In 2005, almost 30 percent of children age 1 to 4 years old who died, died from drowning.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2009
June 14, 2009
In 2005, there were 3,582 fatal unintentional drownings in the U.S.; that’s an average of 10 deaths per day.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 14, 2009
In 2005, there were 3,582 fatal unintentional drownings in the U.S.; that’s an average of 10 deaths per day.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Obama & Naval Academy swords
Q: Did Obama order a "swordless graduation" at the U.S. Naval Academy?
A: This Internet scuttlebutt is false. Graduating midshipmen have gone without swords at graduation for decades, even when Bush and Cheney spoke.
June 13, 2009
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum cost $168 million to build, including both building and exhibits. Land was donated by the U.S. government, but the museum was funded by more than 200,000 private donations.
Source: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
June 12, 2009
Nine out of 10 visitors to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum are not Jewish.
Source: Holocaust Memorial Museum
More Health Care Scare
A new ad from Conservatives for Patients’ Rights says that a public health insurance plan now being proposed in Congress “could crush all your other choices, driving them out of existence, resulting in 119 million off their current insurance coverage.” That’s misleading. The 119 million figure comes from an analysis …
June 11, 2009
Nearly 30 million persons have visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum since it was dedicated in 1993.
Source: Holocaust Museum
When $3 Million is Too Much
The Supreme Court’s June 8 decision in Caperton v. Massey established that there is such a thing as too much money, at least when it comes to campaign support for a judge who is hearing a case involving the supporter. And $3 million is definitely over the line, according to the majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy in the landmark 5-4 decision.
Excessive campaign contributions to or in support of a judicial candidate can subvert the due process clause of the Constitution,
New Army Policy Against ‘Faith-Based’ Events?
Q: Did Obama issue a policy that “no U.S. serviceman can speak at any faith-based public event”?
A: This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Army officials say there has been no change in policy regarding “faith-based” events. And the event the e-mail refers to wasn’t a “faith-based” one.