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Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Unknown Author. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. The genisis for the quote in the puzzle cannot be determined, but it is an apt description of what is going on today, particularly at the behest of the American Democrat Party along with the mainstream media.Note: If anyone can identify the creator of the quote in the puzzle, let me know in comments. Please do not post the answer to prevent spoilers. Thank you. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the...

"Venture Socialism" Perry Style! In Texas, bio-tech firm Convergen LifeSciences looks a lot like Governor Rick Perry's Solyndra. Governor Perry manages the Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), providing financial support to companies developing new technology in the hope of creating high-tech jobs. First created in 2005, ETF is made up of regional panels that screen proposals for a statewide advisory panel (all appointed by Perry). ETF dispersed $342 million through August 2010....Read more to understand the full stench of this Crony Capitalism love story.

Is prayer to saints / Mary Biblical?" The issue of Catholics praying to saints is one that is full of confusion. It is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church that Catholics do not pray TO saints or Mary, but rather that Catholics can ask saints or Mary to pray FOR them. The official position of the Roman Catholic Church is that asking saints for their prayers is no different than asking someone here on earth to pray for you. However, the practice of many Catholics diverges from official Roman Catholic teaching. Many Catholics do in fact pray directly...