09-01-11: Allen West Threatens to Leave Congressional Black Caucus over Tea Party Bashing [PLUS: Peter Brookes]

Libya Woes Not Over Peter Brookes The reconstruction of Libya, creating a stable infrastructure that will bolster a democratic and civic society, will not be a simple task.	**VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS ** 1. VIDEO: Rep. Allen West [R] threatens in letter to leave Congressional Black Caucus over tea party bashing 2. Irena Sendler - a Roman Catholic who created a network of rescuers in Poland who smuggled about 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto in World War II 3. VIDEO: Suspicious Package Sends Three to Hospital at Scott Air Force Base 4. U.S. Labor Secretary Buys...Canadian-Built Car 5. VIDEO: School Districts Save Millions Thanks to Conservative-Backed Collective Bargaining Law 6. VIDEO: Speechgate: Controversy Over Administration's Jobs Speech Scheduling Stunt 7. VIDEO: Caucus Group Rallies Worldwide Support for Israel 8. Lawmaker wants parents to provide workers comp, break time, paid vacation for ... babysitters 9. VIDEO: Rep. Andre Carson [D] Defends Attack on Tea Party: ‘I Stand by the Truth of What I Said' "Rebels," "Terrorists," and Anti-Aircraft Missiles Diana West Though the French seem unperturbed by news that one Libyan rebel commander is an Al Qaeda "asset," are they aware of how many rebels are also extreme Islamists? Gallup's U.S. Muslim Survey: No Great Boon to Islamists David J. Rusin Only one in eight American Muslims believe that the Islamists of CAIR represent their interests. This should be good news for all those who wish to see moderation in U.S. Islam. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Security on rise nationwide for 9/11 anniversary [MY WAY] 2. White House moves jobs speech after GOP debate clash left Speaker John Boehner fuming [DAILY CALLER] 3.Wasting more than half a billion dollars in taxpayer money - A Major Manufacturer Of Solar Technology Is Shutting Its Doors - President Obama Touted The Facility Only A Year Ago [NBC] 4. Doing What NYC Needs: Police Keeping Covert Tabs On Large And Occasionally Restless Muslim Population Through A Network Of Undercover Agents And Informants [NYP] 5. Security improvements remain incomplete, 9/11 Commission says [WT] 6. Big Three Nets Ignore Rep. Carson's Lynching Smear of Tea Party [NEWS BUSTERS] 7. Labor Dept. Confirms: It Will Enforce Federal Wage Laws on Behalf of Illegal Workers [CNS] 8. Obama administration sues to block AT&T - T-Mobile merger [BLOOMBERG] 9. Not Even a Hurricane Is as Bad as an EMP Attack [HERITAGE] 10. Biden Targets Tea Party, Exempts Bush [FOX] 'Climate Scepticism is the New Racism' Says Gore James Delingpole Al Gore, whose Inconvenient Truth video contained Inconvenient Half-Truths, is now invoking racism to promote his climate change conspiracy creed. Moving Hawaii Sand Riki Ellison The Aegis missile defense program has been extended to include Hawaii, where a land-based installation of the system has been dedicated. Poisonous Prose: Part One (of Two) Progressive Propaganda from the Center for American Progress The Editor, Adrian Morgan The Center for American Progress promotes propaganda demonizing critics of Islamism. Why try to shut down debate, immediately before the tenth anniversary of 9 11?