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A California judge rejected a foster teen’s request for early enlistment with the Marine Corps — and a $10,000 signing bonus — reportedly on the grounds that the judge didn’t approve of the Iraq war. Read more here:Fox News

“I saw those towers fall and I’ve seen an implosion in Las Vegas, there’s too much similarities between the two. And I saw the building fall that didn’t get hit by nothing,” the singer-songwriter said. “So, how naive are we, you know, what do they think we’ll go for?” “The way I heard it, the 15 people from Saudi Arabia hit us in New York and we go jump on Afghanistan,” Nelson said.

Democrats in the Congress on Tuesday set in motion another showdown with President George W. Bush over the Iraq war when they advanced a military spending bill without extra funds for the conflict. Angry Republicans accused Democrats of a “slow bleed” strategy to end the Iraq war by starving it of funds.