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Hearing the strong statements from Rudy, Arnold, Zell and VP Cheney have been so inspiring. I hope a dvd is made to put these speeches--especially Rudy's--into our homes. Rudy is a living witness of Sept. 11th at Ground Zero and that rememberance must be saved for posterity.

Per Diem Plan Congress' latest get-rich-quick scheme By Michael W. Lynch Imagine getting $165 every day you showed up for work. Not bad, eh? Now imagine that's it's tax-free. Even better. Now imagine that it’s on top of your current salary of roughly $145,000 a year. That's an incredible deal! It's also a deal that many in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to cut for themselves. They claim to be barely getting by on their $145,100 annual salaries (their benefits package, incidentally, is packed with premium perks, too). They want to quickly -- and quietly -- amend House ...

Freshmen, Fads, and Freedom A speech by Mr. Charlton Heston as given on September 21, 1999 at the Pennsylvania State University When he was five years old, my son stood up in front of his kindergarten class and summed up my life's work very accurately. "My daddy," he said. "Pretends to be people." In this business of being someone you're not, the "people" I've become have included kings, presidents, prophets, crusaders. Plus several cowboys, and three saints. But when those lights dim and the work's over, you gotta go back to the real world, just like everybody else. Like ...

During the past decade the UNITED NATIONS has assumed a major new role, that of international lawmaker. However, as an international lawmaker, the input they have been receiving as they create these laws has been largely HOSTILE TO the TRADITIONAL FAMILY and religion. As a result of their lop-sided view, due to their limited input, there are some serious threats to family stability. In June 1996 there was a UN Conference in Istanbul,Turkey...The conference was known as Habitat II. There would be 25,000 participants from across the earth. Today I will be spending most of my time informing you about ...