Fwd: Today's Headlines Monday, July 12, 2010 New Financial Regulations Create Diversity Czars for All Federal Financial Regulators

Today's Headlines Monday, July 12, 2010

New Financial Regulations Create Diversity Czars for All Federal Financial Regulators (CNSNews.com) – The financial regulations package recently passed by the House of Representatives would create a new diversity overseer at each of the major federal financial regulatory agencies, including the new ones created by the legislation itself. This new office, called the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, would be responsible for making sure that each of the major federal financial regulators is hiring enough minorities and women, and contracting with enough minority-owned and women-owned businesses. Government's New $25-Million Fund to Help Pregnant Teens May Benefit Abortion Providers, Pro-Family Advocates Say (CNSNews.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services is now accepting applications for a new grant program that will help states provide support services to pregnant teens and women. But some pro-life and pro-family advocates point out that pregnancy resource centers have provided similar support services for decades -- without government funding. The pro-life advocates see the new grant program as a way for the Obama administration to funnel more taxpayer dollars to pro-abortion groups such as Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America. 86 Percent of Afghan Army Recruits Cannot Read and Write, Complicating U.S. Efforts to Train Self-Sufficient Security Force (CNSNews.com) – A low literacy rate is one of the "biggest" obstacles to training Afghan National Security Forces, according to Col. John Ferrari, deputy commander for the NATO training mission in Afghanistan. Only about 14 percent of the Afghan recruits are literate, meaning they can both read and write, according to the U.S. Defense Department. China Bristles at Prospect of U.S. Aircraft Carrier in the Yellow Sea (CNSNews.com) – Plans for joint U.S.-South Korean naval exercises that may involve an American aircraft carrier are drawing growing criticism in China, where many view the drill as insulting to their country despite its intended goal of deterring North Korean aggression. Initially scheduled for several weeks ago, the exercises were postponed in late June until after the U.N. Security Council finalized its response to the sinking of the Cheonan. As China's naval power has grown it has become increasingly resistant to U.S. military movements in waters to its south and east. Oil Spill Gives Obama Administration an Opening to Push 'Access to Needed Services' (CNSNews.com) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited the Gulf Coast of Louisiana on Friday as part of her department's ongoing efforts to address the public health and mental health aspects of the Gulf oil spill. "We are committed to working with state, local, and community partners to ensure people here have access to needed services," she said. Poll: 75 Percent of Americans Blame Politicians for State Budget Woes (CNSNews.com) - A Rasmussen Poll released on Thursday shows that 75 percent of Americans place responsibility for their state's budget problems on politicians' unwillingness to cut government spending. Only 13 percent attribute state budget woes to the unwillingness of Americans to pay more taxes. CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Census 'Successfully Completed' Work to Date Despite 'Shaky' Computer Problems, Census Director Says (CNSNews.com) - The director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Robert Groves, told CNSNews.com that the Census has "successfully completed" all operations to date, despite a "shaky" information technology system that affected the early weeks of door-to-door counting. Groves said he does not have any evidence that the IT problems had a "quality impact" on the accuracy of the population count, but he encouraged people to wait for a final report from the Commerce Department's inspector general to "see what he has to say." OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Debt Commission Leaders Paint Gloomy Picture; Nation's Debt 'Is Like A Cancer' U.S. Should Better Define Islamic Extremism in Order to Fight It, Report Says Obama's Spokesman Says Democrats Could Lose House Eric Holder Raises Question on Death Penalty for Sept. 11 Mastermind International Court Charges Sudan President With Genocide Twin Explosions Kill Dozens in Uganda As Crowds Watched World Cup Final Spain Beats Netherlands 1-0 for Its First World Cup 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 White House: Berwick recess appointment key to 'move forward' NRA takes flak for ties with left Jesse Jackson: Cavs owner sees Lebron James as 'runaway slave' Liberals analyze their Obama 'despair' Democratic governors worried about Obama's lawsuit against Arizona Holder hints of second lawsuit against Arizona General sees drop in IED attacks by year's end Women's groups press for passage of international anti-violence-against-women bill Lawmakers tuck their earmark requests in obscure corners of their Web sites COMMENTARY The Useless U.N. By Rich Galen On March 26, 2010, North Korea sank a South Korean naval vessel sank in the waters off the western coast of the Korean peninsula. North Korea denied any responsibility for the sinking, of course, and it took the United Nations from March 26 to July 9 to negotiate a statement which condemned the sinking of the naval vessel but, in spite of overwhelming evidence, refused to condemn the country that launched the attack. The United Nations is a great idea -- on paper. In reality it is worse than useless, because it allows rogue nations like North Korea to commit an act of war and get away with it.