Mar 10, 2010 | Matt Cover
Stupak 'Remains Optimistic' He Can Work Out Abortion-Funding Language to Save Health Care Bill
Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat from Michigan, “remains optimistic” that he can work out language with House Democratic leaders on federal funding of abortion, the main sticking point in getting a health care bill to President Obama’s desk.
Mar 10, 2010 | Pete Winn
Republicans Press Defense Secretary Gates to Explain Why Air Force Excluded Conservative Leader from Prayer Event
The current and former House Republican Whips are calling on Defense Secretary Robert Gates to explain the “written or unwritten policies” that led the Air Force to rescind its invitation to conservative leader Tony Perkins from speaking at a national prayer luncheon at Andrews Air Force Base because he disagrees with President Obama’s policy on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Feb 25, 2010 | Staff
Beverly Hills Disowns Beauty Queen for Speaking Against Same-Sex Marriage
Less than a year after dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean stirred up controversy with her remarks against gay marriage, a similar war of words is brewing in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne said Wednesday she is outraged over a Miss California USA contestant who is claiming to represent the city in the upcoming pageant and who spoke out against same-sex marriage in recent media interviews.
Feb 25, 2010 | Timberly Ross
Nebraska Lawmakers to Discuss Fetal Pain Abortion Bill
Emboldened by the Supreme Court's 2007 decision upholding a ban on what abortion rights opponents call partial-birth abortions, in which a fetus is partially removed from the woman's womb and then destroyed, the Nebraska legislators are seeking to ban all late-term abortions except when the mother's life is threatened.
Feb 23, 2010
Frozen Fetuses Found During Doctor's Office Raid
Philadelphia and federal authorities who raided a doctor's office after allegations a woman died following an abortion made a shocking discovery: more than two dozen frozen fetuses.
Feb 22, 2010 | Matt Sedensky
More Senior Citizens Using Marijuana
In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana. Long a fixture among young people, use of the country's most popular illicit drug is now growing among the AARP set, as the massive generation of baby boomers who came of age in the 1960s and '70s grows older.
Feb 22, 2010 | Penny Starr
Rep. Pence: Stop Using Taxpayer Money to Fund Planned Parenthood
In a speech on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) earned a standing ovation when he said the United States has a moral obligation to the unborn, and that the time has come to stop funding Planned Parenthood with money from pro-life American taxpayers.
Feb 18, 2010 | Staff
Lawmakers Move to Prohibit Imitation Marijuana in Missouri, Kansas
An obscure but easily accessible substance that mimics the effects of marijuana has caught the attention of Midwest law enforcement. Drug users are buying a product known as "K2" - a mix of herbs and spices that is sprayed with a synthetic compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Feb 18, 2010 | Carl Cameron
Who's Who of Conservative Movement Unveils 'Mount Vernon Statement'
The most influential conservative grassroots leaders nationwide signed the Mount Vernon statement recommitting their movement to constitutional conservatism. "This is something that all conservatives -- those that are concerned about national security, those that are concerned about economic opportunity, those that are concerned about religious liberty and personal responsibility -- there' something here for everyone because this is simply a restatement to this generation of those enduring founding principles," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
Feb 16, 2010 | KEVIN DOUGHERTY
Doctors back 'right to die' Consultation; But MDs oppose assisted suicide
Euthanasia is already a reality in Quebec hospitals, the president of the federation of Quebec medical specialists, told a National Assembly committee yesterday. Doctors know when death is "imminent and inevitable," Gaétan Barrette explained.