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Friday, Dec. 20, 2002 Newsmax Inside Cover Keene, Weyrich: Not So Fast on Frist Sen. Trent Lott's resignation as majority leader doesn't surprise two leading conservatives, who oppose the rush to replace him with Sen. Bill Frist. "It was difficult to see how he could have survived after he had been attacked both by the political and ideological enemies on the one hand, and deserted by his friends on the other,” and "apparently incapable of defending himself effectively,” American Conservative Union President David Keene told NewsMax.com. "Thank goodness, they were able to get him to agree to stay in the...

Very depressing news just announced on Fox News.

Fox News just reported that ABC reported that Nickles has called for a new Senate leadership challenge to Trent Lott!

Who Lost Latin America? CNSI Position Paper Today, President Bush will meet with the newly-elected Communist-backed President-Elect of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula), at the White House. Both sides say they want close cooperation. Among the issues to be discussed are US efforts to increase international foreign aid to Brazil’s ailing economy to the tune of over ten billion dollars in order to stave off the temptation of Lula to default on Brazil’s $260 billion debt, something he hinted he might do earlier in his presidential campaign. Another topic which will likely be discussed is Mr. Bush’s proposal...

<p>"The American people have indicated that they want the Congress, the House, the Senate, the president to work together, to get things done, to produce results, not get tangled up in the partisan politics that we saw so much of this year here in the Senate," said incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Mississippi Republican. In the 108th Congress, Republicans will control 51 seats and Democrats 47, with one independent, Sen. James M. Jeffords of Vermont. The Louisiana seat will not be decided until a Dec. 7 runoff between Democrat Sen. Mary L. Landrieu and Republican state Commissioner of Elections Suzanne Haik Terrell. No challenge to the current Republican leadership team is apparent, and talk of Sen. Lincoln Chaffee defecting to the Democratic Party has subsided.</p>

Fox News just announced that inside sources say that House Minority Leader is likely to resign from his leadership post. Democratic congressional sources say Gephardt not canvassing votes for Leader position like he would be if he were running for re-election. Gephardt to make special announcement tommorow.

Congratulations new Republican Senate Committee Chairman! Agriculture—Thad Cochrin (R-Mississipi) replacing Tom Harkin Appropriations—Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) replacing Robert Byrd Armed Services—My own John Warner (R-VA) replacing Carl Levin Banking—Pete Dominici (R-NM) replacing Paul Sarbanes Commerce—RINO traitor John McShame (R-AZ) replacing Fritz Hollings Energy—Don Nickles (R-OK) who is term-limited in his current post of Senate Assistant Republican Leader replacing Bingamen Environment & Public Works—conservative hero James Inhofe (R-OK) replacing former RINO traitor Jim Jeffords (maybe he’ll switch back now) LOL! Finance—Chuck Grassley (IA) replacing Max Baucus Foreign Relations—Dick Lugar (R-IN) replacing Joe Biden Government Affairs—probably Susan Collins (R-Maine) replacing Joe Lieberman Health,...

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<p>This is the final cumulative “top ten” Conservative Index for the 107th Congress as published in the New American magazine.</p> <p>Unfortunately, three of the top four conservative heroes in the Senate are “retiring” this year—Smith, Helms and Gramm. (#2 ranked Bob Smith was defeated by Rep. John Sununu (R-NH) (Conservative Index rating 50) who is currently running slightly behind his opponent in the New Hampshire Senate race).</p>

<p>A major ideological shift would take place in the Senate if Republicans regain the majority on Nov. 5, both parties agree.</p> <p>"The Senate would be a dramatically different place under Republican leadership," said Tovah Ravitz-Meehan, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee communications director. "The only internal fight they would be between the between right and the far right wing over who should prevail more often in setting their agenda."</p>

Special Announcement, Oct 18, 2002 Announcing the Formation of the Center for the National Security Interest CNSI motto—“Addressing the vital national security issues of our time from a veteran’s perspective” We are pleased to announce the formation of a new pro-defense national security think tank--the Center for the National Security Interest (CNSI). The Center is a non-partisan, non-profit organization whose purpose is to help ensure that America's national security interests are placed first and foremost in US policy. It is unique in that it is led and staffed in large part by veterans of the United States armed forces. CNSI...

Red Storm Rising Over Latin America David T. Pyne 10-4-02Note: This is Part 1 of a special two-part series on next week’s presidential elections in Brazil. With the Washington Times reporting earlier this week that the candidate of the Brazilian Workers’ Party, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, best known simply as Lula is polling only one percentage point less than what he needs to win the first round of voting in the Brazilian presidential election on Sunday while a couple of far left candidates leading in the race for Argentina’s presidential elections to be held next March, it appears that...

USA Today September 27, 2002 Pg. 4 Experts Skeptical Of Reports On Al-Qaeda-Baghdad Link By Barbara Slavin and John Diamond, USA Today WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has intensified efforts to link al-Qaeda terrorists with Iraq, charging that senior al-Qaeda members were in Baghdad recently and received training in chemical and biological warfare. But several intelligence experts, including some within the U.S. government, expressed skepticism about the reports. A Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the new assertions an "exaggeration." Other intelligence experts said some of the charges appeared to be based on old information and that there...

Washington Times September 27, 2002 Pg. 16 Agency Disavows Report On Iraq Arms By Joseph Curl, The Washington Times The International Atomic Energy Agency says that a report cited by President Bush as evidence that Iraq in 1998 was "six months away" from developing a nuclear weapon does not exist. "There's never been a report like that issued from this agency," Mark Gwozdecky, the IAEA's chief spokesman, said yesterday in a telephone interview from the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. "We've never put a time frame on how long it might take Iraq to construct a nuclear weapon in 1998,"...

TOP "TEN" CONSERVATIVE LIST based on 2002 Conservative Index scores published in The New American magazine: US Senate (12 total) 1. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) 74% (retiring) 2. Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ) 71% 3. Sen. Robert Smith (R-NH) 70% (defeated by moderate Sununu in GOP primary) 4. Sen Phil Gramm (R-TX) 66% (retiring) 5. Sen Voinovich (R-OH) 64% 6. Sen. Strom Thurmond (retiring), Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK), Sen. Jim Bunning all tied at 63% 7. Sen. Ensign (R-NV) 62% 8. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) 61% 9. Sen. James Inhofe & Sen. Jeff Sessions tied at 60% NEW 2003 TOP...

Conservative Champion Bob Smith’s Primary Defeat Represents a Stunning Setback to the Conservative Cause The American Partisan David T. Pyne 9-12-02 This past Tuesday, we witnessed the defeat of two great conservatives in New Hampshire, legendary conservative giant, Senator Bob Smith, and former Senator Gordon Humphrey who was running for Governor. Conservative Republican voters in New Hampshire have now been saddled with a ‘nightmare’ ticket consisting of center-left millionaire Craig Benson for Governor and mushy moderate Rep. John Sununu for Senate. This ticket is sure to depress efforts to get out the New Hampshire GOP’s conservative voting base in the...

SEPTEMBER 12, 13:28 ET Judge Throws Out Simon Firm Verdict LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Thursday threw out a politically damaging $78 million civil fraud verdict against GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon's family investment firm. Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant dismissed both the compensatory and punitive damages verdict against William E. Simon & Sons and a nearly $20 million verdict also levied by a jury against another investor group. Simon, who faces Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in the November election, had described the July 30 jury verdict as ``crazy'' and ``fundamentally flawed'' and maintained that it would not...

Sort of Super Tuesday An Assessment of Today’s Primaries By Mark Halperin, Elizabeth Wilner and Marc Ambinder W A S H I N G T O N, Sept. 10 — It's primary day in a dozen states — the biggest primary day of the midterm election year. New Hampshire The Granite State's Republican Senate primary, in which Rep. John Sununu is challenging incumbent Senator Bob Smith, is the Tuesday contest packing the most national significance, and will be watched closely by the GOP's top operatives, including those at the White House. If he loses, Smith would be the first sitting...

In the New Hampshire Senate Primary, Bob Smith is the Clear Choice for Conservatives Exclusive commentary by David T. Pyne Sep 10, 2002 The New Hampshire Senate Primary race today is a classic contest between a staunch traditional Reaganite conservative and a fairly passionless and uncharismatic moderate. On one side, there is incumbent Republican Senator Bob Smith a legendary conservative icon who has done more to champion the conservative cause in the US Senate than any other man during his past twelve years in office with the possible exception of Senator Jesse Helms. On the other hand, there is Rep....

FDR UNMASKED New book exposes how he lied us into war – and kowtowed to Stalin Justin Raimondo Antiwar.com June 25, 2001 This year has been set aside by the Powers That Be for a "celebration" of America's role in World War II: America's political and cultural elites are looking back on that historical moment, sixty years later, with unabashed nostalgia. It was the necessary prelude to yet another "unipolar moment," as Charles Krauthammer describes the present post-cold war position of US global dominance, the moment when America stepped out onto the world stage with both feet and buried...