“Christ the Redeemer” Statue Is a Rio Icon
All visitors to Rio de Janeiro, certainly including the 35,000 arrivals for the 2012 Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, can’t help but...
People Without Fathers
The children conceived from anonymous clinical sperm donations are growing up and wondering who they really are. ...
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On the Revival of “Classical” Education
One of the educational ideas that has been restored from the remote past, especially among homeschoolers, is that of a classical education. ...
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Alex Newman From Rio+20
The New American’s Senior Editor Bill Jasper takes a live webcam report from Alex Newman, our on-site correspondent in Rio de Janeiro on...
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Doctor: British Health Service Euthanizes 130,000 Patients a Year
The British National Health Service (NHS) — the epitome of socialized medicine — may be prematurely ending the lives of as many as...
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Taliban Commander Blocks Polio Vaccines Until Drone Strikes End
The Taliban is refusing to administer polio vaccines to children until President Obama suspends the drone program that has killed nearly 3,000 people...
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Report: $4.2M in Fraudulent Medicare Claims for ED Treatment Devices
Federal auditors recently issued a report charging a Kansas-based medical manufacturer with potentially paying out more than $4 million in fraudulent Medicare claims...
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House Oversight Committee Votes Contempt Charges Against Atty. Gen. Holder (23-17)
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted along partisan lines to bring contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder June 20 by...
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Rubio as VP: Is the Fix In or Is He Out?
As is now being widely reported, Mitt Romney told reporters in Michigan on Tuesday that “Marco Rubio is being thoroughly vetted as part...
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Southern Baptist Convention Elects First Black National Leader
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), America’s largest Protestant denomination, made history June 19 when it elected the Rev. Fred Luter its president, the...
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Before Rio+20, Ted Turner Says Ban Plastic, Use UN to Slash Population
RIO DE JANEIRO — CNN founder and United Nations Foundation boss Ted Turner, speaking ahead of the UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, called...
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Ron Paul Promises to Block Military Operations in Syria
On Tuesday Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) rose to speak in the House of Representatives and promised to thwart any effort by the president...
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Irrelevant Congress Allowing Presidency to Become a Monarchy?
President Obama’s June 15 decree freeing at least 800,000 young illegal immigrants from possible deportation should be debated far more on executive overreach...
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Sen Paul Responds to Romney’s Iran War Remarks
GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney asserts that he would not need to seek congressional approval before launching war on Iran, prompting Senator Rand...
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Pew: Obama Rule Will Keep 1.4 Million Illegals Here
The Pew Hispanic Center says President Obama’s amnesty for illegal alien young people will permit about 1.4 million illegals to stay in the...
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