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Catholic Bishop conference angered by loss of federal funding for human trafficking victim relief

By | 11.01.11 | 3:44 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has added another item to their list of grievances with the Obama administration.

Rep. John Kline calls Obama student loan plan a ‘mistake’

By | 10.31.11 | 1:01 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. John Kline, who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, slammed President Obama’s plan for student loan relief Monday as a “mistake,” saying it will do nothing to help workers looking for jobs.

Bachmann again argues U.S. should have stayed out of Libya

By | 10.31.11 | 9:17 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Michele Bachmann said again that the United States shouldn’t have participated in the overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

“My position is that the United States should not have gone into Libya because again the last chapter isn’t written. This is a snapshot in time,” Bachmann told Christiane Amanpour of More…

Family Research Council filed brief in SCOTUS health care lawsuit

By | 10.28.11 | 4:35 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The influential anti-abortion and anti-gay group Family Research Council announced this week that it filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that the health care reform law be struck down because it will “fund abortion,” among other reasons.

Florida Common Core K-12 standards match up to college and career needs

By | 10.28.11 | 4:28 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A study released this week shows that Common Core State Standards in English and mathematics for K-12 education, adopted by Florida last year, align with five comparison standards considered “good indicators of college and career readiness.”

Catholic Advocate PAC launches campaign against Obama

By | 10.28.11 | 3:39 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Catholic Advocate PAC has started a campaign asking President Obama to “meet with Catholic leaders to discuss compromise” on religious conscience laws.

Anti-abortion group looking into Planned Parenthood relationship with HHS Sec. Sebelius

By | 10.28.11 | 11:54 am | More from The Florida Independent

Operation Rescue has joined other anti-abortion groups in Kansas in a campaign accusing U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of being involved in the 2004 destruction of records related to allegations made against Planned

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New Florida water regulations criticized by conservationists

By | 10.27.11 | 2:12 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The federally mandated “numeric nutrient criteria,” a set of standards to govern water pollution in the state of Florida, have been harshly criticized by industry, agriculture and even lawmakers — who argue the criteria are too stringent and would result in job losses and stymie business growth.

Congressional members want investigation of Keystone XL approval

By | 10.27.11 | 11:08 am | More from The Colorado Independent

More than a dozen members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter (PDF) to President Obama and to the Inspector General of the U.S. State Department requesting an investigation of the approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline.

The demand for an investigation generated More…

White House rolls out relief program for millions of college debt holders

By | 10.26.11 | 7:19 pm

A conference call with reporters today revealed more details about the Obama administration’s plan to roll out a program for student debt relief.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Duncan, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes and Raj Date, Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the More…