HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ALLOW RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS ON WAR MEMORIALSThe House on Tuesday approved a measure that seeks to permit religious symbols on federal war memorials, a response to a court ruling that declared a cross atop a San Diego memorial violated the Constitution.
The War Memorial Protection Act passed on a voice vote in the Republican-controlled House but faces uncertainty in the Senate.
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PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE KEEPING PROMISE TO OLD FLAME |
| WNDTV: Jason Jones at March for Life 2012 |
At the annual March for Life rally here this week, among the more than 90,000 pro-life advocates enduring steady downpours and icy temperatures to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, was a man trying to keep a promise made decades ago to a high school flame.
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CAN A MAN PREACH LAW WITHOUT BEING LEGALISTIC?Exclusive: Richard Rives explains 'what I believe' about God's commandments
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JAILED CREATIONIST APPEALS AFTER 5 YEARS'Dr. Dino' insists: 'I have always paid every tax I owe'After five years in a federal penitentiary, the mission of the popular Florida-based creation-science lecturer and theme-park creator known as Dr. Dino remains the same: Win people to faith in Jesus Christ and get out of prison.
In an email from a minimum security satellite of the Supermax prison in Florence, Colo., Kent Hovind told WND he has seen numerous inmates come to Christian faith as he continues to appeal his 2006 conviction, which resulted in a 10-year sentence.
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WARREN BUFFET CLEANS UP AFTER KEYSTONE XL When President Obama, who is normally a great proponent of "infrastructure" projects, made his bizarre decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline project, I wondered if he might have been induced to create those thousands of American jobs if the oil could be moved by his beloved high-speed rail.
As it turns out, oil is already moved from northern latitudes, such as the booming oil fields of North Dakota, down to the Gulf of Mexico by rail of the old, low-speed variety. Fortunately, as Newt Gingrich pointed out during the Monday night Republican debate in Florida, the oil is on private land, so Obama can't shut production down.
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COMEDIAN ANDY DICK ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO MENTwo Kentucky men who say they were sexually assaulted by comedian Andy Dick at a West Virginia nightclub two years ago have filed a lawsuit against the comedian.
The 26-year-old from Ashland and the 35-year-old from Catlettsburg are also involved in a pending criminal case against Dick, their attorney said Tuesday. Dick's trial on two counts of felony first-degree sexual abuse is set for May 1 in Cabell County Circuit Court in Huntington.
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BACHMANN SAYS SHE'LL SEEK 4TH TERMMinnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday she will seek a fourth term in the U.S. House following her failed presidential bid.
Bachmann declared her plans in an interview with The Associated Press. The Republican congresswoman had been mum on her plans since folding her presidential campaign after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses earlier this month.
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WILL OBAMA SHOW UP AT ELIGIBILITY HEARING?Judge wants president in Atlanta courtroom ThursdayThere's a subpoena from a Georgia administrative court with Barack Obama's name on it for him to be in Atlanta on Thursday, along with the documentation about his birth, to answer to challenges from residents of the state objecting to the presence of his name on the 2012 ballot.
They believe he's simply not eligible under the Constitution's requirement that a president be a "natural born citizen." They say the Founders thought of that status as the offspring of two citizen parents, and Obama's father was Kenyan. Or they say he wasn't born in the U.S. They are legitimately allowed to raise those challenges under a state law.
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NOBODY LIKES A MOOCHERThis is probably a very politically incorrect column.
But who cares?
When I see the so-called "occupy" crowd around Washington, one old-fashioned, seldom-heard word comes to mind - "moochers."
It's a good word, and I don't know why it has gone out of fashion.
The dictionary definitions of the verb "mooch" are:
* to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
* to get or take without paying or at another's expense; sponge.
* to beg.
* to steal.
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DISCOVER THE HOAX AT HEART OF EVOLUTIONExclusive: Astronomer David Rives shows how America was fooled
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TSA AGENTS PUT BULL'S-EYE ON U.S. SENATORRand Paul detained en route to Washington
The controversy over the Transportation Security Administration's invasive scanned images and pat-downs of travelers was reignited today when screeners in Nashville detained Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., while he was en route to Washington.
Local television stations reported that Nashville International Airport authorities detained the U.S. senator when he refused to submit to a pat-down.
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ASPIRING BLACK CONGRESSWOMAN NEXT GOP SUPERSTAR?Mayor Mia Love wants to 'help save country' if elected in Utah's 4th districtThe 2010 Census showed enough population growth in Utah to create a new Congressional district in the state.
Among the candidates in the Republican-leaning district is Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love.
"I looked at the direction this country is going in ... I decided if there was something I could do that was positive I would have to do it."
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MINUTEMAN PAC WARNS OF IMPERIAL PRESIDENCYAn influential Minuteman PAC is weighing in on the argument over Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, with a call for concerned citizens across the country to flood their state secretaries of state offices with requests that Obama be removed from the 2012 ballot.
There have been dozens of leaders, politicians and personalities who have expressed concern that Obama likely does not meet the constitutional requirement of being a "natural born citizen" to be president.
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MITCH DANIELS'S RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNIONHere's the full text of Mitch Daniels's response to the State of the Union, as prepared for delivery:
"The status of 'loyal opposition' imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities: to show respect for the Presidency and its occupant, to express agreement where it exists. Republicans tonight salute our President, for instance, for his aggressive pursuit of the murderers of 9/11, and for bravely backing long overdue changes in public education. I personally would add to that list admiration for the strong family commitment that he and the First Lady have displayed to a nation sorely needing such examples.
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DEMI MOORE RUSHED TO HOSPITALFOR SUBSTANCE ABUSEDemi Moore was rushed to the hospital Monday night ... and we're told the issue is substance abuse.
Law enforcement tells us a 911 call was placed at 10:45 PM Monday night. Paramedics responded to Demi's L.A. home and after assessing her for a half hour, she was transported to a local hospital.
Sources tell us she is being placed in a facility to "seek further professional assistance." Our sources say the treatment is for substance abuse.
Demi's rep said, "Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health. She looks forward to getting well and is grateful for the support of her family and friends."
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MICK JAGGER BOWS OUT OF POLITICAL EVENTBritish Prime Minister David Cameron at the Davos forum because he was being used as a "political football".
The Rolling Stones frontman, whose hits include "Sympathy for the Devil", was due to strut his stuff at a so-called tea party being held to promote Britain at the gathering of the world's economic elite in the Swiss resort.
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WHERE WILL OBAMA SIDE ON MUD PUDDLES?If jobs are on President Obama's mind, he should care about the U.S. logging industry. In 46 of the 50 states, forestry ranks in the top 10 manufacturing industries. It employs about 2.5 million Americans and pays $87 billion in wages annually. Its annual sales are $230 billion, including exports of roughly $35 billion.
Those jobs and that revenue now face a man-made crisis -- more specifically, a Big Green environmentalist-made crisis. Obama's administration could weigh in on either side.
For 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has understood silviculture -- the act of harvesting trees, as opposed to processing them -- to be an agricultural activity, not a manufacturing one. The distinction is vital because of particulars in the Clean Water Act. Runoff from "point-source" manufacturing facilities (including saw mills) is closely regulated. Permits are required, and an involved monitoring and remediation process is prescribed.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE WOMAN HELD TEEN AT GUNPOINT AFTER 'RING AND RUN' PRANKRockville Centre attorney is under arrest after allegedly holding a suspected teenage prankster at gunpoint until officers arrived at her home Sunday night, Nassau County police said.
Bernadette Greenwald, 47, apparently lost her cool after someone repeatedly rang her doorbell and ran from the home around 11:15 p.m. Sunday.
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WHO WOULD PAY $5,000 TO USE GOOGLE? (YOU)New research finds people fork over $5,000 worth of personal information a year to Google in exchange for access to its "free services" such as Gmail and search. While many view this as a fair trade, privacy experts say the Internet giant's latest plan to pool user data from its various sites make it less so.
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DELINQUENT: FEDS, MILITARY OWE $3.4B IN UNPAID TAXESFrom postal workers to congressional staffers, federal workers failed to pay billions in taxes in 2010. According to records released by the Internal Revenue Service, active and retired federal employees and military personnel combined owed $3,420,168,684 in unpaid taxes for 2010, an increase of more than 3 percent over the previous year.
As has been the case in past years, the agency with employees who owe the most in unpaid taxes is the U.S. Postal Service, where 25,640 employees owe nearly $270 million. Employees in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives owe more the $10 million. Active duty military owe more than $100 million.
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HEAD KNOCKED OFF JESUS STATUE OUTSIDE DORCHESTER CHURCHSomeone smashed the head off of a statue of Jesus in Dorchester.
The Rev. Jack Ahern of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Church said he found the statue's head lying on the ground in pieces last weekend.
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NH BILL WOULD ALLOW SERVICE REFUSAL TO GAY COUPLESNew Hampshire business owners could soon have the legal right to decide who they serve.
Lawmakers are debating a bill that would let a business refuse service to any couple, for any reason.
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SERIAL KILLER TARGETING PIT BULLS IN HOUSTON AREAA pet serial killer is on the loose in the Houston area.
Seven dogs were found dead, six of them pit bulls, over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Three of those pit bulls were fatally shot, while the other four dogs suffered blunt trauma to the head.
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FRIED FOOD HEART RISK 'A MYTH'They say there is mounting research that it is the type of oil used, and whether or not it has been used before, that really matters.
The latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, found no association between the frequency of fried food consumption in Spain - where olive and sunflower oils are mostly used - and the incidence of serious heart disease.
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MAN DETAINED NEAR HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT RELEASED The Secret Service took a man into custody Tuesday afternoon who had a gun in his vehicle next to the home of former President George W. Bush. He said he was attempting to deliver a "spiritual message" to the former president.
Dallas police sources told News 8 that police were called to the 10000 block of Daria Place by the request of the Secret Service. They detained a man who was believed to be armed with a gun.
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GETTING OUT: 1,000+ AMERICANS DITCHED THEIR CITIZENSHIP OVER TAXESRather than deal with the complexities of U.S. tax law, Americans living overseas are increasingly renouncing their citizenship in order to avoid paying their income taxes.
According to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, approximately 4,000 people gave up their citizenship from fiscal year 2005 to FY 2010. Renunciations increased sharply within the past three years, from 146 in FY 2008 to 1,534 in FY 2010. And during the first two quarters of FY 2011 alone, 1,024 Americans ditched their citizenship.
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GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PRIVACY CHANGES ACROSS PRODUCTS; USERS CAN'T OPT OUTGoogle said Tuesday it will require users to allow the company to follow their activities across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a radical shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices.
The information will enable Google to develop a fuller picture of how people use its growing empire of Web sites. Consumers will have no choice but to accept the changes.
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