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Last month’s passage of the updated nuclear-arms reduction treaty with Russia, known as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, represents a key concession by the Obama administration towards Russia. Up until now, previous administrations had stood firm refusing to accede to Russia's aggressive posturing. The treaty favors Russia, requiring it to give up missiles it cannot maintain in exchange for real cuts by the U.S. The Russian Duma is expected to pass it later this month. (Snip) President Obama denies this. In a letter to Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, Obama wrote, "The New START Treaty places

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama stated "categorically" Wednesday that the White House had no prior knowledge of civil fraud charges leveled by US regulators against Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs. The charges against Goldman by the Securities and Exchange Commission came at a pivotal point of his drive to pass what he has billed as the most sweeping reform of risky business practices in the US finance industry in decades. Asked whether his administration had known about the charges before they were made public on Friday, Obama said "categorically" that it had not. "The SEC is an entirely...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2007 – The Army National Guard has launched a new recruiting effort that officials hope will tap into a market that has steadily decreased since the war on terror began -- prior-service soldiers. Dubbed “Active First,” the program targets new recruits who want to serve on active-duty but then are willing to return to the Guard to finish out the remainder of their initial military service obligation. Officials hope to recruit as many as 2,000 soldiers into the program this year, said Army Lt. Col. Gregg Bliss, branch chief for the National Guard Bureau recruit sustainment...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HIT, Iraq (Dec. 30, 2005) -- The Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) sharpened their marksmanship, tactical driving, and close quarters combat skills during recent training on the Udari Range aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The MSPF is made up of the MEU’s Force and Battalion Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Platoons, and is a sub-unit within the MEU trained to execute a host of specialized combat missions. Such tasking could include; deep reconnaissance, demolition operations, direct action, close quarters battle, and maritime interdiction. The MSPF Marines and sailors participated in live-fire...

BAGHDAD (Army News Service, Nov. 17, 2005) -- Iraqi and U.S. forces detained dozens of terror suspects during searches in south Baghdad as Operation Clean Sweep continued to clear neighborhoods of terrorist activity. “Operation Clean Sweep was intended to clean out an area that was known to be used as a way for insurgents to come toward Baghdad from the south as well as an area that a lot of (vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices) and IEDs were coming from,” said Lt. Col. Everett Knapp, commander of 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment. In anticipation of the Dec. 15 nationwide elections, the...

An alert this week from backers of Judge John Roberts cautions not to take seriously Democratic complaints that they cannot stop his confirmation. A three-page memo sent to thousands of conservatives across the country warns that the assault on President Bush's first Supreme Court nominee is yet to come. A major reason cited for this belief is the man back at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's side on the Senate Judiciary Committee: James Flug. ''It is hard to fathom Mr. Flug coming back to Capitol Hill after 30 years of private practice for anything other than a bitterly tough confirmation fight,''...

Federal appeals Judge William H. Pryor Jr., whose fierce opposition to abortion prompted a two-year fight over his Senate confirmation, said Wednesday that "it'd certainly be wrong for a Catholic lawyer or judge to do something to advance a grave evil like abortion." ADVERTISEMENT Pryor, who two weeks ago won a narrow Senate confirmation to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was answering a question about how Catholic lawyers should approach Roe v. Wade. He had just delivered an address to the St. Thomas More Society, a Catholic lawyers group that invited him to speak for its luncheon meeting...

Scores of lawmakers disclose travel files One representative missed the reporting deadline by years. The Associated Press Scrutiny of Majority Leader Tom DeLay's travel has led to the belated disclosure of at least 198 previously unreported special interest trips by House members and their aides, including eight years of travel by the second-ranking Democrat, an Associated Press review has found. At least 43 House members and dozens of aides had failed to meet the one-month deadline in ethics rules for disclosing trips financed by organizations outside the U.S. government. The AP review of thousands of pages of records covered pre-2005...

Tonight the compromise allowed three judges for an up and down and vote. These judges Prior, Owens, Rogers Brown were the most abused by the Democrats, the left wing liberals, and their media whores. These were the most extreme of the extraordinary circumstances of the all President Bush nominees and any future filibuster will be very difficult once these three judges are approved. Moreover, and most importantly, if when there is a vacancy in the US Supreme Court, President Bush can appoint any of these three judges to the SCOTUS and no one can filibuster them. It is over we...

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<p>WASHINGTON — Senators delayed voting on Alabama Attorney General William Pryor (search)'s nomination to a federal appeals court Thursday amid questions about Pryor's fund-raising activities for a GOP attorneys general group.</p> <p>The Senate Judiciary Committee first delayed a scheduled morning vote and then put off the vote until next week. Pryor wants a seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (search) in Atlanta, but Democrats have complained about his strong comments against abortion and gays.</p>

ARKANSAS SENATE RACE IGNITED: ILLEGAL DOMESTIC CLAIMED SHE WORKED FOR DEMOCRAT PRIOR...DEVELOPING

Stories of Prior Knowledge of Sept. 11 More Than Urban Legend Posted Sept. 16, 2002 By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro "What are you looking at?" asked the schoolteacher as she approached one of her freshman students. The boy, a 14-year-old Palestinian, seemed captivated as he stared out the window across Brooklyn toward the lower downtown area of Manhattan. "Do you see those two buildings?" he asked while pointing toward the World Trade Center. "They won't be standing there next week." It was noon, Sept. 6, 2001. Antoinette DiLorenzo didn't take her student's comment all too seriously. Of course the twin towers...