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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting an Iftar dinner Wednesday evening to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_PREVIEW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-10-05-12-56

In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinborough, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time…

 The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we created a breakdown of federal spending in simple terms. Let’s put the 2011 federal budget into perspective: U.S. income: $2,170,000,000,000 Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000 New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 Recent…

Posted on August 10, 2011 at 10:54am by  Billy Hallowell On Tuesday, The Weekly Standard’s deputy online editor, Daniel Halper, made a noteworthy charge against the White House. Following an article in which he discussed the ongoing debate over which country the U.S. believes Jerusalem is in (hint: It’s not Israel), Halper claims that the White House “cleansed”…

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth. She was deeply ashamed that her…

Tiffany Gabbay   “Do we need a militant movement to save the planet (and ourselves)?” That was the question posed in recent article on the left-wing site Alternet when it interviewed a group of radical environmentalists who are allegedly endorsing “Decisive Ecological Warfare.” And in order to realize their goal of ridding the planet of industrial civilization —…

Watchwoman: Read your Bible, my dear Christian friends.  Do not be alarmed!  Why this would bother any real Christian man and woman wanting to get married in the eyes of God, making a covenant for a lifetime of fidelity in marriage, is beyond me.  Let her refuse.  She shouldn’t be marrying anyone anyway.  First of all, there is…

By PAISLEY DODDS and RAPHAEL G. SATTER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Some of the text messages read like real-time rallying calls for rioters. “If you’re down for making money, we’re about to go hard in east London,” one looter messaged before the violence spread. Others direct troublemakers to areas of untapped riches – stores…

I’m a Little Tea Cup   There was a couple who took a trip toEnglandto shop in a beautiful antique store to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.  They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially teacups. Spotting an exceptional cup, they asked “May we see that?  We’ve never seen a cup quite so beautiful.” As …

To My Dear Praying Christian Friends, URGENT: The time between now and August 25, 2011 is crucial for my granddaughter, Kailey.  We need a prayer chain for Kailey. The conference / meeting with the NEW visiting Judge from Portage County will take place on 8-25-11 with the lawyers for the parties. Please pray the new judge will remedy the unjust decisions…
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