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Report claims Arab terrorists with heavy weapons entering through tunnels from Mexico to attack a military base have been captured.

US and Iraq prepare bilateral security deal for long term US presence in Iraq. We've nearly wrapped up 5 years, so we've probably got 5 more years to go - with a much smaller presence.

Putin withholds visas for election monitors, then blames the US for convincing them to boycott. I'm sure the unfounded demonization of America will help his party in the upcoming elections, and his state controlled news stations will never report that he's the one blocking the election monitors.

French "youths" riding a stolen motorcycle without helmet die when they crash into a police car. This sparks another round of French "youth" riots. In the past, these rioting French youths were all Muslims, and the reports failed to mention it. This report also fails to mention it. This is another test for Sarkozy. He promised to stop these riots.

Like a spoiled child, Chavez is throwing fits because he didn't get his way with the King of Spain and the President of Columbia.

Saudi woman who was jailed and flogged after being gang-raped has confessed to an affair. I think her sentence itself would coerce any kind of confession. The Saudis will use this in an attempt to justify her punishment. Talk about misunderstanding between cultures.

Reason says Chavez is trying to bring back communism.

Hurricane predictions wrong again.

Rudy Giuliani may be hurt be the Supreme Court has made gun control an issue. Gun control should always be a primary issue in any campaign. Somebody always wants to disarm citizens and turn them into subjects. Mickey Kaus implies they're hearing the case today. I would have thought it would be months from now. The case won't be heard until spring.

Trent Lott retiring from the Senate. Good riddance. This guy is one of the primary architects of the growth in government, and therefore the loss of freedom, we've endured since Bush took office. Hastert's going with him. Frist is gone. Rove is gone. Not nearly soon enough. Lott may be retiring before the end of the year so he can more quickly take a lucrative lobbying job before the law changes. Sounds about right for a typical, slimy Washington insider.

New poll shows that Democrats continue to self-destruct. Hillary Clinton would lose to every major Republican candidate.

Even liberals recognize that Hillary is not honest.

Scientist suggests void in the universe is evidence of a parallel universe.

New freighter to use kite the size of a football field as a sail to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 50%. This is the free market in action. Government should stay the hell out of it.

Cato considers the strategic oil reserve to be a waste, and calls for the government to release that supply into the market to drive down prices. But if the reserve is useful to drive down oil prices, then it wasn't a waste after all, was it?

In another attack on private property rights, San Francisco considers banning the use of fireplaces. I bet all the forest fires in the US each year dwarf the output from all the fireplaces.

British government rolls out plan for carbon allowances. The government will decide the size of each individuals carbon footprint, will track carbon use (i.e. every activity you perform) with an electronic card, will regulate (i.e. tax) the transfer of allowances between individuals, and will bar people from certain activities if they surpass their quota. If you didn't believe me when I said the great global warming fraud is the most dangerous ideology since communism, maybe you'll figure it out now. We're following right behind.

Boortz warns of a new way Congress can waste our money - federal heritage areas.

UK women drive disabled veterans getting therapy out of pool. This is disgusting.

Judge blocks implementation of new rules punishing employers for hiring illegal aliens. We're our own worst enemies. The people have spoken about a legitimate power of government, defending our borders and controlling citizenship, but a tyrannical judge has overruled us.

The IRS failed to refund $4 billion to 165 million people.

Firefighters and EMS should not use their access to homes for spying. This sounds like an end run around the 4th amendment to me. This shouldn't be confused a with a situation in which a firefighter sees home-made bombs lying around. Of course he or she should report that. This is about turning a life-saver into an active spy.

The Taliban threatens to blow up clinic if doctor does not lower prices. Another, more violent, version of government control of free markets.

The Heritage Foundation explains that talk radio provides people with important news that the mainstream media doesn't cover.

Elitists in action. The Bali airport won't be able to handle all the private jets for attendees of the UN conference on climate change. We won't be allowed to fly or drive, but the elites who force those laws on us will be hobnobbing in Bali on their private jets. This is global warming fraud is the biggest, most dangerous con in history.

Al Qaeda in Iraq converts behead their uncle and his wife in front of their children, all because the man wore western style pants and didn't pray. This is the people Democrats would turn Iraq over to if we pulled out prematurely.

Slate comments on the silly concept of heroic conservatism.

Robert Novak calls Huckabee a false conservative and highlights his authoritarian policies.

Joe Biden pushes legislation that would empower a small group of feminists to control lots of taxpayer money to fight foreign violence against women. This money will be used to promote the feminist agenda, not fight violence against women. Why are we responsible for fighting violence against women all around the world anyway? This is another form of international welfare that will be grossly abused.