Apr 5, 2011 – s opposition to state right to work laws that give a worker the right not to be a member of a union, pay dues, and support its political … Secondly, the actions of the so-called “independent” National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) demonstrate a decided prejudice in favor … So, as Americans watch or read news reports about Big Labor’s push in favor of collective bargaining on April 4th, they should ask…

Apr 4, 2011 – EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each Monday from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news … Each year, the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers selects a social worker for the Lifetime Achievement Award … Most political leaders in the Himalayan country seemed unaware of how this prohibition would curb religious freedom.…

Apr 4, 2011 – disastrous 2012 budget ignores his own deficit commission's recommendations and adds $9.5 Trillion to an already unsustainable national … The Ryan budget and the debt ceiling votes are the big ticket fights that will require enormous political courage.  … I'll leave you with Chairman Ryan in his own words, from yesterday's Fox News Sunday. …

Apr 4, 2011 – I flip between 300 channels and have three basic choices: Bad economic news, high-profile violence or cotton candy interviews with … I’m tired of negative news and hearing people whine without offering solutions. So, I’m defying the world by being optimistic. … Drilling for oil would create jobs, lower gas prices, enhance national security and boost consumer spending.…

Apr 3, 2011 – On a frigid February morning, the Census Bureau delivered chilling news to the mayors of New York, Detroit and Chicago. … They took with them political clout, congressional seats, and the federal funding for roads, bridges, schools and other public services … “Which is exactly the point that gets missed,” according to Jeff Brauer, a Keystone College political science professor.…

Apr 1, 2011 – Scott Brown — an upstart Blue State Republican in the cross hairs of national Democrats — is lashing out at the party’s opposition … Now Brown is trying score cheap political points to distract from his record, voting in lock step with Republicans in Washington, D.C … The DSCC received some bad news this week when a poll it commissioned found that Brown's popularity is soaring.…

Apr 20, 2011 – The new ABC-Washington Post poll shows President Obama is in a precarious political position. … If Barack Obama were a Republican, every news story would begin with phrases like "In an attempt to save his embattled Presidency … … ," and "As national polls show a continuing and growing disaffection …," and "With his re-election in real doubt, President Obama today…

Apr 20, 2011 – In response to the news that Standard and Poors has downgraded U.S. government debt, President Obama has vowed to tackle…immigration … He’s determined to provide America with “21st-century economic and national security” by creating an immigration system that looks … And then when it’s all over, when they’ve filled the issue with the political equivalent of emotional steroids, both men can go back…

Apr 20, 2011 – campaign was forced to return an illegal foreign donation worth $31,100 made by two brothers in the Gaza Strip, and even mainstream news … The FEC allowed Obama to wave his magic wand and amend the records to change political expenses into non-political ones. … As a Republican National Committee staffer commented at the time: "For a candidate who claims to be practicing 'new' politics, his…

Apr 19, 2011 – Strauss taught persuasion through close textual analysis of political philosophers ancient and modern. … Kilpatrick briefly at The News Leader in 1965-66 and, before that at National Review over the course of two college years, William … That presumes to encompass (a) the penmen of the New World's first political document -- the Mayflower Compact, which begins, ever…

Apr 19, 2011 – infrastructure, raised directly by lawmakers and others, is that these investments could be motivated by noneconomic – that is political … argued in an article published in the Financial Times in 2007, that direct investment by foreign governments in the U.S. could pose national … rather than feel particularly elated about finding $30 billion of Libyan Government funds conveniently parked in a U.S. bank, the news…

Apr 19, 2011 – Of particular concern is Poole's revelation that political appointees in the Obama-Holder Justice Department have been responsible … In his April 16 column at National Review Online, Andy McCarthy surmises that the suppression of the Holy Land 2.0 prosecution and … If there is any good news, it is that Rep.…

Apr 17, 2011 – Imagine anyone trying to craft a compromise in today’s political minefield. … Lara Brown: “They have ascended the leadership ladder within their political party and the House chamber.” … their members and understood the political pressures they face.…

Apr 15, 2011 – Tayip Erdogan won the November 2002 elections, Western officials have upheld the AKP, Erdogan and his colleagues as proof that political … In an interview this month with the opposition Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review, former Turkish president Suleyman Demirel warned … pro-Hamas flotilla in order to ensure that its illegal pro-terror campaign will not harm the AKP’s electoral prospects in Turkey’s national…

Apr 14, 2011 – Eric Hunter at the National Center for Voice and Speech at the University of Utah reminds me that April 16 is World Voice Day. … Whatever the vote on the floor --and unhappy freshmen are being "whipped" hard even though this vote will create enormous political … The good news is that the Speaker gets a do-over immediately with the debt ceiling negotiations.…

Apr 12, 2011 – And only too typical of the gap between NPR's political reporting and reality. … I've also been enlightened by some voices on Fox News. … Because at the time it was still understood that an American government shouldn't be funding political news and comment for domestic…

Apr 12, 2011 – Bobo's plight was publicized, she told Fox News on April 1 that her business had quadrupled. … As the New York Post editorialized, "He rewarded his political base - public-employee unions, who pushed for tax hikes rather than … It was just a speed bump in a national media that reflexively portrays public-employee unions as unselfish defenders of the common…

Apr 11, 2011 – EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each Monday from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news … Today's BP Ledger includes items from: Compass Direct News U.S. … On March 12, Ram Madhav, an RSS national executive committee member, called the allegation against Kumar "a concerted political campaign…

Apr 11, 2011 – attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund alleged that my application for promotion had been denied in part due to the conservative political … The landmark ruling from the Fourth Circuit was welcome news for conservatives, liberals, and non-partisan supporters of the First … Indeed, the court found that my case involved speech that was "intended for and directed at a national or international audience on…

Apr 29, 2011 – Immediately after the news broke of the deal Netanyahu announced, “The PA must choose either peace with Israel or peace with Hamas. … In a real sense, Netanyahu’s call for the PA to choose is the political equivalent of a man telling his wife she must choose between … But worse than a pathetic joke, it is a national tragedy.…

Apr 28, 2011 – Most national polls show no one getting as much as 20 percent of the primary vote. That means no one is the front-runner. … Huckabee, enjoying his Fox News show, seems unlikely to run. So does Sarah Palin. … The presidential nomination process remains the weakest part of our political system.…

Apr 28, 2011 – about the reasons for resisting jihadist terror, we tend to tolerate the culturally intolerable and reject the demands of our own national … That's the bad news. And the good? … --The administration weakens our national security by diminishing our military.…

Apr 26, 2011 – The survey is chock-full of buoying news for Republicans: Nearly three-fourths of those surveyed, 71%, worry that the Democrats’ … I'd say these constitute fairly encouraging results for House Republicans, who've taken an enormous political risk by endorsing concrete … , controversial steps to control our exploding national debt:  (1) The public is aware of the debt crisis and deeply concerned about…

Apr 26, 2011 – When Standard & Poor's lowered its outlook for the United States from "stable" to "negative" on April 18, the news shot through congressional … An already hot fight over raising the national debt got even hotter. … asking Congress to blindly increase the debt limit," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a statement released minutes after the news…

Apr 25, 2011 – EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each Monday from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news … National Level Exercise and "Great Shake Out" 2011 NLE 2011 is May 16-20 and Southern Baptists along with our national partners, local … Click here for the March/April issue on World Congress of Families News, with stories on all of these conferences.…