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CitizenLink Friday Five: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Talks Politics - and Christmas
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The former governor and one-time presidential candidate discusses what's going on in the country and tells us about his latest book.
CitizenLink A Parents Television Council study shows that portrayals of violence against women have skyrocketed the past five years. The effects on society may never be known.
CitizenLink Past Rulings Haunt President Obama's Judicial Nominee
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Conservative senators have objected to Hamilton, because he believes in the "empathy standard" brought to light in the confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
CitizenLink Election Results Good for Conservatives
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Despite last-minute campaigning by President Barack Obama, Republican candidates won clear victories in New Jersey and Virginia.
CitizenLink Focus President to Speak at Orphan Awareness Event
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Christians will gather across the country Sunday to raise awareness of the cause of the orphan. There are more than 140 million orphans worldwide."We want to be a voice for those who can't speak ...
CitizenLink Health-Care Reform Vote May Come This Week
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The House plans to take up the health-care bill this week, while Senate Democrats await an estimate on their bill from the Congressional Budget Office.
CitizenLink Focus Takes Next Step in Leadership Transition
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Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organization he founded in 1977 is just the "third chapter in a transition that began in 2003," when Dr. Dobson stepped down as Focus president, said Jim Daly, the ministry's president and CEO. ...
CitizenLink Friday Five: Dr. Matthew Spalding of the Heritage
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'We are at the beginning of a more aggressive move in this direction — but the ideas behind it are more than a century old.'
CitizenLink Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Harm Families
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is considering a cap and trade bill that purportedly takes aim at global warming.Under a cap-and-trade scheme, the government would set a limit or "cap" on emissions of carbon dioxide. ...
CitizenLink Pro-Life Democrats Say 'No' to Abortion Funding in Health-Care Reform
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Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and at least 40 Democrats reportedly will vote against a rule designed to govern debate on health-care reform, unless that rule allows an amendment to insert language similar to the Hyde Amendment.
CitizenLink A recent episode of the NBC drama Law & Order focuses on the issue of abortion, even going into graphic detail about the horrific procedure.
CitizenLink 50 Kids Rescued from Sex Slavery
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The FBI, in conjunction with the Innocence Lost National Initiative, rescued 50 kids from sex slavery over the weekend. The sting covered 36 cities and included 631 arrests, including 60 pimps.
CitizenLink D.C. Council Holds Hearings on Gay Marriage
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The Council of the District of Columbia heard from hundreds of people today who signed up to share their opinions on a measure that would legalize gay marriage. Because so many wanted to speak, the Council will hold a second day of hearings Tuesday.
CitizenLink Friday Five: Melissa Fryrear with Love Won Out
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Focus on the Family's longest running conference, Love Won Out, will soon be transitioned to Exodus International. Melissa Fryrear, director of the event, recently traveled to North Dakota on one of her final trips to talk to pastors and leaders about homosexuality.
CitizenLink Focus Action Update from the U.S. Capitol
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Pro-life lawmakers and pro-family groups participated in a Focus on the Family Action news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. They were there to deliver nearly 150,000 petitions asking Congress to exclude funding for abortion from any health-care reform proposal.
