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Goodbye Freedom Fries and Paris Coverup

August 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Outside the Beltway covers Capital Hill’s retreat from Freedom Fries to French Fries. Still seems as if some Congressman will have to loosen their belts after showing the French how much we still love them.
The fries on Capitol Hill are French again… Three years after House Republicans trumpeted the new names to get back [...]

Aug

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Same Sex Marriage Roundup

August 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

While this topic may seem benign and nearly pointless at this juncture in the culture I believe its continuing development is worth the attention. So here is some more latest news.
Episcopals have now labeled same sex relationships as a gift of God. This stance has strained the ‘world wide Anglican brotherhood’. But it seems as [...]

Aug

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Too Late For Tuesday Open Trackbacks

August 2, 2006 | 5 Comments

Lots of good things going on in the news. So post your favorites here for others to read!
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Aug

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Bush appoints pro-abortion pill FDA Comissioner

August 2, 2006 | 1 Comment

President Bush recently appointed Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to head the FDA. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on his appointment yesterday morning.
Eschenbach favors making Plan B, the abortion pill, available for women over the age of 18 to purchase over the counter.
The Family Research Council announced its opposition to [...]

Aug

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PETA: Experiment on Babies, not Animals

August 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

PETA recently upped the ante on inflammatory rhetoric when they took a position on Embryonic Stem Cell Research. They support research on the bodies of babies on the grounds that it has “the potential to end the vast majority of animal testing.”
This LifeNews article by Stephen Milloy analyzes their position:
The big problem with PETA’s [...]

Aug

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Polling Trends look hopeful for Blackwell Campaign

August 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Eric Kephas at the Right Angle Blog analyzes the trends in polling data in the Governor’s race. He observes that Strickland’s steadily decreasing lead gives Republicans good reason to be optomistic.