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Oprah wants to know what our opinions are on the upcoming war with Iraq. The Lefties have this link posted all over their web sites so I thought we should add our two cents. Vote at http://www.oprah.com/polls/2003/20030206_poll.jhtml

<p>MIAMI — Dozens of heavily armed police officers surrounded a hijacked mail truck after a 90-minute slow-speed chase through the city's streets Friday.</p> <p>The chase began after witnesses reported seeing an armed man jump into the truck, police said. Television station WFOR-TV reported that a female mail carrier was being held at gunpoint, and a television helicopter shot showed two guns in a mail bin on the passenger's seat.</p>

There are reports a British-registered tanker has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia. Reuters news agency said the Somali hijackers were demanding $1m for the release of the Russian crew. Britain's Foreign Office could not confirm the reports. Helicopter A spokesman said the a British frigate had dispatched a helicopter to find the ship, but nothing was seen. The tanker was hijacked about two weeks ago and its crew taken ashore to a location in Alula district on Somalia's north-eastern coast, the militiaman told Reuters. "The ship was registered in Britain," one of the militiamen told the agency. Dangerous...

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The final report on the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 will blame copilot Gameel el Batouti for crashing the plane into the sea, National Transportation Safety Board sources confirmed to CNN on Thursday.</p> <p>They also said the report could be issued as early as next week.</p>