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DOD Identifies Army Casualty
On July - 24 - 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, of El Paso, Texas, died July 23 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $426K Meth Stash Near I-5 Checkpoint
On July - 24 - 2010
San Clemente, Calif. — Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 10 wrapped packages of methamphetamine inside a Nissan Frontier pick-up truck approximately one mile south of the I-5 checkpoint.
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At approximately 1 p.m., a 25-year-old male U.S citizen was arrested in connection with the seizure after agents encountered him with the Nissan parked on the interstate median. After questioning the driver, a Border Patrol K-9 team conducted an external check of the vehicle. The K-9 team alerted to the rear seat area of the pick-up, prompting agents to conduct an inspection of the truck’s interior.
Agents detected seven bundles of methamphetamine hidden inside of a speaker box atop the rear seat. An additional three bundles of methamphetamine were found behind the rear seat. The bundles had a total weight of 23.72 pounds with an estimated street value of $426,960.
Agents later turned custody of the suspected smuggler and narcotics over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
While U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego Sector maintain a strong enforcement posture on the immediate border to detect and interdict all potential cross-border threats, a layered enforcement posture is also maintained along major routes of egress through coordinated enforcement operations and interior checkpoints.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009
On July - 24 - 2010
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf
This article published by Homeland Security is about eight pages and contains information on “illegal immigrants” aka “unauthorized immigrants” here in the United States.
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NJRTL Applauds Governor Christie for Veto of S2139 — Bill Would Have Restored $7.5M to Planned Parenthood/Family Planning Clinics
On July - 24 - 2010
New Jersey Taxpayers Not Obligated to Fund Planned Parenthood
Christian Newswire/ — For far too long and without voter approval, NJ taxpayers were forced to fund Planned Parenthood in the state budget under “family planning services.” In Governor Christie’s FY 11 budget, he proposed completely eliminating $7.5M in funding to Planned Parenthood/family planning clinics. A group of pro-abortion lawmakers endorsed by Planned Parenthood’s Political Action Committee, pushed a supplemental bill through the legislature in June which would have restored $7.5M to these centers. By vetoing the bill, Governor Christie freed NJ taxpayers from complicity with the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of NJ administers control over the operations of the NJ family planning clinics. Every NJ family planning center under Planned Parenthood’s control counsels and refers for abortion. Despite assertions to the contrary from some lawmakers that none of the money will be used for abortion, the funds will be used for abortion because these centers have the mutual financial advantage of referring pregnant clients to one of the three “Planned Parenthood/family planning” centers that perform abortion. Planned Parenthood also operates a Political Action Committee and lobbies for funding for its clinics.
In its most recent annual report for the year ending June, 2008, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates list the following pregnancy services: 305,310 abortions, 4,012 adoption referrals and 10,914 prenatal care services. These statistics and their disproportionate ratios confirm that they are the largest provider of abortions in the nation, and that contrary to many of their supporters’ assertions, they are indeed all about abortion and not about saving lives.
Planned Parenthood claims their services are saving the state money and actually preventing abortions, but the statistics indicate otherwise. They show that more than half of teenage pregnancies ended in abortion in New Jersey in 2005 and NJ currently has the second highest rate of teen abortions in the nation. STD rates continue to rise steadily in NJ as well. Their sexually explicit and inappropriate materials and presentations provided to children during classroom presentations continue to elicit numerous objections from parents.
Ignoring these grim realities and the responsibilities entrusted to them by the people they serve, a handful of legislators endorsed by the political arm of Planned Parenthood have been clamoring to defy the Governor’s decision and award $7.5M of our taxpayer dollars so Planned Parenthood can continue to push its radical and harmful social agenda in our state. It is time to stop the absurdity of funding an industry that has failed miserably and has a financial self interest in keeping the status quo, especially when it comes to young girls and women in NJ.
The taxpayers of New Jersey are under no obligation, statutory or otherwise, to fund the radical and failed social agenda of Planned Parenthood. We commend Governor Christie for his steadfast opposition to restoring these funds and for working to promote the best health care for all NJ citizens.
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FREE SPEECH VICTORY
On July - 15 - 2009
- Free Speech Can Be Offensive
Court puts brakes on oppressive speech code at L.A. City College
Court grants motion in favor of student called ‘fascist bastard’ by professor for Christian beliefs
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A federal court Monday granted a motion filed by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom to halt enforcement of a Los Angeles City College District policy that violates student free speech rights. The court’s order, which halts the policy while a student’s lawsuit against the district moves forward, also requires the removal of all of the policy’s language on district Web sites because the court determined that ADF attorneys are likely to succeed in their argument that the policy is unconstitutional.“Christian students shouldn’t be penalized for expressing their beliefs at a public college,” said ADF Senior Counsel David French, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. “We are pleased that the court has taken this step to ensure that the First Amendment rights of students are not violated. We will continue to litigate this case to make sure the constitutional rights of our client and other students at the college are protected.”
In February, ADF attorneys filed suit against LACCD officials after a professor censored and threatened to expel student Jonathan Lopez following a speech he gave about his Christian faith during an open-ended assignment in a public speaking class.
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