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Published August 05, 2010
A New Jersey judge's decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America.
Published March 19, 2010
As the leadership in the House tries to persuade fence-straddling Democrats to push health care reform over the finish line, a "talking points" memo is being widely circulated in Washington that purports to show that those same leaders and the Obama administration are secretly planning to push for an increase in Medicare payments -- an increase that would alter the cost of the bill.
Published December 14, 2009
Obama adviser Kevin Jennings is under fresh attack after it was revealed that the pro-gay group he formerly headed recommends books his critics say are pornographic.
Published November 08, 2009
Thousands of Americans are on waiting lists for bone marrow donations, and some are willing to pay for the life-saving substance. But under federal law, trying to pay for bone marrow is illegal, and punishable by up to five years in jail.
Published October 02, 2009
A provision in the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform would tax medical devices and replacement parts like pacemakers, hearing aids and porcelain teeth, worrying critics who say the higher costs will be passed on to consumers.
Published September 30, 2009
Kevin Jennings was teaching high school in 1988 when a gay student confessed an involvement with an older man. Rather than reporting it, he told the boy, "I hope you knew to use a condom."
Published September 23, 2009
Critics say Kevin Jennings is too radical for the job of director of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, citing what they say is his promotion of homosexuality in schools, his writings about his past drug abuse and his onetime contempt for religion.
Published September 05, 2009
There is increasing evidence of a shift in the political winds as the nation appears to be swinging right after President Obama's victory last November.
Published August 17, 2009
If you’re a fan of all things Obama, NBC Universal's online store has no fewer than 29 options for your buying pleasure -- from a shirt with the president's picture proclaiming "YES WE DID" to both of his books to a special inauguration DVD to a refrigerator magnet of the first couple.
Published August 07, 2009
College students convicted of drug possession could soon have access to federal student loans because of a little noticed provision in a student aid bill that is riling opponents who say it removes a deterrent to using drugs and rewards lawbreakers.