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"Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States. The Homeland continues to face a diverse and challenging threat environment leading up to and following the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks as well religious holidays we assess could serve as a catalyst for acts of targeted violence. These threats include those posed by domestic terrorists, individuals and groups engaged in grievance-based violence, and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences. These actors are increasingly exploiting online forums to influence...

Barack Obama has signed into law a bill authorizing some $611 billion in funding for the U.S. military for 2017, but hidden inside the massive governmental document is a provision that is alarming free-speech and limited-government advocates: authorization and funding for a new center to decide what is truth.

Immigration, particularly from Muslim countries, has dominated headlines and presidential debates recently, and not without cause. Civil wars in the Middle East, mass migration, declining birth rates among ethnic Europeans, and radical Islamic terrorism have contributed to deep tensions globally and within our country between those who believe our obligation is to protect our country, culture, and families from the cancerous force of radical Islam, and those who believe our obligation is to aid those fleeing persecution from radical Islamic groups, like ISIS. The US church has a unique opportunity to offer a different way forward, to advocate for compassionate...

Back in May 2013 the Dow was out of its recession doldrums and hitting new highs. I asked readers if Obama could, economically, be the best modern President? The #1 issue raised by readers was whether the stock market was a good economic barometer for judging “best.” Many complained that the measure they were watching was jobs – and that too many people were still looking for work. To put this week’s jobs report in economic perspective I reached out to Bob Deitrick, CEO of Polaris Financial Partners and author of “Bulls, Bears and the Ballot Box” for some explanation....

HENRICO, VA (WWBT) – NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: "How in the world does that happen?!" A truck filled with President Obama's podiums and audio equipment was stolen in Henrico just days before his visit to Chesterfield. We confirmed an investigation with the U.S. Defense Department. There are still a lot of questions. The biggest one being did the thieves intentionally target the President's truck or did they take advantage of a crime of opportunity and give a big "uh-oh" when they saw what was inside. When you see President Obama speak, there is...

Is there anyone more beautiful than Faith Hill? (Settle a discussion b/n me and my husband - lol)

NEW YORK — The United Nations is recommending that children as young as five receive mandatory sexual education that would teach even pre-kindergarteners about masturbation and topics like gender violence. The U.N.'s Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a 98-page report in June offering a universal lesson plan for kids ranging in age from 5-18, an "informed approach to effective sex, relationships" and HIV education that they say is essential for "all young people." The U.N. insists the program is "age appropriate," but critics say it's exposing kids to sex far too early, and offers up abstract ideas —...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration declared Friday that carbon dioxide and five other industrial emissions threaten the planet. The landmark decision lays the groundwork for federal efforts to cap carbon emissions -- at a potential cost of billions of dollars to businesses and government. The Environmental Protection Agency finding that the emissions endanger "the health and welfare of current and future generations" is "the first formal recognition by the U.S. government of the threats posed by climate change," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson wrote in a memo to her staff. The finding could touch every corner of Americans' lives, from the...

BELLINGHAM, Washington- After 11 years of living illegally in the United States, it was not until Gerardo Arreola Gonzalez was nearly deported that he finally received permission to work here. Arreola was one of 28 illegal immigrant workers arrested in February after agents from U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement raided a car engine repair business. According to the immigrants, a small army of federal agents surrounded Yamato Engine Specialists in Bellingham Washington, and began searching for workers who could not show they had authorization to work in the United States. "My blood ran cold," Arreola said in Spanish. "We went...

When presidents are new, first impressions really count: Your demeanor (shirtsleeves, not jackets, in the Oval Office), your stature (move over, Mr. Sarkozy). Since President Obama's presidential bid was a very long affair-and since his predecessor left with a 28 percent approval rating-he came into office with an advantage. Americans surely liked him better than the previous guy. the underdog who beat the once-presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. And, by the way, he also gave great speeches. But new presidents are always tested, as Joe Biden famously predicted. And Obama has had more than his share-an economic crisis that threatened to...

The small sample of information below shows that the concerns about Obama’s socialist (and even Marxist) tendencies are not based on a few instances of choosing his words unwisely or his acquaintance with someone who just happens to live in his neighborhood. It is based on a lifetime of dedication to radical socialism. Redistribution of wealth may be the least of our problems with a President who says that it’s too bad that the Warren court “didn’t break [the United States] free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution” (see 2001 interview below)...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- [snip] The Social Security Administration estimates that about three-quarters of illegal workers pay taxes that contribute to the overall solvency of Social Security and Medicare. The agency estimates that for 2005, the last year for which figures are available, about $9 billion in taxes was paid on about $75 billion in wages from people who filed W2 forms with incorrect or mismatched data, which would include illegal immigrants who drew paychecks under fake names and Social Security numbers. Spokesman Mark Hinkle says Social Security does not know how much of the $9 billion can be attributed...

Survivors in Lebanon: 'What am I going to do?' TYRE, Lebanon (CNN) -- In a village not far from Tyre, mine-clearing teams worked to destroy unexploded bombs, mortars and other weaponry scattered across the landscape. "Do you think there will be another war again?" a young girl said as she ran up to me, her pink sunhat flopping in the breeze. Her mother smiled dryly. "See what even the children are saying?" she said. "Their innocence is gone." More than two weeks after a cease-fire in the 34-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the effects of the war are seen...

Can anyone read anything on the poster in the background of this photo?

THE last thing Andrea Fernandez recalls before being drugged is holding her newborn baby on a Bogota city bus. Police found her three days later, muttering to herself and wandering topless along the median strip of a busy highway. Her face was badly beaten and her son was gone. Fernandez is just one of hundreds of victims every month who, according to Colombian hospitals, are temporarily turned into zombies by a home-grown drug called scopolamine which has been embraced by thieves and rapists. “When I woke up in the hospital, I asked for my baby and nobody said anything....

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2001: The American Red Cross has spent or committed close to $154 million, in less than seven weeks, an unprecedented charitable effort. According to its Congressional testimony today, the Red Cross has helped 25,000 families and individuals who suffered losses in the September 11 tragedies. In addition to direct assistance, the nation's oldest and most trusted humanitarian organization has provided more than 10 million meals and snacks (more than 100,000 per day) to families, police officers, fire fighters, recovery personnel, rescue workers and investigators. Red Cross mental health workers also have provided emotional support for more than ...

The Bush Administration has been walking a political tightrope as it attempts to keep the Mideast from spiraling further out of control. CNN's Elise Labott explains some of the problems they face. Q: President Bush has said that Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat could do more to stop terrorism. Did his remark indicate that the United States will be doing more to pressure Arafat? A: The United States has consistently called on both the Israelis and Palestinians to reduce the cycle of violence. And while the Bush administration does call on Israel to exercise restraint, it has clearly has put ...

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(India)--Bible Pathway Ministries is asking for prayer for a daughter ministry in India. Agency spokeswoman Karen Hawkins says Hindu extremists have threatened Hope Givers International's Emmanuel Orphanage in the state of Rajasthan. Hawkins says June 22nd is the deadline they've established. "They've threatened that if the government doesn't do anything to close down the orphanages then they are not only going to attack the orphanages they are going to attack the police station because the police are protecting them. Whether the government will back off because they're going to come under threat we don't know." Hawkins explains why the Hindus ...

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- In a post-election analysis, The Miami Herald suggests that George W. Bush likely would have won the presidency outright if Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris had allowed South Florida counties to complete manual recounts before certifying last November's election. The Herald, on its website and in a front-page story today, said that Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore would have not have gained enough votes in the recount of Miami-Dade County "undervote" ballots to overcome Bush's lead. The Herald reported that its inspection of undervotes, done by a public accounting firm, used the broadest possible standard ...