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~On the other hand, tea-wise, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department is taking it to a whole other level. Two years ago, at 7.30 one April morning, a sleepy Bob Harte staggered to the front door of his home in Leawood, Kansas to answer a knock and found a fully-armed SWAT team outside preparing to use the battering ram. They shoved him to the floor, surrounded him with pointing rifles, and the whole rigmarole began... On the other hand, at least the Hartes and their kids are still alive. I've written often about the increasing tendency of American cops to police...

Romney 366,178 0bama 347,947

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If the historical performance of the Dow Jones industrial average is an indicator, John Kerry will be the 44th President of the United States. According to a study by the Hirsch Organization, publishers of the Stock Trader's Almanac, if the Dow loses more than 0.5 percent of its value from the end of September to Election Day, then an incumbent president is going to lose his job. The Dow has lost 0.75 percent of its value over the past month. This predictor has been true without exception every four years, from 1904 to the present, according...

The more I hear the World complaining, the more negative articles I read, the more supposed allies position themselves against us, the more convinced I become that what the President is doing is right. The list of reasons not to rely on French, German, Russian or UN judgment is long and distinguished. My Government's motives may or may not be entirely pure but at the end of the day I trust it long before these others. The list of reasons not to rely on the AP, UPI, REUTERS, New York Times, LA times, Washington Post, the networks or CNN's judgment...

<p>WASHINGTON - One story line from the capital: President Bush will have a good war, his economic offensive shows that he will avoid the domestic traps that caught his father, his popularity will remain high, and he will roll to a second term in 2004.</p>