"A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."   Proverbs 22:3 and Proverbs 27:12  KJV   Word study on this verse

Congressmen Seek to Undermine Embryonic Stem Cell Ruling by Changing Law lifesitenews.com 8/31/10 ["In the House, Democrat Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado is planning to re-introduce legislation to eliminate the ban on taxpayer funding for embryo-destructive research, according to news reports in Colorado. The Democrat had sponsored the same legislation previously, but it was vetoed by President George W. Bush."]
Obama to loosen export controls: Will it help economy or hurt security? csmonitor.com 8/31/10 ["Obama has set a goal of doubling US exports within five years as a way of creating much-needed jobs. Since many American exports involve high-level software or other advanced technologies, streamlining export controls promises to increase exports, trade experts say."]
Bancor: The Name Of The Global Currency That A Shocking IMF Report Is Proposing theeconomiccollapseblog.com 8/31/10 ["A paper entitled "Reserve Accumulation and International Monetary Stability" by the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the IMF recommends that the world adopt a global currency called the "Bancor" and that a global central bank be established to administer that currency. The report is dated April 13, 2010..."]
US State Department Builds Mosques In 27 Countries newswithviews.com 8/31/10 [By Dr. Laurie Roth "Not only is it stealing from the poor and suffering masses to fund these mosques but most of America has no interest whatsoever in being a part of funding mosques that in most cases teach and preach jihad against Israel, our troops in a time of war and the conquest of Sharia law worldwide. "]

Appeals court OKs warrantless GPS tracking by feds reuters.com 8/30/10 ["The judges ruled that because Pineda-Moreno's had not taken specific steps to exclude passersby from his driveway -- by installing a gate por posting no trespassing signs, for instance -- he could not claim reasonable privacy expectations."]
Cash-Poor Governments Ditching Public Hospitals wsj.com 8/30/10 [Faced with mounting debt and looming costs from the new federal health-care law, many local governments are leaving the hospital business, shedding public facilities that can be the caregiver of last resort.""]
Dead Man Walking newswithviews.com 8/30/10 [By Sheriff Jim R. Schwiesow, Ret. "When a society rejects the God of Creation, institutes vile works, pursues depraved human activity that is condemned and prohibited by Scripture, and lives by an unholy creed, that society belongs to - and is in possession of - Satan’s demonic kingdom. This is dear reader the present status of the United States. "]
N.Y. legislators want chickens vaccinated against salmonella dailyherald.com 8/30/10 ["They said vaccinations costing less than a penny per dozen eggs could nearly eliminate an average of 142,000 egg-related salmonella cases each year in the U.S. if all states had such a law. About 30 people across the country die each year from salmonella poisoning."]
Full-Body Scan Technology Deployed In Street-Roving Vans forbes.com 8/30/10 ["American Science & Engineering, a company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, has sold U.S. and foreign government agencies more than 500 backscatter x-ray scanners mounted in vans that can be driven past neighboring vehicles to see their contents..."]
Author: More teens becoming 'fake' Christians cnn.com 8/30/10 ["The study included Christians of all stripes -- from Catholics to Protestants of both conservative and liberal denominations. Though three out of four American teenagers claim to be Christian, fewer than half practice their faith, only half deem it important, and most can't talk coherently about their beliefs, the study found."]

Marines don't want to share rooms with gays: general reuters.com 8/25/10 ["My own surveys indicate that it's not age-dependent, it's not rank dependent, it's not where you're from," he said, adding that repeal was "pretty uniformly not endorsed as the ideal way ahead."]
Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say nytimes.com 8/25/10 [""]
UN board could rein in $2.7 billion carbon market google.com 8/25/10 ["Environmentalists say there is so much money in getting rid of HFC-23 that the chemical makers are overproducing HCFC-22 to have more of the byproduct to destroy. "The evidence is overwhelming that manufacturers are creating excess HFC-23 simply to destroy it and earn carbon credits,""]
TPG to Create Chinese Currency Funds nytimes.com 8/25/10 ["The announcement comes as some of the world’s biggest private equity firms, including the Blackstone Group and the Carlyle Group, have already scrambled to raise huge funds denominated in the renminbi. "]

U.S. Court Halts Obama Admin Stem-Cell Research Guidelines lifesitenews.com 8/24/10 ["Judge Royce Lamberth had ruled in June that the group has standing to sue over the guidelines that the National Institutes of Health developed for taxpayer-funded research that would involve the destruction of living human embryos. The newly-expanded research was made possible by an executive order signed by President Obama in March 2009."]
US concerned about Iran's assault boats, drone google.com 8/24/10 ["Iran began mass-producing two high-speed variants of missile-launching assault boats on Monday, a day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed a home-built bomber drone."]
Pakistanis use stones, sandbags to fight floods msnbc.msn.com 8/24/10 ["The deluge has affected about one-fifth of Pakistan's territory... Pakistan can ill-afford the crisis. Its economy was already being kept afloat by billions in loans from the International Monetary Fund, and the cost of rebuilding after the floods will likely run into the billions. "]
China hit by 26,000 geological disasters this year hindustantimes.com 8/24/10 ["...in the first seven months of this year, nearly 10 times the number in the same period last year, Minister of Land and Resources Xu Shaoshi said. "]
Drought costs Russia one billion dollars in crop losses google.com 8/24/10 ["Before the drought and a blistering heatwave, Russia was one of the world's top wheat exporters... we expect it to have the sharpest hike in prices to hit buckwheat, from 40 to 60 percent..."]
California to Delay Payments Sooner Than Expected abcnews.go.com 8/24/10 ["Controller John Chiang has warned that the state could again issue IOUs, perhaps as soon as the end of August."]
Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license washingtonexaminer.com 8/24/10 [""]
AZ escapees' NM charges detail grisly crime spree google.com 8/24/10 [Editor: FYI, always, always, always be aware of your surroundings, even on vacation.]
Thousands of dead fish reported at mouth of Mississippi google.com 8/24/10 ["Taffaro said there was some recoverable oil in the area, and officials from the state's wildlife and fisheries division were sampling the water."]

Comfort Zone, Twilight Zone or Dead Zone? newswithviews.com 8/23/10 [By Greg Evensen  "Our mockery of God at every turn, abortion on demand, porn and homosexuality cloaked as righteous freedoms have insured our defeat."]
China Doubles Korea Bond Holdings as Asia Switches From Dollar bloomberg.com 8/23/10 ["China’s holdings of Treasuries fell 6 percent in the first half to $843.7 billion, Department of Treasury data released this week show, making it harder for President Barack Obama to finance record debt sales to sustain the U.S. economic expansion. "]
Fight is on over another Arizona immigration law wnd.com 8/23/10 ["The state had asked Tucson, in view of a new state law that takes effect at the end of this year that bans promoting to students "the overthrow of the United States government" and other issues, to record its "Raza" classes this fall to document what is being taught. "]
Connecticut may have just a week's worth of cash reuters.com 8/23/10 ["So before the end of the year, Connecticut expects to offer the $520 million of general obligations and as much as $600 million of special tax obligations, which would raise money for transportation. Both issues likely would be offered via negotiation."]
Obama makes four recess appointments washingtonpost.com 8/23/10 ["Obama has made a total of 22 recess appointments, including the four announced Thursday. George W. Bush made 23 recess appointments by the end of his second year in office and Bill Clinton made 139 recess appointments during his presidency, according to the Congressional Research Service. "]
'The Shack' bringing 'another gospel' to the big screen wnd.com 8/23/10 ["James B. De Young, author of "Burning Down 'The Shack,'" for example, alleges Young's bestseller negates God's holiness and judgment, distorts the work of Christ upon the Cross and falsely offers forgiveness and salvation to everyone regardless of their relationship to Jesus. "]
Sugar beet growers worried there might not be 2011 crop ktvb.com 8/23/10 ["Genetically modified seeds make up 95 percent of the seeds used in growing sugar beets...  People in the industry say, while the decision doesn't affect this year's beets, it creates a problem for 2011."]

Obama Appoints another Homosexual Official lifesitenews.com 8/21/10 ["Sorian, a former senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will be the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the HHS. He has previously served in the Clinton administration and worked on AIDS-related issues."]
Regulators shut 4 California banks, 4 others google.com 8/21/10 ["Regulators on Friday shut down four California banks, a big community bank based in Chicago, and banks in Florida and Virginia. The closures boosted to 118 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. ...ShoreBank had indirect ties to a few members of the Obama administration..."]
Iran prepares to start up first nuclear reactor google.com 8/21/10 ["Nationwide celebrations are planned for the fuel loading at the Bushehr facility in southern Iran, while Russia pledges to safeguard the plant and prevent spent nuclear fuel from being shifted to a possible weapons program."]
South Africa warning of strike 'murder tactics' bbc.co.uk 8/21/10 ["More than a million civil servants began an indefinite strike on Wednesday, calling for higher wages."]
Nearly 50 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program google.com 8/21/10 ["The report suggests foreclosures could rise in the second half of the year and weaken the ailing housing market."]
Israel warns of force as Beirut refuses to bow on Gaza boat google.com 8/21/10 ["Israel also had information that another vessel, the Naji al-Ali, plans to leave from a Lebanese port with the aim of violating the blockade..."]
Restraining Order on Louisiana Ultrasound Law Lifted lifesitenews.com 8/21/10 ["The law requires abortionists to perform an ultrasound on a woman at least two hours before her child is aborted. Abortion facility employees will be required to follow a detailed script, which will instruct them to inform mothers that they have the option at any time to see the ultrasound image, to hear a description of it, or to receive a printout. "]

US jobless claims jump to 500,000; nine-month high google.com 8/20/10 ["It was the third straight week in which claims have risen, and underscores the threat posed by unemployment on the US recovery from the worst recession in decades. It also raised the possibility of authorities implementing more stimulus measures to help contain the near double-digit unemployment rate."]
Spike in layoffs feeds fear of faltering recovery google.com 8/20/10 ["Some of the layoffs are coming as stimulus money dries up and public works projects come to a halt. Government employees are being let go, too, as states and cities grapple with budget crises."]
White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily google.com 8/20/10 ["Burton added, "The president is obviously a Christian. He prays everyday.""]
Paychecks to Shrink Because of Higher Health Premiums, U.S. Companies Say bloomberg.com 8/20/10 ["...the Washington-based National Business Group on Health, which surveyed 72 companies that employ more than 3.7 million people. The survey showed 46 percent plan to raise the maximum level of out-of-pocket costs that workers must bear. The companies surveyed expect their costs of health-care benefits to rise an average of 8.9 percent next year. The legislation Obama signed in March will contribute an estimated 1 percentage point to the higher expense..."]
The Purpose Behind Engineered Economic Collapse neithercorp.us 8/20/10 [By Giordano Bruno  Editor: Interesting observations.]
Health Care Premiums Are Already Soaring In Advance of Obamacare foxnews.com 8/20/10 ["According to the Consumers Union report, not-for-profit Blue Cross/Blue Shield groups are raising health insurance premiums by as much as double digits to build up their cash reserves -- in some instances to more than three times what states require. "]

US cities face up to massive cuts guardian.co.uk 8/19/10 ["The National League of Cities estimates that US municipalities, which had revenue of $398bn last year, face a fiscal hole of between $56bn and $83bn over the two years to 2012. States, which fund broader services such as schools, prisons and highway patrols, are in a worse jam — they grappled with a $192bn shortfall in 2010, equivalent to 29% of their budgets..."]
Rekindling debate about constitutional amendments latimes.com 8/19/10 ["...a growing call on the political right to revisit several constitutional questions long considered settled by many legal experts and the Supreme Court. Prominent among the advocates is the "tea party" movement, whose core message supports a return to "founding principles" and adherence to the framers' original intentions."]
UK: Savings accounts will become 'obsolete' telegraph.co.uk 8/19/10 ["Latest figures suggested that not a single saver in Briton would make a real return on their cash if the cost of living continues to rise. "]
California state employees furloughs to resume latimes.com 8/19/10 ["Roughly 150,000 California state employees face furloughs again beginning Friday after a state Supreme Court ruling Wednesday."]
First Rush, then Coulter, and Now Glenn Beck ... What’s Happening? lifesitenews.com 8/19/10 ["Appearing on The O’Reilly Factor yesterday, famed conservative Fox News host Glenn Beck may have shocked many Americans by noting that he was not very concerned about homosexual 'marriage.'"]
On the Brink crossroad.to 8/19/10 [By Jan Markell  "The Jerusalem Post reports that Russia will start loading uranium fuel into the nuclear reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power station in Iran on August 21. This is the crucial step in outfitting Iran with nuclear weapons of mass destruction. "]
US threatens to sue Arizona sheriff over immigration probe google.com 8/19/10 ["The Justice Department opened the investigation in March 2009 following allegations of discrimination against Hispanics by Arpaio, 78, who has come under fire for tactics that include police sweeps in streets, factories and outside restaurants."]

China overtakes Japan as No. 2 economy, capping 3 decades of breakneck growth foxnews.com 8/18/10 ["Analysts are already looking ahead to when China might match the United States in total output — which the World Bank and others say could be no more than a decade away."]
China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path bloomberg.com 8/18/10 ["The nation cut its holdings of U.S. government debt by $100 billion, or 11 percent, through June from last year’s record of $939.9 billion in July 2009, according to Treasury Department data released today. "]
US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels' telegraph.co.uk 8/18/10 ["America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing. ...If the approval of the drug is revoked then US insurers would be likely to stop paying for Avastin."]
Obamacare hits! Closes pain-treatment program wnd.com 8/18/10 ["...must stop treating patients with a successful process that extracts their own adult stem cells, cultivates them and then reinjects them to stimulate growth in damaged limbs. ...the Food and Drug Administration, in the wake of the adoption of President Obama's plan to nationalize health-care decision making, has ordered the company to halt, because the federal agency views the process as making "drugs." "]
First Piece Of Chinese Space Station Assembled For 2011 Launch space.com 8/18/10 ["The space station plans are part of China's burgeoning space program, which kicked off with the nation's first manned spaceflight, the 2003 mission of Shenzhou 5. China is the third country in the world, behind Russia and the United States, to independently have launched humans to space."]
Israel to refuse to stop building settlements telegraph.co.uk 8/18/10 ["Since May, indirect talks have been conducted through the US envoy, George Mitchell, who has been shuttling between Jerusalem and Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian authority. They were made possible by a partial, 10-month moratorium on building which expires on September 26th. "]
Ukraine to limit grain exports due to drought: official google.com 8/18/10 ["barely half of what it exported last year in the same season.  ...Ukraine, the world's sixth largest exporter of wheat and largest exporter of barley"]
U.S. proposes withdrawal of Shire hypotension drug reuters.com 8/18/10 ["for the first time have proposed withdrawing approval of a prescription drug for the manufacturer's failure to complete required studies after the medicine reached the market.  ...Critics complain drugmakers often go years without completing the studies, with little recourse from the agency."]
CNN retracts blast against officer challenging Obama wnd.com 8/18/10 ["Lakin, who has almost 18 years of unblemished service to the Army, including six tours of Bosnia, Afghanistan and other overseas locations, has earned the Bronze Star. The foundation says the Army's opinion of Lakin was made clear in an evaluation just before Lakin raised the issue of eligibility. "]

Federal Appeals Court Intervenes in Prop. 8, Halts California Gay 'Marriages' lifesitenews.com 8/17/10 ["The 9th Circuit Court’s order expedites review of Proposition 8, and sets the hearing for appeal during the week of December 6 in San Francisco."]
Scathing Congress report slams Obama's 'covert, criminal activity' wnd.com 8/17/10 ["Read in its entirety, the Oversight Republican Report charges the Obama administration with the type of callous, unethical and possibly criminal manipulation of public opinion that is reminiscent of Watergate and the illegal campaign activities engineered by Donald Segretti on behalf of the Committee to Re-Elect the President during Richard Nixon's presidential election campaign of 1972. "]
Congressman: FDA-OKd Abortion Drug Ella May Be Funded in ObamaCare lifenews.com 8/17/10 ["Ella might even be mandated as a preventive service under Obamacare thus forcing insurance companies to cover this new abortion drug"]
American Bar Association Adopts Resolution Affirming Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ lifesitenews.com 8/17/10 ["supporting the legalization of same-sex “marriage” across the United States at the conclusion of its annual national convention in San Francisco on Tuesday.   ...the Christian legal advocacy group, Alliance Defense Fund, and the National Lawyers Association asserted that nearly three-quarters of American attorneys do not have membership in the ABA, and that many in the legal profession do not support their views."]
Why Western donors are snubbing Pakistan after giving to Haiti theglobeandmail.com 8/17/10 ["Aid groups say that floods do not spark the same level of donations as other disasters, even though their impact can be severe and long-lasting. "]
Mexico supreme court upholds gay adoptions google.com 8/17/10 ["Justices voting with the majority argued that once same-sex marriages had been approved, it would be discriminatory to consider those couples less capable of parental duties than heterosexual couples."]
Pakistan flood response prompts rising anti-government resentment guardian.co.uk 8/17/10 ["Pakistan's government faces the threat of social unrest or even military takeover after its shambolic response to the floods that have devastated the country... The agricultural heartland has been wiped out, which will cause spiralling food prices and shortages."]
Supreme Court rejects plea from 'birther' attorney Orly Taitz miamiherald.com 8/17/10 ["U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land imposed the sanctions last year after he warned her and then gave her a time limit to explain why he shouldn't fine her in the September 2009 case of Capt. Connie Rhodes, who questioned the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s presidency."]
U.S. Sounds Alarm at China's Military Buildup wsj.com 8/17/10 ["U.S. officials recently acknowledged publicly, that the Pentagon's largest weapons program, the Joint Strike Fighter, had been infiltrated. Investigators believe attackers in China were behind the effort to siphon off engineering designs and other information."]
Russia launches inquiry into Pavlovsk seed bank after Twitter campaign guardian.co.uk 8/17/10 ["It holds the world's largest fruit collections...  More than 90% of the plants are found in no other research collection or seed bank. Its seeds and berries are thought to posess traits that could be crucial to maintaining productive fruit harvests in many parts of the world as climate change and a rising tide of disease, pests and drought weaken the varieties farmers now grow."]
Google buys virtual currencies startup Jambool google.com 8/17/10 ["Jambool is the company that launched Social Gold virtual transactions technology that processes virtual currencies -- make-believe money for online transactions such as games and social networks, including Facebook and MySpace."]

Quarter of Russian crops lost in drought, Medvedev says cnn.com 8/16/10 ["The situation is so bad in some regions that there is "no reason" to start planting winter crops, Frolov said. Roshydromet forecasts a 30 percent drop in Russia's harvests due to the drought, he said. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has already announced a ban on grain exports that will begin August 15..."  Editor: Famine is one of the signs of the last days. Build up a pantry supply now to cushion food shortages, job losses, natural and manmade disasters, etc. When the days are rough, you really don't want to worry about your next meal, too, or to tell your child that you have no food for them...]
Smile! Aerial images being used to enforce laws google.com 8/16/10 [""As technology advances, we have to revisit questions about what is and what is not private information," said Gregory Nojeim, senior counsel at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Democracy and Technology."]
Cholera confirmed in Pakistani flood disaster apnews.excite.com 8/16/10 ["A case of the deadly waterborne disease cholera has been confirmed in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest, and aid workers expect there to be more, the U.N. said Saturday. The discovery came as new flood surges hit the south and the prime minister said the deluge has made 20 million people homeless."]
Paterson Signs No-Fault Divorce Bill nytimes.com 8/16/10 ["Gov. David A. Paterson signed into law a package of bills on divorce on Sunday, including one making New York one of the last states to allow couples to dissolve marriages by mutual consent."  Editor: Jeremiah 5:7-9 reminds us, "...when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"]
S.Korea, US launch massive joint war games google.com 8/16/10 ["General Walter Sharp, who heads some 28,500 US troops based in the South, described the exercise as "one of the largest joint staff directed theatre exercises in the world"."]
Invisible Data Gathering Raises Privacy Concerns ibtimes.com 8/16/10 ["When you go online, there are many companies gathering data about you and most of them are not visible, raising concerns that consumers don't have a meaningful way to "opt out.""]
Teen sex not always bad for school performance google.com 8/16/10 ["Last year, nearly half of high school students reported having sexual intercourse, and 14 percent have had four or more partners, according to a federal survey released this summer."]
U.S. judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets reuters.com 8/16/10 ["U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled in 2009 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had approved Monsanto's genetically modified sugar beets without adequate environmental study. Sugar beets account for over half of the nation's sugar supply."]
U.S. warned of threat worse than Katrina, plague, WWII wnd.com 8/16/10 ["The issue of EMP dangers to the Earth – either from a CME, a coronal mass ejection, which is an eruption of power from the sun, or from a nuclear-triggered EMP wave intended to destroy a society – have been the subject of multiple reports in recent months. "  Editor: While a rare event, the historical precidences within the last 125 years do give concern, especially as the Bible notes that signs in the sun will be one of the signs of the last days (Luke 21:25). My advice, do not be totally dependant on electrical infrastructure for critical items such as water, food, etc. delivery - have manual backups/alternatives handy.]
Debts Rise, and Go Unpaid, as Bust Erodes Home Equity nytimes.com 8/16/10 ["Even when a lender forces a borrower to settle through legal action, it can rarely extract more than 10 cents on the dollar. “People got 90 cents for free,” Mr. Combs said. “It rewards immorality, to some extent.” "]

Collapse In Internet Time forbes.com 8/14/10 [By Mallory Factor  "Just as business responds on Internet time, so do our markets. The stock prices of companies rise feverishly to soaring heights, only to plunge rapidly when the market determines that they are not winners. So our markets and businesses now run on Internet time. What about nations?  ...Mallory Factor is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations" ]
Sugar, Wheat, Rice Worth $2.9 Billion Ruined by Pakistan Floods bloomberg.com 8/14/10 ["...the losses may force the world’s sixth most-populous country to import the staples. Pakistani officials appealed for urgent deliveries of food, shelters and medicine for 14 million people displaced by the catastrophe that’s killed at least 1,600 people and is now in its third week. "]
FDA Approves Ella Drug, Pro-Life Groups Say It's Untested and Causes Abortions lifenews.com 8/14/10 ["Billed as a better morning after pill, because it can be used longer after sexual intercourse than the traditional Plan B drug, the drug would almost always cause an abortion because it would begin working days after conception, which confers into existence a new, unique human being. "]
Scientists find new superbug spreading from India reuters.com 8/14/10 ["U.S. health officials said on Wednesday there had been three cases so far in the United States -- all from patients who received recent medical care in India, a country where people often travel in search of affordable healthcare. NDM-1 makes bacteria highly resistant to almost all antibiotics, including the most powerful class called carbapenems. Experts say there are no new drugs on the horizon to tackle it."]
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Louisiana Ultrasound Law lifesitenews.com 8/14/10 ["A U.S. District judge has blocked Louisiana’s “Ultrasound before Abortion Act” from going into effect until a legal challenge to the law’s constitutionality can be resolved in his court. Chief U.S. District Judge Ralph E. Tyson for the Middle District of Louisiana issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday until a hearing in Baton Rouge on August 24."]
Russia: Iran's nuclear plant to get fuel next week google.com 8/14/10 ["Uranium fuel shipped by Russia will be loaded into the Bushehr reactor on Aug. 21, beginning a process that will last about a month..."]
Record Droughts, Floods and Fires Strain Food Markets' Resilience nytimes.com 8/14/10 ["A string of devastating natural disasters many are attributing to climate change has sent food prices on a roller coaster ride, leading to fears of a wave of climate-induced food price shocks of the sort that sparked rioting in the developing world two years ago. "]
Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live nytimes.com 8/14/10 ["Security experts and privacy advocates have recently begun warning about the potential dangers of geotags, which are embedded in photos and videos taken with GPS-equipped smartphones and digital cameras."]
Iowa city resigned to bottled water after floods google.com 8/14/10 [""]

Fed Looks to Spur Growth by Buying Government Debt bloomberg.com 8/13/10 ["The Fed said it will “continue to roll over the Federal Reserve’s holdings of Treasury securities as they mature.” The reinvestment policy applies to agency debt and agency mortgage- backed securities held by the central bank. "]
Federal Funds May Be Involved in Abortion Coverage for North Carolina Students lifenews.com 8/13/10 ["Following SFLA's national outcry, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced that they will allow students opposed to abortion to "opt-out" of paying for abortion coverage. "]
Wal-Mart Prices Are Rising: JP Morgan Study foxbusiness.com 8/13/10 ["Wal-Mart Stores has raised average prices at its stores by about 6% in a month, according to a recent study in Virginia."]
Bread prices soar in drought-hit Russia google.com 8/13/10 ["In Moscow markets, the price of a loaf of bread has soared by 20 percent in just a few days, going from 15 roubles (0.38 euros or 0.49 dollars) to 18 roubles. Moscow bread-sellers have started posting signs warning customers that they will have to dig deeper in their pockets to afford cereal-based foods."]
Tax dollars to build mosques washingtontimes.com 8/13/10 ["The State Department is sending Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf - the mastermind of the Ground Zero Mosque - on a trip through the Middle East to foster "greater understanding" about Islam and Muslim communities in the United States. However, important questions are being raised about whether this is simply a taxpayer-funded fundraising jaunt..."]

After 12 years, EU license plate gets traction excite.com 8/12/10 ["In 1998, EU officials "recommended" uniform black-on-white tags that would be more readable and embody the union's single market. The EU plates help cameras spot speeders, tax dodgers and cars zipping through electronic toll booths in a continent with largely open borders."]
States Raising Cigarette, Gas and Sales Taxes to Cover Shortfalls dailyfinance.com 8/12/10 ["Over the last year, 11 states have hiked taxes on cigarettes, five have increased their gasoline tax and five have increased their state sales taxes..."]
Planned Parenthood Boycott List Now Has Pro-Abortion Firms AOL, Hilton, ING lifenews.com 8/12/10 ["The pro-life group that has compiled the national boycott list of companies and corporations that give contributions to the Planned Parenthood abortion business today released its updated list."]
Obama sends Ramadan wishes google.com 8/12/10 [""Here in the United States, Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been part of America and that American Muslims have made extraordinary contributions to our country," said the president."]
Is Allah Like You? chick.com 8/12/10 [Editor: Gospel Tract]
Allah Had No Son chick.com 8/12/10 [Editor: Gospel Tract]
China's inflation grows as floods raise prices telegraph.co.uk 8/12/10 ["Other key indicators showed the world's third-largest economy was slowing after Beijing moved to wind back massive stimulus spending, close inefficient factories, and curb soaring property prices and bank lending. "]
Obama signs bill to ease U.S. manufacturers' costs reuters.com 8/12/10 ["It would reduce or suspend tariffs on a list of raw materials and component parts no longer produced in the United States but used by American companies to make other products."]
Like Arizona, Florida proposes tough law against 'illegals' google.com 8/12/10 ["Florida's Republican attorney general on Wednesday proposed toughening the state's immigration laws, with powers to punish illegal immigration that could go beyond a controversial Arizona law."]
U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It: Laurence Kotlikoff bloomberg.com 8/12/10 ["Section 6 of the July 2010 Selected Issues Paper says: “The U.S. fiscal gap associated with today’s federal fiscal policy is huge for plausible discount rates.” It adds that “closing the fiscal gap requires a permanent annual fiscal adjustment equal to about 14 percent of U.S. GDP.” "]
World's biggest clock begins ticking in Mecca reuters.com 8/12/10 ["...amid hopes by Saudi Arabia it will become the Muslim world's official timekeeper."]
'Future flotillas will be stopped' jpost.com 8/12/10 ["Aid flotillas that attempt to break the naval siege on Gaza in the future will be blocked by the Israel Navy's defensive shield, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said on Wednesday."]
U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing cnn.com 8/12/10 ["During the past two decades, such blackouts have increased 124 percent -- up from 41 blackouts between 1991 and 1995, to 92 between 2001 and 2005, according to research at the University of Minnesota."]

Iran to expunge 'dirty' dollar and euro reserves apnews.excite.com 8/11/10 ["in response to the latest U.N. sanctions over its contested nuclear program."]
Sears Ignores Calls to Stop Selling Porn lifesitenews.com 8/11/10 ["The AFA broke the news about the posters in an action alert August 3rd after the company refused to respond to more than a half dozen attempts at communication. The posters, which AFA has published in an edited form behind three warning walls, depict nudity and groups of people involved in sexual activities, including one featuring two women."]
It's official! Social Security now bankrupt wnd.com 8/11/10 ["...with unemployment remaining at 9.5 percent, nearly 50 percent of baby boomers are taking a percentage of their Social Security benefits as early as age 62, largely because they are short of cash and cannot find jobs. This year, Social Security is estimated to pay out some $29 billion more than is taken in. "]
University of North Carolina to Force Students to Pay for Abortion-Providing Insurance lifesitenews.com 8/11/10 ["The Pearce & Pearce policy mandated by the North Carolina Board of Governors provides up to $500 towards elective abortions. It costs students $744 a year, or $372 a semester."]
Ramadan begins for Muslims today irishtimes.com 8/11/10 ["...and is expected to involve about a quarter of the world’s population."]

Pakistan floods a megadisaster of epic proportions msnbc.msn.com 8/10/10 ["The number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million — more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the United Nations said Monday. "]
Calamities and the Poor informedchristians.com 8/10/10 [By Daniel Valles  ""Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished." Proverbs 17:5 "]
House expected to approve $26 billion in aid to states miamiherald.com 8/10/10 ["The House of Representatives plans Tuesday to approve funding that would save an estimated 161,000 teachers' jobs nationwide and pump billions of dollars into depleted state treasuries to help pay health benefits for the poor."]
Freddie Mac Says Needs $1.8 Billion From Taxpayers abcnews.go.com 8/10/10 ["bringing its total request since it was taken over by the government two years ago to more than $64 billion."]
First woman to head major US intelligence agency apnews.excite.com 8/10/10 ["The NGA synthesizes satellite imagery, using everything from the number of electric lines a city has to the density of the soil, to create three-dimensional, interactive maps of every spot on the planet. They're used by everyone from invading troops gauging whether a country's roads or deserts can handle tank tracks, to oil spill cleanup crews trying to decide where to deploy resources."]
Chicago Bank Fails, 2010 Tally Hits 109 thestreet.com 8/10/10 ["After four consecutive weeks of multiple bank failures, regulators closed just one institution Friday, bringing the total number of U.S. bank failures in 2010 to 109. "]
Louisiana Ultrasound Law Challenged in Federal Court lifesitenews.com 8/10/10 ["The CRR also is challenging the constitutionality of another law, which exempts abortionists from state or private malpractice coverage when they conduct an abortion on a "uncomplicated and viable pregnancy" that poses no risk to the life of the mother. They contest the law would deter doctors from performing abortions, and therefore would place an unconstitutional burden on women’s right to an abortion. "]
Mexican Supreme Court Permits Homosexual 'Marriage' - Now to Decide Adoption lifesitenews.com 8/10/10 ["...has issued a verdict upholding the constitutionality of a Mexico City law creating homosexual “marriage," and will now proceed to decide if the same can be imposed on the states as a "right," and whether or not homosexuals can be permitted to adopt children."]
Gates orders cuts in Pentagon bureaucracy latimes.com 8/10/10 ["The most immediate steps announced by Gates were a 10% reduction in spending on contractors who provide support services to the military and elimination of the Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va."]

Fannie Mae Seeks $1.5 Billion From U.S. Treasury After 12th Straight Loss bloomberg.com 8/9/10 ["Including today’s request, Fannie Mae has drawn $86.1 billion in aid."]
Senate dumps strategy to prevent EMP damage wnd.com 8/9/10 ["The U.S. Senate has dropped a House-approved plan that would prepare the United States to defend itself from an attack from any electromagnetic pulse source – whether it would be from a natural solar flare or the detonation of a space-located nuclear weapon by enemies intent on destroying America's infrastructure, according to a representative who has raised alarms over EMP. "]
EMP could leave '9 out of 10 Americans dead' wnd.com 8/9/10 [""Within a year of that attack, nine out of 10 Americans would be dead, because we can't support a population of the present size in urban centers and the like without electricity," said Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy."]
An August Surprise from Obama? blogs.reuters.com 8/9/10 ["Rumors are running wild from Washington to Wall Street that the Obama administration is about to order government-controlled lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth. An estimated 15 million U.S. mortgages – one in five – are underwater with negative equity of some $800 billion."]
Real Estate: The Worrying Numbers Behind Underwater Homeowners dailyfinance.com 8/9/10 ["...11.2 million loans make up roughly 24% of all U.S. mortgages. Add the 2.3 million borrowers who are close to slipping underwater (those with less than 5% equity), and the numbers rise to 13.5 million -- 28% of mortgages."]
PDF: Homeschooling In The Bible artoflogic.org 8/9/10 [By Daniel Valles]
Kagan sworn in as Supreme Court justice usatoday.com 8/9/10 ["Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean who most recently was solicitor general, was President Obama's choice to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens."]
The Separation Of Law And Morality newswithviews.com 8/9/10 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  "Here is a premise that I learned a few years ago that has guided my life. Declaring that something is “legal” does not make it right, and often what is right is not always legal. “Right” and “lawful” do not have the same meaning."]
Forced to retire, some take Social Security early google.com 8/9/10 ["Social Security is facing its first-ever shortfall this year as a wave of people like Skidmore opt to collect payments before their full retirement age. Adding to the strain on the trust are reduced tax collections sapped by the country's historic unemployment — still at 9.5 percent."]
All-female relief ship headed to Israel upi.com 8/9/10 ["A ship carrying supplies to Gaza crewed only by female volunteers will leave Tripoli this weekend, and organizers say hundreds volunteered for the trip."]
Canary in the Coalmine: Europe’s “Decoy Jews” brusselsjournal.com 8/9/10 ["It is often said that the Jews are the canary in the coalmine. When the Jews feel compelled to leave, the light of freedom is being extinguished. Something is badly wrong when the police need to deploy “decoy Jews.” Once again, the specter of anti-Semitism is haunting Europe."]
On the Web's Cutting Edge, Anonymity in Name Only wsj.com 8/9/10 ["A Wall Street Journal investigation into online privacy has found that the analytical skill of data handlers like [x+1] is transforming the Internet into a place where people are becoming anonymous in name only."]

Schwarzenegger calls for same-sex weddings freep.com 8/7/10 ["Lawyers for gay couples, California Gov. Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed legal motions today telling a federal judge that allowing same-sex marriages to resume immediately in the state was the right thing to do."]
Report: US to sell 2 Perry class frigates to Taiwan in move likely to anger Beijing foxnews.com 8/7/10 ["Any new sale of U.S. military hardware to Taiwan could be expected to incense China. The mainland and the island split amid civil war in 1949, and Beijing sees third country involvement in the island's defense as interference in its internal affairs."]
Kenya gives Obama abortion, Islamic courts wnd.com 8/7/10 ["The proposed constitution also would give legal status to what are known as "Kadhi Courts," constituting an Islamic judicial structure within the overall structure of the Kenyan legal structure, to resolve disputes between Muslims under Shariah law. "]
Tanker blast in Gulf ‘was terrorist attack’ ft.com 8/7/10 ["A terrorist attack was behind an explosion last week that damaged a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates official news agency said on Friday. More than a third of the world’s traded oil flows through the oil-rich Gulf’s strategic waterway..."]
Army gags officer challenging Obama eligibility wnd.com 8/7/10 ["...was taken into custody and escorted under guard back to Walter Reed Army Base today after a hearing, apparently so he could not talk to the press or his attorney about his case, according to his defense attorney. "]
Pakistan floods 'hit 14m people' bbc.co.uk 8/7/10 ["Flooding has submerged whole villages in the past week, killing at least 1,600 people, according to the UN. And the worst floods to hit the region in 80 years could get worse, as it is only midway through monsoon season."]

Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance google.com 8/6/10 ["an unprecedented carrier-killing missile called the Dong Feng 21D that could be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier at a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles)."]
Senate OKs bill giving funds to states post-gazette.com 8/6/10 ["The measure provides $10 billion nationally for education and another $16 billion for medical assistance for lower-income people. Of the total, Pennsylvania will get $387 million for education and $600 million for Medicaid. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10218/1078115-84.stm#ixzz0vndzGQj1 "]
Higher Food Prices: Why a Russian Heatwave Could Burn Your Budget dailyfinance.com 8/6/10 ["According to reports out of Moscow, the Russian Farmers Union says the wheat crop will be down by an estimated 50% this year. That has sent wheat prices soaring from $5 to $7.25 a bushel on the commodity futures market Wednesday, a 45% jump."]
U.S. wheat jumps over 6 percent on Russia export curbs reuters.com 8/6/10 ["as Russia said it would temporarily halt grain shipments because of a drought."]
Feds admit storing checkpoint body scan images cnet.com 8/6/10 ["The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that it had surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida courthouse. "]
Chicago: City bond rating downgraded suntimes.com 8/6/10 ["Citing a record, $654.7 million budget shortfall and Mayor Daley’s “accelerated use of reserves to balance operations,” Fitch Ratings has reduced its rating on $6.8 billion in outstanding general obligation bonds from AA-plus to AA. The ratings outlook is negative. "]
Senate confirms Elena Kagan to Supreme Court usatoday.com 8/6/10 ["Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice on Saturday, making women one-third of the nation's highest court for the first time in history."  Editor: Isaiah 3:12 reminds us, "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." ]
Pakistan Floods Forecast to Hit Sindh Province After Stranding 3 Million bloomberg.com 8/6/10 ["Pakistan’s deadliest floods in eight decades are forecast to hit the Southern province of Sindh today, after causing devastation in the country’s three other regions..."]

Kagan's own notes blasted homeschoolers wnd.com 8/5/10 ["According to a transcript, Kagan was asked about how she approved of a ruling that said religious organizations engage in "indoctrination" in their programs and admitted that was a mistake. "]
Pro-Abortion Obama Health Care Bill Takes Major Hit, Proposition C Passes lifenews.com 8/5/10 ["...from voters in Missouri. They voted overwhelmingly to reject a federal mandate to purchase health insurance -- important because some of the plans in the program will pay for abortions with federal funds.  ...voted to exempt Missouri from the insurance mandate in the new health care law."]
A Contaminated World In Travail! lasttrumpetnewsletter.org 8/5/10 [By Samuel Meyer  "We now live in a world with a global economy, and because of that, some elements of economic distress are beyond the control of even our own government. The financial collapse in the European Union, particularly within Spain, Portugal, and Greece, has been a cause of great concern to economists and other finance experts."]
Judge overturns Calif. gay marriage ban google.com 8/5/10 ["...could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed."]
Thoughts on the Marriage Amendment informedchristians.com 8/5/10 [""]
Is Europe building Big Brother? csmonitor.com 8/5/10 ["The European Parliament is currently considering passing a law called "Smile29" that would require the Google search engine – which processes billions of searches a month on the Continent – to retain data on users as well."]
Should Videotaping the Police Really Be a Crime? time.com 8/5/10 ["Prosecutors across the U.S. claim the videotaping violates wiretap laws — a stretch, to put it mildly."]

Parched Russia warns on harvest as wheat prices surge google.com 8/4/10 ["Russia, currently the world's number three wheat exporter, has seen 20 percent of its arable land (10 million hectares, 24.7 million acres) scorched by a heatwave which has also hit its ambitions to raise its share of global markets."]
Wheat Soars; Rogers Sees 'Much Higher' Food Prices cnbc.com 8/4/10 ["The July rise in wheat prices, the fastest in 51 years, indicates that shortages in agriculture are coming, Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, told CNBC.com Tuesday. "]
Over 200 Military Physicians Petition for No Abortion on Military Bases lifesitenews.com 8/4/10 ["Over 200 active and retired military physicians have signed a letter organized by the 16,000-member Christian Medical Association (CMA), in which they ask Senators to vote against the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, unless an amendment permitting abortions to be performed on military bases is stripped from the bill."]
Republicans want review of birthright citizenship google.com 8/4/10 ["Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States.  ...repealing the citizenship right can be done only through constitutional amendment, which would require approval by two-thirds majorities in both chambers of Congress and by three-fourths of the states."]
Seven Reasons Not to Send Your Kids to College dailyfinance.com 8/4/10 [Editor: Interesting FYI]
HHS: Make Obamacare Sex Ed Programs Gay-Inclusive lifesitenews.com 8/4/10 ["Last Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a funding announcement encouraging the Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP) to "consider the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth" and to be inclusive of such participants."]
NY mosque near Sept. 11 site wins approval reuters.com 8/4/10 ["In a case that triggered national debate, the City Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to deny landmark status for an old building currently on the site of the planned centre."]
Legalizing marijuana is civil rights issue, California NAACP says cnn.com 8/4/10 ["...recently announced its "unconditional endorsement" for Proposition 19, a legislative initiative on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in California. "]
Senators fight against potential EPA dust regulation khastv.com 8/4/10 ["As part of a Clean Air Act the Environmental Protection Agency is asking for twice as strict dust regulations. Some senators are asking the EPA to back off while it said regulating farmers is not part of its plan."]

AP Surprises With Article Noting Adult Stem Cell Research Outpacing Embryonic lifenews.com 8/3/10 ["...surprised readers with a new story on the contrasts between adult and embryonic stem cell research and a headline indicating what pro-life advocates have long known: the use of adult stem cell research is helping patients now and far outpacing embryonic studies."]
Judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed reuters.com 8/3/10 ["...refused to dismiss the state's lawsuit, which argued the requirement that its residents must have health insurance is unconstitutional and conflicts with state law."]
Cancer cells slurp up fructose, U.S. study finds thestar.com 8/3/10 ["Americans take in large amounts of fructose, mainly in high fructose corn syrup, a mix of fructose and glucose that is used in soft drinks, bread and a range of other foods."]
State to citizens: No more petitions for you wnd.com 8/3/10 ["An amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution proposed by Democrats could virtually put an end to citizen-initiated referenda in the state. "]
Nicolas Sarkozy to foreign-born French: Target police and lose your citizenship csmonitor.com 8/3/10 ["...Sarkozy stated citizens from immigrant backgrounds who endanger the lives of police officers can be stripped of their passports – a striking pronouncement in a country where it is illegal for the state to label people based on race, religion, or ethnicity. "]
Senator's Amendment Would Permanently Support Tax-Funded Abortion Abroad lifenews.com 8/3/10 ["Late Friday, pro-abortion Sen. Frank Lautenberg slipped an amendment into the foreign appropriations bill that would make permanent President Barack Obama's overturning of the Mexico City Policy. That's the rule that stops tax dollars from going to groups that promote and perform abortions overseas."]

Ireland prepares for a fire sale of national assets to pay debts. globalpost.com 8/2/10 ["Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan appointed a commission on July 22 to look at the possibility of unloading these assets to help meet Ireland’s crippling national debt of 84 billion euros ($108 billion). ...the Irish property bubble burst three years ago. "]
Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case google.com 8/2/10 ["Mullen, the highest ranking U.S. military officer, often has warned that a strike on Iran would have serious and unpredictable ripple effects around the Middle East. At the same time, Mullen said the risk of Iran's developing a nuclear weapon is unacceptable, although he would not say which risk he thinks is worse."]
Economic Indicator: Even Cheaper Knockoffs nytimes.com 8/2/10 ["The shift in the counterfeiting industry, which costs American businesses an estimated $200 billion a year, plays to recession-weary customers looking for downmarket deals, the authorities say."]
What to Expect if Bush Tax Cuts Expire foxbusiness.com 8/2/10 ["Unless Congress takes action and President Obama goes along, rates will automatically go up for everyone who pays taxes — not just “the rich.”"]
China launches GPS satellite into orbit ibtimes.com 8/2/10 ["...has launched its fifth satellite BeiDou-2 IGSO-1 into orbit through its launch vehicle Chang Zheng-3A (Long March) as part of its GPS satellite navigation system, to end its dependence on U.S. satellites."]
The Deadly Neurotoxin Nearly EVERYONE Uses Daily… mercola.com 8/2/10 ["The artificial sweetener aspartame gained FDA approval in 1981, and was perhaps the most hotly contested FDA approval in history, for good reason. The toxic additive has been silently destroying people's health ever since."]

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."]

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..."]