Thursday, September 10, 2009

News Updates, 9/11

Pro-Life activist shot in front of Owosso High School
OWOSSO, Michigan -- State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion [Pro-Life] activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School...
[Though police have not released the name, sources tell LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) that the victim was pro-lifer James Pouillon]

Pakistani Muslims threaten life of Catholic leader
Minister called for blasphemy laws to be repealed

Convicted ex-priest challenges repressed memories
Scientists: Conviction rests upon theory that's false

Court approves $15M church sex-abuse deal
Church settles lawsuit without fighting charges

Uruguay approves adoption by homosexual couples
...in an unprecedented move for Latin America
[Idiocy appears to be highly contagious]

Newspaper of the Italian bishops under attack
Hit by 'friendly fire' - from Vatican Secretary of State

Not all Catholics mourn the end of Camelot
Maybe Teddy not cross between Mother Teresa and Lincoln

Man killed in church after altar crushes him
Was giving thanks for being saved from elevator trap

Mennonites accused of drugging, rape, abuse
'This has changed us. This has changed us for ever'

Survey: US becoming more Hindu, less Christian
Americans believe there are 'many paths to God'
[Hindu? I would have guessed it would be more atheist, agnostic or pantheist]

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Listening to a Liar: Part II (Thomas Sowell)
"Hubris-laden charlatans" was the way a recent e-mail from a reader characterized the Obama administration. That phrase seems especially appropriate for the Charlatan-in-Chief, Barack Obama, whose speech to a joint session of Congress was both a masterpiece of rhetoric and a shameless fraud.

Poverty rate jumps for the first time since '04
The poverty rate rose last year to 13.2%, the highest level since 1997, said a report released Thursday. That marks the first statistically significant annual increase since 2004, according to the annual Census Bureau report "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008."

Truckload Rates Still Sliding
Freight rates in the truckload market, competing in many cases with rail-truck intermodal traffic, are steadily declining “without solid evidence of bottoming,” said transport stocks analyst John Larkin of Stifel Nicolaus.

Procter & Gamble to Cut Prices
Fighting a sales slump as consumers pull back from its higher-priced items, Procter & Gamble Co. said it is cutting prices and increasing promotions across nearly 10% of its household brands.

ACORN fires 2 after hidden-camera footage aired
Trying to Help 'Pimp' and 'Prostitute'

GM - 'GOVERNMENT MOTORS' - offers money-back guarantee
[With taxpayers' money?]

Malignant narcissist to give ANOTHER speech about financial crisis on Monday
[Another teleprompter opportunity for spreading lies and disinformation?]

U.S. Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level in 9 YearsWASHINGTON -- Job openings fell to the lowest level in nine years in July, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday, as businesses remain reluctant to hire despite signs the economy is improving.
[Stimulus is WORKING!!! More green shoots!!! Invest in the stock market!!! Welcome to the Twilight Zone!]

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