Rise of Freedom: Bringing Life to Ground Zero – First Trees for Ground Zero Memorial Park Start Journey

“It was a mass grave,” he said, “We’re going to turn it into a place where living things are and where future generations can enjoy life and remember. They’ll always remember what took place there.” … “The trees were harvested from the states where the attacks took place. So, even the trees speak of the trauma that took place on 9/11.” … This is, “the first life on the plaza. This is it. This means we’ve come back… That’s what these trees represent. They’re the bridge between that horrible day and our rebirth.”

Defense Department Rejects 4 States’ Military Voter Plans, Grants 5 States Waivers

The Department of Defense announced Friday that it was denying four states’ requests to waive requirements of a law intended to protect the voting rights of military personnel overseas, but five other states were granted exemptions because their alternative accommodations were deemed adequate. The states denied exemptions to the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act [...]

New Immigration Policy to Restrict Illegal Immigrant Deportations

The change in policy could affect thousands of the estimated 17,000 pending removal cases.

Mexican Prosecutor, Roberto Jaime Suarez, Assigned to Investigate 72 Murdered Immigrants Disappears, 2 Car Bombs Exploded

Mexican Prosecutor Roberto Jaime Suarez, assigned to investigate the massacre of 72 migrants, has disappeared.

Glenn Beck’s 8/28 Restoring Honor Rally – What it is all about …

Since Glenn Beck has started talking about the group on his radio and television shows in advance of the 8/28 rally, some $5 million in donations have poured in. “We’ve never had an event that cost this much either,” said Edie Rosenthal,retired Navy lieutenant commander and spokeswoman for SOWF. “I was at the Lincoln Memorial just looking at the number of port-a-potties and the screens that are being set up.” …