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Monday, January 8, 2007

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Israel Denies Nuke Plan for Iran

A British newspaper reported Sunday that Israeli pilots were training to strike targets in Iran with low-yield nuclear weapons, but Israel swiftly denied the report and analysts expressed doubts about its reliability.

--NewsMax.com--

Would you expect them to admit it?

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GOP willing to back Democrats’ key bills

Leaders of both parties say Democrats in Congress are likely to win bipartisan support for many of their signature issues, including passage of an immigration reform package that critics have derided as amnesty.

--Washington Times--

It's becoming more and more obvious that many GOP politicians still don't understand why they are no longer in the majority.

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Sunday, January 7, 2007

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Pakistan sees coldest day since 1935; India sees record low

CHANDIGARHX - The piercing cold froze most places in Punjab on Saturday, as minimum temperatures dropped below zero making people shiver under the severe chill.

--The Hindu (PTI)--

The unusually warm weather we're experiencing in the Hudson Valley is not caused by 'global warming’, despite what you might hear from the alarmists. It's simply a result of redistribution of warm and cold due to changes in ocean and upper air currents.

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Bunker-buster strike planned for Iran's nukes

The Sunday London Times is reporting that Israel has drawn up secret plans to use tactical nuclear weapons to destroy uranium-enrichment sites in Iran.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

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Saturday, January 6, 2007

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New Muslim congressman avoids loyalty questions

When the first Muslim congressman in U.S. history, Keith Ellison (Hakim-Mohammed) of Minnesota, won the 2006 election and was making the regular thank-you-to-my-supporters speech, he allowed his fans to shout, “Allahu Akbar!,” the same phrase allegedly used by the 9/11 suicide pilots.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Ellison said, “I'm not here to be a preacher, but in terms of political agenda items, my faith informs these things.” \nCompare the media response to this to how they've taken Pres. Bush to task for saying pretty much the same thing about his faith.

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Reid, Pelosi: Cut and Run From Iraq Within Six Months

Congress’ new Democratic chiefs criticized plans President Bush is considering to boost U.S. troop strength in Iraq as the White House reshuffled its military leaders in the Middle East and its national security team.

--NewsMax.com--

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