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Undercover Congressman catches VA forbidding “Jesus” at Houston funerals
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Texas Congressman John Culberson from Houston went undercover at a Veterans Administration funeral — dark sunglasses and all — as KTRH NewsRadio 740 followed. He is one of several Texas lawmakers upset by accusations that Houston National Cemetery Director Arleen Ocasio won’t let veterans use “God” or “Jesus” during military services. The Republican says he’ll use…
Daily Ticker: Mass layoffs a grim sign for U.S. workers
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“Putting pressure on an already lousy job market, the mass layoff is making a comeback,” writes Aaron Task for the internet’s Daily Ticker. “In the past week, Cisco, Lockheed Martin and Borders announced a combined 23,000 in job cuts. He continues: Those announcements follow 41,432 in planned cuts in June, up 11.6% from May and…
FAA shutting down some services at midnight Friday
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The Federal Aviation Administration will shutter some services at midnight after Congress failed to pass a temporary funding extension for the agency today. The Internet news site The Daily Caller notes: The agency has been operating on short-term funding extensions since its last funding bill expired in 2007. Congress is deadlocked over funding for the…
Washington Post: Does Atheism need a pitchman?
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Atheist actor and writer Ricky Gervais is working on a new show, “Afterlife,” which features “an atheist who dies and goes to heaven.” If Gervais hopes to bring cultural acceptance of non-belief to mainstream America, he faces an uphill battle. Polls show that many Americans distrust atheists and nearly half say they would not vote…
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