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Somali Neighborhood in Minneapolis is Recruiting Grounds for Somalian Jihad

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Last month, 17-year-old Burhan Hassan told his family he was catching a ride to school with a friend. He then vanished.
His mother spoke to her son just a few days ago over the phone. To her shock, she says, he told her he was no longer in the United States.
“Mom, I’m in Somalia! Don’t [...]

George Bush Declaws the Endangered Species Act

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The Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.
The final regulations to the Endangered Species Act take effect before President Bush leaves office in January, but wildlife conservation groups say undoing the damage could [...]

Memo to Al Gore: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Leaders will have to embrace tougher targets on reducing emissions if they want to prevent dangerous climate change, according to Al Gore.
Speaking here at the UN climate conference, the former US presidential candidate said the “sclerotic” politics of today had to change.
His speech was met with rapturous applause by thousands of delegates.
Meanwhile…

Snow has blanketed parts [...]

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Rahm Emanuel: Almost In Hiding and Still Not Talking

According to ABC News, Rahm Emanuel still isn’t talking about his communication with Rod Blagojevich … and reporters and being too mean to him!
ABC News via Michelle Malkin -
The president-elect’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he won’t go to the Chicago presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters trying to ask him [...]

Detroit Big 3 Don’t Need a Bailout, They Need Jenny Craig

The Big 3 have at least 22 pounds that they need to shed.
 Hat tip: Michelle Malkin.

Did President Bush Cork the Corker Deal?

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The sticking point apparently was the union’s refusal to agree to lower wage and benefit rates as soon as next year.
Representatives for the union … sought instead to push any more concessions back to 2011, when the U.A.W.’s contract with Detroit auto companies expires.
Allahpundit’s thoughts:
Would the union have agreed to Corker’s plan if [...]

Blagojevich Chief of Staff Resigns Today

John Harris, chief of staff for Governor Rod Blagojevich and arrested with him on Tuesday, resigned from his position today.  He dropped off the resignation and won’t return to the capital.
How significant is this?  It may signal that Harris wants to cut a deal, which he can’t do while serving Blagojevich.  Any deal Harris would cut [...]

“Republican” Colin Powell Disses Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin – UPDATED: Rush Responds

From Michelle Malkin:
Yawn:
“Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?” Powell asked. “Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?”
“We” will continue listening. You just continue sitting there with your left-wing friends carping in [...]