Elizabeth Smart Found Alive and Well. And the Washington Post Says Most Kids Return Home Safe
Unless they're kidnapped by the government...then they're never heard from again
UK: Security guards to hand out on-the-spot fines A White Paper on tackling anti-social behaviour confirmed that accredited security firms will be able to impose fines for offences such as harassment, throwing fireworks or stones, cycling on the pavement, dog fouling, littering and drinking in public.
Striking Back: Firearm 'buyback' irritates police, handgun critics A firearms dealer from downstate Athens is taking fire from police and gun control advocates over a buyback program.
Guns from Ireland Molded into Peace Fountain The fountain will be given to the United States at a dedication ceremony in Eastlake, Ohio. A similar fountain made from firearms handed in to police during gun exchanges held in the United States has already been constructed in Anderson Park in Coleraine, Ireland.
Foreign-born in US at a record 32.5 million Census Bureau estimates being released today show that there were about 32.5 million foreign-born residents in the United States in March 2002. That is 2 percent more than the 31.8 million in the preceding March.
Latching onto the War to Promote Illegal Immigrants' Rights Mexico official: War footing hurts immigrants
RUSSIA, CUBA AND N.KOREA HEADLINES
Converting Dollars to Gold Russian people keep losing their faith in US dollar
POLICE STATE HEADLINES
CNN: Patriot II's attack on citizenship Our leadership may distrust or despise certain people, but it cannot strip them of their citizenship involuntarily. Murderers, child molesters, and tax evaders are subject to criminal punishment, not denationalization. Yet with the Domestic Security Enhancement Act, informally known as "Patriot II," this basic rule is under attack.
Student Suspended for Multi-Tool Calculator That Includes Knife Cortez Curtis was suspended after another student noticed the 2-inch knife blade hidden in the calculator and told a teacher. The calculator also includes a screwdriver and a magnifying glass.
Reunited Smart Family Demands House Pass National Amber Alert (Why don't we have a national Amber Alert for all the kids kidnapped by government?) The reunited family of Elizabeth Smart challenged House Republican leaders Thursday to pass a national Amber Alert bill, accusing them of "hurting children" by delaying it.
US NEWS HEADLINES
As the nation teeters on the brink of war, the Texas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would automatically register young men for a possible draft when they apply for or renew a Texas driver's license.
Bill Hopes to Link Driver's License, Draft The Texas House Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would register young men for a possible draft when they get or renew a driver's license.
Bye-Bye Pension Soon hundreds of corporations may slash pensions by as much as half.
Calif. Gov. Apologizes for Sterlizations Gov. Gray Davis apologized for a state law passed nearly a century ago that resulted in the involuntary sterilization of about 19,000 Californians
Spy-satellite photos, like military telescopes and computer simulations, were spoken of during Columbia's final flight. They were all skipped
Shuttle Team Sought Satellite Assessment of Liftoff Damage Two or three days after the space shuttle Columbia's liftoff, a group of NASA engineers asked the shuttle program manager to request the aid of United States spy satellites in determining the extent of debris damage to the shuttle's left wing, but the manager declined to do so
NEW WORLD ORDER HEADLINES
Under the shifty eyes of the murderer of Rwanda Kofi Annan and the Queen of the Netherlands, 18 judges are to be sworn in today as the globalists' overseers in the new era of the New World Order
UN ready to inaugurate war-crimes court Locked away in the walk-in vault of the first permanent war-crimes court are thick files filled with tales of rape, plunder and devastation from around the world (what -- are these the UN internal affairs files?)
SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY HEADLINES
The Pentagon's Private Army They run the mess halls. They program the weapons. They even recruit soldiers. And if America goes to war against Iraq, private military companies will play a bigger role than ever before.
Billions lost since 'axis of evil' speech Millions of small investors have seen their pensions, endowments and shareholdings caught in the crossfire of President George Bush's war against terrorism
Russian Foreign Minister: Iraq war 'could aid terror' Mr Ivanov told reporters in Kabul that any conflict would have repercussions around the world, including Afghanistan
Russia dismisses Iran nuclear fears Russia and Iran roundly rejected US charges that Tehran is engaged in a covert nuclear weapons program as the Islamic regime took the foreign press on a first tour of the atomic reactor it is building with Moscow's assistance.
US Wants Tehran To Accept Tougher Nuclear Inspections The United States has called on Iran to accept more thorough international inspections of its nuclear program. Iran on verge of entering nuclear age Iran's first nuclear power plant -- which the US claims can be used to make nuclear bombs -- is nearing completion, officials said yesterday
FLASHBACK: UK 'sells' bomb material to Iran
TORTURE: THE NEW AMERICAN VIRTUE
Nashville City Paper: We caught Mohammed, so why not torture him?
The Atlantic Online: Is It Ever All Right to Torture Suspected Terrorists?
Charlotte Observer: Should the US engage in torture?
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