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The naysayers and pessimistic prognosticators of the impact […]

“I am a Muslim. A patriotic, American-born, anti-terrorist, Muslim. I believe in Allah, his mercy, and his prophets. I believe in the mission of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh)*. However… I care nothing for the phony fatwahs* of mad-mullahs. I denounce the scholars-for-petrol-dollars, the jihad ravings of insane, homicide bombers, and the Wahabbi House-of-Saud fraud. I […]

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators have massed in central Beirut overnight to defy a government ban on
protests ahead of a fiery debate in parliament over the assassination of the country’s former prime minister.
[…]
Thousands of demonstrators draped in Lebanese flags had already gathered in the square, where patriotic songs blared
from loudspeakers.
Protesters demanded the government resign […]

A half brother of Saddam Hussein who has played a leading role in the insurgency has been captured with help from Syria, which faces U.S. allegations of abetting terrorism, Iraqi government officials said on Sunday.
- Source
This is great news; an indication that Syria is feeling the pressure. There are also reports that we’re getting […]

The naysayers and pessimistic prognosticators of the impact of the Bush doctrine have another disconfirmation of their misunderestimation of the unredefeated President and his vision for change in the Middle East.
Mubarak Opens Egyptian Elections

CAIRO (AFP) - President Hosni Mubarak said he had told parliament to amend Egypt’s constitution to allow direct presidential elections in which […]

13 percent of black Protestants who voted for Bush in 2004, almost double the 7 percent who supported him in 2000, according to a Pew Research Center study.
[…]
The national “Black Contract with America on Moral Values” urges politicians and political parties to oppose gay marriage and eliminate legal abortions. But it also supports helping […]

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Regarding the Freedom of Information Act, a new act was passed which contains the following:

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF FEE STATUS FOR NEWS MEDIA.
Section 552(a)(4)(A)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“In making a determination of a representative of the news media under subclause (II), an agency may […]

BREAKING NEWS: 3 WEEK STAY IN TERRI SCHIAVO CASE
Via cell phone call from Bobby Schindler:
3 WEEK STAY GRANTED BY JUDGE GREER - MORE COMING LATER
- Source
“> LifeSteward.org

Churchill seems to be guilty of literary fraud, academic fraud, and faking his Indian heritage. Now a report uncovers that he may be guilty of art fraud as well.
“> Little Green Footballs

Google has a new version of its toolbar containing a controversial feature: AutoLink.

New! AutoLink
The online review of a great new restaurant has the place’s address but no map. You could type the restaurant’s street, city, and ZIP code into the search box, but why bother, when clicking the Toolbar’s AutoLink button will automatically create a […]

Much of the following is from a previous post. Its reposting in a modified form is prompted by my reading of David Limbaugh’s recent column.

In the San Francisco Chronicle, there is a column by Joan Ryan entitled “Sen. Clinton’s frank talk on abortion” wherein she comments on the remarks by Senator Hillary Clinton to […]

Captain Ed has a Specter update.

Ruth Marcus in today’s Washington Post notes that Senator Arlen Specter has hardly mellowed after the compromise that left him in his Judiciary Committee chairmanship or with the recent diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Disease. In a visit with the Post’s editorial board yesterday, Specter appears to have backtracked significantly on his […]

Welcome Insta-Readers!
(Thanks for the link Glenn )

Lebanese business leaders plan strike to demand government resign

BEIRUT, Feb 23 (AFP) - Leaders of Lebanon’s banking, industrial and commercial sectors said they would shut down next Monday to demand the country’s pro-Syrian government resign and that a “neutral” one replace it.
The strike would coincide with […]

An Iowahawk Special Commentary exposes the secret, behind the scenes, inner workings of the vast right wing conspiracy.
Just follow the permalink and you’ll see The Truth Is Out There.
Maybe . . . just maybe Maurice Hinchey was right.
Hmmmm . . . or maybe not!

Welcome home, you have a right to remain silent . . .
This is what some reservists are coming home to because of rigid laws that do not take into account the circumstances of their service to our country in active duty.

Most reservists called upon to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan have paid a big […]

Breaking News: Terri Schiavo’s Feeding Tube Remains Until Friday

CLEARWATER — A judge extended today the stay keeping Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube in place until Friday while he considers new arguments from her parents that she should undergo new medical tests and that her husband should be dismissed as her guardian.
Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George […]

While at CPAC 2005, I had the opportunity to chat with Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny. He informed me of an important conference being held at the Heritage Foundation this week and asked me to spread the word.

RESPONDING TO THE CALL
The New Black Vanguard Conference

Has […]

Tim Blair has a hilarious piece prompted by Democrat congressman Maurice Hinchey, speaking on CNN, who persists with the idea that Karl Rove devised the fake Rathergate memos:

WOODRUFF: Well, I’m reading here a transcript of what you said, you said: “I have my own beliefs about how that happened. It originated with Karl Rove […]

Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron is president of the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future. I had the opportunity to meet with him one-on-one for about 20 minutes at CPAC 2005 in Washington, D.C. for a very thought provoking conversation on nanotechnology and the convergence of Nano-, Bio-, Info- and Cogno-technologies.
The National […]