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This is directed to Alessandra Soler Meetze, executive director of the ACLU Arizona, pertaining to her recent letter to the Herald, subject: “ACLU protects American values, civil liberties.” Concerning the imaginary virtues of that organization, her prognostications are derived from their Web site, which carefully orchestrates both its past and defined benevolences. Yes, the ACLU on rare occasions picks and chooses what and whom to defend that are diametrically opposed to the philosophies of that organization just to give itself an air of legitimacy. The fact is the ACLU was founded by Roger Baldwin, a devout Marxist, which was determined...

An exhibit at the St. Louis Science Center aimed at explaining the basic concepts of stem-cell research has prompted some concerned reactions from opponents of a proposed stem-cell initiative on the Nov. 7 ballot.  The Science Center launched the exhibit Sept. 15 in conjunction with The Discovery Center in Springfield, Mo., and Science City in Kansas City, Mo. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis Science Center STEM CELL EXHIBIT - An exhibit at the St. Louis Science Center asks viewers to test their knowledge of stem cells. Critics of the display call it 'agenda driven,' but a spokeswoman for the center...

Release No. 20060912-01 FALLUJAH, Iraq – Recent media reports fail to accurately capture the entirety and complexity of the current situation in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. The classified assessment, which has been referred to in these reports, was intended to focus on the causes of the insurgency. It was not intended to address the positive effects Coalition and Iraqi forces have achieved on the security environment over the past years. That said, there is an active insurgency in Anbar. The enemy we face has no concern for the welfare of the Iraqi people, nor any peaceful vision for...

Speechless When it comes to media bias, I'm a hard guy to surprise. That the Washington Post often sees the world in topsy-turvy terms, I take as a given. Nevertheless, the exchange between Howard Kurtz and Post reporter Tom Ricks, on yesterday's Reliable Sources, leaves me speechless: Tom Ricks, you've covered a number of military conflicts, including Iraq, as I just mentioned. Is civilian casualties increasingly going to be a major media issue? In conflicts where you don't have two standing armies shooting at each other? THOMAS RICKS, REPORTER, "THE WASHINGTON POST": I think it will be. But I think...

Bush Cuts President Duties for Campaign 1 hour, 33 minutes ago By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Since August, President Bush (news - web sites) has welcomed just one foreign leader to the White House — the interim prime minister of Iraq (news - web sites). No other meetings with foreign dignitaries are on the horizon until Bush goes to Chile in late November for a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders. AP Photo Latest Headlines: · La. Senate Outcome Not Likely Before Dec. AP - 3 minutes ago · Changes May Lead Voters to Wrong Polls AP - 17...

Set the Record Straight: Tell Us About False, Misleading Attacks PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE If you see or hear Democrat distortions on television, radio, print or during public debates about any Republican, please call immediately at 1-866-NOT-TRUE or go to the Website: DemocRAT Attacks.com, so that Republicans across the country can be on notice and respond. If we set the record straight and focus on our positive agenda for the American people, Republicans at all levels will be successful in November. Over the past two years, the President and Republicans have articulated and advanced...

TECHNO-COLOR YAWN ALERT The US needs regime change, and shifting demographics may deliver it. The US State Department is holding a two-day conference this week on the spread of anti-American attitudes around the world. It sounds too good to miss. But miss it most of us will, unfortunately. The closed conference in an undisclosed location is an invitation-only affair restricted to 20 scholars and 50 government officials. The State Department spokesman Richard Boucher announced last week that the conference on Thursday and Friday would explore "various manifestations and roots of anti-Americanism around the world, what it means for the United...

www.petersvoice.com CFAR's response to Dallas Morning News By: Camille De Blasi Over the next few day, millions of people are tuned in to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Dallas. The conference's Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse is, at this writing, hearing the lengthy testimony of numerous experts, victims, and concerned laymen. Much of the testimony is heartbreaking, all of it is vital to the construction of a national set of policies that will will seek to resolve the problem, redress past wrongs, and renew the Church. The seriousness and concern with which the bishops are receiving...