"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

 National ID Card Rules Unveiled wired.com 3/31/7 ["Homeland Security officials released long-delayed guidelines that turn state-issued identification cards into de facto internal passports Thursday, estimating the changes will cost states and individuals $23 billion over 10 years."]
 Terri Schiavo's Next to Last Day: A Look Back, "I Want to Live" lifenews.com 3/31/7 [""Terri, if you would just say, 'I want to live,' all of this will be over," Barbara Weller, one of the attorneys for Terri's parents Bob and Mary Schindler, said.  Weller said Terri desperately tried to repeat her words.  "'I waaaaannt ...,' Schiavo allegedly said. Weller described it as a prolonged yell that was loud enough that police stationed nearby entered the hospice room."]
 Mortgage crisis hits million-dollar homes boston.com 3/31/7 ["Because of the financing that was possible, so many people bought the bigger house, the million-dollar house with the bowling alley or the tennis court outside," says Guzek, who works for GreenPath Debt Solutions, a nonprofit service based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. "People across all income brackets are having financial hardship."]
 School vaccine exemptions put kids at risk reuters.com 3/31/7 ["Since the change, Thompson and his team found, the number of exemptions requested by parents has steadily risen, while the percentage of exemptions that are non-medical has made up an increasingly large portion of the total."]
 Nude chocolate Jesus sculpture nixed seattlepi.nwsource.com 3/31/7 ["A planned Holy Week exhibition of a nude, anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ was canceled Friday after Cardinal Edward Egan and other outraged Catholics complained.  The "My Sweet Lord" display was shut down by the hotel that houses the Lab Gallery in midtown Manhattan."]
 Russia Warns U.S. Against Unilateral Behavior bloomberg.com 3/31/7 [" ``Under the banner of fighting new threats and challenges, attempts are continuing to form a `unipolar world','' the government said in a more than 70-page foreign policy review approved yesterday by President Vladimir Putin.  Russia said it was concerned about an escalation of the dispute with Iran over its nuclear program and called on the U.S. to engage the Iranian government. "]
 Pakistan to support Iran in case of US attack: Rashid thenews.com.pk 3/31/7 ["Being a nuclear state, the responsibility of Pakistan has increased manifold as far as conflicts in the region are concerned. “Pakistan is in a leading position for the Muslim Ummah and it would be impossible for Pakistan to support America in this regard.”  “We have decided in clear terms that we will support Iran instead of America if any aggression is initiated against Iran,” he said. “We cannot leave our best friend for the sake of a fair-weather friend,” he added."]
 Nations quickly sign U.N. disabled rights treaty reuters.com 3/31/7 ["The convention requires ratifying nations to adopt laws banning discrimination on the basis of any form of disability, from blindness to mental illness. Nations also must eliminate any existing laws that discriminate against the disabled.  ...It protects disabled newborns' right to life"]
 NH: Parents protest H.S. sex newspaper mlive.com 3/31/7 ["The student paper's editor in chief, Katie McCay, and managing editor, Lisa McManus, said they wanted to educate students, nearly half of whom are already having sexual intercourse, according to a 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey at the high school."]
 

 America – A Nation Systemically Infected! lasttrumpetministries.org 3/30/7 [By Pastor David Meyer  "The plain and obvious truth is that every sign foretold by our Saviour is not only coming to pass at this present time, but the signs are being fulfilled with such rapidity that they are overlapping each other! Never has there been a time such as this when so much is happening, and yet the obvious is oblivious to the masses of humanity."]
 UN Officials Draft Document Re-Interpreting 29 International Law Rights to all Include Homosexual Rights lifesite.net 3/30/7 ["At the Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, a radical homosexual umbrella group released a homosexual rights document authored by several UN human rights officials that claims even the youngest children are capable of discerning their sexual identity. It adds they should be given governmentally protected free reign to express that identity.  The document goes on to demand revision of international and national laws to reflect these and other ideas on the far frontier of social policy."]
 'Do not launch attack from our soil' jpost.com 3/30/7 ["The president of the United Arab Emirates forbade the US military from using bases in his country to attack or spy on Iran as mammoth US Navy maneuvers in the Gulf entered their second day."]
 Youth Welfare Officer Lies to German Television about Homeschooler Taken Away from Family lifesite.net 3/30/7 ["Thornton told LifeSiteNews.com that he was going to meet with 4 other homeschooling families in the Dresden area this weekend, and also with the Brause family, which lost legal custody of their children to the Jugendamt, and faces the uncertainty of whether police may storm their home and carry off their children like they did to the Busekros family."]
 

 Accept peace plan or face war, Israel told telegraph.co.uk 3/29/7 ["Under this Saudi-drafted proposal, every Arab country would formally recognise Israel in return for a withdrawal from all the land captured in the war of 1967.  This would entail a Palestinian state embracing the entire West Bank and Gaza with East Jerusalem as its capital. Every Arab country will almost certainly endorse this blueprint when the Riyadh summit concludes tomorrow. Prince Saud said Israel should accept or reject this final offer."]
 Pro-Family Group Urges Parents to Keep Kids Home on Homosexual "Day of Silence" dakotavoice.com 3/29/7 ["is scheduled for Wednesday, April 18 this year. (Some schools observe DOS a few days earlier or later than the official date.) In 2006, over 4,000 junior highs, high schools, and colleges participated in DOS, according to GLSEN.  Many school district superintendents, principals, and faculty members also endorse, promote or allow DOS -- subjecting traditional students to pro-"gay" activism that violates their religious beliefs and right to a non-politicized education. To find out what schools are likely participating..."]
 Does God Have An Emergency Preparedness Plan? newswithviews.com 3/29/7 ["The notion that calamity is unavoidable if it is divinely predicted is even sanctioned by some expositors who miss the pattern for preparedness in the Bible. While it is true that famine was prophesied for Egypt, it is also a fact that God led Joseph to prepare for it, and, as a result, he saved his family and the nations around about.  ...Some teachers also erroneously believe that emergency preparedness reflects a lack of faith in God.  The opposite is true. The Book of James measures faith by personal action, and Hebrews 11:7 describes true faith this way: "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear and prepared an ark to the saving of his house." "]
 Tempting God: The Error of Presumed Protection 3/29/7 [by Daniel Valles  "...cares are not responsibilities. This verse is not saying we take our responsibility to God and leave everything for Him to do; it says to leave your cares ie. Anxieties and worry. The verses do not say He will take care of every problem so you can forget about it. It says that if we leave the worrying and anxiety to Him, our hearts and minds shall be strengthened; not that our problems will disappear."]
 Forex - Dollar falls after reports China to sell some reserves forbes.com 3/29/7 ["A huge amount of China's reserves are in US Treasuries, despite moves towards diversification away from the dollar."]
 China paying euros for Iranian oil dailytimes.com.pk 3/29/7 ["The Chinese firm, which buys more than a tenth of exports from the world’s fourth-largest crude producer, has changed the payment currency for the bulk of its contract of roughly 240,000 barrels per day, Beijing sources said. “Most of China’s purchases have shifted to euro. It’s not difficult so long as our banks can handle that,” said a Chinese state oil trader."]
 Oil spikes $5 on rumors of Iran attack money.cnn.com 3/29/7 [Editor: Imagine what it will do when an attack actually occurs.  It might be a good idea to have some gas on standby for emergencies.]
 Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Approved by California Judiciary Committee lifesite.net 3/29/7 ["A proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide in California passed a 10-member Assembly Judiciary Committee March 27, bringing the measure one step closer to a legislative vote."]
 

 U.S. Navy Flexes Muscles in Persian Gulf guardian.co.uk 3/28/7 ["American warplanes screamed off two aircraft carriers Tuesday as the U.S. Navy staged its largest show of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, launching a mammoth exercise meant as a message to the Iranians.  The maneuvers with 15 warships and more than 100 aircraft were sure to heighten tensions with Iran..."]
 Arab summit considers military plan seattlepi.nwsource.com 3/28/7 ["Arab countries should forge closer military and security ties, including nuclear cooperation, according to a document to be discussed at this week's Arab summit here.  It was not immediately clear whether the proposal drawn up by Egypt aims at establishing a formal military pact for the Arab League's 22 member nations. If so, it would replace a 1950 treaty created as part of Arab efforts to challenge the newly established Israel - and invoked during the Middle East wars of 1967 and 1973."]
 Marine reservists called up for Iraq cleveland.com 3/28/7 ["The Marine Corps is recalling 1,800 reservists to active duty, citing a shortage of volunteers to fill some jobs in Iraq.  Members of the branch's Individual Ready Reserve will get letters this week notifying them of plans to mobilize them involuntarily for a year, said Lt. Col. Jeff Riehl of Marine manpower and reserve affairs.   ...would report for duty in October and deploy to Iraq early next year"]
 UK: Let nurses carry out abortions, say experts telegraph.co.uk 3/28/7 ["Backers of the change argue that early abortion is not surgery, does not need to be carried out by a doctor and that specialist nurses already undertake comparable procedures.  Vincent Argent, a consultant obstetrician at Addenbrooke's Cambridge University Teaching Hospital and Lin Pavey, of the Royal College of Nursing termination of pregnancy group, say specially-trained nurses could perform such procedures, without a doctor present. They also argue that the law which prevents nurses from carrying our surgical abortions has been misinterpreted."]
 Google seeks world of instant translations reuters.com 3/28/7 ["In Google Inc.'s vision of the future, people will be able to translate documents instantly into the world's main languages, with machine logic, not expert linguists, leading the way.  Google's approach, called statistical machine translation, differs from past efforts in that it forgoes language experts who program grammatical rules and dictionaries into computers.  ...Many, many societies have operated in language-defined communities where they really don't understand and are not particularly sympathetic to other peoples' views because of the barrier of language. We're about to have that breakthrough and it is a huge thing."]
 Mueller defends need for expanded powers kansascity.com 3/28/7 ["FBI Director Robert Mueller struggled Tuesday to convince skeptical senators that - despite recent abuses - the FBI should retain Patriot Act authority to gather telephone, e-mail and financial records without a judge's approval.  "The statute did not cause the errors. The FBI's implementation did," the FBI chief told the Senate Judiciary Committee."]
 

 EU should move toward common army, Germany says reuters.com 3/27/7 ["Last year, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said his country wanted a new 100,000-strong European Union army created to work with NATO in trouble spots in the world or to defend Europe."]
 French scientists rebut U.S., Muslim creationism sciam.com 3/27/7 ["The Bible and the Koran say God directly created the world and everything in it. In Christianity, fundamentalists believe this literally but the largest denomination, Catholicism, and most mainline Protestant churches read it more symbolically.  ...Muslim scholars also dispute evolution but have not made this a major issue."]
 Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human mailonsunday.co.uk 3/27/7 ["The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer.  Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, has spent seven years and £5million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus. "]
 Iran denies UK access to sailors news.bbc.co.uk 3/27/7 ["In a meeting in Tehran between Iranian government officials and the UK ambassador, Iran also failed to say where the 15 were being held."]
 Planned Parenthood Will Push Morning After Pill in Every Community lifenews.com 3/27/7 ["the group said its signing up activists to go to every pharmacy in the country.  "Every day in America, women are forced to play the lottery when they walk into their neighborhood pharmacies and ask for Plan B emergency contraception," the group said.  The pro-abortion activists it signs up in the "Pill Patrol" campaign will ask whether the store sells the drug and will attempt to purchase it to see how much resistance they encounter from the pharmacist on duty. "]
 Are GM Crops Killing Bees? spiegel.de 3/27/7 ["...Since last November, the US has seen a decline in bee populations so dramatic that it eclipses all previous incidences of mass mortality. Beekeepers on the east coast of the United States complain that they have lost more than 70 percent of their stock since late last year, while the west coast has seen a decline of up to 60 percent.  In an article in its business section in late February, the New York Times calculated the damage US agriculture would suffer if bees died out. Experts at Cornell University in upstate New York have estimated the value bees generate -- by pollinating fruit and vegetable plants, almond trees and animal feed like clover -- at more than $14 billion.  Scientists call the mysterious phenomenon "Colony Collapse Disorder" (CCD), and it is fast turning into a national catastrophe of sorts."]
 Dollar slips on disappointing new-home sales data reuters.co.uk 3/27/7 ["The dollar slipped against major currencies on Monday after data showed U.S. sales of new homes for February dropped to the lowest rate since June 2000"]
 British PM Blair Celebrates Passage of Sexual Orientation Regulations at Homosexual Activist Banquet lifesite.net 3/27/7 ["British Prime Minister Tony Blair celebrated the House of Lord's March 21 vote in favour of the controversial Sexual Orientation Regulations by attending an Equality fundraising dinner the following evening, put on by the UK's leading homosexual activist organization Stonewall.  ...Stonewall said the money would be directed towards the group's ongoing efforts to implement the Education for All program targeting anti-homosexual content in schools. Saying it was an "incredible thing" that the vote was won, Blair applauded Stonewall's work in pushing through the legislation, saying it was an achievement he would "look back on...with pride."]
 Truckers Boycott Border States newswithviews.com 3/27/7 [By Frosty Wooldridge  "Bush’s action mandates American truckers’ jobs vanishing with a new version of: “Mexican drivers do the jobs that American truckers won’t do.”  First, the independent haulers will see their loads undercut by Mexican drivers. Later, Mexican drivers will chip away at produce haulers. Given enough time, Wal-Mart, Roadway, Consolidated and Home Depot will hire Mexican drivers at half the wages of American truckers.  ...Therefore, truckers from four border states—Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California--and beyond may participate in a trucker boycott April 23, 24, 25, 2007."]
 Bill Gates backs immigration reform on Mexico trip reuters.com 3/27/7 ["Visiting Mexico last week, President Bush reiterated his support for an overhaul of immigration laws that would include a temporary guest worker program.  ...Gates, who runs a foundation with his wife that is the world's largest charity, said flexibility of movement for higher-skilled workers was especially important for his global company."]
 New Government Run Abortion Facility in Winnipeg Hidden from Public lifesite.net 3/27/7 ["the facility's location will not be made public in order to avoid confrontation with pro-life demonstrators.  With a nod to the growing awareness even among pro-abortion health care providers of the psychological damage to women, the facility will also provide two full-time psychological counsellors."]
 

 Iran ‘to try Britons for espionage’ timesonline.co.uk 3/26/7 ["The penalty for espionage in Iran is death. However, similar accusations of spying were made when eight British servicemen were detained in the same area in 2004. They were paraded blindfolded on television but did not appear in court and were freed after three nights in detention."]
 Terror database grows fourfold upi.com 3/26/7 [" The massive growth of subjects -- from fewer than 100,000 files in 2003 to about 435,000 -- is posing a strain on the people who manage the system"]
 Tolkien Jr completes Lord of Rings independent.co.u 3/26/7 ["The author's son Christopher, using his late father's voluminous notes, has painstakingly completed the book, left unfinished by the author when he died in 1971. The work has taken the best part of three decades, and will signify the first "new" Tolkien book since The Silmarillion was published posthumously in 1977."]
 Paul's Warning To Timothy: Of Fables Should Christians Embrace Pagan Literature 3/26/7 [""]
 Gulf to drop the dollar, says DIFC boss arabianbusiness.com 3/26/7 ["More Gulf economies will move away from a dollar currency peg and shift foreign exchange reserves away from dollar to other currencies, including the Chinese yuan, the chief executive of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) said on Sunday.  ...the UAE and Kuwait, the third largest economy, have questioned the peg after the dollar fell about 10% against the euro last year."]
 Lesbian argues Ga. gays can't adopt kids seattlepi.nwsource.com 3/26/7 ["Sara Wheeler made the legal argument that, since nothing in Georgia law specifically allowed gay adoption, the adoption should be tossed out."]
 Bird flu outbreak spreads in Bangladesh iol.co.za 3/26/7 ["On Friday, authorities slaughtered more than 40 000 birds at six farms, a day after official confirmation of a bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of Dhaka.  The outbreak was now suspected to have spread to farms in the north and central parts of the country, government spokesperson Abdul Motalib said."]
 Book review: 'Scary stuff' of debt, credit cards resonates in 'Maxed Out' usatoday.com3/26/7 ["Scurlock gives a new meaning to the term "preferred customer": "The best definition I have heard yet — and this is from a vice president of MasterCard — is an individual who has a 'taste for credit,' i.e., someone 'willing to make minimum monthly payments — forever.' Now I know why, if I fail to pay off my balance in full, my credit limit is increased." "]
 Disclosures From An Insider newswithviews.com 3/26/7 [by Deanna Spingola  "Everything has two purposes. One is the ostensible purpose which will make it acceptable to people and second is the real purpose which would further the goals of establishing the new system.” Keep this concept in mind as you read what follows..."]
 

 Wash. State to Test 'Enhanced' Licenses casperstartribune.net 3/25/7 ["They will look much like conventional driver's licenses, but will be loaded with proof of citizenship and other information that can be easily scanned at the border.  Radio frequency ID chips and other advanced security features also would make the enhanced licenses less vulnerable to forgery. At about $40, they also would be less expensive than a $97 passport."]

Iran seizes 15 British marines and sailors in Gulf reuters.com 3/24/7 ["triggering a diplomatic crisis at a time of heightened tensions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.  ...Iran accused the British of illegally entering its waters."]
Why Iran Seized the British Marines time.com 3/24/7 ["The most ominous detail about Iran's seizure of 15 British Royal Marines in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway on Friday morning is that the servicemen were reportedly taken into custody by the navy of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is a powerful, separate branch of the Iranian armed forces. Soaked with nationalist ideology, it has grown into a state within a state in Iran, with its own naval, air and ground forces, parallel to official government institutions."]
Navy Lacks Plan to Defend Against `Sizzler' Missile bloomberg.com 3/24/7 ["The U.S. Navy, after nearly six years of warnings from Pentagon testers, still lacks a plan for defending aircraft carriers against a supersonic Russian-built missile, according to current and former officials and Defense Department documents.  The missile, known in the West as the ``Sizzler,'' has been deployed by China and may be purchased by Iran."  ...Charts prepared by the Navy for a February 2005 briefing for defense contractors said the Sizzler, which is also called the SS-N-27B, starts out flying at subsonic speeds. Within 10 nautical miles of its target, a rocket-propelled warhead separates and accelerates to three times the speed of sound, flying no more than 10 meters (33 feet) above sea level.  ...Among other venues, the missile was pitched at last month's IDEX 2007, the Middle East's largest weapons exposition, he said.]
Despite strains, U.S. could fight a third war: Gates reuters.com 3/24/7 ["Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned on Thursday the Army would face problems without emergency funds but insisted U.S. forces could fight a third war despite being stretched in Iraq and Afghanistan.  ...Gates said by way of example that if Congress did not approve the funds by April 15, the Army might have to curtail or suspend some training for reserve forces, slow training of units scheduled to go to Iraq and Afghanistan and stop repairing equipment used in training..."]
EU birthday to mark 'new phase' news.bbc.co.uk 3/24/7 ["European Union leaders are due to meet in Berlin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bloc, which was founded by the 1957 Treaty of Rome."]
New Orleans Residents Arming Themselves abcnews.go.com 3/24/7 ["Gun dealers who saw sales shoot up during the chaotic few months after Katrina say that sales are still brisk, and that the customers are a cross-section of the population doctors, lawyers, bankers, artists, laborers, stay-at-home moms.  "People are in fear of their lives. They're looking for ways to feel safe again," said Mike Roniger, manager of Gretna Gunworks in Jefferson Parish. "  Editor:  Notice how the article slants people who buy guns for protection in a crime-ridden area - with criminal elements.  And they also picked intense sound bites to quote.]
'Super agency' threatens Russian freedom iht.com 3/24/7 ["President Vladimir Putin moved to establish a new agency that will license media outlets and monitor their output. The new agency will have control over television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet.  Putin's decree is a disturbing although logical continuation of his campaign to assert firm control over the media. Since coming to power, he has acquired the ability to determine what is broadcast on the country's main national television networks. The Russian leadership has also taken steps to set limits for newspapers, encouraging Kremlin-friendly businessmen to purchase them. The latest move to create a media regulating "super agency" seems to be aimed at tightening this control..."]
Olmert: Israel willing to make 'painful concessions' usatoday.com 3/24/7 ["said Thursday that Israel was willing to make "sweeping, painful and tough concessions" to encourage dialogue with its enemies.  Olmert also said a dormant Saudi Arabian plan for a comprehensive Mideast peace could be a "convenient basis" for contacts between Israel and Arab moderates.  The Saudi plan calls for full diplomatic relations between the entire Arab world and the Jewish state in exchange for full Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and east Jerusalem."]
Ohio Plans Bonds to Bail Out Homeowners Strapped by Mortgages bloomberg.com 3/24/7 ["Ohio, which had the highest foreclosure rate among the 50 U.S. states at the end of 2006, plans to issue $100 million in taxable municipal bonds next month to help homeowners refinance mortgages they can't afford.  ...The state, whose economy has suffered amid declines in manufacturing, also had the highest rate of subprime loans in foreclosure."]
Mexican Trucks Plan Will Begin Despite Senate Amendment, Official Says cq.com 3/24/7 ["On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee by voice vote adopted an amendment to a supplemental spending bill (S 965) that would bar Mexican trucks from gaining greater access to U.S. roads until U.S. trucking companies “have the opportunity for comparable and simultaneous access throughout Mexico.”"]
Oregon Legislation Seeks To Undermine Pregnancy Counseling Centers newswithviews.com 3/24/7 ["Oregon Senate Bill 776, being promoted by Planned Parenthood and a pro-abortion contingent in the Oregon legislature would attempt to undermine the work of crisis pregnancy centers that don’t suggest the solution to unwanted pregnancies is the killing of an unborn child.  The bill calls for a “study” of ‘alternative- to- abortion’ pregnancy centers, also known as ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ because according to the bill these centers:  “mis-inform and mislead women to deter or to delay them from having abortions” SB 776 "]
France's space agency puts its secret UFO archive on the Web iht.com 3/24/7 ["France is the first country to put its entire weird sightings archive online... Other cases were impossible to crack. The most baffling were labeled "Class D aerospace phenomena" — which the agency defines as "inexplicable despite precise testimonies and the (good) quality of material information gathered." Some 28 percent of sightings fall into this category."  Editor: Again, the reason I post such links is because of it relevance to possible use with the delusions listed and used by the Antichrist.]
 

Hazleton immigration trial hears closing arguments post-gazette.com 3/23/7 ["The question of whether the old coal-mining city of Hazleton can begin enforcing its laws to evict illegal immigrants is now in the hands of a federal judge."]
House immigration bill offers citizenship latimes.com 3/23/7 ["Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) will unveil broad legislation that would also create a new worker program, stiffen worker verification procedures and overhaul the visa system to reduce waiting times for legal immigrants.  In recognition of the tensions that surround the controversial issue, the bill also contains provisions designed to appeal to conservatives who want stronger border enforcement and oppose citizenship provisions that grant amnesty to people in the country illegally."]
Vermont House Rejects Assisted Suicide - "Incredible Victory" Says Anti-Euthanasia Leader lifesite.net 3/23/7 ["We need to make it dignified, we need to make it pain-free," Douglas said prior to the debates. "But to empower physicians--who take an oath to alleviate pain and do no harm--to hasten death is a step in the wrong direction."]
German Court Places Custody of Yet Another 5 Homeschooling Children with Government's Youth Office lifesite.net 3/23/7 ["Parental rights are more and more abolished. If you do not educate the way the state wants, the so-called Jugendamt (youth welfare office) is quick to check out if they can take away the custody of your children."]
Pakistan Successfully Tests Nuke-Capable Missile That Can Thwart Radar foxnews.com 3/23/7 ["In February, Pakistan successfully test-fired a new version of its long-range nuclear-capable missile, Hatf VI (Shaheen II), which has a range of 1,245 miles."]
U.S. Housing Market: Patterns Show an Impending Tsunami dailyreckoning.com.au 3/23/7 ["...commercial construction follows residential construction with a lag. That lag is anywhere from 8 to 16 months.  Commercial business hires people and lots of them. When that buildout ends, and we are at the beginning of the end now, there is going to be no source of jobs to replace those service sector jobs going forward."]
 

Russia struggles to kick dollar habit uk.reuters.com 3/22/7 ["President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday watered down plans to ban officials from using the word "dollar" after Kremlin bosses, and Putin himself, found it hard to kick their habit and use "roubles" instead.  ... Last year the rouble appreciated 4.3 percent against the central bank's dollar/euro basket, and some Russian producers say the strong rouble is eating into export profits.  Some leading Wall Street banks have even advised buying Russian roubles, once seen as a highly volatile currency by traders after the 1998 rouble devaluation."]
Organ Harvesting Before "Brain-Death" Increasingly Common, Concerned Doctors Warn lifesite.net 3/22/7 ["Instead of waiting until brain function ceases and the patient is declared "brain-dead" by medical officials (itself a questionable practice since there is no universally-accepted definition of brain-death) surgeons have begun following an approach known as "donation after cardiac death." Organs are harvested once the heart has stopped beating and several minutes have passed without the heart spontaneously re-starting. "]
EU and US to begin single market push ft.com 3/22/7 ["The European Union and the US will next month start an ambitious initiative to harmonise regulations, norms and technical standards in up to 40 economic and industrial sectors, laying the cornerstone for a single market between the two regions."]
Mexico Lawmakers File Bill to Make Abortion Legal Nationwide lifenews.com 3/22/7 ["Abortion advocates in Mexico have been working on legislation in the Mexico City legislature to make abortion legal in the nations' capital. Now they have filed a measure in the federal Congress as well to try to legalize abortions throughout the county within the first three months of pregnancy."]
Gore urges bold action on global warming kansascity.com 3/22/7 ["During an unusual 30-minute statement before the committee, Gore called global warming "a challenge to our moral imagination" and equated the battle to solve it to defeating fascism during World War II.  He laid out a series of proposals to reverse course, starting with an immediate freeze on the levels of carbon dioxide emissions and passage of emergency legislation instituting a nationwide, if not global, market system for trading pollution credits in an effort to drive down emissions through economic incentives.  Gore said he also favors cutting income taxes and offsetting the loss to the government with new taxes on emissions.  "We ought to be increasing employment and discouraging pollution, and not the other way around," Gore said."]
Canada's Conservative Government Distributes $300 Million to Provinces for Controversial HPV Vaccination lifesite.net 3/22/7 ["The HPV vaccination, known as Gardasil, has been produced by the drug conglomerate Merck. Merck has recommended the vaccine for all females between the ages of 9 and 26 and initially launched the product with a major lobbying effort to have it legally mandated for all girls attending 6th grade. Despite media efforts to portray the vaccination as 100% backed by the entire medical community, Merck has since had to cease its massive lobbying campaign. There has substantial resistance from many different parties including concerned parents and prominent figures and groups in the medical community."]
When America Is Gone... newswithviews.com 3/22/7 [By Paul Proctor  "When the stock market crashes and money becomes as worthless as your property and portfolio, will you pledge your allegiance to those who initiate martial law, close the banks and promise a new financial system, electronic currency and National ID?... "]
MEPs keen to investigate Polish anti-gay law euobserver.com 3/22/7 ["The European Parliament is poised to investigate the legality of draft restrictions against discussion of homosexuality in Polish schools, if a bill is formally proposed. But a leading NGO has already expressed concern over civil liberties in Poland.   ...The committee would like the EU parliament's legal services to probe any Polish bill on two grounds, firstly to see if it is compatible with European anti-discrimination norms and secondly to see if it violates European norms on freedom of expression. "]
Niger prepares emergency food aid for one million france24.com 3/22/7 ["A million people are at risk of starvation in Niger this year and 400,000 urgently need help, the government's food crisis unit (CCA) told AFP on Wednesday."]
It's Back: 'Hate Crimes' Bill Reintroduced crosswalk.com 3/22/7 ["Lafferty and other conservatives argue that the bill will "elevate homosexuality" -- a type of behavior, they stipulate -- to the same level as race and other characteristics that can't be changed.  "The fact is that Conyers' so-called hate crimes bill is a fraud, designed for only one purpose: to add homosexuals, cross-dressers, drag queens and transsexuals to the ranks of federally protected minority groups," TVC said."]
 

U.S. Treasury aide urges EU to forge single market out of 27 iht.com 3/21/7 ["The United States and Europe would be able to forge much closer economic and financial links if the European Union moved toward a more competitive and integrated single market economy, Robert Kimmitt, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury, said Monday."]
Court censures Poland for denying abortion rights guardian.co.uk 3/21/7 ["he European court of human rights ruled yesterday that Poland was failing to guarantee access to lawful abortions in a test case hailed as a victory for women across Europe and a blow to the deeply conservative government in Warsaw."]
New Century woes grow reuters.com 3/21/7 ["New Century Financial Corp., once the largest independent provider of subprime mortgages, was dealt a fresh setback on Tuesday when Fannie Mae said it would no longer buy its loans made to borrowers with poor credit, while another big subprime lender filed for bankruptcy."]
Texas is the unlikely home of biggest gay church reuters.com 3/21/7 ["the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas makes one Texas-sized claim that few would expect in the conservative Bible Belt state -- it says it is the world's biggest gay church."]
"Homosexuality Is Not Hardwired," Concludes Head of The Human Genome Project lifesite.net 3/21/7 ["Francis S. Collins, one of the world's leading scientists who works at the cutting edge of DNA research, concluded that "there is an inescapable component of heritability to many human behavioral traits." However, he adds, "for virtually none of them, is heredity ever close to predictive."  ...The heritability estimates for homosexuality is substantially lower than General Cognitive Ability, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness, Aggression and Traditionalism..."]
Funding more than war washingtontimes.com 3/21/7 ["The more than $9.9 billion of nonmilitary spending in the House bill includes $1 billion to buy vaccines against a major bird-flu epidemic, $750 million for State Children's Health Insurance Program, $500 million for wildfire suppression, $400 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and $100 million in food aid to Africa."]
Israel preparing for war scenarios on all fronts, Peretz says ynetnews.com 3/21/7 ["This also emphasizes the government's obligation to attend to the citizens, and stresses the military's duty to be prepared for any scenario. The nationwide missile attack drill (Tuesday and Wednesday this week – L.S.) is designed to improve cooperation between all bodies. We do not reckon that another war will break out in the near future, but we learned from the war that we must always be prepared."]
Leading Psychiatrist Admits Normal Children Are Diagnosed With Mental Disorders cchr.org 3/21/7 ["Dr. Robert Spitzer, has now admitted that normal children are being labeled. Spitzer, a Columbia University psychiatrist, told BBC2 that children experiencing perfectly normal signs of being happy and sad are being labeled as mentally ill. While admitting this, he stopped short of informing BBC viewers that there is no scientific evidence that any of the millions of children so diagnosed have any physical abnormality that justifies the diagnosis. Nor that because of this, psychiatrists cannot agree on who is sick and who is well. Yet despite this fallible "science," worldwide sales of psychotropic drugs prescribed to treat "mental disorders," including stimulants antipsychotics and antidepressants, now exceed $80 billion annually."]
Researchers Question Validity Of A 'Global Temperature' sciencedaily.com 3/21/7 ["He explains that while it is possible to treat temperature statistically locally, it is meaningless to talk about a a global temperature for Earth. The Globe consists of a huge number of components which one cannot just add up and average. That would correspond to calculating the average phone number in the phone book. That is meaningless. Or talking about economics, it does make sense to compare the currency exchange rate of two countries, whereas there is no point in talking about an average 'global exchange rate'."]
 

Remembering Terri Schiavo: Two Years Since Removing Her Feeding Tube lifenews.com 3/20/7 ["In the next two weeks, LifeNews.com will look back at the events leading up to her death and the fallout from it -- not to replay every moment, but to provide clarity and meaning to the end of life debate and remind readers what the national media failed to cover."]
Russian society must oppose gay pride parade - Metropolitan Kirill interfax.ru 3/20/7 [""We believe that the law should not interfere in citizens' private lives. You can sin if you want to, but you will answer to God. However, if you are trying to propagate your sin by seducing and degrading people, society must oppose it," Kirill said."]
UK:  Gay adoption law rubber-stamped news.independent.co.uk 3/20/7 ["With feelings running high over what church leaders regard as a matter of conscience, government whips have privately warned that they risk defeat when the regulations are laid before the House of Lords tomorrow."]
Brazilian Priests Could Face Jail-time for Saying that Homosexuality is A Sin lifesite.net 3/20/7 ["The proposed legislation has already passed through the House and was debated last Thursday in the Senate. The Senate members refused to vote on the matter, in part due to the number of civilians who contacted government officials to voice their concerns about the proposed law. Instead, a study group was established to further investigate and acquire professional input on the issue."]
U.S. military ill-prepared for other conflicts msnbc.msn.com 3/20/7 ["the ever more rapid pace of war-zone rotations has consumed 40 percent of their total gear, wearied troops and left no time to train to fight anything other than the insurgencies now at hand.  ...An immediate concern is that critical Army overseas equipment stocks for use in another conflict have been depleted by the recent troop increases in Iraq, they said."  Editor: Considering the source (even though the facts may be truthful), I would consider this piece to be more conditioning people to accept that we may need outside assistance during some unforseen catastrophe.]
Polish 'anti-gay' bill criticised news.bbc.co.uk 3/20/7 ["A proposed bill to ban the discussion of homosexuality in Polish schools would violate free speech, a human rights group has warned.  Human Rights Watch (HRW) made its warning in an open letter to Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski.  It also said the bill "would create a climate of intolerance" in schools. "]
Top investor sees U.S. property crash reuters.com 3/20/7 ["Commodities investment guru Jim Rogers stepped into the U.S. subprime fray on Wednesday, predicting a real estate crash that would trigger defaults and spread contagion to emerging markets.  "You can't believe how bad it's going to get before it gets any better," the prominent U.S. fund manager told Reuters by telephone from New York.  "It's going to be a disaster for many people who don't have a clue about what happens when a real estate bubble pops.  "It is going to be a huge mess," said Rogers, who has put his $15 million belle epoque mansion on Manhattan's Upper West Side on the market and is planning to move to Asia."]
Maine Legislators Want to Spend 300K Funding Poor Women's Abortions lifenews.com 3/20/7 ["The state of Maine already gives over $1 million annually to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which does abortions in the northeastern state. But some state legislators say that's not enough and they want the legislature to approve a bill that would spend $283,000 to directly fund poor women's abortions."]
Contrails: Killing Us Softly? newswithviews.com 3/20/7 ["of the most important presentations she made during our meeting at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California (details here) were the water tables showing the spikes in aluminum and barium, and the FAA fly over sheets for the Mendocino area. Even the nit wit at Rep. Neillo's office was surprised when Rosalind presented these documents which clearly showed military and civilian plane patterns; color ink is used to designate which is military and which are civilian planes, private or commercial. Neillo's aide could clearly see was one set of fly overs were unidentified.  ...Rosalind and probably others have proof positive of deadly chemical spikes in the water tables. The problem is that not a single member of a state legislature or federal representative in Congress will address this issue."]
Museum of Abortion and Contraception Makes Debut in Austria lifesite.net 3/20/7 ["The United Nations 2006 Revision to World Population Prospects reports that by 2050, Europe will experience a demographic meltdown with countries such as Ukraine losing 33% of its population, Russia 25%, Poland 20.5%, and Germany 10.3% by 2050."]
Israel to hold nationwide missile attack drill ynetnews.com 3/20/7 ["simulating conventional and unconventional terror attacks across country, in order to implement lessons learned from war in Lebanon."]
 

Report: France urged Israel to hit Syria jpost.com 3/19/7 ["French President Jacques Chirac told Israel at the start of the war in Lebanon that France would support an Israeli assault on Syria, it was reported on Sunday."]
The Late, Great American Nation rutherford.org 3/19/7 ["Since the days of our Founding Fathers, when King George III used his armies to terrorize and tyrannize the colonies, the American people have understandably distrusted the use of a national military force to intervene in civilian affairs, except in instances of extreme emergency and limited duration.   ...Under these new provisions, the president can now use the military as a domestic police force in response to a natural disaster, disease outbreak, terrorist attack or to any “other condition.” According to the new law, Bush doesn’t even have to notify Congress of his intent to use military force against the American people—he just has to notify them once he has done so.  ...The main reason we do not want the military patrolling our streets is that under martial law, the Bill of Rights becomes null and void. A standing army—something that propelled the early colonists into revolution—strips the American people of any vestige of freedom. Thus, if we were subject to martial law, there would be no rules, no protections, no judicial oversight and no elections."]
FBI wrongdoing persisted even after concerns raised sfgate.com 3/19/7 ["FBI counterterrorism officials continued to use flawed procedures to obtain thousands of U.S. telephone records during a two-year period when bureau lawyers and managers were raising escalating concerns about the practice, according to senior FBI and Justice Department officials and documents."]
Government Wants To Bar-Code Every Domestic Animal newswithviews.com 3/19/7 [""]
TV blamed for rise in child-speech problems theage.com.au 3/19/7 ["TOO much television and the death of conversation in the family home are contributing to an alarming rise in the number of children starting school without basic language skills.  While Australian children used to pick up language skills from dinner table conversation, these days their oral abilities are lacking and an increasing number are being referred to speech pathologists."]
Hague court could try Bush, Blair washingtontimes.com 3/19/7 ["The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said in an interview that he can envision a scenario in which President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair could one day face war-crimes charges at The Hague....  The U.S. has refused to accept the court's jurisdiction and for years opposed the court, fearing that it would be used as a political tool to target American soldiers and diplomats overseas. "]
Why subprime mortgage crisis may have impact on stocks, lending and spending sfgate.com 3/19/7 ["Consumer spending. The stimulus from rising real estate prices has been one of the main engines of the economy in the past few years, as people bought and furnished new homes, and borrowed against existing homes for big-ticket purchases such as remodels and cars.  If homes are worth less, people find it harder to sell them and harder to borrow against them. That means consumers will tighten their belts and the whole economy will take a hit."]
Community Suggests Gun Possession Is Illegal For Residents wtvf.com 3/19/7 ["Some people in a Nashville neighborhood are furious over a new rule that makes it illegal to own a gun.  Residents in Nashboro Village said it's unconstitutional and leaves them defenseless.   Two weeks ago, residents received a from their homeowners' association indicating that guns are not allowed on the property."]
 

Hollywood Goes To Church newswithviews.com 3/18/7 [By Paul Proctor  "Have you noticed that a rush to relevance has become the driving agenda in most churches today? - Not preaching repentance, faith or obedience to God's Word...  when I read about movies being utilized by today's churches as an essential evangelistic tool of persuasion, I am reminded of the religious leaders who faithlessly approached Jesus demanding to see a sign - a visual presentation that might impress and render His Word more credible to skeptics."]
Iran to Sell Oil in euros and other currencies globalresearch.ca 3/18/7 ["Earlier on Wednesday, the media reported that Iran has started talks with a Japanese refiner to receive the payments in euro or yens instead of US Dollars. "]
Mexico City says 'si' to gay ceremony news.scotsman.com 3/18/7 ["AN ECONOMIST and a journalist have become the first couple united under Mexico City's new gay civil union law, kissing while a string orchestra played 'Besame Mucho' and police cordoned off streets around a white wedding tent.  The new law grants same-sex couples inheritance rights and social benefits similar to those enjoyed by married heterosexual couples."]
 

Quebec Readies All out Fight Against "Homophobia" with Pro-Gay Gov't Ministry, Ads, Education lifesite.net 3/17/7 ["The report says that homosexual, bisexual and transsexual persons are "a population at risk," noting that they experience higher rates of psychological distress, depression, illegal drug use, alcoholism, and suicidal tendencies. The report claims that these afflictions are the result of heterosexist "social stigmatization" and "homophobia".  ...The report lists "obstacles harming the fight against homophobia and the integration of the topic of homosexuality in the school curriculum." Among those "obstacles" are: "religion in families or schools"; "lack of openness by parents"; "conservatism among school personnel"; "prejudice and ignorance"."]
U.S. troop buildup in Iraq approaches 30,000 uk.reuters.com 3/17/7 ["There are more than 140,000 U.S. troops already fighting in Iraq, where sectarian violence has thwarted American efforts to bring the four-year-old war to a close.  Gates said he also approved a significant increase in the number of U.S. military personnel training security forces in Afghanistan. Defence officials said the number of extra trainers was around 3,000."]
Confirmed: Your Daughter Is Merck's Guinea Pig newswithviews.com 3/17/7 [By Devvy Kidd  "Diane M. Harper, a researcher who worked on this vaccine has revealed that it has NOT been tested on young girls and "worst case" scenario: increased cervical cancer rates. As I covered in my February 8th column, Merck needs cash badly. The lawsuits over another "safe" product of theirs, VIOXX, could bankrupt them and they know it; one verdict here. At between $320 - $400 per shot per girl in the U.S., then the world, you can see why Merck has spent millions buying the favors of members of the state legislatures."]
UK Government Program Teaching Four-Year-Olds about Homosexuality lifesite.net 3/17/7 ["Primary schools in the United Kingdom have begun teaching children as young as four about homosexuality, in anticipation of new anti-discrimination laws coming into effect next month, the Daily Mail reported earlier today.  ...Christian and pro-family organizations are deeply concerned that the new laws will leave schools vulnerable to lawsuits if they don't incorporate homosexual material into their curriculums. Simon Calvert, spokesman for the Christian Insitute, told the Daily Mail the equality laws will result in schools being "compelled" to promote homosexuality to their students or face litigation."]
More video games, fewer books at schools? washingtonpost.com 3/17/7 ["At least a number of educators hope so, arguing that children would get more excited about school and that video games can present real-life problems to solve."]
North American Mass Aliyah Goes Monthly israelnationalnews.com 3/17/7 ["Nefesh b'Nefesh (NbN), the Aliyah (immigration to Israel) assistance organization known for its chartered flights and magnificent ceremonies for North American immigrants, has now instituted monthly Aliyah flights."]
Housing slump makes it hard for workers to relocate usatoday.com 3/17/7 ["Gone are the days when companies could move employees and new hires around like puppets on strings. Now, the sluggish housing market is creating hassles for employers and employees struggling to move and to sell homes in what has quickly turned into a buyer's market.  ...Three in 10 of those who turned down a relocation did so because of housing and mortgage concerns, according to a 2006 survey by Atlas World Group. That decision can come at a price: More than half of companies had an employee decline a relocation, and 35% of employers say turning down a move hinders an employee's career."]
 

Greenspan Warns Of Subprime Infection forbes.com 3/16/7 ["“You can’t take 10% out of the mortgage originations without some impact,” he said during a question and answer session at a Futures Industry Association meeting that was widely reported on Thursday.  Greenspan said there was no “evidence” of a spillover yet, but predicted major problems if home prices stumbled.  "I think it's important to recognize that what we're dealing with ... is more an issue of house prices than it is mortgage credit," he said. "]
Activity discovered at Yellowstone supervolcano msnbc.msn.com 3/16/7 ["The findings, reported this month in the Journal of Geophysical Research — Solid Earth, suggest that a slow and gradual movement caused by a giant hotspot of molten rock beneath a volcano can shape a landscape more than sudden ground movements caused by the volcano’s frequent earthquakes.   ...between 2000 and 2003, the caldera floor sank a little more than an inch.  And then from 2004 to 2006 the central caldera floor rose faster than ever, springing up nearly 7 inches during the three-year span."]
Polish Legislation to Protect School Children from Homosexual Propaganda Proposed lifesite.net 3/16/7 ["The Polish ministry of education is taking measures to protect children from being propagandized by homosexual political activists while on school property, Polish Radio reports. The ministry of education has prepared a bill that would subject school headmasters to disciplinary dismissal for allowing activists representing “minority sexual preferences” into schools."]
 

Senate Weighs Aid to 2.2 Million Subprime Borrowers bloomberg.com 3/15/7 ["U.S. lawmakers will have to consider providing aid to about 2.2 million subprime mortgage borrowers who are at risk of defaulting and losing their homes, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said today.  ``The impact of losing 2.2 million homes I suspect will be in a lot of areas of our cities and towns that are already pretty hard hit, so we clearly want to look at that and legislate,''  ...Duncan expressed doubt that 2.2 million subprime mortgage borrowers will lose their homes, noting that the association lists only 300,000 such borrowers as being in foreclosure now."  Editor: Subprime is a kind word for a downturn in the housing market.  This would be more of a bailout for the lenders than for the borrowers.  Surcharges on other mortgages will probably go up, hurting more people, on top of gasoline prices going up.  But, remember who is ultimately the largest holder of America's public and private debt: China.  Gotta keep the bank happy. This could eventually be larger than Enron, affecting everybody.]
Cashless society by 2012, says Visa chief news.independent.co.uk 3/15/7 [" Peter Ayliffe said that, by 2012, using credit and debit cards should be cheaper and more convenient than cash.  Some retailers could soon start surcharging customers if they choose to buy products with cash, because of the greater cost of processing these payments, he warned.  Visa Europe briefed the British Retail Consortium last month on new "contactless" cards that can be waved in front of a scanner to make small payments.  ...Nick Mourant, treasurer at Tesco, said: "There is a duopoly between Mastercard and Visa in the UK. Their setting of fees is anti-competitive.""]
Israel: Shas Proposes Expanded Bill to Outlaw Missionary Activity israelnationalnews.com 3/15/7 ["Statistics reported by the Interior Ministry indicated that 437 Jews abandoned their faith to “accept Jesus” in 2003, rising to 884 converts to Christianity in 2004 and 733 in 2005."]
Wall Street’s weak start adds to markets woe ft.com 3/15/7 ["The falls came after an earlier rout of European and Asian equities. In Asia, the sell-off was broad and deep on investors’ worries that the subprime mortgage problems could hit the US housing market and the broader US economy – a big export market for many of the region’s companies."]
Mexico Capital's Legislature Considers Bill to Legalize Abortion lifenews.com 3/15/7 ["The legislature of Mexico City wants to make it the first place in Mexico to legalize abortion. The North American nation bans abortion and pro-life groups and Catholic Church leaders have vowed to fight the move to allow it.  The city's legislature may soon consider a bill that would legalize abortions within the first three months of pregnancy and backers believe they have a majority of the votes needed to pass it."]
UK: Warning to homeowners as the green vision is unveiled dailymail.co.uk 3/15/7 ["Homeowners who refuse to make their properties energy efficient will face financial penalties under drastic government plans to transform Britain into the world's first 'green' economy."]
New Mexico Close to Mandating HPV Vaccine for 6th Grade Girls Despite Lingering Questions about Safety lifesite.net 3/15/7 ["Gov. Bill Richardson intends to sign legislation within the week mandating the immunization of young girls entering the 6th grade with Gardasil, a vaccine against the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer in women.  ...The last time Merck was in the news was for Vioxx, which appeared safe in trials but later showed serious health hazards,” said Wendy Wright, President of Concerned Women for America, who called mandating the vaccine for schoolgirls “an overreach.”  ...Merck will enjoy protection from medical liability under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which will protect it from the class action lawsuits it has endured from Vioxx, a prescription drug."]
Dems back off plan to limit Bush war authority detnews.com 3/15/7 ["Officials said Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the leadership had decided to strip from a major military spending bill a requirement for Bush to gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran."  Editor: In essence then, they've allowed him to start a war with Iran...]
Furor Over Baptist's Gay-Baby Article guardian.co.uk 3/15/7 ["The president of the leading Southern Baptist seminary has incurred sharp attacks from both the left and right by suggesting that a biological basis for homosexuality may be proven, and that prenatal treatment to reverse gay orientation would be biblically justified.  ...was assailed even more harshly by gay-rights supporters. They were upset by his assertion that homosexuality would remain a sin even if it were biologically based, and by his support for possible medical treatment that could switch an unborn gay baby's sexual orientation to heterosexual."]
Delaware Bill Allowing Human Cloning Will Get Hearing Next Week lifenews.com 3/15/7 ["A bill that would prohibit human cloning for reproductive purposes but would allow it for research will get a hearing next week in the Senate Small Business Committee. The lead sponsor of the measure says he hopes it will be approved and get a vote in the full Senate before lawmakers take a break."]
Gay male parents get dedicated fertility program alertnet.org 3/15/7 ["A Los Angeles fertility clinic has launched what it says is the first dedicated program for gay men wanting to become parents.  The Fertility Institutes, already a pioneer in the controversial area of gender selection, said it was responding to huge demand from gay male couples around the world who want their own biological children but are often thwarted by prejudice and bureaucracy."]
 

Iranian defector may hold catalyst for war jnewswire.com 3/14/7 ["If the evidence - particularly regarding Iran's role in Iraq's instability - is verifiable, it could be enough to prompt Washington to begin putting war preparations in motion."]
Iran, Syria agree on defense co-op news.xinhuanet.com 3/14/7 ["According to the report, the main points in the agreement include development and consolidation of defense and military ties between the two countries, continued exchange of views and consultations to secure the two sides' interests."]
German Homeschooler Parents Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation lifesite.net 3/14/7 ["Melissa was removed by court order in early February and placed in a mental institution by German youth authorities who claimed that she suffered from “school phobia” the treatment for which was complete isolation from her family and home. She is now being kept in a foster home in a location unknown to her family who are allowed to visit her for an hour a week.  Joel Thornton, president of the International Human Rights Group (IRHG) told the WND that he fears the state will use any test results to remove the other five Busekros children from their parents and permanently break up the family."]
Abortion Linked to Higher Rates of Child Abuse, Study Finds lifesite.net 3/14/7 ["A history of abortion is associated with more frequent acts of physical aggression toward subsequent children, according to a new study published in the Internet Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology.  The findings were drawn from an analysis of data on 237 low-income women in Baltimore who had physically mistreated or neglected at least one of their children or allowed someone else to do so. Researchers controlled for a history of miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as for family history, aggression by the woman's partner and other key factors. While all the women in the study had some connection with child maltreatment or neglect, the authors found that those who reported a history of abortion reported significantly more frequent acts of physical violence, such as slapping, hitting or beating, directed at their children."]
Moderate Christians fight rapture with Sunday school reuters.com 3/14/7 ["For Leiserson, Revelation is a story about Jesus confronting the evils of the Roman Empire. To help counter the rapture tide, she is developing a Sunday school curriculum to teach kids that Jesus loves everyone and would not leave anyone behind."]
Prophecy Resources informedchristians.com 3/14/7 [""]
Undocumented Immigrants' Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense healthday.com 3/14/7 ["Undocumented immigrants are estimated to account for 29 percent of the total foreign-born population in the United States. Many "new growth" states that previously did not have large immigrant populations, such as North Carolina, are getting many of the newcomers. These "new growth" states may be less prepared to meet the health-care needs of the new arrivals, the study authors suggested.  In North Carolina, the total foreign-born population grew by 274 percent during the 1990s, and included about 300,000 undocumented immigrants by 2004. These immigrants face a host of barriers to accessing health care, not the least of which is federal law. "]
Subprime fears spark global sell-off ft.com 3/14/7 ["Stocks began the day on a bearish note but selling pressure intensified after the US Mortgage Bankers Association said that the rate of late payments and defaults on home loans hit 4.95 per cent in the fourth quarter last year, up from 4.67 per cent for the prior quarter.  The problems were particularly severe among subprime borrowers – people with weak credit histories. Delinquencies for subprime adjustable rate mortgages rose to 14.4 per cent, up from the third quarter’s 13.2 per cent.  Shares in Accredited Home Lenders, a subprime mortgage specialist, slumped after it said it was seeking fresh capital and waivers on its lending covenants, while the New York Stock Exchange said it planned to delist New Century Financial."]
 

Violent Crime in Cities Shows Sharp Surge nytimes.com 3/13/7 ["Local police departments blame several factors: the spread of methamphetamine use in some Midwestern and Western cities, gangs, high poverty and a record number of people being released from prison. But the biggest theme, they say, is easy access to guns and a willingness, even an eagerness, to settle disputes with them, particularly among young people."  Editor: False cause alert.  When our nation's cities are losing American jobs due to foreign outsourcing and illegal immigration, poverty strikes.  In those conditions, people often turn to drugs as a 'way out' and for easy money.  Guns are not the problem, the violence is merely symptoms of a larger problem.]
Bush asks Congress for even more Iraq troops guardian.co.uk 3/13/7 ["on top of the 21,500 reinforcements announced two months ago. US military officials have hinted that there will be even more requests for troops for Iraq in May, when General David Petraeus, who took over as the American commander in Baghdad last month, submits a new strategic plan to Capitol Hill."]
False Tombs and Gnostic Tales crossroad.to 3/13/7 [By Berit Kjos  "Since Biblical certainties stand as a bulwark against crowd thinking and dialectical delusions, what could better serve the globalist purpose than undermining the heart of the Christian gospel: the purity, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord? The timing of this travesty is no accident. This new "revelation" -- riding in the wake of The Secret -- surfaced just in time to corrupt the celebration of Christ's resurrection in many minds around the world.  ...Was Gnosticism the key that unlocked the tomb's mysteries? According to the documentary, those occult legends tell us that Mariamne and her son moved to France (which didn't become a nation until centuries later). Discovery Channel's chosen myth brings her back to Jerusalem before her death. Otherwise, how could her bones be added to the tomb?  The visual dramatization of Mary, Jesus, and the fake tomb makes it all the more believable. And to a world seeking spiritual thrills, this Gnostic version of "history"may seem too real to resist."]
The ABCs Of Rick Warren newswithviews.com 3/13/7 [By Paul Proctor  "Rick's purpose driven method doesn't "simplify Christianity" - it distorts it into something it's not - and in a very duplicitous, disingenuous and unscriptural manner - something ABC's reporters never addressed... "]
Top 10 Amazing Facts of Mormonism crossroad.to 3/13/7 ["...And so you see, 45% of Christians know what thousands of the media elite do not: Mormonism is not Christian."]
Trial tests law on illegal immigration reuters.com 3/13/7 ["Kobach said crime has surged in Hazleton since illegal immigrants arrived in recent years and Hazleton schools spent $1.1 million on teaching English as a second language in 2006, up from $500 in 2000.  "In the last few years, illegal immigration has played a very destructive role in Hazleton's history," Kobach said."]
Gay community seeks Jerusalem parade  ynetnews.com 3/13/7 ["The Open House members explained that pride parades were being held during the month of June worldwide for 30 years now."]
Halliburton to move headquarters, CEO to Dubai reuters.com 3/13/7 ["Texas-based Halliburton, which was led by Vice President Dick Cheney from 1995-2000, did not specify what, if any, tax implications the move might entail. It plans to list on a Middle East bourse once it moves to Dubai -- a booming commercial center in the Gulf."]
US mortgage firm New Century Financial closer to collapse news.independent.co.uk 3/13/7 ["New Century's struggles are part of a wider meltdown among sub-prime lenders, which has seen the sector struggle. The contagion could spread to investors, such as pension funds, which bought securities backed by suspect home loans, analysts say.  Analysts at Lehman Brothers have warned that mortgage defaults in the US could total $225bn if the housing market remains flat for the next two years. "]
Many workers live paycheck to paycheck: survey reuters.com 3/13/7 ["one in five say they typically spend more than their budget, most often blowing it by eating out.  The survey also said one in five do not set aside any money for savings each month. Of those who do, 14 percent save $500 or more a month..."]
Hospice Group's New Position on Assisted Suicide Abandons Patients lifenews.com 3/13/7 ["The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine has just released a position statement on the issue of physician-assisted suicide, in which it abdicates its core professional responsibility. On the impropriety of permitting doctors to help kill their patients, the association has assumed a position of "studied neutrality.""]
American Ex. Addresses RFID Tracking Plans For People newswithviews.com 3/13/7 [By Liz McIntyre & Katherine Albrecht  "The top brass at American Express, chagrined at the discovery of its people tracking plans, met with CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) last week to discuss the issue. One outcome of the meeting was a promise by American Express to review its entire patent portfolio and ensure that any people-tracking plans be accompanied by language requiring consumer notice and consent.  The meeting was organized after CASPIAN called attention to one of the company's more troublesome patent applications. That patent application, titled "Method and System for Facilitating a Shopping Experience," describes a Minority Report style blueprint for monitoring consumers through RFID-enabled objects, like the American Express Blue Card. "]
Controversial Former US Senator Names Abortion as Culprit in US Population Shortages lifesite.net 3/13/7 ["Former US Senator Zell Miller blamed abortion as the reason why the United States faces shortages of military manpower, the impending collapse of its social security system, and depends on illegal immigration.  ...we watch as 3,700 babies are killed every single day in America. It is unbelievable that a nation under God would allow this."]
Moral legacy of Nazi resister takes root in Germany – and abroad csmonitor.com 3/13/7 ["In the 1992 Oscar-nominated documentary film, "Restless Conscience" Von Moltke writes that after his epic trial in January 1945 it was clear to him that the battle he was involved in was between "deeper Christianity" and the "Fuhrerprincip" of National Socialism.  He wrote his wife, "The trial proved all concrete accusations to be untenable, and they were dropped accordingly.... But what the Third Reich is so terrified of ... is ultimately the following: a private individual, your husband, of whom it is established that he discussed with 2 clergymen of both denominations [Protestant and Catholic] ... questions of the practical, ethical demands of Christianity. Nothing else; for that alone we are condemned.... I just wept a little, not because I was sad or melancholy ... but because I am thankful and moved by this proof of God's presence." "]
Justice: FBI Misused Patriot Act Powers apnews.myway.com 3/13/7 ["The FBI improperly and, in some cases, illegally used the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about people in the United States, a Justice Department audit concluded Friday.  And for three years the FBI underreported to Congress how often it forced businesses to turn over the customer data, the audit found."]
Most Fed Agencies Out of Step With Freedom of Information Act ecommercetimes.com 3/13/7 ["A mere one out of every five federal agencies actually complies with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments, or E-FOIA, the National Security Archive said in its report.  ...The survey found that 21 percent of all agencies maintain Web sites that publish all categories of records required by the law; only 6 percent of the Web sites post a comprehensive guide on how to use the FOIA to find information."]
Game over for China's net addicts reuters.com 3/13/7 [""Many of the Internet addicts here have rarely considered other peoples' feelings. The military training allows them to feel what it's like to be a part of a team," said Xu Leiting, a psychologist at the hospital. "It also helps their bodies recover and makes them stronger".  ...China's health authorities, however, have few illusions about placing Internet addiction on a par with alcoholism, drug-taking and gambling."]

Activists call on Kroger to offer morning-after pill ajc.com 3/9/7 ["Activists are calling on Kroger pharmacies to make the so-called morning-after pill available at all their stores after a Georgia woman said she was denied the contraceptive."]
US Court Rules it's OK to Censor the Terms 'Natural Family,' 'Marriage' and 'Family Values' lifesite.net 3/9/7 ["Earlier this week, San Francisco's United States notorious Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the matter of Good News Employees Association v. Hicks that municipal employers can completely censor the terms "natural family," "marriage" and "family values" as hate speech.  The court concluded that municipalities have a right to literally dictate what form an employee's speech may take, even if it is in regard to controversial public issues. Shockingly, the court concluded that the interest of Christian employees in speaking out on the issue of marriage is "vanishingly small" and that the "administrative" interests of a city are more important than speech rights."]
Gay awareness panel roils school chicagotribune.com 3/9/7 ["Some parents have accused Deerfield High School of promoting a homosexual agenda by allowing gay students to speak before freshman classes about their personal experiences, cite research and invite questions."]
Homeland Security revives supersnoop washingtontimes.com 3/9/7 ["that sifts through personal information on U.S. citizens to detect possible terrorist attacks, prompting concerns from lawmakers who have called for investigations.  The system uses the same data-mining process that was developed by the Pentagon's Total Information Awareness (TIA) project that was banned by Congress in 2003 because of vast privacy violations. "]
Feds Erase "In God We Trust" From Face of Coins - Tiny Scratches on Edge Don't Cut It lifesite.net 3/9/7 ["The 2005 law requires the United States Mint to place "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum" on the edges of these coins. The U.S. Mint refers to this as "edge-incused inscriptions." Released photos of the edge with the motto "In God We Trust," clearly misrepresent what one actually sees. In actuality the motto "In God We Trust" appears to be merely scratches on the edge of these coins, that is, unless one looks for it with a magnifying glass. "]
Bill would block credit cards for illegals commercialappeal.com 3/9/7 ["The Photo Identification Security Act would require banks to use what Blackburn calls "secure forms of identification" to obtain credit. In a statement put out by her office, she says that Bank of America "has come under fire in response to reports that it allows illegal immigrants access to credit cards without proper documentation.""]
Israel: Super bug kills dozens in hospitals across country ynetnews.com 3/9/7 ["Virulent stain of bacteria believed to be cause of death of 120-200 patients in hospitals. Experts explain most of those infected were already suffering from prior medical conditions. Health ministry says outbreak was kept secret to avoid mass p