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Benches Empty, Judicial Nominees Backlog
For some it’s been six months with no signs of movement. Others have waited nearly two years but have not received a vote. So goes the chronicle of many judicial nominees, whose nominations to fill vacancies on federal courts throughout the country have stalled in the Senate. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Feb 26, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, National
VIDEO: Richard Land on Charlie Rose
Dr. Richard Land joins Charlie Rose for a discussion about John McCain with John Heilemann of New York magazine, Evan Thomas of Newsweek and Ed Rogers former deputy assistant to President George H.W. more »
by: staff - Feb 11, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, , National
Bush: prayer has been great comfort
President Bush said in his final National Prayer Breakfast as the country’s chief executive he was grateful for, and had been helped by, the prayers of Americans. more »
by: staff - Feb 8, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, National
Romney halts campaign, defers to McCain
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suspended his campaign Feb. 7, saying it was time to make way for a national effort by GOP opponent John McCain. more »
by: staff - Feb 7, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Richard Land appeared Thursday on News Hour with Jim Lehrer
Dr. Richard Land to appear on News Hour with Jim Lehrer Thursday evening February 7, 2008. 5:00pm to 6:00pm Central.
Transcript, audio and video here.
by: staff - Feb 7, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, National
Bush pushes ethical stem cell research
President Bush urged a Democratic-controlled Congress Jan. 28 in his last State of the Union speech to maintain policies he has promoted and adopt recommendations he has previously offered. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 29, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
Ban pushed on human-animal hybrids
A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. Senate have combined their efforts once again in an attempt to prevent unethical research involving human-animal hybrid embryos. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
SCHIP veto override fails again in House
Congress again has fallen short in an effort to override a presidential veto of the expansion of a children’s health insurance program.
On Jan. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 24, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
Bush urges pro-lifers to ‘be strong’
President Bush encouraged pro-life Americans to “take heart” and “be strong” on the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s legalization of abortion. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 23, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
In election year, pro-life movement at ‘fork in the road’
The pro-life movement continues to make progress, but it faces a crucial juncture 35 years into America’s devastating abortion regime.
That is the opinion of two public policy leaders in the campaign to end legalized abortion as another anniversary for Roe v. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 22, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National