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It’s really comical at this point! Despite all of the important events happening in the world today – the president’s speech tonight on the strategy in Afghanistan, the Senate debate over health care reform, the disturbing details of the “Climategate” scandal, the continuing challenges facing the world economy – the media is concerned about my travel and lodging arrangements on my book tour?! Does this sound familiar? It should. The media showed the same out-of-proportion obsession with my personal arrangements, clothes, and hairstyles last year instead of focusing on the crucial issues involving the election. So what is this news...

Charles D. McKinley said he never intended to fly from New York City to Dallas locked in a shipping crate just large enough to fit his 5-foot-8-inch frame. He only wanted a free ride. "I would never, never do it over again," he said Tuesday from a Dallas prisoner holding facility, where he was being held on unrelated charges. Dressed in a white prison jump suit, Mr. McKinley spoke about his experience. "I would advise no one to ever do this," he said. Law enforcement officials questioning him Monday and Tuesday labeled him a potential terrorist, he said. "I never...