This week on www.StopDemocrats.com **The News** Main Story:
Posted on 09/02/2002 5:42:34 PM PDT by StopDemocratsDotCom
This week on www.StopDemocrats.com **The News** Main Story:
*Bush marking holiday at labor picnic: President Bush courted organized labor Monday in union country on Labor Day, promising working Americans that reviving the nation's sluggish economy and creating jobs are among his top concerns.
In Other News:
*The high-stakes duel for control of Congress began for real, the traditional Labor Day launch of the election season, with the outcome too close to call and both parties desperately seeking an edge.
*In what may be yet another example of hypocrisy by the delegates to the Earth Summit, the voluntary trust fund supported by the United Nations to help offset pollution generated by the event has only raised a fraction of its goal of $2.9 million from summit participants.
*The Bush administration is trying again to offer pharmacy discount cards for the elderly, but the program is being challenged in court and its future remains uncertain.
*In a tally sure to further boost his confidence, Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. raised five times more money in recent weeks than Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend did, campaign finance reports show.
*Nearly 60 percent of Americans support military action to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, but a majority of those believe the United States should win international backing first, according to a New LA Times poll.
Articles and Commentary:
*Jeb Bush: Visiting Cuba Hurts Its People: The following are edited excerpts of a letter that Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sent to Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura regarding Ventura's planned trip to Cuba Sept. 26-30.
*Clinton Orchestrated McAuliffe Attack on Bush
NewsMax.com: More evidence that ex-president Clinton is actively working behind the scenes to undermine President Bush emerged this weekend, with the revelation that the wording of a caustic attack on Bush delivered by Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe last month was personally reviewed and approved of by the ex-president ahead of time.
"Ever the master political strategist, Clinton also regularly dispenses advice to Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, his longtime friend," reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday.
"Before McAuliffe delivered a blistering attack on the Bush administration's economic policies last month, the party chairman had Clinton review the speech," the paper added
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