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On Saturday, Gibson released a statement apologizing: "After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the L.A. County Sheriffs. The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person. I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am...

Yesterday on his radio show, conservative talk host David Gold said the proposed massive federal spending for Katrina "relief" is a TIME OF TESTING FOR CONSERVATIVES. Do they really believe in small and efficient government - - or will they accept socialist-scale big spending as long as it's proposed by a Republican president?Gold said he was surprised and disheartened to find many posters on FreeRepublic.com making excuses for the huge proposed spending. Bet they'd be sounding a different tune if Clinton were president and he had proposed it!

(CBS) The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by CBS News Correspondent Andy Rooney. The desire most people have to believe in God wants some physical presence to worship and, for Catholics, the pope is that presence. He is God's emissary on earth. He provides Catholics with a comfortable feeling about his existence. I think there's more good will among religions here in America than there used to be. Not a lot of friction. Most Christians who are not Catholic are joining devout Catholics in sorrow and with genuine respect for Pope John Paul II. He was a good...