almost all of it, leaving just $1,000 in its savings account. An Encino church offered a $100,000 interest-free loan. And a Boyle Heights parish decided it could spare $500 after ruling out the idea of raising money with tamale sales. With gifts large and small, parishes across the sprawling Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles are answering an appeal from Cardinal Roger M. Mahony to help the archdiocese dig out of the financial hole resulting from its multimillion-dollar legal settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse...
  • Rush Limbaugh Placed on Denver's Most Wanted List *Reported As Possibly Inaccurate*

    04/27/2008 12:28:29 PM PDT · by freerepublic_or_die · 37 replies · 161+ views
    Unconfirmed Sources ^ | April 27, 2008 | Staff
    Rush Limbaugh:Referred to as "The new face of Fascis" Denver-- Following Rush Limbaugh's broadcast calling for violent riots in Denver, city officials issue a warrant for his arrest. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper called Limbaugh a "dangerous domestic terrorist" that should be locked up. No stranger to controversy talk show host Rush Limbaugh made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer. As part of his "Operation Chaos" Limbaugh is expecting Republican rioters to burn cars, burn houses and kill children. "Riots in Denver, the Democrat Convention would see to it that we don't elect Democrats,"...
  • Density bonus is targeted by lawsuit

    04/10/2008 7:22:41 PM PDT · by Lorianne · 3 replies · 92+ views
    Daily News Los Angeles ^ | 04/08/2008 | Kerry Cavanaugh
    Taking the advice of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's top planning appointee, a Valley Village woman has sued the city over a new rule that allows developers to build taller, bulkier buildings if they include affordable units. Last month, city Planning Commission President Jane Ellison Usher sent an e-mail to community groups, criticizing the recently adopted density bonus ordinance and laying out a legal strategy to challenge it. On Thursday, homeowner Sandy Hubbard filed the first lawsuit using Usher's suggestions. A group of home and business owners is also considering a lawsuit. Usher and community groups have complained that the density bonus...
  • Depends On The Meaning Of The Word 'Pledge' (Top NH Newspaper Calls Hillary a Liar)

    01/29/2008 6:34:20 PM PST · by jdm · 15 replies · 197+ views
    Captain's Quarters ^ | Jan. 29, 2008 | Ed Morrissey
    The New Hampshire Union-Leader has a new term for Granite State voters who gave Hillary Clinton her surprise victory over Barack Obama: suckers. In a scalding editorial, the state's most significant newspaper rips Hillary for breaking a pledge she signed in New Hampshire not to campaign in states that broke the scheduling rules or to seek to have their delegates seated. They bluntly call her a liar: COURTING VOTERS in Iowa and New Hampshire, last August Sen. Hillary Clinton signed a pledge not to "campaign or participate" in the Michigan or Florida Democratic primaries. She participated in both primaries and...
  • Fred Thompson quits presidential race (AP)

    01/22/2008 11:37:14 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 301 replies · 1,138+ views
    AP ^ | January 22, 2008
    Fred Thompson quits presidential race Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states. "Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort," Thompson said in a statement. Thompson's fate was sealed last Saturday in the South Carolina primary, when he finished third in a state that he had said he needed to win. In the statement, Thompson did not say whether he would endorse any...
  • DIA passengers could pay to erase carbon footprint

    01/19/2008 3:11:15 PM PST · by rellimpank · 35 replies · 364+ views
    Rocky Mountain News ^ | 19 jan 08 | Chris Walsh
    Feeling guilty about the amount of carbon dioxide your upcoming flight will pump into the atmosphere? Soon you might be able to fork over some extra cash at Denver International Airport to invest in projects intended to help negate your share of the environmental damage caused by air travel. DIA is looking to become one of the first airports in the nation to offer passengers the ability to buy carbon offsets in its concourses. The offsets would pay for renewable energy and power-saving projects that help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. The airport is soliciting proposals from companies interested...
  • For the Busy Muslim, a ‘Drive Thru’ Haj

    12/30/2006 1:14:50 PM PST · by Dallas59 · 11 replies · 614+ views
    Arab News ^ | 12/30/2006 | Galal Fakkar
    MAKKAH, 30 December 2006 — Consider it the “drive-thru window” of the Haj for Muslims on the go. According to various Haj tour operators, known as tawafa organizations, a new Haj Express service is increasingly popular for busy, blue-collar Muslims with limited vacation time to fulfill their duty to God. Haj Express offers five-day packages, which offers a quick in-and-out option for those that don’t have a couple of weeks to spare looking at historical sites and buying Islamic kitsch as gifts for friends back home. Yasin Mahmoud, an Egyptian Haj operator, said the new service has been popular with...
  • The Eco-Conscious Pay to Ease Guilt [PT Barnum Was Right]

    12/10/2006 4:50:18 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 62 replies · 1,013+ views
    http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061210/guilt_free_emissions.html?.v=3 ^ | Sunday December 10, 2:28 pm ET | Terence Chea, Associated Press Writer
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Jill Cody used to feel guilty whenever she drove her car or flew on an airplane. She worried about pumping heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. But the San Jose professor found a way to ease her conscience. She paid a San Francisco company called TerraPass to offset emissions from her car and air travel by investing in wind power and reducing farm pollution. "I'm part of the solution, not the problem," said Cody, who sports a TerraPass decal on the decade-old Lexus she drives about 6,000 miles a year. "Now...
  • Cardin rallies blacks in PG ( Maryland Senate Race )( Dems unhappy )

    11/05/2006 6:57:53 AM PST · by george76 · 37 replies · 1,899+ views
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | November 3, 2006 | Jon Ward and S.A. Miller
    Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin yesterday tried to rally support among black Democrats in Prince George's County, while Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele campaigned with county Democratic leaders who broke ranks this week to endorse him. Mr. Cardin appeared with Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson and about 30 other lawmakers in Hyattsville, aiming to keep a diminishing lead in the polls. In his first public show of support for Mr. Cardin, Mr. Johnson ... But the rally turned sour later. State Sen. Nathaniel Exum, Prince George's Democrat, berated Mr. Cardin for excluding him and other local delegates from speaking...
  • Suicide bombers follow Quran,

    09/27/2006 8:27:45 PM PDT · by freeper_peeper · 71 replies · 1,455+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | September 27, 2006
    Suicide bombers follow Quran, concludes Pentagon briefing Tasked with pinpointing motivation, analysts find terrorists 'rational actors' following 'holy book' Posted: September 27, 2006 © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com With suicide bombings spreading from Iraq to Afghanistan, the Pentagon has tasked intelligence analysts to pinpoint what's driving Muslim after Muslim to do the unthinkable. Their preliminary finding is politically explosive: it's their "holy book" the Quran after all, according to intelligence briefings obtained by WND. In public, the U.S. government has made an effort to avoid linking the terrorist threat to Islam and the Quran while dismissing suicide terrorists as crazed heretics who...
  • Widow rented rotary phone for 42 years

    09/14/2006 7:42:49 PM PDT · by annie laurie · 79 replies · 1,468+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 9/14/2006 | AP
    CANTON, Ohio - A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now outdated phone. Ester Strogen, 82, of Canton, first leased two black rotary phones — the kind whose round dial is moved manually with your finger — in the 1960s. Back then, the technology was new and owning telephones was unaffordable for most people. Until two months ago, Strogen was still paying AT&T to use the phones — $29.10 a month. Strogen's granddaughters, Melissa Howell and Barb Gordon, ended the arrangement when they discovered the bills....
  • The Samuel Adams Fan Club

    09/05/2006 8:32:50 AM PDT · by aceintx · 10 replies · 710+ views
    tas ^ | Published 9/5/2006 12:07:19 AM | By Shawn Macomber
    CHICAGO, Illinois -- Living in Boston these past two years I have had many opportunities to visit the Old Granary Burying Ground, where several Boston Massacre victims are enjoying their final rest alongside John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. During my sole semester in the Emerson College Master's program last fall, these little forays became a near daily ritual. At this point I have tagged along on more of the free tours of the graveyard than I can count. In all that time, however, I don't believe I ever heard as much talk of Samuel Adams as I did...
  • Another Name for Lollipop

    08/08/2006 7:32:03 AM PDT · by Baconian · 9 replies · 547+ views
    WorldNetDaily ^ | August 8, 2006 | Mychal Massie
    Another name for lollipop by Mychal Massie There's a stench in the air that's covering the countryside. It isn't from farmers spreading manure as fertilizer. It isn't from factories, exhaust emissions or municipal landfills. The stench is the flatulence being produced from the decadent character of those who will say anything and promise anything to get elected or re-elected to national office. It's election time, and the landscape is littered with those who think you are dumb enough to believe whatever they say are the problems, believe whatever they claim it takes to address said problems, and that they are...
  • Latest Aerial View of the MinutemanHQ Border Fence

    08/02/2006 8:38:36 PM PDT · by Registered · 175 replies · 8,112+ views
    RegisteredMedia ^ | 08-02-06 | Registered