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8/23/2011 | Economy
Survey: Salaried Workers Can Expect Another Year of Small Raises
Associated Press
A new survey says salaried U.S. workers can expect another year of modest raises in 2012.
After increasing salaries by 2.6 percent this year and last year, companies are planning a 2.8 percent bump in 2012, benefits and human resources consultancy Towers Watson reported Monday.
That's somewhat smaller than raises in the last decade. From 2000 to 2006, the year before the Great Recession began, salaries rose an average 3.9 percent for workers who were not executives.
And the modest bump may not help add much buying power for shoppers. In the 12 months through July, prices for consumers have risen 3.6 percent, according to the government's latest calculations.
Salary increases have been small, even though many companies are sitting on huge cash stockpiles. They're being conservative with permanent salary hikes because of uncertainty about the economy and memories of the deep cuts during the recession, said Laura Sejen of Towers Watson
Recommended Guests:
Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisDavid Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/22/2011 | Israel, Radical Islam
Across the Political Spectrum, Egyptian Parties Want Israel Punished
CNS News
As Israel grapples with its most serious diplomatic rift with Egypt in years, one of the clearest signs of the fragility of the relationship at the heart of Israeli-Arab peace efforts is the wide range of Egyptian political parties and leaders demanding that their government take a harsh line against Israel.
Joining the call are radical Salafists, Muslim Brotherhood offshoots, secular centrists, and four presidential candidates, including two who are faring well in opinion polls – former Arab League head Amr Moussa and Ayman Nour, a liberal politician on whose behalf President Bush spoke out when President Hosni Mubarak’s regime imprisoned him as a dissident in 2007.
This cross-section of the Egyptian political spectrum is now calling for tough steps against Israel, after its forces inadvertently killed five Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula while pursuing terrorists responsible for deadly attacks against Israeli civilians.
Recommended Guests:
Zakariah Anani, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteMajor Eric Egland, Author, The Troops Need You, America: Six Ways to Help...Paul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USAPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJan Markell, President, Olive Tree MinistriesKamal Saleem, Shoebat FoundationWalid Shoebat, President, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of IsraelDavid Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com8/22/2011 | Global Warming
Models show 'global-warming crisis' not really coming
OneNewsNow
New NASA satellite data reveals that computer models relied upon by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been predicting too much global warming.
These computer models helped to support the IPCC's claims that humans are causing a global-warming crisis. But now, James Taylor, senior fellow for environmental policy at The Heartland Institute, says new information proves otherwise.
"Real-world temperature data shows that temperatures have not warmed as rapidly as the computer models predicated," he explains. "And now we're getting a better explanation as to why, and we're seeing from the satellite data that more heat is escaping into space than the computer models predict."
8/19/2011 | Economy, Governmental Control
Obama's New Fuel Economy Standards Will Increase Cost of a Car More Than $11,000
CNS News
The Obama Administration’s new fuel economy standards will cause the retail price of average motor vehicles to increase over $11,000, according to a study conducted by the Center for Automotive Research.
“A fuel economy standard of 37.6 mpg is associated with a price increase of $5,244, 18.1 percent higher than the 2009 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) average price of $28,966. A fuel economy standard of 40.8 mpg is associated with a price increase of $6,770, 23.4 percent higher than the 2009 NADA price,” says their report called, “The U.S. Automotive Market and Industry in 2025.”
“A fuel economy standard of 44.8 mpg is associated with a price increase of $8,214, 28.4 percent higher than the 2009 NADA price. The fourth fuel economy standard of 49.6 mpg is associated with an $11,290 increase in retail price. It is assumed that manufacturers and dealers will pass on the cost increase in fuel economy and safety technology to the consumer, at a retail price equivalent.”
The Obama administration’s new fuel economy standards would require automakers to produce cars and light trucks with an average fuel economy of 54.5 mpg by 2025. The Center for Automotive Research says their study is “the result of 11 months of effort and investigation by researchers at CAR in 2010-2011.”
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Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisDavid Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipWard Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyFrank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security PolicyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessCliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage FoundationGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkRyan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumChuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources ProjectJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/19/2011 | Border Issues, Illegal Immigration
Fewer Youths to Be Deported in New Policy
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety.
The new policy is expected to help thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as young children, graduated from high school and want to go on to college or serve in the armed forces.
White House and immigration officials said they would exercise “prosecutorial discretion” to focus enforcement efforts on cases involving criminals and people who have flagrantly violated immigration laws.
Under the new policy, the secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, can provide relief, on a case-by-case basis, to young people who are in the country illegally but pose no threat to national security or to the public safety.
The decision would, through administrative action, help many intended beneficiaries of legislation that has been stalled in Congress for a decade. The sponsor of the legislation, Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, has argued that “these young people should not be punished for their parents’ mistakes.”
The action would also bolster President Obama’s reputation with Latino voters as he heads into the 2012 election.
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David Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDemos Chrissos, Writer/Producer, RapidResponse Media, Inc.Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle ForumJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USAJoe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin8/18/2011 | Israel, Radical Islam
Palestinian Gunmen Cross Into Israel From Egypt, Kill 7 Israelis
Associated Press
Squads of gunmen armed with heavy weapons and explosives crossed into southern Israel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, killing seven Israelis in an audacious series of attacks, officials said. The violence stoked concerns about Palestinian militants exploiting instability in Egypt.
The attacks began around midday and lasted for about three hours. Israeli security forces tracked down some of the assailants and killed several in a gunbattle, military spokesman Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai said. Defense officials said three bodies were booby-trapped and Israeli TV channels said seven attackers were killed. There was no immediate word on whether any were captured alive or exactly how many in all were involved.
Israel almost immediately said the attackers came from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and made their way through Sinai, which borders both Israel and Gaza. That raised the specter of an Israeli military reprisal against the Palestinian territory. Egypt and Hamas denied the allegations.
"The incident underscores the weak Egyptian hold on Sinai and the broadening of the activities of terrorists," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. "The real source of the terror is in Gaza and we will act against them with full force and determination."
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Zakariah Anani, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteMajor Eric Egland, Author, The Troops Need You, America: Six Ways to Help...Paul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USAPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJan Markell, President, Olive Tree MinistriesKamal Saleem, Shoebat FoundationWalid Shoebat, President, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of IsraelDavid Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com8/18/2011 | China, Economy
China’s newly rich are flaunting wealth — and giving Communist rulers a headache
The Washington Post
China’s new rich love luxury products — imported French handbags, Italian sports cars — and even more, they love to show off their bling.
That seems to be creating headaches for China’s Communist rulers, who after three decades of exhorting their subjects to get rich are facing growing discontent over a widening income gap. Officials now talk about making sure wealth is more evenly distributed, and how to get the rich to tone it down.
As the global economy melts down, and China tries to accelerate its shift to a more consumer-led growth model, Beijing’s leaders see luxury items as a lucrative revenue source. Many Chinese now buy luxury products in Hong Kong or abroad to avoid China’s high taxes, so officials are debating a move to slash tariffs to encourage consumers to shop at home.
But government is loath to be seen as taking any new measures to support the sliver of the population that can afford that pricey new Hermes bag or latest Ferrari, and has delayed any decision on cutting tariffs, according to Chinese media reports and industry analysts.
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Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisDavid Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/17/2011 | Economy
Obama Agriculture Secretary: Food Stamps Create Jobs
CNS News
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack repeated the White House claim that food stamps and other forms of government welfare are stimulus programs in disguise, stating that when government gives out money, it is creating jobs.
“But I should point out that when you talk about the SNAP program or the food stamp program, you have to recognize that it’s also an economic stimulus,” Vilsack said Tuesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program. (SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.)
“If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, then someone has to stock it, shelve it, process it, package it, ship it,” he said. “All of those are jobs. It’s the most direct stimulus you can get in the economy during these tough times.”
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Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisDavid Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/17/2011 | Economy, Healthcare
Romneycare Costs Rising Faster Than Inflation in Mass.
The Washington Times
The Massachusetts health care law signed five years ago by then-Gov. Mitt Romney has extended insurance coverage to most residents, but health care premiums continued to outpace inflation by rising an average of 5-10 percent each year and lawmakers face the challenge of how to pay for it all.
The program has done nothing to contain health care costs, and some are questioning its sustainability.
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Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisMichael Barry, Director of Pastoral Care, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phila.David Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedTwila Brase, President and Co-founder, Citizens' Council on Healthcare FreedomDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteMarjorie Dannenfelser, President and Chairman of the Board, Susan B. Anthony ListWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/16/2011 | Israel, Radical Islam
Palestinians Under Fire in Syria, but Arab League Condemns Israel
CNS News
The Arab League on Monday slammed Israel for various activities in Jerusalem purportedly harmful to Palestinian aspirations, and it also announced an “emergency meeting” would take place in Qatar next week to discuss Palestinian plans to seek U.N. recognition in September.
But the top representative body of the world’s 22 Arab states had nothing to say about – and called no meeting to discuss – the Syrian military’s latest assault against anti-government protestors, an attack that reportedly included the shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp in the Mediterranean port city of Latakia.
Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said up to 10,000 Palestinian residents of the Ramel camp in Latakia had fled the violence, which included “heavy fire from gunboats.”
“We call on the Syrian authorities to order their security forces to exercise utmost restraint in accordance with international law and ensure that all civilians including Palestinian refugees are unharmed,” he said in a statement.
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Zakariah Anani, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteMajor Eric Egland, Author, The Troops Need You, America: Six Ways to Help...Paul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USAPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJan Markell, President, Olive Tree MinistriesKamal Saleem, Shoebat FoundationWalid Shoebat, President, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of IsraelDavid Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com8/15/2011 | Israel, Presidential Issues
Israel Looms As a Key Issue in GOP Race
CNS News
While foreign policy has not featured strongly in the early stages of the Republican 2012 presidential campaign, events in the comings weeks look set to change that, as candidates seek to burnish pro-Israel credentials in the face of a Palestinian push for U.N. recognition.
Many conservatives, evangelical Christians among them, view firm backing for Israel as a requirement for any sustainable GOP candidacy. It is also an issue of potential vulnerability for President Obama, given the perception that he has been less supportive of Israel than predecessors of either party in recent decades.
The Palestinian Authority (P.A.) plans to seek recognition for “Palestine” during the annual General Assembly session opening next month, and concern that the move – while largely symbolic – could spark fresh violence and worsen chances for a negotiated settlement, provides the nine Republicans currently in the race with an opportunity to distinguish themselves from their rivals on a key foreign policy issue.
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Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteFrank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security PolicyPaul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USADr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJan Markell, President, Olive Tree MinistriesGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Walid Shoebat, President, Shoebat FoundationWilliam Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of Israel8/15/2011 | Economy, Healthcare
More gov't control not answer to managing med. claims
OneNewsNow
Last year's numbers from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that fraud is getting out of hand, as the Medicare program handed out $48 billion in improper payments that represent nearly 40 percent of all government waste reported by federal agencies.
Dr. J. Scott Ries, vice president of the Christian Medical Association (CMA), acknowledges that some healthcare providers are dishonest. But as one who once had a private practice, Ries estimates that at least 50 percent of inappropriate charges come from honest mistakes due to the ''endless paperwork of government-run insurance."
"It can be a little bit like trying to cut down Sherwood Forest with a pocket knife," he compares.
Dr. J. Scott RiesThe CMA vice president recognizes the need for a system of checks, balances, and accountability, "but right now, the government system is so heavily weighted with bureaucratic processes that mistakes are bound to happen, [as are] mistakes that lead up to increased costs," he notes. "Doctors are worried about making mistakes and being tagged with that fraud label [all because of] an innocent mistake."
But he insists that more government control is not the answer.
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Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisMichael Barry, Director of Pastoral Care, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phila.David Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedTwila Brase, President and Co-founder, Citizens' Council on Healthcare FreedomDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteMarjorie Dannenfelser, President and Chairman of the Board, Susan B. Anthony ListWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res8/12/2011 | Governmental Control, Israel
White House Scrubs Web Site of Reference to ‘Jerusalem, Israel’
CNS News
The Obama White House, in removing one word from a photo caption on its Web site this week, has drawn fresh attention to two consecutive administrations’ tussles with Congress over whether American citizens born in Jerusalem should have the word “Israel” appear on their U.S. passports.
The move comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in the fall in a case to determine whether the executive or legislative branch is empowered to decide the matter.
A 2002 law directed the secretary of state to allow the word “Israel” to appear on passports of those Jerusalem-born citizens who request it, but President Bush in a “signing statement” overrode the requirement, arguing that it “impermissibly interferes with the president’s constitutional authority to conduct the nation’s foreign affairs.”
Jerusalem is one of the most intractable issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Obama State Department, like its predecessors, does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over any part of the city and says its future status remains to be determined in a negotiated peace settlement.
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Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyFrank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security PolicyPaul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USACliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJan Markell, President, Olive Tree MinistriesJennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage FoundationGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkRyan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumWalid Shoebat, President, Shoebat FoundationTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateWilliam Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of IsraelLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project8/12/2011 | Governmental Control, Healthcare
Appeals Court Strikes Health Insurance Requiremen
Associated Press
A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties.
A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck down the so-called individual mandate, siding with 26 states that had sued to block the law.
But the decision didn't go as far as a lower court that had invalidated the entire overhaul as unconstitutional.
The states and other critics say the law violates people's rights. The Justice Department counters that the legislative branch was exercising a "quintessential" power.
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Michael Barry, Director of Pastoral Care, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phila.Twila Brase, President and Co-founder, Citizens' Council on Healthcare FreedomChuck Colson, Prison FellowshipMarjorie Dannenfelser, President and Chairman of the Board, Susan B. Anthony ListTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyFrank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security PolicyJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USACliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage FoundationGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkRyan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project8/11/2011 | Education, Healthcare
First Lady's Anti-Obesity Campaign Turned Heavy Children Into Targets, Group Says
CNS News
A group calling itself the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) says that when First Lady Michelle Obama created her anti-obesity "Let’s Move!" initiative, she unfairly singled out fat kids, turning them into targets.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Monday, NAAFA public relations director Peggy Howell said the First Lady “essentially gave permission to everyone to condemn the children with higher body weights.”
Howell called Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign “well-intentioned, but somewhat misdirected.”
“What I mean by ‘misdirected’ is that rather than educating and encouraging our nation to create healthy practices for all children, focusing on the health of all our children, children of higher body weight have been singled out and the focus of the campaign is on weight reduction and not on improving children’s health.
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Michael Barry, Director of Pastoral Care, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phila.Twila Brase, President and Co-founder, Citizens' Council on Healthcare FreedomWard Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteMarjorie Dannenfelser, President and Chairman of the Board, Susan B. Anthony ListLen Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy CouncilWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteTim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPactJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCTodd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the MasterJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USALowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryAlex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical SeminaryJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinJeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit MinistriesHarold Naylor, Co-Founder, DiscoverChristianSchools.comPhyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project8/11/2011 | Freedom of Speech
Kerry: Conservatives don't deserve media's time
OneNewsNow
A conservative media watchdog organization finds it outrageous that Senator John Kerry recently called for censorship of the tea party movement.
The Media Research Center (MRC) says the Massachusetts Democrat took several swipes at conservatives, blaming the tea party for the nation's Standard & Poor downgrade, and he argued on MSNBC that the media should not give credence to the tea party's ideas.
"The media has got to begin to not give equal time or equal balance to an absolutely absurd notion," Kerry stated. "Just because somebody asserts it, or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual, it doesn't deserve the same credit as a legitimate idea about what you do."
But Dan Gainor, vice president for business and culture at the Culture and Media Institute of the MRC, says Kerry's comments are typical of a left-wing mindset.
"Basically, it is a totalitarian, dictatorial mindset that wants to silence any opposition," he suggests. "We warned people for years that the left wanted to have a return to the so-called 'Fairness Doctrine,' which we call the censorship doctrine. That's the kind of attitude that takes place in Cuba or the old Soviet Union."
And Gainor deems it is outrageous that Kerry and other liberals are blaming the tea party for the S&P downgrade. "When you're the president, to quote Harry Truman, 'The buck stops here;' you are responsible and the bill's come due," the conservative media watchdog argues.
He concludes that the president and his left-wing congressional allies have earned their position in the hot seat.
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David Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedRev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource NetworkWard Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesLen Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy CouncilChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationJessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle ForumTim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPactSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyTodd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the MasterJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USABishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkRyan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinJeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit MinistriesJesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New DestinyPhyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumDon Shenk, Executive Director, The TideTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources ProjectTimothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions8/11/2011 | Economy, Governmental Control
Gov't considers turning foreclosures into rentals
Associated Press
The Obama administration may turn thousands of government-owned foreclosures into rental properties to help boost falling home prices.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Wednesday it is seeking input from investors on how to rent homes owned by government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration.
The U.S. government rescued Fannie and Freddie in September 2008 and has funded them since the financial crisis. The mortgage giants own or guarantee about half of the nation's mortgages and nearly all new mortgages.
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Pelosi: GOP doesn't care about jobs
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According to one conservative leader, a recent opinion article written by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) illustrates the philosophical divide between the way liberals and conservatives view job creation.
"Unlike the GOP," Pelosi's article claims the "Democrats will focus on jobs," now that the debate over the debt ceiling is done. The San Francisco Democrat writes that Republicans refuse to propose job-creating legislation, while at the same time voting "no" on ten job initiatives brought to the floor by Democrats.
"Conservatives know that this economy is capable of thriving if you put the right framework around it and you let job creators and entrepreneurs go out there and do what they know had to do best," contends Tim Chapman, chief operating officer of Heritage Action.
But right now, he says, those job creators and entrepreneurs are worried because the national framework is tenuous due to a debt-to-gross domestic product ratio that is wildly out of control. As a result, Chapman says they cannot free themselves to do anything about it.
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After 635-Point Sell-Off, Fed Running Out of Options
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 635 points Monday, Asia followed suit and Europe is expecting losses of up to 6 percent following the downgrade of U.S. debt by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
Whether the move by S&P can be wholly blamed for the heavy selling of stocks is open to question, but the market is now asking how the Federal Reserve will react when it meets today to discuss its response at its monthly meeting.
Last month, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined four actions he could take: More quantitative easing; cutting interest on excess reserves; buying longer-dated bonds; or giving guidance on when he will begin to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet. Following the huge losses for stocks since late last week, the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will on Tuesday have to take all options very seriously.
“Judging from the experience with (the second round of quantitative easing, or QE2), another round of asset-purchases might be the Fed’s best option to resuscitate the stock market in the short-term,” Harm Bandholz, the chief U.S. economist at Unicredit Research, said in a note to clients following what he described as “Black Monday.”
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S&P Executive Cites Obama's Characterization of U.S. Political System as 'Dysfunctional’
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John Chambers, managing director of Standard & Poor’s, says politics played a part in S&P’s decision to lower the nation’s credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.
“Although the political settings in the United States are still strong, they are not as strong as we had thought previously compared to some other highly rated governments,” Chambers told Fox & Friends on Monday.
“There really is, well, as President Obama -- who characterized the political system as ‘dysfunctional’ -- I think that’s a goo
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