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Ohio’s attorney general has rejected the wording of an amendment that seeks to define a human being from the moment of conception. Attorney General Mike DeWine told Personhood Ohio that the group must rework the wording of its amendment before it can be approved.

A second man has been charged in a Saturday night home invasion at U.S. Rep

In a new blog post on LifeNews.com , the Radiance Foundation’s Ryan Bomberger goes after the Guttmacher Institute, calling it a “global pro-abortion extension” of Planned Parenthood that is “continually lavished with misleading credentials by mainstream media.” As Bomberger points out, Guttmacher is generally referred to as a “nonpartisan research group” by big-name media outlets, including ABC, NPR, CNN and The Washington Post . The Institute describes itself in similar terms and says it has the goal of “advancing sexual and reproductive health in the United States and worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education.” Though it began as a research extension of Planned Parenthood, and was founded by a former president of the organization, the Guttmacher Institute severed ties with the chain of women’s health clinics in the late ’70s, following the death of its founder. In 1977, it officially became an independent, nonprofit corporation. Bomberger argues, however, that “the cord is still attached.” “So be aware when you’ve been Guttmacher’d,” writes Bomberger

The anti-abortion rights lobbying and policy organization Americans United for Life has already updated its recently released model legislation guide for

Weeks after announcing its campaign against what they say are sexual abuses by TSA agents, the Libertarian Party of Florida is holding a rally to protest “warrantless and random searches at airport checkpoints.” # The rally will be held this Sunday outside of the Daytona Florida Sheriffs Association convention. According to a press release, the goal of the protest will be “to encourage sheriffs to uphold the Fourth Amendment, as well as Florida statutes on molestation, as they apply to TSA employees.” # Those organizing the protest are encouraging attendees to bring signs urging sheriffs to confront the TSA. # In a July 4 email sent to all 67 of Florida’s sheriffs, Florida Libertarian Party chairman Adrian Wyllie called for the arrest of state TSA agents, writing that the seizure of travelers’ items are a direct violation of the United States Constitution.Wyllie went on to write that searches known as “Enhanced Pat Downs” are “clearly within the definition of felony sexual battery.” # “As Sheriff, you have the absolute duty to enforce the law uniformly and without prejudice,” wrote Wyllie.

Last month, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made a rather remarkable statement about the trillion-dollar Bush tax cuts, arguing, here’s no evidence whatsoever

I just got off a conference call with Brig. Gen. Robert Holmes, a deputy director for operations at U.S. Central Command, which directs U.S. military operations

That is the worst-case scenario, according to Egan-Jones Ratings Co., quoted in a Bloomberg article making the rounds. The agency says that if home prices

Bill Bennett, radio host of Morning in America, censured Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress during his comments at Saturday’s Values Voter Summit in Washington,

Sen. Al Franken introduced legislation on Wednesday that would require Congress to pay for future wars and ensure that they do not add to the federal budget deficit

You know it’s August when The Washington Post recycles news almost a decade old on its front page. This morning’s story on the Coast Guard leads with the

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has been making the rounds on morning shows explaining all of the troublesome issues with donations to the Clinton Foundation. Yes,

Defense reporters these days have a number of anecdotes that they believe reveals Pentagon chief Bob Gates’ true colors. Some like his April 2007 press

On their last day in Washington before leaving on a five-week vacation, House lawmakers on Friday passed a $2 billion extension of the enormously popular cash

Last night, TWI’s Annie Lowrey talked to Chris Hayes, guest host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, about the burgeoning political consciousness of unemployed

It’s not everyday that lawmakers with top ratings from the National Rifle Association go around criticizing the powerful gun lobby. But regarding the NRA’s bid

With the House reconvened in a special session to pass a crucial state aid bill yesterday, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) took to the floor to deliver a rambling

A Pew Hispanic Center study released today provides hard numbers to the debate about the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship for children born to illegal

Via Brian Faughnan, here’s former Rep. J.D. Hayworth testing the waters for a 2010 challenge to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). There is something you can do right

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has been a long-time supporter of creating a government-backed health insurance plan to compete against

Flanked by his newly formed economic transition team at the Chicago Hilton, President-elect Barack Obama today gave his first press conference today. Taking

Jason Wu Trujillo, UVA Law’s Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, has emailed TWI about Marcus Epstein’s law school plans. Mr. Epstein is

Equating today’s rising credit card rates to usury, several House Democrats today announced plans to introduce legislation capping credit card rates at 16

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