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News Roundup: 4/9/13

It's time for me to discuss the news of the week that I feel you should know about. First, let us all pray for comfort for Rick Warren and his family in this their time of loss. Losing a loved one is hard enough. Losing one to suicide has to be incredibly difficult.

Now, let's jump right on into it, shall we?

• You should read my piece on the PBS cartoon Super Why. No really, the show is awful.
• The courts defied Health and Human Services on Plan B...actually proving to be to the left of the Obama administration. Now, this allows abortofacents to be purchased over the counter - regardless of your age. This is scary.
• Ben Howe of RedState is reporting that Mitch McConnell is getting ready to do the right thing and filibuster Reid's gun control legislation. So...he's doing the right thing, must mean - reelection season is beginning.
• Are you following @BarackObama on Twitter? Cause that's not actually Barack Obama's account. The Atlantic has more and how this could be a violation of election regulations.
• Tim Challies wrote that Josh Harris slapped him in the face. Metaphorically speaking with his new book. Check out the quote, it is a slap in the face and a reminder on faith.
• What group of people are 3 times more likely to be arrested than the average American? New York State Senators.
• Maryland Reporter has a piece out on a recent forum of Maryland GOP candidates. It's an interesting look into the battle for the heart of the Republican Party in Maryland...plus Collins Bailey's gadfly campaign for chair. Realistically, it's a battle between Kline and Waterman. I'm on the side of Kline.
• Mark Newgent at Red Maryland has a piece summarizing the damage done by the Maryland General Assembly this year. It's bad, really bad. Example? A rain tax, gun grabbing, higher gas tax, and a repeal of the death penalty. Read the piece for a good summary of the damage.
• Yoda won this year's "This is Madness" tournament at Star Wars' website. I'll be honest, I voted for Vader.
• Dave Miller of SBC Voices wrote an excellent piece entitled, "Dealing Redemptively with the Hate and Intolerance of the Left." It's mostly from a faith perspective, but it's worth a read.
• Hot Air has some info on some Army Reserve training documentation. What does it say about religious extremists? Well, it lumps in Catholics and Evangelical Christians. So...there's that.
• The Tanooki has a video trailer for...a new DuckTales video game. Yes, seriously. Check it out.

Any news I missed? Probably, but it's what I found interesting this week. I leave you with music from KB, his track "Brand New" from his "Who is KB?" mixtape: