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HANOVER, N.H. — Barely 48 hours before nine Republican presidential hopefuls are scheduled to debate at Dartmouth College, signs began appearing on campus Sunday evening announcing a demonstration in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests. A “Students Stand With Staff” organization with ties to the Service Employees International Union is organizing the event. The group plans to hold its rally on the center of campus during the four hours immediately preceding Tuesday evening’s high-profile debate. Sterling Beard, a senior at the college and editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth Review, a conservative campus newspaper, told The Daily Caller that organized labor’s...

It started as a gathering of furious youngsters, protesting about the supposed lack of opportunities for the average American. But then the freeloaders came along. As the Occupy Wall Street protest continued in full strength in Manhattan this weekend, the atmosphere in New York's financial district became increasingly debauched.

TAMPA, Fla. -- For about 60 demonstrators who showed up at Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa on Sunday, the rain wasn't about to water down their message. It also wasn't about to impact plans for about 100 people in Bradenton to join the Occupy Wall Street-inspired movement earlier that day. "I really believe in this movement. I believe it's time to address the influence that corporations have on our government," demonstrator Rugh Cline says. He joined those who showed up with umbrellas and signs wrapped in plastic. A posting on Occupy Tampa's Facebook page advertised a shipment of ponchos being...

Occupation can lead to ownership, whether or not you want it. The spread of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement was met with initial hesitation in both the Democratic and Republican parties. That might be an appropriate response to any protests that aim themselves squarely at the establishment, particularly those with goals that are diverse and diffuse as the current protesters' are. But a consensus is emerging among Democrats that the "Occupy" movement is worth tapping into, even helping along and joining with in some instances. "I support the message to the establishment," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on...

As the Occupy Wall Street disturbance crudely taps the emotional angst of a younger demographic, it struggles to be recognized as a movement. The protests have been filled with emotional pleas for relief from greed and oppression by a nebulous group referred to as “the system”, “Wall Street”, “banks” and “greedy corporations.” Rarely are individuals or individual instances of corporate misconduct cited in the protests. The OWS outcry does not distinguish between good and bad, it simply aims to demonize symbols of wealth by targeting everyone involved. Despite the media coverage, most Americans still don’t understand the message of the...

The movement known as "Occupy Wall Street" has spread far beyond its starting point in lower Manhattan. CBS News correspondent Bigad Shaban reports that it now has offshoots in 25 cities nationwide, and political leaders from both sides are weighing in. From D.C. to Alabama to Portland, demonstrators protest everything from corporate greed to joblessness to economic inequality. Back in N.Y., 39-year-old Jesse LaGreca is one of the more prominent voices. "You've got people here being told they need to face a lower standard of living, that we can't pay the wages that we used to enjoy, that the promises...

Russia has every right to sell arms to Iran, its defense minister said on Wednesday, responding to mounting criticism of a $1 billion deal announced last week. The United States, calling Iran a "state sponsor of terror", said selling weapons to the Islamic Republic did not help the Middle East. "This deal, this contract is absolutely legitimate. Like it or not, it's our affair. There are plenty of things we don't like either," Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in comments shown on NTV television.

As I mentioned earlier, late yesterday afternoon my wireless internet at CPAC went dead, so I was unable to post updates, but I did get to do my interview with Richard Miniter, author of "Shadow War." He was on a panel called "Protecting the Homeland Against Enemies, Foreign and Domestic" with Don Feder, of the US-India League, and Former CIA Counterterorrism Specialist Phil Giraldi—which I unfortunately missed. Afterwards he had his book signing... which he was fashionably late for. However, I got myself in line early, had him sign my book, and told him he could come over to Blogger's...

This weekend I interviewed Richard Miniter, author of the new book Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror, out by Regnery Publishing. He also wrote the New York Times bestselling Losing Bin Laden, which is now out in paperback. We discussed his new book as well as other issues pertaining to the war on terror and this election. Are we winning the war on terror? Richard Miniter gives us some valuable insight to help answer that question: MATT MARGOLIS, BLOGS FOR BUSH: We are now just days away from the election. Americans have...

Bush isn't protecting our seaports? Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush is Winning the War on Terror | 2004 | Richard Miniter Posted on 10/18/2004 6:49:46 AM PDT by TexasTaysor (John Kerry stated in the 3rd debate that our seaports were not being protected, that Bush had failed miserably and he would do it better. Bush is doing it just fine.) Chapter 5 - Terror At Sea “This is the story of that war, one that America and it’s allies have unequivocally won so far. It is the largely untold tale of ingenious terrorist plots, modern-day pirates, and...

From covert operations to plans to capture terror mastermind Usama bin Laden (search)... Richard Miniter's new book reveals the inside story of President Bush's War on Terror. We'll talk to the author of "Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror" tonight when Miniter he joins us in the No Spin Zone!

ROBERT MINITER, AUTHOR, "SHADOW WAR": Well, I would look at the more than two-thirds of the Al Qaeda leadership that has been killed and captured. And also... HUME: They're saying three-quarters in the administration? Is that an exaggeration? Or does anybody really know? MINITER: I think people have different ways of counting this stuff. But we do know a number of major Al Qaeda figures have been killed or captured. The ones that have been captured are talking. One of the ones that are talking — and this has gotten very little media attention. I think the media — everyone...

Shadow War, a just-released Regnery book by New York Times best-selling author Richard Miniter, claims the mullahs in Iran are harboring Osama Bin Laden. The claim is based on the testimony of two Iranian intelligence officials who say they saw bin Laden alive and well -- in Iran! "According to these two sources, bin Laden no longer resembles the picture that the FBI has put on its wanted posters. He has trimmed his beard to fit the more traditional look of a Shi’ite cleric and he seemed to have put on weight, according to intelligence officials….” Miniter’s sources claim bin...

Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush is Winning the War on Terror by Richard Miniter Shadow WarMiniter, Richard The unreported story of the War on Terror is that we can win it, and that the victories are being won now. In Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush is Winning the War on Terror, Richard Miniter, author of the bestseller Losing bin Laden, explains why. (Order both Shadow War and Losing bin Laden together and save almost 50%.) Drawing on material he gathered from court records, government reports, and other authoritative documents, and during travels and interviews...

Anyone listening to this guy on Roger Hedgecock? Sounds like a great book, has anyone gotten it yet?

WASHINGTON -- In the largest operation in their storied history, elite special operations forces are waging a shadow war in Iraq whose success could determine whether coalition forces can topple the regime of Saddam Hussein quickly or whether the conflict will drag on for months, say military officials and specialists. The military's ''silent warriors,'' as President Bush called them yesterday, were involved in the first operations of the war and are likely to conduct some of the last, including helping spearhead the birth of new civil institutions in a post-Hussein Iraq. Details of their activities in recent weeks -- from...