Crucial Prayer Topics : Washington, DC

Even America's liberal elites concede that Obama's Presidency is crumbling
Telegraph - September 9, 2010

Democrats in Congress are no longer asking themselves whether this is going to be a bad election year for them and their party. They are asking whether it is going to be a disaster. The GOP pushed deep into Democratic-held territory over the summer, to the point where the party is well within range of picking up the 39 seats it would need to take control of the House. Overall, as many as 80 House seats could be at risk,...[view article]

Boehner Calls for 2-Year Freeze on All Tax Rates
Reuters - September 9, 2010

U.S. House of Representatives Republican leader John Boehner called Wednesday for a two-year freeze on all current U.S. tax rates, including Bush-era tax cuts for the rich set to expire at the end of this year....[view article]

Fewer Democratic Candidates Seek Obama's Help
AP - Associated Press - September 9, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore. The days of Obama traipsing around the country to states like Montana, Indiana or Arkansas in freewheeling campaign mode - and with sky-high popularity lifting Democratic candidates - are long over. With his approval rating sliding, the president in the next few weeks is primarily sticking to big cities - Milwaukee, Cleveland and Philadelphia - and other party strongholds, like Connecticut, where he can help fellow Democrats in the...[view article]

President, Boehner Step Up Battle of Barbs
Wall Street Journal - September 9, 2010

Obama took a jab last year at the Honorable Rep. John Boehner's seemingly permanent tan, prompting the House Republican leader to reply: "I'd rather be heckled than ignored."...[view article]

Adding It Up: How Much Tax Does A Taxpayer Pay?
NPR.org - September 8, 2010

When it comes to taxes in the U.S., it's the income tax - and the annual April 15 deadline for filing returns - that gets most of our attention. But that's only part of the picture - there are property taxes and sales taxes, even taxes built into every cell phone bill. In the name of documenting how much of a family's income goes to taxes, one couple in Connecticut agreed to open their books....[view article]

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 7, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
AP - Associated Press - September 7, 2010

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show....[view article]

Spending spree by Dems expected
OneNewsNow.com - September 7, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says despite encouraging poll numbers, a huge GOP victory in the upcoming mid-term elections is hardly a foregone conclusion....[view article]

CRY OUT AMERICA!
- September 7, 2010

September 11, 2001 was a predictive statement about the 21st Century. The terrorist attacks of that day sent a clear signal of what was to come during the first decade of this new millennium. I personally believe that 9-11 was an allowed, prophetic sign. In one day, Americans witnessed a homeland invasion and horrific devastation. The country was brought to a standstill. Americans experienced a sense of vulnerability unlike anything they had ever known. No longer were terrorist attacks just...[view article]

Reality in November: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 6, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

GOP mole undermining defense of marriage
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

A traditional marriage advocacy organization is concerned about what former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Ken Mehlman is doing to under...[view article]

Nation NOT Fooled: Obama Approval Rating Drops to 42%
Rasmussen Report - September 5, 2010

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends)....[view article]

Oval Office rug gets history wrong
The Washington Post - September 5, 2010

A mistake has been made in the Oval Office makeover that goes beyond the beige. Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge....[view article]

KUHNER: President's socialist takeover must be stopped
Washington Times - September 5, 2010

Obama has engaged in numerous high crimes and misdemeanors. The Democratic majority in Congress is in peril as Americans reject his agenda. Yet more must be done: Mr. Obama should be impeached....[view article]

Disconnect + discontent = déjà vu
OneNewsNow.com - September 3, 2010

A sitting congressman is suggesting that current voter discontent may be even stronger than it was when Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the 1994 mid-term elections....[view article]

Greatest Republican advantages on terrorism, immigration, federal spending
Gallup.com - September 1, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Americans saying the Republicans in Congress would do a better job than the Democrats in Congress of handling seven of nine key election issues. The parties are essentially tied on healthcare, with the environment being the lone Democratic strength....[view article]

U.S. Terror History Map
- September 1, 2010

Investigative Project on Terrorism has issued an interactive map that displays the history and activity of Muslim Jihad terrorists along with mosque locations in the U.S. You can draw your conclusions. Do the math!...[view article]

House GOP leader to make 'prebuttal' on upcoming Obama speech
CNN - August 31, 2010

In an op-ed published Friday in the conservative news site Human Events, Boehner said Tuesday's shift of U.S. forces from combat to an advisory mission "was made possible by the very surge that President Obama and Vice President Biden opposed....[view article]

Democrats privately fear House prospects worsening
POLITICO.com - August 26, 2010

Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the House, privately conceding that the summertime economic and political recovery they were banking on will not likely materialize by Election Day....[view article]

Americans Waking Up! Obama Weekly Job Approval Average at New Low of 43%
Gallop.com - August 26, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating slipped to 43% for the week of Aug. 16-22, down one percentage point from the previous weekly low set a week ago. The new low also marks the first weekly average in which 50% of Americans disapprove of Obama's job performance. The erosion reflects particularly low ratings at the beginning of last week, including 41% for Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 16-18, the lowest three-day averages of his administration....[view article]

Glenn Beck rally will be a measure of the tea party's strength
The Washington Post - August 26, 2010

When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to "restore honor" to America, he will test the strength - and potentially expose the weaknesses - of a conservative grass-roots movement that remains an unpredictable force in the country's politics....[view article]

Poll: Voters Now Trust Republicans More On All 10 Key Issues
Rasmussen Report - August 26, 2010

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 of the important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports....[view article]

The Government Can Use GPS to Track Your Moves
Time - August 26, 2010

Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway - and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements....[view article]

US-Israel space co-operation agreement strengthens already-strong ties
Flight Global - August 24, 2010

Obama's push to bring space exploration into the diplomatic arena has been boosted by the signing of a formal co-operation pact between NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA)....[view article]

Iran's secret pipeline into the U.S.
WTOP News - August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON - Iran Air 744 is a bimonthly flight that originates in Tehran and flies directly to Caracas with periodic stops in Beirut and Damascus. The maiden flight was Feb. 2, 2007....[view article]

Forty College Students Finish Walking Over 10,000 Miles on Their 3 Simultaneous Pro-Life Walks Across America
Christian Newswire - August 17, 2010

Walking from Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles to Washington, DC -- all three groups meet to pray at the Supreme Court for an end to abortion....[view article]

Opponents of same-sex marriage rally outside U.S. Capitol
OneNewsNow.com - August 16, 2010

WASHINGTON- More than 100 opponents of same-sex marriage have rallied under threatening skies outside the U.S. Capitol....[view article]

Washington, DC- Rally for Marriage 2010
NationalOrganization for Marriage - August 13, 2010

Rally for Marriage 2010Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 2:00pm - 3:00pmUS Capitol (East Side)Washington, D.C. Featuring live performance by, Gospel Singers, Songwriters and Producers Deitrick & Damita Haddon  ...[view article]

Obama's friend raising funds for new Gaza aid ship
- August 12, 2010

Rashid Khalidi, a well-known critic of Israel, hopes to raise at least $370,000 in the next month. By Natasha Mozgovaya WASHINGTON - A fundraising campaign is currently underway in the United States to finance the purchase of an American ship in an effort to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip in the early autumn. The ship is to be named after U.S. President Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope." If that isn't...[view article]

Boehner: End to Birthright Citizenship 'Worth Considering'
Fox News - August 9, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner on Sunday said he's open to talks on changing the U.S. Constitution -- or at least the way it's interpreted -- so that U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are not automatically U.S. citizens....[view article]

Senate Approves $600M for Border Security
Fox News - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The Senate agreed Thursday to add $600 million to the effort to stop the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S. Mexican border....[view article]

Christians Unite in DC to Pray for America
Christian Newswire - August 5, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Many of the nation's most noted Christian leaders, Dr. Charles Stanley, Dr Michael Youssef, Chuck Pierce, Kim Clement and others are calling for all Christians to pray for America. Some have called for massive intercession for America. There is no better place to pray for America than the nation's Capital across from the White House, praying for America to return to God, a nation founded on the word of God....[view article]

Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
CNN - July 29, 2010

(CNN) -- A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead....[view article]

Pro-Gun Dems May Get a Boost
Fox News - July 27, 2010

With the mid-terms looming large in a year where incumbents are expected to take a beating at the polls many Democratic candidates are favoring gun rights, aiming to win endorsements or positive ratings from pro-2nd amendment groups....[view article]

Reid Abandons Cap & Trade in Face of Bipartisan Opposition
Fox News - July 23, 2010

Hitting a wall of bipartisan opposition to placing a price on carbon, even if just in the utility sector, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Thursday unveiled a narrow, limited energy bill that contains no cap and trade plan....[view article]

GOP Sees Path to Control of Senate
Wall Street Journal - July 19, 2010

WASHINGTON-Democrats for the first time are acknowledging that Republicans could retake the Senate this November if everything falls into place for the GOP, less than two years after Democrats held a daunting 60-seat majority....[view article]

Putin Criticizes U.S. Arrests of Spy Suspects
Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2010

MOSCOW-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday criticized the arrests of suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring, saying U.S. law-enforcement authorities "went out of control." He voiced hope that the scandal would not harm relations between the two countries....[view article]

Presidential Proclamation: “LGBT pride month”
ADF News - May 29, 2010

As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal...[view article]

Karzai's Visit: Rebranding the Partnership
cfr.org - May 11, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives Monday for a week of high-profile meetings in Washington. He will be hosted at the State Department, Pentagon, White House, and Capitol Hill in a visit that is essential to repairing a troubled but vital partnership....[view article]

RNC expense report renews criticism about Steele's spending
The Washington Post - March 30, 2010

The Republican National Committee and its chairman, Michael S. Steele, were engulfed in controversy again Monday after new financial reports showed that the party used tens of thousands of donor dollars for luxe hotels, private jets and other questionable expenditures....[view article]

As gay marriage begins in Washington, opponents vow to fight
Christian Science Monitor - March 10, 2010

Gay rights groups celebrated the start of same-sex weddings Tuesday in Washington, D.C., but gay marriage foes say the issue is not yet settled....[view article]

Gay Marriage v. Religious Freedom
ChristianPost.com - March 8, 2010

Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C., has announced changes to its employees' health care benefits. Normally, this wouldn't be big news. But this story isn't only about deductibles and co-pays-it's about the increasingly fragile state of religious freedom in the America....[view article]

New quarter-million-dollar city contract for D.C. Catholic archdiocese
The Washington Post - March 2, 2010

Time is almost up for the Washington Catholic Archdiocese to figure out how the church will balance the new city measure legalizing same-sex marriage and the church's desire to keep its many social service partnerships with the city while not recognizing such couples as married....[view article]

Viguerie: Tea Party is New, Independent 4th Leg at Conservative Table
Christian Newswire - February 23, 2010

MANASSAS, Va., Feb. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, on his editorial "A Fourth Leg For Conservatives' Big Table" at Investor's Business Daily today describing the Tea Party Movement as an historic, independent fourth leg at the conservative movement's big table....[view article]

Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government
The Washington Post - February 11, 2010

Two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or downright "angry" about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar they send to Washington is "wasted."...[view article]

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million
Washington Times - February 2, 2010

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history. The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force....[view article]

Obama and the Vampire Congress
OneNewsNow.com - January 6, 2010

Meet the Beltway bloodsuckers. They convene in the dead of night, when most ordinary mortals have left work and let their guard down or are lying asleep in bed. Pale-faced and insatiable, the nocturnal thieves do their nefarious business in backrooms and secret chambers. Their primary victims? Taxpayers, the free market, and deliberative democracy....[view article]

Did Obama Mislead the Christian Community About the Depth of His Faith Commitment During the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Christian Newswire - December 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- After attending church regularly during the 2008 Presidential campaign, Mr. Obama has not attended church on a regular basis since being elected President and has yet to find a church home. Just this past week, Obama did not attend any Christmas services with his family. Obama also did not attend any Christmas services in 2008 shortly after he was elected. As a candidate, Mr. Obama made his Christian faith and involvement in a local church community...[view article]

D.C. Conservatives Push for Gay Marriage Vote
ChristianPost.com - December 29, 2009

Traditional marriage advocates in the nation's capital are seeking to roll back the city's pending gay marriage law by forcing a voter referendum on the issue....[view article]

D.C. Board Rejects Ballot Initiative on Gay Marriage
ChristianPost.com - December 29, 2009

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday not to take same-sex marriage to the ballot for a vote by the people....[view article]

'Tyranny Eve': Early Morning Christmas Eve Gathering on Capitol Hill to Protest Health Care Reform Bill
Christian Newswire - December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- As the Senate prepares to vote on historic health care legislation on Christmas Eve morn, concerned citizens from across America organized through TyrannyEve.com will be gathering on the Capitol steps at 6:00am to peacefully protest the move by lawmakers to assume greater control of the private sector. "Tyranny Eve" -- a term meant to describe what's at stake with tomorrow's health care vote -- was coined by Peter Bradrick, a concerned North Carolina father...[view article]

D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage bill
The Washington Post - December 16, 2009

The District was on the verge Tuesday of becoming the sixth place in the country to legalize same-sex marriage after the council gave final approval to its bill allowing the unions....[view article]

New York Upholds Marriage between man and woman
BreakingChristianNews.com - December 4, 2009

(Albany, New York)-In New York, the state where the gay-rights movement began, state lawmakers voted against legalizing marriage between homosexuals. The bill was defeated by 24 votes to 38, a larger margin than many expected. (Photo: NYSenate.gov)...[view article]

D.C. Council votes to legalize gay marriage
The Washington Post - December 1, 2009

The D.C. Council on Tuesday took the penultimate step to legalized same-sex marriage in the nation's capital, what many members deemed a final milestone in the near 30-year march to equality in Washington....[view article]

DC Council mutes public's voice
OneNewsNow.com - November 3, 2009

The Washington, DC, City Council is heading toward a major conflict with its citizens. Austin NimocksThe DC Council is holding another public hearing today based on a requested ballot initiative that seeks to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior legal counsel Austin R. Nimocks has previously dealt with this. Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank....[view article]

Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
The Washington Post - October 30, 2009

House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July....[view article]

Gay Marriage Bill Unveiled Before Packed D.C. Council Chambers
The Washington Post - October 6, 2009

Dozens of activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate crammed into the D.C. Council chambers Tuesday to watch council member David A. Catania introduce his bill to allow same-sex couples to wed in the District....[view article]