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VALPARAISO — Investment banker and Muslim activist Aly Kahn will try to add state senator to his list of titles. Kahn joins an increasingly crowded field of candidates who want to be appointed to replace Sen. Bill Alexa, D-Valparaiso, who will resign at the end of the month to be appointed to the bench in Porter County. “I think it is an uphill battle, but this is a country where you can do anything,” Kahn said. Alexa’s district is spread across parts of seven counties, including the southern portion of Porter County. It will be up to Democratic precinct committeemen...

<p>After all George Bush has done for steel, the United Steelworkers of America yesterday returned the favor and endorsed Richard Gephardt for President. Call it more evidence, if any more were needed, that the Administration's decision to impose 30% tariffs on steel imports last year was a major economic and political blunder.</p>

This song can be heard by hitting the above link, then scrolling down to 1/30/03. For those who don't want to go there, or cannot hear the tune for whatever reason, or those who have heard the song but are not sure what she is saying, here are the lyrics: Well hello there, blue blood boy Your bed is lined with dollars I bet you're cumming oil I love the way you take control and push the world around United Nations- Ha,ha No one can keep you down Daddy's little helper, silver foot in your mouth Peacemen of the world...

In the moments before America was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream kingdom, was begging for a real enemy of the U.S. to show up. In an ironic and hauntingly prophetic Internet column dated Sept. 4, 2001, Cohen posted an "enemy wanted" ad, hoping that a worthy adversary would soon make itself known to justify President Bush's defense budget: ENEMY WANTED. Serious enemy needed to justify Pentagon budget increase. Defense contractors desperate. Interested enemies send letter and photo or video (threatening, OK) to Enemy Search Committee, Priorities Campaign, 1350 Broadway,...