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It is now more than evident that it is very dangerous for a society to allow for the widespread distribution and ownership of weapons whose sole purpose is to destroy human life.

Duncan Hunter, a solidly conservative U.S. Representative from California since 1980, has a two-part answer for those who say his low name identification and lack of obvious financial wherewithal will doom his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. First, he says he has the right "three pillars" as issues to build his campaign on: He's the most experienced in standing up for a "strategic national defense." He's the most accomplished on border security. And he is dedicated to "reversing the one-way trade street with China" as part and parcel of a national security effort toward "the restoration of...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd on Friday dismissed suggestions he's a long-shot contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying "people are going to give me a hearing." Dodd said his early testing of the waters has left him convinced that better-known potential candidates, such as New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, do not have a lock on the nomination. Dodd said most activists are reserving judgment. "I don't think people in Iowa want to be told what the outcome is," Dodd told The Associated Press. "I wouldn't have gotten into this if I hadn't been out here for...

Comments Appear In Men's Vogue Magazine Interview (CBS) CHICAGO U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is now talking openly about running for the White House. The senator graces the cover of the September-October issue of Men’s Vogue magazine, which hits the stands on Aug. 22. In an interview with writer Jacob Weisberg, Obama talks more than ever about the possibility of running for President. Obama is quoted in the magazine, “Look, it was highly unlikely that I would ever be a U.S. senator, so it’s very flattering for people to talk about a presidential race." “My attitude about something like the...