Melanie Morgan: ‘You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy’

A group of pro-Bush, anti-Cindy Sheehan demonstrators set out from San Francisco last week, gathering supporters as their “You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy” caravan headed toward Crawford, Texas.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-War Group Suspects it May be Victim of ‘Infiltrators’

The anti-war group Code Pink, slammed by conservatives and some wounded veterans for co-sponsoring recent protests in front of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., now suggests that the most inflammatory signs held up at the protests might have been the work of “infiltrators whose aim [was] to disrupt the vigil.”

--CNSNews.com--

One thing we know about the left is that they accuse their opponents of doing whatever they do themselves. - Ed.

Protests in Front of Injured Troops Spark Skirmishes

WASHINGTON - Since spring, long before an angry mom named Cindy Sheehan set up camp outside President Bush's Texas ranch, anti-war activists have been holding vigils outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday nights, when many soldiers and their families venture off-campus for steak dinners.

--McClatchy Newspapers--

Poll: Sheehan's Protest Backfired

“Peace Mom” Cindy Sheehan's Bush-bashing protest has apparently backfired, with a slight plurality of Americans saying her antics have actually made them more likely to support the Iraq war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday.

--NewsMax.com--

U.S. Muslims Feel Sidelined in Terrorism Fight

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is neglecting American Muslims in the fight against terrorism, undermining a potentially priceless resource that could be used to root out militants at home, major Muslim groups say.

--Reuters--

Maybe if they came out unequivocably against terrorism, they might be taken more seriously. Perhaps this is a start - or perhaps it is nothing but posturing. - Ed.

Gonzales Faults Senate Version of Patriot Act Legislation

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales yesterday criticized a Senate bill that would place new restrictions on law enforcement in the USA Patriot Act, saying the legislation would hamper the government's ability to prevent terrorist attacks.

--Washington Post--

I'd take the last two paragraphs of this story with a huge grain of salt, considering the source. - Ed.

Sen. Clinton Leads Other '08 Candidates by Example

WASHINGTON - President Bush returns to the White House next month but already the race to become the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is revolving around his record and one other person: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

--Fox News--

Sharpton Evades Police for 9 Miles

A driver for the Rev. Al Sharpton led Ellis County sheriff's deputies on a nine-mile chase at speeds up to 110 mph before state troopers stopped the car, authorities said.

--NewsMax.com--

China Opens Doors to UN Rights Officials

Under fire for years over human rights abuses, the Chinese government has agreed to allow visits by senior United Nations human rights officials -- including, for the first time, an expert who focuses on allegations of torture.

--CNSNews.com--

I'm not sure whether this story tells more about China or the United Nations. - Ed.

‘Hindu Radicals’ Ransack Christian Church

A mob of 50 “Hindu radicals” today ransacked an Assembly of God church building in India desecrating the Bible, sources on the ground report.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

‘Land for Peace’ Gives Land, Gets No Peace

A Palestinian blew himself up while trying to board a bus in southern Israel in the first suicide attack since the evacuation of settlers from Gaza, puncturing hopes that the historic pullout would break the cycle of violence.

--The Australian (AFP)--

Missing Able Danger ‘Atta’ Chart in 2002 Video

A copy of the Able Danger chart that identified lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta as a terrorist operating inside the U.S. a year before the 9/11 attacks is clearly visible in a video of a 2002 speech by delivered by Rep. Curt Weldon to the Heritage Foundation.

--NewsMax.com--

White House Moves Toward New Visa Plan

PHOENIX - Struggling to pacify his party's warring wings, President George W. Bush is moving toward allowing illegal immigrants who came to the United States before February 2004 to qualify for guest-worker visas. People smuggled in after that time would be deported.

--Columbia Daily Tribune (AP)--

If the “struggle” is between business interests and security interests, there's no question which should win out. - Ed.

Bush Weighs Tapping Strategic Oil Reserve

President Bush weighed a decision on whether to release some oil from the nation's petroleum reserves to help refiners hurt by Hurricane Katrina, administration officials said Monday. A decision was expected later in the day.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

My position is that the strategic reserve should only be used in real emergency situations, and high petroleum prices alone do not constitute an emergency. If, however, the hurricane severely disrupts the supply to the refineries, then a case can be made for dipping into the strategic reserve. If, however, supply is disrupted because of refineries shutting down, what's the point of putting more oil into the pipeline? - Ed.

Sheehan: Other Moms of Slain ‘Brainwashed’

After calling the terrorists in Iraq who killed her son “freedom fighters,” anti-Bush activist Cindy Sheehan now says other mothers of those slain in the conflict whose views oppose her own are “brainwashed.”

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Lately we've been exposed to a lot of left-wing propaganda telling us that the right has been “smearing” Cindy Sheehan. I never thought, though, that Cindy Sheehan would actually stoop to smearing all the other bereaved mothers just because they don't agree with Cindy. - Ed.

Gen. Barry McCaffrey: Biden's Iraq Troop Numbers Bogus

Retired General Barry McCaffrey said Sunday that claims by Sen. Joseph Biden that U.S. forces in Iraq have trained just 3,000 Iraqi troops to fight without U.S. help are flat out wrong.

--NewsMax.com--

Recount Dispute Goes Back to N.M. Court

SANTA FE, N.M. - The state's highest court is revisiting a dispute over last year's presidential election in New Mexico.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Suspect that left-wing groups like MoveOn.org are behind this. They'll do anything they can to undermine this president, and they care not what it does to the country. - Ed.

Charlie Rangel: Cheney a ‘Sick Man’

Top House Democrat Charles Rangel suggested Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney may not be healthy enough to continue in office.

--NewsMax.com--

Anti-war Movement Gains Respected Spokesperson

WASHINGTON - Hot on the heels of the Cindy Sheehan media circus in Crawford comes word that Jane Fonda will ride again as an anti-war crusader, kicking off a nationwide barnstorming tour next month.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

They've also got David Duke, and apparently the Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, who contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. - Ed.

New 9/11 Probe Could Spotlight Iraq Link

Congressional hearings coming this fall into revelations by the military intelligence group Able Danger could spotlight other evidence overlooked by the 9/11 Commission: including a March 2001 report suggesting that Osama bin Laden was working with Iraqi intelligence operatives in Germany at a time when Mohamed Atta and two other 9/11 hijack team leaders were living in Hamburg.

--NewsMax.com--

It was apparent to me that the Democrats on the panel had an agenda with two items: covering up for the Clinton administration, and discrediting Pres. Bush. Getting to the facts so as to prevent another attack was not even on the list. - Ed.

Author: Zak

Date: Monday August 29, 2005 11:30

Any further investigation by the likes of the make-up of the last committee will be, not only in vain, but a further waste of our tax dollars while perpetrating another hoax on the American public. I'm sure they will also do a hatchet job on anyone supporting the Able Danger facts...

Author: Louis Wein

Date: Monday August 29, 2005 9:11

As a former member of the White House staff (Nixon); the first person to officially highlight the possibility and probabity of terrorism in NYC (specifically the WTC) in an official Report issued in 1976 (I was a senior Assistant to the Mayor and served as Executive Director for Emergency Preparedness), then later as a Marine Corps Maj/LtCol/Col heavily involved in Counter Terrorism/SpecOps, I couldn't agree more with Sergeant Major Leo Roberts' (USMC, Ret) comments.

I was particularly chagrined over the appointment of that lady who authored the law that made it illegal for the Justice Department (and FBI) from sharing information with the CIA.

In listening to the hearings, I thought that John Lehman (former Secretary of the Navy) made the most sense.

By now, we should come to realize that ALL Special Commissions are appointed for political reasons, not to ferret out the TRUTH.

Author: Joe

Date: Sunday August 28, 2005 11:16

Leo, I agree.

Link #1

Author: Leo

Date: Sunday August 28, 2005 11:03

Ed,

The 911 commission was a joke. Not one independent or a member from a third party on this commission. It was made up of Republicans and Democrats and both parties are to blame to a large extent of 911. Even today our borders are wide open. Enought of the security of America. Who's in Charge?

Author: Anonymous

Date: Friday March 4, 2005 11:13

In the interest of fairness you need to display your bias toward Nancy Soderberg:

Link #1

Link #2

Curt Weldon: 9/11 Panel Will Be Discredited

Rep. Curt Weldon predicted yesterday that members of the 9/11 Commission would have “egg all over their face[s]” when the truth comes out about briefings they received on an elite group of military intelligence analysts code named Able Danger.

--NewsMax.com--

PR Machine Behind Cindy Sheehan?

With the President back at his Crawford ranch, the anti-war protest right outside his ranch is getting a lot more media attention. ABC7 looks at who is financing the operation and who's providing on-the-ground support.

--KGO-TV--

Soldiers Back from Iraq Badly Beaten in Seattle

SEATTLE - Two soldiers who just returned from a year in Iraq were badly beaten in an attack outside Pioneer Square. But believe it or not, someone caught the beating on videotape. Now, police are asking for your help identifying the suspects.

--KOMO-TV--

Do you suppose anyone in Seattle will suggest that this might be a “hate crime”? - Ed.

Pat Boone Shreds Cindy ‘Peaceniks’

Music legend Pat Boone is blasting the peace message of Cindy Sheehan and other anti-war activists, claiming their rhetoric is making the U.S. more vulnerable to future terrorist attacks.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

American Legion Declares War on Protestors - Media Next?

NEW YORK - The American Legion, which has 2.7 million members, has declared war on antiwar protestors, and the media could be next. Speaking at its national convention in Honolulu, the group's national commander called for an end to all “public protests” and “media events” against the war.

--Editor & Publisher--

ACLU Backs Terrorists Using Libraries for Info

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to block the FBI from obtaining records from an organization possessing information about library patrons.

--NewsMax.com--

C.I.A. Report Said to Fault Pre-9/11 Leadership

WASHINGTON - A long-awaited C.I.A. inspector general's report on the agency's performance before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks includes detailed criticism of more than a dozen former and current agency officials, aiming its sharpest language at George J. Tenet, the former director, according to a former intelligence officer who was briefed on the findings and another government official who has seen the report.

--New York Times--

Group Defends Roberts's Rights Record

In a throwback to the politics of the 1980s, the feminist movement and its favored policies and legal arguments of a generation ago have emerged as flash points in the nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court.

--Washington Post--

Jeanine Pirro's Campaign Hit by Defection, Rival's Ad

ALBANY, N.Y. - Jeanine Pirro's fledgling campaign for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next year was hit from two sides Thursday as she lost out on a county chairman's backing and one of her rivals trotted out a TV ad mocking her GOP credentials.

--NewsMax.com--

Bolton Accused of Causing Chaos Ahead of UN Summit

Less than three weeks before more than 170 nations' leaders meet for a major world summit in New York, media around the world are reporting that the Bush administration's point man at the United Nations has thrown plans for the gathering into disarray.

--CNSNews.com--

Warning: Kelo Puts Church Property at Risk

A prominent Christian lobbying organization is warning its supporters a recent landmark Supreme Court decision puts churches at particular risk for seizure since they do not generate tax revenue for government.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Anti-War Protests Target Wounded at Army Hospital

WASHINGTON - The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the current home of hundreds of wounded veterans from the war in Iraq, has been the target of weekly anti-war demonstrations since March. The protesters hold signs that read “Maimed for Lies” and “Enlist here and die for Halliburton.”

--CNSNews.com--

Communities Help Build Homes for Wounded Iraq War Vets

WHEATON, Ill. - Michelle Senatore is on a lifesaving mission, volunteering her time to help injured service members adjust once they return home.

--ABC News--

Next we'll see the anti-war vultures demonstrating outside of these houses. - Ed.

Pro-war Kin Take Down Crosses at Sheehan Site

Military families disturbed by a sea of crosses erected by anti-war protesters near President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, have removed crosses bearing the names of their fallen children and transferred them to another site to show support for American troops in Iraq.

--Washington Times--

Iraq Watching U.S. Anti-war Feeling Closely

ROME - Iraqi leaders are closely watching the growth of the anti-war movement in the United States and understand that Americans will become frustrated without more progress, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.

--Reuters--

So are terrorists. - Ed.

Bush Happy to Meet this Military Mom

NAMPA, IDAHO - President Bush on Wednesday praised an Idaho woman whose husband and five sons were sent to Iraq, saying she's an example of how military families really feel about the war.

--Houston Chronicle (Knight Ridder)--

Jeanine Pirro Blasts Hillary's 9/11 Record

Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro blasted Senator Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for failing to obtain enough homeland security funding for New York State, saying Clinton's performance on 9/11 issues would be a key target of her campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Hawaii Caps Oil Prices

HONOLULU - Hawaii will begin enforcing a cap on the wholesale price of gasoline next week, hoping to curb the sting of the nation's highest gas costs.

--Fox News (AP)--

Poll: Support for Nuclear Power Soars

By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Americans now back the development of nuclear power as an alternative to increasingly expensive energy sources like oil.

--NewsMax.com--

Embrace Our Values or Leave, Australia Tells Islamists

The Australian government has stepped up a campaign against radical Muslims, saying those wanting to live under Islamic law or refusing to accept “Australian values” should leave. At the same time, it plans to monitor mosques to ensure that radical messages are not being taught.

--CNSNews.com--

What a message! Buy why single out Islamists? Shouldn't all people emigrating to another country embrace the values of that country? - Ed.

Peace Hopes Will Evaporate If Palestinians Continue Terror, Israel Says

JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinians traded accusations on Thursday following the killing of five Palestinian terrorists in a shootout in the West Bank during an arrest operation just two days after Israel completed its withdrawal from 25 settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank.

--CNSNews.com--

Here's a thought - Tell the Palestinians that if terror continues, Israel will take back the ceded land. - Ed.

Japan's Population Crisis Grows

Despite policies aimed at reversing the trend, Japan's government reports a continuing decline in the number of children born, and for the first time in 60 years, the world's second-largest economy could record a population drop this year.

--CNSNews.com--

American Legion Condemns War Protests as ‘Visions of Jane Fonda’

Delegates to the American Legion's national convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, vowed Tuesday to use whatever means necessary to “ensure the united backing of the American people to support our troops and the global war on terrorism.”

--CNSNews.com--

Cindy: Terrorists ‘Freedom Fighters’

She made the remark during her trek earlier this month to Crawford, Texas; but her equating the enemy with freedom fighters has not been highlighted by the mainstream media, despite her telling it directly to a reporter for CBS News.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Poll Finds Regular Worshipers More Supportive Of War In Iraq

New York, NY - A new poll finds that the more often Americans go to church, the more supportive they are of US foreign policy, including the war in Iraq.

--WFMY News (AP)--

Former Jewish Gaza Residents See Themselves as ‘Refugees’

JERUSALEM - Many former residents of the 21 Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip evacuated from their homes and communities as part of the government-approved disengagement plan say they have nowhere to go and feel like they are refugees.

--CNSNews.com--

Gunman Kills 2 Wal-Mart Employees in Parking Lot

Two Wal-Mart employees were shot to death Tuesday in the parking lot of a company supercenter store in a Phoenix suburb, and police later nabbed a suspect after an areawide search, Glendale police said.

--CNN--

The police say they don't have a motive. I have a suggestion. Look at all the anti-Walmart rhetoric coming from the left. - Ed.

Pentagon: Atta Not ID'd Pre-9/11

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has been unable to validate claims that a secret intelligence unit identified Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta as a terrorist more than a year before the attacks, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday.

--Fox News (AP)--

CENTCOM: Successes in Iraq

U.S. military commanders on the ground in Iraq must be scratching their heads in bewilderment over Sen. Chuck Hagel's recent comments painting their efforts as an abject failure.

--NewsMax.com--

Justice Breyer Takes ‘Originalists’ to Task In a New Book

In a book slated for release next month, Justice Breyer -- among the more liberal members of the court -- gives a detailed insight into his philosophy of deciding cases, namely that the Constitution should be viewed in light of its overarching goal, which he sees as creating a participatory, democratic society.

--Wall Street Journal--

That's fine rhetoric, but when unaccountable judges take on the role of defining the rules of society, they're acting against the principles of a “participatory, democratic society.” - Ed.

Liberal Group Asks Robertson to Retract Call for Assassination of Venezuelan President

A ‘liberal’ media watchdog group Tuesday called on Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson to retract statements he made calling for the U.S. to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

--CNSNews.com--

Statements calling for the assassination of Pres. Bush, however, are completely acceptable to this ‘liberal’ group. - Ed.

Young PA Conservatives Facing Heat for Billboard Campaign

Pennsylvania Republicans are threatening the Young Conservatives of Pennsylvania (YCOP) for sponsoring a public information campaign exposing a hefty pay raise passed for lawmakers, judges and top executive-branch officials.

--Human Events--

It appears that Pennsylvania “Republicans” are as much in bed with Democrats as New York “Republicans” are. - Ed.

Kerry Attends Funeral with Blow-up Sex Dolls

Former presidential candidate John Kerry attended an intimate and exclusive farewell for gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson, a suicide victim – complete with tributes to drugs and blow-up sex dolls adorning the event.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Most Britons Would Sacrifice Liberties for Better Security

Almost three-quarters of respondents in a new British poll say they would be willing to give up some civil liberties to improve security against terrorist attacks.

--CNSNews.com--

If you're dead, you have no civil liberties. - Ed.

See-through ‘Freedom Bags’ Offered to Tube Commuters

A range of see-through bags aimed at commuters left nervous by the London bombings was launched yesterday.

--The Scotsman--

Churches Burn, U.N. Watches

Jihadists continue their campaign of burning churches and persecuting Christians in Kosovo, the land “liberated” by U.S. and NATO forces in the 1990s, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Failed Terror Attack on US Ship

Three missiles have been fired from the Jordanian port of Aqaba, missing a US Navy ship but hitting Israel.

--BBC News--

Victims' Families Outraged, Want New 9/11 Panel

The families of 9/11 victims are outraged that military spies were blocked from sharing key intelligence they believe could have averted the terrorist attacks - and are calling for a new commission to investigate.

--NewsMax.com--

Pentagon Probing Able Danger Lawyers

The Pentagon has launched an investigation to determine whether Clinton administration lawyers blocked a military intelligence unit code-named Able Danger from sharing with the FBI critical information on Mohamed Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers a year before the 9/11 attacks.

--NewsMax.com--

Police Kill Al Qaeda's Saudi Arabia Head in Raid

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Al Qaeda's leader in Saudi Arabia was killed Thursday during clashes with police in the western city of Medina, the Interior Ministry said.

--Washington Post (AP)--

Clinton Lawyers Fretted Over bin Laden's Comfort

The CIA's former bin Laden desk chief revealed Thursday night that Clinton administration lawyers warned counterterrorism agents that Osama bin Laden had to be kept as comfortable as possible if they captured him during planned raids into Afghanistan.

--NewsMax.com--

Washington Post: Roberts Resisted Women's Rights

Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. consistently opposed legal and legislative attempts to strengthen women's rights during his years as a legal adviser in the Reagan White House, disparaging what he called “the purported gender gap” and, at one point, questioning “whether encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good.”

--Washington Post--

It's Official: Weld Now Wants N.Y. Governor Job

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld wants to be governor again - this time in New York.

--NewsMax.com--

Illegal Immigrants Awarded Arizona Property

DOUGLAS - Spent shells litter the ground at what is left of the firing range, and camouflage outfits still hang in a storeroom. Just a few months ago, this ranch was known as Camp Thunderbird, the headquarters of a paramilitary group that vowed to use force to keep illegal immigrants from sneaking across the border from Mexico.

--Arizona Republic (New York Times)--

This is just great! A court awards foreign invaders the land they were invading! - BK

Center Staff Won't Check Legal Status of Laborers

The staff at a newly approved day laborer center in Herndon will not check the immigration status of the workers who use the facility, town officials said Wednesday.

--Washington Times--

Russia Plans Moon Exploration

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia - Russia's aerospace corporation, Energiya, intends to begin producing helium III, an environmentally clean fuel that cannot be produced on Earth, on the Moon.

--RIA Novosti--

Boy, this brings back memories. - BK

5 American Christians Detained in China

A church meeting was broken up in Luoyang in Henan province Monday, resulting in the detention of four Americans, including a married couple, and 27 Chinese citizens, reported the Texas-based Christian-persecution monitor China Aid Association.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

United Nations Bankrolled Latest Anti-Israel Propaganda

The United Nations bankrolled the production of thousands of banners, bumper stickers, mugs, and T-shirts bearing the slogan “Today Gaza and Tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem,” which have been widely distributed to Palestinian Arabs in the Gaza Strip, according to a U.N. official.

--New York Sun--

Bush Admin. Briefed on Able Danger After Attacks

Two weeks after the 9/11 the attacks, the Bush administration was told that a special military intelligence unit code named Able Danger had developed actionable intelligence two years earlier that could have foiled the 9/11 plot, a member of the Able Danger team revealed on Wednesday.

--NewsMax.com--

Documents Show State Department Warned Clinton About Bin Laden

WASHINGTON - The State Department warned the Clinton administration in July 1996 that Usama bin Laden's move to Afghanistan would give him more fertile ground to spread radical Islam, according to newly declassified documents.

--Fox News--

Backlash! War Moms Attack Cindy Sheehan

The continued focus by the nation's media on Cindy Sheehan, the so-called "Peace Mom" who's demanding a second meeting with President Bush in the wake of her son's death, is sparking a backlash from parents of other American servicemen and women in Iraq.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Marine's Mom Says He'd Want War Supported

WEST CHESTER, Ohio - The mother of a Marine killed in Iraq urged mourners Wednesday not to let their anger and sadness turn them against the U.S. fight in Iraq.

--Yahoo! News (AP)--

This doesn't fit the left-wing agenda of the “mainstream” media, so you'll see a thousand stories on Cindy Sheehan to every one like this. - Ed.

DNC Will File FOIA Request for Roberts' Papers

The Democratic National Committee said it will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to the Justice Department on Monday - requesting documents pertaining to cases on which Supreme Court nominee John Roberts worked when he was a senior political appointee in the first Bush administration.

--CNSNews.com--

Lott Blames 2002 Plight on Frist's ‘Betrayal’

WASHINGTON - Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott blames his fall from power in 2002 on a “personal betrayal” by an ambitious Sen. Bill Frist, his successor, adding in a new book that President Bush, Colin Powell and other GOP associates played a role.

--Fox News (AP)--

Illegal Alien Crisis Produces Partisan Split in Arizona

Unhappy with federal efforts to maintain border security and keep illegal aliens from crossing into Arizona, the state's governor and a top legislator have submitted dramatically different plans to achieve the same goal. The issue could eventually dominate the 2006 governor's race in Arizona.

--CNSNews.com--

Mexico Funds Staging Areas for Illegals

The Mexican staging area for illegal aliens that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson demanded this week be bulldozed is among hundreds of similar sites along the border sponsored and maintained by the Mexican government.

--Washington Times--

Virginia Town Helping Illegal Aliens Find Work, Group Says

The small town of Herndon, Va., has had day laborers, the majority of whom are illegal immigrants, line up outside the 7-Eleven looking for work, but after citizens voiced their concerns about the site, the town council responded by proposing to move the site to a police station.

--CNSNews.com--

Woman Gets Cable Bill With Derogatory Name

LaChania Govan said she got bounced around by her cable company when she called to complain. She made dozens of calls and was even transferred to a person who spoke Spanish - a language she doesn't understand.

--San Francisco Chronicle--

‘Able Danger’ Specialist: I Briefed 9-11 Staff

A military intelligence specialist who says he personally told 9-11 commission staff about the fact Defense Department investigators tracking al-Qaida were prevented from passing along information on the presence of Mohamed Atta and three other future hijackers in the U.S. more than a year before the terrorist attack has gone on the record about the incident.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Clinton Warned After Giving Up Bin Laden

Four months after President Clinton refused a Sudanese offer to have Osama bin Laden arrested, the State Department warned the White House that the blunder would have disastrous consequences.

--NewsMax.com--

Read the New York Times story here. - Ed.

See how this fits with Bill Clinton's boast that he'd have gotten bin Laden. - Ed.

Cindy Sheehan Complains About Right-Wingers ‘Spewing Filth’

On a day when liberal activists plan to hold coast-to-coast candlelight vigils for Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist is moving closer to President Bush's ranch -- and complaining about “right-wingers.”

--CNSNews.com--

I wonder what her son would be “spewing” if he knew what she's doing to his good name. - Ed.

Sheehan Being Championed, Financially Underwritten by Liberal Groups

CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan's modest anti-war protest along the road to President Bush's ranch has evolved into a headline-grabbing national movement. That has led some Republicans to say she's being used by liberal groups hostile to Bush's policies.

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Dueling Protests: ‘You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy’

Anti-war protesters aren't the only ones heading to Crawford, Tex. A group that supports U.S. troops and the war on terrorism has launched a “You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy” tour.

--CNSNews.com--

U.S. Anti-war Group Won't Pay Iraq Sanctions Fine

CHICAGO - U.S. peace activists faced with a $20,000 fine for violating U.S. sanctions against Iraq seven years ago for delivering medical supplies said on Tuesday they will go to jail before paying the fine.

--Reuters--

What Does Roberts Have to Hide, Democrat Wonders ...

One day after the Washington Post reported that Democrats won't launch a major fight to block John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination, Democrats fired off press releases letting the nation know they are not happy about the nomination.

--CNSNews.com--

The same question can be asked of anyone, including those asking it. - Ed.

Leahy Still Calling John Roberts a Radical

Sen. Patrick Leahy says Supreme Court nominee John Roberts holds “radical” views and has been an “eager, aggressive advocate” for policies of the far right.

--NewsMax.com--

Souter-home Seizer to Meet With Residents

The California property-rights activist who is determined to have a New Hampshire town seize the property of Supreme Court Justice David Souter under eminent domain plans to travel there this weekend to meet with local residents working on the project.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Edwards Says Poverty a Key Democrat Issue

SEATTLE - Democrats can build the party's national strength by pushing their policies in statehouses around the country, 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards told a group of legislators Tuesday.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

He's right! And their policies are designed to make sure there's as much of it as possible. - Ed.

Fine for Hiring Illegal Aliens Should Be $10k, Republican Says

Lawmakers have proposed a number of “solutions” to the problem of illegal immigration, from amnesty programs to mass deportations. But one conservative Republican says the key to discouraging illegal immigration is to hit the employers who hire them right where it counts: in the wallet.

--CNSNews.com--

McLean Firm Was Target Of Alleged Extortion Try by Democrat Operative

In May 2004, JER Partners, a McLean-based real estate firm headed by local philanthropist Joseph E. Robert Jr., was pursuing an $85 million investment from an Illinois pension fund when a fax arrived from the Turks and Caicos Islands.

--Washington Post--

Rush Limbaugh Wins Another Court Ruling

Rush Limbaugh's attorneys have won a last-minute court ruling that could imperil the investigation into his prescription drug use.

--NewsMax.com--

Able Danger Witnesses to Go Public

Rep. Curt Weldon said Monday that one or more members of an elite team of military intelligence officers who [allegedly] identified al-Qaida hijacker Mohamed Atta as a terrorist threat two years before he led the 9/11 attacks are prepared to go public.

--NewsMax.com--

Clinton: I Would Have Attacked bin Laden

Ex-president Bill Clinton now says he would have taken out Osama bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks – if only the FBI and CIA had been able to prove the al-Qaida mastermind was behind the attack on the U.S.S. Cole.

--NewsMax.com--

Besides being self-serving, this statement is also very revealing. It exposes a fatal flaw in the left's view of how to deal with terrorists. What Clinton actually said is that in order to strike at terrorists, there must be unassailable proof of their terrorist activities. What good is that when so many terrorist activities result in the death of the perpetrators? - Ed.

Liberals Organize ‘Vigils for Cindy Sheehan’

Anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan isn't running for Congress yet, but she's getting the kind of publicity that most politicians can only dream about.

--CNSNews.com--

Let's be honest. What's happening is the left is exploiting Cindy Sheehan in order to bring about the defeat of the United States, so as to humiliate George W. Bush. - Ed.

Roberts Unlikely To Face Big Fight

Democrats have decided that unless there is an unexpected development in the weeks ahead, they will not launch a major fight to block the Supreme Court nomination of John G. Roberts Jr., according to legislators, Senate aides and party strategists.

--Washington Post--

Their real fear is that Bush might get to replace a more ‘liberal’ member of the court. If they attack Roberts too vociferously, it will dull the impact of what they consider a more important fight. - Ed.

Another Great Moment fo Socialized Medicine

A retired businessman died of a suspected heart attack just 24 hours after his heart operation had been cancelled at the last minute.

--London Times--

9/11 Panel Dismissed Key Evidence

The 9/11 Commission is challenging the credibility of claims by Rep. Curt Weldon that the panel ignored testimony from military intelligence officials that lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta had been identified as a terrorist threat at least a year before the 9/11 attacks.

--NewsMax.com--

Iran's New Defense Minister Tied to U.S. Marine Bombing

The new minister of defense of Iran has direct ties to the suicide bombing in Beirut that killed 241 Marines in 1983.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Dean: U.S. Too Weak to Hit Iran

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Sunday that while Iran poses a genuine “danger” to the United States, the U.S. military is now too weak to respond.

--NewsMax.com--

That's a revealing self-image. - Ed.

UK Muslim Body's ‘Moderate’ Tag Questioned

Britain's leading Islamic umbrella group, under closer scrutiny since last month's London bombings, went onto the defensive Sunday after critics called into question its image of moderation.

--CNSNews.com--

Cindy's Husband Seeking Divorce

In the midst of global media attention as she camps outside of President Bush's Texas ranch, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan can likely expect to be served soon with divorce papers from her husband.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Law-Making the Job of Congress, Not Supreme Court, DeLay Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 2 GOP leader in the House took the opportunity to remind his audience that law-making is the job of lawmakers, not judges - no matter how high up or distinguished.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

The fact that this is controversial is evidence of its truth. - Ed.

Judge Reluctant to Create Judicial Oversight of‘Global Warming’

NEW YORK - A federal judge expressed reluctance about beginning judicial oversight of pollution issues that affect global warming as she heard arguments Friday on a lawsuit brought by Connecticut and several other states against some of the nation's largest power companies.

--Newsday (AP)--

This judge should be applauded (and perhaps promoted) for her understanding of the role of the judiciary. - Ed.

‘Sound and Fury’ Over Roberts Moves to Grassroots Level

The debate over the confirmation of Justice John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court has moved from Washington insiders to the grassroots level, while objections to his nomination are seen as “sound and fury, signifying nothing,” one analyst said.

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary Names ‘Draft Hillary’ Activist to Her PAC

WASHINGTON - In a move sure to fuel speculation she's got eyes on the White House, Hillary Rodham Clinton has enlisted a draft-Hillary pioneer to be part of her political-action committee staff, The Post has learned.

--New York Post--

Hillary, Pirro Differ Little on Issues

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - Even by the scenic route, past the weathered stone walls and long driveways of some of New York City's wealthiest suburbs, it's only 14 miles from Hillary Rodham Clinton's big colonial in Chappaqua to Jeanine Pirro's modern mansion in Harrison.

--Washington Times (AP)--

This may be true, but there's one issue that over-rides them all - Hillary's presidential ambitions. - Ed.

Weld Eyeing New York Governor's Race

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld has his eye on the New York governor's race next year, a source close to the blue state Republican says. “He says he's clearing up his business now and that he's close to making a final decision,” the Weld associate tells the New York Post.

--NewsMax.com--

GOP Group Tries to Halt Black Voter Loyalty to Dems

A new black Republican national organization has formed to reach out to minority voters that overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic Party. The new group, calling itself the National Black Republican Association, asserts that blacks are being taken for granted by the Democratic Party and liberal black leadership.

--CNSNews.com--

Persecution of Kosovo Christians Said to Reveal Larger Threat

International intervention to halt the persecution of Christians in Kosovo is a “complete failure,” according to a former diplomat and other political analysts who briefed Capitol Hill staff late last week, pointing to the destruction of 150 churches and the simultaneous construction of 200 mosques.

--CNSNews.com--

9/11 Commission Covered Up Gorelick Warning

A 1995 memo from a top terrorism prosecutor warning that a directive by Clinton administration Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick “could cost lives” is being concealed by the 9/11 Commission.

--NewsMax.com--

Weldon Wants Answers in Intelligence Snafu

Bolstered by widespread media coverage that has been favorable to his cause, U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon is calling for a congressional inquiry into an intelligence failure that could have thwarted the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Weldon, a lead contender for the House Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, also wants to grill 9/11 Commission staffers to find out why the incident was not included in the commission's final report last summer.

--Delaware County Daily Times--

The problem I see with this story is that it isn't about an “intelligence” problem - it was a policy problem created by the Clinton administration. We had the intelligence, the “wall” policy prevented it from being used. - Ed.

Clinton Lawyers: Mohamed Atta Off-Limits

A year before the 9/11 attacks, Clinton administration lawyers told a group of military intelligence officers that information they had developed on 9/11 ringleader Mohamed Atta could not be shared with the FBI, saying of Atta himself: “You can't even touch him - it doesn't matter what information you have.”

--NewsMax.com--

NARAL Scrapping Controversial Anti-Roberts Ad

NARAL Pro-Choice America says it “regrets” that so many people have “misconstrued our recent advertisement” about the record of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts - and announced it will change the ad.

--CNSNews.com--

They're now turning their attention in other directions, including “his arguments against using a federal civil rights law to protect women and their doctors and nurses from those who use blockades and intimidation.” But in doing so, they're being hypocritical. In that case, the Supreme Court sided with Roberts' argument, and made it the law of the land. So if NARAL is going to attack Roberts for this, how can they not also attack the Supreme Court that accepted his arguments? It we are obligated to accept Roe Vs. Wade just because some Supreme Court justices said it's constitutional, then NARAL and its cohorts are also obligated to accept the ruling of the court in the application of the civil rights law. - Ed.

Bill Clinton: Hillary May Not Run for President

Hillary Clinton may not run for president in 2008, said a source very close to the New York senator - her husband, Bill Clinton.

--NewsMax.com--

New Black GOP Group Birthed

A new national organization of black Republicans is set to launch Monday, hoping to effectively represent the party's ideals in the African-American community.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Anger at Nazi Criminal's Holiday

A row has erupted in Italy after a Nazi war criminal being held under house arrest in Rome was allowed to go on holiday to Lake Maggiore.

--BBC News--

Families of Wounded Soldiers Helped by Frequent Fliers

Families of U.S. soldiers wounded in the war against terrorism are receiving free airfare so they can be with their loved one through medical rehabilitation and the gifts come from their fellow Americans.

--CNSNews.com--

What a great idea! - Ed.

Bush Says Anti-War Activist Mother Won't Sway Decision on Iraq

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush said Thursday he understands and respects the views of anti-war advocates like a California mother camped outside his Texas ranch to mourn her soldier son fallen in Iraq, but said it would be a mistake to bring U.S. troops home now.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Cindy Sheehan Smacked Down by Family

Relatives of Cindy Sheehan - who is holding a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch - are now blasting the California woman, claiming she's trying to promote her personal agenda “at the expense of her son's good name and reputation.”

--WorldNetDaily.com--

9/11 Report Missed Key Facts; ‘Huge Deal,’ Lawmaker Says

Members of the 9/11 commission apparently left some key information out of their “comprehensive” report on the terror attacks - because their own staffers didn't tell them about it.

--CNSNews.com--

Church Desecration Video Serves as Jihad Fund-Raiser

A violent video showing the desecration of a church and the murder of a Serbian soldier is one of many “jihad” videos currently making the rounds in Western countries to raise funds for Muslim terrorists, according to counter-terrorism experts interviewed by Cybercast News Service.

--CNSNews.com--

Pakistan Tests First Cruise Missile

Pakistan said Thursday it had successfully test-fired its first ground-launched cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

--CNSNews.com--

Poll: Hillary Slips, Pirro Gains

A new statewide poll says Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead over potential Republican opponent Jeanine Pirro has slipped but still remains strong.

--NewsMax.com--

I think it's significant that Madame Hillary's support has dropped to 50%. If it goes below that, she's in trouble, in my opinion. - Ed.

McAuliffe: Hillary May Drop Out

Former Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe is reportedly predicting that presumed 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will drop out of her 2006 Senate re-election race if a challenger like Jeanine Pirro forces her to spend campaign cash earmarked for her presidential race.

--NewsMax.com--

Edward Cox: I Am Not Quitting Race for NY Senate Seat

Edward Cox, the Manhattan lawyer and son-in-law of the late President Richard Nixon, said Thursday he is not leaving the race for the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's re-election bid next year.

--NewsMax.com--

Top Georgia Democrat Will Join GOP Today

A seven-year legislative veteran is switching parties, giving Republicans a milestone 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

--Atlanta Journal-Constitution--

Scientist: Iraq Was on Brink of A-bomb

IDAHO FALLS - A former Iraqi nuclear scientist told a crowd here that Iraq was on the brink of having a nuclear bomb just before the 1991 invasion of the country by U.S. and allied forces.

--Idaho State Journal--

Congressman: 9/11 Hijackers Were Monitored

Sept. 11 ringleader Mohammed Atta and three other hijackers were identified by defense intelligence officials more than a year before the attacks, but information about possible al-Qaida connections never was sent to law enforcement, Rep. Curt Weldon said Tuesday.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

The leftmedia aren't likely to bring up the connection to “the wall” between intelligence and law enforcement created by Democrat 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick while she served in the Clinton administration.. - Ed.

Bush Reiterates Suspicions About Iran, Which Offers ‘New Proposals’

With the U.S. warning that it may refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear programs, the country's new president made an 11th hour bid Tuesday to defuse the crisis, saying he was ready to offer “new initiatives and proposals.”

--CNSNews.com--

Terrorists Rig Dogs with Explosives

On a barren stretch of road in northern Iraq, a dog rigged with explosives approaches a group of Iraqi police officers. Detonated by remote control, the bomb tears the dog apart but doesn't harm the cops.

--Newsday (Los Angeles Times)--

This is something that just might turn the American left against the terrorists. - Ed.

Breyer: Attacks Threaten Court Independence

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that rulings on difficult subjects like gay rights and the death penalty have left courts vulnerable to political attacks that are threatening judicial independence.

--NewsMax.com--

I don't know where the notion of an “independent judiciary” got started, but it's nowhere in the Constitution, which makes clear that the judiciary is just another branch of government subject to checks and balances by the other branches. - Ed.

Appeals Court Rejects Bid Illegal Immigrants' Bid to Challenge Ariz. Prop. 200

An appeals court has rejected a bid by illegal immigrants to overturn Arizona's Proposition 200, which requires the state to verify the immigration status of people applying for benefits and services they are not allowed to receive under federal law.

--CNSNews.com--

New Poll: Giuliani Would Trounce Hillary for President

Rudy Giuliani would beat Hillary Clinton in a race for the White House in 2008, the latest Gallup poll reveals.

--NewsMax.com--

Bob Woodward: It's Hillary vs. Cheney

Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008 and her Republican opponent will be none other than Dick Cheney, according to Watergate journalist Bob Woodward.

--NewsMax.com--

Bob Who? - Ed.

Brit License Plates Get Chipped

Officials in the United States say they'll be closely watching the British trial as they contemplate initiating their own tests of the plates, which incorporate radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags to make vehicles electronically trackable.

--Wired--

Can you say “Big Brother”? - Ed.

Bush ‘Evil Bastard’ on Billboard Spots

President Bush is called an “evil bastard” in a series of billboard ads for a restaurant chain in New Zealand.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Rumsfeld: Arms from Iran Found In Iraq

Some weapons entering Iraq are coming from Iran, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday, though he indicated it was unclear whether they were coming from elements of the Iranian government or from other parties.

--NewsMax.com--

Saddam's Germ War Plot is Traced Back to One Oxford Cow

A BRITISH cow that died in an Oxfordshire field in 1937 has emerged as the source of Saddam Hussain's [sic] “weapons of mass destruction” programme that led to the Iraq war.

--London Times--

Marines Find Car Bomb Factory in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marines discovered a car bomb factory Monday in a western Iraqi town near where 20 members of the American unit were killed last week, the U.S. military said.

--Newsday (AP)--

Liberals Find the Lighter Side of a ‘Serious’ National Security Matter

A liberal advocacy [i.e., hate] group says it has a winner in its “Fire Karl Rove” slogan contest.

--CNSNews.com--

Dean: GOP Has Democrats Running Scared

Howard Dean gives Republicans credit for one thing: They have put the Democrats on the defensive and forced them to fight on their turf. That, he said, is about to change.

--NewsMax.com--

Entertainers Urged to Apologize for Nazi Comparisons

A leading Holocaust Studies institute wants entertainers Harry Belafonte, Dick Gregory, and Woody Allen to retract their recent statements comparing the Bush administration, Israelis, and black conservatives to Nazis.

--CNSNews.com--

American Christians Roughed Up in China

Two Americans were roughed up by plain-clothes Chinese police during a raid of a house church in the Communist state, reports Christian-persecution monitor China Aid Association.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Paul Weyrich to Undergo Amputation

Longtime conservative activist requests prayer this week.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Adviser: Pirro Will Challenge Clinton

ALBANY, N.Y. - Jeanine Pirro, the high-profile district attorney from suburban Westchester County, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for re-election next year, a top adviser said Monday.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Pirro's candidacy puts New York pro-lifers in a bind. She's probably the only person who can beat Hillary, and Hillary needs to be beaten in order to put a damper on her presidential aspirations. But Pirro is as pro-abortion as Clinton. - Ed.

Bill Warned Hillary about Marriage

Ex-president Bill Clinton said Sunday that he tried to warn Hillary Clinton that marrying him was a bad idea because it would spoil her own political career.

--NewsMax.com--

Ex-head of Oil-for-food Program Accused of Kickback

UNITED NATIONS - The former head of the U.N. oil-for-food program, Benon Sevan, was accused on Monday of getting nearly $150,000 in kickbacks funneled to him by a relative of former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

--Reuters--

Netanyahu Quits Post to Protest Gaza Pullout

JERUSALEM - Shocking many in the political arena here, Finance Minister Benjamin Neyanyahu has announced his resignation from the Israeli government in protest of the upcoming evacuation of Jewish communities in Gaza and parts of Samaria.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

War Plans Drafted To Counter Terror Attacks in U.S.

COLORADO SPRINGS - The U.S. military has devised its first-ever war plans for guarding against and responding to terrorist attacks in the United States, envisioning 15 potential crisis scenarios and anticipating several simultaneous strikes around the country, according to officers who drafted the plans.

--Washington Post--

Preachers of Hate Could be Charged with Treason in UK

Islamic extremists who incite violence or praise suicide attacks in Britain could face charges of treason, it emerged yesterday.

--London Telegraph--

Focus: Undercover in the Academy of Hatred

While London reeled under attack, the teachers of extremism were celebrating - and a Sunday Times reporter was recording every word.

--London Times--

Australia Mulls Outlawing Muslim ‘Caliphate’ Group

Australia may follow Britain's lead in banning an Islamist organization that claims to repudiate violence while openly campaigning for the re-establishment of a single Muslim state or caliphate.

--CNSNews.com--

If the U.S. ever gets around to outlawing hate groups, the Democrat Party should be high on the list (see following stories). - Ed.

Bush, GOP Labeled ‘Thieves’ Who ‘Need to Be Locked Up’

ATLANTA - A featured speaker at Saturday's civil rights march in Atlanta said the Bush administration and Republican Party leaders are “thieves” who “need to be locked up” for stealing the past two presidential elections and presiding over federal budget deficits and the war in Iraq.

--CNSNews.com--

‘Liberals’ Pledge Millions to Revive US Left

The money will be funnelled through an organisation called the Democracy Alliance which, according to a report in the Washington Post, will help fund a network of thinktanks and advocacy groups seeking to halt the shift to the cultural and political right.

--The Guardian--

What good is a “thinktank” to people who are driven by feelings rather than thought? - Ed.

Property Rights Protestors ‘Auction’ Congressman's Office

Anger over a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the use of eminent domain is now affecting how some constituents in Virginia's 8th congressional district treat their incumbent House member.

--CNSNews.com--

Russia Lauds Foreign Help in Sub Rescue, But Some Grumble

MOSCOW - Russian leaders praised foreign navies for sending help to rescue sailors trapped in a small submarine at the weekend, but despite a happy ending to the drama, some former military officials grumbled that foreign forces should not have been allowed into a security-sensitive zone.

--CNSNews.com--

Sen. Corzine Gave $470,000 to Union Boss Who Once Was His Girlfriend

TRENTON, New Jersey - Senator and gubernatorial candidate Jon S. Corzine loaned the president of New Jersey's largest state workers union $470,000 when the two were romantically involved three years ago, then forgave the debt last year.

--CNN (AP)--

Gaza Could Become Al Qaeda Safe Haven After Israeli Pullout

JERUSALEM - The Gaza Strip could become a new “safe haven” for al Qaeda operatives following Israel's scheduled pullout from the Gaza Strip later this month, a former Israeli army intelligence chief said here on Friday.

--CNSNews.com--

Unholy Alliance: Jihadists, Nazis

WASHINGTON - Neo-Nazi skinheads are working with radical Islamists in a growing unholy alliance that has European law enforcement officials concerned about a new front in the war on terrorism, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence newsletter published by the founder of WND.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Muslim Edict Slammed for Not Condemning al Qaeda

The fatwa condemning religious extremism recently issued by American Muslim groups was so broad it was meaningless, and should have denounced specific terrorist groups including al Qaeda, critics within the U.S. Muslim community say.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Blair Announces New Measures Against Terrorism

LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair proposed strict anti-terror measures Friday that would allow Britain to expel foreigners who preach hatred, close extremist mosques and bar entry to Muslim radicals. “The rules of the game are changing”

--Fox News (AP)--

Conn. Lawmaker Proposes Bill on Racial Profiling

WATERBURY - A Connecticut lawmaker is proposing a bill that would violate a seven year old law that prohibits racial profiling in the state.

--WFSB-TV--

Afghans Held at Guantanamo Will be Sent to Home Country

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration agreed Thursday to transfer up to 110 Afghan inmates from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home country, the biggest single step yet toward reducing the population of the prison camp.

--USA Today--

US Won't Accept ‘Pretend’ Deal on North Korean Nukes

Negotiations attempting to defuse the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis went into their 11th and possibly final day Friday, with Pyongyang still refusing to sign off on a drafted joint declaration agreeing to shut down all of its nuclear programs.

--CNSNews.com--

DeLay Criticizes Houston's Policy on Illegal Immigrants

SUGAR LAND - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay criticized the city of Houston's “sanctuary” policy toward illegal immigrants in a speech Thursday night.

--Houston Chronicle--

Taking of Developer's Land for Open Space OK'd in NJ

In a twist on this summer's Supreme Court decision allowing a Connecticut city to seize private land and turn it over to developers, a New Jersey appeals panel has OK'd the taking of property from developers to assure the area remains as open space.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Americans Didn't Flock to Canada after Bush Win

OTTAWA - Canadians can put away those extra welcome mats -- it seems Americans unhappy about the result of last November's presidential election have decided to stay at home after all.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

European Nations Oust Imams

Countries across Europe are working to expel radical Islamic clerics who glorify and condone acts of terrorism, in hopes of stemming the tide of extremism among impressionable Muslim youth.

--Washington Times--

Suspect: My Subway Bomb Contained Only Flour

Hamdi Issac, the July 21 London bomb suspect held in custody in Rome, reportedly claimed yesterday that his backpack contained only flour and was designed merely to frighten.

--London Telegraph--

The more I read about this, the more I'm convinced the attack was meant to “fail” - for reasons I've given previously. - Ed.

Tancredo: Law Treats Illegals Better than Citizens

Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo told law enforcement officers that illegal immigrants are held to lower standards by the justice system than Americans.

--NewsMax.com--

President Makes It Clear: Phrase Is ‘War on Terror’

GRAPEVINE, Tex. - President Bush publicly overruled some of his top advisers on Wednesday in a debate about what to call the conflict with Islamic extremists, saying, “Make no mistake about it, we are at war.”

--New York Times--

Two Faces of Hackett: Ohio Dem's Strategy Falls Short

Residents of Batavia, Ohio, got a rather different image of Democratic congressional candidate Paul Hackett during the special election campaign than others around the country.

--CNSNews.com--

Democratic Pollster: We Don't Stand for Anything

Democratic Party pollster Stan Greenberg said Wednesday that “one of the biggest doubts about Democrats is that they don't stand for anything.”

--NewsMax.com--

The truth is that what they do stand for is completely at odds with what most of the country stands for. - Ed.

For N.J. Family, Eminent Domain Ruling May Doom Beach Cottage

Denise Hoagland has lived in her beachfront cottage on the New Jersey shore for 12 years.

--USA Today--

Failed Oil Bid Could Poison US-China Ties, Official Paper Says

State-run media in China said Thursday that a Chinese oil firm's failure to buy out American company Unocal was the result of “largely politically motivated” U.S. opposition.

--CNSNews.com--

South Korean Stem Cell Pioneer Clones Dog

SEOUL, South Korea - The “Pride of Korea” has struck again. Pioneer South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk and his research colleagues have succeeded in cloning a dog, a global first that extends the remarkable string of laboratory successes by the Seoul National University professor.

--ABC News (AP)--

There's no report whether the cloned dog tasted the same as the original one. - Ed.

Report: More Democrat than Republican Operatives Involved in Voter Fraud

A report by a voting rights group regarding allegations of voter fraud, intimidation and suppression during the 2004 presidential election has found that “paid Democrat operatives were far more involved in voter intimidation and suppression activities than were their Republican counterparts during the 2004 presidential election.”

--CNSNews.com--

Dems Spin Ohio Loss as ‘Shockwave of Voter Discontent’

Even though Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett lost Tuesday's special congressional election to GOP candidate Jean Schmidt 52 to 48 percent, Democratic leaders were delighted with the results, calling their Ohio loss "a shockwave of voter discontent." A Republican spokesman had a brief response: "We won."

--CNSNews.com--

‘Hate Crimes’ Soar after London Bombings

Most were verbal abuse and minor assaults, but damage to mosques and property with a great “emotional impact” also occurred, police said.

--BBC News--

“Verbal abuse” is a hate crime? How can it be compared to the hate crime perpetrated by the terrorists? - Ed.

French Police Consider Muslim Link to Cemetery Attack

The headstones of 42 British soldiers who fell in combat in the First World War have been desecrated in what police in northern France believe may have been the work of Islamist attackers.

--London Telegraph--

Report: Pirro Decides Not to Challenge Hillary

Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has decided not to challenge Hillary Clinton for her Senate seat next year, GOP insiders tell the New York Post.

--NewsMax.com--

Roberts Tells Senators He Would Respect Precedent

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court nominee, Judge John G. Roberts Jr., told senators yesterday that he would respect judicial precedents and would refrain from encroaching on the role of the legislative branch if he is confirmed to the high court, in response to written questions submitted by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

--Boston Globe--

States Move to Protect Property Ruling Prompts Bills on Eminent Domain

States across the country are rushing to pass laws to counter the potential impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that allows state and local governments to seize homes for private development.

--USA Today--

This is one of several precedents Judge Roberts should be wary of respecting. - Ed.

Soros-Backed Activist Group Disbands as Interest Fades

A year ago, the [left-wing] group America Coming Together was on the cutting edge of national politics, spending tens of millions of dollars on a massive voter-mobilization project in every presidential battleground state.

--Washington Post--

Critics Pleased at Collapse of Chinese Bid to Buy US Oil Firm

Opponents of an attempt by a mostly government-owned Chinese oil firm to buy up America's ninth-largest oil and gas producer have welcomed news that the deal has been abandoned.

--CNSNews.com--

Pols Opting for ‘Red Meat’ Attacks Over Policy Debates

A Democrat senator's comparison of Christian broadcasters to the Taliban and a GOP senator's reference to Adolf Hitler in his criticism of Democratic colleagues are the latest in “an escalation of the rhetoric between left and right,” according to Thomas E. Mann, a political expert with the Brookings Institution.

--CNSNews.com--

Democrats Blasting Bush for Staying Fit

In the wake of President Bush's latest physical exam declaring him "fit for duty" and in "superior" health for a man of his age, the Democratic Party is attacking Bush for his health-related policies.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Bolton Reporting for Duty at UN

John Bolton presented his credentials Tuesday as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a job which will challenge him to work with diplomats from 190 nations in a place he has called irrelevant.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Two Subway Sections Reopened in London

LONDON - London Underground operators on Tuesday reopened sections of two subway lines that had been closed since the deadly July 7 bombings, while police maintained a high-profile security operation throughout the network.

--ABC News (AP)--

Bomb Suspect was Fake Asylum Seeker

The ease with which the eldest member of the 21 July terror cell bluffed his way into Britain was exposed yesterday, as Italian police said he secured a UK passport simply by posing as a Somali asylum seeker.

--The Scotsman--

Anti-Bush Internet Activists Focus on Australia's Howard

A pair of Australians who worked for an anti-Bush 527 group during the 2004 presidential election have set up an Internet-based initiative in their home country targeting conservative Prime Minister John Howard.

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary Dumps Bush's ‘Mess’ in New Cartoon Commercial

Even though no formal announcement has been made regarding a bid for the White House, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is starring in an animated commercial pushing for her to be the next president.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

She won't mention, of course, that most of the messes (Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Kosovo, the recession, etc.) were left over from her husband's administration. - Ed.

White Woman's Killing at Westchester Mall to be Prosecuted as‘Hate Crime’

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The fatal stabbing of a 56-year-old woman at a Westchester County mall will be prosecuted as a hate crime because the suspect said “he wanted to kill a white person,” District Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday.

--Newsday (AP)--

Bombs ‘Meant to Draw Attention to Anger over War in Iraq’

ROME, Italy - The failed July 21 bombings in London were not linked to the lethal attacks of July 7 or al Qaeda, a bombing suspect in Italian custody has told his interrogators, a source who was present during the interrogations told CNN Sunday.

--CNN--

It's amazing to me how the media will jump on a statement by a terrorist as if it was gospel, simply because it fits so nicely into their “news” template. I would not discount the possibility that the “failed” bombing was meant to fail for the purpose of getting the bombers caught so as to give more credence to their message. These terrorists aren't poor, desperate dolts as the media would have you believe. They are generally well-educated, well off people. They are engaging in psychological warfare, and they are certainly capable of manipulating the media, knowing how biased they are against Bush and the war in Iraq. - Ed.

Iraqi Constitution to Be Drafted by Deadline

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bowing to intense U.S. pressure, the head of the commission writing Iraq's new constitution agreed Monday to stick to the Aug. 15 deadline to complete the draft on condition that political leaders can exert their influence to overcome remaining differences.

--Fox News (AP)--

Bush Names John Bolton to ‘Help UN Reform Itself’

President Bush Monday bypassed Congress and appointed John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations with the goal of helping “the U.N. reform itself.”

--CNSNews.com--

Sandy ‘Stuffed Pants’ Berger Blasts Bush for Security Failure

Convicted 9/11 Commission document thief Sandy Berger is blasting the Bush administration for failing to bring security to Iraq after toppling Saddam Hussein.

--NewsMax.com--

Mexican Mercenaries Expand Base into U.S.

A renegade band of Mexican military deserters, offering $50,000 bounties for the assassination of U.S. law-enforcement officers, has expanded its base of operations into the United States to protect loads of cocaine and marijuana being brought into America by Mexican smugglers, authorities said.

--Washington Times--

Je$$e Ja¢k$on: Dems Plagued by ‘Weak, Fuzzy Ideology’

WASHINGTON - Following on the heels of Al $harpton's criticism of the Democratic Party, Je$$e Ja¢k$on Friday turned up the rhetorical heat, blaming the party for its “weak, fuzzy ideology.”

--CNSNews.com--

Hispanics Shifting to GOP

Hispanics in the U.S. are increasingly taking part in civic life - last year 9 million Hispanics voted in the presidential election, up from 6 million only four years earlier.

And nearly half of them voted for Republicans.

--NewsMax.com--

“Nearly half” isn't nearly enough. - Ed.

GOP Plans August Campaign on Personal Savings Accounts

WASHINGTON - House Republicans will campaign for a new type of personal savings accounts during the August recess and vote on them in September, the first sign of political momentum in a Social Security debate Democrats have so far brought to a standstill.

--Fox News--

Group Tireless in Supporting Persecuted Church

Damare, a young slave boy was nailed to a board and left for dead as “punishment” for attending a church service. Miraculously, Damare survived the torture and says he has forgiven his tormenter - because Jesus was nailed to a cross and forgave him.

--WorldNetDaily.com--