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7/20/2011 | Economy, Healthcare
Two 2012 Hopefuls Among 9 Republicans Voting No on Cut, Cap, and Balance
CNS News
Some of the 9 Republicans joining 181 Democrats in voting against the 'Cut, Cap and Balance" bill Tuesday said the legislation didn't go far enough.
Those nine include 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann (Minn.) and Ron Paul (Texas). (Despite the nine Republican "nay" votes, the bill ultimately passed 234-190.)
"While I embrace the principles of Cut, Cap and Balance, the motion does not go far enough in fundamentally restructuring the way Washington spends taxpayer dollars," Rep. Michele Bachmann said in a message posted on her Web site. Bachmann did call the bill "a step in the right direction."
But in addition to cutting spending and imposing enforceable spending caps, Congress must also repeal and defund Obamacare, Bachmann insisted.
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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 Res7/20/2011 | Homosexuality, Marriage
White House proudly supports repeal of DOMA
OneNewsNow
On Tuesday, the White House made clear its intentions to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama "is proud" to support what is being called the "Respect for Marriage Act" -- a bill (S. 598) sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California). The legislation, as Carney put it, "would take the Defense of Marriage Act off the books once and for all."
In response, House Speaker John Boehner described DOMA as "the law of the land" -- and vowed that the House will continue in its effort to ensure that DOMA's constitutionality "is determined by the courts rather than by a unilateral action by the Obama administration." Maggie Gallagher, chair of the National Organization for Marriage, called Obama's endorsement of Feinstein's bill "political theatrics," stating there is "zero chance that Congress is going to repeal [the law] anytime soon."
The administration has refused to defend DOMA in the several challenges currently making their way through federal courts.
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Alan Chambers, President, Exodus InternationalRev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource NetworkScott Davis, Director of Student Ministries, Exodus InternationalLen Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy CouncilWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle ForumTim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPactDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryAlex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical SeminaryJoe 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 ForumChristopher Slattery, Founder and President, EMC Frontline Pregnancy CentersDavid Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family InstituteRandy Thomas, Executive Vice President, Exodus InternationalLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources ProjectDavid Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com7/19/2011 | Radical Islam, Israel
Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound yacht
Reuters
The Israeli navy on Tuesday seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip and forced it to go to Israel's Ashdod port, a military spokeswoman said.
There were no reports of violence as the marines boarded the "Dignite-AlKarama" yacht in the eastern Mediterranean, she said.
"I can confirm that the yacht has been boarded and that everything went smoothly, there were no casualties," the spokeswoman said.
Chief military spokesman Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai said the passengers were transferred from the small yacht to one of the warships and were sailing to Ashdod.
The 17-passenger yacht had declared an Egyptian port as its destination when it left Greek waters on Sunday but then said it was changing course toward the Palestinian enclave and hoped to arrive by Tuesday afternoon.
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Obama Will Veto Cut, Cap and Balance Act, OMB Says
CNS News
While President Barack Obama has not presented a specific alternative to Republican plans for reducing spending in the lead up to a vote on raising the debt ceiling, the White House has issued a formal veto threat to the “Cut, Cap and Balance,” plan that is expected to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
“If the president were presented this bill for signature, he would veto it,” said a statement from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Republican proposal would cut spending, cap the growth in future spending, and allow a vote on a constitutional amendment – to be sent to the states for ratification -- requiring a balanced federal budget. The constitutional amendment – though widely supported by 72 percent of the public – requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress to pass, then ratification by three-fourths of the states.
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Obama: ‘We Don’t Need a Balanced Budget Amendment’
CNS News
President Barack Obama says America does not need a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and he once again blamed much of the fiscal problem on Bush-era tax cuts.
“We don’t need a constitutional amendment to do our jobs,” Obama told reporters at his Friday news conference. “The Constitution already tells us to do our jobs -- and to make sure that the government is living within its means and making responsible choices.”
The House will consider a balanced budget amendment next week. It is an idea supported by both conservatives (including Sen. Jim DeMint of S.C.) and liberal Republicans (including Sen Olympia Snowe of Maine). In fact, every Republican in the U.S. Senate now supports a balanced budget amendment as a way of offseting a $2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling.
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Clinton in India for security talks
Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in India for security and counterterrorism talks as the two countries try to broaden their relationship.
Clinton begins her formal program on Tuesday in New Delhi with meetings expected to focus primarily on U.S. plans in Afghanistan, India's strained ties with arch-rival neighbor Pakistan and economic and trade issues. On Wednesday, Clinton will visit the southern port of Chennai, the first secretary of state to do so, to press India to boost its engagement throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Clinton is on the third leg of a 12-day, around-the-world diplomatic tour that has already taken her to Turkey and Greece. From India, she will visit Indonesia, Hong Kong and southern mainland China before returning home on July 25.
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British Muslims Urged to Reject Democracy, Embrace Shari’a-Ruled ‘Emirates’
CNS News
A British Islamic group known for its provocative publicity stunts says a borough in northeast London will be the first target of a campaign to establish “emirates” in the country – Muslim enclaves where shari’a law is enforced.
Waltham Forest, an area identified in the most recent census figures available as having the fifth-biggest proportion of Muslims – 15 percent – of any local authority in England or Wales, has been singled out by radicals behind the group calling itself Muslims Against Crusades (MAC).
“As part of our Islamic Emirate Project, Waltham Forest is to be the first borough to be targeted for an intense shari’a led campaign, introducing the prospect of Islamic law for the Muslim community to abide by,” MAC said in a statement this week.
The project aims to “gradually transform Muslim communities into Islamic Emirates operating under shari’a law,” the group said.
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Reid: No Social Security Checks Without Debt Deal
Associated Press
Echoing President Barack Obama's warning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Social Security payments would stop if there is no deal to raise the government's borrowing limit by Aug. 2.
Speaking on the Senate floor, the Nevada Democrat said flatly that payments for veterans benefits and the military, as well as Social Security, would cease if the government defaults on its obligations. His statement goes beyond Obama, who said earlier this week that he could not guarantee Social Security checks will be issued on Aug. 3.
Later, a Reid spokesman said the senator meant to say the payments "could" stop, which would be consistent with the president's comments.
Republicans have called such statements scare tactics.
About 55 million Americans receive Social Security payments each month, totaling about $60 billion.
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Another attempt to ostracize Israel
OneNewsNow
Protesters are taking measures to get a California store to boycott Israeli products, but one Israel supporter does not think their proposal will pass.
A rally was recently held at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, where picketers distributed flyers and claimed the board of directors is neglecting democratic values. They say the store is supporting Israel because it carries Israeli merchandise like matzo and bath salts, so they are requesting a ban on those products. The activists believe the co-op is violating bylaws, and they are pushing for their request will make it to co-op ballots. And with the help of attorneys, protesters are asking a Sacramento court to force the company to do so.
But Olivier Melnick, Orange County branch director for Chosen People Ministries, does not expect the initiative to be passed.
"It usually doesn't really end up happening as a law or as people taking it very seriously. But the real problem behind it is the false impression, the false picture that is painted of Israel as being the problem in the Middle East," he suggests.
Advocates for the Human Rights Initiative contend the co-op is supporting a nation that inflicts human rights violations on Palestinians.
"They're not banning products from China," Melnick points out. "If you were to ban stuff from China, what would be left? There are some issues about human rights that we know about China that we’re ignoring because we can't live without them. But when it comes to Israel, there always seems to be a double standard."
And he concludes the proposal is another attempt to target and ostracize Jews and Israel.
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White House: “Americans Don’t Have a Lot of Time to Focus on ‘What is a Debt Ceiling?’”
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the reason the White House has not explained in detail to the American people what might happen if the federal debt ceiling is not raised is because the administration expects the increase to occur, adding that the public does not have a lot of time to focus on and understand the issue.
At the White House press briefing on Wednesday, a reporter asked, “The fact is that the Gallup poll has come out today saying that most of the American people do not want their representatives to raise the debt ceiling. In spite of the fact that the president was on TV last night and talked about certain things that would be at stake, do you feel at all that this administration has not really laid out, in very strong terms, what exactly is at stake for the American people if this debt limit is not raised?”
In answering, Carney said, “I think it’s easy to understand why most Americans don’t have a lot of time to focus on ‘What is a debt ceiling?’ I mean, honestly, did anybody in this room – before they had to cover issues like this – have any idea what a debt ceiling was? Any understanding of the fact that a vote by Congress to increase our ability to borrow was simply a vote to allow the United States of America to pay the bills it incurred in the past?”
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Administration Urges a Reluctant Congress to Continue Funding the Palestinian Government
CNS News
Facing strong bipartisan support in Congress for defunding a Palestinian government that includes the terrorist group Hamas, the Obama administration on Tuesday stressed the importance of continuing the funding, arguing that the Fatah-Hamas power-sharing deal has changed nothing on the ground.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jacob Walles said Palestinian Authority and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and P.A. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad remained committed to a peaceful settlement with Israel and “deserve our continued support.”
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Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3
CBS News
President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks.
"I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Mr. Obama said in an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, according to excerpts released by CBS News.
The Obama administration and many economists have warned of economic catastrophe if the United States does not raise the amount it is legally allowed to borrow by August 2.
Lawmakers from both parties want to use the threat of that deadline to work out a broader package on long-term deficit reduction, with Republicans looking to cut trillions of dollars in federal spending, while Democrats are pushing for a more "balanced approach," which would include both spending cuts and increased revenue through taxes.
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Obama: Job Losses Prove Stimulus Worked
CNS News
Three days after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the national unemployment rate had ticked up from 9.1 percent in May to 9.2 percent in June, President Barack Obama said that the loss of jobs in the public sector is “evidence” that his $830-billion economic stimulus legislation worked.
“Now, without relitigating the past, I’m absolutely convinced, and the vast majority of economists are convinced, that the steps we took in the Recovery Act saved millions of people their jobs or created a whole bunch of jobs,” Obama said at his Monday press conference.
“And part of the evidence of that is as you see what happens with the Recovery Act phasing out,” he said. “When I came into office and budgets were hemorrhaging at the state level, part of the Recovery Act was giving states help so they wouldn’t have to lay off teachers, police officers, firefighters. As we’ve seen that federal support for states diminish, you’ve seen the biggest job losses in the public sector--teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs.”
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Debt-ceiling talks hit brick wall as President Obama, GOP trade jabs
The Hill.com
President Obama and GOP leaders traded accusations Monday over who was to blame as talks to raise the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling stalled over the size and scope of the package.
Both sides pointed to the other as inflexible as the odds increased that Congress will not raise the nation’s borrowing limit by an Aug. 2 deadline.
Obama said Republicans were refusing to allow any tax hikes in the deal, including provisions aimed at the wealthiest taxpayers, while Republicans said the White House’s insistence on tax increases and resistance to meaningful Social Security and Medicare reforms was the problem.
Obama said during a late morning press conference that he had “bent over backwards” to meet the GOP halfway. “I do not see a path to a deal if they do not budge. Period,” Obama said.
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Obama Expected to Boost ‘Gun Safety’ by Executive Order
Associated Press
Six months after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot, the White House is preparing to propose some new steps on gun safety, though they're likely to fall short of the bold measures activists would like to see.
Spokesman Jay Carney said that the new steps would be made public "in the near future." He didn't offer details, but people involved in talks at the Justice Department to craft the new measures said they expected to see something in the next several weeks.
Whatever is proposed is not expected to involve legislation or take on major issues, like banning assault weapons, but could include executive action to strengthen the background check system or other steps.
"The president directed the attorney general to form working groups with key stakeholders to identify common-sense measures that would improve American safety and security while fully respecting Second Amendment rights," Carney said Thursday. "That process is well under way at the Department of Justice, with stakeholders on all sides working through these complex issues, and we expect to have some more specific announcements in the near future."
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IMF chief calls on US to raise borrowing limit
CNBC
The International Monetary Fund's new chief foresees "real nasty consequences" for the U.S. and global economies if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit.
Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the global lending institution, said in an interview broadcast Sunday that it would cause interest rates to rise and stock markets to fall. That would threaten an important IMF goal, which is preserving stability in the world economy, she said.
The U.S. borrowing limit is $14.3 trillion. Obama administration officials say the U.S. would begin to default without an agreement by Aug. 2.
"If you draw out the entire scenario of default, yes, of course, you have all of that — interest hikes, stock markets taking a huge hit and real nasty consequences, not just for the United States, but for the entire global economy, because the U.S. is such a big player and matters so much for other countries," she said.
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U.S. Punjabi school a hindrance
CNS News
One California charter school will offer a program that teaches the language and culture of an area in Northern India and Pakistan, but one school official thinks immigrants need to understand that they have "left their homeland."
The Sacramento Valley Charter School, which is funded by the public, will be the first to offer the teachings of Punjab. The school will be situated near a Sikh temple and will offer kindergarten through sixth-grade classes, but it hopes to include seventh and eighth grade within the next several years.
Even though he believes ethnic groups should hold on to their heritage, James Na, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District, says: "They must also understand that they have left their homeland in order to seek...a better future and opportunities here [in] the United States."
"Hence, by limiting Indian Punjab youth from obtaining a traditional, well-rounded American education experience, it can hinder or even sabotage the bright future of their very own children's success here in America," he warns.
Teachers argue that creating schools for a specific ethnic group may make the school unavailable to students of other races. So Na concludes, "It should be a private school, and I believe a true immigrant's success story in America is about becoming an asset to this nation built with pilgrim heritage, coupled with unwavering pioneer experience."
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Analyst: Obama's actions against Israel intentional
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A political analyst and former U.S. congressman says Barack Obama continues to be confused about who America's real enemies are.
Recently Politico reported that the United States has decided to formally resume contact with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, a group that does not formally recognize Israel. The report says that decision could further alienate some Jewish voters already skeptical about the president.
Bob Beauprez is a former Colorado congressman who publishes an online column called "A Line of Sight."
"They seem to have a real state of confusion over who's our friends and who's our enemies," says Beauprez. "Muslim Brotherhood isn't just a radical terrorist organization, they're the original radical Islamic terrorist organization -- and like most all of the rest, [it] denies the right for Israel to exist."
Bob BeauprezBeauprez says Obama has launched what he calls a "one-two punch" on the Jewish state.
"Just a few weeks ago Barack Obama punched them in the gut when he endorsed the idea of returning to the 1967 borders, which Netanyahu correctly said are indefensible. Now weeks later, he smacks them right between the eyes with this news that the Obama administration is going to open dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood," explains the analyst.
Beauprez says he believes it has to be intentional that Obama wants to perpetually make friends with the enemies of freedom, but continually turns his back on Israel.
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McConnell rallies, invites Obama to Hill again
Politico
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor Tuesday to again invite President Barack Obama to the Hill to hash out a deal on the debt ceiling debate. McConnell made the same request last Thursday, but the White House brushed off the invite.
“I think the best way to solve this impasse is for the president to hear what needs to be done, and how we can do it — hear what can actually pass here in Congress,” McConnell said Tuesday. “He needs to understand the principle at stake here from our point of view.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney said after McConnell’s first attempt that the top Senate Republican only invited the president to “restate their maximalist position,” rather than engage in genuine negotiation.
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Flotilla a 'stunt' and nothing else
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A pro-Israel advocacy organization says the flotilla about to set sail from Athens with 34 Americans onboard is a "hypocritical and dangerous publicity stunt."
The ship Audacity of Hope is part of an international fleet of ships carrying anti-Israeli activists and will sail to the Gaza Strip to offer humanitarian aid. Commentators say the flotilla is a guise to challenge Israel's naval blockade of an area controlled by Hamas.
StandWithUs is a Los Angeles-based education and advocacy group. Roz Rothstein is the group's co-founder and CEO. "[To] the person who says this is a pro-Palestinian boat, I would say no, it's an anti-Israel boat -- that's all it is," she states. "They are trying to make Israel look bad...that's their goal."
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