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Several U.S. politicians, such as Rep. Duncan Hunter (Republican-California), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee of Congress, stressed that Pyongyang’s actions underscored the need for the U.S. military to improve its missile defense system. Senate majority leader Bill Frist (Republican-Tennessee) in an appearance on the CBS television network said that the test-firing would be justification for U.S. military action.

why wouldn't it stress the need for improving US diplomatic efforts?

"What I find most disturbing about these stories is the fact that some of the news media take it upon themselves to disclose vital national security programs, thereby making it more difficult for us to carry out future attacks against the civil rights of the American people," Cheney said Friday in Chicago. "That offends me."

I'm running for election to the United States House of Representatives for California District 52 because I will no longer watch my country turn into a nation that would preemptively strike another country, that would allow the terrorists who hurt us to live free, that would restrict by Constitutional amendment the rights of a select few, that would allow the torture of prisoners, that would condone the trampling of civil rights under the guise of national defense and that would allow tax relief to corporations while its weakest citizens suffer in poverty.

I am not running for office to make money nor am I running for office to obtain power. I am running for office to make a difference.

If the Republicans continue to refuse to clean their house, we must give the Democrats a majority in the House of Representatives so it can begin the process to demand answers from President Bush. Yes, indeed, I mean impeachment. The People cannot further afford the incompetence of this Administration and must demand action of the Congress.

My first mission in Congress will be to demand the immediate withdrawal of the United States military from Iraq. The second will be to advocate the replacement of the officials in the administration responsible for the war. Censure and/or impeachment is reasonable to begin to repair our government and our global reputation. I will make a difference.

As the mother of two teenaged boys, Karen feels first-hand the harm that the government can inflict upon our public education and health care systems. For her children, she feels a responsibility to lead by example, to speak out against irresponsible government and to ensure a good quality of life for all Americans.

Karen Marie Otter is determined, disciplined and dedicated to reforming our government. She believes government restrictions have their place but not in our bedrooms, in our bodies or in our thoughts.

Speak truth to power.