'Miracle' Needed to Win Back Senate
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid raised a few eyebrows yesterday on the Senate floor when he said it would take a "miracle" for Democrats to win enough races next year to take back the Senate.

Schwarzenegger Praises 'Minuteman' Campaign
"I think they've done a terrific job," Schwarzenegger said of the "Minuteman" volunteers, who plan to expand to California in June. "They've cut down the crossing of illegal immigrants a huge percentage.

The Case Of Mark Thatcher
Does anyone have any idea why Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is being kept out of the United States—and away from his U.S. citizen wife and children in Dallas, Texas—while millions of illegal aliens and previously-deported criminals are free to roam America from sea to shining sea?

Israeli Consul to The Hague Arrested for Selling Passports
Officers from Israel Police's International Crimes Unit were waiting for Uriel Yitzhaki as he arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport from the Netherlands as he arrived for a visit.

Thousands of Israelis Pour Into Gaza Strip
Thousands of Israelis poured into the Gaza Strip's main Jewish settlement bloc Wednesday to protest this summer's planned withdrawal, show support for the settlers and bid farewell to the area Israel occupied for 38 years.

Conservative Off the Reservation
   A SuppressedNews QuickTake
Grover Norquist, President of Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform, is thought of as a conservative, but is off the reservation when it comes to illegal immigration.
by SuppressedNews

Capitalism’s Boil
We learn from Viacom's SEC filing that its chief executive, Sumner Redstone, who is 81 years old, is presumably guarding against the hazards of senior-citizen penury. His salary was $4.97 million, and he received a bonus of $16.5 million.

Good News About the Environment
In the media business bad news sells. But bad news, or in most cases bad or biased reporting, about environmental issues results in a misinformed public and that often leads to ineffective and sometimes harmful public policy.
by Gary Palmer

A Kennedy Relative Acted as Informant in Democrat Circles
A New Orleans political consultant who is Senator Kennedy's brother-in-law, Raymond Reggie, has been operating in Democratic circles for the last three years as an undercover informant for the FBI, sources close to the matter said yesterday.

The Top 10 Reasons To Enforce Our Immigration Laws
Number 1 reason: We owe it to those to follow. What will future generations think of us? Will we be known as the preservers and expanders of the beautiful legacy, or as its destroyers? By our actions or inactions, we're deciding which it will be. Right now.

Schwarzenegger Changes "Close" to "Secure"
"Yesterday was a total screw-up in the words I used," the governor said at a press conference. "Because instead of closing, I meant securing. I think maybe my English, I need to go back to school and study a little bit."

Hot Dogs or a Bunch of Baloney?
When is a hot dog considered to be not good enough for a person to eat Apparently, when that hot dog is being served to inmates at the Covington County, Alabama Jail. Since the escape of three inmates and the disappearance of another from a work release detail, the topic of the food at the jail has somehow become conversation fodder.

Gingrich: Lack of Border Control 'absurd.'
"You can't have the director of central intelligence, Porter Goss, testify publicly to the Congress that he's genuinely afraid that a weapon of mass destruction, a nuclear weapon, is going to come across the border, and then do nothing about it. I think it's absurd."

Hyde fights for overlooked Christians
Hyde told Peres that Israeli security practices ''in the center of Christianity's most holy places'' are "turning them into a military zone."

Illegal Aliens Still Get Sensitive U.S. Jobs
"The U.S. message to Osama is clear, we're going to get you—unless you're willing to work a job no American is willing to take."— Rep. Tom Tancredo

Israel Praises Pope Despite Past Nazi Ties
Israeli politicians and rabbis on Wednesday praised new Pope Benedict XVI for his strong condemnations of anti-Semitism despite the pontiff's ties to the Nazi Party as a youth.

Schwarzenegger: Close the Borders!
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the nation's policy on preventing illegal immigration is too lax, telling a group of newspaper publishers the United States needs to "close the borders."

Sam Donaldson Says Network News Is Dead
Former ABC News reporter/anchor Sam Donaldson is ready to say the last rites for network news because it will soon lose its dominant position as Americans' primary source of news. "I think it's dead. Sorry," he said.

The Lost Art of Speaking
Not long ago, I read that Hollywood is worried about a shortage of young male stars who can play big roles. I'm not surprised. And I think I can give the chief reason in a single word: voices.
by Joe Sobran

Higher Taxes Without Greater Accountability
Now that most of us have dutifully filed our federal and state income tax returns, it might be interesting to get some insights that may help put our tax burden into perspective.
by Gary Palmer

The End of a Papacy
Thomas Jefferson was a great man, but not necessarily a great president. In the same way, I'm not sure that John Paul II has been a great pope; but I have no doubt that he is a very great man. He's still proving it.
by Joe Sobran

Getting Serious About the War on Spam
Jeremy Jaynes, a Raleigh businessman who rose to No. 8 on a list of "spam kingpins," broke the nation's toughest spam law by churning out more than 100,000 unsolicited e-mails a month.

Opposition to Immigration in UK Rising
Labour and the Liberal Democrats attempted to paint Michael Howard as an extreme Right-winger on immigration yesterday amid signs that his policy is winning widespread support.

U.S. Says Israel Must Give Up Nukes
The State Department yesterday called on Israel to forswear nuclear weapons and accept international Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear activities.

The Separation of Truth and State
The American people have been bamboozled for more than a generation now that their government can safely ignore God and his moral standards. What if there is a God?
by Mike Scruggs

Spotters on The Border
The Minutemen are doing what our President should be doing -- closing a section of our border to illegals. Wakeup, Mr. President -- the people are speaking.

Patton was Right, Ike and FDR Wrong
After seizing the village, the Russkies raped all the women, regardless of age, and then crucified them. All of them.

Family Secrets
The Schiavo family tragedy, which has begotten such bitter national controversy, reminds us how complicated and vexed family matters can be.
by Joe Sobran

A Life of Value
For the last few months the nation watched the battle that was fought in Florida over the life of a brain-damaged woman named Terri Schiavo. I believe we may have may taken a major step toward making compassionate killing acceptable.
by Gary Palmer

High Noon for Judges
Over the years, the outcomes of our elections have meant less and less, as judges have taken more and more decisions out of the hands of elected officials.

25 Years of Forced Busing
In 1971, Charlotte became ground zero for a noble but failed social experiment forced upon the country by the U.S. Supreme Court. In its historic Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg school decision, the court permitted racially segregated school districts to begin busing in order to achieve integration.

Mexican Military Responds to Minutemen
Is the Mexican military poised to invade the United States to protect illegal aliens?