July 27, 2007
Updates on Under-reported News
| Host: | Jim Schneider |
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Many news stories were highlighted, including:
-Legislation to create hate crimes legislation is not going to come about anytime soon. The vote has been delayed until September.
-FCC Chairman has no intention to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine and believes that it is not in the public interest to do so.
-Wednesday a coalition of about 60 groups, including Liberty Counsel, delivered a letter to each member of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to make sure that each and every judicial nominee is given a hearing and is reported out of committee for consideration by the full Senate in a timely manner.
-Florida trial judge rules that a Satanist on trial for murder may wear his full religious regalia when he defends himself in court.
-School officials in Chicago back down on Bible reading ban.
-New domestic partnership law went into effect this past Monday in the state of Washington.
-The Pacific Justice Institute challenges the Seattle mayor's employee benefits policy for same sex couples for allegedly undermining the Washington ban on homosexual marriage.
-A ten member commission will study whether Vermont citizens are ready for a state law allowing same sex marriage.
-San Diego city council adopts resolution proclaiming July as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month.
-The Outreach Coordinator of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's homosexual Pride Fest is now facing a felony charge after police allege he sought to meet a 14 year old boy via the Internet for a sexual rendezvous.
-IRS loses challenge to prove a constitutional foundation for the nation's income tax.
-Cable network to air Democratic presidential debate on homosexual agenda.
-National Education Association promotes homosexuality and financially supports homosexual activist groups.
-Border patrol agent acquitted of using excessive force during a 2004 arrest of a Chinese national on suspicion of drug smuggling is suing the Department of Homeland Security.
-The House has attached two amendments to spending bills in order to free two imprisoned border patrol agents and prohibit the Department of Transportation from spending any funds on the development of a NAFTA superhighway.
-Duncan Hunter successfully offered an amendment to HR-3474, the Transportation Appropriations Act, which prohibits the use of federal funds for participating in working groups under the Security and Prosperity Partnership including the creation of NAFTA superhighways.
-The House voted on Tuesday of this week to limit funding for the Mexican Truck Pilot Programs sponsored by the Department of Transportation.
-Secret memo on the one world agenda to dominate the Security and Prosperity Partnership.
-Oklahoma City mayor repudiates his signing of a 2004 document that favors North American integration.
-Illegal aliens applying for new municipal residency card in Connecticut.
-London may soon deploy cameras that detect cars and trucks that pollute heavily.
-Central China province to impose massive fines on wealthy parents that violate one-child policy.
-South Korea Supreme Court rules that an unborn fetus is not a human person until the morning the mother goes into labor.
-The remains of dozens of fetuses and babies have been discovered in an abandoned well in India.
-Spain's socialist government declares that diversity education will become compulsory in the new academic year.
-Ohio Creation museum attendance better than projected.
-Christians in Iraq are being crucified.
-Pharmacists in the state of Washington are suing the state government over a rule that would force them to dispense the morning-after pill.
-Chicago pro-life advocates upset that Planned Parenthood wants to open a new abortion center in Aurora, Illinois.
-Attorney General will not drop case concerning woman doctor who allegedly euthanized patients in the wake of the hurricane Katrina catastrophe.
-New Jersey governor signs bill that would ask state voters to approve borrowing 450 million to fund grants for stem cell research over the next ten years.
-Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson says, if elected, he will promote abortion.
-U.S. concerned over Chinese attempts to steal our military technology.
-Leading Democratic presidential candidate believes young women should be required to register for Selective Service.
