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Porn Actors Must Use Condoms? L.A. County Says No

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:31:23 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Los "It is very, very difficult to implement. There are roughly 200 production companies with about 1,200 actors," said Dr. Fielding admits performers are susceptible to LA's San Fernando Valley...

Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Charged; Involuntary Manslaughter

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:26:08 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Dr. Conrad Murry, Michael Jackson's personal physician, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in a courtroom in Los Angeles Monday, in connection with the singer's death. Details from the...

Vietnam Vet & Iraq War Critic Rep. John Murtha Dies

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:16:22 -0600

By OpenSecrets

By Dave Levinthal Rep. John Murtha , a veteran Democratic lawmaker as popular with his Pennsylvania constituents as he was polarizing on the national political scene, died this afternoon after...

Iran Announces Plans for Highly Enriched Uranium

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:08:33 -0600

By Heritage Foundation

By threatening to expand its uranium enrichment program by enriching at higher levels, the Iranian regime deliberately flaunts its defiance of five United Nations Security Council...

Audi Pokes Fun at Environmentalists in Super Bowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0600

By NRDC

By -- Most well-meaning environmentalists are chronically guilt-ridden. I constantly confront More important is the question of whether the Audi “clean diesel” is really all that...

Good News About Adult Hunters Mentoring Young Shooters

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:51:07 -0600

By National Shooting Sports Foundation

A -- More than 77 percent of active hunters and target shooters indicated they had taken their sons and daughters hunting. Even adults without a child or stepchild got into the act, with 56...

Autism Odds Increase as Prospective Moms Approach 40

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:48:51 -0600

By Mark Berman Opposing Views

More "This study challenges a current theory in autism epidemiology that identifies the father's age as a key factor in increasing the risk of having a child with autism," said Janie Shelton, the...

Tea Partiers vs. Ron Paul

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:25:31 -0600

By Reason Foundation

By Tea Party associations aside, many of the challengers’ criticisms echo concerns of Paul’s past opponents: that he is too focused on his national ambitions; that his views are...

More Abuse: Elephant Runs Amok at Ringling Bros. Circus in SC

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:47 -0600

By PETA

By The frightened elephant may have been trying to escape from the bullhook abuse that commonly takes place backstage at Ringling's shows. As documented in a PETA video —which was taken...

Could Howard Stern Replace Simon Cowell on American Idol?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:33:26 -0600

By Michael Flood McNulty Opposing Views

The King of All Media replacing Britain's most acerbic wit? It could happen. As you know, Cowell has already said "A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest?" Stern said to his satellite...

Can I Lose Weight Without Exercising?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:32:46 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

I need to lose weight, but I hate exercising. Is there a way to drop the pounds without exerting myself?

NC School Secretary Sues: 'I was Fired for Speaking Spanish'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:34 -0600

By Mark Berman Opposing Views

A In 2008, "During September 2008, a Spanish-speaking parent came to the school crying and stating in Spanish that someone at the school had placed a stick in her 7-year-old son's buttocks....

Find Out the Best Foods for Antioxidants (Some Will Surprise You)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:55:01 -0600

By Mitzi Dulan

You’ve heard about them from a great deal of sources but what exactly are antioxidants, and what is so good about them? Antioxidants are substances and nutrients found in food that help...

Social Security Runs Deficit for First Time in 25 Years

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:36:14 -0600

By Heritage Foundation

By The first two will take years to have a real effect. Accounts of any size need to grow for about 20-25 years before they are large enough to pay much in the way of retirement benefits....

Boy Scouts Celebrate 100th Birthday, but Do they Still Matter?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:33:02 -0600

By Michael Flood McNulty Opposing Views

February 8, 2010 marks the 100th birthday for the Boy Scouts, an iconic group that has become as synonymous with American imagery as Old Glory, baseball and apple pie. But is the organization still...

CBS's "Undercover Boss" Nothing But a Fairy Tale

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:27:36 -0600

By AFL-CIO

By The new CBS “reality” show “Undercover Boss” that debuted last night after the Super Bowl is a The bosses portrayed on the show may...

Texas Pastor Opposes Pagan Worship at Air Force Academy

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:15 -0600

By AUSCS

By “What we label today as ‘pluralism,’ God called In fact, Americans United has tangled with him before. Back in 1998, when Jeffress was...

What was Your Favorite 2010 Super Bowl Ad?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:48 -0600

By Michael Flood McNulty Opposing Views

They each cost $3 million a pop. But only one can be crowned "Best Spot of the Super Bowl." So which ad was tops this year?

Obama's Latest Defense: I'm No Different From Bush

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:43:00 -0600

By Reason Foundation

By Obama evidently Mr. Obama has preserved much of Mr. Bush's counterterrorism strategy. He not only continued drone Obama did officially eschew waterboarding, but so had the Bush...

Ex-ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips Out of Sex Rehab, on "Today Show"

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:26:59 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Steve Phillips, fired as an analyst for ESPN last year after it was revealed he was having an affair with a production assistant, appeared on "The Today He said even before the scandal broke, he...

The New Attack on Sarah Palin? Associate Her with John Edwards

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:24:59 -0600

By FrontPage Magazine

Wednesday, The comparison between the pair is asymmetrical and tendentious. Egan doesn’t consider In the rest of his post—about his deficiencies is not getting the...

Should Michael Jackon's Doctor Conrad Murray Face Murder Charges?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:13:04 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

The Jackson family is reportedly outraged after the announcement that Dr. Conrad Murray will not face murder charges. Murray is accused of administering a lethal dose of the sedative propofol to...

Feb. 7-14 Declared "National Marriage Week USA"

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:08:11 -0600

By ChristianNewsWire

NEW National Marriage Week has long been an organized celebration around the world ( www.marriage-weekinternational.org ) with large rallies, resolutions in Parliaments, concerted outreach for...

Please Don't Execute the Terrorists

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:07:17 -0600

By Jacob M Appel

As The only plausibly convincing argument in favor of executing accused terrorists already in captivity relies upon old-fashioned notions of vengeance and retribution. On a purely emotional...

Most Popular TV Commercials from the 2010 Super Bowl

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:16 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

A recent poll shows 51% of people watch the Super Bowl just for the ads. Doritos ran The Tim Tebow pro-life ad was the subject of much controversy leading up to the But the most talked about...

Forget Wind Farms, Solar, Coal, Natural Gas -- Go Nuclear

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:43 -0600

By CEI

By Despite massive subsidies, wind power still only Compare that with This But if you’re looking for new facilities that don’t produce greenhouse gas emissions there is a fourth...