Fwd: Pelosi Calls for Amnesty for Illegal Aliens

Today's Headlines Friday, May 14, 2010

Pelosi Calls for Amnesty for Illegal Aliens (CNSNews.com) - "Hopefully, we will be moving toward comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders, enforces our laws, protects our workers, honors family unification and has a path to legalization--so that we have certainty in our country and respect for the contributions that newcomers bring to us," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The Federal Fat Police: Bill Would Require Government to Track Body Mass of American Children (CNSNews.com) - A bill introduced this month in Congress would put the federal and state governments in the business of tracking how fat, or skinny, American children are. States receiving federal grants provided for in the bill would require all health care providers ito annually track the Body Mass Index of all children ages 2 through 18. The information would end up at the Department of Health and Human Services for analysis. Holder Won't Say If Justice Dept. Is Investigating Sestak's Claim He Was Offered Administration Job Not to Run Against Specter Washington (CNSNews.com) – Attorney General Eric Holder refuses to say if the Justice Department is looking into an allegation by Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) that the White House offered him an administration job as an enticement to drop his primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.). After five minutes of evading the question asked by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Holder's final answer was no comment. Holder Uncertain if Radical Islam Influenced Terrorists Washington (CNSNews.com) - Attorney General Eric Holder repeatedly tried to avoid answering a congressman's question on whether radical Islam was a motivating factor in recent attacks and attempted attacks on U.S. soil. "There are a variety of reasons," Holder kept insisting. Arizona Religious Leaders Press for 'Pathway to Citizenship,' Say U.S. Has Moral Obligation to Stop Influx of Drugs (CNSNews.com) - Securing the border is only one aspect of immigration reform. The United States must find 'legal avenues' to deal with people coming into the country illegally as well as those illegal aliens who are already here, the delegation agreed. U.S. Joins U.N. Initiative Whose Stated Goal Is to Bridge Islam-West Divide (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. has signed on to a U.N. project whose stated aim is to build bridges between Islam and the West, but critics worry it is linked to an agenda that restricts free expression, especially when it comes to media coverage viewed as critical towards Islam. The Alliance of Civilizations is described as a project 'to bridge divides and overcome prejudice, misconceptions, misperceptions.' But critics say joining it will not advance U.S. interests. Many 'Free' Countries Voted for Libya to Join U.N. Human Rights Council (CNSNews.com) – Despite appeals by numerous human rights advocacy groups to bar Libya from holding a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, only 33 countries did so in a secret ballot election held on Thursday. In total, Thursday's election at the U.N. General Assembly in New York produced a Human Rights Commission with fewer "free" countries than ever – only 20 of the 47 members. The Obama administration brought the U.S. into the HRC last year. Americans Who Don't Attend Church Form Base of Obama's Support, Gallup Polling Indicates (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama's overall approval rating stood at 49 percent for the most recent three-day period, and at 50 percent for the week ending May 8, but it would be lower than that if America consisted exclusively of people who attend church with some regularity. Non-church goers form the base of Obama's support, according to Gallup polling data. CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Rachael Ray Backs 'Uniform,' 'Level Playing Ground' for Public School Cafeterias (CNSNews.com) - 'Some of the public schools I've been to, they're eating baked chicken and dark leafy greens and fresh fruits and vegetables, and then other schools, they don't even have the equipment, or the funds, or the ability to offer any of those products,' celebrity chef Rachel Ray told CNSNews.com. OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Consumer Spending Rises for Seventh Straight Month 'Hawala' Money Transfer System Frustrates Anti-Terror Probes New 'Al-Qaida in Iraq' Chief Vows Blood-Soaked Days Bangkok Battle: Troops Fire on Rioting Protesters Transportation Secretary LaHood Checks Out High-Speed Trains in China Small Business Lobby Joins Challenge to Health Care Law U.N. Climate Chief Defends Work, Welcomes Review Chinese Scientists Say Cigarette Butts Protect Steel From Corrosion 'Rising Global Temperatures Cooking Lots of Lizards' Turkish PM Visits Troubled Greece, Backs Arms Cuts 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: Customs commissioner neglected to file "nanny" forms on household employees President Obama's school plan, built around a contest, riles lawmakers Thousands of non-profits could unwittingly lose tax status Federal Protective Service agents fan out in D.C. for surprise building inspections Pelosi: No question that voters are in an 'anti-incumbent' mood Deficit worries make it tough for Democrats to move on the Medicare 'doc fix' Swim club in race-bias case is sold at auction U.S. military testing laser weapons Attorney General Eric Holder hasn't read Ariz. immigration bill Obama hugs NY Times reporter Activists protest Al Gore's honorary degree at University of Tennessee Thousands sign petition protesting Empire State Building's snub of Mother Teresa Study finds that effects of low-quality child care last into adolescence Group worries ban on drilling permits will cost jobs Rep. Barney Frank battles for transgender workers' rights Liberal State of Vermont one of just a few trying tax cuts COMMENTARY Are Liberals Anti-WASP? By Patrick J. Buchanan Of the last seven justices nominated by Democrats JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, one was black, one was Puerto Rican, and the other five were Jews. If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats. Is this the Democrats' idea of diversity? Not in living memory has a Democratic president nominated an Irish, Italian or Polish Catholic, though these ethnic communities once gave the party its greatest victories in the cities and states of the North. And not in nearly half a century has a Democratic president nominated a white Protestant or white Catholic man or woman. Our Busted Deportation System Strikes Again By Michelle Malkin Wouldn't it be grand if the Obama administration cared more about policing our borders than about policing our refrigerators? How about fixing our deportation system instead of fixing our junk-food diets? First Lady Michelle Obama argued this week that obesity is a "national security" issue. But her husband allows far greater threats to go unabated. Operation Overlord II By Rich Galen U.S. taxpayers are once again stepping up to bail out Europe. At some point America is going to have to cut Europe loose. We're going off to play with China for the next 150-or-so years. Jesus, Mohammed, and Comedy Central By L. Brent Bozell III It's clear that Mohammed is off limits for the U.S. entertainment industry, and it's just as crystal clear that Jesus Christ remains the juiciest of targets.