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Report: Hamas video shows Shalit in ‘good health’

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:46 PM PDT

A videotape of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit taken about two months ago shows the captive in apparent good health, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. ...


Two reputed mobsters to remain in custody as third set free

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT

A Ramle court on Thursday extended the remand of two reputed crime dons allegedly involved in ongoing drug smuggling and murder scandals, while a third mafia criminal was set free from custody. ...


Obama: U.S. patience with Iran not unlimited

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

After a day of multilateral talks between world powers and Iran over the latter's contentious nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that American patience with the Islamic Republic was "not unlimited". ...


Weighing the Risks of Mass Vaccinations – Time – October 1

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:22 PM PDT

Like most 14-year-old girls, Natalie Morton probably didn’t spend too much time worrying about cervical cancer. But along with all of her female classmates at the Blue Coat Church of England School in Coventry, she received a vaccine on Sept. 28 designed to protect her from the disease. Within a few hours, she was dead. View [...]


High Court Rejects Appeal Against Terrorist Release

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:18 PM PDT

The High Court on Thursday night rejected an urgent appeal by a terror victims' group against the release of jailed female terrorists.


Iran officials make Washington visit

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Bolton: Radicals 'appear to be well on the way to seducing Western diplomats'


IAEA chief expected in Iran to discuss inspection of nuke site

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, is expected to go to Iran this weekend to "work out the details" for inspection of the Islamic Republic's second nuclear facility, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. ...


MAF Responds to Massive Earthquake in Indonesia

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:21 PM PDT

Aviation Ministry Flies in Relief and Assessment Teams amid Devastation Contact: Palmer Holt, 704-663-3303, pholt@maf.org NAMPA, Idaho, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Responding to Indonesia's massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has flown in an assessment team to the devastated city of Padang, in the coastal region of western Sumatra. The quake hit Sept. 30, destroying hundreds of buildings and homes, triggering landslides, knocking out power and cutting of Source: In Christ Communications


FOX News Poll: 61% Say Use Force To Stop Iran – Fox

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:43 PM PDT

Iran to Allow Inspection of Qom Facility

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:42 PM PDT

Iranian diplomats announced Thursday that they would allow international inspectors to view the formerly secret Qom nuclear enrichment site.


You Call This ‘Respect’?

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:41 PM PDT

It's called the "Respect" for Marriage Act of 2009, but -- like most bills backed and driven by the far fringe of the Democratic Party -- even the name is a lie.HR 3567, whatever you want to call it, is a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (whi...


Did Argentinean President Cover Up Jewish Center Bombing?

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:24 PM PDT

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is accused of interfering in the investigation of the 1994 Jewish center bombing in Buenos Aires.


Lebanese man says deported by UAE for refusing to spy on Hezbollah

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

A Lebanese businessman alleged Thursday that he and several hundred compatriots were expelled from the United Arab Emirates because they refused to spy on the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and other ...


Iran, world powers to hold more nuke talks this month

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Aide to EU foreign policy chief says Iran nuclear program is most important aspect of talks with six world powers.


Comment / Journalists play a role when it comes to reports such as Goldstone’s

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Many of the discussions prompted by the release of the United Nations Human Rights Council's fact-finding report in Gaza deal with its validity. ...


Medicaid Infested With Fraud

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:11 PM PDT

As the Obama Administration pushes for universal government-run healthcare a congressional audit reveals exorbitant fraud and abuse in the government's decades-old insurance program for the poor, questioning the feds' ability to handle a bigger plan that covers millions more. 

During a two-year period alone, investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found 65,000 instances of fraud involving Medicaid's prescription drug program in only a handful of states. The estimated cost to U.S. taxpayers is about $65 million but the best part is that state and federal officials failed miserably to prevent the outrageous scams. 

Only five states (California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina and Texas) were probed so the crisis is thought to be much more widespread than documented in the GAO's 18-page report. After all, Medicaid, which is jointly funded by states and the federal government, spends $23 billion on drugs for low-income patients each year. 

In the probed states, about $2.3 million went to practitioners and pharmacies barred or excluded from federal health care programs, including Medicaid. Nearly 2,000 prescriptions were written for dead patients and 1,200 prescriptions were written by dead doctors. The most frequently abused prescription drugs were painkillers and mood-altering medications. 

A detailed chart offers a breakdown of the various drugs that were fraudulently prescribed in the different states and how much Medicaid paid for them. The report also offers numerous anecdotes that illustrate the rampant corruption in the taxpayer-funded program that also covers anchor babies, the offspring illegal immigrants. 

They include a man allowed by county officials in California to use the identity of a deceased person to get Medicaid benefits, a physician who prescribed expensive controlled substances to a dead woman, a Texas mother with a criminal history allowed to get various controlled stimulants in the name of her child and unqualified medical assistants writing prescriptions using dead physicians' licenses. 

In every case, investigators determined that the abuse should have been caught by negligent local, state or federal officials who instead missed the boat and allowed taxpayers to get cheated. This certainly indicates that the government cannot efficiently operate a much larger universal plan that affects the entire country. 

‘Stop using Palestinian gays to whitewash Israel’s image’

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:05 PM PDT

At the recent 'Gay Olympics' - the World Outgames in Copenhagen, Denmark - Tel Aviv was crowned one of the exclusive gay capitals of the world and proudly celebrated by the Israeli ambassador in Denmark. ...


‘A Serious Man’ – The Coen brothers’ most Jewish film to date

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT

They weren't as bored and uninterested as they were when they won the best picture Oscar for "No Country for Old Men," but Joel and Ethan Coen weren't exactly thrilled to be part of a roundtable interview about their latest movie, "A Serious Man." ...


Teen Terrorists Preferred Jail to Home

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:33 AM PDT

Teen terrorists scheduled to be released Friday preferred prison to home. Also slated for freedom: Gaza's "Terrorist Grandma."


Israel mistakenly releases Palestinian prisoner a day ahead of Shalit tape deal

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT

A female Palestinian prisoner scheduled to be released on Friday as part of a deal under which Hamas will give Israel a recent videotape of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was released by prison services Thursday night, outside of any deal framework. ...


Using Palestinian gays to whitewash Israel’s image

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:29 AM PDT

At the recent 'Gay Olympics' - the World Outgames in Copenhagen, Denmark - Tel Aviv was crowned one of the exclusive gay capitals of the world and proudly celebrated by the Israeli ambassador in Denmark. ...


Friendly Planet Travel Makes it Possible for Christians to Follow in the Footsteps of Jesus on a Customized Tour of Israel and Jordan

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:25 AM PDT

Tour leaders or accompanying pastors can often travel free as part of the group tour Contact: Jackie Zima, 610-228-2138, Jackie@GregoryFCA.com JENKINTOWN, Penn., Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christians throughout the world do their best to figuratively follow in Jesus' steps every day. Now discount tour operator Friendly Planet Travel is making it possible for Christians to literally follow in Jesus footsteps in ways most relevant to their beliefs. Friendly Planet Travel, the Inte Source: Gregory FCA


Poll: 56% of American Jews think U.S. should strike Iran

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:07 AM PDT

One day ahead of talks in Geneva between Iran and six major powers - the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany - on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, a national poll finds that 56 percent of American Jews support a U.S. military strike against Iran. ...


Senate committee votes to restore $50 million in funding for abstinence education – BP News

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:04 AM PDT

American Life League, Judy Brown Endorses Missouri Personhood Efforts

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT

Contact: Dr. Gregory Thompson, 417-754-8774, 417-894-5768, personhoodmo@yahoo.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- "American Life League congratulates Greg Thompson and the Personhood Missouri organization for launching the drive to place the vital question of personhood before the people of Missouri. There is no doubt that every preborn human being is a person from the beginning of his or her biological development, and yet this fact is not specifically stated in the law nor Source: Personhood Missouri


Civil Rights Battle for Sanctity of Life Expands to Include Marriage, Family and Parenting

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Contact: Angela, 404-914-7587, astanton1977@gmail.com HAMPTON, VA, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- On the beautiful campus of Hampton University in Virginia, a valiant group of multi-ethnic leaders gathered this week to discuss the state of marriage in America, specifically marriage in Black America; and to sign a related declaration at the site of the historical "Emancipation Oak" where freedwoman Mary Peak taught children of former slaves in 1981. It was noted by Dr. Alved Source: National Black Pro Life-Union


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Pew Research Poll: Support for Abortion Slips

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:59 AM PDT

Issue Ranks Lower in Importance Contact: Loralei Coyle, Communications Manager, 202-419-4556; Robbie Mills, Communications Associate, 202-419-4564; both with Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new national survey by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that fewer Americans express support for abortion than in previous years. In Pew Researc Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life


Mazal Tov! PM Netanyahu Welcomes First Grandchild

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's first grandchild, a boy, was born Wednesday night.


House OKs 2010 Spending for Energy-Water Projects

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:50 AM PDT

The House agreed Thursday to essentially freeze spending on energy and water projects next year after pouring tens of billions of dollars into them as part of last winter's economic stimulus plan.


Piece Be with You: Detroit Pastors Packing Heat

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT

The Rev. Lawrence Adams teaches his flock at the Westside Bible Church to turn the other cheek. Just in case, though, the 54-year-old retired police lieutenant also wears a handgun under his robe.


Senate Defeats Bid to Force General’s Testimony

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:21 AM PDT

The Senate has rejected an effort by Sen. John McCain to force the field commander in Afghanistan to testify before Congress by mid-November.


Expert: Shalit Video a Victory for Hamas

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:56 AM PDT

The former head of the Mossad's MIA department warns that the promised video of Gilad Shalit will serve Hamas's interests, not Israel's.


Germany’s Jewish university looks to the future as it marks 30 years

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:54 AM PDT

Germany's University for Jewish Studies, an academic center of Judaism unique in Europe, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. ...


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Netanyahu nixes call for Israeli inquiry into Gaza war

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:46 AM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nixed the idea of setting up an inquiry committee into alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip as a means of dealing with the Goldstone Commission's report. ...


Israel frees first of 20 women Palestinian prisoners for Shalit tape

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:44 AM PDT

Israel has released the first of 20 female Palestinian prisoners as part of a mini-exchange with Hamas in return for proof-of-life of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, the Palestinian Prisoners Society confirmed Thursday. ...


Stand For Marriage Maine Issues Statement about Opposition to Question 1

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:43 AM PDT

Contact: Scott Fish, 207-458-7185; StandForMarriagemaine.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Marc Mutty, Chairman of the Executive Committee for Stand For Marriage Maine, the official campaign forYes on Question 1, released the following statement today: "People of all faiths and no faith have the right to take a position on Question 1 and communicate that to the public and to their faithful. This right, I would note, extends as well to the Roman Catholic Church and the mo Source: Schubert Flint Public Affairs


Orthodox Christian Laity Praises SCOBA Decision

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:38 AM PDT

Contact George Matsoukas, Executive Director, Orthodox Christian Laity, 877-585-0245; www.ocl.org, www.orthodoxnews.org NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Orthodox Christian Laity expressed strong support for the unanimous decision taken September 25, 2009, by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) to hold a meeting next year on Orthodox unity, describing it as "another major step in the process leading to serious discussion about the future of O Source: Orthodox Christian Laity


Sources: Iran may discuss nukes if talks focus on global proliferation

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Aide to foreign policy chief says Iran nuclear program is most important aspect of talks with six world powers.


Statement By Marc Mutty, Chair, Stand For Marriage Maine Concerning Hearing of Maine Ethics Commission

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

Contact: Scott Fish, 207-458-7185; StandForMarriagemaine.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement can be attributed to Marc Mutty, Chairman of Stand for Marriage Maine: "Stand for Marriage Maine is in complete compliance with Maine campaign disclosure laws. The decision today by the Maine Ethics Commission to open an inquiry based on frivolous allegations concerning the fundraising procedures of one of our allies, the National Organization for Marriage ( Source: Schubert Flint Public Affairs


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