You’d think the question of adding “atheist chaplains” to the military was put to rest by the House of Representatives, which voted against the controversial proposal several few weeks ago, but the secular humanist lobby is continuing to battle.
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The goal may be to overwhelm the system. This apparent new tactic comes on the heels of widely publicized activism by a group called ‘The Dream 9’ who also used a claim of asylum to gain re-entry to the country.
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The Swiss government is holding a competition where artists are being asked to rewrite the nation’s national anthem because it references God too much, and officials want that played down.
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Barack Obama hosted a summit on government surveillance and digital privacy attended by Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Google vice-president Vint Cerf and the boss of US telecoms network AT&T on Thursday.
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A Miami artist has unveiled a painting of George Zimmerman shooting Trayvon Martin in the Florida State Capitol.
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Now is not the time to demonize coal but to nurture and support the new coal technology that can help power humanity out of poverty throughout the world.
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Just as the Great Depression left a lasting mark on the generation who lived through it, the children of the Great Recession may already be shifting their world view about money, judging by a new survey that says about 80 percent of them are shouldering some or all of their college costs.
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Small business owners across the country are receiving letters from the IRS questioning if they are reporting all of their cash income, in a new push by the agency some are saying could unnecessarily create fear in the small business community.
President Obama’s pledge to work with Congress on “appropriate reforms” for parts of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs came under scrutiny Friday from some Republicans and skeptical Democrats.
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President Obama took his case for ending the sequester to hundreds of disabled veterans Saturday, saying he protected their benefits from the “reckless” cuts to the federal budget but suggesting next year might be different. But last I checked, wasn’t the sequester his idea?
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A feisty online rant that compared undocumented immigrants to Satan cost a top Wisconsin state official his job after the virtual tirade went viral and caused an uproar among Latinos and state lawmakers.
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Documentaries, especially those quoting renowned scientists talking about their specialties, often are dull. So how is this “Evolution vs. God” project by Christian evangelist Ray Comfort raising so much ruckus?
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The Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment movement is growing rapidly, it now has 30,000 members nationally and will soon grow to more than 100,000, says founder James Neighbors, who interviewed with Arlington Conservative Examiner today. Neighbors is National Coordinator and Founder of the Overpasses movement.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is interested in buying a “Shisa smoke machine.” The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will use it for studies that compare hookah and cigarette smoke.
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A Mexican court’s releasing of a drug lord who killed a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in the 1980s is sparking outrage this weekend among U.S. law enforcement officials.
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ConocoPhillips has applied for permits to develop a new field in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a vast unit of federal land that has yet to yield commercially produced oil, according to the federal agency managing the reserve.
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Lavabit owner,Ladar Levison, had promised that it would be an “e-mail service that never sacrifices privacy for profits” and “only release private information if legally compelled by the courts in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.” The service backed up those claims by storing only encrypted versions of emails on its servers, which could only then be decrypted using a user’s passphrase, which the service didn’t store.
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The number of recipients in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is at 47.6 million, or nearly one in six Americans.
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Numerous mainstream and left-leaning media outlets have highlighted the “Abortion Rights Freedom Rides,” a caravan of activists now traveling to 14 states to support “Abortion on demand and without apology.” However, no media outlet has reported that the event is being conducted by the Revolutionary Communist Party USA, a cult-like Maoist sect that calls for “millions of people to rise up in mass armed revolution” against the United States “when the time is right.”
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The result is that U.S. efforts to recruit hackers may have taken a substantial blow, and Moody suggests it may now be much harder to “keep up the pace of technological development within the spying program.”
The Justice Department on Friday released its legal rationale for why all U.S. phone calls are “relevant” to terrorism investigations.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday that if House Republicans end up sending their collection of immigration bills to a conference with the Senate, Democrats and illegal immigration advocates would win.
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Another business is facing retribution for declining service to a same-sex couple. Betty and Dick Odgaard, owners of Görtz Haus Gallery in Grimes, Iowa, are catching the ire of gay rights advocates after they declined offering their venue to Lee Stafford and his fiance Jared.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a subpoena today to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew regarding the 2009 taxpayer-funded $50 billion bailout of General Motors.
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Obama goes directly to Camelot’s spa on The Cape. “Camelot” is what we unabashedly called the place when Jack Kennedy was the first king of America, because it reminded Jackie Kennedy of King Arthur. Really.
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Video: GOP Rep. to College Student on Vote Against Atheist Chaplains in the Military – ‘I Thought it Was a Dumb Idea’
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by Dave UrbanskiYou’d think the question of adding “atheist chaplains” to the military was put to rest by the House of Representatives, which voted against the controversial proposal several few weeks ago, but the secular humanist lobby is continuing to battle.
Sudden Flood of Asylum Requests at U.S./Mexico Border
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Lee StranahanThe goal may be to overwhelm the system. This apparent new tactic comes on the heels of widely publicized activism by a group called ‘The Dream 9’ who also used a claim of asylum to gain re-entry to the country.
Sour Note: God Ditched from Swiss National Anthem
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by WNDThe Swiss government is holding a competition where artists are being asked to rewrite the nation’s national anthem because it references God too much, and officials want that played down.
Apple, Google and AT&T Meet Obama to Discuss NSA Surveillance Concerns
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Juliette GarsideBarack Obama hosted a summit on government surveillance and digital privacy attended by Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Google vice-president Vint Cerf and the boss of US telecoms network AT&T on Thursday.
Video: Mural of George Zimmerman Shooting Trayvon Martin Unveiled in Florida State Capitol
/24 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Madeleine MorgensternA Miami artist has unveiled a painting of George Zimmerman shooting Trayvon Martin in the Florida State Capitol.
Coal is No Longer our Parents Energy…it is 21st Century Power
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Ed FarnanNow is not the time to demonize coal but to nurture and support the new coal technology that can help power humanity out of poverty throughout the world.
80 Percent of College Students Chipping in for Education
/2 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Amy LangfieldJust as the Great Depression left a lasting mark on the generation who lived through it, the children of the Great Recession may already be shifting their world view about money, judging by a new survey that says about 80 percent of them are shouldering some or all of their college costs.
Critics Question IRS Initiative Targeting Small Businesses
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsSmall business owners across the country are receiving letters from the IRS questioning if they are reporting all of their cash income, in a new push by the agency some are saying could unnecessarily create fear in the small business community.
Video: Obama’s Pledge to Boost Oversight of NSA Surveillance Draws Scrutiny
/2 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorPresident Obama’s pledge to work with Congress on “appropriate reforms” for parts of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs came under scrutiny Friday from some Republicans and skeptical Democrats.
Sequester Jester: Obama Warns Disabled Veterans Their Benefits Could Be In Jeopardy
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsPresident Obama took his case for ending the sequester to hundreds of disabled veterans Saturday, saying he protected their benefits from the “reckless” cuts to the federal budget but suggesting next year might be different. But last I checked, wasn’t the sequester his idea?
Wisconsin State Official Fired After Comparing Immigrants To Satan
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox News LatinoA feisty online rant that compared undocumented immigrants to Satan cost a top Wisconsin state official his job after the virtual tirade went viral and caused an uproar among Latinos and state lawmakers.
Darwin Debunked at Hollywood High
/7 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Bob UnruhDocumentaries, especially those quoting renowned scientists talking about their specialties, often are dull. So how is this “Evolution vs. God” project by Christian evangelist Ray Comfort raising so much ruckus?
Rapidly Growing Overpasses Movement Inspires Citizens to Stand for Impeachment
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment movement is growing rapidly, it now has 30,000 members nationally and will soon grow to more than 100,000, says founder James Neighbors, who interviewed with Arlington Conservative Examiner today. Neighbors is National Coordinator and Founder of the Overpasses movement.
HHS Looking for Hookah Smoking Machine
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Elizabeth HarringtonThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is interested in buying a “Shisa smoke machine.” The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will use it for studies that compare hookah and cigarette smoke.
Feds Upset Over Release of Mexican Drug Lord who Ordered DEA Agent’s Killing (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA Mexican court’s releasing of a drug lord who killed a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in the 1980s is sparking outrage this weekend among U.S. law enforcement officials.
Conoco-Phillips Plans New Well in Alaska National Petroleum Reserve
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Yereth RosenConocoPhillips has applied for permits to develop a new field in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a vast unit of federal land that has yet to yield commercially produced oil, according to the federal agency managing the reserve.
Encrypted Email Service Refuses ‘to Become Complicit in Crimes Against the American People’; Can Never Be Safe From NSA Snooping (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorLavabit owner,Ladar Levison, had promised that it would be an “e-mail service that never sacrifices privacy for profits” and “only release private information if legally compelled by the courts in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.” The service backed up those claims by storing only encrypted versions of emails on its servers, which could only then be decrypted using a user’s passphrase, which the service didn’t store.
Food-Stamp Use Rises; Some 15% Get Benefits; Many Game System (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe number of recipients in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is at 47.6 million, or nearly one in six Americans.
Revolutionary Communist Party Leads ‘Abortion Rights Freedom Rides’ to 14 States
/4 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Ben JohnsonNumerous mainstream and left-leaning media outlets have highlighted the “Abortion Rights Freedom Rides,” a caravan of activists now traveling to 14 states to support “Abortion on demand and without apology.” However, no media outlet has reported that the event is being conducted by the Revolutionary Communist Party USA, a cult-like Maoist sect that calls for “millions of people to rise up in mass armed revolution” against the United States “when the time is right.”
NSA Scandal Sparks Hacker Rebellion
/3 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Drew ZahnThe result is that U.S. efforts to recruit hackers may have taken a substantial blow, and Moody suggests it may now be much harder to “keep up the pace of technological development within the spying program.”
DOJ Memo Asserts that All US Phone Calls Are ‘Relevant’ to Terrorism
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brendan SassoThe Justice Department on Friday released its legal rationale for why all U.S. phone calls are “relevant” to terrorism investigations.
Reid on Immigration Reform: ‘If We Go to Conference, We Will Win’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Matthew BoyleSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday that if House Republicans end up sending their collection of immigration bills to a conference with the Senate, Democrats and illegal immigration advocates would win.
‘Mother F***er Racist Sons of B**ches From Hell’: Wedding Venue Gets Threats, Fears Shut Down After Refusing Gay Couple’s Nuptials
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Billy HallowellAnother business is facing retribution for declining service to a same-sex couple. Betty and Dick Odgaard, owners of Görtz Haus Gallery in Grimes, Iowa, are catching the ire of gay rights advocates after they declined offering their venue to Lee Stafford and his fiance Jared.
Darrell Issa Subpoenas Treasury Department Over Auto Bailout Documents
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sean HigginsHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a subpoena today to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew regarding the 2009 taxpayer-funded $50 billion bailout of General Motors.
Obama to the Vineyard: America Is Monarchy in All but Name
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Bernie QuigleyObama goes directly to Camelot’s spa on The Cape. “Camelot” is what we unabashedly called the place when Jack Kennedy was the first king of America, because it reminded Jackie Kennedy of King Arthur. Really.