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United Liberty points out that convicted "Speedway bomber" Brett Kimberlin and his Justice Through Music Project are partners with the U.S. Department of State in the "International Visitor Leadership Program," a taxpayer-funded professional exchange program. The Justice Through Music Project reported yesterday on its participation in the State Department's program, and on the visitors the government brought to meet Kimberlin (see photo above--note the anti-Bush poster on the wall): JTMP has been a participant in the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program for 3 years now, where citizens from around the world involved in the arts get to come to...

WASHINGTON- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today announced the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 3289). The legislation will strengthen provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act, originally enacted in 1989, for federal government employees who expose abuse, mismanagement, or criminal activity in federal agencies and programs. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, as are Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who sponsored whistleblower protection enhancement legislation last congress. Similar legislation was approved by the...

Herobuilders.com is offering two versions of the doll modelled after the New York Democrat who shot to fame around the world last week after admitting to having sent a lewd photo of his crotch to a Seattle college student on Twitter. The Weiner doll comes as a standard doll for $US39.95 ($37.85) and an adults-only "anatomically correct" version for $US49.95 ($47.35). Both figures are dressed in a T-shirt and gym shorts — with the words "tweet this" printed on the shorts. For an extra $US18.00 ($17) customers can add a toy BlackBerry for the doll to hold. The action figure...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An upcoming declaration by the Obama administration will mark the first time the United States has endorsed homosexualist policy at the United Nations. The statement condemning any criminal punishment against homosexual activity and urging greater attention to rights related to sexual orientation is scheduled for delivery Tuesday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, reported the Associated Press Monday. The document, which has received support from 80 other countries, also calls upon the UN to scrutinize how governments worldwide treat homosexuals. While acknowledging that “these are sensitive issues for many,” the document...

The Israel Air Force on Sunday introduced a fleet of large unmanned planes it claims can fly as far as Iran. Air force officials said the Heron TP drones have a wingspan of 26 meters, making them the size of passenger jets. They said the planes can fly 20 consecutive hours, and are primarily used for surveillance and carrying payloads. The drones, built by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, were first used during Israel's Gaza war last year. At an inauguration ceremony Sunday, officials refused to say how large the new fleet is or whether the planes were designed for use...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Aug. 12, 2009 – U.S. Soldiers, airmen and civilians here are taking part in a special opportunity to learn Arabic. Army 2nd Lt. Noel Cronin converts an Arabic word to its feminine form during the first Introduction to Arabic class offered by the Basra Education Center, Basra, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Larry Mears  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. On the first day of the first Introduction to Arabic class offered here through the Basra Education Center, their teacher, an Army interpreter known as Ms. Lucy, wasted no time with...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his campaign debut into a slashing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe has introduced a new half-a-billion dollar bank note in a bid to tackle cash shortages fed by rampant inflation, the central bank said on Thursday. "Introducing the new 500,000,000 bearer cheque for your convenience," read a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe full-page advert in the state daily, The Herald, displaying specimens of the new note. The note, comes into circulation 10 days after the introduction of a quarter-of-a-billion one early this month. This is the fourth set of high denomination notes to be issued this year, the first being in January when a 10 million dollar note...

WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama introduced a Senate resolution late Thursday that says President Bush does not have authority to use military force against Iran, the latest move in a debate with presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton about how to respond to that country's nuclear ambitions. Clinton's campaign accused Obama of playing politics instead of taking a leadership role from the outset. Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the Illinois senator drafted the measure in an effort to "nullify the vote the Senate took to give the president the benefit of the doubt on Iran." Burton was referring to an amendment...

US capital introduces curfew after crime wave Fri Jul 21, 4:47 PM ETAFP/File Photo: Washington Mayor Anthony Williams, seen here in February 2006, announced that the US capital will... WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US capital will introduce a 10:00 pm curfew for teenagers and deploy more police officers following a crime wave that saw 15 murders at the start of the month, Washington Mayor Anthony Williams said. Washington DC's crime wave included the murder of a young British national, who was slashed to death in the throat on July 9 in the upscale tourist district of Georgetown. The US capital...

CHANTILLY, Va. - NASA (news - web sites) on Thursday introduced a new class of 11 astronauts, a group that includes three teachers who are giving up the classroom for the chance to fly into space. The teachers, selected from a field of more than 1,000 applicants, will live, work and train with more than 100 other astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new astronauts could be scheduled for space flights by 2009. No teacher has flown on a shuttle since Christa McAuliffe, who died in the 1986 Challenger explosion. The teacher who served as McAuliffe's alternate...

<p>A new 60-second radio advertisement paid for by Rosario Marín's campaign committee introduces the Republican candidate seeking the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.</p> <p>MARÍN: This is Rosario Marín, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, and I approved this message.</p>