'When federal immigration agents raided a Houston rag factory and took 166 suspected illegal immigrants into custody, a Boston philanthropist and multimillionaire was ready to chip in bond money to help the workers.  Robert J. Hildreth, 57, is the public face of the National Immigrant Bond Fund, a fledgling organization that helps immigrants swept up in Immigration and Customs Enforcement workplace raids post bonds.  The controversial fund has the backing of major immigrant advocacy groups and religious leaders, but has drawn criticism from anti-illegal immigration organizations.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'Georgia, a U.S. ally whose troops have been trained by American soldiers, launched the major offensive overnight Friday.  Heavy rocket and artillery fire pounded the provincial capital, Tskhinvali.  A South Ossetain government statement said firing died down in the capital early Sunday and that 12 Georgian tanks were destroyed on the city's outskirts.  It was the worst outbreak of hostilities since South Ossetia won de facto independence in a war against Georgia that ended in 1992.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'Carrollton [Texas] City Council members want to have a residents' panel advise them on combating the effects of illegal immigration.  They're just not sure how to go about it.  On Tuesday, the council didn't reach agreement on how many members the committee should have, how they should be selected or just what the group should do.'

Dragging our heels on this issue will only result in an even more difficult set of circumstances to address.  No, this should not be taken lightly nor carried out without proper consideration, but what we truly need are bold and decisive words and deeds.
 
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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'After days of exchanging heavy fire with the separatists, Georgian forces moved on Thursday night to regain control of the region, which has had de facto independence since a war against Georgia that ended in 1992...Witnesses said the regional capital was devastated.  Fleeing resident Lyudmila Ostayeva, 50, told AP news agency: "I saw bodies lying on the streets, around ruined buildings, in cars.  It's impossible to count them now.  There is hardly a single building left undamaged."'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'...100 posse members and sheriff's deputies will hit the street within the next seven days for another major illegal immigration and crime sweep.  The sheriff recently told KTAR he'd soon be back in Mesa and Phoenix.  "This is a big county, we're gonna keep moving around the county," Arpaio said.  "I might go back to Phoenix, you can let the mayor know that.  I'm telling the mayor know right now, so I don't have to give him notice."'

Despite being sued by a pro-invasion group for the ridiculous charge of 'racial profiling,' Sheriff Arpaio shows no signs of letting up in his patriotic stand against the invasion.  We at SLMNews continue to salute him for all his hard work and dedication.  

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'EPA administrator Stephen Johnson said his agency found that the current 9bn-gallon target for blending ethanol into fuel "is not causing severe economic harm", which was the legal criteria necessary to waive the requirement.'

As Mr. Johnson may or may not know, it is not the place of the federal government to make such a demand of any State, especially in Washington's (socialist) attempts to further interfere in the market.  One should sincerely question whether the people of the States under federal control would like to pay so much simply to eat.  The citizens of the Lone Star State and all of Dixie deserve much better, namely a government that, in fact, represents them!

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'A Mexican-born condemned killer whose case drew international attention has been executed over the objections of an international court and the Mexican government.'

Congratulations to the Lone Star State for defying 'international pressure' and the outcry of aliens in our midst. The time to defend our homeland from invading criminals is now, folks.

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-PalmettoPatriot

'For more than a decade, Mary McFate worked for gun-control groups, volunteering her time to organize protests, develop policy, lobby politicians and serve on their executive boards.'

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-PalmettoPatriot

'Virginia's two U.S. senators are asking the government to ease off the federal ethanol mandate to help the state's poultry, dairy and cattle industries. The farming community has complained that too much of the nation's corn crop is being diverted to biofuel and that's driving up the cost of feed.'

As we see far too often, those who are supposed to serve the interests of the States and their people are forced to beg the Federal Government for "permission" to act - instead of exercising the proper, constitutional sovereignty of the States.

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

We have good news that a Southron patriot has won a local race in Alabama in bizarre fashion. 'My bizarre lucky streak in politics has struck again. My opponent in the council election called me this morning to withdraw from the race, it appears that he had failed to register his candidacy with the Alabama Ethics Commission so therefore he accidentally made himself ineligible to seek office.'

We certainly wish Mr Potter the best in his efforts. His race should be an inspiration for patriots across Dixie to step up and challenge our enemies on the local level - where we have the best shot of winning.

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-PalmettoPatriot

'The Office of Management and Budget projects the federal government will spend $2.931 trillion this year. This will be the seventh consecutive year the government will spend more than it collects. The national [sic!] debt exceeds $9.4 trillion, $2.115 trillion more than when the administration took office.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'Ron Paul activists are welcome to be part of the Bob Conley for U.S. Senate campaign. Your extraordinary efforts on behalf of Ron Paul can now best be applied to helping Bob Conley defeat neoconservative incumbent Lindsey Graham (R). Do not pass up this opportunity to help bring our nation [sic!] back to constitutional government.'

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-PalmettoPatriot

In Maryland, 'eighteen anti-abortion protesters were arrested yesterday after they marched among cars stopped at red lights in Harford County and refused to disperse, state police said.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'A total of 290 Mexicans have died trying to cross the border into the United States in the first half of 2008, according to a lawmaker in Mexico's Chamber of Deputies.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'Despite years of boycotts, schoolyard bans, and banishment from capitol domes, the Southern battle colors are flying, higher than ever. Indeed, the Tampa Confederate Veterans Memorial and its 139-foot flagpole features one of at least four giant "soldier's flags" flying over bumper-to-bumper interstates in Florida and Alabama. With more planned in Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and possibly South Carolina....'

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Thanks to PoP from Tennessee!

-PalmettoPatriot

Patriots will be gathering on August 9 at 5:30pm at the old Publix building (on Normandy Village Parkway) off Normandy, right behind K-Mart for a Confederate flag rally in support of Bobby Tillet and his right to display our St Andrew's Cross of Dixie. Currently patriots and free-speech supporters in Florida are in a battle with the company BJ's, which has banned the Confederate flag on employee's vehicles. For more information please call Dawn or Bobby at 904-573-0556. Let us have a strong showing on the ninth!

-PalmettoPatriot

'The state Transportation Department will begin making sure contractors comply with immigration laws.... Pickens Sen. Larry Martin asked for the investigation after getting complaints from constituents about a company that appeared to employ mostly Hispanics.'

This effort is being led by State Senator Larry Martin from Pickens, SC - who we applaud for doing something. Companies that aid the invasion by employing aliens should be swiftly punished.

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-PalmettoPatriot

'The North Carolina Chapter, League of the South proudly hosts this LS Summer Institute for members and guests. It will be an exceptional learning session of interesting topics provided by an impressive faculty... [and will] investigate the American ideal of liberty and political self-determination as erected by the Founding Fathers, and discuss today’s growing secession movements across the country.'

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-MDSonOfTheSouth

'Beaufort County [South Carolina] Sheriff P.J. Tanner said his investigators will pursue reports of widespread use of fraudulent documents by workers in the county, a discovery that county-hired business auditors told the County Council about last week.'

Our applause for Sheriff Tanner. Beaufort County has become in recent years a center of anti-invasion efforts in the Palmetto State. Hopefully the trend continues - and spreads.

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-PalmettoPatriot