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A refresher course on gun control....... a. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. b. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. c. Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface. d. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. e. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? f. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. g. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. h. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any. i. Those who trade liberty for security ...

A refresher course on gun control....... a. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. b. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. c. Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface. d. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. e. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? f. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. g. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. h. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any. i. Those who trade liberty for security ...

Genetic techniques first used on Dolly the sheep could help male couples conceive their own children in the future, a bioethics researcher has claimed. Dr Calum MacKellar, a lecturer in biochemistry at Edinburgh University, believes scientific advances could result in a homosexual couple having a baby that combined the DNA of both fathers. Part of a woman's egg would be required and so would a surrogate mother to bring such a child to term. But Dr MacKellar said cell nuclear replacement techniques used to create Dolly, the world's first mammal clone made from an adult cell, might make it ...

Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- At least 30,000 innocent citizens were massacred in Pusan, Ulsan and other areas of South Kyongsang Province before and after the Korean War, according to Yonhap News from Seoul. Among them are those killed by GIs and victims of the news federation incident. This was disclosed at an inaugural meeting of the "south Kyongsang provincial preparatory meeting for settlement of the issue of massacres of civilians" and a seminar held at the Catholic Public Education Hall in Changwon, South Kyongsang Province on Sept. 20. Kim Ju Wan, head of the public media team of ...

The Vatican's official newspaper reported has said that condom use may be permissible for containing the spread of the AIDS virus. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the statement amounts to a theological U-turn. The Vatican article does not endorse condoms but tolerates their use as part of a comprehensive AIDS education program where the primary emphasis is on moral behavior. In 1988, the same Vatican newspaper denounced a similar argument made by a committee of the National Council of Catholic Bishops.

Bobby Knight has been charged with assaulting a 19 year old Indiana University freshman today [Friday]. Allegedly Knight was leaving IU's Assembly Hall when the boy said, "How's it going, Knight?" Knight allegedly pushed the boy up against a corner and berated him for not calling the coach Mr. Knight.University police are investigating the occurrence and are questioning four eyewitnesses.

A poll of 600 likely voters by the Indianapolis Star shows George Bush with a 47% to 38% lead over Al Gore [2% other, 13% undecided].In other races GOP Senator Dick Lugar has a 63% to 13% lead over his Democrat challenger. Incumbent Democrat Governor Frank O'Bannon has a 50% to 29% lead over challenger GOP Congressman David McIntosh.

Panmunjom, September 2 (KCNA) -- Unconverted long-term prisoners in South Korea came back to the north today. At 10 a.m. 63 unconverted long-term prisoners crossed over the Demarcation Line at Panmunjom. Among them were the unconverted long-term prisoners who were carried on wheelchairs and stretchers. They had an emotion-charged meeting with their families and relatives at Thongil House.

The Libertarian Party, which usually advocates fewer laws and individual freedom, is using Indiana's election law to pull the plug on its third party competition.The executive director of Indiana's Libertarian organization, Bruce Klopfenstein, apparently used two buddies to challenge ballot petitions for Green Party presiedntial candidate Ralph Nader [and his running mate] and six Reform Party candidates."Everybody knows these guys didn't meet the requiremnets to be on the ballot, but for political reasons no one wants to go out and be accused of being the one that knocked them off." That's why Indianapolis residents S.T. Bronnenberg, his roomie at Purdue ...

Earlier today I read on a Yahoo board that the poster had heard on an unspecified radio station that Larry Flynt had 'documentary evidency' that some girl impregnated by GOP presidential candidae George Bush had had an abortion.

Indiana GOP Chairman Mike McDaniel said this evening, during a televized interview, that George Bush had "a 31 point lead".He also stated that Republican Senator Dick Lugar, running for an unprecedented fifth term, was ahead of his opponent 71-12.

Indianapolis TV station WTHR released results from an overnight telephone poll. Question:"Are you more or less likely to vote for Gore with Lieberman as his Vice-Presidential candidate?More likely 8%Less likely 15%No diference 76%Undecided 1%

Former Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman says he's ready to debate O.J. Simpson online. That's according to officials with Entertainment Network, Inc., the company that's hosting Simpson's AskOJ.com Web site. Fuhrman accepted a challenge made by ENI President David Marshlack during a telephone call-in to Thursday's "The Crier Report" on Court TV. The ex-detective said he's ready to go head-to-head in a mediated debate with Simpson -- whose Web site debuted Thursday night -- as long as O.J. does not show up "with 10 lawyers behind him." ENI said the debate would be held at the company's Tampa, ...

On the Saturday before America celebrated its 224th Independence Day, William the Impeached took a few minutes off from bashing his wife's opponent in the New York Senate race and serving as Al Gore's attack dog, to deliver his weekly radio address to the nation. As he came on the air -- from Philadelphia of all places -- I just happened to be at a gas station suffering sticker shock at what it was costing me to fill up. If you didn't tune in, you missed a real treat. What message did our beloved leader have for us on ...

While polls show Bush widening his lead over the Vice President and the press is filled with stories about desperation in the Gore camp, the putative Democratic nominee has used the spring skillfully to re-position himself on a host of issues in anticipation of the fall debates with Bush. With both candidates so similar, the election is likely to come down to the specific differences between the candidates on the key issues of Medicare, Social Security, tax cuts, and the environment. Bush seized the early advantage with bold new positions on some of these issues, which illustrated how he is ...

It's unthinkable: that Governor George W. Bush's selection for his Vice Presidential running mate is someone who had not yet been mentioned. The chances of this, of course, are about the same that Jack Kemp will be chosen again. Non-stop navel gazing (otherwise referred to as "punditry") means that all possible candidates — and many of the impossible — have been posited, poked, profiled, and picked over 3,000 times already. The Hotline has been running a list of the dozens of prospective GOP Veep picks that had been cited by someone, somewhere, complete with the number of times they had ...

A federal judge this morning ruled that Indiana teenagers are no longer subject to curfew.In a suit brought by the Indiana Civil Liberty Union [the Indiana branch of the ACLU]a federal judge ruled that curfew was no longer applicable to Indiana teenagers. The ICLU hailed the decision as a vindication of the fact that teenagers have constitutional rights as well as adults. There was a statement by the judge that the teenagers would still be subject to other civil restrictions as are other citizens.

In August 1996, Bob Dole had been so far behind Bill Clinton for so long that he had to pick one of only three people as his vice-president: Bill Bennett, Jack Kemp, and Colin Powell. No other candidate had the same political-celebrity oomph; nobody else would deliver the requisite excitement. It looks quite likely that Al Gore will be in the same position that Dole was by the time of the Democratic convention in Los Angeles. If George W. Bush will have risen a few points in the polls during the Republican convention, as is widely expected, Gore could be ...

On Tuesday, Al Gore proposed giving government grants and tax breaks to power companies that devise clean energy technologies. On Wednesday, UPI reported that the proposal was "developed with the assistance of a Gore adviser who also works for large power companies that could get millions in taxpayer subsidies under the plan." Kathleen McGinty, a former chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, advises Gore on environmental issues. She also briefed environmental activists about Gore's plan before he unveiled it. Through her job at the law firm Troutman Sanders, McGinty does consulting work for American Electric Power and ...

THE QUIET RACE FOR 'VEEP' Although everyone is holding their cards pretty close to their chests, the time to choose vice presidential running mates is drawing near. THE BALANCE SHEET asked FNC's own 'Campaign Carl' to give Fox Fans a forecast: In George W. Bush’s deck: TOM RIDGE (Gov., PA) – "Seems to be Bush’s first choice and is vying for the position rather actively, having recently mentioned George W. Bush 33 times in a 36 minute speech. The only notable drawback would be his pro-choice status, which may aggravate pro-life Republicans." FRANK KEETING (Gov., OK) – "He’s Catholic ...