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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- As they have every year since 1973, tens of thousands of pro-life advocates gathered in Washington for the March for Life to mourn a court case that paved the way for as many as 45 million abortions. Rather than the somber tone one would expect, pro-life advocates are upbeat at their prospects. They point to polls that show a majority of Americans, including women and young people, are increasingly pro-life. Both the White House and Congress are controlled by pro-life advocates, pro-life legislation passed by Congress and signed by a president has become law for the...

The White House website has video, audio, and text transcripts of the 2004 State of the Union address. Interesting to me is the fact that in addition to the English and Spanish versions of the official transcript, there is also an Arabic translation available in PDF format. Arabic translation of 2004 State of the Union address I guess that the Arabic translation is there for those in Iraq and the Middle East at large.

VIETNAM WAR VETERAN JOHN KERRY'S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, APRIL 22, 1971 Editorial Notes by Dr. Ernest Bolt, University of Richmond   By April 1971, with at least seven legislative proposals relating to the Vietnam war under consideration, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Senator William Fulbright (Democrat-Arkansas) began to hear testimony. On the third day of hearings, six members of the committee heard comments by John Kerry, a leader of the major veterans organization opposing continuation of the war. Kerry was the only representative of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) who testified on April...

.c The Associated Press Text of President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday as released by the White House: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow citizens: America this evening is a nation called to great responsibilities. And we are rising to meet them. As we gather tonight, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure. Each day, law enforcement personnel and intelligence officers are tracking...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary January 17, 2004 President's Radio Address Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This coming week I will report to the Congress and the American people on the state of our union. Over the past few years, America has been confronted with great challenges, and the American people have responded with strength and compassion and confidence. This nation is meeting its priorities, both at home and abroad. America continues to wage a relentless campaign against terrorists who threaten our country. We're fighting this war on the offensive, denying terrorists refuge, identifying and seizing their...

Remarks by the Vice President to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Followed by Brief Question and Answer Session The Beverly Hilton Beverly Hills, California 12:02 P.M. PST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. I appreciate the warm welcome today in California and the opportunity to be back in you great city of Los Angeles. Let me also thank Eli Broad for his kind words, and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council for the invitation to join all of you today. This is a distinguished group. I see some old friends in the...

Key excerpts from President George W. Bush's speech Wednesday on US space policy at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) headquarters in Washington: ... America is proud of our space program. The risk-takers and visionaries of this agency have expanded human knowledge, have revolutionised our understanding of the universe and produced technological advances that have benefited all of humanity. Inspired by all that has come before, and guided by clear objectives, today we set a new course for America's space program. We will give NASA a new focus and vision for future exploration. We will build new ships to...

MR. SENOR: Good afternoon. We have a slight technical glitch. Only one of the plasma screens here will be working. So we should have that fixed within the next couple days. I've just got a brief few words, brief opening statement. Then General Kimmitt will do a short presentation, and then we are happy to take your questions. We are joined by Hamid al-Kifa'i, who, as you -- many of you know, is the spokesperson for the Governing Council. And he is here to answer any questions you have with regard to the Governing Council. Ambassador Bremer today welcomed the...

Frontpage Magazine: Hi Ms. Coulter, welcome to Frontpage Interview. We really appreciate you taking the time out of your schedule to chat with us.Ann Coulter: My pleasure Jamie.FP: Saddam's capture is still, naturally, the big news. What do you think about it? Tell us how you found out and what your reaction was.AC: Well, when the story first broke I had the TV on with the sound off. I saw the footage of that filthy, hairy, unshaven creature looking dazed and out of it and I thought: "My God, they've arrested Nick Nolte again!" FP: Um, ok. . ....

  For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryJanuary 9, 2004 President's Remarksview listen President Delivers Remarks to Catholic Educational Association Remarks by the President to the National Catholic Educational AssociationThe East Room 2:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. Thanks for coming; please be seated. Thanks for coming. (Laughter.) Welcome to the people's house. We're glad you're here. The last 100 years, the leadership of the National Catholic Education Association has been vital in advancing the work of Catholic schools around the nation, and therefore has been vital to the hopeful future of America. I'm honored to join you for celebrating...

<p>From the man who kicks this issue to the curb and does ot ACES! Important Show! Important Good Read!</p> <p>In "Exporting America" tonight, some of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their jobs to foreign workers are fighting back, demanding that Washington take action.</p>

President Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program Remarks by the President on Immigration Policy The East Room 2:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming, thanks for the warm welcome, thanks for joining me as I make this important announcement -- an announcement that I believe will make America a more compassionate and more humane and stronger country. We must make our immigration laws more rational, and more humane. And I believe we can do so without jeopardizing the livelihoods of American citizens, said President Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse. I appreciate members of my Cabinet who have...

Text of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech Tue Jan 06 2004 18:14:17 ET Lt. Gov. Bustamante, Speaker Herb Wesson, President Pro Tem John Burton, Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte, Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Speaker Designate Fabian Nunez, distinguished members of the Legislature, Chief Justice of California Ron George and associate justices, members of the Board of Equalization, my fellow constitutional officers, esteemed Cabinet secretaries, friends, my fellow Californians, and last but not the least, the first lady, the No. 1 partner, and the love of my life, Maria Shriver. I changed my mind. I want to go back to acting....

The is a translated transcript of an audiotape said to be of Osama Bin Laden, aired by al-Jazeera satellite channel on 4 January, 2004: From Osama Bin Laden to his brothers and sisters in the entire Islamic nation: May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you. My message to you concerns inciting and continuing to urge for jihad to repulse the grand plots that have been hatched against our nation, especially since some of them have appeared clearly, such as the occupation of the crusaders, with the help of the apostates, of Baghdad and the house of the caliphate...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryJanuary 3, 2004 President's Radio Address      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Two years ago this month, I signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, the most important reform of public education in a generation. In that landmark law, we made our expectations clear: every child in America will learn to read, write, add and subtract at grade level. Schools are now required to test children regularly to make sure students are learning and that schools are teaching well. And when schools do not show progress toward high standards, we're giving parents better...

The Practice Of Eminence: An Interview With Charles Murray By Bernard Chapin CLICK HERE Toogood Reports [Christmas Weekender, December 28, 2003; 12:01 a.m. EST] URL: http://ToogoodReports.com/ Dr. Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar in Culture and Freedom at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC. AEI is one of the most prestigious research think tanks in the world and some of the most important names in conservatism can be found within their roster of scholars and fellows. Dr. Murray has published voluminously over the years and his books have had tremendous influence over the way ideas are discussed in...

Some Excerpts Q: What is it that led you to run and say I can do this? A: I thought the country was in really bad trouble. I thought the right-wingers were really hurting the country badly, huge deficits that we are never going to be able to pay back. A defense policy that is making this country weaker not stronger for all the president’s bully-boy stuff. I just think this country needs a fundamental change in direction and we really need to go back to principled American ideals that we are all in this together, a defense policy that...

FrontPage Interview: Rep. Tom Tancredo By Steve Brown FrontPageMagazine.com | December 22, 2003 Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-CO, stands alone as the most vocal proponent of sweeping immigration reform in Congress. He spent much of 2003 on the frontlines of the House of Representatives trying to give law enforcement authorities greater authority to prosecute illegals. When California Governor Democrat Gray Davis signed a bill granting driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, Tancredo immediately introduced a bill cutting off all federal highway funding to states issuing licenses to illegals. (It failed, despite overwhelming groundswell of public support for it exhibited in numerous polls...

within the next 30 or 40 years we'll see Islamic states in western Europe -------------------------- Two years after 9/11, just how great of a threat is radical Islam to America? For answers to that question, Pat Robertson spoke with author Robert Spencer who has written extensively on radical Islam. His latest book is Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West. PAT ROBERTSON: We are now at the second anniversary of the tragedy that took place on September 11th. Devastation, the World Trade Center taken out by Islamic jihadists. The Pentagon, the symbol of our military strength,...

WASHINGTON -- Some centrist Democrats may fret about front-runner Howard Dean's ability to match up to President Bush in a general election, but his college transcript sure could. Bush, who graduated from Yale University in 1968, had a less-than-stellar record, with what the president described as "gentleman's Cs." Dean's transcript shows the political science major sailing through a slight sophomore slump to earn mostly high marks his last two years. ... The transcript shows Howard Brush Dean III with a Park Avenue address and a course load reflective of those antiestablishment years. Dean took more than one class on Marxism...