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Silver bullet from U.S. states kills ‘mandatory’ Obamacare

By Chelsea Schilling
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
At least 36 state legislatures are considering legislation that would allow citizens to opt out of a key component of President Obama’s health-care “reform” – an “individual mandate” requiring that all Americans have health insurance.

Republicans Press Defense Secretary Gates to Explain Why Air Force Excluded Conservative Leader from Prayer Event

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By Pete Winn, Senior Writer/Editor

(CNSNews.com) – 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 [...]

Sen Wicker Opposes Obama Effort to End Manned Space Flight

by Mark Thomas | IRN/USA News
In a press release Monday, the Republican Senator from Mississippi says that the Obama Administration’s intent to scuttle future plans to send astronauts to the moon could cause “America to fall behind in scientific research and jeopardize billions of taxpayer dollars that have been invested in the international space station.” [...]

Sen Corker says sides nearing on consumer watchdog proposal

by Karey Wutkowski | Reuters
March 9,2010
WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Banking Committee drafting financial reform have “about reached a balance” on the controversial consumer watchdog proposal, Republican Senator Bob Corker said on Tuesday, indicating a bipartisan deal could be reached soon.

ID Card for Workers Is at Center of Immigration Plan

by Laura Meckler | The Wall St. Journal
Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain.

Turkey, Angry at U.S., Pledges Support for Iran

By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor|CNSNews.com
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
(CNSNews.com) – As the Obama administration scrambles to contain the diplomatic fallout with Turkey over the “Armenian genocide” resolution in the U.S. Congress, Turkey’s tilt towards Iran continues largely unnoticed.

Republican legislative leaders are skeptical that a bipartisan agreement on healthcare will be reached

House and Senate Republicans say unless President Obama agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats, they doubt there will be a bipartisan accord on healthcare reform. 

Obama’s EEOC Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely Affect’ Homosexuals

By Matt Cover, Staff Writer

(CNSNews.com) – Chai Feldblum, the Georgetown University law professor nominated by President Obama to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has written that society should “not tolerate” any “private beliefs,” including religious beliefs, that may negatively affect homosexual “equality.”