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Russia expels 4 British diplomats in ongoing struggle over extradition of Litvinenko murder suspect. British scramble fighters to intercept Russian bombers approaching British airspace. This new Cold War of Terror is really starting to resemble the old Cold War.

Bombs in Pakistan kill 33.

Iraqi group reported to be front for al Qaeda, spokesman an actor. Sunni insurgents attempt to unite and become a political force.

Because of our shortsightedness, energy supply will not meet demand without huge investment in new production of oil. It didn't take a rocket scientist to realize this would happen. We've been reading about exploding demand for decades, but we've done little to expand supply.

Bush sets up panel to investigate safety of imports.

Valerie Plame's spurious lawsuit against administration bogeymen is dismissed.

Congressman mistakenly thinks taxpayer money is his personal money. He also claims that Republicans lost the majority because of opposition to earmarks. I can't make this stuff up.

Reason says Bush is the biggest regulator since Ford and Nixon, but most of his regulation is on post 9/11 security.

Slate thinks that more domestic spying is in our future, and wonders how it will be done legally.

Justice Dept. oversight of the FBI is a farce.

Ban alert: New Zealanders unhappy with ban on political satire of parliament.

Gore keeps stepping up the alarmism in his apocolyptic visions. All religions need an end-of-the-world scenario. This man needs to be in a straight jacket. Eating beef is more green-house gas unfriendly than driving. I drive to get my beef, so there.

Walmart considers investing in Chinese retail giant.

Reason follows John Edwards. You'd think they'd have something better to do with their resources.

Obama supports sex ed for kindergarteners.

Scientist thinks imported Asian parasite is killing American bees.

Enigma machine for sale on ebay.

Crocodile bites off vet's arm, rescuers save it, and doctors reattach it. Graphic picture warning. From boortz.com.

Author shows that perceived lack of opportunity frustrates Americans, not income disparity. This is so obvious, it should go without saying, but liberals like to pretend otherwise to advance their socialist agenda.

Hugh Hewitt interviews Gen. Petraeus.

Executive order aimed at freezing assets of Iranian forces and their proxies operating in Iraq.

The fate of Iraqi refugees if we prematurely pull out of Iraq.

Pentagon official challenges Hillary for her suggestion the Pentagon plan for retreat and defeat.

Austin Bay describes 7 potential scenarios if we prematurely pull out of Iraq.

Dick Morris points out that the House bill that supposedly mandated a withdrawal from Iraq was in fact merely a reduction in troops. This highlights what I've been saying - Democrats know we can't actually retreat from Iraq, despite what they keep saying. There will be no fundamental difference between the parties on the Iraq war, and this election will come down to socialism versus big-government conservatism, and Americans won't vote for socialism.