Halal is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law. From WND Specialty markets first supplied "halal" food to Muslims in America, then restaurants joined in the effort and now the very grocery stores from which you buy hamburger and chops are offering food that has been slaughtered according to Islamic ritual, according to responses ... Read More

From OpenMarket.org and The New York Times People are going hungry, pulling their children out of school due to poverty, and joining criminal gangs to make ends meet in the poorest region of the Congo, the world’s second-poorest country.  Residents of this African nation attribute this economic devastation to what they call “the Obama Law” — provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial “reform” law backed by Obama that have created a virtual embargo on minerals ... Read More

Maryland will soon allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition. It’s one of hundreds of bills signed into law by the governor. Governor Martin O’Malley always has the option of doing nothing and allowing a bill to automatically become law. But choosing to sign the Dream Act sends the message that he supports this highly controversial bill. Immigrant students pack the state house to witness the day the state recognizes them as residents to allow them to ... Read More

Say for instance you're an 85 year lady. And say you've been paying faithfully on your mortgage for nearly a full 30 years. Then say while you were in the hospital, you miss the very last payment because you are unable to pay your bills while ill; the very last $432 payment. Then say, the bank  charges you  $5,800 after missing the final payment. That's exactly what happened to Dorothy Rhue Allen. An elderly New Jersey woman billed $5,800 after missing the ... Read More

Remember how we learned as youngsters on How A Bill becomes Law? ... Read More

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs into law no cell phone use while driving. So his wife gets busted talking on the phone while driving. I don't know what the penalty is for talking on the phone but the governor promised, "Thanks for bringing her violations to my attention. There's going to be swift action." Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear says that by "swift action," the governor means he'll ask his wife not to hold the phone while driving. A law that took effect in 2008 ... Read More

I've had a strange, hard week. Without giving away too much information, let's just say all the signs were there. If you're considering a relationship with someone, don't ignore important signs. A Dozen Ways to Get to Know Your Real Partner The Signs Are All Around You By Stacy D. Phillips In my line of work -- family law -- I often hear the same old refrain when my client explains to me why they split from their significant other. It goes like this, "I ... Read More