07-15-2008

Leave it to The New York Times to ask John McCain point blank about his Christian faith. Read below from his interview this past week:

07-15-2008

I’m confused. John McCain gave an interview to The New York Times this week saying he was against gay adoption but then his Communications Director sought to clarify those comments afterwards by saying it was a ‘state issue” and that “caring parental figures are better for the child than the alternative” of abandoned children.

07-14-2008

Eagle Mountain International Church/Kenneth Copeland Ministries (the "Church") has reviewed Senator Grassley's July 7, 2008, "Memorandum to Reporters and Editors..." The Church's position continues to be that it has responded to the request of Senator Grassley in good faith and to the greatest extent possible without compromising the privacy, confidentiality, and freedom of association rights and protections afforded to the Church by the United States Constitution and the Internal Revenue Code..

07-14-2008

China's horticultural Olympic preparations haven't received the same levels of publicity as the security measures or even manners campaigns, but countries worldwide have sent some floral gifts to China.

07-14-2008

“Maria Hernandez Perez was No. 93. She was almost 2. She had thick brown hair and eyes the color of chocolate. “Kelia Velazquez-Gonzales, 16, carried a Bible in her backpack. She was No. 109 “John Doe, No. 143, died with a rosary encircling his neck. His eyes were wide open.” We can’t let immigrants break our laws with impunity. We can’t leave our borders undefended. But these people are God’s children, who wanted simply to be Americans, and we cannot

07-14-2008

I assume you’ve seen the cover of this week’s New Yorker magazine? It features Michelle and Barack Obama and the picture is NOT flattering. See it here.

07-11-2008

John and Patsy Ramsey’s daughter, 6-year-old JonBenét, was found murdered in their Boulder, Colo., home on December 26, 1996. From the outset there was a firestorm of reaction to the case, and the Ramseys were under constant suspicion and intense media scrutiny.

As of July 9, 2008, new DNA evidence has cleared John and Patsy Ramsey and Jon Benet’s older brother Burke of the crime. As of this date, the search for the real killer is still underway.

07-11-2008

After the May 12 Chengdu earthquake destroyed much of the Giant Panda habitat, pandas around the world have needed an extra dose of nurturing, but I honestly didn't expect that it would come from an unlikely source: a house cat.

07-11-2008

Sudan's President, Omar al-Bashir is set to become the first sitting head of state to be indicted for genocide and crimes against humanity for his campaign of violence against thousands in the country's Darfur region.  (Read more:  Sudan President Charged for Darfur Violence)

07-11-2008

With less than a month before the Olympic ceremonies, authorities are leaving nothing to chance.  They've tightened visa restrictions and routine passport checks, and detained many of the usual suspects, involved in the so-called "three evil forces" by Chinese police: terrorism, separatism, and extremism.

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