The Lethal
Science of Splenda, a Poisonous Chlorocarbon wnho.net 5/31/5
["By this process chlorocarbons such as sucralose deliver
chlorine directly into our cells through normal metabolization.
This makes them effective insecticides and preservatives.
Preservatives must kill anything alive to prevent bacterial
decomposition." Dr. Bowen believes ingested chlorocarbon
damage continues with the formation of other toxins: ...The liver
is a detoxification organ which deals with ingested poisons.
Chlorocarbons damage the hepatocytes, the liver's metabolic
cells, and destroy them."]
Competition Breathing Down Splenda's Neck mercola.com 5/31/5
["While it starts out natural and being made from sugar, it winds
up as a completely artificial, synthetic product. . Sucralose is
produced by chlorinating sugar (sucrose). This involves
chemically changing the structure of the sugar molecules by
substituting three chlorine atoms for three hydroxyl groups."]
What to do when ranks are depleted? seattlepi.nwsource.com
5/31/5 ["Back in September 2003 a report by the Congressional
Budget Office concluded that the size of the U.S. force in Iraq
would have to start shrinking rapidly in the spring of 2004 if
the Army wanted to "maintain training and readiness levels, limit
family separation and involuntary mobilization, and retain
high-quality personnel." ...Much more serious, because it
would be irreversible, would be a mass exodus of mid-career
military professionals. "That's essentially how we broke the
professional Army we took into Vietnam ...What will we do
once that Army is broken?"]
The Proposal to Reauthorize and Expand Parts of the USA PATRIOT
Act: Why It's Unnecessary and, In Some Respects, Dangerous
writ.news.findlaw.com 5/31/5 ["In addition to reauthorizing these
controversial provisions, the bill, if enacted into law, would
also expand the government's power to secretly - and without
getting a court's approval - demand people's private records,
even though they aren't suspected of terrorist acts."]
Britain: 3m homes 'should be demolished' to cut global
warming telegraph.co.uk 5/31/5 ["Britain's 25 million homes
are among the oldest and least efficient in Europe and recommend
that 14 per cent of the current stock - 3.2 million homes -
should be pulled down by 2050."]
Mental Health Screening in Schools Signals the End of Parental
Rights sierratimes.com 5/31/5 ["In the 2005-2006 school year,
all parents will receive written notice of new policies from your
children’s schools. ...The fact is that our president
has mandated that every American child, age 3 through 18, is
federally ordered to be evaluated for mental health issues and to
receive “enforced” treatment. Welcome to President Bush’s New
Freedom Initiative and New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.
Welcome to life-long profiling and drug addictions, New
Freedom-style."]
Illinois Earns
an "A" for Improving Oral Health Through Schools New Law Mandates
Oral Exams for Kindergarten, Second and Sixth Graders
kidchicago.com 5/31/5 ["Starting in July of this year, the state
will require that all kindergarteners, second and sixth graders
in public, private or parochial schools receive a dental exam.
Each child will be required to show proof of a dental exam during
the school year, or the school may hold the child's report card.
A child may receive a waiver if there is proof of undue burden,
or lack of access to a dentist."]
NY police consider putting up surveillance cameras
reuters.com 5/31/5 ["wants to put up some 400 surveillance
cameras on high-crime and high-traffic streets to record action
to be reviewed later if a crime occurs in the area, the New York
Post said in a report on Monday."]
Nearly 2 million join gay pride celebration
chicagotribune.com 5/30/5 ["Almost 2 million
gays, transvestites and their supporters--many in lavish costumes
and waving rainbow-colored flags--paraded in Brazil's biggest
city on Sunday to celebrate gay pride and call for the
legalization of civil unions between homosexuals." -
Luke 17:28-30]
Hurricane season could renew global warming debate
reuters.com 5/30/5 [" But hurricane experts say their
dismissal of global warming in relation to hurricanes is based on
science not politics. According to meteorologist Thomas
Knutson of NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, higher
carbon dioxide levels have probably resulted in a 1/7th of a
category increase in Atlantic cyclone intensity in the past
century, and likely will raise a storm's potential by half a
category in 80 years."]
Few good options in
Iran nuclear debate msnbc.msn.com 5/30/5 ["The president
could, of course, also order American air strikes on suspected
Iranian nuclear facilities. According to military analyst William
R. Arkin, plans for such a strike already exist. Dubbed “CONPLAN
8022,” and described in Arkin's book "Code Names: Deciphering
U.S. Military Plans, Programs, and Operations in the 9/11 World,"
the military option calls for pin-point bombings of selected
targets, along with destruction of key communications and energy
facilities in the vicinity."]
Military Must Adapt, Bush Tells Graduates washingtonpost.com 5/30/5 ["the
president also defended the Pentagon's proposal to close 33
military bases and scale down 29 others across the country. He
said the consolidations will save billions of dollars that can be
better spent helping to fashion the military into a "faster,
lighter, more agile and more lethal" force needed to battle
terrorists."]
S.Korea cloning expert cautious on Bush policy reuters.com 5/30/5 [""Let's
say we have a microproduct just 100 micrometers long, made
through nuclear transfer technology, and let's say we have a
human being who has lived in pain all his life," Hwang said. "To
argue that there is a balance (in considering the humanity of the
two) would not be ethical.""]
Three in Four Americans Support Euthanasia gallup.com 5/28/5 ["allowing
a doctor to take the life of a patient who is suffering from an
incurable disease and wants to die."]
Dutch doctors admit infant euthanasia abc.net.au 5/28/5 ["the
doctors are calling on the Dutch Government to introduce new laws
which would explicitly allow what they call "infant euthanasia"
in the case of a baby born with intolerable and incurable
illnesses."]
Council passes law forcing Iran to pursue nuclear technology
haaretzdaily.com 5/28/5 ["Iran's hard-line Guardian Council
on Saturday approved a bill forcing Iran to develop nuclear
technology, including uranium enrichment, state-run radio
reported. Parliament had passed the bill on May 15 but the
Guardian Council must vote all bills before they become law."]
Thousands rally in Pakistan in new protests over Koran abuse
report yahoo.com 5/28/5 ["The US is indulging in
desecration of the Koran as part of its anti-Islam policy"]
Fla.
County Urged to Ditch Voting Machines abcnews.go.com 5/28/5 ["the
county should switch to optical scanners that use paper ballots,
based on declining voter confidence in the paperless touch-screen
machines and quadrupled election day labor costs."]
Back-Seat Big
Brother? wweek.com 5/27/5 ["Tax-by-the-mile technology
to be tested in Oregon. ..."This is the government
insisting that you have technology that can track you," says
Andrea Meyer, legislative director for ACLU of Oregon."]
High court rejects bid to halt same-sex marriages
bostonherald.com 5/27/5 ["The state's highest court on
Friday rejected a Roman Catholic activist's bid to halt gay
marriages in Massachusetts until after voters have weighed in on
a constitutional ban."]
Conn. Senate OK Stem Cell Research Bill washingtonpost.com 5/27/5 ["overwhelmingly
approved spending $100 million over 10 years to fund stem cell
research, including the embryonic research that right-to-life
groups oppose but that some scientists believe offers the most
hope for curing diseases."]
UK
TV Regulators OK Bestiality lifesite.net 5/27/5 ["this
new age of sexual libertarianism, which, amongst other things,
allows for and normalizes homosexuality, will quickly become an
age of ‘no-holds-barred’ in regards to sexual deviation unless a
return to a proper understanding of sexuality is initiated."]
Anglicans and Catholics reach accord on Mary
chicagotribune.com 5/27/5 ["A joint
commission of Roman Catholic and Anglican scholars last week
raised the prospect that "issues concerning doctrine and devotion
to Mary need no longer be seen as communion-dividing.""]
Berlusconi backs Blair on G8 agenda guardian.co.uk 5/27/5 ["On
the G8 agenda we are in agreement on the way forward, both in
respect of Africa and climate change. "The purpose of the
plan for Africa this year is to try to put all the different
pieces of the problem of Africa - not just that of aid and debt
but also that of governance and conflict - in a comprehensive
plan.""]
County Starts Removal of Evolution Stickers latimes.com 5/27/5 ["The
school district had put 34,452 stickers on textbooks. The
disclaimers said evolution was a theory and not a fact."]
IDF: Reserves maxed out for pullout ynetnews.com 5/27/5 ["About
90 to 100 percent of all reserve troops expected to be called up
this year as Israel gears up to quit the Gaza Strip later this
summer"]
Get used to biometric tests, U.S. tells travelers reuters.com 5/26/5 ["Britain
is one of 27 countries whose citizens do not need a visa to enter
the United States if they intend to stay less than 90 days.
Washington wants all 27 to issue new passports by Oct. 26 this
year containing a computer chip and a digital photograph of the
holder."]
Nations Pledge $200M in Aid for Darfur foxnews.com 5/26/5 ["Washington
was adding an additional $50 million to the $95 million already
pledged to end what he called "acts of genocide" in the ongoing
conflict. ...the only way to end it was to deploy a large
AU force supported by NATO."]
Mexico slams
proposal to send U.S. troops to guard border kvoa.com 5/26/5 ["A
Mexican official said Monday his government "absolutely and
emphatically" rejects militarizing the border, in response to a
report by a U.S. congressional caucus claiming that 36,000
National Guard troops posted on the border could stop
undocumented migration."]
Rumsfeld laments global reach of war news boston.com 5/26/5 ["He
said U.S. officials must also deal with "a global Internet with
universal access and no inhibitions, e-mail, cell phones, digital
cameras wielded by anyone and everyone" and "a seemingly casual
disregard for the protection of classified information, resulting
in a near continuous hemorrhage of classified documents, to the
detriment of the country.""]
PFLAG Supports Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005
usnewswire.com 5/26/5 ["Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)... The Hate Crimes Prevention Act
of 2005 will strengthen existing federal hate crime laws by
allowing the Department of Justice to assist local prosecutions,
investigate and prosecute cases in which violence occurs because
of the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity."]
Iraq unveils massive security offensive reuters.com 5/26/5 ["Iraq's
government will pour tens of thousands of Iraqi troops into
Baghdad in an unprecedented operation to seal off the city and
hunt insurgents... troops would be drawn from
interior and defense ministry forces and would begin operating in
the capital, with the city divided into sections, a unit
responsible for each. ..."You will witness unprecedented,
strict security measures.""]
Moral compass on stem cells absent myrtlebeachonline.com 5/26/5 ["That
seems an apt analogy in the debate over stem cell research. Is
there a fixed point - home base - in this debate, or are we to be
left to our own devices without any knowledge of where to begin
or where the path will lead?"]
CULTURE DIGEST: Young Americans know little about Bible; mainline
churches no longer majority; show explores resurrection
sbcbaptistpress.org 5/25/5 ["...young Americans knowing very
little about the Word of God and thus lacking the perspective
necessary to understand major themes of history."]
House Votes to Reverse Ban on Funding for Stem Cell Research
nytimes.com 5/25/5 ["The 238-to-194 vote in favor, far short
of the 290 needed to override a presidential veto, sends the
issue to the Senate, where an identical measure is pending. Stem
cell research has considerable support in the Senate as well.
...The second bill, which is backed by the president and has
wider bipartisan support, would provide $79 million to establish
a network of blood banks to help make stem cells from umbilical
cords discarded after birth available for patients and for
research purposes. But researchers say that stem cells created
from the blood of umbilical cords grow into fewer types of mature
cells, and are therefore less valuable to cure diseases."]
Christian group ends Disney boycott newsday.com 5/25/5 ["The
Tupelo-based Christian group has protested Disney's extension of
benefits to domestic partners of gay employees, promotion of
gay-related events at its theme parks and violent and sex-filled
content of movies made by its Miramax subsidiary.
...Earlier this year, representatives of Focus on the Family and
other conservative Christian groups officially boycotting Disney
agreed to meet with the entertainment giant to talk about its
upcoming production of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, to be released in December."]
Out of the lion's den: CS Lewis film saves Disney from Christians
guardian.co.uk 5/25/5 ["Although set in a magical land
populated by talking beasts and witches, Lewis's tales are
traditionally read as thinly-veiled Christian allegories.
...We know there are a lot of evangelicals who are going to want
to go and see that"]
Scotland: Abortion rate rises, leading to new calls for better
sex education news.scotsman.com 5/25/5 ["The figures
equate to about one abortion for every four live births and in
some regions to about one abortion for every three successful
pregnancies."]
Blair defends identity card plan news.bbc.co.uk 5/25/5 ["ID
cards are needed to stop the soaring costs of identity theft,
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said as proposals for a national
scheme were reintroduced."]
Thousands protest same-sex bill in Toronto ctv.ca 5/24/5 ["A
group of 3,000 demonstrators gathered in force at the provincial
legislature in Toronto to support the traditional definition of
marriage and protest legislation allowing same-sex marriage."]
Supreme
Court Justice Stevens Says Getting International Opinions a
Responsible Practice ap.tbo.com 5/24/5 ["His comments
related to a March decision by the Supreme Court that ruled it
unconstitutional to execute juvenile killers, ending a practice
in 19 states that has been roundly condemned by many of America's
closest allies."]
Coming out getting easier for gay teenagers smh.com.au 5/24/5 ["More
young people are happy to be gay than six years ago, a major
survey has found. And television programs such as Queer Eye for
the Straight Guy have helped. ...The study also found
that the young people were sexually active at a younger age than
their heterosexual peers, many of them with people of the
opposite sex."]
Republican Appointed Justices Are Seldom Conservatives
chuckbaldwinlive.com 5/24/5 ["Neither G.W. Bush nor any
other Republican president will ever give us a majority of
constitutional justices. The reason? The Republican Party is no
more committed to obtaining constitutional government than is the
Democratic Party."]
Gay
Vicar to Wed in First Same-Sex Ceremony news.scotsman.com 5/24/5 ["The
ceremony has been made possible by the new Civil Partnership Bill
which comes into force on December 5."]
Same-Sex
Child Custody Battles Headed to California Supreme Court
ap.tbo.com 5/24/5 ["California Supreme Court, which is
scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in three child custody
and support cases involving lesbians who parted ways
acrimoniously after becoming mothers."]
Singapore women prefer abortion to using contraceptives
xinhuanet.com 5/24/5 ["over 1,000 tertiary-educated married
women went for abortions in 2004, tripling the number of 300 in
1988, while those who are not enough educated tend to use
contraceptives."]
A baby is saved, but is Patriot Act to credit?
newstribune.com 5/24/5 ["The rescue of a baby ripped from
her strangled mother's womb in Missouri is being heralded by the
Justice Department as reason to extend provisions of the Patriot
Act."]
Exhibit reveals Masons' influence indystar.com 5/23/5 ["The
Capitol and Washington Monument among noted buildings marked by
group."]
US
psychiatrists back gay unions news.bbc.co.uk 5/23/5 ["Representatives
of the top psychiatric group in the United States have approved a
statement urging legal recognition of gay marriage. The
American Psychiatric Association could become the first major
medical group in the US to take such a stand. "]
Dolly
creator asks women to donate eggs news.scotsman.com 5/23/5 ["research
announced last week showed IVF eggs, which are usually frozen
after being removed from the woman, are unsuitable for producing
cloned embryos. Wilmut is seeking HFEA permission to
collect fresh eggs from women who volunteer to donate
specifically for research purposes.
And he is aiming to grow stem cells from Scotland's first cloned
human embryo by the end of the year. "]
Former Shin Bet chief warns Temple Mount attack would trigger
'total war' haaretzdaily.com 5/23/5 [""The
consequences of such an act can be a disaster for the existence
of the State of Israel and can bring a total war between the
Muslim world, Israel and maybe against Jewish targets abroad,""]
Report urges troops sent to border washtimes.com 5/23/5 ["a
congressional report that credits the Minuteman Project with
proving that additional manpower could "dramatically reduce if
not virtually eliminate" illegal immigration."]
Records search plan alarms civil liberties groups reuters.com 5/23/5 ["Officials
from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Open Society
Institute and the Center for Democracy and Technology said in a
telephone conference call the new provisions to the USA Patriot
Act would allow the FBI to secretly demand medical, tax, gun
purchase, travel and other records without needing to get
approval from a judge."]
Oregon:
Bill to allow contraceptive without Rx theworldlink.com
5/22/5 ["The bill would allow specially trained pharmacists to
offer the "morning after" pill, which is a large dose of birth
control hormones that can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72
hours of unprotected sex."]
Minneapolis:
Bill to fund centers touting birth gets Senate's approval
startribune.com 5/22/5 ["It would earmark $2.5 million for grants
to organizations that counsel women on unplanned pregnancies and
help them find services such as health care, housing and child
care. Abortion opponents have cited surveys showing some women
choose abortion because they don't have the support they would
need to raise children."]
Governor of Md. vetoes bill on rights for gay partners
boston.com 5/22/5 ["Governor Robert Ehrlich of Maryland vetoed a
bill yesterday that would have granted rights to gay partners who
register with the state, concluding after weeks of intense
deliberations that the legislation threatened ''the sanctity of
traditional marriage.""]
Concerns heighten on plan to shut bases boston.com 5/22/5
["The Pentagon's plan to close military bases would ground a
third of the nation's Air National Guard units and shutter
hundreds of other armories and readiness centers, raising
concerns among defense specialists and local leaders that the
consolidation would hamper state responses to local emergencies.
...The Pentagon maintains that its plan, now being reviewed by
the independent commission, would save billions of dollars while
also safeguarding homeland defense."]
Hundreds gather for South Carolina's largest gay pride rally
wistv.com 5/22/5 ["South Carolina
is one of the top five states in the percentage of same-sex
couples raising children."]
Wearing their hearts on their sleeves chron.com 5/21/5
["Designers cater to those of faith and those who just want
to be hip ..."To a generation of young people eager
to have something to belong to," Buckingham said, "wearing a
'Jesus Saves' T-shirt, a skullcap or a kabbalah bracelet is a way
of feeling both unique, a member of a specific culture or clan,
and at the same time part of something much bigger."
...will find chunky sweaters that read "Jesus Loves Even Me" from
Dsquared2, a label that only a season earlier traded
in fashions stamped with obscene images and slogans
...We're just doing what a lot of churches have started to do,
using marketing to reach a new generation"]
Worship Conference, Festival to Refuel Leaders
christianpost.com 5/21/5
["Saddleback Church is approaching
its fourth annual Purpose Driven Worship Conference + Festival
featuring top Christian artists, worship leaders and songwriters
who are set to refuel attendants on July 12-15.
...The conference + festival will also feature over 70 workshops
in 17 different tracks including senior pastor, worship leader,
songwriting and arranging, vocal, kids and youth, tech team,
media and film, dance, visual arts, and so forth."]
Philadelphia: School district says banning Bible reading
protected students registerguard.com 5/21/5
["A school district sued by a parent who was barred from
reading a Bible selection in her son's kindergarten class said it
was protecting the rights of all pupils and their families."]
Bush
Condemns S. Korea Stem Cell Advances abcnews.go.com 5/21/5
["Bush and some religious and conservative groups who
believe life begins at conception are offended by the research
and don't think tax money should be used to finance it.
House Republicans are throwing their weight behind an alternative
bill that encourages stem cell research that uses blood from
umbilical cords. Extracting stem cells from cord blood does not
require the destruction of an embryo."]
Annan requests extension and expansion of UN peacekeeping mission
in Haiti un.org 5/21/5
["Mr. Annan calls once more on donors who pledged funds for
strengthening national programmes to disarm illegal groups and
build civil society to accelerate what has been a very slow
disbursement process and, thereby, to send a message to the
Haitian people "that democracy can have tangible benefits in
their daily lives.""]
Guantánamo Comes to Define U.S. to Muslims theledger.com 5/21/5
["Even illiterate people pronounce it in a perfect manner,
which surprises me a bit, quite frankly," said Irfan Siddiqui, a
columnist for Pakistan's popular Urdu-language daily, Nawa-i-Waqt.
"But it shows the significance this issue has attained." In
Europe, accusations of abuse at Guantánamo, as much as the war in
Iraq, have become a symbol of what many see as America's
dangerous drift away from the ideals that made it a moral beacon
in the post-World War II era. There is a persistent and uneasy
sense that the United States fundamentally changed after
September 11, and not for the better."]
Scientists clone human stem cells from patients reuters.com 5/20/5
["Their study fulfills one of the basic promises of using
cloning technology in stem cell research -- that a piece of skin
could be taken from a patient and used to grow the stem cells.
..."This study shows that embryonic stem cells can be derived
using nuclear transfer from patients with illness ... regardless
of sex or age, ..may be less controversial than other work
with embryonic stem cells because, by their definition, a human
embryo was never actually created."]
Russia urges US to avoid space arms race news.ft.com 5/20/5
["But he said Russia would have to react, possibly with
force, if the US successfully put a "combat weapon" in space."]
US to launch sex offender registry Web site reuters.com 5/20/5
["The officials said policy concerns over privacy issues and
misuse of the data would be avoided because the states keep
control of the data, rather than creating a federal database."]
FAQ: How Real ID will affect you news.com.com 5/20/5
["Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the
United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel
on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security
payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service
...Homeland Security is permitted to add additional
requirements--such as a fingerprint or retinal scan--on top of
those."]
The 'wave' of the future money.cnn.com 5/20/5
["J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the nation's largest credit-card
issuer, said Thursday it will issue a new credit card with
so-called "blink" technology that can be waved in front of a
special reader, as well as being swiped through a traditional
terminal."]
Human embryo cloned for first time in Britain news.yahoo.com 5/20/5
[""]
California Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting RFID in Identification
Cards and Documents govtech.net 5/20/5 ["with broad
bipartisan support (29-7) that would prohibit state and local
governments from issuing identification documents, driver's
licenses, and ID cards containing a Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) tag, a device that can broadcast an
individual's most private information including their name,
address, telephone number, and date of birth."]
Legislature hiring Christian legal firm to fight lesbian benefits
duluthsuperior.com 5/20/5
["Alliance Defense Fund...
Domestic partners are not married and should not be treated as if
they are..."]
GOP Aides Say New Patriot Act Obliges Bush news.yahoo.com 5/19/5
["...letting the FBI subpoena records without permission
from a judge or grand jury. ...for quickly obtaining
records, electronic data or other evidence in terrorism
investigations"]
Powerful Silent No More Awareness Campaign Exposes Abortion’s
Harsh Personal Aftermath lifesite.net 5/19/5
["Dr. Reardon’s web-site, http://afterabortion.org/ has
available past journals documenting statistics such as that
teenage girls are 10 times more likely to attempt suicide after
abortion, that 60 percent of women consider suicide, and 28
percent attempt it post-abortion. Reardon also documents that
post-abortion women are almost four times more likely to engage
in substance abuse."]
Iraq to confiscate property of insurgency supporters
middle-east-online.com 5/19/5
["He did not detail the measures, but said they would
involve confiscation of property, and would not be directly
related to measures already in place under the state of
emergency."]
2,000
Abortionists Under One Roof! operationrescue.org 5/19/5
["one look at their website, http://acog.com, and you will
see some of their OUTRAGEOUS seminar titles being taught during
at a previous convention. ...It is said that a picture is
worth a thousand words. Perhaps the Truth Trucks will speak
volumes to the hearts and minds of all these abortionists."]
Senate rejects Romney changes to stem cell bill
news.bostonherald.com 5/19/5
["BOSTON - Beacon Hill lawmakers swiftly rejected all four
of Gov. Mitt Romney's amendments to a stem cell research bill,
giving a major boost to a cutting edge research that supporters
hope will unlock the genetic cures for devastating diseases. "]
South Africa Court Hears Arguments to Reject Same-Sex Marriage
christiantoday.com 5/19/5
["Under pressure from churches, especially Africa's
Anglicans who strongly defend marriage as a relationship between
a man and a woman, the Constitutional Court yesterday heard
arguments stating that homosexuality is against the Bible and so
same-sex unions should not be allowed. ..."There is no
escaping the fact that in both testaments homosexual acts are
condemned in very strong language." "]
Canada:
Abortion Advocate Recommends Curtailing Religious Freedoms to
Avoid "Contagion" lifesite.net 5/18/5
["Mann suggests that but for the incomprehensible obstinacy
of 'religious groups,' who choose not to immunize their children,
diseases like rubella "could potentially be wiped out on the
continent." between the complete eradication of diseases like
rubella is the inexplicable and irrational obstinacy of
'religious groups.'"]
Trial-run
protest sparks questions, and fears about the real disengagement
web.israelinsider.com 5/18/5
["Traffic ground to a halt throughout the country Monday, as
thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked dozens of major
thoroughfares and about 100 intersections, causing major traffic
jams throughout the country."]
Air
Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Weapons Programs
nytimes.com 5/18/5
["Any deployment of space weapons would face financial,
technological, political and diplomatic hurdles, although no
treaty or law bans Washington from putting weapons in space,
barring weapons of mass destruction. ...A presidential
directive is expected within weeks ...With little public
debate, the Pentagon has already spent billions of dollars
developing space weapons and preparing plans to deploy them..."]
New Jersey: Bill: Seize homes that contain 'illegal' guns worldnetdaily.com 5/18/5
["A New Jersey state assemblyman has introduced a bill that
would allow the government to seize the home or car of anyone
whose property contains an illegal firearm."]
The
Economic Tsunami counterpunch.org 5/18/5
["If the world's central bankers accumulate fewer dollars,
the result would be an unrelenting American need to borrow in the
face of an ever weaker dollar - a recipe for higher interest
rates and higher prices. The economic repercussions could unfold
gradually, resulting in a long, slow decline in living standards.
Or there could be a quick unraveling, with the hallmarks of an
uncontrolled fiscal crisis.""]
Foreign
investors sell U.S. assets theglobeandmail.com 5/18/5
["International investments in U.S. securities dropped to
$45.7-billion (U.S.) in March from $84.1-billion in February, the
U.S. Department of Treasury said Monday, further evidence that
foreign central banks may be diversifying their holdings away
from U.S. assets."]
Darth
Vader and the New World Order infowars.com 5/18/5
["Lucas has also stated on many occasions that he draws from
historical examples of imperial leaders' lust for war and total
power. ...He continued by saying, "The issue was, how
does a democracy turn itself into a dictatorship...When I wrote
it, Iraq (the U.S.-led war) didn't exist.. but the parallels of
what we did in Vietnam and Iraq are un believable ...I didn't
think it was going to get this close.""]
Showtime
Presents Provocative Programming Slate for Gay Pride Month in
June biz.yahoo.com 5/18/5
["In June, Showtime Networks will honor Gay Pride Month with
provocative programming featuring the network's celebrated new
documentary SAME SEX AMERICA, which takes a hard look at the
headline-making gay marriage controversy."]
Librarian's
brush with FBI shapes her view of the USA Patriot Act
news.yahoo.com 5/18/5
["It is our job to protect the right of people to obtain the
books and other materials they need to form and express ideas. If
the government can easily obtain records of the books that our
patrons are borrowing, they will not feel free to request the
books they want."]
Abortion
Industry Figures Indicate 1 in 3 UK Abortion Procedures are
Repeat Abortions lifesite.net 5/17/5 ["The British Pregnancy
Advisory Service - a taxpayer-funded agency and the UK's largest
abortion provider - argued the abortions were for "lifestyle"
reasons, as only one in 100 is committed for so-called health
reasons."]
U.N.
seeks climate 'roadmap' beyond Kyoto reuters.com 5/17/5 ["The
world should work out a roadmap this year for extending the U.N.
Kyoto protocol on global warming beyond 2012 even though many
rich states are far from complying, the U.N.'s climate change
chief said on Tuesday."]
Gays
Celebrate 1 Year Of Legal Marriages In Bay State
thebostonchannel.com 5/17/5 ["Hundreds Of Couples Celebrate
Anniversary"]
Spanish
group fights same-sex adoptions cwnews.com 5/17/5 ["the group
sees it as significant that the evidence available suggests
considerable differences with regard to sexual orientation of
children brought up by homosexual parents compared with children
brought up by heterosexual parents. ...A "right to adopt"
does not exis,t and if the child has a right to be adopted, he
has the right to be adopted by a father and a mother, as
determined by nature, he argues."]
London:
Ruling on terminally ill patients goes to court reuters.co.uk 5/17/5
["on Monday to clarify how much treatment should be given to
terminally ill patients. Last year 45-year-old Leslie
Burke, who has a degenerative brain condition, won a court ruling
to stop doctors letting him starve to death should he become too
ill to feed himself or communicate."]
Stem
cell bill gains steam chicagotribune.com 5/17/5 ["Proponents
of easing limits on research meet in Chicago for an unofficial
hearing that their opponents say was more like a rally"]
The
deserters: Awol crisis hits the US forces
news.independent.co.uk 5/17/5 ["We were told that we would be
going to Iraq to jack up some terrorists. We were told it was a
new kind of war, that these were evil people and they had to be
dealt with ... We were told to consider all Arabs as potential
terrorists ... to foster an attitude of hatred that gets your
blood boiling.""]
Sturdy
dollar takes capital flows in stride reuters.com 5/17/5
["Capital inflows into the U.S. shrink to their lowest in 17
months, they fail to cover the trade deficit for the month in
question, and foreign central banks are net sellers of U.S.
Treasury notes and bonds."]
U.S.
warns China on currency practice reuters.com 5/17/5
["hard-pressed U.S. manufacturers who face a flood of cheap
Chinese imports and lawmakers who hear the complaints about lost
American jobs were unhappy that the Treasury held back from
accusing China of manipulative practices."]
Jerusalem gay pride parade postponed to next year jpost.com 5/16/5 ["due
to the upcoming disengagement operations."]
Hong Kong holds first gay rally dailytelegraph.news.com.au 5/16/5 ["16
gay and gay-friendly organisations rallied through one of the
busiest streets in Hong Kong to mark the first International Day
Against Homophobia."]
U.S. warns N. Korea on atomic test iht.com 5/16/5 ["The
Bush administration warned North Korea on Sunday against carrying
out a nuclear test, saying that to do so would be a "very serious
development" and that "action would have to be taken.""]
Mexico: Anti-homophobic TV ad brings problem to light
chron.com 5/16/5 ["The commercial, which has been dubbed The
dinner, is part of Mexico's first-ever national campaign against
homophobia, which was recently launched by the Health Ministry's
anti-AIDS agency. ...Diaz, the campaign organizer, says
that he welcomes the public debate being played out in the
Mexican media. "This is the first time people in Mexico
have talked openly about homosexuality,""]
Peddling spin on Bush's bike alert theaustralian.news.com.au 5/16/5 ["
IT was red alert over Washington ... but no one bothered to tell
the President. ...But for 15
minutes Mr Bush's security guard, who knew of the scare, never
told him what was going on."]
Brazilian Government Introduces Free Contraceptives for All,
including Abortifacient Morning-After Pill lifesite.net 5/15/5 [""]
Revealed: how an abortion puts the next baby at risk
news.telegraph.co.uk 5/15/5 ["Having an abortion almost
doubles a woman's risk of giving birth dangerously early in a
later pregnancy"]
Mass Civil Disobedience Campaign to Begin on Monday
israelnationalnews.com 5/15/5 ["On Monday, a "test run" of
massive civil disobedience against the disengagement plan will be
held. Dozens of intersections across the country are scheduled to
be blocked in the late afternoon."]
Keyes:
abortion and same-sex marriage are logical outgrowths of
'contraception mentality' renewamerica.us 5/14/5 ["The
more that sexual activity has become deliberately separated from
procreation, Keyes observed, “Homosexuals will step forward and
say, ‘Well, if marriage is just about pleasure and personal
fulfillment and the relationship of the persons involved, we can
do that.’”"]
Israel says Iran will have nuclear bomb knowledge reuters.com 5/14/5 ["within
six to nine months to build a nuclear bomb, Israeli Foreign
Minister Silvan Shalom said on Friday. "]
Annan: Strengthen nuclear nonproliferation treaty
jpost.com 5/14/5 [""]
Taiwan's Chen wins poll, boost on China stance reuters.com 5/14/5 ["The
constitutional amendments will halve the size of the legislature,
revamp the electoral system and introduce referendums to approve
future changes to the constitution. China fears Taiwan could use
a referendum to assert independence. "With more than half
of the votes cast in favor of constitutional reform, this is a
victory for democracy, a victory for reform and a victory for
Taiwan," Chen said in a statement. "]
Ethics team advises on embryo cell alternatives reuters.com 5/14/5 ["Bioengineered
cells would be genetically altered so that they could never
become an actual human being. Reprograming adult cells remains
the goal of many stem cell researchers, who would like to be able
to take a cell from a patient and change its genetic instructions
so that it can form a batch of the desired tissue."]
Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona washtimes.com
5/13/5 ["U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered not to
arrest illegal aliens along the section of the Arizona border
where protesters patrolled last month because an increase in
apprehensions there would prove the effectiveness of Minuteman
volunteers, The Washington Times has learned."]
Bill pushes 3-year visas for illegal immigrants
chicagotribune.com 5/13/5 ["A bill that would legalize millions
of undocumented immigrants... The bill, backed by prominent
lawmakers from both parties, also would create a visa making it
easier for low-skilled foreign workers to come to the United
States."]
Kan. Woman Begins Speaking After 2 Years guardian.co.uk
5/13/5 ["There have been a few other widely publicized examples
of brain-damaged patients showing sudden improvement after a
number of years, at least temporarily."]
Iraqi leader extends state of emergency cnn.com 5/13/5 ["The
decree essentially puts the country, except for the Kurdish
north, under martial law and allows the prime minister to
restrict freedom of movement and impose curfews."]
Saskatchewan: Religious group leader fined for hate speech
canada.com 5/13/5 ["his group can no longer distribute material
that promotes hatred against people because of their sexual
orientation."]
Bill Funding Embryo Research Gaining Ground townhall.com
5/13/5 ["H.R. 810 -- known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act -- had 198 co-sponsors as of this week, only 20 shy of an
absolute majority, the National Right to Life Committee said in a
press release. ...would allow federal funding of research
on human embryos that were created in fertility clinics."]
U.S. Military Seeks to Close 193 Bases to Cut Costs
bloomberg.com 5/13/5 [" The Pentagon is proposing the base
closings as part of a broad restructuring of the U.S. military to
bring greater unification of the Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marines and meet the 21st-century challenges of global terrorism
and an unsettled international environment. The money saved by
the base closings, about $49 billion over 20 years, officials
said, would help fund that restructuring, which is taking place
amid a significant increase in the overall military budget."]
UN-funded lawyers sue to change Colombia abortion laws
cwnews.com 5/13/5 ["claiming that international treaties
establish abortion as a constitutional right in at least some
cases. Colombia's constitution, like the constitutions of several
other countries including Germany, states that international
human rights treaties ratified by Congress trump national laws
and serve as guides in interpreting Colombia's constitution."]
US urges restraint as Muslim world goes ballistic on Koran issue
indiatimes.com 5/13/5 [""]
Court: 'In God We Trust' OK on Building guardian.co.uk 5/13/5
["The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks
whether Ten Commandments displays on government property violate
the Constitution's ban on ``establishment'' of religion. Last
year the high court dismissed on technical grounds a case in
which an appeals court ruled that the words ``under God'' in
Pledge of Allegiance were unconstitutional."]
California: Legislator Wants to Track Child Sex Offenders for
Life news10.net 5/13/5 ["State Senator Jeff Denham, R-Merced,
sees a need for the constant tracking. "If someone has committed
this kind of act against a child 12 or younger I think there's no
penalty too stiff," Denham said. "I think that by allowing a
lifetime of GPS that should deter crime." Denham wants his
measure to take effect immediately if approved."]
Nebraska: U.S. Judge Rejects Neb. Gay-Marriage Ban
washingtonpost.com 5/12/5 ["saying the measure interferes not
only with the rights of gay couples but also with those of foster
parents, adopted children and people in a host of other living
arrangements. The constitutional amendment, which defined
marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed
overwhelmingly by the voters in November 2000."]
Ethical
question marks over EU Constitution euobserver.com 5/12/5
["once the Charter becomes a legally binding part of the new EU
Constitution, Europe could see a similar development to the
United States where the rights of women and unborn children have
come into conflict. He says the rights of women have become
prioritised leading to pro-abortion rulings."]
Gaza settlers protest on Israel's Independence Day
reuters.com 5/12/5 ["Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis
poured into Gaza Strip Jewish settlements on Thursday marking
Israel's Independence Day with a protest against a planned
pullout from Gaza in August."]
Bush Urges Central American Trade Pact latimes.com 5/12/5
["more free-trade pacts are not a good idea in time of soaring
trade deficits. Bush also must overcome opposition from U.S.
labor unions, sugar farmers and groups upset with more than 3
million lost manufacturing jobs over the past five years."]
Annan recommends General Assembly accept US loan offer to
refurbish UN un.org 5/12/5 ["Kofi Annan has recommended that
the General Assembly accept a $1.2 billion loan offer from the
United States to implement a plan to overhaul the world body's
deteriorating New York Headquarters."]
'Real ID' has states scrambling stltoday.com 5/12/5 ["The
Real ID Act, which takes effect in three years, will turn drivers
licenses into national identification cards. To renew a license
or get a new one, motorists will have to prove their
identification and residency in four ways. ...States will
have to keep the information for 10 years and join a computer
network that shares the information."]
Spain PM defends gay marriage after Church protest
reuters.com 5/11/5
[""]
US real wages fall at fastest rate in 14 years
news.ft.com 5/11/5
["A surfeit of workers and the threat of off-shoring are
allowing companies to call the shots on wages."]
Iraq: Four suicide attacks kill at least 71 reuters.com 5/11/5
["taking to nearly 400 the number of Iraqis killed in
guerrilla attacks since a new government was unveiled two weeks
ago."]
South Americans, Arabs meet to forge links
seattletimes.nwsource.com 5/11/5
["The leaders today were expected to endorse a "Declaration
of Brasília" pledging to tighten political and economic links
between the regions. A draft demands Israel disband
settlements in Palestinian territory, including "those in East
Jerusalem," and retreat to its borders before the 1967 Mideast
war."]
Bush
Gets $82 Billion Measure for Wartime Military Operations, Other
Programs ap.tbo.com 5/11/5
["the Army already is discussing needing another spending
bill as early as August. ...The measure
requires states to start issuing more uniform driver's licenses
and to verify the citizenship or legal status of people getting
them. ...Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., joined
Democrats and state officials Tuesday in criticizing the driver's
license rules, which he said would create national identification
cards"]
Pastor
Accused of Running Out Dems Quits abcnews.go.com 5/11/5
[""If we wanted politics, we would stay home and watch it 24
hours a day on TV," said Charles Gaddy, 70. "I like Chan. He can
preach a good sermon. I just wish he would keep some things out
of the church." Chandler supporter Rhonda Trantham, 27, saw
no problem with his approach. "If it's in the Bible, I believe it
should be preached," she said."]
Israel: Civil revolt 'test' planned next Monday jpost.com
5/10/5 ["At a right-wing rally Monday night in Jerusalem,
organizers announced they plan to "paralyze the country" next
week as part of an experiment in advance of the disengagement
plan."]
Yellowstone Rated High for Eruption Threat cnn.com 5/10/5 ["Yellowstone
ranks 21st most dangerous of the 169 volcano centers in the
United States"]
Chip and pinned thisislondon.co.uk 5/10/5 ["German
police are to introduce groundbreaking microchip-tracking
technology in an effort to stop next summer's World Cup being
wrecked by hooligans. ...Next year's World Cup marks the
largest ever use of RFID technology"]
Seed
Industry Says One-Billionth Acre of Biotech Seed Has Been Planted
ap.tbo.com 5/10/5 ["about 85 percent of soybeans and 45 percent
of corn planted in the United States in 2004 were biotech crops"]
Americans aren't planning for hurricanes boston.com 5/10/5
["Most residents along the East and Gulf coasts don't plan to
take even simple steps to protect themselves and their homes from
hurricanes, despite the devastation caused by five hurricanes
that struck the United States last year, according to a new poll."]
Iran watchdog rejects bill easing abortion ban alertnet.org 5/9/5
["Lawmakers had last month approved a bill to allow abortions
when a mother's life was in danger or the baby would be
handicapped. Some lawmakers who backed the bill had said a
handicapped child could be a financial burden on a family."]
IDF seeks arrest of dozens of far-rightists; Yitzhar settler held
haaretzdaily.com 5/9/5 ["officers from the
Central Command have been recommending the preventive arrest of
dozens of extremists from the right - high-profile activists who
have been campaigning against the disengagement and organizing
protests designed to obstruct the army's moves."]
Putin
Compliments Laura Bush's Recent Comedy Shtick
ap.tbo.com 5/9/5 ["They were the jokes heard around the world"]
Recent wave of insurgent attacks kills 300 detnews.com 5/9/5
["More than 300 people, including American
forces, have been killed in a torrent of insurgent attacks since
Iraq's Cabinet was sworn in April 28."]
Iran Confirms Uranium-To-Gas Conversion abcnews.go.com 5/9/5
["Iran Confirms It Converted 37 Tons of Raw Uranium Into Gas, a
Key Step Ahead of Enrichment"]
World waits to see if N Korea bluffing over weapons
news.ft.com 5/9/5 ["about whether North Korea is preparing to
conduct a nuclear test neatly encapsulates the difficulties of
dealing with Kim Jong-il's regime"]
Microsoft decides to back gay-rights bill
seattletimes.nwsource.com 5/7/5 ["Microsoft supported
similar bills in the past but shifted to a neutral stance this
year. The company said it was trying to focus on
business-specific issues and was not responding to the political
climate or pressure from an evangelical pastor, Ken Hutcherson of
Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, who had threatened a national
boycott."]
San Francisco Prepares to Welcome Stem Cell Research Institute
cbs5.com 5/7/5 ["The Institute for
Regenerative Medicine was created in November after voters
overwhelmingly approved a measure allowing California to borrow
$3 billion to fund human embryonic stem cell research over 10
years."]
Topol-M
Mobile Complex To Enter On Combat Duty in 2006 en.rian.ru 5/7/5 ["The
modernized missile complex Topol-M - the first missile complex
made only by Russian enterprises - forms the nucleus of the whole
grouping of the Strategic Missile Forces."]
Putin Blasts U.S. On 'Democracy' cbsnews.com 5/6/5 ["Democracy
cannot be exported to some other place. "[Democracy] must be a
product of internal domestic development in a society.
...Mr. Bush and Putin are scheduled to meet over dinner before
Monday's ceremonies in Moscow marking the 60th anniversary of the
Allied victory over Nazi Germany."]
Kansas putting cross hairs on Darwin again iht.com 5/6/5 ["nothing
in the current standards prevented discussion of challenges to
evolution and peppering them with queries, both profound and
personal.... Legislators in Alabama and Georgia have
introduced bills this season to allow teachers to challenge
Darwin in class, and the battle over evolution is simmering on
the local level in 20 states."]
International court hears anti-war claims guardian.co.uk 5/6/5 [""]
Pentagon urged to slow overseas base-closure plans
navytimes.com 5/6/5 ["The panel, created by Congress, was
appointed to examine the Defense Department’s global basing
strategy, which calls for moving at least 70,000 troops back to
the United States, mostly from Europe. The strategy would also
bring some troops back from South Korea, close a number of
European bases and build some smaller, more austere bases in
Eastern Europe and other parts of the world."]
FDA seeks rules barring gay sperm donors boston.com 5/6/5 ["insisting
that gay men collectively pose a higher-than-average risk of
carrying the AIDS virus."]
Schiavo
Judge To Be Honored tbo.com 5/5/5 ["As part of
Law Week, which kicks off today, the association will award
Greer, 63, its Special Justice Award. ``He's getting this
award for all of his contributions on the bench, not just the
Schiavo case,'' Miller said. ``It's like a lifetime achievement
award for an actor.'' "]
Teachers, Scientists Vow to Fight Challenge to Evolution
washingtonpost.com 5/5/5 ["Scientists warn that introducing
challenges to evolution in the public school curriculum would
weaken education, harm the economy and, as one paleontologist put
it, open Kansas to ridicule as "the hayseed state." Science
organizations are boycotting the hearings but plan to offer daily
critiques."]
Canada: Same-Sex legislation jumps hurdle
theglobeandmail.com 5/5/5 ["Ottawa -- The
bill to change the definition of marriage to include same-sex
couples passed another major hurdle in the federal House
yesterday. Members of Parliament voted 164-137 in favour of the
bill on its second reading and it will now be sent to a
legislative committee for deliberation."]
Scottish Parliament Bans Criticism of Homosexuality by Religious
Guest Speakers lifesite.net 5/5/5 ["Since then the rules
for ministers giving the Time for Reflection have been revised to
prohibit ‘discrimination.’ Speakers’ comments, the new rules say,
“will be consistent with the principle of equal opportunities for
all and should not include remarks or comments which are
discriminatory.”"]
Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial Day Today
israelnationalnews.com 5/5/5 [""]
1st strike on Iran 'gaining traction' worldnetdaily.com 5/5/5 ["a
private report that was issued to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
urging an American or Israeli pre-emptive strike against Iran has
been gaining some steam here. ...Russia also recently
trained a group of senior Iranian nuclear scientists and has
installed a mobile anti-missile system to protect Iran's Bushehr
nuclear reactor, with similar systems allegedly in the works for
other Iranian nuclear facilities, including a facility in central
Iran."]
VOM
Expresses Concern over Pakistani Christians held in Saudi Arabia
christiantoday.com 5/5/5 ["The
situation regarding the 40 Pakistani Christians arrested in Saudi
Arabia two weeks ago remains uncertain. ...Saudi
Arabia is a county where no Saudi citizen is allowed them to
identify themselves as a Christian. And, there are no church
buildings allowed, even foreign worshipers are subject to being
raided and arrested by the religious police.""]
Glasgow:
City to bring in all-purpose smart cards 'within weeks'
eveningtimes.co.uk 5/5/5 ["People in Glasgow will soon be
able to pay their council tax, go swimming and take out library
books with one multi-purpose smart card."]
'Strained' US forces 'may not be able to win new wars quickly'
news.scotsman.com 5/4/5 ["Gen Myers... "The timelines [to winning
a new war] may have to be extended and we may have to use
additional resources, but we’re going to be successful in the
end." Gen Myers also predicted the risk would go down in a
year or two, the official said. "]
Lawsuit Seeks to Block 'Radical Homosexual Sex-Ed Curriculum'
townhall.com 5/4/5 ["A group that defends religious freedom and
traditional values filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a public
school system's new "homosexual sex-ed curriculum." The
pilot program is supposed to begin this week in six Montgomery
County, Md., schools..."]
U.S. academy is accused of religious bias indystar.com 5/4/5
["A Pentagon task force will investigate the religious climate at
the Air Force Academy after allegations of anti-Semitism,
favoritism for born-again Christian cadets and conversion
attempts by evangelicals on the Colorado Springs campus."]
'Buster' flap gets huge response in favor of pulling show
usatoday.com 5/4/5 ["The response rivals that of all indecency
complaints filed with the Federal Communications Commission in
2003. ...Spellings wrote to express "strong and very
serious concerns" about an episode of Postcards from Buster in
which a cartoon bunny visits Vermont and meets children in
families headed by two mothers, Spellings heard from 197,610
people, and 81% supported her position"]
Congress to force agencies to identify video news
news.yahoo.com 5/4/5 ["Congressional negotiators have agreed to
bar government agencies for one year from issuing video news
releases that do not clearly identify themselves as the source
...some of the releases that did not include identification
resembled covert propaganda."]
Congress May Require Closer Scrutiny to Get a Driver's License nytimes.com 5/3/5 ["requiring
them to verify whether each applicant for a new license or a
renewal is in this country legally."]
Army Misses Recruiting Goal 3rd Time in a Row latimes.com 5/3/5 ["As
of April 30, the Army had achieved 85% of its target for the
first five months of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1."]
Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment reuters.com 5/3/5 ["Iran
also criticized the United States, which accuses Iran of using
its energy program as a front for developing nuclear weapons, for
not scrapping its own atomic arsenal as required under the 1970
nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty."]
After-Abortion Autopsy Can't Rule Out Live Birth - Shows Abortion
Clinic Claims False 5/3/5 ["air in the lungs is
not the only sign of live birth, according to the Born Alive
Infant Protection Act of 2002
(http://www.nrlc.org/BAIPLaw0405.html ), (BAIPA). Three other
criteria of life at birth are a beating heart, pulsating
umbilical chord, or movement of voluntary muscles, none of which
can be determined by an autopsy. Only one of these criteria must
be met for a child to be protected under the BAIPA. Rowan's
mother, Angele, has stated repeatedly that Rowan moved his leg,
turned his head toward her voice, and grasped her finger with his
hand before passing away."]
Vatican condemns Spain's gay marriage law reuters.com 5/3/5 ["Cardinal
Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council
for the Family, also said adoption of children by same sex
couples was "moral violence" against children and jeopardised
their personality and stability."]
Navajo president vetoes measure against same-sex marriage azcentral.com 5/2/5 [""Same-sex
marriage is a non-issue on Navajoland," Shirley said. "So why
waste time and resources on it? We have more important issues to
address.""]
Iraq: Violence sinks to new depths timesonline.co.uk 5/2/5 ["A
hundred people died in the weekend of the second anniversary of
'peace'"]
First Lady's Comedy Skill Well-Kept Secret sfgate.com 5/2/5 ["The
crowd gave her a standing ovation, although some of her jokes
raised eyebrows. ...male dancers"]
Mass.
Court to Address Gay Marriage Issue abcnews.go.com 5/2/5 ["High
Court in Mass. to Hear Bid to Halt Same-Sex Marriage Until Voters
Can Weigh in on Issue"]
Revealed: Blair to upgrade Britain's nuclear weapons news.independent.co.uk 5/2/5 ["Mr
Blair will therefore face accusations of hypocrisy, for pressing
other states, such as Iran and North Korea, to renounce their
suspect nuclear weapons programmes while planning a new British
deterrent."]
Minister Speaks at Pa. Gay Rights Rally wired.com 5/2/5 ["A
Methodist minister who had been defrocked for being in a lesbian
relationship, then was reinstated..."]
700 protest Focus’ stance on gays gazette.com 5/2/5 ["“Focus
will never change its position, because the Bible hasn’t changed
its position,” said Focus spokeswoman Melissa Fryrear. Also
present Sunday was a group of nine protesters from the Topeka,
Kan.-based West- boro Baptist Church, who protested Soulforce and
Focus, the latter for not sufficiently condemning gays."]
Wiretaps in U.S. jumped 19 percent in 2004 signonsandiego.com 5/2/5 ["The
numbers, released Thursday, do not include court orders for
terror-related investigations under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, known as FISA, which reached a record 1,754
warrants last year, according to the Justice Department."]
After
1,000 Years, Israel is Largest Jewish Center
israelnationalnews.com 5/1/5 ["Recent population surveys reveal
that for the first time in 1,000 years, more Jews live in Israel
than anywhere else in the world, including the United States.
...Prime Minister Ariel Sharon last year instructed the Jewish
Agency to work on a program to encourage hundreds of thousands of
American Jews to move to Israel in the next few years."]
Volunteers
end border duty indystar.com 5/1/5 ["During monthlong
stakeout, nearly 900 Minutemen kept watch for illegal immigrants.
...shows that Americans have the will and desire to secure the
border even if the government doesn't."]
British
military chief reveals new legal fears over Iraq war
guardian.co.uk 5/1/5 ["Tony
Blair and the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, will join British
soldiers in the dock if the military are ever prosecuted for war
crimes in Iraq. ...he did not have full legal cover from
prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC)."]
Creating
a Brown Shirt Society newswithviews.com 5/1/5 ["On April 20,
2005, incidentally the birthday of Hitler and the anniversary of
the Columbine High School rampage... The program, called “Keep
Guns Out of School” pays $75 rewards “to students who contacted
an adult when they had information that lead to solving
vandalism, removing a weapon or confiscating drugs on school
property.”"]