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You are cordially invited to a reception in honor of Michael Benjamin for U.S. Senate Tuesday, May 6, 2003 5:30 - 8:30pm Three West Club 3 West 51st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) New York City Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres $250 suggested contribution to RSVP please go to http://www.benjamin2004.com

I never thought I’d be saying this, but Dr. Phil is my new hero. Although I’m not a talk show fan, on a personal level, I’ve always appreciated his frankness and down-to-earth manners, but up until now, I was unaware of his political views. Well, after Friday’s (4/4) show, I think it’s safe to say that Dr. Phil is on the right side of the fence. I was dreading another depressing panel discussion on Washington Week in Review, so I flipped the channel and just happened to run across a preview for the Dr. Phil show. U.S. military uniforms caught...

Wall Street trader moves to challenge Schumer By MARC HUMBERT The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A Wall Street securities trader said Monday he is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Charles Schumer's bid for a second term next year. Michael Benjamin, a son of immigrants, said he was relying, in part, on conservative concern about the political future of Schumer's more famous Democratic Senate colleague from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton, to help raise money for his own campaign. "Electing a strong conservative Republican like me over him will set the foundation for defeating Hillary Clinton in...

Wall Street trader moves to challenge Schumer By MARC HUMBERT The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A Wall Street securities trader said Monday he is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Charles Schumer's bid for a second term next year. Michael Benjamin, a son of immigrants, said he was relying, in part, on conservative concern about the political future of Schumer's more famous Democratic Senate colleague from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton, to help raise money for his own campaign. "Electing a strong conservative Republican like me over him will set the foundation for defeating Hillary Clinton in...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) --  Peace activists clad in pink and bearing flowers held quiet rallies Wednesday at the Washington embassies of France, Russia, Turkey, Mexico and Chile to thank them for opposing a U.S. war with Iraq.</p> <p>About two dozen members of the Code Pink Women's Peace Vigil urged diplomatic representatives at each embassy to tell their governments to veto any United Nations resolution calling for military action in Iraq.</p>

Following today's (Feb 12) ruling of the Supreme Court of Belgium, Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has decided to recall the Ambassador of Israel in Brussels, Mr. Yehudi Kenar, to Israel for consultations. In addition, Foreign Minister Netanyahu will summon the Ambassador of Belgium to the Foreign Ministry for urgent discussions tomorrow (Feb 13). Mr. Netanyahu stated that the decision of the Belgian Court is scandalous, and that it legitimates terror and harms those who fight terrorism. "It is all topsy-turvy - those that fight terrorism have become the accused and the terrorists have become victors." The Foreign...

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<p>WASHINGTON — The American accused of plotting with Al Qaeda terrorists to detonate a "dirty bomb" to spread radioactive material, possibly targeting Washington, had at least one accomplice now detained by authorities, Fox News has learned.</p> <p>Law enforcement sources told Fox News another man named Benjamin Ahmed Mohammed was implicated in the plot and was taken into custody in Pakistan "recently," perhaps late last month. One official said he would continue to be detained in Pakistan and there are currently no plans to bring him to the United States.</p>