Consular cards are easily obtained with no proof of true identity and are easily forged.

You took care of your horse, and your horse took care of you.

More than 65,000 horses were slaughtered in the United States in 2004, a 50 percent increase since 2002.

President Reagan is now at rest. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for the gifts he gave us: a safer world, strong economic base, and a renewed belief in America's greatness.

In addition, California spends nearly $1 billion a year in Medi-Cal services for an average of 780,000 illegal immigrants a month, over and above emergency health services.

I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.