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John Kerry is back in the Senate, making clear that his presidential aspirations remain intact. Rather than give Condi Rice a pass, he joined Barbara Boxer in making an ideological show out of the secretary of state's confirmation hearings. His Democratic Party colleagues got to watch as the duo did their number on the first African-American woman to be nominated for secretary of state – quite a display of insensitivity for a party that prides itself as the champion of America's minorities. But that wasn't the point. The point was to be once again in President Bush's face. Unwilling to...

COLUMBUS -- As Republican officials stonewall subpoenas and subvert the recount process, Rev. Jesse Jackson has pronounced Ohio's vote fraud fiasco "the biggest deal since Selma" and has called for a national rally at "the scene of the crime" in Columbus January 3. Another major national demonstration will follow in Washington on January 6, as Congress evaluates the Electoral College. Should at least one US Representative and one Senator challenge the electors' votes, a Constitutional crisis could ensue.

Sunni insurgents backing Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi have expressed alarm at the prospect of a defeat by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. An audio tape said to be from Al Zarqawi charged Muslim clerics with letting down the insurgency "because of your silence." On Wednesday, Al Zarqawi, with a $25 million bounty on his head, was the target of a major manhunt in the Sunni Triangle, Middle East Newsline reported. Iraqi military sources said Al Zarqawi was said to have been seen in an area south of Fallujah. Islamic sources said that for the first time in more than a...