Friday, June 30, 2006

New Jersey: Former Sen. Torricelli Accused of Spying on Woman

Sweden: Center-Right Holds Razor-Thin Election Lead

UK: Independent Scotland? Who Cares!

Would you personally be happy or unhappy if Scotland one day became a fully independent country?

Would be happy

24%

Would be unhappy

25%

Would not be bothered one way or the other

44%

Don’t know

7%

Leaving aside what you wish to happen, what do you expect to happen over the next ten years or so?

Scotland will become fully independent

13%

Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom

72%

Don’t know

16%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,009 British adults, conducted from Jun. 21 to Jun. 23, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Nicaragua: Former Dictator Ortega Leads Polls

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?


Jun. 2006

Apr. 2006

Daniel Ortega (FSLN)

23%

16%

Eduardo Montealegre (ALN)

17%

22%

Herty Lewites (MRS)

15%

18%

José Rizo (PLC)

11%

13%

Other

3%

4%

None / Undecided

32%

28%

Source: CID-Gallup / La Prensa
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,180 Nicaraguan adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 23, 2006. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Supreme Court Frees States to Redistrict at Any Time

Bush in Israel's Corner

Illinois: Sen. Obama's Scheme to Trick Religious into Voting for Democrats

Ethiopia & Somalia Still Argue Over Disputed Territory

Belgium: 2 Missing Girls Murdered

"At no moment the hope of a happy ending was abandoned. Unfortunately these hopes are today ruined by the discovery of the deceased, should I say murdered, children."

Iraq: Shiite Shrine Bomber Nabbed

"We managed to capture Abu Qudama al-Tunisi, a Tunisian, recently and he has taken an active part in blowing up the Golden mosque."

Israel: "Extreme Measures" to Save Gilad

Florida: GOP Gov. Primary — Crist 53, Gallagher 31

Too bad one of these guys didn't run for senator. They could have both given Bill Nelson a good run for his money. I guess when you live in Florida, you don't want to go to DC.

Kuwait: Women to Vote for 1st Time

Iran: Kurds Pumping up the Pressure

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Ohio: Senate Race - Dewine 46, Brown 39

Closer Ties for Iran & Syria

UK: Conservatives Still Leading

How would you vote if there were a general election tomorrow? Which party are you most inclined to support?


Jun. 12

May 30

May 2

Conservative

41%

41%

36%

Labour

34%

31%

32%

Liberal Democrats

18%

18%

21%

Green Party

2%

3%

4%

Scottish National Party /
Plaid Cymru

2%

2%

2%

UK Independence Party

2%

2%

2%

Other

2%

3%

3%

Source: Ipsos-MORI
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,139 certain British voters, conducted from Jun. 8 to Jun. 12, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Mexico: Obrador 35.8, Calderon 33.5

Which candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

35.8%

Felipe Calderón (PAN)

33.5%

Roberto Madrazo (PRI)

25.3%

Source: Universidad de Guadalajara
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 17 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Somalia: Sinking into Satanic Sharia Law

"I am not a terrorist. But if strictly following my religion and love for Islam makes me a terrorist, then I will accept the designation."

Israel: Mobilizing to Get Back Kidnapped Soldier

"There will be no negotiations, no bargaining, no agreements."

Sri Lanka: Tamils Murder General

Just For Laughs: Kerry Has Plan to Fight Terror

Canada: Increase of Support for Troops in Afghanistan

Now that it's warmer, it seems the Canadians are starting to think clearer.


Right now, the Canadian Forces are involved in a broader peace-support operation in Afghanistan, helping to rebuild the country and maintain security with our troops fighting on the frontline if necessary. Would you say you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose these contributions?


Jun. 2006

Apr. 2006

Feb. 2006

Support

65%

62%

70%

Oppose

33%

37%

28%

Not sure

2%

1%

2%

Source: Ekos Research Associates
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,004 Canadian adults, conducted from Jun. 12 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Israel: Will Give Palestinians Ambulances

I'm sure the Arabs are trying to figure out how much explosive they can cram into these vehicles.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

4 Polls Show Bush Gaining Ground

a) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?


Jun. 16

May 7

Apr. 23

Approve

37%

34%

32%

Disapprove

53%

58%

60%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,017 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 and Jun. 15, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jun. 2006

Apr. 2006

Mar. 2006

Approve

36%

35%

33%

Disapprove

54%

55%

57%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,501 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 to Jun. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

c) Overall, how would you rate president George W. Bush’s performance on the job?


Jun. 20

Jun. 6

Mar. 16

Mar. 2

Positive

36%

31%

38%

38%

Negative

64%

69%

62%

62%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,050 likely American voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

d) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jun. 2006

May 2006

Apr. 2006

Mar. 2006

Approve

36%

32%

34%

37%

Disapprove

57%

61%

60%

57%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,100 American adults, conducted from Jun. 18 to Jun. 21, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

John Hoeven is Top Rated Governor in US

Do you approve or disapprove of your governor’s performance?

State

Name

Party

Approve

Disapprove

North Dakota

Hoeven, John

R

78%

15%

Nebraska

Heineman, Dave

R

76%

19%

West Virginia

Manchin, Joe

D

76%

20%

Utah

Huntsman, Jon

R

75%

20%

Connecticut

Rell, Jodi

R

73%

22%

Montana

Schweitzer, Brian

D

73%

20%

New Hampshire

Lynch, John

D

72%

22%

Oklahoma

Henry, Brad

D

67%

26%

Wyoming

Freudenthal, Dave

D

67%

27%

Kansas

Sebelius, Kathleen

D

64%

30%

Alabama

Riley, Bob

R

63%

33%

Georgia

Perdue, Sonny

R

63%

31%

Hawaii

Lingle, Linda

R

62%

33%

Tennessee

Bredesen, Phil

D

62%

32%

New Mexico

Richardson, Bill

D

61%

36%

South Dakota

Rounds, Mike

R

61%

35%

Idaho

Kempthorne, Dirk

R

60%

33%

Florida

Bush, Jeb

R

59%

38%

Vermont

Douglas, Jim

R

59%

37%

Arizona

Napolitano, Janet

D

58%

38%

Nevada

Guinn, Kenny

R

58%

33%

Pennsylvania

Rendell, Edward

D

58%

36%

Arkansas

Huckabee, Mike

R

56%

39%

Mississippi

Barbour, Haley

R

56%

41%

Iowa

Vilsack, Tom

D

55%

40%

North Carolina

Easley, Michael

D

55%

38%

Virginia

Kaine, Tim

D

55%

34%

South Carolina

Sanford, Mark

R

54%

41%

Colorado

Owens, Bill

R

53%

42%

Minnesota

Pawlenty, Tim

R

51%

46%

Texas

Perry, Rick

R

51%

45%

Rhode Island

Carcieri, Don

R

49%

46%

Washington

Gregoire, Christine

D

45%

50%

Wisconsin

Doyle, Jim

D

45%

49%

Maryland

Ehrlich, Robert

R

44%

51%

Illinois

Blagojevich, Rod

D

43%

51%

Maine

Baldacci, John

D

43%

54%

Delaware

Minner, Ruth

D

42%

53%

Michigan

Granholm, Jennifer

D

42%

56%

Missouri

Blunt, Matt

R

42%

53%

New Jersey

Corzine, Jon

D

41%

52%

New York

Pataki, George

R

41%

55%

Indiana

Daniels, Mitch

R

40%

54%

California

Schwarzenegger, Arnold

R

39%

58%

Louisiana

Blanco, Kathleen

D

39%

59%

Massachusetts

Romney, Mitt

R

39%

56%

Oregon

Kulongoski, Ted

D

32%

59%

Kentucky

Fletcher, Ernie

R

28%

67%

Alaska

Murkowski, Frank

R

20%

78%

Ohio

Taft, Bob

R

18%

79%

U.S. Average



53%

42%

Source: SurveyUSA
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 adult residents of each of the country’s 50 states, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margins of error for each state range from 3.8 to 4.1 per cent.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

UK: British Believe too Many Abortions in Their Country

Arizona: Senator Kyl Has Comfortable Lead

Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl is running for re-election this fall. His opponent is businessman and former Democratic state chairman Jim Pederson. Will you probably vote for:


Jun. 2006


Jon Kyl (R)

43%


Jim Pederson (D)

29%


Don’t know

28%


Source: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University / KAET-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 384 registered Arizona voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 18, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Texas: Hutchison 53, Radnofsky 34

Election 2006 - Texas Senate

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

53%

Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)

34%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Texas voters, conducted on May 18, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Vermont: Douglas 54, Parker 31

Things seem to be going nicely in this race.


Election 2006 - Vermont Governor

Jim Douglas (R)

54%

Scudder Parker (D)

31%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Vermont voters, conducted on May 9, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

France: Royal Leads Sarkozy by 1 pt.

If yout thought things were bad enough in France already, wait until a Socialist like Royal gets his claws on that sick country's throat.

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?


Jun. 2006

May 2006

Apr. 2006

Ségolène Royal

32%

31%

34%

Nicolas Sarkozy

31%

32%

30%

Jean-Marie Le Pen

13%

10%

10%

François Bayrou

6%

6%

5%

Olivier Besancenot

5%

4.5%

4.5%

Dominique de Villepin

4%

5%

6%

Arlette Laguiller

3%

3.5%

3%

Philippe de Villiers

2%

3%

3%

Marie-George Buffet

2%

3%

3%

Dominique Voynet

2%

2%

1.5%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro / LCI
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,005 French adults, conducted on Jun. 14 and Jun. 15, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Alabama: Governors Race - Riley 54, Baxley 40

Bush Rating Rises to 44%

Maine: Governors Race - Baldacci 45, Woodcock 43

Maine: Snowe 66, Bright 26

South Carolina: Sanford 51, Moore 39

Washington: Cantwell Loses More Ground to McGavick


Jun. 13

May 8

Apr. 7

Maria Cantwell (D)

44%

46%

48%

Mike McGavick (R)

40%

41%

40%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Washington state voters, conducted on Jun. 13, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Mexico: Calderon Clings to Small Lead

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)


Jun. 2006

May 2006

Felipe Calderón (PAN)

34.5%

38%

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

31.3%

33%

Roberto Madrazo (PRI)

27.1%

25%

Source: Zogby International / University of Miami School of Communication
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 10 to Jun. 15, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Middle East: Joint Israeli-Jordanian Airport in Aqaba?

Presbyterian Church Reworks Anti-Semitic Policy

Michigan: DeVos Leads Granholm by 7 pts.

If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for Jennifer Granholm, the Democrat or Dick DeVos, the Republican?

Dick DeVos 48%
Jennifer Granholm 41%
Undecided 11%

UK: Conservatives Lead by 5 pts.

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?


Jun. 18

May 21

Apr. 23

Conservative

37%

38%

34%

Labour

32%

34%

32%

Liberal Democrat

21%

20%

23%

Other

10%

8%

10%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,005 British adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Australia: John Howard Enjoying Steady Popularity

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?


Jun. 18

May 28

May 14

Satisfied

50%

48%

49%

Dissatisfied

42%

42%

39%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kim Beazley is doing his job as leader of the opposition?


Jun. 18

May 28

May 14

Satisfied

32%

32%

34%

Dissatisfied

53%

53%

52%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?


Jun. 18

May 28

May 14

John Howard (Lib.)

55%

55%

53%

Kim Beazley (ALP)

25%

23%

25%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,140 Australian voters, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

UK: Stupid Mainstream Media

Check out this headline from Reuters:

"Fledgling US missile shield largely unproven."

It's amazing that the idiot UK press can figure out that something new is still unproven. What a concept. That's what I call hard-nose reporting.

Austria: Neo-Nazi Haider Attacks Bush & US Military

Texas: Perry Leads Four-For-All by 18 pts.

Rick Perry (R) 38%
Chris Bell (D) 14%
Carole Keeton Strayhorn 19%
Kinky Freidman 20%

Rhode Island: Chafee Only Leads by 2

Mexico: Calderon Retakes Lead by 2

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)


Jun. 2006

May 2006

Apr. 2006

Felipe Calderón (PAN)

37%

42%

41%

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

35%

31%

31%

Roberto Madrazo (PRI)

24%

26%

25%

Source: GEA-ISA
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,152 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Pennsylvania: Santorum Cuts Casey Lead to Single Digits

Robert Casey 49%
Rick Santorum 40%
Other 1%
Undecided 10%

Wisconsin: Green Pulls Ahead of Doyle

If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Jim Doyle, the Democrat and Mark Green, the Republican, whom would you vote for?


Jun. 4

Apr. 30

Apr. 9

Mark Green (R)

46%

43%

43%

Jim Doyle (D)

45%

45%

43%

Undecided

9%

12%

14%

Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely Wisconsin voters, conducted from Jun. 2 to Jun. 4, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Mexico: Obrador Retakes Lead

If the presidential election took place today, who would you vote for?
(Likely Voters)


Jun. 11

May 21

Apr. 30

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

37%

35%

33%

Felipe Calderón (PAN)

35%

39%

40%

Roberto Madrazo (PRI)

23%

22%

22%

Patricia Mercado (PASC)

3%

2.3%

3.7%

Roberto Campa (PNA)

1%

1.2%

0.7%


Source: Reforma
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,100 likely Mexican voters, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 2.3 per cent.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Connecticut: Rell Cruising, Lieberman Slipping

Perhaps Senator Joe Lieberman, one of the last moderate Democrats in America, will not make it past the primary. Liberal extremist candidate, Ned Lamont, has now reached the 40% plateau.

Democrats Forced to Return Money to 2 Corrupt Lawyers

Ukraine: Ethnic Russians Interfere With Pro-NATO Exercise

"Yankee, don't bother to bring your weapons to our home!"

Bush's Approval up by 5 pts.

Do you approve or disapprove of how George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jun. 4

May 7

Apr. 30

Apr. 9

Approve

36%

31%

34%

37%

Disapprove

57%

65%

63%

60%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 American adults, conducted from Jun. 1 to Jun. 4, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

UK: Conservatives Lead by 10 pts.

How would you vote if there were a general election tomorrow? Which party are you most inclined to support?


May 30

May 2

Apr. 22

Conservative

41%

36%

30%

Labour

31%

32%

30%

Liberal Democrats

18%

21%

25%

Green Party

3%

4%

4%

Scottish National Party /
Plaid Cymru

2%

2%

4%

UK Independence Party

2%

2%

2%

Other

3%

3%

2%

Source: Ipsos-MORI
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,151 certain British voters, conducted from May 25 to May 30, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Friday, June 9, 2006

Giuliani is America's Favorite Politician

Polling Data

I’d like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I’ll read the name of a person and I’d like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favourable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favourable. If we come to a person who you haven’t heard enough about to form an opinion, you don’t need to rate the person. Just tell me and we’ll move on to the next one.


Mean Rating

Unknown to

Rudy Giuliani

63.5

13%

Barack Obama

58.4

55%

Condoleezza Rice

56.1

9%

John McCain

56.0

17%

Hillary Rodham Clinton

49.9

2%

John Edwards

49.4

21%

Joseph Biden

48.8

55%

Evan Bayh

47.9

74%

Mitt Romney

47.5

67%

Mark Warner

47.1

72%

George Allen

46.8

72%

Al Gore

45.7

3%

Chris Dodd

45.3

64%

John Kerry

45.2

6%

Russ Feingold

45.1

62%

George W. Bush

42.9

--

Bill Frist

41.8

51%

Donald Rumsfeld

41.5

12%

Dick Cheney

40.5

5%

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,534 registered American voters, conducted from May 23 to May 30, 2006. Margin of error is 2.3 per cent.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Lithuania: Russian Interference

Mexico: Calderon Leads by 11 pts.

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)


May 2006

Apr. 2006

Mar. 2006

Felipe Calderón (PAN)

42%

41%

36%

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

31%

31%

34%

Roberto Madrazo (PRI)

26%

25%

28%

Source: GEA-ISA
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,440 Mexican adults, conducted from May 25 to May 28, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

Thursday, June 1, 2006

Chavez Losing Popularity in Latin America

"Every time Chavez speaks, everytime he interferes, it helps us (in the polls), it helps our campaign."

Israel: Fatah vs. Hamas Violence

New American Citizen — 100 Years Old

California: Dem Governor Candidates at Each Other's Throats

"The script couldn't have been written any better by the Schwarzenegger campaign."

Netherlands: Still Against EU Constitution

If a new referendum on the European Constitution took place this week, how would you vote?

In favor

32%

Against

68%

Source: Maurice de Hond / NOS
Methodology: Interviews with 2,200 Dutch adults, conducted on May 24, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

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2. The Netherlands (90)
3. Switzerland (90)
4. Sweden (90)
5. Singapore (90)
6. Norway (90)
7. Luxembourg (90)
8. Ireland (90)
9. Iceland (90)
10. Hong Kong (90)
11. Germany (90)
12. Finland (90)
13. Denmark (90)
14. Canada (90)
15. Austria (90)
16. United States (85)
17. United Kingdom (85)
18. Chile (85)
19. Japan (80)
20. France (80)
21. Estonia (80)
22. Cyprus (80)
23. Belgium (80)
24. Barbados (80)
25. Uruguay (70)

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The Gettysburg Address

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."

-- Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863

List of the Enumerated Powers of Congress

Section 8: The Congress shall have power To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;—And

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

A List of American Third Parties

* America First Party (2002) * American Party (1968) * America's Independent Party (2008) * Boston Tea Party (2006) * Communist Party of the United States of America (1919) * Constitution Party (1992) * Florida Whig Party (2006) * Green Party (1996) * Independence Party of America (2007) * Libertarian Party (1971) * Moderate Party (2006) * Modern Whig Party (2008) * National Socialist Movement (1959) * New American Independent Party (2004) * Objectivist Party (2008) * Party for Socialism and Liberation (2004) * Peace and Freedom Party (1967) * Pirate Party of the United States (2006) * Progressive Labor Party (1961) * Prohibition Party (1869) * Reform Party of the United States of America (1995) * Socialist Party USA (1973) * Socialist Workers Party (1938) * United States Marijuana Party (2002) * Unity Party of America (2004) * Workers Party (2003) * Working Families Party (1998) Source: Wikipedia

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Speakers of the House

1st Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, Apr 01, 1789

2nd Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut, Oct 24, 1791

3rd Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, Dec 02, 1793

4th, 5th Jonathan Dayton, New Jersey, Dec 07, 1795

6th Theodore Sedgwick, Massachusetts, Dec 02, 1799

7th-9th Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina, Dec 07, 1801

10th, 11th Joseph B. Varnum, Massachusetts, Oct 26, 1807

12th, 13th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Nov 04, 1811

13th Langdon Cheves, South Carolina, Jan 19, 1814

14th-16th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Dec 04, 1815

16th John W. Taylor, New York, Nov 15, 1820

17th Philip P. Barbour, Virginia, Dec 04, 1821

18th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Dec 01, 1823

19th John W. Taylor, New York, Dec 05, 1825

20th-22nd Andrew Stevenson, Virginia, Dec 03, 1827

23rd John Bell, Tennessee, Jun 02, 1834

24th, 25th James K. Polk, Tennessee, Dec 07, 1835

26th Robert M.T. Hunter, Virginia, Dec 16, 1839

27th John White, Kentucky, May 31, 1841

28th John W. Jones, Virginia, Dec 04, 1843

29th John W. Davis, Indiana, Dec 01, 1845

30th Robert C. Winthrop, Massachusetts, Dec 06, 1847

31st Howell Cobb, Georgia, Dec 22, 1849

32nd, 33rd Linn Boyd, Kentucky, Dec 01, 1851

34th Nathaniel P. Banks, Massachusetts, Feb 02, 1856

35th James L. Orr, South Carolina, Dec 07, 1857

36th William Pennington, New Jersey, Feb 01, 1860

37th Galusha A. Grow, Pennsylvania, Jul 04, 1861

38th-40th Schuyler Colfax, Indiana, Dec 07, 1863

40th Theodore M. Pomeroy,New York, Mar 03, 1869

41st-43rd James G. Blaine, Maine, Mar 04, 1869

44th Michael C. Kerr, Indiana, Dec 06, 1875

44th-46th Samuel J. Randall, Pennsylvania, Dec 04, 1876

47th J. Warren Keifer, Ohio, Dec 05, 1881

48th-50th John G. Carlisle, Kentucky, Dec 03, 1883

51st Thomas B. Reed, Maine, Dec 02, 1889

52nd, 53rd Charles F. Crisp, Georgia, Dec 08, 1891

54th, 55th Thomas B. Reed, Maine, Dec 02, 1895

56th, 57th David B. Henderson, Iowa, Dec 04, 1899

58th-61st Joseph G. Cannon, Illinois, Nov 09, 1903

62nd-65th James Beauchamp Clark, Missouri, Apr 04, 1911

66th-68th Frederick H. Gillett, Massachusetts, May 19, 1919

69th-71st Nicholas Longworth, Ohio, Dec 07, 1925

72nd John N. Garner, Texas, Dec 07, 1931

73rd Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, Mar 09, 1933

74th Joseph W. Byrns, Tennessee, Jan 03, 1935

74th-76th William B. Bankhead, Alabama, Jun 04, 1936

76th-79th Sam Rayburn, Texas, Sep 16, 1940

80th Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 03, 1947

81st, 82nd Sam Rayburn, Texas, Jan 03, 1949

83rd Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 03, 1953

84th-87th Sam Rayburn, Texas, Jan 05, 1955

87th-91st John W. McCormack, Massachusetts, Jan 10, 1962

92nd-94th Carl B. Albert, Oklahoma, Jan 21, 1971

95th-99th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 04, 1977

100th, 101st James C. Wright, Jr., Texas, Jan 06, 1987

101st-103rd Thomas S. Foley, Washington, Jun 06, 1989

104th, 105th Newt Gingrich, Georgia, Jan 04, 1995

106th-109th J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois, Jan 06, 1999

110th, 111th Nancy Pelosi, California, Jan 04, 2007

112th, 113th, 114th John Boehner, Ohio, Jan, 2011

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The Interested American Ranking of the Presidents of the United States of America

Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James K. Polk
William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge
William Taft
George W. Bush
Theodore Roosevelt
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Benjamin Harrison
John F. Kennedy

Zachary Taylor
Benjamin Harrison
Ulysses Grant
Grover Cleveland
Chester Arthur
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison

George HW Bush
John Q. Adams
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Rutherford B. Hayes
Warren Harding
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
Herbert Hoover
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Carter
Woodrow Wilson
Barack Hussein Obama
Lyndon Baines Johnson


45 Goals of the Communist Party (1963)

  • 01. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.
  • 02. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.
  • 03. Develop the illustion that total disarmament by the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.
  • 04. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
  • 05. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.
  • 06. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.
  • 07. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.
  • 08. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under the supervision of the U.N.
  • 09. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.
  • 10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.
  • 11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)
  • 12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.
  • 13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.
  • 14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.
  • 15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
  • 16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
  • 17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
  • 18. Gain control of all student newspapers.
  • 19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
  • 20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.
  • 21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
  • 22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."
  • 23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."
  • 24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.
  • 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
  • 26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
  • 27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch."
  • 28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."
  • 29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
  • 30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man."
  • 31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
  • 32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
  • 33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.
  • 34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
  • 35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.
  • 36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
  • 37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.
  • 38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
  • 39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
  • 40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
  • 41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
  • 42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.
  • 43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.
  • 44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.
  • 45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.

List of All United States Supreme Court Justices

Jay, John (1789-1795)
Rutledge, John (1789-1791), (1795)
Cushing, William (1789-1810)
Wilson, James (1789-1798)
Blair, John Jr. (1789-1795)
Iredell, James (1790-1799)
Johnson, Thomas (1791-1793)
Paterson, William (1793-1806)
Chase, Samuel (1796-1811)
Ellsworth, Oliver (1796-1800)
Washington, Bushrod (1798-1829)
Moore, Alfred (1799-1804)
Marshall, John (1801-1835)
Johnson, William Jr. (1804-1834)
Livingston, Henry Brockholst (1806-1823)
Todd, Thomas (1807-1826)
Duvall, Gabriel (1811-1835)
Story, Joseph (1811-1845)
Thompson, Smith (1823-1843)
Trimble, Robert (1826-1828)
McLean, John (1829-1861)
Baldwin, Henry (1830-1844)
Wayne, James Moore (1835-1867)
Barbour, Philip Pendelton (1836-1841)
Taney, Roger Brooke (1836-1864)
Catron, John (1837-1865)
McKinley, John (1837-1852)
Daniel, Peter Vivian (1841-1860)
Nelson, Samuel (1845-1872)
Woodbury, Levi (1845-1851)
Grier, Robert Cooper (1846-1870)
Curtis, Benjamin Robbins (1851-1857)
Campbell, John Archibald (1853-1861)
Clifford, Nathan (1858-1881)
Swayne, Noah Haynes (1862-1881)
Miller, Samuel Freeman (1862-1890)
Davis, David (1862-1877)
Field, Stephen Johnson (1863-1897)
Chase, Salmon Portland (1864-1873)
Strong, William (1870-1880)
Bradley, Joseph P. (1870-1892)
Hunt, Ward (1872-1882)
Waite, Morrison Remick (1874-1888)
Harlan, John Marshall (1877-1911)
Woods, William Burnham (1880-1887)
Matthews, Stanley (1881-1889)
Gray, Horace (1881-1902)
Blatchford, Samuel M. (1882-1893)
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1888-1893)
Fuller, Melville Weston (1888-1910)
Brewer, David Josiah (1889-1910)
Brown, Henry Billings (1890-1906)
Shiras, George Jr. (1892-1903)
Jackson, Howell Edmunds (1893-1895)
White, Edward Douglass (1894-1921)
Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1895-1909)
McKenna, Joseph (1898-1925)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. (1902-1932)
Day, William Rufus (1903-1922)
Moody, William Henry (1906-1910)
Lurton, Horace Harmon (1909-1914)
Hughes, Charles Evans (1910-1916), (1930-1948)
Van Devanter, Willis (1910-1941)
Lamar, Joseph Rucker (1910-1916)
Pitney, Mahlon (1912-1922)
McReynolds, James Clark (1914-1946)
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz (1916-1941)
Clarke, John Hessin (1916-1922)
Taft, William Howard (1921-1930)
Sutherland, George (1922-1942)
Butler, Pierce (1922-1939)
Sanford, Edward Terry (1923-1930)
Stone, Harlan Fiske (1925-1946)
Roberts, Owen Josephus (1930-1945)
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan (1932-1938)
Black, Hugo Lafayette (1937-1971)
Reed, Stanley Forman (1938-1980)
Frankfurter, Felix (1939-1965)
Douglas, William Orville (1939-1980)
Murphy, Frank (1940-1949)
Byrnes, James Francis (1941-1942)
Jackson, Robert Houghwout (1941-1954)
Rutledge, Wiley Blount (1943-1949)
Burton, Harold Hitz (1945-1964)
Vinson, Frederick Moore (1946-1953)
Clark, Tom C. (1949-1977)
Minton, Sherman (1949-1965)
Warren, Earl (1953-1974)
Harlan, John Marshall (1955-1971)
Brennan, William Joseph Jr. (1956-1997)
Whittaker, Charles Evans (1957-1965)
Stewart, Potter (1958-1985)
White, Byron Raymond (1962-2002)
Goldberg, Arthur Joseph (1962-1965)
Fortas, Abe (1965-1969)
Marshall, Thurgood (1967-1993)
Burger, Warren Earl (1969-1995)
Blackmun, Harry Andrew (1970-1999)
Powell, Lewis Franklin Jr. (1971-1998)
Rehnquist, William Hubbs (1971-2005)
Stevens, John Paul (1975-2010)
O`Connor, Sandra Day (1981-2005)
Scalia, Antonin (1986-present)
Kennedy, Anthony McLeod (1988-present)
Souter, David Hackett (1990-2009)
Thomas, Clarence (1991-present)
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1993-present)
Breyer, Stephen Gerald (1994-present)
Roberts, John Glover Jr. (2005-present)
Alito, Samuel A. Jr. (2006-present)
Sotomayor, Sonia (2009-present)
Elana Kagan (2010-present)

Ranking Countries by Economic Freedom

Hong Kong
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Switzerland
Canada
United States
Denmark
Chile
United Kingdom
Mauritius
Bahrain
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Japan
Macau
Sweden
Austria
Germany
Cyprus
Saint Lucia
Georgia
Botswana
Lithuania
Belgium
South Korea
El Salvador
Uruguay
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Spain
Norway
Armenia
Qatar
Barbados
Mexico
Kuwait
Oman
Israel
Peru
United Arab Emirates
The Bahamas
Malta
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Latvia
Hungary
Jordan
Albania
Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago
Macedonia
Jamaica
Colombia
Malaysia
Panama
Slovenia
Portugal
Romania
France
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkey
Montenegro
Madagascar
Dominica
Poland
South Africa
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
Uganda
Namibia
Cape Verde
Belize
Kyrgyz Republic
Paraguay
Kazakhstan
Guatemala
Samoa
Fiji
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Mongolia
Lebanon
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Croatia
Rwanda
Egypt
Tunisia
Azerbaijan
Tanzania
Nicaragua
Honduras
Zambia
Kenya
Swaziland
Bhutan
Serbia
Algeria
Nigeria
Cambodia
Vanuatu
Philippines
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mozambique
Mali
Brazil
Indonesia
Benin
Gabon
Pakistan
Gambia
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Malawi
Cote d'Ivoire
India
Moldova
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Tajikistan
Niger
Nepal
Suriname
Cameroon
Mauritania
Guinea
Argentina
Ethiopia
Bangladesh
Laos
Djibouti
China
Haiti
Micronesia
Russia
Vietnam
Syria
Bolivia
Ecuador
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Belarus
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Guyana
Angola
Lesotho
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Uzbekistan
Chad
Burundi
Togo
Ukraine
Liberia
Timor-Leste
Comoros
Kiribati
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Republic of Congo
Solomon Islands
Turkmenistan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Libya
Venezuela
Burma
Eritrea
Cuba
Zimbabwe
North Korea

Not Indexed:
Afghanistan
Iraq
Liechtenstein
Sudan

Source: 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.


The Bill of Rights

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.



Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.



Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.



Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.



Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.



Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.



Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.



Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.



Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.



Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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  • Indiana
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  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
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  • Tennessee
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  • Utah
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Ave Maria University, CONS
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Brighham Young University, PR08, CONS,
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United States Airforce Academy, PR08
United States Coast Guard Academy, CONS
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United States Naval Academy, PR08
University of Dallas, PR08, CONS
Wheaton College, PR08
Wisconsin Lutheran College, YAF10

Sources:
CONS — Conservapedia
EHOW — eHow.com
PR08 — Princeton Review 2008.
YAF10 — Young America's Foundation 2009-2010.
USN06 — US News and World Report 2006.

The Worst Mass Murderers in History

1. Mao Tse Tung (China) Roughly 70 million murdered.
2. Josef Stalin (Soviet Union) Roughly 23 million murdered.
3. Adolf Hitler (Germany) Roughly 12 million murdered.
4. Ismail Enver (Turkey) Roughly 2.5 million murdered.
5. Pol Pot (Cambodia) Roughly 1.7 million murdered.

Hirohito (Japan)
Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kim Il Sung (North Korea)
Ion Antonescu (Romania)
Fidel Castro (Cuba)
Che Guevara (Argentina)
Robespierre (France)
Idi Amin (Uganda)
Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
Radovan Karadzic (Bosnia)
Francisco Franco (Spain)
Osama Bin Laden (Al-Qaeda)