Fwd: Majority of Americans Believe Future of Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell Should be Left Up to Military Commanders, Zogby Poll Finds

Today's Headlines Thursday, May 27, 2010

Majority of Americans Believe Future of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Should be Left Up to Military Commanders, Zogby Poll Finds (CNSNews.com) – Fifty-nine (59) percent of Americans think military leaders, rather than Congress, should be making the decision about the military policy on homosexuality, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Family Research Center... Senate Leader Reid: Some Republicans Call Unemployed Americans 'Bums' and 'Hobos' (CNSNews.com) - As the unemployment rate in the United States approaches 10 percent, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that some "on the Republican side" have called out-of-work Americans "bums" and "hobos." He also said the unemployed are people who legitimately "cannot find work for long periods of time," and he disagreed with those who suggest that unemployment is a "never-ending issue."... 'Synthetic' Cell Research Isn't Frankenstein Science, but Raises Troubling Questions, Analysts Say (CNSNews.com) - The recent report that scientists have created a "synthetic cell" for the first time has raised several questions about the societal and ethical implications of such technology... Biden: $787 Billion Stimulus Bill Created 'New Ideas on How to Spend Government Money Wisely' (CNSNews.com) – Heading up a Middle Class Task Force roundtable discussion on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden said that one of the benefits of the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law in February is that it has generated new ideas for dealing with economic problems, including unemployment... Obama's July 2011 Draw-Down Date for Afghanistan Sends Mixed Messages, Former Afghan Presidential Candidate Says Washington (CNSNews.com) - Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, a candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential election, said the July 2011 date set by President Barack Obama for U.S. troops to draw-down from Afghanistan is problematic because it creates a perception of mixed messages about U.S. commitment to the country... Brennan Names Al Qaeda and Affiliates as the Enemy, Silent on Hezbollah, Others (CNSNews.com) – President Obama's counter terrorism advisor framed America's enemy Wednesday as "al-Qaeda and its terrorist affiliates," but said nothing about anti-U.S. Islamists not affiliated to the network led by Osama bin Laden... CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Dave Matthews: 'Too Bad If We Have To Pay a Little Extra Money for Gasoline' Grammy award-winning musician Dave Matthews said it's "too bad if we have to pay a little extra money for gasoline" and coal because that's what "we have to do" to protect the environment. OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Suspected Terror Mastermind Free to Rail Against India and 'Blasphemy' Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Abortion Bill on Insurance Mortgage Rates Sink to Lowest This Year Tight Pants Ban Takes Effect in Indonesia's Aceh 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!  COMMENTARY Minimum Wage Cruelty: An Update By Walter E. Williams It's breathtakingly stupid to think of minimum wages as an anti-poverty tool. If it were, poverty in places such as Haiti, Ethiopia and Bangladesh could be instantly eliminated simply by proposing that these country's legislators mandate a higher minimum wage. I'm wondering whether the Obama administration has proposed a $7.25 minimum wage as part of the cure to Haiti's poverty...