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Aid Groups Launch Haiti Mass Vaccination Campaign – Fox

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:40 PM PST


Keeping Our Lord Company for 40 Years

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:17 PM PST

Contact: Mario Bruschi, 917-597-3453 NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Padre Pio Prayer Group of Our Lady of Peace Church is pleased to announce that they are celebrating their 40th Anniversary of the All Night Vigil. The 40th Anniversary celebration is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 9:30pm until Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 5:30am. His Excellency, Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in New York, will be the main celebrant for the Vigil Source: Cathedral of St Patrick Young [...]


Keeping Our Lord Company for 40 Years

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:17 PM PST

Contact: Mario Bruschi, 917-597-3453 NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Padre Pio Prayer Group of Our Lady of Peace Church is pleased to announce that they are celebrating their 40th Anniversary of the All Night Vigil. The 40th Anniversary celebration is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 9:30pm until Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 5:30am. His Excellency, Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in New York, will be the main celebrant for the Vigil Source: Cathedral of St Patrick Young [...]


The Mind-changing Myths of AVATAR – Kjos

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:53 PM PST

The tall, long-tailed natives of Pandora, a distant earth-like moon, fit into a unified spiritual network that links all of nature. They ride through the skies on powerful birds, climb the stony walls of magnificent hanging mountains, worship their goddess, and despise the corporate monstrosity that has invaded their habitat in search of priceless resources. [...]


The Mind-changing Myths of AVATAR – Kjos

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:53 PM PST

The tall, long-tailed natives of Pandora, a distant earth-like moon, fit into a unified spiritual network that links all of nature. They ride through the skies on powerful birds, climb the stony walls of magnificent hanging mountains, worship their goddess, and despise the corporate monstrosity that has invaded their habitat in search of priceless resources. [...]


Israel protests to Russia over Hamas leader Meshal’s visit

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:36 PM PST

Just days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled visit to Moscow, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal made his own trip to meet with Russian [...]


Israel protests to Russia over Hamas leader Meshal’s visit

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:36 PM PST

Just days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled visit to Moscow, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal made his own trip to meet with Russian [...]


In Honor of its Bicentennial and Black History Month, RPTS Releases Digital Version of Alexander McLeod’s 1804 ‘Negro Slavery Unjustifiable’ and Accompanying Video Documentary

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:20 PM PST

Contact: Grant Van Leuven, 412-731-8690 ext. 108 PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Rev. Alexander McLeod penned the following words in a chilling cry of exhortation to his church and America in his 1802 work, "Negro Slavery Unjustifiable: A Discourse", which the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) now makes available in digital form along with a documentary video on its website at www.rpts.edu in honor of its 2010 bicentennial and Black History Month: "The t Source: Reformed Presbyterian Theological [...]


In Honor of its Bicentennial and Black History Month, RPTS Releases Digital Version of Alexander McLeod’s 1804 ‘Negro Slavery Unjustifiable’ and Accompanying Video Documentary

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:20 PM PST

Contact: Grant Van Leuven, 412-731-8690 ext. 108 PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Rev. Alexander McLeod penned the following words in a chilling cry of exhortation to his church and America in his 1802 work, "Negro Slavery Unjustifiable: A Discourse", which the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) now makes available in digital form along with a documentary video on its website at www.rpts.edu in honor of its 2010 bicentennial and Black History Month: "The t Source: Reformed Presbyterian Theological [...]


Planned Parenthood Effort to Expand Injunction Sputters

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:11 PM PST

Contact: Dana Cody, Esq., Life Legal Defense Foundation, 916-727-4396   SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood's latest attempt to banish sidewalk counselors from in front of its clinic in San Mateo, California, appeared likely to go down in defeat after a judge made a preliminary ruling that the abortion business had failed to prove its case against long-time pro-life advocate Ross Foti.   Over five years ago, Mr. Foti entered into a mutually bindi Source: Life Legal Defense [...]


Iran FM: Israel is a crazy country run by crazy people

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:40 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Manchour Mottaki declared Monday that Israel was now weaker than ever before, adding that it was a "crazy country run by crazy [...]


Turmoil at NY Times as Israel bureau chief’s son enlists in IDF

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST

Several New York Times editors have engaged in a battle of opinions of late, after Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner son announced that he had recently joined the Israel Defense Forces. [...]


Calling all Christian Readers to Vote for the Book of the Year

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:28 PM PST

Contact: Sarah Bolme, Christian Small Publishers Association, 704-277-7194 CHARLOTTE, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- All Christian book readers are invited to vote for the 2010 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award. Although small publishers are often less well known than larger publishing houses, they produce fresh and innovative books to inspire readers or fill niche needs. The Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year award honors books produced by small publishers for outstan Source: Christian Small Publishers [...]


Stock Investors See Threats From All Directions – NewsMax

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:27 PM PST


Stock Investors See Threats From All Directions – NewsMax

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:27 PM PST


IAEA prepares to intervene as Iran declares new nuclear plans

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:25 PM PST

The United Nations nuclear watchdog fears Iran's plan to start producing higher-enriched uranium will damage chances to save a proposed atomic fuel supply deal between Tehran and world powers and is prepared to intervene as necessary, its spokeswoman said on [...]


IAEA prepares to intervene as Iran declares new nuclear plans

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:25 PM PST

The United Nations nuclear watchdog fears Iran's plan to start producing higher-enriched uranium will damage chances to save a proposed atomic fuel supply deal between Tehran and world powers and is prepared to intervene as necessary, its spokeswoman said on [...]


Rep. Murtha Dead at 77 – Fox

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:25 PM PST


Rep. Murtha Dead at 77 – Fox

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:25 PM PST


Inquiry begins in deadly power plant blast – CNN

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:22 PM PST


Inquiry begins in deadly power plant blast – CNN

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:22 PM PST


Hamas leader Meshal: Israel has made Mideast peace impossible

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:06 PM PST

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal said Monday that he sees no prospects for a Middle East peace settlement, telling reporters during a visit to Moscow that Israel's continued military offensives and occupation made such an agreement [...]


Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on borders

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:02 PM PST

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday that renewed peace talks with Israel under U.S. mediation must focus first and foremost on the issue of [...]


Dramatic About-Face Will Save ‘Beit Yehonatan’ in Jerusalem

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:45 PM PST

Interior Minister Yishai confirmed a report that the Jewish-owned Beit Yehonatan building in eastern Jerusalem will remain standing.


Dramatic About-Face Will Save ‘Beit Yehonatan’ in Jerusalem

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:45 PM PST

Interior Minister Yishai confirmed a report that the Jewish-owned Beit Yehonatan building in eastern Jerusalem will remain standing.


Swastikas and racist graffiti smeared on French mosque

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:27 PM PST

Swastikas and racist and anti-Moslem graffiti were discovered Monday on the Great Mosque of the city of Saint-Etienne, French media [...]


Swastikas and racist graffiti smeared on French mosque

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:27 PM PST

Swastikas and racist and anti-Moslem graffiti were discovered Monday on the Great Mosque of the city of Saint-Etienne, French media [...]


Violent Arabs Riot in Eastern Jerusalem Injure Policemen

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST

Arabs challenged Israeli authority in eastern Jerusalem, hurling rocks in violent riots that wounded five policemen. One officer was hospitalized.


Violent Arabs Riot in Eastern Jerusalem Injure Policemen

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST

Arabs challenged Israeli authority in eastern Jerusalem, hurling rocks in violent riots that wounded five policemen. One officer was hospitalized.


Swastikas, racist graffiti smeared on French mosque

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:14 PM PST

About a dozen inscriptions were painted on the walls of the Great Mosque in [...]


Swastikas, racist graffiti smeared on French mosque

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:14 PM PST

About a dozen inscriptions were painted on the walls of the Great Mosque in [...]


Iran FM: Israel is a crazy country run by crazies

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Manchour Mottaki declared Monday that Israel was now weaker than ever before, adding that it was a "crazy country run by crazy [...]


Iran FM: Israel is a crazy country run by crazies

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Manchour Mottaki declared Monday that Israel was now weaker than ever before, adding that it was a "crazy country run by crazy [...]


Tattoos Save Convict From Deportation

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:03 PM PST

A convicted felon cannot be deported because tattooed criminals like him are often harassed by gangs and police in his native El Salvador, according to a federal appellate court that overruled both an immigration judge and the Justice Department's Board of Immigration Appeals.

The preposterous ruling was issued a few days ago by the abhorrently liberal and frequently overturned 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case involves a violent multiple offender from El Salvador (Gregory Aguilar-Ramos) who has been convicted in the United States of serious crimes, including robbery and theft with priors. 

As a child the felon became a U.S. resident but, under federal law, his felony convictions require he be deported. In 2005 the Department of Homeland Security began the process, citing his conviction of an aggravated felony and two violent crimes of moral turpitude. A year later Aguilar-Ramos sought asylum, claiming that he feared gangs and police in El Salvador would target him because of his "multiple tattoos" and "status as a deportee from the United States." 

An immigration judge denied the petition, citing the criminal's failure to prove that he faced torture in his native country. The Board of Immigration Appeals, the nation's highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws, agreed with the decision and Aguilar-Ramos appealed to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit. The case was argued in the southern California city of Pasadena a few months ago.

The sympathetic three-judge panel based its decision largely on the testimony of an "expert" who monitors gangs and police in El Salvador. He testified that deportees like Aguilar face years in jail, death or serious injury in prison as well as harassment by police or military patrols. In some cases, they face "death squads" that operate with the awareness of the government," according to the 10-page ruling

Before deporting Aguilar to El Salvador immigration officials must seriously consider that police and gangs in the tiny Central American nation harass, persecute and kill tattooed criminal deportees like him, the decision says. 

These sorts of outrageous rulings are par for the course for the western appeals court, the largest of the nation's 13 appellate courts. The 9th Circuit is best known for getting overturned by the Supreme Court more than any other. This term alone, the High Court reversed 94% of its rulings in cases involving issues such as civil rights, prisoners' rights and environmental protection. 

Last year the 9th Circuit Court's chief justice, Alex Kozinski, was embroiled in an embarrassing scandal for operating a publicly accessible website containing sexually explicit and offensive images. The judge's salacious website became an issue in the obscenity trial of a Hollywood adult filmmaker that he presided [...]


Saudis urges firm stance on Israel after Ayalon handshake

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

Saudi Arabia urges international community to take firm stance against Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. [...]


Saudis urges firm stance on Israel after Ayalon handshake

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

Saudi Arabia urges international community to take firm stance against Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. [...]


Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call for July elections

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:53 AM PST

The West Bank-based Palestinian government on Monday called local elections for July, in a move the Hamas Islamist group said was illegitimate. [...]


Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call for July elections

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:53 AM PST

The West Bank-based Palestinian government on Monday called local elections for July, in a move the Hamas Islamist group said was illegitimate. [...]


Africa-Gate? U.N. Fears of Food Shortages Questioned – The U.N.’s controversial climate report is coming under fire – Times of London

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:44 AM PST


Will Israel join the European Union?

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:34 AM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Berlusconi makes proposal in state visit to [...]


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