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Stupak Claims Committee Chairman Wants Government to Fund Abortions - FOXNews
March 12, 2010 Reuters | Stupak Claims Committee Chairman Wants Government to Fund Abortions FOXNews The pro-life Democrat leading the charge in the House against passage of the Senate health insurance reform bill said Friday that a key committee chairman told him that Democrats want abortions to be paid by a federally-funded nationalized health ... Health end game hinges on House, Senate trust TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform Democrats pare differences over health overhaul |
San Francisco Mayor Expected to Run for California Lieutenant Governor - New York Times
March 12, 2010 SFist | San Francisco Mayor Expected to Run for California Lieutenant Governor New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — The on-again, off-again political ambitions of Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco are expected to take another turn on Friday with an announcement of his candidacy for lieutenant governor of California. ... San Francisco's Newsom launches lieutenant governor bid San Francisco's Newsom to Run for Lieutenant Governor Newsom Is In, But His Future Is Uncertain |
Karl Rove defends waterboarding - BBC News
March 12, 2010 BBC News | Karl Rove defends waterboarding BBC News A senior advisor to the former US President, George Bush, has defended harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, saying he was proud of the intelligence the US gained from using them. Karl Rove was often referred to as President Bush's ... Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight Rove, Wrong If There's One Thing Karl Rove is Proud of, It's Waterboarding |
Evangelical leader takes on Beck for assailing social justice churches - CNN
March 12, 2010 New York Magazine | Evangelical leader takes on Beck for assailing social justice churches CNN The Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church in New York posted this sign in response to Glenn Beck's "radical views," Christopher Hofer wrote on iReport.com. The Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr: Pastors who preach economic justice are preaching ... Outraged by Glenn Beck's Salvo, Christians Fire Back What did Glenn Beck really say about 'social justice'? Glenn Beck: 'Leave Your Church' |
'Drinking tea' movement connects Chinese activists - San Francisco Chronicle
March 12, 2010 Los Angeles Times | 'Drinking tea' movement connects Chinese activists San Francisco Chronicle Like the United States, China is having its own tea party movement, but this one has a very different agenda. AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair 03.12.10 Police have long tried to shush and isolate potential activists, ... Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fake Tea Party-style Gathering this Weekend Social conservatives put religious twist on 'tea party' message |
Divided board votes for new school history standards - Houston Chronicle
March 12, 2010 Fort Worth Star Telegram | Divided board votes for new school history standards Houston Chronicle AUSTIN — The State Board of Education tentatively approved new standards for social studies today with members largely divided along party lines — some blasting the standards as a “fraud on the students of this state” ... Texas Ed Board Adopts Social Studies Standards Texas ed board OKs history standards after spat over Tejanos at Alamo 1:07 PM CT Social studies curriculum gains tentative approval |
It's time to spring forward again - The Associated Press
March 12, 2010 Globe and Mail | It's time to spring forward again The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Good evening sunshine, America says hello, you light up our evenings, we light charcoal below. That right folks, it's time to fire up the old grill, Daylight-saving time is returning with that extra hour of sunshine after work. ... Mine Injuries Rise Right After Daylight Saving Time Coming this weekend: Spring temperatures, daylight saving time Change your clock, change your battery for Daylight Saving |
Why Conservatives Are Right to Defend Justice Department Lawyers - FOXNews
March 12, 2010 The Guardian | Why Conservatives Are Right to Defend Justice Department Lawyers FOXNews Assaulting lawyers for the clients they represent is assaulting the rule of law that lies at the very heart of the US Constitution and the American Republic. Over the past few days, top lawyers from conservative and libertarian circles ... Is there a Method to Liz Cheney's Madness? Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers who had terror detainee clients draw ... Best of the Web Today: Justice and the 'al Qaeda 7' |
Reid's family hurt in car wreck - CNN
March 12, 2010 Kansas City Star | Reid's family hurt in car wreck CNN Landra Reid is in serious condition but is not expected to require surgery, a spokesman says. Washington (CNN) -- The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the Democratic ... Harry Reid's Wife Remains in "Serious" Condition Sen. Reid's family injured in car accident Sen. Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident |
Appeals Court says 'Under God' not a prayer - San Francisco Chronicle
March 12, 2010 Los Angeles Times | Appeals Court says 'Under God' not a prayer San Francisco Chronicle Rich Pedroncelli, File / AP "To be a real American, you believe in God, and the judiciary unfortunately sometimes can't be trusted to uphold our constitutional rights when you're a disenfranchised minority." -- Michael Newdow, a Sacramento atheist who ... Federal appeals court says Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional Pledge of Allegiance's God reference now upheld by court Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge |
