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A group committed to establishing an international Islamic empire and reportedly linked to Al Qaeda is stepping up its Western recruitment efforts by holding its first official conference in the U.S. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a global Sunni network with reported ties to confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Al Qaeda in Iraq's onetime leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It has operated discreetly in the U.S. for decades. Now, it is coming out of the shadows and openly hosting a July 19 conference entitled, "The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam," at a posh Hilton hotel in a suburb...

(This version is much more easily searched, as the index (snip below) is hotlinked SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES, AND SUBTITLES. DIVISION A--AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES Sec. 100. Purpose; table of contents of division; general definitions. TITLE I--PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS Subtitle A--General Standards SEC. 101. REQUIREMENTS REFORMING HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. SEC. 102. PROTECTING THE CHOICE TO KEEP CURRENT COVERAGE. Subtitle B--Standards Guaranteeing Access to Affordable Coverage SEC. 111. PROHIBITING PRE-EXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS. SEC. 112. GUARANTEED ISSUE AND RENEWAL FOR INSURED PLANS. SEC. 113. INSURANCE RATING RULES. SEC. 114. NONDISCRIMINATION IN BENEFITS; PARITY...

# Story Highlights # The CDC received a candidate vaccine virus for swine flu Friday # CDC: Suitable viruses will hopefully be sent to manufacturers by end of next week # In one vaccine method, viruses swap genes in egg # Another technique uses reverse genetics instead of growing viruses in eggs

Tim Geithner, the embattled US Treasury secretary, should be given a chance to succeed, says John McCain, the former presidential candidate, who is the first prominent Republican to speak up in Mr Geithner’s defence amid growing calls for his resignation. Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr McCain said that the “perfect storm” over AIG “has been as explosive in a short period of time as anything I have seen”. Mr McCain, who was one of the few Republican senators to vote in favour of Mr Geithner’s nomination after revelations of tax arrears, was speaking at the end of a week...

Catching Wild Pigs A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt.

DECLARATION SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY November 15, 2008 1. We, the Leaders of the Group of Twenty, held an initial meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, amid serious challenges to the world economy and financial markets. We are determined to enhance our cooperation and work together to restore global growth and achieve needed reforms in the world’s financial systems. 2. Over the past months our countries have taken urgent and exceptional measures to support the global economy and stabilize financial markets. These efforts must continue. At the same time, we must lay the foundation for...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes. ADVERTISEMENT The study, written by a civilian Marine Corps official and obtained by The Associated Press, accuses the service of "gross mismanagement" that delayed deliveries of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected trucks for more than two years.....cont below

I found a working toll-free US Capitol switchboard numba....... CALL TOLL-FREE: 1-800-965-4701 Ask for your (or someone elses) Senator or Rep office....

October 18, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE S13077 MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME The following bills were read the first time: S. 2205. A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.

BISMARCK, N.D. - A B-52 bomber was mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads during a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The bomber carried advanced cruise missiles as part of a Defense Department program to retire 400 of the missiles, the Military Times said, quoting three officers who spoke on condition they remain anonymous because they were not authorized to discuss the incident. The officers said the nuclear warheads should have been removed before the missiles were mounted onto pylons under the bomber's wings for the Aug. 30 flight from Minot Air Force Base in North...

I snagged the youtube link to this clip from another venue. Lou Dobbs is in excellent form exposing and documenting the economic and political forces behind the open-borders/unrestricted immigration movement. Much kudos to Mr. Lou Dobbs!

Banned by PBS: Muslims Against Jihad — Sun. 9p ET It's a riveting documentary about moderate Muslims fighting jihadists who want us dead ... but was it stifled by liberal bias? Now, we air the story that PBS tried to kill! Don't miss it!

Banned by PBS: Muslims Against Jihad Saturday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET Repeats Sunday, June 24 at 3 a.m. ET Hosted by E.D. Hill Tune in this weekend, as FOX News Channel presents the documentary the Public Broadcasting System didn't want you to see.

Snow on Hannity at top of the 5:00 hour http://www.wabcradio.com/article.asp?id=122648

The fate of the immigration bill comes down to Senate Republicans’ leader, Mitch McConnell........”The only thing that can save us now is if McConnell made an appeal to Republicans that this thing is out of control and we need to step back from it.......”said Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican. “He could do that....”..... Debate on the bill resumes today, and Republican leaders will have to decide quickly...........snipped from: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844535/posts Jam McConnell’s phone today. Be polite. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844535/posts#6 McConnell, Mitch- (R - KY) 361-A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2541 mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

Rudy's Grand Illusion What Giuliani likes to remember about 9-11—and what he actually did (or didn't do) by Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins August 29th, 2006 1:10 PM When Rudy Giuliani looks back to September 11, he relies not upon the memory of the day itself, but on his memory of the telling of the tale, which he has recounted over and over. That is always the way for people who have lived through a complicated, high-adrenaline event. We sort it out in our minds, assigning order to the confusing rush of images. But there are invariably other realities—sights and...

Since 9/11 and the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the term "lawfare" has gained currency. As I discussed briefly in a prior column, "lawfare" is the effort to achieve or defeat military objectives through legal tools. In theory, lawfare could have beneficial effects. In reality, however, there is evidence it has been seriously misused, even abused. In this column, I'll discuss a few key examples. The Muhammed Salah Case In Chicago, federal prosecutors indicted American citizen Muhammed Salah, alleging he was part of a Hamas racketeering conspiracy. Salah, the indictment claimed, had delivered funds given to him by Hamas...

The man who fathered kidnapped teen Shawn Hornbeck was a convicted sex offender who did three years in a Missouri prison on drug and sodomy charges, The Post has learned. The late Walter Hornbeck was 60 when Shawn was born to him and his wife, Pamela Akers. He had little contact with his son, Akers said. Akers kicked him out of the house when the boy was just 6 months old, and the couple divorced in 1992, about a year after Shawn was born. Hornbeck was arrested in Washington County, near St. Louis, on Sept. 30, 1992, and charged with...

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Joseph Smith asked the judge for a life sentence. SARASOTA (AP) - A weeping Joseph Smith apologized Tuesday for the abduction, rape and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia two years ago, telling a judge he had taken large amounts of cocaine and heroin that day in hopes of killing himself. Smith told Circuit Judge Andrew Owens, who will sentence him to death or life in prison, "I do not ask for mercy for myself. The only thing I can see to give me a life sentence is for my family. I do not want to see...