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Can't see this email? View the online version. Zero-tolerance policies Advertisement Webcast DVDs Available for Purchase Bible verse ban spawns 'wave of support for Christ' A controversial school policy in northern Georgia has compelled many students to passionately defend their free-speech rights and proclaim their Christian beliefs. State custody step for Rifqa 'just a guise' A Florida-based organization believes immigration papers may be the only thing that will prevent a 17-year-old Christian convert from Islam from being returned to her Muslim parents in Ohio. Parents voice opposition to Obama 'praise' song New Jersey school officials responsible for having elementary school students sing an anthem of praise to President Obama remain under fire from parents who accuse the district of political indoctrination. Suspended 1st-grader can return to school A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve. POLL: What's your take on 'zero-tolerance' policies? VOTE Homosexuality 'not a civil right' The chairman of the Orange County (California) Board of Education says she is "appalled" that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking schools to set aside a day to honor a controversial homosexual activist. More of today's news Zero Tolerance ... Sweat Lodge ope... Runaway Convert SoCal storm menaces neighborhoods near burn areas LOS ANGELES  A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire scarred hillsides braced Health care legislation back behind closed doors WASHINGTON Health care talks slip back behind closed doors Wednesday as Senate leaders start trying to merge two very different bills into a new version that House panel to begin push on financial overhaul WASHINGTON Small neighborhood banks and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are overshadowing the nation's biggest banks in influencing lawmakers as Congress begins the AP sources: Afghan corruption worries McChrystal WASHINGTON The top military commander in Afghanistan is asking for up to 80,000 more American troops even as he warns that rampant government corruption there may prevent victory Mass Moonie wedding ASAN, South Korea From South Korea to South America,  Sun Myung Moon married tens of thousands of couples in the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade and potentially Amp Up Before You Score? 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Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Conservative media fearmonger that Fox News is part of White House "enemies list" Following White House criticism of Fox News for its ideological slant, conservative media figures are again fearmongering that the White House has an "enemies list," and that Fox News is -- in the words of Glenn Beck -- "another enemy" that "warmongers" in the Obama administration would fight with "missiles pointed right at Fox." Sean Hannity claimed the White House is "promising retribution," and conservative radio host Mark Levin said, "[L]et me be clear -- there is an enemies list, a political hit list that this administration has. Just as Castro did, and Chavez and Stalin." Read More Washington Examiner falsehood: "$373 million in stimulus money for better vending machine food" On October 14, The Washington Examiner ran the false headline, "Michelle: $373 million in stimulus money for better vending machine food." However, Michelle Obama, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Examiner article itself contradict the headline; HHS will award $373 million to communities through a competitive grant process for "comprehensive" programs -- one component of which could include healthier  vending machine food -- that would "reduce obesity." Read More Serial smearer Corsi's explanation for mortgage bubble loaded with falsehoods aimed at Dems Appearing on Hannity to promote his latest book, America for Sale, author Jerome Corsi purported to explain the causes of the mortgage bubble by advancing a litany of falsehoods and misinformation: repeating the myth that the Community Reinvestment Act was responsible for the bubble; claiming that President Obama was tied to the housing bubble through conservative bogeyman ACORN; and falsely suggesting that Obama lowered interest rates to "zero or close to zero." Corsi has previously written falsehood-laden books about Obama and Sen. John Kerry, has claimed that Obama posted online a "false, fake birth certificate," and has a history of controversial comments about Islam, Catholicism, progressives, and other matters. Read More Fox and other media conservatives still in denial about cost and popularity of public option Fox News personalities and other conservative media figures have recently claimed or suggested either that a public health insurance option is unpopular among the American public, that it is costly, or both. But they ignored that numerous major public opinion polls contradict their claims; that both the House and Senate health care reform bills require the public plan to be self-sustaining; that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that a public option did "not have a substantial effect on the cost" of the Senate health committee bill; and that numerous experts agree that a public plan is important to help control the cost of health care. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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The long-simmering tension between insurers and congressional Democrats is erupting into open warfare, with lawmakers stepping up their push to revoke a key federal protection for the insurance industry.

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One of the two hitmen has his chest branded with a tattoo of the Virgin Maria Auxilatrix, known in Colombia as the "Virgin of the Assassins." Hitmen, or "sicarios," pray to her for protection against arrest or death and for help to carry out their killings

Watch this video - Kraft Foods will donate money to feed the hungry

Watch this video - Kraft Foods will donate money to feed the hungry Dear Friends and Family,   Watch this video and Kraft Foods Foundation will donate money to feed the hungry   More than 12,000 Kraft Foods employees recently participated in our first-ever global week of community service – "Make a Delicious Difference Week."  Employees around the world created this video to help spread the volunteer spirit.    Each time it's viewed, the Kraft Foods Foundation will donate money to Feeding America to help provide five meals to those at risk of hunger -- up to 100,000 meals through the end of October 2009.    In additon to our volunteer efforts, last week Kraft also doubled the financial contributions that we made to our favorite non-for-profit charities, totally up to $1 million dollars.  We had similar opportunity for a double match in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday in January.  7 of my favorite charities were thrilled with their matching contributions!    So, please, check out this short video, pass it along to your friends and family, put it on your Facebook page, just get the word out.  Every click before Oct 31st will provide 5 meals to the hungry.   Click on the link below, or copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6rpkyWck3A   Share it through your Facebook and Twitter accounts too!

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Loved ones mourn Naperville teen | VIDEO On Wednesday, family members and classmates gathered to remember the life of a high school freshman who died after contracting the H1N1 flu. 18 cars stolen at two luxury dealers Car thieves struck a pair of luxury auto dealerships over the weekend. Web Exclusive: Mob's Rudy no role model As the mob's family tree has spread upward, federal authorities in Chicago seemed to keep missing one piece of low-hanging fruit. Daley: Lawmakers could rethink free rides | VIDEO Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is calling the Chicago Transit Authority's proposed fare increases "ugly." New buyer needed for old post office The U.S. Postal Service needs another buyer for the city's old post office. A British developer failed to close on his winning bid. MORE STORIES Strange Mayor censured for drunken YouTube video Icelandic translation of Dan Brown novel stolen Cops: Man tried to eat evidence after pot bust Ala. party taps dead man for panel Man gets probation for stabbing fish Consumer Nokia's first US laptop to cost $300 from AT&T | VIDEO System outages affect bank's ATMs Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to defective switch recall Toys R Us adds gift registry Data, contacts vanish from Sidekick phones | VIDEO Healthbeat Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off Near half of swine flu patients otherwise healthy Early signs may indicate Alzheimer's Surgery helps boy grow new cheekbones Relaxation CDs help cure tummy aches MOST POPULAR Judy Hsu gives birth on expressway Woman killed in deadly hit-and-run 18 cars stolen at two luxury dealers Judy Hsu, baby 'Ike' doing fine Mom investigated after baby found in basement All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 48°F 40°F Rain and drizzle this morning; otherwise, cold with considerable cloudiness Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Hank 7:30 PM The Middle 8:00 PM Modern Family 8:30 PM Cougar Town 9:01 PM Eastwick 10:00 PM ABC 7 News Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Judy Hsu, baby 'Ike' doing fine "I'm having a better morning than yesterday!" Judy Hsu said Wednesday, the day after giving birth to her fourth child on side of the Eisenhower Expressway. Judy Hsu gives birth on expressway Viewers suggest baby names to Judy A Look Back: Baby Number 3 Baked by Betsy's homemade Halloween Betsy D'Attomo's grandmother baked every day when she was a child. Now, flour, sugar and butter are the tools of the trade for this lawyer turned baker. More from the Hungry Hound SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North Sign up for news alerts

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Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Memo to the media: Fox News is now the Opposition Party Fox News has changed the rules. Now the press needs to change the way it covers Fox News. Read More Fox News accuses Obama of delaying troop deployment to win Nobel Peace Prize Fox News personalities have reacted to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize by accusing Obama of -- in the words of Fox News contributor Dick Morris -- "delaying the decision to commit troops to Afghanistan" in order to "win this prize." Responding to initial reports that Obama was awarded the peace prize, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade said he was "wondering" whether the Nobel charter "has anything to do with the delay of the deployment of 40,000 troops in Afghanistan," adding, "If you add forces to a war, you can't win." Read More After repeatedly smearing people with falsehoods, Beck claims "the things that we are saying ... are true" Attacking White House communications director Anita Dunn for saying that Fox News is "undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House" and suggesting the network is not a "legitimate news organization," Glenn Beck asserted of his attacks against Obama administration officials, "[T]he things that we are saying have been checked out; they are true." In fact, Beck has repeatedly made false statements in his witch hunt against Obama administration officials, such as calling Van Jones "a convicted felon" and claiming that Cass Sunstein "believes that everyone must be an organ donor." Read More Fox's news programs echo its "opinion" shows: Smears, doctored videos, GOP talking points Fox News has responded to White House criticisms of its network by claiming that while its "editorial" programs are filled with "vibrant opinion," its news hours are straight and objective. However, Fox News' purportedly straight news programs echo its "editorial" programs: Media Matters for America has compiled a non-exhaustive list -- from this year alone -- documenting how Fox's news programming features smears, falsehoods, doctored and deceptive editing, and GOP talking points. Read More Limbaugh's "color-blind" history of racially charged comments On October 12, Rush Limbaugh responded to accusations that he is "insensitive" and has a "blind spot" about race by claiming that he is "colorblind," "treat[s] everybody equally" and that he "doesn't see [President Obama] as black," but rather as "president of the United States." In fact, Limbaugh has an extensive history of making racially charged remarks about minorities and routinely race-baits while criticizing Obama and his policies, such as saying that Obama is a "reverse racist" and that his economic policies amount to "reparations." Read More Fox News runs with faulty industry-funded "study" of Baucus bill Fox News has seized upon a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), which concluded that under the Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill, "by 2019 the cost of single coverage is expected to increase by $1,500 more than it would under the current system and the cost of family coverage is expected to increase by $4,000 more than it would under the current system," in some cases reporting the study's conclusions as fact. However, health care experts have noted that, in the words of health care economist Len Nichols, "Aside from the obvious conflict of interest associated with a report funded by the very industry it analyzes, PWC's basic analytic assumptions -- by their own admission -- are at variance with the bill and the opinions of most analysts." Read More Beck continues long history of invoking Nazis by comparing Fox to the Jews during the Holocaust During the October 13 edition of his radio show, Glenn Beck likened the Obama administration's treatment of Fox News to Nazi persecution of Jews, telling other media outlets: "When they're done with Fox, and you decide to speak out on something," it would be like "[t]he old, 'first they came for the Jews, and I wasn't Jewish.' " Beck has a long history of invoking the Holocaust, the Nazi Party, and Adolf Hitler to smear the Obama administration, other progressive individuals and organizations, and the media; indeed, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) previously criticized Beck for comparing Al Gore's efforts to raise awareness of global warming to the Holocaust. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.