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The LIHEAP lie: Harry Reid's slick trickWednesday, Jul. 30, 2008 In June, Sen. Judd Gregg co-sponsored legislation to double funding for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). It has been reported that on Saturday, Gregg voted against his own bill. Not true. Here is what happened. On Tuesday, Republicans voted with Democrats to open debate on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act. To avoid a vote on offshore drilling, Reid refused to allow any amendments to the bill. Republicans, holding out for amendments, offered to allow a vote on the LIHEAP bill if...

Reid would rather avoid issue of guns in U.S. parksA GOP senator’s proposal could embarrass Dems in election year By Lisa Mascaro Mon, Mar 17, 2008 (2 a.m.) Washington — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid owns 10 guns, and although he doesn’t hunt, he often takes the grandkids out for target practice when he is home in Nevada. At a media event for the new Clark County shooting range in 2006, he brought his own shotgun — the one his dad gave him as a 12-year-old — and blew away the flying clay pigeon on the first try. But just...

AN Australian women's magazine has apologised for breaking a global media blackout on Prince Harry's frontline deployment in Afghanistan. In its latest issue, New Idea magazine says it is sorry it was not "alert to the possible ramifications" of running the story about Harry's secret tour of duty, which appeared in the magazine and on its website in January. Few people noticed the initial report, but a scandal erupted after US website the Drudge Report picked up the story and broadcast it around the world, breaching an agreed global media blackout. "We did not knowingly breach any embargo and were...

"Good Morning America" co-host Chris Cuomo joked on Monday's show that Britain's Prince Harry "has been over in Afghanistan fighting because he's expendable." Fellow host Robin Roberts appeared somewhat shocked by the comment and sputtered, "What did you say?" Cuomo, who was previewing an ABC special on the royals, didn't back off his assertion and reiterated, "It's true. The reason that Harry is allowed to be in Afghanistan is because he's not the heir to the throne. William's not allowed to be there." -snip-

Despite the british government's concerted effort to preserve the secret, a veteran Taliban field officer claims he was scarcely surprised by the disclosure that Prince Harry was serving with Britain's troops in southern Afghanistan. Fearing that insurgents would specifically target Cornet Wales (the prince's military title) and his fellow soldiers if his presence in the battle zone were publicly revealed, the top British brass did everything possible to prevent leaks about his deployment on Dec. 14 to Helmand province. But talking to newsweek via satellite phone from that region last week, deputy commander Mullah Abdul Karim recalled getting an urgent...

It is worth fighting in Afghanistan Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 01/03/2008 Have your say Read comments Most of us enjoy the sight of a young man taking pride in wearing the Queen's uniform. We only hope that the fuss made about Prince Harry over the past 48 hours will serve to draw attention to the other men and women carrying the fight to our enemies in the Afghan hills. A good deal of anti-war feeling was generated by the Iraq invasion, and some of it inevitably spilt over into Afghanistan. But, whatever the controversy surrounding Iraq, there is no question...

Prince Harry is back in London after a short-lived stint on the frontlines in Afghanistan. The prince was pulled out of the war zone after a media leak blew the cover on his deployment in Afghanistan since December. Second Lieutenant, Prince Harry was welcomed at an airfield outside London by his father Prince Charles and brother Prince William. He returned after serving only 10 weeks with British troops in Afghanistan, after the foreign press leaked news of his secret deployment. The prince is far from happy at being dragged back from the front. ''At the end of the day if...

London, England (BANG) - Britain's Prince Harry has started training in Canada in preparation for a possible posting to Afghanistan. The 22-year-old prince flew to Alberta's British Army Training Unit in Suffield to take part in exercises involving live ammunition. Harry, a second lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment, is expected to practice "fire and manoeuvre" operations in the largest training area available for British vehicles. The training would be of vital use to the prince should he have to go into battle commanding Scimitar tanks in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan. A military source told Britain's Sunday Mirror...

Harry WILL be sent to war after all—in strife-torn Afghanistan. But army chiefs will impose a blackout on his movements after a huge military row over his Iraq ban. A close friend revealed: "Harry would do anything to get on the plane to Afghanistan, he's disappointed that he didn't see action in Iraq. "His trip will be shrouded in secrecy. He will disappear. It will be a case of smoke and mirrors. There are many options available to stop people finding out. "This is one reason why Harry hasn't quit the army. He's been told his dream of serving his...

A defiant Prince Harry is flying back to Britain determined to return as soon as possible to front-line duties in Afghanistan. Before he boarded his flight the 23-year-old second Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry was moved from his base, only 500 yards from Taliban enemy lines in the volatile Helmand Province, to a secret and secure location after his presence in Afghanistan was leaked on an American web site. The Prince of Wales and Prince William will meet Prince Harry when he arrives at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Taliban insurgents have threatened to step up attacks on British forces...

Prince Harry was tonight preparing to pull out of Afghanistan as the Taliban threatened more attacks in the face of what it has described as "aggression against Muslims". According to a Taliban spokesman, the prince's presence in Helmand province is a direct sign of the British Royal Family's stance against Muslims and warned it would merely encourage further insurgent attacks against British soldiers. Zabihullah Mujahid said: "Prince Harry's presence in Afghanistan encourages our fighters to launch more attacks on British forces. "The Royal Family is now directly participating in the aggression against Muslims." Mr Mujahid also suggested the British are...

LONDON - Britain's defense chief decided Friday to immediately pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment was leaked on the U.S. Web site the Drudge Report. ADVERTISEMENT Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup, chief of the Defense Staff, said he decided to withdraw the prince after senior commanders assessed the risks, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Harry, third in line to the British throne, has been serving on the front line with an army unit in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province since mid-December. He was originally due to return to Britain within weeks, but "the situation...

LONDON (AFP) - Prince Harry, who has been fighting the Taliban on the front line in Afghanistan, admitted in an interview released Thursday that he sometimes wishes he was not a privileged, well-known royal. Speaking to reporters before he left for the war-torn country in an interview that was supposed to be held back until his safe return, the 23-year-old said he hoped that he would be treated as "just a normal officer". And asked whether, following an about-turn by Britain's top military brass that meant he would not be posted to Iraq last year, he ever wished he was...

After news of the Prince's deployment broke today, Thursday 28 february 2008, on a US website General Dannatt said: "I am very disappointed that foreign websites have decided to run this story without consulting us. This is in stark contrast to the highly responsible attitude that the whole of the UK print and broadcast media, along with a small number of overseas, who have entered into an understanding with us over the coverage of Prince Harry on operations. "After a lengthy period of discussion between the MOD and the Editors of regional, national and international media, the Editors took the...

What happens when William and Harry hit the town? One man spent a month trawling the nightclub world of the Turbo-Sloanes to find out Please don’t call it a scene. Norman Mailer and Mikhail Baryshnikov ordering drinks while Jerry Hall and Debbie Harry hit the dance floor at Studio 54 – that’s a scene. Francis Bacon holding court over 100 sq ft of talent at the Colony Room – that’s a scene. Prince Harry lurching, glass-eyed, out of Boujis on a Wednesday morning? Prince William at Mahiki, jiving like an uncle at a wedding? Not so much. A scene requires...

Sen. Reid a no comment on caucus lawsuit (UPDATED)By J. Patrick Coolican January 12, 2008 · 4:01 PM Sen. Harry Reid declined to comment on a lawsuit brought to eliminate the at-large caucus sites that are designed to allow Strip casino workers to attend the caucus on Jan. 19. In an e-mail, his spokesman said Reid would leave it to the courts. The statement comes as a surprise, given that Reid is the public face of a contest meant to insure minority and labor representation like that of Strip casino workers, and the lawsuit would seem to undermine the legitimacy...

(IsraelNN.com) British actor Daniel Radcliffe, who is best known for his role as the famously-bespectacled magical prodigy "Harry Potter," will donate the first pair of glasses he wore as a child to a Liverpool exhibition remembering those who died in the Holocaust. The glasses will be linked with others to form the shape of a railway track, reminiscent of those upon which Jews were transported to concentration camps throughout Europe. The 18 year-old actor, whose mother is Jewish, sent the oval, gray metal-framed glasses he wore as a 6 year-old to be part of the memorial. Former British Prime Minister...

Pardon the vanity post, oh admin mod. I just listened to Dingy Harry Reid's comments of today, regarding his pathetic attempt to smear Rush. He is very critical of Rush's deferment from military service. I checked Harry's Senate bio and he make's no reference to military service himself (he sez he was a Capitol Policeman). Being as Harry was born in 1939 that would make him 18 in 1957, the same year as Elvis was drafted (Presley was 22 at the time). So my question is did Dingy Harry serve in the US military? If so, what branch and at...

This past hour is the perfect "composite" demonstrating the power of the new media and the falling power of the elites (in this case the Majority Leader of the Senate). Rush's eBay auction of the Harry Reid condemnation letter was in the process of raising $2.1 million for the Marine Corps. -- Law Enforcement Foundation (over $4 million with Rush's matching contribution). The auction would end at 1PM. This wonderful effort by Rush has been ignored by the mainstream media -- only the Fox News Channel has dared to mention the eBay auction. One hour before the auction would end,...

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee died this morning, Chief Deputy Newell Normand announced. Lee was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning after having difficulty breathing at home. He had just returned earlier in the week from treatment for his leukemia at M.D. Anderson Center in Houston. "Harry Lee, sheriff of the parish of Jefferson left us," Normand announced outside Ochsner Hospital. "He was a man who truly loved the parish. He spent so many years of dedicated service to the parish of Jefferson." Normand added, "His passing was one with dignity, so much love, with his family and his friends...

Thats all it says....'RUDE' REID; SENATE RELATIONS REACH NEW LOW

It was either the biggest trick since Harry Potter turned invisible, or internet pirates had on Tuesday night beaten all publishers in getting the final episode of the boy wizard’s adventures into a public arena. The web buzzed night as users visited a site offering a download of scanned images of pages from a book purporting to be the seventh and final episode of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.

I received this in a file filled of military posters from a relative who works in the service, and is a former Ranger. If the boys and girls in fatigues and in the Pentagon think this little of Harry Reid, then you know for who they are (and are not) fighting.For those who wear reading glasses, the caption under Harry Reid’s ugly mug reads “INCOMPETENCE - If you can cast doubt on the skills and abilities of others, there is no end to the things you can fail at without being noticed.�

Do, the words coming from Harry Reid lately, sound like the words of a guy who has the responsibilities of the Senate Majority Leader. The surge is just starting. And in the last few days he has sounded more like Rosie O'Donnel than a Senate leader. Reid labels military leader "incompetent" Dingy Harry Reid Calls Illegals "Undocumented Americans

May 18, 2007: The decision not to send Cornet Harry Wales ("Prince Harry" to the media) to Iraq, in the face of threats against him, has caused the British Army a significant loss of face. Once again, terrorists have managed to manipulate a Western democracy through the adept manipulation of that country's media. It is a disturbingly familiar pattern in recent years, and there is a question that naturally arises. Can anything be done about it? Sadly, it seems unlikely. The media strategy is often used by terrorists that have no hope of winning on the battlefield. It needs to...

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, following debate on the Iraq funding bill."

LONDON --Britain's Prince Harry will not be sent with his unit to Iraq, Britain's top general said Wednesday, citing specific threats to the third in line to the throne. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt said the changing situation on the ground exposed the prince to too much danger.Prince William and Prince Harry, right, parade in suits and bowler hats with the Combined Cavalry Old Comrades' Association, in Hyde Park, London, on Sunday, May 13, 2007. The tradition of officers wearing black bowler hats and carrying umbrellas goes back to the First World War.

Harry Not Going To Iraq, Sky Sources Updated: 16:42, Wednesday May 16, 2007 Prince Harry will not be going to Iraq, Sky News sources have revealed. Sky News Foreign Editor Tim Marshall said the reason for the decision was because "he is a magnet for jihadists". Harry training at Sandhurst"Sending him in not only endangers those around him - the effect of being kidnapped would be a blow to the entire UK." Advertisement The decision is understood to have been taken by the head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, in the light of the threats to the prince...

Britain's Prince Harry is to be filmed during his upcoming deployment in Iraq, reports say. A camera crew from the British Ministry of Defence will follow the third in line to the throne during his tour of duty with UK forces in southern Iraq, the Daily Mail on Sunday reported. Its footage will be broadcast on television and the internet in an attempt to counter terrorist propaganda. Military chiefs hope to deflect danger from Harry by broadcasting the film to be called Desert Prince. The former head of the Australian army General Peter Cosgrove says it would be "bizarre" and...

Prince Harry will be deployed to Iraq with his regiment, the head of the British army has said. General Sir Richard Dannatt said he had taken the decision personally but stressed it would be kept under review. He called for an end to the "somewhat frenzied media speculation around this issue... in the interests of all our people deployed in Iraq at this time". There have been fears for the safety of the prince in Iraq amid apparently worsening tensions in the country. Gen Dannatt added: "The decision has been taken that he will deploy. I will of course keep...

Prince Harry will fly to Iraq within days after telling friends: "I'm not afraid to die." Despite mounting fears for his safety, the third in line to the throne will be sent to the war zone with his regiment, the Blues and Royals. However, commanders will be ready to send him home if his arrival unleashes the threatened wave of attacks on British troops. Worried defence chiefs ordered an urgent review into Harry's deployment after a string of threats by Iraqi extremists to kill or capture the 22-year-old prince, and a recent rise in fatal attacks on UK forces. Casualties...

Maybe his name should be HARRY MUDD

A REBEL leader has vowed to snatch Prince Harry in Iraq - then slice his ears off and send him home. The prince is due to begin a six-month tour of duty next month. Two groups of insurgents have said they will target him. Getting to the royal would be a huge propaganda coup. Sunni militants plan to kidnap the prince and demand the exchange of prisoners and withdrawal of British forces. Meanwhile, the Shia militia have been ordered to get the Queen's 22-year-old grandson in their sights. Abu Zaid, a commander in the Mehdi Army Shia militia, said: "We...

Harry Reid is Wrong, the War on Terror is Right. Senator Harry Reid must be forced to resign for telegraphing U.S. defeat to our enemy before the fact. Vietnam was a defeat because we quit. Iwo Jima would have been a Vietnam, except we didn't quit. Normandy would have been a Vietnam, except we didn't quit. South Korea would have been a Vietnam, except we didn't quit. Iraq is not a Vietnam until we quit. Every battle that the U.S. has fought and not quit has become a mark of honor to our nation. The war in Vietnam is a...

Harry set to serve in Iraq by end of month NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN PRINCE Harry, an army officer and third in line to the throne, could be deployed to Iraq by the end of February. According to reports, the 22-year-old will be sent to Basra, in the south of Iraq, where the UK has more than 7,000 troops. The Royal Family and Ministry of Defence said arrangements for troop deployments had still to be finalised and they would refuse to make detailed comment until then. If he is to be sent to the front, the prince is likely to be in...

The Senate yesterday cooled down a partisan conflagration over the breadth of earmark reform in its lobbying and ethics bill, voting unanimously to adopt an amendment strengthening earmark disclosure rules offered by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) with modifications from Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). DeMint’s amendment would require members to attach their names to earmarks appearing in report language as well as bill text, would expand the definition of a targeted tax benefit, and would ensure earmarks sent through federal entities are covered by the disclosure standard. Democratic leaders initially sought to quash DeMint’s bid after 10 majority members...

ACTION man Prince Harry's guts and skill are about to be put to the ultimate test — as his regiment heads to war in Iraq. The royal family and army top brass all know he will be a prize target for battling insurgents and factions. But this week 2nd Lieutenant Harry will get special pre-deployment training — including Arabic lessons — with other key members of his Blues and Royals regiment earmarked to serve in Iraq from April. The two-day course with the Operational Training and Advisory Group (OPTAG) is ONLY given to troops heading for the war zone. An...

PRINCE Harry is going to Iraq, reportedly heading there with his unit in May. Harry will be stationed near the southern port city of Basra and will probably be assigned to patrol the border with Iran. London's Daily Telegraph said Harry, 22, was determined to go, despite reports of resistance from many in the military who fear he would be a fat prize for terrorists. They're also worried he would attract attention and put his fellow soldiers in greater danger. The Telegraph said officials were trying to figure out how to minimise the danger without giving Harry special treatment. As...

(snip) "Phoenix," the fifth book in author J. K. Rowlings's series, is by far the most ideological, and seems allusive to post-9/11 politics. Harry knows that the evil Lord Voldemort has been reborn and is building an army, but the wizarding government, the Ministry of Magic, refuses to believe him. .... "There's a really interesting principle at the heart of this story," says Yates, in an exclusive NEWSWEEK interview. "The ministry is this bureaucratic authoritarian regime trying to impose a fundamental doctrine on this liberal wacky school. The ministry isn't very good at accepting the beauty of differences. Everything has...

Corruption claimed in Harry Reid dealSenate Minority Leader hung up phone when queried about $1 million windfall Posted: October 11, 2006 3:02 p.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid hung up the phone when questioned by the Associated Press about a $1.1 million windfall on land he had not owned for three years, the wire service is reporting. Reid collected on the Las Vegas land sale in a deal engineered by a longtime friend and former casino lawyer, Jay Brown, whose name has surfaced in organized crime investigations, the AP said. According to...

Reid’s role in Nevada House race seen as 2010 political playBy Alexander Bolton Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is active behind the scenes trying to help defeat Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.) in what Nevada political observers interpret as an effort to protect himself from a future challenge. Reid’s prominent role as Democratic Party leader and spokesman is seen as politically risky in a red state that President Bush carried in 2000 and 2004 and Ronald Reagan won twice with over 60 percent of the vote. A recent poll showing that Reid’s approval rating has declined in Nevada raises the...

Prince Harry Would Be Deployed in Iraq LONDON - Prince Harry would be involved in "the fullest range of deployments" if his unit is sent to Iraq, but he might be kept out of situations where his presence would jeopardize his comrades, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Harry, the 21-year-old second son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, recently completed his training at Sandhurst military academy and is a second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry. The Mail on Sunday newspaper, quoting unidentified sources, reported that Harry had threatened to resign from the army if he is held...

An audience member who identified himself as Harry Taylor criticizes President Bush after he delivered a speech on the global war on terror at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. Thursday April 6, 2006. Taylor said he has never been more ashamed of U.S. leadership. Audience members at left are reacting to Taylor's comments. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Blues and Royals at the Trooping of the Colour.The announcement has started a debate within the Ministry of Defence and the Prince of Wales's office at Clarence House over how the prince's choice of regiment will influence its deployment on operations overseas. The regiment's manoeuvres will now come under intense media attention. Prince Harry has expressed a desire to serve with the troops no matter where they are or how difficult the operation. "There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their...

Prince Harry could be sent to Iraq 41 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - Prince Harry, completing his army officer training, has chosen to join a regiment which could be deployed in Iraq. Harry, 21, third in line to the throne, has opted to join the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry, his father Prince Charles's Clarence House residence said Wednesday. The Household Cavalry are expected to be deployed to Iraq in the future. He could also have to guard Queen Elizabeth II, his grandmother. Harry is due to complete his officer training at Britain's elite Sandhurst military college...

Day-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go home (GO-AND-SNUB PLAYS TO HILLARY CONSTITUENCY OF ZERO) by Mia T, 1.13.06     hillary dumps Geena for Maggie,1 and when that doesn't fly,2 she dumps Maggie for bill. Without missing a beat. It's the old Dick Morris Hail Mary pass, (when in trouble, triangulate3), the once trusty play that for eight years kept two clumsy kleptocrats4 in the Oval Office and out of the slammer (even as it placed America and Americans in ever-increasing peril.)5 That missus clinton has managed, thereby, to stake out Iraqi territory occupied apparently by no one6 seems...

I have a post about this on my blog I hope to update when more information comes in on this. I'm asking you all to let me know if you know anything about this, because I couldn't find much other than bloggers talking about it, but it all started with a blog called "The Politicker" at the New York Observer's site, only it wasn't sourced. I would expect them to be responsible enough to have checked this before running with it though, and it's nothing "unbelievable" anyway. The long and the short is the Belafonte (who just called Bush the...

I am writing this urgent message because I was once a witch. I lived by the stars as an astrologer and numerologist casting horoscopes and spells. I lived in the mysterious and shadowy realm of the occult. By means of spells and magic, I was able to invoke the powers of the "controlling unknown" and fly upon the night winds transcending the astral plane. Halloween was my favorite time of the year and I was intrigued and absorbed in the realm of Wiccan witchcraft. All of this was happening in the decade of the 1960’s when witchcraft was just starting...

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