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Clinton: Indirect peace talks to begin next week

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:36 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she expected Israel and the Palestinians to begin indirect peace talks next week, breaking months of deadlock over a key U.S. foreign policy [...]


Clinton: Indirect peace talks to begin next week

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:36 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she expected Israel and the Palestinians to begin indirect peace talks next week, breaking months of deadlock over a key U.S. foreign policy [...]


Obama declares May Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:04 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday declared May Jewish American Heritage Month for 2010, calling it a time to honor "the invaluable contributions Jewish Americans have made to our nation." [...]


Steven Spielberg, Coen brothers urge release of jailed Iranian filmmaker

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:29 PM PDT

A group of film industry luminaries, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, on Friday called on the Iranian government to release jailed director Jafar [...]


Steven Spielberg, Coen brothers urge release of jailed Iranian filmmaker

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:29 PM PDT

A group of film industry luminaries, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, on Friday called on the Iranian government to release jailed director Jafar [...]


Clinton: Proximity talks to begin next week

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:18 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she expected Israel and the Palestinians to begin indirect peace talks next week, breaking months of deadlock over a key U.S. foreign policy [...]


‘Family Talk’ is Largest Launch in Christian Radio History

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:11 PM PDT

Contact: Lee Ann Jackson, 949-681-7600, LJackson@AmbassadorAdvertising.com MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Returning to the national airwaves on Monday, May 3rd, Dr. James Dobson's voice will be heard on over 500 outlets with launch of the new daily "Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson" radio program. Joining Dr. Dobson on each day's broadcast will be co-hosts Ryan Dobson and LuAnne Crane as the program covers a wide variety of topics concerning today's family. Listene Source: National Day of Prayer Task [...]


‘Family Talk’ is Largest Launch in Christian Radio History

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:11 PM PDT

Contact: Lee Ann Jackson, 949-681-7600, LJackson@AmbassadorAdvertising.com MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Returning to the national airwaves on Monday, May 3rd, Dr. James Dobson's voice will be heard on over 500 outlets with launch of the new daily "Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson" radio program. Joining Dr. Dobson on each day's broadcast will be co-hosts Ryan Dobson and LuAnne Crane as the program covers a wide variety of topics concerning today's family. Listene Source: National Day of Prayer Task [...]


Conditions Worsen for Halting Oil Spill’s Advance on Gulf Coastline – Alabama Declares State of Emergency – Fox

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:02 PM PDT


Pentagon Chief Warns Congress Against Changing Military’s Gay Ban for Now – Fox

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:27 PM PDT


Iran: We’ll ‘cut off Israel’s feet’ if it attacks Syria

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Rida Rahimi warned on Friday that Iran would "cut off Israel's feet" if it attacked Syria, French news agency AFP reported. [...]


2 N.Y. men charged with aiding Al-Qaida – Dual citizens were arrested in Middle East, brought back to U.S. – MSNBC

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:01 PM PDT


Religious Jew attacked with knife, iron rod in Strasbourg

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

A practicing Jew was hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked with a knife and iron rod in the center of Strasbourg, the capital of the French Alsace region, media outlets reported on [...]


Religious Jew attacked with knife, iron rod in Strasbourg

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

A practicing Jew was hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked with a knife and iron rod in the center of Strasbourg, the capital of the French Alsace region, media outlets reported on [...]


Florida the Latest State to Opt Out of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion with Help from Americans United for Life

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Contact: Americans United for Life, 202-556-1994, press@aul.org WASHINGTON, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Florida just became the fourth state to pass legislation opting-out of taxpayer-funded abortion provisions established by the new federal health care reform law. Florida's legislation ensures that insurance plans that cover abortions and participate in new health care exchanges cannot receive tax dollars. "The right to life is fundamental to all that we do, and this ensures Source: Americans United for [...]


Florida the Latest State to Opt Out of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion with Help from Americans United for Life

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Contact: Americans United for Life, 202-556-1994, press@aul.org WASHINGTON, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Florida just became the fourth state to pass legislation opting-out of taxpayer-funded abortion provisions established by the new federal health care reform law. Florida's legislation ensures that insurance plans that cover abortions and participate in new health care exchanges cannot receive tax dollars. "The right to life is fundamental to all that we do, and this ensures Source: Americans United for [...]


Report Exposes Unacceptable Risks of Changing Pentagon’s Homosexual Exclusion Policy

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:13 PM PDT

Contact: Cliff Kincaid, America's Survival Inc., 443-964-8208 MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- As "Queer Activists" prepare to hold another civil disobedience protest at the White House, a new blockbuster report argues that the admission of open and active homosexuals into the U.S. Armed Forces threatens the lives of our service personnel. The report, "Asking for Trouble: How Admitting Open Homosexuals to the U.S. Armed Forces Will Undermine Military Readiness, Order, Source: America's Survival, [...]


Report Exposes Unacceptable Risks of Changing Pentagon’s Homosexual Exclusion Policy

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:13 PM PDT

Contact: Cliff Kincaid, America's Survival Inc., 443-964-8208 MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- As "Queer Activists" prepare to hold another civil disobedience protest at the White House, a new blockbuster report argues that the admission of open and active homosexuals into the U.S. Armed Forces threatens the lives of our service personnel. The report, "Asking for Trouble: How Admitting Open Homosexuals to the U.S. Armed Forces Will Undermine Military Readiness, Order, Source: America's Survival, [...]


Florida declares state of emergency in 6 counties – CNN

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:07 PM PDT


Kansas House Fails Veto Override – Votes to Enable Illegal Abortionists

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org     TOPEKA, Kan., April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Kansas House of Representatives today failed in a bid to override Gov. Mark Parkinson's veto of HB 2115, which would have provided new reporting standards for late-term abortions. The vote of 82-4 fell just two votes shy of the 84 votes needed to overri Source: Operation [...]


Kansas House Fails Veto Override – Votes to Enable Illegal Abortionists

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org     TOPEKA, Kan., April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Kansas House of Representatives today failed in a bid to override Gov. Mark Parkinson's veto of HB 2115, which would have provided new reporting standards for late-term abortions. The vote of 82-4 fell just two votes shy of the 84 votes needed to overri Source: Operation [...]


Parents Invited to Submit CUTEST Baby Videos for Next Halo Baby DVD by Sky Angel Productions

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Contact: Karole Davis, Sky Angel, 239-963-3265 MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Sky Angel Productions announces their first-ever online video submission promotion as they begin production of the latest Halo Baby DVD -- Babies Love Babies! Parents are encouraged to submit their cutest baby video now through May 30th for a chance to have their little one included in the fourth DVD in the Halo Baby series. Those who have their baby video selected will receive a FREE Halo Bab Source: Sky Angel US, [...]


Parents Invited to Submit CUTEST Baby Videos for Next Halo Baby DVD by Sky Angel Productions

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Contact: Karole Davis, Sky Angel, 239-963-3265 MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Sky Angel Productions announces their first-ever online video submission promotion as they begin production of the latest Halo Baby DVD -- Babies Love Babies! Parents are encouraged to submit their cutest baby video now through May 30th for a chance to have their little one included in the fourth DVD in the Halo Baby series. Those who have their baby video selected will receive a FREE Halo Bab Source: Sky Angel US, [...]


Lori’s Song: The True Story of an American Woman Held Captive in Iran

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:20 PM PDT

"My true story of being held captive in Iran!" -- Lori Foroozandeh Contact: Lori Foroozandeh, 517-522-8765, lori@loris-song.com; www.loris-song.com MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Lori, an American married to an Iranian, had been working and living as an ordinary member of Iranian society for almost 4 years when she heard rumors that the U.S. was going to be attacked. That was on September 9, 2001. But the operator said NO INTERNATIONAL CALLS BEING PLACED AT THIS TIME Source: Self published [...]


Lori’s Song: The True Story of an American Woman Held Captive in Iran

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:20 PM PDT

"My true story of being held captive in Iran!" -- Lori Foroozandeh Contact: Lori Foroozandeh, 517-522-8765, lori@loris-song.com; www.loris-song.com MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Lori, an American married to an Iranian, had been working and living as an ordinary member of Iranian society for almost 4 years when she heard rumors that the U.S. was going to be attacked. That was on September 9, 2001. But the operator said NO INTERNATIONAL CALLS BEING PLACED AT THIS TIME Source: Self published [...]


RFFV to Elena Kagan, Reps. Dreier, McHenry and Gov. Crist: Answer the Question: Are You Homosexual?

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Contact: Peter LaBarbera, Republicans For Family Values, 630-717-7631, rffv@comcast.net MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans For Family Values (www.rffv.org), urged potential Supreme Court pick Elena Kagan , Republican Reps. David Dreier and Patrick McHenry, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist -- each the subject of wide speculation that they practice(d) homosexuality -- to answer the question: "Are (or were) you a practicing homosexual? Source: Republicans For Family [...]


RFFV to Elena Kagan, Reps. Dreier, McHenry and Gov. Crist: Answer the Question: Are You Homosexual?

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Contact: Peter LaBarbera, Republicans For Family Values, 630-717-7631, rffv@comcast.net MEDIA ADVISORY, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans For Family Values (www.rffv.org), urged potential Supreme Court pick Elena Kagan , Republican Reps. David Dreier and Patrick McHenry, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist -- each the subject of wide speculation that they practice(d) homosexuality -- to answer the question: "Are (or were) you a practicing homosexual? Source: Republicans For Family [...]


Judge Wins Muslim Religious Freedom Suit

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

 

A Michigan state judge sued for trampling a Muslim woman's religious freedom by ordering her to remove her head cover in his courtroom has been exonerated by a federal court.

In an outrageous case of political correctness run amok, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge William Callahan got sued by a terrorist group that bills itself as a Muslim civil rights organization for essentially enforcing a longtime no-hat rule in his courtroom.

In this case the judge politely asked a Muslim woman named Raneen Albaghdady to remove her headscarf last year during a court petition to change her name. Albaghdady didn't challenge the judge's request and quickly complied, never mentioning that the head cover was a "hijab" worn by Muslim women to cover their head, neck and face as per Islamic law.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a national organization that serves as the U.S. front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, took legal action against Judge Callahan for violating Albaghdady's fundamental right to freely practice her religion. As a "state actor" the judge had a duty not to interfere with Albaghdady's right to exercise her fundamental constitutional right under the First Amendment free exercise clause, according to CAIR's complaint.

The suit, posted by a legal newswire, further asserts that, because Wayne County has a large Muslim population, the customary practice of its judiciary banning hats in court will result in other individuals facing imminent harm to their fundamental civil rights.

The  Detroit federal judge who heard the case didn't buy the ridiculous argument, however. In an 11-page ruling issued this week U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani says that Albaghdady "removed her hijab without hesitation" and that her comment and conduct undermine her ability to meet the burden to show an injury.

Citing official transcripts from the county court hearing, Judge Battani points out in her ruling that Albaghdady never protested removal of her head piece, never informed Judge Callahan that the hat was a hijab, and most critically, when asked to remove it, said, "Okay. It doesn't matter."

CAIR files these sorts of lawsuits all the time on behalf of Muslims who have supposedly been wronged by the big bad U.S.A. The Washington D.C.-based group with offices nationwide claims to promote justice for Muslims and enhance understanding of Islam but it does a lot more than that.

Top FBI counterterrorism chiefs describe it as an entity that, not only promotes terrorism, but also finances it. One group has dedicated itself to documenting CAIR's extensive terrorist ties which include a top official sentenced to 20 years in prison for participating in a network of militant jihadists, another convicted of bank fraud for financing a major terrorist group, a board member who was a co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a fundraiser identified by the U.S. Treasury Department for financing Al Qaeda.

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Officials Worry About World’s Expo In China – Fox

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:35 AM PDT


Khamenei aide: Iran will never agree to nuclear fuel swap

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT

Iran will never accept swapping its low-enriched uranium with nuclear fuel abroad, a senior adviser to the country's top authority said on Friday, making clear Tehran's continued defiance in a row with global [...]


Khamenei aide: Iran will never agree to nuclear fuel swap

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT

Iran will never accept swapping its low-enriched uranium with nuclear fuel abroad, a senior adviser to the country's top authority said on Friday, making clear Tehran's continued defiance in a row with global [...]


FEMA Yet to Be Deployed to Gulf Region as Oil Washes Ashore, Florida Declares Emergency

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:23 AM PDT

The Federal Emergency Management Administration has yet to take the lead on the Gulf Coast, where oil that is leaking at a rate of 5,000 barrels a day has begun washing [...]


Press freedom in Russia remains strongly suppressed – survey – Novosti

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:19 AM PDT


Israel won’t attend U.N. nuke summit

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:19 AM PDT

Ahmadinejad to represent Iran at New York City [...]


Religious Land Use Attorney Dan Dalton to Moderate and Present at ABA Conference on RLUIPA Law

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Contact: Justin Fisette, 248-254-6789 ROYAL OAK, Mich., April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Attorney Daniel P. Dalton of Tomkiw Dalton, plc in Royal Oak, Mich. will be a featured speaker at the 2010 American Bar Association spring meeting, which will be held in Miami from April 29 to May 2. Dalton will share his expertise in the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) on Friday, April 30. Dalton dedicates much of his practice to representing religious institutions actin Source: Tanner [...]


Religious Land Use Attorney Dan Dalton to Moderate and Present at ABA Conference on RLUIPA Law

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Contact: Justin Fisette, 248-254-6789 ROYAL OAK, Mich., April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Attorney Daniel P. Dalton of Tomkiw Dalton, plc in Royal Oak, Mich. will be a featured speaker at the 2010 American Bar Association spring meeting, which will be held in Miami from April 29 to May 2. Dalton will share his expertise in the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) on Friday, April 30. Dalton dedicates much of his practice to representing religious institutions actin Source: Tanner [...]


National Day of Prayer Observance on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Contact: Nancy Sharman, East National Area Leader for Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, National Day of Prayer Task Force, 540-718-1086, nancyndp@verizon.net; www.capitolhill-nationaldayofprayer.us WASHINGTON, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- This year, the first Thursday in May, which each year is the National Day of Prayer, is on May 6, 2010. The idea for the law which established the National Day of Prayer came in 1952, at the end of Billy Graha Source: National Day of [...]


National Day of Prayer Observance on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Contact: Nancy Sharman, East National Area Leader for Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, National Day of Prayer Task Force, 540-718-1086, nancyndp@verizon.net; www.capitolhill-nationaldayofprayer.us WASHINGTON, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- This year, the first Thursday in May, which each year is the National Day of Prayer, is on May 6, 2010. The idea for the law which established the National Day of Prayer came in 1952, at the end of Billy Graha Source: National Day of [...]


Iran: We will ‘cut off Israel’s feet’ if attacks Syria

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Rida Rahimi warned on Friday that Iran would "cut off Israel's feet" if it attacked Syria, French News Agency AFP reported. [...]


Iran: We will ‘cut off Israel’s feet’ if attacks Syria

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Rida Rahimi warned on Friday that Iran would "cut off Israel's feet" if it attacked Syria, French News Agency AFP reported. [...]


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