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Free ad-supported streamer The Network has acquired the timely documentary “War Game,” which will premiere July 4 as its next original. Deal comes as The Network pickes up the film from distributor Boat Rocker; the project will now be branded a Network original in association with Boat Rocker Studios and Anonymous Content.

Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber directed “War Game,” which follows “a bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations who participate in an unscripted role-play exercise in which they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the U.S. military, in the wake of a contested presidential election.”

Described as a look at what could have happened during the tragic Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, “War Game” was organized by Vet Voice Foundation and takes place in a simulated Situation Room.

“We’re excited that ‘War Game’ is reaching new audiences...

The documentary War Game films a simulation of a military coup after a disputed presidential election. The 2024 election ended decisively in favor of Donald Trump, who will take office in January. Directors Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber filmed the scenario designed by Vet Voice Foundation CEO Janessa Goldbeck in which a fictional president, not then-candidate Joe Biden, deals with the contested election.

Goldbeck said at Deadline’s Contenders Documentary event that even though the 2024 election was not contested like the 2020 election, experts in both political parties remain concerned about future violence.

“Veterans are particularly targeted for recruitment into extermist groups because of our cross-partisan appeal on both sides of the aisle,” Goldbeck said. “The No. 1 threat to safety and security of Americans for the last several years identified by the Department of Homeland Security has been domestic extremists, with an emphasis on right wing Christian nationalism. I think it’s very important that,...

Exclusive: A terrifying near real-life look at America’s possible political future is coming to the big screen this summer – – and I don’t mean the GOP convention in Milwaukee next month.

Depicting another January 6 attack on democracy and the certification of a presidential election in near real time, the Warren Littlefield executive produced War Game has been acquired by Submarine Deluxe and Decal Releasing, I’ve learned.

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.distributors Submarine Deluxe plan to screen the Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber film on August 2 at NYC’s Film Forum and then take it wider starting on August 9. Decal Releasing will release War Game on VOD in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, while Boat Rocker will distribute the film overseas.

“We are thrilled to be working with directors Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber, along with producers and partners Boat Rocker, Matador Content, Anonymous Content and...

Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s War Game documents a nifty six-hour exercise in roleplay, commencing on the anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Put on by the Vet Voice Foundation in 2023, this bit of roleplay included U.S. officials in both defense and intelligence acting out their response to a fabricated but feasible coup attempt supported by the active military. It’s a stark, scary scenario succinctly laid out by Moss and Gerber, with aide from Janessa Goldbeck, CEO of Vet Voice. The results of the planned practice aren’t very reassuring.

Steve Bullock (former governor of Montana) plays “the President” here, informed by his team of a developing situation wherein a potential organized revolt is activating all across the nation. Each side is represented in the action, with veterans Kristofer Goldsmith and Chris Jones playing leaders of the fictional “Order of Columbus,” an extremist group leading the treasonous mission.

As the U.S. enters a new era of foreign policy in the Middle East, A Starting Point, the civic media organization created by Chris Evans, actor/filmmaker Mark Kassen and entrepreneur Joe Kiani, will explore America’s past, present and future in the region during a new six-part series, Influence and Power in the Middle East, guest hosted by former CIA Operative and Texas Congressman Will Hurd.

Drawing on his unique insights and on-the-ground experience, Hurd will lead exclusive conversations with several of the most influential foreign policy makers of the past four administrations including Former Un Ambassador John Bolton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Former Saudi Arabia Ambassador Joseph Westphal, Former Yemen Ambassador Barbara Bodine and others.

Airing on Aug. 30, the six-part series connects the major national players, history, culture, and influence that shapes America’s strategic relationships and military involvement in the Middle East.

During a Wednesday appearance on CNN, retired Gen. Wesley Clark flung his cellphone across the room after it rang live on air.

Clark was discussing about foreign affairs, diplomacy, and security forces in Iraq during a remote interview in the moments leading up to the disruption. When the phone went off, he just got it out and tossed it, telling “CNN Newsroom” anchor Jim Sciutto, “Sorry about that.”

“That is the best reaction to a ring I’ve seen on the air,” Sciutto responded. “Nicely done, General.”

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The guest noted someone “caught it” off-camera, and then continued discussing Iraq and Iran.

Prior to the offending ring and subsequent throw, the general had been talking about the United States’ reaction to protests that affected the embassy in Baghdad.

“I’m glad we used diplomacy,” he told Sciutto.

Drew Barrymore has been encouraging young people to get out the vote for years, but she admits she wasn’t always a champion of the democratic process.

In fact, back in 2003 she felt so out of the electoral loop that she embarked on an amazing journey to learn what all the fuss was about — and being an actress, she decided to record the whole experience for a documentary.

“I just wasn’t brought up with parents who talked about it, so I was like a 20-something person wanting to know why voting was important. This was my way of learning and teaching myself,...

Turner Classic Movies does not mess around. When execs at the oldies-but-goldies channel needed an esteemed military expert to cohost its 100th anniversary tribute to World War I, they went straight to retired General Wesley Clark, a 34-year veteran of the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. Yes, the General knows his movies! TV Guide Magazine spoke with Clark about TCM's 43-film marathon, which appropriately kicks off on...

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General Wesley Clark is divorcing his wife of 46 years. Clark, 68, is shooting down claims he cheated on his wife of 46 years with a fashion designer, aged 30, by saying his divorce was for 'general indignities," Arkansas Law counts this as "rudeness, vulgarity, unmerited reproach, haughtiness, among other reasons including abusive language and settled hate" according to the Daily Mail. The Mail reports that his shell shocked wife Gertrude, described as a devout Catholic, loyally followed him around the world, moving 32 times to further his career in the military. In court papers seen by MailOnline, 68-year-old former Nato Supreme Commander blames his wife for the breakdown of his marriage, filing for divorce on the grounds of...

General Wesley Clark is divorcing his wife of 46 years. Clark, 68, is shooting down claims he cheated on his wife of 46 years with a fashion designer, aged 30, by saying his divorce was for 'general indignities," Arkansas Law counts this as "rudeness, vulgarity, unmerited reproach, haughtiness, among other reasons including abusive language and settled hate" according to the Daily Mail. The Mail reports that his shell shocked wife Gertrude, described as a devout Catholic, loyally followed him around the world, moving 32 times to further his career in the military. In court papers seen by MailOnline, 68-year-old former Nato Supreme Commander blames his wife for the breakdown of his marriage, filing for divorce on the grounds of...

Network: NBC

Episodes: Six (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: August 13, 2012 -- September 3, 2012

Series status: Cancelled/ended

Performers include: General Wesley Clark (retired) and Samantha Harris (hosts).

TV show description:

This reality competition TV series is hosted by General Wesley Clark (retired) and Samantha Harris and pays homage to the men and women who serve in the Us Armed Forces and first-responder services.

In this fast-paced game, eight celebrities gather at a remote training facility where they are challenged to execute complicated missions inspired by real military exercises. From helicopter drops into water to long-range weapons fire, the contestants are tested physically, mentally and emotionally. Each will be paired with a special operative from a military branch or first-responder force, including former Us Army Delta Force and Green Berets, Us Navy Seals, Us Marines, and...

On Sunday, hours after the Summer Olympics officially came to a close in London, NBC aired their pre-ceremony montage of the Games’ medal-winning moments. Michael Phelps’ final race. The Fierce Five. Misty and Kerri’s volleyball three-peat. The women’s soccer team. Triumphs that brought Americans together, albeit briefly, to cheer and chant “U.S.A! USA! USA!” as champions proudly draped themselves in the stars and stripes. It was a moving sight to see athletes achieving their dream and basking in the patriotic power of the national anthem.

Then the Games were over and the Olympic torch was extinguished. On Twitter, where NBC has taken its lumps these past two weeks, New Yorker writer Andy Borowitz quipped, “The goal of the Olympics is to inspire us about what humans can achieve, and the goal of the closing ceremony is to return us to reality.” The past 16 days may have...

After years of apathy toward the rampant skirmishes and squalid living conditions of Flavor Of Love, a coalition of Nobel Peace laureates has finally come together to protest another reality show—NBC's Stars Earn Stripes, the competition in which myriad, loosely defined "stars" engage in military exercises under the watchful eye of retired U.S. General Wesley Clark, who went through all that for this, apparently. The collective, led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recently wrote a letter to NBC president Bob Greenblatt (who read it while astride a nuclear missile plummeting to earth) decrying the show for comparing war ...

After over two weeks, Monday was the first night of television without the Olympics. But with three premieres, there was still a lot of onscreen action even on NBC. Coming off the XXX Summer Games being the most-watched event in U.S. TV history, the network had the brand new Stars Earn Stripes (1.7/5) and the second season return of Grimm (2.0/5). In fast nationals, Grimm was down 5% from its series premiere on October 28, 2011 but garnered its second highest rating ever. Hosted by former Nato Commander and Presidential candidate Wesley Clark, the Mark Burnett-produced Stars puts celebs like Dean Cain, Todd Palin and former NFL player and The Expendables actor Terry Crews through simulated military challenges. The show looks to have some challenges of its own, Stars Earn Stripes was down 23% from the debut of fellow competition show Love in The Wild last summer on NBC. With its Olympics coverage done,...

Stars Earn Stripes has been criticised by a group of Nobel Peace Prize winners for glorifying war. The NBC reality show, which premiered last night (August 13), sees a group of celebrities including Dean Cain, Nick Lachey and Laila Ali attempting to tackle various challenges based on real military training exercises. The show's host, retired army general Wesley Clark, has said that the series aims to introduce Americans to "the individuals that sacrifice so much for all of us". However, nine Nobel laureates have now written an open letter complaining that the show glorifies war, The Guardian reports. The message - which was sent to Clark, NBC executive Robert Greenblatt, producer Mark Burnett and other people linked to the show - claims that the "programme pays homage to no-one anywhere" and is "trying to somehow sanitise war by (more)...

Nine Nobel Peace laureates are calling on NBC to cancel its competition show Stars Earn Striples as the network aired the first episode tonight. The show hosted by retired U.S. General Wesley Clark puts eight celebrities such as singer Nick Lachey and Sarah Palin’s husband Todd through military-style training including helicopter drops and long-range weapons firing. Celebrities are paired with former members of the U.S. Marines, Green Berets and other forces to compete for a cash prize that goes to a charity of their choosing. In addition to Palin and Lachey, the show’s contestants include actors Dean Cain and Terry Crews, wrestler Eve Torres, TV fitness trainer Dolvett Quince, former Olympic skier Picabo Street and boxer Laila Ali, daughter of former champion Muhammad Ali. In an open letter to NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt, the Nobel Prize winners said “preparing for war is neither amusing nor...

New York — Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners are speaking out against a new NBC competition series they say treats military maneuvers like athletic events.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the other Nobel laureates protested in an open letter that the show, "Stars Earn Stripes," glorifies war and armed violence.

The series, which premiered on Monday night, pairs celebrities with inactive U.S. military personnel for simulated military challenges. Celebrity participants include boxing champion Laila Ali, Superman actor Dean Cain, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd Palin.

The program is hosted by retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark.

"I'm doing this series for one reason," says Clark at the top of the show – "to introduce you, the American people, to the individuals that sacrifice so much for all of us."

The series is billed on its website as a "fast-paced competition" whose contestants "will gather...

NBC debuts a new reality show Monday night (Aug. 13) called "Stars Earn Stripes," which pairs celebrities with U.S. military personnel and puts them through simulated military training. But nine Nobel Peace Laureates want the show pulled by NBC because "war isn't entertainment," reports the Washington Post.

In a letter to NBC entertainment chariman Bob Greenblatt, producer Mark Burnett and General Wesley Clark, the host of the series, the Laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, write, "This program pays homage to no one anywhere and continues and expands on an inglorious tradition of glorifying war and armed violence."

They continue that the show is a "massive disservice to those who live and die in armed conflict and suffer its consequences long after the guns of war fall silent."

"NBC is working with the military to attempt to turn deadly military training into a sanitized 'reality' TV show that reveals absolutely nothing...

If "Survivor" reality impresario Mark Burnett and "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf joined forces, what show would they produce? Perhaps a wilderness adventure show featuring New York detectives?

Close, but not quite.

On Monday, Aug. 13, NBC premieres "Stars Earn Stripes," which is indeed an action-packed adventure competition that takes place mostly in the outdoors -- and has a police officer -- but it's really a love letter to the first responders and the American military, including Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs.

It pairs celebrities -- skier Picabo Street, WWE Diva Eve Torres, actor Dean Cain, boxer and fitness expert Laila Ali, trainer Dolvett Quince, singer Nick Lachey, NFL veteran and actor Terry Crews, and four-time Iron Dog snowmobile race champion Todd Palin -- with retired and current military and first responders.

With hosts Samantha Harris and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, the teams embark from a remote training facility...

NBC's patriotic .Stars Earn Stripes. is brought to the smallscreen by producers Mark Burnett and Dick Wolf, and was described at the recent Television Critics' Association as an "unapologetic thank you and love letter to men and women in uniform who allow American citizens to sleep safe at night." Undoubtedly, this is a high energy action series that features celebrity recruits - Dolvett Quince, Eve Torres, Todd Palin, Laila Ali, Nick Lachey, Dean Cain, Terry Crews and Picabo Street - engaged in strenuous physical feats. The creatives behind it are executive producers David Hurwitz and Dick Wolf; the most decorated host on network television, General Wesley Clark and former Dancing with the Stars host Samantha Harris. Military muscle...

Sharon Osbourne’s decision to leave America’s Got Talent was news to NBC: “This is coming out of context and sort of spontaneously, and we don’t even know what’s going on,” NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told the AP after Osbourne announced her departure in July. Today, the New York Post revealed Osbourne’s true reason for leaving her judgeship — she and the Peacock have been engaged in “a nasty dispute” since June.

The quarrel supposedly centers on Osbourne’s son Jack. According to the Post’s Sean Daly, Jack was in talks to participate in Stars Earn Stripes,...

M&C has added production stills from the new series Stars Earn Stripes - which airs Mondays on NBC (8-10 p.m. Et). Stars Earn Stripes -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Dean Cain -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC) Airdate: Mondays on NBC (8-10 p.m. Et) © NBCUniversal, Inc. Stars Earn Stripes -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Dolvett Quince -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC) Airdate: Mondays on NBC (8-10 p.m. Et) © NBCUniversal, Inc. Stars Earn Stripes -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Eve Torres -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC) Airdate: Mondays on NBC (8-10 p.m. Et) © NBCUniversal, Inc. Stars Earn Stripes -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: General Wesley Clark -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC) Airdate: Mondays on NBC (8-10 p.m.

Today at the television critics' association summer press tour, Mark Burnett and Dick Wolf's reality series "Stars Earn Stripes" took to the stage, and we had a few questions. .Stars Earn Stripes. is described as a high-energy, high-octane, action series, unapologetic thank you and love letter to men and women in uniform who allow American citizens to sleep safe at night. The celebrity recruits are Dolvett Quince, Eve Torres, Todd Palin, Laila Ali, Nick Lachey, Dean Cain, Terry Crews and Picabo Street. The panel featured executive producers David Hurwitz and Dick Wolf; host General Wesley Clark; host Samantha Harris; Brent Gleeson, a former Navy Seal, Grady Powell, former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret; and Tom Stroup,...

Superman is coming to VH1. The cable network has given the greenlight to a new scripted series "Bounce," starring former "Lois & Clark" headliner Dean Cain, along with "Glee" alum Charlotte Ross and "Grey's Anatomy" vet Kimberly Elise. Also read: Gen. Wesley Clark to Host NBC's 'Stars Earn Stripes'; Todd Palin to Compete The series, created and written by James Larosa and executive produced by Larosa and Maggie Malina, follows the Los Angeles Devil Girls, the dance troupe for the Los Angeles Devils basketball team. Cain will play a former All-Star who comes...

On Monday, Aug. 13, NBC launches "Stars Earn Stripes," a reality-competition series from reality mogul Mark Burnett and "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf. It pairs celebrities with military veterans and first responders, who train them for simulated missions in a contest to benefit national veterans, service and first-responder charities.

Think of it as "Dancing With Guns (and Choppers)."

The show's hosts are  General Wesley Clark (Retired, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of Nato and one-time presidential hopeful) and TV personality Samantha Harris ("Dancing With the Stars," "Entertainment Tonight").

The celebrities are boxer (and "Dancing With the Stars" competitor) Laila Ali, actor and former NFL player Terry Crews, singer and TV host Nick Lachey ("The Sing-Off"), four-time Iron Dog Snowmobile Race champion Todd Palin (at left; husband of former Alaska Governor and 2008 Gop vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, with whom he appeared in Burnett's TLC reality show "Sarah Palin's Alaska"), actor Dean Cain,...

NBC's upcoming reality effort Stars Earns Stripes has found its stars. The action-packed competition will include boxing champion Laila Ali, actor Dean Cain (Out of Time), actor and former NFL player Terry Crews, singer and TV personality Nick Lachey, Alaska businessman Todd Palin, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street, The Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince and WWE's Diva Eve Torres. Story: Dick Wolf, Mark Burnett Team for Celebrity Military Series at NBC The series, which will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight correspondent Samantha Harris and former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark, will challenge the eight competitors physically and emotionally. Each

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"Stars Earn Stripes," NBC's new reality show, has revealed its celebrity cast, which includes Todd Palin, Sarah Palin's husband.

Palin will be joined by retired professional boxer Laila Ali, actor Dean Cain, former NFL player and "The Expendables" actor Terry Crews, singer Nick Lachey, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street, trainer Dolvett Quince ("The Biggest Loser") and WWE star Eve Torres.

"Stars Earn Stripes" (premieres Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Et on NBC) will be hosted by retired General Wesley Clark -- the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for Nato and former presidential candidate -- and TV personality Samantha Harris ("Dancing with the Stars").

On "Stars Earn Stripes," the celebrity contestants will gather at a remote training facility, where they will participate in a "fierce, entertaining and emotionally charged new competition honoring America's armed forces," according to NBC. Each celebrity will be paired with an "operative," who is a member...

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark is embarking on a reality TV career. The former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for Nato and former presidential candidate is set as host of NBC’s upcoming celebrity reality competition series Stars Earn Stripes, aimed at honoring America’s armed forces. The show, executive produced by Mark Burnett, Dick Wolf and David A. Hurwitz, will be co-hosted by TV personality Samantha Harris (Dancing With The Stars). Stars Earn Stripes, which will premiere August 13 and air Mondays at 9 Pm, will feature a celebrity cast that includes boxing champion Laila Ali, Sarah Palin’s husband Todd Palin, actor Dean Cain, actor and former NFL player Terry Crews, TV personality Nick Lachey, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street, The Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince, and WWE star Eve Torres. In the vein of Dancing With The Stars, the eight competitors will gather at a remote training facility where...

NBC’s upcoming military-themed competition series Stars Earn Stripes has lined up a celebrity cast, plus enlisted a former Nato commander as its host.

Stars Earn Stripes will feature celebrities competing in tough military training exercises and EW.com has the exclusive online cast scoop. NBC has tapped General Wesley Clark (ret.), the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for Nato and 2004 presidential candidate to host the show along with TV personality Samantha Harris (Entertainment Tonight, Dancing with the Stars).

The celebrity competitors include boxing champion Laila Ali, actor Dean Cain (Out of Time), former NFL player Terry Crews (The Expendables...

On Thursday night's Jeopardy!, in a category dedicated to Rhodes scholars, Taylor, Brendan, and Rhonda struck out when a picture of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow popped up on screen, along with the clue: "This cable TV newswoman received a doctorate in politics from Oxford" From a group that correctly identified Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark and J. William Fulbright within seconds, the question was followed with silence, the harsh Jeopardy! buzzer, and host Alex Trebek saying, "...and that is Rachel Maddow..."...

U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke was a team player with a strong moral compass. Wesley Clark, Paul Begala, David Axelrod and more remember his astounding career.

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"He was a sort of force of nature. He was to diplomacy what Lyndon Johnson was to politics. And you had this sense of, ‘We're just not going to meet this kind of guy again. And I just, I just thought he was indestructible.

"He was a man that if you were president and you had to face somebody who was a criminal or one of the really bad guys out there, you called Dick Holbrooke." -On Parker Spitzer

Paul Begala

"What I think was unique about Holbrooke was this: A lot of people in diplomacy at his level are very bright. And a few people are very tough. But it's never the same person.

Today on ABC's This Week, Christiane Amanpour played host to a spirited debate over Dadt with a panel of military experts, insiders, and veterans on both sides of the issue. The panel included Lieutenant Colonel Bob Maginnis, of the Family Research Council, and Elaine Donnelly, founder and president of the Center for Military Readiness, both of whom oppose the repeal of Dadt. Supporting the repeal on the panel were Clarke Cooper, an active Army reservist and executive director of the group Log Cabin Republicans, Tammy Schultz, director of the national security and joint warfare at the Marine Corps War College; and General Wesley Clark, the former Nato commander.

James Blunt has revealed that he refused an order to attack Russian troops while serving with the British army in Kosovo. The singer claimed that when the Russians seized control of an airport in Kosovo he was told to remove them, but refused because of the consequences it could have. He told BBC Radio 5Live: "I was given the direct command to overpower the 200 or so Russians who were there. The direct command [that] came in from General Wesley Clark was to overpower them. "And if we had a foothold there then it would make life much easier for the Nato forces in Pristina. (more)...

Everyone hates to see a seemingly admirable company get outed—especially when that company was a successful leader in the green business sector. Hence the controversy when Sigg revealed that after two years of dodging the question, that yes, their bottles contained trace elements of Bisphenol A. Now, the company is attempting to salvage its reputation with a dubious free exchange offer. Why dubious? Because each customer has to pay to ship their bottles to New Jersey for a replacement. The whole debacle lead Lloyd Alter to examine how in modern business, transparency is the new black.

An anticipated study from the Royal Academy has concluded that if we fail to adequately cut greenhouse gas emission levels, there are some feasible geoengineering options that could be our last resort. One of the frontrunners is a fleet of wind powered yachts that would whiten clouds with sea salt.

A pervasive study...

California passed the country's first low-carbon fuel standard law yesterday, with a goal of cutting carbon emissions 10% by 2020. The allowable carbon intensity of fuels will lower incrementally beginning in 2011. As a result, everyone from fuel providers and refiners to importers and blenders will have to work on getting their environmental act together. It's a move that could lead to a national low-carbon fuel standard--and one that has, surprisingly, upset many ethanol makers.

You might think that biofuel makers would rejoice at California's decision. After all, biofuels are all low-carbon emitters, right? Most of them are, but corn ethanol is ranked as a bigger CO2 emitter than petroleum under the law. California's standard has pro-corn ethanol advocates like General Wesley Clark up in arms. According to Clark, the new ruling "stifles development of the emerging cellulosic industry". But with myriad non-corn based ethanol option available--grass and wood come to mind--it doesn't...

NEW YORK -- Former Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark has joined Fox News Channel as an analyst, the network said Wednesday. Clark has extensive military experience, having served for 30 years in the U.S. Army and attaining the rank of four-star general. He's also had experience in cable news, having served as an analyst for CNN before his candidacy during the 2004 Democratic primaries.

ABC News will host a 90-minute debate among the Democratic presidential candidates at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 from Durham, N.H. It will air live on local ABC affiliate WMUR-TV and C-SPAN with excerpts to run later in a one-hour version of Nightline at 11:35 p.m. EST. Ted Koppel will moderate the debate, with WMUR-TV anchor and political reporter Scott Spradling joining in questioning the eight candidates who plan to attend. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark has opted out to attend a fund-raising event in New York.