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House Moves to Cut Off New Funding for Naked-Body Scanners
The U.S. House of Representatives is in the process of cutting off new funding for the Transportation Security Administration’s naked-body scanners, which have been the subject of intense controversy...
House Votes to Lift Drilling Moratorium
On Thursday, May 12, the United States House of Representatives voted 243 to 179 to lift the offshore oil drilling moratorium. The bill could allow further oil and gas...
Study Shows Faith Is an Innate Human Quality
According to a poll conducted by Oxford University, faith and religion are an innate trait for human beings. Entitled the “Cognition, Religion, and Theology Project,” the initiative took three...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Fights to Keep Gitmo Open
Attorney General Eric Holder recently issued a statement indicating his commitment to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. However, a bipartisan group of Senators told reporters...
Tucson Parents Challenge Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Parents in Tucson, Arizona, are beyond disgruntled over the content of a anti-capitalist, anti-American textbook used in an ethnic studies curriculum for grades 3–12. At a Tucson board meeting...
Feds Place Cameras in Cafeterias to Monitor Eating Habits
With the federal deficit edging towards $15 trillion, one wonders where federal officials found $2 million to fund a research project in Texas that will photograph students’ lunch trays...
Presbyterian Church USA Approves Gay Clergy
On Tuesday, the Louisville-based Presbyterian Church (USA) — the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country — ruled that it will ordain homosexual men and women, and also ratified a...
Live University Sex Toy Demonstration Draws Fire
A controversial sex-education class at Northwestern University in Illinois was canceled after an explicit after-class demonstration involving a woman and a motorized sex toy took place in February. School...
Navy Retracts Decision to Allow Chaplains to Perform Same-Sex Unions
Though the U.S. Navy just announced last month that it would allow its chaplains to perform same-sex unions, late last night it halted that decision until later this year...
White House To Honor Controversial Rapper
Tomorrow the White House will host a special evening in celebration of American poetry and prose. Among the poets, musicians, and artists who will attend is controversial rapper, Common...
Rep. Boehner Issues Debt Ceiling Ultimatum to Democrats
The showdown in Congress over the debt ceiling appears to have begun as the House's top Republican, Speaker John Boehner (left), issued an ultimatum to congressional Democrats on Monday...
Poll Shows Majority of Republicans in Favor of Third Party
Yesterday, Gallup poll released the results of its poll conducted from April 30-23 that reveals an unprecedented and dramatic change in the nation?s political climate. According to the poll,...
Amtrak Celebrates 40 Years of Failure
Last week, Amtrak began a week-long celebration marking its 40th anniversary. Unfortunately, given the company’s track record and inability to turn a profit throughout its tenure, even Amtrak’s founder...
The Goodness of America
Unlikely Hero Saves Woman’s Life While a number of drivers passed the burning house on Dunksferry Road in Bensalem without stopping, Joe MacAdams, 64, was not one of them....
Chocolate Milk on School Menus Under Scrutiny
Does the Nanny State have no bounds? Apparently not, as even beverages are at risk. The newest example of “government knows best” can be found in public schools, where...