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Today's Headlines Friday, February 5, 2010

Advertisement - Immigration Reform… Should the U.S. follow Arizona's lead? PersonalLiberty.com, America's #1 news site for independent-minded individuals is conducting an urgent immigration poll. We want to know if you think America should follow Arizona's lead when it comes to immigration reform. The results of the poll will be available to you after you submit your vote and we'll also share the poll results with major media outlets across the country. Thousands will vote, so take a moment right now to stand up and be counted... your opinion matters! Cast Your Vote! Hoyer: 'I Don't Think TEA Party Is Racist'; But House Dem Leader Not Sure 'Who the TEA Party Is' (CNSNews.com) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday that he does not think that the Tea Party is racist, but admitted that he also does not know "who the Tea Party is."... Brownback: Obama's Pick to Run Medicare, Medicaid 'Not a Person Who Should Be Appointed to This Job' (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) told CNSNews.com that Dr. Donald Berwick, who President Barack Obama recess-appointed to run the Center for Medicare and Medicaid, is "not a person who should be appointed" to the job... Obama Administration's Actions in Auto Bailout Added to Unemployment, Audit Says Washington (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration's policies in steering the auto bailout drove unemployment up, according to an audit by the Office of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (SIGTARP)... Ban Ki-Moon in the Firing Line Over Leadership, Reforms (CNSNews.com) – The question of whether Ban Ki-moon will serve a second term as U.N. secretary-general is set to generate new debate, after the second leak of an internal document scathingly critical of the South Korean diplomat in less than a year... British PM Doesn't Plan Full Inquiry of Lockerbie Bomber Release or Alleged BP Connection Washington (CNSNews.com) – British Prime Minister David Cameron does not think there should be an inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber and also does not believe that BP Global played a role in lobbying Scottish officials to free the terrorist... CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Hatch: 'All Kinds of Pressure' by Democrats Not to Hold Hearings on Berwick Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Finance Committee, said there is "all kinds of pressure" by the Democratic Caucus on Finance Chairman Max Baucus not to call in President Obama's recess-appointee to run Medicare and Medicaid, Dr. Donald Berwick, for hearings, which are constitutionally mandated.   OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES A Lockerbie Timeline: From the Murder of 270 People in the Flight 103 Bombing through the Release of the Killer on 'Compassionate' Grounds Obama Job Approval Lowest Among 'Conservative' States Hatch: There's 'All Kinds of Pressure' by Democratic Caucus Not to Have Hearings on Berwick Supreme Court Police Told School Teacher It's 'Definitely Contrary to the Law' to Pray on Supreme Court Steps, Says Alliance Defense Fund Census Officials in New York Instructed Workers to Falsify Questionnaires, Says Inspector General 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 How Financial Reform Discriminates -- Unless Your Daughter Goes to Wellesley By Terence P. Jeffrey If your child is the correct gender and has the right grades, and you are poor enough to get financial aid or rich enough to pay the $49,898 in annual fees, your daughter can attend Hillary Clinton's alma mater of Wellesley and put herself in position to capitalize on a special provision in the financial reform bill that just passed Congress that mandates that the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve banks and all other federal financial regulatory agencies recruit people like her as workers... Making Americans Sick By Walter E. Williams Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promised, "The U.S. government plans to increase funding to battle obesity and views healthcare reform as an opportunity to encourage better eating habits." Rather than spending money and attacking the food industry, the secretary and others concerned with the health of Americans ought to go after the U.S. Congress. Let's look at it... Dealergate: Destroying Jobs in the Name of 'Shared Sacrifice' By Michelle Malkin Everything you need to know about the nightmare of government-controlled businesses can be found in a damning new inspector general's report on Dealergate...