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President Bush speech to the Nation regarding our economy.

WASHINGTON -- With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy. Bush took the unusual step Wednesday night of calling Democratic Sen. Barack Obama directly to invite him to the meeting, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. An Obama spokesman said the senator would attend. The White House has also invited Republican Sen. John McCain. Perino said the goal of the session is to make progress -- fast -- on a...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2008 – A team of 170 U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines have been tasked with recruiting, training and equipping the Afghan National Army Air Corps. “Our goal is to develop this Air Corps to be fully independent and fully operational, capable to meet (the) security requirements of Afghanistan,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Jay H. Lindell told bloggers during a teleconference yesterday from Afghanistan. Lindell is commander of Combined Air Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command. The air transition force is is developing mobility missions including presidential airlift, medical evacuation, casualty evacuation, and a general battlefield and...

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The president of George Fox University this morning denounced the hanging of a likeness of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on campus along with graffiti aimed at minority recipients of a scholarship program. President Robin Baker discussed the incident today during the twice-weekly campus service, which was packed. With dozens of Act 6 students and student leaders in front of the stage, he urged students to show that the display, found Tuesday, has no place in Christian ideals. "We absolutely cannot hate those around us and say we love God," he said. "It is not possible." "Yesterday was not a good...

Watching Washington rush to throw taxpayer money at Wall Street has been sobering and a little frightening. We are being told Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has a plan which will shift $700 billion in obligations from private companies to the taxpayer. We are being warned that this $700 billion bailout is the only answer to a crisis. We are being reassured that we can trust Secretary Paulson "because he knows what he is doing". Congress had better ask a lot of questions before it shifts this much burden to the taxpayer and shifts this much power to a Washington bureaucracy....

My son is in forth grade and his class has been assigned a book by children's author Judy Blume. The teacher, who is has several years teaching experience, but is in her first year at our school (a private Christian School), has prefaced her overview of the book and project to follow by stating that their is a 'spoiler' in the novel; essentially the book reveals the true nature of Santa Claus. His teacher has gone to some pains to express to parents that the children wil not have an opportunity to find this out? I'm not exactly certain how...

VIDEO: Phil Hartman plays Bill Clinton visiting McDonalds

Freeper nuvista made an excellent catch of an AP poop-and-scoot on Laura Bush and Sarah Palin:Laura Bush: Palin lacks foreign policy experience (AP spin and not even close to accurate) Freeper nuvista:I saw the interview on CNN. The AP story is - quel surprise! - totally distorted. The infobabe first reminded Laura that she had been in favor of Condi Rice being either the VP or even the Presidential nominee. Laura affirmed that this had been her desire. Then, infobabe brought up Sarah Palin’s name and noted, (paraphrasing) “well, she doesn’t have as much foreign policy experience”. Laura replied (again...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2008 – The Defense Department is examining its operations and strategy in Afghanistan as part of a broader U.S. governmental review, a senior Pentagon spokesman told reporters today. Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from news reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2008. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The completed Pentagon report and reviews by other U.S. agencies will be presented to the White House’s National Security Council, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said. “Various departments within this...

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This is a great new ad calling attention to Obama's and Biden's conflicting views on clean coal in America. It's set to upbeat hillbilly music -- just perfect for the coal belt!

Two weekends ago, Tina Fey ignited an internet sensation with her hilarious, spot-on spoof of Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. And now, according to sources close to the show, it looks like there's a possibility the Alaska Governor could get a chance to get her on-air revenge with a cameo appearance of her own!

Election '08: The press spent so much time sniping at Sarah Palin for her visits with global leaders that in the end it babbled about itself. What it missed was news on John McCain's foreign policy. Who are the real rubes?Palin's meetings with foreign heads of state in New York this week sent a stark message to the world's tyrants: If she and John McCain are elected to the highest office in the land, America will stand by the embattled nations it calls friends. Not those nations with the most money, prestige or radical think tanks lobbying Congress on their...

KIRKUK, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008 – More than 3,000 Iraqis, including 58 women, joined the ranks of the Kirkuk province’s police force during a graduation ceremony held yesterday at the Kirkuk Police Academy. Referring to the unprecedented number of graduates, Maj. Gen. Jamal Thaker Baker, the Kirkuk provincial police chief, hailed the moment as “an historic event for the people of the Kirkuk province.” “This is the direct result of the combined efforts of our coalition friends and the Ministry of the Interior,” Baker said. Baker pointed out the number of high-ranking Multinational Division North leaders in the audience, including U.S....

With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy. Bush took the unusual step Wednesday night of calling Democratic Sen. Barack Obama directly to invite him to the meeting, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. An Obama spokesman said the senator would attend. The White House has also invited Republican Sen. John McCain

NOTE: this was posted already but has joined the million posts currently in cyber purgatory. I thought it was important for you to see. Rusty Skakleford has done great work on this story at THE JAWA REPORT. LATEST STORY FROM THE JAWA REPORT LISTEN TO THE VOICE COMPARISONS ON THIS VIDEO *** When I have gone back to the video, it shows that there is no video. If that happens to you, try clicking on the start and pause button. *** Let me tell you why this may be important. A hit piece was run on Sarah Palin with false...

... "It's my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsible for dealing with this mess. It's going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at a time." - Obama

I just finished emailing this to all the Newspapers in VA:A Statesman Now Heads to WashingtonI don't think I've ever in my life had more admiration for a man. I didn't even start out liking him very much but John McCain regardless of ones political stripe made a selfless decision today  in suspending his campaign and pulling his ads. It may very well mean he jeopardizes his chances to win the Presidency but he has proven once again that when it comes to politics versus the business of the people, the people win every time with John McCain. This is...