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Albright cancels NU commencement plans; university revokes honorary degree offer Blaming "the pressing state of international affairs," U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has told Northwestern University she will not be able to return from Europe in time to attend NU commencement ceremonies and to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree Friday. Northwestern said in a news release that Albright informed Northwestern University President Henry S. Bienen of her decision in a phone call today from Paris. And the release said that, "in keeping with Northwestern's long-standing policy, the degree will not be awarded in absentia." The development may ...

PAKISTAN SHOWING WITHDRAWAL SIGNS By Shishir Gupta The Hindustan Times Thursday, June 17, 1999, New Delhi In a tactical move, the Pakistan Army troops are believed to have started withdrawing from pockets that have been encircled by the Indian forces, while at the same time despatching reinforcements to back their stronger positions in the Kargil sector. This assessment is based on radio intercepts made by the Indian forces in Tololing area in the Drass sector and in enemy positions east of Batalik sub-sector. The radio communications indicate that the Pak Army left the pockets of intrusions in these areas ...

Serbs Flood Out Of Kosovo, Pressure On KLA   Updated 6:24 PM ET June 16, 1999   By Brian Williams   PRISTINA (Reuters) - Serb civilians, fearful of ethnic Albanian reprisals, flooded   out of Kosovo Wednesday and NATO troops disarmed Kosovo guerrillas and   arrested some of their chiefs after they refused to hand over their weapons.   As Serb soldiers and paramilitaries pulled back, separatist Kosovo Liberation   army (KLA) rebels roamed some vacated areas, set up checkpoints and conducted   house-by-house searches like a new occupation power.   But NATO-led peacekeepers, trying to stamp an impartial ...

CARTHAGE, Tenn. (AP) — Al Gore promised an all-consuming "fight for America's families'' in a presidential announcement address Wednesday that declared his commitment to moral leadership and signaled his independence from Bill Clinton. "Our families are loved, but overstretched,'' the vice president said. Gore, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, claimed a share of credit for the six-year economic recovery under President Clinton, but said the work is not complete. With unemployment low and the stock market high, parents are still working too hard and spending too much time away from their children in a world that is ...

Twenty-six members of Congress filed a lawsuit to compel the president to follow the Constitution and halt the U.S. bombings of Yugoslavia unless war is declared. Under the War Powers Act, a president has 60 days to engage U.S. troops in hostilities without seeking congressional approval. On May 25--60 days after hostilities began--the congressmen asked a U.S. District Court judge to grant summary judgment and expedited review. On April 28, Congress voted against declaring war against Yugoslavia, and defeated a move to continue the air war. However, the president increased the bombing and indications are that the United States will ...

Itar-Tass June 14, 1999 VLADIVOSTOK - Nikolai Mikhailov, Russia's First Deputy Minister of Defence and State Secretary, in his remarks during talks between Colonel-General Zhang Wannian, Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China, and the Command of Russia's Pacific Fleet, has stated that "Russia's strategic co-operation with China and India will rise to a qualitatively new level soon". The Russian Defence Ministry official pointed out that "the events in Yugoslavia prompted the adoption of necessary measures in the strengthening of Russia's defence capability and in a quest for strategic partners in accomplishment of ...

RADIO WAR: GERALDO RIVERA WANTS TO TAKE ON RUSH LIMBAUGH NBC's $5 million man Geraldo Rivera wants to do a radio show because he believes that there's a real need for an "aggressive, populist alternative" to Rush Limbaugh and other conservative hosts, the ASSOCIATED PRESS will soon report. Rivera opens up and lashes out with the AP's David Bauder in Thursday PM runs, according to publishing sources familiar with the wire's story budget. "It's time for liberals to stop being embarrassed about their political philosophy," Rivera declares. Rivera tells the wire that frustration over the lack of prestige and air ...

  If not Buddhist nuns, just where will Al Gore get the campaign cash? Well, where is he going to get it?

QUAYLE RECEIVES WENDELBOE ENDORSEMENT, TALKS VALUES  --NH Rep praises Quayle’s leadership on issues--  CONCORD, NH – Republican presidential candidate Dan Quayle today received the   endorsement of State Representative Fran Wendelboe (R-New Hampton)  during a press conference at the New Hampshire  State Republican Committee.  “I looked at all of the candidates carefully, analyzing their positions or lack thereof on the issues facing our country. Time and again, one candidate emerged as  the obvious leader, and that person is Dan Quayle.  No other candidate has the scope of experience that Quayle has. No other candidate has the clearly defined views on restoring ...

I've noticed that the "Alley" link is no longer listed for those of us who enjoy a little "Freeper" chat now & then. I am making my "Front Porch" available to those who wish to discuss on-line the issues of the day. This link will take you to my index page where you will find a copy of my "Freepin' Away" song as well as a link to my "Front Porch" chat room. Just tag the "front Porch" under the picture and you are there. FreeperChat

For Editorial and Discussion use only: bin Laden May Be Planning Attack By JOHN DIAMOND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden is in the advanced stages of planning another terrorist operation, U.S. intelligence has concluded, though the timing and location of the strike are unknown. A U.S. official who spoke today on condition of anonymity said bin Laden, who the United States blames as ordering last year's bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, is clearly planning another attack. Last week, he was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List of fugitives. Because ...

Not for commercial use E D I T O R I A L S Gore's Issues Date: 6/16/99 Vice President Al Gore makes it official Wednesday. He wants the White House job, and he's beginning his run in his family's hometown of Carthage, Tenn. Despite stumbling a bit, Gore is doing what he needs to do to win: He's talking issues. In the hope of drawing his support from the political center, Gore sounds like his boss, President Clinton. Gore has staked out stands on some key issues that even Republicans could support. But he also has views that sound ...

Nashville Scene Article(Issue Date: June 17, 1999)Of Golf and Justice Kenneth Starr's investigators arrive in Nashville By Willy Stern Matt Pulle contributed to this story. It started innocently enough--a round of golf one summer day at Hillwood Country Club in West Nashville. But the casual conversations on the lush fairways among the four duffers--three of them Nashville businessmen--have now become a major focus of interest to criminal investigators working for independent counsel Kenneth Starr. The Nashville Scene has learned that as Starr expands his probe into the so-called "Travelgate Affair," his investigation has led to conversations that took place both ...

Anticipated Floor Schedule: The House Will Meet at 10:00 a.m. for Legislative Business Last Vote Expected: 10 p.m.-12:00 a.m. * One Minutes * H.R. 1501 - Child Safety and Protection Act of 1999 (Continue Consideration) * H.R. 2122 - Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act (Structured Rule, One Hour of General Debate) * Special Orders Off the Floor: Special House Republican Conference, 9-10:00 a.m. at the Capitol Hill Club's Eisenhower Lounge. Friday's Forecast: The House Will Meet at 9:00 a.m. for Legislative Business Last Vote Expected: ??? Business Expected on the Floor: H.R. 2122 - Mandatory Gun Show Background ...

CLINTON CRITICIZES BUSH DECISION TO RENEW CHINA'S MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS Los Angeles, CA -- Governor Bill Clinton today criticized President Bush's decision to unconditionally renew China's "Most Favored Nation" status, calling it "another sad chapter in this administration's history of putting America on the wrong side of human rights and democracy." "Rather than leading an international effort to pressure the Chinese government, the Bush Administration has coddled the regime, pleading for progress but failing to impose penalties for intransigience," Clinton said. Clinton said that Bush "rejected the will of the American people" by vetoing a bill passed by ...

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