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According to the Democrats, the opposition Republican party only knows how to say no. In fact one of the President's constant refrains is "where is their plan?" He also promises to meet with anyone to listen anybody who has other legitimate ideas regarding fixing the US heath care system, but that is an empty promise. Since January of this year, the Republicans have introduced 35 different health care proposals, sadly President Obama is not serious about wanting to listen to alternative proposals. President Obama's refusal to listen to the Republican versions adds fuel to the fire of people who say...

I came across some interesting Book of Mormon geography theories. Some of which I was familiar with and a few that were new to me. I found them interesting to read through. I’m sure there are more theories out there, but here are a few for you to read through. I’ve included links for more information on each theory on the titles of the theory. Mesoamerica Theory 1: Isthmus of Tehuantepec As you can see in this map, this theory is the one in which people believe the main location for the Book of Mormon is in Central America and...

Houston - Brandon Henry said he knew in his heart something was wrong with the story his girlfriend first told about their baby dying at birth in a Sugar Land hospital. And now the store clerk said he believes his newborn son is in Italy, discovered by nuns who found him abandoned at a church in Florence. Italian newspapers have reported that a woman, carrying a 2-day-old infant swaddled in a gauze-like cloth, entered the church of Corpus Domini. Shortly afterward, the nuns noticed the woman gone and the baby lying on the floor near the door. Henry says the...

Employers appear to be in no rush to hire back the millions who lost their jobs in the recession, despite signs of improvement in the economy. The U.S. had a record low 2.4 million job openings in July, the Labor Department said Wednesday, the fewest since the department started tracking the figure in 2000, and half the peak of 4.8 million in mid-2007. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's report on business conditions around the U.S., known as the Beige Book, said "labor market conditions remain weak," a significant hurdle for a strong recovery from the recession that began in December 2007....

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard tried Friday to prevent a boat from entering a security zone on the Potomac River not far from the Pentagon, where President Obama was at an event commemorating the September 11 attacks. There were reports on police scanners of shots being fired, but those reports could not immediately be confirmed.

When the bell tolled, You answered the call, Without reservation only duty, To Honor your oath you came. With your valor never weakening, Your response to serve arrived, You set your course to save, Without hesitation you came.

DETROIT — The announcement of a new plant employing just 100 workers might seem like a long shot to attract the chief executive of General Motors, two senators and a raft of state and local officeholders from across Michigan. But in a state that has lost 800,000 jobs this decade, 18 percent of its work force, the Aug. 13 official opening of a G.M. factory to build electric-car batteries in Brownstown, about 20 miles southwest of Detroit, was a can’t-miss event. “The phrase ‘new plant’ isn’t one we’re used to hearing these days,” said John Cherry, Michigan’s lieutenant governor, as...

I have a theory about this clip from Harry Reid describing Barack Obama’s speech on Wednesday to the joint session of Congress. Obama must have given two speeches, one publicly, and then a later one in private after all 535 members snuck back into the chamber. The one we saw featured a President who got angry, called his opposition liars, and said he wouldn’t listen to anyone who didn’t want to overhaul the health-care system along the principles he’s already espoused. Harry Reid must be referring to a different speech when he recounts the one that lauded Republican ideas on...

Wildlife officers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife are searching for a bear involved in an attack Thursday night in Aspen. A man ...was attacked in his home by a bear shortly after 8 p.m. the homeowner's three dogs began barking loudly in the ground floor of the house... When the homeowner went downstairs to check on the dogs, he was confronted by a large, black bear. The victim of this attack is being treated at an area hospital.

It's the anniversay of 9/11. It seems obvious that many Americans forgot the pain and loss that Islamists caused us 8 years ago. After all, we have a president that is sympathetic to those who would destroy America. And so I was wondering what Barack Obama would say and do to commemorate this special day. Turns out.... He's got nothing to say.   Obama Observes Moment of Silence at White House New York Times - John H. Cushman - ‎25 minutes ago‎ WASHINGTON — The nation's capital commemorated the attacks of Sept. 11, with President Obama joining members of the White House...

In 2007, Senator Ted Kennedy introduced the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act (CLASS) into the Senate. The proposed bill was designed to provide Long Term Care related coverage to the American people. The plan would provide coverage for nursing home, assisted living and home health care services not provided by Medicare, but expanded coverage beyond the senior population. The plan called for compulsory contributions via payroll for all Americans age 18 and over and services would be provided after 5 years of enrollment. The bill died almost as fast as it was introduced. Republicans immediately opposed the bill...

'CZAR' Sunstein Shoots Himself In The Foot Gun Hater Lautenberg Proposes "Extraordinary Powers" Be Given To the U.S. Attorney General To Limit Gun Sales. Obama and the White House are looking the other way as Lautenberg seeks to ban guns from 1,000,000 US citizens on a secret FBI terrorist watch list. Obama has deliberately and repeatedly lied to America's 90 million gun owners across the country when he insisted that he would not try to take away anyone's firearms. Now Obama's silence endorses Lautenberg's latest attempt at banning guns. Lautenberg has now introduced bill S. 1317 that would give the...

The Coda to In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed. 9/11/01 Never Forget, Never Surrender

An 8-year-old Texas boy—in a sling—asked to use the bathroom at school, slipped out a door and drove away in an SUV parked in the schools parking lot with the keys still in the ignition. The boy proceeded to a gas station, where customers called the police. The 8-year-old will not be charged with a crime. However, some parents are raising questions about how the boy was able to slip out of the school. Watch video: http://www.cardealerreviews.org/?p=118384

The associate director of pro-life activities at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCBC) has welcomed President Obama’s recent statement that under his health care reform proposal, federal funds would not be used to pay for abortions. “We especially welcome the President’s commitment to exclude federal funding of abortion, and to maintain existing federal laws protecting conscience rights in health care,” said Richard Doerflinger. During his September 9 health care address, President Barack Obama had said, “And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up-- under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal...

Last night during President Obama's speech to the nation on health care reform from the floor of congress, a heckler or child depending on who you ask, yelled out "you lie" as President Obama was talking about illegal aliens not included in health care reform. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) is responsible for the shout-out and the destiny's of at least two politicians were set in motion. The first being Rep. Wilson, right after the speech he received criticism from not only the left, but from the right as well. Senator Jon McCain (R-AZ) during an interview with CNN after the...

Here is video of President and Mrs. Obama observing a moment of silence this morning at the White House in remembrance of September 11, 2001. . . . (VIDEO)

In a letter that will be distributed to parishioners at Sunday Masses this weekend, Bishop Nicola de Angelis of Peterborough blasts the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for considering a claim by a gay altar server that his removal was an act of illegal discrimination. “I fail to understand how secular powers and government agencies should think they are in a position to tell the Church that she is wrong in her internal rules and regulations, even though these have directed and shaped the life of the church during the last 2,000 years. However, this is what we face today,” he...

An IAEA mission to get powerful radioactive sources out of Lebanon was completed 30 August 2009, after a plane carrying the high-activity cargo safely touched down in Russia, where the sources are now securely and safely stored. They comprised 36 Cobalt-60 sources, with a combined activity of 3.500 curies. A single source is powerful enough to kill a person within minutes, if directly exposed. Mr. Robin Heard, an IAEA radioactive source specialist, oversaw the mission. "Given the political situation in the Middle East and particularly in Lebanon we saw this source as vulnerable to malicious acts. If it was stolen...

Jurassic Park Trilogy ( John Willaims) Jane Ayre ( George C. Scott in a rather obscure version, with an enchanting theme) Jesus Christ Superstar ( Lots of versions on CD, but without Yvonne Elliman...Forget it!) Jaws ( Kept me out of the bathtub for years) The Joy Luck Club ( It seems Mr. Williams is hogging the J's, with a little help from Yo Yo Ma) Juno ( You don't have to enjoy the movie to appreciate the soundtrack) Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ( Donny Osmond was apparently the best of the Josephs on The West End) The...