An Iraqi soldier opened fire on a U.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding three, the U.S. military said, in an attack... »
Abortion
Orange County yanks future funding from Planned Parenthood
Prompted in part by a series of undercover videos exposing legal abuses at Planned Parenthood abortion clinics, California's Orange County Board of Supervisors this week drafted a new policy preventing any of the county's $37 million in tobacco settlement revenue from paying for abortions. WND reported the story of Lila Rose, a college student who, through her Live Action Films ministry,... »
Planned Parenthood fighting to keep taxpayer money
Battling to maintain the flow of state tax money, Planned Parenthood officials in Tennessee are attacking a 20-year-old pro-life activist who uncovered an abortion company employee counseling her to lie to a judge to obtain an abortion. In a letter from Planned Parenthood directed to members of the Tennessee Legislature and posted on the website of WND columnist Jill Stanek, Planned... »
FDA Approves Plan B for 17-Year-Olds
Seventeen-year-olds will soon be able to buy the "morning after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, after the Food and Drug Administration bowed to a federal judge's order Wednesday. Reversing a contentious policy of the Bush administration, the FDA said in a brief statement it will not appeal a judge's order that overturns restrictions limiting... »
Obama presidency awakens pro-life movement
The Obama administration's string of pro-choice appointments and actions in its first 100 days has awakened pro-life Americans in a growing tidal wave of enthusiasm and action. "There was a concern that after the president was elected, the pro-life movement would be so demoralized that it would be almost a death blow," said Charmaine Yoest, president and chief executive officer of... »
Obama boosts anti-abortion recruitment
The first hint of a stir came just after Election Day, when the computer servers at Americans United for Life crashed. People were swamping the Web site to sign a petition urging President-elect Barack Obama to stand firm against abortion. “I got a call from one of our guys, ‘We have a problem,’ ” said Charmaine Yoest, the group’s president and... »
White House confirms it got 2 million red envelopes
The White House mail office has confirmed it received a "deluge" of as many as 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing the empty promise of lives snuffed out in abortion in a massive campaign that was larger than most White House mailing movements in the last 35 years. White House mail worker "Steve" has handled letters for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for more... »
Pharmacists win battle in ‘conscience’ rights case
Pharmacists in Illinois have been granted a victory in their legal battle over their right of conscience, according to the American Center for Law and Justice, an organization dedicated to protecting constitutional rights. The state circuit court in Springfield has issued a temporary restraining order against the governor of Illinois, barring him from enforcing a 2005 administrative regulation that forced pharmacies... »
Senate Rejects Amendment Protecting Abortion-Conscience Rights for Doctors
The Senate on Thursday night rejected an amendment from a pro-life senator that would have provided conscience protection on abortion for doctors and medical centers. The amendment comes at a time when President Barack Obama is considering overturning further protections. Sen Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored an amendment to the Senate budget bill that would protect the right of conscience... »
1 million red envelopes deluge White House
Over one million, empty, red envelopes have poured into the White House mail room, symbolizing the empty promise of lives snuffed out in abortion; and with Red Envelope Day planned for tomorrow, coordinators estimate that number could more than double. The Red Envelope Project is an idea sparked in the mind and prayers of a Massachusetts man, Christ Otto, who envisioned... »
DNC chair infuriates abortion backers
Tim Kaine, the Virginia governor and President Barack Obama's hand-picked choice as the head of the Democratic National Committee, infuriated abortion-rights groups Monday by signing legislation that gives abortion foes an important symbolic win. Kaine brushed off intense lobbying by abortion rights supporters in Richmond to sign a bill that allows Virginia motorists to advertise their anti-abortion views by sporting "Choose... »
NY Post
- Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature March 17, 2010
- O's middle-class squeeze March 17, 2010 By SCOTT GOTTLIEB
- Hiram shellacked in vote March 17, 2010 By MAGGIE HABERMAN
- Pelosi in sleight of hand March 17, 2010 By GEOFF EARLE and S.A. MILLER Post Correspondents
- Prober: E-mails March 17, 2010 By FREDRIC U. DICKER State Editor
- O cancer gal was $ick over nothing March 17, 2010 By MEGHAN BARR
- Ravitch plan setback March 17, 2010 By FREDRIC U. DICKER State Editor
- Throw the bums out: poll March 17, 2010 By ED ROBINSON
Washington Times
- Judge refuses to delay Blagojevich trial March 17, 2010 Mike Robinson ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Kucinich will vote for health care reform March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Jennifer Haberkorn>
- FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan March 17, 2010 ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Senate OKs jobs bill on bipartisan vote March 17, 2010 Andrew Taylor ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Obama team takes heat over unemployment March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Stephen Dinan>
- Obama, Hill wage intelligence turf battle March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Kara Rowland>
- 'Self-executing rule' decried as a 'trick' March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Jennifer Haberkorn>
- Senate approves modest earmark cut March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Stephen Dinan>
- Political Scene March 17, 2010 STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
- Inside the Beltway March 17, 2010 <StaffMember: Jennifer Harper INSIDE THE BELTWAY>
