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Peres: Stolen Auschwitz sign has deep historical significance

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

President Shimon Peres met with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Copenhagen on Friday to discuss the theft of the infamous entrance sign to the former Nazi death camp [...]


Peres: Stolen Auschwitz sign has deep historical significance

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

President Shimon Peres met with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Copenhagen on Friday to discuss the theft of the infamous entrance sign to the former Nazi death camp [...]


Czech President Klaus: Global Warming Not Science, but a ‘New Religion’ – Fox

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

Czech President Klaus: Global Warming Not Science, but a ‘New Religion’ – Fox

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

Obama: ‘Meaningful’ deal reached on climate – USA Today

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:05 PM PST

Obama: ‘Meaningful’ deal reached on climate – USA Today

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:05 PM PST

Iran to West: Stop threats if you want nuclear deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:00 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday said Tehran is ready to reach a deal over its contentious nuclear program if the United States and other Western countries stop making threats, French news agency AFP [...]


Iran to West: Stop threats if you want nuclear deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:00 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday said Tehran is ready to reach a deal over its contentious nuclear program if the United States and other Western countries stop making threats, French news agency AFP [...]


Pope John Paul II a Saint?

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:51 PM PST

Commentators Available on Canonization Process and the Life of Pope John Paul II Contact: Christine Schicker, The Maximus Group, 404-610-8871 ATLANTA, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pope John Paul II, a man loved and revered by millions of Catholics across the globe, may be one step closer to sainthood. Tomorrow, Pope Benedict XVI is expected to approve the "heroic virtues" of the late Pontiff as part of a series of decrees prepared by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, bestowi Source: The Maximus [...]


Pope John Paul II a Saint?

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:51 PM PST

Commentators Available on Canonization Process and the Life of Pope John Paul II Contact: Christine Schicker, The Maximus Group, 404-610-8871 ATLANTA, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pope John Paul II, a man loved and revered by millions of Catholics across the globe, may be one step closer to sainthood. Tomorrow, Pope Benedict XVI is expected to approve the "heroic virtues" of the late Pontiff as part of a series of decrees prepared by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, bestowi Source: The Maximus [...]


Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid ‘Burn in Hell’ Video Competitions Announce Winner; Will the Sequel be ‘Bob Casey Joins Reid in Hell’?

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST

Winning video made by children! See 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place videos at: www.youtube.com/randallterry#p/u/22/hozLxIiiJWs Contact: Catherine Veritas, for Mr. Terry, 904-687-9804, 703-538-2325 MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Randall Terry states: "We did this video competition half in jest, half in reality. As a Catholic Christian, I own the fact that Pelosi and Reid really will go to hell if they die unrepentant with the blood of millions of babies on their hands. And if t Source: Society for Truth and [...]


Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid ‘Burn in Hell’ Video Competitions Announce Winner; Will the Sequel be ‘Bob Casey Joins Reid in Hell’?

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST

Winning video made by children! See 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place videos at: www.youtube.com/randallterry#p/u/22/hozLxIiiJWs Contact: Catherine Veritas, for Mr. Terry, 904-687-9804, 703-538-2325 MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Randall Terry states: "We did this video competition half in jest, half in reality. As a Catholic Christian, I own the fact that Pelosi and Reid really will go to hell if they die unrepentant with the blood of millions of babies on their hands. And if t Source: Society for Truth and [...]


Israel and Turkey agree bilateral ties back on track

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:24 PM PST

President Shimon Peres and Turkish President Abdullah Gul said following their official meeting on Friday that they have agreed to resume positive and stable diplomatic relations between the two countries. [...]


Israel and Turkey agree bilateral ties back on track

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:24 PM PST

President Shimon Peres and Turkish President Abdullah Gul said following their official meeting on Friday that they have agreed to resume positive and stable diplomatic relations between the two countries. [...]


Report: Netanyahu behind delaying Shalit deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:03 PM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reluctant to sign a deal presented to him three weeks ago to secure the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, Fox News reports. [...]


Report: Netanyahu behind delaying Shalit deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:03 PM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reluctant to sign a deal presented to him three weeks ago to secure the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, Fox News reports. [...]


Report: Netanyahu reluctant to sign Shalit deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:34 PM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reluctant to sign a deal presented to him three weeks ago to secure the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, Fox News reports. [...]


Report: Netanyahu reluctant to sign Shalit deal

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:34 PM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reluctant to sign a deal presented to him three weeks ago to secure the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, Fox News reports. [...]


Leaders, Activists Throwing in the Towel in Copenhagen? – Fox

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST

Leaders, Activists Throwing in the Towel in Copenhagen? – Fox

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST

Spain: We’ll strive for a Palestinian state in 2010

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:30 PM PST

The Spanish Foreign Minister said on Friday that Spain, as the next European Union president, intends on working towards a Palestinian state in 2010. [...]


Spain: We’ll strive for a Palestinian state in 2010

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:30 PM PST

The Spanish Foreign Minister said on Friday that Spain, as the next European Union president, intends on working towards a Palestinian state in 2010. [...]


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Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:24 PM PST

Dear Tom:

I am outraged at the massive expansion of government on Obama's watch and am deeply concerned about the Obama administration's penchant for secrecy and corruption. It is important to have an independent watchdog organization like Judicial Watch keeping the Obama administration and Congress honest.

That's why I am making my most generous tax-deductible donation (which I understand will doubled by another Judicial Watch benefactor) [...]


Donate

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:24 PM PST

Dear Tom:

I am outraged at the massive expansion of government on Obama's watch and am deeply concerned about the Obama administration's penchant for secrecy and corruption. It is important to have an independent watchdog organization like Judicial Watch keeping the Obama administration and Congress honest.

That's why I am making my most generous tax-deductible donation (which I understand will doubled by another Judicial Watch benefactor) [...]


TSA Clears Illegal Immigrants To Work At NY Airport

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST

In the latest of many shameful lapses, the federal agency in charge of securing the nation's transportation system approved background checks for a dozen illegal immigrants working in sensitive areas of a busy U.S. airport.

The illegal aliens, from Central America and Mexico, worked in operational areas of Stewart International Airport, a 2,400-acre facility located about 60 miles north of New York City. Stewart is a major passenger airport for the state's mid-Hudson region that also handles large quantities of cargo and serves as a military field.

The illegal aliens all had security badges approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency created after the 2001 terrorist attacks mainly to protect airlines. The TSA's national background check failed to detect the fake Social Security numbers and other bogus documents provided by the illegal immigrants to obtain clearance.  

So the embattled 43,000-member Homeland Security agency, which has received hundreds of millions of dollars from Congress to fulfill its mission, granted the undocumented aliens "trusted agent" security badges. This allowed them to work at an airport warehouse business and access key operational areas. An alert airport employee noticed the suspicious documents and reported the illegal aliens. 

This sort of negligence is par for the course for the TSA, which has come under fire in recent years for leaving airplanes extremely vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Just last month the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General revealed that the TSA is failing to ensure the security of tens of thousands of cargo packages transported daily in the bellies of passenger planes, leaving aircraft at risk of a terrorist attack.

That probe also found that workers who handle the cargo had not received the required background checks or training, further adding to the security crisis. Previous Inspector General probes have over the years revealed similar problems in the TSA's dismal air cargo security system and exposed dozens of security failures in other crucial areas [...]


TSA Clears Illegal Immigrants To Work At NY Airport

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST

In the latest of many shameful lapses, the federal agency in charge of securing the nation's transportation system approved background checks for a dozen illegal immigrants working in sensitive areas of a busy U.S. airport.

The illegal aliens, from Central America and Mexico, worked in operational areas of Stewart International Airport, a 2,400-acre facility located about 60 miles north of New York City. Stewart is a major passenger airport for the state's mid-Hudson region that also handles large quantities of cargo and serves as a military field.

The illegal aliens all had security badges approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency created after the 2001 terrorist attacks mainly to protect airlines. The TSA's national background check failed to detect the fake Social Security numbers and other bogus documents provided by the illegal immigrants to obtain clearance.  

So the embattled 43,000-member Homeland Security agency, which has received hundreds of millions of dollars from Congress to fulfill its mission, granted the undocumented aliens "trusted agent" security badges. This allowed them to work at an airport warehouse business and access key operational areas. An alert airport employee noticed the suspicious documents and reported the illegal aliens. 

This sort of negligence is par for the course for the TSA, which has come under fire in recent years for leaving airplanes extremely vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Just last month the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General revealed that the TSA is failing to ensure the security of tens of thousands of cargo packages transported daily in the bellies of passenger planes, leaving aircraft at risk of a terrorist attack.

That probe also found that workers who handle the cargo had not received the required background checks or training, further adding to the security crisis. Previous Inspector General probes have over the years revealed similar problems in the TSA's dismal air cargo security system and exposed dozens of security failures in other crucial areas [...]


Contemporary Christian Recording Artist Melissa Pierre-Louis Releases Free Christmas e-Album, Launches Operation Touch Web Site for Free Downloads

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

Contact: Jeannie Clary, 727-278-8216 CHARLOTTE, NC, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Looking for ways to celebrate the Christmas season without adding to your credit card bill? Tired of listening to six versions of "Winter Wonderland" on the radio? Contemporary Christian singer Melissa Pierre-Louis is offering free downloads of original Christmas songs on her newly launched Web site Operation Touch (www.operationtouch.org). On Operation Touch, the 22-year-old recording artist performs th Source: J. Clary Public [...]


Contemporary Christian Recording Artist Melissa Pierre-Louis Releases Free Christmas e-Album, Launches Operation Touch Web Site for Free Downloads

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

Contact: Jeannie Clary, 727-278-8216 CHARLOTTE, NC, Dec. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Looking for ways to celebrate the Christmas season without adding to your credit card bill? Tired of listening to six versions of "Winter Wonderland" on the radio? Contemporary Christian singer Melissa Pierre-Louis is offering free downloads of original Christmas songs on her newly launched Web site Operation Touch (www.operationtouch.org). On Operation Touch, the 22-year-old recording artist performs th Source: J. Clary Public [...]


Senator Casey, Filibuster, Health Care and Abortion: Pro-Lifers to Hold Vigil at Senator Casey’s Home in P.A. ‘Truth Truck’ Will be Present. ‘A Vote for Cloture is a Vote for Murder by Abortion.’

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:55 AM PST

Contact: Diana Roccograndi, 904-687-9804 SCRANTON, Penn., Dec., 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pennsylvania Pro-lifers to hold vigil at Casey's home; "A Vote for Cloture is a vote for murder by abortion." Beginning this evening, December 18, pro-lifers from P.A. will hold a daily vigil at Senator Casey's home in the Scranton area until the vote for cloture. The "buzz on the hill" is that Casey will vote for cloture - which is a vote against a filibuster, and a vote to end th Source: Society for Truth and [...]


Obama: Climate Talks Progressing With China But Deal May Be Out of Reach – Fox

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:05 AM PST

Iranians seize Iraqi oil well, Iraq official says – AP

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST

Iranians seize Iraqi oil well, Iraq official says – AP

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST

Storms flood Florida, bear snow for mid-Atlantic – USA Toda;y

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST

Storms flood Florida, bear snow for mid-Atlantic – USA Toda;y

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST

Israel: Arrest ‘inhumane’ Auschwitz sign thieves

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:18 AM PST

Israel urged Polish authorities on Friday to locate the "inhumane" thieves of the infamous entrance sign to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, which was reported stolen earlier in the day. [...]


Israel: Arrest ‘inhumane’ Auschwitz sign thieves

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:18 AM PST

Israel urged Polish authorities on Friday to locate the "inhumane" thieves of the infamous entrance sign to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, which was reported stolen earlier in the day. [...]


A merry Christmas; Senate eyes Dec. 24 vote on healthcare reform legislation

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:58 AM PST

The Senate is heading toward a Christmas Eve vote to pass landmark healthcare legislation, but instead of holiday cheer, Democrats and Republicans are digging in for trench warfare. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is determined to finish work before the Christmas holiday and has set a schedule that would end with a final vote on the evening of Dec. 24. Read entire [...]


A merry Christmas; Senate eyes Dec. 24 vote on healthcare reform legislation

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:58 AM PST

The Senate is heading toward a Christmas Eve vote to pass landmark healthcare legislation, but instead of holiday cheer, Democrats and Republicans are digging in for trench warfare. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is determined to finish work before the Christmas holiday and has set a schedule that would end with a final vote on the evening of Dec. 24. Read entire [...]


DOJ Issues Gag Order In Black Panther Probe

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:36 AM PST

The Justice Department has ordered government lawyers who filed a complaint against the New Black Panther Party for intimidating voters in last year's presidential election not to cooperate with a nonpartisan civil rights commission investigating how the Obama Administration handled the case.

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint in Philadelphia against members of the radical black revolutionary group for bullying voters with racial insults, profanity and weapons. Clad in military attire, the Black Panther thugs were captured on video in front of precincts during the 2008 presidential election. 

But the case was abruptly killed by a top Justice Department official just as a federal judge was preparing to punish the Black Panthers for ignoring the charges and refusing to appear in court. The order came from Loretta King, who at the time was President Obama's acting assistant Attorney General for the civil rights division. No explanation was offered for the sudden dismissal and outrage ensued among federal prosecutors handling the case. 

Now the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a fact-finding nonpartisan agency with subpoena power to investigate discrimination complaints—including allegations that citizens are deprived of their right to vote—is digging into the matter. The panel, which has eight commissioners—four appointed by the president and the rest appointed by Congress—then submits reports, findings and recommendations to the White House and legislature.

Last week the commission subpoenaed at least two Justice Department lawyers involved in the Black Panther case and sought documents from the agency to explain why the complaint was dropped, according to a news report published this week. A top Justice Department official ordered the government attorneys' silence in a letter that said "well-established" and "lawful" Justice Department guidelines prohibit cooperation in the commission probe.

The letter further trashes the Civil Rights Commission and diminishes its mission by saying that it "possesses no authority to initiate criminal prosecution of anyone" and does not have the authority to enforce subpoenas. The commission only has the ability to make referrals and recommendations to the Justice Department, the directive says. 

A member of the Civil Rights Commission challenged the gag order, pointing out that his panel is duly authorized by statute to review and report on enforcement activities of the Justice Department and similar government agencies. The commission's job, he reminds, is to serve as a watchdog of federal and state enforcement agencies. That is why Congress has instructed all agencies to comply fully with the commission's request, he said. 

The Civil Rights Commission launched the probe, which could include public hearings in Washington and Philadelphia, to reveal whether the decision to drop the charges against the Black Panthers constituted a departure from prior enforcement policy. It also wants to determine if the Justice Department's actions might lead to more illegal voter intimidation in future elections.

The Obama Administration clearly doesn't want the details of this heated case and apparent coverup to be made public. Otherwise, it would allow federal prosecutors to cooperate fully with the Civil Rights Commission's investigation. Yet another promise of unprecedented transparency has been broken by the [...]


DOJ Issues Gag Order In Black Panther Probe

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:36 AM PST

The Justice Department has ordered government lawyers who filed a complaint against the New Black Panther Party for intimidating voters in last year's presidential election not to cooperate with a nonpartisan civil rights commission investigating how the Obama Administration handled the case.

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint in Philadelphia against members of the radical black revolutionary group for bullying voters with racial insults, profanity and weapons. Clad in military attire, the Black Panther thugs were captured on video in front of precincts during the 2008 presidential election. 

But the case was abruptly killed by a top Justice Department official just as a federal judge was preparing to punish the Black Panthers for ignoring the charges and refusing to appear in court. The order came from Loretta King, who at the time was President Obama's acting assistant Attorney General for the civil rights division. No explanation was offered for the sudden dismissal and outrage ensued among federal prosecutors handling the case. 

Now the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a fact-finding nonpartisan agency with subpoena power to investigate discrimination complaints—including allegations that citizens are deprived of their right to vote—is digging into the matter. The panel, which has eight commissioners—four appointed by the president and the rest appointed by Congress—then submits reports, findings and recommendations to the White House and legislature.

Last week the commission subpoenaed at least two Justice Department lawyers involved in the Black Panther case and sought documents from the agency to explain why the complaint was dropped, according to a news report published this week. A top Justice Department official ordered the government attorneys' silence in a letter that said "well-established" and "lawful" Justice Department guidelines prohibit cooperation in the commission probe.

The letter further trashes the Civil Rights Commission and diminishes its mission by saying that it "possesses no authority to initiate criminal prosecution of anyone" and does not have the authority to enforce subpoenas. The commission only has the ability to make referrals and recommendations to the Justice Department, the directive says. 

A member of the Civil Rights Commission challenged the gag order, pointing out that his panel is duly authorized by statute to review and report on enforcement activities of the Justice Department and similar government agencies. The commission's job, he reminds, is to serve as a watchdog of federal and state enforcement agencies. That is why Congress has instructed all agencies to comply fully with the commission's request, he said. 

The Civil Rights Commission launched the probe, which could include public hearings in Washington and Philadelphia, to reveal whether the decision to drop the charges against the Black Panthers constituted a departure from prior enforcement policy. It also wants to determine if the Justice Department's actions might lead to more illegal voter intimidation in future elections.

The Obama Administration clearly doesn't want the details of this heated case and apparent coverup to be made public. Otherwise, it would allow federal prosecutors to cooperate fully with the Civil Rights Commission's investigation. Yet another promise of unprecedented transparency has been broken by the [...]


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