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| News |
| NATION BRIEFS | NewsOK.com Man wants to put God in name ZION, Ill. — Steve Kreuscher wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name. He wants to be known as "In God We Trust.” Kreuscher said the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times. The 57-year-old man also said he's worried that atheists may succeed in removing the phrase "In God We Trust” from U.S. currency. He recalled that the phrase "God Reigns” was removed from the Zion city seal in 1992. |
| Tennessee Pro-Life Legislators Fail to Revive Amendment to Limit Abortions Nashville, TN (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life lawmakers failed to garner enough votes on Thursday to bring a constitutional amendment out of a committee and allow a full debate and vote. The proposed amendment would hopefully go before voters and make the Tennessee Constitution abortion-neutral, overturning a state Supreme Court decision. ... The latest Middle Tennessee State University poll finds almost 77 percent of state residents want more limits on abortions or abortions prohibited -- which the amendment would allow. |
| Key Issues in 2008 Legislature | TheLedger.com Over the last two months, state lawmakers have debated more than 2,000 bills on subjects affecting the everyday lives of Floridians. ... (FAILED) ABORTION | Requires every woman seeking an abortion in Florida to first undergo an ultrasound and to have the option to view the image of the fetus. (PASSED) VOUCHERS | Expands by $30 million a program allowing companies to divert a portion of their taxes to a scholarship fund that helps poor children attend private or religious schools. (FAILED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Asks voters through a constitutional amendment to reduce the authority of the Board of Governors overseeing state colleges and make the education commissioner an elected position. (FAILED) EVOLUTION | Allows teachers and students to question the theory of evolution. The House wanted to mandate a "critical analysis" of evolution while the Senate wanted only to protect teachers and students who questioned Darwin's theory. (FAILED) DROOPY DRAWERS | Bans students from exposing their underwear at school. (PASSED) STATE SONG | Retains "Old Folks at Home," with revised lyrics, as the state song but adds "Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" as the new state anthem. [ LOLOLOL! ] |
| Gas tax holiday a cheap political ploy - mlive.com The presidential contenders proposing a gas tax holiday are on vacation from reality. Suspending the federal levy between Memorial Day and Labor Day would do little more than offer the appearance of action, without having any real impact on nearly $4-a-gallon gas. |
| Wire thieves compromise safety - mlive.com As copper prices have shot up, quadrupling in the past four years, copper wiring has come down - at the hands of thieves. The result is not just an inconvenience for utilities, which rely on the wires to carry phone signals and electricity, but a serious threat to public safety. Unsuspecting citizens looking to call 9-1-1 are left to wonder if they'll find a dial tone or dead air when they pick up the phone in an emergency. |
| A tax worth finding fault with? | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press Al Franken, the former comedian, is once again eyeing a Senate run. This time he carries with him the baggage of owing $70,000 in delinquent taxes to 17 states, based on income he garnered as a national speaker over the past five years. |
| Compromise health insurance reform bills in play - LANSING -- A state Senate panel is reviewing what some members call a compromise version of legislation that would change rules guiding Michigan's individual health insurance market. |
| HPV information bill heads to Granholm - NewsFlash - mlive.com LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Schools that provide information about vaccinations to families soon could include details about a vaccine to fight against a cause of cervical cancer. |
| Reno Earthquake Situation May Still Be Dangerous On Friday, seismologists said that although things have cooled down a bit during the past few days in the strongly shaken Reno, a major earthquake is still not out of the question. |
| TAKS drives some students out of Texas to graduate | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Atascocita High School honors student Ashley Coxen wasn't about to let the state's high-stakes exam or severe test anxiety keep her from earning a diploma this June or from cashing in a promised college scholarship. |
| The Associated Press: Clinton wins Pa. primary by a 12-delegate margin WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton improved on her win in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Friday, picking up two more delegates 10 days after voters went to the polls. |
| Marriage is a Fundamental Component of Society. by Joseph Amodeo — marriage, love, gay marriage | Gather Marriage is a fundamental component of society. It is through marriage that we are able to understand the confines of community and to comfort ourselves in the arms of support that comes in the form of family. Throughout the history of mankind, family has served as a cornerstone for the human story. |
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