Joseph Perkins

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  Sep 17, 2011

  Will Obama Jobs Plan Deliver as Promised?

  New York Rep. Nydia Velasquez played surrogate for President Obama Friday when she told a crowd in downtown Manhattan that passage of the $447 billion American Jobs Act would create 70,000 new jobs in the Big Apple.

• Sep 17, 2011

  Poll Suggests Americans Remain Divided on Abortion

  A new CNN/ORC International Poll is out and it’s providing ammunition for those on opposite sides of the abortion debate. Abortion rights advocates say the poll results confirm that Americans overwhelmingly favor abortion. Pro-life advocates say the same poll shows that Americans oppose abortion.

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  Sep 16, 2011

  Senate, House Differ on Disaster Relief Funding

  Yet another showdown is looming in Congress as the Democratic-controlled Senate Thursday sent the Republican-controlled House a disaster relief bill carrying a price tag twice as much as the House is prepared to spend.

• Sep 16, 2011

  Joni Eareckson Tada Dismayed by Robertson's Alzheimer's Remarks

  A widely recognized disability advocate is criticizing Pat Robertson for his remarks.

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  Sep 15, 2011

  Ariz. Governor Seeks Dismissal of Suit Challenging State's Annual 'Day of Prayer'

  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer asked a federal judge on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by an activist atheist organization seeking to block her from continuing her yearly call for a “Day of Prayer.”

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  Sep 14, 2011

  Rick Perry Talks Faith at Liberty University

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry made an appearance Wednesday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., where the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination offered testimony about his “faith journey,” while urging students to get involved in the political process.

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  Sep 14, 2011

  Calif. Governor Asked to Veto Anti-Family Bills

  A California pro-family organization, SaveCalifornia, is asking Jerry Brown, the state’s Democratic governor, to veto what it describes as the “five worst” bills passed by the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature.

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  Sep 13, 2011

  Double Whammy: US Poverty Up, Incomes Down

  Providing fresh fodder for the increasing number of Americans that believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the nation’s poverty rate rose in 2010 to its highest level in 27 years, while the median incomes of U.S. households fell to the lowest level in 15 years.

• Sep 13, 2011

  Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Oklahoma's Sharia Law Ban

  Oklahoma Solicitor General Patrick Wyrick fielded pointed questions Monday from judges on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who asked why a state constitutional amendment banning Sharia law applies only to one religion.

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  Sep 13, 2011

  Frontrunner Perry Faces Fire at Tea Party Debate

  On a day in which a CNN poll reaffirmed his status as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent much of Monday evening fending off attacks by his seven GOP rivals at a Tampa, Fla., debate cosponsored by Tea Party Express and the cable network.