Happy Easter Features

Telling It Like It Is:

Poll: More blame Obama for poor economy, unemployment, etc.
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll - Americans anxious about unemployment and the economy increasingly blame President Obama for hard times. Obamacare seems to have given the president little boost. Instead, his standing on four personal qualities has sagged, and 50% of those surveyed say he doesn't deserve re-election.

Major nations agree to pursue new Iran sanctions.
WASHINGTON – Six major world powers agreed Wednesday to begin putting together proposed new sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program after China dropped its opposition. China, long a holdout against fresh international penalties against Iran, signaled its willingness to consider a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution.

Physicians' Group Sues Government Over Health-Care Reform Law.
Just a week after passage of the sweeping health-care reform bill, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is suing to have the law overturned because the doctors believe it contains numerous violations of the U.S.
Constitution.

Russia to Hamas: "Rocket fire against Israel must stop."
"...The recent increase in rocket fire was unacceptable." - Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Hamas political chief Khaled Meshal this week to stop militants in the Gaza Strip from firing rockets against Israel. The foreign minister made his request on Wednesday in a
telephone meeting, which according to Russian news agencies covered a variety of issues regarding the Middle East.

Surgeon General Says Health Care ‘Moving in Wrong Direction,’ Even With Expansion of Government Entitlements.
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin on Tuesday has implied that the law signed last week by President Barack Obama is not enough to fix the nation's health care problems.

Hillary Clinton’s Comments on ‘Legal, Safe Abortion’ Stir Canadian Debate.
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton waded into an explosive political debate in Canada Tuesday, with remarks on abortion certain to have embarrassed her hosts at the end of a two-day Group of Eight meeting. Clinton said she would not speak for Canada, then expressed the view, “You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.”

Pres. Obama to Permit Oil Exploration off Virginia Coast.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Obama is to announce on Wednesday a plan to permit exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia as a way to create jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Majority Favor Repeal of Health Care Reform Law, Poll Says
Fifty-five percent of Americans wants Congress to repeal the recently signed health care reform package, a finding that contradicts claims from the law’s chief proponents that the public will like the law now that it has been signed.