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Al Gore Is Funny, Bill Maher Isn't by Tom Adkins From beyond their involuntary retirement, Bill Maher and Al Gore resurfaced last week, dropping into various late night talk shows, apparently galloping down the comeback trail. Show after show, Gore was treated to guffaws and belly laughs. Maher's punchlines were met with cold silence. Why? Because Maher, the sultan of cynicism, is no longer funny. And Gore, once a heartbeat away from leading the free world, is hilarious. It was sorta sad. Once, Gore was VPOTUS. Maher had a big TV show. Now, they are hawking books, trying to resuscitate...

The Sword of the ProphetTrifkovic, Serge Since the attacks of September 11, dozens of books have been rushed to market purporting to "explain" the religion in whose name the terrorists acted. Most of them strike a common theme: "true" Islam -- as opposed to the "fundamentalist" variety of the hijackers -- is a "religion of peace" that promotes charity, tolerance, freedom, and culture no less than "true" Christianity. Such an viewpoint, argues Serge Trifkovic, foreign affairs editor of Chronicles magazine, is not only false but dangerous, since it blinds to the true nature of the enemy that threatens us....

<p>NEW YORK (AP) --  ABC is canceling Bill Maher's late-night topical talk show, "Politically Incorrect," and replacing it with an entertainment show led by Comedy Central's Jimmy Kimmel.</p> <p>Maher's show, which starts at 12:05 a.m., has aired on ABC since 1997 and started on Comedy Central in 1993.</p>

MANIFESTO By Yaffa Ganz The following is unsophisticated, undiplomatic, simple, stark and direct. It is also politically incorrect, uncomfortable and difficult for many people to hear. (The truth often is.) Which is why even those in the Government of Israel who accept these principles have trouble articulating them for the public. As a private citizen, I have the luxury of speaking freely (after all, I do live in the only democracy in the Middle East...) and of saying what people - especially Jews - all over the world know and believe is true. Therefore, I hereby proclaim.... 1. The Land...