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Proposal to Have U.N. Monitor Elections Ends in Partisan Clash By Dan Morgan House Republicans view a recent move by 11 Democrats to have United Nations observers monitor U.S. elections as a politically motivated stunt, and last week they moved to nip the idea in the bud. But after an unusually rancorous skirmish that brought proceedings on the House floor to a standstill late Thursday, the issue may have received more publicity than even Democrats hoped for. It pitted Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), author of an amendment to the 2005 foreign aid bill aimed at blocking U.N. involvement in U.S....

Bush and the Executive Branch of our Government has been making a serious mistake. Bush has been apologizing for the faults of a few misquided military personnel who abused their captives. He has concentrated on the apology--- and this is wrong! What he should be saying is this: "We live in a democracy. And in our American democracy most people do the right thing, behave properly and are examples for others to follow. However, in our democracy there are a few who make mistakes such as these soldiers who improperly treated their captives. They represent a fringe exception to the...