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Rep. Rangel will seek to reinstate draft — WASHINGTON - Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 if the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has his way. — Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees …
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Senior Democrat renews call for military draft — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential Democratic lawmaker on Sunday called for reinstatement of the draft as a way to boost U.S. troop levels and draw a broader section of the population into the military or public service.
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Video: Rangel says he'll introduce a bill to bring back the draft — Say it with me: permanent. Democratic. majority. — He floats this idea periodically when his side needs a little boost. The last time he really pushed it was before the election in 2004, when the left tried …
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Kissinger: Iraq Military Win Impossible — LONDON — Military victory is no longer possible in Iraq, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a television interview broadcast Sunday. — Kissinger presented a bleak vision of Iraq, saying the U.S. government must enter into dialogue …
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Kissinger says Iraq isn't ripe for democracy — In a critique of Bush administration strategy, the former secretary of State says the focus should be on stability. — NEW YORK — Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, a frequent advisor to President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney …
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McCain Flip-Flops, Supports Immediate Reversal of Roe v. Wade — In 1999, the "moderate" version of John McCain said that overturning Roe v. Wade would be dangerous for women and he would not support it, even in "the long term." Here's McCain in the San Francisco Chronicle:
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McCain now supports the immediate overturn of Roe v Wade
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THE NEXT ACT — A month before the November elections, Vice-President Dick Cheney was sitting in on a national-security discussion at the Executive Office Building. The talk took a political turn: what if the Democrats won both the Senate and the House? How would that affect policy toward Iran …
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Assassination-mania in Indonesia — The jihadis are rolling out the welcome mat in Indonesia. (Hat tip: Shawn Wasson, who has more Bush-deranged photos) — Reuters — AP reports: … Cindy Sheehan approves. Assassination chic—it's everywhere. And, of course, we never hear …
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Bomb Iran — Diplomacy is doing nothing to stop the Iranian nuclear threat; a show of force is the only answer. — WE MUST bomb Iran. — It has been four years since that country's secret nuclear program was brought to light, and the path of diplomacy and sanctions has led nowhere.
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Send in the Subpoenas — Senate Foreign Relations Committee aides debated last Tuesday whether to call deposed Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to the hearing table for a public flogging. The decision was no — at least for now. Later that day, I bumped into the incoming committee chairman …
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Blair hit by Saudi 'bribery' threat — SAUDI ARABIA is threatening to suspend diplomatic ties with Britain unless Downing Street intervenes to block an investigation into a £60m "slush fund" allegedly set up for some members of its royal family. — A senior Saudi diplomat in London …
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Gonzales Blasts Surveillance Critics — AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales contended Saturday that some critics of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program were defining freedom in a way that poses a "grave threat" to U.S. security.
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Muslim leader sent funds to Irving — Islamic activist admits he donated cash to jailed historian who denied the Holocaust — One of Britain's most prominent speakers on Muslim issues is today exposed as a supporter of David Irving, the controversial historian who for years denied the Holocaust took place.
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STREETS CLAIMED — Further, er, highlights from the weekend's G20 shenanigans, courtesy of Sharon Lapkin: — This fellow obviously has nothing against globalisation, considering he's globalised himself to the extent he can no longer zip his pants. — As is traditional …