Fred’s in for President
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The former Tennessee senator will announce his candidacy next Thursday and launch a tour of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, according to the Politico.

Political Donations to Clinton raising suspicion
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The Paws' political donations closely track donations made by Norman Hsu, a wealthy New York businessman in the apparel industry who once listed the Paw home as his address, according to public records. Mr. Hsu is one of the top fund-raisers for Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign. Kent Cooper, a former disclosure official with the Federal Election Commission, said the two-year pattern of donations justifies a probe of possible violations of campaign-finance law, which forbid one person from reimbursing another to make contributions.

US kills Taliban Chief
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Mullah Berader, a top Taliban commander and Islamic Fascist, was killed early this morning in a U.S. air strike in the volatile Helmand province.

Illegal Alien Infects jail population with TB
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Gwinnett Sheriff Butch Conway said that federal immigration agents will interview Santos in the next day or so regarding his immigration status and determine whether he should be deported at some time.

Vatican Newspaper call abortion an “assassination of our young”
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Commenting on the recent report of the abortion of twins in Italy one of whom was suspected to have Down's syndrome, the semi-official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano observed: "Two girls have died, assassinated as a consequence of selective abortion."

US Poverty Rate declines
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The nation's poverty rate was 12.3 percent in 2006, down from 12.6 percent a year before, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median household income increased slightly, to $48,200.

More Campaign trouble for Clinton
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations she has received from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge. Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota, Reps. Michael Honda and Doris Matsui of California and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania said they would divest their campaigns of Hsu's donations.

Republicans want Idaho Senator Out
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U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's hold on his job is growing increasingly tenuous as he loses the confidence of fellow Republicans, from President Bush to his colleagues in the Senate.

Pro-Family Presidential Debate Scheduled
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Pro-family advocates may soon have a chance to see where Republican candidates stand on American values in September's upcoming "Values Voter Presidential Debate." The debate is set for September 17th

Study – Thinking about God makes us better citizens
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In a study to be published in the September issue of Psychological Science journal, researchers investigated how thinking about God and notions of a higher power influenced positive social behaviour, specifically cooperation with others and generosity to strangers.

Aetna will pay for any abortion anytime
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Fortune 100 company Aetna, one of the nation's largest health care insurance providers, has a surprising and little known policy. "Aetna will pay for a woman to receive an abortion for any reason at any time during her pregnancy. Whether she is 6 weeks pregnant or 6 months pregnant, whether it is her first or her tenth abortion, the company imposes no restrictions whatsoever," according to Epiphany Funds a company which was invested with Aetna and is now aiming to have Aetna change its policy

What’s Wacko about Sicko
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Michael Moore wants socialized medicine in the United States. It would, as his film Sicko suggests, give us a system that better delivers health care to those who need it. Although Moore effectively documents some deficiencies in American health care, his message is undermined by misinformation, inconsistent rhetoric, and a disingenuous agenda. Moore's plan would result in worse, not better, health outcomes for Americans -- including the poor and underserved.