Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton, Illinois Libraries, Whistleblowers. Greener Republicans, Hamas attacks Fatah

Planned Parenthood Threatens To Sue Undercover Activist
(CNSNews.com)
– Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles on Monday sent a cease-and-desist letter to an 18-year old sophomore at UCLA, warning her that “surreptitious” recordings of PPLA employees without consent violates California privacy laws. Lila Rose posed as a pregnant 15-year old and said her boyfriend was 23 years old, an age combination that should have been reported to police...

Clinton Urged to Remove Mother Teresa’s Image From Campaign Ad
(CNSNews.com)
- A Catholic advocacy group calls it "wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing" for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to be using an image of Mother Teresa in a campaign video narrated by former President Bill Clinton...

Illinois Libraries Prevent Internet Access to Protest Move Toward Filters
(CNSNews.com)
- Blocking access to the Internet, libraries across Illinois participated in a “Day of Unity” Monday to protest pending state legislation that would require public libraries to install Internet filters designed to block pornography and inappropriate content...

Former Whistleblowers Urge Halt to Gov’t Retaliation
(CNSNews.com)
– A Federal Aviation Administration employee warned federal aviation authorities in the 1990s that America was vulnerable to air attacks from terrorists. Bogdan Dzakovic’s efforts earned him a demotion and reprimands, he said Monday, at a time when government officials weren’t so concerned about the terrorist threat...

Republicans Voting Greener, Environmental Group Says
(CNSNews.com)
– Republicans in Congress showed a “marked improvement” when voting on environmental issues in 2006 compared to the year before, according to a scorecard released on Monday by a “green” GOP organization...

Hamas Attacks Fatah Forces at Training Base
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com)
– Hamas ambushed rival Fatah forces at their training base near the Karni crossing on Tuesday, killing at least seven Fatah security personnel, a spokesman for Abbas’ Presidential Guard said. The latest eruption of Palestinian-on-Palestinian violence threatens to drag Israel into the fighting...

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