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GOVERNMENT POLICY
Senate passes bill to protect wilderness
Legislation would set aside 2 million acres in nine states
Source: www.msnbc.com, March 18, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday passed a long-delayed bill to set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness, from a California mountain range to more than 1,000 miles of rivers.
Feds undercut ammo supply
But Defense policy reversed after intervention by 2 Montana senators
Source: www.wnd.com, Drew Zahn, March 17, 2009
Responding to two Democratic senators representing outraged private gun owners, the Department of Defense announced last night it has scrapped a new policy that would deplete the supply of ammunition by requiring destruction of fired military cartridge brass.
Army Investigating How and Why Troops Were Sent Into Alabama Town After Murder Spree
Source: www.ncsnews.com, Pete Winn, Wednesday, March 18, 2009
U.S. Army soldiers from Ft. Rucker patrol the downtown area of Samson, Alabama after a shooting spree March 10, 2009. (Photo: Reuters/Mark Wallheiser. Used by permission. )(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Army has launched an inquiry into how and why active duty troops from Fort Rucker, Ala., came to be placed on the streets of Samson, Ala., during last week's murder spree in that tiny South Alabama community. The use of the troops was a possible violation of federal law.
ECONOMIC POLICY
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Taking Apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
 The centerpiece of President Obama's domestic agenda is an $819 billion economic stimulus plan. The Senate will consider the measure this week, with an eye toward the amount of tax cuts and spending. Republicans and Democrats spar over what to consider a tax cut. An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office tallies the tax-cut portion to be significantly less than the one-third Democrats claim it to be.
See this excellent graphic on the Stimulus Plan >>
Job losses: Worst in 5 years
Payrolls sink in February, fueling recession anxiety. Unemployment rate declines, but that's because there are fewer people in the workforce.
Source: Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com, March 14, 2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Employers made their deepest cut in staffing in almost five yearsin February, the Labor Department reported Friday. There was a net loss of 63,000 jobs, which is the biggest decline since March 2003 and weaker than the revised 22,000 jobs lost in January. Economists had forecast a gain of 25,000 jobs. The weak report fueled already mounting recession fears and is likely to keep the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates further when it meets later this month.
How Bad Has Job Growth Really Been Over the Last 8 Years?
Source: www.nytimes.com, Alan B. Krueger, Princeton Economist, October 6, 2008
According to one government survey, the United States added 4.8 million jobs since the start of the Bush administration in January 2001. But wait. According to another government survey, the United States added 7.5 million jobs in the same period. Although job growth is anemic by either reckoning, the record is significantly worse if judged by the first survey.
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EPA proposes GHG reporting as first step toward carbon tax
Source: www.examiner.com,. John Guerrerio, March 10, 2009
Moving toward a low-carbon economy is a long and arduous process, but the new EPA under the Obama administration is determined to jump-start the process and get the different sectors of industry to report their yearly emission as the first step in establishing some sort of carbon market. Whether that market is a cap-and-trade or a flat carbon tax is still up in the air, but the EPA is determined to begin the process
Political Elite Losing Touch With America on Global Warming
Source: www.heritage.org, Nick Loris, March 12th, 2009
Senator John Kerry stressed that the economy cannot be a scapegoat for not implementing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas reductions. He went so far as to call doing nothing a “suicide pact”. Forget cost and forget the recession, says Kerry: “Climate change is not governed by a recession, it’s governed by scientific facts about what’s happening to Earth. And you either accept the realities of the science or you don’t. You don’t enter a mutual suicide pact because the economy is having a hard time right now.” Senator Kerry has one thing right; it should be governed by scientific facts. But according to renowned scientists and climatologists from around the world, the debate’s not over.
Resetting the Economy
Source: www.tipstrategies.com, Jon Roberts, Mgr. Dir. TIP Strategies, Feb. 13, 2009
The past three months have seen a precipitous drop in production, a staggering loss of jobs, and an unprecedented decline in consumer spending. As the map below illustrates, the nation’s economic problems are widespread. While a few regions are still bucking the trend, especially in Texas, the overall picture is bleak.
Push to audit Federal Reserve gains steam
Lawmakers join call to examine nation's money controllers
Source: www.wnd.com | By Drew Zahn | March 16, 2009
A bill calling for the comptroller general of the United States to audit the private Federal Reserve is gaining momentum in Washington, D.C., as more and more representatives add their names to its bipartisan support. As WND reported, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, introduced last month H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, a bill requiring that an audit of both the Fed's Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Banks be completed and reported to Congress before the end of 2010.
Will repentance restore America's economy?
Source: Allie Martin – www.OneNewsNow.com - 3/17/2009
A Southern Baptist evangelist is encouraging churches across the country to be sure their hope and trust is in the Lord during these troubling economic times. Ronnie Hill travels the nation holding revivals and crusades at churches. He says the church in America parallels the nation of Israel throughout the Old Testament.
EDUCATION POLICY
Help Get the Word Out on Science & Censorship in Schools!
Source: www.freemarket.org
There is one week remaining to ask your State Board of Education member to vote FOR teaching “strengths and weaknesses” of all scientific theories in Texas schools! The hearing will be next Wednesday with a final vote to follow on Thursday or Friday!
Attend Texas SBOE Meeting - one more chance to get it right: www.strengthsandweaknesses.org
Science education still hot topic in TX
Source: Pete Chagnon – www.OneNewsNow.com - 3/19/2009
The fight to keep strengths and weaknesses in Texas science curriculum continues.
Earlier in 2009, the Texas State Board of Education voted to remove "strengths and weaknesses" language from teaching requirements. Under those requirements, teachers were able to talk about the strengths and weaknesses in evolutionary theory and other scientific subjects. However, opponents argue that permitting the teaching of strengths and weaknesses is a backdoor attempt to introduce religion into the classroom. Dr. Ide Trotter, spokesman for Texans for Better Science Education, claims to know who is behind the move to gut the strengths and weaknesses language.
PPFA Applauds Introduction of REAL Act Bill to Fund Comprehensive, Medically Accurate, Age-Appropriate Sex Ed
Source: www.AllAmericanPatriots.com, 3/18/09
Washington, DC — Planned Parenthood Federation of America today applauded Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) for protecting the health of teens with the introduction of the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act. The REAL Act authorizes federal funding for comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education to give young people information about how to prevent pregnancy, protect their health and make responsible decisions
RELIGION
School Calls Police to Stop Prayer by Students
Source: www.ACLJ.org, 3/16/09
We recently sent a demand letter to a middle school in Kentucky on behalf of a student who had been told that she cannot pray with her classmates before and after classes and during lunch. The situation arose after the mother of a student who attends the school was killed in a tragic accident. Many students gathered at school the next day between classes to pray for the family. Some teachers told the students to stop praying immediately
Teacher Wins Right of Access
Source: www.ACLJ.org, 3/19/09
We recently obtained equal access to public school facilities for our client, Patricia Munnikhuysen, a public school teacher who wanted to host a regular Bible study for the teachers and faculty of the North Tonawanda City School District (NTCSD) in New York. Last year, she held a Bible study for teachers, but was denied continued access when she reapplied for this school year based on the NTCSD’s written policy. The written policy cited N.Y. Education Law Section 414, which prohibited religious services or religious instruction
All Christians Threatened by Hate Crimes Bills and SPLC
Source: www.christianadc.org, Dr. Gary Cass, Thursday, 12 March 2009
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) list of “hate groups” continues to cause frustration and controversy because of the absurd standard they apply when creating their hate list. Mainstream Christian organizations that affirm a biblical view of human sexuality are unjustly labeled a “hate group” because …
Hospice Chaplain Resigns Over 'God' Ban
Source: www.citizenlink.org, 3/18/09
A hospice chaplain in Florida has resigned in protest to a ban on use of the words "God" and "Lord" in public settings. Rev. Mirta Signorelli had worked for seven years at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton. Signorelli said the chaplains were told in February to "cease and desist from using 'God' in prayers."
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Role of religion evident among ‘Idol’ finalists
Source: www.msnbc.com, AP, Tues., March. 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES - After “American Idol” finalist Kris Allen first stepped onto the stage of the Fox singing competition, the 23-year-old college student later confided in his pastor that feeling the warm stage lights and seeing the eager audience looking up at him reminded him of only one thing: going to church.
Good News: Texas Appeals Court Upholds Moment-of-Silence Law
Source: www.citizenlink.org, by Devon Williams, 3/17/09
'A moment of silence is not a government endorsement of religion just because someone might use the time for prayer.' A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a Texas law that allows public school students to observe a 60-second moment of silence following the Pledge of Allegiance.
Charismatic Churches See Growth, Miracles in Ireland
Source: www.charismamag.com, March 17, 2009
As the world marks St. Patrick's Day today—remembering the Irish apostle who helped turn a pagan nation into a hotbed of Christianity—a Vineyard church in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, is helping spread a new wave of spiritual renewal across the nation.
Tchividjian 'coming home' to Coral Ridge
Source: Allie Martin – www.OneNewsNow.com - 3/20/2009
The grandson of Billy Graham has accepted a call to serve as senior pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rev. William Graham Tullian Tchividjian will become the second pastor in the history of Coral Ridge, the church that was founded by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy in 1960. Kennedy, who pastored for 47 years, died in September 2007 at age 76
Left Over Red Letters
Source: www.knowtheblessing.blogspot.com, Brent Bullock, Thursday, March 19, 2009
Maybe you've heard of the Jesus Seminar. This group of supposed experts claims authority over which of the Red Letters were spoken or not spoken. This false persuasion of Christianity places emphasis on the assertions of man over the assertions of the Bible. Such assertions embrace the curse, rather than the blessing.
SOCIAL POLICY
AIDS, HIV Rates in Washington, D.C. Surpass West Africa
Source: www.citizenlink.org, 3/16/09
Nearly 3,000 of every 100,000 residents in Washington, D.C. over age 12 have HIV or AIDS. A recent report from the George Washington University School of Health and Health Services said it only takes 1 percent to reach a "generalized and severe" epidemic.
U.S. births break record; 40% out-of-wedlock
Source: www.usatoday.com, AP, Mar 18, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) — Forget the baby boom. More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any year in the nation's history — and a wedding band made increasingly little difference in the matter. The 4,317,119 births, reported by federal researchers Wednesday, topped a record first set in 1957 at the height of the baby boom.
Minnesota Introduces Marriage Amendment
Source: www.citizenlink.org, 3/19/09
Minnesota House members will introduce an amendment this week to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The move comes after gay activists boasted same-sex "marriage" would be legal in three years.
Reducing Abortion for Real
The current proposals to lower the abortion rate will only make things worse.
Source: www.ChristianityToday.com | Editorial | 3/16/2009
On January 22, the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Obama issued a statement: "While [abortion] is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make."
Elevating homosexuality to new heights
Source: Jim Brown – www.OneNewsNow.com - 3/18/2009
The Obama administration and other proponents of a United Nations statement that calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality claim it merely targets the seven countries that put homosexuals to death. But one pro-family activist warns the document elevates homosexual behavior to skin color and religious belief.
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