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1. Reformers Slandered, Harassed and Threatened at House Subcommittee Hearings on "Legalization" On Wednesday (6/16), the Committee on Government Reform's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a hearing titled: "The Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization, Decriminalization and Harm Reduction." True to form, the "hearing" was less an informed inquiry into possible alternatives to this nation's failed drug policy than a dog and pony show in which defenders of current policy accused reformers of seeking to increase youth access to drugs and during which reformers were subjected to harassment, ridicule and both implied and overt threats ...

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. BLOOD TRAIL: Former health minister charged with involuntary homicide NICOLAS MARMIE Distribution:Europe;Britain;Scandinavia;Middle East;Africa;India;England;Asia AP Worldstream June 18, 1999; Friday 20:25 Eastern Time PARIS -- A former health minister has been charged with involuntary homicide for failing to notify blood transfusion recipients that they may have contracted AIDS, judicial officials said. Claude Evin is the fourth minister to be tried in the scandal that rocked the French health system in the mid-1980s Claude Evin is the fourth minister to be tried in the scandal ...

Friday, June 18, 1999 Monument 'spin' has Utahns spinning By Lee Davidson Deseret News Washington correspondent WASHINGTON — The Clinton administration says that its 1996 creation of Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument wasn't really secretive. "This was not done in secret. For the last several weeks leading up to the proclamation, there was an actual vigorous debate involving the Utah delegation, the governor of Utah and many people," Interior Department solicitor John Leshy said Thursday at a congressional hearing. That flabbergasted Reps. Jim Hansen and Chris Cannon, R-Utah. Cannon retorted, "I congratulate you for keeping a straight face while ...

Just found a great site to listen to REAL NEWS It's called Liberty Works Radio Network. Don Ecker is on right now ...talking about issues we FR's care about. Media Corruption, Clinton Crimes, ect. You can also visit Dons site for an easy link at strangedaze.net

June 18, 1999 Boris goes Beavis-bonkers It's easy to understand Moscow -- the dudes just want to be cool By STEPHEN LAUTENS Calgary Sun If it's not one thing with the Russians, it's something else. Just when they seem to be coming along, taking their place as a responsible world power -- kaboom! Moscow starts acting crazy again. President Boris Yeltsin has been sent back to the shop so many times, they must be running out of spare parts. When he's not firing his cabinet, he's more wobbly on his feet than the United Alternative. And the moment he starts ...

Deep Throat's stenographer, Bob Woodward, has written another book about scandals--laced with the usual purported statements from scores of unnamed sources. And The Washington Post ran excerpts on its front page for three days--which has generated considerable interest among political and media elites. I recall, however, that when Gary Aldrich's book, "Unlimited Access," hit the bookstores, the mainstream media all but ignored his shocking accounts of high-level misconduct. Instead, they questioned the unnamed sources of some of his information.Tremendous latitude was granted Mr. Woodward when he wrote a book in which he recounted wide-ranging discussions with former CIA Director William ...

For fair use Clinton Blocks Move of Embassy to Jerusalem By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLOGNE, Germany -- President Clinton blocked plans Friday to relocate the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a move the White House said would upset the Middle East peace effort. Congress initially passed legislation requiring the move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 1995, but it has never taken effect. "At a time when there is real potential for movement on the peace process, and as we look forward to the start of those crucial negotiations, the United States should not be taking steps of its ...

Family may lose cottage over support for gay rights 6.09 p.m. ET (2209 GMT) June 18, 1999 By Evelyne Girardet, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When the Grahams bought a cottage at a Methodist campground in suburban Chicago, they found an idyllic setting to spend their summers and celebrate their faith. But five years later, Nannette and Bill Graham face eviction after their 16-year-old daughter, Amelia, posted signs in the cottage's windows supporting gay friends the Chicago family claims were being discriminated against by the campground. Trustees at the Historic United Methodist Campground notified the Grahams that they want them ...

TOKYO--Like a long-running soap opera or a low-budget samurai movie series, the plot of North Korea's negotiations with the outside world never varies. The excitement comes with the wondering when the forces of the United States will call Pyongyang's bluff and retaliate. But it never happens. Japan's recurring nightmare, on the other hand, is that it awakes to find U.S. planes engaged in air strikes against North Korea. Despite provocation, Japan has lobbied backstairs for years against any sort of use of force in retaliation against North Korean acts. Possible China involvement, complications within Japan's huge Korean minority, possible unleashing ...

If you try to login (to post) anywhere but the initial screen the system will not allow you to login. I have had a great deal of trouble with this since the improved system has been implemented. It used to be that unless I logged in at another computer I stayed logged in. Now I am logged off when I have never left the board. If I try and login at the please login now prompt it says I am logged in and well it says this Logged In Thank you for logging in. You may now take full advantage ...

Recently the New York Republican Party Sent Hillary Clinton a tour book for New York City and (according to press reports) a sarcastic letter of welcome. Now, I am sure the "moderates" who control the New York Republican Party got a big laugh out of this asinine prank and congratulated each other on what they define as being clever; but if this low brow tactic is a measure of the campaign to come then we might as well anoint Hillary Senator for life right now. I have this awful feeling that such media approved non issues as Hillary's residency problem ...

Top News Sports Lotteries International National Washington Business Wall Street Entertainment Health/Science Regional U.S., Russia Sign Kosovo Peace Plan HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- U.S. and Russian negotiators signed an agreement today on Kosovo peacekeeping arrangements, ending an impasse that began a week ago when 200 Russian troops surprised NATO by rolling into the Pristina airport ahead of the alliance. Defense Secretary William Cohen said Russia and the United States had reached an agreement ``on terms that meet the requirements of both NATO and Russia.'' ``It preserves the unity of (NATO) command ... and it gives Russia a unique role ...

Sen. Hutchison Replies Saturday, June 19, 1999; Page A18 While officeholders in Washington are often accused of being out of touch, evidently the condition is catching and The Post has got it ["Boss Kay Bailey Hutchison," editorial, June 13]. I'm confident that most of The Post's readers would agree with me that a 15 percent raise for part-time city council members, which would increase their annual salary to $92,000, is at least worth questioning. By comparison with surrounding jurisdictions, the proposed pay raise is high. Fairfax County, with twice the District's population, pays its supervisors half of what their ...

Want to make the announcement that the San Antonio Spurs just defeated Hillary's Knicks in the NBA Chamionship Series to lead Hillary's Knicks two games to none. Two more wins by the Spurs and Hillary's beloved Knicks will go down in flames. Nothing against the Knicks, their real fans, and the city of New York, but anything that Hillary is for I am against including sports teams. Wonder if she will attend a White House ceremony honoring the Spurs beating her Knicks especially since the Spurs come from Texas, home of George W.

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SHOOTING BLIND Press coverage of the "assault weapon" controversy suggests that most jounalists know very little about guns and are not interested in learning. By William R. Tonso In a September 1988 report on "assault weapons" that he prepared for the Education Fund to End Handgun Violence, gun control advocate Josh Sugarmann candidly observed: "The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi -automatic assault weapons anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these ...

I have tried to use the Abuse function, however I can't seem to make it work. I am tired of the racist rhetoric employed by this disruptive poster...please JimRob and John, read these posts and decide if this type of hatred is what you want on this forum! I am not the only one who feels this way .

CHINESE MILITARY DELEGATION VISITS RUSSIAN TOPOL ICBM BASE On 12 June 1999, a high-ranking Chinese military delegation visited a Russian Topol (SS-25) Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) unit in Novosibirsk in central Russia. Moscow's ITAR-TASS, the main government information agency, commented on the significance of the visit by noting: For the first time in the history of Russian-Chinese military cooperation, a delegation of top representatives of the People's Liberation Army [PLA] of China has visited a unit of Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces in the last years…. The Chinese delegation reportedly was shown the Topol missile "and explained its possibilities in ...