Religion & Law

Desperate Haitians Given Scientology Lessons and Solar-Powered Bibles
Relief has arrived in Haiti this week in the form of planes of Scientologists who will help Haitians heal spiritually and Evangelical Christians bringing solar-powered bibles. Scientologists in yellow jackets fanned out over the island to introduce Haitians to their faith as “volunteer ministers” who claim that (with the power of touch) they can reconnect [...

More children going hungry in U.S.
More children going hungry in U.S. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Staff Writer Tuesday, November 18, 2008 WASHINGTON - Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately...

NATION'S FAITH-BASED IMMIGRATION AGENCIES URGES TPS FOR HAITIANS
Refugee Council USA sent a letter to the White House today signed by leaders of 24 leading refugee and immigrant resettlement organizations urging President Obama to grant Temporary Protected Status to Haitians in the United States...

Let Haitians Vote with their Feet
Stanford economist Paul Romer suggests an overlooked strategy for helping Haitians ? letting them move abroad to countries with better political and economic institutions: Even if the motivation is humanitarian, letting a military intervention morph into a long-lasting occupation in some part of a country would risk the kind of violent opposition that colonialism generated in [...

TPS FAQ FOR HAITIANS
Haitians in the United States on January 12, 2010 are going to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. An estimated 100,000 to 200,000 applicants will be permitted to file as soon as notice is posted in the Federal Register (probably early this week)...

LA RAZA CALLS FOR TPS FOR HAITIANS
This is commendable and also an interesting development because it means that the pro-immigration community is essentially saying that it is necessary to allow one group to receive an important immigration benefit out of lockstep with comprehensive immigration reform...

Weight Watchers Recalls Plush Hungry Figures and Magnets
Weight Watchers Needles Found in "Plush Hungry Figures"

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.

Class Action Settlement Monies to Feed Hungry Kids
Class Action Settlement Monies used to Feed Hungry Kids

Westland/Hallmark Beef Recall
143 million pounds of ground beef recalled - animals suspected of illness.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...