Specter: 9/11 Attacks 'Might Well Have Been Prevented'

CAPITOL HILL - A 58-page report issued by the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday details what its authors call "major failures in the FBI and the Department of Justice" during investigations under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. One senator claims those investigations, if conducted properly, should have given the bureau enough information to prevent the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

--CNSNews.com--

Presidential hopeful shifts on abortion

WASHINGTON - Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich, a recent entrant in the presidential race who during his more than three terms in the House has been a solid antiabortion vote, said yesterday his thinking has evolved and he now firmly supports a woman's right to choose.

--Boston Globe--

Isn't it amazing how Democrats come to "see the light" on "choice" when they decide to run for president! It's not surprising, considering that at a Democrat convention a few cycles back, Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey wasn't even allowed to speak, simply because he was pro-life. You obviously can't get nominated if you're not allowed to speak at the convention. - Ed.

Some French Oppose Chirac's Effort 'to Save a Tyrant'

Not all Frenchmen are cowardly, America-hating quislings like President Jacques Chirac. Members of his own party are starting to oppose his unilateralist mania to save his business ally Saddam Hussein.

--NewsMax.com--

$2 a Pack Increase in Tax On Cigarettes Is Rejected

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said yesterday that the Bush administration has no plans to adopt the recommendation of its advisory panel on smoking and health to raise the federal cigarette tax by $2 a pack.

--Washington Post--

I don't have any great love for cigarette smokers, but this was a ridiculous proposal. If it had its "desired" effect, the government would soon find new programs to fund with the money and then the money would soon dry up as people stopped smoking. Then we, the taxpayers, would be stuck with the tab for the new programs which never go away. - Ed.

Democrats Blame Bush for 'Highly Flawed' Title IX Report

CAPITOL HILL - A handful of Senate Democrats said Wednesday's release of recommendations designed to improve Title IX, the law banning sexual discrimination in education, would actually set the clock back on women's athletics.

--CNSNews.com--

See my previous editorial. - Ed.

Scheidler Wins! NOW, ACLU Lose!

Pro-life groups Wednesday cheered a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prohibits the use of federal anti-racketeering law to be used in the prosecution of pro-life protesters or any other protesters.

--CNSNews.com--

Supreme Court Throws Out Gun Records Case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would not decide after all if the government can withhold information on some gun purchases and crimes because a new law may affect the case.

--Excite News (AP)--

It's ironic that this story appears on the same day as the one right above it. Both of these cases involve inappropriate application of laws. The Supreme Court has already determined that the RICO law was improperly applied to Operation Rescue, but they need to look at this one too. What it involves is a government entity, i.e., the City of Chicago, suing the federal government for information gleaned in gun purchase checks, using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The purpose of FOIA is to give citizens the right to gain information about their government. But here, it's being used by government to gain information to be used against citizens. It's a complete perversion of the intent of the law, in my humble opinion. - Ed.

Liberals Launch Propaganda Campaign to Support Filibuster

CAPITOL HILL - As the Senate began its third week of debate on the confirmation of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a collection of more than 35 liberal groups began running television commercials supporting Senate Democrats in their attempt to block the vote. The "Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary" includes pro-abortion, union and environmental groups that oppose the conservative Hispanic nominee.

--CNSNews.com--

GOP Goes on Estrada Offensive

WASHINGTON - The GOP launched a radio talk show blitz on Wednesday in defense of Miguel Estrada, one day after Senate Republicans picked up another Democratic vote in favor of President Bush's embattled judicial nominee.

--Fox News--

Garofalo Swooned for Baghdad Bomber Clinton

For those who suspect the U.S. peace movement is less about peace than it is about politics, we thought it was worth revisiting some recent comments from comedienne-turned-foreign policy expert Janeane Garofalo, who criticized the Fox News Channel yesterday as a mouthpiece for the Bush administration.

--NewsMax.com--

Mercury Health Threat Called 'Politically Motivated Junk Science'

WASHINGTON - A coalition of environmental and public health groups Tuesday demanded that the Bush administration tighten regulations on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.

--CNSNews.com--

Family Groups Object to British Ad Campaign

LONDON - A major advertising campaign by a leading British children's charity has been criticized by religious groups for lumping together smacking and spanking with child abuse.

--CNSNews.com--

Union Membership Still Dropping in US

Union membership in the United States continues to decline. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that 13.2 percent of salary- or wage-based workers in the country were unionized in 2002. That was down from 13.4 percent a year earlier. The percentages translate into a loss of 280,000 union jobs in 2002, to 16.1 million.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush on Right Path to Re-election, Pundits Say

A Heritage Foundation panel that reviewed President Bush's presidency midway through his first term gave the president good grades Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

PAC Rat Hillary Boosts Her Favorite Charity: Herself!

A new analysis confirms what NewsMax reported last year: Sen. Hillary Clinton is spending most of the dough from her massive political action committee not on fellow Democrats but on herself.

--NewsMax.com--

Judge rejects lawsuit to block war against Iraq

Calling the potential war with Iraq a political rather than a legal issue, a federal judge in Boston refused yesterday to issue a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the Bush administration from attacking without a declaration of war from Congress.

--Boston Globe--

Pilots' Alliance 'Shocked Beyond Belief' by TSA Disclosure

CAPITOL HILL - Airline pilots supporting the law that allows them to carry guns to defend against potential terrorist hijackings said Monday they are "shocked beyond belief" that federal aviation security officials have publicly revealed weaknesses in the Bush administration's plan to implement the law.

--CNSNews.com--

In Our Name: A Statement of Justice

Patriot Petitions invites you to stand and be counted in defense of our national sovereignty by supporting our Commander-in-Chief and military forces in harm's way, defending imminent threats to our homeland. Join fellow Patriots who have signed "In Our Name: A Statement of Justice."

--The Federalist--

Dish It Back to Cyber Protesters?

Another group is about to endanger national security and interrupt the workings of the White House and Congress by cyber-marching on Washington tomorrow.

--NewsMax.com--

Supreme Court Clears Way for Abortion Restrictions

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court cleared the way for an Indiana state law that places some of the United States' most severe restrictions on abortions, including requirements that a woman be counseled face-to-face about the risks and offered pictures of what her fetus might look like.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

High Court to Give 'Gays' Their Own 'Roe'?

The U.S. Supreme Court could soon grant homosexual activists their own "Roe v. Wade" decision, a constitutional guarantee that would undermine scores of laws that protect the traditional family, according to some opponents.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Family of Electrocuted Thief Gets $75,000

The family of a convicted burglar who was electrocuted in 1997 when he tried to break in to a bar in Aurora after-hours and triggered a homemade booby trap has been awarded a $75,000 jury verdict to be paid by the owners of the bar and the property.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Unborn Kid Saved Her Daddy

WEST WARWICK, R.I. - An expectant father owes his life to his unborn child.

--New York Post--

Who Really Built Iraq's Arsenal?

When U.S. troops and allies engage Iraqi forces in battle next month, they will be facing units armed with European weapons continuously delivered to Iraq throughout the course of the embargo ? including arms delivered in the last few weeks, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, an online intelligence news resource.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Lawsuit Lunacy Hits Your Wallet

You have this awful feeling - that frivolous lawsuits and outrageous jury awards are so commonplace that they are out of control and harmful to the economy - and the numbers now prove that you're correct.

--NewsMax.com--

Teens With Nosy Parents Less Likely to Drink and Smoke

Adolescents whose parents closely monitor their activities are less likely to use alcohol or to be in risky situations involving alcohol, suggests new research published in the American Journal of Health Behavior.

--EurekAlert--

Multimillionaire Musicians Want You to Fund Grammy

The filthy-rich limousine liberals who attend the yawn-inducing Grammy Awards want you and other taxpayers to fund the Grammy Foundation. But Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., opposes the $800,000 Grammy subsidy that someone sleazed into the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2003, recently signed into law.

--NewsMax.com--

US Website Allows for Messages to be Passed to the "Afterlife"

An American cartoon artist has set up a website where the living can send telegrams to the dead.

--Ananova--

Family Group Urges Donors Not to Support 'Big Brothers'

A national family group is calling on corporations and individuals who donate to the United Way to exclude Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) from their charitable contributions.

--CNSNews.com--

'Conservatives' Mobilize Against Anti-War Hollywood 'Liberals'

Conservatives in the Pacific Northwest are fed up with the increasing number of Hollywood celebrities using the media to promote their pacifist sentiments and opposition to the Bush administration's handling of Iraq.

--CNSNews.com--

Janeane Garofalo: 'It Wasn't Hip' to Protest Clinton's Wars

Comedienne-turned-peace activist Janeane Garofalo offered a stunning admission on Sunday, explaining that she and her fellow anti-war protesters didn't stage huge demonstrations when President Clinton launched attacks on Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Sudan because "it wasn't very hip" to protest the former president.

--NewsMax.com--

New Iraqi Defector: Saddam Still Working on WMDs

A former Iraqi air force officer who has recently defected to an Arab country is claiming that Saddam Hussein continues to develop chemical and biological weapons as well as the means to deploy them.

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats Challenge Bush's Credibility

After months of searching for a unified political attack against President Bush, congressional Democrats have settled on a new and, some say, controversial strategy: questioning the president's truthfulness.

--Washington Post--

Democrats have their own credibility problem. Just about every Democrat candidate for president has claimed (as if reading from a "talking points" memo, that Pres. Clinton "handed Bush the best economy in fifty years." This is a flat out lie. The records show that the economy started to go into decline in the first quarter of 2000. - Ed.

Man With Flag Disrupts Game After Player's Protest During Anthem

PURCHASE, N.Y. - A Vietnam veteran came onto the court Sunday and held an American flag in front of Manhattanville senior forward Toni Smith after the Division III player again refused to face the flag during the national anthem.

--USA Today--

Je$$e Ja¢k$on to Top Cop: Park My Car

Apparently the Rev. Je$$e Ja¢k$on wasn't particularly humbled by the news that a fire had broken out at the E2 night club that he helped keep open despite repeated complaints of Chicago safety officials.

--NewsMax.com--

g g Leading Anti-Smoking States Cut Tobacco Prevention Programs

A handful of states that once led the nation in their tobacco prevention programs have taken an ax to those efforts in order to trim deficits and balance their budgets.

--CNSNews.com--

Are Working Moms Reason for Fat Kids?

The evidence is in; American children are fat - and getting fatter.

--South Coast Today--

1st AIDS Vaccine in Large Test Found to Be Mostly Ineffective

The first AIDS vaccine tested in a large population of people at high risk for the disease has proven to be largely ineffective, according to data released early today by the vaccine's manufacturer.

--Washington Post--

Pro-abortion Group Wants Mandated Contraceptive Coverage

Knowing that some insurance companies pay for the male virility drug Viagra but not for birth control is often enough to make women angry.

--Times-Herald (Norristown, PA)--

I'm opposed to the government telling insurance companies what to cover and what not to cover, but this demand goes against what insurance is all about. Viagra is meant to treat a medical dysfunction, which makes it appropriate for insurance coverage. Contraceptives, on the other hand, are meant to suppress a natural function, which is not appropriate for an insurance policy to cover. - Ed.

Pakistan's Christians Fear Backlash Over Association With West

NEW DELHI - Already living in fear because of threats from Islamic militants, Pakistan's Christians are now urging their government to provide them with greater security, saying they expect their plight to worsen in the event of a war against Iraq.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats Chastised for Playing Politics on Estrada Nomination

The battle over Miguel Estrada's nomination to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has turned into a political showdown that threatens to undermine future judicial nominees, a former White House attorney warned Thursday.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Tax Plan Lets 39.5 Million Taxpayers off the Hook

CAPITOL HILL - Democrats and liberal groups have unrelentingly characterized the president's dividend tax cut proposal as a tax give-away to the wealthy, with little benefit to the economy or lower- and middle-income Americans. But . . .

--CNSNews.com--

Aerial Photographs Show Number of Protesters Below Estimates

An aerial survey of Sunday's anti-war protest in San Francisco showed the number of attendees was around 65,000 people - not the 150,000 to 200,000 estimated by organizers and police.

--Herald Tribune--

States Sue Federal Government over 'Global Warming'

Seven states announced on Thursday their intention to sue the federal government over the issue of "global warming." The states are seeking to force the Bush administration to regulate power plant emissions containing carbon dioxide, which they maintain is contributing to a buildup of greenhouse gases and the warming of the planet.

--CNSNews.com--

This could get interesting, particularly if the Bush administration's lawyers make the plaintiffs prove that "global-warming" is a real threat. - Ed.

Klamath Salmon Killed by Illegal Drug Activities?

Journalist's findings challenge official explanation of cause of death.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Gambler Sues Casino for Ignoring His Addiction

David Williams, a former state auditor in Indiana, was the picture of frugality for most of his life. He clipped grocery coupons, paid off his house early and always paid credit card bills in full to avoid the interest.

--USA Today--

Will suits against state lotteries be next? - Ed.

Newton Set 2060 for End of World

Sir Isaac Newton, Britain's greatest scientist, predicted the date of the end of the world - and it is only 57 years away.

--London Telegraph --

Environmentalist Says Blizzard Consistent with 'Global Warming' Trend

The record-breaking blizzard of 2003, which left more than two feet of snow in some areas of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, was "very much in line with the predictions of climate models" that predict human-caused "global warming," according to an environmentalist in Washington.

--CNSNews.com--

This exemplifies why you can never win an argument with these people. They'll claim anything and everything as evidence that they're right. - Ed.

Freedom-Loving Europeans Keep Blasting the French

Just because the French collaborators don't appreciate being freed from Germany's National Socialists doesn't mean Eastern Europeans aren't grateful for being liberated from communism.

--NewsMax.com--

Estrada Backers Cite ABA Guidelines

Supporters of appeals court nominee Miguel Estrada say Democratic demands on him would break the American Bar Association's Code of Judicial Conduct.

--Washington Times--

Edwards to Keynote Homosexual Advocacy Group's Annual Gala

The Dinner is an annual fundraising event in support of the work of the Human Rights Campaign on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.

--Gay.com--

Montana Bills Would Restrict Abortion Protests

HELENA - Bills dealing with abortions and abortion protesters stirred familiar debate during hearings Tuesday and Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee.

--Billings Gazette (AP)--

Activists Tout Ultrasound Images to Discourage Abortion

Gail Tierney, executive director of a pregnancy center in Rockville, Md., says ultrasound technology helps women make an informed decision about abortion.

--Newhouse News Service--

Bill Clinton: Next U.N. chief?

A Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist reports a "major international move" is afoot to help install the ex-CEO of the most powerful nation as the CEO of the most powerful world body ? the United Nations.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This will be a good match. Both Clinton and the U.N. are irrelevant. - Ed.

Virginia Senate Passes Partial-birth Abortion Ban

RICHMOND -- The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would ban a rarely performed abortion procedure opponents call "partial birth infanticide."

--Virginian-Pilot--

Lesbian Sues Christian Doctor Over Refusal to Inseminate

Homosexual advocacy groups are rallying behind a woman who claims she was unlawfully prevented from receiving artificial insemination because of a Christian physician's moral objection to impregnating lesbians.

--CNSNews.com--

Welfare Reform Bill Promotes Marriage

A freshman Republican senator has introduced a welfare-reform bill that calls for $350 million for marriage promotion, signaling that neither welfare reform nor a push to promote two-parent families is going to languish in the Senate as it did last year.

--Washington Times--

Hillary Spokesgal Fumes Over McCain's "Shut-up" Advice

A spokeswoman for Sen. Hillary Clinton sounded angry Wednesday morning over comments from Sen. John McCain yesterday, after the Arizona Republican urged ex-President Bill Clinton to "shut up!" and stop criticizing President Bush as the nation prepares for war.

--NewsMax.com--

Eastern Europe Dismayed at Chirac's 'Bullying' Comments

Eastern European countries reacted with fury and dismay yesterday after being summarily ordered by France to hold their tongues on Iraq and toe the Franco-German line of resistance to the US.

--The Guardian (UK)--

Did Germany Sell Bio Labs to Iraq?

Germany sold eight mobile laboratories to Iraq in the 1980s, reports the German-language New Zurich Newspaper.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Powell: Appeasers "Afraid" of Saddam

Secretary of State Colin Powell knows that financial interests aren't the only reason the "Axis of Weasel" nations don't want to offend genocidal Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein: They're also yellow.

--NewsMax.com--

Brazile fears loss of blacks to GOP

Al Gore's presidential campaign manager yesterday said Democrats cannot take black voters for granted in 2004 and must stop attacking civil rights activist Al Sharpton because Republicans are making "inroads" into one of the party's most loyal voting blocs.

--Washington Times--

Calif. Ban on Gun Shows Is Upheld

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court panel upheld a local California ordinance banning gun bazaars on public fairgrounds, a decision that could lead to similar bans statewide.

--Washington Post--

Yeah, this is the same loony leftist court that declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. - Ed.

Iraqi defence minister "under house arrest"

Saddam Hussein was last night reported to have placed his defence minister and close relative under house arrest in an extraordinary move apparently designed to prevent a coup.

--The Guardian (UK)--

Iraqis Trust in U.S. Smart Bombs

Years of raids in the no-fly zones have undoubtedly taught Iraq's citizens that private homes are not targets.

--NewsMax.com--

Hussein a "Grave Danger," Iraqi Scientist Says

MANILA, Philippines - With or without weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein is a ?grave danger,? particularly to his own people, a former Iraqi nuclear scientist said Tuesday.

--Fox News--

'Human shields' limp into Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Squabbling peace activists were recovering from a chaotic overland journey yesterday after limping into Iraq aboard two London buses, a day late for Saturday's worldwide series of anti-war demonstrations.

--Washington Times--

These people could be in Baghdad to implore Saddam to come clean, but we know that if they did, they'd probably not live very long. But that's what they'd be doing if their objective was really to avert war. By being 'human shields,' they're obviously not trying to avert war, they're trying to make America lose the war or to gain a propaganda victory over the United States. - Ed.

Bible Verses Regarded as Hate Literature by Canadian Court

Certain passages of the Bible can be construed as hate literature if placed in a particular context, according to a Canadian provincial court.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Brits Face Extradition for 'Thought Crime' on Net

British citizens will be extradited for what critics have called a "thought crime" under a new European arrest warrant, the Government has conceded.

--London Telegraph--

Same-sex Couples Redefining Family Law in USA

Donna Colley and Margaux Towne-Colley, a lesbian couple bringing up a son in Omaha, face an ongoing dilemma.

--USA Today--

To me, it's clear from this story that the "mother" of this child was motivated solely by her own selfish interests. - Ed.

Hong Kong Catholic Leader Warns Of Beijing-Style Repression

Hong Kong's Catholic leader has warned of worsening conditions facing Catholics in communist China. He warns the situation could spell trouble for Catholics in his jurisdiction, too, under new "anti-subversion" legislation being prepared for the territory.

--CNSNews.com--

White House Rallies Activists For Pressure on Estrada Nomination

While Senate Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist Friday was doing an about-face on his promise to keep the Senate in session over the President's Day recess -- thus forcing Democrats to live with their threatened filibuster of Miguel Estrada's nomination to the federal appeals court -- White House political operatives and conservative activists were readying their own strategy.

--CNSNews.com--

Partial Birth Abortion, Economy Top GOP Agenda

One day after the Senate finished leftover work on last year's appropriations bills, Republicans Friday unveiled a wide ranging list of legislative priorities for the year.

--CNSNews.com--

750 Women Go Nude in Anti-war Protest

BRISBANE, Australia - Hundreds of women bared all today in a visual anti-war demonstration on a hillside near the northern NSW beach town of Byron Bay.

--Sunday Mail, Australia--

There's no word in the story about whether the women in Central Park shaved before spelling out "No Bush." - Ed.

Canada: Al-Qaeda Plotting Assassinations in U.S.

Canada's National Post reported this weekend that Wayne Easter, Canada's Solicitor-General, revealed that Canadian and U.S. intelligence agencies suspect al-Qaeda terrorist cells may be planning assassinations of North American politicians.

--NewsMax.com--

Former Lesbian Declares "Born Gay" a "Lie."

Woman says God delivered her from homosexuality after 4-year relationship.

--Austin American-Statesman--

Have you ever wondered why you don't see any "studies" on men who come out of prison as homosexuals when they went in 'straight?' Since it's politically incorrect to believe that homosexuals isn't something people are born with, anything that would contradict the 'PC' view is suppressed. If people can become 'gay,' then homosexuals can become 'straight," and that's just not acceptable to the 'PC' Left. - Ed.

Calif. County Sued for Religious Discrimination

Officials in Kern County, Calif., should not have charged a Christian church an hourly fee to use a county-owned facility that is made available to other community groups without cost, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court last week.

--CNSNews.com--

The ACLU is not a party to this lawsuit. What a surprise! - Ed.

Democrat Targets .50 Caliber Revolver for Nationwide Ban

A well-known gun maker recently introduced a powerful new hunting revolver that is said to have no equal in terms of firepower.

--CNSNews.com--

McCain: North Korea is "Clinton's Greatest Failure"

When Arizona Sen. John McCain criticizes the White House, his comments usually receive wide coverage in the mainstream press. That is, at least when he criticizes the Bush White House.

--NewsMax.com--

New Weapons Ready to Fight Iraq

NEW YORK - If the United States unleashes a military attack against Iraq, U.S. forces are expected to unsheathe several new weapons and tactics, including devices still under development.

--Washington Times--

Koreans Shower GIs With Chocolates

In a show of support for the U.S., a group of South Koreans has presented chocolates and other Valentine's Day gifts to U.S. military personnel in South Korea, hoping to counter recent anti-U.S. demonstrations in the nation.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Dolly 'Godfather' Warns Of Cloning Risks

A Singapore-based scientist who was part of the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, said Saturday her premature death was proof of the many dangers of cloning.

--CBS News--

GOP Bill Forbids Release of Gun Data

Congressional Republicans, before the Supreme Court rules on the issue, included a provision in the mammoth spending bill to keep the government from releasing the names of gun shops and gun owners whose weapons were used in crimes.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Bush's AIDS Plans to Include Abortion Restrictions

WASHINGTON - President Bush's $15 billion AIDS plan for Africa and Haiti would restrict the flow of money to groups that perform or promote abortions overseas, U.S. officials said on Friday.

--Reuters--

Dems: We Will Not Relent on Estrada Filibuster

WASHINGTON - For years now, presidential appointments to federal courts have been mired in partisan squabbling. But the rancor between Democrats and Republicans hit a new level this week.

--USA Today--

Senate to Recess without Action on Estrada Nomination

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Friday announced that the Senate will recess for the President's Day holiday instead of forcing a vote on the judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada.

--CNSNews.com--

The Partisan Democrats, led by our own Chuck Schumer, must be put in their place. Write your newspaper. They'll be able to get away with this if the media continues their news blackout on it, and you remaing silent. But this has the potential to really hurt them in Hispanic votes, but only if we can get the word past the media blockade. - Ed.

NATO's 'Old Europe': Rumsfeld Wasn't Kidding!

When Donald Rumsfeld referred to France, Germany and Belgium as "Old Europe," he wasn't joking around.

--NewsMax.com Staff--

Daimler-Chrysler Official Apologizes for Conservative Slur

A DaimlerChrysler official who called conservative critics of Jesse Jackson "myopic" in January has apologized for his comments.

--CNSNews.com--

The timing of this is interesting. I wonder if the German government's weasel actions at the U.N. are hurting their automobile sales. Maybe they should. - Ed.

'Black History Month' Renamed To Promote Anti-War Agenda

Liberal Democrats in New York City have renamed Black History Month to reflect the anti-war sentiments expressed by protest groups and political leaders such as presidential candidate Al Sharpton.

--CNSNews.com--

Anti-War Group Bans Jewish Rabbi from Weekend Protest

Surprise, surprise ? Rabbi Michael Lerner is at the center of a controversy again.

--Alternet--

'Necessity Defense' Invoked in Abortion Clinic Trespass Case

MADISON, Wisconsin - A pro-life activist permanently barred from a city abortion clinic has filed an appeal based on a common-law "necessity defense," which allows a person to enter someone else's property if it is necessary to prevent serious harm to a third person.

--CNSNews.com--

Polygamy Next if Same-sex Marriage Legalized, Canadian MP Says

OTTAWA - If the federal government legalizes same-sex marriages, it could open the door to making polygamy lawful in Canada, a Liberal MP said yesterday.

--Globe and Mail (Canada)--

'Gay' Camp Vandalized; Owner Calls it a Hate Crime

POLLOCK, La. (AP) - Vandals ripped off a gate at the entrance to a camp for gays and lesbians north of here and made off with a large wooden sign, acts the camp's operator says were motivated by hate.

--New Orleans Times Picayune--

I suppose that if whenever a non-'gay' camp is vandalized, it's a 'love crime.' - Ed.

'Prison Fellowship' Program Violates Constitution, Group Charges

The use of government funds for a program that seeks to rehabilitate Iowa prison inmates is unconstitutional because it promotes fundamentalist Christianity, a national advocacy group said in two federal lawsuits filed this week.

--CNSNews.com--

Lincoln Video Opponents Demand, 'Stop the Lies'

WASHINGTON - The eight-minute video showing at the Lincoln Memorial, suggesting that Abraham Lincoln would have supported modern-day liberal causes, drew a protest Thursday from activists who urged the National Park Service to "stop this travesty, stop the lies."

--CNSNews.com--

European "Human Shield": We're Worth More Than Arabs

Western peacenik "human shields" in Iraq are so very special. Just ask them.

--NewsMax.com--

Arabic Diary Found Near Mexican Border

An Arizona couple has discovered a diary written in Arabic in a backpack apparently dropped on their property by an illegal alien entering the U.S., reports the Sierra Vista Herald Review.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Terrorists Contacted Iraq Envoy After Blast

CEBU, Philippines - A senior Iraqi diplomat was in contact with Muslim terrorists in the southern Philippines hours after they killed a U.S. soldier and injured another in a bombing in October, according to Philippine officials and intelligence sources.

--Washington Times--

Hoon: Bin Laden Tape "Clearly" Links Al Qaeda to Iraq

PENTAGON - British Defense Minister Geoffrey Hoon said a new tape purportedly of Osama bin Laden, first aired by the al-Jazeera television station, "clearly" links the suspected terrorist leader to the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein.

--CNSNews.com--

Inspectors Find Banned Missile System

UNITED NATIONS - Experts have concluded that Iraq's al-Samoud 2 missiles can travel beyond the 93-mile limit allowed under U.N. resolutions, a capability that the United States calls a serious violation.

--Excite.com (AP)--

Sen. Hatch Explodes at Dems Over Filibuster

Last night, Sen. Orrin Hatch, with over a quarter-century experience on the Senate Judiciary Committee, ripped into the Democrats for filibustering to block a vote on President Bush's judicial nominee to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in D.C., Miguel Estrada.

--NewsMax.com--

'Liberals' Promise "Largest Grassroots Efforts Ever" to Thwart Bush Tax Cut

On the heels of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan's cautionary notes about the need for economic stimulus and the dangers of allowing budget deficits to get out of hand, liberal groups have formed a coalition focused on thwarting the centerpiece of President Bush's economic recovery plan, the dividend tax cut.

--CNSNews.com--

Why are they doing this? To make sure the economy stays in the toilet until the next election. - Ed.

Clinton's Axis of Evil: Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity

It looks as if ex-President Bill Clinton has his own Axis of Evil, although the threats he warned about yesterday have nothing to do with terrorism.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Accused of Catering to Big Tobacco on Global Treaty

CAPITOL HILL - About a dozen tobacco-control activists rallied outside the Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday, accusing Secretary Tommy Thompson and President Bush of watering down a global treaty regulating tobacco.

--CNSNews.com--

I'd bet that every one of these "activists" calls himself "pro-choice." - Ed.

Author of Lincoln Book Calls Memorial Video "Outrage"

WASHINGTON - On a day when Americans were celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the author of a book on the history of the Republican Party was blasting a controversial video that implies the nation's first Republican president would have supported today's 'liberal' causes.

--CNSNews.com--

Man Stands Up to Armed Teen Robber

MANCHESTER, Connecticut - Staring down the barrel of a rifle Tuesday night, Richard Jarvis had three choices: hand over his cash, run - or risk taking a stand.

--Hartford Courant--

DC Residents Sue to Keep Guns in Home

CAPITOL HILL - Residents of the District of Columbia have lived with some of the nation's most restrictive gun-control laws since 1976. Six of those residents, who claim their safety is at risk because they can't defend themselves, have sued the city to force a change in the law.

--CNSNews.com--

Belgian Court Permits Trial of Israelis for War Crimes

Israel said it was surprised that the Belgian Supreme Court overruled a lower court decision, which will now permit Israeli military officials to be tried for war crimes in a Belgian court.

--CNSNews.com--

This a powerful argument in favor of Pres. Bush's rejection of the International Criminal Court. - Ed.

Congressmen: France and Germany "Beneath Contempt"

Saying that phony "allies" have betrayed the United States, lawmakers are outraged that France, Germany and Belgium would let genocidal Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein attack Turkey.

--NewsMax.com--

MIT drops a policy for minorities

Under investigation by the federal Office for Civil Rights, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has scrapped the minority-only admission policy for two summer programs designed to build science and math skills in high-school students and incoming college freshmen.

--Boston Globe--

Dick Morris: Clinton Knew of North Korean Nukes

Ex-President Bill Clinton knew that North Korea had resumed its nuclear weapons program at least two years before he left the White House - long before he now claims - according to former Clinton White House insider Dick Morris.

--NewsMax.com--

CIA Director Says US Security Threats Are "Specific"

CIA Director George Tenet told the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday that America's shadowy enemies may be plotting to use poisons, chemicals, or dirty bombs to do America harm - at home or on the Arabian peninsula.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats' Efforts to De-Fund Immigration Law "Short-Sighted"

Efforts by prominent Democrats to cut funding for a federal program that would keep tabs on visitors to the United States is "short-sighted" and ultimately harmful to national security, domestic security analysts said Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

Second Democrat Senator Backs Estrada for Judgeship

A second Democratic senator has said he will vote in favor of the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and oppose any attempt by fellow Democrats to filibuster the nominee.

--Washington Times--

Republicans on the Offensive Against Sens. Schumer and Clinton

WASHINGTON - Republicans went on the offensive Monday against Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, signaling a more concerted GOP effort to spar publicly with New York state's two Democratic senators.

--Newsday--

Clinton Claims Republicans Want "Secret Judiciary"

CAPITOL HILL - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a New York Democrat, is accusing Republicans of withholding information about one of President Bush's judicial nominees in an attempt to create a "secret judiciary."

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary Calls for National ID Card

Saying that she is strongly opposed to "illegal immigrants," New York Sen. Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she would support a national identification card for U.S. citizens if other measures to keep illegals out of the country failed.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-War Leader Launches Campaign to Impeach Bush

A former U.S. attorney general has drafted articles of impeachment against President Bush and three other top administration officials as a means of preventing the U.S. from advancing a "first strike, potentially nuclear preemptive war" against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

--CNSNews.com--

Catholic, Pro-Life Leaders Protest Sharpton's Address to Chicago Church

Rev. Al Sharpton's speech at St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago on Sunday, Feb. 9, attracted a standing-room-only crowd of 1,200 people, as well as sharp condemnation and protests from pro-life and Catholic leaders and groups because of Sharpton's pro-abortion views.

--CNSNews.com--

Pelosi Denies Invoking Black Rape to Defend Abortion

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is vehemently denying reports that she once defended the practice of abortion by using an anti-black slur.

--NewsMax.com--

Homeowner Shoots Armed Burglar

A burglar made a fatal mistake yesterday when he pointed a gun at a Queens homeowner - a retired federal air marshal who pulled out a licensed 9mm weapon and shot him dead, law-enforcement sources said.

--New York Post--

What are the odds of meeting an armed homeowner in New York City? This burglar was one unlucky dude. - Ed.

Albright Can't Explain Why Clinton Failed to Disarm Saddam

Faced with President Clinton's and her own almost frantic warnings in 1998 that Saddam Hussein had to be dealt with posthaste, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was unable to explain why Clinton failed to act.

--NewsMax.com--

Public Library to Celebrate Black Confederate History

As part of Black History Month, the public library system in Norfolk, Va., is honoring African-Americans who fought and died on behalf of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

--CNSNews.com--

Cabbies in Nation's Capital Have Mixed Feelings about Carrying Guns

For taxicab drivers in Washington, D.C., staying safe is a top priority. That's why Taxi Commission member Sandra Seegars wants to let them carry a gun for protection.

--CNSNews.com--

Black City Councilman Defends Switch to GOP

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A black city councilman and mayoral candidate in Charleston, S.C., has shocked voters and politicians alike by switching to the Republican Party after the party began taking heat for its racial insensitivity.

--Fox News--

Affirmative Action Forces Plan Last-Ditch March on Washington

Affirmative action forces are planning a springtime march on Washington, D.C., to try to salvage race-based admission policies at America's public universities.

--CNSNews.com--

Soaring Abortion Rate Sounds Stalinist Alarm

A 70% termination rate has seen communist rhetoric return to Romania, as pro-life doctors talk of a dying nation.

--Sunday Herald (UK)--

Baptist Church Opens for 'Gay' Congregants in Philadelphia

Baptist Pastor Jeri Williams said in a perfect world she wouldn't have to set up a congregation geared specifically toward gay men and lesbians - something she said God told her to do a year ago.

--NEPA News (NE Pa.)--

This could give 'brotherly love' a bad name. - Ed.

Clinton Published Article in 'Racist' Paper

Former President Bill Clinton chose a newspaper with a clear anti-Semitic and anti-American profile to publish a recent column in Sweden, according to a WorldNetDaily reader in the Scandinavian nation.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

The Handshake Man Does it Again

The Rev. Richard Weaver doesn't see a lot of George W. Bush, but when the spirit strikes him he manages to get up close and personal with the president. Not being invited to do so, fails to deter him.

--NewsMax.com--

NYC Housing Values Set to Fall?

Markets facing the lowest risk of a price collapse include the greater Washington region, Newburgh, N.Y., Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., Cincinnati and Milwaukee-Waukesha.

--Denver Post--

Germany Furious Over Rumsfeld Comments

BERLIN - Authorities are concerned that Rumsfeld will face a hostile reception following remarks that grouped Germany with Libya and Cuba.

--CNSNews.com--

'Smoking Gun' in U.S. Arsenal?

A single intercepted satellite telephone call underlies much of what Secretary of State Colin Powell revealed is known about the link between Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaida terror network, and may just be the "smoking gun" evidence naysayers need to back the use of military force against Iraq, reports the London Independent.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hillary Proposes Homeland Security Tax Increase

Democratic Party presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is proposing an increase in the tax rates Americans are scheduled to pay under President Bush's economic program in order to fund massive new spending on homeland security, with the top Democrat warning that another terrorist attack could "shut this economy down" if more money isn't directed towards terrorist prevention measures.

--NewsMax.com--

Tax-cut Backers Offer Critics "Reality Check"R

Critics of President Bush's 10-year, $674 billion economic stimulus and growth plan, who claim it will expand the federal deficit and benefit only the rich, need a "reality check," according to some analysts.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Why should we expect Democrats to submit to a "reality check?" They know their arguments aren't based in reality. - Ed.

Plagiarism Allegations Embarrass Blair Administration

LONDON - The British government defended a key report on Iraqi deception on Friday amid allegations that large parts of the document were copied from several publicly available articles, including one written by an American graduate student.

--CNSNews.com--

Cheney Probe Closes Shop

Agency will no longer pursue information on energy-industry contacts.

--Excite News (AP)--

Remember how all the news stories about the Starr probe included how much it cost? Don't expect to find any such information in this, or any other report on this story. I guess what we can gather from this discrepancy is that the media don't consider any money spent on investigating Republicans to be wasted. - Ed.

Byrd Hails White Supremacist as "My Mentor"

Senate Grand Kleagle Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. (and third in line of presidential succession), is defending his decision to honor a once prominent white supremacist politician by naming the Senate's primary office building after him, calling the notorious racist "my mentor."

--NewsMax.com--

Man Ticketed for Noisy Flag

Police have ticketed a Michigan man for violating a local noise ordinance after his neighbor complained about the sound made by the man's American flag, reports the Macomb Daily and WDIV-TV in Detroit.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hidden Agenda for Anti-war Celeb 'Pundits?'

As more Hollywood stars take up the role of anti-war activist, more citizens are throwing their support behind a grass-roots effort to counter the weight of the celebrities' voices, and to the organizer of the effort that means exposing the stars' hidden agenda.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This theory has serious merit. - Ed.

New Set of Murder Charges Stir Abortion Rights Issue

The Luzerne County (PA) District Attorney says the law treats killing an unborn child the same as killing an adult. That's why he charged a Luzerne County man yesterday with two murder charges: One for his girlfriend and one for her unborn baby.

--WNEP - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.--

Inmate who sued to get abortion is transferred

Harris County (TX) jail officials on Thursday transferred to state prison a pregnant inmate who had filed a federal class-action lawsuit the day before against the county for repeatedly denying her request for an abortion.

--Houston Chronicle--

Gun Owners Might Benefit from Supreme Court's Copyright Ruling

When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a copyright law last month, the decision had little to do with gun owners. But the ruling sent a signal to Second Amendment supporters, who say they now have another means with which to defend the individual right to bear arms.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton, Dorgan Want More Money for Hydrogen Fuels

CAPITOL HILL - Two Senate Democrats said Thursday that - while they support President Bush's initiative to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology - the White House is spending too little money over too long a period of time.

--CNSNews.com--

While hydrogen powered automobiles will be useful for reducing urban pollution, it's difficult to see how they will ever reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The problem is that it takes more energy to produce hydrogen than can be extracted from it. - Ed.

Bush: "The Game Is Over"

WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein continues to defy the world, and now the world must take action immediately to stop him, President Bush said at the White House Thursday.

--Fox News--

'The Gipper' Turns 92

LOS ANGELES - Former President Ronald Reagan, rarely seen in public since announcing he has Alzheimer's disease in 1994, quietly marked his 92nd birthday Thursday in his Bel-Air home with his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan.

--Fox News--

Congressman Questions "Controversial" Lincoln Memorial Video

A member of the House Appropriations Committee announced Wednesday that he has "contacted administration officials" and might possibly begin "exploring legislative options" regarding a video shown at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., that implies Abraham Lincoln would have supported modern liberal causes.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) must be commended. - Ed.

Bill Would Repeal Resolution Authorizing Military Action

CAPITOL HILL - Some members of Congress used Secretary of State Colin Powell's United Nations speech Wednesday to call for a new vote on whether President Bush should have the authority to use military action against Iraq.

--CNSNews.com--

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a co-sponsor of this bill, is probably right more often than any member of Congress, but he may not be right this time. - Ed.

10 More Euro Countries Pledge Military Support to Disarm Saddam

Ten more countries across eastern Europe threw their support behind United States policy in Iraq last night, further demolishing Franco-German claims to speak for the continent on the crisis.

--London Telegraph--

Germany Sees Intensified al Qaeda Threat

Germany's top domestic security minister yesterday called the al Qaeda threat "really dangerous," as the FBI prepared to tell Congress that the terrorist network remained a viable threat to again attack U.S. targets in this country and abroad.

--Washington Times--

You have to wonder if this isn't the real reason Germany refuses to support action against Iraq. Do they think terrorism will bypass them because of their appeasement? - Ed.

Muslim Prison Preacher Banned After CORE Terror Warning

A Muslim prison cleric who defended the Sept. 11 attacks to inmates - and who once warned that "Without justice, there will be warfare, and it can come to this country, too" - has been banned from the New York State's ten correctional facilities.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Retirement Savings Plan Draws Fire

Democrats are already balking at President Bush's new retirement savings proposal, saying the plan will drive up future deficits without actually helping workers save for retirement. And it's winning only faint praise from the Republicans' point man on pension reform, Ohio Rep. Rob Portman.

--CNSNews.com--

Accounting Firm Fights Dividend-tax Cut

Proponents of the Bush plan say opposition from Grant Thornton is revealing. They maintain that the only "negative impact" the dividend repeal and other reforms to simplify the tax code and eliminate double taxation would have is on accounting firms such as Grant Thornton and other businesses that feed on the mind-boggling complexity of the current tax system.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Breaux Breaks Rank, Will Back Estrada

Louisiana Sen. John B. Breaux yesterday told fellow Democrats he supports the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and opposes any attempt to filibuster President Bush's nominee, as Democrats yesterday debated how to proceed.

--Washington Times--

It will be interesting to see if Breaux's defection costs him more than their obstructionism costs the rest of the Democrats. - Ed.

'Torch' Escapes Senate with $3 Mil

Disgraced quitter, former Sen. Robert Toricelli, jumped his Senate campaign's ship with over $5 million. He was encouraged to give the big bucks to his party, political allies, or to charity.

--NewsMax.com--

UN Court Orders Halt to Executions in Texas, Oklahoma

LONDON - The top U.N. court has ordered the United States to stay the executions of three Mexicans while judges consider a case that could have implications for more than 50 death row inmates.

--CNSNews.com--

It's looking more and more like the U.N., as it sinks into irrelevancy, is becoming nothing more than a protector of criminals. - Ed.

Video Implies Lincoln Would Have Supported Liberal Causes

WASHINGTON - A video presented at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington appears to suggest that former President Abraham Lincoln would have supported modern-day, left-of-center political causes such as homosexual rights, abortion rights and the modern feminist agenda.

--CNSNews.com--

Astronaut-Senator Misplaces Blame for NASA Budget Cuts

A Senate Democrat - who flew a mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986 when he was a member of the U.S. House - complained Monday that both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed to provide necessary funding for the nation's space exploration program. But government records prove that only President Clinton reduced funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

--CNSNews.com--

Arrests of al Qaeda Terrorists Disrupt Plans for Attack

Al Qaeda is planning a mass-casualty attack to rival September 11, but preparations have been disrupted by arrests of terrorists during the past several months, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

--Washington Times--

The Left, of course, strongly opposes the methods used to disrupt the attacks. - Ed.

Policy Experts Warn of 'Entangling Alliances' with UN

Today's politicians should take heed of a warning once issued by George Washington regarding the danger of "entangling alliances" with foreign governments, conservative policy experts said over the weekend.

--CNSNews.com--

Ashcroft's Control of ATF Concerns Both Sides of Gun Debate

Alternately criticized and praised for being an ally of gun owners, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft now has authority over the firearms issues previously managed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

--CNSNews.com--

Dem Advice to Hillary: Divorce Bill

We've all heard by now that Hillary Clinton will run for President in 2008, and perhaps even 2004, despite her statements to the contrary.

--NewsMax.com--

Conservatives Hail "Landmark" Pro-Life Decision In SC

When a crack-addicted South Carolina woman delivered her stillborn baby almost 4-years ago, state prosecutors fought to convict Regina McKnight of homicide by child abuse...in the womb. The S.C. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of a lower court's 2001 guilty verdict against McKnight last week.

--CNSNews.com--

Panelist Predicts Comeback for Clinton-Era Pentagon Policies

ARLINGTON, Va. - "Social engineering" policies applied to the U.S. armed forces during the Clinton era could be about to make a comeback, a panelist at the Conservative Political Action Conference said.

--CNSNews.com--

'Gay' Group Demands That God Be Left Out Of EU Constitution

The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has called on the EU to resist pressure from religious organisations to have an exhortation to God and an acknowledgement of Europe?s ?religious heritage? included in the new constitution.

--Gay.com (UK)--

Thieves Pilfer Pieces of Columbia

Just hours after wreckage from the shattered space shuttle Columbia rained to Earth on Saturday morning, purloined pieces of the craft began showing up on auction Website eBay (the listings were quickly eliminated).

--NewsMax.com--

Did Environmentalism Bring Down Columbia?

The problems began when the space agency switched to materials and parts that were considered more "environmentally friendly," according to a NASA report obtained by WorldNetDaily.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Report: Saddam's Bodyguard Flees with 'Smoking Gun'

Saddam Hussein's senior bodyguard has fled Iraq with what at least one former U.N. weapons inspector calls the "smoking gun" - proof positive of the Iraqi dictator's possession of undisclosed weapons of mass destruction, according to a report in Australia's Herald Sun newspaper.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Poll: Bush Rallying Support on Iraq War

President Bush has reversed the slide in public support for a possible war with Iraq, with two-thirds, 66 percent, in an ABC-Washington Post poll released Saturday saying they support military action against Iraq.

--ABC News (AP)--

'Conservative' Convention Sees Mainstream Turning Right

The inescapable feeling in the huge convention ballroom, where more than 2,000 strong gathered this weekend for the Conservative Political Action Conference, was that conservatives are feeling mighty good about their new standing in the political order.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

Corporations Urged Not To 'Appease' Environmental Groups

ARLINGTON, Va. - American corporations were urged to stand up to environmental pressure groups and reject "appeasement" during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference here on Saturday.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats Wrestle With S. Carolina Boycott

Democrat presidential candidates in South Carolina have a dilemma. The NAACP has declared a tourist boycott of the state, so how do you campaign in the state, honor the boycott and not offend voters - some of whom support the boycott, and some who don't?

--Washington Times--

IRS to Get More Enforcement Powers in Bush Budget Bill

WASHINGTON - President Bush would strengthen the Internal Revenue Service's ability to pursue tax scofflaws, rich and poor, in a $2.23 trillion budget for 2004 that he will send Congress on Monday.

--Atlanta Journal-Constitution--

Another way to look at this is that it gives the government more power to pry into our private affairs. The only way to fix the income tax is to get rid of it, in my humble opinion. - Ed.

Treating Homosexuality: Catholic Speakers Anger Australian Activists

A visit by two American Catholics who argue that homosexuality can be treated has caused a stir in Australia, with activists questioning their ideas and the support given by top national bishops.

--CNSNews.com--

Indian Official: "Kids at Risk if Homosexuality is Legalised"

NEW DELHI - Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that homosexuality should not be legalised as it would increase the sexual abuse of street children.

--Express News Service (India)--

Bill Clinton To Help Rolling Stones Raise 'Global Warming' Awareness

Former President Bill Clinton plans to help the Rolling Stones raise awareness about global warming.

--CBS News--

And we should take Bill Clinton just as seriously on the issue of "global warming" as we should take the Rolling Stones. - Ed.

Columbia Is Lost

A somber President Bush told the nation Saturday "The Columbia is lost. There are no survivors," putting the final mark on what the nation and world had suspected since Saturday morning when NASA mission control lost contact with the space shuttle.

--CNSNews.com--

Iraqis Rejoice at Shuttle Disaster

BAGHDAD - Immediate popular reaction in Baghdad on Saturday to the loss of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew -- including the first Israeli in space -- was that it was God's retribution.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

U.S. Claims Iraq Caught on Tape

Bush administration to release tapes that could incriminate Iraq. "Hold onto your hat," says one U.S. intelligence official, "we've got it."

--Newsweek--

Clinton Behind Mandela's Bush Bashing?

Questions are swirling about the role ex-President Clinton may have played in encouraging one-time international human rights icon Nelson Mandela's acid attack on President Bush Thursday, where the former South African president accused his friend's successor of having an impaired intellect and being a racist.

--NewsMax.com--

GOP Senators Defy Bush on Arctic Oil

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration?s plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling suffered a major blow on Friday, as six Republican senators said they opposed inserting language to give oil companies access to the refuge into a must-pass budget bill.

--MSNBC--

Virginia Senate panel passes 'infanticide' measure

RICHMOND - A Senate committee endorsed legislation Thursday aimed at banning the late-term abortion procedure commonly referred to as "partial-birth."

--Roanoke Times, Virginia--

Rabbi Urged to Educate Lieberman on Abortion

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's Rabbi, Barry Freundel, may have opened up a can of worms when he told the Washington Post's Lloyd Grove earlier this week that he didn't think having a presidential candidate in his congregation would "affect my standing as a rabbi."

--NewsMax.com--

Vatican Denounces 'Transsexuals'

VATICAN CITY - Transsexuals suffer from ``mental pathologies,'' are ineligible for admission to Roman Catholic religious orders and should be expelled if they have already entered the priesthood or religious life, the Vatican says in new directives.

--The Guardian (AP)--

Armed Pilots: TSA 'Dragging its Feet' Implementing Law

Capitol Hill - The coalition that orchestrated two legislative victories to ensure that commercial airline pilots may carry handguns to defend their cockpits said Thursday that the federal agency charged with implementing the law is still resisting its orders from Congress.

--CNSNews.com--

Cheney Assures Conservatives, Bush 'Equal to the Challenges'

Comparing his current boss to one of the most successful presidents of the 20th Century, Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday said just as "President Reagan proved equal to the challenges of his time ... President Bush is proving equal to the challenges of ours."

--CNSNews.com--

House Chairman: 'Squirrelly' Sen. Murray Won't Stop National Security

ARLINGTON, Va. - The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says missile defense of this nation and national security measures in general will go forward despite "squirrelly voices here at home." The same conference was warned by a national security expert that Iran is "the mother of all terrorists."

--NewsMax.com--

Seattle's Opposition to Immigration Policies 'Misguided'

A resolution by the Seattle City Council barring local police officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities because of civil rights concerns is "misguided," an immigration reform group said.

--CNSNews.com--

Ben & Jerry's Co-founder Begged for Enemy of U.S.

In the moments before America was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream kingdom, was begging for a real enemy of the U.S. to show up.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

GOP Starts Year With Millions, Dems in Debt

WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee is starting the march toward the 2004 election with a multimillion-dollar advantage on its Democratic rival. The RNC began the new year with $5 million in the bank; the Democratic Party was $106,000 in debt.

--USA Today--

Did John McCain snooker the Democrats? - Ed.

Title IX Critics Pleased with Panel's Findings

Opponents of Title IX, the law banning sexual discrimination in education, had a tempered but optimistic reaction Thursday to several recommendations adopted by a commission studying the law's impact on college athletics. The recommendations will be passed on to the Bush administration.

--CNSNews.com--

Black Activist Assailed as Racist

Preferences opponent Ward Connerly labels accusers hypocrites.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This a great sign. When they're losing the argument, Leftists always resort to name-calling. - Ed.

Judge Declines To Sentence 3 Catholic 'Gay' Activists

Three Catholic gay activists were convicted of unlawful entry yesterday in D.C. Superior Court by a judge who then declined to sentence them, told them she was sympathetic and went on to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church.

--Washington Post--

The judge rationalized her inaction saying, "Tremendous violence was done to you . . . when the Body of Christ was denied to you." How on Earth can denying communion be called "tremendous violence?" This is beyond ridiculous. - Ed.

Pro-Abortion Democrats Block Aid to Afghan Women

Congressional supporters of the U.N. Population Fund have refused to concede defeat and hope to restore 2002 funding and establish 2003 funding for the troubled agency, even if it means rewriting U.S. law and precipitating a federal budget crisis.

--NewsMax.com--

Va. Senate Panel Passes 'Infanticide' Measure

RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia Senate committee that often has blocked abortion restrictions approved a bill today that would outlaw a procedure defined in the measure as "partial-birth infanticide."

--Washington Post--

Isn't it amazing what real leadership can accomplish? - Ed.

State Says Firm Selling Lincoln Statues is Working Outside Law

An organization selling replicas of an Abraham Lincoln statue it intends to install in Richmond is operating outside state law, the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs said yesterday.

--Washington Times--

Please do not confuse the organization selling the statues, the U.S. Historical Society, with the Tallix Company of Beacon that is producing the statue. - Ed.

Cities Pay Big in Faulty Lawsuits

NEW YORK - People who get injured while committing a crime, or while failing to commit suicide, and then sue their cities for damages are reaping financial benefits at the public's expense.

--Fox News--