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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Political Hope Remote Broadcast
Fifth Sunday Family Celebration
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 4 - 7 pm
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Liberty Hill, Texas
- First Steps Discipleship Seminar
Saturday, April 4th, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm - TownWest Church, Taylor
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GOVERNMENT POLICY
McCain backs request to send troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Source: www.dallasnews.com, TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News / Friday, March 27, 2009
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain voiced support Thursday for sending more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, putting more pressure on President Barack Obama on the issue. Gov. Rick Perry asked Washington last month for 1,000 National Guard troops, to free up local police and sheriffs, and federal border, immigration and customs personnel. In McCain's home state of Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer has also asked for troops. In light of those requests "and the continued escalation …
House Bills 254 & 261: Round ‘Em Up
Source: www.texasobserver.org, Reeve Hamilton, 3/9/09
On Feb. 18, Texas Employers for Immigration Reform held a debate between Reps. Leo Berman, a Tyler Republican, and Rafael Anchia, a Dallas Democrat. Afterward, Harry Joe, an immigration lawyer with the Dallas-based Winstead firm, approached Berman with questions about legislation he had discussed. The exchange took a turn for the worse, within earshot of a Dallas Morning News reporter.
Texas lawmaker takes aim at illegal immigrants
Source: PATRICK McGEE, www.star-telegram.com, 3/8/09
A decorated combat veteran. A conservative Republican right before Ronald Reagan burst onto the scene. And the Texas Legislature’s fiercest opponent of illegal immigration. That’s Leo Berman, a 10-year member of the Texas House, representing Tyler, and a former member of the Arlington City Council. A strong foe of illegal immigration, Berman, 73, has eight bills aimed at discouraging people from coming to the United States, or at least Texas, illegally. His legislation spells out a tough stance, seeking to stamp out illegal immigration through several means.
Mexico, Mafias and Baggy Borders
Source: www.humanevents.com, by Chuck Norris, 03/25/2009
Do you ever wonder how we can conquer the Middle East but can't close our own borders? In the news just this past week was this small sampling of headlines: "Locals, Feds Prepare for Any Escalation of Mexican Border Violence"; "(New Mexico) delegation asks for border task force"; "Texas lawmakers angered by border security money being spent in other regions"; "U.S. Sues Railroad Over Smugglers"; "Border drain open for hours before 8 entered it."
Missouri retracts report linking militias, 3rd party candidates
Source: www.mclatchydc.com | Jason Noble | Kansas City Star | Mar 27, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Highway Patrol this week retracted a controversial report on militia activity and will change how such reports are reviewed before being distributed to law enforcement agencies. The Highway Patrol also will open an investigation into the origin of the report, which linked conservative groups with domestic terrorism and named former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin.
Another gov't expansion proposal - cloaked in volunteerism
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Jim Brown and Jody Brown - 3/26/2009
Critics of President Obama's new civil service bill warn that it denies funding to certain faith-based groups while increasing funding for liberal advocacy groups. Last week, the House passed the "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" -- the GIVE Act -- which would expand the national service program, the AmeriCorps, from 75,000 to 250,000 participants. That includes not just young adults, but ages 17 to 100. (The Senate version of the bill is known as the Serve America Act.)
EDUCATION POLICY
We Win!! Shocking Reversal: Censorship Fails, “Examining All Sides” of Science Carries the Day
Source: http://texaslegislativeupdate.wordpress.com, Jonathan Saenz, Free Market Foundation, March 27, 2009
VICTORY FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM, REJECTION OF CENSORSHIP - call it “strengths and weaknesses” or the new language “examining all sides”, this is a huge victory for school students and validation that the people of Texas and the State Board of Education reject censorship in the classroom and embrace open and critical discussion in the science classroom.”
ECONOMIC POLICY
See ACTION ALERT on Paxton's Limit Bill for Texas >>
Stocks slide after weak government debt auction
Source: http://news.yahoo.com, March 25, 2009, Reuters/AP, Tim Paradis,
NEW YORK – Stocks lost ground after a weak auction of U.S. government debt stirred worries about how easily Washington will be able to raise money to fund its economic rescue program. Investors gave an unexpectedly cool response to a $24 billion auction of 5-year Treasury notes Wednesday, which also sent prices for Treasurys lower.
U.K. BOND AUCTION FAILS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002
Source: www.Bloomberg.com Kim-Mai Cutler, March 25, 2009
The U.K. failed to find enough buyers for 1.75 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) of bonds for the first time in almost seven years as debt investors repudiated Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plan to stem the worst economic crisis in three decades.
Rep. Manzullo to Geithner: Your Plan Is 'Radical'
Source: www.washingtonpost.com, Mar 26, 2009
In testimony before the House Financial Services committee that just adjourned, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner just had to defend his institutional takeover plan against charges of radicalism. "Do you realize how radical your proposal is?" Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.) asked.
Analysis: Clinton pushes for stronger China role
Source: AP News, www.myway.com, Mar 27, 2009 | FOSTER KLUG
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has moved aggressively and quickly to secure a stronger role in what she has called the world's most important relationship: U.S. dealings with China. But military and economic tensions between the two powers keep getting in her way.
RELIGION
Warning: 'Antichrist' movie tricking Christians
Historian: Believers throwing away real Jesus with pagan bathwater
Source: www.wnd.com, March 25, 2009, Joe Kovacs, WorldNetDaily
An online movie documenting the close ties between ancient pagan religions and today's Christianity is "antichrist" in nature, destroying the faith of believers by combining some astonishing truth with plenty of error.
Charitable contribution deductions targeted?
Tax Foundation spokesman says prez has 'gall' to propose cuts
Posted: www.wnd.com, March 26, 2009, WorldNetDaily
A spokesman for The Tax Foundation in Washington says he admires President Obama's gall in taking on the long-established deductions in the tax code for those who give charitable organizations donations. Obama talked about the issue during his Tuesday night news conference on nationwide television, suggesting that those in the upper income tax brackets no longer will be able to deduct all they give to charities.
Bipartisan caucus emphasizes religious liberty
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Associated Press - 3/28/2009
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, who's also a pastor, says he's confident that his fellow Methodist, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will keep religious liberty high on the nation's foreign policy agenda.
SOCIAL POLICY
Nearly $24,000 ... that's a lot of lemonade
Source: www.orlandosententiel.com, Scott Maxwell, Mar 23, 2009
What started out as an 8-year-old little girl's desire to honor her deceased mother culminated today with a $23,856 check for charity. Victoria Petrucelly, who was featured in a recent column, raised that much money over the weekend .... all by selling pink lemonade at Leu Gardens.
Forced Change
Source: www.breakpoint.org, Chuck Colson, 3/23/2009
Corrections and the Economic Crisis
For nearly 35 years, Prison Fellowship has partnered with churches across the country to bring the transforming power of the Gospel behind bars. We’ve seen thousands upon thousands of men and women turn their backs on crime and embrace salvation and reconciliation through Jesus Christ. But during that time, we’ve witnessed another phenomenon: the spectacular growth in our nation’s prison population.
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