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Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research are not likely to succeed in their lawsuit to stop it. The panel reversed an opinion issued last August by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who said the research likely violates the law against federal funding of embryo destruction. "We're thrilled ...
US Default on Debt Could Be Disastrous Choice for Economy
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - The United States has never defaulted on its debt and Democrats and Republicans say they don't want it to happen now. But with partisan acrimony running at fever pitch, and Democrats and Republicans so far apart on how to tame the deficit, the unthinkable is suddenly being pondered. The government now borrows about 42 cents of every dollar it spends. Imagine that one day soon, the borrowing slams up against the current debt limit ceiling of $14.3 trillion and Congress fails to raise it. The damage would ripple across the entire economy, eventually affecting nearly every American, ...
Obama First to Put Tax Hikes on Budget Table
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - Higher taxes have been missing from the fierce budget battle that nearly shut down the federal government. But President Barack Obama is about to put them on the table - at least a modest version that he had pushed before and then rested on the shelf. Most economists and budget analysts say a comprehensive mix of spending cuts and tax increases is essential to any viable deficit-reduction plan. Yet few players in the negotiations have gone there. It comes in the scramble to heed what is widely viewed as a loud clamor from voters to slam the brakes on runway government spending. ...
'Feelings Thermometer': Michelle Obama Ranks 'Warmest' With Voters, Pelosi 'Coldest'
By not in system - AOL NewsEveryone is used to the familiar "horse race" poll that tells us who is out front when it comes to a campaign, but Quinnipiac University has a different measure for some of today's leading political personalities: namely, who ranks the "warmest" and "coldest" on a "feelings thermometer"? ...
Opinion: Anybody Know What the Obama Doctrine Is?
By Ken Allard - AOL NewsOK, it's now one week later. President Barack Obama dithers over Libya with the predictable result that things have become even worse. Earlier administrations might have sent cruisers, but we managed a commercial ferry to evacuate Americans in fear for their lives. The Brits, however, secretly sent in military aircraft to evacuate 150 of their nationals from harm's way. Even the Dutch sent in three of their Marines -- who were promptly taken prisoner by armed Libyan forces. Meanwhile, the emboldened Moammar Gadhafi set about making three-hour speeches and sending his ragamuffin air force to ...
BYU Honor Code: 5 Other Schools With Strict Rules
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsWhen Brigham Young University basketball star Brandon Davies was dismissed from the team for reportedly violating the school honor code by having premarital sex, many observers were stunned. After all, having sex seems something of a rite of passage for American college students. The scandal has brought lots of attention to BYU's honor code, which also asks that students stay away from tea and coffee (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon Church, frowns on caffeine) and adhere to strict clothing and grooming standards (no beards for men; only one piercing per ear for ...
Saudi Student Charged With Plotting to Bomb Bush House
By not in system - AOL NewsLUBBOCK, Texas -- A college student from Saudi Arabia who studied chemical engineering in Texas bought explosive chemicals online as part of a plan to hide bomb materials inside dolls and baby carriages to blow up dams, nuclear plants or the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department said Thursday. "After mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for jihad," or holy war, Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari wrote in his private journal, according to court documents. The 20-year-old ...
Young Barbara Bush Backs Gay Marriage
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsFormer President George W. Bush's daughter Barbara is the latest relative of a prominent Republican to support gay marriage. In May, her mother, Laura Bush, gave this answer to a question about gay marriage: "When couples are committed to each other and love each other, that they ought to have, I think, the same sort of rights that everyone has." John McCain's daughter, Meghan, supports gay marriage, though her father's against it, and the lesbian daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney supports it too. Gay rights leaders have seized on the generational split as a sign that support for ...
Jay Carney: 5 Facts About the New White House Press Secretary [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWelcome to the hot seat, Jay Carney. As many media outlets predicted, Vice President Joe Biden's director of communications will replace Robert Gibbs as the White House press secretary. The change takes effect in February. Surge Desk has the facts on the man who's about to live under a barrage of questions. 1. He's already impressed the boss Sources told Fox News that Carney "hit it out of the park" during the selection process, which required face time with President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Plouffe and new Chief of Staff Bill Daley. 2. His band mate got him into ...
Tony Blair Defends Invasion of Iraq at British Inquiry
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- At around 8:30 a.m. local time today, some 60 protesters started to muster outside central London's Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, waving placards declaring "Bliar" and "War Criminal." They were waiting for the arrival of the British anti-war movement's No. 1 enemy, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was to give evidence at an official inquiry into the causes and conduct of the Iraq War. But in the eight years since the U.K. joined the U.S.-led invasion, Blair has perfected the art of outfoxing angry Brits. The ex-prime minister was already safely inside the building by ...
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