CNS News: In a new status report on women’s reproductive rights, a pro-abortion group gives the nation a cumulative grade of “D,†based on state and federal legislation it sees as “pro-choice†or “anti-choice.†NARAL Pro-Choice America dedicated its 2009 report, “Who Decides: The Status of Women’s Reproductive Rights in the United States,” to the [...]
Washington (AP) – Senate Democrats scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill in favor of one they say is leaner and focused solely on putting Americans back to work, and they’re all but daring Republicans to vote against it. The new, stripped-down proposal followed criticism that the bipartisan version wouldn’t create many jobs. The switch brought sharp [...]
CNN: Washington – The White House has begun quiet preparations for the possibility of a Supreme Court vacancy in coming months, government sources tell CNN. Top officials have no specific information that a particular justice will retire after the court’s session ends in late June, but want to be ready for a variety of contingencies, [...]
News Busters: A scientific study was recently performed to determine if Rush Limbaugh’s voice would kill beetles: Beetles are destroying ponderosa, pinyon, lodgepole pines and other trees important to the ecosystem. The beetles have their place in the ecosystem too, of course, but climate change and human activities have allowed beetles to take over more [...]
NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) – Cars and trucks jammed the main road out of a besieged Taliban-held town on Friday as hundreds of civilians defied militant orders and fled the area ahead of an anticipated U.S.-Afghan assault. Tribal elders pleaded for NATO to finish the operation quickly and spare civilians—an appeal that offers some hope [...]
Mediaite: At the time he mentioned the book (5:13pmET on February 10), the edition of the book Beck held up was ranked #432 at Amazon and #20,609 at BN. 24 hours later, the book had moved up to #7 at Amazon and #14 at BN.
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CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) – Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his suburban home with his wife on Friday after leaving a Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure to fix a blocked artery. Three black SUVs with tinted windows arrived around 7:45 a.m. Friday and pulled through the high gates at the house. [...]
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The Hill: House Republicans won their televised debate with President Barack Obama last month, according to a GOP document distributed to lawmakers on Thursday. The document, obtained by The Hill, notes that Obama’s job approval ratings have dipped since the Jan. 29 meeting while Republican numbers have soared. Obama traveled to Baltimore to attend the [...]
The man who attacked a row of flat-screen televisions at a Walmart in Lilburn on Wednesday told police that he was on medication for depression. Westley Strellis of Lilburn was arrested without a fight after he picked up an aluminum baseball bat from the sporting goods aisle, then methodically bashed 29 TVs. A store security [...]
Patrick and f-in’ Ted WASHINGTON (AP) – Rep. Patrick Kennedy has decided not to seek re-election after eight terms in Congress, saying his life is “taking a new direction” just months after the death of his father and mentor, Sen. Edward Kennedy. The Rhode Island Democrat taped a message with his decision to be aired [...]
Fox News: As senators, Barack Obama and Joe Biden both opposed the troop surge in Iraq — and Biden even wanted to divide the country into three sections. But as vice president, Biden is taking credit for success in Iraq. “I am very optimistic about Iraq,” he said. “I mean, this could be one of [...]
