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Is Obama constitutionally eligible to serve?

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:40 PM PDT

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‘Top hat’ oil chamber to be lowered soon – Smaller siphoning system should be less vulnerable to blockage – MSNBC

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:34 PM PDT

Netanyahu: The Battle for Jerusalem is a Battle for Truth

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:59 PM PDT

PM: If there is a perversion of justice regarding our city and nation it is due to a perversion of the truth,The truth is that Jerusalem is ours.

Netanyahu: The Battle for Jerusalem is a Battle for Truth

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:59 PM PDT

PM: If there is a perversion of justice regarding our city and nation it is due to a perversion of the truth,The truth is that Jerusalem is ours.

U.S. allies to bolster armored vehicle fleets – USA Today

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:28 PM PDT

U.S. military tries to reassure Pakistan amid Times Square probe – CNN

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:28 PM PDT

Fellowship In Prayer Brings Renowned Interfaith Leaders to Princeton

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Contact: Janet Haag, Fellowship In Prayer, 609-924-6863, 215-595-8087 cell, jhaag@fellowshipinprayer.org PRINCETON, N.J., May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fellowship in Prayer, a multi-faith Princeton-based nonprofit focused on 'prayer for peace', is marking its 60th Anniversary by hosting a conference June 24-27, 2010 on the campus of Princeton University. PRAYER: An Answer for the 21st Century is a unique gathering of people resourcing spiritual practice within and across religious traditi Source: Fellowship In [...]


Netanyahu: Struggle for Jerusalem is a struggle for truth

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:43 PM PDT

5 Dead, Dozens Injured as Tornadoes Hit Plain – Violent weather flipped mobile homes and sent baseball-size hail crashing through windshields – Fox

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:25 PM PDT

U.S. Missiles Kill 24 in Taliban Sanctuary in Pakistan – Fox

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:25 PM PDT

Health Care Reform Impact Subject of Webinars

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:35 PM PDT

ECFA to Hold Internet Sessions for Nonprofit Organizations and Churches   Contact: Ty Mays, 770-256-8710, tmays@inchristcommunications.com   WINCHESTER, Va., May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Recent reform will bring sweeping changes in health care across the United States. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) has slated a pair of live, hour-long webinars in which leading experts will address separately how these moves will affect nonprofits (May 27) and church Source: InChrist [...]


Cameron Is Great Britain’s New Prime Minister – Sky News

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:08 PM PDT

In God We Trust Condemns Destruction of Mojave Cross Demands It Be Replaced Immediately

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:01 PM PDT

Contact: Jim Crumley, 703-690-1247 MEDIA ADVISORY, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The national advocacy group In God We Trust today called last night's theft of the famous Mojave Desert World War I memorial a disgusting and cowardly act that was most likely encouraged by increasingly strident rhetoric of anti-religion groups in the United States. "While we do not yet know who tore down and stole this war memorial, I think it is obvious that the perpetrators where making a political poi Source: TRIO [...]


Web-Meetings Zero in on Discipleship and Mentoring

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Contact: Jason Pankau, Life Spring Network, 888-958-3331, Jason@lifespringnetwork.org ITASCA , Ill., May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Church leaders have begun gathering for web-meetings with an eye toward building a network of discipleship thinkers and practitioners across North America, according to Life Spring Network, a discipleship training ministry focused on mentoring. The aim is to stem the advancing tide of personal self-leadership and disconnectedness in contemporary church lif Source: Life Spring Network, [...]


Iran Conducts Major Military Drill, Netanyahu Seeks Peace

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:26 PM PDT

As Iran's military conducted military drills, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of attacking its neighbors.


Desecration of Mojave Desert Cross Does Not Deter The American Legion in its Fight to Protect Memorials

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Contact: Joe March, 317-630-1253, 317-748-1926 cell; John Raughter, 317-441-8847; both with The American Legion  INDIANAPOLIS, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The American Legion vowed to continue its fight to preserve a veterans' war memorial in the Mojave desert, even after vandals have apparently removed the cross in the middle of the night. "This was never about one cross," said The American Legion National Commander Clarence E. Hill. "It's about the rig Source: American [...]


Obama to Abbas: I am committed to creation of Palestinian state

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:19 PM PDT

Role Playing – What Will Today’s Enemies be Like in 2013?

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Academic role playing conference held at TAU tried to predict the Middle East as it will be in 2013. Arutz Sheva interviewed 'Nasrallah,' 'Assad'

Medvedev Tells Mashaal: Free Shalit

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Russian President Medvedev met Hamas kingpin Khaled Mashaal in Damascus and demanded that he release the abducted soldier.

Eight Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Contact: Robert Peters, Morality in Media, 212-870-3210 NEW YORK, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to a seat on the Supreme Court. Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media prepared the following eight questions about the First Amendment that could be asked during her confirmation hearing: In your view, is the First Amendment a "living clause" to be interpreted in any way that five or more Justices can agree on, regardless of what that Source: Morality in [...]


Dershowitz: Israel’s Problem is Jews from ‘Planet Chomsky’

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Prof. Alan Dershowitz decries Arab 'dead baby strategy' which induces Israel to kill as many Arab babies as possible. <br/>

Church warned that flag of Jesus is ‘religious advertising’ – Telegraph-UK

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Team Obama ‘hollowing out’ U.S. forces

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Security advocates warn world will 'become a more dangerous [...]


State Dept. Hinders Visa Security Program

Posted: 11 May 2010 11:33 AM PDT

 

Under the leadership of Hillary Clinton, the State Department is reportedly impeding a crucial program designed to prevent terrorists from obtaining visas to enter the United States.

Legislation enacted after the 2001 terrorist attacks established the Visa Security Program (VSP) at foreign U.S. consulates determined by the government to be at risk for providing visas to terrorists. Under the plan, officials from the Department of Homeland Security are assigned to the at-risk consulates to thoroughly vet the backgrounds of foreigners applying to enter the country.

The program is effective because Homeland Security officials use a more expansive range of databases than the State Department to conduct applicants' background checks. Incredibly, only one-fourth of the high-risk U.S. Consulates have established a VSP, according to State Department officials quoted in a news report this week.

Although the VSP is operated by the Department of Homeland Security, it's the State Department that ultimately approves and implements the program at consulates around the world. Homeland Security officials are responsible for assessing the security risks posed by visa applicants, but the State Department determines whether a VSP unit will be deployed at individual consulates, according to a recent Congressional report cited in the story.

The VSP became the focus of scrutiny after an Islamic extremist from Nigeria (Farouk Abdulmutallab) came close to blowing up a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. Despite his terrorist ties, Abdulmutallab was issued a visa from the U.S. embassy in London and allowed to board the plane with a bomb strapped to his underwear.

Abdulmutallab's father had warned U.S. Consulate officials in his native Nigeria that his son had become radicalized but no VSP was in place to further probe the information. Other extremely high risk consulates—such as Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait and Syria—don't have Visa Security Programs either. It took Homeland Security officials a deplorable 12 months to start the process for implementing a VSP unit in Yemen alone.

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Conservative leader Cameron becomes British PM as Gordon Brown steps down

Posted: 11 May 2010 11:28 AM PDT

NHS survey asks U.K. ambulance workers: Was Hitler cool?

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:46 AM PDT

OCP Chooses Revised Bilingual Setting by Bob Hurd for Worship Resources

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Contact: Zach Laney, OCP, 503-460-5311 PORTLAND, Ore., May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- In anticipation of the new translation of the Roman Missal, OCP has chosen five new and four revised Mass settings for initial publication. A revised bilingual setting, Misa del Pueblo Inmigrante/Mass of the Immigrants by Bob Hurd, is among those selected. While Masses in Spanish only are not affected by the new translation of the Roman Missal, bilingual settings must be prepared for communities worshiping Source: [...]


Oil companies pass the buck for big spill – MSNBC

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Lieberman: Arabs Should Learn Peacemaking from Japan

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Foreign Minister says Israel's neighbors should imitate Japan, which tries to solve disputes with its neighbors peacefully.

Lieberman: Arabs Should Learn Peacemaking from Japan

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Foreign Minister says Israel's neighbors should imitate Japan, which tries to solve disputes with its neighbors peacefully.

Prominent Jesuit Launches New Catholic College-Credit Online Program

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Contact: Rose Trabbic, Publicist, Ignatius Press, 239-867-4180, rose@ignatius.com SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio, founder and editor of Ignatius Press, a former student of Pope Benedict XVI, and longtime leader in Catholic higher education, is launching a groundbreaking, international college-credit program for Catholic high school students, homeschoolers, and others. The program, called the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program (www.liberal Source: Ignatius [...]


Jordan Valley Jews Fight Bedouin Encroachment

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Bedouin encroachment on state-owned lands may have met a partial solution; Jewish residents brought about an evacuation of one new encampment.

Universities Approve Privileges for Reservists

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Reservist students will be granted special dates for exams, be allowed to repeat courses at no extra cost, and more.

War Memorial Torn Down by Vandals — Reward Offered

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Responsible Parties Contact: Jennifer Grisham, 972-941-4453, 202-297-1290 cell, jgrisham@libertyinstitute.org; Roe Ann Estevez, 972-941-4452, 214-558-9957 cell, raestevez@libertyinstitute.org; both with Liberty Institute PLANO, Texas, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Mojave Desert War Memorial, which was saved temporarily by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, was torn down by vandals sometime Sunday night. Liberty Inst Source: Liberty [...]


79% Worry Europe’s Economic Crisis Will Cause Problems for U.S. – Rasmussen

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Russia Wants to Build Nuclear Plants in Syria

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:06 AM PDT

Russia wants to help Syria, which has been charged with trying to get nuclear arms, build nuclear plants while promoting a nuke-free Middle East.

CAMERA Launches Hebrew-Language Website

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:03 AM PDT

The CAMERA Middle East media watchdog organization has launched a new Hebrew-language website to monitor accuracy in reporting.

Spain FM: Israel and Palestinians want peace, but time is running out

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Comptroller: Mount of Olives Suffering Neglect

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT

State Comptroller report says security is needed to prevent vandalism at the 3,000 year old Jewish cemetery.

Illegal Alien Gets $145k For Civil Rights Violations In N.Y.

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

An illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record got a sweet bon voyage present from New York taxpayers before finally getting deported—$145,000 for having his civil rights violated during one of his many arrests in the Empire State.

Only in America can a repeat criminal who's in the country illegally get large sums of money from the government whose laws he repeatedly violates. In a story that may seem unreal to many Americans, the illegal alien from Barbados won a civil rights lawsuit against the New York City Department of Corrections for detaining him too long.

With a rather lengthy rap sheet for various crimes, the illegal immigrant (Cecil Harvey) had been arrested at least three times before finally being deported a few years ago after his fourth arrest. When his latest criminal case got resolved, New York City officials kept him until federal immigration authorities finally moved him for deportation.

Here is where the supposed civil rights violations took place. Harvey should have bee moved to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility within 48 hours of his state criminal case being resolved. Instead, he remained in state custody for 35 days with an ICE "detainer" or "hold" like thousands of other state inmates who are earmarked for deportation.

A civil rights advocacy group helped the illegal alien sue the state for violating his civil rights by exceeding the 48-hour detention limit, claiming that he should have been transferred to federal custody upon resolution of his last criminal case. This week a federal judge awarded the illegal immigrant $145,000 for his pain and suffering. To avoid more lawsuits, New York jail officials say now they release deportable criminals and "it's ICE's problem to go find these guys."

The feds contend that they were never notified about this particular illegal immigrant, which is typical in these sorts of situations. Finger pointing between local and federal authorities is par for the course in cases like this and occurs nationwide between police and immigration officials.

A classic example occurred a few years ago when a police department in Rhode Island claimed it had contacted federal immigration officials about a violent and previously deported illegal alien who kidnapped and raped a woman. Providence Police officials said that ICE didn't bother deporting the Guatemalan man after his first few crimes even after learning about his violent history. In turn, ICE asserted that it was never contacted.

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