Obama gives education waivers to 10 states (AP)

On February 9, 2012, in barack obama, Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

AP – President Barack Obama says his decision to free 10 states from the No Child Left Behind education law will give the flexibility they need to set high standards for students and hold schools accountable.

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**Written by Doug Powers I’m reserving any sense of closure on this craziness until convinced the 9th Circuit isn’t going to jump in at some point and not only reverse this decision, but make SeaWorld pay the orcas reparations. From Fox News : An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday. A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller stopped the case from proceeding two days after he became the first judge in U.S. history to listen to arguments in court over the possibility of granting constitutional rights for members of an animal species. Here’s some news video. I predict that the final lawsuit revolving around this story has yet to be filed, and it will probably come from The Onion , which has a legitimate complaint for copyright infringement: **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe

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PETA Heartache: Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Seeking Slavery Protection for SeaWorld Whales

Planned Parenthood vs Women: PP Getting Its Thug On!

On February 4, 2012, in Uncategorized, by prsnlinjurys

-By Warner Todd Huston Recently the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced that it was no longer going to be offering funds and grants to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading abortion mill operator. This decision has sent Planned Parenthood over the edge of both sanity and civility with a new fundraising letter that dispenses

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Planned Parenthood vs Women: PP Getting Its Thug On!

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-By Warner Todd Huston One of the things that many Romney supporters are using to explain away their decision to ignore Romney’s many flip flops is Ronald Reagan’s one-time support for abortion and his signing of the Therapeutic Abortion Act as governor of California in 1967. But this comparison is a non sequitur. Reagan’s support of

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Dear Romneyites, Reagan Was NOT an Abortion Supporter!

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I doubt it will do much good, but after sharing the (tentative) good news about Bella Santorum and the decision of Herman Cain to endorse in Florida in today’s Morning Jolt , I wonder if the process of preferring a candidate inherently blinds one to that candidate’s flaws… As the Philosopher Ice Cube Said, ‘Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself’ Keep reading this post . . .

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Are Primary Fights Becoming Dueling Cults of Personality?

Monday was the fourth day of straight overcast and/or rain and/or snow in Washington, D.C. Even so, thousands of anti-abortion activists flooded the National Mall to protest the anniversary of the decision of Roe v. Wade . Campus Reform put together a video of the younger participants expressing their thoughts on the issue. Watch:

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VIDEO: students talk abortion at annual March for Life in Washington

(The Blaze/ AP) Britain’s broadcast advertising body has given the go-ahead for private abortion clinics to advertise their services on television. The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice says there is no justification for barring private clinics that offer post-pregnancy services, including abortions, from advertising on television. Nonprofit post-pregnancy services are already allowed to advertise on television, and their for-profit counterparts are allowed to advertise in all other media. Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dories said the move would desensitize people to the seriousness of getting an abortion. But committee spokesman Matt Wilson said the new rules would not allow companies to say: “Come to us to get an abortion.” He said clinics would have to promote an “array of services.” Video of the first UK nonprofit abortion ad aired in May 2010: Mark Bhagwandin, from the pro-life charity Life, told The Telegraph : “This is an extremely disappointing decision. “The abortion industry has a lot of money behind it and these companies will have the means to run prime time television and radio advertising campaigns. “This will trivialise and commercialise the decision to terminate a baby, putting it on the same footing as choosing other products advertised on television. “I have no doubt that we will see a rise in abortions as a result of this.”

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Private Abortion Clinics Given the OK to Advertise Services on British TV

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Time.com – It’s unlikely that President Barack Obama intends to go to the polls in November with the United States engaged in a hot war with Iran, but there is a growing danger that events could conspire to make the decision for him

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War with Iran: A Conflict Obama Hopes to Avoid May Be Imposed on Him
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An Endorsement’s Downside

On January 6, 2012, in Uncategorized, by LowekKohatsu683

South Carolina’s Republican governor has seen her popularity wane after a tumultuous first year. Now her decision to back Mitt Romney is drawing criticism from her most loyal supporters—tea-party activists.

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Behind Perry’s Decision to Keep Running

On January 6, 2012, in barack obama, Uncategorized, by HansonLorna33

Behind Perry’s Decision to Keep Running

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