The timing of two new studies seems awfully convenient for those pushing for government-run health care. Or does it?
Sketchy study #1: Canadian researchers are questioning the usefulness of clinical breast exams in conjunction with mammograms, saying yes, they increase early detection, but the rate of “false-positives” increases, too. It’s a “steep price” to pay. They [...]

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This touches some very uncomfortable ground for those of us who’ve seen the Internet as a liberating, democratic force (see: Iran, and any number of other examples). I hope we see some strong bipartisan opposition to this bill.

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Lefty bloggers and Missouri Democrats have been making noise for awhile now, claiming that Roy Blunt had an affair with his now-wife before he was divorced from his previous wife. Normally, it’s best to ignore such baseless, tacky attacks, but now this made-up story keeps creeping up and being passed off as unquestioned fact. (Libel, [...]

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This is a must-read article from Kevin Roberts, historian of Catholicism in America and founder and executive director of Catholic Family Caucus.

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John Brodigan put this list together and I think it’s pretty helpful.

BLOGGERS Allahpundit Tabitha Hale Patrick Ruffini Katie Favazza Ed Morrissey Eric Odom David All Sean Hackbarth
MAIN STREAM MEDIA Joe Scarborough Jake Tapper Major Garrett
ORGANIZATIONS Heritage Foundation American Issues Project New [...]

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Hat tip to Karen of Unterekless.com for finding this. In her words, “Seriously, Obama, get on this one.”
Anyone know when the movie comes out?

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Quite a cast came together to make this video, including both Catholics and Protestants, Democrats, students and more. Please consider sharing it with your friends and family.

A friend emailed to share this quote and I couldn’t help but laugh:
“Obama’s health care plan will be written by a committee whose head, John Conyers, says he doesn’t understand it. It’ll be passed by Congress that has not read it, signed [...]