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March 10, 2010
Stupak ‘Remains Optimistic’ He Can Work Out Abortion-Funding Language to Save Health Care Bill
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat from Michigan, “remains optimistic” that he can work out language with House Democratic leaders on federal funding of abortion, the main sticking point in getting a health care bill to President Obama’s desk. Stupak said on Tuesday he had “meaningful discussions” with two leading House Democrats, and more are planned for later in the week.

55 Percent Think Obama Should ‘Start Over’ on Health Care Reform, Poll Finds
(CNSNews.com) – A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 55 percent of Americans think Congress should throw the current health care plan out and start fresh, suggesting that President Obama’s demand that Congress pass his reform proposal has failed to sway the public. The poll of 1,000 likely voters, which was released on March 5, found that only 37 percent of Americans think Congress should continue to build on the bill Democrats have been debating among themselves for nearly a year.

Sen. Inhofe: Basis for Senate’s Ban on Drudge Report Was Bogus; We Encourage People to Visit Drudge
(CNSNews.com) - “We would encourage people to continue to use Drudge. That’s a great source,” Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told CNSNews.com Tuesday after his staff on the Environment and Public Works Committee received an email informing them that the Senate Sergeant at Arms believed the Drudge Report and whitepages.com were responsible for infecting Senate computers with viruses. The Sergeant at Arms advised Senate personnel not to visit those Web sites.

Giving Iran a Seat on U.N. Rights Council Would Legitimize Its Brutality and Encourage Other Violators, Iranian Says
(CNSNews.com) – An Iranian whose fiancée was killed during post-election protests last year made an impassioned appeal Tuesday for Tehran to be denied a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council in elections this spring. Caspian Makan, a photojournalist who fled Iran late last year after being detained for more than 60 days, said Iranian membership in the U.N.’s top human rights body would be a “slap in the face” of other members.

White House Still Checking to See If It Offered Congressman a Job So He Wouldn’t Run Against Specter
(CNSNews.com) - Two weeks after initially promising to check on the matter, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs again did not have an answer to the charge by Pennsylvania Senate candidate Rep. Joe Sestak that the Obama administration offered him a job in exchange for abandoning his primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.).

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Some Public Schools Discriminate
(CNSNews.com) - In a speech to commemorate the 1965 ‘Bloody Sunday’ civil rights protest in Selma, Ala., Education Secretary Arne Duncan referred to certain failing public schools in America as ‘dropout factories’ and places that ’seem to suspend and discipline only young African-American boys.’

Safe Schools Czar Ducks Questions on Past Statements about Homosexuality, Says Department of Education Won’t Dictate Curriculum
(CNSNews.com) - Kevin Jennings, the Obama administration’s openly homosexual safe-schools czar, declined Monday to directly say whether the U.S. Department of Education should promote teaching school children that homosexual behavior is morally good. Instead, he pointing out that Congress has prohibited the department from interfering in the curricula of local schools. Jennings, the assistant deputy education secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, made a rare public appearance Monday, speaking to a gathering of school teachers at the National Press Club.

Voters Trust GOP over Democrats on 8 out of 10 Issues
(CNSNews.com) – Republicans appear to be winning the battle of ideas, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey of American voters that found the GOP is trusted more than Democrats on issues ranging from the economy to abortion.

Republicans Press Defense Secretary Gates to Explain Why Air Force Excluded Conservative Leader from Prayer Event
(CNSNews.com) – The current and former House Republican whips are calling on Defense Secretary Robert Gates to explain the “written or unwritten policies” that led the Air Force to rescind its invitation to conservative leader Tony Perkins from speaking at a national prayer luncheon at Andrews Air Force Base because he disagrees with President Obama’s policy on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’

Sen. Nelson: ‘I Don’t Support Closing Guantanamo Bay’ At This Point
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) told CNSNews.com that he does not support closing Guantanamo Bay after visiting the prison and examining the issue.

Burma Junta’s New Election Law Denies Opposition Leader a Political Role
(CNSNews.com) – Preparing for Burma’s first election in two decades, the military junta has unveiled polling laws indicating that it intends to retain control beneath a veneer of democracy. The most provocative of the regulations appears designed to ensure that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have no future political role.

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Lieberman Calls For Legalizing Bisexual Behavior in the Military

Sen. Ben Nelson: ‘Premature’ To Rule on Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Boehner: Senate Health Bill Mandates $1 Per Month ‘Abortion Fee’

OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

OPEC Raises 2010 Oil Demand Forecast
New National Guidelines for Math and English Instruction Released
Obama Touts Anti-Fraud Measures in His Closing Argument for Dems’ Health Care Bill
Biden Says Palestinians Deserve ‘Viable’ State With Contiguous Territory
AP Gets A Behind the Scenes Look at How the U.S. No-Fly List Is Created
Defense Secretary Gates Says Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early
Chief Justice Roberts Calls Scene at State of Union Speech ‘Very Troubling’
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Says U.S. Playing a ‘Game’ in Afghanistan
Dalai Lama Says China Aims to Annihilate Buddhism
China Lectures U.S. on Climate Change; ‘Do More’
Suburban Philadelphia Woman Accused of Aiding Foreign Terrorists
Swedish Newspapers Publish Prophet Muhammad Drawing

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

R.I. business group balks at cost of wind power
Governors, state school superintendents to propose common academic standards
Federal agency to investigate L.A. school’s services for students learning English
White House laughs off Rahm Emanuel’s naked lobbying
Beijing vows not to use U.S. debt for political gain
Republican Scott Brown calls his election ‘a message’ against health bill
Georgia bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex
Florida offers tax rebates for ‘family friendly’ film production
Homosexual marriages expected to create wedding-related jobs in D.C.
Sen. Chuck Schumer plans hearings to reform filibuster
Hearing delayed for Obama judicial nominee who supported serial killer
After Massa interview, Glenn Beck apologizes for wasting audience’s time
U.S. to Haiti: Don’t delay elections
Minority births on track to outnumber white births in U.S.
Study shows 43 percent of Americans have less than $10K saved for retirement
Navy has fired 6 commanders since January, triple its usual monthly rate

COMMENTARY

An Obama Nominee and Disappearing Persons
By Terence P. Jeffrey
Dawn Johnsen, another of President Barack Obama’s liberal nominees, discovered a way to make a person disappear by making two persons into one. As a lawyer, Johnsen favored denying unborn children legal recognition at any stage of development. She essentially views an unborn child as the property of the mother. If the full Senate confirms her as director of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, Johnsen would interpret the meaning of the law for administration officials.

The Shameless Abortion Carnival
By L. Brent Bozell III
If anyone was looking for a self-righteous extreme feminist, they found one in Angie Jackson, a woman who announced she would “tweet” her chemical-cocktail abortion live, as it happened. The liberal media found this made-for-TV slaughter fascinating — not a controversy worthy of two-sided discussion.

Desperate Democrats Cling to Human Kiddie Shield
By Michelle Malkin
Have you noticed something about the audiences that President Obama has cherry-picked to cheer his government health care takeover roadshow? They’re getting younger and younger. Desperate times call for demagogic measures. True to form, the Obama White House is wielding the human kiddie shield as its last-stand defense for Demcare.

Vanessa Williams: Looking a White Gift House in the Mouth
By Ben Shapiro
On Sunday night, Sandra Bullock won Best Actress at the 82nd Academy Awards for her portrayal of gun-toting Republican Leigh Anne Tuohy in “The Blind Side.” Leave it to the gals on “The View” to tear apart this heartwarming story. Vanessa Williams, sitting in for Whoopi Goldberg, trashed the film, even though she’d never seen it. Williams said: “It brings up a theme for black folks of ,‘OK, here’s another white family that has saved the day.’ Another black story that has to have a white person come in and lift them up.’”

A Massa Dirty Laundry
By Rich Galen
The biggest question I have about former Rep. Eric Massa is: How have we missed this guy for so long?

Today’s Headlines

March 9, 2010

Turkey, Angry at U.S., Pledges Support for Iran
(CNSNews.com) – As the Obama administration scrambles to contain the diplomatic fallout with Turkey over the “Armenian genocide” resolution in the U.S. Congress, Turkey’s tilt towards Iran continues largely unnoticed. Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, in a weekend telephone conversation with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called for a deepening of bilateral relations and voiced support for Iran in international forums.

U.S. Census Has ‘Policy of Self-Identification’ for Same-Sex Couples
(CNSNews.com) – What kind of questions are going to be on the U.S. Census form? Just ten “basic” questions, says the U.S. Census Bureau. And on a question about relationships, same-sex couples may go with personal preference rather than truth.

Senate Armed Services Chairman Did Not Know That Bill He is Sponsoring Would Legalize Bisexual Behavior in the Military
(CNSNews.com) – Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) did not know that a bill he is co-sponsoring with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in the military would also legalize both homosexual and bisexual activity among military personnel. Levin said he would “have to give a lot more thought to it” before deciding whether in fact he supported legalizing homosexual and bisexual behavior in the military.

Year-Long Celebration Planned to Mark President Ronald Reagan’s 100th Birthday
(CNSNews.com) - Perhaps the most telling thing about the year-long celebration planned to mark President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday is that it will not be funded by the American taxpayer. The 40th president would have turned 100 on Feb. 6, 2011.

Randy Travis, Collin Raye to Headline Concert to Commemorate 5-Year Anniversary of the Death of Terri Schindler Schiavo
(CNSNews.com) - Country music superstars Randy Travis and Collin Raye are headlining a concert April 10 in Indianapolis to commemorate the 5-year anniversary of Terri Schindler-Schiavo’s court-ordered death by dehydration and starvation. The concert is sponsored by the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation.

Lebanon Resumes ‘National Dialogue,’ But Hezbollah Refuses to Discuss Its Weapons
(CNSNews.com) - Lebanon’s political parties are holding a “national dialogue” on Tuesday to discuss a defense strategy for the country, but Hezbollah has made it clear that the subject of its weapons arsenal will not be on the table. The Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shi’ite group refuses to disarm, because it says Israel poses a continuing military threat to Lebanon.

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Lieberman Calls For Legalizing Bisexual Behavior in the Military

Sen. Ben Nelson: ‘Premature’ To Rule on Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Boehner: Senate Health Bill Mandates $1 Per Month ‘Abortion Fee’

OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

White House Spokesman Brushes Off Democrat Massa’s Accusation
Energy Industry Relieved Sage Grouse Won’t Be Listed As Endangered
Continental CEO Will Cancel Flights Rather Than Risk Fines
Ford Launches Affordable Made-for-India Compact Car
Sony to Start Selling 3-D TVs in June
Weddings Begin in D.C. for Same-Sex Couples; 300 Apply for Licenses
Senate to Take Up Unemployment Insurance Extension
Biden Sees ‘Moment of Real Opportunity’ in Middle East
Defense Secretary Gates Praises Troops in Southern Afghanistan
Scott Brown’s Political Team Takes Its Campaign Template on the Road
Greek Leader Not Looking for Handout From Washington, He Says
Two Former ACORN Workers Face Voter Fraud Charges From ‘08 Campaign

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Detroit may turn vacant lots into farmland to save the city
U.S. Census allows same-sex couples to identify themselves as married
Activists tell Obama to protect illegal aliens; Urge legislation, end to deportations
ID card for all legal workers at center of Senate immigration plan
Obama launches attack on health insurance companies
Poll: U.S. has lost global standing under Obama; Dems fare poorly on security
U.S. Chamber of Commerce grows into a political force
Critics fear unemployment benefits may discourage work
Public pension funds are adding risk to raise returns
House liberals force vote on pullout from Afghanistan
2.5 million Floridians on food stamps
Sacramento jury awards record $24.3 million to girl run over by dad’s truck
Jury not told that Dad ran over her
Lindsey Lohan sues E-Trade over ‘milkaholic’ baby ad
Artist uses Legos to fill cracks in city buildings
Cold weather kills large swaths of Florida Keys coral
South Carolina city approves daytime curfew for kids who should be in school

COMMENTARY

Who Should Pay the Piper?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Greece this past weekend saw the worst rioting since the debt crisis began. It happened after Athens announced new tax hikes and budget cuts to reduce a deficit of 13 percent of gross domestic product. In our own country, students, teachers and administrators at UC-Berkeley held a protest to demand more money from taxpayers. Republicans, now surfing an anti-government wave, soon will have to reveal where exactly they propose to cut the bloated budget. A good place to start would be state pensions and federal salaries.

Sapping Our Self-Reliance
By Ed Feulner
Spending is out of control. The federal budget for 2010 calls for $3.5 trillion in spending, up from $2.0 trillion in 2002. There’s no way every dollar of that is absolutely necessary and intelligently spent. But such big spending has encouraged Americans to depend more and more on government. It’s time to restore fiscal sanity. Let’s get America off the dole.

Todays Headlines

March 8, 2010

Sen. Lieberman Proposes Legalizing Bisexual Behavior in the U.S. Military
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) recently introduced the “Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010,” which would allow homosexuals and bisexuals to openly serve in the United States Armed Forces. Lieberman told CNSNews.com that the bill would legalize homosexual and bisexual activity in the military.

Sen. Nelson: ‘Premature To Make Any Decision’ On Allowing Homosexuals To Openly Serve in Military
(CNSNews.com) - Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) told CNSNews.com that it is “premature to make any decision” on repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy and the federal law that prohibits homosexuals from serving openly in the military. “I want to see what the military is putting together,” he said.

Timetable for U.S. Troop Withdrawal on Track, Obama Says, After Iraqis Vote
(CNSNews.com) – “We will continue with the responsible removal of the United States forces from Iraq,” President Obama said at the White House on Sunday, confirming that “by the end of the next year, all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq.” At least 38 people were killed during a spate of bombing and other attacks near polling stations on Sunday, but millions of Iraqis defied terrorists’ threats and turned out to cast their ballots. Obama noted that Iraqi forces had taken the lead in providing security.

Reported Arrest of American Militant in Pakistan Could Lead to First Treason Trial in Decades
(CNSNews.com) – Conflicting reports about the possible arrest of American al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Yahya Gadahn in Pakistan are focusing attention once again on the first person to be charged with treason against the United States in more than half a century. Pakistani officials told media organizations Sunday that Gadahn had been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city. In the years after 9/11, Gadahn appeared, sometimes masked, in a number of videos threatening violence against Americans and other Westerners.

Acting TSA Head: Agency to Continue Using only Small Portion of Terror Watch List to Screen Passengers
(CNSNews.com) – Acting Transportation Security Administration administrator Gale Rossides said last week that her agency will continue its policy of screening airline passengers against only a fraction of the 400,000 name Terrorist Screening Database and will continue to allow some terrorists on that list to board planes.

Poll: By 2-to-1 Margin, Americans Say U.S. Debt Owed to China Now Greater Threat than Terrorism
(CNSNews.com) – American adults believe the amount of money the U.S. owes China to cover the U.S. national debt is now a greater threat than radical Islam. According to a Zogby International poll, 58 percent said the debt was a greater concern compared with just 27 percent who chose terrorism perpetrated by “radical Islamists.”

New Poll: Most Americans Say Banning Handguns is Unconstitutional
(CNSNews.com) – While the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether Chicago’s handgun ban breaches the Second Amendment, 69 percent of Americans believe city governments have no right to legislate against citizens owning such guns, a new poll shows.

White House Calls Suggestion of Swapping Health Care Vote for Judgeship ‘Silly’
Washington (CNSNews.com) – The notion that President Barack Obama tried to win the vote of a Democratic congressman on health care by nominating his brother to a federal judgeship is “a pretty silly argument,” said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Emanuel: ‘In My Family, There Are At Least Two R-Words That Are Sort of Suspicious’
(CNSNews.com) – Ezekiel Emanuel, who advises the Office of Management and Budget on health care, and whose brother is White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, joked that words beginning with “R” have become a touchy subject in the prominent Chicago family. In February, Rahm Emanuel apologized to the head of the Special Olympics for having referred to a group of liberal activists as “ retarded.” Ezekiel also had his own run-in with a different R-word over the summer when his positions on bioethics were brought into the health care debate. In this case, the word was “rationing.”

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Gibbs Not Ready to Deny White House Offered Sestak Job to Get Him Out of Race
(CNSNews.com) - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday he would have to “check on it” before he could deny Rep. Joe Sestak’s (D-Pa.) claim that the administration had offered him a high-ranking job in the administration in exchange for not mounting a primary challenge against incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.).

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OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

Obama to Appeal for Public Support on Democrats’ Health Care Plan
Obama’s Health Care Pitch to Democrats: Trust Me
Obama Wants Former Top Army Intel Officer at TSA
AP Analysis: For Obama, Iraq Elections Are Good News
Oklahoma Conservatives Debate Divorce Legislation
Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Afghanistan as NATO Carries Out Counterinsurgency Plan
Portugal Imposes New Austerity Measures in Attempt to Avoid Financial Crisis
IMF Suggests How to Raise Climate Change Funds
‘The Hurt Locker’ Wins Six awards, Including Best Picture, at Predictable Oscars
Hundreds Die in Religious Violence in Nigeria

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Education Secretary Duncan will pressure schools to enforce civil rights laws
Va. health bill could foil Obama proposal; State questions constitutionality
With bank credit frozen, small U.S. businesses starting to turn to micro-lenders
NY Times: ‘The National Enquirer earns some respect’
Bid for GOP support hampered passage of health care reform, Sebelius says
Website asks public to share dirt on Republican Meg Whitman
House Democrats get training on how to talk about terrorism
Obama administration program will pay distressed homeowners to sell at a loss
U.S. reportedly gives billions to firms doing business with Iran
Iran says it’s adding cruise missiles to arsenal
Dem lawmaker pushes for Congress’s first pay cut since the Great Depression
Study finds R.I. pension costs soaring; Can’t afford the system

COMMENTARY

Arm Twisting
By Rich Galen
Last week was not a good one in the Obama Administration’s drive to have one more crack at a health care bill in Congress. To successfully twist arms on the Hill, any White House needs political leverage, which is measured by public approval.With the President’s approval ratings under water, using the real or implied threat of Presidential unhappiness is not likely to gain many votes among recalcitrant members of the Democratic House Caucus on the health care bill.

Blowing Wind Up Your Skirt
By Alan Caruba
One of the keystones of the Obama administration’s energy policies has been a very expensive emphasis on “clean energy,” sometimes called “renewable energy,” allocating billions to the wind and solar energy producers. Like much of the “stimulus” bill, that money is a waste.

Established news organizations, with the exception of Fox, licked the boots of BHO

Funeral Dirge for the Main Stream Media?

By Dave Macy  Sunday, March 7, 2010

The greatest reality check for the Old Media (MSM) is yet to come.  Complicit in their coronation of Barack Obama during the last presidential campaign—indeed during the first several months of his presidency—the established news organizations, with the exception of Fox, licked the boots of BHO.

Uninterested in digging into Obama’s lack of experience, lack of family history, and lack of anything substantive, the MSM donned their cheerleader outfits and hoisted pom poms to root for The One who would show America had finally progressed enough to accept a “black” president.

The old media’s bias was strengthened by the fear that to question the legitimacy of Barack Obama was not only racist, but downright un-American.  In their attempt to be “fair” in covering the rise of the Magic Negro they simply tossed out any last remnants of journalistic principles. It took less than a year for many of the old guard media to return to reality.
Parroting the ‘blame Bush’ excuses lasted only so long. The reality of federal government spending America into abysmal debt, the chilling aloofness and non-stop campaigning of Obama far beyond the election, and the dogmatic push for governmental control of many sectors of the economy (let’s just call it what it is-socialism) started to bring back a smattering of journalistic ethic. But it has been too little too late.

The reality of incompetency displayed by our current president can no longer be glazed over by the fairy tale press

The reality of incompetency displayed by our current president can no longer be glazed over by the fairy tale press. The heartbeats of American news pump loud and clear in places the MSM cannot influence. Just look at the number of Americans who have stopped relying on NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN for their information. While FOX can boast of big ratings, the real influence has moved beyond the TV and onto the internet. Online news sources like CFP and hundreds of others have brought fresh perspectives to what America views as information. Unfiltered by ‘progressive’ journalism, the new media is unafraid to ask questions deemed ‘unsavory’ or ‘non-journalistic’ by the established media.
A great example of this change in how Americans are influenced comes from my own experience. I was blessed to be a talk radio host for many years in markets like Atlanta, Nashville, and Toledo.  But I could see major changes coming in my chosen medium. As my kids grew up with the Internet I saw them turning away from radio to satisfy their musical hunger. Downloading songs onto MP3’s, not waiting for a radio station to play a favorite, indeed CD players in cars even before the Internet influence signaled a major change for music radio.

What happened to music radio is analogous to what has occurred in the MSM. People no longer sit down to the evening newscast in great numbers and watch the likes of Huntley and Brinkley. They don’t have icons like Walter Cronkite wielding vast influence anymore. The newspaper on the doorstep is fading from the American landscape.

Americans now gather their news from many other places—and much of it from online sources.  This has allowed information consumers to see the slanted, sanctimonious musing of outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. The Associated Press is now perceived as laughable. Because the old tired media long ago stopped going for the jugular with a sense of journalistic pride, other truth seekers have begun digging deeper to separate fact from fiction, to connect the dots, and to present a side of the news you won’t get from the Old Guard.

I have always thought that much truth, as it pertains to politics and our government, is contained in common sense. When politicians say something that flies in the face of common sense—they are lying to promote a policy which will lead to higher taxes, more oppressive government, more voters sympathetic to their own needs (re-election), in short SOCIALISM.

Where Common Sense prevails we experience the exact opposite.  Thank God for the freedom of speech and freedom of the press in America. Thank God for the First Amendment! Let’s hope we don’t have to muster the Second Amendment just to protect our right to the First.

Todays Headlines

March 3, 2010

Stupak Rejects Hoyer’s New Claim That Senate Health Bill Bars Funding of Abortion
(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), sponsor of the successful amendment to the House health care bill that prohibits federal funds from going to any health care plan that covers abortions, rejected the assertion made Tuesday by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) that the Senate health care bill prohibits federal funding of abortion. This is important because President Obama’s current plan to enact health-care reform requires the House to pass the Senate bill, a bill that Stupak has said he will not support.

Justice Department Won’t Name the Attorneys Who Worked on Terror Cases Despite Request From GOP Senators
(CNSNews.com) – After a conservative group posted a video on Tuesday calling for the Justice Department to release the names of department lawyers who previously worked on cases involving terror suspects, a DOJ spokesman responded with a statement that still does not name the attorneys. Republican lawmakers have raised conflict-of-interest concerns about lawyers who represented or advocated on behalf of Guantanamo Bay detainees before joining the Justice Department.

Sebelius Accuses GOP of Using ‘Politics of Obstruction’ on Health Care
(CNSNews.com) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told physicians and others at the American Medical Association conference in Washington that President Barack Obama will not start from scratch on health care legislation and will “move forward” to get a bill passed. She said there was “overlap” of what Republicans and Democrats want in health care legislation, including the elimination of waste and fraud in the government-run Medicare and Medicaid programs, but Sebelius said Obama and Democrats are still dedicated to universal health care.

New Calls for Obama Administration to Add Venezuela to Terror-Sponsor List
(CNSNews.com) – Accusations about links between the Venezuelan government and terrorists in Colombia and Spain add weight to calls to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism, a Latin American specialist said Tuesday. Heritage Foundation scholar Ray Walser was commenting on claims by a Spanish prosecuting judge that President Hugo Chavez’s government had assisted two terror groups that plotted to assassinate Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

Obama Administration’s Stance on Falkland Islands Dispute Seen As Betrayal by Some in U.K.
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration’s decision to not to back Britain in its dispute with Argentina over the Falkland Islands has left British commentators pondering the state of the “special relationship.” Standing alongside Hillary Clinton in Buenos Aires on Monday, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner expressed the desire to negotiate with Britain over the islands. Clinton agreed with her host that the two countries should “sit down” and negotiate. She also did not rule out a U.S. role.

Global-Warming Scientists ‘Need to Go Back to Square One,’ Rep. Barton Says
(CNSNews.com) – Global warming has not met scientific criteria, and scientists need to find a theory that matches the facts, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said Tuesday at the U.S. “This whole theory of global warming is just that: It’s a theory. It’s based on models.”

Rep. Boehner Defends Sen. Bunning’s Reason for Blocking Benefits Extension As ‘Legitimate’
(CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) defended Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) hold on a $10-billion extension in unemployment and other benefits, saying the senator has “a legitimate argument.” Democrats just passed pay-go legislation, and not even a week after the president signed it into law, they want to exempt the first bill that comes across the Senate floor,” Boehner said.

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‘Public Option’ Health Care Plan Remains ‘Very Popular in the Public,’ Pelosi Says
(CNSNews.com) – When asked how much of a voice Republicans will have in passing health care reform legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday reiterated her support for the government-run health plan, also known as the public option. She said the public option remains “very popular” with Americans.

Webb Backs ‘Continuing Discussion’ on Global Warming, Pushes Bill for More Nuclear Power Plants
(CNSNews.com) – When asked whether he agreed with climate expert Dr. Phil Jones that there has been no statistically significant global warming since 1995, Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) said he is not a scientist and “not in a position” to “agree or disagree” with Jones. But Webb said there should be more discussion about the issue and that he is proposing legislation to help build more nuclear power plants as a solution.

OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

Rep. Charles Rangel, Under Ethics Cloud, Steps Down From Tax-Writing Chairmanship
Greece Announces New Austerity Plan; May Turn to IMF for Help
Cancer Society Stops Urging Doctors to Offer PSA Test
Gov. Perry Defeats Sen. Hutchison in Texas GOP Gubernatorial Primary
South Carolina May Gut Programs for 26,000 Disabled Residents
Top Democrats Looking to Obama for Momentum on Health Care Bill
Democratic Senators Want to Bar Stimulus Money for Overseas Projects
Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal in D.C.
British Police Arrest British Airways Employee in Terror Probe
Arab Countries Okay Indirect Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Racist Incidents, Protests Spread at UC Campuses

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Army sees sharp rise in ‘non-deployable’ soldiers
GOP lawmaker pushes to put Reagan’s face on $50 bill
Republican Senator proposes banning Japanese cars at Toyota hearing
Blue Dog Dems offer balanced budget amendment to deal with debt
McConnell urges GOP to force the president to defend his agenda
Republicans say Senate parliamentarian predisposed to side with Dems on reconciliation
Toyota’s recall work is a bust, owners claim
Boston police can see crime on city streets from computer screens at headquarters
More consumers file for bankruptcy protection
Supreme Court appears set to widen gun rights
Analysis: Hutchison underestimated anti-Washington sentiment
Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan
Paperwork maze endangering Colorado Medicaid patients
Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medication
New poll shows Chafee leading race for R.I. governor

COMMENTARY

Sen. Jim Bunning’s Historic and Heroic Stand
By Terence P. Jeffrey
Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, a 78-year-old grandfather of 40 who is not running for re-election, has single-handedly fought a battle on Capitol Hill over the past week that ought to inspire all taxpayers to rally around his banner of common sense. Bunning not only said “NO” to a Congress that has been driving the nation deeper and deeper into debt, but he also decided to use what power he has under Senate rules to make sure his “NO” was heard.

You Have No Right to My Property
By Ben Shapiro
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) is the most unpopular man in the Senate, according to his colleagues. What is Bunning doing that deserves such reproof? He has the audacity to stall a 30-day extension of unemployment and COBRA health care benefits on the grounds that the extension would add $10 billion to the federal deficit, which is already expected to hit $1.6 trillion this year. Here’s the truth: Bunning is a hero and his senatorial critics are villains. That goes for Republicans as well as Democrats.

Andy Stern and Barack Obama: Fiscal Responsibility Fraudsters
By Michelle Malkin
Everything you need to know about President Obama’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and cost containment can be summed up in two words: Andy Stern. The profligate, corruption-coddling head of the powerful Service Employees International Union was named to the White House debt commission last week. If Obama thinks Stern holds the cure for our government spending woes, you can be certain his latest health care prescription will be fiscal hemlock.

KBH
By Rich Galen
Yesterday was primary election day in Texas. The biggest race of the night was between incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry and Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Perry won. By a lot. With voters in a “throw the rascals out” mood, KBH didn’t make a good enough case as to why Perry was a rascal who needed to be thrown out. Nor did she make a good enough case as to why she should be the one to replace that particular rascal if, indeed, he should be thrown out.

Todays Headlines

March 3, 2010

White House Not Ready to Deny Democrat’s Claim That Administration Offered Him Taxpayer-Funded Job If He Wouldn’t Run Against Sen. Specter
(CNSNews.com) - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday he would have to “check on it” before he could deny Rep. Joe Sestak’s (D-Pa.) claim that the administration had offered him a high-ranking job in the administration in exchange for not mounting a primary challenge against incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who switched parties last year, briefly giving the Democrats a 60-vote majority in the Senate. “So, at this point, the White House is not ready to deny what Sestak said?” CNSNews.com asked Gibbs. “No. I think I said I would check on it, on the situation,” said Gibbs.

Mexican Drug Cartels Active Nationwide, Obama Administration Officials Say
(CNSNews.com) – A senior Obama administration official said on Monday that Mexican drug cartels are being targeted inside the United States more than along the border with Mexico, echoing remarks last week by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that cartels are operating throughout the country. Assistant Secretary of State David Johnson made the remarks at a State Department press briefing when CNSNews.com asked if the plan to combat drug trafficking and money laundering around the world included dealing with Mexican drug cartels in the United States.

First Lady Credits School Cafeteria Programs for Bolstering National Security
(CNSNews.com) – First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday told a school nutrition conference that individuals who work in school cafeterias across the country not only educate and feed children, but help to strengthen national security.

Inhofe Ranked Most Conservative Senator, Sherrod Brown Most Liberal
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is the “most conservative” member of the Senate, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is the “most liberal,” according to National Journal magazine. The National Journal reached its conclusions by analyzing the votes of all the U.S. senators on economic, social and foreign policy issues in 2009.

Individual Mandate in President’s Health Care Plan Apparently Violates Obama’s Tax Pledge
(CNSNews.com) - The Senate health care bill included a financial penalty for anyone who goes without health insurance coverage for any month of the year, and if President Obama’s bill does the same thing, it could violate his pledge not to raise taxes on any American making less than $250,000 per year.

Only 34 Percent Support More Financial Regulations, Survey Shows
(CNSNews.com) – Only 34 percent of Americans say the government should impose further regulations on the country’s financial industry, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey published on Feb. 26. The survey also revealed that a plurality – 47 percent – oppose more government regulation of banks and investment houses, a figure that has declined slightly from the 52 percent opposition observed in December 2009.

‘Descendants of Mohammed’ Confront Newspapers Over Cartoons, Demanding Apologies and Eyeing Lawsuits
(CNSNews.com) – After securing an apology from one Danish newspaper for publishing a cartoon satirizing Mohammed, a Saudi lawyer now plans to confront another 15 newspapers, filing lawsuits against them if necessary. Faisal Yamani says he is acting on behalf of eight Muslim organizations representing “descendants of Mohammed.”

New Website to Give Citizens Cash Incentive to Hold Public Officials Accountable
(CNSNews.com) – The new Web site, “ArroganceInOffice.com,” aims to generate tips from the public on displays of arrogance by elected public officials at all levels of government, with cash prizes to the best submitted examples.

Abortion Ban Does Not Mean More Maternal Deaths, Chilean Study Finds
(CNSNews.com) – Initial findings by a biomedical researcher examining the drop in maternal deaths in the last 50 years in Chile challenges the claim made by global abortion lobbyists that broad abortion laws are necessary to guard women’s health. “This study provides evidence that the legal status of the therapeutic abortion is not related with maternal mortality reduction.

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‘Public Option’ Health Care Plan Remains ‘Very Popular in the Public,’ Pelosi Says
(CNSNews.com) – When asked how much of a voice Republicans will have in passing health care reform legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday reiterated her support for the government-run health plan, also known as the public option. She said the public option remains “very popular” with Americans.

Webb Backs ‘Continuing Discussion’ on Global Warming, Pushes Bill for More Nuclear Power Plants
(CNSNews.com) – When asked whether he agreed with climate expert Dr. Phil Jones that there has been no statistically significant global warming since 1995, Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) said he is not a scientist and “not in a position” to “agree or disagree” with Jones. But Webb said there should be more discussion about the issue and that he is proposing legislation to help build more nuclear power plants as a solution.

OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

Large Wagons Lift February Sales in U.S. for GM, Subaru
Obama Peddling Rebates for Energy Efficiency
Sen. Bunning of Kentucky Again Blocks Jobless Benefits to Make a Point About Deficit Spending
S.C. Bill Would Eliminate McCarthy-Era Law Requiring Subversive Groups to Register
Wal-Mart to Pay Millions in Kentucky Gender Discrimination Suit
High Court Says No to Same-Day Audio on Gun Rights Case
Obama Looks to Undecided Democrats for Support on Revised Health Care Bill
Senate Banking Committee Nearing a Deal on New Entity to Regulate Wall Street
Afghan Government Says It Is Not Banning Media Coverage of Taliban Attacks
Phoenix Neighborhood at Odds With Church That Feeds the Needy
Consumer Group Sues Insurer Over Policy Changes
Jay Leno, Back on ‘Tonight’ Show, Awakens From a ‘Dream’
Israeli Prime Minister Says Israel Must Keep Jordan Valley

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Obama angers union officials with remarks in support of R.I. teacher firings
Hoyer: Raising taxes a realistic option for cutting $12 trillion debt
Poll shows party-switcher Sen. Specter in strong position
Muslim scholar to issue global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing
Concerns about same-sex marriage prompt Catholic Charities to adjust spousal benefits
Chicago utility ComEd puts solar energy to the test
Whistleblower says he has uncovered a raft of new multibillion-dollar investment frauds
Internet authority of FCC in question; opponents of regulation speak up
Utilities turning to states to fund nuclear projects
Post-911 security project a big drain on Cook County taxpayers
China holds more U.S. debt than indicated

COMMENTARY

Hoax of the Century
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Today’s global warming hysteria is the hoax of the 21st century. H.L. Mencken had it right: “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed—and hence clamorous to be led to safety—by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

In Limbo Over Gitmo
By Ed Feulner
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama spoke repeatedly about the importance of closing our military’s prisoner detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One of his first acts after becoming president was to announce it would be shuttered within a year. The war on terrorism will be a long fight. To win, we’ll need to know what to do with the enemies we capture alive.

Congressional Black Caucus members are dismissing a $15 billion jobs bill as inadequate, forcing House leaders to rethink their plan to vote on the measure Friday.

Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) told Democratic leaders Thursday that they didn’t support a measure they saw more as a “tax bill” than a bill that will create jobs.

“I’m offended that it’s been called a jobs bill,” CBC Vice Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) told reporters. “I will not stand up in the district that I represent… and say we just did a jobs bill. I think people are smarter than that. This is a tax cut bill and a little piece of a transportation bill.”

CBC members join House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and other infrastructure advocates in withholding their support for the measure, which passed with 70 votes in the Senate on Wednesday and which House leaders wanted to pass before the weekend.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledged that Oberstar and the CBC have “questions” over the bill.

“So I’m going to be talking to a number of people on it and will make a determination on it tomorrow,” Hoyer told reporters.

Most of the bill — $13 billion — goes toward a tax credit for small businesses who hire new workers or increase employee wages. The remaining funds in the measure go toward the extension of the highway trust fund for transportation projects, a tax break allowing companies to write off equipment losses and low-cost bonds for state and local government infrastructure projects.

Oberstar has said that dozens of House Democrats oppose the way the bill steers a disproportionate amount of money for transportation projects toward four states instead of allowing the funding to be doled out based on projects’ merits.

CBC leaders met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in her office off the House floor Thursday. The group is pushing for a larger bill that will have more immediate impact.

CBC members want a comprehensive measure that includes government spending on infrastructure projects and programs that will directly help areas with high unemployment and poverty rates, said CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).

“In no way does $15 billion, a tax-cut bill, create jobs for the chronically unemployed,” CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee told reporters.

Lee said she didn’t expect the bill to come to the floor Friday.

“I don’t think you’ll see a lot of CBC votes” for the bill, Lee said.

The unemployment rate for blacks is 16.7 percent, far higher than the 9.7 percent national rate.

The NAACP and other black leaders met with President Barack Obama earlier this month to urge government to do more to create jobs in urban areas. They said after the meeting they would also press lawmakers to pass a more comprehensive measure that includes funding for New Deal-style public and nonprofit programs that directly hire workers.

Today’s Headlines

February 25, 2010

Obama Administration Did Not Consult Its Own Homeland Security Secretary Before Deciding to Try KSM in NYC
(CNSNews.com) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was not consulted before the decision was made to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other terror suspects in U.S. federal court in New York City. At a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, she also said she has not taken part in discussions since that decision was made, including any on whether the trials should be moved to another location.

Obama Administration Using Accounting Gimmicks That Would Make Enron ‘Blush,’ Republican Lawmaker Says
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) says the Obama administration is using an accounting “gimmick” in its budget by not including the debt owed by mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Hensarling has co-sponsored a bill that would require President Obama’s Office of Management and Budget to include the liabilities of Fannie and Freddie in the national debt calculation.

Rep. Hoyer No Comment On Tax Hikes in Obama Health Plan, Calls Idea ‘A Suggestion’
(CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) would not say whether he supports a proposal from President Barack Obama to use certain tax increases to pay for health care reform. He described the idea as “a suggestion” at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday.

Rep. Hoyer Says No Set Deadline on Health Care Reform
(CNSNews.com) – While Congress is scheduled to be in session for a month following Thursday’s bipartisan summit meeting on health care, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he can’t promise there will be any congressional action during that time. He described the Thursday’s summit as a conference.

Poll: 51 Percent of Americans More Afraid of Government Making Health-Care Decisions than Private Insurance Companies
(CNSNews.com) - In a national telephone survey conducted last week, 1,000 likely voters were asked: “When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private insurance companies?” Fifty-one percent said the federal government, 39 percent said private insurance companies and 10 percent said they were not sure.

House Passes Bill That Would Create More Uncertainty for Insurance Industry
(CNSNews.com) – By an overwhelming vote of 406-19, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove the longstanding federal anti-trust exemption for health insurance companies. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the bill will provide more competition for the insurance industry. But one insurance industry trade group warned that the bill will have no practical effect, except to increase uncertainty – and litigation — for the insurance industry.

Sen. Specter and Sec. Clinton: Congressional Debate ‘Weakening’ America Abroad
(CNSNews.com) – Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both said that partisan debate in Congress has hamstrung President Barack Obama’s foreign policy efforts, and weakened America abroad. Specter also said that Congress should “be backing up” Obama, rather than fighting over his policies and appointments.

Specter Suggests Oval Office Meeting between Obama, Syrians, and Israelis
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) on Wednesday suggested that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad be invited to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama and the Israeli leadership. Specter also suggested that such a “nudge” might entice the Syrian dictator to return to peace negotiations with Israel.

Syria Seems to Ignore U.S. Calls to End Its ‘Troubling’ Relationship With Iran
(CNSNews.com) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus on Thursday, one day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. lawmakers that the Obama administration is urging Syria to move away from its “deeply troubling” relationship with Tehran. Meanwhile, press reports from Syria on Thursday quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying that Arab nations will establish a Middle East “without Zionists and without colonialists.”

Killing Terrorists Should Not Be Condemned, Israeli Opposition Leader Says
(CNSNews.com) – Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni wants the international community to stop criticizing the targeting of terrorists. ‘The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn’t matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism,’ she was quoted as saying.

SEIU Boss Open to Serving on Obama Deficit Reduction Commission, Supports More Deficit Spending
(CNSNews.com) – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern said he would be “honored” to serve on President Barack Obama’s proposed deficit reduction commission, after it was reported that the White House was considering him for the post. He went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push for additional deficit spending to stimulate job creation.

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Sen. DeMint: GOP Must ‘Cut Spending’ and ‘Cut Size of Government’
(CNSNews.com) – Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) told CNSNews.com that the Republican Party must “re-earn the trust of the American people,” and if the GOP should earn a majority in Congress, it must “cut spending” and ‘cut the size of government.”

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Not Consistent With Existing Federal Law Barring Gays From Military
(CNSNews.com) – The Defense Department’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is “not consistent” with existing law that makes it illegal for homosexuals to serve openly in the military, Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness told CNSNews.com.

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OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES

EPA Opposes U.S. Military’s Plan to Move Marines to Guam
E-Verify System Misses Half of Illegal Workers, Study Says
NATO Forces Move to Flush Out Final Resistance in Marjah
Let’s Clean Up the Language, California Lawmakers Say
Nebraska Lawmakers to Discuss Fetal Pain Abortion Bill
Obama’s Health Care Summit Unlikely to Produce Bipartisan Plan
Syria, Iran Defend Their Strong Ties Amid U.S. Pressure
U.K. Publishes New Rules for Assisted Suicide
Democrats Retreat on New Privacy Protections in PATRIOT Act
Beverly Hills Disowns Miss California Contestant for Speaking Against Same-Sex Marriage
Japan Sympathetic to Tearful Toyota President

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NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Obama tells corporate leaders to cut rhetoric; Denies his agenda is ’socialism’
Work-share program that cuts hours vs. jobs could grow
Pledge of Allegiance dispute results in Md. teacher being forced to apologize
Janet Napolitano is first Obama official to publicly call Ft. Hood attack a terrorist act
Poll shows concern about American influence waning as China’s grows
Coburn: Skip Europe AIDS meeting; Use savings for the cause
Maryland to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere
Studies: Belief in God helps relieve depression
Troubled religious freedom commission gets new director
Vermont Senate votes to close Yankee power plant
Penn State drinking holiday causes concern; students create ‘State Patty’s Day’
U.S. Rep. Polis (D-Colo.) wants feds to pull back on medical marijuana raids
Four labor unions sue N.J. Gov. Chris Christie over campaign finance rules

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COMMENTARY

Global Warming Update
By Walter E. Williams
Private industry and governments around the world have spent trillions of dollars in the name of saving our planet from manmade global warming, which may turn out to be the greatest hoax in mankind’s history. At the minimum, we should stop the Environmental Protection Agency from going on with their plans to regulate carbon emissions. And more companies should resign from the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a lobbying group of businesses and radical environmentalists.