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-snip- Right-Wing Party Declared Illegal in Belgium [John Derbyshire] In a nasty little example of what the Left would like to do to anyone that refuses to toe the PC line, a Belgian court has just ruled Vlaams Blok "racist," effectively making the party illegal. Vlaams Blok is the most popular party in Flanders (the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium). Last June they got almost a quarter of the votes in regional elections. The Belgian establishment hates them, however, since they have at various times advocated (a) the secession of Flanders from Belgium, (b) the repatriation of non-European immigrants. The lights...

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) — Two teenagers recorded their beating of a Junction City High School student, set it to music, and distributed the DVD in school, the authorities said. One of the alleged assailants, a 17-year-old boy, has been charged with assault, and Police Chief Ken Hancock has vowed to "hold people accountable." The footage shows one boy punching the student in the face and the other boy chasing him down, punching him in the head and body, and slamming his head into a car window as a crowd watched, police officer Corey Mertz said. A soundtrack of rap...