Al Qaeda resources found in Iraq
By Editor12/31/2003
Just days after reports that Saddam was beginning to talk about weapons caches and money trails to interrogators, American forces in Iraq have found a stockpile of weapons, explosives and al Qaeda literature and videos 65 miles from Baghdad.
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Ashcroft steps aside in leak probe
By Editor12/30/2003
A new prosecutor has taken over for U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who has excused himself from an investigation into who leaked the name of an undercover CIA agent to columnist Bob Novak. His replacement, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago, will be relieving Ashcroft in the leak probe, some speculate because of Ashcroft's possible closeness to a suspected administration official.
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Iran accepts aid but shuns relations
By Editor12/30/2003
Following a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that has reportedly killed 30,000 in Iran, the United States offered aid to the shaken nation--as well we should. They took it. But the thanks we get is not much of anything at all.
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Poll: American troops support Iraq war
By Editor12/30/2003
Contrary to the beliefs of some, the American military supports the Iraq war and President Bush. That's the finding of a Military Times poll conducted from Nov. 3 to Dec. 17, putting aside the political rhetoric for the true beliefs of our service men and women.
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Saddam tells about WMD, money
By Editor12/29/2003
According to an Iraqi government official, captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is spilling the beans about possible WMD and money taken while he was still leading Iraq.
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Nasdaq closes over 2,000
By Editor12/29/2003
Not since Jan. 15, 2002, has the Nasdaq index closed above 2,000. But today it did, itself reaching its holy grail of 2,000 almost three weeks after the Dow closed above 10,000.
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Clark uses Clinton support against Dean
By Editor12/29/2003
Now that Dean has Gore's endorsement, presidential candidate Wes Clark is looking for his own. And he's found it in former President Bill Clinton. His newest television ad features Clinton placing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Clark. One Democratic strategist sees it as a good thing.
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Manipulation in new poll apparent
By Editor12/28/2003
A new Annenberg poll shows brilliantly just how much poll results can be manipulated by clever pollsters, concluding whatever pollsters wish.
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Bush should win in 2004
By Editor12/28/2003
Entering 2004, President Bush's poll numbers are looking good, especially for his reelection. Even ignoring the fact that he may be running against a Democratic candidate that just cannot win in Howard Dean, Bush's numbers should slide him into the White House in next year's presidential election.
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Dean apologizes for Osama remarks
By Editor12/27/2003
Hours after first remarking that he would not pass judgment on Osama bin Laden should we catch him, presidential candidate Howard Dean is backtracking like only he can. Dean started off by extolling the virtues of innocence before guilt.
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Possible Christmas hijacking planned
By Editor12/26/2003
Some interesting developments concerning a cancelled Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles have surfaced in a Washington Post article published today. According to the newspaper, U.S. officials called off flights because of the belief that terrorist attacks would occur on Christmas, involving airplanes bound for Los Angeles. The most interesting development is that several passengers of one cancelled flight did not change or refund their tickets, one being a registered pilot.
Pakistan president attacked by terrorists
By Editor12/26/2003
For the second time in 11 days, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf lived through yet another attempt on his life.
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Dean trails Bush by large margin
By Editor12/24/2003
An ABC News-Washington Post poll released this Monday puts Bush in front of presidential candidate Howard Dean by almost 20 points, 55-37 percent. The most striking disparity between Dean and Bush is in the arena of foreign policy, where Americans give Bush more than a 45 point lead, 67-21 percent.
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Bush economy continues to rise
By Editor12/24/2003
Yet more good news for the Bush economy was made public yesterday, estimates from a month ago ringing true.
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Pakistan to investigate nuclear ties
By Editor12/23/2003
Days after Libya announced its plans to allow UN inspectors in the traditionally uncooperative nation, Pakistan says it's now following up on Pakistani scientists and their work helping other nations toward nuclear capabilities.
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Republican gains can help judicial nominees
By Editor12/23/2003
Former Clinton aide and adviser Dick Morris sees the Republicans winning big in 2004, debates about who will be president aside. Out of seven seats bidding for replacements--five Democrats and two Republicans--six of the seven are in states Bush carried in 2000, Morris writes.
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WMD misinformation abounds
By Editor12/22/2003
Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said last Tuesday that it is evident that Iraq has no WMD, thereby invalidating the war.
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American soldier Time's Person of the Year
By Editor12/21/2003
Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2003 is the American soldier. And what better group to honor than the heroes of our American military. In a very eloquent article--or, at least, what I could read since Time joined the subscription-wagon--Nancy Gibbs writes about why the magazine chose for their 2003 honor what seems like a no-brainer.
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Arab network airs old bin Laden tape
By Editor12/21/2003
A new tape of Osama bin Laden has popped up on the Arab network Al-Arabiya. The only problem is that the famous Al-Jazeera network says it aired the exact same tape over two months ago.
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Return of the liberal
By Editor12/21/2003
Head on over to My Word to see what "Return of the King" actor Viggo Mortensen said about America. Here's Justin's reaction:
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Libya to destroy WMD
By Editor12/20/2003
Yesterday, a state that has long refused to cooperate with the West finally caved. Libya, believed by many to have been working toward acquiring WMD and blocking the access of international inspectors for quite some time, finally acquiesced and vowed to not only destroy the nation's WMD but to also unconditionally allow inspectors to check up on their promise.
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Saddam video sends wrong message
By Editor12/19/2003
After watching the videotape of her father's physical by U.S. troops, Saddam Hussein's daughter said the tape was intended to "break the spirit of Arabs." Last Wednesday, a senior official to the pope said he felt pity for the deposed dictator after viewing the same video played the world over. These two have something in common: they agree that the tape showed by the U.S. Defense Department was not the best of ideas. I agree.
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Support for Iraq war high
By Editor12/19/2003
Contrary to the reporting of some media outlets, which would rather point out protests and opposition to the Iraq war, support for ridding the world of Saddam and liberating the Iraqi people has always been high. Robert Kagan makes the point that support for the war has been rather high all year, falling to 50 percent only once.
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Bush economy continues to rise
By Editor12/18/2003
Since first closing over 10,000 one week ago today, the Dow Jones Industrial now sits at 10,248, with a clear upward trend since March of this year.
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Dean twists Saddam capture
By Editor12/18/2003
Presidential hopeful Howard Dean greatly mischaracterized today the meaning of Saddam's capture by those who see it as a good thing.
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Chirac plans to ban religion
By Editor12/18/2003
French President Jacques Chirac announced a plan that should catch even the liberal left off guard, and signal to absolute secularists in the United States just how far their cause can take a nation. Chirac wishes to bar Islamic head scarves, Jewish caps and Christian crosses from state schools starting this coming fall. Muslims can see that he's going too far.
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CBS poll shows Bush approval up
By Editor12/17/2003
President Bush's numbers are up after Saddam Hussein's capture, a new CBS poll shows. Up from 52 percent, Bush's approval rating jumped six points to 58. His disapproval ratings are also down.
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ABC out to get Bush
By Editor12/17/2003
With the capture of Saddam Hussein last Saturday, ABC News is quick to point out that Osama bin Laden is still at large. Indeed, in this article referencing Bush's interview last night with ABC's Diane Sawyer, they make it clear that bin Laden has yet to be captured with the headline, "Now That Saddam Is Captured, Where's Bin Laden?"
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Iraq minister says UN failure
By Editor12/16/2003
With all the international support of the United Nations, you'd think that the worldly body has some successes under its belt to warrant such trust. Hardly. Even Iraqis know that the UN has largely been a failure. In what amounts to a sure slap in the face, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari accused the UN of appalling inaction Tuesday, citing their inability to rescue Iraq from Saddam Hussein for many years.
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Jim McDermott: Saddam capture convenient
By Editor12/16/2003
Baghdad Jim is in yet more hot water after comments he made accusing the Bush administration of conveniently capturing Saddam last Saturday. In case you don't remember, he's the congressman whose only purpose in visiting Baghdad prior to the Iraq war was to criticize Bush.
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French lawyer supports Saddam
By Editor12/15/2003
If you thought the French connection--yes, the one between Iraq and France--would have subsided with the start of the war, or even with Hussein's capture on Saturday, you'd be wrong. Reader Dar Al-Harb e-mails with this heads-up that a French lawyer is sticking up for the tyrant. Interesting.
A Saddam trial
By Editor12/15/2003
President Bush made it clear today that the trial for Saddam Hussein should be in Iraq.
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American intelligence correct
By Editor12/15/2003
In what seems to be a boost for American intelligence after the failures of 9/11, U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed that sites bombed by American bombers prior to the Iraq war with the intention of killing Saddam Hussein barely missed him.
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The Iraq-al Qaeda link
By Editor12/15/2003
Yesterday, a powerful story in Britain's Telegraph reported that a secret memo written to Saddam Hussein by the former head of Iraqi intelligence had been uncovered by the Iraqi interim government. It details Mohammed Atta's--the head of the 9/11 hijackers--training in Baghdad prior to the September attacks.
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Saddam insane?
By Editor12/14/2003
While being held by U.S. troops in a holding cell in Baghdad Airport, Saddam Hussein's comments should lead many to conclude insanity.
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Some criticize U.S. after Hussein capture
By Editor12/14/2003
There is great moral confusion surrounding Hussein's capture by those whose dislike of America runs deeper than logic itself. Case in point, this Palestinian legislator feels the need to quickly reference American occupation when talking about Hussein's capture.
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Saddam Hussein captured
By Editor12/14/2003
The Iraqi National Congress is absolutely sure that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been captured by U.S. troops in Tikrit wearing a beard. (It was reported early on that his beard was fake, but that later proved to be untrue.)
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ACLU sues over gays
By Editor12/13/2003
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Colorado high school because of its refusal to recognize the Palmer High Gay-Straight Alliance.
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Arnold scores political victory
By Editor12/13/2003
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger scored a huge political victory yesterday as the California legislature voted in favor of his new budget bill.
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Nader may run in 2004
By Editor12/12/2003
Democratic presidential spoiler Ralph Nader is considering a bid for the White House in 2004.
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New poll shows Dean loser
By Editor12/12/2003
A poll conducted by the American Research Group shows that newly energized presidential candidate Howard Dean would loose to President Bush by a 2-1 margin in New Hampshire.
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Sharpton tells Democrats to be liberal
By Editor12/12/2003
Al Sharpton asked Democrats today why they are afraid of their true liberal-ness.
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Iraq contract hoopla
By Editor12/11/2003
Much of Europe can't get over the decision by the Bush administration to award lucrative Iraqi contracts only to coalition members. But under worldwide pressure from Germany, France and the UN, even the administration seems to be wavering.
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Dow closes over 10,000
By Editor12/11/2003
In a mark of good economic faith, the Dow Jones Industrial index closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time since May of 2002. Earlier this week the Dow flirted with the idea, but slipped back down below 10,000 on Tuesday.
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Kucinich slighted by ABC
By Editor12/11/2003
Longshot Dennis Kucinich is complaining about ABC's decision to pull their embedded reporter, a leftover from the viewership highs of the Iraq military campaign.
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New WTC tower tallest in world
By Editor12/10/2003
A redesign of the building to to replace the fallen 9/11 towers, called the "Freedom Tower," will be the tallest in the world when completed.
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A Clark and Clinton ticket?
By Editor12/10/2003
Dean may have received the nod from former Vice President Al Gore yesterday, but Wesley Clark isn't cashing out just yet.
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Bush leads all Democratic candidates
By Editor12/10/2003
Concerned over Gore's endorsement of Dean? You shouldn't be. Bush leads the Democratic front-runner by more than 10 points, a margin that roughly matches his lead over every other Democratic presidential candidate.
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Lieberman criticizes Gore
By Editor12/09/2003
My post early this morning continues to bear the fruits of being right all day long. Even Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is criticizing Gore's endorsement of the Democratic realignment.
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No Republican for SF
By Editor12/09/2003
Whoever ends up winning, the new mayor of San Francisco certainly will not be a conservative. That's because a Republican isn't even in the running.
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Dow breaks 10,000
By Editor12/09/2003
For the first time since May of 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial broke the elusive 10,000 mark today, if only for a short while.
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Gore to endorse Dean
By Editor12/09/2003
Shifting with the political winds, former presidential candidate Al Gore is expected to endorse uber-liberal Howard Dean later today.
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U.S. denies UN control of Web
By Editor12/08/2003
In a move no doubt intended to stop my tyrannical rule as the new King of the Blogs, the United Nations sought to bring the Internet under their ever-growing mandate today. The U.S., EU, Japan and Canada turned back their quest for dominance. Even though their attempt failed, the UN seeks to further study the Internet and plan a course of action for 2005.
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Cincinnati mayor psychic
By Editor12/08/2003
It was bound to happen. While lurking for over a week, the Race Card (TM) smacked Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken in the head yesterday, ironically on the same day he attempted to appease Race Card (TM) users. Too bad for them he was wearing his patented anti-Race Card helmet (TM), minimizing the effect of the card's appearance at the hands of none other than the national chairman of the New Black Panther Party.
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Pearl Harbor remembered
By Editor12/07/2003
December 7, 1941. It's kind of an important day. It's been 62 years since Japanese troops attacked American bases at Pearl Harbor, eventually leading to the dropping of the atomic bomb and the end of World War II.
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Cincinnati mayor wants stun guns
By Editor12/07/2003
After attacking Cincinnati police in a parking lot late last month, Nathaniel Jones, complete with drugs in his system and an enlarged heart, died as police attempted to subdue the out-of-control 41-year-old. Since then, Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken has said he wants city police to start carrying stun guns. Why? He doesn't even have the answer.
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Anti-Bush protests fall flat
By Editor12/07/2003
Synthstuff points out that last month's anti-Bush protests in Britain were not really much of anything. Why? Because Britons will protest anything. Case in point: a ban on hunting with dogs managed to encounter five times the opposition of Bush's visit.
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Palestinian group: no peace
By Editor12/06/2003
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood that spawned both Hamas and the PIJ, has vowed to continue terrorist attacks in the face of a new peace agreement with Israel.
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Rumsfeld follows Bush lead
By Editor12/06/2003
Taking a page from the Bush playbook--well, not really, since he last visited Iraq four months ago--Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made an appearance in Iraq.
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Iranians rise against repressive government
By Editor12/05/2003
An Iranian uprising is underway against the highly repressive government of Iran.
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The decline of unemployment
By Editor12/05/2003
Since June of this year, unemployment has dropped from 6.4 percent to 5.9.
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Iraqis march against terrorism
By Editor12/05/2003
Taking a page from the tactics of liberal activists in the States, Iraqi women and children took to the streets of Baghdad against Iraqi terrorists.
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Japan to join American troops in Iraq
By Editor12/04/2003
In their first military deployment since World War II, Japan plans to send almost 1,000 troops to Iraq.
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Memo investigation backwards
By Editor12/04/2003
For those of you that have been following the story about leaked Democratic memos from the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jonathan M. Stein of The Washington Times writes that attention should not be focused on how and why the Democratic Senators were caught red-handed by staffer leaks, but instead on their own nefarious activities.
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IAEA averts eyes from own reports
By Editor12/03/2003
Kenneth R. Timmerman over at Insight discusses Iran's attempts to fool the world--and how the IAEA is buying it.
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Blacks harmed by FDR's New Deal
By Editor12/03/2003
Jim Powell, author of "FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression," says FDR's New Deal harmed blacks.
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Five questions to ask Saddam
By Editor12/03/2003
1) Some people in the United States feel that American military action in Iraq was unwarranted as a national security issue. If you were not housing or building weapons of mass destruction prior to the war, why did you not cooperate fully with UN inspections?
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Editor, writers miss article note
By Editor12/02/2003
An article note about last Sunday's showing of the mockumentary, "The Reagans," found its way into print.
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A Reagan dime?
By Editor12/02/2003
One Republican lawmaker is looking to put Reagan's mug on the face of the U.S. dime, removing FDR from the coin. I call that a twofer.
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Schwarzenegger repeals license law
By Editor12/02/2003
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used his political weight in Sacramento yesterday to convince both chambers of the California legislature to vote against a license law that would have given state driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. The law was passed only a few months ago under Gray Davis' lead.
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Proposed UC budget cuts are sound
By Editor12/01/2003
My latest article about Schwarzenegger's proposed University of California budget cuts is up.
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Bowling for Michael Moore
By Editor12/01/2003
Michael Moore's documentary (I use the term very loosely), "Bowling for Columbine," is largely old news. And while I haven't seen it myself--I prefer to stay away from wacky books, movies and people when at all possible--this link from Damon caught my eye and is a must read for every person who has seen, plans on seeing, or just plain thinks Michael Moore is the wacked-out nut-job he simply presents himself to be.
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Winning the War on Terror
By Editor12/01/2003
Since the terrorists in Iraq have been knocking off American troops one by one for months now, it's about time we struck back in a big way. And what better way to do it than by taking out 46 Saddam Hussein loyalists in the largest battle since the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
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