Cleric working toward 'Islamic State of North America' by 2050
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A Washington, D.C., imam states explicitly on the website for his organization that he is part of a movement working toward replacement of the U.S. government with "the Islamic State of North America" by 2050. In addition, the founder of the leading Islamic lobby group CAIR, the Council on Islamic-American Relations, reportedly told a group of Muslims in California they are in America not to assimilate but to help assert Islam's rule over the country. CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper also has said, in a newspaper interview, he hopes to see an Islamic government over the U.S. some day."

Los Angeles police plan to map Muslims
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The LAPD's counterterrorism bureau plans to identify Muslim enclaves in order to determine which might be likely to become isolated and susceptible to "violent, ideologically based extremism," said Deputy Chief Michael P. Downing on Thursday.

Pope to visit US in spring
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Benedict will celebrate Mass at the new National Stadium in Washington on April 17, and lead another public Mass at Yankee Stadium on April 20 after visiting the ground zero site of the World Trade Center.

Spitzer/Clinton Illegal Immigration plan tabled for now
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Sen. Clinton has been criticized by her Democratic and Republican rivals for her noncommittal answers on the subject of drivers’ licenses for illegal aliens that was proffered by Gov. Spitzer of New York. Clinton has said she sympathizes with Spitzer’s plan.

Spitzer in a Spiral
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Spitzer changed his mind and backtracked on not one, but two upcoming policy changes in New York. Governor Eliot Spitzer may have earned the title "Gov. Flip-Flop" on Wednesday. This highlights the bad policies that this liberal governor has developed since taking office last year, including the use of state troopers to investigate political opponents.

Chuck Norris tells it like it is
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When major Christian leaders sacrifice children in the womb on the altar of politics, I think it's clear to say many conservatives are at risk of losing their hearts and distinction. If I can play slightly with Jesus' words, "What does it profit a man to win the election, but lose his soul?"

Chinese Sub infiltrates American Battle Group
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American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board. According to the Nato source, the encounter has forced a serious re-think of American and Nato naval strategy as commanders reconsider the level of threat from potentially hostile Chinese submarines.

Judge Mukasey new Attorney General
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In a vote of 53 to 40, mostly along party lines, the Senate Thursday confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general of the United States, replacing Alberto Gonzales, who resigned in September.

Weather Channel founder: Global Warming is a scam
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Taking aim at Al Gore and other "climate change" activists, the founder of the Weather Channel says the campaign to promote the theory of man-made global warming is "the greatest scam in history."

A Failure to Lead
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The list of Congress's failures grows each month. No energy bill. No action on health care. No action on the mortgage crisis. No immigration reform. No progress on renewing No Child Left Behind. Precious little action on judges and not enough on reducing trade barriers. Congress has not done its work. And these failures will have consequences.

Bush makes appointment for Vatican Ambassador
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President George Bush's nomination Monday of Mary Ann Glendon to be U.S. ambassador to the Vatican has been criticized as reactionary and subversive by US abortion and homosexual advocates. Glendon is a high profile and pro-life member the president's bioethics council. In her capacity as a legal specialist in the field of bioethics, Glendon has been a leader in the Catholic opposition to same-sex "marriage," and has acted as an advisor to Governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

Cleveland gives gas cards for guns
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Individuals can provide a gun and get gasoline cards worth $100 at the pump in Cleveland, Ohio. The first 450 people who show up at Cleveland's convention center Saturday and surrender a working handgun will receive a card. There was no response from authorities when asked whether or not the idea will stimulate more thefts and burglaries of other citizens’ guns. The law of unintended consequences and the slippery slope of constitutional rights continue to slide in the U.S.

NBC and Sunday Night Football’s Green Fraud
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You do know that the parent company of NBC is General Electric, right? You do know that for GE, green is first and foremost the color of money, right? As Tim Carney explains in vivid detail in his wonderful book, "The Big Ripoff," GE's "ecomagination" campaign is simultaneously a way to brand itself as a "progressive" company and a means of shaking the money tree - the most sustainable planting of them all - growing in Congress' backyard. Jack Welch would be embarrassed.

British Mayor wants British Army to not carry rifles during parade
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Liberal Mayor Hilary Beach decided to call for 1Bn The Rifles to leave their weapons behind at tomorrow's Remembrance Day parade because she feels they are too "violent".

National Right to Life to endorse Thompson
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Fred Thompson will be endorsed for president by the National Right to Life Committee, Republicans say. Thompson boasts a 100 percent voting record in opposing abortion.

Virginia Governor cancels abstinence-only program
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The liberal governor of Virginia, Timothy M. Kaine, has cancelled state funding for abstinence-only sex education projects in schools. In what the governor’s office called a “cost cutting measure,” Kaine introduced a budget amendment that cancels a $275,000 matching grant for a federal program that funds 14 non-profit groups that taught abstinence only. Victoria Cobb, executive director of the Family Foundation of Virginia, said Kaine “professes to be a moderate and a man of faith, yet he is taking this very liberal, extremist position. The governor is choosing politics and playing to his base.”

Clinton Party fails to leave tip
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A waitress at a Maid-Rite restaurant in Iowa says she did not get a tip after serving presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat from New York.

Shut up and sing
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Mellencamp gestures and John Edwards walks on stage. After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. "I've been in your small towns," Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. "...You didn't come here to listen to me," Edwards continues as he winds down with a "thank you," waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage.

Stars and Strips Freefall
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Is this a sign of the state of the US under a Clinton presidency? Perhaps our Founding Fathers are sending us a message.