Republicans Rising in Black Voters' Estimation

In a poll released Monday, registered African-American voters chose Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell as the most popular African-American leader - right up there with Democrat Jesse Jackson.

--CNSNews.com--

Senate Majority at Risk in Torricelli's Ethics Ruling

Sen. Robert G. Torricelli, the scrappy, embattled Democrat from New Jersey, might be defending more than his reputation before the Senate Ethics Committee this week.

--Washington Post--

Conn. Can Bar Scouts As Charity

Connecticut did not violate the rights of the Boy Scouts when it dropped the group from a list of charities that state employees contribute to through a payroll deduction plan, a federal judge has ruled.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Evolution critics meet to create strategy

Hundreds of evolution critics slipped into a quiet Missouri suburb over the weekend with a single-minded purpose: to shatter the lock Charles Darwin has had on science for 150 years.

--Cleveland Plain Dealer--

Education may be key to extremist actions

Terrorism has little or nothing to do with economics, according to a new analysis of the social background of Hizbullah militants in Lebanon.

--Guardian (London)--

Why does the Left fight so hard to control "education?" Read this and you'll know. - Ed.

Hell-Car Burns Model's Home

Veronica Webb's eco-friendly electric car turned into a fire-spewing death machine the other night, burning down her Key West house and killing her beloved dog, Hercules.

--New York Post--

Sept. 11 Cast Tied to OKC

Motel manager claims Atta, Moussaoui met at same place as McVeigh, Nichols.

--L.A. Weekly--

Hillary Rages at Yet Another Senate Colleague

For the second time in a week, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton reportedly "blew her top" at a Senate colleague, prompting concern that she's no longer able suppress the notorious temper that left more than a few White House underlings and campaign co-workers scarred by her blistering tirades.

--NewsMax.com--

Senate Panel to Vote on UN 'Women's Rights' Treaty

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to ratify a controversial United Nations sponsored treaty that its supporters say will help eliminate discrimination against women, but which conservatives describe as an affront to motherhood.

--CNSNews.com--

Disability Law Advocates Target Bush Judicial Nominee

Supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are using Friday's 12th anniversary celebration of passage of the law as a platform to criticize several of President Bush's nominees for their "attacks on the civil rights of people with disabilities."

--CNSNews.com--

Maybe they should concentrate more on the vicious, personal attacks by "liberals" against anyone who disagrees with them. - Ed.

Clinton Blames Bush for Market Mess

Former President Bill Clinton says that the bull market of the 1990s bred corporate corruption, but that President Bush's laying blame on his predecessor twists the truth.

--Washington Times--

But he'll figure out a way to take credit when the market turns around. - Ed.

Clinton Blames Bush 41 for Somalia Debacle

Disgraced ex-President Bill Clinton said Saturday that if he deserves blame for the wave of corporate scandals that have recently rocked Wall Street, then his predecessor, President George Herbert Walker Bush, should be blamed for the deadly 1993 attack on U.S. forces in Somalia.

--NewsMax.com--

Legal Group to Challenge Clinton Reimbursement

The chairman of a Washington, D.C.-based legal watchdog group said Saturday that he would challenge a claim filed by ex-President Clinton and his wife, Hillary, for reimbursement of millions of dollars in legal fees they incurred during the Whitewater probe.

--NewsMax.com--

This story has an obvious flaw. When Judicial Watch is scrutinizing Clinton, it's a "right-wing" or "conservative" group. It's only a "watchdog" group when it's investigating Bush or Cheney. - Ed.

N.Y. Dem: Rubin and Corzine Should Testify

Rep. Elliot Engel, D-N.Y., said Sunday that former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., should be called to testify before Congress about their roles in the recent wave of corporate scandals currently under investigation in Washington, D.C.

--NewsMax.com--

Release Secret Torricelli Letter, Opponent Says

New Jersey Republican U.S. Senate candidate Doug Forrester demanded Sunday that a federal judge unseal a letter from prosecutors who wrote earlier this year that they believed federal witness David Chang had testified truthfully in their bribery probe against Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J.

--NewsMax.com--

Liberal Activist Group Launching Anti-Meat Campaign

A front for PETA, masquerading as a "liberal" activist group, planned to launch a new anti-meat campaign on Monday.

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Jerry Springer Big Supporter of NJ Senator Torricelli

On the heels of a grilling by the Senate ethics committee, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli now finds himself, embarrassingly, the recipient of a political contribution from television shock-talk host Jerry Springer.

--CNSNews.com--

Have you heard Toricelli's latest ad? He's bragging about his litmus test against pro-life judges! - Ed.

Inouye: I Want out of Torricelli Probe

The evidence is piling up against Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., who's in the midst of a Senate Ethics Committee probe into his alleged bribe-taking.

--NewsMax.com--

GOP Challenges Clinton on Oversight

Republicans yesterday disputed former President Bill Clinton's claims that Republicans in Congress stymied his efforts to protect investors and increase government oversight of corporations.

--Washington Times--

Don't expect to see this version of history in your local fish-wrapper. - Ed.

Democrats Hush Up Rubin's Enron Scandal

Senate Democrats claiming to investigate the collapse of Enron Corp. don't want to question former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, a top official at Citigroup Inc., about its role in concealing Enron's debt from investors.

--NewsMax.com--

Corporate Chaos Can Damage Dems, Too

Any Democrats dreaming that the corporate greed scandal is a political slam-dunk need only look at North Carolina - where it's slamming Bill Clinton's White House chief of staff over the head.

--New York Post--

Gore Questions Iraq Invasion Timing

Al Gore told young Democrats on Thursday that he supports the overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein but questioned whether it is a good idea to invade Iraq now.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

I don't remember Bush Sr. or Dan Quayle carping on the sidelines during the Clinton administration. I guess that's the difference between a statesman and a politician. - Ed.

Majority of Teens Choosing Abstinence, Says Study

Sexual activity among teenagers is now on the decline, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their findings were compiled in the 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) report, a national report of the general health status of America's youth.

--CNSNews.com--

Gosh! How can this be true? Haven't we been told abstinence education is a waste of time? - Ed.

Judge: Privacy for Me, Not for Cops

A New York judge who wants to unmask undercover police in open court - possibly putting their lives in peril - doesn't want the public to see her face.

--New York Post--

S.F. judges cut links to Boy Scouts

San Francisco's judges have become the first in the state to cut ties with the Boy Scouts because of the organization's refusal to admit 'gays' and lesbians. A lawyer who sought the change said Thursday she hoped to take it statewide.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

Federal Judge: Desert Cross Must Go

Prospector raised marker in 1934 to honor World War I veterans.

--Press-Enterprise (Southern Calif.)--

Will the ACLU attack Arlington National Cemetery next? Don't laugh! - Ed.

'Tax Honesty' Activist Launches Nationwide Tour

Attempting to garner support for November mass protest in Washington, D.C.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

House Backs Controversial Abortion Bill

Measure backed by Bush, faces uncertain fate in Senate.

--Reuters--

You can e-mail Sen. Schumer at senator@schumer.senate.gov, Sen. Clinton at senator@clinton.senate.gov. - Ed.

Morris: Clinton False on Corporate Reform Blame Claim

Ex-president Bill Clinton was flat-out wrong on Wednesday when he blamed Republicans for blocking his attempts to implement corporate reforms that might have prevented the recent stock market slide, his former top political adviser Dick Morris tells NewsMax.com exclusively.

--NewsMax.com--

Emergency Health Bill Passing in Many States

Measure grants government 'dictatorial powers' during crisis.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Gov. Gray Davis' Corporate Sleaze

"Gov. Gray Davis has pocketed political money from some of the biggest, baddest names in the corporate corruption scandals."

--NewsMax.com--

'Environmentalists' Take Agenda to the High Seas

'Green' groups have launched a campaign designed to protect the ocean "wilderness" from the harmful activity of recreational fishermen.

--CNSNews.com--

Make no mistake. These people are dead set on completely controlling your life. - Ed.

Eleanor Roosevelt Packed a Rod

Today's anti-choice Democrats could learn a valuable lesson from one of their heroines of the past, Eleanor Roosevelt, who practiced gun control by using both hands.

--NewsMax.com--

Civil Union Law Tested in Conn.

A 'gay' couple's attempt to have their civil union dissolved was rejected by a Connecticut appeals court Wednesday in what is believed to be the first such test of the law outside Vermont.

--Newsday--

Republicans for Choice vs. Republicans for Choice®

Two Republican pro-abortion groups with similar names are on opposite sides of the debate over President Bush's nomination of Priscilla Owen to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

--CNSNews.com--

Graveyard Irks ACLU

Frederick, Md., wants to rededicate Memorial Park as a historic burial ground to avoid a nuisance lawsuit over a Ten Commandments monument.

--News-Post (Frederick, MD)--

Anglican Chief Embraces Paganism

The man expected to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury will be inducted as a druid in a 200-year-old ceremony with pagan roots in Wales next month.

--London Times--

Sharpton Blasts Drug Tape 'Smear Campaign'

The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday denounced an FBI surveillance tape of him allegedly discussing a cocaine deal, saying the 19-year-old tape is part of a campaign to smear his name and would not deter a possible run by him for president of the United States.

--CNSNews.com--

Judicial Watch: Torricelli Probe a 'Charade'

The Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm Judicial Watch, which recently won plaudits from the mainstream press for suing Vice President Dick Cheney, blasted the Senate Ethics Committee Tuesday, saying its probe of Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., has all the hallmarks of a "charade."

--NewsMax.com--

Daschle Seeks Environmental Exemption

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle quietly slipped into a spending bill language exempting his home state of South Dakota from environmental regulations and lawsuits, in order to allow logging in an effort to prevent forest fires.

--Washington Times--

What? Logging prevents forest fires? Tell that to the tree-hugger! - Ed.

Hillary rips Supreme Court over Bush win

The Bush v. Gore presidential election case is an example of a hypocritical Supreme Court majority that broadens the rights of states only when it serves conservative ends, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday.

--Yahoo! News--

Hey Hillary, Gore would probably have won in a landslide if it hadn't been for the sleaze you and your husband presided over. The Supreme Court didn't cause Gore to lose, you did! - Ed.

Congressional Democrats Following Bush Impeachment Script

Key congressional Democrats have begun investigations into questions regarding President Bush and Vice President Cheney's involvement with energy companies they used to run - even though the same questions are already being probed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

--NewsMax.com--

White House Rethinks Opposition to Armed Pilots

The Bush administration is reconsidering its opposition to letting airline pilots carry guns, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta told the House Transportation aviation subcommittee today.

--NewsMax.com--

Have you noticed that every time there has been a "suspicious" event on an airplane, the plane ends up being "escorted" by jet fighters? Did you ever wonder what the fighters were there for? - Ed.

Bush Nominee to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Grilled

Despite overwhelming support in her state, many Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and every major liberal special interest group in Washington oppose Bush nominee Priscilla Owen, a second-term justice on the Texas Supreme Court.

--CNSNews.com--

'Environmentalists' Endanger Sequoias

You don't have to be a tree hugger to love California's magnificent sequoias. But thanks to environment-destroying "environmentalists," these towering symbols of the West could go up in smoke.

--NewsMax.com--

Australian Priest Crosses America With 'Holy Kids'

An Australian Catholic priest has led a group of pro-life young people, many of them Americans, to Toronto, where the church's World Youth Day celebrations are taking place this week. The youngsters have spent the summer crossing the U.S. to spread a pro-life message.

--CNSNews.com--

Citigroup Said to Mold Deal to Help Enron Skirt Rules

Senior credit officers of Citigroup misrepresented the full nature of a 1999 transaction with Enron in the records of the deal so that the energy company could ignore accounting requirements and hide its true financial condition, according to internal bank documents and government investigators.

--New York Times (requires registration)--

Robert Rubin, Clinton's treasury secretary, is a director for Citigroup. He tried to intercede with the Bush administration on Enron's behalf. - Ed.

Minnesota Jail Inmates to Pay Room and Board

Starting Sept. 1, convicted criminals at jails in Dakota County, Minnesota will be required to pay the costs of their own incarcerations.

--CNSNews.com--

What a wonderful idea! Next, let's start asking welfare recipients to pay back the taxpayers' money when they get back on their feet. - Ed.

Rumsfeld: AC-130 Tape 'Clearly' Shows Ground Fire

An air strike that Afghan officials said killed more than 40 civilians in Oruzgan on July 1 was based on observations by U.S. troops on the ground, not false information from rival Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

Jack$on Likens Cops to 'Militia,' Terrorists

Je$$e Jack$on yesterday equated police officers accused of brutality with terrorists, referring to police as the "militia."

--Washingon Times--

Bush's Impeachment Sought by Clinton-Connected Group

A group of Democrats with close ties to the Clinton White House and the Democratic National Committee is working to elect a Democratic majority in both Houses of Congress this fall with the express goal of impeaching President Bush.

--NewsMax.com--

This looks like a winning campaign issue for Democrats! Go for it! - Ed.

Partial Social Security Privatization OK, Most Americans Say

Almost 70 percent of Americans believe younger workers should have the choice of investing a portion of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts, according to a new Zogby poll.

--CNSNews.com--

And another "winning" strategy for the Democrats bites the dust! - Ed.

Right To Work Group Slams House Committee Chairman

The National Right To Work Committee Tuesday announced a "major grassroots campaign" in hopes of pressuring the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee to keep his promise of voting in favor of legislation to end forced unionism.

--CNSNews.com--

'Independent' Jeffords Fund Raising for Democrats

When it comes to Vermont Sen. James "Jumpin' Jim" Jeffords' Independent Party status, it depends on what the meaning of the word "independent" is.

--NewsMax.com--

Report: Pilot Paid Tab Before Flight

America West Pilot Accused of Being Drunk Paid $122 Bar Tab Prior to Flight.

--ABC News--

Besides drunk pilots, what I find chilling about this story is the way it demonstrates how little privacy we have any more. They even have records of when people go in and out of a hotel room. - Ed.

Areas in South Africa Declared Disaster Zones After Storms Hammer Region

Some areas in eastern South Africa were declared disaster zones Monday after heavy rains and snowfall caused power failures, destroyed homes and trapped commuters, killing at least 22 people, officials said.

--Yahoo! News--

'Global warming' strikes again! - Ed.

Car-Vandal Vigilante Gets 3 Years in Jail

A Bronx man who gunned down a career criminal breaking into his car was sentenced to at least three years in prison yesterday after begging a judge for mercy.

--New York Daily News--

If the man had flown a plane into a skyscraper killling thousands of people, the paper would be debating whether to call him a "terrorist" or a "freedom fighter." But since he only ended the career of a criminal, they don't hesitate to call him a "vigilante." There was no thought whatsoever, I'm sure, of calling him a "neighborhood protector." - Ed.

Secret Polls: Dems Doomed

Top-Secret polling has convinced key Democrats that Gov. Pataki can't be beaten in the November election by either Carl McCall or Andrew Cuomo, The Post has learned.

--New York Post--

Privacy Rights Complicate Probe of Iowa Infant's Homicide

Privacy advocates and pro-abortion groups are rallying behind an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic that is fighting a judge's order to divulge records that may help solve a newborn baby's homicide.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Withholds U.N. Family Plan Money

In a policy reversal, the Bush administration will not pay $34 million it earmarked for U.N. family planning programs overseas, an initiative that conservative groups charge tolerates abortions and forced sterilizations in China.

--Associated Press--

'Women's Auxiliary of NAMBLA' online

Website celebrates sex between adult women, young girls.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Granting Police Powers to Military Called 'Terrible Idea'

Any changes to the 124-year-old law that prevents the U.S. military from exercising police powers is a "terrible idea," according to a policy expert from a Washington think tank. Gene Healy from the Cato Institute was reacting to the comments made Sunday by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden (D-Del.)

--CNSNews.com--

Higher Arts Funding Blasted

A government watchdog group is blasting a House vote to ratchet up spending on the National Endowment for the Arts to $126 million.

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary-Feingold Screamfest Tied to Impeachment?

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's hysterical tirade last Thursday against campaign finance reform crusader Sen. Russ Feingold may have been connected to her husband's impeachment.

--NewsMax.com--

Forest Service Orders Removal of Poles Flying American Flag

The Forest Service has told California vacationers to remove poles flying the U.S. flag from property the service has leased to them.

--Washington Times--

Hunters Plan Mass Civil Disobedience To Protest Ban

A group of English hunters vowed Monday to disobey the law if the U.K. government votes later this year to ban the traditional sport of foxhunting.

--CNSNews.com--

Lou Dobbs: Clinton SEC Turned Blind Eye to Enron

Though Democrats blame the recent wave of corporate scandals on Bush Securities and Exchange Commission chief Harvey Pitt, in reality it was the Clinton SEC that turned a blind eye to the spreading corporate corruption of the late 1990s.

--NewsMax.com--

Canada Lynx Study Scientists Defended

They've been vilified by some in Congress, some in the Legislature, some of their peers, and editorial writers nationwide. In the eyes of government critics, they stand as proof that "bad science" rules natural resource decisions.

--Spokane Spokesman-Review--

You have to wonder how this would have turned out if they hadn't gotten caught. - Ed.

Miss Oregon Takes on 'ABC Link'

Wins title after speech on connection between abortion, breast cancer.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Intelligence 'Chatter' Links LAX Shooting to Al-Qaeda Plot

Communications intercepts by U.S. intelligence agencies indicate that the July 4th attack on El Al Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport may have been an al Qaeda dry run in preparation for a larger attack, two members of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security said Sunday.

--NewsMax.com--

'Freedom Drive' to Rally for Constitution

Convoy to defend basic rights, principle of 'popular sovereignty.'

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Cyclists Protest 'Transgender' Racer

A British Columbia woman who was a man until undergoing a sex-change operation six years ago will become the newest member of the Canadian women's national mountain biking squad if she can outpedal her competition today in the country's premier downhill race.

--National Post, Canada--

Hey, National Post! 'She' still is a man. If they surgically attached wings and a bill, 'she' wouldn't be a duck. - Ed.

Live-Abortion Horrors Lead to Federal Protection of Newborns

Note to the Associated Press: Congress has declared that babies born alive are babies, not fetuses.

--NewsMax.com--

Gephardt's Fantasy: A 40-Seat Pickup in November

According to Roll Call, the widely read Capitol Hill newspaper, Gephardt told a gathering of senior Democrats that their party could pick up between 30 and 40 House seats if his party can continue to exploit the exploding corporate scandals and pin the blame on the GOP.

--NewsMax.com--

In other words, if the Democrats can continue to talk the stock market down, they think they can come out winners. Of course, the losers will be American investors. It's now being called the politics of economic destructions. - Ed.

Limbaugh Urges Traficant: Blow the Lid off Dem Scandals

America's No. 1 talk radio host, Rush Limbaugh, urged Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, on Friday to deliver a "farewell exposé" on his fellow Democrats before they vote next week to expel him from the House on corruption charges.

--NewsMax.com--

Planned Parenthood Forced to Assist in 'Shredded Baby' Case

An Iowa state judge has ordered a Planned Parenthood chapter to turn over pregnancy test records that may help investigators find the mother of a newborn whose shredded body was discovered at a local waste recycling center. Planned Parenthood maintains that pregnancy test records are confidential medical files protected under state law.

--CNSNews.com--

Georgia Court: Civil Unions Not Marriage

Judges uphold ruling that invalidated lesbians' Vermont civil union.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Chinese Wives Of Taiwanese Men Harassed By 'One-Child' Enforcers

Chinese women married to Taiwanese men are being ordered to have abortions or sterilization surgery during visits to the mainland to comply with China's controversial "one-child policy."

--CNSNews.com--

Bill Aims to Track Unions' Finances

House Republicans are trying to expand questions about corporate malfeasance to cover labor unions, traditionally Democratic allies, through a bill designed to make sure unions report to members how their dues are spent.

--Washington Times--

It will, of course, be opposed by Democrats who already know how union dues are spent. - Ed.

Hillary in Senate Screamfest

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton blew a gasket during a closed-door Senate meeting yesterday, reportedly "shouting" at campaign finance reform crusader Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., in an embarrassing scene that broke all rules of Senate collegiality and decorum.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S. Banks, Cities Accept Mexican Illegals' ID

A Mexican identification card used chiefly by illegal immigrants is being accepted by a growing number of U.S. banks and cities.

--Washington Times--

Bush to Appoint Another Openly Homosexual AIDS Czar

president Bush is expected to name a new openly gay AIDS czar on Friday. The current AIDS czar, Scott Evertz, will focus on global AIDS issues./p>

--PlanetOut.com--

I wonder why Bush doesn't appoint an intravenous drug user as AIDS "czar." Doesn't the homosexual community claim that they're not responsible for the AIDS epidemic? - Ed.

House Votes To Increase NEA's Budget By $10 Million

The Republican-controlled House voted 234 to 192 yesterday to approve an increase of nearly 10 percent in the 2003 budget for the National Endowment for the Arts, an agency that GOP conservatives had targeted for deep cuts or elimination just a few years ago.

--Washington Post--

This makes me sick. The NEA is a blatantly unconstitutional agency. When the government takes your money to subsidize some forms of expression and not others, it is in gross violation of the First Amendment. A pox on all Republicans who voted for this! - Ed.

'Big Brothers' Gives Green Light to Homosexual Mentors

A nationally renowned youth mentoring group recently implemented a policy that bans discrimination against open homosexuals as volunteers and mentors of children at its 500 affiliates around the United States.

--CNSNews.com--

Look for a big influx of "volunteers" looking for easy prey! - Ed.

Portland Salvation Army Launches Campaign to Restore Lost Funds

A Salvation Army chapter that lost tens of thousands of dollars in funding after not providing health benefits to the homosexual partners of employees is launching a campaign to restore the lost funds.

--CNSNews.com--

The 'Big Brothers' organization should take a lesson from the Salvation Army on how to stand up to blackmail. Please support the Salvation Army. They need your help! - Ed.

'Gay Marriage' Ban Thwarted

Legislators used a procedural maneuver to kill a ballot question that sought to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage, brushing aside 130,000 signatures from voters supporting the measure and turning a deaf ear to the hollers of hundreds of supporters.

--Boston Globe--

Read down to the last paragraph where a leading opponent of this bill describes it as a "hate-filled, discriminatory measure." Listening to their rhetoric, you have to wonder where they get off describing other people as "hate-filled." - Ed.

Judge Throws Out Suit Against 'Choose Life' Plate

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday brought by abortion rights advocates seeking to strike down a state law authorizing specialty "Choose Life" license plates, and claiming their movement deserves some of the profits made from the plates over the last two years.

--CNSNews.com--

Pro-Lifers Seek to Dispel Pro-Abortion, Feminism Link

Fed up with liberal abortion groups linking feminism inexorably with pro-abortion views, a host of "pro-woman organizations" are launching a campaign to re-define the feminist movement and work on solving underlying problems that lead women to choose abortion.

--CNSNews.com--

Eco-Terror Expert Calls For Inquiry of Green Anarchists

An expert on eco-terrorism is calling on the FBI to investigate an organization that is touting a nationwide tour to "destroy civilization" and raise money for convicted eco-terrorists, but a spokesman for the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Program said the agency is taking a hands-off approach for the time being.

--CNSNews.com--

They're too busy hounding pro-lifers to be bothered with real terrorists in the "green" movement! - Ed.

Global Rights Treaty Cloaks Feminist Agenda, Critics Charge

A Senate committee is preparing to take action on an international women's rights treaty, with some analysts concerned that the treaty obscures a controversial feminist agenda and puts President Bush in a difficult position on women's issues in a mid-term election year.

--CNSNews.com--

Lott: Blame Clinton, Not Bush, for Corporate Scandals

Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., fired a warning shot Wednesday at Democrats who insist President Bush is to blame for the recent wave of corporate scandals, suggesting that Republicans could easily make the case that President Clinton is far more responsible.

--NewsMax.com--

GOP Racing Ahead of President

Bush Response to Politically Perilous Issues Worries Lawmakers.

--Washington Post--

Poll Shows Voters Dislike Attack-Oriented Campaigns

A new poll on politics indicates eight in 10 voters view negative, attack-oriented campaigning as unethical and damaging to the American democracy.

--CNSNews.com--

They may not like attack campaigns, but voters seem to be swayed by them. - Ed.

'Fat Tax' Recommended in UK

A British think tank recommended placing a "fat tax" on the advertising of processed foods in a report released Wednesday, but free market and food industry groups say the plan would almost certainly fail.

--CNSNews.com--

Corzine Tied to Stock Scheme

Sen. Jon Corzine, whose Wall Street expertise plays a key role in Democrats' strategy on corporate responsibility, led an investment banking firm that is being accused of inflating stock prices in the 1990s and contributing to the market crash.

--Washington Times--

House Probers: Clinton Officials Expected 9-11 Attack

Three years before terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon, senior Clinton administration intelligence managers predicted that a 9/11-style attack would take place, but neither the White House nor any of the agencies charged with guarding America's security acted on the information.

--NewsMax.com--

High-Spending States Feel Budget Crunch

While regulatory burdens said to be draining taxpayers.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Turner Fights Blacks for Land

Billionaire Ted Turner, who owns 1.7 million acres of land, is battling for 68 acres claimed by descendants of the "culturally celebrated" Gullah people.

--Atlanta Journal-Constitution--

Poll Shows Bush's Ratings Weathering Business Scandals

The recent barrage of congressional and media criticism directed at President Bush for his handling of the widening corporate financial scandal has failed to damage his popularity, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

--Washington Post--

Daschle 'Barely' Notices Restrictive South Dakota Election Law

A recent South Dakota law restricting candidates from that state from simultaneously running for more than one office was "barely even noticed" by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), who's still leaving open the option of seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.

--CNSNews.com--

Next Dimension in Baby Watching

Expectant mothers should soon be able to get a sneak preview of their unborn baby with an ultrasound exam that comes with an added feature -- it can screen the fetus in four dimensions.

--Wired--

Baby? And here we've been led to believe it's just a "clump of cells!" - Ed.

Witness Tampering Alleged in Flt. 587 Probe

A group of eyewitnesses to the Nov. 12 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 are charging that the National Transportation Safety Board has engaged in deliberate cover-up; complaining that investigators have ignored their accounts of a fiery midair explosion and even tried to persuade some of them to change their story.

--NewsMax.com--

Liberal Advocacy Group Criticizes Conservative Seniors

Public Citizen, a liberal advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, is challenging an advertising campaign by the conservative United Seniors Association in support of the House GOP prescription drug benefit plan.

--CNSNews.com--

Here we go again! The Left can't debate on the merits of their agenda, so they fall back to name-calling and demonization. - Ed.

Witnesses Against Traficant 'Lied Through Their Teeth' (?)

Witnesses for embattled Rep. James Traficant told the Ohio Democrat's colleagues on a House ethics panel Tuesday that Traficant's conviction for bribery, racketeering, and eight other federal felonies was based on false testimony.

--CNSNews.com--

Someday, we may learn the truth about this case. Then again, maybe not. But one thing we do know about it is that Traficant certainly made a lot of enemies during his political career. Remember, Traficant, a Democrat, voted for Dennis Hastert for House Speaker. The Dems will never forgive him for that! - Ed.

Cuomo Rips Pataki's Indian Point Stance

Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo called yesterday for the immediate closing of the Indian Point nuclear plant, saying it was "the only true way to protect New Yorkers" from a terrorist attack at the site.

--NY Daily News--

He's wrong, as usual! Closing the site would accomplish half of what terrorists would want from an attack, i.e., the negative economic impact and greater reliance on Arab oil. Closing it wouldn't make it less of a radiological risk, because all the radiological material would remain on site, and there'd most likely be less people there to protect it. And we can thank "liberals" like Cuomo for much of that, since they've managed to obstruct any plans to ship spent fuel, the greatest radiological hazard, to a storage facility. - Ed.

Clinton Shared Cigar Secrets With Andrew Cuomo

While he was president, cigar-sex aficionado Bill Clinton used to discuss his second-favorite vice with then-Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo, and even gave the New York Democrat a prized humidor which Cuomo proudly displays - without a touch of irony - to this day.

--NewsMax.com--

California Labeling Law Backfires on Organic Grocer

In California, any product containing a chemical known to cause cancer in laboratory animals cannot be sold without a warning label, according to a Proposition 65, a state consumer-protection law established in 1986. But one watchdog group plans to sue a large retailer of natural and organic foods to prove just how ridiculous the law is.

--CNSNews.com--

State Department Detains National Review Reporter

A reporter for National Review magazine whose story on a controversial State Department program described by a department official as "an open-door policy for terrorists," was detained by security personnel yesterday after a contentious briefing in which he challenged a department spokesman.

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats Push 'Roadless' Plan for Parks

Democrats this week hope to revise a stalled Clinton-era initiative to stop timber-cutting in national forests, even as fires fueled by unkept undergrowth ravage the West.

--Washington Times--

This is another example which demonstrates that the "greens" really don't mean what they say. If they are really concerned about "global warming" and "greenhouse gasses," they'd certainly want to prevent forest fires, which dump prodigious amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Logging forests, and turning the wood into long-lasting products is the best way to make forests into carbon sinks, but that's the last thing the "greens" want to see. Either they're lying about their real intent, or they're just plain stupid! Take your pick. - Ed.

Criminal Animal-Rights Campaign Targets N.J. Firm, Workers

Firebombings, beatings, vandalism all part of latest campaign.

--Philadelphia Inquirer--

It's very interesting to compare this campaign of violence to the case against pro-lifer Joe Scheidler. He was convicted based on his leadership role, without tying him personally to any acts of violence. Why aren't authorities acting against animal-rights leaders the way they went against Scheidler? Inquiring minds want to know! - Ed.

'Godless Americans' Plan March on Nation's Capital

Atheists, secularists and humanists from across the United States are planning a "Godless Americans March on Washington" this fall to protest what they see as the growth of religion in U.S. culture and government, especially since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

--CNSNews.com--

Congressman Says Hospitals Burdened by 'Parasitic Effects' of Illegal Immigration

As Congress considers a reorganization of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, some members are also taking a closer look at the cost of illegal immigration, especially to the nation's hospitals.

--CNSNews.com--

Congressman Seeks to Overturn DC Partnership Benefits Law

A Republican congressman is looking at ways to overturn a law that would grant marriage benefits to the domestic partners of District of Columbia employees, a measure that conservatives said was voted on soon after Sept. 11 by lawmakers unaware of provisions in the bill that undermine traditional families.

--CNSNews.com--

One of the amazing things to happen after Sept. 11 is the amount of the "liberal" agenda that has snuck in while the rest of us were distracted. And all the while they've been doing it, they've been accusing "conservatives" of politicizing the war on terrorism! - Ed.

Taxpayer Group: 'You Can't Legislate Cheap Medicine'

This week, the Senate takes up a bill that would bring cheaper generic drugs to the market quicker.

--CNSNews.com--

Wherever the wrong side of an issue is, we can expect our senator, Chuck "Where's the Camera?" Schumer, to be on it. - Ed.

Dems Link Corporate Scandals to GOP Social Security Plans

House and Senate Democrats unleashed their latest attacks against Republicans Friday, by attempting to establish a link between the loss of millions of dollars by employees and shareholders of companies like Enron and WorldCom, and Republican attempts to partially privatize Social Security.

--CNSNews.com--

Just more scare tactics from the party with nothing positive to offer. - Ed.

China to Target U.S. Aircraft Carriers

Improving naval capability meant to confront defense of Taiwan.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ontario Must Recognize 'Gay' Marriages

Court rules parliament must re-define term.

--National Post, Canada--

Apparently the Left has to rely on the courts in Canada, too, to implement its agenda. - Ed.

Envirocrats Get Their Wish: Tourists Flee National Parks

The National Park Service is always complaining that too many of those awful humans are daring to use the parks they pay for, but now it seems the canyons and forests aren't crowded enough.

--NewsMax.com--

If the drop in tourism is due to less foreign tourists, as the story says further down, maybe the people who pay for the parks might actually get to visit them without having to put up with crowds of foreigners. - Ed.

Social Security Called A Bigger Fraud Than Corporate Scandals

A public policy think tank devoted to individual liberty and free-market capitalism says the current frenzy in Congress and elsewhere to address corporate accounting scandals isn't a reaction to fraud. It's an attack on business and capitalism, said the Ayn Rand Institute.

--CNSNews.com--

Environmentalist Slams 'Lunatic Fringe'

Says leaders of green movement betraying U.S. Constitution.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

'Glades Guru' Joins Opposition to Feds

An unabashed environmentalist and scientist has joined a rapidly growing coalition of residents, farmers and recreational groups in South Florida who are fighting back against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Park Service, as the agencies artificially flood tens of thousands of acres of prime residential and agricultural land in proximity to the Everglades National Park to "provide a crucial habitat for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow."

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pro-marriage initiatives win enthusiastic survey support

More than 70 percent of Oklahoma welfare recipients say they would consider going to relationship-education classes ? a "huge endorsement" for government efforts to promote marriage, says an author of a groundbreaking state survey on marriage and divorce released yesterday.

--Washington Times--

Divorce No Guarantee of Happiness, Study Finds

Divorce doesn't necessarily make adults happy, but toughing it out in an unhappy marriage until it turns around just might, a new study by University of Chicago researchers found.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Black Reparations Group Wants to Close 'Slave Health Deficit'

Studies show that black Americans are more at-risk for certain diseases and ailments than whites, on average, prompting some black leaders to blame slavery's lingering effects and demand tax-funded reparations.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton Cries Poor

He may be raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees and wallowing in his multimillion-dollar book deal, but America's only full-time professional ex-president is short of cash.

--NewsMax.com--

If he thinks he's poor now, just wait until Hillary gets him in divorce court! - Ed.

Analyst Warns of Cultural Trend Toward Pedophilia

A trend toward normalizing pedophilia is the latest manifestation of a dangerous understanding of human sexuality that has become more prevalent over the last 30 years, a leading analyst of cultural trends said Wednesday.

--CNSNews.com--

Planned Parenthood Keeping Mum in Shredded Baby Case

Police in Buena Vista County, Iowa, believe the local Planned Parenthood clinic may have information that could help investigators identify the mother of a newborn baby who was abandoned at the county recycling center in May. The baby's remains were found in a garbage shredder.

--CNSNews.com--

Abortion Clinic Pictures Posted on Web

When a young woman named Emily arrived at a Denver clinic Tuesday for a scheduled abortion, she was greeted by a crowd of anti-abortion activists, who tried to shame her into changing her mind.

--ABC News--

GOP Urged to Resist Taking Blame for Corporate Fraud

House Republican leaders told their rank and file yesterday that Democrats are heaping election-year blame on them for corporate financial scandals and that Republicans can't rely solely on President Bush to defend them.

--Washington Times--

The best defense is a good offense. Let's start putting the blame where it really belongs. - Ed.

New Evidence in Flight 800 Disaster

Investigators petition government to reopen investigation.

--Insight--

Linda Daschle's Lobbying Finally Being Questioned

Conflict of interest questions are swirling around the wife of Senate Plurality Leader Tom Daschle, prompted by the top Democrat's demand Sunday that President Bush order the Securities and Exchange Commission to release its full investigative file on Bush's 1990 sale of Harken Energy stock.

--NewsMax.com--

Pledge Mom Fights to Keep 'Under God'

Christian woman speaks up for daughter against 8-year-old's atheist dad's lawsuit.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pardongate Witness 'Rolls Over' for Hillary

It looks like Pardongate witness Paul Adler has decided to pull a Webster Hubbell and "roll over one more time" rather than finger New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the New Square, N.Y. vote trading scam.

--NewsMax.com--

Maybe he'd rather leave prison alive! - Ed.

Activists Are Impeding Fire Control Efforts Out West

Nearly half of the U.S. Forest Service's attempts to cut the underbrush that fuels catastrophic wildfires such as the Hayman blaze have been delayed by environmental appeals, according to an internal Forest Service report.

--Denver Post--

Judicial Watch Sues Cheney

The public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced today it was suing Vice President Dick Cheney and the oil company Halliburton Co. for allegedly deceiving investors.

--NewsMax.com--

New Partial Birth Abortion Bill Answers Supreme Court

New legislation to ban the partial birth abortion procedure has been introduced in the House, and the proposal is specifically geared to answer the most recent objections to such a ban articulated by the Supreme Court.

--CNSNews.com--

To petition House Speaker Dennis Hastert in support of this bill, click here. - Ed.

Eurocrats Push Abortion Agenda

The European Parliament has voted to make up sweeping norms for "reproductive and sexual rights," including a recommendation that "abortion should be made legal, safe [sic] and accessible to all."

--NewsMax.com--

Pro-Euthanasia Group In Australia To Market Death Bags

Australian euthanasia activists plan to begin manufacturing customized suicide kits in an effort to get around government moves to ban the importation of similar items from abroad.

--CNSNews.com--

Adoption Agency Actively Recruits Homosexual Couples

The largest private children's services agency in Ohio hopes gays and lesbians will become adoptive and foster parents.

--Out in America--

Of course, the children will have no choice in the matter. - Ed.

Je$$e Jack$on: President Bush is 'Unliterate'

The Rev. Jesse Jackson slammed President Bush as "unliterate" on Monday during an address to the NAACP's 93rd annual convention, citing Bush's comparison of last month's Supreme Court decision backing school vouchers to the historic 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation case.

--NewsMax.com--

Farrakhan: We Pray for Iraq to Defeat U.S.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says American Muslims are praying for an Iraqi victory in a war with the United States, according to Iraq's state-run media.

--NewsMax.com--

NFL Player Gives Up Millions to Join Army

NFL player Pat Tillman made a living pushing his body to the limit, putting himself through grueling training and sweating it out in the summer heat. This year, he's doing it for the Army for a lot less money.

--Fox News--

Pledge Case to be Reheard

The judge who rendered the controversial opinion for the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ? that "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional ? will not have the last word.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bill Challenges Environmental Extremism

After years of government-sanctioned harassment of citizens seeking to make an honest living, a House committee Wednesday is scheduled to vote on a bill to rein in the extremism of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

--NewsMax.com--

Study Claims Global Warming Helped US Avert Deeper Recession

A climatologist who believes humans are causing global warming says last winter's mild temperatures in the United States helped save the country from a deeper economic recession following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

--CNSNews.com--

To listen to these people, you'd think last year was the first mild winter ever! - Ed.

Pilots' Group Says House Armed Pilots Bill is 'Weak'

The House of Representatives will consider legislation this week to force transportation security officials to begin arming commercial airline pilots. But supporters of guns in the cockpit say the bill is too weak to have any deterrent effect on terrorists and other potential hijackers.

--CNSNews.com--

Return of the 'Audits From Hell'

Americans find themselves facing resurrection of random tax probes.

--Insight--

This practice of the government demanding personal information from taxpayers is as good a reason as any why the income tax needs to be abolished. - Ed.

Murderer Wants a Sex Change

A murderer who shot dead his neighbour wants taxpayers to finance hormone therapy because he claims he is a woman trapped in a man's body.

--Melbourne (Australia) Herald Sun--

Maybe he's heard that women consistently get lighter sentences for equal crimes than men. - Ed.

D.C. Registers Domestic Partners

Congress Blocked Law for 10 Years.

--Washington Post--

Although I strongly disagree with homosexual "marriages," I do support a few aspects of this law, such as giving 'partners' next-of-kin status in regards to hospital visitation and making funeral arrangemen - Ed.

Democrats 'Don't Want' Janet Reno

Figuring a nobody is better than a despised somebody, bigwig Democrats in Florida are sabotaging guv wannabe Janet Reno.

--NewsMax.com--

California Clergy Group Backs Abortion

Some 35 members of the Santa Barbara area clergy have joined together to promote a woman's right to kill her unborn baby.

--NewsMax.com--

Abortion Foes Get 'Liberal' Help

Actor-activist Martin Sheen, Martin Luther King III's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, anti-war activist Kathy Kelly, and the usual liberal suspects are lobbying the U.S. Supreme Court on the next big abortion case.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Bond Tells NAACP There's a Conspiracy to Cut Back Rights

Also attacks black 'conservatives.'

--Washington Times--

Gallup Stunner: Americans Blame Clinton for Business Scandals

Despite a coordinated Democratic Party-media push to pin blame for the recent wave of corporate scandals on President Bush, a majority of Americans currently blame ex-President Bill Clinton for the business corruption that has sent the stock market reeling and caused a crisis in confidence in corporate America, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.

--NewsMax.com--

Balkans Tribunal Turns to Clinton

The Balkans war crimes tribunal is examining whether charges are warranted against former President Clinton and his aides for supporting a 1995 military offensive by Croatia that recaptured territory then held by rebel Serbian forces.

--Washington Times--

US 'Liberals' Uneasy at Rise of Gay Right

They are the "Homocons", a new force in American politics which is helping to force the right to take up the issue of gay rights.

--Guardian (UK)--

Is this supposed to make us 'conservatives' feel good? - Ed.

Homosexuals Seek More Progress in Battle Over 'Marriage Equality'

Two years after Vermont began allowing homosexual civil unions, the legal tug-of-war continues between homosexual groups seeking public validation of their domestic arrangements and conservative groups seeking to preserve the traditional concept of marriage.

--CNSNews.com--

After they destroy marriage, what value will their 'equality' have? - Ed.

Vegans Scorn Honey From 'Oppressed' Bees

Radical vegans - who avoid any product that comes from animals - are now buzzing about the evils of honey.

--New York Post--

They'll soon be organizing bees into unions. - Ed.

Study: Guns No Safer When Locked Up

Trigger locks and gun safes don't reduce the number of gun accidents, and they actually put gun owners and their families in greater danger, a new report says.

--Fox News--

Daschle Calls for Release of Bush 'Scandal' File; Blocked Clinton Probe

In a marked shift from his efforts three years ago to bottle up Clinton impeachment evidence, top Senate Democrat Tom Daschle called on Sunday for President Bush to release 12-year-old records of his dealings with the Texas oil firm Harken Energy, files that several anti-Bush media outlets have suggested will reveal an insider trading scandal.

--NewsMax.com--

Calls for George Michael to Leave U.S.

Americans have rallied to call on George Michael to be kicked out of the country over his controversial new anti-US single.

--Sky News--

Planned Parenthood Director Faces Arrest

The director of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa Friday faced arrest for refusing to comply with a judge's order to give police the names of nearly 1,000 women who took pregnancy tests during a nine-month period ending in May.

--UPI--

Hillary Gets Failing Grade in Upstate Poll

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton may have racked up a landslide election victory over her opponent, Rick Lazio, two years ago, but voters in upstate Syracuse say she's been a failure ever since, according to one July Fourth weekend online poll.

--NewsMax.com--

Threat of 'Drunk Pilots' Irrelevant to Need For Guns in Cockpits

The former director of aviation security for the U.S. government says the arrest and planned firings of two America West airline pilots for allegedly operating their aircraft under the influence of alcohol is irrelevant to the urgent need to train and arm commercial pilots with guns to defend their cockpits.

--CNSNews.com--

One Arrested in Pakistan Gang Rape

One of four men suspected of gang-raping a teenage girl as part of a tribal punishment in a remote eastern Pakistan village was arrested Friday.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

The "diversity" crowd says that all other cultures are equal to ours. Stories like this one prove otherwise. - Ed.

ACLU Wants FBI Anti-terrorist Surveillance Curbed

California's three ACLU chapters have demanded that California Attorney General Bill Lockyer prevent the FBI from conducting surveillance of so-called political dissidents.

--NewsMax.com--

Consultant: Gore Blew 2000 Election on His Own

Last weekend ex-vice president Al Gore blamed his 2000 election defeat on "too many consultants giving too much advice," telling a Memphis, Tennessee crowd of Democratic Party faithful that if he runs again he'll ignore the party pros and "let it rip."

--NewsMax.com--

In my opinion, Al Gore is too vain to recognize how repulsive he appears, and too arrogant to change, even if he did recognize it. He can only ever get elected by default. - Ed.

Hinchey Tops N.Y. Travel Expenses List

In the past five years, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Saugerties, has been one of Congress' most frequent fliers, visiting 24 countries -- from China to Liechtenstein -- on 26 trips private groups or taxpayers paid.

--Poughkeepsie Journal--

"It's very important for a member of Congress to travel," Hinchey said. I agree that it is important for members of Congress to be well travelled, and will consider that when deciding whom to vote for. However, the taxpayers shouldn't have to educate them after they're in office! - Ed.

Spy Cams Launched in Virginia Beach

If you're a criminal, a runaway or a terrorist, a day at the beach here may soon be anything but that.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

... or if you happen to look somewhat like one of the above. - Ed.

GOP Uncovers Democrat Vote Fraud

Tipped off by the Republican National Committee, elections officials said today that more than 850 people are suspected of illegally voting in two states in the 2000 presidential election, including 402 in both New York and Florida.

--NewsMax.com--

These allegations must be investigated, and any voting illegalites prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To do less is a slap in the face to all voters! Vote fraud should carry a stiff prison sentence - it is a crime against democracy. - Ed.

Environmental Activists Claim Wildfires Sparked by Global Warming

Hundreds of thousands of acres of forests have gone up in smoke in America's western states, with developers blaming conservation policies they say produced thicker forests that are more vulnerable to fires and environmentalist activists blaming the phenomenon known as global warming.

--CNSNews.com--

Not only that, they've just discovered that summer is caused by "global warming" (or is it the other way around?). Seriously, though, real global warming would result in more evaporation from the oceans, therefore, more moisture in the air. Blaming drought on "global warming" seems to be an ignorant position at best, and dishonest at worst. - Ed.

Pledge Judge Protested

Rally outside home of jurist who ruled 'under God' unconstitutional.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It should normally be improper for the public to picket a judge, but when they start acting as legislators, picketing becomes lobbying, which is a perfectly appropriate way to communicate with a legislator. - Ed.

Conservatives Fume Over 'Lost Mission' at Centers for Disease Control

Conservatives Wednesday broke rank with the Bush administration over the choice of a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expressing doubt that Julie Gerberding possessed the traits needed to "straighten out an agency that is so far off course."

--CNSNews.com--

Attack Site Had Big Gun, U.S. Says

U.S. forces detected an anti-aircraft gun firing repeatedly on U.S. planes from a compound where 25 people attending a wedding party were reportedly killed, a U.S. spokesman said Wednesday.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Confirms Clinton Snubbed Bin Laden Deal

Former Ambassador to the Sudan Tim Carney confirmed Tuesday night that the Clinton administration refused an offer from the Sudanese government to hand over terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden in the late 1990s - directly contradicting former Clinton administration officials who have attacked the story as baseless.

--NewsMax.com--

Pledge Battle All About Dad?

The 8-year-old at the center of last week's controversial court ruling ? which held that "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional ? is a Christian who voluntarily submits to the classroom recitation of the pledge, contrary to the claim made by her father, who filed the case saying the girl was "injured" by the practice.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It's not unusual for the Left's agenda to be advanced by court decrees based on fraudulent claims. Remember Roe Vs. Wade? - Ed.

Planned Parenthood in Legal Crosshairs

A California-based legal group is threatening to sue a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic because the facility allegedly failed to protect sexually abused minors and because it may have utilized unlicensed personnel in abortion procedures.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This sounds like a potential RICO (racketeering) case to me. - Ed.

Planned Parenthood fights order on records

Planned Parenthood officials in Iowa are fighting a judge's order to provide investigators with the names of women who took pregnancy tests in Buena Vista County, where the search for the mother of a newborn baby left at a recycling center in May has hit a snag.

--Des Moines Register--

'Separation of Church and State' Key to American Achievement, Says Lynne Cheney

On a day when President Bush promoted his faith-based initiative plan, and less than a week after a federal court issued a ruling against the pledge of allegiance for its reference to God, the vice president's wife was striking a different chord.

--CNSNews.com--

Read the whole story before you jump to any conclusions. - Ed.

Judicial Misconduct Probed in Racial Bias Case

House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis., wants to know how the judges who heard the appeal on the University of Michigan's racial discrimination were chosen.

--NewsMax.com--

1970s Law Crippled FBI, CIA, Says Former Intelligence Officer

A former U.S. intelligence officer believes the FBI and CIA could not have known the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were about to occur because both agencies had been crippled in their intelligence gathering.

--CNSNews.com--

Britain Won't Back Down On International Court Immunity

Britain showed little sign of agreeing to U.S. requests to grant peacekeepers immunity from international prosecution on Monday, setting up a U.N. showdown that could come to a climax later in the week.

--CNSNews.com--

I hope Britain is ready to take on the role of the world's peacekeeper. - Ed.

UN Council Sees Bosnia Mission Closure Inevitable

U.N. Security Council diplomats said on Tuesday they were losing hope Washington would bend on its demand for immunity for its peacekeepers from a new global war crimes court and would begin preparing for an orderly shutdown of the U.N. mission in Bosnia.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

Business Group Seeks Relief from Trial Lawyers

Hammered by a growing number of costly class-action lawsuits, American businesses are asking Congress to make changes that would rein in trial lawyers.

--CNSNews.com--

This will never happen until voters throw out congressmen bankrolled by trial-lawyers, meaning most of the Democrats. - Ed.

Clinton 'Dating' Aussie Blonde Bombshell TV Star

Australian blonde bombshell TV star Charlotte Dawson is denying she had sex with ex-President Bill Clinton after the two were spotted slipping away together at a speaking event for what one New Zealand newspaper described as a "date."

--NewsMax.com--

It depends what the definition of "sex" is, I suppose. - Ed.

Poll: Many Floridians Adoption by Gays

Although support for gay issues has been increasing nationwide since 1990, a majority of Floridians still oppose legalizing same-sex marriages or allowing gay couples to adopt, a new statewide survey shows.

--Orlando Sentinel--

Religious Activists to Patrol Desert

A new, faith-based organization plans to patrol remote areas of the desert west of Tucson to aid illegal immigrants who are dying of exposure in record numbers.

--Tucson Citizen--

Why doesn't the border patrol put water stations on the backs of stake-side trucks, and when the wetbacks come to get a drink, they can drink all they want while they're being driven back where they belong. - Ed.

Bush May Pull Plug on Peace Missions

America's role as the world's policeman was thrown into doubt last night as it threatened to withdraw support for peacekeeping operations in protest at today's birth of the International Criminal Court.

--London Telegraph--

Gore Vows More Spontaneous Campaign

Al Gore told top Democratic fund-raisers Saturday that the party's 2000 campaign had too many consultants and that if he runs for president again he will speak from the heart and "let it rip."

--Fox News--

If the speech he gave last week is any indication of what's in the heart of Al Gore, America better not ever make this man their president. - Ed.

Powell Blasts Gore on Bin Laden-gate Scandal

Responding to former Vice President Al Gore's criticism on Saturday of the Bush administration's handling of the war on terrorism, Secretary of State Colin Powell blasted the Clinton-Gore administration for not accepting a Sudanese deal for Osama bin Laden's extradition, negotiated by Pakistani-American businessman Mansour Ijaz in the late 1990s.

--NewsMax.com--

Portland Salvation Army Fights for Survival

Standing to lose $60,000 in funding because of its refusal to extend health benefits to domestic partners of homosexual employees, the Salvation Army in Portland, Maine, is searching for a way to overcome the lost funds.

--CNSNews.com--

There is no limit to what homosexual activists will destroy in order to achieve their selfish agenda. - Ed.

Teachers' Union Object Of Discrimination Complaint

The National Education Association, one of the nation's largest teachers' unions, is the object of a sexual orientation discrimination complaint.

--CNSNews.com--

They'll even attack their friends! - Ed.

First the Pledge, Now Mother's Day

The saying "It's as American as the flag, motherhood and apple pie" may soon be destined for the dustbin of history - at least if a handful of liberal congressmen and congresswomen get their way.

--NewsMax.com--

Pro-Lifers Disagree With Research Into Surrogate Motherhood

One of the first systematic investigations into surrogate motherhood has found that the practice does not adversely affect families, British researchers said Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

Christianity Harmful to Animals, Says Animal Rights Godfather

Princeton University Professor Peter Singer, dubbed the 'godfather' of animal rights, says Christianity is a "problem" for the animal rights movement.

--CNSNews.com--

Harmful to animals and harmful to the animal rights movement are two entirely different things. - Ed.