From Daniel Valles, Editor  7-26-10

Complaint Filed to Disbar Kagan for Falsifying Partial-Birth Abortion Testimony lifesitenews.com 7/31/10 ["Kagan has admitted that while serving as an Associate White House Counsel in the Clinton administration, she altered the wording of original testimony submitted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) regarding the necessity of partial-birth abortion. "]
CBS President Apologizes for Not Having Enough Homosexual Propaganda lifesitenews.com 7/31/10 [""We're very disappointed in our track record so far," said Tassler at the Television Critics Association fall previews. "We'll try to do better.""]
Eligibility challenger: Bring on the evidence wnd.com 7/31/10 ["...Lakin, who is aided by the Safeguard our Constitution website, is asking for a deposition in Hawaii with the records-keeper of the Hawaii Department of Health – and the production of all of the state's records concerning Obama. "]
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern bbc.co.uk 7/31/10 ["the unprecedented joint visit to Lebanon by two of the most influential Arab leaders produced images that few would have thought possible just a couple of years ago."]
Regulators close banks in Fla., Ga., Ore., Wash. google.com 7/31/10 ["...lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession."]
China Becomes Second Biggest World Economy cnbc.com 7/31/10 ["China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty."]
FDA OKs First Embryonic Stem Cell Research Trial on Humans, Despite Concerns lifenews.com 7/31/10 ["They have never been used before in people because the cells cause tumors and have immune system rejection issues when tried in animals."]
IMF Says U.S. Financial System May Need $76 Billion in Capital businessweek.com 7/31/10 ["The IMF said about $1.4 trillion of commercial real estate loans will mature from 2010 to 2014, almost half of which are already “seriously delinquent,” with payments 90 days or more past due, or “underwater,” with loan values exceeding property values. "]
Obama official led Soros 'fund' supporting world government wnd.com 7/31/10 ["Schwartz also coordinated meetings on behalf of Obama's transition team with a group that advocates placing more blue United Nations helmets on U.S. troops and coercing the U.S. to join the U.N.'s International Criminal Court, which could prosecute American citizens and soldiers for "war crimes" and other offenses. "]
Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law google.com 7/31/10 ["Brewer said she spoke to legislative leaders Thursday about the possibility of calling a special session to "tweak" the law to respond to the parts U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton faulted in her Wednesday order."]
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration google.com 7/31/10 ["The internal draft written by officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services outlines ways the government could provide "relief" to illegal immigrants — including delaying deportation for some, perhaps indefinitely, or granting green cards to others — in the absence of legislation revamping the system."]
“No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" Introduced lifesitenews.com 7/31/10 ["...would make permanent the Hyde amendment  ...would also make permanent the Helms amendment, the Smith FEHBP amendment, and the Dornan amendment, which respectively prohibit the funding of abortion overseas, the funding of elective abortion coverage for federal employees, and the use of congressionally appropriated funds for abortion in the District of Columbia."]
Greek military to aid fuel shortage from truckers strike google.com 7/31/10 ["The truckers, who have blocked most fuel deliveries since Sunday, had earlier decided to maintain their protest against government plans to liberalise the sector and reduce freight costs as Greece battles an unprecedented financial crisis."]
Russia to introduce 'draconian' Minority Report-style law guardian.co.uk 7/31/10 ["President Dmitry Medvedev signed off on a new law giving the FSB, the successor agency to the KGB, the right to caution people suspected of preparing acts of extremism, or to jail them for obstructing the agency's work."]

 

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	The Most Important Issue of This Hour worldchallenge.org 12/5/8 [by David Wilkerson (Written in June, 2008) "I believe the most important issue of this hour has to do with what is called “enduring faith.” Simply put, will the faith of God’s people endure the terrible shaking of all things, the intense trials and testings to come, which no previous generation has faced?"  ...Ten years ago, I wrote a book entitled, America’s Last Call: On the Brink of a Financial Holocaust. In that book, I warned of the following events..."  Editor: I have read his book (America's Last Call) several years ago, and it has also been on my Recommended Book list for a couple of years now.]
	Christians Required To Defend Constitution newswithviews.com 5/19/10 [By Roger Fredinburg  "America established a government much like Israel. The main difference, all men would come under a rule of law. Not a Nation led by a human King. Our founders believed all men are “created” equal. In America the law itself is our king. We are all subjects under the law, “No Man is above the law.” "]
	Prissy Pastors newswithviews.com 3/26/10 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire "Christianity was birthed in rebellion as well. Nearly all of the heroes of the Bible are heroes because they resisted un-godly authority. Ask your pastor:..."]

Congressional Report: ObamaCare Allows Abortion Funding lifesitenews.com 7/30/10 ["The authors of the report confirm what top pro-life analysts strongly warned both before and after the health care bill's passage: that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) fails to specifically exclude elective abortion according to Hyde-amendment regulations from federal subsidizing.]
Obama Officials Won't Apply Abortion Funding Limits to Full Health Care Program lifenews.com 7/30/10 ["Although the Obama administration promised it will limit federal taxpayer funding of abortions in the new high risk health insurance programs created under the ObamaCare law President Barack Obama signed into law, officials have said the limits are temporary and apply only to the new program."]
Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep google.com 7/30/10 ["The sheriff of the state's most populous county vowed to continue targeting illegal immigrants. Lawmakers or candidates in as many as 18 states say they still want to push similar measures."]
SEC Provision Shocks Observers foxbusiness.com 7/30/10 ["the recent financial regulatory reform legislation holds a provision which exempts the Securities and Exchange Commission from complying with the Freedom of Information Act..."]
Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal? reuters.com 7/30/10 ["Leading mental health experts gave a briefing on Tuesday to warn that a new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is being revised now for publication in 2013, could devalue the seriousness of mental illness and label almost everyone as having some kind of disorder."]
US wants increased police access to email: report google.com 7/30/10 ["Investigators would seek that access only in cases related to a terrorism or intelligence investigation..."]

Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency reuters.com 7/29/10 ["...raising pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that is more than a month overdue and will need to close a $19 billion shortfall. The deficit is 22 percent of the $85 billion general fund budget"]
Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas google.com 7/29/10 ["The number of households facing foreclosure in the first half of the year climbed 8 percent versus the same period last year, but dropped 5 percent from the last six months of 2009, RealtyTrac said in a report issued earlier this month."]
Never Give Up Our Electorial College newswithviews.com 7/29/10 [By J.B. Williams  "Do you know how many states would control the nation if there were no Electoral College? Do you know which states would control the entire nation without an Electoral College?"]
What your phone app doesn't say: It's watching google.com 7/29/10 ["scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.'s Android software. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification."]
Democrat: Let's have mandatory national service wnd.com 7/29/10 ["A bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., would reinstate a compulsory military draft during wartime and require U.S. citizens not selected for military duty to perform a "national-service obligation" – as defined by President Obama – for a minimum of two years. "]
S.Korea kids to carry GPS beepers against sex crime google.com 7/29/10 ["Some 1,200 elementary school children in Anyang City, south of Seoul, will receive the beepers in a test run from October. Authorities will then consider adopting the system nationwide..."]

DISCLOSE Act Fails in Senate lifesitenews.com 7/28/10 ["The DISCLOSE Act would force grassroots organizations - including most 501(c)4, 501(c)5, 501(c)6, and 527 groups – to list all donors of $600 or more with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Groups must also post a hyperlink on their website to the FEC, where a list of the names of their donors can be accessed. This could possibly expose donors to political retaliation by motivated groups or individuals."]
Iran to pay for new babies to boost population google.com 7/28/10 ["inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran's decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import."]
Iceland begins EU accession talks dw-world.de 7/28/10 ["The EU ministers agreed a "negotiating framework" on Monday, despite differences over such issues as whale hunting and the Icelandic banking collapse that hit British and Dutch investors in 2008. Iceland is already a member of the Schengen border-free travel zone and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and hopes to join the bloc in about two years' time."]
Busted! Kagan caught fudging her testimony wnd.com 7/28/10 ["A letter created by Americans United for Life Action and signed by at least 30 state, national and legal organizations asks for "an investigation into discrepancies between Kagan's testimony before Congress and written documentation of her undue influence on medical organizations while advising President William J. Clinton on partial-birth abortion legislation." "]
IVF-Conceived Children Have Higher Risk of Cancer: Swedish Study lifesitenews.com 7/28/10 ["IVF-conceived children were also 87% more likely than the general population to have received a diagnosis of cancer by the age of three."]
Police draw guns on raw-milk sellers wnd.com 7/28/10 ["The lawsuit focuses on a set of FDA regulations that largely bans consumers from buying raw milk and taking it across state lines, even for their own consumption, and the decision is expected to set a precedent for further evaluations of the process. "]

Pro-Life Orgs Hope Senate Will Defeat DISCLOSE Act in Tuesday Voting lifenews.com 7/27/10 ["Instead of addressing the problems that may be found in some election campaigns, Perkins says the Disclose Act "seeks to add to the already onerous burdens placed on organizations that act within the law by going after their donors and exposing them in public forums.""]
Immigrant groups criticize fingerprint initiative google.com 7/27/10 ["Under the program, the fingerprints of everyone who is booked into jail for any crime are run against FBI criminal history records and Department of Homeland Security immigration records to determine who is in the country illegally and whether they've been arrested previously."]
Wal-Mart Radio Tags to Track Clothing wsj.com 7/27/10 ["Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but some critics say raises privacy concerns. "]
"Top Secret America:" The Rest Of The Story newswithviews.com 7/27/10 [By Chuck Baldwin  ""...has just enough tantalizing information to sell a lot of papers, but almost nothing that exposes the illicit side of US operations--a large portion of which is involved in recruiting, training, and running covert agents--only a small portion of which are spying on real enemies. A lot of spying targets our allies and patriotic Americans who the government worries could someday provide a source of rebellion against the growing totalitarian state.""]
Russia Puts the Kibosh on U.S. Gay and Single Parent Adoptions lifesitenews.com 7/27/10 ["...under a new accord on child adoptions that is being drafted between Russia and the United States, reports Interfax. Additional sources say that Russian officials have also indicated that single U.S. parents will no longer qualify as well."]
 Al-Qaida warns Muslims: Time to get out of U.S. wnd.com 7/27/10 ["The new al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan is calling for Muslims to leave the U.S. – particularly Washington and New York – in anticipation of a major terror attack to rival Sept. 11, according to an interview by a Pakistani journalist."]
Many States Adopt National Standards for Their Schools nytimes.com 7/27/10 ["Less than two months after the nation’s governors and state school chiefs released their final recommendations for national education standards, 27 states have adopted them and about a dozen more are expected to do so in the next two weeks.  ...States that adopt the standards by Aug. 2 win points in the competition for a share of the $3.4 billion to be awarded in September."]
Judges evade Obama birth-certificate query wnd.com 7/27/10 ["Judges on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals suddenly have abandoned plans to assess damages against an attorney whose clients are challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president after he argued that if there was to be punishment, he would have the right to know whether the defendants could have mitigated their injury by publicly releasing Obama's birth documentation. "]
UK: Axe falls on NHS services telegraph.co.uk 7/27/10 ["NHS bosses have drawn up secret plans for sweeping cuts to services, with restrictions on the most basic treatments for the sick and injured. "]
NHS Meltdown: The Implosion Cometh firstthings.com 7/27/10 [Editor: Good article comments on the above NHS situation.]

Guess what part of the Constitution goes next! wnd.com 7/26/10 ["The National Popular Vote, which already passed the Massachusetts House, is within one final "enactment vote" in the Massachusetts Senate before the measure can be ready for the governor's signature, the Boston Globe reported. "Under the proposed law, all 12 of the state's electoral votes would be awarded to the candidate who receives the most votes nationally," according to the report. "]
Migrants sell up and flee Arizona ahead of crackdown reuters.com 7/26/10 ["The law, the toughest imposed by any U.S. state to curb illegal immigration, seeks to drive more than 400,000 undocumented day labourers, landscapers, house cleaners, chambermaids and other workers out of Arizona, which borders Mexico."]
Iran's Supreme Leader Says He Represents Prophet Muhammad on Earth voanews.com 7/26/10 ["His controversial claim to represent the Prophet Muhammad and the 12th Imam on Earth, followed strong, recent criticism by several Iranian religious leaders, questioning his policies. Mohsen Kadivar, an exiled Shi'ite cleric, went so far as to demand his "impeachment," recently."]
Chavez threatens U.S. oil cut in Colombia dispute reuters.com 7/26/10 ["Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut oil supplies to the United States in case of a military attack from Colombia as a dispute escalated over charges his country harbors Colombian rebels."]
Doubts surface on North Korea's role in ship sinking latimes.com 7/26/10 [""]

Once a Leader, U.S. Lags in College Degrees nytimes.com 7/24/10 ["The United States used to lead the world in the number of 25- to 34-year-olds with college degrees. Now it ranks 12th among 36 developed nations. "]
Obama Rationing Czar Donald Berwick Has Lifetime Health Care, GOP Responds lifenews.com 7/24/10 ["Millions of Americans worry about securing coverage and paying for it. Berwick, who advocates rationing for the masses, will never be one of them..."]
Protests of Arizona immigration law promised as deadline looms csmonitor.com 7/24/10 [""]
Senate Abandons Climate Effort, Dealing Blow to President nytimes.com 7/24/10 ["...failed to be swayed by an 18-month effort in Congress to charge corporate polluters for releasing carbon dioxide. The move will likely leave a national climate bill passed by the House last summer lifeless. The majority leader will scramble instead to pass a modest measure with politically safe provisions addressing the BP PLC oil spill and energy efficiency in buildings and promoting the use of natural gas in big trucks"]
China may switch to currency basket for forex rate marketwatch.com 7/24/10 ["...the central bank's Deputy Gov. Hu Xiaolian said using a basket of currencies from the nation's top trading partners would allow the Chinese yuan to better reflect trading fundamentals."]
ABC Family Has Second Highest Proportion of "Gay Friendly" Hours, Just Behind MTV lifesitenews.com 7/24/10 ["has earned a "good" rating from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its "LGBT-inclusive" programming, which took up 37% of its original prime time programming over the 2009-2010 season."]
Bank failure tally passes 100 for the year cnn.com 7/24/10 ["At this time in 2009, regulators had closed a total of 57 banks."]
Kagan Promoted Shariah Law at Harvard townhall.com 7/24/10 [By Dick Morris  "Kagan, as a Supreme Court justice, will be required to rule frequently on possible applications of Shariah law in the United States. She has already noted that she welcomes "good ideas wherever they originate" and is open to applications of foreign law to the interpretation of U.S. statutes and common law."]

Aid ships from Lebanon won't reach Gaza: Israel reuters.com 7/23/10 ["Israel is allowing more food and other aid into Gaza via land crossings but continues to maintain the naval blockade."]
International Gay Marriage time.com 7/23/10 ["Activists throughout the world look to the 1969 uprising at the Stonewall bar in New York City as the seminal moment in the modern struggle for gay rights..."]

US financial system support up $700 bln in past year-watchdog reuters.com 7/22/10 ["Increased housing commitments swelled U.S. taxpayers' total support for the financial system by $700 billion in the past year to around $3.7 trillion, a government watchdog said on Wednesday."]
Gold Coin Sellers Angered by New Tax Law abcnews.go.com 7/22/10 ["This provision, intended to mine what the IRS deems a vast reservoir of uncollected income tax, was included in the health care legislation ostensibly as a way to pay for it. The tax code tweak is expected to raise $17 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. "]
State Dept. planning to field a small army in Iraq miamiherald.com 7/22/10 ["Under the terms of a 2008 status of forces agreement, all U.S. troops must be out of Iraq by the end of 2011, but they'll leave behind a sizable American civilian presence, including the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the largest in the world, and five consulate-like "Enduring Presence Posts" in the Iraqi hinterlands."]

'Freedom of Worship' Worries christianitytoday.com 7/21/10 ["Freedom of worship means the right to pray within the confines of a place of worship or to privately believe, said Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom and member of the commission. "It excludes the right to raise your children in your faith; the right to have religious literature; the right to meet with co-religionists..."]
Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement wsj.com 7/21/10 ["Paved roads, historical emblems of American achievement, are being torn up across rural America and replaced with gravel or other rough surfaces as counties struggle with tight budgets and dwindling state and federal revenue. State money for local roads was cut in many places amid budget shortfalls."]
Argentina Passes Same-Sex 'Marriage' lifesitenews.com 7/21/10 ["Argentina is set to become the first Latin American country to create gay “marriage” nationwide after their upper house passed the controversial legislation Thursday morning. "]
The Jobless Effect: Is the Real Unemployment Rate 16.5%, 22%, or. . .? dailyfinance.com 7/21/10 ["The June poll turned up 27.8% of households with at least one member who's unemployed and looking for a job, while the latest poll conducted in the second week of July showed 28.6% in that situation. That translates to an unemployment rate of over 22%, says Mayur, who has started questioning the accuracy of the Labor Department's jobless numbers."]
Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash wsj.com 7/21/10 ["The move saves cities budget-crushing costs of employee benefits like health insurance and retirement. Critics say contracting means giving up local control and personalized services."]
Ex-M15 spy chief testifies at UK's Iraq inquiry excite.com 7/21/10 ["British and U.S. intelligence had no credible evidence of a link between Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States before the 2003 Iraq invasion, the former chief of Britain's domestic spy agency told the country's inquiry into the war."]

A Diseased Nation newswithviews.com 7/20/10 [By Sheriff Jim R. Schwiesow, Ret.  "In another of his interminable campaign speeches Obama stated the following: “Make no mistake we are headed in the right direction.” By the right direction Obama means his direction."]
Virus targets Siemens industrial control systems ca.reuters.com 7/20/10 ["Stuxnet is among the first to surface that attacks software programs that run Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, or SCADA, systems. Such systems are used to monitor automated plants -- from food and chemical facilities to power generators."]
Homeowners Associations: The New Foreclosure cnbc.com 7/20/10 ["Thirty-four states allow for judicial foreclosures by HOAs, although the rules and redemption periods differ. The redemption period is the amount of time that a homeowner has to pay up all the dues and fees after the HOA has officially taken title to the home. "]
Surgeon General Koop Urges No Vote on Kagan Based on Abortion Manipulation lifenews.com 7/20/10 ["“In my many decades of service as a medical doctor, I have never known of a case where partial-birth abortion was necessary in place of a more humane and ethical alternative,” the 93-year-old doctor continued. “I urge the Senate to reject the politicization of medical science and vote no on the Kagan nomination.”"]
Illegals must pledge allegiance to Jewish state to stay jpost.com 7/20/10 ["Cabinet officials clarified on Monday that an amendment to the temporary provision of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law whereby illegal residents who are married to Israelis and asking for citizenship must declare allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish democratic state” has not yet been passed. The amendment is still under consideration, officials said."]
Uncle Sam Wants You to Have an Online ID foxbusiness.com 7/20/10 ["Right now the federal government is proposing a new system being referred to as the “Identity Ecosystem”—which was highlighted in the recently-released draft paper, “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” [NSTIC]. "]
DC Declares War On States newswithviews.com 7/20/10 [By Chuck Baldwin  "...not only does the federal government do nothing to protect the states against this invasion, it actively wars against states such as Arizona when they attempt to protect themselves."]
Oklahoma Ultrasound Law to Remain Under Injunction lifesitenews.com 7/20/10 ["The law, which passed the Oklahoma legislature in March, would require abortionists to show to women and describe in detail an ultrasound of their unborn child within the hour before anesthesia is administered for the abortion."]
Report: Obama Has Spent $23 Million Backing Pro-Abortion Kenya Constitution lifenews.com 7/20/10 ["The nation currently protects women and unborn children from abortions, but a constitution voters will consider on August 4 would change the historic pro-life laws of the African nation."]
Senate Set to Extend Jobless Benefits wsj.com 7/20/10 ["after Democrats agreed to drop unrelated items and trim the bill to $34 billion. Democrats had originally introduced a $120 billion bill that included such items as aid to cash-strapped states"]
Iowa Planned Parenthood Should be Subject to State Audit, Pro-Life Group Says lifenews.com 7/20/10 ["Now, on the heels of a May federal Governmental Accounting Office report showing $2.3 billion dollars in taxpayer money has been doled out to Planned Parenthood organizations nationwide from 2002-2008, Planned Parenthood's own financial reports show that only $657.1 million has been spent, leaving 1.8 billion dollars in tax funds not accounted for in its reports."]

Green Jobs Don't Exist In A Free Market newswithviews.com 7/19/10 [by Tom DeWeese  "Jobs that have been created are for highly educated workers involved in basically experimental industries."]
Poland hosts landmark European gay pride bbc.co.uk 7/19/10 ["The UK's ruling Conservative Party sent its most senior openly gay member to the event. ...the British Government should be represented here by me and the ambassador in saying that we stand full square behind these values," he said."]
Olive oil shock as consumers feel effects of Greece's financial crisis independent.co.uk 7/19/10 ["In an unexpected spin-off from the Eurozone contagion hitting Mediterranean countries, Greek producers uncertain about the future of the debt-laden state are hoarding stocks of olive oil rather than selling them on the open market."]
The Deadly Impact Of The Death Tax forbes.com 7/19/10 ["...the death tax rate dropped from 45 percent in 2009 to zero in 2010, and then notes the huge implications of a scheduled increase to 55 percent in 2011."]

China reduces US Treasury debt holdings in May google.com 7/17/10 ["China reduced its holdings of U.S. Treasury debt in May as total foreign holdings of government debt posted a slight increase. China's holdings fell by $32.5 billion to $867.7 billion..."]
Feds Want Docs Off Paper Records sun-sentinel.com 7/17/10 ["The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records, promising greater safety for patients and lower costs. Starting next year, doctors' offices and hospitals can get federal money to help defray the costs of the systems, which can run to millions of dollars for hospitals. Providers who don't comply by 2015 will face cuts in Medicare payments."]
Obama Admin First Defends Abortion $ in Health Care, Now Promises None lifenews.com 7/17/10 ["Officials in the Obama administration are scrambling to respond to evidence showing the new health care law President Barack Obama signed will fund elective abortions in Pennsylvania and New Mexico -- and possibly in more states."]
Brazilian President Seeks to Outlaw Spanking lifesitenews.com 7/17/10 ["Brazil's socialist President Luiz Lula da Silva is proposing changes to the nation's Children and Adolescents Statute that will prohibit parents from spanking their children or applying any other form of corporal punishment."]

NAACP set to denounce tea party for racism latimes.com 7/13/10 ["The resolution would be the latest and perhaps the most pointed denunciation of the tea party movement, which has pushed back against recurring accusations of racism since its inception a year and a half ago. Critics have pointed to signs carried by tea party supporters that mock President Obama and his Kenyan ancestry and to repeated questions by protesters about Obama's U.S. citizenship. "]
Israel: Navy preps for Libyan flotilla jpost.com 7/13/10 ["The navy went on high alert Sunday as activists behind a Libyan-backed ship that set sail from Greece the day before expressed determination to sail directly for Gaza, and not El-Arish in the Sinai, in an attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade."]

To Fix Sour Property Deals, Lenders 'Extend and Pretend' wsj.com 7/12/10 ["Banks are applying it, in particular, to commercial real-estate lending, where, during the boom, optimistic borrowers got in over their heads to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. "]
U.S. Shopping Center Vacancies Approach Record High, Reis Says businessweek.com 7/12/10 ["It was the highest since 1991’s 11 percent. The record for shopping center vacancies since Reis began tracking the data 30 years ago was 11.1 percent in 1990."]
Americans may be slammed by shocking tax hike pittsburghlive.com 7/12/10 ["After nearly a decade of federal tax cuts, Americans could awaken New Year's Day with a whopper of a hangover. "]

Israel to UN: Block Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship haaretz.com 7/10/10 ["Israel launched a diplomatic move at the United Nations on Friday in efforts to enlist the international community to help prevent a Libyan aid ship from sailing to Gaza, in violation of Israel's naval blockade. "]
Federal Bill Puts Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the Crosshairs lifesitenews.com 7/10/10 ["U.S. Rep. Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) are sponsoring a bill that would demand the Federal Trade Commission to develop advertising rules that would restrict the ability of pro-life pregnancy centers to reach out to women with crisis pregnancies. "]
U.S. marks 3rd-largest, single-day debt increase washingtontimes.com 7/10/10 ["The nation's debt leapt $166 billion in a single day last week, the third-largest increase in U.S. history, and it comes at a time when Congress is balking over higher spending and debt has become a key policy battleground."]
U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies wsj.com 7/10/10 ["The federal government is launching an expansive program dubbed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running such critical infrastructure as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants, according to people familiar with the program."]

German Court Approves Genetic Screening in IVF lifesitenews.com 7/9/10 ["The German Supreme Court has allowed genetic screening of unborn children before they are implanted during in vitro fertilization. The decision is being hailed by some as a “landmark” decision for the country, and by others as a sign that “genocide” against the disabled is advancing in Germany."]
U.S. House plan overturning Obamacare halfway there wnd.com 7/9/10 ["A measure in the U.S. House of Representatives that would force the chamber into a new vote on Obamacare, even if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn't want it, is halfway toward its needed support. "]
Sweden Tightens Legal Noose on Homeschooling lifesitenews.com 7/9/10 ["Sweden’s parliament gave a crushing blow to parental rights two weeks ago, passing a law that makes homeschooling legal only in “extraordinary circumstances,” reports the Home School Leal Defense Association (HSLDA). The law excludes religious or philosophical convictions as legitimate reasons for home education."]
Judge declares US gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional boston.com 7/9/10 ["...violates the Constitutional right of married same-sex couples to equal protection under the law and upends the federal government’s long history of allowing states to set their own marriage laws. "]
Court rejects bid to restore drilling moratorium google.com 7/9/10 ["The same appeals court is expected to hear arguments on the merits of the moratorium case in late August or early September."]
IMF calls for deficit cuts in US google.com 7/9/10 ["The IMF proposed a range of possible tax increases that would be certain to generate huge political opposition, from reducing the popular tax deduction for home mortgages to instituting a national sales tax."]

America Is In A Societal Meltdown newswithviews.com 7/8/10 [By Chuck Baldwin  "I challenge anyone to compare any of the sermons by colonial preachers such as Elisha Williams, Charles Chauncy, Jonathan Mayhew... with anything preached by Joel Osteen or Rick Warren. Is it any wonder, then, that one cannot really distinguish the conduct and attitudes of professing Christians from those who make no Christian profession?"]
Governor Jindal Makes Louisiana Fourth to Opt Out of Abortion $ in Health Care lifenews.com 7/8/10 ["Specifically, the new law prohibits health insurers participating in the state-run health insurance exchange (scheduled to go into effect in 2014) from offering plans or policies that cover abortions except in rare cases in which the mother’s life is in danger"]
Postage Rate Increase Intended to Address Budget Shortfalls usnews.com 7/8/10 ["Though USPS has worked to shrink its budget shortfalls they currently project a deficit of nearly $7 billion for the next fiscal year, and hope that the proposed rate increase will raise $2.3 billion in the first nine months of 2011 toward closing that gap."]
Marine biologist claims US Coast Guard involved in Corexit spraying rawstory.com 7/8/10 [""]
Obama Recess Appoints Rationing Advocate Donald Berwick to Medicare Post lifenews.com 7/8/10 ["The office oversees government health care programs and that worries pro-life advocates because Berwick has praised British programs that ration care. The position is important because it will oversee implementation of the massive government-run health care plan that pro-life advocates say will foster rationing and also contains taxpayer funding of abortions."]
Parents, schools concerned about the effects of audio drugs' on teen minds centredaily.com 7/8/10 ["Though articles about binaural beats appeared in Scientific American as early as 1975, the rhythms' effects on the brain remains hazy."]

Study: TV and Video Game Exposure Leads to Attention Problems in Children lifesitenews.com 7/7/10 ["said that their study found that children who exceeded the recommended two hours per day of screen time were one and a half to two times more likely to have attention problems in the classroom.  ...most children between eight and 18 spend an average of eight hours per day in front of a screen."]
Colorado: 'Beastly' system marking every purchase you make wnd.com 7/7/10 ["A plan requiring that consumers' online purchases be tracked, compiled into lists and reported annually has been launched in the state, and now a lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of the Big Brother look into credit-card records. "]
Planned Parenthood Uses Independence Day to Press for Military Base Abortions lifenews.com 7/7/10 [""Even if it threatens her health, a servicewoman who becomes pregnant while serving with our forces overseas is required to venture out to a local medical facility," Richards further claims, ignoring how women in the military and spouses have ready access to medical care and support during pregnancy."]

Rhode Island Gov. Vetoes Transgender Hate Crimes Bill lifesitenews.com 7/6/10 ["The governor then explained, “As long as a criminal act was done willfully and knowingly, the perpetrator’s motives are irrelevant.”"]
Spy cameras may turn from streets to sidewalks miamiherald.com 7/6/10 ["The city's Budget Advisory Committee voted Tuesday that elected officials should consider installing surveillance cameras throughout Miami Beach's entertainment district as a means to deter crime and reduce police costs."]
Turkey threatens diplomatic break with Israel over raid news.bbc.co.uk 7/6/10 ["Turkey's foreign minister said a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the raid."]
Health overhaul first provisions start to kick in google.com 7/6/10 ["Beth Umland, research director for Mercer, said employers were expecting health cost increases averaging about 6 percent a year before the law. "Now they are looking at an additional 2 or 3 points, so that 6 percent can become a 9 percent, and that seems to be above their comfort level," she said."]
What Mainstream Media is Not Telling You about the Gulf Oil Cleanup naturalnews.com 7/6/10 ["What surface oil dispersant for oil spills is so toxic and ineffective it has been banned in England for a decade? The one that British Petroleum (BP) is using now in the Gulf of Mexico. It's loaded with 2-butoxyethanol, which kills marine and wetland wild life while causing serious lung problems to humans!"]
Protests Over Fuel Costs Idle Much of India nytimes.com 7/6/10 ["Protests against a recent increase in fuel prices shut down markets, schools, airports and businesses across India on Monday, and thousands of people were arrested as violence flared in some cities. "]
Elena Kagan Downplayed Declaration of Independence, Right to Life in Hearings lifenews.com 7/6/10 ["Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan made the extraordinary admission to Sen. Tom Coburn (R.-Okla.) that she doesn't "have a view as to what natural rights are" as expressed in the Declaration of Independence."]
Google to Pay Homosexual Staff More than Heterosexual Employees lifesitenews.com 7/6/10 ["Citing a tax law that says health insurance benefits paid to civil partners of homosexual employees are considered taxable income, while benefits provided to married spouses are not taxed, Google announced it will rectify the tax "discrimination" against homosexuals by paying them the difference."]
'Bounty hunter' gets court OK to pursue Planned Parenthood wnd.com 7/6/10 ["The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has stopped Planned Parenthood of California's attempt at silencing a whistleblower who alleges the abortion provider has billed taxpayers $180 million in fraudulent birth-control charges. "]
Fannie-Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Trillion cnbc.com 7/6/10 ["...the government took over Fannie and Freddie to avert possible massive losses for banks, money-market funds and, perhaps, most importantly, foreign institutions that purchased billions of Fannie and Freddie debt because of its implied government guarantee. "]

40 percent of Florida homes sales are foreclosures miamiherald.com 7/3/10 ["To compare, less than 1 percent of Florida home sales in 2005 were of foreclosed properties, RealtyTrac found."]
Au: Genetic testing decides who gets breakthrough drug smh.com.au 7/3/10 ["They are calling on the federal government to streamline an ad hoc patchwork of gene testing in public hospitals and the private sector, to prepare for an expected deluge of drugs that work only in the presence or absence of a particular genetic signature."]
Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole nytimes.com 7/3/10 ["Then there is the spectacularly mismanaged pension system, which is at least 50 percent underfunded and, analysts warn, could push Illinois into insolvency if the economy fails to pick up. "]

Virginia, government square off over healthcare reuters.com 7/2/10 ["Judge Henry Hudson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Richmond heard the federal government's arguments to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia that contends the healthcare law's requirement that all Americans have health insurance is unconstitutional."]
After Gulf swimmers report illness, questions about opening a beach csmonitor.com 7/2/10 ["The health effects of the oil and chemical dispersants used in the cleanup have become a major issue in the Gulf oil spill."]

Dollar should be replaced as international standard, U.N. report says cnn.com 7/1/10 ["The World Economic and Social Survey 2010 is supporting a proposal long advocated by the International Monetary Fund to create a standardized international system for liquidity transfer. Under this proposed system, countries would no longer have to buy up foreign currencies..."]
The Shack Author Says: The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster. crossroad.to 7/1/10 [""]
Fannie Mae hijacking your carbon credits? wnd.com 7/1/10 ["The idea appears to be for Fannie Mae to create "Collateralized Carbon Obligations", by utilizing a methodology similar to its system for combining individual home loans into Collateralized Loan Obligations. "]

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