Fwd: Hillary Clinton Urges State Department Employees to Let Teens Know It's Okay to Be Homosexual

Today's Headlines Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Obama Expands His Pro-Homosexual Agenda by Regulation, 'Interpretation' Washington (CNSNews.com) – Without action by Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced that his administration is issuing regulations applying the Family and Medical Leave Act to homosexual couples. One conservative group criticized the White House for handing out "political favors" to the homosexual lobby – and vastly expanding presidential power in the process. Obama's Federal Appeals Court Nominee Did Legal Work for Serial Killer, Then Presided as Judge Over Proceeding to Delay Execution (CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama's nominee to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, Robert N. Chatigny, did legal work as a private defense attorney in 1992 for convicted serial killer Michael Ross, and then in 2005, as a federal district judge, led a proceeding that resulted in a delay in Ross' execution. Chatigny says he forgot about the earlier work and should have recused himself from the matter. Cato Institute Proposes 94 Percent Budget Cut for Department of Transportation (CNSNews.com) - While the federal budget deficit for 2010 ticked past $1 trillion last week and President Barack Obama is pressing Congress for another $50 billion in economic stimulus money, the free market Cato Institute is pushing proposals to dramatically cut federal spending, including a nearly $85 billion reduction at the Department of Transportation. In addition to the DOT plan, Cato has released similar spending-reduction plans for the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture and Education. Obama's Troop Withdrawal Timeline and Taliban Reconciliation Moves Cause Unease (CNSNews.com) – Whatever the outcome of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's summons to Washington, the question of Obama's Afghanistan policy increasingly is troubling experts in the U.S. and in the war zone, ahead of next month's international conference in Kabul. Provoking further unease is some quarters, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is pressing ahead with his plan to seek reconciliation with "moderate" Taliban elements. U.S. Military Chief of Operations in Afghanistan: 'It's Not Going to Look Like a Win, Smell Like a Win, or Taste Like a Win' (CNSNews.com) - U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Mayville, deputy chief of staff for operations to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is quoted by Rolling Stone magazine that his superior's efforts in Afghanistan are "not going to look like a win." 'This is going to end in an argument.'" McChrystal Voted for Obama, Says Rolling Stone (CNSNews.com) - In "The Runaway General," an article by Michael Hastings posted by Rolling Stone today, the magazine reports that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, voted for Barack Obama to be president of the United States. The magazine does not indicate how it learned this. Liberal Group Threatens Lawsuit Against McDonald's If It Doesn't Stop Giving Toys to Children (CNSNews.com) - The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a liberal consumer advocacy organization, announced it will sue McDonald's unless the fast-food franchise stops using toys to market its "Happy Meals" to children. Cities and States Eye Alcohol, Tobacco Fees and Taxes to Boost Budgets (CNSNews.com) – Alcohol consumption by San Francisco residents costs the city "tens of millions of dollars in harm every year," according to an alcohol industry watchdog that is pushing a local "alcohol mitigation fee" to offset the costs. And New York State has increased its cigarette tax to $4.35 a pack – the nation's highest cigarette tax. CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Pelosi: Climate Change Legislation is a 'Moral Issue'--'We Have a Moral Responsibility' to Preserve 'God's Beautiful Creation' (CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week that passing energy and climate change legislation is a "moral issue" -- although, at the same time, she indicated that she is "agnostic" about what means should be used in legislation to reduce dependence on foreign oil and consumption of fossil fuels. OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Judge Who Nixed Drilling Ban Has Oil Investments Chicago Mayor Defends Handgun Ban After Spate of Shootings Pakistan's Prime Minister Ignores U.S. Warning on Importing Gas From Iran Republicans Haley, Scott Win Tuesday's Runoff in South Carolina Obama, McChrystal Conclude Their Oval Office Talk Gen. McChrystal Prepared to Resign at Meeting With Obama Afghan Leaders Voice Strong Support for McChrystal Rolling Stone's Editor Says McChrystal Used Poor Judgment Australia May Start Afghanistan Pullout in Two Years Report: Over 115 Million Widows Live in Poverty Pennsylvania City Fights Crime With Soccer, Strict Curfews UK Jet Passengers Stuck on Connecticut Tarmac for Hours California, Florida Among States Getting More Housing Aid 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 Taliban regrouping in Pakistan areas that were thought secure Head of Business Roundtable says president's policies stifle economic growth Arizona Democrats urge Obama not to sue over controversial immigration law Graphic sex ed class under fire in Iowa Iran to send blockade-busting ship to Gaza; Israeli commandos train for confrontation Obama requests $600 million for border security Congressional Democrats say they're not bound by Obama's tax promises Two California cities vote to support Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law Where Thoreau lived, a crusade against bottled water RNC satirically launches 'Obama's Chicago Network' D.C. opens Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes Judge tosses creationists' effort to offer master's degrees COMMENTARY Do BP Shareholders Have Rights? By Terence P. Jeffrey In caving to President Obama's bullying, BP's executives cut their own public-relations losses rather than insist that due process of law be observed as they moved forward with their stated commitment to make restitution to those injured by the oil spill. But this sets a dangerous precedent for people who value property rights. A president who has established a pattern of using executive power to unilaterally bully and intimidate corporate executives into surrendering their stockholders' property is a threat to private property rights and the rule of law. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Gets a Kick in the Rump By Michelle Malkin For all his John Wayne rhetoric on the BP oil spill, President Obama has failed to administer a swift kick to the ample, deserving rump of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. No matter. Federal Judge Martin Feldman has now done the job the White House won't do. In a scathing ruling issued Tuesday, Feldman overturned the administration's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling—and he singled out Salazar's central role in slanting a federal panel's scientific report to bolster politicized conclusions. In a sane world, Salazar's head would roll. Press Secretary 101 By Rich Galen If I were Gen. Stanley McChrystal's boss, he not only wouldn't have to offer his resignation (I would have fired him), he would have had to pay his own cab fare home from Kabul. I would also fire every member of his staff -- civilian and military -- who could have, but did not, intervene in the decision for McChrystal to do an in-depth interview with a free-lance reporter who was writing for Rolling Stone magazine. So Much for 'Core Conservative Values' By L. Brent Bozell III We're entering the summer vacation season, and conservatives continue feeling confident that an electoral wave is going to wash over the opposition come November. But success in the fall is not guaranteed, and even if the midterm election ends in a GOP takeover of the House, as many predict, questions remain. Will Republicans embrace real conservatism and put some real restraints on Obama's lust for power? Will conservatives be able to make a mark on the country, or will they return to their fecklessness during the Bush years? One disturbing tendency of the old regime is coming back: fiscal conservatives are already selling out social conservatives in an attempt to build winning coalitions without them. How many times must the GOP learn this is