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Do you need some motivation to get you to the polls today? I do. And here's mine. As you know, I've been extremely disappointed by the Republicans who have been in control of Congress and the presidency since 2001. They waited far too long to act on border security. They increased spending beyond imagination. Far too often, they talked and acted like Democrats. I've been a strong advocate of not voting for the lesser to two evils as a means of stimulating more competition in the political marketplace. But I'd like to present the other side of that story today,...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In the "Cowboy State," where guns are present in more than half of all homes, an unlikely battleground is forming in the fight over the appropriate use of firearms. Flush with victory in its push for state laws allowing concealed handguns, the National Rifle Association is lobbying lawmakers here and in 11 other states, including Arizona, to make it easier for people to defend themselves with deadly force. The NRA, backed by a growing membership of about 4 million, wants legislation specifying that people have no duty to retreat from an attacker before using deadly force. About...

President Bush yesterday rejected calls for a pullout from Iraq, saying that a "policy of retreat" would dishonor the U.S. troops who have fallen there. He likened them to the heroes of World War II. Mr. Bush implored Americans "not to lose our nerve." For the first time, he publicly tallied up U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We have lost 1,864 members of our armed forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 223 in Operation Enduring Freedom," he told the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Salt Lake City. "Each of these men and women left grieving families...

MIDI - AIR FORCE HYMN Off he flew...dinner with troops in Baghdad What a nice Thanksgiving treat Shock and awe...he paid a secret visit It was a moment so sweet Warriors there cheered him with smiling faces...but the trip had to be brief Please join me in a prayer, "Dear Lord, watch over this fine commander in chief" Terrorists...I think you get the message He could not have been more clear We'll prevail...there will be no retreating You should know your end is near Warriors there cheered him with smiling faces...but the trip had to be brief Please join...