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PAULINE Hanson says she will run on similar policies to those that won her a federal election a decade ago when she vies for a Queensland Senate seat at the upcoming election. Ms Hanson said "nothing's changed" with her policies.

"We need to have a look at our immigration levels and I'd like to have a look at putting a moratorium on any more Muslims coming into Australia," Ms Hanson said yesterday. "I think that we need to look at getting out of the 1951 convention of refugees, and not being forced into taking refugees in this country who are incompatible with our lifestyle," she told ABC Radio.

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The 53-year-old won the seat of Oxley as an Independent at the 1996 election after being expelled from the Liberal Party because of her views on immigration [how 'tolerant']. She went on to launch One Nation, which grabbed a swag of seats at the Queensland state election.


[but don't people have a right to move to Australia if they want to?]

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22250746-953,00.html

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PAULINE Hanson says she will run on similar policies to those that won her a federal election a decade ago when she vies for a Queensland Senate seat at the upcoming election. Ms Hanson said "nothing's changed" with her policies.

"We need to have a look at our immigration levels and I'd like to have a look at putting a moratorium on any more Muslims coming into Australia," Ms Hanson said yesterday. "I think that we need to look at getting out of the 1951 convention of refugees, and not being forced into taking refugees in this country who are incompatible with our lifestyle," she told ABC Radio.

The 53-year-old won the seat of Oxley as an Independent at the 1996 election after being expelled from the Liberal Party because of her views on immigration [how 'tolerant']. She went on to launch One Nation, which grabbed a swag of seats at the Queensland state election.

[but don't people have a right to move to Australia if they want to?]

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22250746-953,00.html

Editorial: Ditch government planners

Centralized government planning is almost always a disaster, says Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole, who warns of the dangers of letting government bureaucrats take more and more control over Americans’ lives. A generation ago, we laughed at the hilariously predictable failures of the Soviet Union’s five-year plans. Now we’re allowing our own public planners, two-thirds of whom work for state and local governments, to design our communities, manage our land and natural resources, design our transportation and energy grids, run our health care system and oversee much else. Big mistake.

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http://www.examiner.com/a-1029199~Ditch_government_planners.html

Iraqi civilian killings drop sharply in November

BAGHDAD - The number of civilians killed in violence throughout Iraq fell this month to the lowest level in nearly two years, according to government statistics obtained by Reuters on Friday. The data showed 538 civilians were killed in November, down 29 percent from October. The statistics are compiled by the health, interior and defense ministries, and represent the best Iraqi count of the bloodshed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL30676226

Iraqi civilian killings drop sharply in November

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BAGHDAD - The number of civilians killed in violence throughout Iraq fell this month to the lowest level in nearly two years, according to government statistics obtained by Reuters on Friday. The data showed 538 civilians were killed in November, down 29 percent from October. The statistics are compiled by the health, interior and defense ministries, and represent the best Iraqi count of the bloodshed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL30676226

BAGHDAD - The number of civilians killed in violence throughout Iraq fell this month to the lowest level in nearly two years, according to government statistics obtained by Reuters on Friday. The data showed 538 civilians were killed in November, down 29 percent from October. The statistics are compiled by the health, interior and defense ministries, and represent the best Iraqi count of the bloodshed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL30676226

Garnish Wages to Force People into Insurance Scheme

[love the license plate]

Sarkozy's PATCO?

[Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization]
As the transportation strike enters its second week, it's impressive to see President Nicolas Sarkozy stand firm as Ronald Reagan did in 1981. But he might need a little more resolve than was required of Reagan. Sarkozy vowed to make France globally competitive when he won the presidency this year. He was fully open about his plans if elected and explicitly said he would end featherbedding in public-sector unions, from bloated pensions for little work to permanent security regardless of performance.

[Reminder: while US private-sector labor unions continue to shrink (~18% I believe), public-sector {that would be government} unions continue to mushroom, now surpassing 60% - it looks like we'll need look to {give me a second... ok... ready...} FRANCE... for leadership in this regard. marvelous]

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=280367612364273

Freedom of speech and mob rule on campus

Cinnamon Stillwell, an AT contributor, describes the serous problems with freedom of speech on college campuses in a San Francisco Chronicle column.

"...it's the students who have become the bullies as of late. A disturbing number seem to feel that theirs is an inviolate world to which no one of differing opinion need apply. As a result, everything from pie throwing to disrupting speeches to attacks on speakers has become commonplace."

She goes on to describe a number of notable incidents of mobs shutting down speakers because of politically incorrect views being expressed. The article makes a great companion piece for Selwyn Duke’s article today on the process by which free speech rights are being lost.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/a/2006/11/29/cstillwell.DTL

When Will They Ever Learn?

An agreement is rumored to be near for adoption of a $9 billion general obligation water bond. The bond will cost the general fund roughly $18 billion, including interest (or $600 million a year EVERY year for the next 30 years) and is being pushed at a time when the state is running an unprecedented deficit due to unsustainable increases in spending.

The measure is being touted as a response to increasingly tight water supplies, although only $3 billion – at most – will be used for surface water storage. This despite SIX other bond acts over the last 11 years that have totaled $17 billion, ALL promising to solve our water shortages.

Two other notes. First, nearly half of our water is now being used to meet various environmental mandates. Although additional facilities are certainly needed, our current "crisis" is largely the product of environmental extremism. And second, $7.1 billion from the two water bonds approved by voters last November still has not been appropriated.

http://www.carepublic.com/blog.html?blog_id=204&frompage=latestblog&domain=tom_mcclintock

When Will They Ever Learn?

California
An agreement is rumored to be near for adoption of a $9 billion general obligation water bond. The bond will cost the general fund roughly $18 billion, including interest (or $600 million a year EVERY year for the next 30 years) and is being pushed at a time when the state is running an unprecedented deficit due to unsustainable increases in spending.

The measure is being touted as a response to increasingly tight water supplies, although only $3 billion – at most – will be used for surface water storage. This despite SIX other bond acts over the last 11 years that have totaled $17 billion, ALL promising to solve our water shortages.

Two other notes. First, nearly half of our water is now being used to meet various environmental mandates. Although additional facilities are certainly needed, our current "crisis" is largely the product of environmental extremism. And second, $7.1 billion from the two water bonds approved by voters last November still has not been appropriated.

http://www.carepublic.com/blog.html?blog_id=204&frompage=latestblog&domain=tom_mcclintock

‘Politics of Parsing’ Web ad a hit, survey says

Former Sen. John Edwards’s (D-N.C.) attempt to label Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as a parser was a hit across the board, according to a survey of political insiders by Wilson Research Strategies. Edwards’s Web video, titled “The Politics of Parsing,” features clips of Clinton saying apparently contradictory things at a presidential debate in Philadelphia in late October.
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/politics-of-parsing-web-ad-a-hit-survey-says-2007-11-28.html

‘Politics of Parsing’ Web ad a hit, survey says

Former Sen. John Edwards’s (D-N.C.) attempt to label Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as a parser was a hit across the board, according to a survey of political insiders by Wilson Research Strategies. Edwards’s Web video, titled “The Politics of Parsing,” features clips of Clinton saying apparently contradictory things at a presidential debate in Philadelphia in late October.

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/politics-of-parsing-web-ad-a-hit-survey-says-2007-11-28.html

Regulatory affairs profiled in The Scientist

The regulatory profession was profiled in The Scientist magazine. With the cooperation of RAPS, The Scientist highlights the growth and promise of the RA profession. Read the article

Russia’s clinical trials industry recovers from biologics ban

Russia’s clinical trials industry shows signs of recovery following a significant downturn linked to an unexpected ban placed on biologic exports by the government there.
http://www.raps.org/inthenews/home#feature1home
http://www.raps.org/s_raps/sec.asp?TRACKID=&CID=3290&DID=26713

2 America Supports You: 130,000-Plus Send Troops Text Messages of Thanks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2007 – More than 130,000 Americans sent messages of gratitude this week to the nation's troops through the "Giving Thanks" text messaging initiative. The initiative is part of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.

"The 'Giving Thanks' text message campaign has been a wonderful example of how Americans are still passionate about supporting the troops and saying thank you for their service," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communication and public liaison. "Hopefully, our troops serving in 177 countries will have a renewed sense of just how much the folks back home support them."

Major mobile wireless providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile, will provide access to the Giving Thanks program. And, while carriers' regular text messaging rates apply to every message sent through the Defense Department program, there are no additional costs to send a message of thanks. The text messaging initiative officially began at on Nov. 17 and has received more than 130,000 messages of thanks, according to the tally board on the America Supports You Web site -- www.americasupportsyou.mil.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48182

America Supports You: 130,000-Plus Send Troops Text Messages of Thanks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2007 – More than 130,000 Americans sent messages of gratitude this week to the nation's troops through the "Giving Thanks" text messaging initiative. The initiative is part of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.

"The 'Giving Thanks' text message campaign has been a wonderful example of how Americans are still passionate about supporting the troops and saying thank you for their service," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communication and public liaison. "Hopefully, our troops serving in 177 countries will have a renewed sense of just how much the folks back home support them."

Major mobile wireless providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile, will provide access to the Giving Thanks program. And, while carriers' regular text messaging rates apply to every message sent through the Defense Department program, there are no additional costs to send a message of thanks. The text messaging initiative officially began at on Nov. 17 and has received more than 130,000 messages of thanks, according to the tally board on the America Supports You Web site -- www.americasupportsyou.mil.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48182

Attacks in Iraq down 55%

The Washington Post is reporting that attacks in Iraq against civilians and the US military have declined 55% over the last nine months:
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Make no mistake. Iraq is still not a garden spot of peace and tranquility.
But by now, even the press can't ignore the huge turnaround in the security situation not to mention the continuing improvement in the effectiveness of Iraqi police and army units.
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It remains to be seen whether the Democrats will recognize what is going on in Iraq and stop being obstructionists over funding for the war and give the military what it needs to continue its successful operations.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/11/attacks_in_iraq_down_55.html