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Stickers: Some drivers find the novelty items amusing, though gun-control advocates don't see the humor in them. And now, the latest evidence of Americans' fascination with guns, cars and outlaws: the faux bullet hole. Drivers are increasingly using the magnets and stickers to create the head-turning illusion of a bullet-riddled vehicle. For some, the fake holes are a cheap way to customize their cars or motorcycles and achieve that gangster look, but without the lifestyle. Still others use them to play harmless practical jokes on people. "I've had some looks, I'll tell you, and that's worth it," said Ken Durbin,...

Texas cops catch fish, not terrorists Report: 5 punished for fishing instead of guarding nuke plant ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 — Five Austin police officers have been disciplined for going fishing while they were supposed to be protecting a power plant against possible terrorism.

Statement of Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tennessee) September 10, 2003 There is nothing conservative about the U.S. policy in Iraq. Conservatives have never believed in massive foreign aid. Our occupation of Iraq has become the largest foreign aid program in the history of the world. We are building or rebuilding thousands of Iraqi schools, giving free health care to Iraqi citizens, and even making back payments to the Iraqi military and Iraqi retirees. Last week I read that we are sending 60,000 soccer balls there. Our Founding Fathers could not have foreseen this in their wildest dreams. Conservatives have...

As we go out to celebrate our freedom this 4th of July, let's go over a few things to make your celebration a success. Don't use any illegal fireworks in your 4th Celebration. It is for your own safety. Make sure you are buckled up in your seat belts, there will be roadblocks and checkpoints to make sure you comply. It is for the children. If you are a Worldcom or Enron former employee, lighten up for the holiday, you can always look for a job tomorrow. Don't mention G-d if celebrating on any public property. Government is god there....

With an American invasion of Iraq imminent, nations in the region are increasingly worried about the political, social, and economic consequences of a second Gulf war. Not surprisingly, Jordan, Israel, Kuwait, and Turkey are demanding more money from the U.S. to offset the costs, economic and otherwise, of such a war. Other Middle East countries are sure to follow. Yet the more foreign aid we send to the Middle East, the more hopelessly entangled we become in the intractable conflicts that define it. Worse yet, the practice of buying friends casts very serious doubt on the lofty claims that we...

Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be, that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. Who can doubt that in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages, which might be lost by a steady adherence...

Off the main hall at the Republican State Convention in Dallas last June, among all the booths pushing cherished right-wing causes from tort reform to gun ownership, one stood out in popularity. Stationed first as delegates stepped off the floor, the Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas consistently held the largest crowds. The RLC represents the Libertarian wing of the Republican Party. Its standard bearer is U.S. Congressman Ron Paul. By the end of the convention, most delegates proudly sported a sticker that proclaimed, "I’m a Ron Paul Republican." Paul, who once ran for president as a Libertarian, has been ridiculed...