Profile:- Herman Van Rompuy
rtbf.be/telegraph.co.uk - 25/11/2009

EUROPE - Herman Van Rompuy was born in Etterbeek (Brussels) on October 31, 1947. He got a Bachelor in Philosophy from THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN in 1968. In 1971 he got a Master's degree in Applied Economics, also from Leuven. Both of these fields were to have substantial influence on his life: both spiritually and politically.

MEP clashes with bishop over 'climate alarmism'
independent.co.uk - 24/11/2009

UK - A controversial Conservative Euro MP has careered into a clash with a bishop over his claim that the Church of England has "abandoned religion" to preach the gospel of climate change. Roger Helmer, Tory MEP for the East Midlands, has infuriated the Church with the accusation that it is more interested in "climate alarmism" than its traditional teachings.

Brown accused of secretive deal with Sarkozy
Open Europe Press Summary - 24/11/2009

UK - Over the weekend it emerged that France has secured the job of EU Internal Market Commissioner for Michel Barnier as part of the deal that saw Lady Ashton become EU Foreign Minister, following reports in French newspaper Le Monde. The paper reported, that, according to a source at the European Commission, "The French supported the British to lead European diplomacy, with Catherine Ashton's nomination. In return, they obtained the guarantee that the French MEP Michel Barnier would become Vice President of the European Commission in charge of the internal market and financial services."

Feds find association between drywall, corrosion
money.aol.com - 24/11/2009

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, USA - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.

What's really in Glade, Windex and Pledge?
dailyfinance.com - 24/11/2009

USA - The dirty little secrets of Glade, Pledge and Windex are all coming clean courtesy of venerable consumer products company SC Johnson. The Racine, Wisconsin outfit said last week it had launched a new website that lists the ingredients of more than 200 of its products. The WhatsInsideSCJohnson site represents the most significant disclosure to date of the ingredients found in household cleaning products.

Climategate
newmediajournal.us by Alan Caruba - 24/11/2009

USA - For those of us "skeptics" and "deniers" who have been jumping up and down, pointing at the Sun, and saying, "See, it's the Sun that determines how warm or cool the Earth is. See it? Up there in the sky?" The truth about some of the scientists behind the global warming hoax has finally arrived.

The ObamaCare Juggernaut Continues
newmediajournal.us - 24/11/2009

USA - As the Congress continues to rewrite and introduce new versions of so called health care reform legislation in both houses of Congress the citizens of the United States are treated to longer and longer bills that are more and more confusing.

Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government
The New York Times - 24/11/2009

USA - The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with IOU's on terms that seem too good to be true. But that happy situation, aided by ultralow interest rates, may not last much longer.

Fed under fire as public anger mounts
AP - 24/11/2009

WASHINGTON, USA - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say.

India tests nuclear-capable missile after sunset
reuters.com - 24/11/2009

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA – India's army tested a nuclear-capable Agni missile after sunset on Monday for the first time to demonstrate it could be fired whenever required, defense officials said.

UK economy is the 'sick man' as rivals recover
business.timesonline.co.uk - 24/11/2009

UK - The leading industrialised economies emerged from recession between July and September, but Britain remained the "sick man", staying in an economic slump, figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed today.

Pope John Paul II 'whipped himself'
telegraph.co.uk - 23/11/2009

VATICAN - Pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself in a sign of "remorse for his sins", a nun has claimed. The Pope, who died five years ago, is being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church.

Europe's Safe Choice
spiegel.de - 23/11/2009

EUROPE - Europe's leaders have chosen two competent but dull technocrats to be the EU's first president and foreign minister. The uninspired choice shows the determination of national leaders to hold on to power - and the limits of what is currently possible within the bloc.

Swine flu cases fall in US but...
washingtonpost.com - 23/11/2009

USA - The level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather.

Russia 'is now a criminal state'
BBC - 23/11/2009

RUSSIA - Russia has now turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor. Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital was reacting to the news that his lawyer had died in prison in Russia after being held for a year without charge.

“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Just what is an Apostle?

Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”

The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!

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Listen to Me, You who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My Law: …I have put My words in your mouth, I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, “you are My people” (Isaiah 51:7,16)