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We need to formally start a boycott of New York State. Any company doing business there should not be welcome to our dollars. I'm sorry for the upstate Red warriors and conservatives, but the Leftist majority of this city is ruining the republic. The real threat to democracy is law of the strong man or political party over the citizens.

“PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Florida is one of the worst places to raise a family in the United States according to the financial website WalletHub.“ “

It's working. The global effort to persuade the Venezuelan military to begin to revolt against their commanders - by phone calls, web postings, other means, is starting to kick in. The Venezuelan dictatorship said it put down its first revolt from a National Guard unit out in a really miserable slum of Caracas called Petare. Here's the details of what went down in Caracas from the Associated Press: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Monday it put down a mutiny by a National Guard unit in a poor neighborhood a few miles (kilometers) from Venezuela’s presidential palace. The uprising...

Khan is the co-owner of a million-dollar mansion in Houston. At some point, he and his wife had a falling out and he was kicked out of the suburban home and, according to reports, the wife changed the keys. The wife reportedly said she cannot file for divorce due to Islam. The family reportedly adheres to Shariah law.

MK Danny Danon (Likud) says he intends to fight any attempt to induct Defense Minister Ehud Barak into the Likud. Video "In February I will run for the presidium of the convention in order to stop Defense Minister Barak from joining the Likud," Danon told Arutz Sheva during an interview about the upcoming Likud primaries. "We don't want Barak in the Likud," Danon said. "The same defense minister who said he would have joined Hamas if he was a Palestinian - his place is not in the Likud." "I will do everything in my power to stop Barak from joining...

Jeb Bush, who has made clear he isn't running for president this cycle, raised some eyebrows on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Friday night with this comment about a potential campaign: "I don’t anticipate that. You never say never. This is a standard answer that I’ve kind of learned how to give which is — you never say never, but I never rule out being on Dancing with the Stars either … there are a lot of ways you can make a difference." He went on, with respect to whether any of the current field can win, "If you recall,...

BEIJING (AFP) - China bluntly told the world Olympics chief Thursday to keep out of politics, in a tart exchange on human rights following days of protests that have shadowed the Olympic torch around the world. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said the Games were in "crisis" following the demonstrations, and urged China to respect its pledge to improve its rights record before the event begins in August. China fired back that Rogge should keep politics out of the Olympics, which Beijing hoped would showcase its much-touted "peaceful rise" to power -- but which have instead become a public...

SAN FRANCISCO - Director Rob Reiner said Wednesday he won't run for governor in 2006, putting to rest rumors of a potential "Meathead vs. Terminator" showdown with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I've made a definite decision that it's not something I'm going to do," Reiner told The Associated Press. Reiner, whose hit films include "When Harry Met Sally" and "A Few Good Men," said concerns about his family had persuaded him to stay out of the governor's race. He also said he wants to focus his political energies on passing a ballot initiative establishing universal preschool for California children. "My...

After the Crossing, Danger to Migrants Isn't OverHOW TO DESTROY AMERICAHomeland Security Launches Operation Ice StormLetter to the Editor: Extend a hand, not a fist, to immigrantsWhose Country Is This?Yuma cops uneasy with arresting illegal aliensSmugglers of Illegal Aliens Gunning for Each Other Near Mexican BorderBorder Patrol takes on 'coyotes'Social Security Pays Benefits for Illegal Work Says Inspector GeneralTexas lawmakers (R-John Cornyn) want Mexicans treated like Canadians in U.S. travelsMan is indicted as illegal alienEconomy's woes didn't slow aliens By Jerry SeperSmugglers of Illegal Aliens Gunning for Each Other Near Mexican Border Man is indicted as illegal alienSmugglers of Illegal...

205 migrants die hard, lonely deaths (Barf Alert)Driver's licenses and illegal immigrants.Jessie Ventura on Illegal Immigration.Freep this CNN Poll on Illegal Immigration, Lou Dobbs Tonight Show.Senate Judiciary Committee Set to Consider Illegal Alien Student AmnestyMan’s care stretches officials’ compassion: County must foot bill for illegal immigrantCourt System Is Big Opening For ImmigrantsLift Shadow From Illegal ImmigrantsCurran opinion permits licenses (Illegal Aliens Are Being Denied Licenses Illegally) Fast Hispanic growth shows no sign of slowing in next 20 yearsSupreme Court accepts border search case.And the problems continueTANCREDO WILL SEEK TO ABOLISH RACE CAUCUSESImmigrants passing out pink slips. U.S. unemployment highest level...

Critics Assail Bush's Strategy of Restraint in Liberia By Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 10, 2003; Page A21 CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 9 -- President Bush built lofty expectations around the world about his willingness to help stanch the bloodshed in Liberia, and now is facing widespread criticism for sending only a handful of troops, with no promise of combat forces, after five weeks of delay. Bush authorized six to 20 Marines to go ashore this week to help Liberia's West African neighbors with the logistics of humanitarian efforts. But he made no provision for reining in the...

<p>A spokesman for President Bush said today that the president would not get involved in California's recall election.</p> <p>McClellan's statement suggested Bush would not campaign to unseat Davis.</p> <p>Davis became the first California governor in history to face a recall after more than 1.3 million voters endorsed a Republican-led attempt to oust the unpopular Democrat.</p>