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Rising foreclosures weigh on housing market

Sisyphus, you may remember, was the king condemned to rolling a stone up a hill only to see it roll back down. That’s sorta how you spell “futile” in Greek mythology.

Canadian Prime Minister Warns Protectionism Greatest Threat to Global Economy

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Protectionism is the biggest threat to the global economy, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told FOX News on Friday, adding that the fifth Summit of the Americas should focus on free trade, not a potential thaw in relations between the United States and the communist island nation of Cuba.

Texas entered the United States as a free and sovereign Nation

Texas entered the United States as a free and sovereign Nation. No other state can claim that. In the “Joint Resolution” for annexation of Texas, the Congress granted Texas the right to divide itself into four additional states. That right was reconfirmed in the Compromise of 1850.

We Must Take America Back

The official music video for the new song WE MUST TAKE AMERICA BACK by Steve Vaus. (SteveVaus.com)

Pittsburgh, Springfield, Illinois Tea Party Pictures

Expecting 300 in Springfield over 2,000 showed up. Over 2,000 showed up in the rain in Pittsburgh!

Gun Rights and Abortion Lobby

We hear a lot about abortion rights and the gun lobby but little or nothing about gun rights and the abortion lobby. Sincerely Marshall Miller Lilburn, Georgia USA

Is China’s Economy Strong Enough To Save the World?

Some China-watchers see a light at the end of the tunnel for the country's faltering economy. These optimists note that there are mounting signs that the government's stimulus efforts — and in particular the flood of credit unleashed by the Central Bank last November — are beginning to have an impact.

Recession Now Hits Jobs in Health Care

Employment in health care, the only major industry outside the federal government still adding jobs, is succumbing to the recession.

GM Prepares for ‘Surgical’ Bankruptcy

The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to prepare for a bankruptcy filing by June 1, despite GM's assertion that it could still reorganize without such a filing, The New York Times reported unnamed sources as saying on Monday.

What a Great Paper

I wanted to throw in my Two Cents and let you know that you have Thousands of Readers here in the US.

Many Thanks

I see it as a double Easter blessing. The Prime Minister acknowledges the true meanilng of Easter and expresses appreciation for our solid Christian heritage and then you come out with your wonderful article "Christ is risen." God bless you!

Sweet Smells of Home

SWEET SMELLS OF HOME by William Bedford Memories are a lifeline when you’re soldiering in an alien clime knowing that you might not go home again.

British Cops Bust Obama’s Half-Brother for Child Sex Assault

President Barack Obama's half-brother was denied a visa to enter Britain following an accusation that he attempted to sexually assault on a young British girl.

Time for a reality check in the Darwin debate

When was the last time you heard the myth that all major scientists support evolution and "real" scientists support Darwin's conclusions. Don't believe it. There's about as much truth to it as the lie that all scientists believe in global warming. The current Darwinian debate is nothing if not fundamentally dishonest.

Alan Keyes at Pittsburgh Tea Party

Several thousand attended according to Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Harper celebrates our Christian roots

How positively refreshing to have a Prime Minister unashamed to acknowledge the contribution of Christianity to our unique Canadian heritage. He wished "all Canadians, celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ a happy Easter" and acknowledged that "Christian believers have made an indispensible contribution to the history of Canada." While these statements may come as a surprise and even be a source of irritation to those who cling to exclusively secularist ideas of what Canada is all about a little research of our nation's history vindicates the words of the Prime Minister.

Pirates

Re "Standoff With Pirates Shows U.S. Power Has Limits." (April 10): Pirates cannot operate without safe land bases. Seeing that the U.S. has both the expertise to locate these bases and the means to take them out, what's the holdup? William Bedford Toronto, Ontario

Thank you for another voice of reason

I just discovered Canada Free Press and am delighted! Thank you for another voice of reason. How do you survive in Canada? Randall Stone

Money Woes May Force Six Shriners’ Hospitals to Close

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Shriners organization may shutter six of its 22 free hospitals for children, citing rising costs, lagging donations, and a dwindling endowment.

More ex-Muslims celebrating Easter this year than at any time in history

- Joel C. Rosenberg Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, "I will build My Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." (KJV) Guess what? He wasn't kidding. You rarely hear about it on the news. You rarely even hear about it in churches in the West, in the East, or even in the Middle East. But the big, untold story is that more Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus Christ today than at any other time in history.