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The president, in a wide-ranging talk, gives a hint at how he'll pitch reform measures GRAPEVINE - President Bush told a crowd of state legislators Wednesday that he will push immigration reform as beneficial for U.S. employers as well as foreigners looking for work. He also made an impassioned pitch for Americans to stay behind the war in Iraq. "Immigration reform is going to be an interesting subject when we get back to Washington" in September, said Bush, who plans to spend this month at his Crawford ranch. He argued that his proposal for a "guest worker" program is good...

Dear Friends: I'd like to share with you my letter to the editor of the National Catholic Register addressing Patrick Novecosky's article (June 5-11, 2005) on the abortion-breast cancer research. Readers of our e-newsletter know that Novecosky's article last month discussed the publication of an eye-popping paper by Baruch College Professor Joel Brind.  Brind accused governmental agencies and others of using fraudulent research in an attempt to rub out the idea in the public mind that abortion is a risk factor for breast cancer. My letter to the editor could be entitled, "How governmental agencies and cancer fundraising businesses easily...

Nothing terribly revealing or exciting coming out of NBC reporter Jamie Gangel's interview with Joe Wilson, wife of CIA employee Valerie Plame. He's one angry dude, that was obvious. Also notable is that Gangel is among the fairest of the Washington press corps. For example, she asked Wilson whether his actions aren't part of a partisan Democratic party effort to undermine W and Rove. When he denied it, she followed up: "you are a Democrat." Wilson answered with some boiler plate, refusing to confirm that he was a Dem, then adding "in 2000 I contributed not only to Al Gore...

Does Sen. John F. Kerry really own a "Communist Chinese assault rifle," as he suggested in an interview in the latest edition of Outdoor Life magazine? ... it is legally registered, and how did he get it into the United States? ..."Senator Kerry's own words once again trip him up in an apparent hypocrisy," SAF (Second Amendment Foundation) Founder Alan Gottlieb said in a press release.

If your state is holding a "primary" vote for the Republican candidate for president, Citizens Lobby strongly urges you to cast a "blank" ballot -- OR write in a candidate of your choice. We recommend Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan or Alan Keyes... President Bush needs a wake call and your vote is a great way to send him a message.