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Breakdown of US casualties in Iraq. General Patreaus identifies Iran as the culprit behind the recent rocket attack on the Green Zone.

Independent truckers plan strike for April 1st. Good for them. They are the forgotten people in our economy.

New York City suburb police are charged with crimes just like their big city counterparts. Only the tip of the iceberg is ever discovered because the rest is hidden by the blue wall.

Agent monitoring for nuclear material on I-5 detects cat who had recently received radiation treatment. The good news is that agents are using effective detectors to find nuclear material moving around the US. The bad news is that anybody who gets radiation treatment is a suspect, and the terrorists know all about it.

Home sales rise in Feb. There are enough bargains in the market that people are buying again. Free markets correct themselves just fine unless government continues to screw with them.

School candy ban spurs candy black market. Government cannot change the laws of economics, it can only pervert them, which it does gleefully and to our detriment on a daily basis.

Long time aid to Benazir Bhutto named Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Cheney says Hamas is wrecking Middle East peace. Why has it taken somebody 20 years to clearly state this? Until Hamas and Hezbollah are disarmed, there will be no peace in the Middle East.

Taliban destroyes 40 fuel tankers resupplying allied troops in Afghanistan.

As I predicted, the ex-Muslim who just converted to Christianity with the Pope is in danger.

Religious revolt over embryo research bill in UK.

Republican sent letter to FBI about Spitzer's prostitution around the time the investigation started. So what? Politicians can report the crimes of their competitors.

Mickey Kaus wonders, if after Obama's race speech calling for even more socialist programs for blacks, he'll ever move to the middle. I doubt he will. He's been mentored by Marxists and race mongers. That's who he is. Worse, his narcissism makes him think his personality is enough to move the entire country to join him. He's as much a freak in his own way as the Clinton's are in theirs. Our political system doesn't reward normal, humble, freedom-loving people. Obama doesn't want to be called a liberal. Maybe he should change his policies then. Or maybe he wants to be called a socialist.

Another Democrat, the Detroit mayer, caught red-handed committing a crime, refuses to resign. One of the few differences between Republicans and Democrats is the appearance of respect for the people - Democrats have no respect for the people, and they don't show any. Republicans don't have any respect for the people, but when busted, have enough class to resign and promote the appearance of respect. I'm still surprised Spitzer resigned. It must have been out of respect for his family.

Cato describes how government elites and oppressive laws have destroyed Zimbabwe.

Poll shows that US citizens want politicians to pay attention to polls. They don't like when Cheney says he doesn't care what the polls say. This is just another example of how our government aristocrats govern poorly. Every politician should care about the polls. That doesn't mean they should just decide based on polls, but consensus is the key to governing well, and the polls are a good indication of the consensus.

Make a Wish Foundation enables child with leukemia to become a US soldier.

Massachusetts schools consider changing the label for failing schools from "underperforming" to "commonwealth priority" to keep from hurting the feelings of the failures.

Florida government school board suddenly decides to consider if they can discover a way to stop hiring teachers who want to have sex with children. I really don't know what else to say.

California wants to give disabled passes to pregnant women. How many ways can this be corrupted? If government sets this precedent, what else will it declare pregnant women?

Radio and TV broadcasts should be among our most potent tools to promote freedom, but like everything government touches, they do just the opposite.

Robert Novak explains the Democrats' dilemma. Obama will continue to lead in delegates and popular vote, but his pastor has made him unelectable. Then again, if superdelegates reject Obama for Clinton, blacks will reject Democrats (like they should have long ago), and Clinton will be unelectable.

Dick Morris exposes Hillary Clinton on her fraudulent Irish peace process role claim.

Christopher Hitchens excoriates Obama's pastor Wright for wicked and stupid comments and Obama for the cold, calculating way he used Wright to his advantage knowing full well he would have to abandon him later.

It sounds like the facts may have produced another global warming skeptic - one with a good sense of humor. Author wonders if the climate models might be wrong. Since no climate model ever made works backward, we know they're wrong. We know all the data running backward, and they're still all wrong.

The treaty of Lisbon basically creates the country of Europe, subordinating all Europe's nations to regional states.