Socialized Medicine Is on Life Support in Britain and Canada

Remember our tragicomic report last year on dentally challenged Britain? The decay of socialized medicine has only worsened since then.

--NewsMax.com--

Economy Grows at Healthy 4.1 Percent Rate

WASHINGTON - America's economy, bolstered by brisk business spending, grew at a healthy 4.1 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2003. That was even faster than first thought and offered new evidence that the nation's economic recovery was firmly rooted going into the new year.

--My Way News (AP)--

Hillary Writes to Fictional Character

Remember when left-wingers ridiculed Vice President Dan Quayle for criticizing Hollywood's glamorous portrayal of out-of-wedlock motherhood on “Murphy Brown”? Now Sen. Hillary Clinton is picking a fight with another fictional TV character.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Outlines ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Plan

LOS ANGELES - Democrat John Kerry outlined his plan to combat terrorism Friday that relies on stronger intelligence-gathering, law enforcement and international alliances, rebutting increasing criticism of his national security credentials from President Bush's campaign.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Kerry Ranked ‘Most Liberal’ in Senate Roll Call Votes, Tops Kennedy, Clinton

The results of Senate vote ratings show that Kerry was the most liberal senator in 2003, with a composite liberal score of 96.5 - far ahead of such Democrat stalwarts as Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton.

--Drudge Report--

Kerry Backs State Ban on Gay Marriage

Presidential candidate John F. Kerry said while stumping in Ohio that he supports amending the Massachusetts constitution to ban gay marriage and provide for civil unions for gay couples, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

--NewsMax.com--

Arafat's Wife Investigated For Money Laundering

PARIS - The French prosecutor's office confirms that it is investigating money transfers of about $11 million into two French bank accounts held by the wife of Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat.

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary: Iraqi Women Better Off Under Saddam

Sen. Hillary Clinton said this week that Iraqi women were better off under Saddam Hussein, arguing that when the brutal dictator ran the country women were at least assured the right to participate in Iraq's public life.

--NewsMax.com--

N Korea Slams ‘Hostile’ US, But Powell See Nuke Talks as ‘Positive’

Talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis continued for a third day on Friday, after Secretary of State Colin Powell offered an upbeat assessment, and the North Koreans were gave a considerably less optimistic view.

--CNSNews.com--

Proliferation Network Offered Nuclear Parts in Glossy Brochures, Report Says

Disgraced Pakistani nuclear pioneer Abdel Qadeer Khan brazenly advertised his nuclear wares, according to a new report that casts further doubt on Islamabad's denials of official complicity in Khan's nuclear black market network.

--CNSNews.com--

New Paltz Mayor to Enter Ranks of Law-Breakers

ABC News is reporting that the Mayor of New Paltz is planning to perform same-sex marriages starting tomorrow (Friday). More to follow.

--Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective--

Kerry Making Enemies Overseas

Britain's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Patricia Hewitt, delivered a blistering attack last night on the two Democratic candidates for the US presidential nomination, accusing them of vying with one another in their “protectionist rhetoric”.

--London Telegraph--

This is so hypocritical of Kerry. While he's blasting Pres. Bush for alienating other countries with the “Bush Doctrine,” his protectionist trade policies may be making even more enemies. - Ed.

Kerry Donors Include ‘Benedict Arnolds’

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, frequently calls companies and chief executives “Benedict Arnolds” if they move jobs and operations overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

But Kerry has accepted money and fundraising assistance from top executives at companies that fit the candidate's description of a notorious traitor of the American Revolution.

--Washington Post--

Access to this story requires registration. - Ed.

Kerry Loan Raises Big Questions

U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry used an appraisal pegging the value of his Beacon Hill townhouse at twice the amount listed on City Hall records in order to get the $6.4 million loan he needed to resuscitate his presidential bid.

--Boston Herald--

Kerry Backs State Ban on ‘Gay’ Marriage

TOLEDO, Ohio - Presidential candidate John F. Kerry said yesterday that he supports amending the Massachusetts Constitution to ban gay marriage and provide for civil unions for gay couples.

--Boston Globe--

Kerry has repeatedly said that he believes same-sex “marriage” should be an issue left up to individual states. But the “Defense of Marriage Act” was meant to ensure that each state could do as it wished without forcing other states to follow suit, and Kerry voted against it. - Ed.

‘Gay’ Marriage Issue Trips Up Edwards

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senator John Edwards of North Carolina yesterday flew into this massive state where he trails badly in polls to deliver an impassioned speech on poverty alleviation, only to find himself ensnared in the heated moral debate over gay marriage.

--Boston Globe--

Pope Calls for Adequate Separation of Church and State

VATICAN CITY, - John Paul II advocated an adequate separation of church and state so that citizens, regardless of their religion, can make their contribution to society.

--Zenit.org--

Dean Can't Close Budget Deficit

WASHINGTON - One-time presidential candidate Howard Dean, whose campaign fund went from boom to bust, is pleading with donors to open their pocketbooks one more time and help him retire at least $400,000 in debt.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

McCain Nixes Dem VP Rumor

There has been buzz for some time that maverick Republican Senator John McCain might just jump ship and join the Democrats in 2004 as their vice presidential candidate.

--NewsMax.com--

Law-breaking Mayor Calls Bush ‘Shameful’

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom came out roaring against what he termed President Bush's shameful call Tuesday for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and challenged fellow Democrats to stand firm against the proposal.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

So following the laws is “shameful,” and breaking it is admirable. Aldous Huxley would love this Brave New World. - Ed.

GOP Activists Launch Recall Campaign of Attorney General

Even as Attorney General Bill Lockyer prepared court papers Tuesday to stop same-sex marriages, a pair of conservative Republicans who helped organize last year's recall of former Gov. Gray Davis announced plans to remove Lockyer from office for “neglecting” state marriage laws.

--San Francisco Chronicle --

Hoffa's Comments on Kerry Leave Some Perplexed

Teamsters union chief Jimmy Hoffa has confused both environmentalists and free-market advocates after saying that Democratic front-runner John Kerry, if elected president, would “drill like never before” across the United States.

--CNSNews.com--

Libya: Yes, We Are Mass-Murdering Terrorists

Libya today contradicted its nutty prime minister and admitted after all that, darn, it did blow up Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and kill the 270 people aboard.

--NewsMax.com--

Supreme Court Overturns Religious Discrimination Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday overturned an appeals court decision that found the state of Washington discriminated against a college student when it denied the student state scholarship money because he majored in pastoral ministries.

--CNSNews.com--

Gun Group Shoots Holes in the ‘Guns for Hunting’ Argument

The Senate on Wednesday plans to take up a bill that would shield gun manufacturers and gun distributors from lawsuits stemming from the criminal misuse of guns. Guns are legal products, the manufacturers say, and therefore, the companies that produce them should not be blamed for the way criminals use them.

--CNSNews.com--

Miranda Feels ‘Disappointment’ in Lack of GOP Support

The former Republican counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee is “disappointed” that Republican senators have not defended him more forcefully for uncovering Democrat memos laying out plans to derail President Bush's judicial nominees. Manuel Miranda said he has done nothing wrong and believes he deserves an apology from his accusers.

--CNSNews.com--

Panel Probes Tip on Sept. 11 Hijacker

WASHINGTON - The federal commission reviewing the Sept. 11 attacks is examining whether the United States failed to aggressively track one of the hijackers after obtaining his first name and phone number more than two years before the attacks.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Keep one thing in mind. This occurred during the Clinton adminstration. If it had been a Republican administration, you can be sure that the stories would highlight that fact. - Ed.

Kerry's Campaign Mortgage Questioned

WRKO Boston talk radio host Howie Carr is questioning whether Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry was given special treatment when he obtained a $6.4 million mortgage last December on the Beacon Hill townhouse he owns jointly with his wife to rescue his then-financially strapped campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Accuses Kerry of Waffling on Issues

WASHINGTON - President Bush took the offensive on his re-election campaign Monday, casting Sen. John Kerry as a waffler and warning that the Democrats would raise taxes, expand the government and fail to lead decisively on national security.

--My Way News (AP)--

Ex-guardsmen Say Jab at Bush Tars Them

WASHINGTON - Stephen Eckhardt was in the National Guard in 1968 when he was sent to Vietnam to run supplies into sniper-filled combat zones. Now he believes that service is being unfairly maligned.

--Boston Globe--

Poll: Bush Winning Battle of Vietnam

A poll released Friday by the University of Pennsylvania's National Annenberg Election Survey shows that in the battle between President Bush and John Kerry over each other's Vietnam War records, Bush is winning - without even so much as firing a shot.

--NewsMax.com--

Ex-GOP Lawyer Wants Judiciary Probe Focused on Democrat ‘Corruption’

Democrats have compared Manuel Miranda to, perhaps, the most famous political burglars in American history. But the former Senate Judiciary Committee GOP counsel told CNSNews.com last week - in the first in-depth interview since his resignation - that he did nothing wrong by reading Democrats' strategy memos, stored on a government computer shared by Republicans. More importantly, he believes the focus of the investigation into the memos is misplaced.

--CNSNews.com--

‘Liberals’ Call Nader ‘Irresponsible’

A liberal advocacy group calls it “monumentally irresponsible” of Ralph Nader to enter the presidential race.

--CNSNews.com--

Many Republicans are seeing Nader's candidacy as a good thing for Republicans. I'm not so sure. While he may take some votes from the Democrat candidate, I don't think it will make any difference on the outcome. What will be influenced, however, is voter turnout. Nader will bring a number of people to the polls who would otherwise stay home, and those people will, almost certainly, vote overwhelmingly for Democrats in congressional elections. Nader may not affect who the next president is, but he might change the make-up of Congress, and not to the Republicans' advantage. - Ed.

Bush Can Win California, Schwarzenegger Says

WASHINGTON - Arnold Schwarzenegger, making his Sunday talk show debut as governor, said that he and other foreign-born citizens should be eligible to run for the White House and that President Bush can carry California in November if he does more to help the state.

--Boston Globe--

Bush Speech to Target Democratic Foes

President Bush tonight will take aim at political opponents in a speech that signals a “new period of engagement” in response to “the most vicious assault in years by a group of Democrats running for president,” his re-election campaign said.

--Washington Times--

Kerry's Debate Challenge Risks Exposing Fonda Ties

Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry challenged President Bush on Saturday to a debate over Vietnam, a move that may force the Bush campaign to respond by focusing on the Massachusetts Democrat's anti-war alliance with “Hanoi” Jane Fonda.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Almost Broke, Bush $100M in Bank

According to information released by the John Kerry camp, the Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate had $2.1 million in the bank and debt of $7.2 million at the end of January.

--NewsMax.com--

Largest Rotation of U.S. Forces Begins

“This is a breathtaking, history-making operation,” said Army Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes, who runs the rotation from this sand-blown base south of Kuwait City.

--My Way News (AP)--

U.N. Calls Israel Bus Bombing ‘War Crime’

At least eight people were killed and at least 60 people were wounded Sunday morning, 11 of them seriously, in an explosion on a bus in west Jerusalem. The blast took place at around8 : 30a.m. (local time).

--Albawaba--

U.S. Pressing for High-Tech Spy Tools

WASHINGTON - Despite an outcry over privacy implications, the government is pressing ahead with research to create powerful tools to mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Kerry Denies Quotes Accusing U.S. Soliders of War Crimes

In a stark about-face, Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry is now denying that he ever accused U.S. soldiers of committing war crimes in Vietnam, despite amply documented comments - some televised, others delivered while under oath - in which he did exactly that.

--NewsMax.com--

Here's what Kerry said to Judy Woodruff when asked if he had accused soldiers of war crimes: “No, I was accusing American leaders of abandoning the troops. And if you read what I said, it is very clearly an indictment of leadership. I said to the Senate, where is the leadership of our country? And it's the leaders who are responsible, not the soldiers. I never said that.”

But in 1971, he said, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “Several months ago in Detroit, [Vietnam Veterans Against the War] had an investigation at which over 150 honorably discharged and many very highly decorated veterans testified to war crimes committed in Southeast Asia, not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command.”

Depending on which version you want to believe, either he's accusing soldiers of war crimes, or he's accusing the military leadership of condoning them or even encouraging them. Keep in mind that the “leadership” he condemned is the same leadership that awarded him those medals Democrats are so fond of pointing to (and which Kerry pretended to throw away). - Ed.

Al-Qaeda May Use Women Bombers to Blow Up Aircraft

In their efforts to pursue terror tactics, Al-Qaeda extremists may use women suicide bombers to smuggle explosives on board an aircraft.

--Hindustan Times--

Spy Veterans Hit at ‘Timid’ CIA Agents

Today's CIA agents are spoiled, inexperienced, and hamstrung by safety rules, leaving vital operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in near disarray, senior American officials and intelligence veterans said yesterday.

--London Telegraph--

Republicans Waiting for Bush to Sharpen His Focus

WASHINGTON - Republicans are increasingly worried about President Bush's reelection prospects as he struggles to combat questions about his credibility and as some polls released this week indicate that he is trailing his Democratic rivals by significant margins.

--Boston Globe--

Pres. Bush can't do it all alone, he needs your help. Every day I see letters in the paper bashing Bush in an obviously coordinated effort. In contrast, the letters in support of Bush are few and far between. If you need practice writing letters to the editor, here is a good place to do it. - Ed.

Recess Appointment: Bush Installs Pryor on Appeals Court

Bypassing Senate Democrats who have stalled his judicial nominations, President Bush installed Alabama Attorney General William Pryor on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

U.S. official: Uranium enrichment parts found in Iran

WASHINGTON - International inspectors have discovered uranium enrichment centrifuge parts in Iran that are much more sophisticated than the type Tehran has admitted to having, a senior Bush administration official said Thursday.

--CNN--

Daschle Satisfied With War Progress

PIERRE - Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., on Thursday praised the Bush administration's war and nation-building work in Iraq and said he has no serious concerns about the lack of weapons of mass destruction.

--Rapid City Journal--

Daschle is running for re-election in a state that just voted to outlaw abortion. Does it show? - Ed.

Kerry's Denials at Odds With 1971 Book He Authored

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has denied ever accusing American troops of committing war crimes in Vietnam. But his remarks during an interview on CNN Thursday are at odds with the excerpts of a book Kerry authored in 1971, a copy of which CNSNews.com obtained this week.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Linked to Illegal Contributions

Democrat front-runner John Kerry, who claims he is not beholden to campaign contributors, wrote 28 letters on behalf of a San Diego defense contractor who has pleaded guilty to illegally funneling cash to the senator's campaign.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is not a problem, since only Republicans are influenced by “special interest” assessments - I mean contributions. - Ed.

Bob Schieffer: Edwards' Rise Could Mean Hillary Draft

CBS “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer warned Friday that if Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry can't decisively defeat Sen. John Edwards in the remaining primaries, Democrats will likely turn to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton to be their party's standard-bearer in July.

--NewsMax.com--

Nader May Jump in Race

NEW YORK - Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who ran for president in 2000 as a Green Party candidate, will enter the 2004 race for the White House as an independent candidate, advisers told Fox News on Friday.

--Fox News--

Former GOP Staff Attorney Says ‘Profit Motive’ Drives Judiciary Battles

The former Republican counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee has told CNSNews.com that the quest for money, more than liberal political ideology, is what drives the most effective special interest groups - abortion lobbyists, trial lawyers and labor unions - fighting against President Bush's conservative judicial nominees.

--CNSNews.com--

Huge Christian Growth Shocks China's Leaders

More than 50 Chinese Christians, including three prominent Protestant leaders have been arrested in a new crackdown that follows the release of a video and book in the United States documenting the massive growth of the unregistered, or “underground” church.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Florida Bar Opens Probe Into Limbaugh Prosecutors

The Florida Bar Association has opened a probe into alleged misconduct by Palm Beach County prosecutors in the case of top talk host Rush Limbaugh, who prosecutors accuse of engaging in “doctor shopping” to obtain too much pain medication for a bad back.

--NewsMax.com--

John Kerry's Anti-War Book Riles Former Green Beret

John F. Kerry downplayed any threat posed by the communist government of North Vietnam in his 1971 book The New Soldier and instead charged that American soldiers “were killing women and children” and helping to create “a nation of refugees, bomb craters, amputees, orphans, widows, and prostitutes...” in Vietnam.

--CNSNews.com--

Novak: Investigate Kerry's ‘Hanoi Jane’ Connection

Longtime Beltway commentator and columnist Robert Novak says it's time for the press to probe Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry's ties to “Hanoi Jane” Fonda just as thoroughly as reporters went after bogus allegations that President Bush went AWOL from the National Guard.

--NewsMax.com--

AFL-CIO Endorses Kerry, Despite Congressional Record

The AFL-CIO endorsed Democratic front-runner John Kerry Thursday, but Kerry's congressional record shows he has voted against labor leaders' interests in the past.

--CNSNews.com--

AFL-CIO Endorsement ‘Slap in the Face,’ Says Legal Defense Group

A national employee rights advocacy organization Thursday called the AFL-CIO's endorsement of Kerry “a slap in the face to dissenting employees.”

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Economic Team Under Fire

WASHINGTON - President Bush touts his economic stewardship as a top re-election asset, yet offhand remarks and mixed signals by leading members of his economic team are proving politically embarrassing and handing fresh ammunition to Democrats.

--ABC News--

You might find this column by George Will on “off-shoring” to be interesting. It made me look at the issue in a different way. - Ed.

Poll Finds Discontent With Democrats' Block on Judicial Nominees

A new Zogby International poll shows President George W. Bush leading John F. Kerry in the “red” states (the ones that went for Bush in 2000), while Democrat Kerry leads -- barely -- in the “blue” states (the ones that went for Gore in 2000).

--CNSNews.com--

Police Infiltration of Protest Groups Upsets Rights Activists

Chicago Police officers infiltrated five protest groups in 2002 and launched four other spying operations in 2003 -- actions that civil rights activists are calling outrageous.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Professor: Ike Met with Extraterrestrials

A new book by an American University professor espouses a theory that President Dwight Eisenhower made a secret trip to an Air Force base to meet two extraterrestrial aliens while on vacation in Palm Springs, Calif.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ex-airmen Douse Rumors Over bush's Guard Service

WASHINGTON - As the White House struggles to document President Bush's attendance during a National Guard

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hannity Book: Kerry Objected to Reagan's Bombing of Terrorist Gadhafi

Sean Hannity's book “Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism” has just been released this week, and it offers explosive revelations about Sen. John Kerry.

--NewsMax.com--

Bad News for Kerry: Moderates Prefer Edwards

Although John Kerry narrowly won Wisconsin's primary last night, the big story is his poor showing among mainstream voters, a disastrous trend for him in the general election in November.

--NewsMax.com--

If this is true, and Kerry wins the nomination, then we'll know who's in control of the party. - Ed.

Anti-Bush Effort Sending Volunteers to Senate Offices

“Ordinary Americans” are demanding that President George W. Bush be censured over his “deceptive rationale” for the Iraq War, an anti-Bush group claims.

--CNSNews.com--

You have to give them credit. These far left-wing radicals aren't afraid to get involved, which seems to be in sharp contrast to the other end of the spectrum. You have to speak up, folks! - Ed.

Hillary Hit With Protest Over Gandhi Slur

Up to 1,000 protesters upset over U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's racist remark about civil rights icon Mahatma Gandhi plan to descend on her Manhattan office this afternoon, a spokesman for the group Proud Indian-Americans tells NewsMax.com.

--NewsMax.com--

This is timely! - Ed.

Bill Would Protect Religious Displays

ATLANTA - Sen. Richard Shelby and Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama have introduced bills in the Senate and House that would define public religious displays as constitutional rights not subject to review by federal courts.

--Fox News--

‘Gay’ Wedding Lawsuits Put Off

SAN FRANCISCO - Two judges delayed taking any action yesterday to shut down San Francisco's same-sex wedding spree, rebuffing conservative groups enraged that the city's liberal politicians had already married almost 2,400 ‘gay’ and lesbian couples.

--Boston Globe--

I wonder how they know that the same-sex couples getting illegal marriage licenses are homosexual. Is that a requirement? If so, isn't that an invasion of privacy to ask? - Ed.

Roy Black: Medical Privacy for All at Risk in Limbaugh Case

If a Florida judge decides that prosecutors had a right to seize top radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's medical records, it could set a legal precedent that would nullify the right to medical privacy for all Sunshine State residents, Limbaugh's lawyer told Florida's 4th District Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

--NewsMax.com--

If Bush Dumps Cheney (Or Cheney Dumps Himself) ...

The media and the talking heads are abuzz with chatter about the possibility, however minuscule, that President Bush might find a new running mate.

--NewsMax.com--

If this were to happen, and Bush picked Giuliani, would they win New York? What's your opinion? Sound off on our open forum. - Ed.

McCain: ‘Hanoi Hilton’ Guards Taunted POWs With Kerry's Testimony

These days, former Vietnam War POW Sen. John McCain has nothing but praise for his fellow Vietnam veteran Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' current presidential front-runner.

--NewsMax.com--

Update: Newburgh Pastor Unhurt in Iraq Attack

Pastor Garland Carey of the Valley Bible Baptist Church in Newburgh, N.Y., and the Iraqi taxi driver were not injured in the attack reported yesterday.

--Boston Herald (Metro West)--

Ed Koch: Gore Betrayed America

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch appeared on Sean Hannity's radio program Tuesday. Sean played the Al Gore rant in which he claimed that invading Iraq was “preordained” by the administration before 9/11, and that the Bush “betrayed” the country. Koch, after hearing it, said the he voted for Gore in 2000, but wouldn't vote for him for any office, including “dog-catcher.” He went on to say that if anyone betrayed the country, it was Gore by saying what he said.

--Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective--

DNC Won't Heed Kerry's Call to End ‘AWOL’ Attacks

Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential front-runner, has asked supporters to stop suggesting that President Bush shirked his duty during the Vietnam War, but a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee says his group will not back off.

--Washington Times--

Why should they? They know that as long as someone in the party is pressing the issue, the pliant media will keep up the heat. Meanwhile, Kerry can pretend that he's above the fray. - Ed.

Edwards: Same-sex ‘Marriage’ Issue Should be Left to States

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a national TV audience Feb. 13 that states such as Massachusetts should be allowed to legalize same-sex “marriage” without federal government interference.

--Baptist Press--

This is side-stepping the issues. First, it isn't the states deciding, it's the state courts. Second, the “full faith and credit clause” of the Constitution requires all states to recognize marriages in any state. The result is that one state's court, in the Mass. case, a single judge, can decide the issue for the entire nation. That's simply wrong! - Ed.

Vermont Court Rules Against Dean in Records Lawsuit

A Vermont court Tuesday ruled against Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean and the State of Vermont in a lawsuit brought by a public interest group seeking access to Dean's gubernatorial records.

--CNSNews.com--

Haiti Revolt Spreads to New Town

A rebellion by opponents of Haiti's embattled president has spread further with a new attack north of the capital.

--BBC News--

And you probably thought that Bill Clinton fixed all the problems in Haiti. - Ed.

‘Imminent’ Saudi Attack Warning

Terrorists may be in the final stages of planning an attack in Saudi Arabia, the UK Foreign Office has warned.

--BBC News--

Limbaugh Lawyer, ACLU File Briefs

Attorneys for Rush Limbaugh filed a brief today with the Fourth District Court of Appeal in support of the talk-show host's position that the state of Florida violated his constitutionally protected privacy rights by seizing his medical records.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Newburgh Pastor (Unnamed) Injured In Iraq

PROVIDENCE, RI - A South Kingstown missionary was shot to death and ministers from three other Northeast churches were injured when gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Iraq, family members said.

--WJAR-TV--

Fonda Photo Prompts Kerry to Halt Bush ‘AWOL’ Attacks

Six days after a photo surfaced showing Sen. John Kerry with anti-American activist Jane Fonda, the Democratic presidential front-runner ordered his campaign to drop its attacks on President Bush's National Guard service.

--NewsMax.com--

Why should he get his hands dirty when he has the media ready and willing to continue the attacks? - Ed.

Woman Denies Affair With Kerry

The woman with whom Sen. John Kerry is alleged to have had an affair broke four days of silence today, saying the rumors are false.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is getting more and more suspicious. - Ed.

Bush Courts ‘NASCAR Dads’ at Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Bush on Sunday traveled to Florida to kick off the Daytona 500 stock-car race and court “NASCAR dads” - a key voting group in the 2004 campaign.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

Slavery Fears for ‘Lost’ Children

There are fears that large numbers of children may be trafficked into Britain after police discovered up to 30 had been “lost”.

--BBC News--

Rising US Oil Prices Blamed on Reserves Policy

Two US senators have accused the Bush administration of driving up already high oil prices by its policy of filling up the country's strategic oil reserves.

--Financial Times--

This is interesting! Many people, mostly Republicans, objected to the Clinton administration's use of oil from the strategic reserve to stabilize oil prices. It stands to reason that if increasing supply by taking oil from the reserve lowered prices, taking oil off the market to fill the reserve back up would raise prices. Now the chickens are coming home to roost, and Pres. Bush will almost certainly be blamed. - Ed.

Report: Kerry's Intern Tells All to TV Network

The woman at the center of infidelity allegations involving presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry reportedly has recorded a “bombshell tell-all interview” with an unnamed American TV network.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I am very suspicious of this story. I wouldn't be surprised if Democrats would create something like this as a “straw man” which they can knock down and blame on Republicans. - Ed.

Historian Details Kerry's Meetings With ‘Hanoi Jane’

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley revealed Sunday that Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry personally met with "Hanoi Jane" Fonda at least twice during the days when the two played leading roles in the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War, including a never-before-detailed 1971 meeting in Detroit.

--NewsMax.com--

There is a photograph circulating on the internet, purporting to show Kerry and Fonda side by side on a stage. If you see such a photo, consider the source. It may be a fake. - Ed.

Kerry Denounced U.S. as ‘The Real Criminal’ in Vietnam

During his war protest days in the early 1970s, Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry once denounced the United States of America as “the real criminal” in the Vietnam War.

--NewsMax.com--

China ‘Transferred Nuclear Weapon Designs to Pakistan’

China has been identified as the original source of nuclear weapons designs found in Libya in the latest disclosure about the global spread of nuclear technology.

--London Telegraph--

Al-Qaida South of the Border

WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have confirmed human smuggling rings in Latin America are attempting to sneak al-Qaida operatives into the U.S., information first reported in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin more than a year ago.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Write-in Effort Led to Rush Prosecution; Prosecutor Mulls Charges

In its lead Page One story Sunday, the Palm Beach Post reported that “no charges have been filed against Rush Limbaugh, but pressures are mounting on the Palm Beach County state attorney to do something - or nothing.”

--NewsMax.com--

People Annoyed by Cell Phones Turn to Jammers

NEW YORK - A cafe customer fed up with cell phone chatter sits in a bubble of blissful silence as nearby patrons puzzle over dead handsets.

--Cox News Service--

Ex-pilot Says Bush Put In for Vietnam

A former senior Virginia Air National Guard commander, who served with George W. Bush in the Texas Air Guard, says Bush volunteered for Vietnam combat service but was turned down because he did not have the required flight experience.

--Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch--

Bush Pushes Abstinence-Only Education

The Bush administration is proposing to double spending on sexual abstinence programs that bar any discussion of birth control or condoms to prevent pregnancy or AIDS despite a lack of evidence that such programs work.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Please note that the above paragraph is taken directly from the article and do not reflect my views. Coming from the newspaper of “Sin City,” you wouldn't expect it to be sympathetic to abstinence. It is curious, though, that they require evidence that the programs “work,” but nobody ever put that requirement on programs that teach “safe sex.” - Ed.

Racing Pros Revved Up for GOP

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Here's a challenge: Try finding a Democrat in the NASCAR garage.

--Washington Times--

Kerry Affair Rumors: ‘This Won't Go Away’

Alex Polier, the twenty-four year old journalist who could end Senator John Kerry's hopes of becoming the next president of the United States is alleged to have had a two-year affair with the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Last night the rumours were in danger of becoming a full-blown scandal.

--London Telegraph--

Some Democrats are trying to portray this “scandal” as a Republican “dirty trick.” The truth is that Republicans have had little, if anything, to do with this story. It was first broken by Wesley Clark who gave the story to a dozen reporters “off the record.” - Ed.

Kerry Teamed Up With Fonda's ‘F*** the Army’ Cast

When Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry teamed up with 'Hanoi' Jane Fonda and actor Donald Sutherland for a September 1970 anti-Vietnam War protest at Valley Forge, Pa., he was joining the same cast that Fonda had assembled earlier that year for her “F*** the Army” tour - a kind of reverse USO tour designed to undermine the morale of U.S. soldiers fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia.

--NewsMax.com--

McCain Fights for Kerry

Ted Sampley, a businessman from Kinston, N.C., operates a Web site that features attacks on Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, for his anti-war activities after his military service in Vietnam. But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., may be more upset than the targeted Democratic presidential front-runner, according to the New York Times.

--NewsMax.com--

Why Families Say Kerry Betrayed POWs and MIAs

Putative presidential nominee Sen. John Forbes Kerry, D-Mass., began his involvement with the nation's painful POW/MIA drama long before entering the hallowed halls of American political power.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry's Campaign Says Bush is Running Negative Campaign

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign manager is accusing the president of running a negative campaign against Kerry, accusing the senator of being unprincipled.

--CNSNews.com--

Gillespie: Democrats Plot ‘Dirtiest Campaign in Modern Presidential Politics’

Republican chairman Ed Gillespie warns that Democrats are plotting “the dirtiest campaign in modern presidential politics.”

--NewsMax.com--

Doubts Raised on Bush Accuser

For at least six years, a retired Texas National Guard officer has maintained that President Bush's record as a member of the Guard was purged of potentially embarrassing material at the behest of high-ranking Bush aides laying the groundwork for Bush's 2000 run for the presidency.

--Boston Globe--

Blix to NewsMax: ‘I Stand By WMD Claims’

Former U.N. Iraq chief arms inspector Dr. Hans Blix told NewsMax, from his home in Stockholm, Sweden, that he still stands by his claim that Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein may in fact have had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) shortly before Operation Iraqi Freedom.

--NewsMax.com--

Source Robbed After Claiming WMD in Syria

A Syrian exile who has supplied detailed information on Syrian government activities has become the victim of a suspicious break-in and theft.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hidden Nuclear Drawings Found in Iran

WASHINGTON - U.N. inspectors have discovered that Iran hid blueprints for a powerful device to enrich uranium in an apparent breach of Tehran's promise last year to disclose all of its nuclear activities, officials in Austria and Washington said Thursday.

--Miami Herald (Los Angeles Times)--

Comment on ‘Outsourcing’ Draws Congressional Wrath

An adviser to President Bush ruffled Republican feathers this week with his comments about “outsourcing” American jobs.

--CNSNews.com--

House Probe Clears Senior Bush Officials

The House intelligence committee's ongoing review of prewar intelligence has turned up no evidence that senior Bush administration officials distorted facts to strengthen the case for invading Iraq.

--Washington Times--

Conservatives Call for Probe

Conservative judicial groups yesterday asked for a criminal investigation into possible collusion between Democrats and special-interest groups as claimed by a top Senate Republican's former staffer.

--Washington Times--

Son of ex-Shah Foresees Democratic Iran

PARIS - With the approach of widely contested legislative elections in Iran, the son of the late Shah is urging the world's democracies to withhold diplomatic support for the government in Tehran, which he said was anyway powerless as only the country's

--CNSNews.com--

Report: Scandal Rocks Kerry Campaign

Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign is in peril amid allegations of infidelity, according to the Drudge Report.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Backed ‘Gay’ Marriage

Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. John Kerry has declared opposition to same-sex marriage, but two years ago he signed a letter issued by homosexual Rep. Barney Frank urging Massachusetts state lawmakers to drop an amendment limiting nuptials to a man and a woman.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

‘Hanoi Jane’ Defends Kerry in Photo Flap

“Hanoi Jane” Fonda rushed to defend Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday after a photo published by NewsMax.com on Monday picturing her with the Democrats' presidential front-runner sparked outrage across the nation.

--NewsMax.com--

Nothing's Safe from House GOP Cutbacks

House Republicans, after meeting for two hours yesterday, said they want to spend less than President Bush's proposed 2005 budget, and leaders pledged that “everything is on the table” this year for cutting spending.

--Washington Times--

Let's hope they're serious. - Ed.

U.N. Official: World May be Headed for Nuclear Destruction

VIENNA - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday the world could be headed for destruction if it does not stop the spread of atomic weapons technology, which has become widely accessible.

--Ha'aretz (Reuters)--

Bin Laden Has Bought Fleet of 15 ships for Terror Attacks

OSAMA bin Laden has a “terrorist navy” of 15 ships, and Scotland Yard has warned one could sail up the Thames to attack Parliament.

--London Daily Mirror--

Michigan Blacks: Democrats ‘Disenfranchised’ Us

Thanks to the faithful reader in Dearborn Heights for a tip about a fascinating story of racial disenfranchisement among Michigan Democrats, a story the national media have shown little interest in.

--NewsMax.com--

Doctor Who Got Atkins' Death Report Is Selling Diet Book

The death of low-carb diet physician Robert Atkins might have produced a financial boon for a Nebraska doctor who divulged private medical information about Atkins, and a political windfall for an animal-rights activist group that received the information.

--CNSNews.com--

Greenspan: Economy Set for Vigorous Growth

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve (news - web sites) Chairman Alan Greenspan (news - web sites) on Wednesday said the U.S. economy is posed for vigorous, lasting growth but policy-makers can still be patient about interest-rate rises, though not forever.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

Guard Records On President Are Released

The White House released yesterday summaries of President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service records and pay documents, which the president's spokesman said demonstrate that Bush fulfilled his Vietnam War-era military obligations in the early '70s.

--Washington Post--

If you've been following this story, you know that Gen. Turnipseed was asked if he remembered Bush attending drills, and he said he didn't and he would have remembered him if he had been there. It seems, now, that the media were so eager to trash the president that they didn't bother to check if Turnipseed was himself there when he said he didn't see Bush. According to this story, "Turnipseed stood by his contention that Bush never reported to him. But Turnipseed added that he could not recall if he, himself, was on the base much at that time." - Ed.

Harold Ford Threatens GOP Over Fonda-Kerry Photo

Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., who was one of Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry's earliest backers in Congress, went ballistic Wednesday morning when asked about the photo published Monday by NewsMax.com showing Kerry demonstrating against the Vietnam war with “Hanoi” Jane Fonda.

--NewsMax.com--

Politics isn't dentistry. When you hit a nerve, drill harder! - Ed.

Kerry Wanted U.N. to Lead U.S. Troops

The Harvard Crimson newspaper has unearthed a 1970 interview with John Kerry in which the then-congressional candidate said he favored eliminating the CIA and having the United States military deployed only by the authority of the United Nations.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Photo of Kerry with Fonda Enrages Vietnam Veterans

A photograph of John Kerry together with Jane Fonda at an anti-Vietnam War rally in 1970 in Pennsylvania has surfaced on the Internet, angering veterans who say his association with her 34 years ago is a slap in the faces of Vietnam War veterans.

--Washington Times--

Dean Blames ‘Corrupt’ Kerry After Attacks by Torricelli and Big Labor

Howard Dean today branded front-runner John Kerry as part of “the corrupt political culture in Washington” after learning that labor unions and scandal-plagued Democrat Robert Torricelli funded an anti-Dean group.

--NewsMax.com--

Mexicans Scream ‘Osama!’ as U.S. Olympic Team Loses

Boos nearly drowned out “The Star-Spangled Banner” and dozens of Mexicans chanted “Osama! Osama!” as Mexico eliminated the United States in Olympic men's soccer qualifying Tuesday night in Guadalajara.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Pushes for Renewed Targeting of WMD

WASHINGTON - President Bush, pointing to a black market weapons network led by the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, said Wednesday that no new countries should have the ability to enrich or process nuclear material.

--Excite News (AP)--

U.S. Military May Run Out Of Money

WASHINGTON - The military will have no money to pay for the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for three months beginning Oct. 1 because the White House is declining to ask Congress for funding until December or January, well after the presidential election.

--Military.com--

Legislators Weigh Exemption to Local Gun Bans

SPRINGFIELD -- The shots Wilmette resident Hale DeMar fired at a home intruder echoed through the state Capitol on Tuesday as gun rights advocates pushed legislation to spare homeowners like DeMar from being prosecuted under local handgun bans.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Socialists Fine Speeder $217,000

When socialism finally completes its ascent in the United States, here's what we have to look forward to: traffic fines of $217,000 for those who have the nerve to be successful.

--NewsMax.com--

‘Censure the President,’ Liberal Group Demands

An advocacy group founded to stop the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton is now demanding that Congress "censure" President George W. Bush for taking America to war in Iraq.

--CNSNews.com--

If I remember correctly, congressmen correctly decided, before Bill Clinton's impeachment, that Congress has no power to censure a president. - Ed.

White House Releases Bush Vietnam-Era Records

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday released President Bush (news - web sites)'s National Guard pay and service records in a bid to refute charges he shirked his Vietnam War era military obligations.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

This will not appease the Bushwhackers. Next, they will accuse the president of fraudulently being paid for time he didn't put in. Never mind that they have no evidence. - Ed.

Mortgage Payments May Bury Kerry?

WASHINGTON - Once written off as a Democratic presidential contender, John Kerry survived to become the front-runner, thanks to a $6.4 million Christmas Eve loan he made to his campaign.

--Tucson Citizen (Gannett News Service)--

‘Hanoi Jane’ Bankrolled Key 2004 Kerry Backer

Vietnam war hero, former Sen. Max Cleland - a key supporter of Sen. John Kerry who has criticized President Bush for his military record - accepted thousands of dollars in political contributions from “Hanoi Jane” Fonda, who most Vietnam veterans regard as a traitor for her activities during the war.

--NewsMax.com--

It's important to remember that the Georgia Democrat lost three limbs in combat during his Vietnam service. - Ed.

John Edwards ‘Increased the Cost of Medicine’, Former Associate Says

A former North Carolina obstetrician who served as an expert witness and consultant to Sen. John Edwards during his days as a trial lawyer, now accuses the Democratic presidential candidate of increasing the cost of medicine and forcing doctors into retirement in the senator's home state.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Captures Ex-Saddam Regime Man

US forces in Iraq have captured one of the remaining most-wanted officials in Saddam Hussein's toppled government, American defence officials say.

--BBC News--

Islamic Extremists Invade U.S., Join Sleeper Cells

Islamic radicals are being trained at terrorist camps in Pakistan and Kashmir as part of a conspiracy to send hundreds of operatives to "sleeper cells" in the United States, according to U.S. and foreign officials.

--Washington Times--

John Kerry says the threat is “exaggerated.” - Ed.

Al-Qa'eda in Iraq Civil War Plot, Claims U.S.

Islamic militants are planning bloody outrages to provoke civil war between Iraqis and have asked al-Qa'eda for help, the United States military said yesterday.

--London Telegraph--

Army Interpreters Betraying Soldiers

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army is turning to local Iraqis once loyal to Saddam Hussein to meet a critical need for Arabic translators in areas of resistance.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

North Korea Got Uranium from Pakistan, Defector Says

Pakistan provided Pyongyang with uranium for use in making atomic bombs, a top defector from North Korea has claimed.

--CNSNews.com--

Feds Fine Man $10,000 for Going to Church

The federal government is fining a resident of Maine $10,000 for going to church.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Photo Shocker: Candidate Teamed Up With ‘Hanoi’ Jane Fonda

A photo seemingly showing Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry protesting the Vietnam War with anti-American actress “Hanoi Jane” Fonda - the photo Dems fear most - exists, and has been obtained by NewsMax.com.

--NewsMax.com--

I'm going to keep this photo up on the home page for a while. - Ed.

Blix Backed Bush on WMD

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. chief Iraq arms inspector Dr. Hans Blix believed that Baghdad may have been hiding as much as 10,000 liters of deadly anthrax before the U.S.- and British-led coalition invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

--NewsMax.com--

How US Put Rogue Atom Scientist Out of Business

America closed down the Pakistani-based “nuclear supermarket” by confronting President Pervaiz Musharraf with “mind boggling” evidence and threatening isolation and economic sanctions, it emerged yesterday.

--London Telegraph--

U.S. Believes It Has Found Saddam's Money

BERN, Switzerland - The United States believes it has found at least $300 million Saddam Hussein hid in banks, yet doesn't have enough evidence to get countries such as Syria and Switzerland to hand over the money, U.S. and European officials told The Associated Press.

--My Way News (AP)--

Gore Rant: America ‘Betrayed’ by Bush

Al Gore, who lost the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000, assailed the commander in chief Sunday, accusing him of betraying the nation by invading Iraq.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Food Aid to North Korea Dries Up

More than six million North Koreans will go without emergency food aid until April, says the UN.

--BBC News--

White Slaughter in South Africa?

While former South African President Nelson Mandela, 85, scoffs at rumors of ill health, plans are being made by the nation's Communist Party to slaughter all whites in the country upon his death, G2B sources say.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

O'Neill Didn't Misuse Documents, Snow Says

BOCA RATON, Florida - Treasury Secretary John Snow said Sunday that his predecessor, Paul O'Neill, did nothing wrong when he used departmental documents as source material for a book that cast President Bush in an unflattering light.

--CNN--

There's something mighty fishy about this explanation. According to Snow, the release of classified documents was the “fault of the Treasury Department, not O'Neill.” But when until the time he left, O'Neill was the head of he treasury department. How can he, as head of the department, be absolved of responsibility for what the department does? This sounds like a white-wash. - Ed.

Intelligence Hit Mark on Nuclear Ambitions

U.S. intelligence agencies may have wrongly estimated Iraqi weapons stockpiles, but on other key assessments ? such as Saddam Hussein's nuclear ambitions ? the CIA was right, say current and former government officials.

--Washington Times--

The Photo Dems Fear Most: Kerry with ‘Hanoi Jane’

Democratic Party officials are hoping that no photographs exist of a well-covered Vietnam War protest where soldier-hating actress Jane Fonda and Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry, then an up-and-coming member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, railed against U.S. war policy from the back of the same pickup truck.

--NewsMax.com--

For more information on Kerry's anti-American activities, click here. - Ed.

Arab Paper: ‘Al-Qaida has nukes’

WASHINGTON - The nuclear terrorism picture just got a lot scarier.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I don't know whether or not this story is true - I hope it is not. But what adds to my fear is the way John F. Kerry calls this threat “exaggerated.” If that man wins the next election, I fear for this country. - Ed.

Gore Says America ‘Betrayed’ by Bush

Al Gore, who lost the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000, assailed the commander in chief Sunday, accusing him of betraying the nation by invading Iraq.

--Las Vegas Sun/AP--

Gore says the Iraq invasion was “preordained and planned before 9-11.” He ought to know - the planning started on his watch. - Ed.

Dean Admits Gore Gave ‘Kiss of Death’

Howard Dean is not the only big loser as a result of the Democratic primaries.

--NewsMax.com--

Dean: ‘I Was Denied the Right to Serve in the Military’

Fading Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean suggested on Sunday that he actually wanted to join the military during the Vietnam War, but was “denied the right” to do so.

--NewsMax.com--

Isn't it strange how the left sees everything as an issue of “rights?” - Ed.

IRS Protester Says He's ‘Delusional’

A notorious tax protester has a unique defense against a government lawsuit seeking a judgment of $2.5 million in unpaid income taxes, penalties and interest - he says he's suffering from delusions.

--NewsMax.com--

Among his alleged delusions is that “he alone can properly interpret the tax laws.” I would consider it delusional to believe that anyone can properly interpret the tax code. - Ed.

Celebrations Mark Reagan's 93rd birthday

Ronald Reagan's 93rd birthday was marked by celebrations in his hometown of Tampico, Ill., in Los Angeles, and in his bedroom with his wife and daughter.

--NewsMax.com--

Powell Blasts McAuliffe's ‘Scurrilous Attack’ on Bush Military Record

Secretary of State Colin Powell blasted Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe on Friday for claiming that President Bush went AWOL from the National Guard in 1972, saying the DNC chief's attack was “scurrilous.”

--NewsMax.com--

Legal Group Asks FEC to Withhold Matching Funds from Sharpton Campaign

A legal policy group is calling on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to withhold matching funds from Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Sharpton.

--CNSNews.com--

Feds Win Right to War Protesters' Records

DES MOINES, Iowa - In what may be the first subpoena of its kind in decades, a federal judge has ordered a university to turn over records about a gathering of anti-war activists.

--ABC News--

Terrorists Building Bombs in Mid-flight?

Islamic terrorists are trying to get past airport security screeners by placing only the components needed to assemble explosive devices onboard and then building the bombs in mid-flight.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Poles Call for Open U.S. Borders

No, that's not a “typo.” This story really is about the Polish people.

--Fox News--

Report: Carlie Fought For Her Life

The tattooed mechanic charged with kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old girl whose abduction was caught on a car wash surveillance camera was ordered held without bond on Saturday as the community formed a makeshift memorial outside the victim's home.

--CBS News--

How anyone can remain anti-death penalty after seeing this gir being abducted to be killed, is incomprehensible to me. My personal belief is that capital punishment may be over-used, but there definitely are instances that demand it, and this is one of them. - Ed.

There Are More Democrat Memos

The senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist who resigned in the investigation of leaked Democratic Judiciary Committee strategy memos has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee.

--National Review--

Three times, Kerry nominations and donations coincided

At least three times in his Senate career, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has recommended individuals for positions at federal home loan banks just before or after receiving political contributions from the nominees, records show.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

Treasury Secretary: Docs for O'Neill Book Were Classified

WASHINGTON - Documents given to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill for a book contained classified information, according to a letter his successor John Snow sent to Congress on Friday.

--Fox News--

Brinkley to Imus: Kerry's Private Life Won't Be an Issue

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said Thursday that reports indicating that John Kerry's first marriage to heiress Julia Thorne had collapsed amidst allegations of infidelity should not become an issue in this year's presidential campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Clark Tells Voter: ‘I don't Believe in Abortion’

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Democratic presidential contender Wesley Clark on Thursday sought to clarify his comments from a day earlier in which he told a Tennessee voter, “I don't believe in abortion.”

--Boston Globe (AP)--

He doesn't believe in it, but he enthusiastically supports it up to the moment of birth. - Ed.

Bush Strikes Back With Defense of War

CHARLESTON, S.C. - President Bush yesterday vehemently defended his decision to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, saying the U.S.-led war was “an act of justice” that Democrats on Capitol Hill lacked the moral strength and conviction to accomplish.

--Washington Times--

U.S. Captures 6 ‘Closely Tied’ to Saddam

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces on Friday captured six people "closely tied" to Saddam Hussein and his regime for suspected anti-coalition activities including attacks on helicopters, a U.S. commander said.

--My Way News (AP)--

Hillary Aide: Bush Should Come Clean on Debunked AWOL Charges

An adviser to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is daring President Bush to prove he didn't go AWOL from the National Guard in 1972 by releasing his military records.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Guard Commander Recants AWOL Charge

The ex-military man who first launched charges during the 2000 presidential campaign that President Bush had gone AWOL from the National Guard has recanted his story.

--NewsMax.com--

Stop the Medicare Ad Blitz, Taxpayer Group Says

A group representing the interests of taxpayers is upset about the Bush administration's new ad campaign touting the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

--CNSNews.com--

Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.6 Percent; 112,000 Jobs Added

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent in January to the lowest level in more than two years as companies added 112,000 jobs, providing fresh signs the prolonged hiring slump may be ending.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

Bush Names Panelists in Iraq Intel Probe

WASHINGTON - President Bush named seven people Friday to sit on an independent study commission to look into intelligence failures on Iraqi weapons, choosing former Democratic Sen. Charles S. Robb and retired judge Laurence Silberman, a Republican, to head the panel.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Scandal of Pakistani Nuclear Secrets for Sale Was ‘Tip of Iceberg’

President Pervez Musharraf pardoned yesterday the “father of the Islamic bomb” for selling nuclear technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea in one of the greatest proliferation scandals in history.

--London Independent--

Rocket Launcher Found in Tijuana Drug Raid

Mexican agents are trying to figure out how a rocket launcher used by the U.S. military wound up in a Tijuana house just a block from the U.S.-Mexico border fence.

--San Diego Union-Tribune--

UK Surgeons Close Wounds with Paperclips

LONDON - British surgeons are endangering patients by using paper clips to close wounds and tongue depressors as splints for babies, a government agency said Tuesday.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

This is socialized medicine at its best. - Ed.

Kerry Blocked Law, Drew Cash

WASHINGTON - John Kerry intervened in the senate to keep open a loophole that had allowed a major insurer to divert millions of federal dollars from the nation's most expensive construction project, then received tens of thousand of dollars in donations from the company during the next two years, documents show.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Critics Decry Method of Massachusetts ‘Marriage’ Madness

Many people who oppose same-sex “marriage” also object to the way in which it is being foisted on the people of Massachusetts.

--CNSNews.com--

N.Y. City Council Passes Anti-Patriot Act Measure

NEW YORK - New York City, site of the country's most horrific terrorist attack, Wednesday became the latest in a long list of cities and towns that have formally opposed the expanded investigatory powers granted to law enforcement agencies under the USA Patriot Act.

--Washington Post--

The people who voted for this probably also condemn the "intelligence failures" that led to the Iraq liberation and the 9/11/01 terrrorist attacks. They want to hand out blame while fighting measures needed to correct the "failures." - Ed.

U.S. ‘Comforting’ State Terror Sponsors?

As a former Iranian intelligence officer was providing testimony in a courtroom in Germany detailing operational ties between the Sept. 11 hijackers and the government of Iran, lawyers from the U.S. departments of State and Justice and appeals-court judges in Washington were working hard to overturn a law that has allowed victims of terrorism to sue foreign governments for sponsoring terrorist crimes that have killed Americans.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pakistani Leader Pardons Nuke Scientist

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf pardoned the father of Pakistan's nuclear program Thursday for giving technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea.

--My Way News (AP)--

Tenet in Slap at Clinton CIA Cutbacks

CIA Director George Tenet delivered an unexpected slap to ex-president Clinton on Thursday, suggesting during a speech defending his agency that CIA cutbacks during Clinton's tenure were responsible for the agency's failures in the war on terror.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush: War Still Right Thing to Do

CHARLESTON, S.C. - President Bush acknowledged on Thursday that the United States had not found banned weapons “we thought” were in Iraq, but defended the war as “the right thing” to do.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

Leak Staffer Ousted

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-Tenn.) top aide on judicial nominees is expected to announce his resignation at the end of this week - a sacrifice offered by the GOP leadership in hope of persuading the Democrats to wind down the fight over leaked Judiciary Committee memos.

--The Hill--

This is a waste of time and effort. The Democrats aren't going to let this go away until the focus changes to where it belongs - on the contents of the memos. - Ed.

Jewish Singer in Heckled in France

PARIS - Anti-Semitism in France reached a new level last weekend when a singer performing at a charity concert was heckled with cries of “Dirty Jew” and “Death to Jews” as the country's first lady and the patroness of the event, Bernadette Chirac, stood watching backstage.

--CNSNews.com--

Remember, this is the country that Democrats want us to subert our national security to. - Ed.

Moscow May Undermine US-Backed Oil Pipeline Project

MOSCOW - Signaling once again its unhappiness about a U.S.-backed pipeline being built to take Caspian oil to the Mediterranean via Georgia and Turkey, Russia has insisted that the project is not economically viable.

--CNSNews.com--

Customs Whistleblower: Airports Still Vulnerable

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Customs Department whistleblower says airports are as insecure from terrorist attacks because of unauthorized ramp access as they were before 9-11.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry ‘Doesn't Know’ About Bush's National Guard Service

Sen. John “F'ing” Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, Tuesday “defended” President Bush's choice to serve in the National Guard -- but then, in the same breath, Kerry appeared to equate National Guard service with draft-dodging.

--CNSNews.com--

Military Criticisms Echo '92 Attacks

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat whose backers have raised questions about President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard, once assailed critics of President Clinton?s lack of military service, saying, “We do not need to divide America over who served and how.”

--Columbus Dispatch--

Rising Anti-Bush Sentiment Driving Democrats to Polls

The Democratic presidential contest went national yesterday, and what was true in Iowa and New Hampshire proved true coast to coast: Voters in these elections are deeply dissatisfied with President Bush, and defeating him in November is their prime issue, according to exit polls.

--Washington Post--

I don't believe it's a matter of being “dissatisfied,” it's more a matter of blind all-consuming hatred. - Ed.

Bush's Shaky Primary Performance

The good news for President Bush is he won the Oklahoma Republican primary last night.

The bad news for President Bush is that a practically unknown Los Angeles T-shirt retailer, Bill Wyatt, won more than 10 percent of the vote.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Humiliated Democrats Dump Loyalty Oath

Democrats have caved to widespread outrage and dumped what South Carolina's largest newspaper calls a “loyalty oath.”

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats seem to think it's fine and dandy to play games with Republican primaries, like they did in 2000 by registering as Republicans and voting for McCain in the primaries. But like with most things, they have a different standard when the shoe is on the other foot. - Ed.

Sen. Miller on Bush's Poll Numbers

A new poll by Gallup shows President Bush losing to Sen. John Kerry and even Sen. John Edwards, but Bush supporter Sen. Zell Miller isn't worried.

--NewsMax.com--

Muslims Debate Forgiveness for Bombers

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Although the annual hajj is a time of erasing past sins, some pilgrims are finding it hard to forgive Islamic militants - including suicide bombers - for blackening their religion's image.

--Newsday (AP)--

Nuns Blow Whistle on Organ Traffickers

Five missionary nuns in Mozambique say they've been threatened with death since telling authorities about an organ-trafficking scheme that allegedly kidnaps and kills children and youths, reports Catholic news service Zenit.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Activists Demand Talks on North Korean Human Rights Abuses

The U.S. and its partners should ensure that human rights abuses in North Korea -- including startling new allegations of gas chamber experiments - are on the agenda at six-party nuclear talks scheduled for later this month, campaigners say.

--CNSNews.com--

Nuclear Transfers to Rogue States Could Implicate Pakistan Gov't

Pakistani officials have leaked news that the country's top nuclear scientist has confessed to transferring nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya, but suspicions persist that the government and military are themselves deeply implicated in the affair.

--CNSNews.com--

Blair Announces WMD Intelligence Inquiry

London - Britain will follow the lead of the United States and hold hearings into the pre-war intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, Prime Minister Tony Blair told parliamentarians on Tuesday.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Plays Dumb on Truth About Bush's Guard Service

Democrat presidential front-runner John Kerry lent credence on Monday to the Democratic Party urban legend that President Bush went AWOL from the National Guard in the early 1970s - despite several prominently published reports showing the charge to be completely baseless.

--NewsMax.com--

DNC Bulk-Buying Hillary's Book?

The Democratic National Committee is “giving away” copies of Sen. Hillary Clinton's book “Living History” to any contributor who ponies up $29.95 per month till Election Day - a move that raises questions about whether the party has made bulk purchases of Clinton's book.

--NewsMax.com--

Dean Calls FCC Probe of Breast Incident ‘Silly’

Howard Dean, a physician and a Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday dismissed as “silly” a government inquiry into whether indecency rules were broken during the broadcast of the Super Bowl halftime show when pop diva Janet Jackson's bodice was ripped to expose her right breast.

--Reuters--

Dean misses the point. It's not just an issue of a bare breast, it's how the breast got that way. If Dean is saying that it's “silly” to investigate a case of a man forcibly ripping the clothes off a woman on prime time TV, I'd say his pretense of being qualified to be president is what is silly. - Ed.

Billionaires Join Soros to Defeat Bush

George Soros is not the only billionaire who has a passionate hatred for George Bush.

--NewsMax.com--

Limbaugh Dispute Polarizing Notions of Privacy

Civil libertarians and other legal experts choose sides in the fight between Rush Limbaugh and Palm Beach prosecutors. When it comes to this caustic conservative commentator, no one is neutral.

--Miami Herald--

Utah House Wants United States Out of UN

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah House of Representatives voted Monday to urge Congress to withdraw from the United Nations, asserting the organization was a threat to American sovereignty.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Let's see if this gets any media coverage. If a town council omewhere passes an anti-war resolution, the media are all over it. So why shouldn't they cover this? - Ed.

FBI Wants to Wiretap Net Phones

The idea that the FCC might free low-cost/no cost internet phone calls from most of the regulations that govern traditional telephone systems has a lot of groups in a tizzy, especially the FBI.

--NewsMax.com--

Major Overhaul Eyed for Army

A U.S. Army that for decades has fought in brigades and battalions is taking on new-age terms such as “units of action” and “modules.”

--Washington Times--

Who is Gary Nolan? Amazon donors put him second only to Kerry

Amazon.com shoppers prefer Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, though they are also supporting a relatively unknown Libertarian candidate and former radio talk show host by the name of Gary Nolan.

--Seattle Post-Itelligencer--

Discovery of Deadly Ricin Closes Senate Buildings

WASHINGTON - A suspicious white powder found in a Senate office building on Monday tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrence Gainer said.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

It's a good thing John Kerry is out on the campaign trail, otherwise he'd have to ignore the warnings and go to his office, since he considers the threat “exaggerated.”

Also, let's not forget how Democrats reacted when anthrax was sent to some of their offices a couple of years ago. I seem to recall that they blamed Republicans and talk radio. Let's see who they blame this on. They can't hide from their Republican-hating, Bush-hating rhetoric. - Ed.

Kerry Pledges Return to Clinton Terrorism Policies

Democratic presidential front-runner John F. Kerry pledged on Saturday that if he becomes president he'll treat terrorist acts against the U.S. as a law enforcement problem rather than as acts of war - the approach favored by President Clinton throughout the 1990s as Osama bin Laden repeatedly struck U.S. targets with impunity.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Took Cash From Chinese Military Intelligence

Democrats are counting on Sen. John Kerry's military credentials to convince voters that he can be trusted with America's national security.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush, Blair nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize have flooded in ahead of today's deadline, with the European Union, US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair all known to be on the list.

--The Age--

Lindsey Graham Praises Hillary

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is even winning over some stalwart conservatives in the U.S. Senate.

--NewsMax.com--

Schumer, Clinton Back Administration on Israel?s Security Fence

The Bush administration should be commended for its opposition to the International Court of Justice making any ruling on Israel's security barrier, New York's two U. S. senators said Sunday.

--Newsday--

McAuliffe: Dems Will Focus on Bush AWOL Charge

Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe insisted on Sunday that President Bush “never served in the military” and said that Democrats would make reports that the president went “AWOL” from the Alabama National Guard in the early 1970s a central focus of the presidential campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Sunday, on ABC, George Stephanopoulis showed a clip of the RNC chairman reciting John Kerry's voting record on defense and intelligence cuts. He then cut to McAuliffe for his reaction. McAuliffe responded, starting off by saying that Republicans have nothing but negative attacks, and then, instead of addressing the voting record issue, he launched into a negative tirade against Pres. Bush. He didn't do it with a straight face, though. The guy always has an infantile smirk on his face when he's lying about Republicans, which seems to be all the time. - Ed.

A Rage in Harlem: Sharpton vs. Rangel

Al Sharpton is so angry that Rep. Charlie Rangel didn't endorse his long-shot presidential bid he is plotting to topple him.

--NewsMax.com--

Ex-congressman's Aide Has Video of OKC Explosion?

The Fairfax County, Va., home of John Culbertson ? once a member of former U.S. Rep. James Traficant's scandal-plagued congressional office ? was raided Friday afternoon by Oklahoma City police detectives searching for evidence related to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

--WorldNetDaily.com (McCurtain Daily Gazette)--

Armed Mexicans Cross Border?

A group of civilian volunteer U.S.-Mexico border watchers say they witnessed an incursion into the U.S. by 22 armed Mexican militiamen ? and photographed the encounter with the paramilitary patrol.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Punxy Phil's Phorecast: 6 more weeks of Winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - The world's most famous furry forecaster dashed the hopes of thousands assembled in freezing weather today by predicting six more weeks of winter in the 118th annual Groundhog Day weather prediction.

--Pittsburgh Post Gazette--

It amazes me how Phil's Phorecast always agrees with the calendar. - Ed.

Kerry Campaign Echoes ‘Dubunked’ Bush Desertion Charge

The campaign of presidential front-runner John Kerry is echoing the same bogus charges about President Bush's military service that destroyed the credibility of Gen. Wesley Clark earlier this month, when Clark refused to distance himself from filmmaker Michael Moore's allegation that Bush was a “deserter.”

--NewsMax.com--

Flights to U.S. Canceled on Terror Fears

LONDON - British Airways and Air France on Saturday announced the cancellation of seven flights to and from the United States because of security concerns.

--Excite News (AP)--

Successfully thwarting a terrrorist plot will predictably result in more claims that the terrorist threat is “exaggerated,” since the outcome is no terrorist attacks. Of course, if it isn't thwarted, they'll accuse Bush of not doing his job. - Ed.

No Evidence CIA Slanted Iraq Data

Congressional and CIA investigations into the prewar intelligence on Iraq's weapons and links to terrorism have found no evidence that CIA analysts colored their judgment because of perceived or actual political pressure from White House officials, according to intelligence officials and congressional officials from both parties.

--Yahoo! News (Washington Post)--

One thing we've learned is that the Bush-haters don't need evidence for anything they say. If they don't have any, they'll make it up. - Ed.

Weyrich: Investigate Intelligence and Fire Tenet

Paul Weyrich, one of the founders of the contemporary conservative movement, called today for an independent investigation of the U.S. intelligence “community.”

--NewsMax.com--

Karzai: Bin Laden Alive, Still in Region

KABUL, Afghanistan - Osama bin Laden is alive and may be hiding somewhere along the Afghan border, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday.

--Excite News (AP)--

Pakistan Sacks Top Nuclear Scientist

The architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme has been sacked as a government adviser to “facilitate” a probe into the suspected sale of nuclear technology to Iran and Libya.

--Aljazeera (Agence France-Presse)--

Godliness is Next to Wealthiness, Study Finds

Forget investment and savings rates, worker productivity and wage scales to determine which countries will become richer or poorer. What really stimulates economic growth is whether you believe in an afterlife - especially hell.

--New York Times--

States consider sharing info on citizens

NEW YORK - Although privacy worries led several states to pull out of a federally funded crime and terrorism database project, others are actively considering joining and thereby sharing information on their citizens, The Associated Press has learned.

--Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP)--