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July 29, 2009
July 29, 2009A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19 nations from around the world finds that majorities in 15 think their government should put a higher priority on addressing climate change than it does now. This includes the largest greenhouse gas emitters: China (62% want more action), the U.S. (52%), and Russia (56%). Full release.
Strawberries are good for your brain, according to breaking news out of the 2009 Berry Health Symposium. Several of the latest studies, conducted by world-renowned researchers, consistently showed that strawberry consumption is a simple way to improve cognitive function. Full release.
ProCon.org debates the national drinking age of 21 on its newest website, http://drinkingage.procon.org, which poses and explores the core question "Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to a younger age?" Full release.
Mayor Cory A. Booker; White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew; Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.; Newark Municipal Council Members; The Trust for Public Land Vice President Rose Harvey; President and CEO of The New York Giants John Mara; Former New York Giant Tiki Barber; The Friends of Nat Turner Park and other dignitaries joined the Central Ward's Springfield Avenue community, and other supporting donors, to cut the ribbon to open Nat Turner Park - Newark's newest and largest city-owned park. The nine-acre facility was designed in part by members of the community and students from three adjacent schools. Full release.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism (www.investigativeproject.org) has obtained a letter (http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/282.pdf) sent by seven House Democrats to Attorney General Eric Holder invoking a list of complaints from radical Islamist groups and asking that Holder meet with representatives from those militant groups, most of which have defended violent jihad. Ironically, the letter was received by Mr. Holder's office on the very same day that 8 radical Islamists from Raleigh, North Carolina were indicted on terrorism charges in a plot to carry out "violent jihad" and Islamic martyrdom (suicide) operations. Full release.
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret) has accepted an invitation from the Families of Flight 93 to serve as the keynote speaker at this year's ceremony to honor the 40 heroes of United Flight 93 who lost their lives while fighting to resist a terrorist attack on our nation's capital, ultimately crashing in a field in Shanksville, PA. The ceremony, which includes reading the name of each of the heroic passengers and crew members on Flight 93, will be held on September 11, 2009, at the temporary memorial site in Shanksville. Full release.
oday, Wounded Warrior Project commends the House of Representatives for passing a bill (H.R. 3155) that will assist the family caregivers of the most severely wounded veterans, but endorsed a Senate bill (S. 801) that would provide more comprehensive support and coverage to a wider population of caregivers who are in dire need of these services. H.R. 3155, the Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act, includes some essential support and training to those caring for this nation's wounded warriors but only offers financial support and health benefits to a very limited number of caregivers while the Senate version of Caregiver Support legislation would cover most of the family caregivers of severely wounded warriors returning from the current conflicts. Full release.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has congratulated election officials and the people of Iraqi Kurdistan for conducting an election in an orderly environment, free of violence, on July 25 in voting for the President and Parliament of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Full release.
Tonight, during a live webcast joined by more than 49,000 viewers, Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins unveiled a new TV ad which will initially run in five key states including Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Alaska, Louisiana, and Nebraska. The hard hitting ad lays out two key threats should President Obama's plan become reality - rationing and taxpayer funded abortions. Patients, particularly the elderly, will face denial of vital treatments while at the same time be forced to pay for abortions. Full release.