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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Production was halted on the U.S. cable show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" after The National Enquirer reported Duane Dog Chapman made racist slurs on tape. Chapman reportedly has apologized and expressed concern he would be "put in the same category as" shock jock Don Imus, who lost his syndicated radio show after on-air racist remarks. The Enquirer reported Wednesday it obtained tapes of two telephone conversations in which Chapman, who gained fame on the A&E reality show, unleashes a tirade of racist insults and repeatedly uses the N-word. A&E issued a statement announcing production...

There is a rumble when the bedrock of free civilization is shaken, and few heed the warning - just prior to the earthquake, when relentless forces threaten to destroy the foundations of freedom. That rumble echoed, ignored, the morning of June 29, 2004, when John Kerry stepped to the podium for rehearsal of his acceptance speech for the Democratic Party's nomination. He turned to his audience of reporters and spoke, specifically to them: "Members of the Fourth Estate, I have called you here to tell you that your reign is over." According to eyewitness accounts, there were titters of laughter,...