Pro-Life Congressman Will Head Up Republican Convention Platform Committee

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life Congressman has been selected to head up the Republican Party's platform committee at its upcoming convention. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a freshman California lawmaker, will lead the panel the last week of August to craft the party's positions on abortion and other issues.

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Jessica Echard on Fox News, 5-07-08

Jessica Echard discusses Newt Gingrich's comment on Republican Party reform with Shepard Smith.

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Statement on Phyllis Schlafly's honorary degree, 5-06-08

May 6, 2008 -- Over the years, Washington University, like many universities across the nation, has chosen to grant honorary degrees to noted individuals from around the world, as well as those alumni and members of the University community who have become a part of the broad public discourse on vital issues of the times — whether or not the majority of those within its community agree with the views expressed by those individuals.

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Good News: University Defends Decision to Honor Phyllis Schlafly

Faced with threats of protests, Washington University officials are standing by their decision to honor Phyllis Schlafly, founder and president of Eagle Forum, with an honorary doctorate.

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Conservative Groups To Send Letter Asking Bush To Revive Domestic Family Planning Gag Rule, 5-07-08

Nearly 80 conservative groups have signed a letter that will be sent to President Bush Tuesday, asking him to ban federal funding for family planning groups that provide abortion referrals or share facilities with abortion providers, according to Tom McClusky, vice president of government affairs at the Family Research Council, The Hill reports. Concerned Women for America and the Eagle Forum are also involved in the push. Former President Reagan first issued regulations more than 20 years ago, which were in effect only briefly. Former President Clinton rescinded the ban soon after he took office in 1993.

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Poverty bill could cost taxpayers billions, 5-07-08

A media critic is warning that a Senate bill sponsored by Barack Obama that purports to fight global poverty amounts to an unfunded mandate on federal government.

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Eagle Collegian speaks out in support of Schlafly

While a group of Washington University students oppose the University's decision to award Eagle Forum President Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree, Eagle Collegian and Washington University student Rachel Wisdom spoke out in support Mrs. Schlafly and the University's decision.

Wisdom, an intern last summer at the Eagle Forum Education Center, started her own FacebookSchlafly. She was quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch saying: "I think the controversy is absolutely ridiculous. If students claim to be open-minded and tolerant, they shouldn't care." STLToday.com, 5-6-08.

Choose Life License Plates available in MO

Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- After a long and successful legal battle, Missouri residents are now able to support adoption efforts with the purchase of a Choose Life license plate. Plate supporters unveiled the artwork for the plate in a capital reception surrounding by leaders of pro-life groups and state legislation. LifeNews.com, 5-2-08.

Missourians can get a Choose Life license plates by going to the Choose Life of Missouri website at http://chooselifemissouri.org/.

President of Eagle Forum Phyllis Schlafly says: "It is wonderful that Missouri now has the Choose Life license plate. I am sure that all pro-life and pro-adoption Missourians will enjoy

proclaiming the Choose Life message on their car! I know I will!"

Phyllis Schlafly shelled by college flak, 5-06-08

Eagle Forum founder, advocate for mothers, wives draws opposition

More than 1,200 people are expressing outrage at a university decision to honor Phyllis Schlafly with an honorary doctorate of humane letters for her national leadership of the conservative movement and are calling for the college to withdraw its invitation.

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ProEnglish Sends Letter to President Bush Signed by 15 Organizations Condemning Mexican Truck Drivers' English Waiver as a Safety Hazard, 5-05-08

ARLINGTON, Va., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProEnglish, an
Arlington, Va.-based national organization that advocates for official
English, released a letter to President Bush today, urging him to order
U.S. Department of Transportation to stop allowing Mexican truck drivers
involved in the NAFTA demonstration project to demonstrate their
"proficiency in English" by answering questions in Spanish.

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Hillary Clinton Puts American Families in Danger: 'I will not enforce laws against sanctuary cities.', 5-02-08

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic presidential
contender Hillary Clinton finally agreed to appear on the highly-rated Fox
News show The O'Reilly Factor. Her interview, which was taped earlier this
week while she was campaigning in South Bend, Indiana, was broadcast on The
Factor over two consecutive nights. Last night, part two of "Hillary in the
No Spin Zone" aired, and she was asked questions on the topics of foreign
policy, the War on Terror, and illegal immigration. When Bill O'Reilly
turned to the immigration debate, he asked, "Will you shut down sanctuary
cities?" Hillary responded, "No, I will not."

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