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"Dean Clarence Manion, the Dean of the College of Law at Notre Dame University for more than a quarter of a century, in his book The Key to Peace defined this "government" as follows: Constitutions and Bills of Right are but vain and futile barricades against tyranny unless, as our Declaration of Independence says-they are firmly founded in and upon the "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God." Dean Manion, in his book also made the following observation: In both "form" and "substance" our American system is basically different from any politically organized society now or heretofore existing in the...

Here are the big dirty little secrets about the election, all guaranteed to be true and (almost) all guaranteed to make every one of our sources angry. . . . 3. A lot of Democrats — including some of the smartest ones we know — look at the latest polling data and claim to think that the election is all but over.

Editor's Note: Local radio's lone liberal voice Thursday, May 20, 2004 Copyright © Las Vegas Mercury The myth of the "liberal media" endures, despite the fact that it's an absurd notion. It survives, in part, because the right-wing media have found it to be an effective mantra to boost circulation and ratings. Conservatives clearly have the upper hand on television, where it's increasingly difficult to find a liberal voice (Lisa Simpson being a dependable exception). The cable news talk shows pretend to present both sides of issues when in reality a centrist is usually trotted out to represent a counterpoint...

Now, all in one place on ABCNews.com's Noted Now (http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/), the resources of the ABC News Political Unit will bring you everything you need to know -- not once a day, as with the regular The Note -- but all the time throughout the day -- constantly updated.

Security has been heightened at Dickinson High School, but officials still expected more absences than usual today and tomorrow, in the wake of alleged threats made against some students. A handwritten note was found earlier this week stating that "preppies" at the school would be shot on Friday the 13th, tomorrow. Dickinson police are investigating the threat, and say one set of suspects is a group of about 30 students who call themselves "stoners." Police said while "preppies" wear trendy, popular clothing and hair styles, stoners prefer gothic-style clothing and hair styles. Two students have so far been suspended during...

UPDATED: Demo senators strike note of defiance in maintaining holdout By W. Gardner Selby Express-News Staff Writer Web Posted : 08/04/2003 3:15 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Eleven Democratic senators entered their second week away from Texas in a local hotel today by singing a song crediting them with outsmarting U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land. DeLay, the House majority leader, has been blamed by Democrats for pressuring Gov. Rick Perry to call repeated special sessions for the purpose of imposing more Republican-leaning congressional districts. Several senators sang along with visiting guitarist Steve Brooks, who wore a “Killer D’s” T-shirt referring...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 23 — As Washington area parents weighed whether to send their kids to school Wednesday, sniper investigators assessed a note left at Tuesday’s shooting scene that reportedly repeats an earlier demand for a $10 million payment. Sources told NBC News that the demand included a deadline and that Tuesday’s fatal shooting came after it had passed without payment. Parents were particularly on edge after a note found Saturday stated: “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time.” Full Story: http://www.msnbc.com/news/816566.asp

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police hoped to hear from whoever left a message at the scene of a Virginia shooting in what could be a breakthrough in the hunt for the sniper whose deadly attacks have traumatized the Washington area.Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Chief Charles Moose revealed on Sunday that a message had been left at the scene of a shooting on Saturday near a restaurant in Ashland, Virginia, and appealed to the person who left it to contact the police."To the person who left us a message at the Ponderosa (restaurant) last night, you gave us a telephone number. We...

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-mailbox-bombs0506may05.story Police Find Another Mail Bomb in Neb. By AMY LORENTZEN Associated Press Writer May 5, 2002, 10:21 PM EDT OMAHA, Neb. -- Another explosive device was found Sunday in a mailbox in Nebraska, police said. Authorities had not determined whether the device was similar to 14 pipe bombs found in three states, including Nebraska, in the past three days. The device did not explode, police said. It was found in a mailbox Sunday evening at a home in Albion. The Nebraska State Patrol was investigating. Six people were injured by explosions in Illinois and Iowa on Friday. Six pipe...

Text of note left in mailboxes in the Midwest where pipe bombs were found Friday: Mailboxes are exploding! Why, you ask? Attention people. You do things because you can and want (desire) to If the government controls what you want to do, they control what you can do. If you are under the impression that death exists, and you fear it, you do anything to avoid it. (This is the same way pain operates. Naturally we strive to avoid negative emotion/pain.) You allow yourself to fear death! World authorities allowed, and still allow you to fear death! In avoiding death...