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CHINA WILL LIKELY replace the USA as world leader, said Bill Clinton in a recent Washington Post interview. It is just a matter of time. Clinton should know. He has personally done more to build China’s military strength than any man on earth. Most Americans have heard of the so-called "Chinagate " scandal. Few understand its deadly import, however. Web sites such as "Chinagate for Dummies" and its companion "More Chinagate for Dummies" offer some assistance. Unfortunately, with a combined total of nearly 8,000 words, these two sites – like so many others of the genre – offer more detail...

<p>My first sight on television of Fidel Castro's "liberation" of Cuba from Batista in 1959, was a firing squad dispatching political prisoners who had been summarily condemned by the new dictator. And through the years, Mr. Castro's gulags were filled by Cubans who dared to wish, however softly, for democracy.</p>

10 years later, memories of Waco tragedy linger City hopes to put fatal Branch Davidian standoff behind it04/17/2003 Associated Press WACO, Texas – During business trips across the country, Mayor Linda Ethridge likes to talk about Waco's small-town comforts and big-city amenities, the new programs at Baylor University and the local plant that makes Snickers candy bars. She can name famous native Wacoans – comedian Steve Martin, author Robert Fulghum and former Texas Gov. Ann Richards among them. Ethridge will talk about the Dr Pepper Museum, honoring the soft drink created here in 1885 and the expansion project at the...

<p>PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) In the war against terrorism, the Bush administration has failed to balance the scales of liberty and security, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno told a packed audience Monday night at Brown University.</p> <p>After watching President Bush's address, Reno said, ''We will not solve the world's problems by might.''</p>

<p>Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno speaks at Brown By Associated Press, 3/17/2003 22:41 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) In the war against terrorism, the Bush administration has failed to balance the scales of liberty and security, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno told a packed audience Monday night at Brown University.</p>

In Oregon, when those Republicans, allegedly protectors of the family from Big Brother, finally took control of the House of Representatives in 1991 the House Speaker appointed a "Children's Care Team" and in the 1993 legislature bills were introduced and passed subsequently establishing those innocent sounding foot-in-the-door "pilot programs".Family Resource Centers in schools have been the result of receiving federal grants as a part of the Goals 2000 Educate America Act. These "centers" serve as the treatment arm of the entire delivery system from abortions to sleep overs for parents and children with sleeping bags in tow as was the...

Davidian lawsuit still pursued against U.S. 10 years after standoff, last-ditch appeal for new trial is planned 02/10/2003 Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - It was a brutal and deadly confrontation that transfixed the nation for weeks in the spring of 1993: government agents facing off against a fanatic cult leader and his followers near Waco. Nearly 10 years after the fire that ended the standoff and killed Branch Davidian leader David Koresh and scores of his disciples, survivors and their families are still pursuing claims against the federal government. On Monday, they're scheduled to make a last-ditch effort before...

ITHACA--Janet Reno '60 arrives on campus today to start her 11-day stint as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor. During her stay on campus, Reno will deliver two lectures to the public. The first, titled "Truth and How We Seek It," is on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium. She will deliver the second on Feb. 12 at 4:15 p.m. in Myron Taylor Hall. Besides the public lectures, Reno will participate in policy analysis and management courses, both as a lecturer and a participant in discussions. Late next week, students in Human Development 258: The...

999... and 1,000! There, I am done voting this election cycle.

Elian Gonzales is Back in America Commentary by Agustin Blazquez Dec 22, 2002 When I was taping my prior documentary COVERING CUBA 2: The Next Generation, it was during the turmoil of the Elian Gonzalez affair. The talk with the interviewees when the cameras were not rolling was mostly about Elian. They had a lot to say about Elian, especially after the saga had been underway for a while. Their comments revealed a kind of “armchair analysis” of the significance of what had happened. By “armchair analysis” I mean that, although they are not professional sociologists or politicians, they had...

HAVANA - If name recognition is everything in politics, then this candidate should do well: the father of Elian Gonzalez. Juan Miguel Gonzalez, the father of the Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle in 2000, will be on today's ballot for parliament, as will Cuban President Fidel Castro. Candidates run unopposed, leading some to complain elections in the communist nation are meaningless. News Wire Services

Elian's Father Up for Election in Cuba 2 hours, 55 minutes ago By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer HAVANA - The father of Elian Gonzalez, President Fidel Castro, an Olympic track medalist and a popular folk singer are on the ballot for Cuba's parliament in Sunday elections. Candidates for the 609 seats run unopposed, leading critics to complain elections on the communist Caribbean island are meaningless. A recent pro-democracy petition, signed by thousands of Cubans, requested election reforms but was ignored by the government. Castro — a member of the unicameral National Assembly along with being president for 44 years...

Taking pity on one of Miami-Dade County's most intriguing political outcasts, Australia's top immigration official granted a visa to former County Commissioner Joe Gersten that will allow him to stay in that country permanently.The Sun Herald newspaper of Sydney reported Sunday that Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock granted Gersten residency earlier this month -- protecting him against deportation to face a civil contempt charge in Miami.''I feel as though a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders,'' Gersten, 53, told the Sun Herald. ``I can get up in the mornings now without having a gut-wrenching feeling in my stomach about...

On the same day recently the New York Times and the Washington Times ran stories about the management challenges facing FBI Director Robert Mueller. The New York Times obtained internal Bureau documents that show Mueller talking tough to his managers and agents about the need for reform. The story has Mueller warning that he won’t tolerate "bureaucratic intransigence" and quotes senior Justice officials lauding his performance thus far. But the Washington Times focused more on Mueller’s actions, especially on the sensitive issues of ethics and retaliation against internal critics. On that score, Mueller doesn’t fare quite so well. For example,...

go to the site above, scroll down. The woman, Anette Hernandez, is wanted for 2nd degree murder and other crimes. Her projected 2002 picture on the website looks like Janet Reno!

REVIEW & OUTLOOK (Editorial) Voting New Orleans - style   04/15/1997 The Wall Street Journal Page A18 (Copyright (c) 1997, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)   Morris Reed is the forgotten candidate in the burgeoning investigation of Louisiana's disputed U.S. Senate election. Last November, Mr. Reed was on the same ballot as a challenger to the longtime New Orleans District Attorney. A Democrat and former judge, he maintains that both he and GOP Senate candidate Woody Jenkins were victims of a concerted effort at vote fraud by elements of Mayor Marc Morial's LIFE political machine. "This isn't a partisan issue,...

Hillarys Victory Speech Transcript Wednesday, Nov. 5th Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to thank you for choosing me to be your next president. After eight years with that ape, I mean Mr. Bush in the Oval Office, it will take lots of hard work by my administration to get this country back on track. The first thing I would like to announce, is my selection for nominee for Director of Homeland Security. My nominee is Janet Reno. [Applause] I believe that Mrs. Reno will do an excellent job as Homeland Security chief, as she has done under Bubba's, I mean...

The younger of two men arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings is believed to have attended public school last year in south Fort Myers. John Lee Malvo, 17, was arrested at a rest stop in Frederick County, Md., and is one of two suspects in recent sniper attacks that have left 10 individuals dead and three wounded. Lee County school officials confirm that a teenager named Lee Boyd Malvo attended Cypress Lake High from Aug. 13 to Oct. 16, 2001, and authorities presume that individual is the same person arrested Thursday. Police also arrested John...

It was on page five of the Washington Post on Saturday, September 21st, obviously not considered an important story. Titled, "FEC Issues Record Fines In Democrats' Scandals," the story notes, "The Federal Election Commission disclosed yesterday it has imposed record-setting $719,000 in fines against participants in the 1996 Democratic Party fundraising scandals involving contributions from China, Korea and other foreign sources." Why, do you suppose, would the Washington Post, a liberal paper that has always downplayed any criticism of Bill Clinton and his scandals even print an article about the FEC levying a record-setting fine against the Democrats? As long...

America's Saddam Jack Wheeler Freedom Research Foundation Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002 In light of Janet Reno's concession of defeat in Florida's primary elections, and as an addendum to Chris Ruddy and Carl Limbacher's current best seller, "Catastrophe," America needs to remember the horrific evil perpetrated by then-Attorney General Reno in the first months of the Clinton presidency. In March of 1993, I was the keynote speaker at a conference of business and civic leaders held in Indianapolis. One of those attending was a federal judge named Joe (it's best not to mention his last name). He seemed a nice, decent...