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" The reason why they backed down was because they did not want their health officials on the stand" 53:40

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday she is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state's immigration law in the wake of a judge's ruling blocking enforcement of key parts of it. Brewer said she spoke to legislative leaders Thursday about the possibility of calling a special session to "tweak" the law to respond to the parts U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton faulted in her Wednesday order.

“Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad.” — Euripides Old friend Euripides was referring to insanity, not anger, so in the interests of keeping my regular readers sane — and off the “to be destroyed” list of Zeus, Hera, and the rest — I thought I’d refute some of the madness circulating since the election. • While voters nationwide certainly gave the GOP a good smack upside the head, it is madness to talk about the results as some massive repudiation or defeat for the GOP. Unless recounts change results in one House seat in Connecticut and one...

When a tsunami hit South Asia in December, the world mobilized to help and aid poured in. Now that parts of America are underwater, the US is handling the relief work virtually alone. What is going on? Virtually overnight, fun-loving New Orleans transformed from America's playground into a waterlogged wasteland. Photos of houses and highways underwater and reports of dead bodies floating in swampy debris and frightened refugees huddling for cover have left us mute. Hurricane Katrina turned out to be at least as violent as expected and will likely turn out to be among the biggest hurricanes of all...

A leading UK newspaper has reported that a senior Anglican bishop has commissioned the first official Church of England service to recognise homosexual relationships and co-habiting heterosexuals. The Sunday Times reported that the Bishop of Lincoln, John Saxbee has given orders to his staff create the liturgy for non-married couples to be able to come and give thanks to God for their relationship. Although the move steers clear of forming a marriage service, it has angered a number of traditional Anglicans. The blessings given unofficially to gay relationships in churches has been increasing this past year, with a 10% rise...

Uberroth to drop out Press Conference at 1:00 today...(as Drudge would say...developing...)

This is a time of tremendous promise for America. The superpower confrontation has ended; on every continent democracy is securing for more and more people the basic freedoms we Americans have come to take for granted. Bit by bit the information age is chipping away at the barriers economic, political and social that once kept people locked in and freedom and prosperity locked out. But for all our promise, all our opportunity, people in this room know very well that this is not a time free from peril, especially as a result of reckless acts of outlaw nations and an...

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