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Two of the more right-wing Likud ministers, Public Security Minister Uzi Landau and Environment Minister Tzachi HaNegbi, say they may not be able to be ministers in the upcoming government. Landau said today that he would forego a ministerial post if it comes with having to support a Palestinian state, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appears to be demanding. Sharon, meeting with his fellow Likud ministers yesterday, asked them to support his positions, including no opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. When HaNegbi replied that he does not intend to represent a line that "stands in 180-degree opposition...

OSLO (Reuters) - Donor nations promised Afghanistan $1.24 billion Wednesday to help rebuild the war-wrecked country in 2003 with projects ranging from roads to educating girls barred from schools by the ousted Taliban regime. Afghanistan's government expressed hopes after a two-day meeting of 23 nations in Oslo that pledges would be kept even if the United States went to war against Iraq and distracted world attention and aid from Kabul. "We feel that the international community is committed to us," Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai told a news conference after the meeting, when asked if Iraq might overshadow Afghanistan....

Seems as if the anti-war crowd is going to be invading Orange County December 19th and at the Nixion Library no less. Please show your support for our military men and women and the Bush Doctrine by showing up and protesting the protestors. They plan on starting at 7pm so let's show up at 6pm and show them what the majority of America REALLY supports and is about. Bring your kids, bring snacks, bring signs, and maybe bring an umbrella or two. Let's show these clowns what a real rally is. I have never done nor attempted to organize something...

Wide majorities of Americans believe Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will become more dangerous if the United States does not take military action to disarm him, according to a newly released survey. The poll, conducted by Scott Rasmussen, found that 63 percent of adults believe military action is needed sooner rather than later to ensure that Saddam does not become more powerful. Nearly three-quarters, or 74 percent, said they believe Iraq already has nuclear and biological weapons, compared to just 8 percent who say Baghdad does not have such weapons of mass destruction. If the U.S. does learn with certainty that...

Christians Support Israel, International Pressure Increases By Chris MitchellCBN News Middle East Correspondent CBN.com – JERUSALEM — Top U.S., UN, Russian and European ministers, known as The Quartet, will meet in Washington next month to discuss the so-called "road map" for peace in the Middle East. It is a step-by-step plan to establish a Palestinian state by 2005. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to postpone the talks until after Palestinian and Israeli elections in January. But Secretary of State Colin Powell chose to proceed with the meeting. While The Quartet plans to discuss a Palestinian state next month, it...

CORRESPONDENCERobertson Receives Letter of Support from Prominent Business Leader November 20, 2002 Dr. Pat Robertson Christian Broadcasting Network 977 Centerville Turnpike Virginia Beach, Virginia 23463 Dear Pat, I have read in recent days of the backlash from your honest statements about the political realities in the world and the challenges facing the United States. I find the backlash particularly troubling first because you are right and trying to do the best you can for this country and the free world. In addition, it’s always troublesome when a Churchill, a Jeremiah, or some other honest person is condemned for speaking the...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryNovember 16, 2002 Radio Address by the President to the Nation      Fact Sheet     Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This was a productive week in the war against terror, both at home and abroad. Congress returned to Washington with renewed energy and a commitment to make progress on key issues. Members of the House and Senate reached a crucial agreement to create a new department of homeland security. With Congress' vote on the final legislation, America will have a single agency with the full-time duty of protecting our people against attack. This new department will focus...

Support Muslim women: wear a scarf for a day November 13 2002 at 12:42PM Brisbane - Women across Australia are being urged to show their support for Muslims by wearing a head scarf for a day. The November 29 campaign was dreamed up by Canberra resident Avigail Abarbanel in response to harassment of Muslim women in Sydney and intelligence raids on the homes of Muslims nationwide. "There is no rally to attend, no money to donate - all you have to do is put on a scarf for the day," Abarbanel, who is Jewish and served in the Israeli army,...

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat praised on Monday Saudi Arabia's support to the just struggle of the Palestinian people and the restoration of their usurped rights including the right to establish an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital. In a statement to the official Saudi Press Agency, Arafat stressed the importance of the efforts exerted by the Saudi Kingdom in strengthening the stand of the Palestinian people in all aspects; whether political, economic or moral. "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made the Palestinian cause one of its priority especially the Holy Quds, the capital of the Palestinian state,"...

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002The Congressmen Who Support U.S. Sovereignty - and Who Don't Americans For Sovereignty has issued its first congressional scorecard, rating senators and representatives according to 10 votes on such issues as standing up to the U.N. and the bogus International Criminal Court. Republicans, of course, dominated the 46 senators and 154 representatives in the organization's Hall of Fame. Among those with perfect voting records: Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Trent Lott of Mississippi and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma; Reps. Tom DeLay and Ron Paul of Texas and Philip Crane of Illinois. Democrats, of course, dominated the...

<p>SACRAMENTO - Former Gov. Pete Wilson emerged from self-proclaimed ``hibernation'' today to raise money for Republican Bill Simon, but ended up creating a minor furor by criticizing Latinos who were protesting the GOP leader's anti-illegal immigration stance.</p> <p>With a dozen demonstrators jeering outside, Wilson joked before the fundraiser that he missed his critics.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP)--President Bush gained important new Democratic support for his Iraq war resolution Wednesday, bolstering his expected margin of victory in Congress for broad authority to use force against Iraq. The White House cited a new CIA assessment as further justification for strengthening the president's hand as both the Republican-led House and the Democratic-ruled Senate forged ahead with debate on the resolution. House passage was expected Thursday. Senate action might come later because Democrats remain divided. But leaders of both parties were predicting passage by wide margins by week's end. In the first vote on the resolution, the Senate turned...

<p>AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A national organization that advocates for lower taxes announced its endorsement Monday of Republican gubernatorial candidate Peter Cianchette.</p> <p>The National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund, the political arm for the 335,000-member NTU, said it supports Cianchette because he is the candidate for less government and lower taxes.</p>

US President George W Bush, warning that war with Iraq may be unavoidable, said there was no room for negotiations, as Baghdad kept up a diplomatic drive for backing among Gulf states. Speaking to hundreds of flag-waving supporters in the eastern US state of New Hampshire, Mr Bush said delay was not an option in keeping Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from inflicting "massive and sudden horror" with weapons of mass destruction. The danger to Americans "is grave and growing", and warned that war with Iraq may be unavoidable. "There's no negotiations; there's nothing to talk about. We don't want you...

<p>WASHINGTON -- In the casino that tort law has become, wild wagers are becoming routine. A family sues the Weather Channel for not forecasting the storm during which a family member on a fishing trip drowned. A man sues six bars and liquor stores and the electricity company because of injuries he sustained when, while drunk, he climbed over a fence with a locked gate and scaled an electrical tower. And then there is Mississippi.</p>

Bush fails to win Russian support for tough stance By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 21 September 2002 Russia and the United States failed to resolve differences yesterday on what is emerging as the central issue in the Iraq crisis – US insistence that United Nations weapons inspectors cannot return until the UN has passed a stern new resolution spelling out the consequences if Baghdad fails to co-operate. After meeting President George Bush in the Oval Office, Igor Ivanov, Russia's Foreign Minister, said merely that the two sides would pursue their exchange of views on how to make the work of...

Originally published in the Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2002.In Washington's forlorn search for allies in its war against Saddam Hussein, the support of one nation - the people of Israel - has been taken for granted and scarcely noted. Yet as the world debates the wisdom of a U.S. attack on Iraq, Israel's voice needs to be heard. No nation, after all, is likely to suffer the consequences of the war more than the Jewish state. Israeli intelligence takes for granted that a cornered Hussein will seek revenge on America's ally and unleash his nonconventional arsenal on Israeli cities....

MORE Britons now support military action against Saddam Hussein, a new poll reveals. The Guardian survey shows that Tony Blair is winning over the wobblers. And the dramatic statistics were revealed as Chancellor Gordon Brown came out fighting alongside the PM and President George Bush in their bid to end the threat of the Iraqi dictator. Rallying cry ... Gordon Brown The ICM poll shows that opposition to a war on Saddam has fallen by ten per cent since Mr Blair and the US president began warning the world of the perils of doing nothing. The figures show 40 per...

DETROIT (AP) _ Former President Clinton is offering his bigger-than-life persona to help Michigan's Democratic candidates raise money and boost enthusiasm. Clinton was scheduled to be in the Detroit-area Friday for two fund-raisers and a Democratic rally at the Fox Theatre. ``Most voters, after a couple of years of George W. Bush, look fondly on the Clinton years,'' state Democratic Party chairman Mark Brewer told the Detroit Free Press for a Friday story. ``The economy was in better shape; foreign policy was handled better.'' More than 3,000 free tickets were available for gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Granholm's event at the Fox....

We have only one day remaining to get the word out across this great land we love and call the United States of America. On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, all Americans who will be driving a motor vehicle are being asked to do so with their HEADLIGHTS ON. Contact the newspaper in your town or at your school. Call the television and radio stations in your area. Inform your elected representatives. Pass the word at your place of employment. Tell your family, friends and neighbors. Discuss this event in chatrooms and on message boards. No explanation is needed as to...