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Limited Government: Are the Good Times Really Over? by Charles Kesler, Editor, Claremont Review of Books Charles R. Kesler is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and editor of the Claremont Review of Books. His articles on contemporary politics have appeared in several newspapers and journals, including the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, National Review, and the Weekly Standard. He is editor of the Signet Classic edition of The Federalist Papers, editor of and a contributor to Saving the Revolution: The Federalist Papers and the American Founding, and co-editor, with William F. Buckley, Jr.,...

Personal Information Born on September 22, 1941, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sr. and Dr. Mary Henderson Wright; married Ramah Reed; children: Janet Marie, Jeri Lynne, Nikol, Nathan, Jamila Education: Virginia Union University, 1959-61; Howard University, BA, 1968, MA, 1969; University of Chicago School of Divinity, MA, 1975; United Theological Seminary, DMin, Black Sacred music, 1990. Religion: United Church of Christ. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Marine Corps, private first class, 1961-63; U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman third class, 1964-67. Memberships: Selected: Ministers for Racial and Social Justice, United Church of Christ, 1972-; Black Theology Project, Board of Directors, 1975-95;...

Remember John Kerry? He was the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, lauded by his supporters for his intellect and his nuance, as compared with the simpleminded George W. Bush. Having lost the election, he decided to sit out the 2008 contest. He recently endorsed Barack Obama, and earlier this week he sat down with the editorial board of the Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.) to make the case for his candidate. Kerry said that a President Obama would help the US, in relations with Muslim countries, "in some cases go around their dictator leaders to the people and inspire the people in...

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2008 – A provincial reconstruction team is working to build capacities in Iraq’s Wasit province for the long-term benefit of its citizens, a military official said yesterday. The 30-member PRT, which includes various experts from the U.S. State Department as well as military personnel, is engaged with all levels of the Iraqi government to help them provide better services to citizens, Army Col. Peter Baker, the 214th Fires Brigade commander, told online journalists and “bloggers” in a teleconference. With incidents of Shiia extremism still occurring in Wasit, Baker said, security remains a top concern in the province....

TB cases in Seattle and King County have increased and, in 2007, reached a 30-year-record high of 161 active disease cases - three-quarters of them from people born in other countries.

Associations do matter. If Obama's pastor were a Nobel Peace or Science Prize recipient everyone would say how smart or good he is. It is especially important when one portrays himself as a unite yet associates with very divisive people. http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19412456&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=580169&rfi=6

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2008 – In 2006, a Five for Fighting hit single asked fans what kind of world they wanted, and now they have a forum to answer the question and help five charities at the same time. “Whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com is a ‘You Tube’ for charity, where people can upload videos related to any subject they would like, and then pick a charity from the list I’ve selected,” said John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, who created the site about a year ago. The charities include Operation Homefront and Fisher House, which support the troops, as well as Augie’s...

What else is there to do on Fridays besides FReep and listen to TSN?! C'mon, eat, drink, breathe SAVAGE?

Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Sarajevo, 21 March: Five persons suspected of trafficking weapons, military equipment and planning acts of terrorism have been arrested in Sarajevo, the BiH [Bosnia-Hercegovina] Prosecution has confirmed for SRNA. Acting on the Prosecution's orders, anti-terror officers from the BiH Federation MUP [Interior Ministry] searched four premises in Sarajevo and two in Bugojno, and arrested five people on suspicion that they were trafficking arms and military equipment, but there is also indication that they were planning acts of terrorism. The Federation MUP has finished dealing with the suspects and today they are...

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WASHINGTON, March 21, 2008 – The process for deciding the way forward in Iraq is well under way, as military and civilian leaders are sharing their thoughts, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today. During a news conference, Morrell said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spent part of the morning today discussing the issue with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yesterday, Gates had a similar conversation with U.S. Central Command chief Navy Adm. William J. Fallon and Multinational Force Iraq commander Army Gen. David H. Petraeus. Petraeus participated via video teleconference. “These two meetings … were an opportunity for the...

A Henry County judge fined a Palos Park teen $2,000 Thursday for driving at least 55 mph over the speed limit in January. Gianna Didiana, 17, was extremely upset when Judge Dana McReynolds imposed the fine, according to Henry County Assistant State's Attorney Lewis Zimmerman. Ms. Didiana also was sentenced to six hours in jail and ordered to perform 240 hours of community service. Mr. Zimmerman said an Illinois State Police trooper was coming off the Geneseo exit onto Interstate 80 eastbound on Jan. 21 when Ms. Didiana drove past the state trooper in a Mercedes Benz at a high...

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2008 – Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces detained 10 suspects in separate operations throughout Iraq today. -- A platoon from 2nd Iraqi Army Division, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained two suspected insurgents in Qayyarah. Both men allegedly are responsible for supporting insurgent activities in northern Iraq by providing al Qaeda with money and supplies, as well as facilitating the movement of foreign fighters toward Mosul. -- Coalition forces captured two alleged terrorists, including an individual suspected of coordinating and conducting improvised explosive device attacks in the Tigris River Valley, during an operation in Sharqat. -- In...

MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A man running around a Lancaster County Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Thursday evening was spitting and yelling "I have hepatitis C," police said. Manheim Township police said they arrived at the Chuck E. Cheese of Fruitville Pike around 7:45 p.m. and found David Ecenrode, 45, of Ephrata outside the restaurant. He was taken to a local hospital. Police said they have not confirmed whether he has hepatitis C. "He was running around acting crazy and spitting, which I think that was probably most significant cause for concern because you're in an eating establishment and this...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Staten Island man was arrested Wednesday, March 19, 2008, by members of a federal gun task force for using a restricted federal firearms license (FFL) to illegally obtain handguns in New York City. Julius Bowens, age 37 of 75 Kimberly Lane, Staten Island was arrested by members of the ATF Joint Firearms Task Force after the Task Force executed a controlled delivery of two (2) handguns at Bowens' residence. The arrest was announced today by William G. McMahon, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol,...

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, March 21, 2008 – Because soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division and Multinational Division Baghdad can no longer tune in to their favorite radio stations while they’re deployed to Iraq, two enterprising disc jockeys decided to bring the show to them. Army Sgt. Gregg Kunkle (center), a native of Harleysville, Pa., who serves as a team leader with Company D, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, receives a warm welcome from Zack Owen and Jim Cody before being interviewed on their popular “Waco 100” morning show at Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 20, 2008....

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, March 21, 2008 – With support from the Army’s 11th Quartermaster Rigger Detachment and Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force riggers here, C-130 crews of the Air Force’s 74th Air Expeditionary Squadron set an airdrop record last month. Army Spc. Joshua Black (center), 11th Quartermaster Detachment, connects a static line to an anchor cable on a C-130 while joint airdrop inspectors Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Pierson (left) from the Delaware Air National Guard’s 142nd Airlift Squadron and Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Stan Martinez, 192nd Aerial Squadron, Reno, Nev., inspect the load at Bagram...

INTERVIEW: GLAS is researching the question: How to chose between the two historical formulas presented to the voters at the elections slated for May 11, namely „Both Europe and Kosovo“ and „To Europe only together with Kosovo?“ 1. QUESTION: Which platform would you favor on May 11 „Both Europe (EU) and Kosovo“, or “To Europe (EU) only together with Kosovo?“ ANSWER: The first platform „Both Europe and Kosovo“ is a very well contrived trap designed to mislead and deceive people. The proponents and supporters of that proposition have so far failed to show in any way how Kosovo could be...

Celebrating the Resurrection, But Denying the Atonement Source: Lighthouse Trails The Church's fixation on the death of Jesus as the universal saving act must end, and the place of the cross must be reimagined in Christian faith. Why? Because of the cult of suffering and the vindictive God behind it.--Alan Jones1 As we here at Lighthouse Trails have joined with other believers in exposing the truth about the emerging church and contemplative spirituality, we have come to learn that the core of the New Age believes that the teachings of the East and of the West must be fused and...