Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Protesters

From FNC:
The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over anti-abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations.
The 8-0 decision ends a case that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had kept alive despite a 2003 ruling by the high [...]

Congress Set to Muzzle the Citizen Activist

Isn’t this special? It seems our Rights of Free Speech, Assembly and Privacy are under attack in the form of “Lobby Reform.”
From Lobby Sense:
A coalition of more than fifty grassroots and public policy organizations today announced the launch of a new citizen advocacy project, LobbySense, and released a detailed Statement of Principles that opposes any [...]

CentCom Electronic Newsletter 02-20-06

Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Work Together to Unify Iraq
By Multi National Forces Iraq
TAJI, Iraq – Dubbed Operation Arch Angel, Soldiers from the 9th Iraqi Army Division and 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teamed up to search a suspected illegal arms dealer’s house in a local neighborhood near [...]

Transcript: President’s Radio Address 02-25-06

From The White House:
Audio
Transcript:

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Sunday and Monday, I will meet with America’s governors during their annual gathering in Washington, D.C. As a former governor, I appreciate the work of these fine public servants. I look forward to talking with them about the challenges and opportunities facing their states and our [...]

United States Strike a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia

From CNS News:
The United States has struck a major trade agreement with Colombia — part of an effort to engage economically with Latin America at a time when a growing number of Latin American countries are tilting to the political left.
Congress must ratify the free-trade pact before it takes effect.
“This deal opens the door to [...]

Top Zarqawi Aide Abu al-Farouq Nabbed, Iraq TV Says

Maybe this last little stunt by the terrorists has awakened some Iraqis!
From FNC:
Interior Ministry forces captured a top aide to Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi during a raid in western Iraq, a security official said Monday.
The official, a member of the ministry’s counterinsurgency Wolf Brigade, identified the key Al Qaeda figure as [...]

Teacher to Return to Class After Having a Sex Change

From The Las Vegas Sun:
To students at Eagleswood Elementary School, she used to be Mr. McBeth. Now, after undergoing a sex change, 71-year-old Lily McBeth is ready to return to teaching as Miss McBeth.
McBeth, a retired sales executive who was married for 33 years and had three children, underwent gender reassignment surgery last year and [...]

Texas Sheriffs Seek Funds From Feds Over Border

From the Washington Times:
A coalition of Texas border sheriffs will testify at Capitol Hill hearings this week that illegal immigration and drug smuggling have sent law-enforcement costs soaring and exposed their deputies and communities to escalating violence.
Overwhelmed by a flood of illegal aliens, drug smugglers and rapidly increasing violence, the Texas [...]

Dubai ports firm enforces Israel boycott

Well, well, well…
From The Jerusalem Post:
The parent company of a Dubai-based firm at the center of a political storm in the US over the purchase of American ports participates in the Arab boycott against Israel, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
The firm, Dubai Ports World, is seeking control over six major US ports, including those in [...]

Who’s Side Is The NY Times On?

Apparantly the NY Times didn’t cause enough trouble exposing classified information in the WOT to everyone including the enemy. They now want to disclose even more.
The New York Times sued the US Defense Department demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program. The Times wants a list of documents [...]