In an overwhelmingly decision on Tuesday (July 13), France’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, voted to ban the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public.
The vote was 335 to 1 in the 557-seat assembly. Most opposition Socialists and Communists in the parliament refused to vote.
It must now be ratified by the [...]
Newt Gingrich tells the Associated Press he’s seriously considering seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and will announce his decision in February or March.
“I’ve never been this serious,” says the 67-year-old former U.S. House speaker. “It’s fair to say that by February the groundwork will have been laid to consider seriously whether or not [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells NTN24 station out of Quito, Ecuador, that the Justice Department will sue over Arizona’s controversial law cracking down on illegal immigration.
In the interview, Clinton says comprehensive immigration reform on a larger level is what is needed and is what the president supports.
She tells the interviewer: “President [Barack] Obama has [...]
November 25, 2009 – 2:07 pm
When Aaron Perry-Zucker sent out an open call for posters inspired by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign to post on DesignforObama.org, he didn’t expect the windfall of high quality art that arrived from around the world.
Launched in November 2009, ‘Design for Obama’ is a commemorative poster book highlighting over 200 of the finest posters [...]
October 2, 2009 – 2:47 pm
It’s school spirit and school spirit only for a group of cheerleaders at a north Georgia high school who have been told they will no longer be allowed to hold up signs bearing Bible verses at tonight’s football game.
After a few discussions and meetings, the Catoosa school district banned the signs over concerns they were [...]
September 14, 2009 – 7:03 pm
A British producer who created a film about Charles Darwin says he’s been unable to secure an American distributor because the evolution theory is too controversial for U.S. audiences.
Creation stars stars Paul Bettany and Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly and it opened the Toronto International Film Festival last week.
While almost every other country in the world has [...]