National Review Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
B arack Obama promised us not only transparency, but also a new respect for science. In soothing tones, he asserted that his administration was “restoring scientific integrity to government decision-making.” In our new Enlightenment of Ivy League Guardians, we were to return to the rule of reason and logic. Obama would lead us away from the superstitious world of Bush’s evangelical...
The Steady Drip (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Harder They Fall Victor Davis Hanson asks: Who appointed over 40 ambassadors on the sole basis of campaign contributions, or has as many lobbyists in government as did any president in memory? And who releases touchy news -- whether increased unemployment or trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civil courts -- on Friday nights, or wants his Democratically-controlled Congress to debate unpopular legislation...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Gov. Chet Culver spent the first part of his speech on thank yous and federal-level issues, noting that Congress nears passage of historic health-care reform. But he soon turned to a list of accomplishments in Iowa: Expanding health care for children, lifting a ban on stem-cell research and helping veterans go [...]
Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Fundraising Note: Open Left's incredibly not heavy-handed fundraiser continues, with this brief reminder as I bring you an example of one new aspect of our site, ongoing interview-based reporting on current political developments and their deeper backgrounds. You can DONATE HERE before reading, and feel even better about what you're about to read, knowing you've just helped make more of the same possible...
Right Wing Watch (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Among those who testified against marriage equality legislation before the Council of the District of Columbia was Washington & Lee University Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson. Wilson is also a member of the Virginia Marriage Commission, which is affiliated with the Family Foundation of Virginia, a Religious Right group. Councilmember David Catania has written Prof. Wilson a hard-hitting letter...
Saint Petersblog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
FRC Action PAC, the political action committee connected to Family Research Council Action, is endorsing Marco Rubio for the U.S. Senate representing Florida. Tony Perkins, President of FRC Action, made the following statement (which can be read in its entirety after the break): "Marco Rubio has been a true friend of the family and the culture of life as a state legislator in Florida. Senators...
Chris Dickson (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
"THE END OF THE AMERICAN DREAM" MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07 November 2009 CONTACT: Katie Walker 540.659.4942| kwalker@all.org STATEMENT REGARDING CARDINAL RIGALI'S MEMO PROTECTING THE "STATUS QUO" ON LIFE Brown: "Faithful Catholics have a responsibility to vigorously oppose abortion in healthcare, not negotiate the status quo." Washington, DC (07 November 2009)...
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
So much for gold standard, eh? After tricking California’s gullible voters into believing that embryonic stem cells were going to cure every malady known to man and intentionally downplaying the success of adult stem cell research, California’s stem cell agency is now giving the majority of research grants to projects that having nothing to do with embryonic stem cell research. Here’s...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The California Institute For Regenerative Medicine is now putting most of its money into adult-stem-cell research. And the New York Times has noticed. Read the story and marvel at how the tune has changed.
jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
by JivinJ The AP reports a 21-year-old UT man named Aaron Harrison has been sentenced to 5 years in jail after he beat up a pregnant 17-year-old girl in a failed attempt to kill the girl's unborn child. The girl, who apparently asked Harrison to beat her up because her boyfriend threatened to break up with her if she didn't get rid of the child, was originally sentenced to juvenile detention was released...
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A 21-year-old man in Utah named Aaron Harrison has been sentenced to five years in jail after he beat up a pregnant 17-year-old girl in a failed attempt to kill the girl's unborn child. The girl, who apparently asked Harrison to beat her up because her boyfriend threatened to break up with her if she didn't get rid of the child, was originally sentenced to juvenile detention was released after a judge...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A judge on Tuesday dismissed a Christian adoption agency's challenge to Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A judge on Tuesday dismissed a Christian adoption agency's challenge to Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research.
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The Detroit Free Press has an AP story which is reporting that the University of Michigan has “received 13 federal stimulus grants worth $6.8 million for stem cell research.” The AP story then proceeds to act like the grants are because of Proposal 2, a referendum passed in 2008 to legalize the killing of human embryos for research in Michigan, by claiming these grants are “a sign...
tbirdnow.mee.nu (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Timothy Birdnow Earlier this year pusillanimous President Barack Obama reversed an executive order from George Bush that had funded embryonic stem-cell research, but limited it to the lines of embryos that were already being used, thus making the world safe for mass murder by funding anyone who wanted to cobble up an embryo for parts. It is a monstrous policy imposed by the most death-friendly president...
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cclventures | 01/24/2009
Benefits Of Cord Blood Banking Copyright 2006 Alvin Toh If you are pregnant, you probably have received information about cord blood banking. This is an opportunity for you to bank your child’s umbilical cord blood. When cord blood is banked, it...
sbbc | 01/23/2009
Hypertension and stem cell research has proved to be an exciting field for medical investigators in the quest for treatments for complaints that have been, until today, lasting and under most circumstances deadly. Recently there has been a great deal ...
rubber2002 | 11/12/2008
President-elect Barack Obama could reverse some of President Bush's most controversial executive orders, including restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, shortly after taking office in January.
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