Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A newly released photo of President Barack Obama and his top aides reveals that little has changed in a White House that insists upon waging a "war on women" even while under-employing - and underpaying - its female staffers.
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In a perfect example of how the culture of death is running amok in our society, two lesbians and the man who donated the sperm to produce their daughter are involved in a twisted legal battle with the state of Kansas over who should provide for the child.
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A photo of a baby about to born by C-Section who grabbed hold of a doctor's hand has gone viral on the Internet after the proud parents posted it on Facebook.
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Americans are experiencing deja vu all over again as the U.S. Senate once again passes a major piece of legislation after giving members only three minutes to read it - which is why no one caught all the pork stuffed into the so-called "fiscal cliff" bill until it was too late.
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The holiday season saw a rash of rulings on lawsuits challenging the controversial birth control mandate that will not give the government much to cheer about.
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A stunning new study has discovered that the cells of babies may migrate through the placenta between a mother and her fetus, often taking up residence in other organs of her body, having a broad range of impacts from tissue repair to cancer prevention.
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The Connecticut Medical Examiner who conducted the post-mortems on the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre of December 14 has asked geneticists at the University of Connecticut to conduct a study of the killer's DNA to look for clues as to why he carried out the mass murder.
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A hastily constructed "deal" between Democrats and Republicans on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts and spending cuts was temporarily averted with a bill that increases taxes but does little to cut the nation's out-of-control spending.
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Instead of giving in to the discouragement caused by a constant barrage of bad news in the media, Pope Benedict XVI advised Christians to look a little deeper in order to discover a better world that is too often hidden in the shadows of life.
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In the last 20 years, the average age of death rose from 59 to 70 years - and so did the length of time people live with chronic health problems.
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