"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

Getting Back to the 'Real' Constitution – Fagettaboutit lewrockwell.com 10/30/10 [By Kirkpatrick Sale "There's much talk these days, particularly by the Tea Party types, about getting back to the "real" Constitution, forcing the Obama government to honor the "original intent" of the Founding Fathers, and "understanding the Constitution through the eyes of its creators,"..."]
EU's Barnier: G-20 Needs to Seize Moment to Act on Crisis Lessons wsj.com 10/30/10 ["Michel Barnier, the European Union's Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, said new international rules to manage the collapse of a global banking giant wouldn't be ready before next month's Group of 20 meeting."]
UN seals historic treaty to protect threatened ecosystems google.com 10/30/10 ["One of the most significant elements of the accord was a commitment to protect 17 percent of land and 10 percent of oceans so that biodiversity there thrived. Currently only 13 percent of land and one percent of oceans are protected."]
US rep.: Estate tax rise has some planning death 10/30/10 ["U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis says some of her Wyoming constituents are so worried about the reinstatement of federal estate taxes that they plan to discontinue dialysis and other life-extending medical treatments so they can die before Dec. 31."]
Indonesia battles disasters on two fronts google.com 10/30/10 ["Indonesia struggled with twin disasters Saturday as the death toll from a tsunami topped 400 and the archipelago's most active volcano erupted again, spreading panic and ash over a vast area."]
Reliving Failure 10/30/10 [By Thomas Sowell "Some people point to the history of the Great Depression of the 1930s, when unemployment peaked at 25 percent, as proof that the government cannot simply stand by and do nothing when so many millions of people are out of work. If we are going to look back at history, we need to make sure the history we look at is accurate. First of all, unemployment never hit 25 percent until after— repeat, AFTER— the federal government intervened in the economy."]
Transgender, transsexual and trans fats wnd.com 10/30/10 [By Ken Hutcherson "How many times have you heard the unfairness, hatred and the mistreatment of trans fats? It is thought that trans fats may be unhealthy, along with sugar and salt. And the list of unhealthy food choices grows daily. The Centers For Disease Control has said and proven that the homosexual lifestyle is unhealthy and dangerous to those who participate in it. I will prove that point a little later in this article. The evidence cannot be argued – ignored, yes, but not debated. "]

Obama Appoints Record Number of Open Homosexuals lifesitenews.com 10/29/10 ["Gay lobbyists estimate that Obama has granted top appointments to more than 150 open homosexuals in the two years he has served at the White House"]
IMF says dollar 'overvalued' google.com 10/29/10 ["The IMF noted that recent government interventions in the foreign-exchange market had contributed to the imbalance, which has sparked fears of "currency wars" to protect exports amid the global economic recovery."]
China minister says dlr printing "out of control" reuters.com 10/29/10 ["Dollar issuance by the United States is "out of control", leading to an inflation assault on China, the Chinese commerce minister said in comments reported on Tuesday."]
EU moves towards 'limited' treaty change google.com 10/29/10 ["The dinner proposal, seen by AFP, invites EU president Herman Van Rompuy to consult with the EU's 27 individual states on a "light" treaty change ahead of fresh talks at a December summit."]
Facebook, Twitter say social is the new normal reuters.com 10/29/10 ["Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, said the expansion of social networking would closely track a rise in personal mobility as devices such as smart phones replace traditional computers."]
Thimerosal, Autism's Daddy newswithviews.com 10/29/10 [By Jon Christian Ryter "If you remember the "mercury-poisoning" scare a few years ago when Americans were warned not to eat fish netted in certain areas of the world, you will understand the concern discussed at that time by the IAG. Mercury is a highly toxic element which, once ingested, is not quickly or easily expelled from the body."]

Armed EU guards to patrol Greece-Turkey border guardian.co.uk 10/28/10 ["The deployment of the Rapid Intervention Border Teams, assembled from the border guard forces of other European countries, will be the first time Brussels has deployed multinational armed units on the EU's external land border."]
Merkel Pushes E.U. Treaty Change nytimes.com 10/28/10 ["A two-day summit meeting in Brussels, starting on Thursday, will be dominated by the proposed alterations. Some officials are suggesting that any treaty changes should be technical and introduced through what has been labeled a "treaty change-lite" option, which would shortcut normal procedures. "]
Cholera-hit Haiti told to prepare for worst google.com 10/28/10 ["The World Health Organization (WHO) warned the outbreak was far from over and Haiti should prepare for the disease to hit its capital Port-au-Prince, which is teeming with squalid tent cities after January's catastrophic earthquake."]
Bad Driver? In Debt? Proposed NYC Law Would Ban You From Owning a Gun foxnews.com 10/28/10 ["Under proposed revisions to the police department's handgun, rifle and shotgun permit procedures, the NYPD can reject gun license applicants for a number of reasons..."]
Insider Selling Volume at Highest Level Ever Tracked cnbc.com 10/28/10 ["The largest companies in three of the most important leading sectors of the market have seen their executives classified as insiders sell more than 120 million shares of stock over the last six months. Top executives at these very same companies bought just 38,000 shares over that same time period, making for an eye-popping sell to buy ratio of 3,177 to one."]

Fed seen buying few hundred bln dlrs Treasuries-WSJ reuters.com 10/27/10 ["The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely next week to unveil a programme of U.S. Treasury bond purchases worth a few hundred billion dollars over several months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday."]
In 15 of Last 25 Months, Treasury Needed to Borrow Money to Pay Social Security Benefits cnsnews.com 10/27/10 ["because the Social Security system was in deficit in those months, with the cost of monthly benefit payments exceeding the Social Security tax revenues flowing into the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance "trust funds," according to data published by the Social Security Administration."]
Impeach Obama! Stop Wasting Your Time newswithviews.com 10/27/10 [By Devvy Kidd "One of the most important elections in our history is nine days away. The international banking boys are going to meet in an effort to see which end of the Titanic they should stand on before half the world goes down in economic flames. All these events clustered in a short period of time; Nov 2 - 12th. Just some food for thought."]
Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss google.com 10/27/10 ["European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Tuesday urged global partners to diversify mining sources for prized rare earths as a battle with China deepened over scarce supplies. ...The United States and Australia have 15 and five percent respectively of global reserves, but stopped mining them mainly because of cheaper Chinese competition."]
Iran Begins Loading Fuel at Nuclear Reactor nytimes.com 10/27/10 ["the process of loading 163 fuel rods into the core of its first nuclear power plant reactor, putting it within months of operation. "]
New Study Confirms Overwhelming Death Rate of IVF Human Embryos lifesitenews.com 10/27/10 ["A report by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) on a study of IVF "efficiency" states that just 7.5 percent of all artificially fertilized embryos will go on to become live-born children."]
Cities Weigh Letting Noncitizens Vote foxnews.com 10/27/10 ["Portland residents will vote Nov. 2 on a proposal to give legal residents who are not U.S. citizens the right to vote in local elections, joining places like San Francisco and Chicago that have already loosened the rules or are considering it."]
Soros donates a million dollars to campaign for legal marijuana google.com 10/27/10 [""It also would reduce the crime, violence and corruption associated with drug markets, and the violations of civil liberties and human rights that occur when large numbers of otherwise law-abiding citizens are subject to arrest. Police could focus on serious crime instead.""]

President Obama Endorses LGBT Youth 'Spirit Day' lifesitenews.com 10/26/10 ["This was not the first time Obama has stepped into the battle for the sexual integrity of America's youth. In June, ...homosexualist reception at the White House. "]
99 Weeks: When Unemployment Benefits Run Out cbsnews.com 10/26/10 ["Congress did something that it has never done before - it extended unemployment benefits to 99 weeks. That cost more than $100 billion, a huge expense for a government in debt. But now, for many Americans 99 weeks have passed and there's still no job in sight."]
Children Raised by Homosexual Parents More Likely to Identify as Gay: Study lifesitenews.com 10/26/10 ["In the abstract of the study, Schumm concluded that research conducted by pro-family leader Paul Cameron in 2006, although widely lambasted by media and professionals, accurately concluded that homosexuals are more likely to raise homosexual children. "]
Our Only Hope! lasttrumpetnewsletter.org 10/26/10 [By Samuel David Meyer "...Visa has recently rolled out a new pilot program which allows passengers to pay for their mass-transit fares with their iPhones, in New York and New Jersey. (14) In addition to that, Apple has filed a patent for a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder, which can be used as both an RFID tag and a reader within their iPhones. ...ccording to the United Nations, there were 235 natural disasters from January through September 2010. These disasters claimed the lives of more than 236,000 people and affected 256 million more."]
The war next door: Horrific brutality of Mexican drug cartels 'makes al Qaeda look tame' dailymail.co.uk 10/26/10 ["The bulk of this murderous conflict occurs just south of the 2,000-mile-long U.S. border, so close-by that bullets from gunfire in Mexico have struck buildings on the American side of the fence. "]
Bankruptcy in the Cathedral christianpost.com 10/26/10 [""Possibility Thinking" was Schuller's central message. He told his fellow preachers not to worry about repeating themselves in sermons, insisting that every message (he did not like to call his messages "sermons") must be about the development of a positive mental outlook."]
Body scanners unveiled at JFK Airport; Homeland Security Sect. Janet Napolitano doesn't volunteer nydailynews.com10/26/10 [""]

Again? President censors 'Creator' reference 3rd time wnd.com 10/25/10 ["...a statement published on the government's official White House website confirms that for the third time in a little over a month, President Obama has censored a reference in the Declaration of Independence to people being endowed "by their Creator" with rights. He just says that people "are endowed." "]
Employers looking at health insurance options google.com 10/25/10 ["While it's too early to proclaim the demise of job-based coverage, corporate number crunchers are looking at options that could lead to major changes."]
Some Question Insistence on Israel as Jewish State nytimes.com 10/25/10 ["Many Jews in Israel and beyond consider it essential that they are recognized not just as members of a religion but also as a people with historic rights to a sovereign state in the Holy Land. The issue, they say, goes to the core of the conflict and will serve as a litmus test for Palestinian intentions. "]
Feds scrapping 'virtual' border fence work chron.com 10/25/10 ["Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a former governor of Arizona keenly familiar with the technical problems afflicting the project, first signaled plans to scrub the "invisible fence" with a series of internal decisions in recent weeks that shifted the year-to-year contract with the prime contractor to a month-to-month contract due to expire on Nov. 21."]
DNA spray clings to criminals, linking them to scene of crime smh.com.au 10/25/10 ["Selectamark's managing director, Andrew Knights, was in Sydney and Brisbane last week hoping to organise similar tests in Australia for early next year. He said forensic marking technology in Britain had resulted in ''hundreds of convictions''."]
Japan Calls on China to Resume Rare Earth Exports nytimes.com 10/25/10 ["Industry officials said last week that China had quietly halted some shipments of the materials to the United States and Europe, despite denials from Beijing of an official embargo. "]
A Web Pioneer Profiles Users by Name wsj.com 10/25/10 ["But possessing real names means RapLeaf can build extraordinarily intimate databases on people by tapping voter-registration files, shopping histories, social-networking activities and real estate records, among other things."]

Welcome to the Promised Land survivalblog.com 10/23/10 [by Rod E. "We cannot and will not feed you because we were not blessed with unlimited financial resources, the divine calling to set aside food for you, nor the facility to store that extra food. If God wanted us to do that, He would have told us to do it and made it possible. He doesn't. He hasn't. He didn't. He told you to do it and He made it possible. You listened and obeyed, right? Those are the insurance premiums you should have been paying all along."]
Regulators close seven more banks in U.S. reuters.com 10/23/10 ["The biggest was Hillcrest Bank of Overland Park, Kansas, which had approximately $1.65 billion in total assets and $1.54 billion in total deposits."]
More working families getting government food aid kansascity.com 10/23/10 ["Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reviewed by The Associated Press shows that 30 states have adopted rules making it easier to qualify for food stamps since 2007. In all, 38 states have loosened eligibility standards."]
Court condemns Moscow gay pride bans excite.com 10/23/10 ["The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Thursday for letting Moscow ban gay pride marches simply because the city's then-mayor - who famously compared gays to the devil - and other officials disapproved of them. The binding ruling means that Russia must ensure gay parades are freely held in its cities, and requires the country to pay organizers of gay pride events euro29,510 ($41,300) for damages and court costs stemming from bans from 2006 to 2008."]
Facebook Teams Up with Gay Activist Orgs to Stop 'Hateful' Comments lifesitenews.com 10/23/10 ["But pro-family groups are expressing serious concern about the arrangement, as some of the homosexualist organizations call not only for the removal of legitimately hateful or violent speech, but also censorship of statements that are merely critical of homosexuality."]
Purple Homosexualist 'Spirit Day' Saturates U.S. Schools, Media, Stock Exchange lifesitenews.com 10/23/10 ["An Internet-born movement to encourage solidarity with teen victims of gay bullying has spurred several celebrities, schools, and media to officially promote the pro-homosexual campaign by wearing purple this past Wednesday."]
Florida won't challenge end to gay adoption ban orlandosentinel.com 10/23/10 ["In the end, the appeals court decision found no evidence to support that gays or lesbians would be any less effective parents. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist halted the adoption ban's enforcement following the ruling. The ACLU had been fighting the prohibition for two decades."]
UK: Every email and website to be stored telegraph.co.uk 10/23/10 ["The plans were shelved by the Labour Government last December but the Home Office is now ready to revive them. It comes despite the Coalition Agreement promised to "end the storage of internet and email records without good reason". "]
ADA study confirms dangers of fluoridated water, especially for babies naturalnews.com 10/23/10 ["In other words, young children have the highest risk of severe tooth damage from fluoride, especially those that are six months of age or younger, a time during which children's blood-brain barriers have not fully formed. Even low ingestion levels cause the direct depositing of fluoride into the teeth, brain and other bodily tissues and organs..."]

Rare Earth Prices Soar Even as China Pledges Supply bloomberg.com 10/21/10 ["Prices have climbed sevenfold in the last six months for cerium oxide, which is used for polishing semiconductors, and other elements have more than doubled, according to Metal-Pages Ltd. in London, which tracks rare-earth prices. "]
Silver Shipments From China, Biggest Exporter, May Plunge by 40% This Year bloomberg.com 10/21/10 ["as domestic demand from industry and investors climbs"]
And Now, Here's The First 11 State Pensions Funds That Will Run Out Of Money businessinsider.com 10/21/10 ["Here's a shocker: The most immediate state pension crises aren't in New York or California. They're in Middle America. ...The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees airport security, aims to have 450 of the machines installed by the end of the year..."]
Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants excite.com 10/21/10 ["The Defense Department has said it would comply with Phillips' order and had frozen any discharge cases. Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said recruiters had been given top-level guidance to accept applicants who say they are gay."]
Benjamin Netanyahu makes change to controversial citizenship law telegraph.co.uk 10/21/10 ["The measure mainly affected Palestinians seeking to marry Israeli Arabs, and foreign workers. Now Mr Netanyahu has said that the measure will apply to Jews too."]
Chavez, Ahmadinejad say united to change world order reuters.com 10/21/10 ["Both diplomatic events are partly aimed to show Washington that Iran still has friends around the world who are willing to confront U.S. interests."]
ACLU: Congressman Can't Shut Down Pro-Life Group on Abortion, ObamaCare lifenews.com 10/21/10 ["The Ohio chapter of the ACLU has filed an amicus brief supporting the Susan B. Anthony List against a criminal complaint a "pro-life Democrat" filed attempting to shut down the group's efforts to inform voters in the state that Congressman Steve Driehaus voted for the ObamaCare bill that funds abortions."]
Airport security gets more complex just in time for rush of holiday travellers google.com 10/21/10 ["There are now almost 300 scanners at 61 U.S. airports, both big and small. Still, that's only a fraction of the 382 primary U.S. airports listed by the Department of Transportation. The scanners are used in big cities like San Francisco, Miami and Las Vegas, but they haven't yet made it to New York."]

These Are Not Negotiable newswithviews.com 10/20/10 [By Chuck Baldwin "As Jefferson said, we are "disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable." But cross these lines and free men must do what free men must do: "throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.""]
Third Lawsuit Against Pro-Abortion ObamaCare Gets Court Hearing in Virginia lifenews.com 10/20/10 ["The Virginia challenge, like the arguments presented in the other cases, says the federal government does not have the authority to require Americans to purchase health care and punish them for not doing so."]
China halting key minerals to US: report google.com 10/20/10 ["China has halted some shipments to the United States of rare minerals vital to industry due to anger over a US probe, seizing on a tactic first used against Japan, The New York Times said Tuesday."]
Decline in Rare-Earth Exports Rattles Germany nytimes.com 10/20/10 ["China's exports of rare earths declining by as much as 40 percent worldwide over the past ten months, according to the Federation of German Industry. That decline has set off alarm bells in Germany, one of the world's largest export-driven economies and whose industry relies heavily on rare earths. "]
EU proposes Europe-wide sales tax google.com 10/20/10 ["The EU's executive arm unveiled proposals to increase the ability of Brussels to raise its own funds for the 2014-2020 budget to reduce contributions from cash-strapped governments."]
Court Reaffirms: City Can't Force Firefighters to Attend Gay Pride Parade lifesitenews.com 10/20/10 ["A California appellate court has quickly upheld a jury decision last year that forbade San Diego from forcing firefighters to participate in a gay pride parade."]
State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation forbes.com 10/20/10 ["Lawmakers in states across the country say they're joining to work on proposed legislation denying U.S. citizenship to children born in this country to parents who are illegal immigrants."]
France: A million protest pensions plan as fuel shortages bite google.com 10/20/10 ["Sarkozy refused to back down however and leading unions in some sectors including airports called for stoppages to continue on Wednesday, while oil refineries remained blocked, hit by a week of strikes."]
Court: No Immunity for Officers Who Arrested Pro-Life Advocates lifesitenews.com 10/20/10 ["The officers had handcuffed and arrested the 18 pro-life advocates for sharing a peaceful pro-life message along a public street in August 2008."]
Drug companies pay 17,000 U.S. doctors, report finds reuters.com 10/20/10 ["have taken money from seven major drug companies to talk to other doctors about their products, a joint investigation by news organizations and non-profit groups found."]
How will the UK defend itself after forces cuts? bbc.co.uk 10/20/10 ["Prime Minister David Cameron has announced an 8% cut in defence spending with the army, navy and air force losing military hardware and thousands of personnel."]
Chicago-Area Sheriff Halts Foreclosure Evictions abcnews.go.com 10/20/10 ["Dart singled out Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and GMAC/Ally Financial, saying if he doesn't receive affidavits from the institutions verifying the 1,000 to 1,500 eviction orders they've already filed with his office, he won't enforce them."]
Arkasas: 16 earthquakes reported since Friday thecabin.net 10/20/10 ["The recent rise in the number of earthquakes in Faulkner County has caught the attention of many. Sen. Blanche Lincoln recently sent a letter to the Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geological Hazards requesting a report from the USGS assessing the recent earthquakes. Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin said more scientists would be coming to the area to study the recent quakes."]

US judge tentatively upholds gays-in-military order reuters.com 10/19/10 ["A federal judge tentatively refused on Monday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military while the government appeals her decision declaring the "don't ask, don't tell" policy unconstitutional."]
Cars burned, fuel short in France pensions protest news.smh.com.au 10/19/10 ["France faces a sixth day of national protests Tuesday against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pensions reform, with the stakes rising after youths battled riot police and filling stations ran dry."]
Justice Department says opposing Tennessee mosque could be a crime latimes.com 10/19/10 ["For the second time in two months, the Obama administration has interjected itself into a dispute over a proposed Islamic center, warning local officials that opposing the mosque could violate the civil rights of its members and become a federal crime."]
Hamas has antiaircraft missiles, Israel says latimes.com 10/19/10 ["Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel's aerial dominance had been compromised by the weaponry presumably smuggled into Gaza through tunnels connected to neighboring Egypt. He said any future peace agreement would have to include security arrangements to deal with the threat."]
Sarkozy and Merkel: We need a new EU treaty telegraph.co.uk 10/19/10 ["Following a meeting in France, the French President threw his weight behind calls from the German Chancellor for changes to the Lisbon Treaty in order to prevent future government debt crises threatening the euro zone. "]
Seoul to go on maximum alert for G20 google.com 10/19/10 ["Tens of thousands of police and troops will be on guard in major public areas and naval and air forces will be on patrol as the country gears up for its biggest appearance on the world stage since the 1988 Seoul Olympics."]
Rambam Hospital in Haifa Begins Construction of World's Largest Underground Hospital Facility theyeshivaworld.com 10/19/10 ["This project is slated for completion by May 2012, at which time the three-floor parking lot will provide much-needed parking space for some 1,500 Rambam workers and visitors. In times of emergency, the lot can be transformed at short notice into a 2,000-bed hospital that is secure from conventional, chemical and biological weapons."]
Swine flu jab linked to nerve disease indiatimes.com 10/19/10 [" Experts are carrying out studies to examine a possible link between the vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which attacks the nervous system and can cause paralysis and even death."]
Is America In Decline? 24 Statistics About The United States Economy That Are Almost Too Embarrassing To Admit theeconomiccollapseblog.com 10/19/10 ["At one time, the U.S. economy was so dominant that it was not even worth talking about who was in second place. That is no longer the case in 2010."]
The Global Currency War newswithviews.com 10/19/10 [By Jon Christian Ryter "The subprime mortgage collapse in the United States ...were largely responsible for the sudden illiquidity of banks in the industrial world."]
New Rules Coming for Payments Out of Health Savings Accounts foxnews.com 10/19/10 ["Under the new health care law, consumers using workplace pre-tax health savings accounts will soon need a doctor's note to pay for Tylenol and an estimated 15,000 other over-the-counter drugs."]

First babies born in IVF full gene screening study reuters.com 10/18/10 ["Two women have given birth to healthy babies from eggs screened for genetic defects before being implanted in the womb..."]
Why 13 percent of Germans would welcome a 'Führer' csmonitor.com 10/18/10 ["The study, released Oct. 13 by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, affiliated with the center-left Social Democratic Party, revealed among other things that more than a third of Germans feel the country is "overrun by foreigners," some 60 percent would "restrict the practice of Islam," and 17 percent think Jews have "too much influence." "]
Merkel: German multiculturalism 'utterly failed' google.com 10/18/10 ["Merkel told a meeting of young members of her conservative Christian Democratic Union that while immigrants are welcome in Germany, they must learn the language and accept the country's cultural norms — sounding a note heard increasingly across Europe as it battles an economic slump and worries about homegrown terrorism."]
Regulators close 3 banks in Kan, Mo google.com 10/18/10 ["The growing bank failures have sapped billions of dollars out of the deposit insurance fund. It fell into the red last year, and its deficit stood at $20.7 billion as of June 30."]
Top 400 charities see billions less in donations google.com 10/18/10 ["donations dropped by 11 percent overall last year as the Great Recession ended - the worst decline in 20 years since the Chronicle of Philanthropy began keeping a tally."]
Debt market strips U.S. of triple-A rating fortune.cnn.com 10/18/10 ["The United States has lost its gold-plated triple-A rating -- in the eyes of credit traders, at least. U.S. sovereign debt was the third-worst performer in a closely watched derivatives market during the third quarter..."]

Fetal Pain Abortion Law Takes Effect in Nebraska, Could Set National Trend lifenews.com 10/16/10 ["The Nebraska law, Legislative Bill 1103, relies on significant medical research and expert testimony to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on the basis that unborn children feel pain."]
Government Trains Troops To Run American Cities infowars.com 10/16/10 ["Unless we can communicate the fact that having troops patrol the streets is not normal and in reality is a warning siren for a country in dire straights, those same troops will soon be firing non-lethal weapons at angry American citizens – or worse."]

Obama: being gay is not a choice google.com 10/15/10 ["...said Thursday that he believed being gay or transsexual was not a lifestyle choice but was biologically dictated before birth."]
Pentagon to comply with court order to end 'don't ask, don't tell' washingtonpost.com 10/15/10 ["The administration has said it will appeal the ruling to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. ...The Pentagon will cease investigations and discharges of service members found to be in violation of the policy, officials said. "]
Planned Parenthood Launches Campaign to Fund Birth Control Via ObamaCare lifenews.com 10/15/10 ["...a new national campaign designed to promote forcing insurance companies to cover birth control via the ObamaCare health care law. It wants to get the federal government to include birth control among the preventive services covered under the measure."]
Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Abortion-Funding ObamaCare Law Can Proceed lifenews.com 10/15/10 ["U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson issued a written ruling saying the court needs to issue a decision on the question of whether or not it is a violation of the Constitution to force Americans to purchase health care insurance."]
New 9/11 Footage Reveals WTC 7 Explosions infowars.com 10/15/10 ["The fact that NIST tried to sit on the footage for months even after a FOIA request and that it took a lawsuit filed by the International Center for 9/11 Studies to obtain the clip clearly indicates that the organization wanted to keep the sound of explosions coming from the vicinity of WTC 7 out of the public record."]
Palestinians consider Mideast talks trump card: declaring statehood csmonitor.com 10/15/10 ["Israel would agree to extend a partial moratorium on settlement construction for 60 days in exchange for the Palestinians' recognition of Israel as a Jewish state."]
EU: States rip apart EU bid to fix GM crops mess google.com 10/15/10 ["A plan by the European Commission to allow states to decide individually whether to ban the cultivation of crops, albeit staying within World Trade Organization rules governing the movement of GM products, was torn to shreds by leading GM opponents, France, Germany and others."]
N.Y. Faces $200 Billion in Retiree Health Costs nytimes.com 10/15/10 ["The cities, counties and authorities of New York have promised more than $200 billion worth of health benefits to their retirees while setting aside almost nothing, putting the public work force on a collision course with the taxpayers who are expected to foot the bill. "]
Pay Garnishments Rise as Debtors Fall Behind nytimes.com 10/15/10 ["Most consumers never offer a defense, and creditors win their lawsuits without having to offer proof of the debts, much less justify to a judge the huge interest charges and penalties they often tack on. "]
European Pro-Lifers Celebrate Council of Europe Vote on Abortion, Conscience lifenews.com 10/15/10 [" The Council of Europe's legislature considered a resolution calling for onerous restrictions on conscientious objection, including stripping protections for doctors who object to performing abortions."]

Pregnancy Centers Push Back Against New York Proposal Against Free Speech lifenews.com 10/14/10 ["The bill, expected to be introduced yesterday, would also require pregnancy centers to post the signs with the disclaimers at the entrance of their clinic and in patient waiting and exam rooms. The signs must also say whether or not a licensed medical professional is on staff, though that is frequently the case with most centers."]
Supreme Court weighs whether parents can sue vaccine makers latimes.com 10/14/10 ["But Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Antonin Scalia said Congress had passed the law to shield manufacturers from lawsuits. "There is a tremendous expense" to defending against lawsuits, Kennedy said. The worry was that vaccine makers would get out of the business if they were exposed to massive lawsuits, he said."]
France fuel supply threatened by pensions stand-off google.com 10/14/10 [""]
US hikes ethanol blend in gasoline amid outcry alternet.org 10/14/10 ["In response to a request from the ethanol industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced it would now permit a gasoline blend with up to 15 percent ethanol, up from a previous limit of 10 percent -- known as the E10 standard."]
US Cities Face Half a Trillion Dollars of Pension Deficits cnbc.com 10/14/10 ["The gap at the municipal level would be in addition to $3,000 billion in unfunded liabilities already estimated for state-run pensions, according to research from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the University of Rochester."]

Obamacare 'Absolutely' Played Role in Catholic Hospital Sale: Scranton CEO lifesitenews.com 10/13/10 ["Cook revealed in an October 6 WNEP TV report that the sales were "absolutely" related to the higher cost and lesser federal reimbursement ushered in by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. "]
Has Walmart's Price Chopping Come to an End? time.com 10/13/10 ["For the quarter ending July 31, Walmart's U.S. same-store sales fell 1.8%. The company's same-store sales have now fallen for five straight quarters. Of the rollback strategy, Bill Simon, the president and CEO of Walmart U.S. ...It did not drive sales or traffic.""]
New York City to Follow Baltimore, Austin in Attacking Pregnancy Centers lifenews.com 10/13/10 ["...pro-abortion groups like NARAL and Planned Parenthood have targeted them with new bids to put local ordinances in place making them post disclaimers that the information is reportedly not medically accurate."]
Judge Orders Military to Stop Enforcement of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' lifesitenews.com 10/13/10 ["U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Riverside ordered the military "immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Act.""]
India 'to be given place at UN top table' telegraph.co.uk 10/13/10 ["In any case, all four of the 'BRIC' countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China, the world's fastest growing economies – will sit together on the Council for the first time, strengthening the hand of the world's growing powers. "]

420 banks demand 1-world currency wnd.com 10/12/10 ["The Institute of International Finance, a group that represents 420 of the world's largest banks and finance houses, has issued yet another call for a one-world global currency..."]
Canada: No right to lawyer during police interrogation: Supreme Court calgaryherald.com 10/12/10 ["A deeply divided Supreme Court of Canada refused Friday to import U.S. "Miranda rights" to Canada, ruling that it would frustrate criminal investigations and slow down the justice system to impose a constitutional guarantee for suspects to have lawyers present during police interrogations."]
Congressman Introduces Bill to Force Obama to Deploy at Least 10,000 National Guardsmen at Mexican Border cnsnews.com 10/12/10 ["The legislation would allow the president to deploy more than 10,000 National Guardsmen, but not fewer, and would leave the National Guard troops under the supervision of the governor in the border state where they are deployed."]
Articles on Aspartame mercola.com 10/12/10 [""]
Federal agencies raid Christian ministry wnd.com 10/12/10 [""They came in screaming and hollering, 'This is a raid, hands up.' I saw a gun in my face," said Jim Feijo, founder of Daniel Chapter One, a ministry that supports itself in part by providing health counseling and nutritional supplements."]
Too much TV psychologically harms children: study google.com 10/12/10 ["And contrary to what earlier studies have indicated, the negative impact of screen time was not remedied by increasing a child's physical activity levels, says the study, published in the US journal Pediatrics."]

How 'The Shack' seduced evangelicals wnd.com 10/11/10 ["Paul Young has vigorously and repeatedly denied he is a universalist, but De Young says he was personally acquainted with Young's spiritual journey over more than a dozen years. De Young points to a 103-page paper Young wrote that presented his embrace of universal reconciliation and rejection of the "evangelical paradigm." ...De Young laments "a great lack of discernment" in Christian media and publishing that is willing to "look askance at the doctrine" if a book enjoys widespread popularity and makes a lot of money. "]
No US government takeover of economy: Geithner google.com 10/11/10 ["refuted charges President Barack Obama planned to use the financial bailout of troubled US firms to increase the government's stake in the US economy."]
Hugo Chavez says Venezuela expropriating lubricant, fertilizer companies, taking ranchland google.com 10/11/10 ["Chavez has nationalized hundreds of companies, including cement makers, retail stores and steel mills, over the past three years seeking to boost socialism in Venezuela."]
Social Security recipients won't get raise for second year in a row star-telegram.com 10/11/10 ["It would be only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted, in 1975. The first was this year."]
Microsoft Urges Public Health, Quarantine Approach for Sick PCs pcmag.com 10/11/10 ["During a Tuesday speech at the International Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) Conference in Berlin, Charney proposed that acceptable machines have a "health certificate" that would prove their compliance with security requirements and allow them to connect to the Internet. "]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Citizenship Amendment nytimes.com 10/11/10 ["The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved a contentious draft amendment to the country's citizenship law that calls for non-Jews seeking to become citizens to pledge loyalty to Israel as a Jewish and a democratic state. "]
Floods kill 1, affect more than 1.64 million in southern China cnn.com 10/11/10 ["Torrential rains, the worst the region has seen in decades, have resulted in the evacuation of more than 210,000 people and have flooded 1,160 villages."]
Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic nytimes.com 10/11/10 ["Scientists and engineers have been designing autonomous vehicles since the mid-1960s, but crucial innovation happened in 2004 when the Pentagon's research arm began its Grand Challenge. "]
Soaring prices threaten new food crisis ft.com 10/11/10 ["The US Department of Agriculture, in a closely watched report, predicted that the country's stocks of corn would halve to their lowest levels in 14 years. ...In Chicago, the prices of agricultural commodities jumped so sharply that they hit limits imposed on daily movement by the city's futures exchange, the biggest in the world.

Harrisburg, Pa., seeks bankruptcy attorneys reuters.com 10/9/10 ["...municipal bankruptcies are quite rare, saying only around 500 have been filed since The Great Depression."]
ObamaCare Already Hurting Businesses and Infringing on Liberty lc.org 10/9/10 ["has temporarily exempted the United Federation of Teachers, a key political backer of President Obama from certain provisions of the healthcare law. In all, 29 firms received a temporary exemption, including McDonald's and Jack in the Box."]
EPA Estimates Its Greenhouse Gas Restrictions Would Reduce Global Temperature by No More Than 0.006 of a Degree in 90 Years cnsnews.com 10/9/10 ["The GOP minority report, issued last Wednesday, said a series of proposed and partially implemented new regulations on industrial boilers, greenhouse gas emitters, and ozone levels will put over 800,000 jobs at risk with little environmental benefit."]
Supremes get case against 'putative' President Obama wnd.com 10/9/10 ["A new court filing that returns the issue of Barack Obama's eligibility to the U.S. Supreme Court warns that unless the judiciary makes a definitive decision in the dispute, it will be the same as allowing the political interests in the United States to amend the U.S. Constitution at will. "]
Kim Jong-un confirmed North Korean heir ahead of massive military parade csmonitor.com 10/9/10 ["Kim Tae-woo believes Kim Jong-un's emergence as heir to his father, who suffered a stroke in August 2008, means North Korea will heighten military confrontation on the Korean peninsula. "North Korea will have more motivation to do so," he says. "They need outside tension to strengthen internal unity.""]
Hacked Voting System Stored Accessible Password, Encryption Key wired.com 10/9/10 ["Washington, DC, began testing its internet voting system last Tuesday in advance of the November elections. The system, paid for in part with a $300,000 federal grant, is designed to let overseas military and civilian voters cast ballots quickly, instead of relying on the postal system..."]
Government Seizes Newborn Baby Over Political Beliefs Of Parents infowars.com 10/9/10 ["Even if the additional reasons cited in the affidavit, which are unproven at this time, could be considered sufficient reason for the state to take the baby, the fact that political affiliations were even mentioned is a frightening indictment of how far the government's war on Americans who dissent against authority has advanced."]

Japan cabinet approves 61.3 billion dollar stimulus google.com 10/8/10 ["The 5.05 trillion yen package will be financed by an extra budget, which the government is trying to finish by the end of this month."]
U.S. Judge Delivers Setback to ObamaCare Foes lifesitenews.com 10/8/10 ["ruled Thursday that Congress has the authority to mandate that individuals carry health insurance by 2014 in the Affordable Care Act. Steeh said the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to not only regulate economic activity, but also the decisions of individuals that impact a "broader regulatory scheme.""]
Banks' $4 trillion debts are 'Achilles' heel of the economic recovery', warns IMF telegraph.co.uk 10/8/10 ["Lenders across Europe and the US are facing a $4 trillion refinancing hurdle in the coming 24 months and many still need to recapitalise, the Washington-based organisation said in its Global Financial Stability Report. Governments will have to inject fresh equity into banks – particularly in Spain, Germany and the US..."]
Food Stamp Recipients at Record 41.8 Million Americans in July, U.S. Says bloomberg.com 10/8/10 ["Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 18 percent from a year earlier and increased 1.4 percent from June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a statement on its website. Participation has set records for 20 straight months. "]

Gold Settles at Record wsj.com 10/7/10 ["The gains came amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will embark on another round of monetary easing as other central banks soften their policies, leading some to forecast longer-term increases in consumer prices."]
Voters in 3 states to consider opting out of 'Obamacare' washingtontimes.com 10/7/10 ["Following the lead of the successful Missouri initiative, which passed with 71 percent of the vote, Arizonans, Coloradans and Oklahomans will decide this fall whether to approve proposed constitutional amendments that would allow them to opt out of key provisions of President Obama's signature national health care law."]
Nullifying Unconstitutional Federal Acts newswithviews.com 10/7/10 [By Larry Pratt "Historically, the most widespread use of nullification was in the North in the years shortly before the War Between the States. They passed laws nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law in spite of a Supreme Court decision upholding it. That point needs to be stressed. The Supreme Court is not the last word in determining what is constitutional. The voters of each state are."]
Is Glenn Beck Attempting to Fulfill the Mormon 'White Horse Prophecy'? aolnews.com 10/7/10 ["Church members are no stranger to the prophecy. For decades, it has been repeated by Mormon leaders, even though the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' official line is that it cannot be verified that Joseph Smith ever really issued it in the first place. "]
Midnight grocery runs capture economic desperation google.com 10/7/10 ["Here and at grocery stores across the country, the chimes come just after food stamps and other monthly government benefits drop into the accounts of shoppers who have been rationing things like milk, ground beef and toilet paper and can finally stock up again."]
Fed Move Seems Likely After Private Sector Sheds Jobs abcnews.go.com 10/7/10 ["ADP's national employment report on Wednesday said U.S. private employer payrolls fell by 39,000 jobs in September. The median forecast from a Reuters poll was for an increase of 24,000 jobs."]
More jobs lost than expected in September, survey says latimes.com 10/7/10 ["U.S. employers shed more jobs in September than had been expected, according to a closely watched survey that cast a shadow over the government's official September jobs report due Friday. "]
Cities turn to beleaguered states to ease debts msnbc.msn.com 10/7/10 ["Now Harrisburg is calling on the state again. On Friday, the city said it could not meet its next payroll without money from the state's distressed cities program. "]
Harding U. Drops Komen over Planned Parenthood Funding lifesitenews.com 10/7/10 ["Komen has come under fire from pro-life advocates for maintaining ties with about 21 affiliates that support Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider and a top contraceptive advocate. A report by Stop Planned Parenthood (STOPP) in 2008 found that Komen affiliates donated $700 million to Planned Parenthood between April 2005-April 2006. "]
Jeremiah: Prepare for economic Armageddon onenewsnow.com 10/7/10 ["In studying the economic meltdown over the past three years, Dr. David Jeremiah is stricken by how conditions resembling the biblical end-times prophecies are visible today."]
Europe demands China budge on currency google.com 10/7/10 [""We underlined the importance of rebalancing global growth and reducing global imbalances," the pair said, referring to concerns that an undervalued yuan skews trade flows in favour of cheap Chinese exports."]
China Opposed to Rapid Yuan Gain, Tells EU to Back Off bloomberg.com 10/7/10 ["Premier Wen Jiabao said China will stick to its policy of gradually increasing the currency's flexibility and lashed out at European Union leaders for teaming with the U.S. to pressure the Chinese government. "]
'Delay and pray' won't work for commercial real estate washingtonpost.com 10/7/10 ["While some continue to make monthly loan payments from rents and reserve funds, it is unlikely they will ever be able to repay or refinance the original loan. Over the next six years, $1.3 trillion in commercial real estate loans will come due. "]
Congressman Wants Probe of Obama's Illegal Abortion Push in Kenya lifenews.com 10/7/10 ["The USAID report indicates the Obama administration spent $61.2 million related to the vote on the Kenya constitution, with $12.6 million going to efforts to directly promote the pro-abortion constitution."]

Several nations banning flu shots for babies thechiropracticjournal.com 10/6/10 ["A public outcry was raised after it was revealed that Australian officials apparently were aware of the problem for several weeks yet withheld the information and continued to encourage parents with infants, children, and teens to be vaccinated with H1N1."]
Cash-strapped Greece looks to China and other rich nations latimes.com 10/6/10 ["Plans by China, which has huge commitments at the port of Piraeus, include greater investments in the Greek shipping industry. ...officials from Qatar late last month signed a memorandum showing interest in investing as much as $5 billion in real estate and other areas."]
The doctor, the president and the birth certificate wnd.com 10/6/10 ["Indeed, in an extraordinary affidavit he filed with the court in Lakin's defense, McInerney, who also served as assistant vice chief of staff of the Air Force and commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, made this bold statement: ...Officers in the United States military service are – and must be – trained that they owe their highest allegiance to the United States Constitution." "]
Face recognition cameras installed in UK school to track students myfoxboston.com 10/6/10 ["Sir Christopher Hatton School in Northamptonshire. Central England, is one of the first in the country to install the monitors, which will be used to track more than 200 senior year students."]
Euro terror alert spotlights voiceprint technology google.com 10/6/10 ["The technique — which some compare to fingerprinting — can be a powerful anti-terror tool, officials increasingly believe. Law enforcement agencies are already considering how a voice database could help thwart future plots."]
Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Gets Millions for Teen "Pregnancy Prevention" lifenews.com 10/6/10 ["...15 Planned Parenthood affiliates were awarded $19 million in grants either directly or as a subcontractor."]
Super-rich investors buy gold by ton reuters.com 10/6/10 ["as a defensive stance following a string of lackluster U.S. data and amid concerns about currency weakness."]
UK: Catch a thief from your armchair and win cash reuters.com 10/6/10 ["The service works by employing an army of registered armchair snoopers who watch hours of CCTV footage from cameras in stores and high street venues across the country."]
Between the Boy and the Bridge — A Haunting Question lifesitenews.com 10/6/10 [By Albert Mohler "What if Tyler Clementi had been in your church? Would he have heard biblical truth presented in a context of humble truth-telling and gospel urgency, or would he have heard irresponsible slander, sarcastic jabs, and moralistic self-congratulation?"]
Doctor shortage looming? Use nurses, US report says reuters.com 10/6/10 ["The U.S. healthcare reform law passed in March is expected to add 32 million Americans to health insurance company rolls. Several groups, including the Institute of Medicine, have forecast shortages of doctors to provide care."]
DOJ Urges Citizens to Report "Extremists" Handing Out Literature infowars.com 10/6/10 ["Dallas citizens are encouraged to contact the police via cell phone text message when they see an anti-government terrorist near the vicinity of a mall or shopping center and engaged in criminal behavior."]

Obama Again Omits 'Creator' When Speaking of 'Inalienable Rights' Cited in Declaration of Independence cnsnews.com 10/5/10 ["Just seven days after he sparked controversy by omitting the word "Creator" when he closely paraphrased the passage from the Declaration of Independence that says all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," President Barack Obama again omitted the Creator when speaking about the "inalienable rights" that "everybody is endowed with.""]
New high court era: Kagan makes 3 women on bench google.com 10/5/10 ["The Supreme Court began a new era Monday with three women serving together for the first time..."]
Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy nytimes.com 10/5/10 ["The development presents something of a chicken-and-egg situation: Corporations keep saving, waiting for the economy to perk up — but the economy is unlikely to perk up if corporations keep saving. "]

IMF Renews Call for Bank Levy, Global Oversight abcnews.go.com 10/4/10 ["The International Monetary Fund has called for a new world system to dismantle troubled financial institutions and a levy on banks to pay for it."]
Regulators close small Florida, Wash. banks google.com 10/4/10 ["The 129 closures nationwide this year exceeds that of 2009, a brisk year for shutdowns with 140. By this time last year, regulators had closed 98 banks."]
Latest unemployed: Stimulus-subsidized workers cnn.com 10/4/10 ["About a quarter of a million people in 37 states were placed in short-term jobs thanks to a $5 billion boost to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities."]
Free speech: Westboro church Supreme Court case tests First Amendment csmonitor.com 10/4/10 ["This is an issue that arises on the vast majority of American college campuses through the proliferation and enforcement of speech codes designed to ban offensive speech on campus."]
Druids recognized as religion for first time in UK google.com 10/4/10 ["The ancient pagan tradition best known for gatherings at Stonehenge every summer solstice has been formally classed as a religion under charity law for the first time in Britain, the national charity regulator said Saturday."]

The Secret World of Extreme Militias time.com 10/2/10 ["Within a complex web of ideologies, most of today's armed radicals are linked by self-described Patriot beliefs, which emphasize resistance to tyranny by force of arms and reject the idea that elections can fix what ails the country. Among the most common convictions is that the Second Amendment — the right to keep and bear arms — is the Constitution's cornerstone, because only a well-armed populace can enforce its rights. ...About a dozen county sheriffs and several candidates for sheriff in the midterm elections have threatened to arrest federal agents in their jurisdictions."]
Pro-Family Groups Oppose Canadian Prostitution Ruling lifesitenews.com 10/2/10 ["Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel ruled Tuesday that Canada's prostitution provisions violate women's Charter rights to freedom of expression and security of the person. Canada's Criminal Code prohibits communicating for the purpose of prostitution, keeping a common bawdy house, and living on the avails of prostitution."]
Fed officials say stimulus needed if US stays weak reuters.com 10/2/10 [" It has already cut interest rates to near zero and pumped $1.7 trillion into the financial system through purchases of longer-term Treasury securities and mortgage-related debt. Many analysts expect the Fed to launch a renewed round of bond buying, or quantitative easing, as soon as its next policy meeting on Nov. 2-3."]
Guv signs marijuana decriminalization bill sfgate.com 10/2/10 ["Citing the need to reduce spending on prosecution and courts, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a measure that makes marijuana possession an infraction, on par with traffic and littering tickets."]
Sarkozy's planned crackdown on illegal immigration is introduced as legislation washingtonpost.com 10/2/10 ["Sarkozy's campaign, denounced as demagoguery by his opponents, reflects swelling concern in Western European countries over large numbers of immigrants pouring in to seek work, political freedom and generous social services."]
U.S. power plants at risk of attack by computer worm like Stuxnet washingtonpost.com 10/2/10 ["Siemens, a German-headquartered multinational company, has identified 15 cases of infections on customers' plants worldwide; the single largest concentration - five - was found in Germany. Each customer was able to detect the worm and remove it without harm to their operations..."]
Save a Life: Just 'Ask to See the Ultrasound' lifesitenews.com 10/2/10 ["One of the pro-life counselors had a simple, direct message for women entering the facility for abortion appointments that really struck a chord: "Ask to see the ultrasound.""]

US Mint says has run out on Buffalo gold coins reuters.com 10/1/10 ["The U.S. Mint has run out of a type of highly pure gold coin it had been selling amid record high prices of gold."]
A Simple Swipe on a Phone, and You're Paid nytimes.com 10/1/10 ["Recently, a San Francisco company has been asking an equally groundshaking question: Why can't everyone accept credit cards? "]
More families, friends move in together usatoday.com 10/1/10 ["Extended family members now make up 8.2% of family households, up from 6.9% in 2005, according to Census data out this week."]
Technology identifies troubled individuals buffalonews.com 10/1/10 ["On the civilian side, the program can be used by psychologists and other mental health providers working with war veterans, law enforcement officials and others to measure their progress in recovery. "]
Obama Admin Targets Pro-Lifers in FBI Training Forum With Pro-Abortion Orgs lifenews.com 10/1/10 ["FBI and Obama administration officials provided participants with an 84-page document entitled "Resource Guide: Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers" that contained print copies of Power Point presentations prepared by the Justice Department and an analysis of alleged pro-life "violence" prepared by the pro-abortion groups."]
Global Rainmakers globalrainmakersinc.com 10/1/10 ["North American Iris Recognition Biometrics"]
Army judge tells officer: Shut up and be punished! wnd.com 10/1/10 ["In her decision, Lind, acting as judge in the case, censored the last remaining arguments Lakin planned to make in his defense: motive and duty. Lakin had intended to explain his motive for disobeying the order and contend that it was his duty as a good soldier to disobey orders that he believes to be illegal. "]
'Lockdown' searches of students challenged as illegal wnd.com 10/1/10 ["A lawsuit is being filed against a Missouri school district after officials there announced a "lockdown," ordered students to leave their classrooms without their backpacks and then had sheriff's officers search personal possessions while the students were detained. "]
You Have To Be Nutes To See A Shrink newswithviews.com 10/1/10 [By Larry Pratt "With the passage of the Veterans Disarmament Act in 2008, Congress granted the Veterans Administration (VA) the authority to computerize the medical records of veterans and ship them to the FBI. Any diagnosis that could be interpreted as "might be a danger to self or others" results in the vet being denied his right to keep and bear arms. People with concealed carry permits are denied renewals. Customers at gun stores are turned down. "]
Ecuador troops clash with rebellious police google.com 10/1/10 ["Hundreds of police angry over a law that would cut their benefits plunged this oil-exporting country into chaos Thursday, roughing up and tear-gassing the president, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike."]

Oregon's Treasurer calls for halt in state borrowing oregonlive.com 9/30/10 ["Based on the latest shrinking revenue projections, the commission also has asked the Department of Administrative Services to "reconsider the timing" of some projects that have been approved by lawmakers but for which the bonds have not yet been issued. "]
Freedom of Conscience Under Attack by EU "Equalities" Initiatives lifesitenews.com 9/30/10 ["Kuby highlighted two main initiatives, the McCafferty Report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (PACE) and the Equal Treatment draft Directive of the European Commission, that she said combine to create a legal situation opposed to religious freedom and freedom of conscience in Europe. "]
UT shooting comes just as Austin campus debates concealed weapons law csmonitor.com 9/30/10 ["The UT shooting comes as Texas, and UT in particular, was already at the center of a national debate over whether to allow students to carry concealed weapons to protect themselves against attack. In fact, an advocate of concealed weapons is still scheduled to address students Tuesday night. "]
Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe google.com 9/30/10 ["European unions orchestrated a crescendo of anti-austerity protests across the continent Wednesday, sending workers ranging from Greek doctors to Spanish bus drivers to Lithuanian engineers out to vent over job cuts, higher taxes, soaring unemployment and smaller pensions."]
We have let yobs rule streets: Britain's top police watchdog admits taking officers off the beat has fuelled anti-social behaviour dailymail.co.uk 9/30/10 ["Millions of acts of drunken loutishness and vandalism are going unreported as they have become 'normalised', it claims."]
Cyber bill would give U.S. emergency powers reuters.com 9/30/10 ["The draft bill, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters, allows the president to declare an emergency if there is an imminent threat to the U.S. electrical grid or other critical infrastructure such as the water supply or financial network because of a cyber attack. "]
Obama Says Teachings of Jesus Christ 'Spoke to Me,' then Defends Abortion lifesitenews.com 9/30/10 ["As an Illinois and U.S. senator, Obama never once voted in favor of an abortion restriction, supporting even the gruesome partial-birth abortion procedure and voting against a state law to protect infants born alive during an abortion. "]
Penny-Wise on Crime townhall.com 9/30/10 [By Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell "Another question that ought to be obvious is: Why are we counting only the cost to the government of putting a criminal behind bars, but not the cost to the public of turning him loose?"]

The Pilgrim Spirit newswithviews.com 9/29/10 [By Chuck Baldwin "...does not the Holy Scripture declare, "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty"? (II Corinthians 3:17 KJV) If, then, the Spirit of the Lord lives in the heart of the true child of God, there must also reside in that same heart a love and thirst for liberty, must there not? How then could any professing Christian be content to dwell in a land of servitude?"]
School Must Allow 'Transgender' 6th Grader to Use Girls' Bathroom: Maine Human Rights Panel lifesitenews.com 9/29/10 ["The Maine Human Rights Commission (HRC) has ruled that a middle school unlawfully discriminated against a "transgender" sixth-grade boy by disallowing the child from entering a girls' bathroom and instead assigning him his own separate bathroom."]
Russian buckwheat slump sparks panic-buying in Estonia google.com 9/29/10 ["Russia's slumping buckwheat harvest has sparked panic-buying in Estonia among ethnic Russians who get their news from Moscow's television stations..."]
Four Christian missionaries acquited of inciting Dearborn Michigan Muslims examiner.com 9/29/10 ["The unusual agreement between the Thomas More Law Center and the ACLU comes from a candid consideration of facts which quickly came to light. Significantly, the missionaries made sure they only talked to people who came up to them and engaged them in conversation. That undermined the case for incitement. "]
China Will Not Stop One-Child, Forced Abortion Policy After 30th Anniversary lifenews.com 9/29/10 ["...says the nation will keep the policy for decades to come."]
America - Under the Influence Of False Religion and Bondage! lasttrumpetnewsletter.org 9/29/10 [By Samuel David Meyer "One such tax is the upcoming requirement that all Americans purchase health insurance. Although Obama originally insisted that the new health insurance requirements were not a tax, his Administration is now claiming that it actually is a tax, and because it is an exercise of the government's "power to lay and collect taxes," the requirement is legal nationwide and not subject to regulations on interstate commerce."]
'Computer virus in Iran actually targeted larger nuclear facility' haaretz.com 9/29/10 ["Experts on Iran and computer security specialists yesterday voiced a growing conviction that the worm that has infected Iranian nuclear computers was meant to sabotage the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz... programming to allow it to damage small, sensitive components like regulators, valves and pressure gauges, all of which are found in centrifuges. "]
Wiretapped phones, now Internet? startribune.com 9/29/10 ["Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations of the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is "going dark" as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone."]
Obama tells questioner he's 'Christian by choice' google.com 9/29/10 [""But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people and do our best to help them find their own grace." ...we have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and that their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own.""]
Swarm of Saudi earthquakes raises seismic concerns msnbc.msn.com 9/29/10 ["A swarm of thousands of earthquakes that struck the corner of Saudi Arabia nearest to Egypt in 2009 helped reveal that the area is unexpectedly volcanically active, scientists now report. "]
On the Secret Committee to Save the Euro, a Dangerous Divide wsj.com 9/29/10 ["A wave of government defaults on Europe's periphery could have triggered a new crisis in the international banking system, with even worse consequences for the global economy than the failure of Lehman."]
UN denies naming 'point of contact' for aliens google.com 9/29/10 ["Under a mandate defined by the UN General Assembly, UNOOSA's task is to promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space and strengthen the use of space science and technology applications."]
Recession rips at US marriages, expands income gap google.com 9/29/10 ["In America, marriages fell to a record low in 2009, with just 52 percent of adults 18 and over saying they were joined in wedlock, compared to 57 percent in 2000. The never-married included 46.3 percent of young adults 25-34... It was the first time the share of unmarried young adults exceeded those who were married."]