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The United States channels hundreds of millions in military aid to build and upgrade Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airbases and facilities, documents from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reveal. This $1.5 billion initiative funds infrastructure for refueling aircraft, helicopters, and a naval commando headquarters, all paid by American taxpayers. Growing criticism of U.S. aid to Israel calls for scrutiny from American citizens in our Constitutional Republic.

Since Washington is in such a forgiving and compassionate mode right now – preparing various pieces of legislation offering forgiveness and amnesty for millions and millions of people who have broken the immigration laws of the country, I have an idea. Today is April 17, the last day Americans can postmark their tax returns for 2005. There's a mad scramble on at post offices all over the country. It's an annual ritual – made more complicated this year by the dates on which Easter and Good Friday fell. But it illustrates the way hard-working, taxpaying American citizens jump through the...

Reviving the foreign-aid racket -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: June 15, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 Creators Syndicate Inc. "Debt Cut Is Set for Poorest Nations" was the headline in Sunday's Washington Post over the lead story. "The world's wealthiest nations," wrote Paul Blustein, "agreed yesterday to cancel more than $40 billion in debts that some of the world's poorest nations owe to international lenders – a move inspired by the belief that full debt forgiveness is necessary to give those countries a chance to escape the trap of hunger, disease and economic stagnation." Sounds wonderful. Alan Cowell's story in the New...

<p>Thousands of Latinos throughout California Friday protested Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's repeal of a state law that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses.</p> <p>From Los Angeles, where the push for a boycott originated, to Ukiah in Mendocino County, where a protest was held, Latinos skipped work, stayed out of school and refused to patronize businesses, but the turnout was modest, given the state's large Latino population.</p>

CNSNews.com) - A pro-life group says Planned Parenthood's latest annual report reveals the "hypocritical nature" of the organization. "Planned Parenthood claims it seeks to reduce abortion, but its abortion numbers are skyrocketing," said Jim Sedlak, executive director of the American Life League's STOPP International project. According to Sedlak, Planned Parenthood has performed over 3 million abortions in its own facilities since 1970 - and that includes 227,385 abortions performed in 2002-2003, a 6.7 percent increase over the 213,026 performed in 2001-2002, he said. Moreover, Sedlak noted in a press release, when Planned Parenthood opened an abortion clinic in Bryan, Tex.,...