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"Bill was the last of a relatively small group of conservatives whose intellect, energy, work, sacrifices, and passion for freedom came together in the 1940s and 1950s to launch, build and nurture a cause that, in the 1940s, did not even have a name,” recalled Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com,

The other day, when I made a reference to "the war on terrorism," a Democratic friend of mine objected: "It's not a war." I never found out what he thought it was -- the conversation wandered off in other directions -- but the question keeps nagging away in the back of my mind. If it isn't a "war," what is it? I have no particular hang-up about calling it a war. Call it a "fracas," if you prefer, or a "brouhaha." But it is certainly something, and deserves a name. And I will concede that, if it is a war,...