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Jul
2009
Terror Case May Force Obama’s Hand on ‘State Secrets’  

28 minutes ago by Spencer Ackerman

President Barack Obama (WDCpix) A long-awaited filing Thursday in the al-Haramain v. Bush terrorism case before a San Francisco federal judge presents a dare to the Obama administration: embrace the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance claims, invoke a secrecy doctrine that Attorney Genera ...

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Winston Churchill  

1 hour ago by Slotylo

"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things."

Defigo Postremo - defigopostremo.blogspot.com

A VERY INTERESTING POST and ONE THE DEMOCRATS LIBERALS HATE  

2 hours ago by Lee S. Gliddon, Jr.

“Families - The True Strength of America “ By Ron Ewart , President National Association of Rural Landowners © Copyright July 9th, 2009 - All Rights Reserved The glue that binds us all together is the bond forged in families - husband, wife and children. It is a powerful bond, held together by love, ...

Desert Conservative - desertconservative.com · Rank: 52,163 · 57 references

CA: Group asks Tracy to drop religion from invocations  

2 hours ago by Alliance Alert

Mike Martinez reports in the San Joaquin Herald: "A Wisconsin group acting 'on behalf of concerned Tracy residents' is asking the Tracy City Council to stop beginning its meetings with prayers that often reference Christianity and invoke the name of God. In a six-page letter to the city, the attorne ...

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It's not often that I want to see an editor buried up to his neck in fire ants  

3 hours ago by Brenda

How come it's still okay to say and do this kind of thing to women? When does advocating this kind of abuse cross over into hate speech? Nobody would get away with recommending such "clever" and "subtle" ways of telling someone to be less flaming in their gayness. Maybe they think it's not hateful o ...

Pigeon-shaped space angel - indefatigable42.livejournal.com · 31 references

Why CU Is Billing Ward Churchill for $10,000  

3 hours ago by Michael de Yoanna

The announcement follows a ruling earlier this week by Denver District Judge Larry Naves, who vacated a jury's findings that the university's Board of Regents were wrong to fire Churchill from his position as an ethnic studies professor and award him $1.

5280 Magazine - 5280.com/blog · Rank: 14,063 · 84 references

Natalie Grant Surprises Contestants, Three Singers Voted Out, but One is ...  

4 hours ago by Christian Newswire

Encores July 11 (8 P.M./1 A.M.) & July 12 (8 P.M./11 P.M.) ET Contact: Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel, 770-692-4579 ATLANTA, July 9 /Christian Newswire/ — Natalie Grant surprised contestants, then helped coach their performances, while three singers were sent packing, but in a surprise twist, one w ...

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Texas: San Marcos City Council votes to continue prayer  

4 hours ago by ADF Alliance Alert

San Marco Ministerial Association reports: "Basically, prayers will be open to all faiths of San Marcos and the prayers can not promote or demote any religion over another."

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Judge Sotomayor decisions are mainstream, the Brennan Center Reports  

4 hours ago by cara

A team of attorneys and legal interns from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law reviewed every single constitutional case Judge Sotomayor decided in her decade on the Second Circuit. After reviewing 1,194 cases the Brennan Center found that Judge Sotomayor was squarely in the center o ...

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Women’s Coalition for Justice: Conservative Women Leaders Speak Out on ...  

4 hours ago by Christian Newswire

Contact: Joy Yearout, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674, jyearout@sba-list.org WASHINGTON, July 9 /Christian Newswire/ — Members of the Women’s Coalition for Justice released the following statements in advance of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor beg ...

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