"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

America – Ensnared in an Electronic Net! lasttrumpetministries.org 11/30/6 [By Pastor David Meyer  "The people of the United States are continually hearing about freedom, liberty, equality, and justice for all. The simple fact of the matter is that if we were really enjoying all of those things they would not have to constantly tell us that we have them. Words mean nothing, and they serve only as a placebo and pacifier unless there is true substance to them. Jeremiah 6:14 makes that important point exceedingly clear as follows: “They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”  The vast majority of the American people today are products of crafty manipulation through gradualism. People are not looked at today as having individual rights but rather as a collective society regulated by collective public policy."]
Pro-Life Group Urges Congress to Back Abortion-Fetal Pain Legislation lifenews.com 11/30/6 ["The National Right to Life Committee says the pain babies feel during abortions would be illegal if animals were put in such pain."]
Wars wearing down military gear at cost of about $2 billion a month usatoday.com 11/30/6 ["Pressure to keep spending under control can lead to cuts in both current maintenance and future weapons, Cohen says, but "the longer we defer on that, the more expensive it's going to be."  The Pentagon needs $50 billion to $60 billion to re-equip and restore units returning from Iraq..."]
Study Finds New Evidence that Childhood Family Factors Influence Sexual Orientation lifesite.net 11/30/6 ["The study used a population-based sample of 2,000,355 native-born Danes between the ages of 18 and 49. Denmark -- a country noted for its tolerance of a wide variety of alternative lifestyles, including homosexual partnerships -- was the first country to legalize gay marriage. The researchers assessed detailed marriage records for all Danish-born men and women marrying a same-sex partner from the years 1989 through 2001.   With access to the "virtually complete registry coverage of the entire Danish population," the study sample therefore lacked the problematic selection bias that has plagued many previous studies on sexual orientation. "]
US setbacks see dollar plunge to near 15-year low telegraph.co.uk 11/30/6 ["An 8.3pc crash in US industrial orders and an admission by the Federal Reserve chairman that Washington does not know how bad housing really is set off another day of wild gyrations on the currency markets.  ...Mr Bernanke said official figures did not pick up the "sharp increase" in cancellations on house deals and might understate the inventory glut.  "Any significant effect on consumer spending arising from further weakness in housing would have important implications for the economy," he said."]
Industry ties common on hospital boards news.yahoo.com 11/30/6 ["A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found."]
NATO leaders to green light rapid response force breitbart.com 11/30/6 [" NATO leaders will endorse the military alliance's flag-ship response force, a 25,000-strong contingent to be sent to the world's hot spots, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.  "We will declare the NATO Response Force (NRF), a cutting edge air, land and sea expeditionary force, fully operational," Scheffer told the alliance's 26 leaders as he opened the final session of a NATO summit in Latvia on Wednesday. "]
Famed Pastor Defends Invitation to Obama forbes.com 11/30/6 ["Famed pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren on Wednesday defended his invitation to Sen. Barack Obama to speak at his church despite objections from some evangelicals who oppose the Democrat's support for abortion rights.  Obama is one of nearly 60 speakers scheduled to address the second annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church beginning Thursday at Warren's Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif."]
 

Facing protests, Wal-Mart changes how it will give money to homosexual groups bpnews.net 11/29/6 ["Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer and non-governmental employer -- facing protests over its association with homosexual activist groups -- issued a statement Nov. 21 that it would "not make corporate contributions to support or oppose highly controversial issues unless they directly relate to our ability to serve our customers."  ...As noted in its Nov. 21 statement, Wal-Mart did not indicate that it would cease all partnerships with the NGLCC or other homosexual-oriented groups. Instead, it said partnerships into which the company enters will reflect the makeup of communities where stores are located."]
Video Game Violence Goes Straight to Kids' Heads healthday.com 11/29/6 ["A study of adolescents finds that violent video games stir up the brain's emotional-response center while reducing activity in regions linked to self-control.  ..."After playing a violent video game, these adolescents had an increased activity in the amygdala, which is involved in emotional arousal," Mathews said. "At the same time, they had decreases in activity in parts of the brain which are involved in self-control," he added.  The findings were to be presented Tuesday in Chicago at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America."]
Midwives could perform safe abortions, study says reuters.com 11/29/6 ["With appropriate government training, mid-level health-care providers can provide first-trimester vacuum aspiration abortions as safely as doctors can," said Ina Warriner, of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, in a report published online by The Lancet medical journal."]
Judge strikes down Bush on terror groups news.yahoo.com 11/29/6 ["She also struck down the provision in which Bush had authorized the secretary of the treasury to designate anyone who "assists, sponsors or provides services to" or is "otherwise associated with" a designated group.  However, she let stand sections of the order that penalize those who provide "services" to designated terrorist groups. She said such services would include the humanitarian aid and rights training proposed by the plaintiffs."]
Israel orders gay marriage recognition seattlepi.nwsource.com 11/29/6 ["In a landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the government Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad.  The lone dissenter on the seven-judge panel was an observant Jew, highlighting the controversy the decision immediately touched off among ultra-Orthodox Jews and other conservative groups in Israel."]
 

Mother Of All Purpose-Driven Deceptions newswithviews.com 11/28/6 [ By Berit Kjos  "Why would the globalist Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) invite a Christian Pastor to join its semi-secret, anti-Christian organization?  How might Rick Warren benefit the elite Oxford Analytica, which works with globalist power brokers such as J.P. Morgan, the Aspen Institute, the World Bank]?[3]  What could drive Pastor Warren to lie and deny his taped dialogue with a Syrian Muslim leader?"]
National Gay Rights Organizations Team Up to Create 'First of Its Kind' Hospital Rating yahoo.com 11/28/6 ["The Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association announced today a first-of-its-kind tool to rate the healthcare industry on how it treats its gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) patients and to educate the GLBT community about what to expect from healthcare providers and facilities."]
Jordan's king warns of civil wars news.bbc.co.uk 11/28/6 ["Jordan's King Abdullah has warned that three civil wars could break out in the Middle East unless the international community takes urgent action."]
UK: More women have abortions as it loses stigma telegraph.co.uk 11/28/6 ["Ann Furedi, the chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), said one women in five was now childless at the age of 45 and an increasing number were making the choice not to have children at all.  Ms Furedi said there had been a shift in public opinion about parenthood. The stigma of abortion had diminished but there was now concern about being a poor parent."]
Flight 93 Lawsuit Update newswithviews.com 11/28/6 [By: Devvy Kidd  "Did United Flight 93 land at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on September 11, 2001? That was the focus of my Freedom of Information Act request which was ignored for ten months until I filed the lawsuit."]
Iraq Wants U.N. Security Council Mandate guardian.co.uk 11/28/6 ["Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked the U.N. Security Council to extend the mandate of the 160,000-strong multinational force in Iraq, according to a letter circulated Monday.  In the letter, al-Maliki said a top priority of his government is to assume full responsibility for security and stability but it needs more time. "]
Britain May Start Pulling Out of Iraq apnews.myway.com 11/28/6 ["Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops."]
Orders for manufactured goods plunge news.yahoo.com 11/28/6 ["The 8.3 percent drop in orders for durable goods, items such as airplanes and autos that are expected to last at least three years, was the largest one-month decline since a 14 percent plunge in July 2000. It followed an 8.7 percent surge in September." Editor: Most plane orders are placed in September (hence the surge).  Even still, a surge of 8.7 minus a 8.3 drop is still a gain, howbeit it, a slowing gain.]
Dollar slumps to 20-month low against euro ft.com 11/28/6 ["The dollar fell to a fresh 20-month low against the euro and a two-year trough against sterling on Monday as the beleaguered US currency continued its recent slide.  In thin trading due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, the dollar tumbled last week against all the major currencies. "]
Paulson warns on trade protectionism reuters.com 11/28/6 ["Paulson said while reducing agricultural subsidies was important, it was just as vital to find ways to boost trade in manufacturing and services.  Paulson said countries that opened their borders to trade almost invariably achieved increased prosperity."]
Home prices post record drop in October money.cnn.com 11/28/6 ["The price of existing homes sold in October fell for the third straight month and posted the biggest drop on record, an industry group said Tuesday, adding it expects weakness in pricing to drag on into next year.  The National Association of Realtors said that the median price of a home sold in October was $221,000, the same as in September, but down 3.5 percent from October 2005."]
 

Hard for nations with big US dollar forex reserves to switch - China official forbes.com 11/26/6 [" He said even hinting of a switch in reserves is going to prompt a 'response from the market,' and 'in this kind of situation, it's difficult for monetary authorities of these countries to make adjustments to their reserve assets.' "]
Eurozone bonds benefit from rush on euro ft.com 11/26/6 ["The dramatic moves in the currency market, which came in the wake of comments from an official from the Bank of China warning against holding too many reserves in dollars, offset less bond-friendly news."]
Markets rocked by sharp slide in dollar ft.com 11/26/6 ["European and Asian stock markets suffered the fallout from the dollar’s decline with exporters to the US the worst performing stocks in all regions.  ...The dollar has now fallen this year by more than 10 per cent against the euro and 12 per cent against sterling. Some economists suggest the greenback has further to slide given a weak economic outlook in the US, and the prospect of interest rate cuts there next year."]
Fertility industry booms online reuters.com 11/26/6 ["More and more people have literally found life on the Internet as the estimated $3 billion fertility industry moves increasingly online.  ...While procuring an egg online still involves more than simply clicking on a shopping cart, says Spar, many people do not realize all the steps and attention required to adequately match, screen and coordinate recipients with donors."]
The N.W.O. Consumer Slave newswithviews.com 11/26/6 [By Nancy Levant   "On April 29, 2003, G.W. signed an Executive Order which established the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. The resulting conclusions of this commission determined that EVERY American citizen, including children, is to be screened for mental health problems..."]
Critics pull back on boycotting Wal-Mart denverpost.com 11/26/6 ["A conservative group that had called for a boycott of Wal-Mart's post- Thanksgiving Day sales to protest the retailer's support of gay-rights groups withdrew its objections Tuesday.  The American Family Association said it was pleased that Wal-Mart had pledged in a statement to stay away from controversial causes.  Wal-Mart said it would make changes in the way it contributes to such groups, earmarking funds for specific causes it supports, such as workplace equality, rather than giving unrestricted gifts.  A prominent gay-rights leader, Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign, said the change was minor and praised Wal-Mart for sticking with its commitments to diversity and equality despite the American Family Association's threats. "]
Khamenei: Ready to sacrifice myself ynetnews.com 11/26/6 ["Iranian Supreme Leader writes: 'If God forbid, a bitter experience and test emerges for the nation we ourselves will put on combat fatigues and get ready for sacrifice' "]
Another Flu Vaccine Push Coming Soon newswithviews.com 11/26/6 [By Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, DO  "By the time the flu shot is ready for packaging, the solution contains the following: various egg proteins, viral contaminants from the eggs, Triton-X100, formaldehyde, resin, gelatin, tri-butylphosphate, polysorbate 80, and in some instances gentamicin."]
Russian rocket deliveries to Iran started breitbart.com 11/26/6 [" The Tor-M1 is a low to medium-altitude missile fired from a tracked vehicle against airplanes, helicopters and other airborne targets."]
Generation `tween' challenges norms chicagotribune.com 11/26/6 ["Child development experts say physical and behavioral changes that would have been typical of teenagers decades ago are common among "tweens," children age 8 to 12.  Some of them go on "dates" and have cell phones. They listen to sexually charged pop music, play mature-rated video games and spend time gossiping on MySpace. And girls wear makeup and clothing some adults consider beyond their years."]
 

Normalizing Pedophilia Continues: UK Police Chief Says 13-Year-Old in Porn Not Child Porn lifesite.net 11/21/6 ["Grange's comments match those of the pedophilia party launched recently, with court approval, in the Netherlands. The 'Charity, Freedom and Diversity' (NVD) party of the Netherlands formed last Spring introduced itself to Dutch politics as a champion of children's rights. In a press release, the NVD's spokesman and co-founder, Ad van den Berg said among their goals is lowering the age of consent for sexual activity from 16 to 12 and eventually eliminating it completely."]
Megapastor Rick Warren's Damascus Road experience worldnetdaily.com 11/21/6 ["'In fact,'' Warren added, ''as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Oxford Analytica, I might know as much about the Middle East as you.''"]
US orders more bird flu vaccine reuters.com 11/21/6 ["Leavitt said the new vaccine will add to the existing stockpile of 5.9 million doses of H5N1 vaccine, which is enough to vaccinate about 3 million people"]
Ahmadinejad invites Iraq and Syria to summit on insurgency guardian.co.uk 11/21/6 ["The meeting is designed in part to promote his role as a responsible regional player rather than the rogue maverick he is often portrayed as in the west. It will also help to boost Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who had poor relations with Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, until recently."]
Home Sales Fall in 38 States, Data Shows forbes.com 11/21/6 ["Sales retreated to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.27 million units nationwide, down by 12.7 percent from the same period a year ago. Nevada, Arizona, Florida and California led the declines.  Home prices also dropped: The realtors' survey showed that the midpoint price for an existing home sold during the summer dipped 1.2 percent year over year to $224,900. Some 45 metropolitan areas saw home prices decline."]
The NAU: It's The Eleventh Hour - Get Busy newswithviews.com 11/21/6 [By: Devvy Kidd  "By now many Texans have heard about the proposed “NAFTA Superhighway,” which is also referred to as the trans-Texas corridor. What you may not know is the extent to which plans for such a superhighway are moving forward without congressional oversight or media attention."]
When religion loses its credibility news.yahoo.com 11/21/6 [Editor: This is one example of the increasing effort to make sodomy not appear as sin, and as acceptable to even Christians.]
Pelosi says no to draft legislation cnn.com 11/21/6 ["About 1.4 million men and women are on active duty in the U.S. military, not including reservists. There are only 500,000 ground combat troops -- 390,000 of them in Iraq, returning from Iraq or preparing for deployment to the country."]
 

Rangel poised to introduce military draft bill chron.com 11/20/6 ["A senior House Democrat said today he will introduce legislation to reinstate the military draft, asserting that current troop levels are insufficient to sustain possible challenges against Iran, North Korea and Iraq.  "There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way"  Editor: baaaad idea]
Iran: We can attack up to 2,000 km ynetnews.com 11/20/6 ["Safavi, who visited the Basij unit, the voluntary corps of the Revolutionary Guard, in the city of Isfahan, said, "Until now, no country has succeeded in establishing such a huge voluntary corps that number more than 11 million people."  Most of the Basij volunteers are family members of the Revolutionary Guards, who are considered devout Muslims."]
UK attorney general torpedos Blair on terror theage.com.au 11/20/6 ["Last year, Blair suffered a humbling parliamentary defeat - prompted by a rebellion in his own Labour Party - when MPs rejected plans to allow suspects to be held for a maximum of 90 days, agreeing instead on a compromise of 28 days.  Blair, who has announced he will step down within the year, signalled last week that he hoped to extend the limit beyond 28 days during his final parliamentary term."]
Ultra-conservative in line to lead Iran theage.com.au 11/20/6 ["Considered an extremist even by fellow mullahs, Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi was a fringe figure in Iran's theocracy until last year's election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who views him as his ideological mentor.  ...He and his supporters will attempt to tighten the ultra-conservatives' political stranglehold next month by standing in elections for the Assembly of Experts, a group of theologians responsible for nominating a replacement for Ayatollah Khamenei, whose health is rumoured to be failing."]
Nasrallah to supporters: Prepare to take to streets ynetnews.com 11/20/6 ["Nasrallah said, “The Lebanese government has two options – establishing a national unity government or early elections.” He attacked the ruling government claiming that in the absence of Hizbullah and Amal ministers, its legality should be questioned."]
Gay tourism on Dallas wish list sfgate.com 11/20/6 ["In a state where an anti-gay-marriage initiative passed with 76 percent support last year, Dallas is proclaiming on an official tourism Web site that it "has left behind stereotypes of big-haired women and rowdy cowboys -- that is, unless you count sassy drag queens and strapping gay rodeo champs."  "It's not about being politically correct," said Phillip Jones, president and CEO of the tourism bureau. "It's about being economically correct." He said gay travelers spend an average of $100 more per day than other travelers and plan four to six trips a year. "]
Mass. governor wants gay wedding vote chron.com 11/20/6 ["Gov. Mitt Romney said Sunday he would ask the state's highest court to order an anti-gay marriage amendment question onto the ballot if legislators fail to vote on the matter when they reconvene in January.  ...more than 8,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot in the state"]
 

Homeschoolers Jailed in Germany cbn.com 11/19/6 ["While polling shows about half of Germans now support the right to homeschool, the German government will have none of it.  ..."In public school, the occult is in all subjects -- be it math, language, or science. There are essays about witches and the occult. They have to practice all week and then they'll write about it. And it gets ingrained into their beings," said Waldemar.  …There are parents now that have fines up to $15,000 right now against them for home schooling, and these are families that don't make $15,000 in a year. Without a hearing. Without being convicted of a crime, they have a fine. And there's no appeal to it. All they can do is put their children in school and the fines will go away…the government can come in and confiscate their home and begin selling off their furniture to pay for their fine.""]
Nicaraguan president signs abortion ban news.yahoo.com 11/19/6 ["Nicaragua - President Enrique Bolanos signed a bill Friday banning abortion in all cases — including when a woman's life is endangered — despite opposition from doctors, women's rights groups and diplomats."]
 

Wal-Mart Drops Gay Sex How-To Manual for Teens after LifeSiteNews.com Expose lifesite.net 11/18/6 ["Although it was produced in Canada, the book was apparently only available in Wal-Marts in the United States. "]
Rice: U.S. Concerned About Rising China forbes.com 11/18/6 ["Beijing has spent heavily in recent years on adding submarines, missiles, fighter planes and other high-tech weapons to its arsenal and extending the reach of the 2.3 million-member People's Liberation Army, the world's largest fighting force.  Its reported military budget rose more than 14 percent this year to $35.3 billion, but outside estimates of China's true spending are up to three times that level."]
European states offer Middle East peace plan without UK guardian.co.uk 11/18/6 ["In a sign of growing frustration at diplomatic inaction as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Spain, France and Italy yesterday unveiled a five-point peace initiative, taking Britain by surprise.  ...The plan announced yesterday has five components: an immediate ceasefire; formation of a national unity government by the Palestinians that can gain international recognition; an exchange of prisoners, including the Israeli soldiers whose seizure sparked the war in Lebanon and fighting in Gaza this summer; talks between Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian president; and an international mission in Gaza to monitor a ceasefire."]
Military may ask $127B for wars usatoday.com 11/18/6 ["a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II.  The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion in requests from the armed services for the 2007 fiscal year, which began last month, several lawmakers and congressional staff members said. That's on top of $70 billion already approved for 2007."]
Lebanese civilians confirm that arms are still flowing in from Syria jpost.com 11/18/6 ["What he did say, and repeatedly, is that Hizbullah is supported by at least 90 percent of residents here. In apparent confirmation, posters of Hizbullah's leader Hassan Nasrallah cover just about every available outdoor space - from the food and clothing stores to the trees that line the central street."]
 

Iranian paper: Great war to wipe out Israel coming ynetnews.com 11/17/6 ["Iranian newspapers Kehyan and and Resalat have urged Muslims around the world to prepare for a 'great war' to destroy the State of Israel."]
Wal-Mart Hits Teens with Gay Porn How-To Manual lifesite.net 11/17/6 ["graphic sex-ed manual promoting lesbianism to teenage girls is now offered for sale by Wal-Mart in the United States.  ...Wal-Mart recently joined the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce  ...The company contributed $60,000 in 2006 to the activist group Out & Equal, an organization dedicated to promoting the homosexual lifestyle, including same-sex marriage, in the workplace. Wal-Mart ran a full-page ad in the Out & Equal 2006 Workplace Summit Program Guide stating the company's commitment to supporting the goals of the Out & Equal Summit."]
...And To The Republic newswithviews.com 11/17/6 ["Democracy---Government by the people; especially: rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly involving periodically held free elections.  ...Oligarchy leads to tyranny. (I know you’ve heard of that before, but tyranny is something that only happens in European countries someone told you). Better go back to the dictionary.  Tyranny is a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) "]
President Bush Reassures Asian Allies Of U.S. Long-Term Commitment To The Region allheadlinenews.com 11/17/6 ["The President said, "We hear voices calling for us to retreat from the world and close our doors to these opportunities...These are the old temptations of isolationism and protectionism, and America must reject them.""]
Iran declaring 'economic warfare' worldnetdaily.com 11/17/6 ["With China now holding $1 trillion in their foreign exchange currency, the recent decision that China intends to diversify their holdings more into Euros threatens the ability of the U.S. Treasury to float our budget deficits by selling U.S. government debt into the foreign exchange currency holdings market  ...If China joins Iran in pressuring the dollar, we face dollar devaluation much faster that the Bush administration has allowed the U.S. public to know," Corsi said."]
Dem Congress may scrap border fence upi.com 11/17/6 ["The incoming U.S. Congress will review the law mandating 700 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, and may seek to scrap the plan altogether.  Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters this week that he expected to "re-visit" the issue when he becomes chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee in the 110th Congress, which has a Democratic Party majority. "]
Calderon reassured on immigration bill washingtontimes.com 11/17/6 ["President Bush gave Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon an assurance in the Oval Office yesterday that he will push for a broad immigration bill that includes a new guest-worker program and citizenship rights for many illegal aliens. "]
 

Farm disaster plan in Senate pared to $4.5 bln reuters.com 11/16/6 ["About half of all U.S. counties have been declared agricultural disaster areas this year due to drought in the Plains, western Corn Belt and parts of the South. Wheat output is down 14 percent from 2005 although growers are harvesting bumper crops of corn, cotton and soybeans."]
British Bioethics Council: Kill Severely Disabled Premature Babies lifenews.com 11/16/6 ["The Royal College insisted euthanasia be included in the guidelines and suggested that medical care for extremely disabled babies would be a financial, social and emotional drain on the parents.  The recommendation included both active euthanasia, directly killing a newborn, and passive euthanasia, which would included cases where lifesaving medical treatment would be withheld."]
Ireland High Court: Frozen Human Embryos Have No Right to Life lifenews.com 11/16/6 ["The ruling comes as the court decided a case in which it said a mother of two can't use three frozen embryos in an attempt to get pregnant against the will of her husband, with whom she is separated."]
IDF: Hizbullah units are on border jpost.com 11/16/6 ["DF officers told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that Hizbullah gunmen disguised as civilians were back on the border and collecting intelligence on IDF positions."]
Official says U.S. may mull pre-emptive Iran strike abcnews.go.com 11/16/6 ["A U.S. attack against Iran would set back Tehran's suspected quest for nuclear arms by less than four years, U.S. officials and independent experts say."]
 

Researchers spur growth of adult brain stem cells reuters.com 11/15/6 ["The study, appearing on Tuesday in the Journal of Neuroscience, provides a fresh example of the potential for using so-called adult stem cells to treat illness by replacing cells damaged by disease or injury.  ...Some people oppose as unethical the use of cells from human embryos in research, arguing that good research can be done using adult stem cells. Scientists are trying to develop potential treatments using both kinds of cells."]
S.African parliament approves gay marriage bill news.scotsman.com 11/15/6 [" The bill was powered through the National Assembly by the ruling African National Congress amid protests by religious groups and opposition parties in a region where homosexuality remains largely taboo.  South Africa's cabinet approved the bill in August after the country's highest court ruled it was unconstitutional to deny gay people the right to marry.  The court gave parliament until December 1 to change the law."]
Adult Stem Cell Research Shows More Promise Treating Heart Attacks lifenews.com 11/15/6 ["Scientists at Johns Hopkins University continue to show the promise that adult stem cells have in treating the effects of heart attacks. The successfully grew adult stem cells from healthy heart tissue and used it to repair some of the tissue damage done to organs by heart attacks."]
Missouri Legislature Says Illegal Immigration Exacerbated by Abortion lifenews.com 11/15/6 ["The report, issued by a Republican-led legislative study panel, says the incidence of illegal immigration wouldn't be as high if abortion hadn't produced a shortage of American workers."]
Asymmetric challenge to the US colossus atimes.com 11/15/6 ["Beginning in late 2003 to early 2004, Russian and Asian central banks began the process of diversification of their reserves out of the dollar, with a target of rebalancing their reserves to 50% dollars versus 50% other currencies and precious metals.  Accompanying that process was the policy change enacted by Asian central banks wherein those banks ceased buying large sums of dollars and switched to accumulating their ongoing surpluses in non-dollar-denominated assets.  Consequently, the diversification is being accomplished without selling large sums of dollars. Russia reached the target of reducing the dollar portion of its reserves to 50% in the summer of this year - it was much closer to that target than experts realized, and Russia's official announcement of reaching its goal caught most experts by surprise. "]
 

China sub stalked U.S. fleet washingtontimes.com 11/14/6 ["stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected  ...The surprise encounter highlights China's continuing efforts to prepare for a future conflict with the U.S., despite Pentagon efforts to try to boost relations with Beijing's communist-ruled military."]
Tyson Foods Sees Higher Meat Prices helenair.com 11/14/6 ["Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor, warned Monday that rising corn prices could mean U.S. consumers will have to pay more for chicken, beef and pork next year as it ended its fiscal year with a third straight quarterly loss."]
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 wikipedia.org 11/14/6 ["expansion of the President's power to declare martial law under revisions to the Insurrection Act, and take charge of National Guard troops without state governor authorization when public order has been lost and the state and its constituted authorities cannot enforce the law;"]
H.R.5122: CHAPTER 15-- thomas.loc.gov 11/14/6 ["ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS TO RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER"]
Democrats Tell President Bush: Don't Propose Judges Against Abortion lifenews.com 11/14/6 ["There are no current Supreme Court openings, but pro-abortion Justice John Paul Stevens, who was the subject of retirement speculations shortly before the elections, is 86 years-old and battling significant health problems."]
American Police Will Enforce The 'New World Order' newswithviews.com 11/14/6 ["In addition to this “group think” concerning the police “mission” of enforcing the law—regardless of whether or not the law is righteous or constitutional---is the recent historic change in federal law. I am referring to Public Law 109-364, or the “John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007” (HR5122) (2), was signed by President Bush on October 17, 2006. It was signed in a PRIVATE Oval Office ceremony. It allows the President to declare a “public emergency” and station troops anywhere in America. It also allows him to take control of all state based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to “suppress public disorder.”"]
Outcry as clinic offers 'designer baby' embryo screening for 200 diseases dailymail.co.uk 11/14/6 ["The new screening technique is based on Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), originally developed in the late 1980s to identify genetic defects and chromosomal abnormalities in embryos before they are transferred to the womb.  The latest advances in automated computer analysis and genetic probes mean it is now possible to screen for virtually all currently identified genetic disorders. "]
US: Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely forbes.com 11/14/6 ["Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees."]
Mubarak to ask China for help with nuclear program ynetnews.com 11/14/6 ["Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set out this week for a series of meetings in China, Russia and Kazakhstan. Mubarak will meet leaders of the three nations and speak with them on financial issues including trading areas, joint investments and even collaboration on a nuclear energy program."]
Forget Texas stereotypes; Dallas welcomes gay visitors usatoday.com 11/14/6 ["word from Dallas tourism officials attempting to lure gay and lesbian visitors with a message that the city is a great place for them to spend their time and money.  "Big D" is a diverse metropolitan area that "has left behind stereotypes of big-haired women and rowdy cowboys — that is, unless you count sassy drag queens and strapping gay rodeo champs," according to a website operated by the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau.  "Our Secret is Out" proclaims the site, which features images of same-sex couples enjoying the local sights.  "It's not about being politically correct, it's about being economically correct," said Phillip Jones, president and CEO of the tourism bureau. He said gay travelers spend an average of $100 more per day than other travelers and plan four to six trips a year."]
After Long Battle, Chilean Court Legalizes Abortifacient ‘Morning After Pill’ lifesite.net 11/14/6 ["Politicians also chose this week to introduce a bill that would decriminalize abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy when carried out by a medical professional with the consent of the mother. Previously, Chile did not allow for abortion at any time in a pregnancy. The punishment for participation in an abortion was jail time for both doctor and mother. "]
 

Chemical Plant Children newswithviews.com 11/13/6 [By Gianni DeVincent Hayes, Ph.D  "The United States has the highest substance abuse rate of all industrialized nations. -America accounts for only 5% of the world's population, yet consumes 60% of the world's illicit drugs. -Over 35 million Americans are addicted to prescription and nonprescription medication. "]
US ethanol boom changes landscape for corn producers thepeninsulaqatar.com 11/13/6 ["A boom in ethanol use in gasoline in the United States has led to a surge in corn prices and changed the landscape for farmers now producing for both food and energy markets.  Corn is the main crop used for ethanol, which is used as an additive in most US petrol (petrol) and in the “E85” fuels that some vehicles use, which have 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol.  ...the shifting use of corn is a problem for others, including livestock producers who face higher feed costs."]
Texas town joins illegal-immigrant trend chron.com 11/13/6 [" FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — This Dallas suburb could become the first city in Texas to adopt a sweeping ordinance intended to keep out illegal immigrants, a cause for concern among its large minority population.  More than 50 municipalities nationwide have considered, passed or rejected laws banning landlords from leasing to illegal immigrants, penalizing businesses that employ undocumented workers and making English the local official language."]
'Israel must prepare for full-scale war' .jpost.com 11/13/6 ["Israel has to prepare for a full-scale war, in which Syria will be an important player, an Israeli military official told the British Sunday Times. "The challenge from Iran and Syria is now top of the Israeli defense agenda, higher than the Palestinian one," another official said."]
Sir Elton: Ban organised religion news.bbc.co.uk 11/13/6 ["Organised religion lacked compassion and turned people into "hateful lemmings", he told the Observer.  But the musician said he loved the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it which he had learned at Sunday school.  ...And he called on the leaders of major religions to hold a "conclave" to discuss the fate of the world - which he said was "near escalating to World War Three"."]
Oy, what a 'new Middle East' ynetnews.com 11/13/6 ["The Arabs, in broad general terms, no longer fear the US and view themselves as the victors in the war against the "great Satan" represented by Bush, Rumsfeld and "Condi."  In their view this image is a reflection of what transpired even before the Americans' flight from Iraq: Israel's defeat – as they see it – in the second Lebanon war.  In other words, there is no longer anyone to fear, and they, the extreme Muslims, are on the path to global success. They are on top of the world."]
 

Guard units could do 2nd tour in Iraq latimes.com 11/12/6 ["The Pentagon is developing plans that for the first time would send entire National Guard combat brigades back to Iraq for a second tour, the Guard's top general said in the latest sign of how thinly stretched the military has become."]
Gay rights rally comes off without a hitch jpost.com 11/12/6 ["Some 3,000 officers were deployed, while estimates of the number of demonstrators ran between 2,000 and 6,000. In any case, the police to protester ratio was very high and - barring a single incident - nothing interrupted the festivities.  ...He also cited the silence of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose daughter Dana, a lesbian, was reportedly present at the march."]
`Superstar‘ pastors pose challenge news.yahoo.com 11/12/6 ["But Randall Balmer, a Barnard College historian of American religion, said megachurches are so wrapped up with their pastor that New Life inevitably has hard times ahead. Without any creed or denominational identity for the church to cling to, attendance will eventually drop by half or more, he predicted.  "You have a kind of cult of personality that confuses the faith with a particular individual,"]
Warrantless Wiretaps Unlikely to Be OK'd guardian.co.uk 11/12/6 ["Legislation aimed at President Bush's once-secret program for wiretapping U.S.-foreign phone calls and computer traffic of suspected terrorists without warrants shows all the signs of not moving ahead, notwithstanding President Bush's request this week that a lame-duck Congress give it to him."]
Iran TV broadcasts 'US ship spy plane footage' news.yahoo.com 11/12/6 ["Iran's Arabic language television station broadcast footage it claimed showed a US aircraft carrier cruising in Gulf waters it said was taken by an unmanned Iranian drone."]
 

Late-Term Abortion Facilities in Spain Prompt Call for EU Abortion Law lifenews.com 11/11/6 ["The nation of Denmark wants the European Union to consider continent-wide abortion regulations. The call for an EU abortion law comes after a Danish DR1 TV channel documentary showing how an abortion center in Spain does abortions as late as eight months into pregnancy."]
Gold up on Chinese diversification plans ft.com 11/11/6 ["Gold rose to a high of $636.50 a troy ounce on Friday, following comments from the governor of China’s central bank on the need for greater diversification of the country’s $1,000bn foreign exchange reserves.  Speculation suggests China could eventually build gold holdings to about 5 per cent of its FX reserves from the current estimate of 1 per cent."]
Olmert unveils electoral reform plan jpost.com 11/11/6 ["The prime minister would be empowered to dissolve the Knesset and would not need to bring ministers for approval. MKs appointed ministers would quit the Knesset, but could return if they left their ministerial post."]
Gold predicted to break record high ft.com 11/11/6 ["In 2007, investor appetite for gold and other base metals is expected to be lifted by rising global liquidity as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in response to slowing US economic growth."]
Leading UN Official Backs Creation of Pro-Abortion Women's Agency lifenews.com 11/11/6 ["Another leading United Nations official has backed a call for the creation of a new women's agency that would be devoted to promoting women's rights. However, the agency would receive most of its input for its structure and purpose from abortion advocacy groups."]
German scientists urge review of stem cell laws reuters.com 11/11/6 ["Germany's influential DFG institute of scientists focused mainly on a decision by the German parliament in 2002 which controls the import of embryonic cells from pre-existing stem lines and bars their production in the country."]
Democrats Will Bring Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Bill lifenews.com 11/11/6 ["Democrats plan to make a bill that would force taxpayers to pay for embryonic stem cell research one of the first pieces of legislation they put forward next year. However, they may not have enough votes, even with Tuesday night's election results, to overturn a veto from the president.  Likely future House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a measure similar to the one President Bush vetoed earlier this year will be voted on during the first 100 business hours of the next congressional session that begins in January."]
Great Plains wilt and worry as drought eases elsewhere usatoday.com 11/11/6 ["Electric rates, lake recreation and commercial barges are affected by lack of water in the Missouri River, whose headwaters areas in the Rockies have suffered years of drought."]
Corn Rises to 10-Year High Ahead of U.S. Crop Report bloomberg.com 11/11/6 ["Corn prices rose to a 10-year high on speculation the U.S. government will lower its forecast for the country's crop, the world's biggest, after possible damage to plants from record temperatures in July.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov. 9 will project a corn harvest of 10.8 billion bushels, less than the 10.9 billion that it forecast a month ago  ...Global consumption has exceeded production in six of the past seven years."]
 

Police approve Jerusalem rally in lieu of gay pride parade haaretz.com 11/10/6 ["Police approved Thursday the Jerusalem Open House proposal to replace the gay pride parade scheduled for Friday with a rally at the Hebrew University stadium at Givat Ram.  ...Police will deploy 3,000 police officers to secure the rally, instead of the planned 12,000."]
Contemplative Spirituality - The Latest 'Christian' Craze newswithviews.com 11/10/6 [By Paul Proctor  "Nowhere in scripture are we encouraged to recite mind-emptying mantras but are in fact, specifically commanded NOT to engage in them. Jesus considered such things to be a "heathen" practice. Nevertheless, today's Emergent enthusiasts fondly refer to it as "Contemplative Prayer" or "Centering Prayer.""]
Morning After Pill Available Over-the-Counter in U.S. Pharmacies Mid November lifesite.net 11/10/6 ["The FDA approved nonprescription sales of the drug in August, after a lengthy battle--opponents of the move warned the prescription-requirement for underage girls would be essentially meaningless, since there would be no way to prevent anyone 18 or older from purchasing the drug for a minor.  ...Plan B causes unknown numbers of early-term abortions by preventing a fertilized egg from implanting in the wall of the uterus."]
Soul-Sick America newswithviews.com 11/10/6 [by Dave Daubenmire  "We are treading on dangerous ground in the American Church. We love to engage in hero-worship, and unfortunately, pastors are most vulnerable, gleefully receiving the flock’s adulation. The pastor is only one of the parts in the Body of Christ. Sadly, in most churches, Sunday has become a spectator sport where most sit and watch the man in the pulpit perform."]
Baghdad's 'missing' billions news.bbc.co.uk 11/10/6 ["The CPA handed over $8.8bn in cash to the Iraqi government even though that new government had no security or accounting system.  "No one can account for it. We don't know who got that money," Mr Waxman said.  Stuart Bowen is the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. His task is to follow the paper trail - and after more than 100 investigations his work paints a grim picture of waste and mismanagement.  Mr Bowen said billions of dollars were shrink-wrapped in plastic and flown out of the US to Baghdad.  "It was $2bn a flight, and I know of at least six flights," he said. "]
US warned of inspecting N Korea ships gulfnews.com 11/10/6 ["Tokyo: A spokesman for a North Korean group in Japan said on Thursday that if the US inspects its ships in public waters it would violate an armistice between the two countries, constituting a declaration of war."]
Battle over gay marriage heats up in Massachusetts reuters.com 11/10/6 ["With protesters on both sides of the debate rallying outside the gold-domed statehouse, lawmakers voted 109 to 87 to delay a decision on whether to back a constitutional amendment that would have given voters a chance to ban gay marriage.  Gay rights advocates cheered the move, seen as a crushing blow to opponents of gay marriage who had gathered 170,000 signatures in a petition that asked lawmakers to put the culturally divisive issue before voters in 2008. "]
Mexico City passes gay union law news.bbc.co.uk 11/10/6 ["The ruling stops short of enabling gay couples to get married and will only apply to the estimated nine million inhabitants of Mexico City.  Mexico City Mayor Alejandro Encinas is widely expected to ratify the law. "]
Australia: Drought worst in 1000 years news.com.au 11/10/6 ["The summit – involving Premier Steve Bracks – moved to speed up action to deal with the biggest dry on record, including $200 million in aid for small businesses."]
Syria warns of 'resistance' within months  ynetnews.com 11/10/6 ["In a rare visit to the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Syria's information minister yesterday delivered what amounted to a pep speech to Golan residents, telling them Damascus would use "resistance" to liberate the strategic territory if a "political solution" does not ensure Israel vacates the Golan Heights within the next few months."]
 

Israeli police plan "unprecedented" operation to safeguard Jerusalem gay pride march iht.com 11/9/6 ["About 9,000 police will protect gay marchers in Jerusalem, the biggest internal civilian security operation in Israel's history, the police commander said Wednesday, after a week of riots by ultra-Orthodox Jews who threaten to attack the parade."]
Rabbis say anti-gay protests are detrimental to youth jpost.com 11/9/6 ["The Gerer Rebbe, Rabbi Ya'acov Arye Alter, head of the largest and most influential hassidic movement in the country, prohibits demonstrating against the parade.  ..."We aren't like Neturei Karta or those other radicals," said a student from Ponevezh Yeshiva, one of the country's most prestigious Torah institutions. "A yeshiva student is expected to maintain decorum and good manners.""]
South Dakota’s Comprehensive Abortion Ban Defeated in Ballot Measure lifesite.net 11/9/6 ["The voters of South Dakota have narrowly rejected a comprehensive ban on abortion that was passed overwhelmingly by the legislature and signed into law last year. A consortium of abortion advocates had brought a petition to have the law put to a public referendum. The vote was 45 to 55% against the law."]
Missouri Citizens Duped into Permitting Human Cloning lifesite.net 11/9/6 ["Efforts by pro-life activists in Missouri to disabuse the public of the false information proved narrowly unsuccessful as the Amendment passed 51-49%. The approval makes Missouri the second state after New Jersey to approve human cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)."]
Supreme Court Holds Hearings on National Partial-Birth Abortion Ban lifenews.com 11/9/6 ["The Supreme Court held hearings on Wednesday on the federal partial-birth abortion ban that would prohibit the gruesome abortion procedure across the country. As expected, the high court grappled with the question of whether the three-day-long abortion procedure is ever medically necessary."]
China's dollar reserves, America's debt dailyreckoning.co.uk 11/9/6 ["$30 million and $80 million.  Two big numbers...and the end of the world as we have known it.  The first number is the rate at which China is adding to its reserves of foreign currencies – mostly dollars – every hour.  The second number is the rate at which America's capital – as measured by the current account – is being depleted, also by the hour."]
Oregon Switch to “Softer” Assisted Suicide Language Fueled by Efforts to Increase Public Support lifesite.net 11/9/6 ["Responding to pressure from the pro-euthanasia organization Compassion & Choice, the DHS initially agreed to change “physician assisted suicide” to “physician assisted death,” part of an effort to employ “friendlier” language by the movement, in order to gain more public support."]
Bush's Pentagon nominee no stranger to contention news.yahoo.com 11/9/6 ["In Senate hearings in 1991, when Gates was renominated as CIA chief by Bush's father, he admitted mistakes in what became known as the "Iran-Contra" affair and said he should have done more to get at the truth. The Senate confirmed him 64-31."]
 

NYC to change ID rules for transgendered seattlepi.nwsource.com 11/8/6 ["The city wants to make it easier for transgender New Yorkers to switch the sex listed on their birth certificate even without undergoing sex-change surgery, putting the city at the forefront of efforts to redefine gender."]
2 major homebuilders see orders dive news.yahoo.com 11/8/6 ["Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. of Horsham, Pa., said home-building revenue fell by 10 percent and signed contracts were down by 55 percent compared with a year ago.  ...Beazer Homes USA Inc. of Atlanta reported a 44 percent decline in profit as higher revenue was offset by squeezed margins. The company said there was "significant" discounting in most markets.  New orders for Beazer fell by 58 percent to 2,064 homes from 4,937 last year, as the housing market continued to slow. It has cut 1,000 jobs, or 25 percent of its work force."]
SA harvest to dip because of drought theage.com.au 11/8/6 ["South Australia's grain and pulse harvest is expected to slip to just over three million tonnes this year because of the drought.  Primary Industries and Resources SA said the crop estimate was now 3.04 million tonnes, less than 50 per cent of the five-year average."]
US, EU establish 'contact group' to improve antiterror cooperation news.yahoo.com 11/8/6 ["Gonzales said such cooperation has already taken place on a case-by-case basis when states' laws have allowed officials to share pertinent information in criminal cases, but he would not specify what types of information would be shared more freely under the new agreement."]
Australia Senate Backs Measure to Overturn Its Human Cloning Ban lifenews.com 11/8/6 ["The Australia Senate voted to approve a measure that would lift the nation's ban on human cloning and allow it for research purposes. The legislation barely escaped defeat as senators approved it on a 34-32 vote but it now heads to the House of Representatives where it is expected to have an easier time."]
Jeb Bush's Executive Order and 9-11 newswithviews.com 11/8/6 ["On September 7, 2001, only four days before the "event," Florida Governor Jeb Bush issued an executive order. This was only one business day from 911. His brother, President Bush, is due in his state on September 11th. What is the significance of this rather timely EO? "Among the reasons cited in the document for the action was prophetically “potential massive damage to life and property that may result from an act of terrorism” (Executive Order #01-261, Section 3)....However, what is most startling about EO #01-261 is its predecessor. "]
Protestors attack Jerusalem mayor over Gay Pride Parade jpost.com 11/8/6 ["Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski also called for a cancellation of the parade.  ...the state's representative, Attorney Eran Ettinger, said the danger of canceling the parade was greater than that presented by allowing it to be held.  "The police believe that in balancing between the injury to the rule of law and the danger to the state involved in surrendering to violence on the one hand, versus the dangers stemming from holding the parade in its new format on the other, it is right to hold the parade in the new format," Ettinger wrote Tuesday."]
 

Police arrest 40 anti-parade rioters jpost.com 11/7/6 ["The organizers and Franco reached a compromise plan  ...Such a route would avoid haredi neighborhoods, would not pass by any houses of worship or even pass through streets with building from which marchers could be pelted by objects thrown from windows or balconies.  Meanwhile, Herzliya mayor Yael Gelman called on her colleagues to hold pride parades in their cities, as well.  "We want to call on all mayors to go to Jerusalem and march together with the marchers in the pride parade," she told Army Radio. "How could it even be imagined that violence could prevent an elementary right like this in the state of Israel?""]
IDF girds for possibility of war with Syria, Hezbollah in 2007 haaretz.com 11/7/6 [": A war initiated by Syria or Hezbollah, separately or together, with backing from Iran. The likelihood is that such a conflagration will erupt in the next two years, peaking in the spring-summer months of 2007.  Among the reasons for tension: a growing sense of "success" among forces in the region that oppose Israel and the West."]
China forex reserves hit $1 trillion-TV reuters.com 11/7/6 ["The International Monetary Fund said earlier the reserves would top $2 trillion in 2010.  ...reserves, much of which is parked in U.S. government debt, away from the dollar to guard against foreign exchange risks.  Analysts have cautioned that any major sell-off of dollar assets could cause the U.S. currency to plunge and have an adverse impact on global financial markets. "]
EU economy to outpace US in 2007 guardian.co.uk 11/7/6 ["The US economy, hit by a housing downturn, is expected to grow 2.3% in 2007 and 2.8% in 2008.  ...while Europe would contribute more than the US to global growth next year, this would not be enough to offset the decline in the American economy and the world would continue to rely on emerging economies such as China."]
UK Docs: "Active Euthanasia" on Disabled Newborns Will Cut Abortion Rates lifesite.net 11/7/6 ["Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology has put forth a proposal calling for the active euthanasia of babies born with serious health problems, the Times reported Sunday. One argument the doctors are using is that the possibility of killing newborns after birth will reduce "late abortions"."]
Messianic leaders in Iraq, Iran ynetnews.com 11/7/6 [""He is supported by a religious sect called hujedieh. They believe that everything must be prepared for the coming of the mahdi, and he will arrive when exploitation and poverty increase, in order to do justice," said Shahvar.  One approach to bring about the mahdi is a 'Judgement Day war' – an attempt at chaos and regional warfare, which Ahmadinejad seems to have adopted, the professor said."]
A conspiracy? Gas prices fall before election denverpost.com 11/7/6 ["Gasoline prices have fallen before federal elections almost every year since 1990, which energy analysts attribute to falling demand after the summer driving season. Most of the declines have been 10 cents a gallon or less, from summer highs to weeks following the elections.  But this year's drop from June to the week before the election has been a comparatively steep 58 cents. Analysts say the larger decline is because oil prices spiked to record highs earlier this year on fears of geopolitical supply disruptions and the lingering hangover from last year's hurricane-related supply disruptions. "]
Scientists seek permission for human-cow embryos news.independent.co.uk 11/7/6 [" The aim is to create a cloned embryo by fusing a nucleus from a human skin cell with a cow's egg that has had its own cell nucleus removed.  Genetically, the embryo would be 99.9 per cent human and 0.1 per cent cow which would, in effect, make it a human embryo and therefore subject to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act."]
Questions answered on animal-human embryos telegraph.co.uk 11/7/6 [""]
 

Bush Admin Authorizes Millions for Cord Blood Stem Cell Research lifenews.com 11/4/6 ["The contracts are a result of the Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic Act of 2005 which Congress overwhelmingly approved in December as an alternative to forcing taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research, which destroys human life.  The bill authorized a total of $265 million from 2007-2010 to stock cord blood cells and bone marrow cells, both of which have already been used to help patients, unlike embryonic stem cells."]
Charles backs inter-faith links news.bbc.co.uk 11/4/6 [""]
U.S. Seeks to Silence Terror Suspect guardian.co.uk 11/4/6 ["A suspected terrorist who spent years in a secret CIA prison should not be allowed to speak to a civilian attorney, the Bush administration argues, because he could reveal the agency's closely guarded interrogation techniques."]
Israel presses Gaza offensive, air strikes kill 2 reuters.com 11/4/6 [Israeli air strikes killed two Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday including a Hamas gunman, rescue workers said, as the army pressed on with one of its biggest operations in the strip since pulling out a year ago."]
Synagogue vandalized as gay parade controversy picks up steam ynetnews.com 11/4/6 ["Sheinkin street, renowned for its urban chic clothing boutiques and stylish cafés, is home to members of both the ultra-orthodox and gay communities. The issue is being treated with the utmost severity by Tel Aviv's police who fear a possible retaliation from the haredim. "]
Iran test fires nuclear-capable missile that could reach Israel haaretz.com 11/4/6 [""Dozens of missiles were fired including Shihab-2 and Shihab-3 missiles. The missiles had ranges from 300 km up to 2,000 km," Iranian state television reported, without showing any footage.  A reporter for state-owned Arabic-language Al-Alam television earlier told Reuters from central Iran, near where he said the missiles were fired, that Shihab-3 missiles could carry cluster warheads."]
 

Jerusalem: Orthodox riot against pride parade, again ynetnews.com 11/3/6 ["Another night of protests in the capital: Some hundred Orthodox burn trash cans, block streets in Mea Shearim. Police forced to rescue taxi, bus. Jerusalem police chief consults on legal possibilities of cancelling Jerusalem parade"]
Fed-up Wal-Mart worker quits over pro-'gay' agenda worldnetdaily.com 11/3/6 ["The Ohio woman, after hearing the shocking confirmation directly from the mega-corporation's international headquarters that the company is, in fact, contributing to the financial and moral agenda of the nation's "gay" chamber of commerce, she quit.  ...When it comes to moral values, first of all they started selling smutty magazines, then they brought in nasty music and videos, even ones others refused to sell, like 'Brokeback Mountain."]
Syria switches to the Euro due to US sanctions ynetnews.com 11/3/6 ["According to the report, Syria has decided to exchange its foreign currency surplus - some USD 20 million - to Euros, and use the sum to pay off external debts.  Furthermore, Euros were used as the currency in recent agreements with a number of countries, aimed at addressing the country's external debt of some USD 3 billion.  Syria's Central Bank Governor Dr. Adib Mayala said Tuesday that the nation "would rid itself of the relationship between the Syrian lira (pound) and the US dollar at the beginning of the upcoming year.""]
Missouri's Amendment 2 Endorses Human Cloning Science Experts Say lifenews.com 11/3/6 ["They said that Amendment 2 authorizes the SCNT procedure and limits the state legislature from putting any reasonable limits in place on human cloning.  "In fact, the amendment creates a statewide constitutional right to conduct such human cloning, so competing ethical or human safety considerations, or other state laws, cannot meaningfully limit the research community's right to do human cloning," they said.  The letter includes signatures from leading medical professors at top universities including Oregon Health & Science University, Louisiana State, Harvard University, University of Utah School of Medicine, Princeton University, University of Oklahoma, and the Georgetown Medical Center."]
U.S. needs sex education, ex-surgeon generals say news.yahoo.com 11/3/6 [""The vows of abstinence break far more easily than latex condoms," said Elders, who was fired by President Bill Clinton after she suggested that schools teach children about masturbation."]
Revealed: U.S. Soldier Killed Herself After Objecting to Interrogation Techniques editorandpublisher.com 11/3/6 ["Peterson objected to the interrogation techniques used on prisoners. She refused to participate after only two nights working in the unit known as the cage. Army spokespersons for her unit have refused to describe the interrogation techniques Alyssa objected to. They say all records of those techniques have now been destroyed. ..."]
A Global Overview of Gay Rights washingtonpost.com 11/3/6 ["Europe has far exceeded any other region of the world in its support for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This support extends to same-sex relationships in that nearly every Western European country has some policy addressing the rights of lesbian and gay couples. The Netherlands, Belgium and Spain offer full marriage. The Scandinavian countries spearheaded the movement in the late 1980's and early 1990's with full domestic partnership recognition, which the United Kingdom and France have essentially extended as well. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, and Croatia are among the other European countries that have extended certain limited policies to same-sex couples.  ...Local laws on domestic partnership have been passed in Brazil, Argentina, and in virtually every major city in the United States. "]
 

Human Liver Grown from Cord Blood Stem Cells--Media Ignores UK Breakthrough lifesite.net 11/2/6 ["A group of British scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in stem cell technology, growing the world’s first artificial human liver in a laboratory, using stem cells obtained from umbilical cord blood. The achievement has been largely ignored, however, by North American mainstream media.  ...have successfully grown ‘mini-livers’ capable of being used to test new drugs and, in future years, of providing life-saving treatment to patients in need of liver transplants."]
New Mexico Governor Wants Millions for Embryonic Stem Cell Research lifenews.com 11/2/6 ["wants the state legislature to force taxpayers to spend millions of dollars promoting embryonic stem cell research, which involves the destruction of human life. He is planning a legislative proposal to make the University of New Mexico a leader in the controversial science.  Richardson said on Tuesday he will propose a $10 million stem cell research package in the next session of the state legislature."]
US manufacturing sputters as housing slump spreads reuters.com 11/2/6 ["Weak construction spending and pending home sales data suggested the housing market's misfortunes were far from over, and its effects were being felt in other areas of the economy."]
Poland Government Rejects Call for Total Ban on Abortions lifesite.net 11/2/6 ["Poland’s government has stopped short of attempting to ban all abortions in the Roman Catholic country, despite efforts by the League of Polish Families to introduce legislation offering protection to unborn children under all circumstances, including in cases of rape or threat to the health of the mother."]
Israel may rethink truce commitment jpost.com 11/2/6 ["Israel warned on Tuesday that it might rethink its adherence to the cease-fire resolution that ended Lebanon war this summer, following a United Nations report that Syria was smuggling arms to Hizbullah in Lebanon."]
UK: DNA pioneer voices concern over database news.yahoo.com 11/2/6 ["Professor Alec Jeffreys told BBC radio that hundreds of thousands of innocent people's DNA was now held on the database, a disproportionate number of them young black men.  The database, set up in 1995, has expanded to 3.6 million profiles, making it the largest in the world."]
Iran announces military maneuvers to start Thursday, days after Western-led drills in Gulf iht.com 11/2/6 ["the 10-day maneuvers, named "Great Prophet," would take place in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, beginning Thursday.  ...Safavi told state TV: "The guard's air force will test fire the Shahab-3 (missile), equipped with cluster warhead, in the war game."  The Shahab-3 missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers (1242.80 miles). It can reach Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East."]