WASHINGTON – Even before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional, a lot of people have been vowing to do something about the nation’s largest and most overturned appeals court. Renewed talk has emerged in recent weeks calling …
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Death row houses the nation’s most ruthless and violent killers. But despite being sentenced to die, most of the condemned will never make it to the death chamber. From Florida’s electric chair to California’s lethal injection, endless strings of appeals and legal delays mean most death row inmates will die …
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I’ve traveled enough of this world to know two things: friends and enemies. And I’m pretty good at sorting out who’s who. Friends don’t stab you in the back. Enemies do. Friends don’t cozy up to butchers. Enemies do. Friends don’t put profit over principle. Enemies do. Friends don’t spend …
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CRAWFORD, Texas – While the Bush administration is waging one war in Afghanistan, it is actively trying to prevent two others —one between Israel andthe Palestinians and another between India and Pakistan. Add to that his domestic agenda, including a recovery plan from a year-long economic downturn, and the president …
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To watch “The Memo” click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. Musings and updates. That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. A bunch of stuff to mention this evening. First, this Bush-Daschle war controversy is dopey and really not worth very much time. …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush called on the Senate Wednesday to ban the cloning of human beings, a process that some say could be used in research and treatment of diseases. “Life is creation, not a commodity,” Bush said in a speech to 175 doctors, scientists, lawmakers, religious activists and disabled …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The NAACP is threatening to protest at South Carolina’s highway rest areas as part of the civil rights organization’s ongoing battle against the Confederate flag. Sometime this month – the date has yet to be announced – the civil rights organization plans to post “border patrols” near …
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NEW YORK – Criminal investigation may no longer be on the top of the FBI’s list, but the boys in blue who staff the country’s local law-enforcement agencies say they’ll fight the war on crime as fiercely as ever. “That doesn’t affect us — we’re still fighting crime,” Detroit Police …
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Sting| Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen|Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake Sting Hard at Work Writing Book “It’s not going to be about the Police.” That’s what Sting told me about his book, a memoir he’s busy writing for the Dial Press’ Susan Kamil. At Elton John‘s InStyle party — the …
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Nash May Talk| Tom Wilkinson | O, Brother | Happy Birthday Nash May Talk Oscars in Last Leg of Voting Is there any way to sway Academy members in Oscar voting? What could be left to say or to do for that matter? Well, on Sunday, with two days left …
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