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Nov. 4, 2004, 12:10AM Bin Laden has more to say Terrorist claims Iraq's 'black gold' bedazzled Bush By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD Associated Press CAIRO, EGYPT - Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden claimed in new video footage broadcast Wednesday that President Bush ignored warnings against invading Iraq because he was dazzled by the country's "black gold" and ended up leading the United States into a quagmire. The full video, portions of which were broadcast Friday, was posted on a Web site used by Islamic groups Wednesday. The tape shows the author of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks accusing Bush of acting...

8:38PM CT The first report from St. Louis is in - and presidential candidates Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) and David Cobb (Green Party) were just arrested. Badnarik was carrying an Order to Show Cause, which he intended to serve the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). Earlier today, Libertarians attempted to serve these same papers at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the CPD - but were stopped from approaching the CPD office by security guards.

Big names backing candidates By Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Vermont Gov. Howard Dean may have a lock on the anti-war glitterati like Susan Sarandon and Paul Newman, but Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., has friends like Courtney Cox Arquette. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry managed to crack the safes of "Italian Job" stars Charlize Theron and Ed Norton to the combined tune of $3,000. Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, meanwhile, won the luck of the draw with a $2,000 check from singer Bonnie Raitt. Big bucks from the stars are dropping fast and furious these days as Tinsletown opens its wallets...

©Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley Altar Egos The top 10 worst and wackiest Hollywood nuptials by Kat Giantis MSN Entertainment On the whole, the rich and famous suck at marriage, but they're masters at getting hitched (granted, some have had a lot of practice). Most celebrities take a liberal approach to nuptial spending, creating the illusion -- at least for a little while -- that happily ever after is possible. Take Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt . When they tied the knot, their million-dollar, ultra-private ceremony included 50,000 flowers, loads of brown sugar candles imported from...

Last week, the Shelby County Legislative Delegation hosted a "Stand Up for America Rally." More than 1,200 people attended including featured speakers Chief Justice Roy Moore, Adjutant General Mark Bowen and Alabama State Auditor Beth Chapman. Attached is a copy of Mrs. Chapman's speech, which resulted in five standing ovations, tremendous applause and an encore. It's a short read and well worth it. I hope you enjoy it as we continue to "Stand up for America!" Stand Up for America Rally Speech By: Beth Chapman I'm here tonight because men and women of the United States military have given their...

Setting the Record Straight By Christopher Westland Those on the left insist they have the A.N.S.W.E.R. for all of us. But the veneer of their thought process has worn extremely thin, along with the patience of most rational minds. It's not an exaggeration to say that anti-Americanism has been the main marching tune of the modern left for decades. Almost uniformly, they insist that America, her competitive private corporations, and the capital system are evil. But the left has conveniently exempted the nationalized corporations of socialist states and third world dictators — the true monopolies of the world. Pretending...

Reason that “Liberal” Radio and TV Talk Shows Fail for Lack of Audience Phil Donahue is no longer back. He’s off the air. This is why:James Madison’s great fear concerning the future of the U. S., was that when the people in a democracy realize that they can vote themselves largess, they eventually will undermine the stability of the nation. He worried, that through legislation, the many common people would attempt to loot the wealth of the productive members of society and appropriate it for themselves--thus causing its decay. The U.S. is a republic, i.e., a representative democracy. Madison’s fear...

Friday, January 17, 2003 MacLaine To Head N.M. Film Board By Wren Propp Journal Northern Bureau     Award-winning actress and movie industry powerhouse Shirley MacLaine is getting star billing on Gov. Bill Richardson's newly created state Film Advisory Board.     The governor announced Thursday that MacLaine, an Abiquiu-area resident, will be chairwoman of the new film board, which will include five to eight other members, as yet unnamed.     "I think it's time now for a very practical and fundamental structure to be in place so that people in an industry as powerful as Hollywood, which is all about reporting...

I can't stand Hillary, "you know"...I can't stand Al Gore's voice, I can't stand an actor thinking he IS president cause he plays one on TV, and I can't stand Babs'whining. Please can someone help me spread the word to boycott these Hollywood pinheads? So they've voiced their opinion. Well, I don't want it shoved down my throat and I certainly don't want to look at their phony, surgeon paid for faces! If someone could draft a letter to forward in emails to boycott these traitors; Clinton lovers; I will be the first to copy and mail! Let's show these...

I don't know where to find pics that can be posted without violating copyright but has anyone seen the hot new star Simone.... wow talk about stunning! ;-)

Hollywood couple oppose Bush war on Iraq Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have voiced their opposition to US plans for a war on Iraq. They spoke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about their roles in a play about the September 11 attacks. Sarandon said that she didn't think a military expansion of violence was the solution. She said: "First you have to ask the right questions and we haven't formed the right questions on what's going on in the world right now. "No, I don't think I would want to go to war against Iraq." The actress said one of...

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 Contractor Suing Actress Jane Fonda By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer     Improvements on a vast ranch near the Pecos River, including an 8,000-square-foot "riverhouse" for its owner, actress Jane Fonda, are the focus of a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court by a Santa Fe design firm.     Crocodiles Construction Inc., owned by Anthony Wieland, was hired by Fonda on an exclusive contract in July 2000 to design and build numerous structures on the Forked Lightning Ranch near Rowe, formerly the property of the late actress Greer Garson.     The improvements included a main residence...