Fwd: Pelosi: It?s Cheaper to Treat Teens for Drug Use Than Interdict Drugs at Border

Today's Headlines Friday, May 7, 2010

Pelosi: It's Cheaper to Treat Teens for Drug Use Than Interdict Drugs at Border (CNSNews.com) - While pointing out that it is the responsibility of the federal government to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) said Thursday it is cheaper to treat teens for drug abuse than it is to interdict drugs being smuggled across the border. She said she is "for reducing [drug] demand in the United States." House Speaker Pelosi Thanks Nuns for Supporting 'Life Affirming' Health Care Bill (CNSNews.com) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a Catholic, thanked American nuns who supported passage of the health care bill. "We believe that the health care initiative was respecting the dignity and worth of every person," Pelosi told the Catholic Community Conference on Thursday. 92 Percent of Americans Believe in God; Only 5 Percent Oppose National Day of Prayer (CNSNews.com) - Just two weeks after a federal judge in Madison, Wis., ruled that the annual National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, 92 percent of Americans told the USA Today/Gallup poll that they believe in God and only 5 percent said they oppose the National Day of Prayer. Sen. Shelby: Financial Reform Violates Privacy (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), senior Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, said that provisions in the new financial regulatory bill violate privacy rights by allowing the government to collect any financial information it wants from any financial institution it wants. Shelby said Republicans would offer amendments to "surgically strike" such objectionable provisions. Franklin Graham: 'God Used' Judge Who Ruled National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional 'to Accomplish His Purposes' (CNSNews.com) – A standing ovation greeted preacher Franklin Graham as he took the podium at the National Day of Prayer on Capitol Hill on Thursday to give the keynote address. Graham did not back down from criticism that he had disparaged Muslims, telling the crowd that he is a Christian minister who preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pakistan's Jihadists Form A Complex Web of Collaborating Groups (CNSNews.com) – JeM and HUJI, along with others like Lashkar-e-Toiba/Tayyiba (LeT), Hizb ul-Mujahideen and Harkat ul-Ansar are among the sometimes bewildering array of jihadist groups operating in South Asia. Most historically have focused on fighting Indian rule in disputed Kashmir, but they are also part of a broader jihad that views the United States as an enemy and target. Gibbs Can't Say If Obama Used Sexual Slur Against Tea Party Activists in Interview With Newsweek Editor (CNSNews.com) – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said he did not know and could not imagine asking President Barack Obama whether he used the vulgar sexual term "tea baggers" to describe Americans active in the Tea Party movement. But he added that he would check. CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO 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. 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." 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Help CNSNews.com and Donate Today!  NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: 'Hundreds' of drivers' licenses issued to illegal aliens, foreign residents in Philly Los Angeles DMV workers accused of illegally issuing driver's licenses, vehicle titles Violent movie trailer declares war on Arizona for immigration law Homosexual activists challenge federal Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional Republican lawmakers launch states' rights task force Day of Prayer observed in Denver, but lawsuit looms University of Utah seniors say goodbye with vulgar send off in student newspaper Interior Dept. defends raft trip taken by official during oil spill Michigan elementary school principal investigated for black-students-only class trip Boehner slams FCC for 'takeover of Internet' Senate Republicans delay controversial appellate court pick Goodwin Liu Ancient DNA shows interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthal Klamath farmers told to expect 30 percent of normal water supply California parole agency breaks up sex-offender encampment in Anaheim U.Va. president wants a law requiring police to report student arrests to the university Girl, 14, kicks 12-year-old out of car and steals it Miami airport screener teased after private parts viewed on body imaging machine COMMENTARY The End of La Dolce Vita By Patrick J. Buchanan The nations of Europe have made commitments beyond their capacity to keep, given their growing debts and aging populations. And America is not all that far behind. The ever-expanding European and American welfare states of the 20th century will contract in the 21st. A time of austerity is at hand. Indeed, what is about to be tested is democracy itself. The Go-Fly List for Terrorists By Michelle Malkin If America's homeland security policies were subject to truth-in-advertising laws, the "no-fly" list would be known around the world by its right and proper name: the "go-fly" list. As in: Go right ahead, jihadists, and fly our planes. While grandmas and grade-schoolers and war heroes patiently pass through a gauntlet of wands, checkpoints and screening obstacles, the nation's safety watchdogs are asleep at the wheel. And nearly nine years after Sept. 11, there is still no functional interoperability among U.S. national security and criminal databases. Fox Television's Dung Pile By L. Brent Bozell III Barack Obama's Federal Communications Commission seems to think the agency's mission of discouraging indecency is as outdated as Glenn Miller, even as the airwaves sound more like Ozzy Osbourne. When it comes to indecency, nobody's home at the FCC. Brownie's Chutzpah By Rich Galen Mike Brown, the former head of FEMA during the Hurricane Katrina fiasco, has been using the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to sell some book he's written and to promote his business. As some of you might remember, I was in Baton Rouge with your guy Brownie right after the hurricane hit. Even then, it was all about Mike Brown.