Fwd: Gallup Poll: 9 Out of 10 Americans Say Secure the Border This Year

Today's Headlines Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Gallup Poll: 9 Out of 10 Americans Say Secure the Border This Year (CNSNews.com) - A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted May 1-2 shows that 9 out of 10 Americans say it is moderately to extremely important to them for the federal government to take steps this year to secure the border against illegal immigration. Similarly, 61 percent of Americans say they are very concerned that illegal immigrants are putting an unfair burden on U.S. schools, hospitals, and government services. Pakistan Taliban Wants to Be Seen As Part of Global Jihad (CNSNews.com) – Regardless of whether its claim of responsibility for the foiled May 1 car bombing in Times Square turns out to be valid, the Pakistan Taliban's threatening statements reveal its goal of wanting to be seen as part of a global jihad. Biden Touts Computerized Health Records, Critics Have Privacy Concerns Washington (CNSNews.com) – Washington (CNSNews.com) – Vice President Joe Biden, touting the importance of electronic health records, on Tuesday announced $220 million in grants for 15 communities to pave the way for wide-scale use of health information technology. But critics are raising privacy concerns. Computer Problems 'Won't Stop Us' From Completing the Census,' Census Director Says Washington (CNSNews.com) - The computer system used in the Census Bureau's door-to-door headcount 'isn't perfect,' but 'it's good enough to finish the Census,' Census Director Robert Groves told reporters on Tuesday. Florida Democrat Supports Oil Drilling Only 'Where Existing, Producing Rigs Are' Washington (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is opposed to any expanded off-shore oil drilling operations, has proposed legislation to increase BP's liability to $10 billion (up from $75 million) for the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Most Senators Who Questioned Goldman Sachs Also Took Money From Its PAC and Employees (CNSNews.com) – Most of the 10 members of the Senate committee who grilled top-ranking employees of Goldman Sachs last month have accepted campaign contributions from either the bank's political action committee (PAC) or its employees. New Campaign Finance Bill Would Force Private Groups to Publicize Donors in Political Ads (CNSNews.com) – A new effort by congressional Democrats to curtail campaign finance spending by private groups would force those groups to make public the names of their top donors in political advertisements, both on radio and on television. States Pondering Arizona-Style Immigration Law; White House Says This Demonstrates Need for Federal Law Washington (CNSNews.com) – At least eight states — Utah, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and Maryland — reportedly are considering legislation similar to the Arizona law, which allows police to determine a person's immigration status following a "lawful stop, detention, or arrest." CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO NBC's Meredith Vieira: 'Real Shocker To Me' That Obama Hadn't Done National Press Conference for 7 Months (CNSNews.com) – Meredith Vieira, co-host of NBC's Today Show, also said that a president "should be available to the media as much as possible because that's the only way the public can get answers." Actress Kim Kardashian: Fox News 'Very Reputable,' The 'Only News in the House' (CNSNews.com) - Actress and model Kim Kardashian turned down CBS's invitation to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner, but told CNSNews.com that she decided to attend as a guest of Fox News' Greta Van Susteren. Kardashian said Fox News Channel, which is often criticized by liberals, is "the only news in the house" where she resides. Actor and Activist Adrian Grenier: 'We May Starve To Death,' 'Something May Get Us Before Climate Change' OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Airlines Now Required to Check No-Fly List More Often Pakistan Doubts Taliban's Claim of Responsibility for Times Square Bombing Attempt Times Square Suspect Cooperating With Investigators, But His Motive Is Unclear Timeline: 53 hours, 20 Minutes From Smoking Car to Suspect's Arrest Two Arizona City Councils Vote to Sue Over New Immigration Law Philadelphia Police Chief Backs Officer Who Tasered Fan Who Ran Onto Field Voter Retain Incumbents in N.C. and Ohio Primary Elections; Turn to Veteran Politician in Indiana Volcanic Ash Snarls Scottish, Irish Air Services Gulf Oil Spill Is Not Deterring BP Gas Station Customers Wisconsin Legalizes Raw Milk; May Encourage Other States Rioting Erupts in Greece As Striking Workers Protest Austerity Measures Donate Today! Please help CNSNews.com keep bringing you 'The Right News - Right Now!' Make a contribution to CNSNews.com today. It's fast, simple and secure. Help CNSNews.com and Donate Today!  NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: Mass. water emergency has some reconsidering bottled water ban EPA moves to regulate coal combustion waste for the first time Pa. liquor ad says, Buy Mom some vodka Virtual schools coming to Mass.; Attend classes without leaving home Bank bill could help feds snoop, GOP warns New York Times: 'Lapses allowed suspect to board plane' Napolitano: Border could be 'more safe' Obama biggest recipient of BP cash At least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress as Republicans House and Senate working on new auto safety standards Texas teen killed in Mexico Joe Lieberman's bill would strip citizenship of terror suspects Steny Hoyer: Democrats more effective on terror Rep. Eric Cantor blasts President Obama's 'naive' foreign policy COMMENTARY Dereliction of Duty: Opening Our Border to Drug Smugglers By Terence P. Jeffrey Pinal County, Arizona is about 140 miles north of Mexico by interstate freeway. It is deep in the sovereign territory of the United States. Yet it is on the front lines of America's drug war, because it sits astride a wide-open corridor through which our derelict federal government allows smugglers to routinely bring massive amounts of illegal drugs into the interior of our country. Who Bombed Times Square? Must Be the Swedish Grandmother By Ben Shapiro There has been one high-profile violent incident perpetrated by a right-winger since Obama took office: the May 31, 2009 shooting of abortionist George Tiller. There have been a bevy of high-profile violent incidents by registered Democrats or liberals… The Jihadists' Deadly Path to Citizenship By Michelle Malkin Pakistani-born bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad's U.S. citizenship status caused a bit of shock and awe, but it shouldn't have. Shahzad's path to American citizenship – he reportedly married an American woman, Huma Mian, in 2008 after spending a decade in the country on foreign student and employment visas – is a tried-and-true terror formula. Jihadists have been gaming the sham marriage racket with impunity for years. And immigration benefit fraud has provided invaluable cover and aid for U.S.-based Islamic plotters, including many other operatives planning attacks on New York City. Charlie Crist Wasn't 'Purged' By L. Brent Bozell III Everyone knows that the quickest way to become a popular Republican in the media's eyes is to denounce the Republicans as too extreme and conservative. The latest example is Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who became an instant media sensation when he abandoned his dreadfully losing GOP campaign for the U.S. Senate to run as an independent. Rough Seas for Obama By Rich Galen On March 31, President Obama announced a new policy toward offshore drilling off the Mid-Atlantic and Florida coastlines. Three weeks later the BP oil platform blew up and sank in the Gulf of Mexico and Obama had to reverse himself. That wasn't Obama's fault, of course, but it is the kind of thing that happens when Administrations are looking a little shaky. And the Administration's insistence that it has been involved in the oil spill "since day one" is coming under some scrutiny.