A Texas legislator has proposed that pregnant women considering abortion be offered $500 not to end their pregnancies. Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick, who also is a conservative radio talk show host, said on Friday the money might convince the women to go ahead and have babies, then give them up for adoption.
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Saturday, March 24
Iran ‘to try Britons for espionage’
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The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 11:26 PM EDT
FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying. A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, reported last night that the Britons would be put before a court and indicted.
The harsh reality of the female drought pushes farmers to TV
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 07:24 PM EDT
Like many young graziers, Craig Johnston is having trouble hooking up with the fairer sex because of the shortage of women in the bush. So he has auditioned for Find A Farmer A Wife - a reality show set to air on Nine later this year.
Islamic Education: A Video Primer
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 04:00 PM EDT
Various clips, including this one from an Iranian children's TV show... Why do they hate us? Here is your answer.
Welfare and the Destruction of the Family
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 03:48 PM EDT
I am continually disturbed by illegitimacy rates, and I worry so about children being raised by single parents; so often in poverty; too often the product of hit-and-run relationships. I have taught scores of these children, and most will not become excellent students, let alone average ones. I fault the welfare system – a system that certainly fails to promote anyone's welfare. I think the State should have named it for what it is: Robin Hood Payouts to Promote and Insure the Corruption of Individuals, the Destruction of the Family, and the Degradation of Community Morals.
Portland protesters serenade troop effigy with death chants
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 03:40 PM EDT
Brazilian Housewife Convicted for Killing, Frying Husband
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 10:17 AM EDT
Iran: Soldiers Confessed to Illegally Entering Waters
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 10:05 AM EDT
The Iranian military "questioned" 15 detained British soldiers Saturday and said they "confessed" to illegally entering the country's territorial waters as Iran accused Britain of "blatant aggression."
Sharia in Minnesota?
by
The Bartender
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 09:52 AM EDT
Why is it that Minneapolis, of all places in the United States, faces the eruption of controversies over Sharia law? From the Somali taxi drivers who refuse to transport passengers carrying alcohol to the Target cashiers who refuse to ring up pork products and the flying imams testing airport security, something's happening here.
UAE buys two US companies that make engines for tanks and military jet aircraft...all with the blessing of Congress and White House
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 03:59 AM EDT
Officials said that neither the Bush administration nor Congress would block a purchase by the UAE state-owned Dubai Aerospace Enterprise of two
EU-style union coming to a continent near you
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 02:55 AM EDT
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