http://www.ifapray.org/National Prayer Topicsen-us5Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTPresident Obama is continuing his all-out effort to pass health care reform by taking his show on the road. He spoke this morning at Arcadia University near Philadelphia, reprising his speech last week in Washington, and plans to travel to St. Louis on Wednesday to stump for his bill....http://www.ifapray.org/blog/?p=143http://www.ifapray.org/blog/?p=143Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTSince the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul on Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten - if they ever knew - what the bill would actually do....http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124471919&sc=emafhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124471919&sc=emafFri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTThe abortion issue may take down ObamaCare, even if Congress pulls the Health Care Nuclear Option in a desperate attempt to pass the bill. Congressman Bart Stupak declared yesterday that "several Democrats who voted for it the House would oppose it next time around" without removing pro-abortion language in the Senate passed ObamaCare bill. This is a big problem for the proponents of ObamaCare, because under the special rules of the reconciliation process, ObamaCare can't be fixed....http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/03/04/abortion-may-kill-obamacare/http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/03/04/abortion-may-kill-obamacare/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTMoving the trial of suspected September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed out of criminal court and into a military tribunal could finally enable President Obama to close the terrorist detainee center at Guantanamo Bay....http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/05/prospect-ksm-trial-reversal-angers-left-bargaining-chip/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/05/prospect-ksm-trial-reversal-angers-left-bargaining-chip/Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTSuicide bombers have attacked two polling stations in Baghdad, killing at least seven soldiers, while an explosion near another voting place not yet in use took the lives of seven civilians. The blasts occurred as early voting got under way for Sunday's national elections....http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Attacks-Kill-15-as-Iraqis-Vote-in-General-Elections-86321917.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Attacks-Kill-15-as-Iraqis-Vote-in-General-Elections-86321917.htmlThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTWashington (CNN) -- The war on terror is being fought without some key generals....http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/04/homeland.security.posts/index.html?eref=rss_us&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+%28RSS%3A+U.S.%29http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/04/homeland.security.posts/index.html?eref=rss_us&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+%28RSS%3A+U.S.%29Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTPresident Obama sent a letter to Congress yesterday saying that he is open to revising his healthcare proposal to include more Republican ideas, such as ways to cut waste, fraud, and malpractice costs. He will speak this afternoon on the healthcare overhaul and is expected to say that the package now includes the best ideas from both parties and should be passed by a bipartisan majority as soon as possible....http://www.ifapray.org/blog/?p=97http://www.ifapray.org/blog/?p=97Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON-The Supreme Court seemed likely to rule for the first time that gun possession is fundamental to American freedom, a move that would give federal judges power to strike down state and local weapons laws for infringing on Second Amendment rights....http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704548604575097560651300490.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThirdhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704548604575097560651300490.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThirdTue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTAmerican foreign policy is handicapped by a narrow, ill-informed and "uncompromising Western secularism" that feeds religious extremism, threatens traditional cultures and fails to encourage religious groups that promote peace and human rights, according to a two-year study by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs....http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/23/AR2010022305103.html?sub=ARhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/23/AR2010022305103.html?sub=ARTue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has refused to stop the District of Columbia's gay marriage law....http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVMw2ErRi3rOhnJTIyTvY-bC5dhAD9E6OR5O0http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVMw2ErRi3rOhnJTIyTvY-bC5dhAD9E6OR5O0Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTSANTIAGO, Chile, March 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors over the weekend as it prepared to start an extensive response in the hardest hit areas south of the capital. Many of the communities where the aid group already works--including Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region--were close to the devastating quake's epicenter....http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9848713173.htmlhttp://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9848713173.htmlMon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON (AP) - Opponents of gay marriage are asking the Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia's new law allowing same-sex couples to wed....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_DC_GAY_MARRIAGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-03-01-18-12-21http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_DC_GAY_MARRIAGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-03-01-18-12-21Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTEWA BEACH, Hawaii (Feb. 27) -- Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean....http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/hawaii-under-tsunami-warning/19376292http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/hawaii-under-tsunami-warning/19376292Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTAOLNews - South Carolina would turn into a cashless state -- as in banning all federal currency as legal tender in favor of using silver and gold coins -- if one state lawmaker has his way....http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-south-carolina-bill-about-silver-and-gold-or-just-more-tea/19368088http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-south-carolina-bill-about-silver-and-gold-or-just-more-tea/19368088Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTIn The New York Times on Wednesday, I wrote about Bloom Energy, the once-secretive Silicon Valley start-up that has apparently made a big breakthrough in developing a fuel cell that can generate electricity at competitive prices while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions....http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/a-secretive-start-up-raises-the-curtain/http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/a-secretive-start-up-raises-the-curtain/Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton phoned her Russian counterpart on Tuesday to press Moscow to wrap up final details on a new START deal to cut strategic nuclear weapons, the State Department said....http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61M5QS20100223?type=politicsNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61M5QS20100223?type=politicsNewsTue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /Christian Newswire/ --The following statement may be attributed to Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life affiliates in all 50 states....http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7121113114.htmlhttp://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7121113114.htmlMon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday....http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE61L01P20100222http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE61L01P20100222Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTSANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Information has reached Open Doors that Christians have been killed in various places in Mosul, Iraq this morning....http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8179913061.htmlhttp://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8179913061.htmlTue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 ESTWASHINGTON - The Taliban's top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials....http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/world/asia/16intel.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/world/asia/16intel.html