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National Math Competion bans Homeschoolers for public schoolers' misdeeds
Seeded on Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:44 AM EDT (metro catholic)
WASHINGTON (MetroCatholic) — Concerned Women for America has confirmed that Math Counts, a national math competition for teams and individual students in grades 6-8, will not allow homeschoolers to form teams and compete in the 2010-2011 school year.
Terrorist Trials Move Forward at GITMO
Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
Obama had sought to close the detention centre that has been the object of international condemnation, but he has faced congressional opposition on transferring the detainees to US soil.
"Centrist" Obama tapes message for ultra-progressive group urging them to do more
Seeded on Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:04 PM EDT (CNN)
President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday thanked progressive activists for their help in pushing through some of the Democrats' policy initiatives, but acknowledged more work needs to be done.
Whoopi Goldberg defends Mel Gibson-tries to blame the victim
Seeded on Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:51 AM EDT (Yahoo!)
Despite complaints to the show, Whoopi Goldberg has stuck by her opinion that Mel Gibson is not a racist, and today played the "blame the victim" card.
High School leaves out gay teen's yearbook photo
Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:01 AM EDT (CNN)
A Mississippi teen says her photo was excluded from the yearbook because she is gay and had the picture taken in a tux instead of a drape.
Doctor invents spiked condems to combat rapist
Seeded on Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:39 PM EDT (CNN)
The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration, Ehlers said.
Saudi Clerics Call for Women to Breastfeed Their Co-workers
Seeded on Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:52 AM EDT ()
In a surprising development, two senior Saudi clerics today said that Saudi Arabia's women should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to safeguard the Islamic law that forbids mixing between the sexes.
SC politician calls other legislators "Uncle Tom" because he didn't win the nomination
Seeded on Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT (CNN)
The combustible issue of race was at play once again in South Carolina Thursday as an unsuccessful African-American gubernatorial candidate griped that Democratic leaders in the state are running the party "like a plantation at the expense of black candidates.
SCOTUS to decide whether case against Pfizer should be heard. More of big pharma's dirty deeds!
Seeded on Fri Jun 4, 2010 12:12 PM EDT (Pharmalot)
The law involved is known as the Alien Tort Statute and it was cited by several Nigerian families who accuse Pfizer of violating international humans rights law - various provisions from the Nuremberg Code; the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki; the Internatio …
Seriously? Nothing better to do than PROTEST AT THE SPELLING BEE!
Seeded on Fri Jun 4, 2010 1:02 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
A handful of protesters gathered at the National Spelling Bee to protest the way we spell words.
Motorists Beware! Police can just estimate how fast you are driving according to court
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 10:10 PM EDT (CNN)
A trained police officer's estimation is all it will take to convict you in Ohio.
Racial Slur hurled at SC Candidate
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 9:59 PM EDT (CNN)
A longtime South Carolina state Senator with a reputation for blunt language used the term "raghead" to describe Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and President Obama during an appearance on a political talk show Thursday.
The inmates have taken over the asylum...
Sun May 16, 2010 6:41 PM EDT
Or so the saying goes. I am a mother of young children. As such I belong to a "mommy board." It is just a forum of moms in the area to discuss all sorts of motherhood related topics. Last week a mother posted this question:
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States use clause in hc reform to pass restrictive abortion laws
Seeded on Sun May 16, 2010 3:46 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it's the law, they're using it to limit coverage by private insurers.
Blood Money-The Business of Abortion
Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 8:42 PM EDT ()
BloodMoney is a documentary film that exposes the truth behind the Abortion Industry from the Pro Life perspective.
Federal Reserve opens credit lines to Europe
Seeded on Mon May 10, 2010 12:36 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The Federal Reserve late Sunday opened a program to ship U.S. dollars to Europe in a move to head off a broader financial crisis on the continent...
Judge reduces charges against teens accused of attacking gay classmate
Seeded on Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:11 PM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)
A gay Jackson County teen testified three classmates threatened to push her off a cliff and crush her head with a large rock, but a judge ruled there was not enough evidence for felony charges against the three.
How many is too many?
Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:20 AM EDT
I have seen several articles (and commented on a few) that talk about how over population is a huge problem for the planet. So I'm wondering, how many children is too many for a parent to have?
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The Lost Tools of Learning
Seeded on Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:13 PM EDT ()
"For the sole true end of education is simply this: to teach men how to learn for themselves; and whatever instruction fails to do this is effort spent in vain. "
Schools urge parents not to take their children to school
Seeded on Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:07 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Many U.S. school districts are urging parents to keep their kids in class and not take them to work Thursday for an annual event they say disrupts learning at an increasingly critical time of year.
A little rant about standardized testing...
Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:20 AM EDT
I have never written an article on here before, but this has been brewing for a few weeks and I figure this is just as good a place to rant as any. LOL
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Texas School District brings back paddling...at the PARENTS' request
Seeded on Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:41 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
In an era when students talk back to teachers, skip class and wear ever-more-risque clothing to school, one central Texas city has hit upon a deceptively simple solution: Bring back the paddle.
Andre Bauer calls for Constitutional Convention to overturn health care bill
Seeded on Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:51 PM EDT ()
"The founding fathers, in their wisdom, gave the people — through their state legislatures — the ultimate constitutional authority in the event Congress ever overstepped its intended authority.
NJ Doctors' group sues government over health care bill
Seeded on Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:11 AM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey physicians group has filed suit in federal court seeking to nullify the sweeping health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Illinois Judge Rules Father Can not Take His Own Daughter to Easter Mass
Seeded on Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:17 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
A judge ruled an Illinois father involved in a bitter divorce is not allowed to take his 3-year-old daughter to church on Easter because of a dispute over the girl's religious upbringing, according to MyFoxChicago.com.
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