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Who cares if GOP loses Congress? By Joe Scarborough Who really cares if Republicans lose Congress? Certainly not GOP leaders in the US House. As the Wall Street Journal reported, the Republican pigs running Congress are wasting more money than those big-spending Democrats ever did. Last month's deficit was the highest ever. But while Rome burns, Republicans obsess over their earmarks. Conservative Republicans. What an oxymoron. There is nothing conservative about the party to which I once proudly belonged. Like millions, I am disgusted by my party and their leaders. A handful of responsible adults still understand the need for...

President Bush will land in a hotbed of the illegal-immigration debate Monday when he flies into Orange County, and he's likely to find a tough sell for his approach. Bush's call for a guest-worker program has riled many who say that the international borders must be secured before normalizing the status of any of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. When Bush stands up at the Hyatt Regency Irvine to pitch his views on immigration to the Orange County Business Council, some will applaud his decision to talk here - if not what he's pushing. "I'd...

A HECKLER from the Falun Gong spiritual movement, who entered White House grounds as a reporter, interrupted a formal arrival ceremony for Chinese President Hu Jintao today, prompting President George W. Bush to apologise to his guest. After being welcomed by Mr Bush, the Chinese president was just beginning his response when a woman, who had been allowed into the press section, started shouting. She was escorted away by a uniformed US guard. "President Hu, your days are numbered. President Bush, make him stop persecuting Falun Gong," the woman yelled. US officials later identified her as Wang Wenyi, 47, a...