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Hunter Biden is comparable to children in Japanese internment camps, to undocumented immigrants, to the murdered descendants of the Tsar. At least that’s what he argues in a new court filing in his federal gun case, which presents Hunter as one of the most tragic figures since the fall of Troy. Literally. In a brief that borders on delusional, Biden’s lawyers say the son of the president who burned through millions from influence peddling is comparable to all those unfortunate and destitute souls. While the media has endlessly covered how Donald Trump arguments are over-the-top in issues such as immunity,...

Here is the amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court by America’s Frontline Doctors regarding the administration’s vaccine mandate. Their arguments include these: 1. It is well documented that these vaccines do not prevent either COVID infections or the spread of the disease. Thus, the COVID vaccines are not really vaccines at all, but rather are treatments. 2. The courts have long recognized that individuals have the right of informed consent. 3. Compelling interest of the state to protect the public is invalid because well over 99% of people recover from COVID. Thus, vaccination is not necessary. 4. The recent...

Representatives from 13 states including 12 state attorneys general and one governor filed a motion in support of President Trump’s temporary travel ban. From the Dallas Morning News: Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday led a coalition of 13 states in filing a brief with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals defending President Donald Trump’s revised immigration order.In the brief, Paxton and representatives from 12 other states argue that the Trump administration’s new order is legal and falls under the president’s power over foreign affairs and national security. Those joining the brief included Paxton plus AG’s in the...

Israeli officials were briefed over the weekend by a US team regarding developments in negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 world powers, a senior diplomatic source told Arutz Sheva. According to the source, the head of the Israeli team being updated was National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen, while United States Under Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, led the briefing. Sherman, the leading US representative in talks with Iran, last updated the Israelis on the looming deal a few weeks ago. At the briefing, the US clarified that while significant gaps exist between Iran and world powers, there is still a...

This is the ACTUAL Boeing 777-300ER passenger safety briefing video that Air New Zealand began using today, November 1st. In all of my years of flying, this is likely the FIRST time I have paid attention to the brief video, all the way through! Watch closely for all the stars, and people connected to the author.

One of the law firms representing a lead party in the Florida litigation launched by 26 states challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare invited Landmark Legal Foundation to file an amicus curiae ("Friend of the Court") brief in support of the federal district court's decision that Obamacare was unconstitutional. Landmark was asked to address the Commerce Clause and tax issues relating to the legislation. Landmark's amicus brief is here: /uploads/Brief_Filed.pdf

From calling Tea Party members “Tea Baggers,” to saying that "the evaporation of 4 million" Christians would leave the world a better place, to suggesting that God could give former Sen. Jesse Helms or his family AIDS from a blood transfusion, NPR's personalities have said some pretty un-PC things in the past. A look at the record reveals no shortage of intolerant statements and unbalanced segments on the publicly sponsored network's airwaves. Here's an incomplete list of questionable and controversial content that has aired on NPR or has been uttered by its employees: -- In June, the Committee for Accuracy...

The Department of Justice today filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where opponents of a new mosque are trying to stop its construction. In the brief, the DOJ declares that Islam is a religion and is entitled to freedom of expression. In a press release, the U.S. attorney for the middle district of Tennessee, Jerry E. Martin, acknowledged that the lawsuit is a "local matter," but that the DOJ wants to "vigorously support" the decision of local authorities to grant the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro building permits. The center, which has been operating in Murfreesboro for...

Animation of a Bumblebee whistling short chorus of, I’ll Fly Away~!

Enjoy! Sound effects is wife singing, Room at the Cross and myself whistling short chorus of, I’ll Fly Away~!

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2006 – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today it's highly unlikely his senior officers at U.S. Central Command and Multinational Force Iraq will recommend any U.S. troop reductions until the Iraqi government is fully up and running. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a question from the media after congressional testimony May 3, as Virginia Sen. John Warner, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, looks on. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with House and Senate members to report on their recent trip to Iraq. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley,...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2006 – After traveling to Baghdad last week to meet with Iraq's newly chosen leaders, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today briefed President Bush on their impressions. Bush thanked the two Cabinet officers for making the trip, noting that he didn't think phone calls were enough to demonstrate to the new Iraqi leaders the extent of U.S. support for their new unity government. "I had spoken to them on the phone, but I thought it was very important for both secretaries to go firsthand, to be there with the leadership to...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2005 – The trial for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein resumed briefly today, but an Iraqi judge granted another delay to give the defense team more time to prepare, an official in Baghdad confirmed today. Saddam and seven other former aides are charged with crimes against humanity associated with a July 8, 1982, massacre in Dujail, Iraq. Acting on Saddam's orders, Iraqi security forces allegedly massacred about 150 villagers in retaliation for a failed assassination attempt against the former ruler. The trial initially opened Oct. 19, but the judge granted a defense motion for more time to...

Norma McCorvey, who was "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that overturned all laws prohibiting abortion, will hold a press conference Tuesday, January 18, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to say that she is filing what is known as a Motion 60 brief to overturn the decision. She announced this Monday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes." Her request rests on federal rules that allow an original party to request a ruling be vacated when factual and legal changes make the decision no longer just. McCorvey claims to have the testimony of over 1,000 women...

Norma McCorvey, who was "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that overturned all laws prohibiting abortion, will hold a press conference Tuesday, January 18, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to say that she is filing what is known as a Motion 60 brief to overturn the decision. She announced this Monday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes." Her request rests on federal rules that allow an original party to request a ruling be vacated when factual and legal changes make the decision no longer just. McCorvey claims to have the testimony of over 1,000 women...

Seven hours after the White House offered to brief him, Kerry, who'd been unwilling to bump any campaign events, was finally parked in one place long enough so that a secure phone line could be set up in his bus. After playing softball with firefighters and autoworkers in Taylor, Mich., Kerry boarded his bus next to the field, and, still wearing his TEAM KERRY jersey, heard what lay behind last week's terror warnings. He may talk tough, but Kerry still faces his biggest challenge convincing voters he'd be a better commander in the war on terror than Bush. Polls show...

<p>With the recall behind us, it is time to reflect on its positive lessons. The primary lesson has to do with the length of elections. During the summer, recall critics argued that the short election cycle would hurt voters. But they were wrong on several counts.</p>

Democrats Demand Details on Iraq 16 minutes ago Add White House - AP to My Yahoo! By KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats' support for President Bush (news - web sites)'s $87 billion request comes with a price: They want him to spell out details of his overall Iraq (news - web sites) strategy. For months, many Democrats and some Republicans have complained that the Bush administration has offered few details about how it will rebuild Iraq, how much international support can be expected, how much American taxpayers will have to pay over the years and how...

I found this to be funny. The 'Notepad' is a feature on ABC.com's website where campaigns can put out a 200 word item every day. They are encouraged to be irreverent in it, but it has to be 200 words or less.That highly intelligent trial lawyer John Edwards submitted his for today:Dateline: Room 629, Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn, Manchester (via Blackberry): For Senator John Edwards this weekend, it was non-stop, grilling debate prep sessions broken up by a star-studded dinner Saturday night. This debate prep was no "inside the beltway" Ginsbergian enterprise, but a series of q and...

After months of debate inside his administration, President Bush decided to split the difference on racial preferences. At issue was whether the administration would submit a legal brief stating its position as the Supreme Court considered whether it was permissible for the University of Michigan to admit black and Hispanic students under easier standards than it applies to everyone else. Bush decided to submit a brief condemning the university's de facto quota. But the brief also said that "diversity" was a legitimate governmental goal. The university was, to be sure, required to try colorblind methods of achieving diversity. The brief...