WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed a leading Christian charity organization could hire and fire its workers based on their religious beliefs.
On the same day that a major human rights organization issued a scathing report on Bush-era prisoner abuses, the United Nations alleged that the United States had violated a "long-standing" rule meant to prevent the torture of prisoners, by denying an official access to Pvt. Bradley Manning, the lone soldier accused of turning over secret documents to WikiLeaks.
Crossroads GPS, an organization formed by Karl Rove and other Republicans, announced a $20 million advertisement campaign Saturday aimed at President Barack Obama's economic record.
The progressive advocacy group People For the American Way chastised Texas Governor Rick Perry on Monday for his "inappropriate" plans to host a Christian prayer summit at Reliant Stadium in Houston.
At a Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington on Friday, GOP presidential hopeful Rep.Michele Bachmann (R-MN) sought to appeal to religious conservatives by blasting Planned Parenthood, which provides reproductive health services to poor women.
Sarah Palin's national bus tour kicks off today at "Rolling Thunder", a biker rally in Washington, DC, but where it will go tomorrow is anyone's guess. "Rolling Thunder" representatives have gone on the record saying that Palin was not asked to speak at the rally and as of this morning, no one in the organization seemed to know what her role in the event would be.
