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A government report surfaced Wednesday, confirming that the new health care law does not restrict abortions in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance (high-risk) Plans – despite the Obama administration’s many claims to the contrary. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) – the nonpartisan, official government agency that provides research and analysis –released its report last week, reigniting [...]

Three weeks after a civil unions bill was vetoed by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, gay activists took their grievances to court. After weeks of deliberation, the Republican governor vetoed the civil union bill, HB 444, saying the people should be the ones to decide. Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Hawaii filed suit on behalf [...]

An annual “Network Responsibility Index” survey done by GLAAD – the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – was released last week, ranking network and cable programming on the inclusion of gay-identified and transgender characters and issues. Five broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC) and10 cable networks (MTV, ABC Family, TNT, Showtime, [...]

Portland, Ore., just received a dubious distinction from The Huffington Post: “Pornland – a hub for the sexual exploitation of children.” While most Americans are stunned to learn that the “picture perfect” state could harbor such horrific exploits. Linda Smith, president of Shared Hope International, equated Portland to Amsterdam. “We’ve investigated both Amsterdam and Portland, [...]

Dr. James Dobson has stressed many times that the fight against pornography is a winnable war. Based on his experience with the U.S. Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography, Dr. Dobson believes our society can be free from illegal obscenity if concerned citizens take a stand. This information sheet can help you organize and target your [...]

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Candi Cushman, education analyst for CitizenLink looks at a disturbing trend surfacing on campuses across the country: Christian students in public universities who dare to publicly espouse a Biblical view of sexuality are being censored and attacked.

In a paradoxical about-face, the British government announced it will decentralize its overwhelmed National Health Service, at the same time President Obama attempts to imitate the failing centralized system. Obama recently recess-appointed Donald Berwick –an avid supporter of the British health system, calling it “one of the truly astounding human endeavors of modern history” – [...]

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed, 41–22, legislation today that would repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Expansion Act (UIGEA) – a four-year-old law banning Internet gambling. The measure now heads to the full House for consideration. During the bill’s markup, Rep. Spencer Bachus – ranking member on the committee – reiterated his concerns that [...]

Local residents are credited with influencing a South Bend, Ind. city council to table an ordinance Monday night, which would have added so-called nondiscrimination policies based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The South Bend Tribune reported, “After a two-hour public hearing before a standing-room-only crowd, the city’s Common Council voted Monday night to table [...]

With unemployment rates nearing double-digits status and the federal budget deficit soaring to an unsustainable $1.47 trillion, millions of American families are facing enormous tax increases – at a time when they least can afford it. A preliminary report, just released by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), said that families will actually bear [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. Or in this case, a couple thousand pages of the law’s text. Thanks to the Republican staffers on the House Joint Economic Committee for the effort. Click on the chart for a PDF you can enlarge to your heart’s content. Parting thought: What could possibly go [...]

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The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will vote tomorrow on the decriminalization and taxation of Internet gambling. “After all the talk during the last year about shutting down the casinos on Wall Street,” said Rep. Spencer Bachus, the committee’s ranking Republican, “it does not make any sense to me why we would be taking steps [...]