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The American Way What does it mean that your first act on entering a country is breaking its laws? Thursday, December 8, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST As Congress considers the Bush administration's guest-worker plan, as Republicans try to figure out what their immigration philosophy is, and as political observers parse the implications of yesterday's California House race, here are some small and human questions on immigration to the United States. I recently found out through one of her daughters that... Sign in to see full entry.

December 7, 2005 Is the Tide Turning? By Charlie Cook The media, including this column, have been quick to point out the continued declines in President Bush's job-approval ratings this year, so it is only fair to flag what might be a bottoming out and possible uptick in his ratings. A new Time magazine poll of 1,004 registered voters conducted Nov. 29-Dec. 1 (margin of error +/-3) found the president's approval rating to be 41 percent, with a disapproval rating of 53 percent. While it is... Sign in to see full entry.

December 6, 2005 Amajor piece of conventional wisdom about immigrants – that newcomers take jobs away from native Americans – has been questioned in a new study of urban job growth by a Harvard Business School professor and expert on inner-city economics. The study, in fact, seems to show just the opposite: Cities with higher concentrations of immigrants are the places where the number of jobs is growing the fastest. The research by Michael E. Porter, founder of the Initiative for a Competitive... Sign in to see full entry.

Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq LAST UPDATE: 12/5/2005 6:26:32 PM Posted By: Jim Forsyth This story is available on your cell phone at mobile.woai.com. (SAN ANTONIO) -- Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all US forces within two years. Dean made his comments in an... Sign in to see full entry.

December 5, 2005 Gaining Ground: Clear Progress in Iraq By Peter Brookes The "Cut and Run Crowd" are proving to be the worst kind of pessimists on Iraq - refusing to see the significant evidence that things are starting to go our way militarily. No, no one should be turning cartwheels just yet over security and stability in Iraq - there is still a lot to be done. But several favorable developments should make even the "Doom-n-Gloomers" take note. The U.S. military is having significant success... Sign in to see full entry.

Do These Two Have Anything in Common? President Bush has equated Islamic radicalism with communism. Is the comparison sound? Is it wise? By Zbigniew Brzezinski Sunday, December 4, 2005; Page B02 In a series of recent speeches to the American people, President Bush has sought to equate the current terrorist threat with the 20th-century menace of communist totalitarianism. His case is that the terrorist challenge is global in scope, "evil" in nature, ruthless toward its foes, and eager to control... Sign in to see full entry.

Junkyard Dogs of War By Richard G. Lugar and Barack Obama Saturday, December 3, 2005; Page A23 At a sprawling, run-down industrial complex in Donetsk, Ukraine, weeds grow along a rusty rail spur that winds among World War II-era warehouses and factories. Little security is evident, and the facility looks like a giant junkyard. In a way, it is -- except the "junk" consists of thousands of tons of live military munitions. When we went there last summer, we saw mortar rounds, land mines and... Sign in to see full entry.

Gerard Baker The Times December 02, 2005 Yes, we have opened Pandora's box in Iraq - but freedom has sprung free Gerard Baker ON BOTH SIDES of the Atlantic, the Stop The War cries are deafening now. Fold the tents; cut the losses; bring them home. Some of the pleading comes from people whose motives are purely mischievous. These are the critics who opposed the war in the first place and would like nothing more than to see it end in a humiliating climbdown for its authors. Their concern for the... Sign in to see full entry.

What, Me Worry? Bush abandons the Alfred E. Neuman school of public relations. BY DANIEL HENNINGER Friday, December 2, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST George Bush may be the feistiest president since Teddy Roosevelt. Dubya looks like the kind of guy who'd get in your face real fast if he weren't wound so tight behind that presidential reserve. So why, until this week, has he allowed himself to get beaten to a pulp on the Iraq war? One of the great mysteries of public life has been the absence of an... Sign in to see full entry.

Bush Revisits AIDS Policy in World AIDS Day Remarks By William Branigin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 1, 2005; 2:27 PM President Bush today marked World AIDS Day with a pledge to expand partnerships and "save more lives" under his five-year emergency plan to fight the disease around the world. In a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, Bush also said that an estimated infection rate of 40,000 new HIV-AIDS infections a year in the United... Sign in to see full entry.