New York Times says that Congress is leaving an overstretched military under-funded with regard to personnel needs.

Yet the Pentagon and Congress remain in an advanced state of denial.
While the overall Defense Department budget keeps rising, pushed along
by unneeded gadgetry, next year’s spending plan fails to adequately
address the Army’s pressing personnel needs.

HR 5631 was cleared for […]

By Steven Donald Smith American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2006 - The killing of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June severely disrupted the terrorist organization’s capability, but foreign fighters entering Iraq continue to cause problems, a senior Multinational Force Iraq spokesman told reporters in Baghdad yesterday.
“What the al Qaeda in […]

Hitwise.com reveals findings that indicate the increased influence and dominance of blogs as traffic contributors to online political sites,

BAGHDAD, Sept. 19, 2006 - The Rasheed District Advisory Council (DAC) Chairman and Multi-National Division “Baghdad’s (MND-B) 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, hosted a question and answer session with local and international media outlets at the Rasheed District Advisory Council Headquarters in southern Baghdad Sept. 13.
Mr. Sabeehr Al-Kaabi, Rasheed DAC Chairman, and Lt. […]

A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and archaeologists say it is an example of the oldest script ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere. - Source

As expected, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs announced Tuesday that the iTunes Music Store will now sell movie downloads that can be played on an iPod or a television.The movie store, which had been long anticipated, will start with movies from Disney, Pixar, Touchstone and Miramax. It includes advance orders for this summer’s “Pirates of […]

Radical interpretations suggest that Taqiyya allows for governmental
leaders to sign documents that they will knowingly not comply with, as
long as failing to comply with the document is in the best interest of
Islam. For example, a country could sign documents to protect itself
from foreign invasion for failure to comply with UN sanctions, while at
the same time […]

Eighth Circuit Appeals Court ruling says police may seize cash from
motorists even in the absence of any evidence that a crime has been
committed.
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that if a
motorist is carrying large sums of money, it is automatically subject
to confiscation. In the case entitled, “United States of America v.
$124,700 in U.S. Currency,” […]

ABC’s upcoming five-hour docudrama “The Path to 9/11″ is quickly becoming a political cause célèbre.

The network has in recent days made changes to the film, set to air
Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures, many of them
Democrats, complained about bias and alleged inaccuracies. Meanwhile, a
left-wing organization has launched a letter-writing campaign urging
the network to “correct” […]

Candidate
Political Party
Poll
Graph
Poll Details

Lieberman
Unaffiliated
51%

Poll Date: 2006-09-06

Lamont^
Democratic
35%
Number Polled: 500

Schlesinger
Republican
4%
Margin of Error: 4%

Undecided
-
0%
Voter Type: Registered

- Source

According to Newt Ginrich, 11 values-led policies that are both morally right and that enjoy (not
coincidentally) the overwhelming support of the American people. These
are the values and the policies that Republicans should embrace this
fall. Here’s the key: Republican victory in 2006
depends on a return to the American values that twice elected Ronald
Reagan […]

Lotus Produces an E85-Powered Supercar

Would a Fair Tax be unfair to the poor?  For example, would it make even buying a loaf of bread too expensive?  There is an interesting analysis of this in a Roanoke Times editorial back in February.
One cannot buy a loaf of bread without paying the income taxes of
the baker. The price of that loaf […]