INSIGHT NEWS ALERT! New stories from Insight on the News are now online. http://www.insightmag.com ............................................... Folks, John Berlau did it again with his expose of the 50,000 research audits planned by the IRS. It seems that a lot of you objected, and he created a "delicate situation" for them. Sorry about that. Its still posted in case you missed it http://www.insightmag.com/news/257505.html. And find out why the big business associations are cozying up to the terrorists http://www.insightmag.com/news/257525.html. Read on for more doings in Washington. Until next time, I remain your newsman in the Bunker. ............................................... THE 3 TERRORISTS AND THE TOPLESS BAR Have you heard the one about the 3 men with Arab names who threatened a San Antonio stripper and said they were going to blow up military installations? Read on. http://www.insightmag.com/news/257864.html ............................................... WHY IS BIG BUSINESS JUMPING IN BED WITH TERROR? James Edwards asks in the war against terrorism, just whose side is big business on? Surprisingly, perhaps, big business' Washington mouthpieces including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Restaurant Association increasingly have become cozier with radical leftists. http://www.insightmag.com/news/257525.html ............................................... THE PLEDGE FIASCO---HOW COULD IT COME TO THIS? Thomas Sowell writes now that the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been protested all over the land, perhaps we might step back and consider the broader implications of the fact that such a decision could have been made in the first place. http://www.insightmag.com/news/257527.html ======================================== New evidence reveals why Benjamin Franklin was the key to America's independence Of the many roles Benjamin Franklin played in his storied life, he is perhaps most familiar as America's first genius experimenter and inventor. Yet in this groundbreaking new biography, award-winning biographer James Srodes shows why Franklin's greatest invention may have been America herself. Indeed, in FRANKLIN: THE ESSENTIAL FOUNDING FATHER, Srodes argues, "without Benjamin Franklin, there may not have been an independent United States." Order your copy today and save 20% off the bookstore price. Click here: http://www.conservativebookservice.com/BookPage.asp?prod_cd=C5968&sour_cd=INT004001 ======================================== THE TEACHERS UNIONS ANTI-VOUCHER BATTLE PLAN Jennifer Hickey reveals that the June 27 ruling issued by the Supreme Court in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris has raised the ire of teacher unions and other special- interest groups, which have sworn to do battle across the nation. http://www.insightmag.com/news/257506.html ............................................... BOYS WILL BE. . . . WHAT? Wood West offers his opinion about the trend of turning Schools Into No- Testosterone Zones http://www.insightmag.com/news/257515.html ............................................... SYMPOSIUM--PRO & CON: IS THE MEDIA PROMOTING ANTI-CATHOLIC BIAS? http://www.insightmag.com/news/257516.html MICHAEL SCHWARTZ SAYS--YES: Stereotyping, a lack of depth and political correctness are all too prevalent. PETER HART SAYS--NO: The media have performed a service by exposing this crisis and pushing for reform. ======================================== INSIGHT SUBSCRIPTION SPECIAL! Save $50.83 (Off Our Newsstand Price) https://www.collegepublisher.com/insightsub/subform1.cfm ======================================== You have received this newsletter because you have a user name and password at Insight on the News. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, visit "http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=unsubscribe". You may also log into Insight on the News and edit your account preferences on the Web. If you have forgotten or don't know your user name and password, it will be emailed to you after visiting the following link: http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=emailPassword&serialNumber=16oai891z5&email=cypherpunks@ssz.com