McCain Criticized for Opposing Gay Adoption

McCain can't expect to get away with this kind of moralizing, hetero-normative, 'traditionalism' in 2008. He should know better. But he doesn't."Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays,...

Climate Change Shell Game at the G-8 Summit

Opinion: Don't be fooled by the glowing language and self-congratulatory air wafting like a bad smell from the G-8 statements on Climate Change.  George W. Bush and Stephen Harper, climate change obstructionists...

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

A common-sense study with the expected common-sense results: "King and his colleagues evaluated almost 16,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 64 when the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study...

VANOC seeks to influence school programming

More Olympic hijinks..."According to CP, VANOC is moving aggressively to provide "lesson plans" to teachers in grade schools, high schools and universities that focus on the Olympics. The organization has an entire...

US Democratic National Committee Bans Lobbyist Money

The Democratic National Committee can no longer accept donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees after Barack Obama instructed them to adopt his own policies.Also, no campaign staffers can be registered lobbyists, resulting in three more departures from...

Website tells the truth about the European Union

"Brusselswatch believes: that the Lisbon Treaty is practically identical to the supposedly abandoned European Constitution (as many European politicians have confirmed) and that ...

Austrian police defend actions in dungeon-incest case

LImitations of the Austrian legal system colluded with Josef Friz's meticulous planning to allow his crimes to continue, we are learning, as further evidence comes to light regarding Frizl's methods of controlling...

Supreme Court, States can demand photo ID before Voting

Supreme Court: States can demand photo ID before Voting Todays Supreme Court Decision has been a polarizing issue between Republicans, who believe that a photo identification is a basic document used in most...

Barack Obama and History: Black Soldier Joins Our Nationalist Revolutionaries...

Anti-Obama email messages have recently made its rounds across the Filipino-American netizen community.  But little do many know the historical connection of Filipinos and Black-Americans, proving these broadsides give injustice to a bond that is...

Baby Damaged By Drugs In Foster Home

"Wednesday, December 20, 2000 California: Baby damaged by drugs in foster home $4 million settlement proposed for child with brain damage LOS ANGELES - The county should pay $4 million to care for a child who was...

Punishing Thought Crime: Would New Bill Make YOU a Terrorist?

" By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted January 17, 2008. Meet the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act.According to Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., House Resolution 1955, otherwise known as the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of...

Can Atheists Be Parents?

"After six years of childless marriage, John and Cynthia Burke of Newark decided to adopt a baby boy through a state agency. Since the Burkes were young, scandal-free and solvent, they had no trouble with the New Jersey Bureau of Children's Services—until investigators came...

PS3 will become Preferred development platform, Says Tretton

Looks like the PS3 is slowly starting to edge out the Xbox 360 according to Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has said that developers are starting to adopt PS3’s hardware as their base for developing multiformat titles, which are then watered down...

My Adopted Child Can Hear You

Adoptive parents speak out: Before curiosity gets the best of you - take a breath and think about what you're saying.International adoption has gotten a lot of attention recently with Brad and Angelina regularly expanding their family, and Madonna getting the government...

RI wants binding agreement as NGOs doubt commitment to saving forests

"The US-based Tropical Forest Group (TFG) meanwhile expressed doubt about the commitment of many countries to saving tropical forests, given their lackluster performance in conserving the environment since the Rio Earth Summit 25 years ago."We are still wondering about their...

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