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The Obamacare vote is literally coming down to the wire with millions of emails and tens of thousands of calls bombarding Capitol Hill this week. Yet according to conservative right to life supporter Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Mich)in the midst of this his coalition of die-hard life supporting congressmen are standing with his life stand to vote no for the Obamacare Bill. This week the White House pulled out what could be considered their “Nun Ace Card” by touting according to Fox News, a letter purporting to represent 59,000 nuns that urged congressional representatives to pass the health care bill. Congressman...

Focus Action and FRC Action Team Up to Create 2006 Vote Scorecard from Focus on the Family Action and FRC Action Focus on the Family Action and FRC Action present our Vote Scorecard for the Second Session of the 109th Congress. This Scorecard contains a compilation of significant votes representing a cross section of issues affecting the family. These recorded votes occurred in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. This scorecard shows how your elected officials voted on some of the critical issues involving the family. It is important to remember, however, that the votes...

Focus on the Family Severs Ties with Wells Fargo Following comments made on today’s “Focus on the Family” radio broadcast regarding the organization’s decision to end its banking relationship with Wells Fargo, Focus President and CEO Jim Daly issued the following statement: “Focus on the Family has elected to end its banking relationship with Wells Fargo, motivated primarily by the bank’s ongoing efforts to advance the radical homosexual agenda. These efforts are in direct opposition to the underlying principles and purpose of Focus, and thus a decision of conscience had to be made, and a stand taken. Earlier this year...

Dr. Dobson Explains What He Knows About Harriet Miers The following is a transcript of Focus on the Family Chairman Dr. James Dobson's comments from Wednesday's broadcast, in which he discusses what the White House told him about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. OPENING VOICE TRACK: John Fuller: It's Wednesday. I'm John Fuller and you're tuned to "FOF" with psychologist and author, Dr. James Dobson. And Doctor, what a crazy week you've had! BODY: JCD: Well, John, if our listeners and friends have been monitoring the news on radio and television and the Internet and if they have been listening...

Focus on the Family Action founder and chairman James C. Dobson, Ph.D., issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's nomination of U.S. Circuit Court Judge John G. Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court: "President Bush is to be commended for keeping his promise to the American people by selecting such an impartial, accomplished jurist to fill this crucial seat on the high court. Judge Roberts is an unquestionably qualified attorney and judge with impressive experience in government and the private sector. He has demonstrated at every stop on his career path the legal acumen, judicial temperament and...

<p>BATON ROUGE - State Rep. Tony Perkins will take over as president of the Christian right-wing Washington lobbying group Family Research Council.</p> <p>Perkins, 40, said he will take over Sept. 1 at a salary "in the neighborhood" of $220,000 to be spokesman for the lobby, which is associated with the Rev. James Dobson of Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>