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Call them Arlingtonians for Saddam 9/25 Northern Virginia Journal Peter Rousselot (``When Foreign Policy Becomes a Local Concern," Sept. 22)is marching in lockstep with Arlingtonians For Peace, a group of renegade, out-of-control Kumbaya-singing liberals pushing a one-size-fits-all pseudo socialism. They despise the fact that our troops liberated Iraqis from a brutal dictator who put those wanting democracy (which Mr. Rousselot and his comrades take for granted) feet first through industrial plastic shredders. They hate President George W. Bush because he pursued Iraqi liberation without the ``tanks with 21 reverse speeds" French. Arlingtonians For Peace should change their name to Arlingtonians...

Ohioans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed firearms, the Ohio Supreme Court said yesterday. Although the 5-2 ruling was a defeat for the gun lobby, both sides of the fractious issue believe it could breathe new life into the legislature's stalled debate over allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns. In its long-awaited ruling, the high court reinforced the right of Ohioans to bear arms for defense and security, but it also said that fundamental right can be restricted. The ruling overturns two lower court decisions from Hamilton County in which police were ordered to stop arresting...

California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante keeps using disputed donations to air TV commercials even after a judge ordered that he return the millions of dollars, court documents filed Wednesday charge. Bustamante's campaign attorney and top political strategist claim the governor wannabe cannot cancel the ads without breaching contracts with television stations. "But according to an employee of an NBC affiliate, a subcontractor for Bustamante's campaign inquired about canceling the spots — although Bustamante's chief strategist said no such inquiries have been made or authorized," the Los Angeles Times reported today. Bustamante is running ads (which just happen to have...

Woman killed while jump-starting car in middle of I-3510:35 AM CDT on Thursday, September 25, 2003From Staff Reports A 27-year-old Carrollton woman who tried to jump-start her stalled car in the middle of Interstate 35 on Wednesday night died after being struck by another vehicle, Dallas police said. Meronne Danielle Fitzgerald’s car broke down about 10:15 p.m. on an inside, northbound lane just south of Royal Lane. A good Samaritan pulled his car in front of the Fitzgerald’s car to give her a jump, when a Mitsubishi struck the cars and the woman, Detective Frank Villa said. Fitzgerald suffered a...

Studios Moving to Block Piracy of Films Online By LAURA M. HOLSON Published: September 25, 2003 OS ANGELES, Sept. 24 — If Hollywood executives have learned anything watching their peers in the music business grapple with online file sharing, it is how not to handle a technological revolution. While the major labels in the music industry squabbled among themselves about how best to deal with Internet piracy and failed to develop consumer-friendly ways to buy music online, the movie industry has gone on a coordinated offensive to thwart the free downloading of films before it spins out of control.

Hello, it's the man on a horse. One poll has Wesley Clark tied with President Bush, if the election were held today. But barring a ruling by the 9th Circuit, it won't be held for a year. Who knows what damage Gen. Clark and Howard Dean will do to each other as they tumble toward the convention; who knows what will happen in the war? It's reasonably certain that the economy will be better in a year, and the Mesopotamian theater will be more stable; there will be footage of Iraqi children skipping off to schools, interviews with doctors who...

RIVERSIDE --- Tribal leaders, stung by Arnold Schwarzenegger's criticism of their financial support for his political rivals, said the gubernatorial candidate got it wrong, that they do their fair share to help California's economy. "He needs to do his homework. This is all new to him," said Michael Lombardi, chairman of the gaming commission for the Augustine Casino near Coachella. "We are paying our fair share." In an ad criticizing other candidates for taking money from Indian gambling interests, Schwarzenegger says of the tribes: "Their casinos make billions, yet pay no taxes and virtually nothing to the state. ... It's...

MND Roundtable Discussion on Fathers' Rights and the Marriage Movement A four round discussion between experts and advocates; September 29, October 2, October 6, and October 9. A roundtable is a special form of discussion in which all participants are equal. There will be no discussion leader, and no predetermined questions; just the purest thoughts of leading experts and advocates on chosen subjects. Whether you are looking for an orientation to the most important issues of the day, or an advanced look at relationships between issues, you'll find it worthwhile to follow the MND Roundtable Discussions. Watch the upper...

    Gen. Shelton shocks Celebrity Forum, says he won't support Clark for president By Joan Garvin / Town Crier Correspondent "What do you think of General Wesley Clark and would you support him as a presidential candidate," was the question put to him by moderator Dick Henning, assuming that all military men stood in support of each other. General Shelton took a drink of water and Henning said, "I noticed you took a drink on that one!" "That question makes me wish it were vodka," said Shelton. "I've known Wes for a long time. I will tell you...

<p>SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - California and local governments would have to refund up to $10 billion to property owners if an appeals court upholds a 2001 Orange County ruling on the intent of a landmark ballot initiative, the state said in a court filing.</p>

CBN.com – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Islam may be the fastest-growing faith in America today, and it is finding eager converts in prison cellblocks nationwide. But with the increase in jailhouse conversions, some see a sinister threat — growing evidence that extremist Muslim chaplains, hired by the U.S. government, are preaching a hate-filled agenda in the name of Allah, and possibly turning American prisons into breeding grounds for future terrorists. The startling scenario appears more likely with revelations that federal and state governments are hiring radical Muslim chaplains to minister behind bars. The rising concern involves U.S. government-paid clerics who practice...

Christmas is anything but wonderful for the children of prisoners. Instead, it's often filled with poverty, shame, and loneliness. And statistics show that, without intervention, as many as 80 percent of these children will follow in their parents' footsteps -- choosing a life of crime. It's a vicious cycle, but one that, by God's grace, we are seeing broken everyday through the ministry of Angel Tree. Since 1982, Angel Tree has reached over six million children of prisoners with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At Christmas, Angel Tree volunteers provide gifts, given on behalf of the incarcerated parent. These simple...

Peterson, Frey had frequent contactPeterson, Frey had frequent contact By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ BEE STAFF WRITERS Published: September 25, 2003, 08:02:39 AM PDT Scott Peterson exchanged at least 18 telephone calls with his girlfriend in the nine days before his pregnant wife disappeared, according to partial phone records. He also received at least 47 calls from Amber Frey to his cell phones in the three weeks after authorities believe he killed his wife and their unborn son, the records reveal. All 65 calls -- totaling more than 3 1/2 hours -- were made at a time when Scott...

A man vilified as a ``pathological liar'' when his clergy abuse claim was thrown out by the Archdiocese of Boston last year will have his case reopened, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley said in a letter to a victims advocacy group. ``I recently ordered a full review of the case and of the findings of the Archdiocesan Review Board,'' O'Malley wrote the Coalition of Catholics & Survivors. The coalition had demanded the church reinvestigate sexual abuse claims by Winchendon's Paul R. Edwards. In August 2002, Edwards filed suit claiming abuse by Monsignor Michael Smith Foster, Boston's chief canon lawyer, and the...

It is easy to point out the flaws in this welfare state known as America. But while this nation has become a mere shadow of the constitutional republic it once was, people are starting to fight back.In my last column I praised the people of Alabama for voting down a tax increase that had been proposed by Republican Governor Bob Riley. The reactions I received from readers were overwhelmingly positive, and I could not help but feel encouraged.Michael, of Owens Cross Roads, had this to say:As an Alabamian, it constantly amazes me how we as a nation seem to always...

With the possibility of legal action lomming against the Califorina Students Associaton and the Graduate Assembly, Berkley CA campus officials have swept in to investigate the student goverment's $35,000.00 'allocation' for the 'No on 54' campaign.(racial privacy initiative proposed by civil rights activist Ward Connerly) The Student Government could face 'criminal sanctions for theft, misuse of university funds and fraud,' for spending the earmaked funds to oppose Proposition 54, according to University of California legal guidelines. Student Government funds cannot be spent on outside politcal campaigns and initiatives.Although the Graduate Assembly promised to bankroll the Student Goverment's campaign against the...

From: elder@chesapeake.net Date: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:58 pm Subject: Enola Gay Protest Set for Dec 15 - Next Meeting at AU 10/2 A determined group of academics and activists drew up plans at American University last night to organize opposition to the public unveiling of the Enola Gay set for December 15 at the Air and Space Museum's new complex in Dulles, Virginia. The Enola Gay is the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, incinerating the city and killing an estimated 140,000 Japanese. Representatives from Peace Action, Catholic Worker, DC Antiwar...

Another Ten Commandments Monument Is Moved (CNSNews.com) - The American Civil Liberties Union can chalk up another victory in its effort to remove the Ten Commandments from the public arena. Wire reports said a Ten Commandments monument was removed from a courthouse lawn in Miles City, Montana, on Wednesday. Workers took it to a nearby museum, which is privately run. The American Civil Liberties Union insists the Ten Commandments constitute a religious display that has no place on public property. According to press reports, the stone bearing the Commandments was given to Custer County, Montana, in 1968 by the Fraternal...

Spam-weary e-mail users in California breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the trailblazing US state banned junk mail and slapped fines of up to $1 million on offenders. The tough new measure, signed into law by Governor Gray Davis late on Tuesday, outlaws unsolicited commercial e-mails sent to subscribers in California or sent from the western state. "This is a precedent in the United States, it's the first time that a law goes after advertisers," said Democratic state Senator Kevin Murray, who proposed the bill. The measure is the toughest anti-spam regulation among those enacted in 35 US...

NEW YORK--"Have the Democrats totally flipped their lids?" asks David Brooks in The Weekly Standard, quasi-official organ of the Bush Administration. "Because every day some Democrat seems to make a manic or totally over-the-top statement about George Bush, the Republican party, and the state of the nation today." True, Democrats loathe Dubya with greater intensity than any Republican standard-bearer in modern political history. Even the diabolical Richard Nixon--who, after all, created the EPA, went to China and imposed price controls to stop corporate gouging--rates higher in liberal eyes. "It's mystifying," writes Brooks. Let me explain. First but not foremost, Bush's...