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The Republican National Committee wasted no time licking their Election Day wounds to blast President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Chief of Staff. RNC Operatives and other Republicans say Obama’s decision to tap Rep. Rahm Emanuel for the position is an indication of a “broken promise" of bipartisanship and civility. Emanuel, a hard-knuckled former Clinton advisor, is well-known for his ruthlessness and penchant for foul language. There are at least two newspaper accounts of Emanuel employing the “f” word in high-pressure situations. One of them was with a conversation with Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The GOP, however, takes issue...

How much does the United Nations cost? Rich countries, led by the United States, take note: you already pay about three times as much for the U.N. as appears on your own books — about $17.2 billion in 2006, according to figures newly pulled together in a U.N. report. And that number includes a whopping $800 million surplus for the sprawling U.N. system. What the U.N. did with the extra cash isn't covered in the document that for the first time reveals the full extent of U.N. anti-poverty contributions and spending across 37 funds, agencies and programs. But as the...

UTICA, New York – Democrat Barack Obama moved very close to a double–digit lead over Republican John McCain in the national horserace for President, continuing his slow push forward above the 50% mark, gaining 1.3 points in the last day. Data from this poll is available here McCain is slowly losing ground, having lost another 0.4 points in this latest report on the Reuters/C–SPAN/Zogby daily tracking poll. Pollster John Zogby: “Three big days for Obama. Anything can happen, but time is running short for McCain. These numbers, if they hold, are blowout numbers. They fit the 1980 model with Reagan's...

Fox News/Rasmussen Reports polling this week in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio shows a slightly improved situation for John McCain compared to a week ago. However, the underlying dynamic of the race still favors Barack Obama. The biggest change is found in Florida where it’s now essentially even with McCain at 49% and Obama at 48%. A week ago, Obama was up by five points and the week before he held a seven-point lead. The current polling shows McCain’s support at its highest level since mid-September. McCain also moved slightly ahead again in Ohio with a 49% to...

Venezuela's Chavez planning arms-for-oil trip to N. Korea Special to World Tribune.com EAST-ASIA-INTEL.COM Wednesday, July 5, 2006 North Korea and Venezuela are discussing a strategic alliance motivated by a common goal — expanding anti-American forces. During Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in late July, the two countries are also expected to craft an oil-for-arms deal. Venezuela's leader is most likely to fly to Pyongyang at the end of July on the occasion of his planned trip to Russia on July 25. Chavez told reporters that he plans to discuss science and technology cooperation with...

Prologue: Did Saddam Hussein's inner circle and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan actively court each other in hopes of forging an anti-American alliance in the region? Ray Robison, a former member of the CIA-directed Iraq Survey Group (ISG), examined efforts by Saddam Hussein to build and hide weapons of mass destruction, and supervised a group of linguists to analyze, archive and exploit documents and materials of Saddam's regime.

Forgive me for this post, but I have desperately searched for the link at ABC's website pertaining to tonight’s Nightline segment of an interview with an ex/current CIA expert. I believe ABC has withdrawn the link because of this interview that cited the Ozark Caligula’s Administration as the cause of the current CIA woes. I don’t watch too much from the MSM, so I don’t even know the ABC host who conducted the interview. Basically, the CIA expert was asked what has happened to the CIA. In addition to citing low morale, he stated that a substantial portion of the...

United 93 is a taut, well-crafted “what if?”-type political thriller about what might happen if a group of murderous fanatics hijacked commercial airliners and used them as long-range missiles to destroy civilian targets within the United States. United 93 is well-acted and well-directed, with terrific special effects and a harrowing climactic sequence which, while disturbingly grisly, is sure to get the patriotic blood boiling—especially among un-educated Red Staters in fly-over country who tend to be suspicious of all “foreigners.” (Spoiler Alert: In this tale three of the four hijacked planes find their targets; United 93 takes place mainly on the...

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WASHINGTON — Former President Clinton said Tuesday that one of his "great regrets" was failing to do more to bridge the economic and social gaps between white and black people in the United States.

Liberally-biased MSM at it again - Attacking NASCAR fans.

A week ago, when President Bush met with Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III to interview him for a potential Supreme Court nomination, the conversation turned to exercise. When asked by the president of the United States how often he exercised, Wilkinson impressively responded that he runs 3 1/2 miles a day. Bush urged him to adopt more cross-training. "He warned me of impending doom," Wilkinson told the New York Times. Am I the only person who finds this disturbing? I don't mean the fact that Bush would vet his selection for the highest court in the land in part on...

Okay Freepers - I have a Liberal Acquaintenance who sent me this link on the 'truth.' The more I see Al Gore these days, the more I am convinced he hasn't taken his prozac. And just by looking at him, hasn't he gained a lot of weight since 2000?

I have a SEAL buddy who has a buddy deployed in Afghanistan. The following is a powerful message coming from the 'horse's mouth' regarding the recent elections in Afghanistan. This exemplifies exactly what President Bush is trying to accomplish in Iraq and will given time and patience. And if you ask me, treason charges should be brought up against the elite media establishment for aiding the enemy by not more fully reporting on events like this. Stories like this should unite our country for what our men and women in uniform are accomplishing. Not divide us by the doom and...

Kofi needs to just resign from the UN and devote his entire focus to Sesame Street.

This must have hurt for them to put this out.