The Church Report announces this year’s list of The 50 Most Influential Christians in America. The list is the result of over 200,000 nominations from readers of the magazine and our online readers.
#1…as chosen by the readers, is Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Check out the complete list here…
http://www.thechurchreport.com/mag_article.php?mid=875&mname=January
President Bush will address the Nation tonight at 9…Topic: New stragedy in Iraq
In April, the DMV will start replacing existing license plates with an updated version. The new standard plates for private automobiles will continue the "First in Flight" design, but will carry red letters and numbers rather than the blue letters and numbers now in use. The oldest plates will be replaced first.The cost of vehicle registration will remain the same. (Journalnow.com)
Apple debuted its much-anticipated take on the smart phone. The i-phone, thinner than the Motorola RAZR, has a large screen that combines a phone, an iPod and instant messaging. Cingular Wireless has a multiyear, exclusive agreement to provide U.S. service for the iPhone starting in June. The cost…Between 500 and 600 dollars. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=12&storyid=999
The gas-like odor that hung over a portion of New York city is gone, but city officials are still trying to pinpoint where the odor originated. Officials in New York City are speculating that the odor came from New Jersey. About a dozen people were taken to hospitals complaining of difficulty breathing. City and federal officials say there was no indication that the air was unsafe. (CNN)
The suspected al Qaeda terrorist who planned the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in east Africa has been killed during an American airstrike in Somalia.
The embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania fatally wounded 225 people.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=2&storyid=1014
Boston, Mass, facing a spike in gun violence and murders, will press the new Democratic-led House of Representatives to come up with tougher national gun laws. In September, the FBI released 2005 figures showing violent crime rising 2.3 percent, the first increase in four years. Some experts have viewed the increase in violent crime as the result of law enforcement resources being shifted toward anti-terrorism efforts. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=0&storyid=1007
Today’s broadcast of Focus on the Family discusses two bills that
Congress will vote on next week:
In the Senate, the bill S - 1 would limit US citizens' ability to express their views to the very officials they sent to office to represent them.
In the House: HR 3 would expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. The vote is expected next Thursday.
More information on these bills plus the Capitol switchboard number online at wbfj.fm…click on the WBFJ News Blog. FOTF tonight at 9 on WBFJ.
http://listen.family.org/miscdaily/A000000189.cfm
To reach your congressman and senators, call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.
ACC Basketball:
Clemson remains unbeaten beating State…87-76
BC over Wake…95-85
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles and Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres have been voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A Wind Advisory for the Northern Mountains until 9am…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Plenty of sun shine…High 46
Tonight: Clear skies...Low 27
Thursday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 50
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the 60’s
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