Fwd: Nearly Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation

Today's Headlines Thursday, August 19, 2010

Nearly Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation (CNSNews.com) – Twenty-two states are now in the process of drafting or seeking to pass legislation similar to Arizona's law against illegal immigration. This is occurring despite the fact that the Obama administration has filed a lawsuit against the Arizona law and a federal judge has ruled against portions of that law –- a ruling that is now being appealed. EXCLUSIVE: Sheriff's Challenge to Obama: Give Me Half Hour, I'll Show You How to Secure Border (CNSNews.com) - Sheriff Paul Babeu of Pinal County, Ariz., says if President Obama would simply spend a half hour with Babeu in Arizona, Babeu will convince the president he can successfully secure the border and thus make himself a hero who transcends partisan politics. La Raza: Deporting 12 Million Illegal Aliens 'Not a Realistic Situation' and U.S. Should Stop Trying (CNSNews.com) – "We have to recognize that our immigration system has been broken for 20 years and there are now 12 million people living and working and praying among us who are here without documents. Many have spouses who are citizens or children fighting for our country," a spokeswoman for the National Council of La Raza told CNSNews.com last week. The group is calling for the termination of a federal program that allows ICE to work with local law enforcement to target illegal aliens for deportation. Obama Administration Will Spend Almost $2 Billion in Stimulus Funds to Subsidize Broadband Internet Service in Poor, Rural Areas (CNSNews.com) – One administration official described the subsidies as "investments." He said the taxpayer money would help build high-speed Internet networks in areas where the private sector had been "unwilling or unable" to do so. Islamic Bloc Blames 'Global Warming' for Pakistan Flooding (CNSNews.com) – 'We have to act instantly and decide on the best way forward to support Pakistan, which has been struck by the effects of global warming and climate change,' OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said at an emergency OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The bloc of 56 Islamic states has agreed to consider setting up an emergency fund to respond to future disasters like that one now unfolding in Pakistan. Pakistan Disaster Apparently Not High on CAIR's Agenda (CNSNews.com) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations' Web site opens with welcome screen inviting donations during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to support CAIR's 'civil rights work,' to help it to 'challenge Islamophobia' and for the group's 'Share the Quran campaign.' But the welcome screen is silent on the disaster in Pakistan, and on CAIR's full Web site itself the issue gets scant attention. Raelians Threaten Legal Action for 2010 'Go Topless Day' (CNSNews.com) – For a third year, an organization started by a group that believes "extraterrestrials" scientifically engineered all life on Earth will stage "Go Topless Day" in several American cities to protest what it calls "a women's constitutional right to go bare-chested in public." CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Sheriff: Border Patrol Has Retreated from Parts of Border Because It's 'Too Dangerous' (CNSNews.com) - Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Ariz., one of four Arizona counties contiguous with the U.S-Mexico border, said Friday that the U.S. Border Patrol has pulled back from parts of the border in his and neighboring counties because manning those areas has become too dangerous. "And you frankly have Border Patrolmen--and I know this from talking to Border Patrol agents—who will not allow their agents to work on the border because it is too dangerous," Dever told CNSNews.com in a videotaped interview. "Now what kind of message is that for crying out loud?" OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Level in 9 Months Budget Analysts See 2010 Deficit at $1.3 Trillion Poll: Growing Number of Americans Call Obama Muslim Mosque Debate Divides Democrats, Especially in New York Muslims Pray Daily at Pentagon's 9/11 Crash Site (In a Nondenominational Chapel) U.S., Already the Biggest Donor, Announces Aid Boost to Pakistan After Flooding Goodbye Iraq: Last U.S. Combat Brigade Heads Home CIA Forms New Center to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Modest Premium Increase Coming for Medicare Drug Plans France to Send 93 Gypsies Back to Romania Unguarded Foot Bridges at Border Lead Straight Into U.S. More R&R Time for the Obamas on Martha's Vineyard New Senators Want to Change How the Senate Works Jackie O's 63-Year-Old Brother Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case 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 Federal initiative will offer food stamp discount for buying fresh produce Archbishop offers to mediate Islamic Center controversy U.S. to double civilian force in Iraq after combat troop withdrawal Obama closure of Guantanamo Bay at least 6 months away, U.S. commander says Bias? Federal judge writes book about being an 'unrepentant advocate' for women Poll: Majority of N.J. voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job performance ACLU files complaint against city's school-uniform policy Teacher resigns over Facebook posting calling town's residents snobby Rep. 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Liberal Claims to Altruism are Horsepucky By Ben Shapiro If there's one constant refrain to American politics, it's that liberals are more giving and conservatives are selfish and greedy. But if Democrats really were advocates for the poor, it would be nice if they would act like it rather than simply using the poor as a convenient political bloody flag. Obama's Disapproval Rating and Disregard for Grassroots America By Tim Phillips Last week during fundraising speeches in Dallas and Austin, Tex., President Obama singled out for attack my organization, Americans for Prosperity. The president's shrill attack on our 1.2 million grassroots activists was stunning.