Arlen Specter's party-swapping | Party-hopping | The Economist

"Mr Specter faced a strong challenge in next year’s Republican primary from Patrick Toomey, a fierce conservative who has been ahead of him in the polls by some 20 points, buoyed by white-hot Republican fury at the Obama administration and generously financed by the low-tax, minimal-government lobby, the Club for Growth. And even if he had survived Mr Toomey’s onslaught, he would then have had to perform the difficult trick of moving back to the centre to beat a Democrat. Why subject himself to trial by fire when he could simply switch party?" visit:
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Sue Cirba: I don't read the Economist often enough to be familiar with the political leanings of individual authors, but what boggles the mind is the way this author blames Pat Toomey for Specter's defection. Let's instead blame Specter's Machiavellian move on the sort of supreme arrogance that makes Specter care only for himself and democracy be damned! Or perhaps we can blame a certain President G.W.Bush whose support made Specter's last term in office possible.
Rather than a problem, Pat Toomey seems to be the perfect candidate for this political season. In the Obama era of outrageous spending Toomey's committment to
fiscal responsibility is what the nation needs.

David Limbaugh - Obama Appoints Leader of Faith Based Programs

Harry Knox was named to Obama's Advisory Council on Faith Based Programs. Knox was director of the Human Rights Campaign "Working for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgendered Equal Rights". David Limbaugh has written and article on the Knox appointment:

"Many were delighted when Obama decided to continue with the program. But with the Knox appointment and other similar ones, we have to question whether Obama is shifting the focus of the group while retaining its innocuous-sounding name. Obama has been stacking the 25-member board with like-minded leftists inclined to allocate its funds to liberal, secular causes.

Knox is the militant homosexual activist who, just last month, called Pope Benedict XVI and certain Catholic bishops 'discredited leaders' for opposing same-sex marriage. He said the Knights of Columbus are 'foot soldiers of a discredited army of oppression' because they supported California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman." Visit:
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FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic - wcbstv.com

"Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and a 747 from the presidential fleet to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they still ordered the photo-op kept secret from the public." Visit:
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THE OBAMA DOCTRINE - New York Post

"AFTER a mere 100 days, the 'Obama Doctrine' for our foreign and security poli cies has emerged. And it's terrifying.
The combination of dizzying naivete, dislike of our allies, disdain for our military, distrust of our intelligence services and distaste for our own country promises the worst foreign policy of our lifetimes." Visit:
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The Washington Independent » Chris Lilik of Grassroots PA Comments on Specter Switch

"Specter spent several months attempting to win over the base, experiencing slightly more success in Washington than in Pennsylvania by declaring his opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act and introducing (for the second time in two years) a flat tax reform bill. According to Chris Lilik, the editor of the conservative Pennsylvania Website GrassrootsPA.com and 2004 Toomey campaign staffer, Specter hadn’t been gaining ground with that strategy. Lilik pointed to Specter’s statements Tuesday about not wanting to “face the jury” of the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate as proof.
“There were so many issues he just wasn’t smart about,” said Lilik. “”It’s really unfair to blame conservatives for this. His problems with the base were all self-inflicted. He did this to himself.”" Visit:
The Washington Independent » Specter Switch Gives Conservatives Second Thoughts About ‘RINO’ Hunting: Sue Cirba: I applaud Chris Lilik for all he's accomplished with Grassroots PA. I included this article mainly to feature Mr. Lilik. I do not agree with the tone of the article that conservatives are having "second thoughts" about Specter leaving the GOP. True conservatives are celebrating.

Using Stem Cells in Teeth for Future Use in Developing Medical Treatments

"Aside from being the most convenient stem cells to access, dental stem cells have significant medical benefits in the development of new medical therapies. Using one's own stem cells for medical treatment means a much lower risk of rejection by the body and decreases the need for powerful drugs that weaken the immune system, both of which are negative but typical realities that come into play when tissues or cells from a donor are used to treat patients.
Further, the stem cells from teeth have been observed in research studies to be among the most powerful stem cells in the human body. Stem cells from teeth replicate at a faster rate and for a longer period of time than do stem cells harvested from other tissues of the body." Visit:
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CNSNews.com - Pro-Life Harvard Prof Refuses Award from Notre Dame Because it is Honoring Obama

"(CNSNews.com) – Mary Ann Glendon, a pro-life Harvard professor and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, released a letter today to the president of the University of Notre Dame, explaining that she will not accept the school’s prestigious Laetare Medal or speak at the commencement on May 17, where President Barack Obama is also scheduled to speak and receive an honorary degree." Visit:
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Presidential Poison, The Wall Street Journal

"Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret" Visit:
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Photo of Scranton's April 15th Tea Party

Approximately 250 people attended the Scranton, PA Taxed Enough Already TEA Party held at the Lackawanna County Courthouse Square April 15th at noon.

Live Action | A New Media Movement For Life

"MEMPHIS, April 20--A counselor at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Memphis, TN was caught on hidden camera coaching a 14-year-old girl to lie to a judge so he would not find out about her 31-year-old boyfriend and the girl could obtain a waiver for an abortion without her parents' knowledge. This is the sixth Planned Parenthood clinic implicated in a developing multi-state child abuse scandal involving the deliberate suppression of evidence of statutory rape." Visit:
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Senate Committee Will Vote Tuesday on Pro-Abortion Kathleen Sebelius Nomination

"Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a vote on the nomination of pro-abortion Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius to become the Health Secretary for President Barack Obama. The vote will take place on Tuesday and pro-life advocates are mounting a strong eleventh-hour bid to defeat her.
Sebelius is expected to win confirmation from the committee and to have her nomination sent to the full Senate for consideration." Visit:
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The President at Georgetown: Did this Catholic University Deny the Faith? - Catholic Online

"What occurred at Georgetown University is one of those symbolic moments in history which speaks beyond any single incident. The administration literally covered over the Cross of Christ and the “I.H.S.”, both of which were engraved on the backdrop against which the President spoke on the Gaston Hall stage. The reaction to this censorship of Christian signs at a Catholic University was immediate. The associate Vice President of Communications of Georgetown gave her spin: 'In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday's event, Georgetown honored the White House staff's request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage… The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they've done for other policy speeches… Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn't high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.'" Visit:
The President at Georgetown: Did this Catholic University Deny the Faith? - Catholic Online: Cirba: It seems to me that anyone who would order the coveringof a cross and IHS at a Catholic university, or anyone who defends it such as their "Associate Vice President of Communications" should be fired. Of course that will never happen, but readers can go to the Georgetown University web site,

Georgetown University President Defends Obama Economic Policies

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia not only let Obama use Georgetown University for his speech, but apparently defends Obama's economic policies. as we read in this article published in the online version of Georgetown University News:

Georgetown University: Obama Hopeful About Recovery; Long Road Ahead: "Georgetown President John J. DeGioia reiterated concerns about the economy, taking a page from Obama’s oft-used quote by Martin Luther King Jr. – “the fierce urgency of now.”

“That urgency has never been more present than in this moment when the framework that guides the economies of our world must be built anew,” he said." Visit:
Georgetown University: Obama Hopeful About Recovery; Long Road Ahead: You may also want to voice your concerns to Georgetown University President DeGioia as their address in on the website.

Four Texas Planned Parenthood's Illegally Performing Abortions

"Austin, Texas, Apr 16, 2009 / 07:01 am (CNA).- Allegations that four unlicensed Planned Parenthood facilities in San Antonio have been illegally performing abortions have prompted state legislators to reexamine funding for the organization and to call for legal and administrative penalties to be enforced against it." Visit:
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Birthday greetings for the Pope from sisters of Mother Teresa - Catholic Online

"AsiaNews has received the text of the greeting sent by Sister M. Suma, the regional superior in Orissa for the Missionaries of Charity, the sisters of Mother Teresa. These are her words:

'Greetings of gratitude and love to our beloved Holy Father on your birthday, for your care and concern for your children of Kandhamal! Our beloved Holy Father, as you celebrate your birthday in the octave of the greatest feast of the Church - the Resurrection - the Missionaries of Charity join our Blessed Mother Teresa, who is praying for Pope Benedict XVI from heaven in her own words: 'Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow, so as to make you forget the joy of the Risen Lord.' We, the Missionaries of Charity in Orissa, greet you with love and service."
Birthday greetings for the Pope from sisters of Mother Teresa - Catholic Online: PLEASE REMEMBER THE POPE IN YOUR PRAYERS.

YouTube - Pope will visit L'Aquila 'as soon as possible'

Michelle Malkin » Obama’s HHS Secretary nominee can’t count

"In a response to questions from the Senate Finance Committee made public last week, Sebelius wrote that she received $12,450 between 1994-2001 from Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers.
But in addition to those campaign donations, records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Tiller gave at least $23,000 more from 2000-2002 to a political action committee Sebelius established while insurance commissioner to raise money for fellow Democrats." Visit:
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April 24 - Father Tom Euteneuer on "Catholic Answers LIVE"

On April 24 Father Tom Euteneuer will be a guest on Catholic Answers Live from 3 to 5 on EWTN.


Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer became president of Human Life International in December of 2000. Human Life International is the world’s largest pro-life organization with affiliate offices and associates in seventy-five countries around the world. In five years of service to this unique mission Fr. Euteneuer has traveled more than 500,000 miles as a pro-life missionary and visited more than forty countries.

Fr. Euteneuer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1962, the fourth of seven children born to Joseph and Marian Euteneuer. He has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana as well as a Licentiate degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He is fluent in Spanish.

While in college, Fr. Euteneuer participated in the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program, attended boot camp at Quantico, Virginia and graduated at the top of his Company. After discerning that the Lord was calling him to the priesthood rather than the military, he entered the seminary. After his ordination in 1988, Fr. Euteneuer served as a parish priest in five parishes of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, secretary to the diocesan bishop, director of vocations, and spiritual moderator for the diocesan Respect Life Office.

His pro-life activity began in the early years of his priesthood with prayer vigils, pilgrimages, pickets at abortion mills, sidewalk counseling and the establishment of a crisis pregnancy center across the street from an abortion mill in 1999.

Since taking office at HLI, Fr. Euteneuer has spoken to thousands of people all over the world spreading the Gospel of Life as well as making many appearances on EWTN and other local, national and international media. He has been featured in Human Events and National Catholic Register and has recently been awarded the John Cardinal O’Connor Award for Life from Legatus.

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Napolitano stands by controversial report - Washington Times

"Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she was briefed before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report, which lists returning veterans among terrorist risks to the U.S.
But the top House Democrat with oversight of the Department of Homeland Security said in a letter to Ms. Napolitano that he was 'dumbfounded' that such a report would be issued." Visit:
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Nationwide Tea Parties - AP News : TheMonitor.com

"ATLANTA (AP) -- Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged 'tea parties' around the country Wednesday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts.
The rallies were directed at President Barack Obama's new administration on a symbolic day: the deadline to file income taxes. Protesters even threw what appeared to be a box of tea bags toward the White House, causing a brief lockdown at the compound." Visit:
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Pat Toomey announces run against Arlen Specter - PennLive.com

April 15th Pat Toomey announces his run for U.S. Senate -"Pat Toomey for U.S. Senate is official. This morning, the former Pennsylvania Congressman announced he is running against Arlen Specter in a Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
In a campaign video on his newly launched Web site, Toomey takes aim at the five-term incumbent, saying Specter has supported all the wrong policies regarding the economy, among other issues." Visit:

DRUDGE REPORT: TEXAS GOV. BACK RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SOVEREIGNTY 2009®

Texas Governor Rick Perry stated:
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”" Visit:
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Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tax Protest and Photos

From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review 1,000 attend TEA Party. the article includes two sidebar photo shows.
"About 1,000 people turned out for an anti-tax demonstration in Market Square today.
The message of the 'Tea Party' was simple, with many people carrying signs or chanting slogans in opposition of taxes and government spending on the deadline for filing federal taxes.
'It's an anti-big-government rally,' said Jerry Smith, 51, of Hampton. 'The main focus is spending and taxing, and neither party has distinguished itself from wanting to limit this.'"
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200 gather at Love Park for Tax Day Tea Party | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/15/2009

"About 200 people gathered at Center City's Love Park for a midday 'tea party' to protest excessive government spending.
The rain-soaked rally was one of dozens being held throughout the country. Protesters held 'Don't Tread on Me' flags, banners and signs - and lots of umbrellas - as the Pledge of Allegiance annd the 'Star Spangled Banner' boomed over loudspeakers." Visit:
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Tax protest, Braves game slow Atlanta traffic | ajc.com

Atlanta, Georgia: "An estimated 1,000 people are already at the state Capitol for a 7 p.m. protest of taxes and federal spending that’s part of a series of such rallies around the country. Organizers say the event, called the Atlanta Tea Party, could be among the biggest, in part because of the presence of conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, who will broadcast live from the Georgia Capitol from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m." Some photos in related articles. Visit:
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Anti-tax tea parties draw thousands :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation

Articles on the April 15 TEA parties from the Chicago Sun Times: "The rallies were being held everywhere from Kentucky, which just passed tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol, to South Carolina, where the governor has repeatedly criticized the $787 billion economic stimulus package Congress passed earlier this year. Large protests also were expected in California and New York." Visit:
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Homeland Security Targets 'Right-Wing Extremists' - The Philadelphia Bulletin

"An April 7 Department of Homeland Security report targets those who favor state or local authority over federal authority and those who belong to pro-life or anti-illegal immigration groups as being a potential national security threat.

The nine-page letter to local police departments warns of an increase in the number of “right-wing extremist” groups amid the current recession. It also claims disgruntled war veterans and those upset about the election of the nation’s first black president also account for the reported increase." Visit:

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"Tea Party" tax protest in Jefferson City - Photo Gallery - Kansas City Star

The Kansas City Star published 20 photos from the Jefferson city Anti-Tax TEA Party protests Visit:
"Tea Party" tax protest in Jefferson City - Photo Gallery - Kansas City Star

Images from today's Tea Party protest on the Morristown Green - Morristown Green - NJ.com

As reports begin to come in from Taxed Enough Already TEA Parties around the country, I will show results from a few. As of 3:00 pm 4/15 we have a report from Morristown Green in New Jersey with images. Visit: Images from today's Tea Party protest on the Morristown Green - Morristown Green - NJ.com

Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Diabetics Become Insulin Free - Stem Cell Research News

This article found in Stem Cell Research News, discusses positive results with a process called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or HSCT. HSCT uses the patient’s own blood stem cells and removes and treats them. The stem cells are then returned to the patient by intravenous injection. The article, Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Diabetics Become Insulin Free by Richard Burt begins here:

"The majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function, according to a new study." Visit:
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National TEA Party Day - Your Taxes Now Pay for Abortion

National TEA Party Day:
"Are you fed up with a Congress and a president who:
vote for a $500 billion tax bill without even reading it?
are spending trillions of borrowed dollars, leaving a debt our great-grandchildren will be paying?
consistently give special interest groups billions of dollars in earmarks to help get themselves re-elected?
want to take your wealth and redistribute it to others?
punish those who practice responsible financial behavior and reward those who do not?
admit to using the financial hurt of millions as an opportunity to push their political agenda? (A pro-abortion agenda at that!)
run up trillions of dollars of debt and then sell that debt to countries such as China?
want government controlled health care?
want to take away the right to vote with a secret ballot in union elections?
refuse to stop the flow of millions of illegal immigrants into our country?
appoint a defender of child pornography to the Number 2 position in the Justice Department?
want to force doctors and other medical workers to perform abortions against their will?" Fed up? Join your local tea party. There is one in Scranton noon to two tomorrow at the courthouse. Check out the Link above to Glen beck's site for TEA parties around the country on April 15th.

Cardinal Newman Society: More News from Notre Dame

"Late in the afternoon on Holy Thursday, the University of Notre Dame announced a series of events during Easter Week to promote an “inclusive spirit” in support of homosexual students, including a film that blames a mother’s Christian faith for causing her gay son’s suicide.

“Christianity is under attack from within our own Catholic universities,” said Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society. “The bad news continues, perhaps appropriately on the day when we recall Christ’s terrible agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. We need Catholics worldwide to draw the line, here and now, by joining more than 255,000 witnesses for the Faith at NotreDameScandal.com.”"
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Sick Canadian Newborn Whose Parents Want to Use as a Heart Donor Not "Terminal" Say Disability Rights Activists

"TORONTO, April 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A two month-old child at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, described in the media as 'dying,' has defied doctor's predictions and continued to live after the removal of a respirator. The respirator was removed in the expectation that the child would stop breathing, and that her heart could then be harvested for transplant. Her parents have expressed their disappointment that another child who is being cared for at the hospital will now not receive their daughter's heart." (Question: Has any attorney been appointed or lawsuit filed to represent the interests of the child?) Visit:
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Abortion - Pro Life - Easter Hope

A very insightful Easter message from Father Pavone:
"As the Church continues to deal with the tragedy of abortion, she faces not only a sin against life, but a sin against hope. We do not see 'abortion' walking down the street. What we see is a woman, a child of God, who is caught in the grip of despair. Even if she knows abortion is wrong, as most do, she sees no other way out. She, too, is in grief. She feels she must choose between the baby's life and her life. The prospect of having the child is, psychologically, like a 'death' to her: a death to her plans, her freedom, her future.
Grief does strange things. It can blind us to the value of the child." Visit:
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David Limbaugh : A Christian Nation? - Townhall.com

"President Barack Obama said in Turkey: 'We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.'" Well, I don't know what "we" consider "ourselves," but I do think we ought to examine that statement and why Obama felt compelled to make it a part of his world apology tour. Visit:
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ZENIT - Pope: Christ's Agony Moves the Hardest Hearts

"ROME, APRIL 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Even the hardest of hearts are moved to pity upon witnessing Christ's suffering during his passion and death, as it reveals the fullness of God's love for mankind, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope said this tonight at the end of the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum. Speaking from atop the Palatine hill, he reflected on the words of the centurion whom St. Mark quotes at the end of his Passion narrative: 'The centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, and said: ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’'" Visit:
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ZENIT - Pontiff: Eucharist Can Become Love Lived Daily

ZENIT - Pontiff: Eucharist Can Become Love Lived Daily: "VATICAN CITY, APRIL 9, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is encouraging Catholics to enter into the mystery of the Eucharist, to experience God's love and to learn how to love others by fixing their gaze on Christ.

The Pope said this in the homily of today's Holy Thursday Mass, in which he reflected on the liturgy and the narrative of the institution of the Eucharist."

Pope plans visit to L'Aquila earthquake victims

"After offering his reflections on the meaning of each day in Holy Week, Pope Benedict reiterated his 'spiritual closeness to the beloved community of L'Aquila and its outlying villages, so severely affected by the violent earthquake of recent days, which caused numerous victims, many injured and vast material damage.' The death toll as of Wednesday was at 250 people, including 16 children." The Pope plans to visit the community after Easter. Visit:
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Earthquake in Italy: L'Aquila before and after the quake - Telegraph

Earthquake in Italy: L'Aquila before and after the quake - Telegraph

Foto Terremoto | immagini Terremoto - Yahoo! Notizie

Foto Terremoto | immagini Terremoto - Yahoo! Notizie

Seven More U.S. Bishops Make 24 Against Notre Dame Scandal

"NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 7, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Seven more bishops have publicly spoken out against the University of Notre Dame's invitation to President Barack Obama to give the commencement address and receive an honorary law degree on May 17. In total 24 U.S. bishops have condemned the scandal (see list at bottom).
LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) today obtained Bishop William Higi's statement in Sunday's print edition of The Catholic Moment, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Lafayette, IN." The bishop encouraged readers to file their protest at www.notredamescandal.com where a petition launched by the Cardinal Newman Society has reached over 248,000 signatures. The article continues: Seven More U.S. Bishops Make 24 Against Notre Dame Scandal:

Pharmacists win battle in 'conscience' rights case

"Pharmacists in Illinois have been granted a victory in their legal battle over their right of conscience, according to the American Center for Law and Justice, an organization dedicated to protecting constitutional rights.
The state circuit court in Springfield has issued a temporary restraining order against the governor of Illinois, barring him from enforcing a 2005 administrative regulation that forced pharmacies to dispense Plan B and other abortion-inducing drugs." Visit:
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Strong quake in Italy kills over 150, wounds 1,500

Dear Readers,
This tragic earthquake in Italy has me heartsick. A few of you know that I recently returned from a tour of Italy with my daughter and the Shenandoah University Choir. While I did not visit those cities affected by the quake, I understand the historic beauty that has been lost. The lives lost now number 150 and undoubtably there are more in the wreckage of collapsed buildings. But surely there are also people alive in the werckage so I ask all to please pray that they may be found. Attached to this article is a slideshow compiled by Yahoo News with dozens of photos. When I find information about relief organizations where donations may be made to help the vicitms, I will share them with you. Again, your prayers for the people of Italy please. Sue Cirba


"L'AQUILA, Italy – Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy's deadliest quake in nearly three decades struck this medieval city before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake buckled both ancient and modern buildings in and around L'Aquila, snuggled in a valley surrounded by the snowcapped Apennines' tallest peaks."
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Pro-Abortion Journalist Chris Matthews to Offer Commencement Address at Catholic St. Joseph's University

"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Undeterred by the Notre Dame scandal, another Catholic University has invited a pro-abortion celebrity to address the school and receive an honorary degree at this year's graduation ceremony.
St Joseph's University of Philadelphia announced in March that political commentator Chris Matthews, a vocal proponent of abortion, is due to offer the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate in communications at the 2009 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16
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Senate Rejects Amendment Protecting Abortion-Conscience Rights for Doctors

"Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Senate on Thursday night rejected an amendment from a pro-life senator that would have provided conscience protection on abortion for doctors and medical centers. The amendment comes at a time when President Barack Obama is considering overturning further protections.
Sen Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored an amendment to the Senate budget bill that would protect the right of conscience for health care workers." Visit:
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Ann Coulter on bioethecist Pete Singer

As long as Obama is firing GM executives who take tax money, Ann Coulter decided to write about others who receive tax money she'd like to see fired. For instance, "Shirley M. Tilghman as president of Princeton University as long as Princeton employs prominent crackpot Peter Singer:
Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp professor of bioethics at Princeton's Center for Human Values, believes parents should have the right to kill newborn babies with birth defects, such as Down syndrome and hemophilia, and says there is nothing morally wrong with parents conceiving children in order to harvest them for spare parts for an older child – or even for society to breed children on a massive scale for spare parts. His views on these issues are so extreme I'm surprised Singer hasn't been offered a position in the Obama Cabinet yet." Visit:Why is Rick Wagoner fired and Pelosi still working?:

Iowa Pro-Life Group Says Planned Parenthood Center Now Giving Abortion Drug

"The statewide pro-life group in Iowa says a Planned Parenthood facility that previously did not do abortions is now giving women the dangerous abortion drug. Mifepristone, also known as RU 486, has caused the deaths of more than a dozen women worldwide and injured thousands in the United States.
Iowa Right to Life has issued a statement saying the Storm Lake Planned Parenthood center will begin disseminating the abortion drug this week." Visit:
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FOXNews.com - Doctor Accused of Sexually Abusing Abortion Patients - Incredible Health

"A jury heard the testimony of three women who claim they were sexually abused by an anesthetist during their abortions, the Manchester Evening News reported.
Dr. Narenda Sharma, of Ashwood in Bowdon, England, was charged with three counts of “causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent” after he allegedly used the hands of female patients to perform obscene acts on himself after administering anesthesia to them during abortion procedures.
All three patients were given a partial anesthesia and were unaware of their surroundings when the alleged incidents took place, according to the testimony."
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Newsmax.com - Dead Heat in NY Congressional Race, But Obama Undermined

Newsmax.com - Dead Heat in NY Congressional Race, But Obama Undermined: "The two candidates in a New York congressional special election seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama's spending plans were separated by 65 votes with thousands of absentee ballots remaining to be counted.
With all 610 voting precincts ...reporting, Democrat Scott Murphy led Republican Jim Tedisco, 77,344 votes to 77,279 ....
There were more than 10,000 absentee ballots issued and about 6,000 returned by Tuesday, none of which was to be counted Tuesday night, according to state elections officials."

BREAKING: Sebelius tax problems surface | KansasCity.com Prime Buzz

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years of tax returns and paid more than $7,000 in back taxes after finding “unintentional errors” — the latest tax troubles for an Obama administration nominee.
The Kansas governor explained the changes to senators in a letter dated today that was obtained by The Associated Press. She said they involved charitable contributions, the sale of a home and business expenses" Visit:
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