Air Force hopes program will provide an alternative to foreign oil

The Air Force will begin testing an alternative fuel program next month that it hopes will help wean the U.S. military away from its dependence on foreign oil.

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9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon

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Murtha Denies Libeling Marine

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Syria is key to peace

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Interstate Abortion Bill Clears Senate

The Senate voted yesterday to make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without her parents' knowledge, handing a long-sought victory to the Bush administration and abortion opponents.

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Global trade talks collapse

Global negotiations to expand trade and boost the fortunes of the developing world officially collapsed Monday, with the United States, Europe and Japan blaming one another and poorer nations complaining that they were the victims of protectionist interest groups.

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U.S. Government Plans Overhaul in Disaster Aid

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Rethinking Red States

If the Democrats want to regain control of the federal government, they will have to start winning in "Red States."

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Bush's Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed

A panel of legal scholars and lawyers assembled by the American Bar Association is sharply criticizing the use of "signing statements" by President Bush that assert his right to ignore or not enforce laws passed by Congress.

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And the Evolutionary Beat Goes On . . .

As scientists look deeping into the human genome, signals of natural selection are "incredibly widespread." The research offers a fascinating snapshot into how the human genome has continued to change as humans adapted to new circumstances over the past 10,000 years.

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Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Program

Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, a move that, if verified, would signal a major expansion of the country's nuclear weapons capabilities and a potential new escalation in the region's arms race.

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Bush sends Rice to rally Arab allies for war on Hezbollah

White House aides have said they consider the Lebanon crisis to be a "leadership moment" for Mr Bush and an opportunity to proceed with his post-September 11 plan to reshape the Middle East by building Sunni Arab opposition to Shia terrorism.

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Dershowitz: 'Civilian Casualty'? It Depends

To cut down on the number of civilian casualties, one only needs to redefine 'civilian.'

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Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative

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U.S. Cuts in Africa Aid Said to Hurt War on Terror

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Federal, local officials at odds over disaster preparedness

States and DHS still don't see eye to eye on what exactly "being prepared" really means.

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Daily Kos: What Did You Expect, America?

If you put people who think that government is a waste in charge of the government, you shouldn't expect good results.

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NASA's Goals Delete Mention of Home Planet - New York Times

The Bush administration has trimmed down the NASA mission statement to no longer include verbage about understanding or protecting the planet we currently inhabit.

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Bolton's Nomination Revives After Senator Changes Mind

It looks like Senator Voinovich, the wrench in the works during the initial confirmation hearings, has changed his mind on John Bolton. Voinovich has signaled that he is convinced that Bolton is the right person for the job.

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GOP Lawmakers Edge Away From Optimism on Iraq

Faced with almost daily reports of sectarian carnage in Iraq, congressional Republicans are shifting their message on the war from speaking optimistically of progress to acknowledging the difficulty of the mission and pointing up mistakes in planning and execution.

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Clinton, in Arkansas, Says Democrats Are 'Wasting Time' - New York Times

Oddly enough, the reporter didn't put in the quotes that show Senator Clinton was saying that Republicans (the "we" who control Congress) are the ones "wasting time" by playing to their base with issues that get nothing done.

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C.I.A. Closes Unit Focused on Capture of bin Laden

The CIA claims that this is really more of a shake-up than a give-up. The main idea being that the CIA needs to concentrate on the larger terrorism picture. The unit was started in 1996 and became known for it's "intensity" in trying to get bin Laden.

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Georgia Can Post Ten Commandments

The most interesting thing about the law allowing this is that it singles out nine "historic documents." Why not ten?

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Chico Enterprise Record - Glenn grant aims to clean air, water around dairies

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