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University Reinstates Professor Terminated for Teaching Catholic Doctrine on Homosexuality 
Sunday, 1 August 2010 - 5:42pm
A religious liberties group called the decision 'a huge win for academic freedom.'
Senators DeMint and Brownback Open to GOP Filibusters to Force Hearing on Medicare Chief 
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 - 4:45pm
Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) on Wednesday indicated that they are open to filibustering any and all legislation in the Senate until a confirmation hearing is held for Dr. Donald Berwick, who was recently recess-appointed by President Obama to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Rep. Mike Pence: Obama's Recess-Appointment of Medicare Administrator 'Was Wrong' 
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 - 3:32pm
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said that President Barack Obama was wrong to recess-appoint Dr. Donald Berwick to be the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rep. Pence: Medicare Chief Berwick ‘Not Entitled to That Job,’ Must Explain Praise for UK ‘Socialist Health Care System’ 
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 - 9:22pm
A top House Republican says Dr. Donald Berwick, who President Obama appointed to head  the Medicare/Medicaid progam without Senate approval, is 'not entitled to that job,' and should have had a confirmation hearing. 
U.S. Spent $314,613 Studying Increase in Family Violence After NFL Upset Losses 
Friday, 23 July 2010 - 4:52pm
 
Liberals, Conservatives Agree: Re-Imposing the Death Tax Designed to Penalize the Wealthy 
Thursday, 22 July 2010 - 3:24pm
Unless Congress acts to extend its repeal, the death tax is scheduled to return in 2011-- a tax that liberals and conservatives alike seem to agree is designed only to attack the "pockets" of the wealthy.
Saudi Muslim Clerics Debate Sex With Virgins in Paradise and Sexual Motivations of Terrorists 
Thursday, 22 July 2010 - 11:10am
Prominent Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia recently debated whether sex with virgins is possible in the Muslim afterlife and whether that  should motivate jihadist terrorism.
University of Illinois Says Professor ‘Has Not Been Fired’ for Teaching Catholic Doctrine On Homosexuality in Catholicism Class – He’s Just Not Teaching Classes 
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 - 6:57pm
Threats of legal action persist after the University of Illinois dismisses demands to reinstate a professor relieved of duty for teaching Catholic doctrine on homosexuality in a Catholicism class. 
Al-Arabiya Director Calls Nuclear Iran ‘Most Dangerous Threat That is Facing Our Region in 100 Years’ 
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 - 6:55pm
Writing in the London based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, general manager of Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV, said that a nuclear Iran would seek to dominate the Gulf States in the Middle East and said he supported a military attack against Iran before it produces nuclear weapons.
Supreme Court Police Told School Teacher It’s ‘Definitely Contrary to the Law’ to Pray on Supreme Court Steps, Says Alliance Defense Fund 
Monday, 19 July 2010 - 5:32pm
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) wants assurances that an Arizona Christian school teacher will not be arrested if she and her class pray on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building. In May, police told Maureen Rigo the act of bowing her head and praying on the Supreme Court steps was unlawful.
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