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SAN FRANCISCO --- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court's order that the state reduce its prison population by 40,000 inmates, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The appeal will be a dramatic escalation in the long-running legal battle over the state of California's overcrowded prisons and their often criticized medical care for inmates. Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the appeal will be filed later this week, adding that cutting the state's inmate population of about 170,000 must be done methodically and by state officials. "We don't believe it's right," McLear said, referring to...

President Obama will address a joint session of Congress next Wednesday about the nation's health-care system, Democratic officials said Wednesday. Under pressure to seize the initiative on the biggest legislative proposal of his young administration, Obama is expected to add more detail to his vision for health-care reform when he speaks to lawmakers upon their return from an August recess. It is less likely that Obama will release his own detailed proposal, but he will comment more specifically on ideas that have already been offered by others, one administration policy expert said. "He's drawing on what's already out there," said...

Hon. James David Manning, PhD says muslims are responsible for destroying the infidels.

Several candidates seeking to represent Georgia’s 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives say they’d like to see the nation’s central bank audited. “I will always be in favor of auditing every single part of the government that’s possible,” said former state Sen. Bill Stephens of Blue Ridge. He, former State Transportation Board chairman Mike Evans, state Rep. Tom Graves of Ranger, state Sen. Lee Hawkins of Gainesville and Ringgold businessman Jeremy Jones took part in a forum hosted by the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) on Tuesday at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. All are...

Asked if a confession obtained "by applying psychological, emotional and physical pressure" was "valid and considered credible according to Islam," Mesbah-Yazdi replied: "Getting a confession from any person who is against the Velayat-e Faqih ("Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists", or the regime of Iran's mullahs) is permissible under any condition." The ayatollah gave the identical answer when asked about confessions obtained through drugging the prisoner with opiates or addictive substances. "Can an interrogator rape the prisoner in order to obtain a confession?" was the follow-up question posed to the Islamic cleric. Mesbah-Yazdi answered: "The necessary precaution is for the interrogator...

South African Government Demands Answers Over Canada's 'Racist' Decision To Give White Man Asylum By Ian Evans 02nd September 2009 Brandon Huntley, from Cape Town, fled to Canada last April [Pic in URL] The South African government has ordered its ambassador to Canada to demand answers over the decision to grant refugee status to a South African because he is white. Brandon Huntley, 31, from Cape Town, said he had been stabbed three times by black robbers, who called him a 'white dog' and a 'settler' - a reference to South Africa's colonial past based on racial apartheid. He told...

The President is scheduled to give a primetime speech in front a joint session of Congress next Wednesday. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on health care reform in prime time on Wednesday, Sept. 9, a senior official tells POLITICO. Obama will receive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the White House the day before for a previously scheduled sit-down.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be delivering a keynote speech in Hong Kong, China, later this month, Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton told FOX News. BY SERAFIN GOMEZ Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be delivering a keynote speech in Hong Kong, China, later this month, Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton told FOX News. Palin will be speaking to a forum organized by CLSA, a Hong Kong-based brokerage firm, and will address the company's clients and delegates at the 16th Investors' Forum, held Sept. 21-25.

to death on the NHS Patients with terminal illnesses are being made to die prematurely under an NHS scheme to help end their lives, leading doctors warn today. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, a group of experts who care for the terminally ill claim that some patients are being wrongly judged as close to death. Under NHS guidance introduced across England to help doctors and medical staff deal with dying patients, they can then have fluid and drugs withdrawn and many are put on continuous sedation until they pass away. But this approach can also mask the signs...

Country singer LeAnn Rimes is d-i-v-o-r-c-i-n-g Deane Sheremet! Gosh, we sure didn't see this coming. LeAnn Rimes has announced on her website that she's divorcing her husband of seven years. "After much thoughtful mutual consideration, Deane [Sheremet] and I have agreed to move forward with dissolving our marriage," she said. "This decision was amicable and we remain committed and caring friends with great admiration for one another. "Thank you so much for all of your continued love and support -- it is deeply appreciated." Rimes announced their separation July 24. Amazingly, this divorce news comes on the heels of Eddie...

EL PASO, Texas (CNN) — As the Tea Party Express makes its way across the country, Sarah Palin has emerged as a favorite daughter of the movement, and organizers have invited her to join the tour — or at least come to the final stop in the nation's capital. The bus is scheduled to end its nationwide journey in Washington on Saturday, September 12. "We've been in touch with her people, letting her know the response that we've gotten. She's very supportive of the movement," says Joe Wierzbicki, one of the organizers traveling on the Tea Party Express.

BBC Headline: The German invasion of Poland continues regardless of warnings from Britain and France to withdraw. Germany has bombed over 21 Polish cities since beginning her invasion of Poland yesterday. So far, it's estimated that 1,500 people have been either killed or wounded during the last two days. Throughout the day the German invasion forces have been penetrating further into Poland. The Polish forces are putting up a brave fight, but they are unable to stop the German advance. 'According to Germany, their army is sweeping through Poland ...' A communiqué from her High Command announced German air superiority...

Here is video of Glenn Beck continuing to hammer Obama's "Green Jobs Czar" Van Jones. Beck talks about Van Jones saying in 2008 "the white polluters and the white environmentalists are essentially steering poison into the people of color communities." (Watch Video)

The Obama Administration announced it was officially abandoning use of the phrase "global war on terror", as well as references to "jihadists". In fact, the only terminology now accepted by the Obama Administration is a reference to fighting Al-qaeda. As if no other "jihadist" terror organizations exist. Wonder why? Last February Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's "Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, [CMCU], held a panel discussion on the Middle East. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D., reported on this panel discussion in an article posted to his minaret blog entitled "Advising Obama on the Middle East" A few excerpts: "The panelists were Aaron David...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. trade official Michael Punke appears to be President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization, industry officials said on Wednesday. "We hear it from pretty credible sources," said one industry official, who asked not to be identified. "It sounds like it's him. We're just waiting for the White House to make the official announcement." A White House spokesman said he had no comment. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday he expected Obama to announce his choice for the position soon.

Here We Go-- Founding Bloggers is reporting that Illinois is receiving copious amounts of federal tax payer dollars to “boost awareness” for the upcoming census. How are they planning on boosting awareness? By handing out millions of dollars to Obama-Progressive friendly groups. A push to reverse low census participation in Illinois will soon be coming via barber, baby-sitter, tax preparer, librarian and even iTunes download, part of a first-of-its-kind collaboration by local charities. The “Count Me In” project on Wednesday will announce $1.2 million in grants to 26 groups for census outreach in 37 traditionally undercounted Chicago neighborhoods and cities...

Today many in the United States are crying out to President Obama and Government (i.e., Washington D.C.) to do more and more to fix our social ills while a rising Tea Party movement is sweeping across the land to counter this aggressive socialistic movement. The notion that Big Government has all our answers and the solutions we need in this very chaotic and unstable world is fairy tale. Our Founding Fathers wisely understood that the less power government possessed the better off we as Americans would be. Our Foundering Fathers fully comprehend that with the abandonment of Judean/ Christian foundations...

"Waldorf, Md., (CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D.-Md.) told a town hall meeting on Tuesday night that the health care reform legislation under consideration in Congress will not increase taxes or deficit spending, and must be paid for or he won't vote for it. A participant at the town hall meeting that was held in Waldorf, Md., asked Hoyer if he believed the health care bill would cause a "tax increase or an increase to the deficit?" "Neither," Hoyer replied...."

Van Jones plans on getting "uppity", according to The Hill: Jones, however, continued his casual rant. "And Barack Obama is not an a**hole. Now, I will say this: I can be an a**hole, and some of us who are not Barack Hussein Obama, are going to have to start getting a little bit uppity [to get things done]." President Obama and his minions sure have elevated the tone in Washington. Gateway Pundit has the video. Jim says: So, what are they talking about anyway? Barack Obama and the Pelosi-Reid Congress have rammed through every piece of far left legislation they...

A new study at the Centres for Disease Expansion revealed that only 70 percent of the population has an illness or medical disorder of some kind. Team leader Dr. Pran Feesberg said investigators were "shocked" by the results. "It means that nearly a third of North Americans have no trace of disease - nothing they can take drugs for, no condition they can complain about to friends - just a bleak, empty life, devoid of infirmity."