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GOP CANDIDATES VIE FOR SENATE SEAT (District 2, California) Published on February 18, 2002 © 2002- The Press Democrat BYLINE: PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT PAGE: B1 Three Republicans with similar fiscal platforms but different regional perspectives will vie in the primary to replace Democratic state Sen. Wes Chesbro. Stuart Posselt of Benecia, Dennis Purificacion of Vallejo and Peggy Redfearn of Nice are hoping to get the party nomination March 5. In November one of the three will face Chesbro, of Arcata, who is seeking re-election to the 2nd Senate District, which stretches from Solano to Humboldt counties. The three ...

Find out how you can get it! Steve Vaus, the singer-songwriter who brought us "We Must Take America Back," "Wrong's Not Right" and "I Still Believe," has done it again. He has written and recorded the anthem for a time such as this -- "There Is an Eagle." Here are the lyrics: THERE IS AN EAGLE We are not strangers To a battle We know that freedom has a cost We may be bloodied But we're unbroken In this dark day We are not lost There's an eagle, high above the ashes Close by the flag we're fighting for There's ...

WorldNetDaily Exclusive Commentary - April 20, 2001 The Chinese gambit: Did Bush bungle? By Alan Keyes Now that we have gotten past the first flush of emotions in the aftermath of the recent contretemps with China, we should be able to consider the episode with clearer heads. Some people are giving the Bush administration high marks for procuring the return of the detained crew without serious damage to the U.S.-China relationship. The Bush team deserves this applause, however, only if this objective was achieved without sacrificing more important U.S. interests or contributing to the possibility of more serious and dangerous ...

Jewish World Review March 19, 2001 Skirting what the First Amendment says By GEORGE WILL WITH this week's beginning of Senate debate on campaign finance reform, we will reach the most pivotal moment in the history of American freedom since the civil rights revolution 3 1/2 decades ago. The debate concerns John McCain's plan to broaden government limitations on political spending in order to intensify government supervision of political speech, which depends on that spending. McCain's attempt to expand government abridgement of the First Amendment's core concern comes in the context of rapidly multiplying rationales for vitiating First Amendment ...

Jewish World Review March 12, 2001 OVERREACTING? By Mona Charen EACH new episode resembles, in some way, the previous one. A suburban school, a disturbed kid or sometimes two, gunshots and a stricken community. This time it's the San Diego suburbs. The list is getting quite long. It appears that this shooter, smiling with evil delight as he squeezed the trigger, was unhappy, excluded and teased by other children. (Incidentally, how many parents these days warn their own children about victimizing other kids? How many ask, "Did you gang up on Billy?" Or do they simply take satisfaction in knowing ...

Sunday March 11 4:01 PM ET Paige Comments on School Shooting By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Students' ``alienation and rage'' is the biggest factor in school shootings, Education Secretary Rod Paige said Sunday, and addressing that problem, rather than changing gun laws, should be the country's priority. Last week, students were shot in schools in California and Pennsylvania, including the suburban San Diego high school where two students were killed and 13 other people wounded. Paige said guns cannot take blame because there have been reports of students plotting violence with bombs and other devices. ...