Louisiana Officials Could Lose the Katrina Blame Game
(CNSNews.com) – Research into more than ten years of reporting on hurricane and flood control efforts in New Orleans indicates that local and state officials did not use federal money that was available for levee improvements or coastal reinforcement and often did not secure local matching funds that would have generated even more federal funding...

Bork: 'Brilliant' Roberts the Best Conservatives Will Get
(CNSNews.com) – Former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork on Tuesday lashed out at the high court and the U.S. Senate for politicizing the judiciary and offered little hope to conservatives hoping to see Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion, overturned...

Schwarzenegger Urged to Veto, Sign Same-Sex Marriage Bill
(CNSNews.com) – The California Legislature on Tuesday became the first in the nation to pass a bill allowing same-sex marriages, but it's not clear if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will sign it...

Pelosi Says Hurricane Victims Must ‘Get What They Are Owed’
(CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Republicans failed hurricane victims in their time of need, and she complained that the Republican-led Congress – which already has approved $10.5 billion in emergency aid – is “nickel-and-diming the region.”

Mixing Politics and Charity?
(CNSNews.com) – Of the many nongovernmental groups offering to help hurricane victims, some have a political message to deliver as well...

Indonesian Muslims Support Embattled Christians
(CNSNews.com) – Embattled Christians in Indonesia, facing intimidation and threats from militant Muslims, are getting offers of help from an unexpected source. The head of Indonesia’s huge traditionalist Muslim organization, Nadhlatul Ulama (N.U.), has spoken out against the actions of Islamists who have forcibly shut down dozens of churches in West Java province...

Egyptians Have Voting Options for the First Time in Decades
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Egyptians went to the polls on Wednesday in the country’s first contested presidential elections. The government is hailing the move as a major democratic advance, even though President Hosni Mubarak is expected to win a fifth term...