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    • Girl Scouts Respond to Indiana Lawmaker's 'Radicalized' Remark

      By Wendy Carpenter | Parenting – Tue, Feb 21, 2012 8:44 PM EST

      What started as a letter to Indiana House Republicans has turned into a national story, as a lawmaker claims that the Girl Scouts are a "radicalized organization" that supports abortion and promotes "homosexual lifestyles" while "sexualizing young girls through the Girl Scouts."

      State Rep. Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne), made his remarks in a letter sent to his fellow Indiana House Republicans on Saturday, which was obtained by the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne. Morris, who was elected in 2010, explained why he would be the only member of the House to refuse to sign a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.

      "Many parents are abandoning the Girl Scouts because they promote homosexual lifestyles," Morris wrote. "In fact, [in] the Girl Scouts education seminar girls are directed to study the example of role models. Of the fifty role models listed, only three have a briefly-mentioned religious background -- all the rest are feminists, lesbians, or

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    • World's Fattest Man May Now Be 812-pound Brit

      By Wendy Carpenter | Healthy Living – Tue, Feb 14, 2012 7:54 PM EST

      Some titles are coveted. Others are thrust upon.

      The dubious distinction of being the world's fattest man has changed hands and now belongs to Keith Martin, who checks in at 812 pounds.

      The 42-year-old London resident has been bedridden for over 10 years, unable to work. His health is so delicate, he requires up to 18 people to look after him, including nurses, dieticians, an ambulance staff, and his sisters. He is checked on by seven caregivers a day, seven days a week, and two nurses every other day, who attend to his bedsores.

      All that care adds up to a lot of expense. According to several U.K. publications, Martin costs British taxpayers an estimated 50,000 pounds a year -- the equivalent of about $78,600 -- which he defended to the Daily Mail on Tuesday, saying "It's either that or I would end up dead. Until people have lived like it, they can't judge."

      He compared his need for assistance to that of smokers or rock climbers who get stuck.

      The story has caused outrage, as the

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