Daily Archive: January 11, 2013

NRA predicts: No ‘assault-weapon’ ban on horizon

One day after gun ownership groups met with Vice President Joseph R. Biden as part of his ongoing talks on gun violence prevention, the president of the National Rifle Association predicted that Congress will not pass a ban on… Read More

COPS UNLEASH ARMORED ‘BEAST’ FOR “PATROLS”

Police in one Atlanta community are taking extraordinary measures to deal with heightened rates of violent crime – the unleashing of armored vehicles capable of withstanding bullets fired from AK-47s. Originally reported by WSB Atlanta, police… Read More

Morsi Extends Invite to Ahmadinejad During Meeting With Iranian FM

During a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi today in Cairo, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi extended an invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend an Islamic summit scheduled for February… Read More

Obama to swear in on stack of historic Bibles

What do the 16th president, a civil rights leader, and Michelle Obama’s grandmother have in common? Their Bibles will be used in the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The Presidential Inaugural Committee made… Read More

Obama Signs Bill Giving Him Armed Protection For Life

Despite launching a gun control agenda that threatens to disarm the American people, President Obama has signed a bill that would afford him armed Secret Service protection for life. “The legislation, crafted by… Read More

Obama to Deliver State of the Union on Lincoln’s Birthday

President Barack Obama will deliver this year’s State of the Union Address on February 12, which is the same day as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. ”Our nation continues to face immense challenges, and the American… Read More

NBC News: Get Rid of the Bible on Inauguration Day

On his Thursday program, MSNBC’s “The Last Word” host Lawrence O’Donnell said the Bible shouldn’t have any role in the upcoming Inauguration Day ceremonies. The news that Passion City Church of Atlanta Pastor Louie Giglio lost… Read More

Planned Parenthood Wants To Abandon the “Pro-Choice” Label

Anna North at Buzzfeed reports on newly released Planned Parenthood data showing that many people are uncomfortable with the labels “pro-choice” and “pro-life,” research that Planned Parenthood says has convinced them to stop using… Read More

Hagel Agrees that America is ‘the World’s Bully’

Responding to a viewer’s question during a 2009 interview on Al-Jazeera, former Sen. Chuck Hagel agreed that the United States needs to change its image as “the world’s bully.” “Well, her observation is a… Read More

BRITISH TEXTBOOK REPLACES ISRAEL WITH OCCUPIED PALESTINE

It’s been discovered that a textbook designed for use in teaching English as a second language in the United Kingdom contains maps of the Middle East in which Israel is not labeled Israel–rather,… Read More

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