CNN reports that actor Christan Bale, who's famous for his role as the caped crusader in The Dark Knight, was punched and pushed by Chinese guards, stopping him from visiting blind Chinese forced abortion activist Chen Guangcheng. During an attempt to meet the activist, Bale was yelled at and chased off the property where 40-year-old Guangcheng is under strict house arrest, according to CNN.
The sprint to complete the 2012 appropriations process is in the final stretch, but the finish line may be extended.
Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp is sounding the alarm. The freshman Republican is part of a class that gave the GOP control of the U.S. House. Lawmakers like him also helped the House earn a staunchly pro-life reputation.
One of the first bills Republicans introduced was H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.
"The House passed H.R. 3 to state our clear position against using taxpayer funds for abortion," Huelskamp said in a press release.
The Brody File caught up with Marcus Bachmann at The Daily Grind coffee shop in downtown Sioux City, Iowa before tonight’s GOP debate.
Michele Bachmann’s husband has been by her side throughout this campaign. He tells me that she can definitely win Iowa and reveals to me that it was Michele herself who came up with that now famous, “Newt Romney” line unveiled at the last debate.
Also, earlier in the campaign Marcus and Michele liked to dance on stage at campaign events, so could "Dancing With The Stars" be in their future? Watch below.
Thank you Father God for drawing our attention to Jesus! Thank you for answering my prayer this morning that I would live by the attitude of Mary. Let it be more and more true for me and for my friends.
Reporting from Sioux City Iowa tonight:
The Brody File hopped on board Rick Perry’s bus in Dennison, Iowa, Wednesday and the Republican presidential candidate told me that he forgives the media for criticizing him and understands that as a Christian, “when you are being criticized, consider it an honor.”
He goes on to say that, “one of my values is being a Christian and we're going to get criticized for that. I mean 2,000 years ago we knew we were going to get criticized for standing up for the values Jesus Christ talked about.”
The time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is steeped in unrealistic expectations. We are bombarded in the media with images of lavish gift-giving that can induce feelings of financial inferiority. We hear people talking about warm and loving family gatherings that can make the pain of our own dysfunctional relationships even more acutely painful.
And when you add all the cooking, shopping, and entertaining associated with the holidays to the already hectic schedules we lead, it can leave us with feelings of failure at our inability to get everything done.
Reporting from Sioux City, Iowa, today:
Mitt Romney is going negative. Newt Gingrich is trying to stay positive. We’re about to find out which tactic will work.
I would think that Romney’s negative attacks would erode Gingrich’s poll numbers. Remember, Ron Paul is running negative ads against Gingrich, too, so it’s going to take a toll.
The question is how much? I can tell you this: Ever since I’ve landed in Iowa and flipped on the television, there have been tons of campaign ads blasting Newt.
On this week's edition of the Stakelbeck on Terror show, we analyze the Muslim Brotherhood's recent success across the Middle East and North Africa, and show how the group is making major inroads across Europe (featuring an on-the-ground report from Norway with exclusive info) and even in the United States government.
We also sit down with Israeli Defense Forces spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich to discuss the threats gathering against Israel.
As Christmas draws nigh, I have been thinking a lot about how we as parents should have the faith of Mary and Joseph. They followed God’s will for them and had such great faith that they were willing to believe God’s word. They did not concern themselves with what their friends or family thought; they only focused on God.
Let’s get this out of the way right at the top. Yes there will be evangelicals who don’t vote for Newt Gingrich because of his messy past marital history. And yes there will be evangelicals who may be put off by some of his less than conservative ideas. I get it. I understand that.
But then why is he pretty popular with evangelicals right now? It’s actually quite simple and makes perfect sense.