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For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. LOS ANGELES, June 18 (UPI) - Jay Leno, Steven Seagal and a host of other celebrities may soon join the ranks of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as "executive reserves," the Los Angeles Times reports (Friday). The idea is to entice more celebrities into taking part in various Sheriff's Department events.

The new ambassador to Luxembourg, James Hormel Randi Lynn Beach/AP President: OK, I Was Naughty Over Gay EnvoyClinton goes back to his courteous ways to clear path for Richard Holbrooke Having made his point and rewarded his contributor, Bill Clinton is no longer in a fighting mood. The President blinked Wednesday in his staredown with Sen. James Inhofe over gay ambassador James Hormel, promising to notify the Senate of any appointments he plans to make while they’re out of town. It was a courtesy Clinton had observed until the Hormel decision, when, with Senate leaders holding the nomination hostage ...

Letter to Editor: On the day The Post reported that independent counsel Kenneth Starr had won a victory in the court of appeals sustaining the fraud indictment of Webster Hubbell, an editorial called for Mr. Starr to step aside, shifting the two Hubbell prosecutions to the Justice Department [June 2]. The Post noted that Mr. Hubbell served the Clinton administration as associate attorney general but concluded that this conflict is "more theoretical than real" because of "political pressure" for adequate prosecution. Alas, the intense but unavailing political pressure on Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate ...

Clinton Concedes Gun Control Defeat House Loosens Gun Show Restrictions   By LAURIE KELLMAN .c The Associated Press   WASHINGTON (June 18) - The Republican-controlled House narrowly voted to loosen restrictions on sales at gun shows, handing a victory to the National Rifle Association in the wake of a spate of school shootings. President Clinton conceded momentary defeat.   Asked today if the NRA beat him, Clinton snapped: ''They did.''   The 218-211 vote, he added, ''was a great victory for the NRA but it was a great defeat for the safety of our children.''   Attorney General Janet ...

(When George W. Bush)...spied a kissable baby -- an infant of indeterminate sex -- in a crowd in New Hampshire he cried out to the photographers: "Baby picture! Baby picture!" When the photographers swarmed around him he took the baby from its mother and kissed its proffered chubby cheek. When a photographer demanded he do it again, the governor obliged, grinning. The next day in Tennessee, when young Albert set out to work the crowd he spied a woman on the rope line with a baby. He made his way over to Mom and baby and reached across the ...

Tens of thousands to form human chain in Third World debt protest COLOGNE, Germany, June 18 (AFP) - The summit of the world's top political leaders in this west German city was being accompanied by a large number of demonstrations and protests.As the heads of state and government of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States gathered to discuss issues such as Kosovo and Third World debt reduction, the most spectacular demonstration was expected to be a human chain around the city.Bono, the singer of the Irish rock group, U2, was to join other celebrities on ...

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Based on the notion that GORE supporters are going to be planting CRAP everywhere, including the FReerepublic, to divert attention from GORE's negatives, let's combine a list - on this post - of those KNOWN "Clinton(s)/Gore supporters" & "FReepublic.com disruptors" so that we can track their CRAP and make ALL aware of their disruptive efforts. HOWEVER - PLEASE do misuse this list to flame legitimate descending, but opinion-strong, FReepers. If you add a Clinton(s)/Gore supporter or FR disruptor to this post, PLEASE POST ALONG WITH YOUR SUPPORTER/DISRUPTOR'S NAME - AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR PAST OR CURRENT POSTS SUPPORTING THIS CLINTON(S)/GORE ...

I really like the changes..would like to suggest the following improvements, if possible,, JR, and if the group consensus is favorable: RELIGION should be a separate topic, and not part of Culture/Society...think this is obvious.. Would like to see a separate section for Reviews of books and movies..., by Freepers,... we are a literate and intelligent bunch and I think a format, whereby first person posts their review of the film, or book, and others add on, as Amazon does now......

NORTH KOREA is developing a new ballistic missile capable of hitting the western United States, it was reported here yesterday. Japan's Jiji news agency quoted US and South Korean government sources as saying that Pyongyang was working to complete a Taepodong 3 missile with a range of more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles). And the Kyodo News Agency, also quoting government sources, said that the reclusive communist country is almost ready to launch a Taepodong 2 missile, with a range of up to 6,000 kilometres (3,750 miles), The launchpad for the missile has been enlarged and fuel has been ...

THIS WEEKEND TALK SHOW GUESTS FROM THE HOTLINE Sunday -- "Late Edition" hosts President Clinton and Sens. Joe Biden (D-DE) and John Ashcroft (R-MO). "Face the Nation" hosts ex-Gore CoS Jack Quinn, Senate Min. Leader Tom Daschle and presidential candidate Steve Forbes. "Meet the Press" hosts Ex- Sen. Warren Rudman, presidential candidate Dan Quayle, Washington Post's Bob Woodward, Clinton advisor James Carville and GOP strategist Mary Matalin. "FOX News Sunday" hosts Energy Sec. Bill Richardson, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and presidential candidate Gary Bauer. "This Week" hosts British Prime Minister Tony Blair Saturday -- "Beltway Boys" hosts presidential candidate ...

Fighting Erupts on Chechen Border By BARRY RENFREW The Associated Press MOSCOW (June 18) - Russian helicopter gun ships and artillery bombarded Chechen positions today after fierce fighting erupted on the border of the breakaway region, leaving seven Russian servicemen dead and 14 wounded, officials said. The fighting appeared to be the worst in months with the breakaway region in southern Russia and could lead to further clashes. The attacks come at a time when Moscow and the Chechen government are trying to improve relations despite strong opposition from Chechen militants. Russian officials said the fighting began when Chechen fighters ...

Fighting Erupts on Chechen Border By BARRY RENFREW The Associated Press MOSCOW (June 18) - Russian helicopter gun ships and artillery bombarded Chechen positions today after fierce fighting erupted on the border of the breakaway region, leaving seven Russian servicemen dead and 14 wounded, officials said. The fighting appeared to be the worst in months with the breakaway region in southern Russia and could lead to further clashes. The attacks come at a time when Moscow and the Chechen government are trying to improve relations despite strong opposition from Chechen militants. Russian officials said the fighting began when Chechen fighters ...

Dept. of Reeducation Conservatives rally against anti-"hate crimes" curriculum that links Christianity to hatred and violence By Bob Jones The fallout began almost before the smoke had cleared at bullet- and bomb-ravaged Columbine High School. Barely able to conceive of two suburban teens on a homicidal rampage, stunned parents across the country looked for someone to blame. Politicians, always looking for a chance to posture, found a few convenient scapegoats and led them to the slaughter. Republicans and Democrats alike abandoned traditional allies. Republicans in the Senate dumped the National Rifle Association in favor of new anti-gun legislation. Then President ...

ARTICLE RE ONTARIO'S MIKE HARRIS'S COMMENTS; TEXT OF LETTER TO CHRETIEN FROM MIKE HARRIS; SHORT CHRONOLOGY REGARDING ONTARIO'S OFFER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Link to Story Harris welcomes federal ``first step'' in meeting moral obligation to victims of tainted blood June 16, 1999 TORONTO, June 15 /CNW/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- Ontario Premier Mike Harris welcomed the settlement agreement for individuals who contracted Hepatitis C through the blood system between 1986 and 1990, but reminded the federal government that those who caught the virus through the blood system prior to 1986 and after 1990 deserve equal treatment. ``I am pleased that ...

Christian Coalition Not Tax-Exempt - (FRONT RANGE) -- The Christian Coalition will now become a political organization that endorses and finances candidates. It lost its tax-exempt status this week after a ten-year battle with the I-R-S. It was denied the tax- exemption because it would hand out voter guides in churches that critics said were slanted towards Republican candidates.

Bad karma A group of current and former Hare Krishna devotees plan to sue the cult, claiming it allowed sex offenders to work among 2,000 children in its boarding schools. Leaders of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness have already acknowledged sexual, physical, and emotional abuse at the schools. They pledged $250,000 a year to investigate past child abuse and to aid survivors and also compiled the names of 200 people who allegedly inflicted abuse in the 1970s and '80s. Some former followers say all this is spin control and are headed to court. One former devotee, Ben Bressack, 28, ...

The death of discipline? Children must still cringe at the parental phrase, "This will hurt me more than it hurts you." But these days, it's literally true: The pain of a lawsuit lingers long after the disciplinary lash has faded from memory. By Bob Jones IV For Leah Carr, June 4 was supposed to be one of the biggest days of her young life. Like the other seniors at Dove Christian Academy in Radcliff, Ky., she was looking forward to marching down the aisle, receiving her diploma, and turning her tassel. There's just one problem: Leah is pregnant. Since she ...

Lacking records, GAO can't substantiate IRS employee misconduct WASHINGTON (AP) - Lacking adequate records, congressional auditors could not substantiate claims made in high-profile Senate hearings that the IRS retaliated against whistleblowers and taxpayers, improperly changed some tax bills and gave preferential treatment to senior managers in disciplinary cases. The Republican senator who chaired last year's Finance Committee hearings, William Roth of Delaware, said the General Accounting Office report released today raises ``serious concern'' because the Internal Revenue Service did not keep adequate records in any of these areas. ``A lack of necessary information and systemic breakdowns in record-keeping and reporting ...

June 18 — “Eight more years! Eight more years!” Such is the essential offer made to us by Vice President Al Gore. But he wants us to know it’s even better than that: choose him, and we get the very best of the current administration without any of the negatives. Think Clinton, only with trousers. AS HE FINALLY launches the campaign he was born and bred to pilot, Al Gore laments we do not really know him. Odd complaint considering he has been squarely in the public eye for more than 20 years as a congressman, senator and vice president. ...