Friday, June 27th, 2008 | 5 comments
New limits on Christians leave family groups reeling
Colorado’s new state law that critics say criminalizes expressing biblical beliefs regarding homosexuality is scaring residents who fear their overheard statements could be used to put them in jail.
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Friday, June 27th, 2008 | 3 comments
George W. Bush’s choice of Donald Rumsfeld to be U.S. defense secretary could put an unintended spotlight on the role of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon – a Bush family benefactor – in funneling millions of dollars to communist North Korea in the 1990s as it was developing a missile and nuclear weapons program.
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Friday, June 27th, 2008 | 2 comments
US central bank accused of unleashing an inflation shock that will rock financial markets, reports Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Friday, June 27th, 2008 | 3 comments
Oil prices set new record above $142 a barrel as investors flock to commodities
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008 | 7 comments
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Presbyterian Church is hearing impassioned pleas to declare its solidarity with the Palestinian Arabs by adopting a series of anti-Israel measures, including proposals for divestment and for backing a suspension of American military aid to the Jewish state.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008 | 2 comments
Virtual Israel, as represented by Google Earth, is littered with orange dots, many of which claim to represent “Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.” Thus, Israel is depicted as a state born out of colonial conquest rather than the return of a people from exile. Each dot links to the “Palestine Remembered” site, where further information advancing this narrative can be obtained.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008 | One comment
Police documents show that at least one of the suspects involved in a home invasion and homicide were active members of the Mexican Army.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Oil futures shot above $140 Thursday after OPEC’s president said oil prices could rise well above $150 a barrel this year and Libya said it may cut oil production.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 | Post a comment
While the rest of the world is gearing up to fight inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve seems sidelined by the puny American economy.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 | 11 comments