Middle School Field trip to Planned Parenthood
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Manchester+schools+probe+controversial+field+trip&articleId=ca9b362d-7781-4ee8-808f-b8bd2f630a7c
The city school board early this morning voted for an investigation into last week's field trip that brought middle school students to a Planned Parenthood office in Manchester.

It’s Official: Philadelphia becomes Pro-Choice City
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jun/07061104.html
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced the new resolution at the request of Planned Parenthood, which organization helped her draft the proposal. Archbisop Rigali of Philadelphia asked “people of good will” to join him in “rejecting the divisive and erroneous label that Philadelphia City Council has forced upon the citizens of Philadelphia today.” He continued, “I reject the resolution because so many heroic efforts are made continually to safeguard unborn children from the evil of abortion, to protect vulnerable children and families and to defend all women and men in crisis.”

Obama land deal draws scrutiny
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PMPTKG0&show_article=1
Obama paid $1.65 million for the house and lot while Rezko paid $625,000 for the undeveloped lot. Six months later, Rezko sold a strip of his property to Obama, who wanted to increase the size of his side yard. Obama paid Rezko $104,500, which he says was the market rate.

Hoover Institute Interviews Fred Thompson
http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/dfv/7959792.html
Hoover Institution fellow, Peter Robinson, speaks with Fred Thompson about his candidacy for President of the United States. Robinson delves into the key issues facing America today, the politics of running for president, and the source of Thompson's conservative views.

Blair may become a Deacon
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=461032&in_page_id=1811&in_a_source=
Tony Blair has discussed becoming a Roman Catholic deacon when he quits office. The revelation comes as he prepares to meet the Pope amid speculation that he will use the audience in the Vatican to announce his conversion. Deacons are just below priests in the Catholic hierarchy and have the right to administer certain sacraments and wear a special white robe known as a dalmatic.

Rome Re-discovered
http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/
Computer experts on Monday unveiled a digital reproduction of ancient Rome as it appeared at the peak of its power in A.D. 320—what they called the largest and most complete simulation of a historic city ever created. At the height of its power, Rome fell when the government and their citizens began to embrace hedonism, political corruption, military de-emphasis, and after allowing non-Romans citizens to do menial labor (Visigoths). As a result, the Visigoths sacked Rome and there were only a limited number of soldiers that was able to repeal borders and defend her. Sound familiar America?

New Book on Raising Daughters with Virtue
http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=948l
Godly women are not born, but raised. Stacy McDonald, editor-in-chief of Homeschooling Today magazine, has in this book equipped parents to be about the business of raising up rubies, or rather, that which is more precious still, our daughters.

ACLU wants tax funded abortions for all
http://constitutionallyright.com/2007/06/05/aclu-pushing-for-state-funded-abortions/
The same organization that considers school vouchers unconstitutional because parents may use those vouchers (i.e. tax rebates) for Catholic schools, is now fighting another battle. Under the premise of ‘right to privacy’ the ACLU is arguing Medicaid should pay for abortions when the mother’s health (not life) is in jeopardy.

In Defense of the 2nd Amendment
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848061/posts
Average Americans have always made up the front line against crime. Through programs like Neighborhood Watch and Amber Alert, we are stopping and catching criminals daily. Normal people tackled "shoe bomber" Richard Reid as he was trying to blow up an airliner. It was a truck driver who found the D.C. snipers. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that civilians use firearms to prevent at least a half million crimes annually.

Paris, Lindsey and A-Rod – The media’s fixation on worthless news
http://www.ouramericanvalues.org/op_ed_article.php?id=8300560
And the media are certainly partly to blame for Americans' fixation on celebrity gossip. A study by PC World, a computer magazine, tracked five news stories circulating on the Internet in late March to see how much attention the media gave to each story. A one-day snapshot found that the death of model Anna Nicole Smith was the most talked about media event of the day, receiving 691,000 news story mentions, compared with 69,000 references to the Scooter Libby perjury trial verdict and just 53,000 references to the announcement of the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

CNN’s liberal media coverage confirmed
http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/newscolumn/2007/col20070612.asp
CNN hosted three presidential debates last week, two for the Democrats and one for the Republicans. Democratic candidates were awarded twice as much airtime in a three-day period. CNN has its work cut out for it if it wants to be seen as impartial in the upcoming presidential election.

Bush visits Capitol Hill on Immigration Bill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061200151_pf.html
In a rare visit to Capitol Hill, President Bush pressed Republican senators yesterday to resurrect the compromise overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, but many of the senators instead demanded that his administration first show a more determined commitment to border security.

Vatican urges Catholics to stop donations to Amnesty International
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6750887.stm
The Vatican has urged all Catholics to stop donating money to Amnesty International, accusing the human rights group of promoting abortion.

Utah School District seeking Mexican Citizens as Teachers
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6111913
At least a dozen teachers from Mexico are expected to arrive in Utah this August to help with the state's growing population of English language learners and its teacher shortage. Human resource representatives from Granite, Davis, Tooele and Salt Lake school districts traveled to Mexico City last week to meet with 50 preselected applicants seeking teaching positions in Utah. The job placements were created by an agreement forged by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. during his 2005 visit to Mexico. The arrangement is also intended to develop a better understanding of both countries' educational systems, history and culture.