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Report From Crawford, TX The American Eagle News And Economic Report By: Leslie Wetzel August 30,2005 (Crawford, TX) At Fort Qualls, hundreds of Pro Troops supporters stayed through the long day of Texas August heat, to voice their prayers and heartfelt support for American military efforts in the war on terror. Fort Qualls, a place set up for an operations base for pro troops supporters, was set up by Bill Johnson, who owns The Yellow Rose gift shop on the main corner of downtown Crawford, TX. In front of the shop is a replica of the Liberty Bell, which rang...

Las Vegas, NV. On June 23, 2005, China’s largest state-owned company, China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), made an announcement of an unsolicited bid for Unocal, a California-based United States oil company ranking ninth in U.S. oil production. That bid has been received with considerable reservations. It is that which is not known about the bid and its motivations which present a tremendous task ahead for the U.S. Congress and Wall Street. The ramifications of the buyout of a major U.S. energy company by the Chinese are a possible threat to national security and the U.S. This bid is unprecedented...

(Philadelphia, PA ) The announcement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s intentions to step down from the High Bench has sent shock waves of speculation throughout the Capitol. The notice of Justice O’Connor’s resignation upon the confirmation of her replacement by the Senate came as a relative surprise to lawmakers. Chief Justice William Renquist’s battle with thyroid cancer had most believing that he, rather than O’Connor, would be the first to step down. The already ideologically polarized Senate has been preparing for years for the politically bloody battle to come involving three Senate nomination processes go two for O’Connor...

Detroit, MI:Evidence suggests that Newsweek and Senator Dick Durbin contributed to the death of American soldiers in Iraq. On May 9th, Newsweek published an article that described desecration of the Qur’an by American military personnel. The Newsweek allegations were broadcast throughout the Middle East by the Al Jazeera news service. The accusations of defilement caused riots in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of fifteen people and dozens of injuries. The Newsweek story was ultimately proven to be untrue. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) followed this incident on June 14th with comments about prisoners held at the military complex at Guantanamo...

The National Right to Life (NRLC) held its 33rd annual convention last June 16-18, drawing hundreds of attendees from across the nation. The event has been traditionally characterized by a focus on pro-life perspectives concerning abortion, but was heavily influenced this year by the recent debacle of Terri Schiavo. In the case of Schiavo, the issue at stake was whether or not a person unable to communicate could be kept alive through extreme measures and under what circumstances. In the end, support for Schiavo was pulled and she died of dehydration. A medical examiner recently found in an autopsy that...

Las Vegas, NV: “I’d give anything to have 10 minutes with Sam now. But I don’t think she should be limited by politics. It’s equality and it’s choice.” Those are the words of Bob Huff, who is the father of 18-year-old Army Pfc. Sam Williams Huff of Tucson, AZ. Sam is one of 37 servicewomen who have been killed thus far in the War in Iraq among the 15,000 female troops serving there. She died on April 17, 2005 serving with the 504th Military Police Battalion when a roadside bomb hit her Army Humvee. Huff’s job included backing up soldiers...

Las Vegas, NV: On May 10, 2005 the Bush administration announced the specifics relating to new funding for hospitals and doctors who provide free emergency medical care to illegal aliens. The amount of reimbursement will total $1 billion dollars until September 2008 and is meant to stave the continual closings of hospitals most predominant in California and other border states. The mainstream press did not comprehensively report on this legislation which is part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and establishes prescription drug coverage for Medicare recipients. The funding of medical care for illegals has nothing to do with...

Alliance for Marriage Recognizes 13 Senators With “Defender of Marriage” Award Rudy Takala The American Eagle News And Economic Report May 27,2005 Pine City, MN Last May 19th, the Alliance for Marriage (AFM) recognized thirteen senators with their first annual “Defender of Marriage” Award. The award was given to both Republican and Democratic senators who voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004, including Senators Allard (R-CO), Bunning (R-KY), Burns (R-MT), Byrd (D-WV), Brownback (R-KS), Cornyn (R-TX), Frist (R-TN), Inhofe (R-OK), Lott (R-MS), Santorum (R-PA), Sen. Enzi (D-WY), Hatch (R-UT), and Smith (R-OR). Ultimately, the amendment failed by a vote...