Bronwen Vogel

National:
Senator Barack Hussein Obama continually denounces claims that he is connected to or involved with Islam. This week a picture of Obama in Kenyan tribal clothing hit the Internet. Sunday Obama was the subject of much praise from Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan. What are voters to think of this? Barack Hussein Obama firmly tells reporters "If anyone is still puzzled about the facts, in fact I have never been a Muslim." Arabs are starting to be deeply offended by Obama's deploring Islamic religion, to which Jim Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute, replies "It is clear he wants to have a broader relationship with the Muslim world. He has a biography that connects him to the Muslim world."

Barack spent part of his childhood growing up in Indonesia- a largely Muslim country. His father is from Kenya. Obama refused to wear the American flag pin. His middle name is Hussein. He supports leaving Iraq. Clearly there is no reason to question this man. How dare those nasty Republicans!
I am not going to say Obama is lying and he is really some Muslim with fantastic speaking skills and a fantastic plan to ruin America; I believe him when he says he does not believe or practice the religion. However, I do not believe an Islamic candidate running for president would differ much. But he certainly should expect the criticism and questioning with his name, background, and anti-war position. Someone go ask his parents why they chose Hussein!

International:
Prince Harry is serving on the front lines in Afghanistan in one of the most barren Providences. "I got here on Christmas Eve. And going from bullet magnet to anti-bullet magnet, most of the guys were pretty bummed that I was here because nothing was happening for the first few days that I was here. But things are picking up again now because it's obviously quite boring when nothing is happening", Prince Harry said in a video. Harry's location was to be kept secret, and now that it is worldwide knowledge, military chiefs are thinking of cutting his stay short from the typical 6 months to 10 weeks.

What Harry is doing is very noble, but I hope it does not subtract from the other troops in the middle east; they are just as admirable as he. It seems Prince Harry is finally revealing his redeeming qualities at age 23. It's much more attractive than a drunkard, playboy prince. I hope he is moved to protect the rest of the troops he is currently stationed with.

National:
Hilary Clinton raised $35 million dollars in February, doubling her January fundraising all all of this despite her series of losses to Obama. "It was incredibly gratifying to see people come forth with this vote of confidence in me, Obviously this is a tremendous benefit to my campaign." Senator Clinton said. Clinton has been using that money to target younger voters through advertising on shows like "American Idol" and evening sitcoms. "I think she's a person who has devoted her life to caring about other people, making sure that America works for everyone, not just the privileged few," Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said in an add for Clinton.

Well obviously by looking at her finances, Clinton is more closely connected to the privileged few. She should probably consider the fact that all this $35 million might go to waste seeing as she has lost the past 11 primaries. Maybe that's why she is now calling herself as "a fighter". I bet that made the Al Qaeda laugh.

International:
A 12 year old girl was shot and killed in the Sinai Peninsula near the border of Egypt and Israel. It is not clear who is to blame, but Egyptian witnesses say the shot came from across the border and Israeli military say no shooting was going on on their side. She was standing in front of her house, close to the Gaza strip and about 300 yards from the border of Israel.

Such a vague and controversial report cannot be determined as to what is right or wrong. I would tend to side with Israel in most things- I believe they are one of America's most valuable allies. I bet the car bomb that killed Imad Mughniyeh was planted by Israelis. I hope the troops were not stupid enough to shoot the girl; it is rather purposeless if they did. I am fairly confident there will never be peace in the middle East, but that is no reason to pull our troops out.