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Captured al Qaeda in Iraq leader documents ties to bin Laden and Zawahri. Does this photo look staged or what?

Militants ambush Pakistani troops.

Britain foils Russian plot to kill billionaire. Britain suggests 3rd country trial of suspected Litvinenko murderer.

Democrats only muster 52 votes in Senate to force retreat from Iraq. So much for the wavering Republicans. Congress' approval ratings at record low. The voters see through these ridiculous stunts.

Discovery of underground lake could end Darfur conflict. Why didn't somebody just build a water pipeline?

Stealth ads appearing in news programs.

New Orleans ocean dead zone expected to grow.

Earmark for organization that may not exist.

Reason discusses how the news media plays on people's emotions, leading to policy driven by emotion instead of reason.

Why doctors should fear the DEA. As should we all.

Slate assumes there's a problem with executive privilege. I think the problem is Congress' abuse of oversight for perceived political gain because it distracts from their failures.

Slate incorrectly claims that the Iraq war is making us less safe at home. They don't seem to understand opportunity cost. All those terrorists fighting and dying in Iraq aren't fighting elsewhere. The few who leave to murder elsewhere are a much smaller number than would attack us if we pulled out of Iraq.

Trying to understand democracy in the Middle East.

Democratic candidates promise tax-payer funded abortions for everybody. They're cutting their own throats. Many pro-choice people don't want to pay for others' abortions.

Hillary reschedules location from gay bed and breakfast to traditional inn, fearing backlash.

Reason wonders if Bill Richardson is a libertarian Democrat. I don't think such a beast really exists, but Bill Richardson is the best of a terrible Democratic field.

Sonar evidence supports great flood theory making Great Britain and island.

The NIS reports that al Qaeda's leaders meet regularly in Iran.

White House order freezing of assets for groups that support terrorism. Why did this just happen? Didn't this happen on 9/12? Why the delay?

Americans recognize liberal bias in the mainstream media.

Norwegians upset over exorbitant taxes.

Thomas Sowell points out the folly of propping up an elected Iraqi government before we built the institutions for democracy, including security. Thank you! I've been saying this for years, and it's nice to have somebody else finally saying it.

Ed Koch is done supporting the Iraq war.

John Stossel continues to pound on Michael Moore in the big-government debate.