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Main town USA lurks at every corner in Ramona, California. The neighbors are nosey, the cars remain unlocked and it’s sweltering past the 100 degree mark in this quaint town, but that didn’t stop the locals from packing the Ramona Mainstage venue to capacity leaving many outside hoping to at least shake the young congressman’s hand. They were not disappointed. Duncan Hunter Jr., a self admitted conservative, replaced his father, who made a run for the White House last year, but Hunter Jr. was not given the seat. He had to earn it the old fashion way – beat his...

LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool. Police in Sussex, in southern England, have confirmed they are examining documents given to them by an investigative journalist who has been researching events surrounding Jones' death. Scott Jones, who is not related to the musician, has spent four years reviewing the evidence and speaking to key witnesses in the case.

RUSH: I want you to listen to this, Paul Kanjorski. He's a Democrat member of Congress from Pennsylvania. He was on C-SPAN's Washington Journal on January 27th. KANJORSKI: On Thursday at about 11 o'clock in the morning -- RUSH: Stop the tape a second. Go back and recue this. ***He's talking about September the 18th here. Let me tease you even further.*** September the 18th is the day last year that the world economy almost came to an end. Don't smirk. It's true, Snerdley. That's what Kanjorski is saying. So he's talking here about Thursday, September the 18th. KANJORSKI: On...

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Energy: We balk at importing "dirty" oil from Canada, but others aren't so reluctant. Exempt as a "developing" nation from Kyoto-like agreements, China has decided to help Canada develop its energy-rich oil sands.The Financial Post reports that PetroChina International Investment Co. has struck a deal to buy a 60% interest in Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.'s McKay River and Dover projects for $1.9 billion. China has been establishing energy beachheads around the world in its quest to keep its growing economy fueled. With possible conflict brewing between Israel and Iran, Beijing recognizes the need for reliable suppliers like Canada in an...

The CIA says it cannot turn over more details of its interrogations of terror suspects without spilling classified government secrets. A long-secret report released last week shed new light on alleged CIA abuses. The spy agency faced a Monday court deadline to turn over more papers, but the agency responded by telling the federal judge in the case that dozens of remaining documents must stay secret. The American Civil Liberties Union has sought the documents as part of a long-running lawsuit seeking information about the U.S. government's antiterror program. The civil rights group criticized the CIA's position, saying it contradicts...

Pfc. Andrew S. Wells, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, plays his guitar during some spare time at Patrol Base Husayniyah, Aug. 22. Wells plays a song he wrote, "Makes Me Stronger," while Soldiers take a break to listen. Photo by Pfc. Bethany Little, 172nd Infantry Brigade. PB HUSAYNIYAH — Music fills the air of this small patrol base as U.S. Soldiers here collectively notice the song and gather around a multi-talented musician. Lost within the song, Pfc. Andrew S. Wells strums on his guitar as the gathered Soldiers clap and sing along. Music has always been a part of Wells' life....

Here is video of the "Political Grapevine" in which one of the stories was about the House of Representatives restoring patriotic music to their telephone waiting system. The music had been changed to a "smooth jazz" by the House Chief Administrative Officer, who reports to Nancy Pelosi. But they got so much negative feedback, they abruptly restored the patriotic music. The part about this story starts at 56 seconds left (if you want to skip the other). (Watch Video)

Civil Rights: Eric Holder's Justice Department plans to hire more than 50 new civil rights lawyers to ferret out racism in American society. And you thought you were getting a post-racial presidency.At his inauguration, President Obama said, "because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself." Who could not be moved at hearing a newly...

Christ for Us: The Year for Priests September 1st, 2009 by Rachel Watkins The Year of St. Paul has come and gone and now we are just getting started with the Year for Priests. In announcing this year to the bishops, the Holy Father wrote, “Precisely to encourage priests in this striving for spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their ministry depends, I have decided to establish a special "Year for Priests" that will begin on 19 June and last until 19 June 2010. In fact, it is the 150th anniversary of the death of the Holy...

(CBS) President Obama's approval rating on health care has dropped six points since July to 40 percent, and now more Americans, 47 percent, disapprove of his handling of health care, according to a new CBS News poll taken between Aug 27 - 31. As the president's poll numbers sink on the issue, two-thirds of Americans remain confused about the health reform proposals on the table. Meanwhile, Mr. Obama's overall approval (56 percent) and handling of the economy (53 percent) are not much changed from last month. (Read more here.) Americans are not only skeptical of Mr. Obama's handling of health...

U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division participate in a medical conference at the Yarnouk Medical Center in Baghdad, Aug. 25. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin Wriston, 1st Infantry Division. BAGHDAD — Medical forums in Baghdad's Yarnouk Medical Center bring U.S. Army and Iraqi medical experts together to keep the Iraqi medical world linked and informed. Medical professionals from the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division helped the Iraqi Ministry of Health host the 'Grand Rounds' forums; designed to help prevent future medical problems and offer solutions to existing ones."Conferences such...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - In Kansas, Carrie Nation battled booze by smashing up saloons, the state school board once approved science guidelines questioning evolution and anti-abortion leaders have made their stiffest stands - all burnishing the state's conservative credentials.

Even as he fends off accusations about his own failure to pay taxes and fully disclose his financial dealings, Rep. Charles Rangel had quietly slipped into the health-care bill broad new provisions cracking down on taxpayers in proceedings with the IRS, The Post has learned. The changes approved by the House Ways and Means Committee that Rangel chairs would strip away legal defenses and pile higher penalties on corporate and individual taxpayers facing IRS proceedings for what they claim are unintentional mistakes, experts said. Rangel’s bill would: * Punish those who fail to alert the IRS to potentially questionable tax...

Every supporter who made a donation of $5 or more between July 26th and July 31st took part in our second Dinner with Barack campaign.On Labor Day, September 3rd, four lucky supporters from all over the country will join Barack for an evening of good food and good conversation.

Yeah, I’m sure he joking. He just happened to joke about a paper going out of business shortly after an editorial by that paper’s publisher, Sherman Frederick, outlined why he left the Democrat Party, and rumors started that Frederick might throw his hat in to oppose Reid.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack is hosting a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Obama was also to highlight the contributions of American Muslims at the Tuesday evening event in the State Dining Room. The guest list included Cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, ambassadors from Islamic nations and Muslim community leaders.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2009 – Iraqi forces seized a cache of supplies used to make rocket launchers, detained a terrorism suspect and secured a crashed U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle in recent days, military officials in Iraq reported. Iraqi soldiers and a tactical police unit from Amarah seized the rocket-launcher supplies in Maysan province yesterday. The operation snared 16 complete rocket rails and more than 1,300 car jacks and other components used in the assembly of the rails. Hundreds of jacks were smuggled in banana shipping crates marked with Iranian stickers, officials said. "The loss of this particular cache will seriously...

TAKE ACTION... Filling out the form on the right and sending a letter to the Department of the Interior is the next stage of the "Drill Here, Drill Now" campaign. Here’s why:

Put down that coffee, and come out with your hands up! The owner of a Financial District tobacco shop was amazed to learn he was violating the law by offering his customers a free cup of joe while they legally puffed away on his cigars. Vince Nastri III, the third-generation owner of Barclay Rex -- where bankers, City Hall staffers, lawyers and detectives smoke while sitting in plush leather chairs or browsing in the walk-in humidor -- complained that the city is "trying to take away my livelihood over a cop of coffee." Health officials had no problem with all...