http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:51:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/bloomberg-republican-conservative-base-starts-rallying-around-santorum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/bloomberg-republican-conservative-base-starts-rallying-around-santorum/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125250 Republican Conservative Base Starts Rallying Around Santorum: The Republican Party's socially conservative base, conflicted for months over which presidential candidate to back, is increasingly coalescing behind Rick Santorum in a shift that some observers say may energize his bid and slow Mitt Romney's momentum toward the nomination. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/bloomberg-republican-conservative-base-starts-rallying-around-santorum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/states-challenge-federal-approval-requirements-for-election-law-changes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/states-challenge-federal-approval-requirements-for-election-law-changes/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125212 The Washington Post: The provision requires states and localities with a history of discrimination to get federal approval of any changes in their voting laws. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/states-challenge-federal-approval-requirements-for-election-law-changes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ohio-obama-leads-romney-tied-with-santorum-rasmussen-reports/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ohio-obama-leads-romney-tied-with-santorum-rasmussen-reports/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:04:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125147 Rasmussen Reports: A new telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Obama earning 45% support to Romney’s 41%. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ohio-obama-leads-romney-tied-with-santorum-rasmussen-reports/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/in-254-173-vote-house-passes-expedited-line-item-veto-bill-to-curb-spending/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/in-254-173-vote-house-passes-expedited-line-item-veto-bill-to-curb-spending/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125131 The Hill: Members approved the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, H.R. 3521, by a 254-173 vote . . . Among Republicans, the vote was 197-41 in favor of the bill, and among Democrats, the vote was 57-132 against. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/in-254-173-vote-house-passes-expedited-line-item-veto-bill-to-curb-spending/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/poll-20-of-republicans-leaning-to-obama/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/poll-20-of-republicans-leaning-to-obama/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125115 WorldNetDaily: The latest WND/Wenzel Poll shows none of the current crop of Republican presidential candidates has solidified the base of the party, with one in five GOP voters leaning toward support of Obama in November. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/poll-20-of-republicans-leaning-to-obama/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:15:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125035 Liberty Counsel: Mathew Staver was appointed to the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) Board of Directors. The NHCLC is the nation’s largest Christian Hispanic organization and is also known as the Hispanic Evangelical Association. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/analysis-romney-losses-show-conservative-woes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/analysis-romney-losses-show-conservative-woes/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:09:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124949 News from The Associated Press: And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day exposes deep divisions within the party. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/analysis-romney-losses-show-conservative-woes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/congress-tries-to-give-president-line-item-veto/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/congress-tries-to-give-president-line-item-veto/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124947 News from The Associated Press: The Republican-led House is trying Wednesday to give President Barack Obama the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that has been sought by both Republican and Democratic presidents. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/congress-tries-to-give-president-line-item-veto/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/gop-primary-delegate-totals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/gop-primary-delegate-totals/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124937 CNN reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/gop-primary-delegate-totals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/drones-over-u-s-get-ok-by-congress-30000-by-2020/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/drones-over-u-s-get-ok-by-congress-30000-by-2020/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:22:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124935 Washington Times: The agency projects that 30,000 drones could be in the nation’s skies by 2020. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/drones-over-u-s-get-ok-by-congress-30000-by-2020/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/santorum-stunner-sweeps-3-gop-contests-mo-by-30-points-mn-by-18/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/santorum-stunner-sweeps-3-gop-contests-mo-by-30-points-mn-by-18/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:11:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124931 CBS News: The former Pennsylvania senator came out on top in the voting in all three contests Tuesday night, including an unexpected five-point victory in Colorado's caucuses. Santorum also won the Minnesota caucuses, by an 18-point margin, and he won by 30 points in the Missouri primary. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/santorum-stunner-sweeps-3-gop-contests-mo-by-30-points-mn-by-18/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/59-say-election-rules-rigged-to-help-congressional-incumbents-rasmussen/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/59-say-election-rules-rigged-to-help-congressional-incumbents-rasmussen/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124819 Rasmussen Reports: Fewer than half of voters nationwide still believe elections are generally fair. Most think the system is rigged to benefit incumbents in Congress. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/59-say-election-rules-rigged-to-help-congressional-incumbents-rasmussen/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/romney-gingrich-tie-for-fla-evangelical-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/romney-gingrich-tie-for-fla-evangelical-vote/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124734 Baptist Press: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich finished in a virtual tie among evangelicals in Florida's Republican primary, with each candidate claiming a small victory depending on which exit poll was used. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/romney-gingrich-tie-for-fla-evangelical-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/gallup-state-numbers-predict-huge-obama-loss/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/gallup-state-numbers-predict-huge-obama-loss/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:58:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124687 Washington Examiner: Gallup released their annual state-by-state presidential approval numbers yesterday, and the results should have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue very worried ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/gallup-state-numbers-predict-huge-obama-loss/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/indiana-senate-approves-right-to-work-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/indiana-senate-approves-right-to-work-bill/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124670 News from The Associated Press: Lawmakers put Indiana on the verge of becoming the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state, passing legislation Wednesday that prohibits labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/indiana-senate-approves-right-to-work-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/fresh-off-florida-victory-romney-pushes-on-to-next-primary-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/fresh-off-florida-victory-romney-pushes-on-to-next-primary-fight/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:25:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124640 TheHill.com: With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Romney topped his nearest rival, Newt Gingrich, by 14 points, 46 percent to 32. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/fresh-off-florida-victory-romney-pushes-on-to-next-primary-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/sixty-percent-of-obama-funds-come-from-big-money-bundlers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/sixty-percent-of-obama-funds-come-from-big-money-bundlers/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124609 Washington Times: While the Obama campaign has consistently touted its grassroots, small-donor fundraising appeal, the reach of the tentacles of a few hundred Hollywood executives and financial moguls is astonishing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/sixty-percent-of-obama-funds-come-from-big-money-bundlers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/cbo-taxes-will-%e2%80%98shoot-up-by-more-than-30-percent%e2%80%99-over-next-2-years/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/cbo-taxes-will-%e2%80%98shoot-up-by-more-than-30-percent%e2%80%99-over-next-2-years/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:57:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124579 CNSnews.com: The amount of money the federal government takes out of the U.S. economy in taxes will increase by more than 30 percent between 2012 and 2014, according to the Budget and Economic Outlook published today by the CBO. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/cbo-taxes-will-%e2%80%98shoot-up-by-more-than-30-percent%e2%80%99-over-next-2-years/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124534 News from The Associated Press: When federal regulators approved a 39-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains, they cited the operator's assurances that it would make sparing use of eminent domain as it negotiated with more than 150 property owners along the pipeline's route. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/gop-rep-dan-burton-of-ind-wont-seek-re-election/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/gop-rep-dan-burton-of-ind-wont-seek-re-election/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:12:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124524 News from The Associated Press: Republican Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana says he won't seek re-election to a 16th term. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/gop-rep-dan-burton-of-ind-wont-seek-re-election/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/will-ron-paul-win-more-delegates-this-week-than-gingrich-santorum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/will-ron-paul-win-more-delegates-this-week-than-gingrich-santorum/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124518 CSMonitor.com: Ron Paul is likely to win more delegates to the 2012 GOP convention than either Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum this week. Wait. What? That's why he campaigned in Maine this weekend. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/will-ron-paul-win-more-delegates-this-week-than-gingrich-santorum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/demint-warns-people-%e2%80%98dependent-on-government%e2%80%99-will-soon-have-majority/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/demint-warns-people-%e2%80%98dependent-on-government%e2%80%99-will-soon-have-majority/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124508 The Hill: We’re at a point in America where about half of the people are getting something from government and the other half are paying for it, and we’re on track to have 60 percent getting something from government and 40 percent paying for it,” DeMint said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/demint-warns-people-%e2%80%98dependent-on-government%e2%80%99-will-soon-have-majority/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/herman-cain-endorses-newt-gingrich/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/herman-cain-endorses-newt-gingrich/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124430 The Hill: Former presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed his fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich in a surprise appearance at the Palm Beach County Republican Party Lincoln Day dinner Saturday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/herman-cain-endorses-newt-gingrich/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fda-staffers-sue-agency-over-surveillance-of-personal-e-mail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fda-staffers-sue-agency-over-surveillance-of-personal-e-mail/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124425 The Washington Post: The Food and Drug Administration secretly monitored the personal e-mail of a group of its own scientists and doctors after they warned Congress that the agency was approving medical devices that they believed posed unacceptable risks to patients, government documents show. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fda-staffers-sue-agency-over-surveillance-of-personal-e-mail/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/miamis-cuban-vote-shifting-but-still-strongly-republican/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/miamis-cuban-vote-shifting-but-still-strongly-republican/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:19:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124340 LaTimes.com: Members of a younger generation care less about Castro and are more liberal, but many are disappointed in President Obama. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/miamis-cuban-vote-shifting-but-still-strongly-republican/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/a-florida-bush-stays-silent-and-to-many-that-says-a-lot/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/a-florida-bush-stays-silent-and-to-many-that-says-a-lot/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124338 NYTimes.com: A steady stream of endorsements has been flowing to Mitt Romney, with his campaign promoting Republicans who are giving their blessing to his presidential candidacy. Yet on the eve of the Florida primary, he has been unable to land the biggest catch of all: Jeb Bush. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/a-florida-bush-stays-silent-and-to-many-that-says-a-lot/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/state-supreme-court-to-leave-boundaries-intact-for-cal-senate-races/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/state-supreme-court-to-leave-boundaries-intact-for-cal-senate-races/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124313 LaTimes.com: The California Supreme Court, faced with a possible ballot measure to scrap newly drawn election districts, decided Friday to leave the boundaries in place for this year's state Senate races. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/state-supreme-court-to-leave-boundaries-intact-for-cal-senate-races/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/mark-levin-newt-gingrich-has-done-more-for-the-conservative-movement-than-all-his-critics/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/mark-levin-newt-gingrich-has-done-more-for-the-conservative-movement-than-all-his-critics/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124308 Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion reports and links to the audio. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/mark-levin-newt-gingrich-has-done-more-for-the-conservative-movement-than-all-his-critics/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/10th-circuit-upholds-stolen-valor-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/10th-circuit-upholds-stolen-valor-act/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:27:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124302 How Appealing reports and links to the ruling. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/10th-circuit-upholds-stolen-valor-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/hawaii-may-keep-track-of-all-web-sites-visited/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/hawaii-may-keep-track-of-all-web-sites-visited/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:58:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124288 CNET News: Hawaii's legislature is weighing an unprecedented proposal to curb the privacy of Aloha State residents: requiring Internet providers to keep track of every Web site their customers visit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/hawaii-may-keep-track-of-all-web-sites-visited/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/gingrich-campaign-debate-audience-stacked-for-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/gingrich-campaign-debate-audience-stacked-for-romney/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124286 NationalJournal.com: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich rode a strong performance and crowd enthusiasm at a debate in South Carolina to victory in that state’s primary, but the crowds at two debates in Florida this week haven’t been as wild for Gingrich. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/gingrich-campaign-debate-audience-stacked-for-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/video-soros-not-much-difference-between-obama-and-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/video-soros-not-much-difference-between-obama-and-romney/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124271 InfoWars carries the video. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/video-soros-not-much-difference-between-obama-and-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/pat-buchanan-who-commissioned-us-to-remake-the-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/pat-buchanan-who-commissioned-us-to-remake-the-world/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:38:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124269 Townhall: We're not going to get into the business of dictating (Russia's) path (to democracy). ... We're just going to support what we like to call 'universal values' -- not American values, not Western values, universal values." But what, exactly, are these "universal values"? And who are we to impose them on other nations? Did Divine Providence assign us this mission? Who do we Americans think we are? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/pat-buchanan-who-commissioned-us-to-remake-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/55-say-wealthy-americans-should-pay-at-least-30-in-income-taxes-rasmussen/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/55-say-wealthy-americans-should-pay-at-least-30-in-income-taxes-rasmussen/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124261 Rasmussen Reports™: Most voters agree with President Obama’s proposal in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that wealthy Americans pay at least 30% of their income in federal taxes. But 30% seems to be about as far as they want to go. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/55-say-wealthy-americans-should-pay-at-least-30-in-income-taxes-rasmussen/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/conservative-media-launches-relentless-assault-on-gingrich/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/conservative-media-launches-relentless-assault-on-gingrich/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:33:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124219 News from The Associated Press: Forget the so-called liberal media. Right now Newt Gingrich's most ardent critics are conservative pundits and columnists, many of whom have launched aggressive campaigns to discredit him and trip up his run for the Republican nomination. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/conservative-media-launches-relentless-assault-on-gingrich/feed/ 0