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MIAMI - Another protest by air for - or more accurately against - Barack Obama.At the Democrat’s rally Tuesday evening in Miami, a single engine plane buzzed around pulling a banner asking Senator Obama and his wife, Michelle, to “repudiate” 60s radicals Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn.Republicans, including the GOP ticket, have attempted to draw attention to and amplify his relations with Ayers. Obama has consistently explained that he and Ayers simply sat on a Chicago education board together.(snip)

Washington, D.C. - Here's a new reason for taxpayer dismay: There's increasing evidence that companies may be protesting government contract awards as a strategy to negotiate their way into contracts or to derail an award process already in place. ... In February, IBM protested the Federal Bureau of Investigation's award of a $1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin (nyse: LMT - news - people ). Big Blue dropped its dispute two months later when Lockheed announced it would use IBM as a subcontractor.

Congressman Mike Rogers' home is under police guard after his Lansing office was severely vandalized last night. The case is being handled by the FBI and the US Capitol Police, who have requested that the Lansing Police investigate the matter. According to the Congressman's spokesperson, the office was extensively damaged. Two security cameras were destroyed and the building was spray painted. The tapes from the cameras are being reviewed to see if they recorded anything before they were destroyed. The vandals also spread red paint all over the 8th congressional district sign in front of the building, as well as...

Betrayed by his own people, terror leader dies in 'safe house' rubble... BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Officials say the extermination of al Qaeda's leader in Iraq is a significant victory but warn that terrorists and insurgents would not be deterred by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death. Al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born Sunni militant with a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, was believed to have the blood of thousands on his hands as leader of the group behind numerous beheadings, assassinations and bombings. Article continues here: in al Zarqawi dead, but..

Members of Young Americans for Freedom came from as far away as Michigan to support a start-up chapter of YAF at Liberty University last weekend. The YAF-ers came to oppose Sen. John McCain’s immigration policies and rallied along the side of the road. After getting lots of enthusiastic responses from passing cars, they marched to the entrance of the school and demonstrated there, leaving only after the police threatened them with arrest. This action is part of a general effort to revitalize Young Americans for Freedom and create a real right-wing youth movement to mobilize against the Republican leadership for...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A heckler from the Falun Gong spiritual movement who disrupted a White House appearance by Chinese President Hu Jintao was charged in federal court on Friday with harassing, intimidating or threatening a foreign official. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington said the misdemeanor charge carries a penalty of up to six months in jail. The woman, who entered the White House grounds as a reporter, interrupted a formal arrival ceremony between Hu and President George W. Bush on Thursday and shouted: "President Hu, your days are numbered. President Bush, make him stop persecuting Falun...

DODGE CITY - On Monday, John Martin, a meatpacker here, plans to skip work to attend a rally aimed at bolstering the call for immigration reform. "We want the work we do to be valued," he explained. "It's hard work in the plant." Fellow meatpacker David Gunion seconds that, wondering what would become of the plant without the workers, many of them immigrants. "Without us, the plant dies," he said. Fliers, e-mails and text messages are circulating like wildfire around southwest Kansas, calling on the zone's sizable Latino population to rally, skip work, skip school and boycott stores Monday to...

A Hard Look at the Anti-War Movement (Pardon My Long, Boring Vanity) Where did these goobers come from? I’ve asked myself this question over and over again. How did it get to this? It’s not just about dissent or protesting what you think is wrong anymore. The anti-war movement and protests encompass many issues, but all you ever see is this: Bush is evil. He is Hitler, he is a right-wing fascist, a religious fanatic, you name it. I wonder if there’s been a time since the Civil War when political discourse was so ugly. So let’s take a hard...

Veterans for Peace, the banners proclaimed as a minister said on a TV newscast, “After two years in Iraq, what have we gained … only the deaths of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians.” Most of us who are WWII veterans are all for peace. We don’t know anyone who prefers war over peace; however, we do know that it takes a war to obtain peace rather than to allow slavery or attacks by terrorists. We want a continued peace, not a temporary peace that will be regarded as a cowardly surrender by our terrorist enemies, thus causing more attacks on...

UKIAH, Calif. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Dan Hamburg was jailed after he attempted to deliver a letter about election irregularities to the Ohio secretary of state. Hamburg and his wife, Carrie, spent Wednesday night in a Columbus, Ohio, jail after they refused to leave a coffee shop in a building that houses the offices of Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell. The couple, who live near Ukiah, were released Thursday, said Hamburg, who served one term in Congress as a Democrat and later ran for governor of California as the Green Party candidate. The couple arrived in Columbus a week...

This morning on Fox & Friends they were discussing the protesters outside of Fox and they had sent a reporter out to interview- they said the first guy they talked to, when asked what he was protesting, actually said "I don't know, I haven't been told yet" LOLOLOL!!!!! They said they have it on tape! Why this isn't front page news I'll never know. _________________________________ This is a little off-topic, but... A caller on the Laura Ingraham show this morning said that a Fox News reporter was interviewing some of the protestors (aka: Unwashed) rallying outside Fox News' studios in...

Slipstream By Wayne Boettcher Posted 08/06/2004 Conservative Americans are often quite knowledgeable and aware of many references, books and great websites they find all the time in their daily lives. It's sad for us to see the unknowing liberals charge around aimlessly spouting propaganda in their frustration and anger at uncomprehended national and world events. And yet these energetic but erroneous advocates often influence the inexperienced undecideds. How can we let both groups in on the "secrets" that do not trickle down through local newspapers, popular news magazines, or common TV news? One method would be to distribute small...

Update: Christian Group Plans to Sue Secret Service By Nathan Burchfiel CNSNews.com Correspondent July 23, 2004 (CNSNews.com) - On the day the Democratic National Convention opens in Boston, a pro-life group will be in federal court suing the U.S. Secret Service for the restrictions imposed on its planned protests. The Christian Defense Coalition will file its lawsuit Monday in response to the Secret Service barring the coalition from demonstrating in front of the residence of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Boston's Beacon Hill. The pro-life group was told it could not demonstrate even after it had already obtained a...

Los Angeles Daily News Loony Left impugns its own patriotism By Jan Golab I first heard "patriot" used derisively when I was a Vietnam War protester in the 1960s. "Patriot" and "flag-waver" were terms used to denigrate those we perceived as knee-jerk supporters of an immoral war. We felt we were the true patriots. We hated Nixon, because Tricky Dick portrayed us as anti-American. How dare he impugn our patriotism? As it turned out, Nixon didn't need to smear anybody. When Jane Fonda went to North Vietnam, I knew immediately that the anti-war movement should condemn her. By giving aid,...

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), a decorated Navy lieutenant who later protested the Vietnam War, urged veterans on Saturday to "get out there marching again" for better benefits. Latest headlines: · Kerry Decries Treatment of War Veterans On the anniversary of President Bush (news - web sites) declaring an end to combat operations in Iraq (news - web sites), Kerry held a sometimes emotional breakfast meeting with about a dozen veterans at a the South City Diner in St. Louis. "We haven't even finished Afghanistan (news - web sites) and we're fighting a war -- mission...

LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of Hispanics protested the repeal of a law allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses, taking to the streets Friday in a statewide boycott of schools and businesses. AP Photo The daylong boycott was intended to highlight the economic contribution of California's Hispanic community, the nation's largest. About 400 people marched into East Los Angeles, waving signs that read, in Spanish, "Yes, we can" and "We want licenses now." "People come to this country for opportunity. That's what we're fighting for," said Pablo Lopez, 44. Lopez said he was an illegal immigrant for 12 years and...

Protesting Dems also fight tedium By Shea Andersen Tribune Reporter Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, needs socks. Sen. Rodney Ellis, also a Houston Democrat, needs a haircut. Another Texas Democrat needs a new shirt; he wore the same one for three different televised news conferences. Welcome to life on the legislative lam. The 11 Democratic state senators holed up at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North hotel since Monday say they are acting to protect minority voters back in Texas from a Republican-led redistricting effort. By staying away, they're preventing the Texas Senate from having a quorum. At...

DENVER - Three Roman Catholic nuns facing possible eight-year prison terms for pounding on a missile silo with hammers and smearing it with their own blood are spending their final days of freedom thanking supporters before a court decides their sentences. Released from jail for the first time in six months, the peace activist nuns are on a whirlwind tour of potluck suppers, doctors' appointments and visits to family and friends. "Eight years would be a long time to wait to give that gratitude," said Sister Jackie Hudson. Hudson, 68, Ardeth Platte, 66, and Carol Gilbert, 55, were charged in...

<p>’’I would have ridden the high right out of the building to the Vanity Fair party,’’ he said. But, he added, ‘’The other voice (in my head) says, ‘No, you have a responsibility. People are dying, and they’re dying in your name.’ ‘’</p>

To my fellow Freepers. How did you start Freerepublic chapters? I would love to go protest the anti-war protestors but I don't have anyone to go with. Right now I am living in Moscow Idaho going to the UofI. Are there any Freerepublic groups nearby or fellow Freepers? Looking in the vincinity of Lewiston, Clarkston, Moscow, Pullman, and Spokane. If you are interested in supporting America please reply. Also reply if you have info on how you started a chapter. I am just tired of all the publicity the anti-war protests are getting. It is time to rise up and...

LONDON (Reuters Health) - Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be good for your physical and mental health, a new British study suggests. Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people who get involved in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations experience an improvement in psychological well-being that can help them overcome stress, pain, anxiety and depression. The finding fits in with other studies suggesting that positive experiences and feeling part of a group can have beneficial effects on health. "Collective actions, such as protests, strikes, occupations and demonstrations, are less common in the UK than they were perhaps...

Lets Freep Foxnews and answer the question of the day they have posed. Foxnews ran a clip of Jane Fonda in Israel with the Left Wing Group "Peace Now" and then showed people protesting and heckling her. Then they brought up their question of the day which was Should Traitors be executed? Bwahahaha! 1-888-8-355-369 Or feedback@foxnews.com

I desided to post this after an aborted FReep, as of now. Many people have expectations about FReepin' that are not met and they get discourgaged. So I desided to post my own experiences, they also reflect on what others have experienced. Rules. 1. Never expect anyone but you will show up. This is true, but one person with a sign can make a difference. The first FReep we had in Eastern Mass had after the election four of us showed up, 2500 of them, we won. The danger involved is overstated. This is true when FReepin' the commies, Freein'...

Government officials have decided that foxhunting will be illegal in Scotland from the beginning of August, confirming a law that pro-hunting activists say will destroy the Scottish rural economy. Legislators in the regional Scottish Parliament approved the ban in February and from Aug. 1 anyone caught hunting foxes or any other wild mammal with dogs will be subject to fines and up to six months in jail. Landowners allowing hunting on their property could also face prosecution. Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Ross Finnie signed the legislation and earlier indicated his intention to enact the law before the start of the...