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BRUSSELS (EJP)---The European Jewish Congress, an umbrella organization for Jewish communities across Europe, hailed a new European regulation on animal slaughter agreed on Monday by the European Union Council of Ministers.   The new regulation recognises the validity of ‘shechita’ or Jewish animal slaughter according to religious methods and requires that kosher meat can be traded and sold freely in every EU member state.   “The European Jewish Congress is delighted that the new EU regulation ensures that communities in member states that kill animals for food according to humane Jewish law will be able to continue doing so,’ Moshe…

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By: Rick Pedraza    U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says he was dismayed that Congress passed the war supplemental appropriations bill so easily last week. “An economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress and this administration,” Paul said during his weekly radio address Monday. “Washington spends with impunity, domestically bailing and nationalizing basically everything they can get their hands on,” Paul said. Mocking the idea that Obama was a “peace candidate,” Paul pointed out that hisadministration will be sending another $106 billion it doesn't have "to continue the bloodshed in Afghanistan and Iraq without a hint of a…

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Obama bows before the king of Saudi Arabia, April 2009 Peace through strength are words uttered by President Reagan for the ages. They were the foundation of his foreign policy against communism and "the evil empire" – the Soviet Union. Enduring words that dismantled tyrannical nations, yet those words would amount to meaningless rhetoric and vacuous platitudes if Reagan didn't back them up with a credible threat of punishment to those nations who would threaten America and her national interests. In October 1986, at the Reykjavik nuclear-arms-control summit, Reagan backed up those words when nuclear non-proliferation talks broke down with…

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"Could there be something to all the talk of an Obama effect, after all? A stealth effect, perhaps?" So asked Helene Cooper, the New York Times' diplomatic correspondent in a news analysis of the massive anti-regime protests in Iran published in Sunday's Times. It took US President Barack Obama eight days to issue a clear statement of support for the millions of pro-freedom demonstrators throughout Iran risking their lives to oppose the tyranny of the mullahs. And after eight days of vacillating and hedging his bets and so effectively supporting Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei against the multitudes rallying in the…

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Photo by Win Henderson of FEMAThe Humane Society has declared the month of June National Emergency Preparedness for Animals month.  Everyone who has a pet should realize that disasters can occur anywhere at any time, especially here in Los Angeles. Hello, earthquakes! Everyone watched back in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans. Companion animals suffered greatly during that time, many left behind to fend for themselves.  Hundreds of animals died while hundreds more were permanently displaced. Let’s face it, most of us are in denial that a huge disaster can be lurking right around the corner. So, have you…

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By JAE-SOON CHANG, SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's massive stockpile of chemical weapons is as threatening as its nuclear program, analysts said Thursday, highlighting an aspect of the secretive regime's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction that is rarely talked about. Adding to already high tensions in the region, a Japanese report said North Korea may fire its most advanced ballistic missile toward Hawaii around Independence Day — the day when the regime test-fired a long-range missile three years ago, though it failed seconds after liftoff. A new missile launch — though not expected to reach U.S. territory —…

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Stephen Dinan Outspoken Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's so worried that information from next year's national census will be abused that she will refuse to fill out anything more than the number of people in her household. In an interview Wednesday morning with The Washington Times "America's Morning News," Mrs. Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, said the questions have become "very intricate, very personal" and she also fears ACORN, the community organizing group that came under fire for its voter registration efforts last year, will be part of the Census Bureau's door-to-door information collection efforts. "I know for my family the…

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Unrest in Islamic republic prompts major financial crisis for jihad group By Aaron Klein JERUSALEM – The Iranian government, distracted with the country's escalating protests, has failed to send regular payments to a Palestinian terrorist group, causing a major financial crisis for at least one jihadist organization, WND has learned. Top sources in the Islamic Jihad terrorist group told WND a major regular payment from Iran scheduled for receipt by the group last week has not yet arrived. The sources said the delay was caused by the unrest in Iran and that they were unsure when the money would be…

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Nearly two thirds of teenagers don't believe in God, according to a study by Penguin books.   Teenagers even say family, friends, money, music and even reality television are more important than religion. It also emerged six out of ten 10 children (59 per cent) believe that religion "has a negative influence on the world". The study of 1,000 teenagers aged 13 to 18 was carried out by Penguin to mark this week's publication of controversial novel 'Killing God' by Kevin Brooks. The book is about a 15-year-old girl who questions the existence of God. Kevin Brooks, the author, said:…

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By Maggie Fox, WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The new strain of H1N1 flu is causing "something different" to happen in the United States this year -- perhaps an extended year-round flu season that disproportionately hits young people, health officials said on Thursday. An unusually cool late spring may be helping keep the infection going in the U.S. Northeast, especially densely populated areas in New York and Massachusetts, the officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. And infections among healthcare workers suggest that people are showing up at work sick -- meaning that workplace policies may…

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