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I am scheduled to appear on Fox and Friends this morning at around 7:20 am eastern.

Audrey Hudson of the Washington Times has another great piece on the Air Marshal dress code story that I wrote about yesterday:
Some federal air marshals are playing a high-tech game of hide-and-seek to dodge supervisors from inspecting their attire and ensuring compliance with a mandatory dress code.
“The ’suit Nazis’ are out there, so the guys [...]

Joe Gandelman gets into the ancient non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday spirit.
John Hawkins finds a Seussian tribute to this non-religion-specific celebration.
And “Happy Ramahanukwanzmas” shirts are still on sale at Glenn Beck’s site.

Ninety-one veterans say they want their votes for Washington State’s governor to be counted, too.

Frum in the latest issue of National Review (cover story of the dead tree edition):
No issue, not one, threatens to do more damage to the Republican coalition than immigration. There’s no issue where the beliefs and interests of the party rank-and-file diverge more radically from the beliefs and interests of the party’s leaders. Immigration for [...]

Sabertooth blogs about his call to Hugh Hewitt’s radio show Monday afternoon. Here is part of his post:
…Hugh surprised me. When I told him that there was no difference between legalization and regularization, he said that President Bush’s guest worker program wasn’t a legalization of illegal aliens, because they could “never become a citizen, never.” [...]

Am scheduled to appear on FOX News at about 12:45 pm eastern time today.

We often hear from the MSM about “soaring drug costs” and how ultra-profitable Big Pharma companies are ripping everybody off, but for several years the real story at most big pharma companies has been nothing but pain and bad news. Almost every week brings news of new problems, as anyone who owns shares in these [...]

This post will be unusually long. That’s because I’ve decided to use my bandwith today to combat a government agency’s self-serving–and dangerous–spin campaign. The great thing about the blogosphere is that I can give over as much space as necessary to others who don’t have a voice.
And nobody at the Transportation Security Administration, at the [...]

As I discussed on FOX News this evening, federal judge David Bury has lifted a restraining order on Arizona’s Prop. 200.
It’s a gratifying (if temporary) win for pro-immigration enforcement activists. Even the Democrat state attorney general, who had publicly opposed the ballot measure, agreed that it was constitutional and dismissed the open-borders lobby’s argument that [...]

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I will appear on The O’Reilly Factor this evening at about 8:05 pm eastern time.
Update: A quick-typing viewer who blogs at Johnny Dollar’s Place has already posted a transcript of the segment. It’s here.

The Los Angeles Times has details on Michael Moore’s latest piece of propaganda theater–a hit on the health care/pharmaceutical industry titled “Sicko:”
Rumors are already flying within the industry about Moore’s moviemaking tactics. Moore, it is said, has hired actors to portray pharmaceutical salesmen who offer gifts to doctors who promote their products. There’s also word [...]

Ms. magazine bestows its honor on, among others, the 9/11 Jersey Girls and Rep. Maxine “Sticky Fingers” Waters.

My column today is about the persecution of Christians around the world. While we’re all having a jolly time covering the war on Christmas, there are many forgotten victims of the bloody, repressive war on Christianity by Islamists and totalitarian regimes. Excerpt:
In Iraq, Islamist rebel troops have declared open season on Christian churches, priests and [...]

Finally. Fannie Mae CEO and Clinton crony Franklin Raines is out. CFO Timothy Howard and Fannie Mae’s accounting firm KMPG got the axe, too.
“Nobody takes pleasure in the misfortune of others, but we can be grateful that none of the terrible activities disclosed to date has had any negative consequences on the taxpayers or the [...]

…for feeding him fattening Christmas cookies, the Center for Consumer Freedom cheekily suggests leaving a “Christmas Cookie Liability and Indemnification Agreement” by the tree.
By signing it, Kris Kringle agrees not to sue you on the basis of:
1. your failure to provide him with nutrition information and a list of ingredients (the “Grandma’s Secret Recipe” clause);
2. [...]

“Today, I hope we can begin the healing.” - John Kerry, Nov. 3., 2004
A Week of Inauguration Protests Planned - AP headline, Dec. 21, 2004
Excerpt:
Groups targeting President Bush’s economic agenda, the legitimacy of his election and the war in Iraq plan a week of events to counter his inauguration Jan. 20.
“Our intention is to show [...]

Arthur Chrenkoff has the goods on Saddam Hussein’s international cabal of lawyers. Among those helping with Hussein’s defense are a George Soros-funded American attorney who also represents Guantanamo Bay detainees and a former lawyer for terrorist Carlos the Jackal and Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie.
Tough competition for the likes of Johnnie Cochran and Ramsey Clark, [...]

Make sure to check out the firsthand reporting and a photo slideshow on the horrific Mosul attack on our troops from embedded reporter Jeremy Redmon of the Richmond Times Dispatch.

(Hat tip: Kevin at Wizbang)
Ansar al Sunna, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has been wreaking havoc for some time.
Rusty Shackleford has gruesome background on the [...]

If naproxen were an investigational drug in Phase III clinical trials, would it be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? Would aspirin? Just wondering.
Update: Neal Boortz notes, “I can guarantee you that some lawyer out there is already trying to get his hands on 1-800-NO-ALEVE.”

From AP:
The family of a Marine killed in Iraq is pleading with Internet giant Yahoo! for access to his e-mail account, which the company says is off-limits under its privacy policy.
Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, was killed by a roadside bomb on Nov. 13 during a foot patrol in Al Anbar province. The family [...]

This is not a satire.

Miracle baby Victoria Jo Stinnett was released from the hospital last night in good condition. A funeral is scheduled today for Bobbie Jo Stinnett. Kevin Montgomery, the husband of confessed murderer Lisa Montgomery, speaks out here.
Members of the online rat terrier breeders’ community have set up a memorial site and charitable program to [...]

Last night, I linked to the sad story of a widow who died because she couldn’t pay her electricity bill.
Now, reader Chris Devries sends along this uplifting story about an Iowa farmer who paid his whole town’s electricity bills–all due on Christmas day. Said the farmer, Richard Hamann:
The Lord has been very good to us [...]

Two true stories about bloggers and guns to share with you…
One from the cutest new couple in the blogosphere, SarahK and Frank J.
And another not-so-amusing incident involving Jason who blogs at Fish or Man. His wife has updated the story and it looks like they are seeking legal help.

The latest in an infinite series on the ballot-counting in Washington state, the Ukraine of the Pacific Northwest…

*The Secretary of State is demanding that the state Supreme Court allow Democrat-leaning King County to count 735 disputed ballots
*Meanwhile, King County officials tomorrow will release preliminary results of their hand recount of more than 898,000 votes, but [...]

Looks like the fairweather fiscal conservatives on the Washington, D.C. council have caved. The council president, Linda Cropp, has dropped an amendment requiring half the cost of the proposed baseball stadium to be financed privately. She gave it up for minor concessions such as calling for the city to purchase insurance for potential cost overruns [...]

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals–yes, that one–gave President Bush an important win in the War on Terror today by reinstating indictments against seven defendants accused of raising money for a terror organization with links to ousted Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. USA Today reports:
In a victory for the Bush administration’s war [...]

Here’s a sad, horrible story to ruin your Christmas cheer.
Instapunk has much more.
(Hat tip: Reader Chain Gang)