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Yes, we should judge Barack Obama by the company that he keeps: New Videos Show A 3rd ACORN Office Offering Advice On Prostitution Ring 84rules September 14, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have rebuffed US demands for a total freeze on settlement building in the West Bank. He is quoted as saying he had told Washington he would instead consider "scaling down construction" . The US has called on Israel to halt all construction work in a bid to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. US Mid-East envoy George Mitchell is in the region to finalise terms for renewed peace talks. The US hopes the Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York later this...

Obama Waits Two Days to Release Statement on Shooting of Pro-Lifer Washington, DC -- President Barack Obama waited over 48 hours before finally releasing a very short statement condemning the Friday shooting of pro-life advocate James Pouillon. in hours of the shooting of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller, Obama had a statement, but he drug he feet on this incident. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5459.html

THE WHITE HOUSE NOW ADMITS (BEGRUDGINGLY) JOE WILSON WAS RIGHT. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/09/11/2065287.aspx WHITE HOUSE ON HEALTH CARE, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS From NBC's Mike Viqueira The White House tonight is providing the below clarification on what the president's health-care proposals would mean when it comes to the issue of illegal immigrants. The question, as we all know, arises from the Wilson "You lie" outburst, and the core claim that notwithstanding specific bill language barring illegal immigrants from participating in the "exchange," as a practical matter, there is no way of verifying the citizenship of applicants -- which is the current state of play....

Psalm 89:20-24 I have Found David My Servant; with Mine Holy Oil have I Anointed him. Mine Hand shall be Established with him, and Mine Arms shall Strengthen him. The Enemy shall not Oppress him, neither shall the Wicked Hurt him. But I will Destroy his Foes before his Face, and Plague them that Hate him. My Faithfulness and My Mercy shall be with him, and in My Name shall his Horn be Exalted.

The Truth About the Health Care Bills - Michael Connelly, Ret. Constitutional Attorney 08.24.09 Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected. To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true,...

Something absolutely shocking happened on Monday's "Good Morning America": ABC's George Stephanopoulos told the nation that the President's healthcare address to the country Wednesday did nothing to change Americans' views about ObamaCare. Referring to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released moments earlier, Stephanopoulos shared numbers with host Diane Sawyer indicating the President's speech wasn't the game-changer Democrats and the Obama-loving media had hoped. And, you can see by the expression on Stephanopoulos's face that no one was more disappointed than him (video embedded below the fold with some of the poll results, h/t Jake Tapper): Split on Obama's handling...

Rare find: The 9000-year-old figurines dug up in Turkey are thought to have been used as educational toys Amazing artefacts: Many of the figurines resemble animals like sheep and goats

For many students, bungling more than half the questions on a test would mean an F and all that comes with it — months of remedial work, irksome teachers and, perhaps, a skimpy allowance. But on New York State’s math exam this year, seventh graders who correctly answered just 44 percent of questions were rewarded with a passing grade. What gives? Three years ago, the threshold for passing was 60 percent. In fact, students in every grade this year could slide by with fewer correct answers on the math test than in 2006. In math this year, 86 percent of...

Harlan Drake, the 33-year old man arrested in connection with the murder of the Christian pro-life activist James “Jim” Pouillon as well as business owner Mike Fuoss told detectives that he targeted Pouillon because he was “offended” by his pro-life message. Drake also revealed that he planned to target a third man, but was arrested before he could carry out his plan. This morning around 7:20 a.m., Drake drove to Owosso High School where he shot and killed Pouillon as he held a poster of a baby with the word, “Life,” written across the front. A press release from Citizens...

Here is video of undercover filmmaker James O'Keefe - who filmed ACORN offices in Baltimore, Washington, and New York - appearing on Fox & Friends wearing the "Pimp" getup he used to pass himself off as a "pimp" for Hannah Giles, who posed in the video as a "prostitute." O'Keefe talked about the experience and the allegations by ACORN that the videos are "doctored." His response: "That's a lie." . . . . (VIDEO)

On Thursday a U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary order preventing the release of the names of Washington state citizens who signed a petition in support of a marriage defense referendum. Supporters of the referendum feared the information would be used to intimidate and retaliate against signers. The Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed argued that the Washington Public Records Act required the release of the names. Advocates of releasing the names included several groups who wished to place the information on the internet. Referendum backer Protect Marriage Washington and other plaintiffs argued against the release of the names,...

The flax, which would have been collected from the wild and not farmed, is believed to be more than 34,000 years old, making these fibers the oldest known to have been used by humans... The items created with these fibers increased early humans' chances of survival and mobility in the harsh conditions of this hilly region. The flax fibers could have been used to sew hides together for clothing and shoes, to create the warmth necessary to endure cold weather. They might have also been used to make packs for carrying essentials, which would have increased and eased mobility, offering...

House defense spending cardinal John Murtha, an early bellwether of congressional opposition to the Iraq war, has made his strongest comments yet opposing more U.S. troops for the war in Afghanistan. The Pennsylvania lawmaker and Vietnam veteran, who plays a crucial role in forming the budgets that would fund an increased troop presence, is skeptical of the basic logic of adding personnel. "In Vietnam it took 500,000 troops and that didn't solve the problem. So we have to take a different approach," Murtha told The Cable in an exclusive interview. "I think that's what McChrystal is trying to do," he...

Greene County (Missouri) prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old man with felony unlawful use of a weapon, after the man fired his handgun while chasing a suspected purse snatcher. Charles R. Webb was arrested Friday night. According to police: Webb "fired several shots at a vehicle being driven by a suspect, who had stolen a purse from a female on the parking lot of the Price Cutter, 3620 E. Battlefield Rd. "At 9:15 p.m. a 75-year old Springfield woman was walking to her car when a white male described as being 18-20 years old with black hair, ran past her and...

Obama Urging Financial Overhaul US President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to approve an overhaul of the US regulatory regime. In a speech to mark one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers bank, he will mount a vigorous defence of his administration's economic policies. The US president will focus on "the need to take the next series of steps" in regulatory reform, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. Mr Obama's team have argued that they staved off a second Great Depression. Mr Obama is giving the speech in New York, at Federal Hall on Wall Street, where George...

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also known as the Black Press of America, which is a non-partisan 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization, has decided to show its disapproval of South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's "You Lie" remarks by canceling a convention in the state. "Rep. Wilson's remarks were racist, disrespectful and a disingenuous violation - not only of President Obama - but to the institution of the presidency and only solidified our position and the importance in not spending Black dollars where Black people are not respected," NNPA Chairman Danny J. Bakewell Sr. said in a statement. ...more...

A speech on the floor of the Senate by Sen. Jim DeMint after his attendance at several of the initial TEA Parties back in April of 2009. Time:12:54

http://www.krla870.com Great news! Larry Elder is sitting in for Dennis Prager today.

Senate Democrats rushed to insert language into the healthcare bill to require verification of citizenship to receive government healthcare. It wasn't in there Wednesday night when President Barack Obama claimed, erroneously, that his bill ensured illegal aliens would not receive the taxpayer-funded healthcare. Republicans in the House tried to insert language for verification, but Democrats defeated those efforts. Obama knew this on Wednesday night when he spoke to Congress and the American people. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) knew this, too, when he called the president out on his lie during the speech.