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French Leader Addresses Iran's Nuclear Program, While Democrats Remain Passive September 01, 2007 Fox News Oliver North If September goes as August ended, this is going to be a very interesting month. On Monday, President Bush told the American Legion in Reno, Nev. that two dangerous strands of Islamic extremism are converging in Iraq, “supported and embodied by the regime that sits in Tehran.” He went on to warn that the Iranians “must halt these actions.” Earlier that same day, French President Nicolas Sarkozy observed that Iran’s nuclear ambitions present “catastrophic” alternatives: “an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran.”...

I am looking for a joke picture that was posted here a long time . It pretends to promise an optical illusion, so you have to put your nose right up to the image on the screen and try to focus. Suddenly, a big scary face pops up and starteles the bejeezus out of the viewer. I think the picture is a landscape. Can anyone supply it?

One after another, the men and women who have stepped forward to report corruption in the massive effort to rebuild Iraq have been vilified, fired and demoted. Or worse. For daring to report illegal arms sales, Navy veteran Donald Vance says he was imprisoned by the American military in a security compound outside Baghdad and subjected to harsh interrogation methods.

Images from the Dark Side of War By Marc Pitzke in New York A moving photo exhibition in New York shows what the media doesn't -- shocking photos of seriously wounded Iraq veterans. The images and the soldiers' quotes which accompany them say more about the war than you might want to know.

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — An Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, scraped the tip of a wing on a building at Bangkok's international airport Saturday as it was preparing for a demonstration flight, officials of the aircraft company and Thai Airways said. The plane, which had been taxiing with journalists and VIP guests on board, suffered minor damage, delaying its planned flight to the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai by just over three hours, they said. There were no injuries. After more than a one-year delay due to production problems, Airbus is scheduled to deliver its first A380,...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretarySeptember 1, 2007 President's Radio Address   President's Radio Address  Audio  En Español       Fact Sheet: New Steps to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure      In Focus: Economy THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I met with Housing Secretary Jackson and Treasury Secretary Paulson to discuss the economy and the turbulence in our Nation's mortgage industry. The fundamentals of America's economy remain strong. But the mortgage industry is going through a period of adjustment. And some Americans are worried about the impact this is having on their ability to make their monthly mortgage payments. I have made it...

China has witnessed an increase in the number of “illegal” Christian groups who have been arrested across the country after a crackdown ordered by the Chinese Government last month, reports a leading Chinese persecution watchdog. Since mid-July, a string of arrests and other forms of persecution in at least eight Chinese provinces has taken place including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and Anhui, according to China Aid Association (CAA). At least 17 Christian leaders of unregistered churches have been detained. Chinese Christians are only allowed to worship in Communist-controlled churches. All activities outside of designated churches are deemed...

I know all the signs point to resignation but I'm still not sure. >> US senator expected to quit after sex sting bust CTV.ca, Canada - 32 minutes ago A disgraced US senator is expected to resign Saturday following his bust in an embarrassing airport bathroom sex-sting operation. Sen. ... Craig Resignation Later Today New York Times, United States - 43 minutes ago By Kate Phillips Senator Larry Craig is expected to announce his resignation today at the Boise Depot, just days before Congress returns from its summer ... Sex scandal senator to resign The Age, Australia - 50 minutes...

How could the senator's campaign have missed the red flags over Hsu? As Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu confronted an old criminal case and faced a new FBI investigation Friday, a fundamental question persisted: How did Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign fail to see the red flags in Hsu's contributions? Until this week, Clinton counted Hsu as one of her most prolific money bundlers. He gave her campaign $22,300, regularly appeared as a co-host for major fundraising lunches and dinners, and raised more than $100,000 from his friends for her presidential run. Obviously, we were all surprised by...

- President Bush said Friday that the government has a role to play in helping homeowners facing foreclosure -Yet there are many American homeowners who could get through this difficult time with a little flexibility from their lenders, or a little help from their government. - Bush said the program is aimed at “homeowners who have got good credit history but cannot afford their current payments,” — those who didn’t fall behind on payments until their teaser rate expired.

Arne Alsin: Smart hedge funds that capitalise on dumb money By Arne Alsin Published: August 31 2007 21:16 | Last updated: August 31 2007 21:16 “Dumb money” is a pejorative label commonly used to describe uninformed or misguided investors. Unfortunately, this label applies to many hedge fund investors who have poured money into hedge funds, with assets more than doubling over the past five years to more than $1,500bn. If people carefully considered the structural deficiencies of hedge funds before investing, most would never invest. Hedge funds are not designed to serve the best interests of investors. They are designed...

I have seen ... at on time or another - the video of Drudge speaking to the National Press Club in 1998. It was magnificent! I concider it a moment in time when a turning point was reached. This was the moment when the main-stream-media was attacked, and although many of them didn't realise it - they were dealt some heavy blows by Matt Drudge.QUESTION: I have searched, but I cannot find a youtube video - or anyother video clip of that historical and hysterical moment in journalism history.I would like to find this clip......Here is a MUCH SNIPPED transcript...

A Florida hospital chaplain says he was fired from his position for including the word 'Jesus' at the end of his prayers, according to report on MyFoxOrlando.com ............... Hospital officials deny any discrimination against Harvey and said that his departure was brought about because his services were not consistent with center's various faiths. ................ "I would approach a family and offer them the chance for me to pray for them, but they have the option to say no," Harvey told the Daily Commerical. "I have never imposed my beliefs on others."

Analysis: Russia uses Syrian port to demonstrate its power in the Med By ALEX KOGAN Russia is expanding its military presence in Syria, developing an advanced naval port at Tartus and providing Syria with sophisticated missile technology. The story of Russia's return to Tartus, Syria's second most important port after Latakia, broke a year ago. It is Moscow's only foreign naval outpost situated outside the former Soviet Union. In June 2006 Russian media reported that Moscow had begun dredging at Tartus with a possible eye to turning what was largely a logistical base into a full-fledged station for its Black...

There's one polar bear that just can't seem to get enough of the summer heat. For the second time in a month, the large female bear has frustrated wildlife officials by wandering south of her usual habitat on the Arctic Ocean. People living along the Mackenzie River thought they had seen the last of the lost polar bear that had wandered near their communities early last month. But after being trapped and flown more than 300 kilometres from Fort McPherson to the coast, it seems the bear simply turned around and started walking south again. Now it has been spotted...

The “prosperity gospel,” as critics call it, is growing highly prominent megachurches and has blacks divided on the controversial message. 'Prosperity Gospel' is the Greatest Threat to Black Churches, Says Author While the nation's largest African American religious organization – the 7.5 million-member National Baptist Convention – has clearly denounced the prosperity gospel especially with many black communities suffering in poverty, tens of thousands of black Christians flock to services every week to hear the message of wealth and abundance. "God gives us power to get wealth. Does that sound like he wants you to be on welfare? That's in...

President Bush, appearing confident about sustaining support for his Iraq strategy, met at the Pentagon on Friday with the uniformed leaders of the nation’s armed services and then pointedly accused the war’s opponents of politicizing the debate over what to do next. “The stakes in Iraq are too high and the consequences too grave for our security here at home to allow politics to harm the mission of our men and women in uniform,” Mr. Bush said in a statement after his meeting with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines in a briefing room known as...

SACRAMENTO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday handed out hefty pay raises to 11 of his closest advisers, including a $32,000 boost to Chief of Staff Susan Kennedy. Kennedy remains the highest paid member of the governor's inner circle, although some of his cabinet secretaries make more. With the latest raise, Kennedy's taxpayer-funded salary will be $175,000 a year. The other 10, including Deputy Chief of Staff Adam Mendelsohn and Daniel Zingale, chief of staff to first lady Maria Shriver, will see their salaries increase 11 percent to $147,900. The pay raises come a week after Schwarzenegger signed a $145.5 billion...

S.Korea paid over $20 mln ransom-Taliban By Saeed Ali Achakzai Reuters - Saturday, September 1 11:34 am SPIN BOLDAK (Reuters) - South Korea paid Afghanistan's Taliban more than $20 million (9.9 million pounds) to release 19 missionaries they were holding hostage, a senior insurgent leader said on Saturday, vowing to use the funds to buy arms and mount suicide attacks. The freed hostages flew out of Afghanistan on Friday to Dubai en route for South Korea. Seoul denies paying a ransom, but critics say negotiating with the Taliban sets a dangerous precedent that could spur more kidnappings -- which the...

Sometimes, after you read a story from the MSM, you have to sit back and say to yourself, "just what in the heck that was all about?" Such is the case with the AP's latest titled "Clooney: Obama's like a rock star," a story that seems to present George Clooney's political opinion as if he is somehow a respected policy wonk, political pundit, or a well-known intellectual. There is no pretext for this story presenting Clooney's political meanderings and no sensible reason why the AP is presenting his blather as news. The AP just presents it straight forward as if...