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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - "Take Your Country Back"

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Animal Advocates against Cruelty To Animals
U.S. Representatives Diane Watson and Elton Gallegly have introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (H.R. 4733), an ASPCA-supported bill that would require the federal government to purchase animal products only from entities that do not keep animals cruelly confined in gestation crates, veal crates or battery cages.

Bank of England: "U.S. Is heading for a financial “meltdown.”Like Greece,"
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, has warned the U.S. is heading for a financial “meltdown.”

Missouri becomes 5th state to opt out of taxpayer-funded abortion
Today, Americans United for Life was victorious in the passage of SB 793, a MO bill which will prohibit insurance plans participating in new state health insurance exchanges from providing abortion coverage. The bill also enhances the state's existing informed consent law to ensure that women receive essential information about health risks and alternatives before choosing abortion.

U S drug war has met none of its goals, Mexican cartels reaching farther into U.S. MEXICO CITY (AP) - After 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread.

Americans' Support for Israel in U.S. at 63%, Near Record High
PRINCETON, NJ - In a recent poll and for the first time since 1991, more than 6 in 10 Americans - 63% - say their sympathies in the Middle East situation lie more with the Israelis than with the Palestinians.
The Second Annual 'Christians United for Israel' - May 23, 2010.- Christian support for Israel starts with the Bible.

The EU’s Greek Bailout Question?
The US is likely to kick in somewhere in the neighborhood of $3 billion dollars. Were the Europeans correct when, in 1992, they agreed they would not bail out members, or are they pursuing the correct policy now, with the bailout?

Poll - Broad Approval For New Arizona Immigration Law @ 73%. The Pew Research Center reports fully 73% say they approve of requiring people to produce documents verifying their legal status if police ask for them. 67% approve of allowing police to detain anyone who cannot verify their legal status, while 62% approve of allowing police to question anyone they think may be in the country illegally. Democrats are evenly divided on the law–45% approve of the law and 46% disapprove.

CBO Says Obamacare May Exceed $1 Trillion. Obama's new health-care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, if Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation, congressional budget referees said on Tuesday.

Tax funding of abortionists facing criminal charges in Kansas.
Planned Parenthood is getting hundreds of thousands of tax dollars each year from Kansas even though it stands accused of over a hundred counts of criminal conduct. For the second year in a row, the KS legislature passed the Huelskamp Amendment that would stop tax dollars from funding Planned Parenthood in KS. This particular PP currently faces 107 criminal charges - 23 of which are felonies - all related to the commission of illegal late-term abortions.

Obama's iPod Flip-Flop: Does He or Doesn't He?
Last Year He Said He Had All Michael Jackson's Music on His iPod; Now He Says He Can't Use an iPod?

Conservative David Cameron is UK's New Prime Minister
Mr Cameron accepted the Queen's invitation to be prime minister. Conservative leader David Cameron is the new UK prime minister after the resignation of Gordon Brown.

Inspired by Arizona - States Considering Immigration Bills
The Arizona immigration law set off a national powder keg. But state lawmakers are not shying away from the issue – and some appear to be inspired by Arizona.

Elena Kagan Nominated For Supreme Court
Presently Solicitor General

Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb attempt
Att. Gen. Eric Holder said Sunday that there is now conclusive evidence the Pakistani Taliban is to blame for last weekend's attempted car bombing in Times Square. “We’ve now developed evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack,” Holder said on ABC's “This Week.” “We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it. And that he was working at their direction.”

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.9%
Unemployment rose to 9.9% again last month as the Obama administration’s $862 billion stimulus continues to be an albatross around the economy’s neck. April added 290,000 jobs, including 66,000 Census jobs. Most sectors saw growth, but the returning job seekers overwhelmed the opportunities:

Wisconsin Facility Abandons Late-term Abortion Plan
(MADISON, Wisconsin)—Pro-Life Wisconsin (PLW) have received official confirmation from the Wisconsin Attorney General's office that the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) has abandoned its plans to perform late-term abortions.

Debt Crisis From Greek Riots to Dow Dive
Dow down nearly 1,000 points at one point, as world reacts to crisis in Greece where protesters object to severe budget cuts aimed at securing European bailout.

Arizona-Style Rebellions Over Immigration Spreads
Legislators in nearly a dozen states are considering tough new laws against illegal immigration that mimic the Arizona measure that has triggered a firestorm of controversy nationwide.