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Speaking on the character of Muhammad (pbuh), Mahatma Gandhi says in (Young India), "I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the...

(IsraelNN.com) The city of Jerusalem responded on Thursday with a biting, detailed statement to what it called the "disinformation campaign" that was conducted during this week's visit to the capital by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton on Wednesday slammed Israel's demolition of buildings in the northern and eastern neighborhoods of the city. "Clearly this kind of activity is unhelpful and not in keeping with the obligations entered into under the 'Roadmap,'" she said. "It is an issue that we intend to raise with the government of Israel and the government at the municipal level in Jerusalem," she told...

Clearly many of you are in desperate need of a history lesson and perhaps a reminder of your manners. Recently too many of you have issues regarding the Great people of the Seneca Nation and the other Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. If it were not for the generosity and hospitality of the Seneca's and the rest of the Iroquois, there would be NO New York State nor would you enjoy the democratic society YOU enjoy today. Apparently Governor Patterson thinks this is the other way around. That the Senecas and the rest of the Iroquois tribes are citizens of...

IBD readers don't need to be told there's a little more to the stock market than President Obama led on Tuesday. But if no one else is going to correct the record, we'll give it a shot.

It should be well-known that the rules applied to the Arab-Israeli conflict are different from those applied to any other place or issue in the world. Sometimes, in journalistic terms, these become so ridiculous that if one were to step back and look at things from a fresh, logical perspective the way they are dealt with should provoke laughter. Three examples. First, on March 3 there is a story entitled, “Arab homes on Jewish historical site stoke strife,” by Ben Hubbard. This is a long article about the troubles of poor Palestinians in Jerusalem. But what is the story? Some...

Drug cartel-provoked violence killed more than 6,000 people last year and 1,000 more in the first month of 2009, but the U.S. State Department continues to include Mexico on its “travel alert” page and not among the countries considered worthy of a “travel warning.” On its Web site, the State Department outlines the criteria for adding a country to the travel alert list: “Travel Alerts are issued to disseminate information about short-term conditions, generally within a particular country, that pose imminent risks to the security of U.S. citizens. Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, coups, anniversaries of terrorist events, election-related demonstrations or...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Census figures being released Thursday point to a major ethnic shift in America's school kids. About one-fourth of all kindergartners are now Hispanic. And by the year 2023, minority youngsters will constitute the majority.

OTTAWA - A Liberal senator is threatening to push for a separatist movement in Newfoundland and Labrador if the Harper government continues to discriminate against the province. Sen. George Baker not only refused to back down Wednesday from separatist musings earlier this week - he turned up the rhetoric. "I will keep saying it: that if this keeps up then you're going to see a separatist movement in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador - and I'll be encouraging it." What's more, Baker said if Liberals support another Conservative budget that penalizes Newfoundland, no one will have to kick him...

I used to have a friend named Ricky back when I attended G.H. Whitcomb Elementary School. Ricky liked to curse a lot even when we were in the 3rd grade. The only reason Ricky liked to curse was to draw attention to Ricky. But once he had your attention Ricky never had anything intelligent to say. Ricky is a lot like the feminists I work with at UNC-Wilmington. If you walk over to Randall Library at UNC-Wilmington this month you can see a large display that is sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center (WRC). The display is meant to raise...

U.S. stock futures signal no follow through By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch Last update: 5:49 a.m. EST March 5, 2009 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures failed to extend gains Thursday following a rare up day, with disappointment over a lack of new Chinese spending dampening sentiment. S&P 500 futures (SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF News , chart , profile , more Delayed quote data Add to portfolio Analyst Create alert Insider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: SPY) slipped 7.3 points to 701.10 and Nasdaq 100 futures (QQQQ PowerShares QQQ News , chart , profile , more Delayed quote data Add to...

Continued global cooling has forced clamoring climate alarmists to move the goal posts – again. A study released yesterday confirms that global temperatures have remained flat since 2001 “despite rising greenhouse gas concentrations” and predicts they may cool for another 30 years. Needless to say, that won’t silence any of the blowhards attacking George Will’s February assertion that “there has been no recorded global warming for more than a decade.” But get this – study author and spokesman Kyle Swanson insists his findings change nothing in the AGW debate, as following this “cooling event,” which isn’t “like anything we've seen...

"You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," the newly installed President Obama told Capitol Hill Republicans. Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, just days ago, called the popular conservative radio talk show host "the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party." Then Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele appeared on a CNN show hosted by comedian-turned-pundit D.L. Hughley. When Hughley called Limbaugh "the de facto leader of the Republican Party," Steele stepped right on top of the trap. "No," said Steele, "I'm the de facto leader of the Republican Party," and called Limbaugh...

Last fall, Buckeye Firearms Association was pleased to report that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had ordered all "NO GUNS" signs at state rest stops and visitor centers to be removed. This action was in response to passage and implementation of Senate Bill 184, which included several major fixes to Ohio's concealed handgun licensure (CHL) law, including a change designed to allow patrons of rest stops to use the facilities without having to disarm. The law took effect September 3, but people who carry concealed weapons (CCW) in Ohio continued to report seeing the problematic signs at highway rest...

Beck ridiculed the AFL-CIO, after it was reported on Fox News the organization was holding its winter meetings at the newly refurbished Fontainebleau Hotel luxury resort in Miami Beach, Fla. He also mentioned the organization's efforts to enact the card check system, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act. The legislation is controversial because it would allow workers to join unions by signing cards rather than through secret-ballot elections in which companies can campaign against the union. "These workers have united at their winter gatherings in Florida to improve life for you, the average worker," Beck said. "Oh, it's...

For years, political shakedown artists like Jesse Jackson and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) have used demonstrations, boycotts and racial intimidation to dragoon millions of dollars, sub-prime mortgages and other assets from local and state officials, Fortune 500 corporations and federal bureaucrats. Now an aggressive group of non-profit activists using a somewhat more sophisticated version of the same approach is targeting the billions of private dollars given annually by tax-exempt philanthropic foundations and charities to groups and organizations spanning the spectrum of human need and improvement. Rather than simply flinging accusations of racism, the group challenges...

Remember the President's promise to go line by line on every bill to get rid of the earmark? Didn't take long for that to go out the window. Not only was his stimulus bill filled with pork, but so is the omnibus spending bill the Senate is about to pass. Although one has to admit that it is a nice touch that one of the earmarks is a study investigating why pigs smell. Pork about pork, how creative. Heck the earmarks in the latest spending bill is so bad, that Chris Matthews is complaining about them (see video above). If...

Did anyone hear the asinine question Maddow asked of Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers? After asking him if Duke was profitable (what, she doesn't have a producer or researcher to prepare her for an interview?) he replied that yes, they were. Now comes the asinine question. "Why can't you operate at a loss to make up for all the pollution your company has caused?"

CLEARWATER, Fla. – City officials here apparently don't have a problem with flying the American flag, but posting the text of the U.S. Constitution is a very different story. A federal judge is now deciding if government officials are going overboard in fining a Florida bait and tackle shop owner $500 a day for displaying the First Amendment atop a mural of marine life on his building. U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Jenkins today heard initial arguments in a federal lawsuit as the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking an injunction to stop the city of Clearwater from fining businessman Herb Quintero....

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<p>A doorman sprang into action to save a woman from a thug who may be responsible for a string of baseball bat attacks on the Upper East Side, sources said yesterday.</p> <p>Joel Afanador, 25, was standing outside a building on East 89th Street near York Avenue when he saw a thug rush up behind a 31-year-old woman, knock her into a pile of garbage bags and jump on her back at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.</p>