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Trump's remarks came as he sparred with libertarian-leaning candidate Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during last night's event. Paul was criticizing Trump's plan to shut down parts of the internet to combat terrorism. "If you're going to close the internet, realize America what that entails: That entails getting rid of the First Amendment, OK?" Paul said. "It's no small feat." Trump shot back, accusing Sen. Paul of exaggerating what his plan would do. "As far as the internet is concerned -- I'm not talking about closing the internet," Trump said. "I'm talking about parts of Syria, parts of Iraq, where...

The developers behind the proposed Ground Zero mosque have applied for about $5 million in federal grant money set aside for redeveloping downtown Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a new report. The application was submitted as a "community and cultural enhancement" grant, which is a program run by the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corp. Developer Sharif El-Gamal discussed the grant proposal in recent closed-door meetings, according to The Daily Beast. The revelation that the developers have asked for this grant could reignite outrage about the mosque's proposed location.

A military judge threw a wrench yesterday into the Obama administration's plan to suspend legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay, denying the government's request to delay the case of a detainee accused of planning the 2000 attack on the USS Cole. To halt proceedings for 120 days -- as Obama wants in order to conduct a review -- the Pentagon may be forced to temporarily withdraw charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and possibly 20 other detainees facing trial in military commissions, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The administration, which expected military judges to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi On Thwarted Terrorist Bomb Plot Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on terrorist bomb plot thwarted in Britain today: “British authorities are to be commended for disrupting a terrorist plot targeting aircraft headed for the United States. “Today’s news is an urgent reminder that we must make America safer and the world more stable. We must implement the strong recommendations of the independent 9/11 Commission to improve airport security screening at checkpoints.”

The Islamization of America: From Mecca to Medina and conquering Americans from within 8/6/2006 KurdishMedia.com - By Aland Mizell Many times the Ottoman Empire tried to take over the whole of Europe but failed to do so. The Ottoman Empire could not conquer the West by sword, but now Muslims are using a different strategy to conquer the West to bring it under the Islamic realm. Today the West is being the victim of their own values, such as freedom of speech and _expression, so that Muslims are using ‘Democracy’ as a tool and taking advantage of democracy to disseminate...

Mr. Williams is a student at the University of Washington and an intern at HNN. Though a definite link has yet to be established (or publicized), it becomes more apparent with each passing day that the acts of terror on September 11 were undertaken by individuals belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaida organization. While the group has ties to the Taliban, the current ruling faction in Afghanistan, neither can really be considered a government, making war with either an unconventional one. Yet the United States is hardly unused to combating unconventional foes. While the Vietnam War and the "War...