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‘No one was willing to embroil himself with … Russia over a small country, somewhere far away in the Caucasus.’ How many times did one read that sentence or come across that sentiment in news reports, analyses and opinion pieces on the conflict between Georgia and Russia or on the uneasy peace brokered by President Sarkozy, or on the current status quo, which sees Russia in breach of the terms of the ceasefire by still having troops in previously uncontested Georgian territory? But there was a crucial word left out of that first quote: Soviet. Here’s the full passage: ‘The...

<p>MICHELLE Obama gave her husband the silent treatment at one point in his campaign for president because so many women "pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets" and whispered lewd suggestions in his ear, a new book out today claims.</p>

Much hope has been invested in Barack Obama's ability to strike a new course for the US following eight years of Bush administration unpopularity. Yet many in the US and abroad are impatient with the pace of progress under the Obama administration. The president made the rounds on five news talkshows on Sunday as he pressed his policies and vision, preparing for what is likely to be a difficult week.

Author and New York Times blogger Judith Warner took the term "Obama-loving media" to a new level Thursday when she claimed that many women are dreaming of having sex with our new president. This came a few sentences after she revealed her own fantasy about finding Obama in her shower, and moments before sharing a reader's opinion that the first couple "look like they like having sex." Caution -- you're about to enter a no shame zone (h/t Hot Air): The other night I dreamt of Barack Obama. He was taking a shower right when I needed to get...

The California Republican Party can’t fund some political activities just weeks before the Presidential Primary in February. It has no money. Some months ago, the Party faithful were shocked when it was revealed that new State Chairman Ron Nehring had hired illegal aliens for top state Party positions. Nehring diehards publicly decried my efforts and those of the San Francisco Chronicle that exposed the dry rot in the Party. Many of the state’s newspapers ignored the story and printed nothing about it until Ron Nehring’s illegal alien Australian hire for Party Chief Operating Officer resigned in shame and was replaced...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is "virtually impotent" beyond his ability to hide away and spread anti-American propaganda. The provocative characterization came just days after bin Laden attracted international attention with the release of a video in which he ridicules President Bush about the Iraq war and reminds the world that he not been captured. Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes, White House aide Frances Fragos Townsend made a clear attempt to diminish the influence — or the perception — of...

LOS ANGELES Immigration protests that brought hundreds of thousands of marchers into the nation's streets this spring promised a potent political legacy a surge of new Hispanic voters. "Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote," they vowed. But an Associated Press review of voter registration figures from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Atlanta and other major urban areas that saw large rallies shows no sign of a historic new voter boom that could sway elections. Even in Los Angeles, where a 500,000-strong protest in March foreshadowed demonstrations across the United States, an increase in new registrations before the June primary was more trickle...

WILLIAM Jefferson Blythe III was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Ark. After his mother remarried, he took the family surname, Clinton. Clinton was a good student. He enjoyed playing the saxophone and even considered a professional musical career. While in high school, a fortuitous meeting with President John Kennedy led him to choose a life of public service.

Armed gangs turn "Palestinian Authority" into impotent oxymoron By Israel Insider staff and partners December 30, 2005 Kidnapping and kicking out foreigners, Palestinian armed gangs in Gaza and the West Bank are making a mockery of claims that leader Mahmoud Abbas is in control, raising fears of total chaos and social breakdown in the run-up to elections later this month. A British aid worker and her parents are still missing and EU monitors fled from their posts at the Rafah border crossing as rifle-toting paramilitary groups seized the station. Palestinian policemen angry over the killing of a fellow police officer...

Please click the following link and send an email to the Mayor of Rome protesting the erection of a mass murderer Mustafa kemal Ataturk. http://www.ian.cc/acciones.php

In the film The Godfather Part II, the well-meaning but feeble Fredo Corleone is unable to control his wife, who is causing a scene on the dance floor. A bodyguard walks over to Fredo and instructs him, "If you can't take care of this, I have to." Fredo agrees, and his wife is promptly dragged away by the bodyguard. Much like Fredo before him, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is feeble (the jury is still out on the well-meaning part). And just like Fredo, Abbas faces a choice. Either he takes care of Palestinian terrorist groups, or Ariel Sharon has to....

After his prophetic prediction of last Sunday: a terror attack in the "coming days" comes true, America's Youngest Political Columnist, C-F Nadd, responds to the current situation in London and elsewhere around the free world. Direct quote: "virtually all Muslims want Islam to take over the world." See the full argument and what Nadd says comes next in the war on terror. The new column is up at Nadd.com! If you're not reading Nadd, you're not in the know ...

Rule of Law Damaged by Schiavo Billby Sheldon Richman, March 23, 2005 The events surrounding the life of Terri Schiavo are tragic enough. Now congressional Republicans and President Bush have made things worse. In one weekend they disabled federalism, the separation of powers, and the rule of law. These principles were embraced by the Founding Fathers because they tend to protect individual liberty. By tearing them down, the Republican leadership jeopardizes our freedom. How ironic that this comes at the hands of the self-proclaimed party of limited government. It is beyond dispute that the legal issues involved in the Schiavo...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ignited new controversy with his plans for "units of popular defense" throughout the country to defend it from a possible attack from "imperialism." Chavez, who has referred on many occasions to a possible U.S. invasion, said, "If imperialism ever has the idea of challenging Venezuela it would have to deal with Bolivar's people, who is prepared to defend their sovereignty, their motherland."

JANUARY 05, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Spyware legislation that would allow fines of up to $3 million for makers of software that steals personal information from a user's computer or hijacks its browser will get a second look after the U.S. Congress failed to pass the legislation in 2004. Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) reintroduced an antispyware bill yesterday that passed the House of Representatives last year but failed in the Senate. The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act, or SPY ACT, defines most functions performed by so-called spyware as unfair business practices subject to U.S. Federal Trade Commission...

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, has called the Sudanese rampage against Black Africans a “genocide:” We concluded that genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the government of Sudan and the Janjaweed [Arab militia] bear responsibility and genocide may still be occurring. The Sudanese government has been sponsoring a campaign of mass rape, mass murder, forced relocations, and forced starvation against Black Africans in Darfur. The BBC today tried to spin the usual “the U.S. is damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t” argument today: Critics point out...

Q-Now that the country is awash in Reagan nostalgia, some observers are predicting that you will enter politics. Would you like to be president of the United States? I would be unelectable. I'm an atheist. As we all know, that is something people won't accept. What would you do if Senator Kerry asked you to be his vice president? I would question his sanity. Do you ever go to church? No. I visit my wife's sangha. So you sometimes practice Buddhism? I don't claim anything. But my sympathies would be in that direction. I admire the fact that the central...

I Just saw the Movoie Fahrenheit 911. Man, was I blown away. I am a lifelong Republican and a solid Bush supporter. Did Mr. Moore ever open my eyes! Who knew Bush was so corrupt and incompetent! Good job, Mr Moore for getting the truth out. I feel like my wisdom has doubled after seeing this great movie. Mr. Kerry, chalk up one new vote.

Howard Stern having impact with crusade against Bush By Steven Thomma Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - Forget Al Franken. Democrats have a new champion on talk radio that they hope will counter the likes of conservative icons Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. It's shock jock Howard Stern. Known more for crude talk of sex and lewd acts than politics or public policy, Stern has launched an on-air crusade he calls a "jihad" to defeat President Bush. He blames Bush for a government crackdown on his use of obscenity on the air. And he's having an impact, apparently boosting the prospects...

If the manhunt for the Washington-area sniper were being handled like the rest of the War on Terror, the story might go something like this… In a startling development in the War on Snipers, the FBI announced it will begin targeting elderly women driving large sedans in an effort to apprehend the elusive Washington shooter. The FBI statement was issued just days after a bureau analyst became the sniper´s 11th victim when she was gunned down in a Falls Church, Va. Home Depot store. Following Monday´s shooting, eyewitnesses reported seeing a suspicious individual in a light colored utility van leaving...