Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July

WASHINGTON - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.

--My Way News (AP)--

Foreign Observers of US Vote Threaten ‘Catastrophe,’ Group Warns

When the U.S. State Department invited a team of international election observers to watch this year's American presidential election, it invited “scandal, fraud and corruption to the American electoral process,” a conservative watchdog group has charged.

--CNSNews.com--

N.Y. Times Poll: 9/11 Families Blame Clinton

A New York Times poll of 9/11 victim families released on Sunday shows that more Americans who lost relatives in the worst terrorist attack in the nation's history hold President Clinton rather than President Bush responsible.

--NewsMax.com--

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to hold Islamist terrorists responsible? - Ed.

Bush Calls Iraq Invasion a ‘Catastrophic Success’

WASHINGTON — President Bush on Sunday defended the invasion of Iraq, calling it a “catastrophic success” despite continued violence and the lack of weapons that drove the country to war.

--Fox News--

Kerry Stonewalling on Medals Mystery

Kerry campaign officials are refusing to answer questions about discrepancies in the military records posted to the presidential candidate's campaign Web site after Navy officials and outside experts challenged the authenticity of some of Kerry's decorations.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Daughters Booed at MTV Awards

A widespread assumption that young Americans watching MTV may be more prone to vote for John Kerry for president over George W. Bush could be highly off target, as Kerry's daughters received prolonged booing at the network's Music Video Awards in Miami.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I suspect that the boos were aimed at the politicking in general. People who pay to hear music don't want political speeches. - Ed.

McCain: Kerry Fair Game for Questioning

NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called advertisements run against John Kerry by pro-Republican Vietnam War veterans “dishonest and dishonorable” but said Monday it was legitimate to question the Democrat presidential candidate's anti-war efforts after his service.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

Secret Service Worried About NYC Bush Plot

NEW YORK - The U.S. Secret Service is worried protesters here will try to stall buses carrying key delegates slated to nominate George W. Bush this week at the Republican National Convention, WorldNetDaily has learned.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Poll: Bush Seizes Momentum in Florida

President Bush has gained on rival John Kerry in Florida and may even have inched ahead in a race that is still too close to call, according to a new poll.

--Miami Herald--

Rev. Sharpton, McAuliffe Fire Up Voters at Miami Church

“It's our time; it's our turn,” said Bishop Victor T. Curry, who made no apologies for turning his Sunday service into a political rally also attended by Democrats U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, state Sen. Frederica Wilson, state Sen. M. Mandy Dawson and Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

--South Florida Sun-Sentinel--

Meanwhile, Democrat lawyers are trying to get the tax-exempt status of other churches revoked for politicking in favor of pro-life candidates. How do they get away with this blatant hypocrisy? It doesn't end here.- Ed.

Leftists March, but Anti-US Sentiment Otherwise Muted at Olympics

Secretary of State Colin Powell at the weekend canceled a planned visit to Athens, where he was to have attended the closing ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games.

--CNSNews.com--

Second Toy Found In Candy Appears To Depict Osama Bin Laden

MIAMI - In Miami, a wholesaler has announced that his company will recall 14,000 bags of candy.

--WFTV.com--

Man Fined for Helping Hurricane Victim

Anthony Howell flew to Florida last week to help out a friend whose home was badly damaged by Hurricane Charley. Now, he may face a $5,000 fine and a felony charge.

--Rockland Journal News, New York--

1996: Kerry Judged False Decorations ‘Very Wrong’

Amid questions about one of John Kerry's combat “V” decorations, unearthed remarks by the senator eight years ago reveal he judged an admiral's allegedly false awards as a serious offense that disqualified him from leadership.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

See previous story. - Ed.

Gen. McInerney: Kerry Testimony Treasonous

Vietnam veteran-turned-military analyst Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney said Thursday that John Kerry's 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee portraying Vietnam soldiers as “monsters” would have been consider ground for treason charges in an earlier day.

--NewsMax.com--

FBI Docs Say China Funded Kerry

The legal watchdog group Judicial Watch announced the release of recently declassified documents that indicate Sen. John Kerry accepted laundered contributions from the communist Chinese government for his 1996 re-election campaign.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ex-Lawmaker Says He Helped Bush With Guard

DALLAS - Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes said he is “more ashamed at myself than I've ever been” because he helped President Bush and the sons of other wealthy families get into the Texas National Guard so they could avoid serving in Vietnam.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

While the Kerry campaign and their media allies have characterized the Swift Boat Vets as “partisans,” they've never been able to prove their charge. If being a partisan disqualifies a person from making a statement about this controversy, then this guy certainly has nothing worth listening to. - Ed.

Bush Gains With Florida Votes and Closes in Pennsylvania

As the Republican Party gears up for the start of their national convention Monday, polls are showing President Bush making gains in Florida and Pennsylvania and even making inroads among Sunshine state Democrats.

--NewsMax.com--

Iran Nuke Program Near Point of No Return

JERUSALEM - Israeli military intelligence has concluded Iran is preparing to accelerate uranium enrichment in violation of Tehran's pledge to the European Union, reports Geostrategy-Direct, the global intelligence information service.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Montreal Man Downed U.S. Plane, CSIS Told

A captured al-Qaeda operative has told Canadian intelligence investigators that a Montreal man who trained in Afghanistan alongside the 9/11 hijackers was responsible for the crash of an American Airlines flight in New York three years ago.

--National Post--

One way to prevent terrorists from achieving their objectives could be to explain terrorist acts as something other than terrorism. What do you think? Do you believe the goverment might be justified in covering up an attack? Sound off on our open forum. - Ed.

‘Tribute’ Shows All of NYC Doesn't Hate Bush

With anarchists planning to disrupt the GOP Convention, local Democrats bashing President Bush at every turn and even an off-Broadway play with the title “I'm Gonna Kill the President,” Republican delegates might get the impression that most of New York City hates them.

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats Won't Stay Quiet During GOP Convention

WASHINGTON - The Democratic National Committee plans a full-scale offensive to counter next week's GOP convention, including a 21-state television and radio advertising campaign critical of President Bush's record.

--CNSNews.com--

It has been a tradition that political parties don't actively campaign during the other's convention. It was also a tradition that former presidents don't criticize the actions of their successors. Democrats aren't much for tradition. - Ed.

Albright Bashes Bush on Foreign Soil

Stockholm - Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright harshly criticised President George W Bush and especially his Iraq policy during a visit to Stockholm on a book tour, Swedish media reported on Thursday.

--News24.com, South Africa--

In the interview, Madame Albright says, “We didn't see Saddam Hussein as an immediate threat.” However, on Feb. 18, 1998, Albright said this: “Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.” So what are we to believe, what she said then or what she says now? - Ed.

Heinz Kerry: Swiftvets Hurting Troop Morale in Iraq

Breaking her silence on criticism of John Kerry's war record by the group Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, Teresa Heinz Kerry said this week that such attacks are undermining the morale of troops currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

--NewsMax.com--

How the heck can this woman make such a determination? She never served in the military. And, of course, by making this statement, she's calling attention to the undisputable fact that her husband's post-service activities had a devastating effect on the morale of our servicemen in Vietnam. - Ed.

Veterans Mostly Support Bush, National Poll Finds

Sen. John F. Kerry has emphasized his Vietnam service hoping to inspire fellow veterans - whom he calls his “band of brothers” - to support his presidential campaign. But a new nationwide poll and conversations with area veterans show that they remain deeply split over the former Navy lieutenant.

--Washington Post--

Another Eyewitness: Kerry's Purple Heart Not Deserved

A retired admiral who was with John Kerry when they were patrolling the Mekong Delta in a Boston Whaler skimmer on Dec. 2, 1968 has come forward with an account challenging Kerry's claim that he was wounded by enemy fire that day - an action for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.

--NewsMax.com--

Whose word should we take, this retired admiral's, or John Kerry's? Actually, we can believe both, if we believe what Kerry wrote in his journal. - Ed.

War ‘Brother’ Denies Kerry Bought Loyalty

In an interview with WorldNetDaily, “Band of Brothers” member James Wasser flatly denied he told a former swiftboat crew mate that he had always despised their skipper John Kerry but “came around” after a persuasive, private meeting with the senator at the beginning of the presidential campaign.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

If the situation were reversed, and it was 250+ veterans contradicting a dozen or so pro-Bush veterans, can you imagine the partisan media not asking the pro-Bushies if they had been bought off? They'd ask the question just to plant a seed in the minds of their audience. - Ed.

‘Time to Move On,’ Kerry Adviser Says

The “trivial attacks” on Sen. John F. Kerry “are diverting from the actual war that's going on today,” says Richard Holbrooke, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations who currently advises Kerry on foreign affairs - and is mentioned as a possible secretary of state in a possible Kerry administration.

--CNSNews.com--

Why wasn't it time to “move on” when Democrats, and their partisan media allies, were perpetrating the bogus attacks on Pres. Bush's National Guard service? - Ed.

Toy In Candy Bag Appears To Depict 9/11 Attack

ORLANDO, Fla. - A bag of candy shocked a local grandmother and will most likely shock you. The toy inside looks like a plane flying right into the Twin Towers. Now, that toy is off some local store shelves because of our story.

--WFTV-TV, Orlando--

More Americans Have Health Insurance Than Ever Before, Group Says

More Americans have health insurance now than at any time in recent history, says a think tank that advocates private solutions to public policy problems.

--CNSNews.com--

O'Neill Voted for Gore, Bashed Bush

Swiftboat Veterans for Truth chief spokesman John O'Neill is supposed to be a tool of the Bush Cheney reelection campaign - at least according to John Kerry's media damage controllers.

--NewsMax.com--

More Kerry ‘Seared’ Memory Failure

“I remember well April, 1968 - I was serving in Vietnam - a place of violence - when the news reports brought home to me and my crewmates the violence back home - and the tragic news that one of the bullets flying that terrible spring took the life of that unabashedly maladjusted citizen [Martin Luther King].” - John Kerry

--Project Vote Smart--

John Kerry didn't get to Vietnam until November, 1968. - Ed.

Kerry, in 1971, Admitted Writing Combat Reports

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's 1971 testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reveals that the then anti-war activist admitted to writing many of the battle reports during his four months of combat in Vietnam.

--CNSNews.com--

Questions Swirl Around Kerry's Silver Star

Raising questions about John Kerry's Silver Star medal won in Vietnam, two researchers say its accompanying citation was reissued twice, an “unheard of” occurrence serving to expunge from the record the shooting of an enemy solider in the back and upgrade the signer from an admiral to the secretary of the Navy.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry's One-sentence Flip-flop

“The truth, which is what elections are all about, is that the tax burden of the middle class has gone up while the tax burden of the middle class has gone down.” - John Kerry

--New York Times--

‘Unity’ Platform Plank Divides Republicans

The Republican Party's draft platform does not include a “Party Unity” plank, much to the disappointment of groups that anchor the liberal side of the GOP.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats Master Art of 527s but GOP Rallies

Liberal-leaning groups have dominated the use of an emerging political tool known as a 527, pouring tens of millions of unregulated dollars into efforts to defeat President Bush, but Republicans have ramped up efforts to close the gap before the November election.

--Washington Times--

Bush Calls McCain About Anti-Kerry Ads

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - President Bush wants to work with Republican Sen. John McCain to pursue court action against political ads by “shadowy” outside groups, the White House said Thursday amid growing pressure on the president to denounce attacks on John Kerry's war record.

--NewsMax.com--

Bad move Pres. Bush! Americans don't like their speech restricted. We don't need less political speech, we need more. - Ed.

Euro Banks ‘Laundered’ Iraq Oil for Food Payments

Two European banks were yesterday accused by the US Treasury Department of helping Saddam Hussein launder money stolen from the UN oil-for-food programme.

--London Telegraph--

GOP Protester Has Terror Bombing Rap Sheet

An anarchist planning to disrupt the GOP convention in New York City next week has a rap sheet chock full of terrorist bombings, which catapulted him to the top of the FBI's Most Wanted List during the late 1970s.

--NewsMax.com--

More Alleged Hamas Operatives Linked to DC-Area Think Tank

The Virginia man recently detained after his wife was seen videotaping Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge has ties to a Springfield, Va., Muslim think tank that is an alleged front for the terrorist organization Hamas.

--CNSNews.com--

Iran Using Israel As Pretext for Nuclear Build-up, Arab Journalist Says

JERUSALEM - Iran says it needs to defend itself against a possible Israeli attack, but that is just a “pretext” for a conventional and non-conventional weapons build-up, which is really aimed at its Arab neighbors, an Arab journalist wrote.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Private Eyes Digging Dirt on Swiftvets

John Kerry has recruited private investigators to dig up dirt on the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth in a last ditch bid to discredit the group that has been so successful in damaging his image as a Vietnam War hero.

--NewsMax.com--

FEC chairman defends Swift Boat ads

The chairman of the Federal Elections Commission, a Clinton appointee, defended the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in the face of a complaint filed with the agency by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I believe Pres. Bush should make a similar statement. He can defend their right to speak without endorsing what they say. - Ed.

Publicity Stunt? Kerry Keeps Controversy in Spotlight

The furor over John Kerry's Vietnam war record isn't going away. Press reports say former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) will try to hand-deliver a message to President Bush in Crawford, Tex., on Wednesday - asking Bush to specifically denounce TV ads run by anti-Kerry Vietnam veterans.

--CNSNews.com--

Call for Probe of Kerry's Medals

Judicial Watch, the government-watchdog legal group, has filed a request with the Pentagon for an official investigation into the Vietnam-era medals received by presidential nominee John Kerry as well as his controversial anti-war activities.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Makes Illegal Phone Call to Swift Boat Veteran

Of course, if serving in Vietnam were the primary qualification to be president, the United States would need thousands of Oval Offices, but John Kerry, trying to avoid his Senate record, chose to make a four-month stint decades ago the centerpiece of his campaign. And every day now he must be regretting that decision.

--NewsMax.com--

Next Up: POWs Blast Kerry in TV Documentary

As controversy over John Kerry's Vietnam service holds center stage in the presidential campaign, a war veteran is about to release a television documentary with devastating testimony by former POWs of the demoralizing impact of the senators' war-crimes accusations more than 30 years ago.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Comments on Iraq War In Error, Says Kerry Aide

A top national security adviser to John F. Kerry said yesterday that he made a mistake when he said the Democratic nominee probably would have launched a military invasion to oust Saddam Hussein if he had been president during the past four years.

--Washington Post (registration required)--

Another flip-flop. So what else is new? - Ed.

Another Democrat Mayor Endorses Bush

Youngstown Mayor George M. McKelvey - the Democratic mayor of a very Democratic rust-belt city - endorsed President Bush for re-election Monday, calling him a “friend” and a “kind, caring, God-fearing man.”

--Cincinnati Enquirer--

This is important, coming from the “battleground” state of Ohio. - Ed.

Pro-Bush Vets Challenge Kerry Double-standard

--GeorgeWBush.com--

Kerry: Bush Beat Gore in Debate

Kerry said the debates would be a challenge. “The president has won every debate he's ever had,” Kerry said. “He beat Ann Richards. He beat Al Gore. So, he's a good debater.”

--ABC News--

Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign

WASHINGTON - An election lawyer for President Bush who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry resigned Wednesday from Bush's campaign.

--My Way News (AP)--

This doesn't even rise to an appearance of impropriety, but that won't stop the Kerry surrogates (and their partisan media allies) from calling it a “smoking gun,” saying it proves coordination between the Bush campaign and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. - Ed.

Denial of Communion Disapproved

A new survey about religion and politics shows that Americans disapprove of Catholic Church leaders withholding Holy Communion from pro-choice Catholic politicians by almost a three-to-one ratio, or 64 percent to 22 percent.

--Washington Times--

Count me in the 64 percent. Although I recognize the dilemma bishops find themselves in, I don't think they should be making a public issue of it. Doing so may actually help faithless “Catholic” politicians, who can point to it as proof they're not beholden to the Church. Of course, I'm not Catholic, so it's really none of my business. - Ed.

Search for Missing US Servicemen Expanding to Russia's Far East

MOSCOW - Russia has for the first time agreed to open its remote far eastern region to U.S. officials searching for American servicemen missing in action from past wars.

--CNSNews.com--

N.Y. Daily News Unearths ‘Stunning’ Democrat Vote Fraud

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - About 46,000 people, most of them Democrats, are illegally registered to vote in New York City and in Florida, the liberal New York Daily News reported today.

--NewsMax.com--

Why do you think Democrats want the president elected by a “popular vote?” Because it's easier to steal an election that way, that's why. - Ed.

Business-Backed 527 Will ‘Tell the Truth About Trial Lawyers’

The United States Chamber of Commerce plans to make America's “runaway legal system” a cornerstone of the presidential campaign.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry '71 Testimony Caused POW ‘Flashback’

A former prisoner of war in Vietnam says he recently experienced a “flashback” when he heard a recording of John Kerry accusing soldiers of war crimes in 1971 testimony before a Senate committee.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Bid to Make Bush ‘Goat’ for 9/11 Seen Risky

Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign is belittling President Bush for his immediate reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks, stepping up its response to recent criticism of Mr. Kerry's conduct during the Vietnam War.

--Washington Times--

This smear by Kerry is particularly galling, considering that Kerry admitted that he couldn't think for forty minutes after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. - Ed.

Kerry Backs Off on Medal Claim

After WorldNetDaily's report last week of a discrepancy in John Kerry's personal account of his first Purple Heart, his presidential campaign has backed off on claims that he was wounded from enemy fire.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It's important to note that slowly but surely, Kerry's story is changing, whereas the Swift Boat Vets' story remains constant. - Ed.

Kerry Personally, Repeatedly Questioned Bush's Guard Service

President Bush has never questioned John Kerry's Vietnam War service - saying instead on multiple occasions that it was noble and something the Democratic nominee should be proud of.

--NewsMax.com--

Democrats Primary Donors to 527s

A government report released yesterday shows the vast majority of major donations to controversial 527 groups such as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and Moveon.org go to Democratic and so-called “progressive” groups.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This calls into question the media-promoted urban legend that the GOP is the “party of the rich.” - Ed.

Vietnam Avoider John Edwards Calls Swiftvets ‘Liars’

Vice presidential candidate John Edwards, who avoided service in Vietnam, had wisely stayed out of the debate over John Kerry's Vietnam war record - until this past weekend, when he started depicting Swiftboat veterans who have criticized Kerry as “liars.”

--NewsMax.com--

One of the wonderful things about being a Democrat is that you have this uncanny ability to know who is telling the truth and who is lying. I'm not sure, but I think they they have a secret formula for figuring it out: if the person is a Republican or speaks ill of a Democrat, he's lying. If he's a Democrat or speaks ill of a Republican, he's obviously telling the truth. - Ed.

Dole Defends Swiftees in Call From Kerry

Presidential candidate John Kerry telephoned former Sen. Bob Dole this morning to complain about Dole's demand a day earlier that he apologize to Vietnam veterans for protesting the war, the one-time Republican presidential candidate revealed Monday afternoon.

--NewsMax.com--

This story elaborates on the conversation between Dole and Kerry that I reported yesterday. - Ed.

Small Businesses Applaud Overtime Overhaul

Labor unions and the Kerry campaign may be howling over new overtime rules that took effect on Monday, but small business owners are cheering what they view as the end of confusion and litigation.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Likes CIA Breakup Plan

Washington - Congressional Democrats on Monday blasted the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman's proposal for breaking up the CIA and Defense Department spying operations, while the party's presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, praised it.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

'70s Extremists Plan GOP Convention Havoc

A number of extremists with ties to the 1970s radical Weather Underground have recently been released from prison and are in New York preparing to wreak havoc during the Republican National Convention, The Post has learned.

--New York Post--

Civil Rights Group Urges Edwards to Support Justice Rogers Brown

WASHINGTON - California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown's nomination to the federal bench is sparking more political controversy, with a civil rights group announcing a television advertisement Wednesday calling on Sen. John Edwards to support the conservative judge.

--News Observer (AP)--

TV Focuses on Kerry's Spin, Not Kerry's History

ABC, CBS & NBC Morning Shows Have Failed to Interview a Member of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

--Media Research Center--

Dole to Kerry: Call the President

On Sean Hannity's radio program, guest Bob Dole told Sean that he had told Kerry to call President Bush and tell him that both of them should discourage talk of Kerry's war record and Bush's National Guard service, and focus on the isues of the election. He then said that Kerry responded by saying he hadn't spent any money attacking Bush's military service. But Dole pointed out that Kerry didn't have to - he has many other groups, including the media, doing it for him.

--Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective--

Pot Fest Turns Into Kerry Rally

Amid the bong sales, the drug-reform speeches and a certain aroma that permeated the annual pro-marijuana festival yesterday, Hempfest was also a venue for another cause: getting John Kerry to the White House.

--Seattle Times--

Republican National Committee Calls Kerry Complaint ‘Frivolous’

On Friday, the Kerry campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Swift Boat Veterans for Truth of illegally coordinating its anti-Kerry activities with the Bush-Cheney campaign. On Monday, the Republican National Committee urged the FEC to dismiss the “frivolous complaint.”

--CNSNews.com--

Did Kerry Take Fire from Khmer Rouge?

WASHINGTON - Did Lt. John Kerry really take his gunboat up the river into Cambodia territory as he continues to insist despite growing contradictions in his stories?

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hentoff: Kerry in War Record Cover-up

Longtime civil libertarian and columnist for the left-wing Village Voice, Nat Hentoff charged Sunday that the Kerry campaign is engaged in a transparent cover-up of the Massachusetts Democrat's war record and an attempt to muzzle freedom of speech.

--NewsMax.com--

Who's Funding GOP Disruption?

WASHINGTON - An anarchist group planning disruptions at next week's Republican National Convention in New York gets funding from a Ted Turner foundation as well as a foundation chaired by Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of the Democratic Party presidential nominee.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ed Koch: I'm Voting for Bush

Former New York City Mayor Edward Koch, a Democrat, will for the first time in his life vote for a Republican presidential candidate this year because he feels Kerry "doesn't have the stomach" to fight terrorism, Koch told WorldNetDaily.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry's Ties to Anti-Bush Groups Uncovered

Even as Sen. John Kerry and his cheerleaders in Big Media try to associate President Bush with the modestly funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, they remain silent about the links Kerry and the Democrat party have to multimillion-dollar Bush-hating groups. But they cannot keep concealing these ties, because NewsMax has uncovered multiple examples.

--NewsMax.com--

New Kerry Ad Smears Bush With Accusation of Smearing Kerry

“Instead of solutions, George Bush's campaign supports a front group attacking John Kerry's military record -- attacks called smears, lies,” says a new ad set to air Monday in three battleground states.

--CNSNews.com--

Dems Deny Harkin Pulled from Stump

Republicans are suggesting that Sen. Tom Harkin has been pulled from a campaign swing for Sen. John Kerry for calling Vice President Dick Cheney a “coward.”

--Chicago Sun-Times--

GOP Reluctant to Criticize Edwards Over Tort Reform

Some Republican strategists are reluctant to criticize Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards too harshly for spending his career as a personal-injury lawyer, though polls show the majority of Americans support tort reform.

--Washington Times--

Groups Differ on Impact of Overtime Rules

WASHINGTON - Paychecks could surge or shrink for a few or for millions of workers across the country starting Monday, when sweeping changes to the nation's overtime pay rules take effect.

--My Way News (AP)--

Most of the negative comments about the new rules seem to be coming from labor unions. That's interesting because union members receive overtime pay as specified by their union contracts. What they're trying to do is convince non-union workers that unless they join a union, they're going to lose their overtime pay. But the truth is that the new regulations don't say who can't receive overtime, they stipulate who must receive overtime pay. - Ed.

Conservative 527 Organizes Despite Looming FEC Crackdown

The Federal Election Commission plans to impose more regulations on 527 political action committees starting with the next election cycle, but a group of conservative African-American pastors Friday announced the creation of their own fund-raising organization to compete in the field dominated by liberal spending groups.

--CNSNews.com--

Palm Beach County's Absentee Ballot Points Voters to Confusion, Some Say

Jim Kemp shuddered when he saw Palm Beach County's absentee ballot.

--Palm Beach Post--

Remember that this is the infamous Palm Beach County. They're expecting that a lot of Republicans will be voting by absentee ballots. Could they be setting up a system to void those ballots? - Ed.

China Preparing for Confrontation With US, Taiwan PM Says

Taiwan's prime minister has accused China of preparing for a possible confrontation with the United States by sending Navy research vessels to map underwater terrain in the western Pacific, Taiwanese media reported Monday.

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

O'Neill Dares Kerry: ‘Sue Me’

Swiftboat Veterans for the Truth spokesman John O'Neill dared Sen. John Kerry on Sunday to sue him for libel if, as Kerry's presidential campaign maintains, key claims in O'Neill's book “Unifit for Command” are not true.

--NewsMax.com--

John O'Neill - Committed to Stopping Kerry

In his first interview for the British press, the Vietnam veteran leading the attack on John Kerry tells Charles Laurence why he must act.

--London Telegraph--

Kerry Defender Rood Contradicted by ‘Crewmate’

In a development that the establishment press is treating like bombshell news, former Swift Boat commander William B. Rood has stepped forward to defend John Kerry against the charge that he exaggerated his valor during the Vietnam War in descriptions of a foiled February 1969 ambush on his boat.

--Max.com--

I see a problem with this NewsMax story. It claims that Tom Bellodeau was “actually aboard Kerry's boat.” The problem I see is that Bellodeau included this quote in his 1996 Boston Globe interview: “I expected the guy on Kerry's boat with the twin 50s to blast him, ...” If Bellodeau was actually on Kerry's boat, I would have expected him to refer to the guy on “our boat,” not “Kerry's boat.”

That being said, I also see a problem with Rood's story. According Kerry's surrogates, the Swift Boat Vets can't be believed because they (at least most of them) were not actually on Kerry's boat. By that standard, Rood can't be believed either, since he was also on another boat. - Ed.

Dole Blasts Kerry on Purple Hearts, Urges Apology for War Protests

Severely wounded World War II combat hero Sen. Bob Dole questioned whether John Kerry deserved his three Purple Hearts on Sunday, and suggested that the top Democrat should apologize to his fellow Vietnam veterans for engaging in anti-war protests while they were still fighting the war.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Campaign Won't Fire MoveOn Staffer

The Kerry campaign is gloating this weekend over the resignation of Bush Cheney volunteer, former Vietnam War POW Ken Cordier, who's featured in the latest Swiftboat ad - saying it proves illegal coordination between the Swiftvets' 527 group and the official Bush campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Here's more. - Ed.

Exposed: Scandal of Double Voters

Some 46,000 New Yorkers are registered to vote in both the city and Florida, a shocking finding that exposes both states to potential abuses that could alter the outcome of elections, a Daily News investigation shows.

--New York Daily News--

This is a separate scandal from the 300,000 who obtained driver's licenses with unverifiable social security numbers, and should be assumed to be illegally registered to vote also. - Ed.

Campers Murdered Due to Christianity?

Police in Sonoma County, Calif., are now looking at the possibility that two evangelical Christians murdered on the beach as they slept were victims of a hate crime – killed because of their religious beliefs.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Campaign, Liberal Group Attack Anti-Kerry Book

Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign and a liberal watchdog group launched attacks on Friday to either ban Unfit for Command or restrict sales of the book, which the group's president called “the Hitler Diaries of this political season.”

--CNSNews.com--

It seems to me that whether what's in the book, Unfit for Command, is true or not is of less interest than the way the Kerry surrogates are trying to silence the authors. This is unprecedented in American politics, by my recollection. - Ed.

Navy Commander, Journalist, Backs Kerry on Vietnam

PITTSBURGH - An American journalist who commanded a boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence on Saturday and defended the Democratic presidential candidate against Republican critics of his military service.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

The only thing we can be sure of is that some people are lying. When the subject is politics, it seems that everyone has a motive to lie, so it wouldn't be wise to take anyone's word without question, and that goes for this journalist. Considering how biased most journalists are these days, I'd say this guy has no more, nor less, credibility than anyone else. - Ed.

No Way We'll Pull Ad, Swift Boat Veteran Says

John O'Neill, the co-author of Unfit for Command, a book disputing John Kerry's Vietnam War record, told Fox News on Friday that Swift Boat Veterans for Truth would “never” pull the TV ad that has so offended the Kerry campaign -- even if President Bush asked them to do so.

--CNSNews.com--

FEC Complaint Against ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’?

When the White House accused the Kerry campaign of “losing its cool” on Friday by filing an FEC complaint against the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, the Democratic nominee immediately fired back with an allusion to Michael Moore's movie “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

--NewsMax.com--

Hanoi T-shirt Sales Funding Kerry Campaign

Presidential candidate John Kerry can count on the support of at least one group of Vietnam Veterans – and they're still in Vietnam.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Al-Qaida Pitting U.S. Against ‘All Islamic Peoples’

A former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, who is now a leader in the terrorist group in Yemen, has disclosed new details of al-Qaida's strategy, including plans to increase bombing attacks in Saudi Arabia.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Anyone who thinks electing John Kerry will change their focus, or that Kerry can convince countries like France and Germany to draw al-Qaida's attention to themselves by joining our fight, is seriously deluded. - Ed.

Kerry Campaign Trying to Censor Vets' Book

The Kerry campaign has told Salon that the publisher of “Unfit for Command,” the book that is at the center of the attack on Kerry's military record by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, is retailing a hoax and should consider withdrawing it from bookstores.

--Salon.com--

The Kerry campaign is basing their charge on a Washington Post story in which it was reported that Larry Thurlow's Bronze Star citation also referred to enemy fire being received during the incident in question. Click here for Thurlow's response. - Ed.

Tommy Franks Warned Kerry: Iraq Pullout a Bad Idea

Iraq War commander Gen. Tommy Franks revealed Thursday that John Kerry called him for advice on his plan to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq starting in six months - and that Franks gave him a thumbs-down.

--NewsMax.com--

MoveOn Ads OK; Swift Boat Ads Not OK, Kerry Campaign Says

The Bush campaign has suggested that Sen. John Kerry join President Bush in calling off the dogs - those “shadowy” 527 groups that run ads for and against Bush and Kerry.

--CNSNews.com--

To summarize, MoveOn.org is “independent,” while the Swift Boat Vets (SBV) are “not an independent group.” They justify this by saying MoveOn.org “existed well before the Kerry campaign,” while the SBV did not. This, of course, is a phony argument. MoveOn.org is an anti-Bush organization, so whether or not it existed prior to Kerry's nomination is irrelevant. The SBV wouldn't need to have an organization had Kerry not won the nomination. Kerry's victory was the impetus for the SBV campaign.

After accusing the SBV of not being independent, the Kerry campaign attacks the Bush campaign for not telling the SBV to stop their ads. But campaign finance law prohibits any coordination between a campaign and a “527 group.” Pres. Bush can't tell the SBV to stop running the ads - that would be illegal. - Ed.

McClellan Condemns Kerry's ‘False’ Attack

The Bush-Cheney campaign isn't about to let Sen. John Kerry's hypocritical attacks on outside groups' advertising go unchallenged.

--NewsMax.com--

Swiftboat Vets Launch New Ad

One day after strong condemnation from John Kerry, the veterans group challenging the senator's war record has launched another television ad, this time charging him with betrayal for accusing them of war crimes.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

If the Swift Boat Vets prove to be a danger to Kerry's election, the FEC just might be willing to move up the timetable for enforcing the law. - Ed.

CBS Poll: Kerry's Support Among Vets, Catholics Collapsing

John Kerry's support among veterans has collapsed in the wake of revelations by fellow Swift Boat veterans who say he lied about his combat record, a CBS News poll released Thursday shows.

--NewsMax.com--

Another Credibility Gap for Kerry

John Kerry's campaign has run commercials about failed Bush administration health-care policies using a New Hampshire couple as an example.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Marijuana Rights Group Uniting Behind Kerry

SEATTLE - More than 150,000 denizens of the Northwest will gather this weekend in a waterfront park for Hempfest, billed as the largest promarijuana gathering in the country, to listen to speeches from the biggest names in the national drug-law reform movement between band sets and bong hits.

--Boston Globe--

Iran Missiles Sharpen Aim with U.S. Technology

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps last week demonstrated the integration of a system that turns the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile from a flying metal tube into a deadly weapon against Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

DMV May Suspend Licenses In Crackdown, Immigrants Cry Foul

NEW YORK - The state Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend the driver's licenses of up to 300,000 people, many of whom are illegal immigrants, because their Social Security numbers couldn't be verified, the DMV commissioner testified Thursday.

--WNBC.com (AP)--

More important to me is another question - how many of these people took advantage of “Motor Voter” to illegally obtain voter registrations? Are their voter registrations going to be revoked too? - Ed.

Condi: Saddam's WMDs Possibly Smuggled to Syria

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a report indicating that Saddam Hussein smuggled his weapons of mass destruction to Syria just before the U.S. attacked last year is “a scenario that has to be looked into.”

--NewsMax.com--

Jobless Claims Drop for 3rd Straight Week

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week for a third consecutive time, signaling that the labor market may be improving after hitting a speed bump in June and July.

--My Way News (AP)--

Kerry Says Bush Letting Others Do His Dirty Work

The Kerry-Edwards campaign on Thursday announced it has released a new TV ad to “set the record straight” about Kerry's “heroic and honorable service in Vietnam.”

--CNSNews.com--

Of course Kerry conveniently ignores the fact that he has Michael Moore, MoveOn.org, International A.N.S.W.E.R. and many other hate groups doing his “dirty work.” - Ed.

Harkin Lied About Vietnam War Record

Sen. Tom Harkin, who called Vice President Dick Cheney a “coward” on Tuesday for not serving in Vietnam, has been exposed for lying about his own Vietnam service - or, rather, lack thereof.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Backed Korea, Europe Troop Reductions Three Weeks Ago

Sen. John Kerry is blasting President Bush for his plan to withdraw 70,000 troops from South Korea and Germany. But less than three weeks ago the top Democrat said he thought such troop reductions were a good idea, specifically naming Europe and Korea.

--NewsMax.com--

This was originally reported by William Kristol in the Weekly Standard. Read it here. - Ed.

Poll: Voters Eyeing National Security

WASHINGTON - Concern about national security is dominating public attention in the final months of the presidential campaign because of continuing fears of terrorism and unhappiness about the war in Iraq, according to a poll released Wednesday.

--FortWayne.com (AP)--

Nader Denounces Kerry‘s ’Gangsters'

President Bush isn't the only candidate to experience the viciousness of the multimillion-dollar Democrat goon squads. Ralph Nader is fed up with John Kerry's “gangsters.”

--NewsMax.com--

The New Jersey Democrat Party is a prime example of their gangster mentality. They demanded that election laws be flouted in order to get Frank Lautenberg on the ballot, arguing that voters must have a “choice.” Now their governor is delaying his resignation until after the election to deny voters the choice. Nationally, the Democrat Party is fighting to keep Nader off the ballot, denying Nader voters the choice of voting for their candidate. - Ed.

FEC Hit for Not Curbing ‘Soft’ Cash

Supporters of campaign-finance regulation yesterday vented their frustration at the Federal Election Commission for failing to curb independent groups that are using huge “soft money” donations to change the political landscape. Supporters of campaign-finance regulation yesterday vented their frustration at the Federal Election Commission for failing to curb independent groups that are using huge “soft money” donations to change the political landscape.

--Washington Times--

Kerry ‘Defending Status Quo,’ Republican Says

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a frequent defender of President Bush, on Wednesday criticized Sen. John F. Kerry for being so reluctant to transform the U.S. military to meet new threats of the 21st century.

--CNSNews.com--

Anti-Kerry Ad a Hit

WASHINGTON - Vietnam veterans opposing John Kerry have scored a hit with a tough TV ad that claims he lied about his war record - it makes swing voters think twice about backing Kerry, an independent study has found.

--New York Post--

Is it any wonder that the Kerry campaign, and its partisan media allies, are doing everything in their power to keep the ads off the air? - Ed.

Kerry Disputes Allegations on Cambodia

WASHINGTON - Senator John F. Kerry is disputing an allegation made by a group of veterans opposed to his presidential candidacy that he never operated inside Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

--Boston Globe--

Even the ‘liberal’ Boston Globe is now reporting that Kerry's claim is being disputed by his fellow crewmen. They even acknowledged the existence of the book, “Unfit for Command.” Amazing! - Ed.

Kerry Contradicts Self in His Own War Diary?

A previously unnoticed passage in John Kerry's approved war biography, citing his own journals, appears to contradict the senator's claim he won his first Purple Heart as a result of an injury sustained under enemy fire.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Republicans Note Kerry ‘Flip-Flop’ on VFW

“Add the Veterans of Foreign Wars to the long list of things John Kerry has flip-flopped on,” says the Republican National Committee.

--CNSNews.com--

VFW Recalls Kerry's Anti-war Past

The Veteran of Foreign Wars made it clear yesterday that it is none too pleased with Sen. John Kerry's 1970s role in the defunct Vietnam Veterans Against the War, which, at the time, called the VFW a “a paramilitary, pro-war organization” out of touch with young veterans.

--Washington Times--

Kerry, Edwards Ignored Senate Bill to Create Intelligence Czar

Despite the allegation by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, that President Bush was slow to establish the position of “intelligence czar” in the aftermath of the 9/11 Commission report, Kerry passed up an opportunity to co-sponsor Senate legislation last year that would have done just that.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Sets Out Case Against US Troop Realignment

Setting out one of the few clear strategic differences between himself and George W. Bush, Mr Kerry argued that the withdrawal of troops from Europe and Asia threatens to undercut alliances and weakens America's ability to project its power overseas.

--Financial Times--

Are we really talking about “alliances,” or are we talking about military “occupations?” We have troops in German, but Germany doesn't have any troops here. We have troops in South Korea, but South Korea doesn't have any troops here.

And what's this nonsense about weakening our ability to project our power overseas? Kerry and the left are embarassed by our projection of power overseas. They should be applauding the troop withdrawals. - Ed.

Kissinger, Shultz, Others Dispel Myth Diplomats Oppose Bush

John Kerry would have you believe that America's diplomats as well as the career leftists ensconced in the State Department support his brand of anti-sovereignty globalism. A newly released letter from Diplomats for a Nonpartisan Foreign Service shows otherwise.

--NewsMax.com--

‘A Lot’ of Canadians in al-Qaeda

“A lot” of Canadians trained at al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and some still live freely in Canada, Abdurahman Khadr testified at a court hearing at which he revealed chilling new details about Canadian terror suspects and his father's ties to Osama bin Laden's training camps.

--National Post--

Bush Wants to Raise Middle-Class Taxes?

The Kerry-Edwards campaign says George W. Bush - a president who's made cutting taxes a priority -- wants to raise taxes on middle-class families.

--CNSNews.com--

Bloomberg Offering Discounts to Anti-Bush Protesters

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering an array of perks, discounts and other enticements to hundreds of thousands of anti-Bush protesters in a bid to stave off riots when the GOP convention begins in Manhattan in 12 days.

--NewsMax.com--

I wonder if his offer extends to the anti-protester protesters. - Ed.

Sabato: How McGreevey's ‘Sleaze’ Will Hurt Kerry and Help Bush

New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey's outrageous attempt to win sympathy as a confused "gay American" instead of admitting he is a corrupt American will hurt John Kerry and help President Bush, suggests Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.

--NewsMax.com--

Conservative Group to Watch Liberal Churches in Virginia for Tax Violations

A conservative religious organization is keeping an eye on liberal churches in Virginia, threatening to report any that endorse or disparage political candidates in violation of their nonprofit status.

--CNSNews.com--

I'm not sure I agree with this strategy. Going after churches for advocating political positions is wrong no matter who does it, in my opinion. - Ed.

EU to Build Wall After Blasting Israel's

Just one month after the U.N. and EU launched a furious campaign against Israel's security fence, culminating in the International Court of Justice ruling that the fence is illegal, the EU announced it's planning to build a separation fence of its own, and invited Israel to participate in the construction.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Pro-Kerry Ad Condemns GOP's ‘Usual Dirty Tricks’

In the latest flap over Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's war record, a liberal group is accusing the Republican Party of employing its “usual dirty tricks” to fund and coordinate the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Campaign.

--CNSNews.com--

Typical of the left, they can't refute the charges, so they attack the people making them - all 254 of them. - Ed.

John Kerry Confuses Himself With Bob Kerrey

Of course John Kerry is afraid to run on his left-wing Senate record, but does that mean he should pose as a colleague?

--NewsMax.com--

McGreevey Predecessor ‘Shell-Shocked’ Over Freeh Snub

Former New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco said Monday that he felt “shell-shocked” after learning that his successor, James McGreevey, had nixed his appointment of former FBI Director Louis Freeh as New Jersey's homeland security director - only to give the job instead to his alleged gay lover, Golan Cipel.

--NewsMax.com--

'Plot' to kill Tony Blair thwarted

BRITISH anti-terror authorities have foiled a suspected al-Qaeda plot to assassinate Prime Minister Tony Blair.

--Brisbane Courier-Mail--

Convention Protest Leader Won't Renounce Violence

A leader of one of the major protest groups planning to disrupt the GOP convention said Monday she will not instruct her members to refrain from violent attacks against New York City police, delegates or city residents during a planned 250,000-person march the night before the convention. Referring to planned protests as “a battle,” Tanya Mayo, national coordinator for the protest group “Not in Our Name,” told radio host Sean Hannity that her group alone has 30,000 members, but that other groups could swell that number by hundreds of thousands during a planned march up 7th Ave. to the area around Madison Square Garden.

--NewsMax.com--

Homeless Camps Cleared Near Clinton Library Site

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - City officials want to eradicate 27 homeless camps, getting their occupants into shelters or out of town as Little Rock prepares for the high-profile opening of the Clinton Presidential Library.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Bush Announces Major Troop Redeployment

President Bush thanked the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their service on Monday, and in his speech to the VFW convention in Cincinnati, he outlined major changes in U.S. troop deployment.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats are throwing a hissy-fit, saying this is another example of Bush's “unilateralism.” Consider that the largest number of troops withdrawn will be from Germany. Wasn't it unilateralism that put them there in the first place? How many German troops are stationed in the United States? - Ed.

Saddam Agents on Syria Border Helped Move Banned Materials

Saddam Hussein periodically removed guards on the Syrian border and replaced them with his own intelligence agents who supervised the movement of banned materials between the two countries, U.S. investigators have discovered.

--Washington Times--

Bringing Terrorists to Justice Not Easy

POLICE are being hampered in their battle to bring terrorists to justice, senior officers warned last night as an MI5 list revealed up to 20 al-Qaeda suspects are living in Scotland.

--The Scotsman--

Kerry Made False Cambodia Claim 50 Times

It won't be all that easy for John Kerry to revise his demonstrably false claim that he spent Christmas 1968 in Cambodia, since he's on the record more than 50 times making the assertion, according to former Vietnam Swift Boat commander John O'Neill.

--NewsMax.com--

Edwards' Malpractice Suits Leave Bitter Taste

The American Medical Association lists North Carolina's current health care situation as a “crisis” and blames it on medical-malpractice lawsuits such as the ones that made Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards a millionaire many times over.

--Washington Times--

Enviro Kerry May Lose Coal States

John Kerry's enthusiasm for job-destroying environmental regulations could cost him the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, where coal mining is a major industry.

--NewsMax.com--

McGreevey Tapped Boyfriend Over Louis Freeh for Security Post

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh had agreed to become New Jersey's homeland security director in 2002, but Gov. James McGreevey instead chose his unqualified boyfriend, Golan Cipel, for the post, a report unearthed Friday by national radio host Sean Hannity reveals.

--NewsMax.com--

Iranian Refuses to Fight Israeli at Olympics

Iran's world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli athlete yesterday, saying he would not fight a “Zionist” and that he sympathizes with the Palestinian cause and doesn't recognize the Jewish state.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bloomberg Ignores Menino's Warning as Convention Riots Loom

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to allow anarchists with a track record of violence to gather on streets and sidewalks near the Republican National Convention in two weeks, despite warnings from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino that Bloomberg's plans are “a recipe for disaster.”

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Veterans Set for Republican Conventio

WASHINGTON - Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

A Free (and Christian) South Carolina?

NEW YORK - Nearly 140 years after the Civil War, another group of Americans wants to secede from the union.

--Fox News--

Bosnia War ‘Hero’ O'Grady: Kerry Committed Treason

Scott O'Grady, the Air Force pilot who captured headlines in 1995 when he survived being shot down over Bosnia, on Friday said Sen. John Kerry committed “treason” during the Vietnam War.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-Kerry Group Sees Rise in Donations After Airing Ads

PHILADELPHIA - A group of Vietnam veterans that is challenging Sen. John Kerry's claims of heroic war service says it received a flood of donations in recent days after advertising its contentions on television in three states.

--The State (KRT)--

Florida Senate Race Turning Nasty

The race is critical because it may determine who controls the Senate, and the right candidate could help Bush win Florida - and the 2004 election.

--NewsMax.com--

Toward a ‘Free State’

When libertarians decided it was time to find a state compatible with their live-and-let-live attitude, they had to look no further than the mottoes on license plates.

--ABC News--

Kerry: I Wouldn't Respond to Nuclear Attack

John Kerry told Democrats gathered in Boston two weeks ago that he defended his country as a young soldier in Vietnam and he would defend it again as president.

--NewsMax.com--

Cheney: Kerry Not a Wartime Leader

Vice President Dick Cheney ratcheted up his attack on Sen. John Kerry late Thursday afternoon, saying the top Democrat didn't have the “capacity” to be a wartime leader and wouldn't “take on the bad guys” if he became president.

--NewsMax.com--

New Jersey, Nation React to Governor's Leap From Closet

He went from being an altar boy to graduating with a master's degree from Harvard University. A former assistant prosecutor, mayor of Woodbridge, state senator and state assemblyman, he rose through the ranks to become New Jersey's 51st governor, so it caught many people in the state -- and the nation - by surprise when Gov. James McGreevey announced to the world that he “is a ‘gay’ American.”

--CNSNews.com--

The “leap from the closet” is a smoke-screen to cover the real scanda. - Ed.

Bush Approval at 51%

PRINCETON, NJ - A new Gallup Poll shows a slight improvement in President George W. Bush's overall job approval rating, while the presidential contest remains essentially unchanged. In a two-way contest with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, Bush enjoys a slight lead among likely voters, 50% to 47%, little changed from the 51% to 47% lead he enjoyed in a July 30-Aug. 1 poll.

--Gallup News Service--

Activists in Tug-of-war Over Nader on Ballots

WASHINGTON - In this year's presidential race, some Republicans are putting their organizing muscle and money into the candidate they believe may most affect the outcome: independent Ralph Nader.

--USA Today--

Michael Reagan to Speak About Stem Cell Research at RNC

Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan is scheduled to speak out against embryonic stem cell research at the upcoming Republican National Convention.

--CNSNews.com--

Iran Fighting Proxy War Against U.S. Through Iraqi Shiites, Hizballah

JERUSALEM - Iran is using the Hizballah and Iraqi Shiites linked to Muqtada al-Sadr to fight a proxy war against the U.S. in order to strike back against American efforts to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

--CNSNews.com--

Aides claim al-Sadr injured in Najaf attack

NAJAF, Iraq - Iraqi officials and aides to a radical Shiite cleric negotiated Friday to end fighting that has raged in Najaf for nine days, after American forces suspended an offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. Al-Sadr's aides said he was wounded by shrapnel, but Iraqi officials disputed that.

--Chicago Sun-Times (AP)--

US Pensions Bankrolling Terrorists, Think Tank Alleges

Average Americans are unknowingly funding terrorism through investments made by their public pension systems in companies that do business in terrorist-sponsoring nations, according to a new report issued by the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C.

--CNSNews.com--

Gov. McGreevey: I Am a ‘Gay’ American

Democratic Gov. James McGreevey of New Jersey admitted today he is homosexual, had an extra-marital affair with a man and is resigning from his office.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It's a sign of the times that it's now much easier to admit to being homosexual than to being an adulterer. It's also a sign of the times that McGreevey is trying to make it appear that he's resigning because of his homosexuality. That will get him a lot of sympathy with ‘liberals,’ but the reasons for his resignation go much deeper than his ‘sexual orientation.’ Stay tuned. - Ed.

DNC Ad Uses Misleading Information on Job Losses, Report States

An ad from the Democratic National Committee indicates that 2.7 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since George W. Bush became president. That's true, but the statement ignores the fact that manufacturing jobs started their decline three years before Bush took office, according to a report at factcheck.org.

--CNSNews.com--

Retail Sales Rise 0.7 Percent

Retail sales rebounded last month, rising 0.7 percent in July from the 0.5 percent drop in sales in June, according to government reports.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Stumbles as Swift Boat Veterans Expose Him

Unlike the multimillion-dollar Bush-hating 527 groups funded by the likes of George Soros, the modestly budgeted Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has an ad running in only three states. But the Democrat establishment's attempts to censor the veterans has created enough publicity to hurt Sen. John Kerry's candidacy.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Camp: Candidate ‘Inaccurate’ on Cambodia

Days after charges were first made public, John Kerry's campaign is beginning to respond to allegations the senator has lied for decades about being in Cambodia for Christmas in 1968, saying he was at or near the border but not actually in the country for the holiday.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

He was also “inaccurate” regarding who was president at the time. - Ed.

Cheney Attacks Kerry's Call for ‘More Sensitive’ War

Vice President Dick Cheney is opening a new attack on John Kerry, saying America will not defeat its enemies by fighting a “more sensitive” war on terror, as Kerry called for last week.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

Here's that word again. Notice how Kerry “critizes,” he “fights back,” but he never “attacks,” “ridicules” or “mocks.” - Ed.

Kerry Charges Desperation in Bush's Ad

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - President Bush's re-election campaign yesterday released a TV ad in which he recalls the agony of September 11, prompting Sen. John Kerry to accuse Mr. Bush of desperation.

--Washington Times--

Just so you understand the rules, here they are. It's OK for Kerry to criticize Bush's reaction to 9/11, but Bush isn't allowed to respond by citing his strong leadership since that date. - Ed.

Heinz Kerry Charity Assailed

Charitable donations from Teresa Heinz Kerry's fortune have come under fire by three local Republican members of Congress, according to a report in the Miami Herald.

--NewsMax.com--

Israelis Believe Bush Better For Them Than Kerry: Poll

JERUSALEM,- Israeli Jews overwhelmingly want President George W. Bush to beat his Democrat challenger John Kerry in the US presidential election on November 2, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.

--Turkish Press (AFP)--

Iraq ‘Ended Nuclear Aims in 1991’

The head of Iraq's nuclear programme under Saddam Hussein has said Iraq destroyed its nuclear weapons programme in 1991 and never restarted it.

--BBC News--

If this guy is to be believed, Saddam Hussein destroyed all the equipment associated with his nuclear program, but he hid the fact of the destruction from the weapons inspectors. This is a bizarre claim, to say the least. - Ed.

Conservatives Plan ‘Counter-Protest’ at GOP Convention

RightMarch.com, a conservative organization calling itself the “MoveOn.org of the Right,” has announced plans to “protest the protesters” in New York City during the Republican National Convention Aug. 30-Sep. 2.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry's Cambodia Claims Scrutinized

WASHINGTON - Part of John Kerry's strategy in his White House bid is to play up his military service in Vietnam, but a group of veterans is challenging the Democratic presidential nominee's story.

--Fox News--

Crew Member Questioned Kerry's Silver Star in 1996

A Swift Boat veteran who was a member of Sen. John Kerry's crew when their boat was targeted in February 1969 by an enemy rocket launcher has refuted Kerry's claim that he single-handedly saved his crew from the attack - an account that earned the top Democrat the Silver Star.

--NewsMax.com--

I find this story disturbing. Apparently, Kerry was cited for heroism when he actually “finished off” an injured enemy soldier. This borders on cold-blooded murder if true, in my opinion. - Ed.

Kerry Silent on Beijing Photo

The Kerry campaign and the Kerry Senate office both are refusing to comment on the Democratic presidential candidate's privately sponsored trade trip to China. Repeated phone calls both to Kerry's campaign headquarters and his Senate office were not returned.

--Insight--

Cheney Says Kerry Lacks Deep Convictions

JOPLIN, Mo. - Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that Democratic Sen. John Kerry lacks “deeply held convictions about right and wrong” as he argued that voters would make a grave mistake if they replaced the current commander in chief.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

Iran Uranium Source Revealed

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believe they have resolved a key question underlying Iran's nuclear programme: whether particles of enriched uranium detected in the country are due to previous contamination on imported equipment - as Tehran claims - or represent a smoking gun proving a clandestine nuclear weapons programme.

--Jane's Defence Weekly--

‘Green’ Groups Talkin' Trash But Still Takin' Cash

Even though most environmental groups are determined to oust President Bush from office this November, those groups are benefiting from an unprecedented level of federal assistance, according to a Washington, D.C., research group.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush: ‘We Ought to Explore’ Dumping IRS for Sales Tax

In a campaign forum yesterday in Niceville, Fla., President Bush spoke positively about ending the income tax and replacing it with a national sales tax.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

It's certainly a mystery how the left is so adamant in their opposition to the Patriot Act, saying in invades our privacy, yet they gladly accept a far greater invasion of privacy in the form of the IRS. - Ed.

Frist Calls for More Pressure to End ‘Genocide’ in Sudan

Nairobi, Kenya - Calling the situation in Sudan's western Dafur region “genocide,” U.S. Senator Bill Frist has urged the international community not to miss this opportunity to prevent another holocaust.

--CNSNews.com--

Pelosi Critical of Goss Nomination, Despite Earlier Support

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi stands opposed to the nomination of Rep. Peter Goss (R-Fla.), an eight-term congressman and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to head the CIA, but just two months ago, Pelosi pledged to support Goss for the position.

--CNSNews.com--

Left Tries to Censor Veterans: Free Speech Is for Bush Haters Only

Democrats screamed for campaign finance “reform” but then immediately torpedoed it by launching multimillion-dollar Bush-hating 527 groups financed by the likes of George Soros. But now they're trying to censor anti-Kerry groups.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry, Edwards Ignored Senate Bill to Create Intelligence Czar

Despite the allegation by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, that President Bush was slow to establish the position of “intelligence czar” in the aftermath of the 9/11 Commission report, Kerry passed up an opportunity to co-sponsor Senate legislation last year that would have done just that.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Says He'd Still Vote to Authorize Iraq War

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - John F. Kerry for the first time yesterday said he still would have voted to give President Bush the authority to go to war in Iraq, even if he had known in October 2002 that US intelligence was flawed, that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction, and that there was no connection between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

--Boston Globe--

Kerry Campaign Rocked by Swiftvet Cambodia Questions

Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign was scrambling Monday night to deal with new charges that he fabricated claims he was dispatched to Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-Kerry Comment Derails Train Conductor

A train conductor and candidate for Congress who suggested to his passengers they might want to vote against Sen. John Kerry for president has been suspended without pay.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bush ‘Mocks’ Kerry Over Views on Iraq War

PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Bush mocked rival John Kerry's stand on the Iraq war Tuesday and rejected the Democrat's timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops as the Republican campaigned with Kerry pal and Vietnam War hero Sen. John McCain.

--My Way News (AP)--

Is it my imagination, or do the media routinely report that Bush always “attack,” or “mocks,” etc., Kerry, while Kerry only “criticizes” Bush? - Ed.

NYC Welcomes GOP With ‘Kill the President’ Play

In advance of the GOP convention at the end of this month, New York City is being plastered with stickers that read “I'm Gonna Kill the President” - supposedly an advertisement for a new off-Broadway play staged by the anti-war protest group United for Peace and Justice.

--NewsMax.com--

Ridge to Agents: Fight Terrorists With ‘a Smile’

WASHINGTON - With the nation on high alert for al-Qaida terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security is putting its border officers through “etiquette” classes to soften their image and make them less threatening to arriving foreign immigrants, WorldNetDaily has learned.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

They can't see the “smile” while they're being kicked in the butt. - Ed.

UN Refuses to Protect its Own Mission in Baghdad

The United Nations has failed to organize a special force in Iraq with the limited mission of securing its own headquarters.

--World Tribune--

Accident at Japanese Reactor Fires up Anti-Nuclear Campaigners

Anti-nuclear campaigners in Japan are hoping that an accident at a nuclear reactor Monday -- a day when Japan was already focusing on the nuclear issue -- will spur on the drive to shut down the industry in the country.

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

You can be sure that these supporters of “global-warming” were ecstatic to hear of the deaths. - Ed.

Terry Nichols Gets Life, No Parole

McALESTER, Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols was sentenced Monday to life without the possibility of parole for his role in the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.

--CNN (AP)--

If you think this guarantees he spends the rest of his life in jail, think again. He can still be pardoned (does anyone remember “pardongate”), or granted clemency. - Ed.

Delinquent Taxpayers Lose Homes; Suffolk Profits

Delinquent taxpayer: “The county has made a $550,000 profit over and above what I owed.”

--Newsday--

Germans Demand War Reparations

GENEVA - In what might seem an act of monumental nerve, a group of Germans is seeking compensation from Poland for property lost at the end of World War II.

--Washington Times--

Physicist: Saddam's Uranium Stockpile Enough to Yield 142 Nukes

Five hundred tons of yellowcake uranium ore stored at Saddam Hussein's al Tuwaitha nuclear weapons research laboratory near Baghdad could have been enriched to produce 142 nuclear weapons, a prominent British physicist has determined.

--NewsMax.com--

Feds: We Disrupted Al Qaeda Plans

Al Qaeda operatives reportedly thought of using speedboats, limousines and tourist helicopters to carry out attacks in New York before the November election.

--CBS (AP)--

International Monitoring of US Election Called ‘Frightening’

(CNSNews.com) - The State Department's invitation for an Austrian human rights group to monitor this year's U.S. presidential election is a "frightening" development and "an absolute threat" to America's independence and sovereignty, according to the head of a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats to Challenge Nader Petitions, Alleging Fraud

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Most of the signatures independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's supporters submitted to get his name on the Pennsylvania ballot are invalid because of fraud and other deficiencies, a lawyer for Democrats who plan to challenge the petitions said in a published report.

--KDKA (AP)--

According to Democrats, voters are denied a choice if there isn't a democrat on the ballot (remember Torricelli?), but they'll gladly deny potential Nader voters the opportunity to vote for their candidate of choice. - Ed.

Feingold: Kerry/Edwards' Vote on Iraq War Out of Order

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold says the Democratic nominees for president and vice president, Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards, "got the order of the votes wrong" by voting to authorize the war in Iraq and then voting against the $87 billion to fund it.

--The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin--

Kerry-Edwards Campaign Snubs Cancer Kids

The Kerry-Edwards campaign disappointed dozens of children suffering with cancer on Sunday when the candidates' whistlestop train tour failed to stop and greet them while traveling through a ranch where they were vacationing in New Mexico.

--NewsMax.com--

GOP is Looking for a Bigger Bush Bounce

Sen. John Kerry orchestrated the smooth and unified convention he needed, but still failed to get the bounce out of Boston he wanted.

--The Hill--

Gen. Franks: Kerry Fit for Command

Former Iraq War commander Gen. Tommy Franks said Sunday that Sen. John Kerry is qualified to be commander in chief, rejecting criticism from more than 200 Vietnam veterans who served with Kerry and say he's unfit for command.

--NewsMax.com--

It's quite interesting, in my opinion, that the general gave a one word answer to the question of whether Kerry is qualified to be Commander in Chief. In fact, that question requires a one word, affirmative answer because the Constitution is the only document that states the qualifications, and Kerry meets them all. It would be highly improper for a general to apply any other qualifications than the Constitution stipulates. - Ed.

Schism Widens in Battle Over Pulpit Politics

A fight is erupting this election season between conservative churches and liberal watchdog groups that are going to the IRS and accusing ministers of violating the law if they speak out about political issues and candidates.

--Washington Times--

Is he accusing Keyes of “carpet-bagging”? Can you say “Hillary Clinton”? - Ed.

Terrorist ‘Probing Attacks’ Said to be Happening Nationwide

The terrifying account of a Northwest Airlines passenger, detailing how the suspicious activities of a group of Middle Eastern men aboard the plane had convinced her that it was being hijacked, is one of hundreds, if not thousands of similarly scary events reported to U.S. authorities since the 9/11 attacks.

--CNSNews.com--

Report: Al Gore Robbed of $35,000

The next time former Vice President Al Gore complains “We wuz robbed,” he won't be talking about the 2000 Florida election recount.

--NewsMax.com--

Some people are just easy marks. - Ed.

Examine Backers of Vote for Change Tour, ‘Watchdog’ Group Says

A government watchdog group says the finances of the “Vote for Change” rock-music tour deserve the same scrutiny as the finances for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad campaign.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Slams President's Reaction to Attacks on the US

WASHINGTON - After he was told about the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush sat for seven long minutes listening to schoolchildren in Florida reading stories.

--The Straits Times (Reuters)--

U.S. Adding More Oil to Emergency Reserve

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said on Friday it was adding more oil to the U.S. emergency petroleum reserve, despite record high crude prices and strong oil demand.

--Reuters--

This is an economics lesson for Sen. Schumer. When you try to artificially lower oil prices by adding to the market from a source that has to be replenished, all you're doing is delaying the day of reckoning. - Ed.

Kerry Says He May Have Backed Iraq War Despite Flawed Intelligence

WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Thursday that even knowing that intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was faulty, he may still have supported a war to oust Saddam Hussein - but only after the United States had run out of diplomatic options and built a stronger alliance.

--Dallas Morning News--

He says he wouldn't give other countries veto power over our national security. But if a requirement for action is a “stronger alliance,” how is that not giving potential alliance partners veto power? - Ed.

Vets say Kerry made up Cambodia story

Over the the past three decades, John Kerry has used a story of being ordered to illegally enter Cambodia during his Vietnam service as proof of war crimes and to argue against U.S. foreign policy, but a new book by Naval colleagues of the Massachusetts senator charges the account is false.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

National Guard Expects to Meet Recruiting Goals

National Guard officials are nearly on track to meet their recruitment and retention goals for the year despite fears that the ongoing military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan would keep people from enlisting in the part-time military force.

--Stateline.org--

Bush Invites Foreigners to Monitor U.S. Election

WASHINGTON - When 13 Democratic members of the U.S. Congress asked United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send election monitors to the U.S. this fall, the move outraged many Republicans and other proponents of national sovereignty.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

This is a dangerous precedent! - Ed.

Republicans Look to Harvest Amish Vote

BIRD-IN-HAND, Pa. - The Amish live without electricity, cars, telephones, and usually, without voting. But they are being sought out this year as Republicans try to sign up every possible supporter in presidential battleground states.

--Boston Globe--

Doctors Accused of Conspiracy

Two Houston doctors are accused of churning out dozens of phony certificates per day that were used by two medical equipment dealers to bill Medicare for $40 million in unneeded motorized wheelchairs, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

--Houston Chronicle--

We've been inundated with TV commercials for these things, and I have a question about them. When a recipient dies or no longer needs the expensive chair, what happens to it? Since we, the taxpayers, bought it, shouldn't it be returned and issued to someone else? Maybe it is, I'm just asking? - Ed.

Anti-Kerry Vietnam Veterans Hold Strong

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has issued a statement in response to an article appearing in the morning edition of the Boston Globe (“Veteran Retracts Criticism of Kerry”) which implies that one Vietnam Veteran wishes to retract an affidavit he signed regarding John Kerry's actions during and after Kerry's time in Vietnam.

--Human Events--

See related story. - Ed.

Bush Urges Immediate End to ‘Soft Money’ Ads

The White House yesterday distanced itself from a political ad that questions John Kerry's Vietnam service and called on the Democratic presidential nominee to join President Bush in demanding an “immediate cessation” of all advertisements by outside groups.

--Washington Times--

I strongly disagree with the president on this one. He's coming down against the First Amendment. - Ed.

Kerry Was Asked to Leave Vietnam

The image Americans were asked to believe, at the Democratic National Convention, of a John Kerry who “defended this nation” as a soldier in Vietnam and “will defend this nation” as its commander in chief has hit a snag.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hypocrite Kerry ‘Couldn’t Think' for 40 Minutes on 9/11

John Kerry is getting his comeuppance for his snotty comments about President Bush's actions on 9/11.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S.: 300 Militants Killed in Two Days

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities.

--My Way News (AP)--

There's a rumor floating around that the kidnapping of a U.S. general triggered this offensive. Don't believe it unless it's verified, and so far, it hasn't to my knowledge. - Ed.

Keyes Planning to Run

Former presidential hopeful Alan Keyes told Illinois Republicans that he would accept their request to take on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate race if they offered him the nomination.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Yay! - Ed.

DNC Lawyers Work To Muzzle Swift Boat Vets' Ad

Human Events has obtained a copy of a letter which lawyers for the Democratic National Committee and John Kerry have sent to television station managers attempting to suppress the blistering anti-John Kerry TV spot created by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and first reported here on Human Events Online.

--Human Events--

Mosque Leaders Arrested in Alleged Plot to Buy Missile

WASHINGTON - Two leaders of a mosque in Albany, N.Y., have been arrested in an alleged plot involving a scheme to buy a shoulder-fired missile, the Justice Department announced today.

--Houston Chronicle--

As the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense. That would explain this attack on Charlie Daniels. - Ed.

Kerry's Viet Comrades Call Him a Liar in TV Ad

WASHINGTON - A blistering new TV commercial produced by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth quotes John Kerry's Vietnam comrades calling him a liar, questioning his honor, accusing him of misrepresenting his actions for medals and attacking his character.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ex-POWs: North Vietnamese Jailers Used Kerry's ‘War Crimes’ Speech

Three Vietnam veterans who were held captive for years in the prison known as the "Hanoi Hilton" revealed Tuesday that their Communist jailers repeatedly cited John Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony branding them as war criminals to justify threatening them with execution and drive down their morale.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush Holds 23% Lead Among Veterans

Military veterans favor President Bush over John Kerry by a 58 to 35 percent margin, according to a new poll.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

DNC Religion Adviser Steps Down Amid Criticism

The Democratic National Committee's appointed religion adviser has resigned after a Catholic group criticized her for supporting an atheist's claim that the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional.

--CNSNews.com--

Iraq Survey Chief Duelfer: Saddam Was Developing Nukes

Saddam Hussein had an active nuclear weapons development program at the time of the U.S. invasion in March 2003, chief U.S. weapons inspector Charles Duelfer has told Congress.

--NewsMax.com--

Gun Owners Shot Down Missouri Gov's Reelection Bid

Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, a Democrat, is one of the few sitting governors ever to lose a primary election. But Holden should have seen it coming because of his anti-gun stand, a Second Amendment group said on Wednesday.

--CNSNews.com--

German Firm Defends Subway Restaurant Press Kit

The German company responsible for a controversial ad campaign for Subway restaurants claims the images used in the campaign are appropriate and do not represent an anti-American bias. Two cartoon images are responsible for the flap - one depicting a giant cheeseburger crashing into twin towers and another depicting a bloated Statue of Liberty holding a hamburger and French fries.

--CNSNews.com--

Iraqi Christians Face Uncertain, Dangerous Future

Sunday's bombing of Christian churches in Iraq highlights the precarious standing of one of the nation's most historic, but smallest religious groups, according to a group dedicated to religious liberties.

--CNSNews.com--

Gen. Franks: Iraq Had WMD in 2003

Jordan's King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak personally assured Gen. Tommy Franks that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction within two months of the U.S.'s attack, the former Centcom Commander revealed on Tuesday.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Missed Most Hearings as Member of Intelligence Committee

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has criticized President Bush's response to the 9/11 Commission report, insisting that he would do a better job of fighting the war against terror.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry's Wounds Self-inflicted?

WASHINGTON - Two of John Kerry's Purple Hearts were for self-inflicted wounds, charges a new book by two of the presidential candidate's Vietnam comrades.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerry Attacks Bush, Citing Wilson's Bogus Uranium Claim

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry cited discredited claims by his foreign policy adviser Joseph Wilson on Sunday, reasserting that President Bush misled America by invoking British intelligence that Iraq sought uranium from Africa during his January 2003 State of the Union Address.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry's pledge reminiscent of Nixon, Ike

WASHINGTON - John Kerry says he can “put a deal together” as president to drastically reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq, a pledge reminiscent of Richard Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War and Dwight D. Eisenhower's promise to stop fighting in Korea.

--MSNBC (AP)--

Veterans: Democrats Distort Facts About Bush

Veterans who support President Bush have accused Democrats of spreading misleading information about the state of affairs for the millions of veterans who rely on the government's health care benefits.

--NewsMax.com (CNSNews.com)--

Keyes Finalist in Bid with Obama

Some are calling it a political dream match – Barack Obama, the up-and-coming Democratic Party star, vs. Alan Keyes, the dogged, determined, super-articulate, passionate conservative Republican.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Intel on 9/11 Attacks Was 6 Years Old

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post are breathlessly reporting in Tuesday editions that recently discovered intelligence on al-Qaida plots targeting buildings in New York, Newark and Washington, D.C., may be more than three years old, rendering it all but useless.

--NewsMax.com--

Teresa Urged Understanding for Terrorists on 9/11 Anniversary

Just six months after the Sept. 11 attacks, Teresa Heinz Kerry urged Americans to try to “understand the roots of international terror,” while contending that the Sept. 11 attacks were best viewed as an “isolated catastrophe.”

--NewsMax.com--

Stewart Marines Rebuff Kerry

The Kerry-Edwards campaign hit another bump during its Wendy's visit when Sen. Kerry tried to engage four Marines who were seated nearby in conversation.

The soldiers, stationed at nearby [from the Wendy's restaurant in Newburgh] Stewart Air Force Base, replied tersely, then later complained to reporters that Kerry had “imposed” on their lunch to burnish his credentials as a friend of veterans.

--NewsMax.com--

The Poughkeepsie Journal story on Kerry's visit made no mention of this incident. Surprised? - Ed.

Kerry's Economic Remedy Won't Be Revealed Before Election

A top economic advisor to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said the public won't hear Kerry's financial plans until after he's elected - if he's elected.

--CNSNews.com--

Rudy's Sore Over Moore

BOSTON - An emotional Rudy Giuliani yesterday lashed out at the director of the Bush-bashing film “Fahrenheit 9/11,” saying, “I don't need Michael Moore to tell me about Sept. 11th.”

--New York Post--

Al-Qaida Postponed New Mexico Attack

Authorities say they forced possible elements of al-Qaida operating in New Mexico to postpone an attack in the state or California in May.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Joint US-Israeli Anti-Ballistic Missile System Shoots Down Test Scud

JERUSALEM - With ballistic missiles a growing threat in the region, Israel on Thursday successfully tested its Arrow anti-missile system against a live Scud missile for the first time off the coast of California.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Fears Israeli Strike Against Iran

WASHINGTON - With Iran warning that it will “overthrow the entire Zionist entity” if Israel strikes its nuclear facilities, American officials are seeking assurances that Jerusalem has no plans to launch a unilateral strike, the Forward has learned.

--The Forward--