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Current headlines from CNSNews.com Headlines:
- Abortion Provider Seeks 'Mother's Day' Gifts for Itself
(CNSNews.com) - Planned Parenthood, a major abortion provider, is soliciting Mother's Day gifts for itself.
- Bulletins at Obama's Church Carry Their Own Controversy
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) recently said his relationship with his long-time pastor and friend Rev. Jeremiah Wright "changed" after what Obama called the clergyman's "divisive and destructive" remarks at the National Press Club. Later, however, Obama stressed his loyalty to the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where he has been a member for many years.
- Illegal Returns After Indecency Conviction, Kills Cop
Houston (AP) - An illegal immigrant from Mexico was convicted of capital murder Thursday in the 2006 shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop.
- Dem Leader: It's Not 'Practical' to Stop War-Funding Vote
(CNSNews.com) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told Cybercast News Service Thursday that he does not think it would be "practical" to stop the war in Iraq simply by not allowing a war-funding bill to come up for a vote on the House floor, something that it is within his power as Majority Leader to do.
- Homeschooling Mother Pregnant with 18th Child
Little Rock (AP) - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman--she's pregnant with her 18th child.
- Congress: Al-Qaeda Using Internet to Recruit Terrorists in the US
(CNSNews.com) - Using a video montage showing mass executions, bomb-making, and a promise to "slit the throats of Americans and Jews," two U.S. lawmakers unveiled a report that says homegrown violent Islamic extremism poses an increasing threat to the safety of the American people. (See Video)
- US Citizen Faces Terror Charges in Vietnam
(CNSNews.com) - An American national is due to go on trial in Vietnam next week on terrorism charges, and the case has some U.S. lawmakers calling for Washington to reconsider the decision to normalize trade relations with Hanoi.
- Child-Killer Wants Death Penalty for Himself
Eddyville, Ky. (AP) - Marco Allen Chapman is ready to die.
- Bill Would Require ID Checks for Kids Buying Video Games
(CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require identification checks for minors who try to buy or rent video games rated M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. The bill would also impose a $5,000 fine on retailers who fail to comply.
- Olmert Says He Will Resign If Indicted
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denies that he took bribes from an American businessman, but at a late night press conference on Thursday, he promised to resign if he is indicted.
- Rich and Poor Would Benefit From Farm Bill
(CNSNews.com) - President Bush is threatening to veto a "bloated" farm bill. And while Republicans complain about taxpayers being forced to support wealthy farmers -- the bill also includes a Republican-sponsored tax break for thoroughbred racing.
- China Insists Burma Cyclone Crisis Not An Issue for Security Council
(CNSNews.com) - As survivors of the devastating cyclone in Burma await life-saving international aid, China -- the closest ally of the military junta accused of hindering the humanitarian effort -- is insisting that the situation not be "politicized" by bringing in the U.N. Security Council.
- Myanmar (Burma) Has A History of Xenophobia
Bangkok (AP) - In the eyes of Myanmar's military rulers, everyone is a potential enemy. Even foreign aid workers.
- Obama Wins Endorsement of Government Employees Union
Washington (AP) - The president of the American Federation of Government Employees says the influential union is endorsing Democrat Barack Obama for president.
- Obama Accuses McCain of 'Losing His Bearings'
New York (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president.
- Obama Plays Word Game With Reporters on Campaign Plane
Portland, Ore. (AP) - Perhaps Barack Obama's competitive juices need new outlets now that he has expanded his lead over Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
- Ignore Those Calls for Me to Quit, Clinton Tells Supporters
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) - Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her supporters Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast.
- Hezbollah, Pro-Iranian Forces Attempting Coup in Beirut
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Hezbollah and pro-Iranian, pro-Syrian Lebanese forces attempted to overthrow the pro-Western government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Friday.
- Ethics Committee Won't Investigate Senator Linked to Prostitution
Washington (AP) - The Senate Ethics Committee declined Thursday to investigate Sen. David Vitter, who was linked to an escort service whose owner was convicted in federal court and subsequently committed suicide.
- Tanks, Missiles Part of Red Square Parade in Moscow
Moscow (AP) - Heavy weaponry including tanks and missiles are rolling through Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- Car Full of Weapons Lands US Soldier in Mexican Jail
El Paso, Texas (AP) - When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives.
- Vote Against Embryonic Cloning Seen as Sign of Shifting Debate
(CNSNews.com) - In what could signal a further shift in the global stem cell debate, lawmakers in an Australia state have rejected legislation allow the cloning of human embryos for research purposes.
- Ex-Guantanamo prisoner carried out Iraq suicide attack
San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. military is confirming that a former Guantanamo detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in northern Iraq.
- Hillary, Barack, Want My Vote? Just $20 million, Please
Los Angeles (AP) - What will it take for a Democratic presidential candidate to win the support of California superdelegate Steven Ybarra?
- Historians Seek Public Report on World War II Forgeries
London (AP) - British historians called Tuesday for a public report on the inquiry into 29 forged documents found at the National Archives that falsely accuse Winston Churchill's government of having a secret, cordial relationship with Nazi SS chief Henrich Himmler at the height of World War II.
Headlines last updated at May 09, 2008 19:26:10pm.
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