"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

 New Life members welcome Jones denverpost.com 1/31/7 ["Jones - who came forward out of anger toward Haggard's political stances against homosexuality - said he wasn't impressed on the whole. If the Gospel message is enough, he said, why the loud music and MTV-quality production?  "There seems to be something missing, some realism, in my opinion, because it's so vast, like some kind of self-contained city"  Editor: It is pathetic that the lost can easily see the hypocrisy in the churches today, yet the 14,000 people who go to this one 'church' cannot.  'Churches' that use the world's means to attract the 'seekers' only underscore their ignorance of God and His Word.]
 The Final Days of Satan’s Last Empire! lasttrumpetministries.org 1/31/7 [by Pastor David Meyers  "Spiritual wickedness is in high places, and the very conditions that existed in the ancient Roman Empire now fill our spiritually deranged society like a pervasive and prevailing dark cloud blown everywhere by the night winds of hell.  ...According to the Army Times publication, the United States Army’s newest service component command is now fully operational. It is located at Fort Sam Houston and is called U.S. Army North. Also known as USARNORTH, it is designed as a northern command force to work strictly with civil authorities within the homeland. (19) By now I am sure you can see that this is the branch of the military set up for martial law in a police state."]
 Bush pushes for more free-trade deals stltoday.com 1/31/7 ["telling hundreds central Illinois factory workers that global competition is a job-creator, not a job-killer.  ...``You can’t work for a living if your jobs are overseas,’’ said Caterpillar worker Clarence Montford. With unfettered global trade and cheaper labor overseas, he said, ``they’ll build factories and they’ll build these tractors, and then where will I be?’’"]
 FBI turns to broad new wiretap method news.zdnet.com 1/31/7 ["That kind of full-pipe surveillance can record all Internet traffic, including Web browsing--or, optionally, only certain subsets such as all e-mail messages flowing through the network. Interception typically takes place inside an Internet provider's network at the junction point of a router or network switch.  ..full-pipe recording has become federal agents' default method for Internet surveillance. "You collect wherever you can on the (network) segment," he said. "If it happens to be the segment that has a lot of IP addresses, you don't throw away the other IP addresses. You do that after the fact.""]
 West Virginia Bill Would Limit Taxpayer Funding of Abortions lifenews.com 1/31/7 ["The state has used public funds to pay for abortions for poor women since a court overturned a previous funding ban in 1993.  The bill, backed by West Virginians for Life, would prohibit state Medicaid dollars from going towards abortions except in very rare cases where the mother's life is in danger and in cases of rape or incest."]
 Bush Directive Increases Sway on Regulation nytimes.com 1/31/7 ["n an executive order published last week in the Federal Register, Mr. Bush said that each agency must have a regulatory policy office run by a political appointee, to supervise the development of rules and documents providing guidance to regulated industries. The White House will thus have a gatekeeper in each agency to analyze the costs and the benefits of new rules and to make sure the agencies carry out the president’s priorities.  ...This strengthens the hand of the White House in shaping rules that have, in the past, often been generated by civil servants and scientific experts. It suggests that the administration still has ways to exert its power after the takeover of Congress by the Democrats."]
 New Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced in Hawaii Legislature lifesite.net 1/31/7 ["Attorney Wesley J. Smith, leading US euthanasia opponent and bioethics critic, said by failing to specify what would constitute “terminal illness,“ the current measure would in effect open the door to a broad application in situations ranging from asymptomatic AIDS to diabetes, cancers and other diseases that, while ultimately terminal, do not pose a threat of imminent death."]
 Battle of Seattle protestors win case against city reuters.com 1/31/7 ["The jury ruled that the city had violated the due-process rights of protesters, but determined that Seattle had not violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment rights to free speech."]
 Planned Parenthood Misleads Women on Abortion's Mental Health Risks lifenews.com 1/31/7 ["The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is coming under fire for continuing to mislead women about the mental health risks associated with having an abortion. In a statement released Tuesday by PPFA medical director Vanessa Cullins, the abortion business claims there are no emotional or psychological concerns."]
 

 Iran prepares people for 'messiah miracles' worldnetdaily.com 1/30/7 ["Official Iranian radio has completed broadcasting a lengthy series on the imminent appearance of a messianic figure who will defeat Islam's enemies and impose Islamic Shiite rule over the entire world – even speculating on specific dates the so-called "Mahdi" will be revealed."]
 Canadian Court OK’s Ban on Active Homosexuals from Sperm Donation due to AIDS lifesite.net 1/30/7 ["The medical evidence in the record establishes that there is a higher prevalence of HIV and hepatitis among men in the MSM [men who have sex with men] category," the three-judge panel stated in the decision, saying the ban on homosexual sperm donation by the federal Processing of Semen for Assisted Contraception Regulations was “rational and health based,”"]
 Global court to decide on launching first trial reuters.com 1/30/7 ["would be a major landmark for the ICC that was set up as the first permanent global war crimes court in 2002 and is now backed by 104 countries."]
 Mayor vetoes 'satanic' gay march guardian.co.uk 1/30/7 ["Moscow's mayor, Yury Luzhkov, yesterday condemned gay parades as "satanic" and said he would never allow them in the Russian capital, to the dismay of gay rights groups and foreign critics including Ken Livingstone."]
 Portugal Sees 9,000 Pro-Life People Protest Upcoming Abortion Vote lifenews.com 1/30/7 ["to express their opposition to an upcoming abortion referendum there that would legalize abortion within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. Portuguese voters will head to the polls on February 11 to cast their ballots on the referendum."]
 

 Yoga Stretches Into Public Schools todaysthv.com 1/29/7 ["Dave Hunt, who has traveled to India to study yoga's roots and interview gurus, called the practice "a vital part of the largest missionary program in the world" for Hinduism.  ..."It's pretty simple: Yoga is a religious practice in Hinduism. It's the way to reach enlightenment. To bring it to the west and bill it as a scientific practice for fitness is dishonest   ...I've talked to too many people who got hooked on the spiritual deception of yoga. They come to believe in this and become enamored with Hinduism or eastern mysticism," he said."]
 Kadima Proposes Handing Judea and Samaria to Europe israelnationalnews.com 1/29/7 ["A member of PM Ehud Olmert's Kadima party proposed transferring control of Judea and Samaria to a European task force until the establishment of a Palestinian state."]
 Iraqis claims 250 insurgents dead in battle near Najaf; U.S. helicopter goes down in fight news.bostonherald.com 1/29/7 ["U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf. A U.S. helicopter crashed during the fight, killing two American soldiers.  Mortar shells, meanwhile, hit the courtyard of a girls’ school in a mostly Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad, killing five pupils and wounding 20. "]
 Weekend violence rages unchecked in Iraq jpost.com 1/29/7 ["The latest attack capped a week in which more than 150 people, mostly Shi'ites, were slain in bomb attacks.  Death squads, believed to be primarily Shi'ite militiamen, continued their butchery on the other side of Iraq's deepening sectarian divide, with police reporting the discovery of 40 bodies dumped in Baghdad alone."]
 Can Caner Be Avoided Or Cured With Vitamin B-17? newswithviews.com 1/29/7 [By Dr. James Howenstine, MD.  "Diseases caused by deficiency of Vitamins scurvy (Vitamin C) and pellagra (Vitamin B3 Niacin) have been great mysteries to conventional medicine long after the cure for the disease was well documented. Cancer appears to be a similar mystery.  With the shift in consumption of food in the United States many foods high in nitrilosides (laetrile) are no longer eaten (millet was replaced by wheat) and other foods not containing laetrile have become widely consumed (packaged foods)."]
 

 NORAD move under GAO review gazette.com 1/28/7 ["lawmakers are concerned about national security.  “They were wanting to understand what the NORAD decision was all about,” Pacheco said. “There was supposed to be a report showing the basis of the decision, but that report was never delivered.”  He said that the transition is under way but that funding is needed to “build up communications” at Peterson and configure the mountain for warm standby."]
 "Surge" or "Involuntary" Military Conscription: The Neo-Conservative Architects of Military Escalation globalresearch.ca 1/28/7 ["Was it a coincidence? The Bill to restore the Draft (Universal National Service Act of 2007 (HR.393)) was introduced in the House of Representatives on exactly the same day as President Bush's announcement regarding the "Surge", in which he confirmed, in a nationally televised address, that he was going to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. "]
 Universal National Service Act of 2007 thomas.loc.gov 1/28/7 ["To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services..."]
 Colorado cattle ranchers dig out -- again and again latimes.com 1/28/7 ["The area was declared a disaster last month, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency will only reimburse local governments for 48 hours' worth of expenses — and many are racking up costs every day.  ...Duvall guesses he'll need half to three-quarters of the money he makes from selling calves to pay for the snow damage. He might recoup some losses from improved crop yields once the snow melts, but the disaster will still eat into his savings.  "I don't know of very many people," Duvall said, "who ain't going to have to borrow some money.""]
 

 Kuwait May Abandon Dollar Peg to Protect its Economy bloomberg.com 1/27/7 ["Dollar reserves are being replaced with euros by oil producers including the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. China, which has the world's largest foreign-exchange reserves, and Indonesia say they plan to increase euro reserves and Iran says it's boosting oil sales priced in euros."]
 Despite boycott & losses, Ford still sponsoring homosexual activism sbcbaptistpress.org 1/27/7 ["Last June more than 75 Texas Ford dealers signed on to a letter urging then-Ford CEO Bill Ford to "cease" advertising in homosexual "media and events." The dealers told Ford the boycott was "affecting our business."  ...Among Ford's offenses:  ...It is a regular advertiser in homosexual magazines, such as Advocate. Last year one Ford advertisement ran opposite an Advocate cover story article about "gay polygamy." Some of the advertisements in various magazines have been sexually suggestive."]
 NJ weighs new vaccine rules for kids miami.com 1/27/7 ["Children in New Jersey would be the first to need flu and pneumonia vaccinations to attend preschool or a licensed day care under a proposal that brought angry parents to a public hearing Friday."]
 N.Y. scanners spark union cries of "geoslavery" reuters.com 1/27/7 ["But the planned roll-out of hand geometry scanners in all New York City government agencies has sparked union cries of "geoslavery" and assertions that technology developed for security will be used to track, label and control workforces.  ..."Most people in the industry are surprised that biometrics devices have not become more widespread already," Wayman said.  "There is a 40 year history of implementation of biometric devices, but use of these devices has never become widely popular and one of the reasons is they are thoroughly expensive to use and it's not clear the cost savings in their use." "]
 Beware Of Christian Bookstore Hypocrisy newswithviews.com 1/27/7 [By Paul Proctor  "Now, there's this little pious piece from the Southern Baptist Convention's own Baptist Press, criticizing Wal-Mart for selling pro-homosexual books over the internet..."]
 Master List christianresearchservice.com 1/27/7 ["The following is a Master List of Contemplative, Cultic, Heretical, New Age Movement, Homosexual, Lesbian, Pro-Gay and Transgendered authors and books found advertised and promoted within numerous, major online Christian bookstores worldwide."]
 Christian Research Service christianresearchservice.com 1/27/7 [" As a service to the body of Christ, Christian Research Service
provides information, documentation and referral on a wide variety of issues to individuals, companies, pastors, outreach ministries and the Christian news media."]
 

 Killing Black Babies newswithviews.com 1/26/7 [by Coach Dave Daubenmire  "Nearly 50 million children have lost their lives in what should be the safest location on earth…the womb of their mother. It is one thing for a woman to want to kill her child, it is quite another for the government to sanction that killing.  ... With 1/3 of all abortions performed on black women, the abortion industry has received over 4,000,000,000 (yes, billion) dollars from the black community.  ... Since 1973, abortion has reduced the black population by over 25 percent.  ...that would take courage. Instead we get this from him yesterday as he “phoned in” to the March for Life:  ...G.W. Bush is not pro-life. It is only window dressing."]
 Billions pledged for Lebanon government chron.com 1/26/7 ["Rice announced $770 million in new U.S. aid, more than three times the Bush administration's previous commitment."]
 Iran Set to Try Space Launch aviationweek.com 1/26/7 ["The Iranian space launcher has recently been assembled and "will liftoff soon" with an Iranian satellite, according to Alaoddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission."]
 US house prices ‘set to fall’ ft.com 1/26/7 ["The industry association has launched a national advertising campaign to persuade Americans that this is a good time to buy, but the Federal Reserve has warned that it continues to monitor the market closely."]
 Sloth, Gluttony & The Coming medical/Financial Tsunami newswithviews.com 1/26/7 [By: Devvy Kidd "It is estimated that half of Americans are now fat with the number of adolescents becoming fat by age 10 running at record levels. How very sad and tragic that parents are allowing their children to become walking Pillsbury Dough boys and girls before they're even teens.  ...Now, it's just a matter of picking up the phone and ordering a feast of fat while vegetating in front of the stupid tube. Today, Americans are addicted to electronic gadgets, their sedentary jobs provide no exercise except to the coffee machine and they won't take the time to exercise or understand good eating habits for a longer, healthier life."]
 Maine rejects Real ID Act news.com.com 1/26/7 ["Maine overwhelmingly rejected federal requirements for national identification cards on Thursday, marking the first formal state opposition to controversial legislation scheduled to go in effect for Americans next year."]
 Atlantis Partners With Cruise Critic to Launch World's First 'Virtual Gay Cruise' prnewswire.com 1/26/7 ["Writers and photographers will be onboard to document the daily events, activities, and ports -- and answer readers' questions -- as the 160,000 ton vessel tours the Caribbean over seven days with 3,700 gay and lesbian guests aboard from around the world. Their writings and photographs will be posted daily to the CruiseCritic.com website, one of the most popular online cruise communities with over 160,000 registered members."]
 Study: Americans spend more time with computer than spouse denverpost.com 1/26/7 ["More than 80 percent of those polled said they were more dependent on their computer than they were three years ago."]
 Buying Power of U.S. Gays and Lesbians to Exceed $835 Billion by 2011 broadcastnewsroom.com 1/26/7 ["This year's report pegs the 2006 buying power of gays and lesbians at $660 billion...  LOGO, the new gay and lesbian cable TV outlet, has more than 80 major brands as sponsors, and advertisers are increasingly targeting gays in mainstream media, particularly online, as gays tend to have a higher proclivity towards digital entertainment than their heterosexual counterparts."]
 

 Terrifying truth of the 'supermarket baby trade' exposed dailymail.co.uk 1/25/7 ["For between £7,000 and £9,000, couples at the Abraham Center of Life, in San Antonio, Texas - run by Ms Ryan since its opening last summer - can select physical and intellectual traits for their children after receiving pictures of donors and details of their medical, educational and family backgrounds."]
 Lebanese army imposes curfew in Beirut seattlepi.nwsource.com 1/25/7 ["The Lebanese army, struggling to restore order to the streets of the capital after violence Thursday, has imposed a nighttime curfew in Beirut, a military official said."]
 Germany wants globalisation push newsvote.bbc.co.uk 1/25/7 ["Trade ministers from more than 30 countries are meeting at the sidelines of Davos, and the German chancellor expressed hope that they could give a fresh impulse to trade liberalisation, which she said would benefit everybody."]
 Iran says it received Russian air defense missiles ynetnews.com 1/25/7 ["Previously Moscow said it would supply 29 of the sophisticated missile systems to Iran under a USD 700 million contract signed in December 2005, Russian media has reported."]
Israel raises nuclear stakes with Iran news.independent.co.uk 1/25/7 ["The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, dramatically raised the stakes in the international showdown with Iran last night, with a clear warning that his country was prepared to use military force to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."]

 Screen Addiction: Manipulating America newswithviews.com 1/24/7 [by Nancy Levant  "Today’s American has fallen victim to reality manipulation through all forms of screen entertainments – from tell-a-vision to computer game addictions. The “science” of visual manipulation is hard core science, and why American people are, in fact, addicted to “screens.” Between the flashing lights, colors, and sound combinations, American people are now literally addicted to computer and tell-a-vision devices. Silence in homes has become virtually impossible to bear"]
 Bush, in State of Union, Urges Unity on U.S. Goals bloomberg.com 1/24/7 ["He asked Congress to boost the size of the active Army and Marine Corps by 92,000 personnel in the next five years as one demonstration of national consensus in confronting challenges."]
 ADL urges Congress to fight proselytizing in U.S. military haaretz.com 1/24/7 ["They cited testimony which "documented a climate of religious intolerance for members of minority religions at USAFA and instances of inappropriate proselytizing and unwelcome religious harassment at that honored federal institution. "]
 US productivity growth lowest for a decade msnbc.msn.com 1/24/7 ["falling behind the EU and Japan.  ...US labour productivity in the whole economy grew by 1.4 per cent in 2006  ...China recorded 9.5 per cent productivity growth in 2006, while India achieved 6.9 per cent and the 12 new EU member states achieved 4.1 per cent growth."]
 Even the bankruptcy of United States may be made in China belfasttelegraph.co.uk 1/24/7 [" The US remains in the lead in just two key areas: computers and weapons technology.  But computer know-how is spreading like wildfire and it is highly likely that China and India will nudge into the lead within 20 years.  As for weaponry, what good have smart bombs and satellite targeting been in Iraq? How useful has it been to the USAF or Navy that they could, if they wished, nuke the Middle East out of existence? "]
 Situation in Brown Tax Evasion Case Uncertain infowars.com 1/24/7 ["the judge's decision to disallow evidence and witnesses for the defendants—along with his notes to the jury that he would not allow Mr. Brown to try and persuade the jurors on the validity of his claims that there is no law requiring payment of income tax on labor—are examples cited by those in the national movement to pass ballot initiatives to reign in judicial corruption. These advocates say it is just such an apparent violation of due process that creates the need for these initiatives."]
 Strike meant to topple government begins in Lebanon iht.com 1/24/7 ["Opposition protesters burned tires and cars in the streets and clashed with government supporters, paralyzing Beirut and areas across Lebanon on Tuesday in the worst violence yet in the pro-Iranian Hezbollah's campaign to topple U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora."]
 Putin, Merkel speak for growing U.N. role in frozen conflict settlement interfax.ru 1/24/7 ["The leaders of Russia and Germany have spoken for increasing the role of the United Nations in settling so- called frozen conflicts."]
 

 Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-Life People March for Life in Washington lifenews.com 1/23/7 ["The mood was optimistic and positive despite 34 years of legalized abortion since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision."]
 Documentary on bestiality premieres at Sundance Film Festival sun-sentinel.com 1/23/7 ["what director Robinson Devor accurately characterizes as "the last taboo, on the boundary of something comprehensible.""  Editor: Brokeback led the way to this filth hitting the airwaves.]
 Officials: Billions in US Iraq Reconstruction Money Wasted voanews.com 1/23/7 ["Bush administration officials have told U.S. lawmakers that as much as $3 billion of the $22 to $25 billion Congress appropriated to rebuild Iraq has been wasted through fraud and abuse by private contractors."]
 Texas town revises rental law proposal that required landlords to check immigration status of tenants iht.com 1/23/7 ["The original proposal — which has outraged activists who call it anti-immigrant posturing — was unanimously approved in November. It required property managers or owners to verify the immigration or citizenship status of each apartment occupant before they could enter into a lease.  ...Monday's revised ordinance would exempt minors and people 62 and over from having to prove their immigration status or citizenship."]
 West Coast Walk for Life Attracts Thousands of Pro-Life Advocates lifenews.com 1/23/7 ["About 20,000 pro-life people participated in the annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, a location most people don't think of as a place for a large pro-life event. Last year, more than 15,000 families, friends and students attended the 'walk' to celebrate women and to celebrate life.  This year, organizers and law enforcement said there was an even greater turnout.  ...it stands to reason that city that leads the nations in abortions, also leads the nation in women and men who have been hurt by abortion."]
 China May Favor U.S. Bonds, Construction Bank Says bloomberg.com 1/23/7 ["China, the second-largest holder of Treasuries, trimmed purchases of the securities by 1.7 percent in the first 10 months of 2006 to $346.5 billion.  ``China should be prudent with any plans to invest the reserves'' as actively as countries including Singapore do, Zhao said in an interview in Beijing yesterday. ``Speculative inflows are of a short-term nature. Keeping them in less liquid assets with high returns may not be advisable.'' "]
 How Much Further Into This Nightmare? newswithviews.com 1/23/7 [By Frosty Wooldridge  "How far do Americans want to continue into this horror movie with a cast of millions of consequences including illegal aliens, violent Muslims landing in our country daily and an annual $700 billion trade deficit? Do you like watching diseases like TB, hepatitis and leprosy imported? Do you find it exciting to watch MS-13 gangs expanding all over our country? What about hospitals bankrupting, prisons exploding and education degraded to the Tower of Babel? Is it fun to watch your neighbors lose their jobs to outsourcing, offshoring and insourcing?"]
 

 UK: Falconer refuses to exempt Catholics from new gay laws telegraph.co.uk 1/22/7 ["He resisted attempts by Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, to water down the rules to enable Catholic adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples."]
 Iran Plans 3 Days of Missile War Games forbes.com 1/22/7 ["In November, for example, it test-fired dozens of missiles, including the Shahab-3 that can reach Israel, in military maneuvers that it said were aimed at putting a stop to the role of world powers in the Persian Gulf region."]
 Cities wooing $64B in gay tourism dollars bostonherald.com 1/22/7 ["Besides having the sixth-largest GLBT population in the country, Dallas is also the site of the largest GLBT church in the country. There is an openly gay city council member, the city’s elected sheriff is a lesbian and there is a nationally recognized gay neighborhood, Oak Lawn. "]
 

 Law would make Minutemen guilty of 'domestic terrorism' worldnetdaily.com 1/21/7 ["Sinema is targeting border-security groups like the Minutemen with new legislation that would define anyone not formally affiliated with law enforcement, who patrolled in search of illegal activity while armed, as a domestic terrorist. If it becomes law, the bill would impose a mandatory minimum jail sentence, even if prosecutors recommend probation."]
 Senate passes lobbying bill without restricting free speech bpnews.net 1/21/7 ["By a vote of 55-43, the Senate approved an amendment Jan. 18 that struck the controversial section of an ethics reform bill that would have threatened churches and pro-family groups with fines if they failed to register their actions with the government when informing people on moral issues."]
 Senate plans vote against troop surge washingtontimes.com 1/21/7 ["setting up a confrontation with the White House, which warned that those who vote for it will face charges that they don't support the troops. "]
 Analyst says US plans envision broad attack on Iran ynetnews.com 1/21/7 ["Possible military action will not be confined to surgical strike, may amount to war against Iran, former US intelligence official says"]
 

 Law would make Minutemen guilty of 'domestic terrorism' worldnetdaily.com 1/21/7 ["Sinema is targeting border-security groups like the Minutemen with new legislation that would define anyone not formally affiliated with law enforcement, who patrolled in search of illegal activity while armed, as a domestic terrorist. If it becomes law, the bill would impose a mandatory minimum jail sentence, even if prosecutors recommend probation."]
 Senate passes lobbying bill without restricting free speech bpnews.net 1/21/7 ["By a vote of 55-43, the Senate approved an amendment Jan. 18 that struck the controversial section of an ethics reform bill that would have threatened churches and pro-family groups with fines if they failed to register their actions with the government when informing people on moral issues."]
 Senate plans vote against troop surge washingtontimes.com 1/21/7 ["setting up a confrontation with the White House, which warned that those who vote for it will face charges that they don't support the troops. "]
 Analyst says US plans envision broad attack on Iran ynetnews.com 1/21/7 ["Possible military action will not be confined to surgical strike, may amount to war against Iran, former US intelligence official says"]
 

 Invisible RFID Ink Safe For Cattle And People, Company Says techweb.com 1/20/7 ["The amount of information contained in the ink depends on the surface area available, he said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture calls for a 15-digit number to track cattle. The first three digits are "840" for the U.S. country code. The remaining digits are unique identifiers. The numbers would link to a database containing more information."]
 California Congresswoman Wants Spanking Made a Criminal Offense on Par with Child Abuse lifesite.net 1/20/7 ["Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, says the bill will be written broadly, to ban “any striking of a child, any corporal punishment, smacking, hitting, punching, any of that.”  Lieber says she would like to see spanking treated as a class 3 misdemeanor child abuse, punishable by up to a year in jail or a fine of up to $1000 – although she admitted that one legal expert advising her doubts that first time offenders could be asked to do anything more than attend parenting classes."]
 Gonzales Questions Habeas Corpus baltimorechronicle.com 1/20/7 ["Responding to questions from Sen. Arlen Specter at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 18, Gonzales argued that the Constitution doesn’t explicitly bestow habeas corpus rights; it merely says when the so-called Great Writ can be suspended.  “There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there’s a prohibition against taking it away,” Gonzales said.  Gonzales’s remark left Specter, the committee’s ranking Republican, stammering. "]
 United Nations Committee Criticizes Poland for Prohibiting Abortions lifenews.com 1/20/7 ["The European Union and the United Nations have put pressure on Poland to change its pro-life laws and abortion advocates previously anchored an abortion boat outside the country to do abortions just outside Polish waters."]
 New York Times Gets Another Story Very Wrong - This Time it’s about Marriage lifesite.net 1/20/7 ["Roberts creates his own analysis by using the Census Bureau’s “Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics”, by including in his 51% figure of women living without a spouse: unmarried teenage and college girls still living with their parents, women whose husbands work out of town, are institutionalized, or are separated from husbands serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Perhaps most disturbing is how blatantly Roberts’ claims are at variance with US census bureau statistics. "]
 South American unification elusive at Mercosur summit iht.com 1/20/7 ["Brazil: South American leaders agree continentwide integration is a worthy goal. Now, if they could only agree on how to get there.  ...Chavez lashed out against multinational corporations he said are actively seeking to foster South America's "disintegration.""]
 Tax Fugitive Barricaded in House: 'Show Us the Law, and We'll Pay' foxnews.com 1/20/7 ["Brown said he feels it's his obligation to protect and defend the Constitution by resisting unjust laws."]
 

 Gonzales defends Bush's revised domestic spying reuters.com 1/19/7 ["Gonzales announced an abrupt end to the warrantless electronic surveillance program on Wednesday, just two weeks after Democrats took control of the U.S. Congress, promising investigations and legislation to bring the program in line with the law."]
 Woman Fined for Sending Abortion Pictures to Pharmacy to Go Before UK High Court Next Week lifesite.net 1/19/7 ["Edward Atkinson was also given a five-year anti-social behavior order, and told if he breached the order he would face up to five years in prison.  The Queen Elizabeth hospital removed the elderly man from a waiting list for a hip replacement after the incident, and issued a policy directive denying him all but emergency care."]
 China hails satellite killer - and stuns its rivals in space guardian.co.uk 1/19/7 ["In the first such test since the cold war era, the White House confirmed that China had used a medium-range ballistic missile, launched from the ground, to destroy an ageing weather satellite more than 500 miles into space."]
 Avoiding confrontation eagletimes.com 1/19/7 ["After investigating the federal income tax, Brown said he determined the taxpayer is a person and not obligated to pay what he believes is a corporate personal excise tax."]
 Rules for terror suspect trials: Hearsay, some coerced testimony OK iht.com 1/19/7 ["Last September, Congress — then led by Republicans — sent Bush a new law granting wide latitude in interrogating and detaining captured enemy combatants. The legislation prohibited some abuses of detainees, including mutilation and rape, but granted the president leeway to decide which interrogation techniques were permissible.  ...The Pentagon's Dell'Orto said that since both sides of the case can admit hearsay evidence, that "levels the playing field.""]
 

 U.S. to consider more troops for Afghanistan news.scotsman.com 1/18/7 ["The United States has around 23,000 troops in Afghanistan. Around half of them form part of the 33,000-strong NATO force while the rest conduct missions ranging from counter-terrorism to training Afghan soldiers.  ...U.S. commanders say they have requested that a battalion of 1,200 soldiers, originally deployed for four-months, now stay until the end of 2007."]
 Dems in No Rush to Build Border Fence guardian.co.uk 1/18/7 ["A separate law on Homeland Security Department spending provided $1.2 billion for the fencing. That law also withholds $950 million of the sum until the House and Senate appropriations committees approve the department's plan for spending the money."]
 Chavez, Putin Use Power Gained From Open Markets to Close Them bloomberg.com 1/18/7 ["Free global markets opened doors for Hugo Chavez and Vladimir Putin, who are now slamming them shut.  In reasserting state control over their economies, the leaders of Venezuela and Russia are bucking the very capital flows and expanded markets that buoyed their oil-producing nations in the first place by delivering record energy prices and the strongest global growth in a generation.   ...Twenty-first century socialism will do no better than 20th century socialism did.'"]
 A crowded womb dailymail.co.uk 1/18/7 ["The scans are a highly developed form of traditional ultrasound where very high frequency sound waves are used to produce images of what is inside the body.  ...He says: 'It was fascinating to see the babies in more detail than ever before. I was amazed at the detail in the faces - smiles, blinking - and the interaction between multiple foetuses.'"]
 Secret Court Will Oversee Spying Program, U.S. Says bloomberg.com 1/18/7 ["The court, created by a 1978 law, meets in secret at the Justice Department's Washington headquarters and has authority to approve government eavesdropping of U.S. citizens linked to a foreign power."]
 What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy nytimes.com 1/18/7 ["Besides the direct military spending, I’m including the gas tax that the war has effectively imposed on American families (to the benefit of oil-producing countries like Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia). At the start of 2003, a barrel of oil was selling for $30. Since then, the average price has been about $50. Attributing even $5 of this difference to the conflict adds another $150 billion to the war’s price tag, Ms. Bilmes and Mr. Stiglitz say.  The war has also guaranteed some big future expenses. Replacing the hardware used in Iraq and otherwise getting the United States military back into its prewar fighting shape could cost $100 billion. And if this war’s veterans receive disability payments and medical care at the same rate as veterans of the first gulf war, their health costs will add up to $250 billion. If the disability rate matches Vietnam’s, the number climbs higher."]
 Iran shoots down U.S. spy drone amid growing military pressure xinhuanet.com 1/18/7 ["In about one month, the USS John C. Stennis, including an air wing of more than 80 tactical aircraft, will join Fifth Fleet forces that includes aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.  ...deploying Patriot air defense systems to the region. "]
 

 Long-Term Budget Outlook [PDF file] gao.gov 1/17/7 [David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate  "As widely reported, the $248 billion fiscal year 2006 unified budget deficit was lower than originally forecast and lower than last year’s deficit of $318 billion. While this improvement in the 1-year fiscal picture is better than a worsening in that picture, it did not fundamentally change our longterm fiscal outlook. In fact, the U.S. government’s total reported liabilities, net social insurance commitments, and other fiscal exposures continue to grow and now total approximately $50 trillion, representing approximately four times the nation’s total output, or gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2006, up from about $20 trillion, or two times GDP in fiscal year 2000."]
 U.S. Comptroller: Surge Costs Don’t Add Up defensenews.com 1/17/7 ["The Congressional Budget Office reports that $432 billion was allocated for the wars through Sept. 30, 2006. Since then, Congress has approved an additional $70 billion in emergency funds, and the White House is expected to request at least $99.7 billion more."]
 Ecuador doubles welfare, seeks Argentine debt advice reuters.com 1/17/7 ["Argentina, which declared modern history's largest sovereign debt default during the financial meltdown of 2001-2002.  "Next week the commission that renegotiated Argentina's external debt will come to hold talks and work out themes in debt legislation," he said in a television interview.  Argentina restructured some $100 billion of its debt, exchanging defaulted bonds for others, persuading creditors to accept far lower nominal values and longer maturities."]
 U.N. says 34,000 Iraqis killed in 2006 boston.com 1/17/7 ["The casualty figures are much higher than statistics issued by Iraqi government officials. The government itself branded the United Nations' last two-monthly report in November grossly exaggerated and banned its civil servants from releasing data."]
 Arizona Bill Would Legalize Assisted Suicide, Pro-Life Groups Opposed lifenews.com 1/17/7 ["A group of Democratic legislators introduced the measure that would allow doctors to help patients suffering from incurable illnesses kill themselves.  The bill would put in place protocols for assisted suicides and patients would have to make the request in writing as well as orally. They must be declared competent to make such a decision and have a medically confirmed illness."]
 Pro-Life Groups Concerned Senate Bill Would Stop Pro-Life Lobbying lifenews.com 1/17/7 ["The groups, including National Right to Life, Family Research Council, American Family Association, and others, are worried about bill S. 1.  Under a section of the bill, anyone who is paid by any organization that encourages more than 500 people to contact Congress on any matter or anyone who has called a Congressional office more than two times urging a vote on legislation must register as a lobbyist."]
 A Renewed Assault on the First Amendment theconservativevoice.com 1/17/7 ["Any grassroots organization that attempts to arouse the citizenry to thought or action, or merely seeks to inform, will be expected to jump through a myriad of expensive and time-consuming bureaucratic hoops   ...the bill makes broad exemptions for larger, organized groups who employ paid lobbyists – those who don’t rely primarily on grassroots communication to get their messages out (i.e., unions, large corporations, etc.) The AFL-CIO, the NEA, AARP, moveon.org, and other leftist ‘membership’ groups will not fall under the bill’s bureaucratic mandates. Nor would foreign corporations, or foreign nationals."]
 First Baptist members say pew to new pastor's changes news-journalonline.com 1/17/7 ["The congregation is also questioning the salaries for Cox and other staffers while many popular programs, such as youth basketball and bus transportation for the under-privileged, have been eliminated.  At Wednesday's meeting, church members said staff salaries comprise about 60 percent of the church budget.  Much of the complaints are also cultural. Critics don't like Cox's use of the popular book "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren, his reference to First Baptist as a "campus" instead of a "church," and the change in music to a more contemporary sound."]
 

 51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse nytimes.com 1/16/7 ["In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse, up from 35 percent in 1950 and 49 percent in 2000.  Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, the trend could ultimately shape social and workplace policies, including the ways government and employers distribute benefits.  ...Among the more than 117 million women over the age of 15, according to the marital status category in the Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey, 63 million are married. Of those, 3.1 million are legally separated and 2.4 million said their husbands were not living at home for one reason or another."]
 Georgia Prepares to Battle Roe v. Wade lifesite.net 1/16/7 ["House Bill 1 sponsored by Bobby Franklin with many other cosponsors, declares that “a fetus is a person for all purposes under the laws of this state from the moment of conception" and cites the decision of Roe v. Wade itself to justify its complete ban of abortion."]
 You Receive What They Believe You Deserve newswithviews.com 1/16/7 [by Nancy Levant  "Weekly or monthly food deliveries are being advertised as fabulous and successful weight loss alternatives, but in actuality, we are witnessing a desensitizing tactic that benignly introduces the concept of food rationing. We see this same desensitizing tactic with implantable ID chips, which we are told helps to curb kidnappings. The truth is that sub-dermal chips are now being considered for all newborns (much like mandatory Social Security numbers)."]
 Bush insists Congress can't halt Iraq buildup latimes.com 1/16/7 ["When asked whether he thought he had the authority to send additional troops in the face of opposition from the Democratic majority in Congress, Bush said: "In this situation, I do, yeah.""]
 Russia Starts Tough New Migration Rules guardian.co.uk 1/16/7 ["Russia launched a crackdown on millions of illegal workers as tough new migration rules came into effect Monday amid a rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment.  But with Russia's population plummeting, there is concern the country could face serious shortages of low-wage laborers. "]
 

 2006 Losses of Religious Freedom Should Make American Christians Wake Up lifesite.net 1/15/7 [by John-Henry Westen  "From the Target and K-Mart pharmacists fired for refusing to dispense the morning-after-pill because they considered them to be abortifacient, to the Boston Archdiocese ending 100 years of adoption services after Massachusetts insisted they must permit homosexual adoptions, Christian freedoms deteriorated in 2006.  January 16 is religious freedom day in the United States of America. It commemorates the passage of the 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson. It celebrates the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom."]
 Guard's loss of hardware in war causes dire situation lasvegassun.com 1/15/7 ["Dozens of tractor-trailers, Humvees and other equipment the Nevada Guard needs to do its job have been left in Iraq, contributing to a nationwide depletion of resources that is creating what the Guard's commander in Washington has called a dire situation.  Experts say that after the war ends, the nation must spend $75 billion to rebuild the military after operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Guard estimates that it alone needs up to $24 billion nationwide for equipment at the rate it is now being lost. "]
 Euro displaces dollar in bond markets ft.com 1/15/7 ["Another is that the creation of the single currency in 1999 has permitted development of a deeper and more liquid market, consolidated by a growing eurozone.  This has made it more attractive for issuers around the world to raise funds in the euro market. And, more recently, the trend among some Asian and Middle Eastern countries to diversify their assets away from the dollar has further boosted this trend."]
 Embryonic stem cell research is about ideology, not cures renewamerica.us 1/15/7 [by David N. Bass  "why does Congress have an apparent obsession with destructive embryonic stem cell research?  I can tell you in one word: abortion.  Those who subscribe to the pro-abortion ideology have very little wiggle-room when it comes to the value of an embryo. After all, what makes medical experimentation on human embryos immoral if life begins at some unspecified date after conception or birth? In that case, embryos are merely "products of conception" wholly lacking any human worth, right?"]
 Death toll mounts from Midwest ice storm chron.com 1/15/7 ["The death toll from a powerful winter storm rose to 36 across six states Monday as utility crews labored to restore service to hundreds of thousands of Missouri households and businesses enduring cold weather without electricity for heat and lights."]
 Scientists: Adult Blood Cells Have Similar Traits as Embryonic Stem Cells lifenews.com 1/15/7 ["shows that adult stem cells taken from bone marrow can replenish immune systems ravaged by radiation. They found the bone marrow cells can also make brain and liver cells in mice."]
 Chilean Constitutional Court Decree Halts Distribution of Abortifacient Plan B lifesite.net 1/15/7 ["controversial program distributing the abortifacient morning-after pill free to girls as young as 14 was halted last Friday when the Constitutional Court declared the program was unconstitutional on a technicality, in the latest effort by opponents to block the measure pushed through by the government."]
 Pentagon Viewing Americans' Bank Records apnews.myway.com 1/15/7 ["The Pentagon and to a lesser extent the CIA have been using a little-known power to look at the banking and credit records of hundreds of Americans and others suspected of terrorism or espionage within the United States, officials said Saturday."]
 

Norway:  Young women opt for abortion aftenposten.no 1/13/7 ["More than half of pregnant women under 25 chose abortion, a rate double that for pregnant women over 40. The abortion rate for women under age 20 was nine times higher than that for women over 40.  Only 2.9 percent of women with a university education chose abortion, according to the study.  "It's very surprising that it's more common for women under 25 to have an abortion than it is to carry out their pregnancy,""]
Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward reuters.com 1/13/7 [""The major new step reflects growing concerns about a 'Second Nuclear Age' marked by grave threats, including: nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, unsecured nuclear materials in Russia and elsewhere, the continuing 'launch-ready' status of 2,000 of the 25,000 nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and Russia, escalating terrorism, and new pressure from climate change for expanded civilian nuclear power that could increase proliferation risks," the release reads."]
More guns equal more murders in U.S. states: study reuters.com 1/13/7 ["His team used data from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey of 200,000 people in all 50 states."]
Southeast Asians to draft EU-style charter iht.com 1/13/7 [""We want to advance the sense of community in our shared interest to look after each other in terms of justice, economic development and common security," President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines said during her speech at the formal opening of the summit meeting of the association, which goes by the acronym Asean.  Arroyo gave particular emphasis on Asean's drive to expand trade, "to create one of the world's greatest trading blocs.""]
Some people just say no to communications tech indystar.gns.gannett.com 1/13/7 ["Call Brady a "tech-no," a member of a dwindling - some might say occasionally oppressed - minority who are resisting the worldwide movement to be constantly connected. They're just saying no to the very technologies that increasingly are captivating most everybody else.  Some tech-nos shun e-mail. Others don't use the Web or, like Brady, don't even have a computer. Many avoid cell phones. In a few rare cases, people say no to just about all of it."]
 

National ID: Target The State Houses newswithviews.com 1/12/7 ["the legislation was crafted the way it was with the provisions that will forbid any citizen from being able to exercise their right to fly on commercial air liners, Amtrak and enter federal buildings. This is the iron fist of totalitarian government. If the states opt out, their citizens become non-citizens. "]
Pentagon Abandons Active-Duty Time Limit spokesmanreview.com 1/12/7 ["Until now, the Pentagon's policy on the Guard or Reserve was that members' cumulative time on active duty for the Iraq or Afghan wars could not exceed 24 months. That cumulative limit is now lifted; the remaining limit is on the length of any single mobilization, which may not exceed 24 consecutive months, Pace said."]
All Pregnant Women Should “Screen” for Down’s Syndrome – American and Canadian Ob Gyn Colleges lifesite.net 1/12/7 ["While the ACOG media release does not directly mention abortion as the usual fate of the “screened” babies, a SOGC official readily admits that the Canadian recommendation was specifically intended to give women the option to abort a child with Down’s Syndrome."]
US-China trade deficit at all-time high ft.com 1/12/7 ["China’s trade surplus reached $177.5bn (£118.7bn) last year, 74 per cent higher than in 2005, a rise that will intensify pressure on Beijing further to open its markets and accelerate the revaluation of its currency."]
China hails development of fighter jet, other defense technologies iht.com 1/12/7 ["China "has become the world's fourth country that is capable of developing on its own advanced fighter planes, engines and missiles," Geng Ruguang, deputy general manager of China Aviation Industry Corp., was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency."]
 

Morning after pill gaining popularity in South America stuff.co.nz 1/11/7 ["In Buenos Aires, public hospitals offer the emergency contraception for free, no questions asked. Argentine lawmakers are pushing to extend this service nationwide."]
Citizens said to lack legal protection from government data mining kansascity.com 1/11/7 ["congressional auditors in 2004 found 199 data-mining programs operating or planned in federal agencies, Leahy said, ``Congress is overdue in taking stock of the proliferation of these databases.''"]
Visa, Nokia turn cell phones into credit cards news.com.com 1/11/7 ["Consumers will be able to pay for groceries and other purchases by swiping a phone over a reader that electronically communicates with a microchip on the phone. Phone owners confirm the purchase with the push of a button and the deal is complete."]
Global Markets Face `Severe Correction,' Faber Says bloomberg.com 1/11/7 ["Faber, founder and managing director of Hong Kong-based Marc Faber Ltd., advised investors to buy gold in 2001, which has since more than doubled."]
Report: Iran plans to ration fuel after March 2007 haaretz.com 1/11/7 ["After originally slashing the budget for gasoline imports to $2.5 billion for the Iranian year that runs to March 2007, parliament agreed in November to provide an additional $2.5 billion when the initial funds ran out.  Iran, which lacks refining capacity, has to import about 40 percent of the 70 million litres of gasoline it burns daily."]
UK: Challenge to gay rights laws fails reuters.co.uk 1/11/7 ["The legislation, a cornerstone of efforts to promote equal rights, would ban discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of sexuality in a similar way to laws banning sex and race discrimination.  Christian opponents argue the laws are a major threat to their freedom of conscience and that they should not be penalised for acting according to their beliefs."]
 

Police Officers Invited To Kansas City Summit newswithviews.com 1/10/7 [By Greg Evensen  "These summit platform positions are enumerated in this manner to allow all the participants to study and modify the founding concepts..."  Editor:  Looking at lists of positions that our country should return to underscores how far our nation has deteriorated.]
Italian priests join the war on Satanic crime telegraph.co.uk 1/10/7 ["We estimate that there are at least 8,000 Satanic sects across the country with more than 600,000 members and the numbers are growing.  ...Many of the new wave of Satanists in Italy indulge in a potentially lethal blend of black magic, hard drugs, sex and heavy metal music."]
Blair refuses to match US troop 'surge' in Iraq dailymail.co.uk 1/10/7 ["Britain is not going to send more troops to Iraq even if the US pushes ahead with a "surge" of 20,000 extra soldiers.  The Prime Minister will insist that the UK will stick to its own strategy of gradually handing over to the Iraqi army, as it has been doing with success in Basra and the south. "]
Virginia Democrats Plan Bill Promoting Embryonic Stem Cell Research lifenews.com 1/10/7 ["Democratic state lawmakers in Virginia are putting forward legislation that would prevent the state from banning embryonic stem cell research. The proposal would specifically authorize the controversial research at state universities."]
Kraft to relabel Capri Sun packages palmbeachpost.com 1/10/7 ["an attorney with Varnell & Warwick in The Villages, said the 13-step manufacturing process required to make high-fructose corn syrup is not natural.  The process was developed in the early 1970s, and since then, the syrup has gained popularity as a cheap ingredient in millions of products.  ...What is high-fructose corn syrup?  A sweetener made by extracting starch from corn and using acids and enzymes to convert it into glucose and fructose.  ...part of the problem is that the Food and Drug Administration does not define "natural.""]
Sex-offender stings get thousands of illegals worldnetdaily.com 1/10/7 ["More than 9,000 sex offenders have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials through a series of stings called Operation Predator in three years of operation  ...Foreign nationals account for roughly 85 percent of child sex offenders arrested by the operation, which was launched by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in July 2003"]
Scores dead as huge tsunami slams into Java telegraph.co.uk 1/10/7 ["An undersea earthquake sent a tsunami crashing into the Indonesian island of Java yesterday, killing at least 86 people and flattening homes and beach huts in resorts and villages along its south coast."]
 

Bill Reintroduced to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research Alternatives lifenews.com 1/9/7 ["The Bartlett-Gingrey legislation authorizes federal funding for research to derive pluripotent (embryonic-like) stem cell lines without creating or destroying human embryos.  In a statement sent to LifeNews.com, the congressmen say their bill is important as new surfaces that researchers at Wake Forest University have found new embryonic-like stem cells in amniotic fluid."]
UK: Faith groups to protest against gay rights bill news.scotsman.com 1/9/7 ["They will deliver a petition to the Queen and protest outside the House of Lords during a debate on the Sexual Orientation Regulations, meant to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation when accessing goods or services."]
Israeli experience may sway Army policy on gays sptimes.com 1/9/7 ["In 1993, Congress banned known homosexuals from the military, convinced their presence could undermine morale and discipline. That year, Israel took exactly the opposite approach."]
 

When The Notes Come Due newswithviews.com 1/8/7 [By Derry Brownfield  "over half of our treasury debt is owed to foreigners. In 1965 the US was the world's largest creditor nation - today we are the world's largest debtor nation.  ...the average credit card user is showing a negative balance of $9,240."]
Abortion-rights specialty-plate design picked orlandosentinel.com 1/8/7 ["The group unveiled the design during the Florida National Organization for Women's annual conference in Orlando, but it faces an uphill battle to get the image added to the 104 other specialty plates available."]
Amniotic fluid a promising stem cell source sfgate.com 1/8/7 ["esearchers offered new evidence that stem cells, very much like those derived from embryos, can be obtained from ordinary amniotic fluid, the liquid that bathes the fetus during pregnancy.  Although such cells had been found before, a report in the journal Nature Biotechnology suggests they can be isolated from the fluid more easily than previously thought"]
EC pill use doesn't lower abortion rates washingtontimes.com 1/8/7 ["Sexually active women are more likely to use "emergency contraception" (EC) pills if they can easily get them, but there is no evidence that widespread use of the pills lowers pregnancy or abortion rates, researchers say in a new report. "]
PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS newswithviews.com 1/8/7 [By Greg Ciola  "The sad fact is once you’re on pharmaceutical drugs you will be for the rest of your life unless you get a wake up call on this grand deception. All pharmaceutical drugs are designed to keep you in a perpetual state of disease management."]
Euro gives dollar a run for the money csmonitor.com 1/8/7 [""The euro is catching up, probably very rapidly," says Peter Pietsch, an economist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, Germany. At this time, the dollar and euro are the only two important international currencies, and they are "competing fiercely against each other.""]
U.S. moving to refurbish its nuclear arsenal iht.com 1/8/7 ["As the administration tries to persuade the world to put sanctions on North Korea and Iran to halt their nuclear programs, those critics argue, any move to improve the American arsenal will be seen as hypocritical"]
 

Should Christians Support a Woman for the Office of Civil Magistrate? visionforumministries.org 1/7/7 [by William Einwechter  "it is not sufficient to contend that it is acceptable to support a woman for civil ruler when she is the best candidate, unless you are also prepared to argue that it is acceptable to advocate a woman for the office of elder because she is better suited than the available men in the church; and unless you are also prepared to say that the wife should rule over her husband if she is better equipped to lead than her husband is.  ...“As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them...”  ...Deborah was neither a “judge” nor a magistrate. Also, in verse 12 of the song, Deborah is exhorted to awake and sing, but Barak is exhorted to arise and “lead,” indicating that Barak is the military leader."]
Nancy Pelosi Basks in Historic Day apnews.myway.com 1/7/7 ["Swept into the most powerful political job ever held by a U.S. woman"]
Bush's reshuffle prepares the way for a sharp change of course in Iraq independent.co.uk 1/7/7 ["Mr Bush has effectively replaced the whole chain of military command for Iraq and extended the purge to the intelligence services. He has appointed a new head of central command for Iraq and Afghanistan, a new leading ground commander for Iraq, a new director of national intelligence and a new US ambassador to Iraq."]
Israel has plans for nuclear strike on Iran: paper reuters.com 1/7/7 [Editor: These types of stories tend to inflame tensions, as Iran may be tempted to 'strike first' in self-defense against a perceived first-strike also in self-defense.  Who will be first?]
Parents Don’t Think Their Methods of Discipline Are Working newswise.com 1/7/7 ["Almost a third of parents say they don’t think their methods of disciplining children are working very well  ...Forty-five percent reported using time-outs, 41.5 percent reported using removal of privileges, 13 percent reported yelling at their children and 8.5 percent reported the use of spanking “often or always.”"]
UK: Parents block plans to vaccinate nine-year-olds against sex virus news.scotsman.com 1/7/7 ["Health chiefs have abandoned proposals to offer the jab against human papilloma virus (HPV) to primary school children after parents complained that it was inappropriate for girls of such a young age."]
 

White House: No Need for New Law, We Already Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research lifesite.net 1/6/7 ["President has made it clear he believes in stem cell research so much -- this administration has done more to finance stem cell research, embryonic and otherwise, than any administration in history,” Mr. Snow said, “and also does not believe that this kind of research necessitates the taking of a human life and believes in spending -- believes in encouraging, through federal largesse and otherwise, investigation into promising technologies. The position hasn't changed."]
A fact that is conveniently forgotten mg.co.za 1/6/7 ["Although some Shia factions celebrated in Baghdad, the figures published by a fairly independent establishment outfit, the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies (ICRSS), reveal that more than 80% of Iraqis feel the situation in the country was better before it was occupied. (The ICRSS research is based on detailed house-to-house interviewing carried out during the third week of November last year.)  ...Saddam was a tyrant is beyond dispute, but what is conveniently forgotten is that most of his crimes were committed when he was a staunch ally of those who are now occupying the country."]
Iran says no truth to rumour of Khamenei death reuters.com 1/6/7 ["The Internet rumours were circulating among traders in energy and other financial markets, but had not moved prices."]

Reports: Bush Replacing Top Generals guardian.co.uk 1/5/7 ["Bush will replace Gen. John P. Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, and Gen. George Casey, the chief general in Iraq, in the coming weeks, according to media reports Thursday. A revamping of the administration's national security team was already under way."]
Loving Homosexuals To Death newswithviews.com 1/5/7 [by Coach Dave Daubenmire  "Homosexuality is not a civil rights issue. It is a health issue. If we fail to recognize this most important premise the battle over homosexuality will meander down the path of abortion. Please understand both homosexuality and abortions bring death."]
Artificial Sweetener Explodes Internally - Avoid It In 2007 newswithviews.com 1/5/7 [by  Shane Ellison M. Sc.  "McNeil Nutritionals is the undisputed drug-pushing champion for disguising their drug Splenda™ as a sweetener. Regardless of its drug qualities and potential for side-effects..."]
Stem cell experts slam UK stance on hybrid embryos reuters.co.uk 1/5/7 ["Britain risks losing its position as a stem cell pioneer if the government goes ahead with a proposed ban on creating embryos made from human DNA and animal eggs, scientists said on Friday."]
U.S. Bars Lab From Testing Electronic Voting nytimes.com 1/5/7 ["A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been temporarily barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducting all the required tests.  ...The embryos themselves would be destroyed within 14 days."]
'Made in China' moves into Russia's backyard csmonitor.com 1/5/7 ["Chinese sales to the republic spiked 60 percent between 2004 and 2005. And in the first 10 months of last year, China's exports to Kyrgyzstan totaled $1.6 billion - a jump of more than 150 percent over the same period in 2005."]
Bush administration defends emergency mail inspection usatoday.com 1/5/7 ["Privacy rights advocates expressed concern that the administration could loosely define emergency situations to include looking at mail sent by or delivered to people who might wrongly be included on the government's terrorist watch lists."]
 

U.S. may send second carrier to Mideast Gulf reuters.com 1/4/7 ["a projected naval buildup was intended to discourage what U.S. officials view as increasingly provocative acts by Tehran as it presses its nuclear program and support for Shi'ite militias in Iraq.  Syria was also a factor in the request, the official told Reuters, "in the vein of deterrence." In addition, the Central Command considered it useful for dealing with possible contingencies in Iraq and Afghanistan..."  Editor: Interesting coincidence with the suggested troop surge in Iraq...]
Ontario Court Rules Five-Year Old Has Three Legal Parents – Father, Mother, Lesbian Partner lifesite.net 1/4/7 ["The Appeals Court, overturning an emphatic lower court ruling, granted the boy’s father, biological mother and the mother’s lesbian partner equal rights and responsibilities under law, in a decision released yesterday.  ...In this case, the obvious question is that if a child can have three parents, who is to say three is the limit?"]
A Nation Held Hostage - The Final Phase newswithviews.com 1/4/7 [By Devvy Kidd  "Raise your hand if you believe this Democrat controlled Congress will nullify the National ID act, NAFTA, GATT, CAFTA, the Patriot Act, the John Warner Defense Authorization Act, get America out of the UN, abolish the unnecessary Department of Homeland Security, stop ALL foreign aid, stop the withholding scam, abolish the unconstitutional EPA and Federal Department of Education..."]
African Nation of Togo Succumbs to UN Pressure and Expands Abortion Access lifesite.net 1/4/7 ["to expand its previously limited access to abortion. New legislation allows abortion in cases where the woman has become pregnant through rape or incest, and when the child can be verified to have a strong risk of serious illness."]
E-Vote Challenge Denied pcworld.com 1/4/7 ["A Florida judge has rejected a U.S. Congress candidate's request to examine the source code of electronic voting machines alleged to have miscounted votes in November's election."]
First same-sex union registered in Switzerland swissinfo.org 1/4/7 ["The civil union between gay couples remains distinct from marriages by name, but the new law means gay couples will have the same pension, inheritance and tax rights and obligations."]
Plan B Manufacturer for New Zealand Admits it Causes Abortion lifesite.net 1/4/7 ["The pamphlet clearly states that Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb, thereby causing the death of the newly-conceived child."]
 

Haylift starts to save snowbound cattle onelocalnews.com 1/3/7 ["The livestock situation was grave in Colorado as the state competed with Kansas to find enough helicopters capable of hauling hay bales that weigh up to 1,300 pounds, said Department of Agriculture Executive Director Don Ament said. He said many of the state‘s cargo helicopters are in the Middle East."]
From US churches that are growing, a sound of drums csmonitor.com 1/3/7 ["Churches with rising attendance numbers have a lot in common with one another - a lot more than denomination, location, or even theological approach.  According to a new study, success stories often involve men, drums, a joyful environment, and a concerted effort not to be too "reverent." "]
School Spies Should Report Anti-Homosexuality to Police, Says UK Home Office lifesite.net 1/3/7 ["The paper defined “homophobia”--a word manufactured by homosexual activist groups to identify opposition to their movement--as “resentment, or fear, of gay and lesbian people,” including “just a passive dislike of gay people,” according to a report by This London."]
Only four big U.S. cities ready for crisis: report reuters.com 1/3/7 ["More than five years after the September 11 attacks, only four big U.S. cities have emergency communications allowing police, fire and medical officials to coordinate fully during a crisis, a federal report said.   ...New York City, which was hardest hit by the 2001 attacks that killed 3,000 people, did not appear among those with the most advanced systems. Neither did Chicago, another city seen as a potential target."]
'Don't ask, tell' proponent: Military now ready for gays cnn.com 1/3/7 ["The Army general who was Joint Chiefs chairman when the Pentagon adopted its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays says he no longer opposes allowing them to serve openly.  ...Shalikashvili wrote in an opinion piece in Tuesday's New York Times.  His view could carry weight at a time when advocates of lifting the restriction on gay service members argue that the military -- under the strain of fighting two wars -- can ill-afford to exclude any qualified volunteers. "]
'Israel-Palestinian conflict is key' jpost.com 1/3/7 ["Ban Ki-Moon, the new secretary-general of the United Nations, said on Monday that the Israeli-Palestinian issue was at the core of solving all the problems in the Middle East."]
UK: ID card call to 'stop bullying' news.bbc.co.uk 1/3/7 [""With non-identified cards this will remain a problem. If photo ID is introduced widely, then the problem will dramatically reduce."  He said that introducing such a system would also help prepare young people for "the realities of identity management in the 21st Century"."]
Next big test of power to seize property? csmonitor.com 1/3/7 ["The US Supreme Court will examine whether a private company can demand payment in exchange for not seizing private property."]

Analysis: Saddam's Execution: It's all in the timing jpost.com 1/2/7 ["Although it was widely known that this week was not considered an appropriate time for the execution of a leader, the Muslim world woke up at dawn on Saturday, December 30 - the first day of Id al-Adha and a few hours before the Id prayer - to find that Saddam had been executed, despite the fact that Iraqi law forbids executions on holidays.  ...focused on the argument that the Iraqi government breached the holiness of the Id. "]
Euro already in widespread use in many places outside the EU iht.com 1/2/7 ["But at least half a dozen other European ministates and territories are using the currency as legal tender — without approval from the European Central Bank.  The euro was introduced five years ago to provide economic cohesion among EU nations. But euros also are in circulation in dozens of countries and overseas territories ranging from the North Atlantic to the Pacific."]
Appeal of euro strengthens against U.S. dollar iht.com 1/2/7 ["Last week, the United Arab Emirates announced that it would shift more of its currency reserves away from the dollar, joining countries like Russia, Switzerland and Venezuela.  ...these central banks are doing what investors typically do to minimize risk: diversifying portfolios."]
IRISL replaces dollars with euro in foreign transactions irna.ir 1/2/7 ["Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) Mohammad Hussein Dajmar said here Monday that IRISL has officially replaced dollars with euro in foreign transactions."]
Iran: Mahdi will defeat archenemy in Jerusalem ynetnews.com 1/2/7 ["State media says, ‘Shiite messiah will kill archenemy in Jerusalem, could come during spring equinox'"]
Why Did Jesus Come? newswithviews.com 1/2/7 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  "I always question why and who the media chooses to highlight. “If Jesus is the reason for the season, why is there so much focus on Rick Warren?”"  Editor: Insightful notes on Rick and Joel.]
Rick Warren: Church Must S.T.O.P. HIV/AIDS christiantoday.com 1/2/7 ["Warren said if the world follows the above mentioned moral teachings, the widely-spread disease will inevitably overtime come to a stop."  Editor: He fails to address the sodomite factors leading to the explosion of this disease.  He tries to skirt around the bush by using the line 'pick one partner for life'.]
Pastor Joel Osteen part of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006 abclocal.go.com 1/2/7 ["He's achieved all that with an approach critics call "Christianity lite" -- no sin, no suffering, no sacrifice, replacing fire and brimstone with a motivational message."]
SE Colorado under 15-foot drifts; towns are paralyzed denverpost.com 1/2/7 ["George Epp, the director of Colorado's Division of Emergency Management, flew with the governor and said many farms and ranches in rural Colorado are isolated. Towns throughout the area were paralyzed by the snowstorm, he said."  Editor: Check out our PrudentLiving resource section, and read our article Tempting God.]
Bush Silences a Dangerous Witness consortiumnews.com 1/2/7 ["if Hussein had been turned over to an international tribunal at the Hague as was done with other tyrants, such as Yugoslavia’s late dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Instead Bush insisted that Hussein be tried in Iraq despite the obvious fact that the Iraqi dictator would receive nothing close to a fair trial before being put to death.  Hussein's hanging followed his trial for executing 148 men and boys from the town of Dujail in 1982 after a foiled assassination attempt on Hussein and his entourage. Hussein's death effectively moots other cases that were supposed to deal with his alleged use of chemical weapons to kill Iraqi civilians and other crimes that might have exposed the U.S. role. "]