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Sarah Palin: Paul Revere cried "The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming!

By Dakota O'Leary • June 5, 2011

Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann share a flair for fractured history–upon visiting the Old North Church today, Sarah Palin said with her folksy aplomb:

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Arizona "Pro-Family" Group Linked to Campaigning for Gay Discrimination within the UN; Uganda "Kill the Gays" Pastor

By D. Beeksma • June 2, 2011

uganda anti-gay protesters

News about the working partnership of Sharon Slater, reportedly a Mormon and president of the Arizona-based group "Family Watch International," and Uganda’s “Kill the

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British MPs speak out against the supply of arms to repressive regimes.

By ChrisP • April 25, 2011

Map of North Africa and the Middle East

Successive governments have misjudged the risk that arms approved for export to North Africa and the Middle East might be used for internal repression

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Mitt Romney Announces Exploratory Committee for Potential 2012 Run

By Sheri Lawson • April 11, 2011

Mitt Romney has finally made an announcement that he has formed his exploratory committee for a 2012 presidential run.  While his Massachusetts Health Care

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Michele Bachmann to bring on board evangelical Iowa birther for 2012 presidential exploratory committee

By Dakota O'Leary • March 30, 2011

Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is apparently forming a presidential exploratory committee for the 2012 elections. CNN reports that the first pick for her political director

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Uganda's 'Kill the Gays Bill' Back in the News

By D. Beeksma • March 26, 2011

David Bahati

With Uganda's 8th Parliament in a lame duck session, it looked like "kill the gays bill" sponsor David Bahati appeared to be working to

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Kansas Republican Suggests that Shooting Immigrants Like Pigs Would Solve Illegal Immigration Problems

By Mriana • March 21, 2011

Kansas State Rep Virgil Peck

Some members of the Republican Party appears to be becoming extremist and ditching human compassion in its anti-immigrant rhetoric. See Kansas GOPer: ‘Let’s shoot

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PRESS RELEASE: Americans United Asks Why ‘Broke’ Nation Still Has Enough Money To Subsidize D.C. Religious Schools

By D. Beeksma • March 15, 2011

Americans United

Americans United – Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) keeps saying the country is “broke” – so Americans United for Separation of Church

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Fetus to 'Testify' Before Ohio Legislature

By D. Beeksma • March 1, 2011

heartbeat bill

Last week, the so-called "Heartbeat Bill" was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives which would ban aborting fetuses that had heartbeats. The "Heatbeat

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Update on House Resolution 81 (Darwin Day)

By Mriana • February 17, 2011

Darwin symbol

House Resolution 81 was introduced in Congress by Pete Stark of California and went to committee on 9 February 2011. Pete Stark and the

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PRESS RELEASE: Secular Coalition Urges U.S. Senate to Oppose D.C. Voucher Renewal

By Dakota O'Leary • February 14, 2011

We are passing along another press release from Secular Coalition. Program Gives Taxpayer Money to Religious Schools; Committee Scheduled to Hold Hearing Wednesday [...]

Secular Coalition Opposes Reaffirmation Of ‘In God We Trust’ as National Motto

By Dakota O'Leary • February 7, 2011

On Friday, February 4, 2011, the Secular Coalition for America sent letters to members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose a resolution that would unnecessarily reaffirm the phase “In God We Trust” as our nation’s official motto. House Concurrent Resolution 13 also calls for the support and encouragement of the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and government institutions [...]

China's Hu Jintao Tells U.S. to Stay Out of Tibet and Taiwan Issues

By D. Beeksma • January 26, 2011

Hu Jintao and Obama at luncheon

At a luncheon hosted by the National Committee on United States-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on Thursday, China's leader Hu Jintao reiterated

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