Background: My recent column U. of Maryland Correct to Deny Clothesline Project Protesters a Forum to Publicly Name Alleged Rapists (Baltimore Sun, 10/15/07) defends the university's decision to forbid campus protesters from publicly naming alleged rapists during their sexual assault awareness week activities. I explained:
"The university cites the danger of lawsuits from those named, and that's certainly...
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Miami Herald columnist Ana Menendez discusses the "Elian Gonzalez II" campaign in her column Cuban girl's case is part of the larger story (Miami Herald, 9/23/07). Menendez, whose parents are Cuban immigrants, writes:
"I believe the girl belongs with her father, Rafael. I believe children should be raised by their parents."
This week I partnered with...
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by David John Marotta and Beth Anderson Nedelisky For a few more days this year, the tax law will allow you to give to charity directly from your IRA and count that gift toward your required minimum distribution. Giving to charity from your IRA will also provide you with additional tax savings. But, to...
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Below are some recent articles and items of interest from Fathers & Families' latest News Digest.
Local agencies get grant support (The Troy Messenger, 10-15-07)
DHS, courts split on custody case (The Courier, 10-17-07)
Local case points out complexities of schools, child custody (Naples Daily News, 10-17-07)
Prosecutor: Custody dispute led to death (Winston-Salem Journal, 10-19-07)
Documents Show Rowland Asked For...
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By Terri Lynn Tersak , Teri Stoddard and Dave Heleniak In Part One of this series, we reviewed how the US Congress functionally transformed our welfare state into a child support state. Arguably the most despicable of the backlash effects of this enormous error are mechanisms that pay the states to promote, protect, and...
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling (pictured), though almost 41 years-old and with a history of injuries, has come through for the Red Sox again so far this postseason.
With the Red Sox facing elimination in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, Schilling beat the Indians, allowing only two runs in seven innings....
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During last night's Republican presidential debate on FOX News, candidate Fred Thompson (pictured) cited family breakdown and the importance of fathers raising their children as being key to the well-being and education of America's youth. Unfortunately, he also implied that family breakdown was caused simply by fathers "not staying and raising their kids."
To watch...
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The lamestream media told you: Referring to the Parker case, which challenges Wash., D.C.’s total ban on gun possession at home, professor Jonathan Turley, a declared liberal, said, “D.C. politicians have put gun-control laws across the country at risk with a (Supreme) court more likely to uphold the rulings than to reverse them. It...
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(The following is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.) Officers with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigate violations of immigration laws and identify aliens who are removable from the United States. ICE officers exercise discretion to achieve its operational...
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Most people are probably familiar with the fact that conservative Republican Louisiana Senator David Vitter, known for his support of traditional family values, has ‘fessed up to seeing prostitutes. It is also widely reported that he had the pros put him in diapers. In one of the commercials he made while campaigning, David Vitter...
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