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The European Union's Lisbon Treaty has come into force with the aim of streamlining EU decision-making. The first EU president also took office along with the bloc's new foreign policy chief. The European Union welcomed the Lisbon Treaty with a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal where the text was first signed. Getting all 27 EU states to ratify it however, was a long and arduous process that was only completed last month. The new treaty lays out a series of fundamental changes within the European Union, including creating the bloc's first permanent president. That job has gone to former Belgian prime...

Former US president Bill Clinton tried to 'hit on' actress Demi Moore, her husband Ashton Kutcher has said. Kutcher, the star of the hit MTV show Punk'd, told chat host Jay Leno that Clinton made eyes at his superstar wife during a recent function. Kutcher said although the three were all sat at a table next to each other he felt like "the invisible man". Kutcher says Clinton didn't say one word to him the whole evening as he was so engrossed with Ghost actress Moore. "I met Bill Clinton once but he didn't really talk — he was hitting...

LOS ANGELES - Take seven brainy nerds and seven dim beauties, add Ashton Kutcher as a matchmaker and what do you get? A television reality series, of course. Kutcher, the brains behind MTV's "Punk'd," is producing the new series for the WB network this summer. The goal of "Beauty and the Geek" is to couple seemingly mismatched pairs and see which can work best together, said David Janollari, the network's entertainment president, on Saturday. "It's really looking at stereotypes of people and how we look at beautiful women and not-so-beautiful men," he said. They will go through a series of...

The cancellations of British, Mexican and French flights are tied to a Muslim connection and shoe bombs. We all remember Richard Reid, a British Muslim convert who was jailed earlier this year for trying to blow up a passenger plane. It seems he has a score of friends who two years later want to do the same thing. Thank goodness one of his fellow Muslim brothers was caught! Sajid Badat was charged with conspiracy to cause an explosion in Britain or elsewhere. During the same week 23 suspected terrorists were netted in raids across England. COMPLETE ARTICLE.

The president of SSAF, my friend Nick Ashton, finally was able to communicate to me from safety in England. He had taken an armed convoy out of Baghdad to Amman, Jordan and then a flight to England. Nick told me that he originally flew in to Baghdad airport with 7 of the foreigners who have been killed recently in Iraq. He met just days ago with two of the Japanese who were murdered by terrorists. It really shook him up and made it very personal for him. Nick had a meeting with FReeper ChiefKujo who gave us the great news...

I just heard on instant messaging from Baghdad. Nick Ashton, president of SSAF, is there working with the provisional government and other foreign government and commercial interests. All the glass that SSAF protected at the Sheraton survived the attack. Nick was there a short time ago to make an inspection. He only had a moment to send me a message but I think he was indicating that Russian weapons were used. That's it for now.

Tune in tonight to hear from Nick Ashton of Special Security Advisory Forces (SSAF) on the DFU Radio Hour. We will be discussing how America has become complacent, how the terrorists are most likely to hit when our guard is down, and the upcoming battle in Iraq. Will we have an October Surprise? Ashton has contacts around the world and three decades of expertise in fighting terrorist scum. Ask your questions here or on the live thread that will be up shortly before tonight's show. Any ideas for the MORON OF THE MONTH? Please get in your nominations.