Only 46 'Defenders of Sovereignty' in US House, Group Finds

The American Policy Center is out with a list of the U.S. House members the group considers "Defenders of Sovereignty." But there are only 46 members on the list, implying that everyone else in the 435-member body falls short.

--CNSNews.com--

Senator Criticizes President Bush at S.F. Fundraiser

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took time off from promoting her new book to stump for Sen. Barbara Boxer on Saturday night at a Democratic fundraiser in San Francisco for the party faithful, at which she lashed out at the Bush administration for its "total abdication to crony capitalism."

--San Jose Mercury News--

Hmmmm! She "took time off from promoting her new book ..." And here I thought her "day job" was representing New York in the senate. Silly me! - Ed.

Kerry Protested Vietnam With 'Hanoi' Jane and 'Radical' Ramsey

On the campaign trail, presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry regularly boasts about his Vietnam War combat experience, which earned him three purple hearts, plus the silver and bronze stars.

--NewsMax.com--

Donations to Dean Campaign Surge

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean (D) announced yesterday that he has raised more than $6 million in the second quarter of this year, an achievement many of his competitors privately conceded will add new credibility to his insurgent bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

--Washington Post--

I suspect that a lot of this money is coming from Republicans who would love to see Dean be the Democrat nominee. - Ed.

Senate Dems Steamroll GOP on WMD Hearings

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee have strong-armed their Republican colleagues on a planned probe of the Bush administration's handling of intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, announcing Friday that they'll go forward their own independent investigation whether the GOP likes it or not.

--NewsMax.com--

Gray Davis' Goons Illegally Harass Petitioners

"Opponents of the move to recall Gov. Gray Davis are asking their supporters to intimidate signature gatherers and complain of harassment at stores where recall petitions are circulating, stepping up the political battle taking place in front of Wal-Marts and Home Depots across California," the San Francisco Chronicle reported today.

--NewsMax.com--

Abortionist Involved in Woman's Death Awaits Word on Medical License

A Los Angeles abortionist involved in the botched procedure that allegedly led to the death of a 25-year-old mother of two is still waiting to hear whether his medical license will be yanked by the Medical Board of California nearly a year and a half after the woman's death.

--CNSNews.com--

Virgins Meet in Sin City, Tout Abstinence

In a city known more for sin than virtue, a group of virgins from around the country gathered this weekend to send a message: wait until marriage.

--Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. (AP)--

Homosexuals Push for Same-Sex Marriage After Sodomy Ruling

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas sodomy statute, homosexual activists proclaimed their next target would be to overturn a host of laws they view as discriminatory, including those that limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.

--CNSNews.com--

Ruling Bolsters Roe V. Wade?

The Supreme Court ruling upholding "freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct" - including homosexual conduct - bolsters a key pillar of the court's 1973 abortion ruling, the Christian Science Monitor reported.

--Christian Science Monitor--

I disagree with this assessment. Most importantly, abortions are not generally performed in bedrooms, so "keeping the government out of bedrooms" is a "red herring" where abortion is concerned. Also, it is now apparent that the Supreme Court has no bounds on what it can rule on - nothing is safe from their meddling. It's only a matter of whose ideology controls the court. - Ed.

Court Uses 'Flimsy Principle' to Strike Down Texas Sodomy Law

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Texas law banning homosexual sodomy Thursday, much to the dismay of conservatives who criticized the justices for extending the right of privacy to deviant sexual acts.

--CNSNews.com--

Reaction sharp to 'gay' sex ruling

Supreme Court Decision Said to 'Awaken Sleeping Giant'

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Taxpayers Fund 'Erotica' for 'Gay' Shut-ins

Using taxpayer money, the city controller has compiled a new directory of services for gays and lesbians that includes Web links to hard- and soft-core pornography, the Daily News has learned.

--New York Daily News--

McDermott Urging Dems: Time WMD Probe for 2004 Election

When it comes to those elusive weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, congressional Democrats speak publicly in oh-so-grave tones about the urgent need to find out whether President Bush based his decision to go to war on distorted intelligence - or even lied to the nation outright.

--NewsMax.com--

Schumer Wants Fanatical Imams Rooted Out of Jails, Armed Forces

WASHINGTON - Militant Muslim imams are preaching a distorted, hateful form of Islam to U.S. soldiers and federal prisoners, creating a "dangerous situation," Sen. Charles Schumer charged yesterday.

--New York Post--

When Schumer starts making sense, look out! He must have an ulterior motive, we just have to figure out what it is. Offer your opinion on our open forum. - Ed.

Law Erasing Statutes of Limitations Nixed

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government cannot retroactively erase statutes of limitations, a defeat for prosecutors trying to pursue priests accused of long-ago sex abuse.

--Fox News--

This is good news for Bill Clinton! Imagine what could happen to him if the statute of limitations on rape were erased. - Ed.

Evidence of Iraqi WMD Found

Using information provided by a former Iraqi weapons scientist, U.S. agents have found technology and documents that indicate Saddam Hussein was successful in hiding incriminating evidence from foreign inspectors.

--CNSNews.com--

Leahy to Bush: 'Follow What the Constitution Says'

CAPITOL HILL - Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) suggested Wednesday that President Bush would be violating the U.S. Constitution if he names a nominee to the Supreme Court without first consulting with Senate Democrats.

--CNSNews.com--

Earth to Leahy: Read the Constitution! He's free, in fact, required, to "advise" the president, but the president is not required to take his, or any other minority senator's advice. He was singing a different tune when Clinton was nominating judges. - Ed.

Gephardt "Clarifies" Affirmative Action Statement

CHICAGO - Rep. Richard Gephardt is backpedaling on a comment he made over the weekend regarding what he would do if the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action policies.

--Fox News--

Which is worse, Gephardt's statement or the media's silence on it? Sound off on our open forum. - Ed.

Lieberman Disputes Gephardt's Attack on Supreme Court

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's presidential campaign told NewsMax today that he disagreed with Rep. Dick Gephardt's vow to overthrow Supreme Court decisions.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Could Replace Daschle

WASHINGTON - Democrat lawmakers and aides said yesterday there is growing interest in tapping Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Senate Democrat leader if Sen. Tom Daschle retires next year.

--New York Post--

I have two comments on this: One, Hillary would be the perfect replacement for the slimy Daschle. Two, I'd like to see Hillary be minority leader for the next fifty years. - Ed.

Nurse Backs Up Clinton Rape Charge

In her first radio interview, the woman who nursed the wounds of Juanita Broaddrick shortly after an alleged sexual assault by Bill Clinton, says she remains convinced the ex-president is a rapist.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Rape Victim Can Keep Baby

A severely retarded rape victim who was thrust into a national abortion debate when Gov. Jeb Bush said he wanted a guardian appointed for her fetus will be allowed to carry her pregnancy to term, a judge ordered on Wednesday.

--Miami Herald--

Las Vegas Conference to Promote Sexual Abstinence Until Marriage

Las Vegas may be best known for gambling and strip joints, but its local population includes one of the nation's largest concentrations of pre-teens and teenagers. That's why the Abstinence Clearinghouse Thursday will open its annual conference in Vegas.

--CNSNews.com--

Just so you know, the Left opposes "abstinence until marriage" because it promotes marriage. - Ed.

Birthrate Figures for Nation, Teens Hit Record Lows

The U.S. birthrate is at its lowest level since data collection started in 1909, primarily because fewer young women are having children, the federal government said yesterday.

--Washington Times--

This is why politicians are afraid to put the brakes on immigration, legal or illegal. They know that without immigration, the population would begin to implode, causing serious problems for "entitlement" programs like Social Security. When you look with alarm at this country's out of control immigration policies, remember that they are the cost of those "entitlements." (Read more about the coming "train wreck" in "entitlement" programs) - Ed.

Pro-homosexual 'Charitable' Trust Attacks Boy Scouts

PHILADELPHIA - The Pew Charitable Trusts has taken back a $100,000 grant to the nation's third-largest Boy Scout council because of its refusal to let open gays be members or leaders.

--Houston Chronicle--

LAPD Targets Animal 'Rights' Whackos as 'Terrorists'

The LAPD's new anti-terrorism unit quietly opened an inquiry into a local animal rights activist group that publicized the home addresses of Mayor James Hahn and the city's animal services chief, the group charged Wednesday.

--Los Angeles Daily News--

It's about time! - Ed.

Second Amendment Opponents Attack Dean's Gun Policy

CAPITOL HILL - Activists opposed to Americans' constitutional right to keep and bear arms have blasted Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean for supporting what the former Vermont governor calls "sensible gun laws." Second Amendment supporters say those people are frustrated that Dean will not embrace their gun-banning agenda.

--CNSNews.com--

'Pilgrim' Family Butts Heads with Feds

Alaska 'hillbillies' take on bureaucrats over access to private land.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Conservatives Call Affirmative Action Rulings 'Disgusting' and 'Disappointing'

The U.S. Supreme Court blew its chance to end discriminatory practices in college admissions, according to disappointed conservatives reacting to Monday's ruling that upholds the use of racial preferences.

--CNSNews.com--

This was a dangerous decision! The court in effect ruled that "diversity" is a "compelling state interest" that can trump the fourteenth amenendment. The implications are frightening, particularly since "diversity" has no set definition. Colleges consider a faculty that is 95% "flaming liberal" sufficiently diverse, so it's obvious that a diversity proportional to the general population is not what they're looking for. So it's possible that a state college could rule that in the interests of "diversity," all classes must have equal numbers of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, agnostics and atheists. Does that sound far fetched? It isn't when "diversity" is considered a "compelling state interest." - Ed.

Streisand Tells Blacks Not to Flee Democrat Plantation

Jesse Jackson isn't the only one ordering blacks not to escape from the Democrat plantation; Hollywood retiree Barbra Streisand agrees.

--NewsMax.com--

Smokin' Mad

Smoking-mad New York bar and restaurant owners are unplugging the lottery machines in their establishments, says a Reuters report.

--NewsMax.com--

Some might consider this a win-win. It addresses two vices at once - smoking and gambling. - Ed.

Senate Committee Passes 'Nuclear Option' Filibuster Rule

CAPITOL HILL - Anticipating a possible vacancy on the Supreme Court later this year, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Tuesday passed what opponents have called the "nuclear option" to end the Democrats' strategy of filibustering judicial nominees they do not have enough votes to defeat. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) predicted Democrats will be able to block the resolution, just as they have been successful in blocking the president's judicial nominees.

--CNSNews.com--

Tom "Puff" Daschle says this is "irresponsible and dangerous." Of course, what his party is doing is just fine and dandy, because their self-righteousness tells them that whatever they do to achieve their ends is acceptable. - Ed.

Clinton's Bogus 'Monica Missile' Intelligence Prompted Little Outcry

Prominent Democrats have wasted no time accusing President Bush of using doctored intelligence about Baghdad's weapons of mass destruction to justify the Iraq war, while like-minded pundits have already begun hinting darkly about the possibility of impeaching Bush if the WMDs don't turn up soon.

--NewsMax.com--

Clinton Ignored '94 Intel on African AIDS Crisis

Yet he now boasts he 'led global fight' against disease.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bill Clinton Likes Paying Taxes; Warns of 'Extreme Conservatives'

CHICAGO - Former President Bill Clinton said "extreme conservatives" are in now in control of the White House, Congress, much of the federal judiciary system, and a growing share of the media.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Backs Religious Charities On Hiring

President Bush called on Congress yesterday to make it easier for federally funded religious groups to base their hiring decisions on a job candidate's religion and sexual orientation.

--Washington Post--

Howard Dean Insists He's Not a Burglar

White House wannabe Howard Dean wants everyone to know that burglary doesn't run in his family.

--NewsMax.com--

Supreme Court Justice Made 'Stupid' by 'Bigotry,' Lawmaker Says

CAPITOL HILL - With the Supreme Court set to rule on the constitutionality of laws banning homosexual sodomy this week, a United States Congressman sharply criticized a member of the court for questioning whether striking down the sodomy prohibition might put laws against adultery, bigamy and prostitution in jeopardy. The lawmaker said Friday that Justice Antonin Scalia had been rendered "stupid" by his alleged "bigotry."

--CNSNews.com--

This is how the far left-wing reacts to the truth - it resorts to name-calling and insults. - Ed.

UK Proposal: Store All Babies' DNA

All babies born in Britain could have their DNA stored in a national databank for their future medical treatment as part of a £50m genetics initiative published yesterday.

--London Independent--

This proposal is fraught with danger. It would give government unprecedented power over people being governed, and it must never happen here! - Ed.

Bill Would Strike 'Sodomy' from New York Law

ALBANY, N.Y. - The terms "sodomy" and "deviate sexual assault" will be stricken from New York's law books under legislation approved by lawmakers in the waning hours of the Legislature's just-completed session.

--Newsday--

Today's "Speak Up" survey in the Poughkeepsie Journal asks if you agree with this bill. You can voice your opinion by calling 437-4923. - Ed.

Dean Would Work for 'Gays' to Get Full Marital Rights

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean yesterday said that if elected he would press every state to recognize the rights of American homosexual couples who "marry" in Canada.

--Washington Times--

This is wonderful! Democrats aren't satisfied with using our courts to subvert the democratic process, now they want Canadian courts to get in on the act. - Ed.

Top Hillary Aide Fundraising for 2004 Prez Race

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's most trusted political advisor has been put in charge of a new initiative to raise campaign cash for the 2004 presidential race, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

--NewsMax.com--

Dem Influence on 2004 GOP Convention Worries Conservatives

Some Republican activists in New York City say they are becoming increasingly concerned about the influence being exercised by "liberal Democrats" on the 2004 GOP National Convention in New York.

--CNSNews.com--

Dutch Abortion Ship Reaches Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Protesters threw red paint at a ship crewed by a Dutch abortion rights group as it arrived in Poland on Sunday.

--Yahoo! News--

New York Tobacco Debate Still Smoldering With Few Satisfied

New York smokers, who already pay $1.50 per pack to both the city and the state in tobacco taxes, are facing additional burdens if they want to light up.

--CNSNews.com--

This whole tobacco issue is a great example of "liberal" hypocrisy. They want hard drugs legalized so addicts won't have to resort to crime to afford their drugs, but they think that astronomical taxes on tobacco will cause addicts to kick the habit. Then there are those ads that tell parents to talk to their kids about not smoking, and then go on to say, "They'll listen." But if anyone suggests that parents talk to their kids about not having sex, saying, "They'll listen," that person would be branded as some kind of idiot. - Ed.

Hillary Bedeviled at New York Book Signing

"There's one man in a devil costume. He's been following me for three years," Sen. Hillary Clinton complained to Newsday on Thursday. "Maybe he'll show up in Huntington."

--NewsMax.com--

Court Says 'Too Late' to Reopen 'Roe'

A district court ruled it's "too late" for the former plaintiff "Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, to reopen the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down all state laws restricting abortion.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This seems to be a "Catch-22" situation. The premise of the motion to reopen is based significantly on new information on fetal development. So according to this judge, the more we learn about it, the more "too late" it becomes. Totally ridiculous! It shows clearly why Democrats are so set on blocking all judicial appointments that don't meet their pro-abortion litmus test. - Ed.

'Miracle' Baby Britain's Tiniest

Infant weighed just 12 ounces when born 3 months prematurely.

--Sky News--

What a coincidence that this story appears on the same day as the preceding one! - Ed.

Pro-lifers Barred From Parade

After seven years of participation, pro-life students were barred from a community parade in Michigan because "issues" were considered inappropriate for such an event.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Don't be tempted to compare this controversy to the homosexual activists' attempts to march in NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade. First, the NYC parade is organized by a church, while this parade is, apparently, sponsored bye a "community" group. Second, it's hard to argue that the pro-life message doesn't fit with the "cherries, children and fun" theme - what is the pro-life message if it isn't about children? - Ed.

Senator Sponsors Justice Dept 'Gay Pride' Celebration

CAPITOL HILL - Sen. Frank Lautenberg Friday hosted homosexual employees of the U.S. Department of Justice in the Russell Senate Office Building for their annual "Gay Pride Month" celebration. The New Jersey Democrat said Attorney General John Ashcroft had "no rational or reasonable explanation" for asking the group to pay rent for Justice Department facilities they wanted to use for the private affair.

--CNSNews.com--

Let's not forget how this sleaze-ball got elected. - Ed.

Libertarians: Pull Plug on WMD Hearings

There is little sense in Congress holding hearings to determine whether the Bush administration misused or manufactured intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to justify going to war, mostly because if true it wouldn't be the first time, say Libertarian Party officials.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Congress Takes Up ID Cards for Illegals

A House subcommittee has opened hearings into the validity and purpose of identification cards issued by Mexican consulates in the U.S., cards critics say are meant only to legitimize illegal aliens.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

The government of Mexico has a vested interest in emigration to the U.S. They get rid of a drain on their system, while the illegals in the U.S. send U.S. dollars back to Mexico. - Ed.

Belgium Becomes a Victim of Its Own Bogus 'War Crimes' Law

Holier-than-thou Belgium, whose phony "war crimes" law allows any Joe Blow to bring charges against a citizen of any nation, is getting a taste of its own medicine.

--NewsMax.com--

Belgian Lawmakers Propose Euthanasia for Children

Lawmaker's in Belgium have announced plans to propose an extension of the country's euthanasia law to allow the procedure for those under the age of 18, according to a report by Expatica in the Netherlands.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hillary's Book Party a Cash and Carry Affair

When your average author has a book party, it goes without saying that invited guests are given a copy of the book gratis. But then, Hillary Clinton isn't your average author.

--NewsMax.com--

Mail Carrier Says She Was Fired For Delivering Harry Potter Book Early

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kenia CooperA mail carrier said she was fired for accidentally handing out the latest Harry Potter book one day too soon.

--KMBC-TV, Kansas City--

Woman 'Bribed' To Keep Her Baby, Abortion Activists Say

In what they called a new and disturbing development by the pro-life movement, pro-abortion campaigners in Australia have accused a pro-lifer of offering a couple money to call off a planned abortion.

--CNSNews.com--

Let's pretend that those who talk about "reproductive rights" (a.k.a. "pro-abortion") are really interested in reproductive rights. If that were the case, they'd be interested in protecting the most basic "reproductive right," i.e., the "right" to have children. Many women are induced to have abortions because they feel (or are persuaded) that they cannot afford to support the child, not because they don't want the child. In such a case, supporting the woman's "reproductive rights" would entail supporting the decision she wants to make, not the decision she is "forced" by economic circumstances to make.

In the story, it doesn't say why the couple initially decided on abortion, but judging from the outcome, I think it's safe to assume that their economic circumstances played a big role. When they were offered money, they were offered support for the reproductive decision they apparently wanted to make in the first place. The irony is that the pro-life activist is being criticized for supporting reproductive rights, and the criticism is coming from people who claim to support "reproductive rights." - Ed.

British 'Designer Baby' Re-Ignites Controversy

London - The birth of a British child genetically selected to help his older brother was revealed Thursday, touching off a debate about so-called "designer babies."

--CNSNews.com--

Court Declines to Ban Judges from Scouts

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a push by local bar associations in San Jose, San Francisco and Los Angeles to ban the state's judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts because the youth organization excludes gays and lesbians.

--San Jose Mercury News--

FBI Continues to Muzzle 9/11 Whistleblower

In a disturbing indication that the FBI continues to put political correctness ahead of America's national security interests, the bureau has banned the publication of a book detailing the agency's failures before 9/11 and launched a fourth investigation into its author, former FBI agent Robert Wright.

--NewsMax.com--

Arab Journalist Calls Saudi Arabia Cradle of Terror

In the wake of the devastating suicide bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month - widely blamed on al-Qaida, which reportedly obtained weapons from the Saudi National Guard - a prominent Egyptian journalist is placing the blame for the terrorist attacks squarely on Saudi Arabia itself.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Giuliani: Anti-semitism 'Scourge of Europe'

Speaking in Vienna yesterday at the Hofburg Palace, where Adolph Hitler greeted ecstatic crowds after the 1938 anschluss of Austria, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged European nations to adopt an eight-point plan to counter anti-Semitism, which he called "a burden that has held Europe back for two millennia."

--Jerusalem Post--

U.N. Shakeup Proposed by Britain

Britain is to propose a radical reform of the United Nations Security Council which would expand membership from 15 to 25 countries as part of an initiative to avoid a repetition of the deep splits during the Iraq crisis.

--London Telegraph--

This would be a step in the wrong direction, in my opinion. With the European Union having its own president, parliament, courts, military and currency (and by 2006, its own constitution), the political reality is that each state in the EU is becoming equivalent to a state in the United States. Would the U.N. entertain a proposal to give the United States 50 votes in the general assembly, and several votes on the security council? I seriously doubt it. - Ed.

Taxpayers Asked to Fund Pagan AIDS Memorial

Despite a $38 billion deficit, California lawmakers want to help fund a $500,000 AIDS memorial designed in the form of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, prompting threats of a lawsuit.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Group arises to boost Dems' chances in 2004

WASHINGTON - A group of powerful Democrats, including labor union chiefs and wealthy donors, is forming a political organization to raise money and improve the party's chances in the 2004 presidential election and other federal, state and local races.

--USA Today--

Can you believe that this group of "powerful" Democrats is calling itself "Grassroots Democrats?" Don't they believe in truth in labelling? - Ed.

Special Day Probed in Girl's Beating

Eighteen young people ages 9 to 15 have been charged with ethnic intimidation in connection with a May 1 attack on a white teenager in Cleveland, part of what the participants called "beat up a white kid day," according to prosecutors.

--Washington Times--

Also, see previous story. - Ed.

Kansas Doctors Required to Report Abortions for Minors

TOPEKA, Kan. - Doctors who perform abortions on girls under 16 must report the pregnancies to authorities as instances of suspected child abuse, the state attorney general said Wednesday.

--Sacramento Bee (AP)--

Your Money Funds 'Gay Pride' Event

Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta raised the ire of groups like Concerned Women for America (CWA) when earlier this week he gave DOT - and therefore, taxpayer - funding to a "gay pride" event held at DOT headquarters.

--CNSNews.com--

Southern Baptists Denounce 'Gay' Unions

PHOENIX - The Southern Baptist Convention approved resolutions yesterday denouncing same-sex "marriage" and prejudice against Jews, while expressing concern for people with AIDS.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Report: Children Less Central to Today's Marriages

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Fewer couples consider having children a central part of marriage, according to a report released Wednesday by The National Marriage Project.

--Newsday--

Bible-Toting Woman Files Lawsuit Against Transit Agency

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee, Wis., woman who was stopped from distributing free Bibles while riding a city bus has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the transit agency's policy is too broad and violates her First Amendment rights.

--CNSNews.com--

NY Judge Bought His Job for $35,000

In an admission that has the New York state Supreme Court in an uproar, a retired Brooklyn judge said he paid $35,000 to a Democratic leader more than three decades ago to get a seat on the bench, New York Newsday reports.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Clinton in Charity Shakedown

Former President Bill Clinton agreed to appear at a fund raiser for one of New York's most prominent charities Wednesday - but only after he was offered a five-figure package deal of cash and electronic gadgets.

--NewsMax.com--

France Rounds up Iranian 'Terrorists'

PARIS - France on Wednesday continued to detain more than 20 members of an exiled Iranian opposition group who are alleged terrorists, according to the European Union, Iran and the United States.

--CNSNews.com--

Finally, France is standing up to "terrorists," but could it be that the only reason they're doing it here is because these "terrorists" are opposing a dictatorial regime? I guess these "terrorists" don't have any lucrative business deals with the weasel French. - Ed.

Paris Court Blocks Book Exposing Corruption

A Paris court last night halted publication of a book by a former investigating magistrate that claims France is institutionally corrupt.

--London Telegraph--

Regulations Increase Water Bills of Mobile Home Residents by $230 Per Month

Residents of Utah's Heartland Mobile Home Park soon may be forced to pay up to $230 more per month in water bills. The culprit? No, not drought. Not even higher taxes - at least, not directly.

--CNSNews.com--

Remember how Democrats demagogued Republicans on new arsenic regulations that they never passed while they had the power? - Ed.

Fat Lawsuits Stand Fat Chance, Say Critics

Fast food restaurants don't tell people their food is potentially addictive and may make them fat. And those alleged omissions could mean big bucks for anti-tobacco legal warrior John Banzhaf, a legal scholar at George Washington University, who is preparing to sue a handful of popular fast food corporations. But some legal experts predict the effort won't bring home the bacon.

--CNSNews.com--

Who would have thought that food could be "addictive," but it's now been shown that it's so addictive, people who quit the "habit" are certain to die as a result! Even evil tobacco isn't that "addictive." - Ed.

'Roe' Sues to Overturn Roe v. Wade Decision

The woman known as "Roe" in the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down all state laws restricting abortion is filing a motion in federal court today to overturn the 1973 decision.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pro-Life 'Chefs' Exiting the Pampered Life

A growing number of Christian, pro-life mothers are leaving lucrative careers with a national kitchenware company because of the new owner's support of abortion.

--AgapePress--

Senator Assails Nominee for Avoiding Disney 'Gay Days'

Capitol Hill - The decision by one of President Bush's conservative judicial nominees not to take his children to the Walt Disney World Resort during an unofficial homosexual gathering held there annually is under fire by one liberal Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

--CNSNews.com--

Isn't it an article of faith for "liberal" Democrats that a person's personal life is off bounds? - Ed.

Canada to Sanction Same-sex 'Marriage'

OTTAWA - The federal government will re-write the traditional definition of marriage to allow for same- sex matrimony, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Tuesday.

--Canadian Press--

The sickness is getting closer and closer. Right-thinking people must speak up! Don't let them intimidate you. - Ed.

Clergymen Criticize Appointment of Homosexual Anglican Bishop

LONDON - A group of nine senior Church of England clergymen expressed concern about the appointment of a homosexual bishop in an open letter released Tuesday.

--CNSNews.com--

Family Groups Call for Recognition of 'Ex-Gays' at Pride Events

If government agencies get into the practice of sponsoring "Gay Pride Month" events, they should provide equal access to other "sexual orientations," including former homosexuals, critics of "gay pride" events said Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

And when do we "homophobes" get our day? - Ed.

May 1 is 'Beat Up a White Kid Day'

A 13-year-old Caucasian girl was brutally attacked by a mob of black and Hispanic teen-agers in what appears to be a racially motivated "hate crime" committed in honor of "Beat Up a White Kid Day," reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Graham Ducking Key Role in Patriot Act

Florida's Sen. Bob Graham, one of the nine announced candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, is a co-author of the controversial Patriot Act, but he's not bragging about it these days.

--NewsMax.com--

Conservatives Rip Senate Prescription Drug Bill

Conservative Medicare reformers yesterday denounced the Senate's prescription-drug bill as a bureaucratic monstrosity that would lead to soaring entitlement costs for taxpayers and federal price controls for pharmaceutical companies.

--Washington Times--

Pro-lifers Urge SC Governor to Veto All Abortion Funding

South Carolina's Republican, pro-life governor is being pressured to veto the portion of the state's 2004-2005 budget that allows taxpayer funding of birth control, as well as abortions related to saving the life of the mother or when rape or incest are involved.

--CNSNews.com--

Abortion Supporters Upset Over Fetal Rights Legislation

A poll conducted by Newsweek shows that 46 percent of Americans believe that life begins at conception, while an additional 12 percent believes that it begins at implantation.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary in Iraq WMD Flip-Flop

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she supported the Iraq war resolution last fall based on intelligence shared by the Bush administration showing that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction - information she now says may have been "wrong or skewed for whatever purpose."

--NewsMax.com--

Madame Hillary is just doing her partisan job, but the fact being forgotten is that it was the responsibilty of Saddam Hussein to demonstrate the absense of WMD, and to prove that WHD he was known to have had were destroyed. He did neither. - Ed.

Leahy to Bush: Avoid Supreme Court Trauma

In two recent letters to the White House, Mr. Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said that if Mr. Bush took advantage of a vacancy on the court to select a staunchly conservative judge, it would produce a political war that would upset the nation and diminish respect for the courts.

--New York Times--

More like it would diminish respect for senate Democrats. - Ed.

Landmark Gay Ruling May Put Bush in Bind

Washington - The Supreme Court will decide within the next two weeks one of the most important cases in the history of civil rights for lesbian and gay Americans, reigniting a battle in the Republican Party that President Bush has delicately sought to avoid.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

This is a debate that can be won by us "homophobes," which is why the other side goes to such lengths to stifle debate with name-calling and demagoguery. - Ed.

Gore Rally: Just Count All the No-shows

Event to convince Al to run fizzles with just 100 supporters.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Black Conservative Offers Advice to Republicans

WASHINGTON - After years of butting heads with the Republican Party, conservative Alan Keyes (search) said the GOP has no clue how to engage black voters, a key constituency that can be won over on the issues, but not with empty campaign promises or race-baiting.

--Fox News--

Little-Known Union Perk Flies Under Taxpayer Radar

Labor unions enjoy a variety of special perquisites and privileges that sometimes leave the unwitting taxpayer footing the bill.

--CNSNews.com--

AIDS Program Could Lose Funding Over Explicit Material

San Francisco's STOP AIDS Project, caught between the epidemic ravaging its sexually active gay clientele and a congressional backlash over its explicit programs, today faces a dilemma.

--USA Today--

'Stealth Baby' Investigation Could Result in Constructive Changes

An investigation into how a Marine sergeant serving in the Persian Gulf was able to keep her pregnancy secret from her superiors could eventually result in constructive changes for men and women in the armed services, a military watchdog group said Friday.

--CNSNews.com--

Hidden Hazard of Water-skiing

When 11-year-old Anthony Farr disappeared into Folsom Lake while bodysurfing behind a ski boat on the evening of May 28, his father, Mike, thought his child was the victim of a freak accident.

--Sacramento Bee--

Eyewitness Backs Morris on Clinton Assault

An eyewitness to ex-President Bill Clinton's physical attack thirteen years on his one-time senior political advisor Dick Morris has confirmed the altercation to Washington Post reporter David Maraniss.

--NewsMax.com--

Book Deal, Speeches Make Clintons Millions

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's book deal paid her $1.1 million last year, but that pales in comparison with the more than $9 million her husband, Bill Clinton, earned from dozens of speeches around the world.

--Reuters--

It's no wonder that Washington "Liberals" expend so much energy denouncing "the rich" - the rich people they're surrounded by are the most unproductive people on the face of the earth. It's so easy for them to lose sight of the fact that most "rich" people contribute to the growth of the productive sector of the country. - Ed.

California Assembly GOP Spurns 'Gay' Fathers' Day Bill

What normally is a legislative slam-dunk ? a resolution honoring dads for Father's Day - turned into a debate on "alternative lifestyles" in the California state Assembly.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Protesters Object To Play Depicting Jesus Christ As A Gay Man

A play depicting a gay Christ-like figure drew more than 50 protesters to the theater where it was performed.

--WCPO-TV, Cincinnati--

Ballyhooed Hydrogen Fuel Cells May Have Environmental Drawback

WASHINGTON - Widespread use of the hydrogen fuel cells that President Bush has made a centerpiece of his energy plan might not be as environmentally friendly as many believe.

--Associated Press--

Belgium Angry Over U.S. War Crime Demand

BRUSSELS - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Belgium should revoke legislation giving its courts the power to prosecute foreigners for alleged war crimes committed anywhere in the world.

--NewsMax.com--

If the United States engaged in this kind of "unilateralism," we would be universally condemned by the nations of the world. - Ed.

Canada's 'Skewed Democracy' Blamed for Homosexual Marriage Ruling

Vancouver, BC - The United States is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of Canada in accepting same-sex marriages, argue two prominent critics of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision this week that allows homosexuals to legally tie the knot.

--CNSNews.com--

Legislating by the judiciary isn't "democracy" at all! It's the antithesis of democracy. - Ed.

Pedophiles Seek Online Support, Societal Acceptance

There's something for everyone on the Internet - even for pedophiles who seek support and acceptance for their fixation on children.

--CNSNews.com--

They may soon get that support from the American Psychiatric Association. - Ed.

Bill: ERs Must Offer Rape Victims Contraceptive

Hospital emergency rooms in Massachusetts, including Catholic ones, would be required to offer rape victims the ``morning after'' pill under legislation strongly opposed by abortion foes.

--Boston Herald--

Short Conflict, Less Ammo Kept War Cost Down

WASHINGTON - A short conflict that used fewer missiles, sparked fewer oil field fires and created fewer refugees than anticipated produced a lower-than-expected financial cost for the major combat in Iraq.

--USA Today--

Prediction: You won't see this story getting much attention in the "mainstream" media. - Ed.

Dick Morris: Bill Clinton Assaulted Me

Bill Clinton's former adviser Dick Morris claims the ex-president physically assaulted him and was prepared to throw a punch before Hillary Clinton intervened during a confrontation in the Arkansas governor's mansion in May 1990.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is another bit of evidence supporting the rape charges against the former president. Remember, rape is a crime of violence, and rapists are physically violent people. Individually, the bits of evidence can be explained away, but collectively, they paint a disturbing picture. - Ed.

Hillary Still Bears Whitewater Grudge

In an era infamous for partisan wrangling over judicial nominees, Michael Chertoff, head of the Justice Department?s criminal division, was considered a cinch for Senate confirmation for a seat on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The former Supreme Court clerk and mob-busting U.S. attorney for New Jersey had general support that resulted this week in a remarkable 88-1 favorable vote with 11 absentees.

--NewsMax.com--

Very statesman-like, wouldn't you say? - Ed.

Wrestlers Prepare for Next Match in Title IX Fight

The first round of the legal dispute over Title IX went to the government and proponents of the status quo, but the college wrestlers suing the Department of Education say this match is far from over.

--CNSNews.com--

Title IX shows convincingly that these types of programs are not about equal opportunity. It demands, instead of equal opportunity, equal results! It ignores the obvious fact that boys are more interested in participating in sports than girls are. The result is that boys who want to play sports can't while girls teams may have a hard time getting enough participants. It's sheer lunacy, and anti-male. Ed.

Biotech Company in Bid to Buy Aborted Baby Parts

Health officials in Australia and New Zealand have been approached by agents for a Dutch biotech company wanting to buy tissue from aborted babies to use in medical research.

--CNSNews.com--

Dolly Researchers to Experiment on Human Embryos

LONDON - The research institute that created the first cloned mammal has been given a license to create stem cells from human embryos in a decision that has been criticized by pro-life and watchdog groups.

--CNSNews.com--

'Gay Pride' Reversal at Justice Dept Gives Groups Half-a-Loaf

Under pressure from homosexual activist groups and at least two Democratic senators, Attorney General John Ashcroft apparently reversed a decision not to allow U.S. Department of Justice employees to stage events marking "Gay Pride Month" at agency headquarters.

--CNSNews.com--

Sexual 'Preference or Orientation' Clause Upheld at AT&T

AT&T's "sexual preference or orientation" clause prevailed once more as shareholders voted Wednesday in an overwhelming majority to keep the phrase in the company's corporate non-discrimination policy.

--CNSNews.com--

This is interesting, considering that according to the left-wing demagogues, only "evil Republicans" own stocks. - Ed.

Liberals Blast Latest Bush Circuit Court Nominee

CAPITOL HILL - Liberal Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday made known the latest target of their efforts to keep President Bush's judicial nominees off the federal bench: Alabama's Republican Attorney General William H. "Bill" Pryor, nominee to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

--CNSNews.com--

Court Nominee Calls Abortion 'Murder'

Appeals court nominee William H. Pryor Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that abortion is "murder" and that the court case legalizing it is "the worst abomination in the history of constitutional law."

--Washington Times--

Curbs on Class Action Lawsuits Urged

In the latest effort to limit liability claims against insurers, corporations and others, a coalition of business groups is urging Congress to make it harder to file class action lawsuits.

--Washington Post--

Poll: 'Living History' More Like 'Lying History'

While Hillary Clinton has been the talk of America this week, new national polls are revealing at least two things: Most Americans think the senator is not being truthful in her new book, "Living History," and the Democrat may actually be hurt in the public's view in the wake of its publication.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Gov. Gray Davis Losing Support As Recall Gains Steam

Bogged down in a dispute over a $38 billion state budget deficit, Gov. Gray Davis and legislators are losing support among Californians while a proposed recall of the governor is gaining steam, a poll released today says.

--Los Angeles Daily News--

Schwarzenegger, Sounding Like a Candidate, Calls for Voter Revolution

LOS ANGELES - Despite persistent rumors he's considering running as a Republican candidate for governor, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger insists the only thing he's campaigning for at the moment is his forthcoming film "Terminator 3."

--The Mercury News--

Flush Toilets Called 'Environmental Disaster'

A growing number of environmentalists are now advocating the expanded use of compost or dry toilets worldwide to combat what they see as an international water crisis.

--CNSNews.com--

I partially agree with this. During last year's "drought," it occurred to me that a significant reason for NYC's water shortage is that it uses pristine reservoir water to flush its toilets while it is surrounded by water that is perfectly suitable for the purpose. - Ed.

Energy Bill Sets Production Goals for Fuel Cell Cars

Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) has successfully attached an amendment to the energy bill that calls for the production of 100,000 hydrogen fuel cell cars by the end of the decade.

--CNSNews.com--

Unfortunately, there is no method of producing hydrogen fuel without expending more energy than the hydrogen will produce as a fuel. - Ed.

Starving Nations Reject U.S. Food Donation

LOS ANGELES - The United States, whose farmers are feeling the impact from a ban on genetically modified food by the European Union (search), is working on a claim filed with the World Trade Organization (search) calling the EU's actions a form of illegal protectionism.

--Fox News--

Psychiatric Association Debates Lifting Pedophilia Taboo

In a step critics charge could result in decriminalizing sexual contact between adults and children, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently sponsored a symposium in which participants discussed the removal of pedophilia from an upcoming edition of the psychiatric manual of mental disorders.

--CNSNews.com--

Britain at Sex Disease Crisis Point, Say MPs

Britain faces a public health emergency caused by the failure of ministers over many years to confront the issue of sexual disease, MPs say today.

---London Telegraph-

Canada Allows Homosexual 'Marriage'

Homosexual 'marriage' is now legal in Canada, after an appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

--CNSNews.com--

Do you now understand why Chuckie Schumer is willing to trample on the Constitution to control the judiciary? - Ed.

Schumer Offers List of Court Nominees

Washington - In an attempt to influence the White House choice of a new Supreme Court Justice should a vacancy occur this summer, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday offered a list of five "moderate" nominees that include Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.

--Newsday--

Do you need more evidence that Schumer wants to control the judiciary? - Ed.

Supreme Court Vacancy Looks Less Likely this Year

Any prospects for a partisan fight this summer over confirming President Bush's first Supreme Court nominee appeared to dim recently after justices agreed to hear a contentious case in September, signaling that the bench will remain unchanged at least until then.

--Washington Times--

'Defend Your Family, Go to Jail'

A Brooklyn man who shot and wounded an intruder while defending his family will spend three days in Rikers Island, the same jail housing the burglar who terrorized his home, because he owns an unregistered gun.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Juanita Broaddrick: I Fear President Hillary

Clinton sexual assault accuser Juanita Broaddrick provided chilling new details of her one and only meeting with Hillary Clinton just a few weeks after she says her husband attacked her - and said the prospect that Mrs. Clinton may one day become president is "scary."

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary's Marital Fidelity Claim Challenged

Former Arkansas State Trooper L.D. Brown has challenged U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's claim yesterday that she has always remained faithful to her husband, ex-president Bill Clinton.

--NewsMax.com--

Gephardt Abortion Flip-Flop Draws GOP Fire

Michael Dukakis helped torpedo the presidential ambitions of Missouri Democrat Dick Gephardt back in 1988 with an infamous flip-flop attack ad. Now, it's Republicans who are blasting Gephardt, this time for his changing position on abortion.

--CNSNews.com--

Gephardt's Daughter Campaigns, and 'Gay' Activists Hail a Victory

Married to a doctor she described as "my best friend," the daughter of a prominent Democratic congressman gearing up to run for president rationalized that she could, for the sake of family and politics, stay in a passionless marriage.

--Boston Globe--

Abortion Supporters Plan DC March Before 2004 Elections

CAPITOL HILL - Representatives from more than a dozen pro-abortion organizations gathered at the National Press Club Tuesday to announce their plans for a "massive demonstration" in Washington at the start of the 2004 presidential primary season.

--CNSNews.com--

Iranians Protest Against Clerics

More than 1,000 people have clashed with riot police in the Iranian capital Tehran, in the first major protest against the Islamic regime for more than six months.

--BBC News--

Senate Backs Loan Plan For Building Nuclear Plants

The Senate endorsed a plan yesterday for the government to provide loan guarantees for construction of a half-dozen nuclear power plants that supporters say are necessary for the industry's survival.

--Washington Post--

I have a feeling that some nuclear opponents are secretly applauding this. As soon as a new nuclear plant is built, they will say that the new energy can replace an old nuclear plant like Indian Point. - Ed.

Calif. Group Threatens to Go Public With Lawmakers' Social Security Numbers

Unless California lawmakers support a "favorable" consumer privacy bill currently under consideration, a watchdog advocacy group said it would go public, "one digit per day," with the Social Security numbers of key elected state officials.

--CNSNews.com--

All Along, Most Iraqi Relics Were 'Safe and Sound'

BAGHDAD - The world was appalled. One archaeologist described the looting of Iraq's National Museum of Antiquities as "a rape of civilization." Iraqi scholars standing in the sacked galleries of the exhibit halls in April wept on camera as they stood on shards of cuneiform tablets dating back thousands of years.

--Washington Post--

Think about how the "mainstream" media are lambasting the Bush administration for relying on "faulty" intelligence. Now, think about all the anti-Bush stories in the "mainstream" media that were later shown to be inaccurate or simply untrue. It seems to me that the media should clean up their own act before they criticize anyone else. - Ed.

Iraqi 'Secret Plan' Orders Mayhem

KUWAIT CITY - A document from the Iraqi intelligence service in Basra ? which was captured in April as coalition forces gained control ? orders agents to start campaigns of sabotage, looting and murder should Iraq lose the war.

--Washington Times--

Saddam had Banned-weapons Teams, Iraqi Says

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's intelligence services set up a network of clandestine cells and small laboratories after 1996 with the goal of someday rebuilding illicit chemical and biological weapons, according to a former senior Iraqi intelligence officer.

--Orlando Sentinel--

This presents an interesting possible explanation for why we haven't found any WMD caches. A program focused on terrorism wouldn't need an inventory of WMD agents, they could be distributed as they are made. Saddam's program may not have been building massive stores of WMD agents, but rather building a massive number of mobile labs capable of starting production and distribution at a moment's notice. We've already found a couple of such facilities, and there may be many more dispersed across the country. - Ed.

Maker of .50-Caliber Rifle Warns Legislators Are 'Nibbling' Away Gun Rights

The rights of California gun owners came under attack last week when the state Assembly and Los Angeles City Council adopted measures imposing new restrictions on the .50-caliber rifle.

--CNSNews.com--

Morris: Hillary Had Bill Pulled from Women's Bedrooms

Former senior White House advisor Dick Morris is challenging Hillary Clinton's claim that her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky came as a surprise to her, revealing that on several prior occasions, one of Mrs. Clinton's most trusted aides was dispatched to interrupt Mr. Clinton's extramarital liaisons.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary: Right Wingers 'Peverted' Constitution to Impeach Bill

In an interview with Barbara Walters to be broadcast tonight, Sen. Hillary Clinton insists that a right-wing conspiracy "perverted" the Constitution in a bid to destroy her husband's presidency.

--NewsMax.com--

When Bill Clinton quoted from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and said it was from the Constitution, we were given a clue to the depth of knowledge these people have of the Constitution. This is another. They don't respect the Constitution enough to learn what it's about. - Ed.

Episcopalians in Uproar Over Nomination of Gay Bishop

CONCORD, N.H. - The election of an openly gay bishop will widen the rift in the Episcopalian church over homosexuality, although the selection likely will be confirmed at the national General Convention, observers said yesterday.

--New York Post--

U.S. Wants Control of Space

The United States is planning to take control of parts of space and develop patrolling military aircraft in orbit as part of a revived Star Wars proposal for an American military empire above the ozone layer.

--London Telegraph--

Question: If the United States has the capability of controlling near-earth space, should it? Discuss this in our open forum. - Ed.

Juanita Broaddrick Dares Hillary

Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick took to the radio airwaves on Friday to challenge Hillary Clinton's claim that she didn't know about her husband's philandering - and virtually dared Sen. Clinton to contradict her on the eve of the publication of Clinton's book, "Living History."

--NewsMax.com--

Clinton Cover-Up Unveiled

Four years ago, the Agency for International Development put up a spectacular exhibit - a virtual shrine -- to then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in its headquarters lobby at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center.

--Washington Post--

Angry Hillary Threw Book at Secret Service Agent

WASHINGTON - In a fit of rage, former first lady Hillary Clinton threw a book at a Secret Service agent, hitting him in the back as he was driving her here in a limousine during the 1996 campaign, former Secret Service officers and agents tell WorldNetDaily.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Limbaugh: Perjury Matters Again

Number one radio host Rush Limbaugh took notice of the Martha Stewart indictment on Thursday, musing that federal prosecutors had developed a newfound respect for the perjury statutes.

--NewsMax.com--

'Anti-War' Activists Voice "Tremendous Concern" Over Democratic Party

Washington - Anti-war activists gathered at a three-day seminar in Washington designed to move the Democratic Party to the left expressed "tremendous concern" over the party's current direction.

--CNSNews.com--

How could they be concerned about the Democrat Party's "direction?" The Democrat Party doesn't have any direction. - Ed.

Senate Votes to Expand Child Tax Credit to Low-Income Families

Congressional Democrats secured a rare victory yesterday when the Senate overwhelmingly voted to restore a provision dropped from last month's tax cut that expands the child credit for nearly 12 million low-income children.

--Washington Post--

This may have been a "rare" victory, but it was a big one. It could cause the economic recovery to be delayed long enough for Democrats to gain back some lost ground in the coming elections. By turning the "tax cut" into another government giveaway, Democrats (and "moderate" Republicans) have changed it from an economic stimulus to an inflation stimulus. If the government puts money into the hands of entrepreneurs, they will hire more workers and put out new products. When the money goes into the hands of consumers, they will head to Ciruit City (e.g.) to buy "stuff," the management at Circuit City will see them coming and jack up prices. - Ed.

Senate Leaders Eye Ban of Filibusters

The Senate's top leaders met yesterday to discuss changing one of the most fundamental and long-standing rules differentiating the upper chamber from the lower house.

--Washington Times--

Defenders of the filibuster against presidential appointments fail to understand a fundamental difference between legislation and "advise and consent." Regarding the former, the senate has no constitutional responsibility to act. Not so the latter. In that case, the filibuster interferes with the senate's constitutional mandate, and that is unacceptable and probably unconstitutional. - Ed.

Filibuster Rule Change Is Urgent, Frist Says

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposal to curb filibusters aimed at blocking judicial nominations prompted a passionate debate yesterday over constitutional principles and practical politics, even though there is widespread agreement that his plan is probably doomed.

--Washington Post--

Supporters of Abortion Ban Say It Meets Supreme Court Muster

Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Nebraska's prohibition on partial birth abortions, supporters and opponents of the ban are already gearing up for a legal battle over a federal law passed by Congress.

--CNSNews.com--

Considering that Roe Vs. Wade had no constitutional basis whatsoever, how can anyone know what will "pass muster" when constitutionality depends on the whims and prejudices of the justices? - Ed.

Pro-lifers: Partial-birth Ban 'a Waste'

While most pro-life groups hailed passage of a ban on partial-birth abortion by the House of Representatives, some contend it will have no effect.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

If nothing else, it will have the "effect" of getting pro-aborts all in a lather. - Ed.

'Gay' Episcopal Priest Nears Election as Bishop

A clergyman who left his wife and two daughters for a male lover would become the first openly homosexual priest elected an Episcopal bishop if he prevails in a contest in New Hampshire.

--Washington Times--

'Gay Days' Flyover Seen as Outreach, Not Protest

A Christian activist said he welcomes the annual "Gay Days" at the Walt Disney World amusement park in central Florida because it gives him an opportunity to show visitors to the event that there is a "way out of homosexuality."

--CNSNews.com--

Pataki's Support for Lesbian Seeking Jobless Benefits Riles Conservatives

The New York woman who quit her job to follow her lesbian partner to Virginia has a surprising ally in her quest to obtain unemployment benefits from New York state - Republican Gov. George Pataki.

--CNSNews.com--

What's particularly galling about this is that the people this "benefit" was meant to help are going to have to pay for this. Sound off on our open forum. - Ed.

UNICEF Goes From Trick-or-Treat to Turning Tricks

We have to admit raising money for the United Nations ... back in the 1970s at St. Catherine Elementary School in Cincinnati. Yes, we fell for that "trick-or-treat for UNICEF" ploy. Remember how the agency bragged that every dime or quarter would save an Ethiopian from polio or feed a Bangladeshi for week?

--NewsMax.com--

3 States Sue EPA Over Carbon Dioxide

HARTFORD, Conn. - Three states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to force the federal government to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide permitted in the air.

--Excite.com (AP)--

This promises to be a very interesting trial, if it ever goes that far. It could rival the Scopes trial in history. - Ed.

White Democrat Overseers Force Black D.C. to Cancel Primary

Another sign that the Democrat establishment is terrified of Al Sharpton's candidacy: The white-dominated Democratic National Committee has forced the party in the overwhelmingly black District of Columbia to cancel its Jan. 13 primary.

--NewsMax.com--

Liberal Democrats Set to 'Take Gloves Off'

Liberal activists kicked off a campaign offensive yesterday in Washington with an attack on President Bush and his policies, and criticized Democratic leaders for not being tough enough.

--Washington Times--

They're on the right track - they need to be more obnoxious. - Ed.

Telltale Photo Proves Hillary Rage a Lie

A photo showing Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton frolicking on a sailboat together during the time Sen. Clinton now claims she was shunning her husband has deepened doubts about the credibility of her book, "Living History."

--NewsMax.com--

Gov. Bush Continues Quest for Guardian of Unborn Child

Although a Florida judge rejected his attempt to have a guardian appointed for the unborn child of a mentally impaired woman, Gov. Jeb Bush has promised to appeal the decision, saying he is "fully committed" to protecting both the mother and the child.

--CNSNews.com--

House Close to Abortion Procedure Ban

WASHINGTON - The House is expected today to give final approval to a ban on so-called ''partial-birth abortion,'' handing a watershed victory to antiabortion activists who have been fighting for the legislation for eight years in Congress and in courthouses.

--Washington Times--

Study Links Depression, Suicide Rates to Teen Sex

A controversial new study links teen sexual intercourse with depression and suicide attempts.

--USA Today--

Hate Crimes Charges Sought Against Homosexual Protestors

The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts is seeking state and federal hate crimes charges against homosexual protestors who "disturbed" Sunday's Mass at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

--CNSNews.com--

As disgusted as I am by the actions of these "activists," I still oppose "hate-crime" legislation in all its forms. - Ed.

Homosexual Politician Defects From GOP

A Republican state representative in New Hampshire announced he is switching his political allegiance because of recent comments by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) in a defection analysts said could signal an accelerated trend away from the GOP on homosexuality.

--CNSNews.com--

Islamists Burn to Death Christian Pastor, Family

Military forces led by Sudan's militant Islamist regime burned to death a Christian pastor and his family in a massacre of 59 unarmed villagers, a relief group working in the area reported.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Poison Pens: Kids Spew Toxic Venom

Angriest hate-letters by Palestinian schoolchildren win contest.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Clinton Recounts Husband's Confession

For eight months in 1998, as the country raged over President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, with the government headed into an impeachment crisis, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton continued to believe that her husband was an innocent victim of a web of lies, according to her soon-to-be-published memoir.

--Washington Post--

"Why did you lie to me?" she asked. Isn't that like asking a dog why it barks? - Ed.

Blumenthal's Book Contradicts Hillary's

In her new book, "Living History," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says she was so angry after her husband admitted having sex with Monica Lewinsky that she barely spoke to him. But her account differs sharply from that of her chief defender, Sidney Blumenthal.

--NewsMax.com--

Surgeon General Calls for Ban on Tobacco Products

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a congressional committee Tuesday he would support a total ban on all tobacco products, insisting that they have no benefit to society whatsoever.

--CNSNews.com--

This will never happen as long as governments remain addicted to the cash tobacco products add to their treasuries. - Ed.

Critics Slam Single-Race School Events

NEW YORK - From white-only high school proms to black and Hispanic college graduation ceremonies, more student events have become self-segregated.

--Fox News--

National Park Service Is Eliminating Orick, Calif.

The California town of Orick, located about 60 miles south of the California- Oregon border at the south end of Redwood National Park, is well on its way to becoming a modern-day ghost town.

--CNSNews.com--

Pro-Life Coalition Under Attack Over 2004 Voter Drive

WASHINGTON - A coalition of pro-life groups announced it is aunching a national drive to register eligible Christians to vote in the 2004 election. But a religious liberty organization warned that churches could jeopardize their tax-exempt status if they permit the coalition's pamphlets to be distributed at church locations.

--CNSNews.com--

Majority Believes Life Begins at Conception

A majority of Americans believe that life either begins at conception or when an embryo is implanted in a woman's uterus, according to a new Newsweek poll.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Fifty-eight percent consider a fertilized egg the beginning of human life. The other forty-two percent think human life begins when the stork delivers it. - Ed.

Global Tax on Guns?

Some world leaders at the G8 summit meeting are floating the idea of a global tax on arms sales, including ? at French President Jacques Chirac's suggestion - a tax on gun purchases by individuals.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bedridden Man Shoots, Kills Home Invasion Suspect

TACOMA - Police in Tacoma have found the body of a man they believe was killed by a disabled homeowner, after he attempted to rob the bedridden man in his Tacoma home Monday afternoon.

--KOMO-TV, Seattle--

Hillary Throws a Book

Sen. Hillary Clinton has been keeping a low profile over the past several weeks -- probably reading the book three other people wrote for her, and for which she is now preparing to embark on a national publicity tour.

--The American Spectator--

Democrats Try to Wean Lawmakers From SUVs

Sacramento - Fearful of being branded hypocrites on the environment, the Democratic- controlled Legislature is trying to lure its members into surrendering their gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

Legal Seminar on Springing Sex Deviants Scrubbed

Public defenders in Massachusetts aim to help the sexually dangerous beat the rap at all costs, according to an advertisement posted online for a state-funded seminar.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Government Repeatedly Forces Family of Five to Walk Home

Property owner Jack McFarland must travel by foot over three miles through the snow to get to his home near West Glacier, Mont., because of National Park Service (NPS) restrictions.

--CNSNews.com--

European Union to Monitor American Pro-life Groups

The European Parliament has announced that it will be monitoring American pro-life groups, with EU officials charging that the American pro-life movement has become too influential in the legislative body.

--NewsMax.com--

I suspect that the entire world would erupt in outrage if a U.S. House committee decided to investigate European "environmental" groups, for instance. This is outrageous! - Ed.

Abortion-message Pilot Slices Off Fingers, Crashes

The pilot of a paraglider dropping leaflets with a message about abortion severed two fingers in his aircraft's propeller blades before crashing onto a high-school campus.

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Congressman Flies UN Flag Outside Washington Office

CAPITOL HILL - Walking down the hallway of any congressional office building on Capitol Hill, visitors see a myriad of flags on display at the entryways to members' offices. Most senators and representatives display only the flags of the United States and their home state, although many include flags of the branch of the military in which they served or the Prisoner Of War - Missing In Action remembrance flag.

--CNSNews.com--

At least this guy is honest about where his allegiance lies. - Ed.

Bush WMD Debacle Prompted by Salman Pak Blunder

President Bush shouldn't wait a second longer to introduce Iraqi defectors Sabah Khodada and Abu Zeinab to the American people, and fire whoever it was in his administration who advised him to ignore the defectors' eyewitness accounts tying the Baghdad terrorist training camp Salman Pak to the 9/11 attacks.

--NewsMax.com--

The fact that there we haven't found any WMD in Iraq's store of military weapons is understandable. Our chief concern about Iraq and WMD was not that their army would use them, but that they would find their way to terrorist organizations. What Hussein learned from the '91 Gulf War was that overt military action would evoke a direct response, which is why he most likely changed the focus of his WMD program away from the military toward more clandestine methods of delivery - methods not easily traced back to the source. - Ed.

Tobacco Declared a 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'

A top US cancer specialist yeterday called tobacco a "weapon of mass destruction," and colleagues urged slapping an extra $US2 ($3) a pack tax on cigarettes and banning smoking in more public places.

--Sydney Morning Herald--

For another perspective, read what George Will has to say. - Ed.

Wolfowitz Bombshell: Saddam Behind 9/11 Attacks and OKC Bombing

Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, said by some to be the architect of America's war on Iraq, reportedly suspects that Saddam Hussein played a significant role in the three worst terrorist attacks ever on the U.S. - the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S. to Forgive Sudan for 2 Million Deaths?

The U.S. is prepared to overlook the deaths of 2 million mostly Christian Sudanese in return for a new strategic relationship with Khartoum, reports the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Supreme Court Allows Ban on Prayer to Stand

California city and county governments can no longer open meetings with prayers - mention of God's name, even in nondenominational prayer, is banned thanks to a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing decisions in favor of the ban by two lower California courts to stand.

--NewsMax.com--

Jeb Bush Blasts Clinton as 'Most Self-Absorbed Person' in U.S.

Invoking unusually harsh language, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush blasted ex-President Clinton on Friday as selfish and narcissistic for suggesting that the 22nd Amendment be modified to allow a president to serve more than two terms.

--NewsMax.com--

Exorcism Planned for School Toilet

Townsfolk flushed with fear over resident "ghost."

--Ananova--