Experts Call for New World Body to Fight Global Terrorism

JERUSALEM - Democratic countries need to band together to form an international league of states dedicated to the worldwide fight against terrorism, given the United Nations' failure to do so, experts in Jerusalem said.

--CNSNews.com--

Stalling Intelligence Bill ‘Risks Lives,’ Kean Says

Congress will “risk lives” if it fails to pass an intelligence-reform measure before it adjourns in December, leaders of the September 11 commission said yesterday.

--Washington Times--

Fallujah's Mosques Hid Arms, Militants

DOHA, Qatar - The U.S. military captured at least 15 portable surface-to-air missiles capable of shooting down aircraft, dozens of mortar tubes and sophisticated anti-tank weapons among hundreds of weapons caches found in the Iraqi militant stronghold of Fallujah, according to a classified military report.

--USA Today--

Iran ‘John Kerrying’ on Nuclear Agreement

JERUSALEM - The West is trying to bully Iran into giving up its nuclear program, Iran's supreme leader said on Monday. Tehran once again appeared to be flip-flopping on its agreement to suspend nuclear activities, which could be used in the making of an atomic bomb.

--CNSNews.com--

White House Mum about Reported Assassination Order

WASHINGTON - President Bush, who returned to the White House from his Texas ranch Sunday, had no comment on a report that a Colombian terrorist group ordered him assassinated on his recent visit there.

--USA Today--

I think it's a bit irresponsible for the media to hound the administration to give out information about assassination plots. - Ed.

TV Repair Company Guarding President Bush

The reason Brown International got into the business of guarding the president with a sophisticated radar command center is really quite simple, its officers say. Repairing televisions just wasn't paying enough.

--NewsMax.com--

Streisand Rips Condi Rice

“Rice has shown that her blind loyalty to the president has prevented her from sound judgment.”

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Between the two of them, the only thing I see as “blind” is Barbra's hatred of all things Bush. - Ed.

Author: Big Daddy

Date: Monday November 29, 2004 19:39

Who the **** cares what Barbra says?

Zarqawi: U.S. ‘Infidels’ Have Us on the Ropes

The world's most dangerous terrorist, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, announced on Wednesday that the battle of Fallujah was a massive defeat for the Iraqi insurgency, blaming the debacle on Sunni Muslim clerics who failed to support his reign of terror.

--NewsMax.com--

‘Dead’ Iraqi Insurgent Opens Fire on Marines

When a U.S. Marine in Fallujah shot a wounded Iraqi insurgent who was pretending to be dead two weeks ago, it generated wall-to-wall media coverage and global outrage.

--NewsMax.com Staff--

Official: Colombian Rebels had Planned to Kill Bush

BOGOTA, Colombia - President Bush was targeted for assassination by Colombia's biggest Marxist rebel group this week when he visited the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, a top Colombian official said today.

--Houston Chronicle (Reuters)--

Clinton Legacy Poll: It's All About Sex

“It's only about sex.”

That was the mantra of the Democrats and their big-media stooges during the Clinton impeachment trial. “Yes, he lied under oath, but it was all about sex,” they intoned.

--NewsMax.com--

Mine the Moon for Earth's Energy?

Shortages of energy on planet Earth have some experts looking to space for answers, and the moon is being eyed as a potential source.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

During Bush's first term, he elicited a good bit of derision from the leftmedia when he committed the United States to further exploration of the moon and Mars. At that time, it was noted by many that the moon was a good source of Helium-3 which could be a clean power source because, unlike other fusible isotopes, it does not emit neutrons (which react with other atoms and make them radioactive) when it fuses. Predictably, the leftmedia were so busy ridiculing Bush that they ignored the real meat of the story. - Ed.

Fighting Human Slavery in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO - A new task force is being set up to fight human trafficking and slavery, problems that authorities say are rampant in the United States.

--WOAI.com (AP)--

Thanksgiving 2004: Support for US Troops Still High

Americans may still be sharply divided over the wisdom of the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq, but their gratitude toward the U.S. troops prosecuting the war still appears to be high.

--CNSNews.com--

Support the troops at http://www.americasupportsyou.mil. - Ed.

Falluja Rebels Had Enough Arms to Rule Iraq

NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq - Arab militants and insurgents who ruled the volatile city of Falluja before a U.S.-led offensive this month had enough weapons to take over all of Iraq, Marine officers said on Wednesday.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

Annan's Son Took Payments Through 2004

One of the next big chapters in the United Nations oil-for-food scandal will involve the family of the secretary-general, Kofi Annan, whose son turns out to have been receiving payments as recently as early this year from a key contractor in the oil-for-food program.

--New York Sun--

Florida OKs Three-Strikes Malpractice Law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida voters this month approved a three-strikes law unlike any other state's - a measure aimed not at killers and thieves but at doctors who foul up.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

World Bank Blames Israel for Palestinian Economic Woes

JERUSALEM - The World Bank blames Israeli closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the depressed state of the Palestinian economy. But an Israeli economic expert said on Wednesday that the World Bank is not dealing with the real problems.

--CNSNews.com--

Iraq Summit Rejects French Demand for Troop Withdrawal Timetable

Diplomats ended a conference hosted by Egypt Tuesday united in support for democratic elections in Iraq next January, but a French attempt to secure a timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign troops was rebuffed.

--CNSNews.com--

U.N. Accused of Rape, Pedophilia, Prostitution

The United Nations claims it is investigating about 150 allegations of sexual abuse by U.N. civilian staff and soldiers in the Congo, some of them recorded on videotape.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Democrats See Opportunity to Teach Republicans a Lesson

Democrats said yesterday they would block quick congressional withdrawal of a provision that would give more lawmakers access to income-tax returns, demanding that majority Republicans first promise to stop rushing bills through Congress.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Bush Seeks to Avoid Other Presidents' Second-Term Mistakes

The Bush team studied other administrations to examine “every mistake made in the past” and apply lessons to be more effective.

--USA Today--

Poll: Majority Gives Bush Good Job Approval Mark

Fifty-five percent of Americans like the way President Bush is handling his job, while the approval rating for his Iraq policies is slightly lower, according to the first full CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll following the November 2 presidential election.

--CNN--

As inquiry into faulty exit polls unfolds, conspiracy theories grow

WASHINGTON - Just after noon on Election Day, exit poll numbers leaked widely on the Internet raised hopes in the Democratic campaign that Sen. John Kerry would be moving into the White House.

--Cox News Service--

There's an explanation that no one else has mentioned. As we reported here, John Kerry had formulated a plan to avoid what he considered a big mistake made by Gore in 2000. The plan was to declare victory early in a close election (whether he was ahead or behind) in order to convey the impression that the election had been stolen if he subsequently lost. I believe that his operatives and their media allies deliberately cooked the exit polls to facilitate the plan. Unfortunately for Kerry, Bush's victory margin was so huge, he couldn't pull it off. - Ed.

Spending Bill Held Up by Tax Provision

A $388 billion government-wide spending bill, passed by Congress on Saturday, was stranded on Capitol Hill yesterday, its trip to the White House on hold as embarrassed Republicans prepared to repeal a provision that could give the Appropriations committees the right to examine the tax returns of Americans.

--Washington Post--

Funds for Atomic Bomb Research Cut From Spending Bill

Congress has eliminated the financing of research supported by President Bush into a new generation of nuclear weapons, including investigations into low-yield atomic bombs and an earth-penetrating warhead that could destroy weapons bunkers deep underground.

--Washington Post--

Online Petition Supports Fallujah Marine

An online petition addressed to Congress supporting the Marine who shot a wounded enemy fighter in a mosque – a controversial act caught on videotape and broadcast worldwide - has received over 150,000 signatures, according to records on the hosting site.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Melee in Chile Seen as ‘Big Deal’

White House officials were still shaking their heads in disbelief yesterday that President Bush personally had to rescue a U.S. Secret Service agent from angry Chilean security officials Saturday night.

--Washington Times--

MoveOn Groups Asking, Where To?

Supporters of the national ‘progressive’ organization, MoveOn.org, gathered at more than 1,680 house parties across the nation Sunday night to participate in a national online conference and determine what they should do to move beyond the whining and into action after the election defeat.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

The Chronicle got one thing right and one thing wrong. Yes, they are whining, but no, they are not progressive. - Ed.

Italy's PM Says Euro Strangling Economy

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has launched a savage attack on the European Union's budget rules, saying the Stability and Growth Pact had to be reformed if the eurozone wanted to see strong growth.

--Netscape News (Reuters)--

Wisconsin Hunting Slayer Says He Was Fired On

MINNEAPOLIS - A Laotian immigrant said he was fired on first and racially insulted before he turned his gun on a group of deer hunters in Wisconsin's North Woods, killing six and wounding two, police said on Tuesday.

--My Way News (Reuters)--

For some reason, this version of the story sounds more credible to me than what I've heard up to this point. - Ed.

Report: Study Overstated Obesity as Cause of Death

CHICAGO - A prominent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) may have overstated the number of obesity-related deaths in 2000 by as much as 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

Rogue States Put on Notice Over Nuclear Programs

President Bush used his first international summit since re-election to turn up the pressure on the remaining rogue states of the trio he once labeled an “axis of evil,” putting Iran and North Korea on notice over their nuclear programs.

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

French Terrorists Fighting U.S. in Iraq

Terrorists battling U.S. troops in places like Fallujah, Mosul and Ramadi include Abu Musab al Zarqawi's mass murderers, holdouts from Saddam's Baathist regime, Iranian sympathizers - and a handful of French nationals.

--NewsMax.com--

Troops Find Nearly 20 Torture Sites, Weapons Caches Throughout Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. troops have found close to 20 “atrocity sites” used by insurgents to imprison, torture and kill hostages in Fallujah, a U.S. military officer said Sunday.

--USA Today--

CIA Terrorist Hunter: Bin Laden ‘Great’ and ‘Admirable’

In a series of bizarre comments that show the depth of the failed thinking at the nation's premier intelligence service, the former head of the CIA unit charged with capturing or killing Osama bin Laden said on Sunday that the terror mastermind was a “remarkable,” “great” and “admirable” man.

--NewsMax.com--

Pollard: Israel Groomed Jailed Terrorist to Head PA

Israel has been grooming convicted killer Marwan Barghouti to become the next Palestinian Authority leader, holding a series of clandestine meetings with him, incarcerated Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who media reports claim may be part of a prisoner exchange involving Barghouti, told WorldNetDaily.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

‘Hands-On’ President Gets His Man

President Bush had an altogether different type of diplomatic dispute to wrestle with at the weekend when he found his personal security agent blocked from following him into a dinner of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders in Chile.

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

Beware Venezuela, WarnsWashington Post

As President Bush visited Chile and Colombia over the weedend, the Washington Post warned in an editorial that political conditions have seriously deteriorated in several key Latin American countries – and may grow worse if “U.S. neglect continues.”

--NewsMax.com--

UN Out of US, Petition Drive Says

A conservative group has launched an effort to kick the United Nations out of the United States.

--CNSNews.com--

Tax-snooping Bill Called‘Istook's Mistook’

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist promised today to get to the bottom of how a provision that would have allowed two members of Congress or their agents to view the tax returns of any Americans was slipped into an omnibus spending bill.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

DeLay Appears To Be Off The Hook

The powerful GOP chieftain is unlikely to be indicted by a state grand jury probing alleged campaign finance violations in Texas, according to an official involved in the investigation.

--CBS News--

You just have to wonder if this news isn't related to the rule change that would have allowed Delay to retain his leadership position even after an indictment was passed down. Now, there's nothing to be gained from an indictment. - Ed.

Saudis, Arabs Bankrolled Clinton Library

The names of most of the 113,000 donors to Bill Clinton's presidential library remain a closely guarded secret, but a new report claims that the facility was heavily funded by the Saudi royal family and other wealthy Arabs.

--NewsMax.com--

Military Balks at Generic Care Packages

Defense Dept.: Only Packages Addressed from ‘Known Mailers’ to Individual Soldiers Will Be Delivered.

--ABC News (AP)--

Convicted Church Bomber Dies in Prison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Bobby Frank Cherry, convicted of killing four black girls in a racially motivated bombing of a Birmingham church in 1963, died Thursday in prison. He was 74.

--BlackAmericaWeb.com (AP)--

You might be wondering why this story is highlighted here. Here's why. The Birmingham church bombing, perpetrated by this criminal, took the life of a friend of Condoleezza Rice. I find it mighty curious that this fact was not mentioned in the story, especially considering the fact that it's in a “black” website. I strongly suspect that if Ms. Rice was a Democrat, they'd be trumpeting her links to the segregated south and her stunning success in rising above them. - Ed.

Putin Adviser Says Kyoto ‘Smoke Screen’

An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin warns the Kyoto protocol ratified by his country is a propaganda “smoke screen” that will create a “supranational bureaucratic monster” threatening human freedom, similar to the Soviet Union's.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Delay Slams Pelosi for Crooked Fundraising

Firing back at Democratic critics who say he's violated House ethics rules governing fundraising, GOP House Majority Leader Tom Delay charged yesterday that his Democratic counterpart, Nancy Pelosi, engaged in her own crooked fundraising practices that actually broke the law.

--NewsMax.com--

Bin Laden, Zarqawi ‘Try to Talk’

OSAMA bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Islamic militants the United States most wants to catch, were trying to communicate with each other, a top US general said today.

--Courier-Mail, Australia--

Kerry: Bush Plans ‘Right-Wing Assault’

In another sign that he doesn't intend to go away quietly, failed presidential candidate John Kerry launched an attack against President Bush yesterday - sounding as if the presidential campaign had never ended.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S. Data Suggest Economic Rebound

U.S. industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.

--International Herald-Tribune--

UN Staff to Vote on No-confidence Motion Against Annan

UN staff are expected to make an unprecedented vote of no confidence in Secretary-General Kofi Annan, union sources say, after a series of scandals tainted his term in charge of the world body.

--Yahoo! News (AFP)--

Berkeley Study Scrutinizes Florida Tally for Bush

Researchers at UC Berkeley released a statistical analysis Thursday that shows, they say, that President Bush may have received at least 130,000 extra and unexplained votes in Florida counties that used electronic voting machines.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

This story implies that “e-voting” in Florida may have resulted in an overcount for Bush, based on a statistical study. What I found interesting is that, while the researchers claimed that there was no political motive behind the study, they gave no consideration to the possibility that their analysis actually uncovered vote fraud in past elections. They reveal that their analysis was based on “past voting history”, and if that “history” was tainted by vote fraud, it could account for the discrepancy. Interestingly, “the counties with the largest discrepancies, which they attribute to electronic voting machines, were Democrat-heavy Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Counties where Bush won decisively did not show such dramatic shifts.” - Ed.

Morris: Clinton Library Is Hillary's Campaign Springboard

If Thursday's opening of Bill Clinton's presidential library had the feel of a campaign event, that's because that's just what it was.

--NewsMax.com--

Specter Will Be on a ‘Short Leash,’ Conservatives Say

Sen. Arlen Specter issued a statement Thursday intended to reassure his conservative opponents that he “would not use a litmus test to deny confirmation to pro-life nominees.” But some of his critics remain skeptical.

--CNSNews.com--

GOP Determined to Stop Judicial Filibusters

The GOP's 55-seat Senate majority has given new life to Republican proposals to mandate an up-or-down vote on judicial nominations, which would halt Democrat-led filibusters such as the ones that blocked 10 of President Bush's first-term nominees.

--Human Events--

Rumors of Changes in North Korea Persist

Speculation continues to swirl around reports that North Korea is moving to limit the cult of personality built around the regime's reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il.

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

U.S. Claims Finding Headquarters of al-Zarqawi Group

BAGHDAD - U.S. troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday said they believe they have found the main headquarters of the insurgent group headed by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

--USA Today (AP)--

Give USA Today credit for properly using the word “terrorist”. - Ed.

Clinton Library Spins Impeachment As GOP Bias

LITTLE ROCK - In his new presidential library that opens today, Bill Clinton defiantly mocks the impeachment proceedings against him, charging that the independent counsel who investigated him had “a bias against the president” and blaming Republicans for engaging in the “politics of personal destruction.”

--Washington Times--

Why Specter? Conservative Group Asks

It looks like Republicans will allow Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee despite fierce opposition from conservatives, and that possibility is drawing a sharp response from the public policy group Concerned Women for America.

--CNSNews.com--

Obstacle to Drilling for Oil in ANWR is Removed

A controversial plan to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is likely to move forward now that there will be enough votes in the Senate to push the measure ahead.

--USA Today--

Pentagon Recruiting Could Suffer After Boy Scout Decision

The Pentagon's decision to stop U.S. military bases from sponsoring Boy Scout troops is another example of political correctness, according to the leader of a military watchdog group, and will hurt the Defense Department's recruitment efforts in the long run.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Signals Go-ahead for Tax Code's Overhaul

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is eyeing an overhaul of the tax code that would drastically cut, if not eliminate, taxes on savings and investment, but it is unlikely to try to replace the existing tax code with a single flat income-tax rate or a national sales tax, according to several sources familiar with ongoing tax deliberations.

--Seattle Times (Washington Post)--

The income tax is a far greater infringement on our privacy than the Patriot Act would ever be. So why isn't the left on board my crusade to dump the income tax? - Ed.

Crackpot Castro Suggests Bush Faked bin Laden's Tape

Once again sounding as if he's taking a cue from America's far-left Democrat fringe, communist dictator Fidel Castro is claiming that President Bush "arranged" for that tape of Osama bin Laden before the election.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry May Sue Swift Boat Veteran

John Kerry might be planning to strike back at John O'Neill, the “Unfit for Command” author who claims some of the credit for Kerry's defeat, sources say. (Note: This is a transient page which changes daily.)

--New York Post--

I suspect that Mr. O'Neill would be salivating at the prospect of Kerry suing him, because then Kerry would be required to answer questions the media wouldn't ask him, and produce records that he has so far refused to release. But for those reasons, I seriously doubt this rumor is anything more than hype. - Ed.

French Nation is U.S. Enemy?

A new poll reveals most Americans do not hold the nation of France in high regard, with almost a third believing the European country is an enemy of the U.S. in the war on terror.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Shouldn't the French be at least as concerned about getting us to like them as the left thinks we should be concerned about getting them to like us. For some perspective, here's an interesting statistic:
Bush voters - 60,515,255
Total population of France - 59,900,268 - Ed.

Specter Lobbies Colleagues for Judiciary Chairmanship

As pro-life demonstrators ratcheted up the pressure Tuesday to try to prevent the appointment of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Specter was sounding like he had made progress in his quest.

--CNSNews.com--

President Moves to Rein in 2 Agencies

WASHINGTON -- After years of finger-pointing and tension within his foreign policy agencies, President Bush is moving aggressively to tame the two most unwieldy agencies - the CIA and the State Department - by installing reliable allies at the helm with instructions to clamp down on dissenting career officials, advisers to the president said.

--Boston Globe--

Tax-law Rewrite has Key Skeptic

The Senate's top tax-writer expressed doubts Tuesday about prospects for a major overhaul of the tax code, dealing a blow to one of President Bush's top priorities two weeks after his re-election.

--USA Today--

Don't re-write it, dump it. - Ed.

WW II Flashback: ‘Terrorists’ Kill 1,000 Americans in Postwar Germany

The president declared victory over a year ago, but terrorists continue to pick off U.S. troops and even American civilians at the rate of three per day.

--NewsMax.com--

Probe: Oil-for-Food Money Went to Palestinian Bombers' Families

WASHINGTON - Money from the United Nations Oil-for-Food program helped pay the families of Palestinian homicide bombers, the House Committee on International Relations is expected to reveal Wednesday during a hearing on corruption in the Iraqi relief program.

--Fox News--

States that support terrorists make themselves targets. This is all anyone needs to know about the need to remove Saddam Hussein from power. - Ed.

Reports Say Kim Jong-il's Portraits Are Being Removed

Reports that some portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been taken down in Pyongyang, if confirmed, could be “very significant,” an expert on North Korea said Wednesday.

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

Report Revealed al-Qaida Plans in '98

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence report details the plans of Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida terrorist network to establish itself in Chechnya because the Russian enclave is “unreachable by strikes from the West.”

--WorldNetDaily.com--

GOP OKs New Party Rules in Light of DeLay

House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

On its surface, this doesn't seem like a good idea, but keep in mind the old saying that a District Attorney can indict a “ham sandwich” if he wants to. It's been just too easy for an unscrupulous partisan hack to get an indictment against a congressional leader and force him from his leadership post. - Ed.

Clinton Library to Showcase ‘Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’

Apparently Bill Clinton's presidential library won't be covering his impeachment after all - at least not the way it's commonly understood by reporters and historians.

--NewsMax.com--

Pataki Says Media Adviser's Comments Were ‘Stupid’

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday his longtime media consultant was being “wrong and stupid” when he said Republicans have become the “party of the Christian right more so than in any other period in modern history.”

--Newsday--

Scalia Tells University Crowd to ‘Get Over’ 2000 Election

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Antonin Scalia, the controversial United States Supreme Court justice, addressed a packed crowd at the University of Michigan on Tuesday, taking the unusual step of taking questions from the audience and drawing some boos - and some applause - during his answers to those questions.

--Tallahassee Democrat (KRT)--

Did you ever see a leftist Supreme Court justice referred to as “controversial”? - Ed.

Limbaugh Medical Privacy Case Goes to Florida Supreme Court

The Florida Supreme Court will look into whether the confiscation of Rush Limbaugh's medical records a year ago - at a time the famed talk show host was being investigated for illegal doctor shopping - violated his rights to medical privacy.

--CNSNews.com--

Departure of Powell to Impact Asia in More Ways Than One

Colin Powell's resignation as Secretary of State will affect Asian nations, not just in obvious way but also indirectly because his deputy, who has played an especially high-profile role in Asia, is expected to follow suit.

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

GOP Envisions Hillary Vs. Powell Matchup

Hillary Rodham Clinton vs. Colin Powell in 2006?

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Groups Claims ACT 527 Shredding DocsGroups Claims ACT 527 Shredding Docs

National Right to Work Foundation attorneys today hand delivered an emergency request to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) asking the agency to obtain a federal court injunction to halt rampant document destruction by America Coming Together (ACT) staff.

--NewsMax.com--

Saddam Oil-food Gains Doubled

The Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein skimmed $21.3 billion from the United Nations oil-for-food program, nearly twice the amount of previous U.S. estimates, according to a Senate investigation.

--Washington Times--

UN Says Found No Proof of Secret Iranian Nuclear Program

The UN atomic watchdog said it had found no proof of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program but could not yet conclude there was no covert activity, as Iran pledged to suspend uranium enrichment to prove its peaceful intentions.

--Yahoo! News (AFP)--

Gosh, if it's secret, not finding proof of it doesn't mean too much. - Ed.

Fallujah Marine in Trouble for Pulling a Kerry

The television press was awash Monday night with video of a U.S. Marine entering a Fallujah terrorist nest filled with dead snipers who, moments earlier, had been shooting at his unit.

--NewsMax.com--

Senate Urged to End Filibusters for Judicial Nominees

The American Center for Law and Justice, a constitutional law group, is urging the U.S. Senate to change its rules so the filibuster cannot be used as an “obstructionist tactic” to prevent an up-or-down vote on judicial nominees.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Advisers Urge Deeper Tax Cuts in 2nd Term

STANFORD, Calif. — Economic advisers who helped President Bush craft his first-term tax cuts favor deeper across-the-board rate reductions instead of more radical alternatives to the tax system, which are viewed as unlikely to pass.

--Washington Times--

Secretary of State Colin Powell, Three Others Leaving Cabinet

Secretary of State Colin Powell has confirmed what many people suspected - he told his staff Monday morning that he is resigning from the Bush Cabinet. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Education Secretary Rod Paige and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman also plan to resign, press reports said.

--CNSNews.com--

Tenet Book Said to Blame Condi

Retired CIA Director George Tenet is said to blame Condoleezza Rice for not keeping America safe from the 9/11 attacks in a book proposal for his memoir currently being shopped to publishers.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush to Name Campaign Chief to Head GOP

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday tapped the chairman of his re-election campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

Dutch in Crackdown on Muslim Immigration

The country said to be the most tolerant in the world is reassessing its open-borders policy after the broad-daylight murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by an Islamic terrorist two weeks ago.

--NewsMax.com--

Fighting Across Iraq Kills More Than 50

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. soldiers battled insurgents northeast of Baghdad on Monday in clashes that killed more than 50 people. Some guerrillas were said to be “fighting to the death” inside Fallujah, where American forces struggled to clear pockets of resistance.

--My Way News (AP)--

US to Deploy Hyper-missiles

American scientists are developing hypersonic cruise missiles that will fly 10 times faster than current rockets, penetrate concrete armouring and could be launched from any site in the world.

--The Observer--

No More Free Advice, Some Doctors Say

Doctors have long complained about all the time they spend talking on the telephone to patients without getting paid.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Canadians Urge Disaffected Left to Elect a Move North

SEATTLE - Got the blue-state blues? Rudi Kischer feels your pain.

--Boston Globe--

Swiftvet O'Neill: If Kerry Comes Back, So Will We

If John Kerry tries to reclaim his party's presidential nomination in 2008, as he suggested he'll do to a group of his campaign aides last week, he'll have to do battle with the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth all over again.

--NewsMax.com--

Specter Faces Judiciary Post Fight

WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter's move up to chairman of the committee that handles the president's judicial nominees is on the line this week when lawmakers return to the Capitol to clean up the unfinished work of this Congress and prepare for the next one.

--Fox News (AP)--

McCain Blasts CIA as ‘Rogue Agency’

Sen. John McCain blasted the Central Intelligence Agency on Sunday for its intelligence failures in the war on terror, adding that the nation's premier intelligence service has “in some ways” become a “rogue agency” that has betrayed President Bush.

--NewsMax.com-

Ashcroft Hammers Federal Judges for Overstepping Bounds

Federal judges are overstepping their Constitutional bounds by contradicting and questioning President Bush's decisions during a time of war, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.

--CNSNews.com--

Sen. Specter's Critics Turn Fire on Tort Reform

WASHINGTON - Critics seeking to keep moderate Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter from chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee were broadening their offensive on Friday by attacking his record on curbing lawsuits.

--Reuters--

Foreign fighters now reviled by Fallujah residents

SAKHLAWIYA, Iraq - The fighters came to Fallujah last year with piles of cash, strange accents and a militant vision of Islam that was at once foreign and fearsome to residents emerging from nearly 30 years of Saddam Hussein's secular regime.

--Lexington Herald-Leader (Knight-Ridder)--

Suicide at Abortion Clinic Shocks Community

On what seemed to be a typical Friday afternoon, the horrific sight of a woman burning astonished drivers caught in traffic, employees at nearby stores, and motorists pumping gas at the Xtra Fuel Gas Station on Greenbelt Road.

--Gaithersburg Gazette, Maryland--

Note the difference between national media coverage of this sad story (i.e., none), and coverage of the guy who allegedly committed suicide at “ground zero” in protest of Bush's re-election. I guess they consider an election a more worthy cause for a suicide than the holocaust of abortion. - Ed.

McCain: Kerry Not Returning My Calls

It looks like failed presidential candidate John Kerry is nursing a grudge against his one-time friend and former defender, Sen. John McCain, who revealed yesterday that he's tried to contact the Massachusetts Democrat since his crushing defeat, but Kerry won't return his calls.

--NewsMax.com--

Scott Peterson Convicted of Murdering Wife and Baby

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body into San Francisco Bay in what prosecutors in the made-for-cable-TV case portrayed as a cold-blooded attempt to escape marriage and fatherhood for the bachelor life.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--

This verdict raises a question. If we can execute a lone killer, who isn't likely to kill anyone else even if found not guilty, based on such circumstantial evidence, how can anyone argue that it is wrong for a nation to take action against a suspected supporter of terrorism based on much stronger evidence? Why is absolute proof necessary to overthrow a dictator who's murdered thousands and will likely murder thousands or millions more, but it's not necessary to put a garden variety murderer to death? - Ed.

Specter Defends Remarks About Bush's Nominations

Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter told Fox News Friday that he did not issue a warning to President Bush not to nominate judges who would be deemed too conservative or would seek to overturn abortion laws. Instead, he said, his comments were "a statement of political fact" that such nominations would face strong opposition from Democrats.

--CNSNews.com--

Frist to Dems: End the Filibustering

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) on Thursday urged Democrats to stop blocking President Bush's federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.

--Fox News--

With a more solid majority, it is likelier that Republicans can change the rules to thwart the Democrats' unconstitutional obstructionism. - Ed.

Kerry Strategists: Clintonistas Torpedoed Our Campaign

Top strategists with John Kerry's presidential campaign are blaming his crushing defeat last week on bad advice from Clinton operatives who took over the campaign after Labor Day.

--NewsMax.com--

Conservative John Fund Jabs Voter Conspiracy Theorists

WASHINGTON - The charge by some on the left that President George Bush stole the 2004 presidential election was dismissed Thursday as “Internet conspiracy theories” by the author of a new book on voter fraud.

--CNSNews.com--

They got the international observers they wanted. The observers didn't uncover any conspiracy. Kerry's army of lawyers didn't find any. They have no case. - Ed.

Website Apologizes to World for Bush Win

In an extraordinary expression of angst and despair, hundreds of John Kerry supporters have participated in a website designed to send a giant “We're sorry” to the world for having allowed President Bush to be re-elected.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Atheists Fear a God-fearing Lurch

In the election aftermath, local atheists say they're feeling more marginalized than ever.

--San Diego Union-Tribune--

Carter Calls Arafat ‘Legitimate’

It's true that Arafat in 1996, like Bush this year, won a strong majority of the votes in an election that featured no serious opposition. But as we noted in May 2002, new elections were due in 1999, and Arafat never held them. We hope and expect that Bush will leave office on schedule, on Jan. 20, 2009 - but if he doesn't, it would be “legitimate” by Carter's lights. - James Taranto, Opinion Journal

--New York Times--

Bush Honors Fallen American Soldiers

President Bush paused on Veterans Day to honor American soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan during his presidency and in wars past. As he spoke, U.S. warplanes and artillery pounded insurgents west of Baghdad.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Left Wing Claims Exit Polls Were Accurate, Bush Stole Election

An emerging conspiracy theory among some political left wingers acccuses Republicans of stealing the 2004 presidential election. While many Americans wonder why Election Day exit polling was so inaccurate and showed Democrat John Kerry winning, liberal bloggers and activists insist the exit polls were correct and that Republican forces used fraud to help President Bush win re-election on Nov. 2.

--CNSNews.com--

Rush Limbaugh reported on his program that a friend of his suggested that Republicans shouldn't discourage talk of Bush having stolen the election. His rationale was that as long as Democrats think they really won, they won't fix the problems that caused them to lose.

It's a tempting suggestion, but the country is too divided as it is. Democrats need to face the truth, and as long as they're focusing on phony fraud claims, they won't. - Ed.

Specter Wants Sit-down with GOP

WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) wants to make his case to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee directly to the panel's GOP members next week.

--Chicago Sun-Times (AP)--

Sen. Clinton's star power attracts 5,000 to Tufts

In a speech about Middle East politics, the New York senator said she had hoped to discuss “President Kerry's” new hope for the volatile region.

--Boston Globe--

Hillary Clinton's Politics Likely to Look Toward White House Bid

NEW YORK - Sen. Hillary Clinton may be the Democrats’ new presidential front-runner, but it's a run she better start by inching slowly toward the political middle, experts say.

--ArbiterOnline (New York Daily News)--

Arafat Leaves Legacy of Violence, Terrorism, Chaos

JERUSALEM - On Thursday, when Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat finally died after days in a coma, both his friends and foes were well prepared for his inevitable passing.

--CNSNews.com--

Al Qaeda “to Disintegrate” in 2 Years

LONDON - Al Qaeda will begin to disintegrate within two years as its various factions start to squabble and militants return to their local roots, a senior parliamentary adviser has predicted.

--Reuters--

When it happens, guess who will get no credit for it. - Ed.

Mississippi Leads the Nation in Charitable Giving

Mississippi retains its title as the most giving state for the eighth consecutive year, according to the 2004 Generosity Index created by Catalogue for Philanthropy.

--Sun-Herald--

To view the full index, click here. You might find it amusing to compare it to the electoral vote map which you'll find here. - Ed.

Privacy Experts Shun Black Boxes

WASHINGTON - Some safety and privacy experts are reacting with apprehension, others with all out condemnation over a recent ruling by the National Transportation Safety Board to require electronic data recorders or “black boxes” in all new cars manufactured in the United States.

--Fox News--

Internet Buzz on Vote Fraud is Dismissed

WASHINGTON -- As they ricochet around the country on the Internet, the details seem aligned to raise the eyebrows of suspicious Democrats.

--Boston Globe--

Pro-lifers Not Thrilled with Gonzales AG Choice

Pro-life activists are criticizing President Bush's choice of Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, worrying the White House counsel will not aggressively uphold the administration's anti-abortion stance.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Rep. Ackerman: Arafat Already Dead

Reports continue to claim that Yasser Arafat is clinging to life, but Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., says he's learned that the Palestinian leader has in fact been dead for several days.

--NewsMax.com--

Hostage ‘Slaughterhouses’ Found in Fallujah

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - Iraqi troops have found “hostage slaughterhouses” in Fallujah where foreign captives were held and killed, the commander of Iraqi forces in the city said Wednesday.

--Fox News--

Swiftboat Veteran John O'Neill: Troops in Iraq Cheered Bush Win

U.S. troops stationed in Iraq were visibly heartened when they got the news that President Bush had defeated John Kerry in last week's election - but the media are refusing to report their reaction to the folks back home.

--NewsMax.com--

Liberal Americans Eye ‘Progressive’ New Zealand After Bush Victory

New Zealand immigration authorities report a continuing surge of interest among Americans wanting to move to the “progressive” Pacific Rim nation as a reaction to the conservative trend in U.S. politics.

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

I'd be willing to chip in to pay for their transportation. - Ed.

Blue States Buzz Over Secession

Secession, which didn't work very well when it was tried once before, is suddenly red hot in the blue states. In certain precincts, anyway.

--Washington Times--

One of the whacko arguments they're using is that the “blue” states support the “red” states. I'd like to see some actual facts to support it, because I think that even if it is technically true, it is very misleading. For instance, I believe they are counting money spent on military bases as “welfare” to the states where the bases are. This is doubly misleading if true. First, in some cases, the “red” states are “red” because of the military presence. Second, the military is over-represented by servicemen from the “red” states. Do these nutsos think that it's “welfare” to pay someone to defend them? I wouldn't be surprised. If the “blue” states had to rely on ‘liberals’ to man their military, they'd be in a heap of trouble. - Ed.

MoveOn Declares Victory

While most Democrats are crying in post-election beer, the folks at MoveOn.org have taken a different tack.

--NewsMax.com--

As McGreevey Steps Aside, NJ Voters Seek Ethical Leader

“I am sorry that I have disappointed the citizens of the state of New Jersey who gave me this enormous trust,” said New Jersey Governor James McGreevey in his farewell address to the state on Monday. He officially leaves office next week.

--CNSNews.com--

NASA to Study Mind of ‘Rain Man’

The man whose autistic brilliance inspired the film Rain Man is to undergo scientific tests using space-exploration technology to investigate suspicions he is getting yet cleverer.

--The Scotsman--

Website Mobilizes Opposition to Arlen Specter

“Arlen Specter MUST NOT become Chairman of the Judiciary Committee,” says a petition being circulated by an anti-Specter website.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush Considers Clarence Thomas for Chief Justice

President Bush has launched an internal review of the pros and cons of nominating Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as the chief justice if ailing William Rehnquist retires, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

--DRUDGE REPORT--

Tax Reform High on Bush Agenda

WASHINGTON - An energized President Bush (search), fresh from a re-election victory, says high on his priority list for a second term is tax reform.

--Fox News--

The only way to reform the income tax code is to throw it out entirely. I hope that is on Bush's agenda. - Ed.

Hillary Friends: Presidential Bid Has Started

The ink was barely dry on John Kerry's concession speech when Hillary Clinton began laying the groundwork for her own presidential bid, Clinton insiders have told U.S. News & World Report.

--NewsMax.com--

Can Pataki Position Himself for White House Run?

ALBANY, N.Y. - A veteran Republican strategist says if New York Gov. George Pataki wants a shot at the GOP nomination for president in 2008, his only hope may be to defeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2006.

--Newsday--

I hope that half of this scenario comes true - that Pataki defeats Hillary in 2006. - Ed.

Vietnam Swift Boat Veterans Celebrate Their Role in John Kerry's Election Defeat

“John Kerry will never call us terrorists and war criminals again,” crowed John O'Neill, the Vietnam war Swift Boat captain who led the fiercest attack of the campaign against the Democratic candidate.

--London Telegraph--

Marines Turn to God

Near Fallujah - With US forces massing outside Fallujah, 35 marines swayed to Christian rock music and asked Jesus Christ to protect them in what could be the biggest battle since American troops invaded Iraq last year.

--News24.com (AFP)--

Iran Supporting al-Qaida Terror

Iran is covertly supporting al-Qaida-aligned terrorists in Iraq, not just anti-American Shiite insurgents, U.S. defense and intelligence sources say with certainty.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

If John Kerry had his way, we wouldn't have 150,000 of our military next door in Iraq. - Ed.

Diary Bombshell: Kerry Met With Terrorists

In a bombshell development that could have turned President Bush's victory into a landslide had it come out before the election, John Kerry wrote in his Vietnam War diary that he met with “terrorists” in Paris - a revelation that “flabbergasted” his running mate, John Edwards.

--NewsMax.com--

Rove Credits Swiftvets With ‘Energizing’ Bush Vote

Bush-Cheney re-election architect Karl Rove gave credit on Sunday to the Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth for exposing John Kerry's anti-war past and energizing Republican voters to turn out at the polls.

--NewsMax.com--

It took a lot of courage for the SwiftVets to do what they did. We should be very thankful to them. - Ed.

Bush, Kerry Voters Differ on View of U.S.

WASHINGTON - The nation is emerging from the 2004 presidential election with two very different portraits of itself sketched by two very different halves of its population.

--WTOP Radio (AP)--

Clinton to Democrats: Stop Whining

NEW YORK - Former President Clinton has a message for Democrats inconsolable after President Bush's re-election: Buck up. It's not that bad. You need to improve your image.

--NewsMax.com--

Bush May Tap Black Attorney General, Latino Justice

WASHINGTON - In the wake of President Bush's reelection, the nation could soon have its first black attorney general and its first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, according to Republican insiders with ties to the Justice Department and the White House.

--Boston Globe--

Union Boss Points to Negatives in Jobs Report

The nation's leading coalition of labor unions Friday warned against the optimism being spurned by the Department of Labor's announcement that 337,000 new jobs were created in October.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Urges Civilians to Flee Targeted Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq - Air and artillery strikes shook the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Friday night after U.S. forces, using leaflets and loudspeakers, urged civilians to leave.

--Reuters--

I hope they're checking all the “civilians” as they leave. - Ed.

‘Don't Blame Gays,’ Activist Says

The head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task force issued a statement Thursday, saying it's not fair or accurate to blame the homosexual agenda for the Democrats' defeat at the polls.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry Campaign Wrap

NEW YORK - When President Bush's poll numbers surged in April after a press conference where his performance was derided by the press and the chattering classes, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry was baffled, writes Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas in an exclusive report in Newsweek's special election issue. “He said with a sigh to one top staffer, ‘I can't believe I'm losing to this idiot.’”

--Yahoo! News (Newsweek)--

Keyes Blames Republicans, Media for His Defeat

Republican Alan Keyes blamed the media and “Republicans in name only” Thursday for his lopsided loss to Democrat Barack Obama in Illinois' U.S. Senate race.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

‘Millions’ of Iranians Celebrate Bush Victory

On the streets and in the gathering places of Iran, millions celebrated the re-election of President Bush with congratulations and discreet V for victory signs to each other.

--NewsMax.com--

Dow Responds to Bush Re-Election, Drop in Oil With 181-Point Rally

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 181 points Thursday in reaction to President George W. Bush's re-election. Thursday's rally also saw oil prices dip more than $2.

--CNSNews.com--

MoveOn, Soros Are Heartbroken, Distressed by Bush Win

The liberal activist group MoveOn.org e-mailed its supporters late Wednesday acknowledging “heartbreak” over President Bush's re-election and billionaire investor George Soros called Bush's win “distressing” before departing to Europe for work on other business.

--CNSNews.com--

Their heartbreak and distress makes me so sad! - Ed.

Bush-Hating Groups Paid $100 Million an Electoral Vote

FNC's popular “Fox & Friends” program this morning noted that Bush-hating groups spent up to $400 million to try to defeat him and that the only state Democrats gained from 2000 was wee New Hampshire (and barely that).

--NewsMax.com--

After Big Wins for Bush, Howard - Blair Next to Face Voters

The “emphatic” outcome of the U.S. presidential election sent a signal around the world that the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq was prepared to complete the task in the interests a democratic future for that country, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.

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

GOP Made ‘Historic’ Gains With Minority, Women Voters

Reflecting on President Bush's “historic” election victory, the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney campaign is circulating a memo explaining what the Republicans did right in 2004 - and who turned out to vote for President Bush.

--CNSNews.com--

Rendell: Swiftvets Did Kerry In

According to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, it wasn't the evangelical vote, or Karl Rove's brilliant strategizing, or Osama bin Laden's last-minute endorsement that kicked the legs out from under John Kerry's presidential campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Inquiries Up from Anti-Bush Americans Seeking to Leave U.S.

Sore losers were doing more than grumbling about the election results Wednesday - some of them were actually thinking of pulling up stakes and bailing out.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

I propose a liberal/conservative exchange program with socialist Europe and Canada. They send us their conservatives, and for every conservative they send, we send a liberal. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could live in the kind of country they want? - Ed.

President Bush Discusses Agenda for Second Term

“This week the voters of America set the course of our nation for the next four years,” President Bush said at a post-election news conference on Thursday. “I earned capital in this election and I plan to spend it,” he told reporters.

--CNSNews.com--

Attorney General Giuliani?

Washington is abuzz today with talk that Attorney General John Ashcroft will soon resign.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Hailed to Beat GOP

Even as President Bush was declaring victory and John Kerry conceded defeat yesterday, news agencies in the U.S. and around the world began splashing the name of Hillary Clinton as the future of the Democratic Party.

----

Sen. Allen: Dems Filibuster at Their Own Peril

Sen. George Allen, R-Va., was on "Fox News Live" this morning, and had a warning for Democrats: Your chief obstructionist was tossed out of office, so filibuster judicial nominees at your own risk.

--NewsMax.com--

Kerry Concedes, Says Election Should be Decided by Voters, Not Legal Process

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in a concession speech Wednesday urged unity among Americans, adding that he believes the outcome of elections “should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process.”

--CNSNews.com--

My feeling was that it took Kerry much too long to concede. Considering the facts that Pres. Bush won a convincing majority of the popular vote, and that Kerry and his party have spent the past four years saying and intimating that Bush's presidency was illegitimate because he didn't win the popular vote, it seems to me that Kerry should have conceded as soon as the popular vote was known. By not conceding, he was holding out hope for winning what he himself labelled an illegitimate victory. - Ed.

Bush Campaign Declares Victory

“We are convinced that President Bush has won reelection with at least 286 electoral college votes,” White House Chief of Staff Andy Card announced at 5:40 a.m. EST Wednesday.

--CNSNews.com--

Dow Ends Up 101 on President Bush Victory

NEW YORK - Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re-election with a solid rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed continuity in Washington and shrugged off higher oil prices.

--My Way News (AP)--

Voters Send Message to Democrats, Conservative Says

Tuesday's Republican victories “send a strong message to the Democratic Party,” said conservative leader Gary Bauer, who sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000.

--CNSNews.com--

Republicans Expand Their Majorities in Congress

“Last night was an excellent night to be a Republican,” the National Republican Congressional Committee said in a Wednesday-morning press release that was full of encouraging numbers.

--CNSNews.com--

Coloradans Say No to Split Electoral Vote

Colorado voters rejected an initiative to immediately change the way the state's electoral votes are awarded to presidential candidates, a proposal critics feared could have thrown the national election results into the courts.

--NewsMax.com--

Not a Breakout Year for Youth Vote After All

WASHINGTON - Fewer than one in 10 voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000, exit polls indicated. Still, with voter turnout expected to be higher overall, more young people appeared to have come out.

--USA Today (AP)--

Giuliani: Vote Fraud Cost Me First Election

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that he knows from personal experience how important it is to have an ample cadre of poll watchers monitoring polling places - since vote fraud scuttled his first bid to become mayor in 1989.

--NewsMax.com--

You probably noticed that this site was not updated on election day. This was because I spent the day working as an election inspector. In the process, I learned a bit about how the system works. Besides poll watchers, an important check is the inspectors themselves. There are supposed to be four at each polling place, two from each major party. What I didn't see was any guarantee that appointment of inspectors followed this rule. If all four were from the same party, there's a good chance that nobody would notice, especially since their party affiliation is not identified on their badges. You can help by volunteering to be a poll watcher for your party or favorite candidate. It's a good way to make sure our democracy is working. - Ed.

Moore's Cameras: Nothing to Report

Minutes after polls closed in Florida, filmmaker Michael Moore packed his bags and wrapped up a large-scale effort to aim a “huge spotlight” on suspected dirty tricks at the polls in the battleground state.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

See previous story. - Ed.

Hillary 2008 Already in Gear

The outcome of Tuesday's presidential election could determine whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will have a chance to return her family to the White House.

--NewsMax.com--

Uganda Outlaws Secondhand Undies

Is it an insult to wear a vest that belonged to another man, the knickers of a women you've never met, the pyjamas of a child in a foreign land that you will never see? In Uganda, the Government has decided it is.

--The Australian--

The Clintons won't be moving to Uganda any time soon, no doubt, if they wouldn't be allowed to donate their used underwear for a tax deduction. - Ed.

Kerry's Discharge Is Questioned by an Ex-JAG Officer

A former officer in the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps Reserve has built a case that Senator Kerry was other than honorably discharged from the Navy by 1975, The New York Sun has learned.

--New York Sun--

A Call for Civility Amid the Election Campaign Tumult

The intensity of the presidential campaign and the prospect of more legal battles in the aftermath of the voting has some citizens taking action to promote civility.

--CNSNews.com--

There will be no civility if Bush wins. Count on it. - Ed.

DNC Deputy Chair Attacks Bush Twins' ‘Morality’

In a particularly ugly election-eve attack, a top Democratic National Committee official attacked first daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush for what he said was their lack of morality.

--NewsMax.com--

Don't expect any “civility” from this crowd. - Ed.

Kerry Surrogate Sees Need to Define ‘Terror’

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, campaigning Monday for Sen. John F. Kerry, said the U.S. and its allies must "agree on a common definition of terror"; and he said the Bush administration plans to invade Syria and maybe Iran once the job in Iraq is done.

--CNSNews.com--

It gets worse as the story progresses. Clark, I believe, defines what Kerry meant by “global test” and it is frightening. Here's what he says:

In a satellite interview with Fox & Friends Monday morning, Clark was asked what Sen. John F. Kerry would do right away to protect national security: Diplomacy, Clark responded.

“It means dealing with our allies to agree on a common definition of terror. What are the standards of proof? What are the elements of the crime? How do we exchange information?”

That bit about having to agree with “allies” about what the “standards of proof” are is chilling. The implications of such a policy are mind-numbing. - Ed.

Monster's Deadly Warning to ‘Red’ States

WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden warned in his October Surprise video that he will be closely monitoring the state-by-state election returns in tomorrow's presidential race - and will spare any state that votes against President Bush from being attacked, according to a new analysis of his statement.

--NY Post--

Cheney says Kerry took poll on bin Laden tape

LOS LUNAS, N.M. - Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Sen. John Kerry's first response to Osama bin Laden's new videotape was to take a poll to find out what he should say about it.

--Chicago Sun-Times--

Kerry Policy on Taiwan Differs From Ten Months Ago

In an apparent policy shift, Sen. John Kerry has told an Asian newspaper that he does not support the notion of Taiwan reverting to China under the “one country, two systems” formula which governed Hong Kong's return to the mainland.

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

If you don't like Kerry's Taiwan policy, just wait a week or two - it will change again. - Ed.

Moore To Have Cameras At Polling Places In Florida, Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore plans to have hundreds of cameras outside of polling places in Ohio and Florida on Election Day to watch for attempts to suppress voter turnout.

--WKMG-TV, Orlando--

Here's what the Democrat Party said about cameras at polling places in 2000:

2000: GEORGIA GOP URGED STATEWIDE POLL-WATCHERS TO CARRY CAMERAS
Democratic Party of Georgia Charged That Presence of Cameras Discouraged African Americans From Voting. Prior to the November 2000 presidential election, the Georgia GOP Web site instructed poll-watchers to carry cameras. The Democratic Party of Georgia accused the state GOP of trying to intimidate African American voters. Democratic Party state chair David Worley called the tactic an “attempt to dampen turnout by discouraging blacks from voting.” The state GOP countered that the cameras were intended to detect actual or alleged voter fraud by Democrats and were not intended to depress African American turnout. (click here to view source document in pdf format)

So who is Michael Moore trying to discourage from voting with his cameras? Inquiring minds want to know. - Ed.

Clintonista Judge Again Rules for Vote Fraud in Ohio

A federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton has yet again ruled in favor of the vote fraud for which their party is so infamous.

--NewsMax.com--

Local Activist Declares Write-in Candidacy for Assembly

Poughkeepsie anti-abortion warrior, Helen Westover, has declared herself to be a write-in candidate for the 102nd District Assembly seat presently held by Joel Miller.

--Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective--

Kerry ‘Outraged’ Over bin Laden Tape Impact

John Kerry said Sunday that he's "outraged" that anyone would think the re-emergence of Osama bin Laden on a terror video released Friday may hurt his chances in next Tuesday's election.

--NewsMax.com--

No, Sen. Kerry, this is outrageous. - Ed.

Photos: Northern Weapons Removed Before U.S. Arrival

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's fedayeen removed weapons and ammunition from a storage facility in northern Iraq, similar to the al-Qaqaa facility at the center of current controversy, before the U.S. victory and prior to the arrival of the 101st Airborne Division to secure the area, according to photos obtained by WorldNetDaily from an Army intelligence source.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Kerrey to Kerry: Apologize to Vietnam Vets

Vietnam veteran and major Kerry backer former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Sunday that the presidential candidate should apologize to his fellow Vietnam veterans for accusing them of committing war crimes.

--NewsMax.com--

At this late date, an “apology,” I believe, would be recognized for the desperate, insincere ploy that it would be. He should have done it long ago. - Ed.

Son Wonders How Parents in Ohio Nursing Home Voted

HARTVILLE, Ohio - When Robert Floyd went to visit his parents at the nursing home where they reside in northeast Ohio, he was surprised that both were wearing “I voted today” stickers.

--WKKJ (AP)--

Annan, ElBaradei Plan to Ambush Bush

Is it any coincidence that Mohamed ElBaradei is set to address the U.N. on Monday – the day before the U.S. election?

Probably not.

--NewsMax.com--