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GNJILANE, Yugoslavia — Top Marine Corps leaders in the U.S.-protected sector of Kosovo say tensions are rising in their area after six ethnic Albanians were wounded by gunfire Wednesday night. The shootings occurred after an incident earlier that day in which Marines forcibly detained six Kosovo Liberation Army guerrillas after a daylong standoff with more than 100 of the rebel fighters. "It’s more tense now than I ever thought it would be," said Lt. Col. Bruce Gandy, ground troop commander of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Kosovo. In the latest incident, the wounded Kosovars showed up at a Marine ...

Where does the Democratic Party get its fundraisers? From wanted posters in post offices, evidently - because "Sara Olson," a Democratic Party fundraiser and gun-control activist in Minnesota, was really Kathleen Soliah, "star" of "America's Most Wanted" for her at least two attempts to bomb police cars in Los Angeles as a member of the terrorist group that "kidnapped" Patty Hearst. Where do anti-gun groups get activists? From the same wanted posters; wanted felon and wanna-be cop killer Kathleen Soliah was one of them. Soliah was arrested - as the woman whose neighbors (thought they) knew as "Ms. Olson" ...

Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) this week accused President Clinton of giving short shrift to the burgeoning information technology phenomenon, saying the president's inattention and inability to engage the public on the issue will eventually harm the United States' ability to defend itself against an enemy clever enough to attack the country at its computer-based core. Speaking June 15 at an industry conference in Arlington, VA, about defending critical infrastructure, Weldon said the president has never addressed in detail the topic of cyber security or information technology as it relates to the nation's infrastructure and defense. At the most recent State ...

Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) this week accused President Clinton of giving short shrift to the burgeoning information technology phenomenon, saying the president's inattention and inability to engage the public on the issue will eventually harm the United States' ability to defend itself against an enemy clever enough to attack the country at its computer-based core. Speaking June 15 at an industry conference in Arlington, VA, about defending critical infrastructure, Weldon said the president has never addressed in detail the topic of cyber security or information technology as it relates to the nation's infrastructure and defense. At the most recent State ...

SHAWANO, WISCONSIN -- A former Menominee County tribal officer who taught children not to abuse drugs has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling cocaine. Kenneth Dodge, 36, of Keshena, sold cocaine on three occasions to an undercover agent while he was a bartender at a Shawano tavern. Dodge was "more serious than a normal drug deliver" because he taught students the dangers of drugs as part of the national DARE program, said Shawano-Menominee District Atty. Gary Robert Bruno. "You've got a law-enforcement official . . . telling children they should form a partnership with parents and ...

NLRB Sued Again for Delay in Forced Union Dues Case U.S. Newswire 17 Jun 12:24 NLRB Sued a Second Time This Month for Delays in Forced Union Dues Cases To: National Desk, Labor Reporter Contact: Joseph Hillock or Stefan Gleason, 703-321-8510, both of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation; Web site: www.nrtw.org CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation: For the second time in the past two weeks, union-abused employees -- assisted by the National Right to Work Foundation -- have filed suit ...

Pakistan seeks G8 help on Kashmir crisis By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, June 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Friday it had sought Group of Eight nations' help to avert a conflict with arch-rival India over their tense standoff in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made the request in a letter to leaders of G8 states, the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations and Russia, at their summit beginning on Friday in Cologne, Germany, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Sharif urged them to play ``a positive role to resolve the crisis and avert a conflict,'' spokesman ...

As seen on C-SPAN at 1044 18 June 1999. Chris Shays, R-CT said on the floor of the house, "I hope during my life time MY PARTY's marriage to the NRA ... ENDS IN DIVORCE!!!!"

INDIA TO FIGHT FOR HIMALAYAN PEAK DRAS, India (AP) -- Artillery moved forward and air force jets roared high above the Himalayan peaks of Kashmir today as the Indian army prepared for a frontal assault on an almost vertical rock face held by Islamic militants. India wants to build on military gains it claimed earlier this week after a month of fighting the militants in the Indian-controlled part of the divided region of Kashmir. Meanwhile, Russia joined the United States in urging Pakistan to withdraw the forces that crossed the cease-fire line dividing the region into Indian and Pakistani-held ...

..in the schools and, if we get positive results, consider where else we might hang them. I could suggest we hang them under speed limit signs. Maybe, we could get a reduction in highway death. Or, hang them up in prison! Man! The possibilities are endless!

Candidates Mixed on House Action By TESSIE BORDEN The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley believes the legislative amendment passed by the House allowing the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools may be unconstitutional. Presidential candidates had a broad range of reaction to the Ten Commandment amendment and to gun control legislation. ``It will have to be tested in the courts,'' Bradley said Thursday of the Ten Commandments amendment. ``My hunch is it's unlikely to pass constitutional muster.'' Vice President Al Gore said: ``It's a lot easier to childproof a gun than to bulletproof ...

Talks Stuck on Russia's Kosovo Role By ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - U.S. and Russian negotiators struggled for a third day to reach agreement on Kosovo peacekeeping, hung up on resolving the delicate problem of how to give Moscow a prominent role but not sole control over any sector of the province. Defense Secretary William Cohen, negotiating with Russian Defense Minister Marshall Igor Sergeyev, said he was hopeful a deal could be completed today, although both sides were ``prepared to leave without a final agreement.'' Sergeyev raised the possibility that the issue might have to be ...

A GORE PRESIDENCY? FROM WHITEWATER TO DISHWATER By: Norman Liebmann Since Bill Clinton has made lying a normal function of the office of the Presidency, as Vice President, Al Gore is said to be a heartbeat away from bulls*!t. Despite the vapid non-sequitur statements that fall from his oral aperture, friends of Al Gore insist he's not senile, just prematurely dull. His office staff has been instructed to explain away this circumstance by telling visiting dignitaries, "You may not find the Vice President's company very scintillating. He just stepped away from his personality for a few years." Trying to engage ...

"YOU'RE good", proclaims the US sentry with the night-vision attachments as he waves you into the muddy field that is now Camp Bondsteel, the new American Nato base in southern Kosovo. What happens if you're "bad", he is not at liberty to divulge. Once inside the rapidly expanding camp, however, his comrades are only too happy to tell you what they are ready, willing and able to do should the Serbs or KLA misbehave in the countryside around Ferizaj and Gnjilane. Here, to the bemusement of the T-shirted British liaison team, everyone wears flak jackets and most of the 2,700 ...

http://www.motorsportsdigest.com/pov-1.htm Gun Registration: It's simply the first step toward Gun Confiscation. 'Gun control laws are not the answer and are only penalizing the law abiding.' Sunday, June 13, 1999; In an interview on "Good Morning, America" last week, the president said that we should consider registering guns, just as we register cars. Unfortunately, he also said that he planned on much more restrictive control measures, but that he could only push them through so fast. Much the same way that registering cars hasn't stopped drunk driving, his plan of gun registration won't make any difference either. All it could ever ...

We should learn from our past steps through history and time, not repeat them over and over again until they become the norm. The people of any Christian nation cannot withdraw to the comfort and security of their ornate Cathedrals, sit in their comfortable padded pews, and watch as the world around them goes to hell. To do so is a betrayal to the true church and a denial of the power of His Word. One of the most clever tools in the enemy's arsenal, used to silence and intimidate Christians and drive them out of the public forum, is ...

U.S. lab scrutiny gives foreign scientists anxiety By Tabassum Zakaria LOS ALAMOS, N.M., June 18 (Reuters) - Foreign scientists have played a key role at Los Alamos National Laboratory since its inception as the creator of the atomic bomb, but now find themselves under a microscope as potential threats after allegations of Chinese espionage. Many of them are watching anxiously developments in Washington that could have impact on their lives at the lab. Congress has been in an uproar over allegations that China stole U.S. secrets on seven nuclear warheads and the neutron bomb through espionage over the past 20 ...

The Landlord Gets Found ARTHUR HOPPE Friday, June 18, 1999 Scene: The Heavenly Real Estate Office. The Landlord is busily mixing a potion of birdsong and cricket chirps for three new planets in the Persephone Galaxy, as his business agent, Mr. Gabriel, enters, Golden Trumpet in hand. THE LANDLORD: I do love cricket chirps. And perhaps a dash of dew-wet spider webs, or maybe . . . Gabriel: Excuse me, Sir. The Landlord: What is it, Gabriel? Gabriel: A dispatch from that little blue-green planet that You love so well. The Landlord: (sighing) Earth? What depredations have My tenants down there ...

THE CHINA PUZZLE PART I By: Linda Prussen-Razzano According to information compiled by The Brookings Institute, our national defense, on paper, appears quite sound. In 1997, America had a total of 12,500 nuclear warheads stockpiled (8,750 active, 2,500 hedge/contingency, and another 1,250 awaiting disassembly). We currently have 80 SSNs (attack submarine, designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships) and 18 SSBNs (nuclear-powered submarines armed with long-range strategic missiles). Our army stands 1.2 million strong. And, as par for the course, we still have pockets of extreme financial waste; between October 1992 and October 1995, the Department of ...

June 16 - 22, 1999 bywilliam bastone The Hillary Clinton Cheat Sheet A Guide to the Scandals and Issues That Could Stall Her Senate Run   (illustration: Gary Aagaard) Every night before her latest hairdo hits the pillow, Hillary Clinton probably crams a few more facts about New York into her head. Like an immigrant studying for a citizenship test, she must prepare for the pop quiz that, were she to flunk, could hobble her nascent Senate campaign. You can almost hear Hillary reciting the names of the Five Towns or practicing a soliloquy on the gustatory wonder of ...