High court to get 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' case?

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Former Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Alaska's "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case, a dispute involving a high school student, a banner and a tough school policy. > MORE <

CANCER DAD SAVED BY WHIPROUND AT WORK

WORK pals raised £17,500 to buy John Sutton the drug that saved his life.
Cancer victim John, 43, a father of three, was told he had only months to live.
His only hope lay with a new drug which the NHS refused to pay for and he could not afford.
So workmates gave cash and organised fund-raising events and within weeks John had the pioneering drug - cetuximab -which shrank his tumours. > MORE <

Plame Out

The ridiculous end to the scandal that distractIn his July 12 column in the Washington Post, Robert Novak had already partly exposed this paranoid myth by stating plainly that nobody had leaked anything, or outed anyone, to him. On the contrary, it was he who approached sources within the administration and the CIA and not the other way around.ed Washington. > MORE <

Iran Continues Uranium Enrichment

Iran is reported to have begun enriching a new batch of uranium, in an apparent sign it plans to ignore Thursday's U.N. deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear activities. > MORE <

Teachers urged to tolerate swearing

At issue is whether teachers need to adjust how they interact with and discipline students who misbehave, particularly students from difficult backgrounds. > MORE <

Dangerous Merchandise

Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan may well figure prominently in the judgment of history. He has played a major role in the 20th-century history of the bomb. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Khan secretly disseminated nuclear technology to a number of rogue states around the world. > MORE <

Wal-Mart's 'Gay' Partnership

CNSNews.com) - After months of criticism from union-backed groups over its employee pay and health care practices, Wal-Mart now faces a potential "rollback" of support from conservatives because of the retail giant's partnership with a homosexual business coalition. >MORE<

What President Bush Should Do about Plamegate

Today, the Wall Street Journal excoriates Richard Armitage, Colin Powell, former Acting Attorney General James Comey and Patrick Fitzgerald in terms so strong they seem to have read my mind. The Journal recommends a presidential pardon for Scooter Libby. > MORE<

GOP callers overwhelm City Hall

Offended by Rocky Anderson's plans to protest President Bush this week, the Utah Republican Party is waging a public-relations campaign urging Utahns to call the mayor and tell him to "stop embarrassing" the state. And while Utahns have listened - flooding City Hall with almost 300 calls and overwhelming the phone system >>> MORE <<<

Kerry Revives 2004 Election Charges

Sen. John Kerry didn't contest the results at the time, but now that he's considering another run for the White House, he's alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in 2004. >>> MORE <<<

Gov. Arnold tosses

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has tossed out all sexual moral conduct codes at colleges, private and Christian schools, daycare centers and other facilities throughout his state, if the institutions have any students who get state assistance >>> MORE <<< The governor yesterday signed a bill that would require all businesses and groups receiving state funding -- even if it's a state grant for a student -- to condone homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality.

Sam's Club to reinstate 'Christmas'

Just days after the American Family Association launched a campaign to encourage Sam's Club to return "Christmas" to its "holiday" ads, the retailer has announced it will be highlighting the Christian event in future publications. >>> MORE <<< we plan to reference specific holidays such as Christmas and others, as we have in the past," the company has announced.

Saddam's cartoon capers

The deposed leader on trial in Iraq was featured in the movie spin-off as the lover of the devil. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut featured Hussein and Satan attempting to take over the world together. >>> MORE <<< Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said US Marines guarding the former dictator during his trial for genocide were making him watch the movie "repeatedly".

Which Senator Is Blocking Bill

Senators won't be able to vote on a popular bill to open an easily searchable online database of federal spending to the public any time soon after a certain senator placed a hold on the measure.
The bill passed unanimously out of committee >>> MORE <<< Government watchdog groups are outraged, claiming the lawmaker who stalled the bill must have something to hide. But the question reverberating on Capitol Hill today is: Who is it?

Biased TV messages

Every time we think we have seen the worst in media bias, we come across studies like the Media Research Center's new report on the Big Three's immigration coverage. The center's director of media analysis, Tim Graham, confirms conservatives' worst fears about ABC, CBS and NBC, as they recklessly go about their efforts to depict an America that simply doesn't exist.
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Gathering nuclear storm

Just days before the United Nations Security Council deadline for Iran to cease and desist enriching uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the West the Iranian bird. By inaugurating a "heavy-water" reactor, Iran instantly doubled its chances of acquiring nuclear weapons. Adding insult to injury, the military mullahs test-fired a new long-range missile -- the Thaqeb, or Saturn, a submarine-to-surface weapon. >>> MORE <<<

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Checklist for Camp: Bug Spray. Sunscreen. Pills.

A quick gulp of water, a greeting from the nurse, and the youngsters move on to the next table for orange juice, Special K and chocolate chip pancakes. The dispensing of pills and pancakes is over in minutes, all part of a typical day at a typical sleep-away camp in the Catskills. >>> MORE <<< Zoloft for depression, Abilify for bipolar disorder, Guanfacine for twitchy eyes and a host of medications for attention deficit disorder.

A North American United Nations?

Globalists and one-world promoters never seem to tire of coming up with ways to undermine the sovereignty of the United States. The most recent attempt comes in the form of the misnamed "Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America (SPP)." In reality, this new "partnership" will likely make us far less secure and certainly less prosperous >>> MORE <<<

Mexico court throws out election fraud claims

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top electoral court threw out leftists' allegations of massive fraud in last month's presidential election on Monday, handing almost certain victory to conservative candidate Felipe Calderon. The seven judges voted unanimously to reject most of the legal complaints by left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who said he was robbed of victory in the July 2 vote. >>>MORE<<<

Hospital, Medicare numbers tell immigration tale

Illegal immigrants' use of medical care is at the white-hot center of the immigration debate.
The common refrain: Hospitals are groaning under the burden of patients who are undocumented. They flood emergency rooms and the state picks up the tab. >> MORE <<

Iran unveils heavy-water plant

Iran on Saturday inaugurated a plant that could be used to produce plutonium, expanding its nuclear program only days before a UN deadline threatening sanctions unless Teheran halts efforts to build nuclear weapons.
The official opening of the heavy-water plant at Khondab marked a new show of defiance.
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Teens defend polygamy

Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen children and young adults from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally Saturday, calling for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose.
"Because of our beliefs, many of our people have been incarcerated and had their basic human rights stripped of them, namely life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," said a 19-year-old identified only as Tyler. "I didn't come here today to ask for your permission to live my beliefs. I shouldn't have to." >>> MORE <<<

Why we don't believe you

Does the mainstream press ever wonder why conservatives distrust them so much?
If so, they need look no further than the “fauxtography” scandals of the last couple of weeks. Conservative bloggers have been hard at work sniffing out suspected fakery and staging in the photos sent back on the newswires from the Israel/Hezbollah conflict, and the investigation got pretty smelly. >>> MORE <<<

Achilles’ Heel

Our Thought For The Day comes from Steve Centanni, the Fox News reporter freed over the weekend by his captors in Gaza: “We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Don’t get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam, and I learned a lot of good things about it.” Before their release, Mr Centanni and his cameraman,Olaf Wiig,had appeared on camera in Islamic robes, sitting cross-legged, and had read from scripts announcing that they had become observant Muslims and asking Bush and Blair to do likewise. “Islam is not just meant for some people. It is the true religion for all people at all times,” said Mr Centanni. “I changed my name to Khaled. I have embraced Islam and say the word Allah.” >>> MORE <<<

Back to duck and cover

American politics is about to undergo a sea change. Our lives are going to be transformed on a more personal level as well. Sometime between now and five-to-ten years from now we’re going to be forced to choose between preemptive war with Iran, and living in a post-proliferation world. >>> MORE <<<

Boys to be girls,girls to be boys?

Teachers at the private Oakland elementary school have stopped asking the children to line up according to sex when walking to and from class. They now let boys play girls and girls play boys in skits. And there's a unisex bathroom. >>> MORE <<<

North Korea Nuke Test

South Korea, China Agree to Help Prevent North Korea Nuke Test

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and China have agreed to cooperate to prevent a possible nuclear test by North Korea amid increasing reports citing suspicious activity in the communist nation. >>> MORE <<<

Feinstein unveils her plan

In a speech to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California's senior senator unveiled a legislative package she intends to introduce when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Iran building fast centrifuges

PARIS An Iranian opposition group here says that Iran has built at least 15 advanced uranium enrichment machines that could speed production of nuclear fuel and that the country would have hundreds more by next year. >>> MORE <<<

Stunningly Naive

"The world is at the brink of a cataclysm with radical Islam, and no one in the U.S. government seems to know it. Washington is stunningly naive." >>>MORE<<<

Repulsive

Fetuses harvested for cosmetic procedures: Repulsive new world of humansacrifice <<<>>>>

Blaspheming the Gettysburg Address

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit recently ruled against the National Security Agency’s program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy. In so doing so she has also ruled against the American people. >>> MORE <<<

Israel may 'go it alone' against Iran

Israel is carefully watching the world's reaction to Iran's continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel "may have to go it alone," The Jerusalem Post has learned. >>>MORE<<<

Iran heads for showdown in nuclear row

By Aresu Eqbali - TEHRAN
Iran appeared headed for a showdown at the UN Security Council next week over its nuclear programme, facing the threat of sanctions after failing to freeze key fuel cycle work. >>>MORE<<<





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The Coming Wars (Israel vs Iran & Syria)

Since the cease-fire was implemented in Lebanon, we have heard scattered reports indicating that a prisoner swap with the Palestinians may be in the works. In exchange for hundreds if not thousands of Palestinian terrorists now held in Israeli prisons, IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who has been held hostage by Palestinian terrorists for nearly two months, may be released from captivity.
These reports lend weight to the view that things are back to normal. >>>MORE<<<

Syrian President Bashar Assad said his country is prepared

Assad: We’ll liberate Golan HeightsSyrian president tells Egyptian newspaper ‘in Lebanon Israel destroyed everything, but it was unable to achieve its true military objectives on the ground;’ adds: The resistance has won the war, now we must win the diplomatic battle as well; if Israel launches a war against Syria, it will pay a heavy priceRoee Nahmias >>>MORE<<<

Teen saved family by killing intruder

CEDAR CITY - Police in southern Utah are calling a 17-year-old boy a hero after he fatally stabbed an armed intruder who broke into his family's home early Wednesday. Iron County Sheriff Mark Gower described the boy as a level-headed kid "who, in my opinion, saved his family's lives." >>>MORE<<<

Flammable Liquid Found Aboard U.S. Domestic Flight

23 August 2006: An investigation conducted jointly between investigators from the Northeast Intelligence Network and CanadaFreePress.com, acting on information provided by a well placed source within the airline industry, has found that the threat to our airlines – even those originating within the United States and Canada – does not appear to be over. >>>MORE<<<

Jihad Fighter: How to Kill a Westerner

Islamist Al-Hesbah Website Plan of Action for the Jihad Fighter: How to Kill a Westerner in the Arabian Peninsula
On August 4, 2006, the Al-Hesbah website published instructions on "How to Kill a Crusader in the Arabian Peninsula." The document was signed by Amer Al-Najdi, and dated June 15, 2006.
Al-Najdi instructs his readers in some possible ways to kill a Westerner, from choosing the victim through following him through the stage of the actual killing. >>>MORE<<<

Israel May Help Build U.S. Border Wall

An Israeli company that helped build a border wall in the Middle East is reportedly bidding for the rights to help the United States secure its borders with Canada and Mexico. >>>MORE<<<

Bill Cosby: Men, Claim Your Children

Comedian Bill Cosby, making an all-day visit to Baltimore on Tuesday, took absentee fathers to task, urged elementary school students to study and suggested unusual methods to prevent teenage pregnancy. >>>MORE<<<

Some in G.O.P. Say Iran Threat Is Played Down

By MARK MAZZETTI
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 — Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican lawmakers are voicing anger that American spy agencies have not issued more ominous warnings about the threats that they say Iran presents to the United States.
Some policy makers have accused intelligence agencies of playing down Iran’s role in Hezbollah’s recent attacks against Israel and overestimating the time it would take for Iran to build a nuclear weapon. >>>more<<<

That's not a penis pump, Mom

CHICAGO - Cook County prosecutors say a 29-year-old man traveling with his mother desperately didn't want her to know he'd packed a sexual aid for their trip to Turkey. So he told security it was a bomb, officials said. >>>more<<<

Bring back chlorofluorocarbons?

Under the Montreal Protocol, the United States and 188 other nations replaced chlorofluorocarbons in refrigerators, air conditioners, fire extinguishers and hair spray after dubious, breathlessly reported scientific studies found CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. >>>MORE<<<

Whitewashing (Aztec) Terrorism

I recently watched a History Channel “documentary” which either 1) rationalized the Aztec tribe’s insatiable appetite for human sacrifice on the grounds that they were “deeply religious” people, afraid that, if not enough ritual blood was spilled, the sun wouldn’t rise the next day; or 2) the Spanish Conquistadors, led by Hernando Cortez, made up their accounts of mass Aztec human sacrifice rituals as a form of propaganda. >>>MORE<<< By Andrew L. Jaffee

Pluto is not a planet

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet uInternational Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930. Under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. >>>MORE<<<

Business owners sue rivals that hire illegals

LOS ANGELES -- Business owners frustrated by lax enforcement of immigration laws are taking their fight to court, accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage. The legal action is an attempt by business and anti-illegal-immigration groups to create an economic deterrent against hiring illegal employees. >>>MORE<<<

Democrats "try to keep terrorism out of the news."

Democrats would like to think that the situation is very different now from what it was in 2004, and that the issue of terrorism may even work in their favor. With the war in Iraq going so badly, perhaps a reminder of the September 11 attacks no longer has the effect that it had even two years ago. It's possible, but I doubt it. There has been no successful attack on the United States in the last five years, and it remains true that Republican candidates project greater firmness, aggression, and resolve. >>>MORE<<<

Hispanic, black gangs battle amid shifting demographics

WASHINGTON – Four members of a Hispanic gang in Los Angeles are convicted of federal hate crimes for the cold-blooded slaying of a black man in their neighborhood. A war between Hispanic and black prison gangs set off a series of riots across California this year leaving two dead and more than 100 were injured. >>>MORE<<<

'Jill and Jill Up the Hill,'

(CNSNews.com) - The Democrat-controlled California Assembly on Monday passed what conservatives describe as a homosexual indoctrination bill.The bill, SB 1437, says California public schools may neither teach nor sponsor any activity that "reflects adversely" on anyone because of their sexual orientation. >>>MORE<<<

Why the world hates America

The disease of America Hatred now has reached pandemic proportions in many corners of the globe, spreading far beyond the predictably hopeless fever swamps of Islamic militants, French intellectuals, or Latin American demagogues. In fact, many citizens within the USA itself energetically embrace the basic assumptions of America Hatred, perceiving their country as an unequivocally negative force on the world scene. Michael Medved >>>MORE<<<

Soviets sold the Iranian Mullahs nuclear warheads

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Regnar Rasmussen, a former military interpreter and interrogation specialist trained at the Danish Armed Forces' Specialist School. For more than ten years, he worked as a translator in the Danish Central Police Department (immigration department) as well as in several criminal investigations departments. He affirms that, through his experience, he learned of the many ways in which the Soviet system trained the Islamist enemy we now face in the terror war. More frightening yet, he claims that his sources informed him back in 1992 that the Soviets sold the Iranian Mullahs nuclear warheads in autumn 1991.>>>MORE<<<

Handicapped Candidates Only?

With help from Democratic Whip, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), recruited Duckworth to run for the congressional seat being vacated by 16-term congressman, Republican Henry Hyde (R-IL-6th). Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran who was severely injured when the helicopter she was co-piloting was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents. The attack resulted in Duckworth losing both her legs. The subject that is taboo amongst the media and politicians is the harsh reality that Duckworth’s service to her country and resulting paraplegia are now being used by Emanuel and Democratic leaders for political gain. >>>MORE<<<

Mexico official discusses immigration

THELMA GUERRERO Statesman Journal
August 23, 2006
PORTLAND -- Mexico wants to be part of the solution, not the problem, involving illegal migration into the United States, a high-ranking Mexican government official said here Tuesday. >>>MORE<<<

Hillary may have to hide her brothers

Mrs. Clinton’s brothers may yet play a role in her pursuit of the presidency. And she is indeed already in pursuit, if Time magazine’s cover article this week is to be believed.Moreover, the article makes no mention of her two brothers, Anthony and Hugh Rodham, both remarkable men. Anthony made the news only weeks ago. >>>MORE<<<

National Organization For Women Turns 39 Again

WASHINGTON, DC—With members of its closest sister organizations insisting that "it doesn't look a day over 30," the National Organization For Women once again honored its 39th year of feminist activism Monday with a small celebration. >>>MORE<<<