Conservatives Disappointed by Supreme Court Edict Striking Down Anti-Online Porn Laws

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday decided in a highly divided 5-4 vote to strike down the 1998 Child Online Protection Act (COPA) signed by former President Clinton and supported by the Bush administration. COPA intended to punish pornographers for soliciting indecent material to children who surf the web.

--CNSNews.com--

I'm not one of those “disappointed” conervatives. It isn't the government's job to monitor what our children are doing - that's the parents' job. - Ed.

Majority of Americans Support First Amendment Freedoms, Poll Says

Support for First Amendment freedoms eroded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but now Americans' support for their First Amendment freedoms is back at pre-9/11 levels, according to a new poll.

--CNSNews.com--

I suspect that this is an indication that a lot of people don't understand what the First Amendment does and doesn't do. For instance, it does not protect liars - laws against libel and slander are constitutional. Also, it does not protect traitors who give aid and comfort to our enemies. So when someone disapproves of treasonous speech, it has nothing to do with his support for the First Amendment. - Ed.

Boosted by Economic Optimism, Bush Catches Kerry

WASHINGTON - President Bush has pulled back into a tie with Democrat John F. Kerry in a CBS News-New York Times poll released yesterday, apparently boosted by increasing optimism about the economy.

--Boston Globe--

Look for more down-talking by Kerry to counter this disturbing trend. - Ed.

Hillary Blasts Bush as ‘Incompetent’

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton slammed President Bush as “incompetent” on Monday, just hours after the Bush administration successfully handed over sovereignty in Iraq to Iraqi authorities.

--NewsMax.com--

Well you have to admit she is an expert on presidential incompetence. - Ed.

Hillary: You'll Lose Tax Cuts if Dems Win

“We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

Here's Shocker: Peace in Israel!

With the Palestinians unable to carry out a single suicide bombing in Israel since March, and Hamas halted from unleashing the large-scale revenge attacks called for after its top terrorist leaders were assassinated, Middle East analysts and politicians are beginning to debate whether the intifada - the terrorist war against Israel started by PLO leader Yasser Arafat after rejecting offers at the Camp David peace summit in 2000 - is coming to an end.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

We'll know that peace has actually arrived when Bill Clinton takes credit for it. - Ed.

Cost of Failure in Iraq Would Be Incalculable, Australian PM Says

The international community must do everything in its power to ensure that democracy takes hold in Iraq, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday, adding that success or failure could affect not only the region but the entire world.

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

Iraqis to Get Saddam Wednesday

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The new Iraqi government, which has issued arrest warrants for Saddam Hussein and 11 other “high-value detainees,” will get legal custody of the former dictator this week.

--Fox News--

Another Former Israeli PM Disputes Clinton's Claims

JERUSALEM - A second Israeli Prime Minister has disputed certain peace-making claims made by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in his recently released autobiography, My Life.

--CNSNews.com--

In Florida, Martinez Gains as McCollum Moves Left

As the August primary for Florida's U.S. Senate race draws near, the election is turning out to be a two-way race between former U.S. congressman Bill McCollum and Mel Martinez, President Bush's former secretary of housing.

--NewsMax.com--

US Struggles to Revive Nuclear Power Industry

As the US struggles with high oil and gas prices and an overdependence on foreign suppliers, Washington is trying to get a reluctant nuclear power industry to build itself up as an alter- native.

--Financial Times--

Kerry Cancels His Speech to Mayors

Senator John F. Kerry last night canceled a planned speech today to the US Conference of Mayors in Boston, saying that he would not cross picket lines erected by workers engaged in a contract dispute with the city.

--Boston Globe--

Kerry's failure to mediate a conflict between two groups that support him does not augur well for his ability to use diplomacy to persuade the likes of the French to act in America's interest. - Ed.

Bush Camp Hits Back at Kerry With a Quip

President Bush's re-election campaign is ridiculing what it calls “John Kerry's coalition of the wild-eyed,” which includes filmmaker Michael Moore and former Vice President Al Gore.

--Washington Times--

I have it on good authority that the Kerry campaign is sending out angry e-mails accusing Bush of comparing Kerry to Hitler by putting pictures of Hitler in the ad. This, as is most of what Kerry says and does, is completely dishonest. The Hitler images are from a pair of ads the far-left, pro-Kerry outfit MoveOn.org posted to the Internet a few months back. In other words, the Bush campaign is not comparing Kerry to Hitler; it is criticizing Kerry's supporters for comparing Bush to Hitler. - Ed.

Bush: ‘We Have Kept Our Word’

President Bush called Monday, June 28, a “day of great hope for Iraqis” - a day the terrorists did not want to see, he added.

--CNSNews.com--

Gaffney: EU Constitution Could be End of U.S.-British Relations

Frank Gaffney told interviewers this morning that the new EU constitution may be the end of the relationship between Tony Blair and George W. Bush, because it will impose “certain common policies” on its member countries - i.e. restrictions on how they can react to terrorism.

--NewsMax.com--

Supreme Court Upholds Detention of US Terror Suspects Without Charges

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, ruled Monday that President Bush has the right to detain American citizen Yasser Hamdi and other U.S. citizens determined to be “enemy combatants” without charges or trial, but detainees can challenge their status in U.S. courts.

--CNSNews.com--

NY Times: U.S. Interrogators Now Afraid to Question Terrorists

If terrorists are able to carry out another spectacular attack on U.S. soil anytime soon, the least they could do afterwards would be to send the New York Times a thank-you note for helping them keep their plans secret.

--NewsMax.com--

Israeli ‘Full Court Press’ Nabs Top Terrorist

The Israeli Defense Forces ended their largest raid of the West Bank in months yesterday after killing the West Bank terrorist commander of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Wealthy Donors Help Liberal 527 Groups Amass Huge Money Advantage

Only one of the top 25 donors to political 527 groups has given to a conservative organization, shedding further light on the huge disparity between Democrats and Republicans in this new fund-raising area.

--CNSNews.com--

This kind of puts the lie to to the old “rich Republican” stereotype, doesn't it? - Ed.

Gasoline Prices Retreat as Oil Costs Moderate

LOS ANGELES - Gasoline prices have fallen almost 7 cents in the past two weeks in the second dip in prices this year, an industry analyst said Sunday.

--Washington Post--

Access to this story requires minimal registration. - Ed.

Nuclear Share of Electricity Predicted to Fall

New nuclear power stations are being built in Asia and Eastern Europe but hardly anywhere else, according to a new global analysis by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

--New Scientist--

Ex-CIA Official Looks for French, Russian Deals with Hussein

Former CIA officer Duane Clarridge has maintained that economic interests were the real reasons France and Russia those countries opposed the invasion of Iraq. “I think the world needs to know why some countries didn't want Saddam Hussein removed from power.”

--NewsMax.com--

Kathleen Willey: Monica Finally Gets It

Reacting to Monica Lewinsky's newly harsh criticism of ex-President Bill Clinton, Kathleen Willey expressed her sympathy on Saturday, saying that Lewinsky's recent comments to British interviewers show she finally understands the truth about the 42nd president.

--NewsMax.com--

Michael Moore Linked to Carlyle Group

In his film “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Democratic Party propaganda-meister Michael Moore accuses President Bush of being too cozy with Osama bin Laden's relatives, claiming Bush once accepted money from an international investment consortium known as the Carlyle Group, on whose board bin Laden family members used to sit.

--NewsMax.com--

Green Party Rejects Endorsement for Nader

MILWAUKEE - The Green Party nominated Texas attorney David Cobb as its candidate for president Saturday, rejecting Ralph Nader's efforts to secure the party's formal endorsement and likely access to the ballot in key states like Wisconsin and California.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

Docs Fighting Back, Suing Lawyers for Flimsy Cases

A medical malpractice lawyer found the tables turned recently when she was targeted for faulty judgment.

--CNSNews.com--

Cheney Tells Sen. Leahy F*** Off

Vice President Cheney cursed at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy during a confrontation on the Senate floor while members were having their annual group picture taken earlier this week, Leahy and Senate sources said Thursday.

--NewsMax.com--

Liberal Group Defends Sending Ex-Cons Door to Door

The Republican National Committee was blamed Thursday for drawing attention to the criminal backgrounds of workers being hired by an anti-Bush group to register voters.

--CNSNews.com--

Now It's Kerry's Turn to Have Divorce Records Unsealed

The Chicago Tribune and others in the media establishment were eager to unseal the divorce records of and destroy the Senate candidacy of GOP nominee Jack Ryan. But for some strange reason the pro-Democrat media have shown no more interest in John Kerry's divorce records than they have in uncovering his complete military records.

--NewsMax.com--

Poll Shows Most Americans Think Iraq War Makes US ‘Less Safe’

WASHINGTON - Most Americans now say that sending U.S. troops to Iraq was a mistake, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds. For the first time, a majority also says that the war there has made the nation less safe from terrorism.

--USA Today--

Iraq Survey Chief: More WMD Found

The head of the U.S. team conducting the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq announced on Thursday that his group has uncovered at least ten more artillery shells filled with banned chemical weapons and is finding new WMD evidence “almost every day.”

--NewsMax.com--

Document Describes al-Qaida, Iraq Links

WASHINGTON - Contacts between Iraqi intelligence agents and Osama bin Laden when he was in Sudan in the mid-1990s were part of a broad effort by Baghdad to work with organizations opposing the Saudi ruling family, according to a newly disclosed document obtained by the Americans in Iraq.

--Houston Chronicle (NY Times)--

GIs Boycott ‘Kabul for Kerry’

About 60 American expatriates in Afghanistan held a fund-raiser today for Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign, the Associated Press reported.

--NewsMax.com--

Iraqi Christians Face Persecution

Assyrian Christians recently liberated from Saddam Hussein's regime are suffering a string of deadly attacks church leaders believe are religiously motivated.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Judge Sorry for Likening Bush, Hitler

NEW YORK - A federal judge offered his “profound regret” Thursday for saying President Bush's rise to power was similar to that of Mussolini and Hitler.

--ABC News (AP)--

This “apology” most likely has lots to do with the fact that the judges diatribe was a serious breach of judicial ethics for which he could, and should, be punished. - Ed.

Sen. Miller to Speak at GOP Convention

WASHINGTON - Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, the highest profile Democrat to endorse President Bush for re-election, will speak at the Republican National Convention later this summer, a congressional aide said Friday.

--Newsday (AP)--

Democrat Establishment Wages War on Bald Eagles

Democrat politicians such as John Kerry and Al Gore who tool around in gas-guzzling SUVs and private jets are always proclaiming what "environmentalists" they are, but here's a shocking case that shows the party's true colors are anything but green.

--NewsMax.com--

‘There is a Lot of Smoke’ in Oil-for-Food Probe

For the first time since he began his investigation, the man charged with getting to the bottom of the oil-for-food scandal says he has uncovered “serious problems” with the program.

--Fox News--

Lewinsky: Clinton is a ‘Liar and a Creep’

She has waited nearly a week to comment, but Monica Lewinsky is out with a scathing review of the book authored by former president Bill Clinton, branding her ex-paramour a “liar and a creep,” who “makes her blood boil,” when she hears him describe the affair that nearly brought down his presidency.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton Sabotages Democrat Senate Nominee

The Democrats hope Erskine Bowles can pull off a rare victory for the party in the South by winning a U.S. Senate seat, but he faces a big bubba of an obstacle: his former boss, Bill Clinton.

--NewsMax.com--

Gore Accuses Bush of Lying About Saddam/Al Qaeda Tie

Former Vice President Al Gore in a speech before an audience at Georgetown University Law Center Thursday accused President Bush of lying about Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda being in cahoots in plotting the Sept. 11 attacks.

--CNSNews.com--

If Pres. Bush lied, he was just repeating what prominent Democrats, including Gore himself, had said in the past. For some of those notable quotes, click here. - Ed.

Clinton: CIA Nixed My Plans to Get bin Laden

Ex-President Bill Clinton said Thursday morning that the Central Intelligence Agency scuttled his plans to capture or kill Osama bin Laden - even though he had already approved the missions.

--NewsMax.com--

Indictment Contradicts Clinton No Iraq-al Qaida Ties Claim

In an interview with NBC's Katie Couric, former President Clinton said he saw no link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida, contradicting the contention of his Justice Department in 1998.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

School Principal Takes On Michael Moore

Michael Moore took a shot from Gwendolyn Tose'-Rigell, the principal at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., where President Bush was speaking to students when he learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-Bush Group Sending Felons Door-to-Door

Republicans say voters should be careful about opening their doors to convicted felons who are conducting door-to-door voter registration drives in states where the November election is expected to be close.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Fights Label of Economic Pessimist

SAN FRANCISCO - Democrat John F. Kerry yesterday countered Republican attempts to label him a pessimist about the US economy, arguing that criticism of the Bush administration's record of job creation actually reflected optimism that the economy could do better.

--Boston Globe--

Democrats Welcome Cheerleader for Terrorists

Left-wing Democrats pout and complain when Americans call them the blame-America-first crowd, but here's an excellent example of how they have earned this reputation.

--NewsMax.com--

Major Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem Thwarted

Security forces acting on pinpoint intelligence nabbed a suicide bomber and his operators on the outskirts of Jerusalem, preventing a major attack, security sources revealed Wednesday.

--Jerusalem Post--

Republican Took Actress Wife to ‘Kinky Sex Clubs’

Allegations that a millionaire politician took his wife to kinky clubs and pressured her to have sex in front of other people have scandalised America and are threatening to rob President George W Bush of his Senate majority.

--London Telegraph--

What's the problem? He was probably following the New Bible. - Ed.

Clinton Claims Over Wife's Name Raise Eyebrows in NZ

Bill Clinton's autobiography “My Life” has been raising eyebrows in New Zealand amid rumblings the former US president has been less than truthful about the mountainous origins of his wife's name.

--ABC News, Australia--

Orwellian Language Alive and Well in Washington, Tax Group Says

A taxpayer watchdog group calls it ironic that former President Bill Clinton's book has come out on the same week that the late author George Orwell would have turned 101 years old.

--CNSNews.com--

Arizona Dems Move to Knock Nader Off Ballot

WASHINGTON - Ralph Nader had a testy meeting Tuesday with black members of Congress and rejected their request he quit the presidential race. At the same time, Arizona Democrats prepared to challenge Nader's qualifications to appear on that state's ballot.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

This is interesting. Do you remember back when New Jersey law was ignored in order to get Frank Lautenberg on the ballot for U.S. senator? Do you remember the argument Democrats used then? They said then that it was imperative that voters have a “choice.” I guess this is like their being “pro-choice” because they support abortion. Only choices that suit them are allowed to be supported. - Ed.

Korea Will Send Troops to Iraq Despite Murder of Hostage

South Koreans awakened Wednesday to learn that Islamic terrorists in Iraq had carried out their threat to decapitate a Korean hostage, a murder that could fuel opposition to the government's decision to deploy thousands of troops to help rebuild the country.

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

Justice Dept. Repudiates Memo on Torture

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration laid out its legal reasoning for denying terror war suspects the protections of international humanitarian law but immediately repudiated a key memo arguing that torture might be justified in the fight against al-Qaida.

--My Way News (AP)--

Kerry's Vietnam Remarks Coming Back to Haunt America, Lawmaker Says

A Republican lawmaker says Sen. John F. Kerry should apologize for his 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Vietnamese government is now using Kerry's 1971 comments to question America's treatment of Iraqi prisoners.

--CNSNews.com--

Rare Kerry Appearance Causes Uproar in Senate

WASHINGTON - Under fresh attack by Republicans to resign his Senate seat after missing months of votes, John F. Kerry returned to the Senate chambers yesterday to be in position to vote on a bill providing improved health care for veterans - a move that triggered a partisan battle among his colleagues.

--Boston Globe--

Netanyahu Denies Clinton Claim About Golan Heights

JERUSALEM - Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and two government advisors denied on Wednesday that Netanyahu - the former Israeli prime minister - had ever agreed to give up the entire Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Syria, as former President Bill Clinton claims in his new book.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton Did Promise to Release Pollard, Israeli Insider Says

Jerusalem - Contrary to his own claims, former U.S. President Bill Clinton did promise to release convicted spy Jonathon Pollard as part of the Wye River Memorandum that Israel and the Palestinians signed in 1998 - but Clinton went back on his word at the last minute, said an Israeli insider who attended the Wye talks.

--CNSNews.com--

Paula Jones Challenges Clinton to Debate

Frustrated that ex-president Bill Clinton is still insisting he never sexually harassed her in interviews about his memoir “My Life,” former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones is challenging him to a public debate.

--NewsMax.com--

IRS Targets Tax-exempt Bodies

The Internal Revenue Service plans to investigate the “seemingly high compensation” paid to leaders of some tax-exempt and charitable organizations, the agency's commissioner said yesterday.

--Washington Times (AP)--

US Senate Candidate Signs ‘Fair Judiciary Oath’

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herman Cain of Georgia on Monday became the first candidate to sign a proclamation promising an up-or-down vote on all judicial nominees who reach the Senate floor.

--CNSNews.com--

RNC Unveils New Anti-Kerry Web Ad

WASHINGTON, DC - The Republican National Committee unveiled a new Internet ad Monday that takes a jab at Sen. John F. Kerry's recent vacation on Nantucket Island.

--Washington Times (UPI)--

Saddam's Money in Germany?

CAIRO - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is being questioned about claims he has billions of US dollars deposited in Japanese and German bank accounts, the Arab newspaper Al-Hyat reported Monday, citing anonymous “high-ranking” officials.

--Deutsche Presse-Agentur--

Clinton Book Conflicts with His Testimony

In his new book, President Clinton's account of when his sexual relationship began with Monica Lewinsky conflicts with his grand jury testimony.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Cars are More Fuel-efficient than Trains, Claims Study

Encouraging travellers to switch from cars and airlines to inter-city trains brings no benefits for the environment, new research has concluded.

--London Telegraph--

Federal Judge: Bush's Election Like Mussolini's, Hitler's

A federal judge has followed his leftist compatriots down a steep slope, and compared the current president of the United States with Hitler and Mussolini, reports the New York Sun.

--NewsMax.com--

Have you ever wondered how much respect ‘liberal’ judges have for the Constitution? This story settles it - they have none. - Ed.

New Pressure on Cheney to Go

Adding new steam to a WorldNetDaily report that President Bush's campaign is considering replacing Vice President Dick Cheney on the ticket before the Republican National Convention, USA Today published a commentary today urging him to step aside.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Korean Gov't Stands Firm As Another Hostage Threatened With Death

South Korean officials in emergency talks Monday rejected an ultimatum from Muslim terrorists who threatened to kill a Korean hostage within 24 hours if Seoul did not reverse a decision to send thousands of troops to Iraq.

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

9-11 Panel Discovers Saddam-Osama Link

A member of the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks now admits a senior officer in an elite unit of the security services of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein may have been a member of al-Qaida involved in the planning of the suicide hijackings.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Safire: 9/11 Commission's Runaway Staff

Is the staff of the 9/11 Commission out of control? It sure is, according to New York Times op-ed columnist William Safire.

--NewsMax.com--

Clinton: No Evidence I Passed Up bin Laden Offer

Ex-president Bill Clinton insisted to “60 Minutes” on Sunday that there's no evidence he turned down an offer from Sudan to have Osama bin Laden arrested in 1996, even though he admitted two years ago that he had indeed spurned such an offer.

--NewsMax.com--

Considering his lack of credibility, I suppose it could be said that his own words don't count as “evidence.” - Ed.

Bill Can't Stand 'Slick Willy' Name

When asked about some of the not-so-flattering nicknames ascribed to the former president, Clinton said he most dislikes “Slick Willy.”“No one could fairly look at my political life and say I didn't believe in anything.”

--My Way News (AP)--

I can't yet prove this but I distinctly remember Clinton once saying he was proud of being called “Slick Willie” because it described his political skills. I wouldn't expect Dan Rather to challenge him on it, though. - Ed.

Nader's Running Mate Is Bad News for Kerry

Sorry, John Kerry: Ralph Nader today boosted his chances of bagging the Green Party's endorsement by tapping longtime Green activist Peter Camejo as his running mate.

--NewsMax.com--

Mugabe bomb plan to oust whites

Robert Mugabe has been urged to consider a plan to rid Zimbabwe of most of its remaining white population by staging a bombing and then blaming it on “British-funded terrorists”.

--The Australian (London Times)--

Aides Contradict Kerry on Iraq-al Qaida Connection

While Sen. John Kerry has accused the Bush administration of misleading America by falsely claiming there were operational ties between Iraq and al Qaida, two of Kerry's top foreign policy advisors are on the record contending that Saddam Hussein helped Osama bin Laden in his quest for chemical weapons.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Took Money From Arrested Figure

WASHINGTON - John Kerry's campaign collected a maximum $2,000 check from the recently arrested son of South Korea's disgraced former president, and some of its fund-raisers met several times with a South Korean government official who was trying to organize a Korean-American political group.

--My Way News (AP)--

Israel Creating ‘Remote Control’ Border

The Israeli military is developing a "remote control" border with the Gaza Strip, including unmanned sensor patrol cars and computerized observation posts that would automatically spot and kill terrorists, an IDF official said.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Lawyer Becomes Defendant in Terror Case

NEW YORK - Over three decades, civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart has defended revolutionaries, terrorists and mobsters. But in her most important case yet, the combative attorney finds herself in a new and precarious role: defendant.

--ABC News (AP)--

Clinton in Interview Meltdown over Contrition Credibility

Two days before his $12 million book hits stores, ex-President Bill Clinton has already blown his stack at one TV interviewer who questioned whether his contrition over his affair with Monica Lewinsky was credible.

--NewsMax.com--

Taxi Drivers Blast Convention Voucher Plan

BOSTON - Boston taxi drivers are angry over a city proposal that they accept vouchers from delegates to the Democratic National Convention instead of using their meters for rides to and from Logan International Airport.

--Boston Globe (AP)--

Democrats are so concerned about people getting a “fair wage,” except when they're the ones having to pay it. - Ed.

Putin: Russia Gave Bush Iraq Intelligence

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Russia gave the Bush administration intelligence after the September 11 attacks that suggested Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was preparing attacks in the United States, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

--My Way News (AP)--

You won't get it from the Associated Press but this supports Pres. Bush's war rationale. Contrary to media spin (i.e., lies), we didn't depose Saddam Hussein retaliation for 9/11, it was a preemptive strike to prevent future attacks. We now have more proof that it was the correct course of action. - Ed.

Poll Suggests Bush Support Has Grown

WASHINGTON - President Bush got a boost from the public's recent focus on the funeral of Ronald Reagan and support for his Iraq policy spiked over the last month as the United States prepared to hand power over to Iraqis, according to a poll released Thursday.

--Newsday--

It's interesting that when Kerry is ahead in the polls, it's a sure sign of strength, but when Pres. Bush rises, it's only a “suggestion.” - Ed.

Bush Gets Boost From McCain on Iraq

FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Before cheering troops, President Bush got a strong endorsement on Iraq and a boost for his re-election campaign Friday from Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican courted by Democrat John Kerry to be his running mate.

--My Way News (AP)--

Did Sen. McCain play along with John Kerry when Kerry was courting him as his veep, just to come to this day? Kerry can't be too happy about this. - Ed.

Dems' Anti-Bush Game Gets Violent

While it's not quite as sophisticated as the Republicans' online game “Kerryopoly,” the Democrats have entered the Internet game arena with a Flash animation feature that has a donkey kicking President Bush out of the White House.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Notice the imagery Democrats are using. They want to “take back America,” they want to kick Bush out of the White House, but nothing is being said about winning an election. That would require a positive agenda, which the Democrats don't have. - Ed.

US Hostage Paul Johnson Killed by Al Qaeda Militants

American hostage Paul Johnson was beheaded Friday by the al Qaeda militants who kidnapped him in Saudi Arabia. The terrorist group posted pictures of Johnson's severed head on one of its websites.

--CNSNews.com--

Imam With Terror Ties Convicted

An Ohio Imam, who recently attempted to travel to Northern Virginia to meet with an organization believed to be a front for the Middle East terrorist group Hamas, was convicted on Thursday for lying about his ties to terrorist groups on his immigration forms.

--CNSNews.com--

Pelosi's ‘American Jobs Plan’ Sounds Familiar to Republicans

At a Capitol Hill press conference this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) debuted the Democrats' new “American Jobs Plan” to create jobs and stimulate economic growth.

--CNSNews.com--

Raise the Minimum Wage, Kerry Says

Sen. John F. Kerry, the Democrat who hopes to be president, will visit Alexandria, Va., Friday, where he plans to discuss “how we can open doors and expand opportunity by increasing the minimum wage.”

--CNSNews.com--

Pelosi's plan will have to “create” a lot of jobs to offset the jobs lost if this gets passed. - Ed.

Clinton Offers Faint Praise for Kerry

Kerry campaign staffers who were counting on ex-President Clinton to use his book tour to boost their man had to be disappointed last night upon hearing Clinton gush over Susan McDougal - while offering Kerry only faint praise.

--NewsMax.com--

Florida Board Restores Felons' Rights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Thousands of ex-felons will be able to vote, serve on juries and take a job with state-licensed firms after having their civil rights restored by Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet, sitting as Florida's clemency board.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

This is certainly good news for Democrats. - Ed.

Florida Court's Decision Backs Limbaugh's Medical Privacy Case

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A decision by a Florida court Wednesday, which threw out a conviction because the state illegally obtained a defendant's medical records, provides powerful new ammunition for Rush Limbaugh's lawyers.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush: ‘I Never Said 9/11 Was Saddam-Al Qaeda Plot’

“This administration never said that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and al Qaeda, President George W. Bush said on Thursday.”

--CNSNews.com--

Why should the president of the United States have to deny saying something he never said? Perhaps because the partisan media are complicit in perpetrating lies. - Ed.

Saddam Predicted bin Laden's 9/11 Attack

The 9/11 Commission claimed on Wednesday that there is “no evidence” of cooperation between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in attacks against the U.S.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Backs Rumsfeld in Hiding of Iraq Prisoner

WASHINGTON - President Bush voiced support for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday after the Pentagon said Rumsfeld ordered the detention of a terrorist suspect in Iraq who was held for more than seven months without notifying the Red Cross.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

Senate Vote Keeps ‘Bunker Buster’ Alive

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to continue research on nuclear weapons that some believe could spark a resumption of nuclear testing in Nevada.

--Las Vegas Review-Journal--

U.N. Official Suspended for Probing '94 Crash

UNITED NATIONS - A senior investigator in the United Nations' internal anti-corruption office has been suspended after trying to probe what he thought was the black box from a 1994 plane crash that killed the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.

--Fox News--

UN to Caterpillar: Stop Selling Bulldozers to Israel

GENEVA - A U.S.-based company has been warned by a United Nations expert not to sell bulldozers to Israel because of the way the Israeli army is using them.

--CBC News--

Bush and Dole Agree: Shiftless Kerry Should Quit Senate

Prominent Republicans are jumping to voice approval of Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey's call for John Kerry to quit the Senate job he gets paid for but refuses to do.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry's Religion Director Linked to Anti-Catholic Group

What was John Kerry thinking when he appointed Mara Vanderslice as his Director of Religious Outreach?

--NewsMax.com--

Christian Group Battling for Free Speech at GOP Convention

The Christian Defense Coalition, an aggressive opponent of abortion and defender of the Ten Commandments, has sued the city of New York in federal district court to try to gain permission to demonstrate at this summer's Republican National Convention.

--CNSNews.com--

Clinton Fooled Around ‘Because I Could’

In a bombshell confession, Bill Clinton has told why he had a torrid affair with Monica Lewinsky: “Just because I could.”

--New York Post--

Think about that for a moment. Why “could” he? Because he knew that the media would let him get away with it, which is almost certainly why he lied about it. Now we have to ask ourselves, how can we believe anything this man says? - Ed.

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Saad Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday voted and approved the nomination of Judge Henry Saad to the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of appeals after the committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) delayed a vote on the nomination more than 20 times.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Plans Increase in Child Care Tax Credit, Expanding Afterschool Programs

Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry Wednesday unveiled his plan to increase the child care tax credit and expand afterschool programs to help working families.

--CNSNews.com--

How does he square this, and his many other proposed spending programs, with his constant harangues about Bush's “massive deficits”? Don't expect the “mainstream” media to ask. - Ed.

Heinz Kerry-Funded Web Site Praises Hezbollah

A Web site partially funded by Teresa Heinz Kerry offers a report glorifying Hezbollah (Hizbullah) suicide bombers as “deified in paradise and venerated on earth for fighting Israel” - and praises the terrorist group's support network for women widowed by their husband's “martyrdom” attacks.

--NewsMax.com--

Mass. Lt. Gov. Calls for Kerry to Resign from Senate

As part of a coordinated attack by the Bush campaign, Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey called yesterday for US Senator John F. Kerry to resign immediately, saying that he had missed so many roll call votes in the Senate that he wasn't representing the Commonwealth in the Senate.

--Boston Globe--

You have to wonder why Kerry refuses to resign if he really believes he's going to win the presidency in November. - Ed.

UN Atomic Watchdog Prepares to Scold, Not Punish, Iran

More than a year after the U.N. nuclear watchdog began a probe into Iran's nuclear program, its board of governors is preparing to scold - but not punish - the Islamic republic for its failure to cooperate.

--CNSNews.com--

This will certainly get their attention. - Ed.

Congress Accuses China of WMD Collaboration with Rogue States

Days before Beijing hosts a third round of six-party talks which the U.S. hopes will lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear programs, a new congressional report has accused China of collaborating with several states attempting to acquire nuclear weapons - including North Korea.

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

House Again Passes GOP Energy Measures

House Republicans, frustrated by high gasoline prices, renewed their call yesterday for oil drilling in an Alaskan wilderness and relaxation of some environmental rules to encourage fuel production.

--Washington Post--

House Bill Targets ‘Boutique’ Gasoline

Under pressure to “do something” about high gasoline prices, two House Republicans have introduced what they call the Gas Price Reduction Act of 2004.

--CNSNews.com--

Conservatives Irked Over Bush-Clinton Lovefest

President Bush certainly didn't score any points with his conservative base on Monday when he praised Bill Clinton to the hilt during the unveiling of the impeached president's White House portrait.

--NewsMax.com--

Does Pres. Bush have a vested interest in elevating Clinton over Kerry? There may be a method to this madness. Or maybe not. - Ed.

$26 Million for Clintons Since Out of White House

WASHINGTON - Bill and Hillary Clinton raked in $6.6 million last year from his global speaking tour and payments for her best-selling memoir, according to documents released yesterday.

--White Plains Journal News--

‘Headlights for Reagan’ Beaming Across Nation

“Shine your headlights to commemorate Reagan's ‘shining city,’”trumpeted the headline on the Heritage Foundation's website, TownHall.com - one of many Internet sites, radio talk shows and heartfelt word-of-mouth communications that have made the dream of one Reagan-loving Democrat start to come true.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pregnant Troops Leave the War; Central Command Not Counting

U.S. Central Command is not tracking the number of troops who must leave the Iraq war theater due to pregnancy, prompting military advocates to charge the Pentagon wants to keep secret what could be an embarrassing statistic.

--Washington Times--

Bush Responds to Ron Reagan's Religion and Politics Criticism

“I've always said I think it's very important for someone not to try to take the speck out of someone else's eye when they may have a log in their own,” President Bush said Tuesday in response to recent criticism by former President Ronald Reagan's son that politicians not wear their religious faith on their sleeve.

--CNSNews.com--

Atheists Accuse Supreme Court of ‘Ducking the Issue’ in Pledge Case

The U.S. Supreme Court “ducked the issue” in its rejection of a legal challenge to the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, an Atheist group said Monday.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Jobless Rate Misses ‘Hidden’ Unemployed

NEW YORK - Buried inside the official U.S. employment report each month is a little-known figure that gives a much less rosy picture of the labor market than the headlines.

--Reuters--

This is the kind of story you never hear about during a Democrat administration. Do you really think this is something new? - Ed.

Clinton Indictment Cited Iraq-bin Laden Link

Though Democrats and most reporters insist there's no operational link between al-Qaida and Iraq, the Clinton Justice Department specifically cited such an alliance when it indicted the 9/11 mastermind six years ago, Weekly Standard reporter Stephen Hayes said Sunday.

--NewsMax.com--

Check out Hayes' book here. - Ed.

Powell: Terrorism Report a ‘Big Mistake’

WASHINGTON - A State Department report that incorrectly showed a decline last year in terrorism worldwide was a “big mistake,” Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. “Very embarrassing. I am not a happy camper over this. We were wrong,” the secretary told NBC's “Meet the Press.”

--My Way News (AP)--

U.N. Nuke Chief: Iran Must Come Clean ‘Within Months’

VIENNA - Iran is not fully cooperating with U.N. inspectors and must come clean about the full extent of its nuclear program within months, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.

--Reuters--

If Iran doesn't “come clean” within months, what is the U.N. going to do? Pass a resolution threatening “serious consequences”? What good are threats from an organization with no credibility? - Ed.

Powell: Gorbachev Wrong on Reagan Buildup

Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was wrong on Friday when he told the Washington Post that the U.S. military buildup under Ronald Reagan didn't cause his nation's collapse.

--NewsMax.com--

Patti Davis' Kerry Connection

This weekend's announcement by Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis that she intended to take on the Bush administration over the issue of stem cell research isn't the first time she's found herself on the same page with Sen. John Kerry.

--NewsMax.com--

Average U.S. gasoline prices fall for first time since December

NEW YORK - After months of steady increases, U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past three weeks as crude oil prices declined and refiners completed maintenance required under new and more costly environmental standards, according to a nationwide survey released today.

--Houston Chronicle--

CBO: Social Security Stronger Than Thought

WASHINGTON - Social Security's long-term prospects are better than previously thought, a congressional report said Monday, estimating the program won't become insolvent until 2052, a decade later than projected earlier this year.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Men ‘Twice as Likely to Die from Cancer’

Men are twice as likely as women to die of some cancers, according to a report today.

--London Telegraph--

This will rate a ho-hum from the media, but imagine the frenzy if it were about women being more cancer-prone. - Ed.

Poll Finds Most Voters Think U.S. Employment Struggling

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy has gained about 1.2 million jobs in the last six months, but word hasn't trickled down to most Americans, according to voters in a survey by The Associated Press.

--MSNBC--

The big question for the “mainstream” media is can they continue to keep the public in the dark until after the election? - Ed.

Rush Limbaugh Splits With Wife

On the same day he anchored live coverage of the late President Ronald Reagan's funeral, conservative icon Rush Limbaugh, the most-listened-to radio host in history, announced he was breaking up with his wife.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Nader Qualifies for Presidential Run in Arizona

PHOENIX - Arizona, considered a swing state in the upcoming presidential election, could be the first in the nation to put independent candidate Ralph Nader on its Nov. 2 election ballot, officials said on Friday.

--Reuter--

California Alleges Nonprofit Misused Funds

A Rocklin nonprofit organization used money it won in environmental lawsuits against businesses to pay off personal credit card debt, taxes and mortgage payments, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

--Sacramento Bee--

‘Gay’ Rites Charges are Tossed

NEW PALTZ - A town judge has dismissed criminal charges against village Mayor Jason West that accused him of marrying same-sex couples without a license.

--Poughkeepsie Journal--

The judge based his specious decision on “equal protection.” I ask, protection from what? This isn't an issue of protection, it's all about benefits. If “equal protection” is to come to mean equal benefits for everyone, then how can any benefits be denied simply because a person is not married? The ultimate result of this line of reasoning has to be the elimination of all benefits of marriage. Is that what the left wants? I'm convinced it is. - Ed.

Judge Backs Rape-shield Law in Kobe Bryant Case

DENVER - The judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case on Thursday rejected arguments by the NBA star's attorneys that the state's rape-shield law is unconstitutional.

--Long Beach Press Telegram (AP)--

I fail to see how a rape shield law can be constitutional. When one person accuses another of a crime, a major purpose of the trial is to determine who is the victim. If the accuser is found to be lying, then the accused is the actual victim. But rape-shield laws assume that the accuser is the victim before trial.

There is no way to determine for sure just how prevalent false rape charges are, but some studies suggest the incidence could be as high as 50%! Click here for an interesting take on the Bryant case. - Ed.

Thatcher Lauds Reagan for Defeating Communism

WASHINGTON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a friend and ally during Ronald Reagan's presidency, praised him Friday as the man who won the Cold War and reshaped the world.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

Read Lady Thatcher's eulogy here. - Ed.

U.N. Finds Banned Missile Engines in Jordan

Scrapyard cache part of 1,000 tons of metal leaving Iraq daily.

--Fox News--

Syrian Calls for Peace Draw Skepticism

Syrian statements of willingness to make peace with Israel, including in a recent WND exclusive interview, drew a skeptical response yesterday from the Bush adminstration.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kennedy Still Fighting Pryor Judgeship

WASHINGTON - The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied Sen. Edward Kennedy's petition to file an amicus brief in three cases in order to challenge the constitutionality of Judge William Pryor's recess appointment.

--Fox News--

Religious ‘Left’ Funds Ad Apologizing for Iraqi Prisoner ‘Torture’

A “progressive” faith group has launched an online effort to reach like-minded liberals who want to build a more just and compassionate nation.

--CNSNews.com--

No New California Refineries Despite Soaring Gas Prices

SACRAMENTO - The laws of economics are pretty clear on this: If the price of something goes through the roof, suppliers scramble like mad to make more of it. The price falls.

--Oakland Tribune, California--

Release of Home Addresses Angers Concealed-Carry Licensees

A Second Amendment group says the sheriff in Shelby County, Ohio, had no right to release the home addresses of 87 people licensed to carry concealed pistols.

--CNSNews.com--

Let's just suppose that the state required doctors who perform abortions to get a special license. Then, let's suppose that the state publicized the names and home addresses of the licensees. Can you imagine the outcry from the left? - Ed.

Feds Putting Weapons in Citizens' Luggage?

American travelers are finding blades planted in their luggage, and it looks as if federal workers - make that employees - are culpable.

--NewsMax.com--

‘Reagan Made People Appreciate America’

Capitol Hill - Thousands of well-wishers from across America trekked to the nation's capital Thursday to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan and remember a man who changed many of their lives.

--CNSNews.com--

Blacks Prospered Under Reagan

It's an article of faith among liberal journalists that Ronald Reagan's economic policies were bad for African-Americans - though, in fact, government statistics show that nothing could be further from the truth.

--NewsMax.com--

Economy Provides No Boost for Bush

The nation's economy is growing smartly, wages have begun to rise, and employers have added more than 1.4 million jobs to their payrolls in the past nine months. Yet voters continue to give President Bush poor ratings on his handling of the economy.

--Washington Post--

This is more a story about the success of the Bush-hating media in hiding the good news and harping on the bad. It's hard to imagine, though, that their success will last through the election. - Ed.

Americans Give Laura Bush High Marks, View Hillary as Polarizing

Laura Bush remains a popular first lady, but Hillary Clinton is still divisive, according to a Harris Poll.

--NewsMax.com--

Feds Want More Alaskan Land for Drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The federal governments wants 387,000 more acres available for oil and gas drilling in Alaska, a proposal criticized by environmentalists. The move announced Wednesday is part of a proposed Bureau of Land Management amendment to a 1998 development plan for the northeastern region of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Religious Left Seeks Center of Political Debate

More than 350 political liberals of many faiths gathered in Washington yesterday to begin what some pollsters say is a quixotic task: restoring the voice of the religious left in the nation's political debate.

--Washington Post--

What other kind of “left” is there? Their religious zeal to legislate their version of morality is the best kept secret in American politics. - Ed.

Muslim Scholar: Quran says Israel belongs to Jews

A contrarian Muslim professor claims the Quran actually teaches Israel belongs to the Jews.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Gov't Decision on Local Phone Service Called ‘Retreat From Free-Market Principles’

The Bush administration's decision not to appeal to the Supreme Court a federal appeals court ruling that prevents increased competition for local telephone service is “a retreat from free-market principles,” a policy group said Wednesday.

--CNSNews.com--

Next Ice Age 15,000 Years Away

The next Ice Age lies more than 15,000 years in the future, according to evidence garnered from the deepest, oldest ice core, extracted from the depths of East Antarctica.

--The Australian--

Race Tightens in Battleground States, Poll Shows

The latest poll numbers show a slight improvement for President Bush, but if the election were held today, Sen. John F. Kerry would win, pollster John Zogby said.

--CNSNews.com--

Creator of Veterans Ad for Kerry Resigns

CORPUS CHRISTI - The creator of a commercial for likely Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has resigned after a newspaper complained he used its photographs without permission.

--Houston Chronicle (AP)--

Giuliani to Replace Cheney on Ticket?

WASHINGTON - There are whispers among high-level political advisers to President Bush suggesting the possibility of replacing Dick Cheney with former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as the vice presidential running mate prior to the Republican National Convention in New York beginning Aug. 30.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Germans Want ‘Reagan Street’ in Berlin

The main opposition party in Germany wants Berlin to name a street or square after the president who stood up to the Soviet Union when the city was divided, calling on Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”

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Ohio Lawmaker Wants Reagan Added To Mount Rushmore

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio state representative wants to see President Ronald Reagan's image added to Mount Rushmore.

--WCMH-TV, Columbus, Ohio--

Libs' New Tack: Blame Reagan for bin Laden

Driven half-crazy by five days' worth of tributes to Ronald Reagan, some liberals have finally snapped and are now blaming the American icon for the rise of Osama bin Laden.

--NewsMax.com--

Oil Steady as U.S. Inventories Recover

LONDON - Cooling U.S. oil prices were little changed on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported a renewed rise in fuel inventories, as high prices appeared to slow gasoline demand growth.

--Reuters--

Exxon Head: Energy Independence Is a Myth

WASHINGTON - The idea of American energy independence is a myth and the United States must maintain "constructive relationships" with oil-producing countries for its own prosperity, the head of petroleum giant Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday night.

--My Way News (AP)--

Movement Strengthens to Honor Reagan on $10 Bill

The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project wants Congress to replace founding father Alexander Hamilton with the 40th president on the $10 bill.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Flip-flops on Terrorism

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry spent the past week hawking a tough national-security image to convince voters that he can be trusted to aggressively fight the war on terrorism, calling it the “greatest threat” facing America today.

--Washington Times--

Kerry: ‘I'm Proud I Stood Against Reagan’

A day after Ronald Reagan's death Sen. John Kerry praised him for his “love of country” and geniality.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry: Reagan Was Too Tough on Terrorists

Beyond trying to torpedo Ronald Reagan's efforts to free Central America from the Soviet threat, Sen. John Kerry objected when Reagan tried to punish terrorists who killed Americans, arguing that a 1986 retaliatory bombing raid against Col. Moammar Gadhafi was too harsh.

--NewsMax.com--

Zogby Poll: Kerry's Lead Over Bush Is Shrinking

A new Zogby poll says Sen. John F. Kerry's lead over President George W. Bush has dropped by three points, with Kerry now leading Bush 44-42 percent -- compared with 47-42 percent in a mid-May Zogby poll.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Suspends Campaign, but Wife Doesn't

Even though Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has canceled all public campaign events this week in honor of the death former President Ronald Reagan, the senator's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, is continuing her campaign appearances.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Clinton Disappointment: Left Off Funeral Speakers List

Former President Bill Clinton has privately expressed anger he has apparently been left off the speakers list of Friday's Reagan State Funeral, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

--DRUDGE REPORT--

Memo Offered Justification for Use of Torture

In August 2002, the Justice Department advised the White House that torturing al Qaeda terrorists in captivity abroad “may be justified,” and that international laws against torture “may be unconstitutional if applied to interrogations” conducted in President Bush's war on terrorism, according to a newly obtained memo.

--Washington Post--

Access to full story requires (minimal) registration. - Ed.

Activists Plan to Protest UN's ‘Inaction’ on Sudan Violence

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will receive an honorary degree from Harvard University on Thursday, but he may hear some jeers amid the applause.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrat Senators Ream Gore for Attacking Miami's Mayor

Sore loserman Al Gore is caught up in such a frenzy of hatred that he's even attacking members of his own party, but his fellow Democrats are pounding him right back.

--NewsMax.com--

Reagan Remembered in Asia, Where Legacy Lives On

Ronald Reagan was remembered fondly in the capitals of Asia and the Pacific over the weekend, as leaders past and present paid tribute to the man variously described as a "towering pillar" and America's greatest post-war president.

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

Democrats Rip GOP on ‘Republican Survivor’

Democrats in the U.S. House are cashing in on the reality-TV craze with the debut of “Republican Survivor,” an Internet-based cartoon spoof making fun of the biggest names in the GOP.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I find the contrast between this “game” and “Kerryopoly” quite illuminating. Kerryopoly is based completely on truth, while this effort by Democrats is based completely on the myths that they've been trying for years to get everyone to believe about Republicans. - Ed.

D-Day Soldiers Honored in France

ARROMANCHES, France - Near the five beaches where waves of Allied soldiers stormed ashore 60 years ago, world leaders put aside their differences Sunday to commemorate the D-Day invasion that broke Nazi Germany's grip on continental Europe.

--My Way News (AP)--

Experts: Americans Would Trade Rights for Security

NEW YORK - In today's America, prisoners are held incommunicado for years, newspapers can't photograph soldiers' coffins returned from Iraq and the government can secretly track the books citizens read and the movies they watch.

--Reuters--

This story decries erosion of civil liberties, but its bias is exposed, I believe, by its reference to “soldiers' coffins.” Bush-haters continue to ignore the truth about this policy, which began under the Clinton administration and was meant to protect the privacy and sensibilities of the soldiers' families. It has nothing to do with civil liberties. - Ed.

Jesse Jackson Tells Liberals ‘Right Wing Is Not That Popular’

WASHINGTON - The Rev. Je$$e Ja¢k$on says the conservative movement is “sustained by big money” but can be defeated by liberals. He also declared that the “right wing is not that popular.”

--CNSNews.com--

Has he not heard of George Soros? - Ed.

Even Liberal Scholars Admit Reagan Won Cold War

Even the Los Angeles Times admits Reagan was key to winning the Cold War.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Suspends ‘Overt’ Campaigning

BOSTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Sunday that he was suspending “overtly political” campaigning in the coming days in observance of former President Reagan's death.

--My Way News (AP)--

Reagan Dies After Alzheimer's Battle

At the age of 93 – he was the nation's longest-living ex-president – Ronald Wilson Reagan died today.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

French Rain Praise on U.S. Liberators

ST. CLAIR-SUR-ELLE, France - The old soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division were about worn out after three straight days of being wined and dined and generally fawned over in villages all across the north of France.

--CentreDaily.com (Knight Ridder)--

Palestinians Turn on Tunnel Men

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Mustafa used to fear little but a periodic Israeli army raid as he dug arms smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip for the Palestinian revolt. Now he has to worry about the neighbours too.

--Reuters--

This is good news indeed, and it shows that toughness against terrorists can pay off. - Ed.

Russia Backs N. Korea in Nuke Talks

U.S. sees sign of Moscow colluding with communist regime.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry's DNC Enforcer Outed Biden as ‘Plagiarist’

The man tapped by Sen. John Kerry to enforce loyalty at the Democratic National Committee had to resign in disgrace from Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential campaign, after revealing that then-Dukakis presidential rival Sen. Joe Biden was a plagiarist.

--NewsMax.com--

Migrants Cost Arizona $1.3 Billion, Report Says

Arizona taxpayers pay an estimated $1.3 billion a year for health care, education and prison costs of undocumented immigrants, according to a report released Thursday by a national group backing Protect Arizona Now.

--Arizona Republic--

Limbaugh's Dem Prosecutors Seek GOP Reinforcements

Stung by criticism that their “doctor shopping” investigation of top talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has deteriorated into a politically motivated fishing expedition, state prosecutors in Florida's Palm Beach County are reportedly considering bringing in Republican reinforcements.

--NewsMax.com--

Want Cheap Gas? Go to Baghdad

While Americans are shelling out record prices for fuel, Iraqis pay only about 5 cents a gallon for gasoline -- a benefit of hundreds of millions of dollars subsidies bankrolled by American taxpayers.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

U.S. Employers Add 246,000 Jobs in May

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added almost a quarter million jobs in May, extending a nine-month hiring spree and accommodating enough job-seekers to hold the unemployment rate steady at 5.6 percent of the labor force.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

FBI Files Show Kerry Met With Communists More Than Once

Newly released FBI files reveal that presumed Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry attended a second meeting with North Vietnamese communists in Paris in the early 1970s. Kerry has previously admitted to meeting only once with the North Vietnamese delegations in 1970.

--CNSNews.com--

Texas Newspaper Asks That Kerry Apologize for Use of Vets' Photos

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is asking Democrat John Kerry to apologize for what it says was the unauthorized use in a Kerry campaign commercial of photos copyrighted by the newspaper.

--Houston Chronicle--

Kerry Says He Would Add 40,000 to Army

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - In his most extensive remarks on the future of the American military, Sen. John F. Kerry said here Thursday that he would expand the active-duty Army by 40,000 soldiers, including a doubling of U.S. Special Forces; speed development of new technologies and equipment to meet threats posed by terrorist networks; and better integrate the National Guard into the nation's homeland security strategy.

--Washington Post--

Kerry is accusing Pres. Bush of instituting a “back door draft” by issuing “stop loss” orders which prevent GIs from leaving the service when their time is up. He would have you believe that this is something new, but in fact, Pres. Clinton used this “back door draft” in 1999 as this story from the American Forces Press Service explains. - Ed.

‘I love It,’ Badly Wounded GI Says of Service

A U.S. soldier who lost an eye and had his jaw wired shut after being hit by shrapnel says he wants to go back to Iraq.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Iraqi Police Nab Al Qaeda-Linked Terrorist

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi police forces have detained Umar Baziyani, an associate of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. Central Command announced Friday.

--Fox News--

Gillespie Denounces Soros' Anti-American ‘Hatred’

GOP chairman Ed Gillespie has a low opinion of multibillionaire George Soros' attempt to equate 9/11 with the abuse of some Iraqi prisoners.

--NewsMax.com--

Leftists Busted in Voter Registration Fraud

Gee, the presidential election is still half a year away and Democrat groups are already cranking up their vote fraud. A left-wing organization has fired two employees caught cheating in a voter registration drive in Columbus, Ohio.

--NewsMax.com--

Michigan Judicial Pick Held Up for 20th Time

Sen. Carl Levin stopped a Bush nominee to the federal appeals court yesterday in a continuing effort to reserve the seat for the wife of his first cousin.

--Washington Times--

Limbaugh Attorney Asks Court to Sanction Prosecutors

The attorney for top radio talk host Rush Limbaugh has asked a Florida court to sanction Palm Beach County prosecutors for making false accusations against him as they investigate whether Limbaugh engaged in doctor shopping to obtain pain killers.

--NewsMax.com--

Tenet Resignation Linked to Iraq WMD Report

The shock resignation of CIA Director George Tenet Thursday morning comes just days before the release of a devastating report on the CIA's inaccurate assessment that Iraq had stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction before the war.

--NewsMax.com--

Alleged Memogate Conspirator Says Fighting Judicial Nominees Is Left's Priority

WASHINGTON - Elaine R. Jones, one of the key players in the Senate Judiciary Committee's “Memogate” controversy, reiterated her opposition to President Bush's judicial nominees Wednesday, saying there is nothing more important to liberals than keeping conservative judges off the federal bench.

--CNSNews.com--

There's no better example of why the left wants only legislating leftists on the bench than the travesty that the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court perpetrated on that state. - Ed.

Bush Still Not on Illinois Ballot

Late Republican convention doesn't meet state's schedule for candidates.

--Illinois Leader--

I doubt that the election will come and Bush/Cheney are not on the Ilinois ballot. But just in case it does, and just in case Democrats and their media allies try to keep them off the ballot, please recall the Torricelli fiasco in New Jersey where “The Torch” withdrew from the race, and Democrats got a judge to allow them to bait-and-switch with Lautenberg. - Ed.

New Iraq Chief: Evidence Linking Saddam to 9/11 Is ‘Genuine’

The man tapped to head Iraq's new interim government has vouched for the authenticity of evidence that links Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 attacks.

--NewsMax.com--

Boy Scouts Making Comeback in Iraq

On the shores of the Tigris River sits 40 acres of prime real estate which recently was home to a compound used by Saddam Hussein's secret police.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry's Remarks on Korean Policy and Reunification Questioned

Senator John F. Kerry has taken issue with the Bush administration's handling of the North Korean nuclear crisis, but a leading Korean affairs analyst Thursday questioned some of Kerry's positions, saying he appeared to be criticizing President Bush “for criticism's sake.”

--CNSNews.com (Pacific Rim Bureau)--

Clinton's Team Aids Kerry on Military

Sen. John Kerry, who delivers a major speech today on how he would reshape the military, is getting his national security ideas from a cadre of retired generals and ex-civilian officials who advised President Clinton.

--Washington Times--

Kerry Says Bush Has Mismanaged Military

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - President Bush has mismanaged the U.S. military, effectively instituting a “back-door draft” and complicating the mission in Iraq, Democratic challenger John Kerry charged on Thursday.

--Reuters--

Kerry criticizes Bush for not sending in enough troops, but if I'm not mistaken, Kerry supported all of Pres. Clinton's military cuts. If we had the military personnel that Kerry voted to eliminate, we wouldn't be in the manpower bind we find ourselves in and he is criticizing. - Ed.

NAACP Chairman Compares Republicans to Terrorists

WASHINGTON - In remarks to hundreds of cheering liberal activists Wednesday, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond singled out Republicans as enemies of black Americans and compared conservatives to the terrorist Taliban who once ruled Afghanistan.

--CNSNews.com--

Remember how Democrats accused Republicans of questioning their patriotism when they weren't? Remember how the media played up those accusations? - Ed.

Anti-War Group Enlists Father of Beheaded American

The group organizing an antiwar rally in Washington on Saturday has openly expressed support for Palestinian terrorism, a watchdog group says.

--CNSNews.com--

Swift Boat Veterans Tell Kerry to ‘Cease and Desist’

Stop using our faces in your campaign material, eleven Swift Boat veterans have told Sen. John F. Kerry. The veterans are all from the unit in which Sen. John Kerry served.

--CNSNews.com--

RNC Offers Kerryopoly Game

The Republican National Committee said today it is helping John Kerry introduce himself to voters by playing Kerryopoly, the new Web game that's sweeping the nation.

--NewsMax.com--

You can play Kerryopoly by clicking here. - Ed.

Terror Suspects Nabbed Via Eavesdropping

Intelligence officials use cellphone signals to track Al Qaeda operatives, as number of mid-level arrests rises.

--Christian Science Monitor--

Rice: New Iraq Gov't Bad News for al-Qaida

National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the formation of a new interim government in Iraq spells bad news for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other al-Qaida terrorists operating inside the country.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Speaks to Air Force Academy

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - President Bush, preparing new Air Force officers for war, cast the fight against terrorism as a struggle between freedom and tyranny similar to World War II and the Cold War.

--My Way News (AP)--

Russia Signs Onto Bush's WMD Anti-Proliferation Drive

One year after President Bush launched a global drive aimed at preventing weapons of mass destruction from reaching rogue states and terrorists, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) has been boosted by Russia's agreement to join.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry's Plan: Ban U.S. Weapons to Stop WMD Threat

On the same day the U.S. government announced that terrorist Jose Padilla sought to obtain nuclear materials and detonate a dirty nuclear weapon in the U.S., Sen. John Kerry said the key to U.S. security is to unilaterally stop building nuclear weapons.

--NewsMax.com--

US Spy Coup ‘Leaked’ by Chalabi

A former ally of the US in Iraq, Ahmed Chalabi, told Iran that Washington had cracked codes used by Tehran's spy network, US media reports say.

--BBC--

Taxpayers Fund Felon's Boob Job

Even Democrats are outraged that taxpayers are being forced to squander a billion dollars a year on California criminals' medical bills, including such ridiculous items as a male prisoner's boob job and pampering at a Beverly Hills dermatologist and La Jolla orthopedist.

--NewsMax.com--

Leftist Judge Rejects Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion

President Bush tried to stop “a terrible form of violence directed against children,” but a pro-abortion judge in San Francisco decides to legislate from the bench.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

Bush-Bashers Collide on Bin Laden Allegation

One of the central charges made by left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore in his upcoming, Bush-bashing film is being undermined by another critic of the president -- former White House counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Says Security Comes First

Sen. John F. Kerry indicated that as president he would play down the promotion of democracy as a leading goal in dealing with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Russia, instead focusing on other objectives that he said are more central to the United States' security.

--Washington Post--

Kerry also said that securing all nuclear materials in Russia, integrating China in the world economy, achieving greater controls over Pakistan's nuclear weapons or winning greater cooperation on terrorist financing in Saudi Arabia trumped human rights concerns in those nations. I can almost understand him being concerned that security issues might infringe on civil rights in the United States, but how can he square his anti-Patriot Act rhetoric with this new position that security trumps human rights in other countries? - Ed.

Kerry ‘Flips Off’ Vietnam Vet

Democratic senator - and certain presidential nominee - John F. Kerry gave the middle finger to a Vietnam veteran at the Vietnam Memorial Wall on Memorial Day morning, NewsMax.com has learned.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Honored at Communist Museum

A Ho Chi Minh City museum that honors Vietnam war protesters features a photograph of Sen. John Kerry being greeted by the general secretary of the Communist Party, Comrade Do Muoi.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Battle Lines Drawn in U.N. Scandal Book Controversy

A controversial book written by two current and one former employee of the United Nations peacekeeping operations is due to hit bookstores in days. The world body may retaliate by firing the authors.

--NewsMax.com--

President Bush Hails Political Developments in Iraq

President Bush said he had no role in choosing the new interim leaders of Iraq; he called the new Iraqi prime minister a “strong leader” who endured exile for decades and survived Saddam's assassination attempts; and he said “time will tell” if the new Iraqi leaders turn out to be as strong and as capable as United Nations officials think they will be.

--CNSNews.com--

Counterfeit Trail Led to Chalabi

The thick, black smoke that drifted over the prosperous Mansour suburb of Baghdad last January had nothing to do with the bomb blasts and rocket fire that shook the Iraqi capital almost daily.

--The Australian (London Sunday Times)--

Bush to Wage Ideological Campaign

President Bush's re-election strategists plan to portray the November election as the first since the Reagan era to offer voters a stark choice between liberalism and conservatism.

--Washington Times--

Libertarian Party Says It Will Drain Votes From Bush

The Libertarian Party nominated a presidential candidate on Sunday, and party officials said he “could attract enough votes from angry conservatives to cost President Bush his job.”

--CNSNews.com--

Will libertarian ideals be better served by defeating Bush? It's hard to see how. - Ed.

Average Gas Price Drops First Time in 5 Weeks

WASHINGTON - U.S. drivers finally got a break at the pump, as the price of gasoline fell 1.3 cents to an average $2.051 a gallon on Tuesday, the first decline in five weeks, the government said.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

Senate Poised to Curb Lawsuits

After trying to curb class-action lawsuits for years, Republicans finally have enough support to push legislation through the Senate to limit what they call an overabundance of frivolous cases against businesses.

--Washington Times--

Clinton Bumps Black Author for Harlem Book Launch

He may be “America's First Black President,” but that isn't stopping Bill Clinton from elbowing aside an up-and-coming African-American author so he can launch his book tour in Harlem.

--NewsMax.com--

Greenpeace: EU needs Facts Not Science Fiction

Environmentalists have warned against the “anti-science” basis of a Hollywood blockbuster on climate change disaster.

--EUpolitix--

D-Day? France Preferred Us to the US Even Then, Says German Veteran

Franz Gockel sits on the grassed-over remains of his former machine-gun nest above Omaha beach, and quietly weeps as he looks out across a broad stretch of sand towards the English Channel.

--London Telegraph--

Arab Report: Iraq Situation Improving

CAIRO, Egypt - Despite war and occupation, Iraq has seen a surge in human rights organizations, political parties and independent newspapers - entities almost unheard of under Saddam Hussein, said a report by an Arab think tank.

--My Way News (AP)--

Poll Stunner: Veterans Deserting Kerry

A CBS News poll released this week showing Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush actually contained some devastating news for the Kerry campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Clinton to Rescue Kerry Campaign?

Making a calculated decision that Bill Clinton can do more good than harm for their election chance this year, Democratic Party officials are looking to the former president to take an active role in getting John Kerry elected to the presidency.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Heckled at Memorial Day Event

Sen. John Kerry's record as an anti-war protester came back to haunt him on Memorial Day when he was confronted by a heckler as he tried to pay his respects to a soldier killed in the Vietnam War.

--NewsMax.com--