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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign website labeled Asian-American, Indian-American, Iranian-American and Pakistani-American billionaires as “white.” The Massachusetts senator’s campaign website includes a page on “wealth inequality,” which featured a since-deleted graphic breaking down the 400 wealthiest Americans by race. The graphic included three categories: black, white and Latino (the campaign uses the left-wing term “Latinx”). According to the graphic, only six of the top 400 wealthiest Americans are non-white — but that’s not accurate. The campaign appears to have classified at least 14 American billionaires of Asian, Indian, and Middle-Eastern descent as “white.”

The Justice Department’s inspector general on Monday released the long-awaited internal review concerning the origins of the Russia investigation. The report concluded that investigators found no intentional misconduct or political bias surrounding efforts to seek a highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in the early months of the Russia investigation -- but also faulted the FBI over numerous "omissions" and "inaccuracies" in the application process. The IG probe identified at least 17 "significant" errors in the Page applications and said they would launch a new audit into the FISA process....

Forget about the mess in the Gulf. Forget about the plunging U.S. and world economies. The question on everyone’s mind is “Who are Obama’s picks for the World Cup?” Until now, the U.S. president has remained above the fray, preferring to let others handle the day to day controversies that inevitably creep into these divisive contests. But he cannot remain on the sidelines forever. That puts Mr. Obama in a potentially explosive situation. Will he support the U.S.A., the purported land of his birth, will he pay homage to the traditional European powers, or will he root for some underdog?...

It seems that the Obama political machine, supported by the mainstream media, is trying to provoke a response from their "enemies" (that's us--freedom-loving, taxpaying, law-abiding American citizens who don't support their radical agenda) in their efforts to consolidate power for now and the future. The response they want from us is either: 1) Give up, in which case they can claim "victory" and say that the American people are behind them as they dismantle and our economy and take control of all aspects of our lives. 2) Become violent, in which case they can say that we are at fault...

If recent history is any indication, the Democrats have a good chance of taking over the White House in 2008, the Year of the Rat. According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Rat occurs every twelve years, coinciding with every third U.S. Presidential election.If the incumbent is running in the Year of the Rat, he usually wins. If the incumbent is not running, the other party takes over the White House. This Year of the Rat trend goes all the way back to 1912. 2008 ??? 1996 Incumbent Bill Clinton won. 1984 Incumbent Ronald Reagan won. 1972 Incumbent...

Hillary Clinton has finally done it. She has connected with people on an emotional level, and this time, it's not hatred or mistrust she's inspiring, it sympathy, altruism, and that mothering instinct. Overnight, Hillary Clinton became everyone's new girlfriend, a vulnerable, innocent woman, just trying her best to save the country. Who wouldn't want to rush in and lend her a shoulder to cry on? "Oh Hillary," stated a previously Obama-leaning supporter. "We didn't mean to hurt you so. Let us make it up to you. It's going to be all right. We'll protect you." "I'm going right down to...

WASHINGTON, Nov 21, 2007 (AFP) - Hillary Clinton Wednesday condemned the sentencing of a Saudi rape victim to 200 lashes and six months in jail as an "outrage" and rebuked the White House for its response to the incident.

Question: How does an illegal alien make a quick $2,000 in New York? Answer: Let someone use his/her name to donate to the Hillary campaign. Then ask for a refund. Question: How does an illegal alien get a driver's license in New York? Answer: Ask Hillary. She knows all the answers, and uses them for the same question. Question: How does an illegal alien stay out of jail after being exploited by the Hillary campaign? Answer: Don't ask Hillary. She doesn't know anything.

YANGON, Myanmar - The military government banned assemblies of more than five people and imposed curfews in Myanmar's two largest cities on Tuesday, after thousands of Buddhist monks and sympathizers defied orders to stay out of politics and protested once again. On a day President Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against the junta, truckloads of soldiers converged on Yangon after the monks, cheered on by supporters, marched out for an eighth day of peaceful protest from Yangon's soaring Shwedagon Pagoda, while some 700 others staged a similar show of defiance in the country's second largest city of Mandalay. "The protest...

Osama bin Laden's latest message is a hodgepodge of anti-capitalist vitriol, impassioned Islamic evangelism and what can best be described as a twisted attempt at reconciliation: Join us, or we'll kill you. Analysts say the video that came out days before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is more about timing than substance, an attempt by history's most wanted fugitive to thumb his nose at the forces arrayed against him and remind the world that he hasn't been caught. He ridiculed President Bush on Iraq, saying events there have gotten "out of control" and comparing the American leader...

CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unless she introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks. ADVERTISEMENT Sheehan said she will run against the San Francisco Democrat in 2008 as an independent if Pelosi does not seek by July 23 to impeach Bush. That's when Sheehan and her supporters are to arrive in Washington, D.C., after a 13-day caravan and walking tour starting next week from the group's war protest site near Bush's Crawford ranch. "Democrats and...

MOSCOW - Former President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy, died Monday. He was 76. Kremlin spokesman Alexander Smirnov confirmed Yeltsin's death, and Russian news agencies cited Sergei Mironov, head of the presidential administration's medical center, as saying the former president died Monday of heart failure at the Central Clinical Hospital. ADVERTISEMENT Although Yeltsin pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy, many of its citizens will remember him mostly for presiding over the country's steep decline. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, summed...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - A packed jetliner burst into flames Wednesday as it landed on Java island, killing 21 people, but more than 110 other people escaped the burning wreckage, many with severe burns, the airline and witnesses said. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said about 10 of his citizens were on board the Garuda airlines plane. "It is a terrible tragedy," Howard told a nationally television news conference. "Many lives have been lost, and our love and sympathy and condolences go to those who are suffering distress and grief." Garuda said in a statement that 21 people had died and...

HONG KONG - Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year and it's a lucky one for those starting out in life. But the rest of us are in for a rough ride. Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world. "The Year of the Pig will not be very peaceful," said Hong Kong feng shui master Raymond Lo. Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of trying to achieve health, harmony and prosperity by using specific dates, numbers, building design and the placement of objects. The pig is one of 12 animals (or mythical animals in...

I have decided, after much prayerful consideration, to consider a bid for the Republican nomination for the presidency. I am running to spread hope and ideas. We are a blessed nation at an important crossroads. War, corruption, disintegrating families, and for some, hopelessness, tear at the American Dream. We need hope and ideas. I am running for America…to be of service in a crucial time of trial. Ours is an exceptional nation. A nation between two oceans made up of people from every nation on earth. A great nation united by our ideals. But we are a great nation because...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton views Barack Obama as her biggest obstacle to nomination, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report, but she believes the threat of his candidacy will diminish -- as voters learn how inexperienced he is in government and foreign affairs! MORE NYT reporter Adam Nagourney has filed a high-impact story, newsroom sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. Publication time: Unknown. Clinton has engaged in a series of nearly nonstop political consultations since Election Day, in what her advisers say are preparations for, in all likelihood, announcing her interest in running for president. [That announcement could come in...

Video the Vote claims to be non-partisan effort to call attention to voter irregularities. It cites 2000 and 2004 as elections fraught with voter intimidation, suppression, disenfranchisement, machine malfunctions, etc. It encourages volunteers to videotape and post their findings on YouTube for all to see. I noted that it fails to mention voter irregularities such as non-citizens voting, people voting more than once, slashing tires on Republican buses, etc. I wonder just how "non-partisan" this organization really is. You can view its video on youtube.com and decide for yourself:YouTube video If this organization is truly non-partisan, it will welcome our...

If Mark Foley were a Democrat... There would be no "scandal." He would be lauded as one who overcame childhood sexual abuse to become a member of congress. His party would rally to support him regardless of his behaviour. The media would do everything possible to suppress or minimize the story. The news would definitely not come out around election time. He would be a hero to NAMBLA, the homosexual lobby, the ACLU, and other liberal groups. Any attempts to condemn his actions would be labeled as "discriminatory" or "homophobic." The mainstream media would decry as "meanspirited" and "politically motivated"...

DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) -- Syrian security forces on Tuesday killed four gunmen after they tried to storm the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, the Syrian Information Ministry said. No American diplomats were harmed. A fifth attacker was wounded and in custody, officials said. It was not immediately clear how many total attackers may have been involved.

FRIENDS of Hillary Clinton have been whispering the unthinkable. Despite her status as the runaway frontrunner for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president, some of her closest advisers say she might opt out of the White House race and seek to lead her party in the Senate.