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Iran's mixed signals on British hostages might reflect internal divisions. The British response is becoming weaker, not stronger, empowering Iran. EU discussion. Tactical situation. The British need to take the lead. EU claims it will "do everything possible." That's bull. Iranian dissidents claim kidnapping was ordered in advance. British captives may be tried. British attempt to find way for Iran to save face. Save face? It's called appeasement.

400 dead in 3 days in Iraq. Al Qaeda is working overtime to reignite sectarian violence because the Mahdi army has stopped fighting. Gen. Petraeus has to stamp out Al Qaeda in Diyala province too. Ex-Iraqi PM Allawi claims that current PM Maliki's government is too sectarian to succeed, and he's trying to build a secular, moderate coalition to challenge Maliki.

US places tariff on one Chinese import, could apply to more. This policy is backwards. China was subsidizing a product for sale in America. That means that Chinese taxpayers were paying part of the cost of a product so that Americans wouldn't have to pay as much. This is a great deal for Americans. Placing a tariff on the product means Americans have to pay more for it. How is that good for us?

The way to deal with the Chinese trade imbalance is to adopt the FairTax, which will allow American made products to compete on a level playing field with imports in America and with all other goods on the world market.

How US funds Hamas university.

Zimbabwe opposition members once again captured and beaten.

More casualties in Somalia.

Bush calls Democrats record tax increase and spending programs irresponsible. He's right, but after 6 years of record, irresponsible Republican spending, who would listen to Bush?

Bush attacks pork in Iraq spending bill.

What federal control of our schools has wrought - 5th graders have sex in classroom while teacher discusses the stabbing death of one student by another. We have to abolish the Department of Education and get the federal government out of our schools so our kids can have a chance to get an education.

Because of outsourcing, the US government is loosing leading edge expertise. I don't see why this is a problem. Government is supposed to govern, not be a high-tech company, and contracting to bring in the best and brightest free market operators to meet specific demands is more efficient and cheaper than trying to keep top people in all fields in the government at all times. More government means even more cost overruns and failed projects. If the government is too incompetent to administer a contractor, it can't possibly hope to do the project itself.

Democrats claim Rove Power Point project targeting Democrats made with taxpayer money. This is a new high in hypocrisy for Democrats. Bill Clinton illegally sold access at his morning coffees and the Lincoln bedroom, raising millions of dollars for the Democratic party, but Democrats complain about a Power Point presentation.

48% of Americans don't accept evolution. Yikes!

Why globalization is good.

Technology is making it possible to tell when we will die. Instead of working on that technology, researchers should work on technology to stop us from dying.

The wave of future - Spiderman 3 opens in China before it opens in the US.

Indictment of Bernard Kerik could hurt Giuliani campaign.

Scientists uncover more evidence for my theory that our brains and minds are layered based on evolution - reptile, mammal, primate, and human layers, which are often in conflict.

Cheerleaders suffer more injuries than athletes in all other sports combined.

Operation Praying Mantis - US ships destroyed a significant part of the Iranian navy. How prescient is this analysis just after Iran released British hostages in 2004?