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By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow 

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow

World's Third Smallest Baby Leaves Hospital

                Melinda Star Guido was born by emergency C-section at just 24 weeks gestation.  The tiny preemie weighed only 9.2 ounces which is the third smallest baby to ever survive.  Now weighing 4 and a half pounds and breathing through an oxygen tube, little Melinda was able to go home with her parents.  Dr. Ramanathan, who oversees preemies at the hospital were Melinda was born says that he is "cautiously optimistic that the baby will do well, but again there is no guarantee."

Digital DNA to Prevent SAT and ACT Fraud?

                Authorities in Nassau County NY, discovered 30 students at Great Neck North high school who cheated on their SAT exams by hiring other students to take the test in their name.  Now lawmakers are up in arms to prevent further instances of test fraud.  Their solution is to require a digital DNA that involves a high tech digital facial scan and the student's personal information in a database just to take the test.  Are parents and students willing to give up their privacy just to take a test?

Do Americans Want a Third Party?

                A Washington Post poll indicated that about two-thirds of Americans say that they would support a qualified independent candidate.  Almost half of those polled said that America needs a third party.  Among liberals, 60% said there needs to be a third party while conservatives were much more hesitant with only 39%.  Those who strongly affiliated with the Democrats or Republicans still said that they would not rule out voting for a third party candidate.  Those Republicans that favored Ron Paul as their first or second choice candidate were more likely to say there is a need for a third party.

NY Times Writer Promotes Jury Nullification

                Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor and professor of law at George Washington University, wrote in the New York Times that jurors have the right to plead not guilty when they feel that the law is unfair or oppressive.  He then went on to show the history of this practice, known as jury nullification, and advocated that citizens acquit defendants  charged with possession of marijuana because of the rampant influx of drug cases.  Despite how one feels about drug use, it is notable that a liberal leaning newspaper would print an article that calls people to return to a constitutionally sound practice such as jury nullification. 

Obama Rejects Canadian Pipeline

                President Obama has denied permits for the Canadian Keystone XL Pipeline that would transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to southern parts of the United States.  The president blames Republicans for his decision saying that, "The rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline's impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment."  Republicans railed against the decision claiming that the pipeline would create thousands of American jobs and create American energy security.  TransCanada announced in a press release that they are not about to give up on the plans.  "Thousands of jobs continue to hang in the balance if this project does not go forward. This project is too important to the U.S. economy, the Canadian economy and the national interest of the United States for it not to proceed," stated TransCanada CEO Russ Girling.

Small Town in Iowa Unable to Collect Taxes

                A clerical error has rendered the town of Blencoe, Iowa, unable to exact property taxes this year.  According to Iowa state laws, each town must file a 13 page report on the previous fiscal year before it can create a budget.  City clerk, Kym Harris, missed the deadline to file the report and now the town is legally unable to tax its residents.  This is good news for the residents but bad news for the town that has to work with one-third less of its normal revenue. However, Blencoe is not the only town to make such a slip-up.  Alan Kemp of the Iowa League of Cities claims that one or two cities in Iowa come into this same predicament each year.

Supreme Court Rebukes EPA for Oppressing Idaho Couple

By Raven Clabough- the New American

                Idaho couple Mike and Chantell Sackett have battled the Environmental Protection Agency for four years in an attempt to build a home on property they own that the EPA has dubbed "protected wetlands." Finally their case made it way to the Supreme Court, where several justices took up their cause and slammed the EPA for its "heavy-handed enforcement of rules."

                During Supreme Court arguments, the couple explained that they had no reason to suspect there were wetlands on their property. In 2005, they purchased the land for $23,000 and two years later planned to build a three-bedroom home on it.  It was at that point that three EPA officials showed up and asserted that the property was protected wetlands. They then ordered the workers to stop when they discovered that the Sacketts had no permit. Six months later, the EPA sent the order that led to the court case. Before the case reached the Supreme Court, lower courts had told the Sacketts that they could not challenge the EPA's order.

                Several conservative Supreme Court Justices blasted the Environmental Protection Agency for what they deemed overreach in the Sackett case.  Justice Antonin Scalia criticized the EPA's "high-handedness" when it comes to dealing with private property, and Samuel Alito called the agency's actions "outrageous," charging that "this kind of thing can't happen in the United States." Alito was particularly incensed by the fact that the Sacketts had to wait to be sued by the EPA before they could even challenge the agency regarding the wetlands on their property.  Justice John Roberts bemoaned the fact that most people would be hesitant to even challenge the agency's determination because of the potential fines associated with it. "All EPA has to do is make whatever finding it wants, and realize that in 99 percent of the cases, it's never going to be put to the test."

                At issue is whether the EPA is acting outside the bounds of its authority. However, government agencies for years have increased their authority through the process of regulations.

New York Tourist Arrested for Checking in His Gun

                Former Marine, Ryan Jerome, was arrested after checking in his gun to a security officer at the Empire State Building.  Jerome had a concealed carry permit from the state of Indiana and had read on online gun-law site that said it was legal for him to bring his gun while touring New York.  Jerome faces up to fifteen years in jail for the offence.  Other tourists have likewise been arrested for illegal possession of firearms when attempting to check in firearms to authorities.  Jerome's attorney, Mark Bederow, claims that this is a misapplication of New York law. "The law is not equipped to deal with these situations, and they happen all the time," he added. "Here are people trying to be responsible."

Fake ID Backfires on Teenager

                Fifteen-year-old Jakadrien Lorece Turner was deported to Columbia by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials when they perceived her to be an illegal alien because of the name on her fake ID.  The Dallas Police department discovered the missing girl and alerted the Columbian Government that she is a US citizen.  Turner's family is awaiting her return. 

Gun Sales Soared Last Christmas

                Background checks for gun purchases reached record highs last December with 102,222 checks on Christmas Eve alone.  The total for the month was 1.5 million background checks. Americans continue to purchase firearms at record levels as gun restrictions grow tighter in many states.  Many have called for tougher gun laws in Arizona after the near fatal shooting of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.  Researchers theorize that Americans are hurrying to by firearms while they still have easy access to them.

PETA Seeks Cow Memorials

                Everyone has seen roadside memorials commemorating the loss of loved ones in auto accidents, but PETA wants to take it a step further; they want to commemorate cattle!  The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have requested the placement of memorials to mark two places in Illinois where trucks hauling them flipped over killing more than twenty cattle.  PETA spokesmen say that they want to draw attention to the way that the beef industry hurts cattle.  The Department of Transportation says it will likely deny the request because memorials can only be placed by relatives of the victims.

Police Arrest Man for Winter Surfing

                Surfer Rex Flodstrom of Chicago was surprised to find a group of policemen waiting to arrest him when he came in from the frigid waters of Lake Michigan.  "I was thinking, 'This is insane!'" he said. "I kept hoping that cooler heads would prevail. Surfing is legal in Chicago," claims Flodstrom.  The police charged him with disorderly conduct and violating park ordinances because the parks are closed until May 25th.  Flodstrom's surfboard was also confiscated.

Terrorist Expert Michael Scheuer Endorses Ron Paul

                The former head of the CIA unit that tracked terrorist Osama bin Laden gives his hearty endorsement to Ron Paul for president.  Despite the media attacks on Paul's foreign policy, Paul receives great the 22-year intelligence-community veteran support from military personal.  Scheuer published a column explaining the reason for his Paul endorsement titled, "Iowa's Choice: Dr. Paul or U.S. bankruptcy, more wars, and many more dead soldiers and Marines".  In the column, the 22-year intelligence-community veteran claims that Islamic terrorism is a result of US foreign intervention and not the hatred of our freedoms.  "Electing anyone but Ron Paul will further increase the already strong chances of widespread Islamist-conducted violence inside the United States," he says.  Shueuer also says that US foreign policy is driving the nation bankrupt and that Ron Paul is the only candidate that will not continue the trend. 

Girl Scouts Promote Liberal Indoctrination

                Girl Scouts are as much an American tradition as apple pie, but, you might think twice before sending your daughters there in this generation.  15-year-old Sydney Volanski left the Girl Scouts Organization because of reading materials that promoted liberal ideologies.  Volanski noticed a reference in one of her scout books that directed girls to the liberal website Media Matters.  She also noted that the Girl Scouts have promoted Planned Parenthood and other abortion advocates as well.  After being in the Girl Scouts for eight years, Sydney and her sister felt that they were deceived into thinking that Girl Scouts were neutral. Sydney created a website called Speak Now: Girl Scouts in order to warn parents of the Girl Scouts' liberal teachings.

Getting to the Bottom of Bullying

By Bob Kellogg - OneNewsNow 

            Though the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) hopes its new study will give special protection from bullying for "gay" students as young as those in elementary school, a pro-family advocate says the focus should really be on the other reasons children bully each other.

                Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council (FRC) says the study, "Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States," ironically contradicts most of GLSEN's agenda, as it finds the most common reasons children are bullied have nothing to do with sexual orientation or gender identity.
                "The most common reasons are because of their appearance or body size, not being good in sports, not being good in school; and teachers also cited other things, like children who have a disability … or whose families do not have a lot of money," And he concludes that GLSEN's real agenda behind pushing for protections for homosexual students is to force people to accept that lifestyle as being perfectly normal and above criticism.

TV Challenge: Who Can be Raunchiest?

By Bill Bumpas - OneNewsNow

            A pro-decency organization is urging advertisers to stay away from a new NBC show, describing it as the latest "raunchy show" on network television.  Lisa Van Houten, executive assistant with American Decency Association, says her organization is calling on companies to be more responsible and not place their advertising dollars towards the prime-time show called Are You There, Chelsea?, which premiered on NBC on January 11.
                "It was originally entitled Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," she explains, "and the show is incredibly vulgar -- and we're very concerned that the type of material that is aired is certainly inappropriate for the public airways and for families and children."
                                American Decency Association is asking viewers to put pressure on advertisers to stop sponsoring the show, which is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

Schools Plan to Teach Kindergartners Sex Education

                Schools continue on their crusade to replace the family by taking it upon themselves to instruct your six year old on sexual orientation, gender identity and the use of emergency contraceptives.  A report called the National Sexuality Education Standards indicates that, comprehensive sexual education should start in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade."  The report was backed by the largest teachers union in the nation. The standardized sexual education plan was spearheaded by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and Planned Parenthood. 

Internet Addition Found to Alter Adolescent's Brains

                Researchers have used MRIs to study the brains of adolescents who long hours on the internet and found similar changes in the brain that other addicts display.  According to the Independent, "The results showed impairment of white matter fibres in the brain connecting regions involved in emotional processing, attention, decision making and cognitive control. Similar changes to the white matter have been observed in other forms of addiction to substances such as alcohol and cocaine." Psychiatrist Henrietta Bowden Jones works with internet addicted youth and says that it is predominately gamers who spend hours at a time on the internet and neglect their obligations or even neglect to eat and drink.

            A judge is deliberating whether to overturn New York's homosexual "marriage" law because of the "strong-armed tactics" that were used to get it approved. Liberty Counsel filed suit to block the measure shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed it into law on June 24, 2011 . The government is asking the court to dismiss the challenge, but Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver suggests that based on the law, the judge ought to proceed with the case.
            "Most of this work was behind closed doors. It was [done] using strong-armed tactics. The public and the lobbyists were literally shut out of the process so they could not even give any response to this most important law that they were proposing," Staver explains. "And that is in complete violation of state law and the state constitution."
            At this point, Staver says the court seems receptive to his firm's request, but attorneys are awaiting a decision, which could come in a week or less.

Women Involved in Illegal Abortion Operation Await Sentencing

            Adrienne Moton and Sherry West pleaded guilty of third-degree murder in the killing of viable infants and the over-dosing of painkillers to a mother resulting in death.   Both women worked for Dr. Kermit Gosnell who was convicted of infanticide and performing illegal late-term abortions as well as charges of third-degree murder.  The grotesque torturing of these victims conducted at the Women's Medical Society Clinic is astonishing. "This is just beyond horrifying. This is torture! This is sheer, senseless madness! 3rd Degree murder? Unbelievable. Who'll speak for the tortured babies? So many spoke up against the Abu Ghraib incident ad nauseum, and yet there's mere silence about this abattoir in Philly. Is America losing its soul or has it lost it?" commented Anthony Lee Nieves of City College of New York about the case.

Michigan City Removes Street Lights to Save Money

            The declining city of Highland Park, Michigan, took drastic measures to curtail its $58 million debt.  Highland Park lost over half its population in the last 20 years and the city could no longer afford its $4 million electric bill.  The city council not only turned out the city lights, they pulled them out of the ground for good.  "We knew it was going to hurt," Councilman Christopher Woodard said. "We're all hurting." Citizens feel unsafe in the dark streets at night and according to residents, vandalism and theft have increased.  The city feels it has no other choice than to take these drastic measures.

Republicans Introduce Bill Pushing Internet Sales Taxes

By Daniel Sayani - The New American

            The days of tax-free Internet shopping may soon be coming to an abrupt end, if two Republican senators have their way.  Sens. Mike Enzi of Wyoming and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee are currently preparing to introduce new legislation that would allow states to force Amazon.com and other out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes.

            The concept of paying a state tax on online purchases is known as a "use tax," and requires that consumers voluntarily cough up the exact amount owed each year at tax time. Advocates of the "use tax" are, by definition, advocates of increased government. Advocates for consumer protection and individual liberty fear that the federal legislation (a federal law empowering states to collect taxes rests on questionable constitutional grounds) will result in particularly brutal consequences for consumers. 

            In addition, the Supreme Court, in 1992, ruled against such proposals in theory, in Quill Corp. v North Dakota, arguing that in general, retailers currently can't be forced to collect sales tax on out-of-state shipments unless they have offices in those states, because retailers aren't required to collect sales taxes from customers who live in states where they don't have a physical presence, or "nexus."

            The legislation has been met with opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) are planning to introduce a resolution today saying that no laws should be enacted that would let states impose "burdensome or unfair" taxes on Internet retailers.

Veterans Call for Reform

            Veterans Assembled together at Washington DC on Veteran's Day to call Americans to action with a decree called A Declaration to Restore the Constitutional Republic.  This peaceful demonstration is an appeal to leaders to return to constitutional government and the rule of law.  Tim Harrington of the U.S. Patriots Union says that the goals of the declaration are to be, "a launching pad for an ongoing strategy to confront anti-American and unconstitutional activities in our government from the ground up, fighting local corruption as well as national corruption, one day at a time, one incident at a time."

American Gun Ownership Rising

            Forty-seven percent of American adults currently report that they have a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property.  According to Gallup pole, American gun ownership is at its highest point since 1994.  Even Democrats are feeling the need to defend themselves.  Forty percent of left leaning voters say that they now own a fire arm compared to only 30% just last year.

Is the US Postal Service Doomed?

            The USPS is continuing on its downward spiral.  In 2010 it lost $8.5 billion and now the 2011 numbers are looking to be a loss of $9 billion.  Not only did it lose billions, it cannot afford to pay $5.5 billion needed for its retiree health care fund payment due this month.  The USPS continues to live in denial by trying to raise stamp prices another cent.  The Senate is purposing a bill that will allow the Postal Service to draw from the Federal Employees Retirement System to pay down debt and offer buyouts to employees near retirement. This will allow the USPS to continue operating for a meager two years.  Congress will not allow the offices to consolidate and unions will not let them cut benefits or lay off workers.  Adam B. Summers, analyst at the Reason Foundation, feels that the only way to save the USPS is privatization.

Will Ron Paul Run as a Third Party Candidate?

            Although Ron Paul stated that he has no intention of running as a third party presidential candidate, he did not promise that he would not.  In an interview with Juan Williams of FOX News, Paul said, "I'm running for president. I'm doing pretty well, I'm in third. So, no, I'm running for president in the Republican Party, I'm doing very well."  Williams pushed Paul to make a pledge but he replied, "I pledge that I have no intention of doing it." 

Obama Backs Down on Christmas Tree Tax

            The Obama administration came up with the brilliant idea of taxing Christmas tree sales in order to create a government program to promote the sale of Christmas trees.  If the tax had gone into effect, Christmas tree growers that sell more than 500 trees a season would be taxed 15 cents per tree and the government would turn the money around to "program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry's position in the marketplace," claimed federal regulators.  Silly as this sounds, the USDA already practices such methods promoting agricultural products, such as milk, beef, lamb, pork and even honey or avocados.  The Obama administration has decided to not pursue the Christmas tree tax and the USDA may consider the proposal at a later date.

Without Marriage, 'Everything Else is Weakened'

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow

            The Marriage and Religion Research Institute's annual "Index of Family Belonging and Rejection" shows that only 45 percent of American children reach their 17th year with both their biological parents married (since before or around the time of their birth), while 55 percent do not. FRC spokesman Pat Fagan says broken families lead to lower educational performance, higher poverty, higher out-of-wedlock birth, higher crime, and shortened longevity -- and the list goes on, he says.
            "The parental relationship, when it's in marriage, becomes the foundational social relationship in all of society," he explains. "From that, all the rest breaks; without that, everything else is weakened -- everything."
            Geographically, the Northeast has the strongest index of family belonging, while the South has the weakest. It differs across ethnic groups, as the African-American family is the weakest and the Asian-American is the strongest. Fagan stresses that families with the best church attendance are the strongest overall.

 

Insider Trading Enriches Government Leaders

            Insider trading is perfectly legal for members of Congress, and our Congressmen are becoming some of the richest men in the world.  According to The Economic Collapse, the average net worth for a member of Congress is now approximately 3.8 million dollars.  While the rest of the nation felt the effects of the current recession, members of Congress increased their net worth by more than 25% during 2008 to 2010. A study conducted on US Senators stock trading in the 1990's showed that they beat the market by an average of 12%, while the corporate insider only beat the market by about 6%. 

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            The head of an ethics watchdog organization believes the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms program could be the biggest scandal to hit the U.S. in decades. Congressman Darryl Issa (R-California) wants some answers from Attorney General Eric Holder about who in the Justice Department knew about the ill-fated Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) operation that sent U.S. guns into the hands of murderous drug cartel members in Mexico. So the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is subpoenaing the attorney general to testify before his committee.
            Ken Boehm, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), believes this is a huge political scandal -- "a scandal with somebody dead, an attorney general misleading Congress, and all kinds of weapons in the hands of drug cartels that have killed … 40,000 people in Mexico in the last several years. I think all serve to make this perhaps the biggest political scandal in decades," he suggests.  But though there have been numerous calls for Holder to resign, Boehm is skeptical about that happening.

Gold Rush in South Carolina?

            Romarco Minerals Inc. is starting a gold mine at the historic site of Haile Gold Mine near Kershaw, South Carolina.  According to the company's research, there is an estimated 3.1 million ounces of gold in the Haile mine and the company expects to produce an average of 150,000 ounces of gold a year.  Another mining company called Vancouver's Revolution Resources Corp. is beginning mining operations in historic sites in North Carolina.  Rising gold prices have sparked new interest in the forgotten mines and more companies are expected to follow suit in the Carolina Slate Belt.

GOP Bill to Replace Paper Dollar with Coin

            House Republicans have introduced a bill that would require paper one dollar bills to be replaced with coins.  Rep. David Schweikert introduced the bill saying that it would save billions of dollars over the next few decades because 3 billion paper dollars are shredded every year, costing the government money to reprint them. Massachusetts Sens. Scott Brown (R) and John Kerry (D) introduced a competing bill to protect the paper dollar bill saying that the dollar coins are unpopular and will not get used. The Government Accountability Organization found that replacing the paper bills would save the government $184 million a year after the initial minting costs are over.

Justice Scalia Criticizes Federal Drug Law

            Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told the Senate Judiciary Committee that placing drug cases in the federal courts was a big mistake.  Scalia felt that the decision diminished "the elite quality of the federal judiciary" and concluded that drug cases would better be handled by the states.  Other justices, including Chief Justice William Rehnquist, have been complaining for years that the war on drugs was overwhelming the federal judiciary.  Despite these conclusions, the Obama administration is promising to further crack down on drug users, thus keeping the federal courts burdened with these cases.

Louisiana Bans Cash Transactions for Used Goods

            On the front of all Federal Reserve notes is written "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private."  According to a new law in Louisiana, House bill 195, cash is not legal tender when buying used goods.  State representative Rickey Hardy, who co-authored the bill, explained the reasoning behind the bill was to prevent criminals from stealing goods and selling them to second hand stores for a quick turn around.  "It's a mechanism to be used so the police department has something to go on and have a lead," says Hardy.  Businessman Danny Guidry, who owns the Pioneer Trading Post in Lafayette is very upset over the new law, "We're gonna lose a lot of business.  We don't want this cash transaction to be taken away from us. It's an everyday transaction."

            Radical homosexual activists are celebrating because today the ban on homosexual military service has been officially lifted. September 20 is a day homosexual activists in America have been long awaiting. Compliments of President Barack Obama and the now-departed lame-duck 111th Congress, there is no longer a law prohibiting homosexuals from being in the armed forces.
            The president is moving forward with the repeal of the 1993 law regarding homosexuals in the military, despite the concerns expressed in a recent letter  by two senior members of the House Armed Services Committee -- chairman Buck McKeon (R-California) and Personnel Subcommittee chairman Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina).
            The two congressmen called for a delay in implementation of the repeal, pointing out their committee members still have not received copies of revised regulations and a summary of the specific policy changes that are to take effect. "This failure to meet the committee's requests leads us to conclude that decisions on the policies and regulations to implement repeal are not complete and that your certification and those of the others were inaccurate," states the letter. They describe it as "unconscionable" that the guidelines and procedures to be used by the military to implement repeal remain "unpublished."
            Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness (CMR), says the White House is "playing keep-away" with the documents McKeon and Wilson say should be public -- as should the "deceptive tactics" employed to pass and enforce the LGBT law. "The law requires more than just PowerPoint presentations," she tells OneNewsNow. "The administration is supposed to describe exactly what will happen under the new LGBT law. [But] they haven't done that! They're barreling ahead anyway. The president [is] just determined to impose LGBT law on the military, regardless of the concerns of Congress." The CMR leader predicts litigators for homosexual activists and the homosexual movement are going to have a field day. "Without the law on the books, they will go into court and challenge anything that stands in the way of what they perceive as a civil rights issue," she warns.

Man Fined for Flashing Headlights Files Class-Action Lawsuit

            Erich Campbell  was pulled over and fined at the Tampa International Airport in December 2009 for flashing his headlights to on-coming traffic to warn them of radar patrol.  Campbell has filed a class-action lawsuit against the highway patrol and other state traffic-enforcement agencies, seeking to end the practice of fining for headlight communication.  Campbell's lawyer, J. Marc Jones, claims his client's First Amendment right to free speech was violated. "The flashing of lights to communicate with another driver is clearly speech," he said.

Parents on the Run for Abducting Their Eight Children

            An upper Manhattan couple, Shanel Nadal and Nephra Payne, are being hunted down by police for abducting their eight children from a foster home.  The children's mother sneaked them out of the facility during a visit and fled away.  The mother and father are at large while a massive man hunt is under way in New York.  Authorities are urging the citizenry to assist them in finding these parents and taking their children away from them again. 

Government Approves Single Signature Recall Petitons

             The Government Accountability Board stated that they approve of the process of submiting petition pages that contain a single signature.  They also found the use of printed petitions from the website of a recall committee to be acceptable. The GAB does not accept recall petitions directly from individuals. They must be collected by the recall committees and offered for filing at the same time within the 60-day time period as required by state law.

Will Texting Replace Phone Calls?

            According to a recent study, 73 percent of cell phone owners use their phone to send and receive texts.  Of those who text, the average person receives 41 tests a day. Among people aged 18-24, they text around 109 messages a day.  The report also states that those who text fairly often say that they would rather get a text than a phone call.

WikiLeaks Create Public Outcry

            The 251,287 US diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks were accidentally made available to the public in their raw, unedited form.  Julian Assange, gave The Guardian's investigations editor, David Leigh, the password to a cache of documents held in a hidden folder.  Leigh then published the password in his book about Assange, claiming that he thought the password was no longer active.  Assange awaits the verdict of the British High Court whether he will be extradited to Sweden. 

Unions & Small Gov't Groups Rail Against EPA Regulations

By Raven Clabough -New American

            New regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have many people up in arms, including some unions. Aware that the regulations will be job-killers, the unions and small government advocate have actually discovered some common ground.

            A Texas company is suing to block new EPA "cross-state air pollution" rules. If the regulations are not changed, Luminant Energy claims it will be forced to close two plants and fire 500 people. Texas was not initially included in the new EPA rules that target sulphur-dioxin emissions with a mandate requiring a 64% reduction from 2010 levels, but in July the Lone Star state was added to the list.  Additionally, three units at Luminant's Monticello plant outside of Mount Pleasant will be shut down, and plant officials report that they plan to stop mining coal at the Thermo and Winfield mines and instead opt for cleaner-burning coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The regulations have provoked the ire of union workers in Missouri, who agree that the EPA's new regulations will cost consumers more money while threatening to destroy jobs. After all, eighty percent of Missouri's power comes from coal.

            If the court does not rule in favor of the company, the layoffs will take place in 2012 and 2015. Luminant spokeswoman Ashley Barrie said, "We estimate 400 jobs will be eliminated by early next year, with the remainder being lost by 2015 once mining reclamation work is complete at the affected mines. To be clear, this is the plan if we are unsuccessful with our legal actions."

OnStar Navigation Service Plans to Sell Info to Police

            The navigation company OnStar announced that it will be selling information such as vehicle speed and seat belt use to other agencies, including police departments. OnStar representatives stated, "We may use the information we collect about you and your Vehicle to improve the quality of our Service and offerings and may share the information we collect with law enforcement or other public safety officials, credit card processors and/or third parties we contract with who conduct joint marketing initiatives with OnStar. Unless the Data Connection to your Vehicle is deactivated, data about your Vehicle will continue to be collected even if you do not have a Plan."  The controversy prompted two Senators to call for greater privacy laws.  Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Delaware) sent a letter to the company saying, "OnStar's actions appear to violate basic principles of privacy and fairness for OnStar's approximately six million customers - especially for those customers who have already ended their relationships with your company,"

HPV Vaccine Does Not Prevent Cancer

            Touted as a wonder vaccine that would end cervical cancer,  the HPV vaccine is not all that it claimed to be.  The vaccine known as Gardasil is designed to prevent only two of at least 15 strains of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer.  The strains of HPV that it allegedly can prevent will go away naturally in about two years in a healthy person.  Besides this, Gardasil's safety record is very questionable.  As of September 28, 2010, the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) has more than 18,000 Gardasil-related adverse events listed in it, including at least 65 deaths.   Cervical cancer is not even in the top ten cancers that kill women yet the sales of Gardasil totaled  $1.1 billion in its first nine months.

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            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." So he decides that means the predictions from the U.N.'s computer models need to be "taken with a healthy grain of salt."

            "We know that if the computer models are failing to replicate real-world conditions ... they can't be relied upon to predict future predictions," Taylor reasons. "And the fact that they continually predict more warming than that has actually occurred should tell policy makers that we need to slow down on this mad rush to restrict carbon-dioxide emissions because the projected global-warming crisis does not appear to be coming."

Media Gives Less Attention to Ron Paul

            Despite Ron Paul's success in the Iowa straw poll, the media gives him far less coverage than other candidates.  According to the Pew Research Center, there have only been 27 stories on Ron Paul as a lead news maker.  Other GOP candidates have received more than triple of this.  Mitt Romney has had 120 lead stories, Newt Gingrich 112, Michelle Bachmann 108, Donald Trump 92, Sarah Palin 85, Tim Pawlenty 52, Jon Huntsman 44, and Rick Perry 33.  It seems the media is ignoring Paul as a serious contender for the GOP nomination.

US Teens Addicted to Soda Pop

             About one fourth of American teenagers drink at least one soda a day. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed 11,000 teenagers on their beverage consumption and found that two thirds of students drink at least one sweetened beverage, including sports drinks and other sugared drinks a day.  The CDC is concerned over these findings because sweetened beverage consumption can contribute to weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for diabetes.  The CDC also found that only one in ten high schoolers had adequate levels of exercise according to the federal government's Healthy People initiative, a list of public health goals.

Senator Moran Stands Up Against UN Gun Treaty

            Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and 44 other senators have notified the Obama administration, "we will oppose ratification of a treaty that in any way restricts Second Amendment rights."  The letter was written in response to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a treaty supposedly meant to create common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms.  However, by threatening to include civilian firearms within its scope, the ATT would restrict the lawful private ownership of firearms in our country. With the help of his fellow Senators, Moran can put a stop to this treaty because it needs a two-thirds majority to pass.   "Our country's sovereignty and Second Amendment rights must not be infringed upon by an international organization made up of many countries with little respect for gun rights," Moran strongly affirms.  "As the treaty process continues, I will continue to work with my colleagues in the U.S. Senate to ensure that any Arms Trade Treaty that undermines the constitutional rights of American gun owners is dead on arrival because our firearm freedoms are not negotiable."

Stop Polluting of Space, Aliens Will Destroy You

            This is no joke.  NASA scientist Shawn Domagal-Goldman of the Planetary Science Division has revealed that extraterrestrials may launch a preemptive attack against earth to save the galaxy from a capitalist, industrial, polluting civilization that is ravaging Earth's environment and emitting greenhouse gases that will doom the planet. The NASA researchers write in their report, "It would be particularly important for us to limit our emissions of greenhouse gases, since atmospheric composition can be observed from other planets."  We must repent of our evil capitalist ways and "go green" before the little green men take matters into their own hands. 

Environmental Laws Harass Musicians

            Federal agents raided the Gibson Guitar factory in search of illegal imported woods.  The feds conducted a similar raid in 2009, seizing several guitars and pallets of wood under suspicion that Gibson had been buying illegally harvested hardwoods from protected forests, such as the Madagascar ebony that makes for high quality fretboards.   Not only manufacturers are at risk.  According to the Lacey Act, customs agents demand that travelers declare every bit of flora or fauna being brought into the country. One is under "strict liability" to fill out the paperwork-and without any mistakes. Unless you can prove your instrument is antique, you have to know the material and origin of every scrap of wood or ivory or risk confiscation and fines.  Piano manufacturer Pascal Vieillard imported several antique Bösendorfer pianos and ended up with a $17,500 fine and three years probation for failing to correctly document their ivory keys.  Some musicians are switching to plastic and synthetic materials in fear of such prosecutions.   

            Because of another extreme zero-tolerance policy, a Chicago elementary school teacher has been accused of possessing weapons at school and could possibly lose his job.  Second-grade teacher Doug Bartlett brought a toolbox full of garden-variety tools for a required "tool discussion" at school. But when it was learned a small knife and a box cutter were among the items, Bartlett was told he is under investigation for "possessing and using weapons." John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute explains. "If he's found guilty, he will be reprimanded or terminated for doing what teachers have been doing since the beginning of teaching, which is using tools," says the attorney.
            Whitehead adds that any legal action could permanently scar Bartlett's teaching record or end his 17-year career. So, The Rutherford Institute is warning the school that such disciplinary action under the given circumstances could constitute a violation of the instructor's 14th Amendment right to due process, and the firm is asking officials at Washington Irving Elementary School to end its investigation.

World's Oldest Person Turns 115

            Besse Cooper of Georgia turned 115 on August 15^th.  Besse is the oldest living person today but she doesn't top the record (at least not yet) of Jeanne Louise Calment of France who lived to be 122.  Calment was born in 1875 and died in 1997.  Besse celebrated her birthday at the Monroe nursing home with her family. 

Study: Fewer Doctors Willing to Do Abortions

By Dave Bohon -New American

            Only about one in seven obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States is willing to perform abortions, a new survey has found, down from the numbers claimed by a similar 2008 poll. LifeNews.com reported that the latest research, published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology medical journal, "finds 97 percent of physicians surveyed say they have encountered patients wanting an abortion while only 14 percent of doctors are willing to do an abortion. That's lower than the 22 percent of doctors who said they would do an abortion in the last poll, from 2008."

            The study suggested that a reduction in training for abortion from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s may be a factor in the lower number of doctors willing to do the procedure. But researchers also discovered a significant religious element influencing physicians, with, predictably, a high percentage of Catholic, Protestant, and other religiously motivated ob-gyns unwilling to offer the procedure, compared to Jewish practitioners, who were more willing.
            The International Business Times noted that the lowered number of abortion providers "can amount to a de facto ban on abortions even though they are legal," with the study's lead author Dr. Debra Stulberg of the University of Chicago writing: "Access to abortion remains limited by the willingness of physicians to provide abortion services."

            A pro-life pharmacist says a bill introduced in both houses of Congress that would force pharmacists to dispense controversial medication, regardless of their conscience, and would impact those who object to birth control and emergency contraception.  Pharmacists for Life International (PFLI) opposes the bill introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-New York). Spokesman and pharmacist Bo Kuhar believes pharmacists' constitutional rights would be violated.
            "The Supreme Court has many times ruled both at the state and the federal level a person does not have to park their sincerely held beliefs ... their faith and their morals at the door when they come to work or go to school, or whatever it is that they're doing in their everyday life," Kuhar says.

Senator Jim DeMint Speaks Out Against Obama Agenda

            "We saw within a few days that this president was going to be heavy-handed, he was going to implement his agenda and pay back his political allies. And then we quickly saw with the stimulus that he moved into spending literally $1 trillion on what was effectively a government spending plan, and it just went on from there to ObamaCare and then to Dodd-Frank. It has been the most anti-business and I consider anti-American administration of my lifetime. Things that are just so anathema to the principles of freedom, and everything he has come up with centralizes more power in Washington, creates more socialist-style, collectivist policies...I've said this several times, and it sounds like partisan criticism, but it's not. Anyone who reads my book, they know I don't hesitate to criticize Republicans when we don't do what we say, but this president is doing something that's so far out of the realm of anything Republicans ever did wrong, it's hard to even imagine," Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said on the "Janet Mefferd Show."

Kansas Returns ObamaCare Grant

            Kansas is saying "no thanks" to the federal government's $31.5 million grant meant to help it create a prototype health insurance exchange which will later be mandated by ObamaCare.   In April, Oklahoma returned its $54.6 million early innovator grant.  Together, the two states send a strong message against the implementation of ObamaCare, with around $90 million in returned grants.  Kansas is also a leader in challenging the healthcare overhaul in court.  According to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger,   "There is a feeling among the more conservative elements around the country that if they pursue any efforts to establish exchanges, it will undermine their effort to get the law repealed."  Only one-third of the states have complied by starting legislation to create healthcare exchanges.

Cable Companies Losing Subscriptions

            Cable companies are worried as they see record levels of cancellations, losing 380,000 subscribers in the last quarter.   Many are blaming the weak economy saying that Americans are cutting back or moving in with their parents which means a shared TV bill.  Another suspected contributor is the prevalence of cheap internet videos, especially video-streaming sites like Netflix.com and Hulu.com.  Still, others contend that it is due to content providers such as Hollywood studios and sports leagues demanding ever higher prices, thus raising the cost of subscriptions. We like to think its all because of the Eau Claire Journal.

Lesbian Claims Discrimination from Theme Park

            Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park has been under attack for allegedly discriminating against a lesbian tourist who wore an offensive message on her T-shirt.  Olivier Odom was wearing a shirt with the message "Marriage Is So Gay," in attempt to show her support for gay marriage.  As Odom was entering, she was asked by an employee to turn her shirt inside out because, "this is a family park", and the message will offend others.  Odom complied but later contacted a homosexual civil rights group who suggested she write the managers a letter before seeking a lawsuit.  Pete Owens, a spokesman for the park, told the Sentinel that the park has always been "inclusive," and that Odom was not asked to leave the park, only obscure the objectionable message on her T-shirt, which is a common practice for Dollywood.  The media has extensively covered the incident and homosexual advocacy groups are using Odom as a poster child for supposed discrimination against homosexuals and gay marriage.

Ron Paul Ignored in Republican Presidential Primaries

            So far, in the primary races, Ron Paul seems to be neglected as a major contender.  In an article in NorthJersey.com, Ron Paul is not even mentioned as a potential candidate, even though the polls show that Paul is in third place.  Journalist Paul Mulshine observed, "You'll note that Paul is running third behind Romney and Bachmann in the average of six polls shown. Yet the reporters choose to ignore Paul at 7.8 percent but list Cain at 6.5 percent and even the hapless Pawlenty, who barely registers in the polls."

Identity Screening Computer Hassles Law Abiding Citizens

            A Massachusetts man had his driver's license suddenly revoked for the crime of looking like some other driver. The high-tech digital image scanning is supposed to enable the government to catch terrorists and identity fraud, but often it just creates headaches for innocent people.  John H. Gass had received a letter from the DMV demanding that he prove his identity because the computer system had "flagged" him as looking like another person.  Gass had neglected to open his mail and his ten days to respond expired.  The DMV then notified him that his license had been revoked and Gass spent the next ten days, with the aid of a lawyer, trying to verify his identity.  Gass is now suing the state to ensure that the DMV does not revoke other people's licenses without a hearing.  The state of Massachusetts has received $1.5 million taxpayer dollars from the Department of Homeland Security to harass the taxpayers of Massachusetts. Thirty-four other states have similar facial recognition programs in operation. 

US Post Office Could Eliminate Saturday Deliveries

            Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warns that the US Postal Service may have to eliminate Saturday deliveries in order to meet their $5.5 billion payment due Sept. 30 to cover future retirees' health benefits.  Donahoe complains that internet technology has caused the deficit but NewAmerican writer Bruce Walker is skeptical, "Predictably, the Postal Service cites email and other electronic communications as the big obstacles. But interestingly, the class of mail in which emails are in closest competition, the inexpensive and no frills standard mail, has been relatively stable in volume. This sort of explanation also does not explain why firms such as UPS and FedEx continue to be profitable operations."  Cutting Saturday deliveries would only save $3.1 billion a year which is not enough to compensate for their projected $8.3 billion loss this year.  Donahoe says that they will soon be raising the price of stamps from 44 cents to 45 cents and that eventually they will have to cut back to only three days a week.  The Postmaster doesn't expect that change to happen for fifteen years or so.

Woman Fights Mandatory Real ID

            Oklahoman Kaye Beach has conscientiously refused to renew her driver's license to fight the intrusive facial scans and fingerprinting required by the new Real ID.  Beach was cited for driving with an expired license in Norman, Oklahoma.  Beach's refusal to comply with the mandatory biometric scans and fingerprinting has erupted into giant legal battle.  In an interview with the NewAmerican, Beach explains her position, "I've been an activist since 2007, and I've been working to try to get legislation passed to protect us and educate the public on the REAL ID issue. When my driver's license expired, I realized the state was not going to protect us and so I opted against renewing my license."  Beach's case was dismissed from traffic court and is now being pursued as a civil suit that she intends to take all the way to the Supreme Court.

FDA Declares Walnuts as Drugs

            Diamond Foods made research-backed claims about the benefits of consuming walnuts, including the reduction of heart disease and certain cancers.  In response to the company's advertising campaign, the FDA stepped in with threats of shutting them down.  "Your walnut products are drugs" an FDA letter said, "and "new drugs" at that - and, therefore.....they may not legally be marketed … in the United States without an approved new drug application."   Diamond Foods provided 57 scientific articles to the FDA supporting their claims but that failed to satisfy them.  The FDA stubbornly refused the evidence; they affirmed that walnuts were "misbranded" because the "product bears health claims that are not authorized by the FDA."  Other natural food producers, such as pomegranate juice and green tea, have had similar problems with the FDA.  William Faloon of Life Extension magazine points out from this incident, "If anyone still thinks that federal agencies like the FDA protect the public, this proclamation that healthy foods are illegal drugs exposes the government's sordid charade."

            Doctors are seeing success with using adult stem cells to help stroke victims recover.  In the current tests concerning stroke victims, doctors in Houston, Texas, are injecting adult stem cells into patients long after they have suffered a stroke.  As Dr. David Prentice of the Family Research Council (FRC) explains, "The previous trial, they tried to get to the patient with their own cells within a couple of days because you want to try and cut off any damage that might happen. This new trial stretches that out. So even up to 19 days after the stroke happens, they're going to try your own adult stem cells to treat that stroke damage."
            The work is designed to treat damage that has occurred, but it also may prevent further medical consequences."We don't have the results in, but the results from the previous trial, as well as a number of other tests to use adult stem cells to treat these kinds of brain damage, are very, very encouraging," the physician reports.

            Adult stem cells are readily available from one's own body and do not involve killing a human embryo. Meanwhile, research using the latter has produced no useable or promising results.

Methanol; a Promising Alternative to Petroleum

            According to Robert Zubrin, author of Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil, Methanol has the potential of replacing petroleum-based gasoline, thus breaking US dependance on foreign oil.  Methanol, otherwise known as wood alcohol, can readily be made from any carbon-containing material such as coal, natural gas, or even urban garbage.   Although Methanol contains only half the energy as gasoline, it's  high octane of 105 allows it to be burned efficiently.  Methanol is only $1.28 a gallon, unsubsidized.  Zurbin also affirms that cars produced in the US in the last five years are already capable to be programmed to use Methanol and could be adapted cheaply and quickly.  Car owners with older vehicles would also benefit from the falling gasoline prices due to methanol's competition with oil.

Arkansas City Bans the Formation of New Organizations

            In reaction to the intrusions of local political group, the city council of the farming community of Gould, ruled that, "No new organizations shall be allowed to exist in the City of Gould without approval from a majority of the City Council." The ordinance was passed in June, then vetoed by the Mayor, then overridden by the council on July 12^th.  This extravagant law has received so much media attention as to the constitutionality of such a requirement, that the council is beginning to have second thoughts.  Sonya Farley, a councilwoman, said she would probably vote to rewrite the ordinances with more constitutionally sensitive wording.

Church Fined for Pruning Their Own Trees

            Albemarle Road Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina has been fined $4,000 for improperly pruning their trees.  Every couple years, Eddie Sales trims and prunes the crape myrtles for his church and this is the first year he has ever been fined.  According to the Charlotte Observer, city officials say that the ordinance that issues fines for improperly pruned trees was created in 1978 and was designed to protect trees.  "The purpose of the tree ordinance is to protect trees," says Tom Johnson, senior urban forester for city of Charlotte Land Development Division.  "Charlotte has always been known as the city of trees," says Johnson, "When we take down trees, we need to replace these trees."  Fox News reported that the city has agreed to revoke the fines if the pruned trees are replaced.  The church plans to appeal.

Government Mandating Black Boxes in Autos

            The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared that every new vehicle in the US will need to have a black box recording device in their vehicles similar to those found in commercial airliners.  The device is designed to monitor driving habits and determine the events at the point of impact if an accident were to occur.  The recordings will be viewed by law enforcement, insurance companies and automakers to determine fault and other factors.  Opponents of the mandate claim that this another big-brother government invasion of privacy.  The mandate will go into effect by July.

Married Couples on the Decline 

            According to the recent US census, married couples make up less than half of all American families. Research by the Brookings Institution show that only 48% of American households are made up of married couples while in the 1950's, 78% of the population were married couples. The contributing factors behind this decline include a growing number of single elderly, couples co-habiting instead of marrying, rising populations of young single immigrants, and single mothers that do not marry the fathers of their children.  William Frey, the senior demographer at the Brookings Institute, said concerning the marriage decline, "The days of Ozzie and Harriet have faded into the past."

Obama Uses Mechanical Signature to Extend the Patriot Act

            Several Legislatures are questioning the legality of the president's use of an autopen, a machine that copies signatures, to sign an extension to the Patriot Act.  Representative Tom Graves of Georgia sent a letter to the president, reminding him of Article 1 section 7 of the US constitution which states,

            "Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the president of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it…."

            The bill was presented to the president 15 minutes before the renewal would expire and the president was meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in France at the time.  Therefore, President Obama authorized a surrogate to use the autopen to affix his signature of approval.  Rep. Grave questioned the precedence that this action sets, "Any number of circumstances could arise in the future where the public could question whether or not the president authorized the use of an autopen."

'Zero Tolerance Gone Crazy'

By Bob Kellogg - OneNewsNow,

           Two lacrosse players from a Maryland high school have been suspended, one who was charged with possession of a deadly weapon after authorities found a penknife he used to repair sports equipment.

            On a rumor that alcohol was on the team bus, school officials searched the players' belongings and turned up a lighter in one boy's bag and a penknife in another, which were used for repairing equipment. But both were suspended, and the athlete with the penknife is being charged with juvenile possession of a deadly weapon. So John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute is defending the two.
            "Under Maryland law, neither the lighter nor the penknife are dangerous weapons, so why the arrests? Why throw these kids out of school [and suspend] them," Whitehead wonders. "It's just another case of zero tolerance gone crazy.  We have a criminal lawyer working on the criminal charges." But if the school does not comply, he says, "We'll go to court." So far, the Talbot County Board of Education has not responded to their requests.

Obama Violates War Powers Resolution

             Bi-partisan members of the Senate and House have condemned president Obama's disregard for the War Powers Act as the nation's war effort against Libya has already passed its 60th day. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) has authored a resolution, H.R. 1212, that would demand that president Obama abide by the law. "The War Powers Resolution (WPR), enacted at the end of the Vietnam War, places that 60-day time limit on the executive when Congress has not authorized military action, says Amash, "In fact, the administration has been violating the WPR from the moment the first bomb dropped on Libya. The WPR allows the president to launch an attack without Congress' approval only in self-defense." Along with Senator Amash, senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) wrote a letter to president Obama asking him to abide by the WPR. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced the resolution which was scheduled to be voted on in the House June 1^st. The House leadership, however, postponed the vote, saying the action was delayed "in an effort to compel more information and consultation" from the Obama administration.

Texas Moves to Kick Out TSA; Feds Threaten No-Fly Zone

              Texas lawmakers are entertaining legislation that will make TSA body searches at airports illegal in the state of Texas. The bill HB 1937 would punish, through criminal prosecution, those involved in "official oppression by the intrusive touching of persons seeking access to public buildings and transportation…" In response, the federal government has threatened to forbid flights from the state because of the supposed safety concerns. US attorney John E. Murphy claims, "Under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, Texas has no authority to regulate federal agents and employees in the performance of their federal duties or to pass a statute that conflicts with federal law." According to the Tenth Amendment Center, the TSA airline passenger searches are a gross violation of the 4^th amendment that guarantees the"right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures."

Conservative Poll Results Don't Look Good for Ron Paul

              With Ron Paul's decision to candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, many believed he would receive strong support among Tea Partiers. According to a recent poll by Richard Viguerie's ConservativeHQ.com, only 29 percent of Tea Partiers and Conservatives will support Dr. Paul's primary bid. Ron Paul's son, Rand, got a slightly lower rating of 19%. The poll's top picks were Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Herman Cain and former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). Christopher Bedford of ConservativeHQ.com feels that Ron Paul's isolationist foreign policies are to blame for the lack of support for Paul.

Threats Become Reality for Wyoming Pro-Lifers

             According to a recent report, homosexual men are twice as likely to get cancer than heterosexual men -- findings that one California-based doctor says show the risks of alternate lifestyles. Results published in the journal Cancer show that the high number of homosexual men affected by cancer may be linked to the high risk of anal cancer and HIV infection. Also, lesbian and bisexual women who have survived cancer were less healthy than heterosexual women who also survived the disease.

            Dr. Andre Van Mol, a board-certified family physician of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, decides the report affirms the fact that alternate lifestyles are dangerous. He notes that the cancers are not only AIDS-related, although homosexual men have a higher risk in getting HIV. "I'm very much concurring with the idea that God wants to protect us from things [such as] a lifestyle of sin," the family physician notes. "And it's not that we're saying GLBT people are alone in their propensity for sin, [because] all have sinned and fallen short of God's standards [Romans 3:23]. The 'thou shalt nots' and 'thou shalls' are there to protect us and help us." The California Health Interview survey provided the data used in the study.

Gold Medalist Resigns, Thanks to Pro-'Gay' Criticism

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow

           Pressure from homosexual activist groups has compelled the head of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team to quit. Two-time gymnastics gold medal winner Peter Vidmar has resigned upon receiving harsh criticism from homosexual and lesbian athletes and activists, who complained that he had donated $2,000 to promote California's Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

          "I wish that Peter Vidmar had not resigned," laments Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH). "I wish that he'd stood up for his right to defend marriage, and I wish that he'd forced them to fire him if that's what they were going to do, because that would engender the sort of national discussion that we need against this escalating intolerance against...opposition to gay marriage." The AFTAH president concludes that the homosexual movement is clearly "seeking to intimidate people into silence, and we've got to stand up to their bullying."

Gov't Competing for the Already Connected

By Chris Woodward - OneNewsNow

         According to a study of broadband Internet projects that involve stimulus dollars, some funds are being used to duplicate services that already exist. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association commissioned the study that focuses on government projects in Kansas, Minnesota, and Montana and shows that of the $231.7 million made available to those projects, more than 85 percent of households in those areas already have access to some form of broadband Internet service.
"The whole point of the broadband stimulus allegedly was to connect the unconnected," notes Seton Motley, president of Less Government and editor-in-chief of StopNetRegulation.org. He says the findings are important, as they show "we're subsidizing government to compete against private companies," which is damaging to investment in every industry.

Minor Issues Get Shell's Plans Rejected

By Chris Woodward - OneNewsNow

         Shell Oil Company's plan for exploratory drilling off the northern coast of Alaska has once again been denied. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board has ruled that Shell did not consider the emissions from an ice-breaking vessel when calculating overall greenhouse gas emissions from the project. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Arctic regions of the world hold 90 billion barrels of oil. But this is the second time Shell has been denied this project, after spending $4 billion on leases and other expenses.

Obama's DOJ Ups Ante on Pro-Life Groups

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow

        The Obama administration's Justice Department has sued at least a half dozen pro-life demonstrators, accusing them of trying to block access to abortion clinics. The lawsuits, filed by the administration under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, charge the demonstrators with civil acts, not criminal acts. The Associated Press points out that in slightly over two years, the Obama Justice Department has filed six lawsuits under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, mostly to seek injunctions and fines. That compares with just one such lawsuit during the entire eight years of George W. Bush.

          An organization of young activists which seeks to train and mobilize college students held demonstrations on university campuses across the U.S. over the past few weeks, spotlighting the huge national debt. This spring, 78 college chapters of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) coordinated protests of the $14 trillion national debt. Chapters in 32 states each erected a 40-foot national debt display in the middle of its campus to attract attention and speak with students under the theme "Visualize the Debt." Along with raising awareness about the rising debt, the group also conducted a national petition drive collecting signatures from fellow students calling on lawmakers to decisively act on the country's debt. Young Americans for Liberty is the continuation of Students for Ron Paul and has a network of more than 220 chapters nationwide.

New York Experiments with Emergency Cell Phone Alerts

          New Yorkers will be the first to try a government sponsored emergency alert system via their cell phones. PLAN or Personal Localized Alerting Network will broadcast emergency information such as evacuations, tornadoes, Amber Alerts, etc. that will interrupt normal cell phone traffic so that everyone with a cell phone within a certain radius will receive the messages.

Boy Survives Tornado by Hiding in the Dryer

        The town of Lenox, Iowa was hit by two tornadoes on May 11^th and eleven-year-old Austin Miller made a split second decision that probably saved his life. His mother, Jessica Miller, was at work when the tornado struck. She called her son and told him to go to the laundry room to take cover since their home had no basement. Driving frantically to reach their home, Jessica was forced to take cover in her parents' basement which was on the route to their house. When objects started flying about the room, Austin decided to crawl into the dryer for safety. The upper story collapsed and could have killed Austin if he hadn't taken cover. No deaths or injuries have been reported in Lenox and only a few homes have been condemned.

Crashed Copter Could Give Away Military Secrets

            The crashed helicopter involved in the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout could have fallen into enemy hands.  The helicopter was disabled upon landing and destroyed by our navy seals to preserve our military secrets.  However, a good portion of the tail remained in tact and was confiscated by Pakistani authorities.  Experts analyzing the photos believe that this was no ordinary MH-60 Black Hawk, but the pieces show signs of special stealth design.

No Taxes For Abortions Bill 

            Finally the American people will not be forced into contributing to the murder of unborn children. The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R.3) was passed 251 members of the U.S.

House of Representatives.  H.R. 3 was supported by 235 Republicans and 16 Democrats.  The next step is to pass the Senate and then a hostile President who had said that he will veto H.R. 3.

AARP Complains of Social Security and Medicare Cuts

            With the mounting debt and needed cut backs to government spending, some leaders are looking to cut back the greatest entitlement programs in the history of our nation:medicare and social security.  The AARP says it will fight against these budget cuts with a multimillion dollar add campaign, and internet and local grass root rallies.  According to AARP, there are 1,003,096 Social Security beneficiaries and 900,715 Medicare beneficiaries in Wisconsin.  

GOP Debates, Who Will Win the Candidacy? 

            May 5^th marked the start of the GOP debates, this one being  hosted by Fox News.  The winner of the debate was Herman Cain, a self-made business who had saved Godfather's Pizza from bankruptcy.  Other debaters included Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Tim Pawlenty.  Other presidential hopefuls have yet to announce their candidacy.

New Pro-Life Firm has Surprising Guest Star

            The upcoming film "Doonby," with a pro-life theme is featuring an actress that will stun the nation.  The films subplot involves an unmarried woman wanting to end her inconvenient pregnancy and an older lady that is trying to talk her out of an abortion.  The film's director Peter Mackenzie chose an actress for the old lady role that will create a powerful message.  The actress is none other than Norma McCorvey -- aka Jane Roe, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade.  McCorvey is now an active pro-lifer and her role in this film could play a pivotal part in showing error of the abortionist culture.

By Bill Bumpas - OneNewsNow

            According to a civil liberties group, a Massachusetts school district is requiring middle school students to complete a survey that asks intimate and sexually suggestive questions without the parents' knowledge or written consent.  Two parents at Memorial Middle School in Fitchburg objected to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, so they contacted The Rutherford Institute.

            The Rutherford Institute president  deems the survey "outrageous" and "shocking," but also decides the school district is wrong to rely on passive consent for the surveys, which means the parents are presumed to have consented if they have not returned a particular form.  "This violates federal law," he contends. "There is a federal law that says that you have to have written consent before you ask these kinds of questions to children in schools."

North American Integration Conspiracy Exposed

            WikiLeaks released a cable on April 28  that revealed high ranking officials planning an integration of the countries in North America and a replacement of national currencies to a continental currency.  The  secret 2005 U.S. embassy cable  from Ottawa was signed by then-Ambassador, Paul Cellucci. The cable also covered plans to work around national constitutions and discussed the most effective methods to get policy makers to accept the program.