Many Minnesota Radio Listeners Offended By Wellstone Memorial

"Some people found it offensive in what was supposed to be a memorial service. Late in the service, it became a rally," said Steve Enck, producer of the WCCO Morning News with Dave Lee.

--CNSNews.com--

This is particularly galling considering how Democrats falesly accused Republicans of taking political advantage of Wellstone's death. - Ed.

Ventura: 'Democrats Should Hang Their Heads in Shame'

Independent Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, disgusted by Democrats' disgraceful behavior at the partisan "memorial service" for Sen. Paul Wellstone, threatened today to name an independent rather than a Dem to complete the late senator's term.

--NewsMax.com--

If Gov. Ventura follows through on his threat, Tom Daschle will no longer have any claim to the title of Senate Majority Leader. It would split the senate 49-49-2, with Vice President Cheney casting deciding votes. - Ed.

Wellstone 'Mourner' Urges GOP to Forfeit Election

In a bizarre plea to the GOP to forfeit the race for Paul Wellstone's Senate seat, a Wellstone family friend told the memorial service for the late liberal Tuesday night that both local and national Republicans owed it to Wellstone to abandon their support for his GOP opponent, Norm Coleman, as a tribute to the dead senator's memory.

--NewsMax.com--

Maybe they're not as sure about Mondale winning as the media would have us to believe. - Ed.

DNC Website Spouts Mathematical Idiocy

Quote: Bush and the GOP's economic policies have been devastating for Missouri and the whole nation. Here's a sampling of how Republican economics hurts Missouri:

• 5,900 Missouri workers who have lost jobs since Bush took office
• 52,700 Missouri workers in danger of losing unemployment benefits

--Democrat National Committee--

If only 5,900 workers have lost their jobs in the last two years, how in heck are 52,700 in danger of losing unemployment benefits? And during whose administration did the remaining 46,800 workers lose their jobs? (This juicy item will most likely disappear from the DNC site when/if they figure out how stupid it makes them look, but take my word for it - the above quote was copied and pasted directly from the DNC website) - Ed.

Minority Report: Blacks Fleeing Dem Fold

WASHINGTON - Experts predicted black turnout in next Tuesday's election - a key to Democrats' success - will be "uneven" after a new poll found that the share of blacks who see themselves as Democrats is shrinking.

--NY Post--

3/4 in U.S. Want Less Arab Immigration

More than three-fourths of Americans want U.S. immigration laws tightened to allow fewer immigrants from Arab or Muslim nations into the country.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

How about stopping it altogether? - Ed.

Fleischer Won't Name 'Peaceful Muslims'

In yesterday's White House news briefing, WND asked presidential press secretary Ari Fleischer about his knowledge of "peaceful Muslims" who have protested recent terror attacks ? a similar query he posed to the two major candidates for governor of Maryland.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Boy Scouts to Atheist: Accept A God or Get Out

The assistant scoutmaster of a Pacific Northwest Boy Scout troop must either profess his belief in a "supreme being" or face banishment from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). However, 19-year-old Darrel Lambert said he's been an atheist since the ninth grade and he's sticking to his convictions.

--CNSNews.com--

He has every right to stick to his convictions, but he has no right to dictate to the Boy Scouts. - Ed.

New Status For Embryos In Research

The Bush administration has revamped the charter of the federal advisory committee that addresses the safety of research volunteers, stating for the first time that embryos in experiments are "human subjects" whose welfare should be considered along with that of fetuses, children and adults.

--Washington Post--

Expect howls from the extreme left-wing, like Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and NOW. - Ed.

Religious Coalition Plays to Culture, Not Tradition, Critics Say

Faith groups such as The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice - a national organization that recently denounced Bush administration health care policies as "extreme" - gain influence by basing their positions more on cultural values than Scriptural truth, conservative leaders said Tuesday.

It should be obvious that any group for "Reproductive Choice," i.e. for abortion rights, can hardly call itself "religious." - Ed.

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Psychic Made Stunning Sniper Predictions

NewsMax rarely discusses paranormal things, and we give short shrift to such out-of-this-world wisdom - even if CNN?s Larry King has mainstreamed psychics.

--NewsMax.com--

Police Challenge Gun Control Advocates on Ballistic Imaging

Even before two suspects had been captured in connection with the murders of ten people and the wounding of three others in the Washington, D.C. area, gun control advocates claimed a national registry of so-called "ballistic fingerprints" was needed to solve such crimes. They also claimed law enforcement supported the idea. But new information made public Monday challenged those claims.

--CNSNews.com--

Please see my editorial on this subject. - Ed.

Ex-Greenpeace Activists Blasts "Global Warming" Strategy

Bjorn Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist details how green exaggerations could trigger needless global tragedy.

--Report Magazine --

Effort To Abolish Income Tax Still Alive In Massachusetts

Michael Cloud, a Libertarian Party candidate for Massachusetts' U.S. Senate seat, is convinced that "the establishment" is afraid of a ballot measure in his state that would abolish the income tax, thus eliminating about $9 billion from the state budget.

--CNSNews.com--

Antiprivatization Statute Costs Millions, Report Says

Nine years after Massachusetts instituted the strictest-in-the-nation antiprivatization statute, the law is costing taxpayers millions of dollars a year while thwarting efforts to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, according to a report being released today by a conservative public-policy research group.

--Boston Globe--

Hillary Politicizing Wellstone's Death

Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone hadn't even been buried yet, but that didn't stop fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton from invoking his death four days ago to boost the chances of her own pet candidate, Carl McCall.

--NewsMax.com--

If McCall is Hillary's "pet candidate," why did her lackey, Terry McAuliff withhold DNC money from his campaign? - Ed.

Catholic League Attacks DNC for Linking Website to Porn

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) may have violated federal law by linking its website to an Internet site depicting pornography, a prominent Catholic organization said.

--CNSNews.com--

Louisiana Relents in 'Morning After' Pill Case

Agency lifts requirement that nurse dispense pregnancy-ending drug.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

'Liberals' Prep Voters for Possible Discrimination at the Polls

A new civil rights report claims that voters in heavily black communities are more likely to have their votes thrown out, but one liberal advocacy group is leading an effort to change that. People for the American Way is leading a coalition of like-minded groups in an effort to provide "comprehensive, non-partisan" disenfranchisement protection on Election Day.

--CNSNews.com--

What they're really doing is setting themselves up to claim, after they lose ground in the election, that their loss was the result of "racism." - Ed.

Democrats' Pending Poll Flop Threatens Clintons

Senator Hillary Clinton was facing the destruction of her New York power base yesterday as her Democratic Party headed for humiliation in the state gubernatorial election on November 5.

--London Telegraph--

The Clinton's don't give a damn about their party, they're only concerned about their own "legacy," and their own power. - Ed.

Dems Grumble Over Wellstone 'Assassination'

It's been just three days since Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife and daughter were killed in a tragic plane crash. But already some Democrats are grumbling that his death was no accident.

--NewsMax.com--

When Torricelli quit the campaign, I commented that his life might be in danger if the NJ courts didn't allow the Democrats to replace him with another candidate. Now we have another senator, on the verge of losing his seat, actually dying, clearing the way for another recycled, but well-recognized has-been to take his place with hardly any time for his record to be exposed. It's very apparent that the main benefactor of Wellstone's death is most likely Tom Daschle, whose home-town political operatives are just across the border in neighboring South Dakota. If they want to make wild, unsubstantiated charges, maybe we should be looking in their back yard. If Wellstone was assassinated, it was more likely by his own party! - Ed.

'Anti-War' Groups Supporters of Terrorism?

While publicly promoting non-violent protest and humanitarian causes, the leaders of a prominent group that organized and participated in an anti-war demonstration at the U.S. Capitol are staunch supporters of terrorist groups and dictatorial regimes worldwide.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

2nd Amendment Supporter Critical of Restraining Orders

When the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Second Amendment rights in June, it turned down an opportunity to review the very law that federal authorities used to charge sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad.

--CNSNews.com--

The irony is, if the existing gun-control laws actually worked, Muhammad would have been arrested before he went on his rampage. - Ed.

Homosexual Couple Who Became Parents of Quadruplets Have Children Baptized in Catholic Church

Father Paul Prabell blessed the men, Thomas Dysarz and Michael Meehan, and baptized their daughter and three sons at Lexington's Cathedral of Christ the King.

--NJ.com--

I'd hate to break the news to the priest, but only one of the men is a parent. - Ed.

Fineman: Clintons Aim to 'Humiliate' the Bushes

Ex-president Bill Clinton and Senator-wife Hillary are out to "humiliate" President Bush and his family in this fall's election, Newsweek reporter Howard Fineman said Sunday.

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats Continue to Spurn Catholics

The Democratic National Committee's refusal to remove a link on their website to a viciously anti-Catholic organization - the badly misnamed Catholics For a Free Choice - despite demands from the head of the National Council of Catholic Bishops that they do so reflects the trend of Democrat Catholic-bashing now becoming increasingly obvious.

--NewsMax.com--

And the Bushes aren't even Catholic! - Ed.

Animal activists indicted for stalking

BOSTON, - A dozen animal rights activists have been indicted for stalking an insurance company executive, calling him a "puppy killer" and threatening to burn down his home, prosecutors said Friday.

--CNN (Reuters)--

Gay Students Wanted To Test Condoms

University students, gay and straight, are to be offered the chance to earn £100 a term testing condoms.

--Gay.com--

This kind of reminds me of what we called a "float test" in the Navy. You threw the item into the water, and if it sank, it was good. - Ed.

Clinton Has Diners Evicted

Ex-president, now man-of-the-people Bill Clinton had a table full of diners at a local Little Rock eatery evicted in mid-meal last weekend because he wanted their seats for himself and his entourage.

--NewsMax.com--

Taxpayer-Aided Campaigns Benefit Incumbents, Libertarian Group Says

Maine's taxpayer-financed political campaigns inherently benefit incumbents and have done little to increase competitiveness among candidates, according to a new analysis by the libertarian Cato Institute.

--CNSNews.com--

Well, DUH! Why do you think incumbents passed the law? - Ed.

Wisconsin Democrats 'Buy Votes of Mentally Disturbed People'

Jim Doyle, leftist Democrat nominee for governor of Wisconsin, has stooped to exploiting the mentally ill.

--NewsMax.com--

Belafonte's Racial Remarks Prompt Criticism, Anxiety

Entertainer/activist Harry Belafonte, set to be honored Thursday night in Washington, still finds himself at the center of a racially charged controversy over his remarks comparing Secretary of State Colin Powell to a "house slave."

--CNSNews.com--

Homosexual Adoption Controversy Divides US Pediatricians

When the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorsed adoptions by homosexual couples earlier this year, it did so based on insufficient and inaccurate data, a group of dissenting AAP members has charged.

--CNSNews.com--

I would not trust a doctor who belongs to this pandering, Leftist organization. Pediatricians who are fed up with the AAP's Leftist bent have formed the American College of Pediatricians (ACP). Find a doctor who belongs to ACP and you'll probably have a better doctor. - Ed.

Chevy Has Faith in Tour, But Christianity-Themed Concerts Spark Controversy

What would Jesus drive? It's a controversial question implied in a daring new Chevrolet marketing campaign in which the automaker is hitching cars to faith in Christ during 16 evangelical concerts that will end at the Palace on Nov. 23.

--Detroit Free Press--

Is this a good idea for Chevrolet? What do you think? - Ed.

Legal Battle Erupts Over 'Morning After' Pill

A religious-discrimination complaint has been filed against the Louisiana Health Department on behalf of a health-care worker who claims she's being discriminated against because of her refusal to dispense the "morning after" pill.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ariz. Court Rules on Abortion Issue

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that poor women have a constitutional right to public funding for medically necessary abortions. Fifteen other states have issued similar rulings.

--NewsDay.com--

Rulings like this emphasize the damage done by left-wing extremists like Sen. Schumer, who is playing a huge role in blocking the appointment of judges who do not pass the Leftist smell test (they have to really stink to be acceptable to Schumer and his ilk). - Ed.

Recycling "Fraud" Ring Busted

SACRAMENTO -- It was a crime ring straight out of the Hollywood mold -- fast cars, furtive trips across the border, the latest cell-phone technology, police lookouts and a haul estimated at more than $3 million. Only the payload was mundane: discarded bottles and cans.

--Los Angeles Times--

Does this mean I shouldn't be taking my empty beer cans to Michigan? - Ed.

Hinchey Blames Bush for N. Korean Nukes

Campaigning side-by-side with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. yesterday, Rep. Maurice Hinchey blamed the Bush administration for scuttling progress made by ex-President Clinton in negotiations with North Korea, which he erroneously claimed had derailed the rogue state's nuclear weapons program.

--NewsMax.com--

If Hinchey is to be believed, the North Koreans would have to have an incredibly fast program to do what they did in the short time since Bush's policies took effect. Hinchey is a lying demagogue who doesn't deserve to be dogcatcher, let alone a congressman. - Ed.

Carl McCall Wants More DNC Money

McCall on Saturday echoed comments made by U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who has said the Democrat National Committee had not done enough financially for McCall's campaign.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

See my editorial. There's another interesting aspect to this story. McCall is also complaining that Pataki won't debate him one on one. In New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg is taking an opposite tack. He won't debate Forrester without all candidates present. That strategy flies in the face of the NJ Democrats' argument that they had to be able to violate election law to give NJ voters a "choice." By insisting that debates include all candidates, Lautenberg is emphasizing the fact that the voters have plenty of choices without him being on the ballot! - Ed.

Employee Whose Office Let Hijackers in U.S. Gets Bonus

The State Department official who was forced to retire because her office allowed most of the September 11 hijackers into the United States has won an "outstanding performance" award of $15,000.

--Washington Times--

Italian author slams Islam's 'hate' for West

The Islamic world is engaged in a cultural war with the West and the worst is still to come, Italian author Oriana Fallaci told a receptive Washington audience Tuesday night.

--Washington Times--

"Liberals" Decry Religious Influence In Health Policy

The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice sees a "clear pattern of attempts to re-make health policy based on a narrow interpretation of scripture" and a "contempt for reproductive rights and religious freedom."

--CNSNews.com--

Again, we hear them whine about "reproductive rights." I'm still trying to find one "reproductive right" that applies to men! - Ed.

Court: FDA Overstepping Bounds

A U.S. district court has agreed with a physicians' group that the Food and Drug Administration has been exceeding its authority over the regulation of pediatric drug trials.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Unions Stuff Democrat Election Coffers

The old stereotype of the 'moneyed GOP vs. the working-class Democrats' is going bye-bye.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S. Government Antsy About Canadian Report Recommending Legalization of Marijuana

The report released by the Canadian Senate last month also suggested that drinking alcohol is far more dangerous than smoking marijuana.

--Fox News--

I believe serious consideration should be given to removing criminal penalties for "pot." I guess that makes me more "libertarian" than "conservative." - Ed.

N.Y. Senate to Consider "Gay Rights" Bill

ALBANY -- The state Senate will act on a bill to outlaw discrimination against homosexuals before the end of the year, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said Tuesday, signaling a potential resolution to a decadeslong dispute over the issue.

--Poughkeepsie Journal--

They're calling the bill the "Sexual Orientation Non Discrimination Act." No word yet on whether all sexual orientations will be included, such as pedophilia, bestiality, sado-masochism, necrophilia, etc. - Ed.

New Black Panthers: 'Bush Like a Modern Adolf Hitler'

The chairman of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Tuesday compared President Bush to one of the most notorious dictators in world history, and blamed Bush both for the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and for encouraging the so-called "Beltway Sniper" currently terrorizing the Washington, D.C., area.

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary's Advance Man: We Set 'Goon Squads' on Protesters

A Democratic Party political operative who worked for eight years as an advance man for Hillary Clinton has revealed that he routinely employed "goon squads" to intimidate protesters and quash anti-Clinton demonstrations.

--NewsMax.com--

Streisand Under Fire In Congressional Race

Barbra Streisand has a starring TV role in a hotly contested congressional race but it's not one she sought.

--NewsMax.com--

Greens Say Sierra Club Ignores Them

"What people are saying is, if you're a Green Party candidate running for office and you don't get the Sierra Club's endorsement, it doesn't mean you're not a good environmentalist, It means you're not a good Democrat."

--Washington Times--

More proof that "environmental" groups are more interested in partisan Democrat politics than the environment. - Ed.

The Bible as 'hate literature'?

A prison sentence for quoting the Bible in Canada? Holy Scriptures treated as "hate literature"? That could happen if a proposed bill is passed by Parliament, according to opponents who believe it would criminalize public expression against homosexual behavior.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is what homosexual activists want in this country. If Democrats succeed in keeping judges who respect the Constitution off the judiciary, they'll succeed. - Ed.

Ads Renew 'Ex-Gay' Debate

In the latest salvo between the ex-gay movement and gay rights groups, Focus on the Family is running a full-page advertisement featuring a former press secretary at the National Organization for Women, who says she used to be a "radical feminist lesbian activist," in the Washington Post and has submitted an advertisement featuring a former "drag queen and homosexual prostitute" to the Washington Blade, the nation's largest gay newspaper.

--Washington Post--

Don't you find it curious that the psychiatric profession claims that it has cured murderers, child molesters, cannibals and all manner of evil-doers, but if anyone even suggests that a homosexual can be converted to heterosexuality, that person will find himself viciously attacked by these same miracle workers?

Pink Pistols Say Media's Sniper Reporting Off-Target

An activist group that defends the Second Amendment says the establishment media's unfamiliarity with firearms is distorting the Beltway sniper story.

--CNSNews.com--

This is obviously not a "mainstream" media story - they'd have called it an "extremist" group. - Ed.

Family Leaves Irk Childless

When Governor Gray Davis signed the country's first paid family leave bill last month, not everyone cheered.

--Boston Globe--

By the time we give enough perks to make everybody happy, there won't be anyone left to do any work. - Ed.

Hillary Praised as Gay 'Role Model'

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton couldn't attend her husband's induction into the Black Hall of Fame Saturday night in Arkansas. She was busy with her own awards ceremony in Florida, where Miami's gay community heralded her as "a role model."

--NewsMax.com--

Hollywood Airheads Take on White House

Weighty with angst and spectacle, Hollywood luminaries have taken on politics. They sign petitions, make statements and pen missives about America ? or their vision of it, anyway.

--Washington Times--

Carter Security Chief: Clinton, Not Bush, To Blame for Korean Nukes

Carter administration National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski said Sunday that the Clinton administration deserved the lion's share of the blame for the nuclear crisis in North Korea because it relied on a policy of "accommodation" that led Pyongyang to think it could "have its cake and eat it, too."

--NewsMax.com--

Homosexual Ruling Divides Big Brothers

At least a dozen executive directors of local Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates are defying a new directive from national headquarters requiring them to allow homosexuals to mentor children of the same gender, according to a World magazine report.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It's good to know that there is still some people in this formerly fine organization with some common sense and the courage of their convictions. - Ed.

Mylroie: Clinton's 1993 Iraq Attack Tied to First WTC Bombing

Ex-president Bill Clinton has argued of late that President Bush should concentrate on going after those responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon - and not get distracted by Saddam Hussein.

--NewsMax.com--

Left Wing Group's Ad Targets 'Right Wing' Senate Candidates

A 'liberal' advocacy group that has gained prominence for its work to block President Bush's more conservative judicial nominees is now trying to discourage voters from returning control of the Senate to Republicans.

--CNSNews.com--

The "People for the American Way" isn't! - Ed.

Dems Paid $12,000 to South Dakota Vote Fraud Figure

The South Dakota Democratic Party reportedly paid the person at the center of a growing voter fraud investigation more than $12,000 in the last three months, according to the Rapid City (S.Dak.) Journal which revealed that the figure is shown in Federal Election Commission (FEC) records from July, August and September.

--NewsMax.com--

Strip Club Address Used in Voter Scam

COATES, Minn. -- Prosecutors charged 95 people with forgery Wednesday for an alleged scheme in which they all registered to vote using the same address: a strip club recently shut down by city officials.

--Chippewa Herald, Wisconsin--

It's no coincidence that vote fraud seems to be increasing since Democrats succeeded in undermining voting laws with schemes like the "Motor voter" law. - Ed.

Leahy Says Hatch, Thurmond 'Testing the Limits' of Senate Rules

After allegedly breaking his vow to hold a hearing last week on one of President Bush's judicial nominees, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has accused two Republican colleagues of pushing the limits of Senate rules in their responses.

--CNSNews.com--

Funding For Gun Buyer Background Checks Stalled in Senate

Legislation that would provide states with more than a billion dollars to help them computerize their criminal records and prevent illegal gun purchases is hung up in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate following House passage.

--CNSNews.com--

McCain Misses Defense Spending Vote

WASHINGTON - Arizona's Sen. John McCain, busy preparing this week to guest-host Saturday Night Live while conducting his nationwide book tour and making other TV appearances, did not show up for a vote on a $355 billion defense spending bill.

--The Arizona Republic--

Family Group Condemns Doctors' Resolution as 'Pro-Gay'

A resolution by a national organization of family doctors to support adoption rights for same-sex parents runs contrary to the long-term best interests of children, a spokesman for a family policy group said.

--CNSNews.com--

Population Crisis Prompts Taiwan To Push For Larger Families

After decades of urging Taiwanese families not to have more than two babies each, the island's government is now proposing a campaign declaring that "three children are not too many."

--CNSNews.com--

The Communist Chinese are going to face a population implosion when the next generation comes of age. Because of their "one child" policy, girl babies are being aborted and abandoned to die. A generation without females is going to lead to a population crisis that will make the current Taiwan "crisis" seem like nothing. - Ed.

Jesse Jackson's Successor Rips Abortion Clinics, Teens' Access

In an apparent distancing from positions taken by his high-profile mentor, the Rev. James Meeks on Thursday blasted the proliferation of abortion clinics and said they were far too accessible to minors.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

This could be monumental! - Ed.

Clinton Cover-up of Russian Laser Attack Case Goes to Jury

The civil lawsuit brought against a Russian shipping company by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jack Daly is scheduled to go to a Seattle jury on Friday after a U.S. District Court judge unexpectedly ordered his lawyers to make their closing arguments Thursday afternoon.

--NewsMax.com--

Charges Dropped Against Mother Whose Kids Got Sunburned

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Prosecutors have dropped their case against a woman who spent eight days in jail on charges she allowed her children to become severely sunburned.

--Beacon Journal, Ohio--

Fraud Charges Cloud Senate Election in Daschle's Home State

Reports of voter registration fraud involving Democrats and Indian reservations are pouring out of South Dakota, the home state of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program

In what now looks like one of the worst foreign policy blunders of the postwar era in light of North Korea's acknowledgement yesterday that it's working to develop nuclear weapons, the Clinton administration poured billions of dollars in foreign aid into the rogue state throughout the 1990s - and earmarked a substantial portion of that aid for North Korea's nuclear energy program.

--NewsMax.com--

While this was going on, they allowed the U.S.'s nuclear program to languish. - Ed.

Homeland Security Bill Is Nearly Dead

WASHINGTON - Negotiations over the homeland security bill have ground to a halt and finger-pointing took on an unforgiving quality Wednesday that left scorched any common ground between Republicans and Democrats.

--Fox News--

Experts Question Legality of Military Involvement in Beltway Sniper Hunt

Many legal scholars agree that the Department of Defense can legally offer surveillance aircraft to aid in the manhunt for the murderer now known as the Beltway Sniper.

--CNSNews.com--

Expert Thinks Washington-Area Killer Doing 'Market Research'

A former Green Beret and combat veteran who is an expert in Middle East-based Islamic terrorism believes the sniper killings in the Washington, D.C., area may be the opening shots of a wider, national effort directed against the United States.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Book: Carter, Democrats Asked Soviets to Stop Reagan, Sway U.S. Elections

Remember the old conservative charge that many of the Democrats here in America were playing footsie with the Soviets? Some Republicans even said the Russians viewed the Democrats as their favorite party.

--NewsMax.com--

National Ammo Day Targets 'Gun Grabbers'

A coordinated effort has been launched to place billions of bullets in the hands of American gun owners to protest the politicians and "gun grabbers," who according to the organizer of National Ammo Day, want to disarm law abiding citizens by over-taxing their ammunition.

--CNSNews.com--

British Adoption Bill Voted Down But May Become Law Anyway

Britain's House of Lords has voted against legislation that would allow unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to adopt children, but Prime Minister Tony Blair's administration will attempt to push the bill ahead anyway.

--CNSNews.com--

This is a good example of why a less "democratic" house of Congress is desirable, as the U.S. founders desired when they created the Senate. It originally consisted of members appointed by state legislatures. - Ed.

Both New York Senators Back Election Fraud

Only two U.S. senators today opposed a mild effort to reduce election fraud: New York Democrats Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer.

--NewsMax.com--

Send a Vote Thief to Minnesota!

An outfit that calls itself Democratic Socialists of America is trying to exploit oh-so-liberal Minnesota's lax (i.e., fraud-abetting) election laws by shipping in left-wing students to vote for Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn.

--NewsMax.com--

Ridge: White House Suspects Beltway Sniper Has Terror Ties

As eyewitness accounts emerged yesterday describing the Beltway sniper as Mideastern in appearance, Homeland Security Czar Tom Ridge revealed that the White House suspects the deadly attacks could be part of the recent wave of global terrorism.

--NewsMax.com--

The sniper seems to be getting bolder and bolder, which makes me fear that if this is the handiwork of terrorists, they might be luring authorities into a trap for a "grand finale!" I hope I'm not right. - Ed.

Gun Dealer: John Doe No. 2 Exists

Man who sold weapon to McVeigh remembers Mideastern suspect.

--Manhattan Mercury, Kansas--

ACLU Ads Will Target Bush Policies

The American Civil Liberties Union (a.k.a. the "Anti-American Communist Leftist Union) plans to announce today a $2.5 million media campaign aimed at the aggressive anti-terrorism policies of the Bush administration and Attorney General John D. Ashcroft -- the largest such effort in its 80-year history.

--Washington Post--

I hope none of this money came from any of my readers. - Ed.

Bush Opposes Gun 'Fingerprinting'

WASHINGTON - President Bush does not support the push for firearms "fingerprinting" that has grown from the Washington-area sniper shootings, a spokesman said Tuesday, saying Bush is unconvinced of the technology's accuracy and is concerned about gun owners' privacy.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Do you suppose the ACLU supports Bush on this? Yeah, right! - Ed.

Animal Rights Group Seeks Legitimacy in Politics

America's first major political action committee devoted to electing "humane-minded" candidates to public office is using its nearly $300,000 war chest to fund primarily Democrat congressional campaigns. One critic calls the Humane USA PAC "extreme" and claims the group's agenda would hurt hunters and fishermen.

--CNSNews.com--

Animal-rights groups launch national effort against hog industry

The state that made election history in 2000 is at it again, as Florida voters prepare to decide next month whether pregnant pigs should have constitutional rights.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

How long will it be before pigs have more rights than humans? In the case of human fetuses, it's already a fact. - Ed.

Homosexual Advocacy Groups Oppose Promotion of Army General

Groups opposed to the promotion of an Army general who they say failed to check a climate of homosexual harassment when he served as a base commander are calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee to reject the nomination.

--CNSNews.com--

Since the Army's policy toward homosexuals is "don't ask, don't tell, it would be impossible for a commander to know the "sexual orientation" of subordinates without regulations being violated. If he allowed or condoned an atmosphere of intolerance, it could only be in regards to soldiers who, themselves, violated regulations and exposed their homosexuality. If there's any blame here, it should go to the politicians who think the military is a social organization. If the Army could investigate suspected cases of homosexuality and immediately discharge the homosexuals, most of the problems could have been avoided. - Ed.

U.S. Scores Missile Defense Success

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An interceptor rocket destroyed a Minuteman II missile high above the Pacific in the latest test of the nation's missile defense system.

--Yayoo! News (AP)--

Psychologist Believes Sniper Kills Done by Terrorists

The recent sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., area are probably terrorist attacks rather than the work of a traditional "spree killer," according to a local psychologist who specializes in violent behavior.

--Knoxville News-Sentinel--

Cynthia McKinney's Troops Sue to Keep Her in Office

Despite the resounding defeat of U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia's Democratic primary in August, some of McKinney's supporters are still battling to keep her in office. They have filed a federal lawsuit to try to get the Aug. 20 results, which showed McKinney losing to Denise Majette 58 to 42 percent, voided and McKinney declared the winner.

--CNSNews.com--

If they can somehow get their case heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court, they might have a chance. Isn't it odd how it's OK for Democrats to cross over and vote in Republican primaries, but it's not OK when Republicans vote in Democrat primaries? - Ed.

South Dakota Voter Fraud Investigation Update

Every vote counts - unless ballots are being cast by people who don't exist, are dead or who don't even live in South Dakota. A major case involving those voter fraud issues has been under investigation by the FBI for the past month. KSFY has learned the investigation mainly focuses on six counties including: Dewey, Pennington, Fall River, Charles Mix, Shannon and Ziebach, although there may be other counties involved.

--KSFY TV--

Polls Put Senate Control Within Grasp of GOP

The contest for control of the Senate is so close that some Republicans last week tried to recruit Republican National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot to replace the party's candidate who dropped out of the race in Montana.

--Washington Times--

DNC to U.S. Bishops: Get Lost

The attitude of the Democratic National Committee toward American Catholics and their bishops seems to be one of telling them to get lost.

--NewsMax.com--

Abortion Rights Groups Target Doc On Religious, RU-486 Views

Prominent abortion rights groups are attacking the record of a Kentucky physician because of the possibility that he may be appointed to a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on women's reproductive health. The abortion rights advocates are worried that W. David Hager, M.D., would use his position on the panel to try to roll back FDA approval of the abortion regimen, RU-486.

--CNSNews.com--

Gun Dealer's Case Reaches High Court

Four years ago in Laredo, Tex., firearms dealer Thomas Lamar Bean decided that a night out in Mexico would be the perfect way to cap off a day at a gun show. But by the time it was over, he had landed in jail and his livelihood had been destroyed.

--Washington Post--

Pistol-Packing Woman Stops Would-Be Rapist

A pistol-packing woman accomplished with two bullets what Pittsburgh police had been attempting to do for days: to stop the man suspected of a string of sexual assaults in the city's East End.

--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette--

Death Penalty Goes on Trial in Illinois

CHICAGO - Some claim they were tortured into confessing. Others want to use below-average intelligence as an excuse. Still others say they had inadequate or no legal representation.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Protege Presiding Over School Sex Crime Wave

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton may have another burgeoning sex a scandal unfolding right under her nose, as her one-time White House protege, now New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, struggles to get a grip on the city's out-of-control public school system.

--NewsMax.com--

Government Writes Off Billions of Your Tax Dollars

Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a letter to Congress that the federal government's accounts would "never be tolerated in the private sector."

--NewsMax.com--

Homosexuals Ask Supreme Court To Strike Down 'Anti-Gay' Laws

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a 17-year jail sentence for a homosexual teenager who was caught having oral sex with a minor. It is one of two cases the court could hear this term involving homosexuals and sodomy laws. A so-called "Romeo and Juliet" law in Kansas, which distinguishes consensual sex between teenagers from cases where older adults exploit children, applies only to teenagers of opposite sexes.

--CNSNews.com--

So the ACLU is now pursuing a "Romeo and Julio" law. - Ed.

Homosexual Group Training Young LGBT Reporters to Infiltrate Media

New York, NY - Homocom announces "Out For The Truth," a free online workshop November 9, 10, and 16, 17 in English and Spanish introducing young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writers to the world of journalism.

--GayWire--

As if they don't already have control of the media! - Ed.

Falwell Targeted for Death

"I think Mohammed was a terrorist. I read enough by both Muslims and non-Muslims, [to decide] that he was a violent man, a man of war," Jerry Falwell said in a CBS interview last week. Now, Mohsen Shabestari, a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has fired back some rhetoric of his own, proclaiming, "The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community."

--NewsMax.com--

It seems their aim is to prove Falwell right. - Ed.

Bin Laden 'to Appear on TV'

"Sheikh Osama is alive and in good health. He has gained more weight due to security precautions and his inability to move a lot as you will notice in his next appearance," Abdel Rahman al-Rashed told the London-based Arabic-language magazine Al Majalla in remarks published Friday.

--Irish Examiner--

Why does this remind me of Al Gore? - Ed.

States Consider Laws Against Paternity Fraud

LANSING, Mich. -- Edward L. Mack was floored to learn just weeks after his divorce that two of the three children born during his 10-year marriage were fathered by another man. He was even more shocked that the discovery -- under Michigan law -- meant nothing. A year later, he still pays $375 a month in child support for all three children.

--Washington Post--

Charles Barkley: Democrats Keep Blacks Poor

You may have caught Charles Barkley on the talk show circuit promoting his new book, "I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It." But you can be sure you didn't hear about Barkley's political views.

--NewsMax.com--

Greenpeace Activists Occupy Nuke Plant

About 150 campaigners from environmental group Greenpeace scaled fences, evaded security and occupied Britain's newest nuclear power station on Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

You didn't know that Greenpeace was for acid rain and "greenhouse gasses," did you? - Ed.

Soviet Submariner 'Saved the World' in Cuban Crisis

The United States and the Soviet Union came much closer to nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis than was previously known, according to newly declassified documents and evidence from key protagonists.

--London Times--

Navy Says Gulf War Pilot Held by Iraq

The Navy changed the status of a pilot missing since the 1991 Persian Gulf war to "missing in action, captured" yesterday, effectively making Capt. Michael Scott Speicher an Iraqi prisoner of war.

--Washington Times--

Gun-Rights Groups Undeterred by Attacks

Responding to calls by some lawmakers and anti-gun groups for more gun control in the wake of a series of sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area, gun-rights organizations say public safety would be further endangered if more restrictive gun laws were implemented.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Doctors Group to Vote on Homosexual Adoption

A national organization of family doctors will vote next week on whether to endorse adoption by homosexuals, a possibility that has some family groups in an uproar.

--Washington Times--

Find out how you doctor votes on this. You may want to change doctors. - Ed.

Prosecutor to Drop Request for Abortion Mill Records

DES MOINES, Iowa - A prosecutor Wednesday asked the Iowa Supreme Court to let him withdraw his subpoena demanding a Planned Parenthood clinic's pregnancy test records, which authorities hoped would lead them to the mother of a dead baby boy.

--CNN (AP)--

Suit Filed Over Flying Pro-Life Banners

An organization that has sponsored the display of huge aerial banners featuring images of aborted baby parts has filed suit against a California beach town that passed an ordinance banning all towed banners from the skies above its boundaries.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

CIA Bugged Kremlin From Tunnels Below

In an incident right out of a James Bond movie, in 1989 a Moscow-based CIA agent orchestrated the bugging of the Soviet Union's top officials from a vantage point deep beneath the Kremlin - an operation that later helped foil a military coup against Mikhail Gorbachev thus helping to bring about the breakup of the Soviet evil empire.

--NewsMax.com--

Sen. Specter Wants Probe of Possible Link Between Iraq, Oklahoma Bombing

The senior senator from Pennsylvania plans to seek an investigation into alleged ties between the two Americans convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing, members of Islamist terrorist groups, and the Iraqi military.

--CNSNews.com--

Iraq Won't Guarantee Safety of U.N. Inspectors

In what may turn out to be the latest standoff between Iraq and the U.N. arms inspectors, Baghdad is refusing guarantees of "safe passage" into the country, correspondent Stewart Stogel reports.

--NewsMax.com--

And, of course, no one can guarantee that the inspectors will find what they're looking for, whether or not they exist. - Ed.

New theory of Sept. 11 plot: a 5th plane

The authorities interviewing an alleged member of Al Qaeda in military custody overseas are investigating a new theory of the Sept. 11 plot - that the suspect, Ramzi Binalshibh, was planning to pilot a fifth hijacked plane to strike the White House.

--International Herald-Tribune--

Conyers Says Gun Makers 'Marketing Sniper Rifles to Criminals'

The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has accused some gun manufacturers of marketing so-called "sniper rifles" in a manner that "appears to intentionally appeal to law breakers."

--CNSNews.com--

The Left, of course, would never stoop to politicizing tragedy. - Ed.

Townsend Raises Gun Issue In New Ad

One day after vowing to avoid the gun issue as long as a serial sniper is on the prowl, Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend abruptly shifted gears and yesterday shipped a new ad to Washington TV stations that bashes her GOP opponent in the Maryland governor's race for voting against a ban on "assault weapons."

--Washington Post--

Leftist just can't help themselves. - Ed.

Massive Voter Fraud Investigation Under Way in South Dakota

A large-scale federal and state investigation into voter registration fraud in six South Dakota counties is under way, state Attorney General Mark Barnett said Thursday.

--Rapid City Journal--

For the record, Sen. Tom Daschle, senate plurality leader, is from South Dakota. - Ed.

Nobel Committee Admits Carter Award a Slap at U.S.

A spokesman for the organization that awarded Jimmy Carter the Nobel Peace Peace Prize late yesterday has admitted the decision was intended to be a slap at the Bush administration for its policy against Iraq.

--NewsMax.com--

Never mind that Carter never actually achieved any of the “peace” he sought. - Ed.

Book Hammers Feminist Agenda, Fundraising Strategies

A conservative watchdog group has published a critical examination of America's feminist organizations, alleging that one of the most prominent feminist groups wildly inflates its membership numbers and that another, originally formed to encourage girls to play sports, ended up advising girls how to sue for discrimination.

--CNSNews.com--

I do not yet know where you can buy this book. - Ed.

Montana Republican Quits Senate Race After Gay Smear by Democrats

Mike Taylor, the foundering GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana, dropped out of the race today and lashed out at a homosexual smear campaign launched by Democrats.

--NewsMax.com--

This is a good indication of what the party of "tolerance" and "diversity" really thinks about homosexuals. - Ed.

Tree-sitter dead after fall from tree in Corralitos

A man with the environmental activist group Earth First! has died after a fall of more than 50 feet from a redwood tree, raising concerns about the dangers of tree sits, often used to stop logging operations.

--Sarasota Herald Tribune--

It should be noted that the enviro-whacko was transported from the scene by a "green-house gas" belching helicopter. - Ed.

'Everybody Loves Raymond' Star Disses Babs

Patricia Heaton, who plays the part of Raymond's wife on the hit CBS comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond" is proudly anti-abortion, and also has a few choice words for Hollywood liberals like Barbra Streisand.

--NewsMax.com--

Thurmond Takes Senate Floor to Rebuke Leahy

The oldest living member of the U.S. Senate took the floor Wednesday to rebuke the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for blocking a vote on another of President Bush's judicial nominees.

--CNSNews.com--

For the record, our "senator," Chucky Schumer, is a party to this outrage. - Ed.

Clintons 'Torched' the White House

Before they left the White House in January 2001, Bill and Hillary Clinton scammed government gift-giving laws a la Sen. Robert Torricelli, with the former first couple accepting tens of thousands of dollars in unreported gifts from "friends" who sought and were often granted presidential favors, a report issued Wednesday by Rep. Doug Ose, R-Calif., revealed.

--NewsMax.com--

Gephardt Promises Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, If...

The leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives Wednesday promised illegal aliens the opportunity to receive "earned legalization," if they give Democrats back control of the House of Representatives.

--CNSNews.com--

The question has to be asked - why are Democrats making campaign promises to people who supposedly aren't able to vote? - Ed.

Dem Leaders Use Social Security Plot to Undermine GOP

National Democrat leaders trotted out the specter of Social Security "privatization" at a Wednesday Capitol Hill press conference, accusing Republicans of deliberately delaying until after the midterm election an open debate over how to save the program.

--CNSNews.com--

This "plot" is so clandestine, the only people who know about it are Democrats. - Ed.

Powell: Belafonte's Slave Slam 'Unfortunate'

Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that washed-up singer Harry Belafonte's description of him as a house slave working in the Bush administration was "unfortunate."

--NewsMax.com--

Saddam Seeks German Aid for 'Supergun'

Iraq has been building a new 33-foot-long "supergun" capable of firing biological or chemical shells with equipment from German companies, prosecutors said yesterday.

--Washington Times--

Pro-Gun Group Wants To Arm Parents and Teachers

A Second Amendment group says the shooting of a 13-year-old boy outside a Maryland middle school on Monday bolsters its argument for allowing parents and teachers to carry guns on school grounds - specifically, in the parking lot outside.

--CNSNews.com--

The Left wants to pre-emptively take guns away from law-abiding Americans, under the pretense of preventing gun crimes, but these same hypocrites are opposed to a pre-emptive strike against a known criminal with much more deadly weapons, i.e., Saddam Hussein. Go figure! - Ed.

Immigration Driving Higher Energy Use

Report says flow of humanity must be curbed to meet air-quality goals.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Environmentalist's Warning of Coming Ice Age Labeled 'Bunk'

After years of being warned about the threat of global warming and how human activity is worsening the problem, Americans might be surprised to learn that a Massachusetts environmentalist is now warning of a possible coming ice age.

--CNSNews.com--

Pageant Permits Promotion of Chastity

Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, announced in Illinois yesterday that she has won her battle with pageant officials over the right to talk about teen sexual chastity.

--Washington Times--

U.S. Abortion Rate Plunges - or Does It?

The number of American women having abortions sharply decreased during the second half of the 1990s, and the biggest decline was among teen-agers, a new study shows. But that study is under fire.

--NewsMax.com--

The good news for the pro-aborts is that the numbers of abortions in the lower income levels, i.e., the "human weeds" as Margaret Sanger liked to call them, actually increased. - Ed.

'Coming Out Day' Draws Fire From Family Groups

National Coming Out Day, an event that marks the anniversary of the 1987 march on Washington in support of "gay and lesbian equality," is drawing fire from family groups, which claim the event can encourage young people to embrace dangerous identities.

--CNSNews.com--

Increasing the numbers of people who practice homosexuality is part of the homosexual agenda. In order to hide this, they vehemently fight any suggestion that "sexual orientation" can be changed. - Ed.

Man Shot Dead at Gas Station in Virginia

Meanwhile, a tarot card with the words "Dear policeman, I am God" emerged as a potential clue.

--The Globe and Mail--

Man Can't Change Name to 'God'

A man who wanted to change his name to God chose a new name when a judge turned down his request.

--AP--

I wonder if this guy has a good alibi (see preceding story). - Ed.

Over 3,500 Voted Twice in 2000 Pres. Election

The 2000 presidential election wasn't as close as everyone thought ... at least according to a new study that says as many as 316,000 people nationwide are registered to vote in two different places, and 14,486 New Yorkers were also registered to vote in Florida in 2000.

--NewsMax.com--

Sen. Wellstone Incites Mob Attack on Cameraman

Left-wing Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., singled out a cameraman for attack by a Democrat mob in Duluth.

--NewsMax.com--

Pro-Life Defender Hit with Crippling Decision

A nonprofit legal group that defended an anti-abortion activist in a case settled one year ago says its viability is threatened by a recent court order to pay attorney fees to Planned Parenthood.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is a good example of why the Democrat left-wing extremists are ready to do anything to maintain control of the judiciary in this country. - Ed.

Race-Baiter Belafonte Once Paid Tribute to Powell

Washed-up calypso singer Harry Belafonte leveled a vicious racial attack on Secretary of State Colin Powell during a Tuesday morning radio interview in Los Angeles. But less than three years ago the embittered ex-star paid tribute to Powell as the honoree of the University of the West Indies "Building the Legacy" award.

--NewsMax.com--

Prisoners' Computers Used to Break Law

Federal prison inmates have used their personal computers to produce escape plans, commit fraud and make fake I.D. -- and could even hack into the Correctional Service of Canada's own network, warns an internal report obtained by the National Post.

--National Post (Canada)--

Arafat Tried to Assassinate Powell

In his new book The High Cost of Peace , author Yossef Bodansky reveals this stunner: In April 2002, as the U.S. was trying to negotiate a cease-fire between the Palestinians and the Israelis, Yasser Arafat tried to blow up Secretary of State Colin Powell's entire convoy, including Shimon Peres, while on its way to the peace negotiations.

--NewsMax.com--

Terror Threat for U.S. Ships in Yemen

As French counterterrorism experts headed for Yemen today to investigate an explosion that set fire to a French oil tanker, a U.S. Navy assessment concludes it was a deliberate act of terror designed to lure U.S. ships into the Port of Aden for more attacks, WorldNetDaily has learned.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Freeh: 'Right-Wing Groups' Bigger Threat

Clinton FBI chief's counterterror focus to be probed at 9-11 hearing.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

'Fairness Act' Eases Tax Burden on Service Members

The Senate has passed a bill that gives members of the U.S. armed forces and Foreign Service officers the same tax break on profits from home sales as other U.S. homeowners enjoy.

--CNSNews.com--

This should be enacted retroactively. Please write to Rep. Sue Kelly and tell her so. - Ed.

An Old Kansas Story May Cost GOP Dearly

The ascendancy of George W. Bush, the war on terrorism, the deepening of economic distress, and the prospect of a new war in the Persian Gulf have combined to bring an end to two decades of war between party regulars and religious conservatives in the Republican Party. Peace reigns in the GOP - except here in Kansas.

--Boston Globe--

Gun Used to Kill Teacher on Trial

The handgun used to kill popular Lake Worth Middle School teacher Barry Grunow goes on trial today, portrayed as a dangerous, defective product that has led a notorious life of crime.

--Palm Beach Post--

This is just another wave in the continuing assault on the Second Amendment. - Ed.

Anti-Racism Conference Splits Over Exclusion of Whites

A handful of countries -- including Russia, Cuba, South Africa and France's overseas territories -- withdrew their delegates from an anti-racism conference to protest its decision to exclude whites.

--Fox News--

Wind-Power Plan for Cape Cod Lands in Court

It is the largest renewable-energy project ever proposed in the United States, 170 wind turbines able to churn out 420 megawatts of power - enough for a city of 200,000 people - and churn up controversy pitting one environmentalist against another.

--Boston Globe--

Deadbeat Dad Loses Appeal to Have More Children

A father of nine ordered to have no more children unless he could support those already born lost a Supreme Court appeal today.

--Houston Chronicle--

Teachers Union Being Prosecuted for Illegally Spending Dues

The nation's largest teachers union is being prosecuted for illegally using fees paid by non-members for political purposes.

--CNSNews.com--

West Coast Port Talks Break Off Indefinitely

Labor talks broke off indefinitely between longshoremen and shipping lines after the union rejected the latest contract proposal in a dispute that has shut down West Coast ports and done billions of dollars in damage to the economy.

--USA Today--

Don't think for a minute that this isn't being orchestrated from DNC headquarters, where union leaders get their marching orders. Democrats talking down the economy wasn't playing well, so they had to resort to actually sabotaging it. - Ed.

High Court Won't Take N.J. Sen. Case

The Supreme Court refused on Monday to be drawn into New Jersey's Senate dispute, allowing the Democrats to replace their candidate one month before the election.

--AP--

The New Jersey Supreme Court was right about one thing in its decision - it does "err," and this time, they erred big time! They erroneously stated that the law is "silent" on the issue of replacing a candidate after 51 days prior to an election, but when you take the entire election law into consideration, this view becomes preposterous. Election laws stipulate what names appear on a ballot, such as the winner of a primary election. When the law says that a primary election winner's name shall appear on the ballot, and then goes on to say that that name can be replaced up to 51 days prior to the election, it is certainly not being "silent" about replacements after that cut-off date. The original stipulation, i.e., the primary election winner, stands. Additionally, the U.S. Constitution clearly states, in Article I, Section 4, "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; ..." It is, of course, "silent" on the issue of courts changing the legislatures' prescriptions, so according to this court's decision, they can do whatever they want. It's pretty scary. - Ed.

Hollywood Liberals Line Up Against America

Barbra Streisand Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Danny Glover, Martin Sheen, Jessica Lange, Ed Asner, Joanne Woodward and, of course, Hanoi Jane Fonda are banding together to protest President Bush's policies, especially the potential attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

--NewsMax.com--

More UK Doctors Refusing to Perform Abortions

One general practice in four in England includes a family doctor who will not give consent to abortions, according to an official study into teenage pregnancies.

--London Telegraph--

An Rx For Teen Sex

Doctors are joining the abstinence movement. Here's why they're now telling kids, "Just say no."

--Time--

Groups Protest Faith-Based Funds Recipient

A Christian charity founded by famed televangelist Pat Robertson is among the first recipients of President Bush's "faith-based initiative." Critics, however, scoff at the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize the activities of someone they regard as a "hate monger."

--CNSNews.com--

Teachers Union Being Prosecuted for Illegally Spending Dues

The nation's largest teachers union is being prosecuted for illegally using fees paid by non-members for political purposes.

--CNSNews.com--

West Coast Port Talks Break Off Indefinitely

Labor talks broke off indefinitely between longshoremen and shipping lines after the union rejected the latest contract proposal in a dispute that has shut down West Coast ports and done billions of dollars in damage to the economy.

--USA Today--

Don't think for a minute that this isn't being orchestrated from DNC headquarters, where union leaders get their marching orders. Democrats talking down the economy wasn't playing well, so they had to resort to actually sabotaging it. - Ed.

High Court Won't Take N.J. Sen. Case

The Supreme Court refused on Monday to be drawn into New Jersey's Senate dispute, allowing the Democrats to replace their candidate one month before the election.

--AP--

The New Jersey Supreme Court was right about one thing in its decision - it does "err," and this time, they erred big time! They erroneously stated that the law is "silent" on the issue of replacing a candidate after 51 days prior to an election, but when you take the entire election law into consideration, this view becomes preposterous. Election laws stipulate what names appear on a ballot, such as the winner of a primary election. When the law says that a primary election winner's name shall appear on the ballot, and then goes on to say that that name can be replaced up to 51 days prior to the election, it is certainly not being "silent" about replacements after that cut-off date. The original stipulation, i.e., the primary election winner, stands. Additionally, the U.S. Constitution clearly states, in Article I, Section 4, "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; ..." It is, of course, "silent" on the issue of courts changing the legislatures' prescriptions, so according to this court's decision, they can do whatever they want. It's pretty scary. - Ed.

Hollywood Liberals Line Up Against America

Barbra Streisand Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Danny Glover, Martin Sheen, Jessica Lange, Ed Asner, Joanne Woodward and, of course, Hanoi Jane Fonda are banding together to protest President Bush's policies, especially the potential attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

--NewsMax.com--

More UK Doctors Refusing to Perform Abortions

One general practice in four in England includes a family doctor who will not give consent to abortions, according to an official study into teenage pregnancies.

--London Telegraph--

An Rx For Teen Sex

Doctors are joining the abstinence movement. Here's why they're now telling kids, "Just say no."

--Time--

Groups Protest Faith-Based Funds Recipient

A Christian charity founded by famed televangelist Pat Robertson is among the first recipients of President Bush's "faith-based initiative." Critics, however, scoff at the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize the activities of someone they regard as a "hate monger."

--CNSNews.com--

California: Don't Let N.J. Democrats Break Election Law

California Secretary of State Bill Jones on Friday filed a friend-of-the-court brief as Republicans went to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is "very concerned about the potential precedence it could set in terms of federal elections in California," said Beth Miller, a spokeswoman for Jones.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Mum on Bill's Shock Attack on Bush from Foreign Soil

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has so far declined to comment on her husband's shocking address to Britain's annual Labour Party conference this week in Blackpool, England, a speech described by British newspapers as "a devastating attack" on President Bush.

--NewsMax.com--

"Jihad Jim" McDermott Caught in Lie About Being Vietnam War Vet

Saddam Hussein's best friends on Capitol Hill, Democrat Reps. Jim McDermott and David "Baghdad" Bonior, are lying about being Vietnam War veterans.

--NewsMax.com--

Charity Paying for Trio's Visit to Iraq Has 9-Year History

Life for Relief and Development (LIFE), the Michigan-based charity that funded the trip three Democratic congressmen took to Iraq last week to try to prevent a war, was founded in 1993 by a group of Iraqi-American men who decided they wanted to do something to help their homeland after the Gulf war.

--Washington Times--

Cartoon: Bush Pushes Seniors to 'Destruction'

Shameless and sickening. Those are the adjectives one conservative group uses to describe a cartoon video put out by Democrats. The video shows a cartoon rendering of President Bush pushing senior citizens in wheelchairs down a path "toward destruction."

--Democrat National Committee--

GOP Objects to Social Security E-Mails

Republicans are crying foul after the Democratic National Committee sent out a fundraising e-mail this week attacking President Bush's plan for partial privatization of Social Security. The e-mail includes an animated cartoon depicting Bush pushing a wheelchair-bound elderly woman down the graph line of a crashing stock market.

--Washington Post--

Hillary: I Still Want Answers About What Bush Knew on 9/11

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said yesterday that she was right to raise questions five months ago about a possible White House cover-up regarding what President Bush knew in advance of the 9/11 attacks, adding that she still thinks her constituents are entitled to answers.

--NewsMax.com--

I want to know what she and the ex-copresident knew about the terrorist threat brewing on their watch. - Ed.

UN Criticizes Britain for Child Smacking

A U.N. report released Friday criticized the British government for failing to ban child smacking.

--CNSNews.com--

I wonder if the leftists (including AlGore), who are criticizing the Bush adminstration for focusing on Iraq while al Qaeda still exists, will criticize the UN for this petty report while children in other parts of the world are starving and enslaved. - Ed.

Greedy States Squander Anti-tobacco Windfalls

Despite the billions of dollars received from tobacco companies in settlements, few states are using the money to fund tobacco-control programs, a new study reveals.

--NewsMax.com--

George Will, in a column published in the Poughkeepsie Journal recently, reported that New York had spent some of the money on a sprinkler system for an "upstate golf course." It's interesting that the Journal never followed up on this, considering that its circulation area includes James Baird Golf Course, which, coincidentally (?), recently got its sprinkler system working. To my knowledge, as a sometimes player at the course, the system was inoperable since the year after it was installed, and I was somewhat surprised earlier this year to find that it had been in use. - Ed.

Democrat Scandal Haunts Sen. Harkin

Heard about the mini-Watergate going on in Iowa? Democrat U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin certainly has, much to his dismay.

--NewsMax.com--

Reminder: Harkin was, perhaps, Bill Clinton's staunchest apologist during the impeachment. - Ed.

Amazon Defends Sale of Pedophile Book

Amazon.com continues to claim First Amendment grounds for its sale and promotion of a book advocating adult-child sex but has removed an e-mail link to a self-proclaimed pedophile amid mounting pressure organized by a non-profit legal action group in California.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This isn't a First Amendment issue, it's a matter of decency and social responsibility. Apparently, Amazon.com is lacking in those areas. Links on this site to Amazon.com will be changed to a more responsible book seller. - Ed.

Gene Therapy Apparently Leads to New Illness in Boy

Health Officials in U.S., France Suspend Treatments Recently Hailed as Cure for Immune Disorder.

--Washington Post--

Democrat Committee Chairman Backs Down After 'Stacking' Witnesses

Several Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee were able to force the committee chairman to invite a member of the President's Commission on Social Security to testify at a hearing Thursday on the commission's final report.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to destroy Social Security, but the facts prove otherwise. This story, for instance, shows how they censor information that is needed to make sound decisions. They don't want to fix Social Security, they just want it as a political issue, and if it ever got fixed, what would they run on? They have no real ideas. - Ed.

Clinton Trashes Bush in Brit Anti-War Protest

Ex-president Bill Clinton relived a bit of his checkered past on Wednesday, protesting a U.S. war while visiting Great Britain - just as he did during his college days at Oxford University.

--NewsMax.com--

NJ Republicans Will Appeal to US Supreme Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday boosted the hopes of Senate Democrats, who are determined to hold onto their one-vote majority in the Senate.

--CNSNews.com--

This is not an issue which should go before the Supreme Court. If New Jersey voters and their representatives are willing to have judges making the laws, they deserve whatever they get. The entire New Jersey Supreme Court should be impeached and removed, but of course, they won't be. - Ed.

Kennedy Challenged by Union President

The president of a major labor union clashed with Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday after complaining that the Democrats, including the senator's niece, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, were not talking enough about a loss of manufacturing jobs during this election year.

--Boston Globe--

Non-Blacks Expelled at Racism Conference

Delegates at an anti-racism conference voted Wednesday to expel non-blacks from the meeting, saying it was too traumatic to discuss slavery in front of them.

--ABC News--

Conservative Groups Challenge Physician-Assisted Suicide

Conservative groups this week filed legal briefs supporting U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's effort to give federal prosecutors the authority to prosecute doctors in Oregon who assist terminally ill patients to take their own lives.

--CNSNews.com--

It's ironic, but not surprising, that the Left, which wanted Ashcroft's nomination rejected because, they said, he might not enforce laws he didn't like, are now demanding he ignore federal law which they don't like. - Ed.

Study Shows Girls At Greater Risk Of STDs

A study released Thursday indicates that young teenage girls who attend sexual health clinics are more likely to have a sexually transmitted infection than older women.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrat Committee Chairman Backs Down After 'Stacking' Witnesses

Several Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee were able to force the committee chairman to invite a member of the President's Commission on Social Security to testify at a hearing Thursday on the commission's final report.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to destroy Social Security, but the facts prove otherwise. This story, for instance, shows how they censor information that is needed to make sound decisions. They don't want to fix Social Security, they just want it as a political issue, and if it ever got fixed, what would they run on? They have no real ideas. - Ed.

Clinton Trashes Bush in Brit Anti-War Protest

Ex-president Bill Clinton relived a bit of his checkered past on Wednesday, protesting a U.S. war while visiting Great Britain - just as he did during his college days at Oxford University.

--NewsMax.com--

NJ Republicans Will Appeal to US Supreme Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday boosted the hopes of Senate Democrats, who are determined to hold onto their one-vote majority in the Senate.

--CNSNews.com--

This is not an issue which should go before the Supreme Court. If New Jersey voters and their representatives are willing to have judges making the laws, they deserve whatever they get. The entire New Jersey Supreme Court should be impeached and removed, but of course, they won't be. - Ed.

Kennedy Challenged by Union President

The president of a major labor union clashed with Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday after complaining that the Democrats, including the senator's niece, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, were not talking enough about a loss of manufacturing jobs during this election year.

--Boston Globe--

Non-Blacks Expelled at Racism Conference

Delegates at an anti-racism conference voted Wednesday to expel non-blacks from the meeting, saying it was too traumatic to discuss slavery in front of them.

--ABC News--

Conservative Groups Challenge Physician-Assisted Suicide

Conservative groups this week filed legal briefs supporting U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's effort to give federal prosecutors the authority to prosecute doctors in Oregon who assist terminally ill patients to take their own lives.

--CNSNews.com--

It's ironic, but not surprising, that the Left, which wanted Ashcroft's nomination rejected because, they said, he might not enforce laws he didn't like, are now demanding he ignore federal law which they don't like. - Ed.

Study Shows Girls At Greater Risk Of STDs

A study released Thursday indicates that young teenage girls who attend sexual health clinics are more likely to have a sexually transmitted infection than older women.

--CNSNews.com--

Dems Replace Torricelli With Longtime Enemy Lautenberg

Poor, poor Robert Torricelli: New Jersey's wacky Democrat establishment tonight chose his longtime enemy Frank Lautenberg as his illegal replacement.

--NewsMax.com--

Lautenberg was picked for one reason only - name recognition. He doesn't even want the job. The Democrats plan is most likely to get him elected on his name, and then he can resign for "health" reasons (who wouldn't believe that?), and McGreevy can then appoint whomever he wants. Remember, this isn't about what's best for New Jersey, it's about what's best for the Democrat Party - Torricelli already admitted that. - Ed.

House Defeats Politics-from-the-Pulpit Bill

Much to the dismay of conservatives, the House of Representatives Wednesday defeated a bill that would have allowed churches, synagogues and other religious organizations to preach politics from the pulpit, without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.

--CNSNews.com--

This defeat, of course, will not affect politicking in black, i.e., Democrat, churches. - Ed.

Liberals Assail Bush Nominee on States' Rights, Abortion

A coalition of liberal groups gathered in the nation's capitol Tuesday to voice their opposition to yet another of President Bush's judicial nominees, South Carolina Federal District Court Judge Dennis Shedd.

--CNSNews.com--

They're opposed to any nominee who respects the Constitution. - Ed.

Mass. Gun Law Turning Law-Abiding Citizens Into Felons

'98 statute triggered expiration date for ID cards previously issued for life.

--Massachusetts News--

Abortion Harvest Infuriates Islanders

Workers outraged to learn kelp they gather used in procedure.

--The Scotsman--

Pro-Life Group Engages in Air Battle Over California--Federal Lawsuit Filed

The affluent City of Huntington Beach, California, has aimed its legislative guns on aircraft towing large graphic images of aborted babies over its beaches by enacting an ordinance effective October 16, 2002, that bans all aerial displays above or within the boundaries of the city. According to one council member, the pro-life group sponsoring the aerial display has gone ?one step too far.?

--Thomas More Law Center--

Streisand Duped by Shakespeare Internet Hoax

Today the woman who sang Second Hand Rose got burned by second hand prose.

--Drudge Report--

So why should anyone put any weight on an "entertainer" who is so easily duped by phony "information?" - Ed.

Gephardt Talks Down the Economy

Apparently still believing that "it's the economy, stupid," a leading congressional Democrat Tuesday gave a speech on the House floor addressing "people's serious economic concerns" and blasting Republicans for doing worse than nothing.

--CNSNews.com--

Who's fighting tax cuts, Dick? If cutting taxes is "worse than nothing," raising taxes must be what you think will fix the economy - so why don't you come out and say it? In doing so, you can explain how taking money out of the economy is going to improve it. - Ed.

Rumors of 'Sopranos-Type' Revelations Prompted 'Torch's' Exit

U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., dropped his re-election bid amid rumors that the press was about to blow the lid off new "Sopranos-type" revelations showing even more corruption, a top New Jersey reporter said tonight.

--NewsMax.com--

In the story, a Star-Ledger reporter tells Bill O'Reilly, "I think it says a lot about prosecutor Mary Jo White, who didn't prosecute this case, This should have gone to a jury, absolutely." I noted a long time ago that Ms. White was only pretending to continue "Pardongate" and other investigations into Democrat corruption in order to keep her job, and I predicted that nothing would come out of them. It certainly looks like I was right. - Ed.

Lott: GOP to Mount Legal Challenge to Torricelli's Withdrawal

Minutes before U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., formally announced he was ending his re-election campaign, the Senate's top Republican, Trent Lott, announced he would mount a legal challenge to the 11th-hour withdrawal.

--NewsMax.com--

Don't discount this possiblity: Torricelli commits "suicide" allowing the governor to name a replacement, thereby bypassing New Jersey election law. Never underestimate the lengths to which Democrats will go in order to retain their illegitimate senate plurality. If they lose the senate, they lose their ability to pack federal courts with extreme left-wing zealots, and the courts are all-important, since that's their primary means of implementing their corrosive, socialist agenda. - Ed.

House to Consider Churches' Free Speech, Internet Gambling Ban

The House of Representatives will consider two bills Tuesday of particular interest to conservatives. One proposal would ban the use of credit cards and checks to gamble over the Internet, the other seeks to protect the First Amendment rights of clergy members.

--CNSNews.com--

It would seem that since some ministers (i.e., black Democrats) can politic with impunity, the prohibition should be lifted or extended to all. - Ed.

Civil Rights Leader Calls on Byrd to Resign

As West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd might put it: It's wrong! It's wrong! It's wrong! That's the sentiment from Kevin L. Martin, director of Government and Political Affairs for the African-American Republican Leadership Council, when it comes to the idea of having a one-time member of the Ku Klux Klan serving in the Senate.

--NewsMax.com--

2 Appeals to Supreme Court Assert Right to Procreate

The right to be a parent faces imminent Supreme Court tests in appeals by a "deadbeat dad" of nine from a Wisconsin jail and a childless three-striker destined to die in a California prison.

--Washington Times--

A careful examination of pro-abortion arguments uncovers in implicit belief in a "right" to engage in sexual intercourse without taking responsibility for the consequences. These suits are an offshoot of this argument. - Ed.

Teacher Balks at Union Rules, Will Sue Over Civil Rights

A college instructor in San Luis Obispo, Calif., says a local teachers union violated his federal civil rights by giving him no other choice than to donate his mandatory membership dues to liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The instructor is planning to sue.

--CNSNews.com--

Scientist Says Ice Meteors a Sign of Climate Change

A Spanish scientist says global warming may be to blame for giant blocks of ice that fall from clear skies and rip gaping holes in cars and houses.

--Environmental Network News--

This story is an indication of just how ridiculous the "global warming" hoaxers are willing to sound to advance their political agenda. - Ed.

Landmark Teen-Drinking Case Sends Parents Strong Message

A mother faces prison for what she failed to do: Stop underage drinkers in her home. Three teens died.

--Philadelphia Inquirer--

EU Caves in to Washington Over International Criminal Court

The EU is ready to agree a deal with the US giving American citizens a degree of immunity from prosecution by the new International Criminal Court, having been persuaded by Britain to step back from its hardline opposition to prevent a transatlantic row.

--Guardian (UK)--

Chalk up another win for Pres. Bush! - Ed.

Hill's Home is Where the Hard Money Is

It's not as swank as 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. or as exclusive as Elaine's, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's D.C. house has emerged as the hottest new spot on the political fund-raising circuit.

--And you probably thought she lived in New York.--

Turk Nuke Fuel Bust Just One of Several Recently

When Turkish police seized a little more than a quarter pound of suspected weapons grade uranium from smugglers caught near the Iraqi border on Friday, it was far from the first time they'd busted deadly nuke fuel traffickers traveling through the country looking for the highest bidder.

--NewsMax.com--

The fact that there is any weapons grade uranium available to the highest bidder is truly frightening. - Ed.

Lott to McDermott: Shut Up and Come Home

Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., angrily blasted Congressman Jim McDermott, D-Wash., Sunday afternoon after the left-wing Democrat predicted that President Bush would lie to get the U.S. into a war with Iraq during an interview he conducted earlier in the day from Baghdad.

--NewsMax.com--

Edwards 'Infuriated' by Bush National Security Jibe

Presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., blasted President Bush late Saturday for a remark that he insisted questioned his party's commitment to national security, saying he found the Bush comment "infuriating."

--NewsMax.com--

Is Sen. Edwards committed enough to national security to condemn his Democrat colleagues (see above story) who are giving aid and comfort to Saddam Hussein? Wait and see. - Ed.

Iraqi Forces Urged to Eschew Use of Chemical Weapons

The Pentagon is preparing a campaign aimed at deterring Iraqi officers from firing chemical or biological weapons during a U.S. invasion because intelligence officials believe President Saddam Hussein has given field commanders conditional authority to use the weapons in event of an attack, defense and intelligence officials said.

--Houston Chronicle--

Hmmm! Aren't the peaceniks telling us Iraq doesn't have any of these weapons? - Ed.

Global Double-Crossing?

Documents: Chairman aware of firm's financial woes as it reported otherwise.

--Time--

My question is, what did Terry McAuliff (DNC chairman) know and when did he know it. - Ed.

Gun Control Strategy: Terrorism, Children and 'Scary Looking' Guns

Defenders of the Constitution have noticed a change in tactics on the part of their opponents since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

--CNSNews.com--