Issues
Ya know, stuff like global warming (oops, we mean... climate change), social justice or whatever is on the political radar. Some of these will sooner or later be moved to their very own section as they'll outgrow this page. A lot of the articles are from other sources so they'll open new windows.
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Organizations"How far you go in life depends upon your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, tolerant of the weak and the strong, because some day in your life, you will have been all of these." - George Washington Carver |
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Global Warming |
Miscellaneous |
A big chill hits the global warming 'consensus.'Examiner Editorial"Something important is happening when even the BBC is compelled to ask, as it did this week, 'What happened on global warming?'" ... More
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Bill Would End U.S. Subsidy For Lenders of College Aid9/17/09 The federal government would end its four-decade practice of subsidizing private lenders that make college loans under a bill the House took up Wednesday that would steer tens of billions of dollars in savings to student aid over the next decade. Republicans and the lending industry say the bill would engineer a risky shift in higher-education finance that could prove costly to taxpayers and diminish quality of service to borrowers. But Democrats and the Obama administration... Click here to continue reading (opens new window)
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Health Care |
Crime |
FRC Statement on New Policy Requiring Military Bases to Carry 'Morning After' Pill2/5/10 "Family Research Council opposes requiring military bases worldwide to carry Levonorgestrel, or 'Plan B,' because the drug can prevent a fertilized embryo from implanting in the uterus and thereby destroy a human life. We can all agree that there is a huge difference between preventing and destroying human life. And women... More Congress and Obama Show Contempt for Americans10/19/09 Congress is showing contempt for the American people by excluding them from the crafting of Obamacare. The president promised in his campaign he’d deliver transparency, saying, “I’m going to have all the negotiations around a big table” with everybody involved. Those that can’t make it would be able to see “the negotiations televised on C-SPAN.” Too bad this isn’t happening: yet another... More |
FRC's Tony Perkins Denounces Senate Vote on 'Hate Crimes' Legislation10/22/09 Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement reacting to today's passage of "Hate Crimes" legislation as attached to the Defense Authorization Bill... More |
Energy |
Taxes |
Landrieu, Chambliss Announce Creation of Senate Natural Gas Caucus10/22/09 United States Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today announced the creation of the bipartisan Senate Natural Gas Caucus. “When we produce natural gas in America, we produce jobs in America,” said Sen. Landrieu, Co-Chair of the Senate Natural Gas caucus. “A reliable and affordable supply of U.S. energy has profound impacts on every sector of our economy and is the backbone of the U.S. employment base. Natural gas is a clean burning... More |
12/29/09 Harry Reid thinks paying taxes is "voluntary"...From The "Having Your Cake and Eating It Too" Department10/23/09 It never ceases to amaze me how our elected representatives can rationalize away even the most blinding glimpses of idiotic economic logic. Case in point occurs in a story reported in the St. Paul Pioneer Press this week titled "A rare condition in Minnesota - a bipartisan agreement. [Click here]" What caused this miracle of cooperation? -- the move by the Senate Democrats to approve a $40 billion fee on medical device makers over the next ten years... More |
Education |
Media |
FRC Responds to Dept. of Education Request; Urges Kevin Jennings Removal10/29/09 Earlier this month, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins received an invitation to participate in a discussion of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) scheduled to take place today. Perkins declined the invitation and instead sent a letter which includes detailed recommendations and specific concerns about the office, its programs, and its leadership... More |
Bullets For The Media In America ? Lou Dobbs Fired On!10/30/09 Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is releasing a statement of
condemnation regarding the violent attack on the home and family of CNN host
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Democrats |
Trade, Jobs, Work and Related |
Niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sen. Reid: "His thinking is sadly outrageous"1/12/10 Following is a statement from Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Senator Harry Reid’s comments, “light skinned with no Negro dialect,” regarding President Barack Obama’s acceptability as a choice for holding the highest seat in the nation... More |
Camp, Brady React to President’s Call to Increase U.S. Exports3/11/10 Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statements in response to the President’s creation of an Export Promotion Cabinet... More |
