03-21-11: Allied forces strike Gadhafi compound (Plus: Gadi Adelman)

A Day of Feasting and Gladness. - Esther 9:17 Gadi Adelman Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. After the recent murders in Itamar, Jewish or not, do we really have something to celebrate? * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. Amazing Video: Nine Days Later: Japanese Rescuers Find 80-Year-Old Woman and her Teen Grandson in Rubble 2. Video: Bill Maher says Sarah Palin is a ‘dumb twat' 3. Video: Flashback: President's Stance on Iraq War and Dealing with Brutal Dictator 4. Video: Farrakhan to White House on Libya Policy: ‘Who The Hell Do You Think You Are?' 5. Video: Part of Gaddafi Compound Destroyed 6. Video: George Will: We Have Intervened In A Civil War (in Libya) We Do Not Understand 7. Video: Herman Cain on the O'Reilly Factor with Juan Williams 8. Video: Libyan Fighter Jet Goes Down in Flames in Libya 9. Liberals in uproar over Libya action 10. Mega-Banks and the Next Financial Crisis Are ICE Officials Ignoring Immigration Rules? 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The American Constitution demands that only Congress can elect to go to war. Congressmen Seek Law To Help Investigate Internet Kiddie Porn Jim Kouri, CPP If a new law is passed to deal with internet child pornography, will it erode the rights and privacy of innocent internet users? Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Official: British Subs Fired Missiles at Qaddafi's Tripoli Compound (FOX) 2. Radiation found in Japan's food, water(WT) 3. Airstrikes Boost Rebel Forces; U.S. Lauds Efforts, but Some Partners Show Unease (WSJ) 4. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Resigns Following WikiLeaks Cable (TELEGRAPH) 5. Obama Takes Grand Tour of Rio As U.S. Forces Strike Libya (CNS) 6. Hamas digging ‘terror tunnels' along border with Israel (JPOST) 7. Japan faces fresh food safety scare (FT) 8. Pentagon: We're not hunting Qadhafi (POLITICO) 9. Ahmadinejad: God has chosen my successor (YNET) 10. 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