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Pasadena, CA - What began as a peaceful festival of international women's sport turned into a vicious melee yesterday, as thousands of crazed suburban "soccer moms" went on a violent rampage inside and outside Pasadena's venerable Rose Bowl during a Women's World Cup soccer match. "We knew these mindless hooligans posed a threat to public safety," said Robert Gonzalez, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. "But nothing like this." It was the biggest outburst of uncontrolled rioting in the Los Angeles area since the notorious Rodney King verdict in 1992. A combined force of 12,000 local police, LA ...

Welfare reform expands citizenry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Audrey Hudson THE WASHINGTON TIMES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- he number of immigrants who became U.S. citizens more than doubled in the year after welfare reform eliminated benefits for noncitizens, according to a report by the General Accounting Office. The study confirms that an "all-time high" number of new citizens has been naturalized since welfare reform was enacted three years ago. "They're becoming naturalized simply because they want to keep their benefits," said Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. "We're importing poverty to the United States." Immigrants who became U.S. citizens in 1997 ...

German sentenced for providing Iraq nuclear secrets 8.29 a.m. ET (1229 GMT) June 29, 1999 MUNICH, Germany (AP) — A German was convicted of treason Tuesday for providing technology to Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons. Karl-Heinz Schaab, a 64-year-old engineer, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $32,000 by the Munich High State Court. The court found he sold plans to Iraq in 1989 for building a gas centrifuge that could be used to produce weapons-grade uranium, and that in 1990 he helped in building it. Schaab, who fled Germany in 1995, was arrested ...

It will be a historic occasion!! The largest expatriate gathering of Freepers in World History!! An Internet-connected, transoceanic gathering of Conservative souls!! A traditional Fourth of July Picnic in Tokyo! Lurkers and Newbies welcome. OK Folks, here's the deal. We will gather in Shibuya Station next to at 1 p.m. on Saturday. There we will link by live web-camera to Freepers around the world. We will stay around Shibuya gathering souls until 1:30 p.m. when we will travel en-masse to the residence of Hadman in Tokyo who will be our host for this fine event. It's sure to be a ...

We once again go "down under", and learn from our Brothers in Arms in Australia. The reflection of America is clearly seen in this illustration of the present gun laws in Australia. May we learn from Australians who have paid dearly in loss of freedom, as my very dedicated friend living in Australia can attest to. We may see similar isolated incidences in America as found in this article, but in Australia, it is COMMON PLACE, because it is NOW law. Read America, and arise from your sleep. You are almost there....... Chris, To bring home to our common allies ...

VANITY FAIR BULLIES DRUDGE OVER BRILL KILL! Publishing Row was rocked on Monday after this report webposted snips of a controversial VANITY FAIR expose on Steven Brill -- an expose that was spiked and determined to be too hot for VANITY FAIR readers. The piece was written by VANITY FAIR vet Jenny Conant, who quit abruptly after she was told that her profile on Brill would not run. Brave Conant had developed an exhaustive work, based on months of research. The Conant profile quoted up a storm, using industry heavyweights to pound home her thesis that BRILL's CONTENT magazine has ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Prays Amidst KLA Rampaging Terror One of the tragically ironic aspects of what has, and is, occuring in Kosovo, has been a wholesale ignoring of minority rights, which are supposed to be the hallmark of the Clinton-Gore administration. To hear them describe themselves, liberals believe that the rights of minorities ought to be defended. Apparently, however, there are glaring exceptions - such as the minorities who live in Kosovo - Serbs, Gypsies, Montenegrins. Ignoring the conditions of the Serbs and other minorities in Kosovo was part and ...

WASHINGTON, Ind. -- While Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore promise, if elected president, to restore "family values" from Washington, D.C., I find on a journey to my father's hometown that some people never lost them. Clinton S. Thomas, the first of nine children born to B&O Railroad boilermaker Warren and homemaker Ada Thomas, was delivered on Jan. 10, 1908. Things were cheap then, but life was valuable. Now, life is cheap and things are valuable. A loaf of bread cost about 4 cents, a gallon of gas 9 cents. Milk, when it didn't come directly ...

Not for release or publication For news planning only—All times local— Washington, D.C. 9:20 a.m. The Vice President boards Air Force II and departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Miami, Fla. OPEN PRESS—Miami, Fla. 11:30 a.m. Air Force II arrives Miami International Airport Signature Flight Support OPEN PRESS -- 1 p.m. The Vice President attends a luncheon for Gore 2000 Wyndham Miami Beach Resort OPEN PRESS -- 2:45 p.m. The Vice President addresses UNITE’s First Constitutional Convention Grand Ballroom, Foutainbleu hotel OPEN PRESS -- 4:30 p.m. The Vice President boards Air Force II and departs Miami, Fla. en route ...

The China Connection House Government Reform and Oversight Committee June 24, 1999 Prepared Testimony of Congressman Curt Weldon Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I welcome the opportunity to testify today -- not as a Republican looking for a target of opportunity to attack the Administration, but as a Member of Congress concerned about the politicization of national security matters and retribution against government employees who stood up against it. In fact, it was my efforts to bring bipartisanship to the national missile defense debate that brought me here today. In 1995, the congressional leadership committed to passing legislation that would ...

Judge gives drunken driver 49 years, to protect society 6/29/99 By Lawrence Buser The Commercial Appeal Citing a need to protect society from a man with a ``deliberate disregard for human life,'' a judge Monday sentenced a three-time drunken driver who killed a mother and her baby to 49 years in prison. Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft was unmoved by defendant Donald Wayne Branch's testimony when he said that if he could, he would trade places with Stefanie Brown Kuehl and her 6-month-old daughter, Zadie Elese Kuehl. The judge called the statement ``crocodile tears.'' ``Mr. Branch has utter contempt for ...

One Red headed and Bearded Lawyer and the other was clean cut and dark haired. Both lawyers were prominant Professors and both of them were guests on Catherine Criers show on Sunday (?) Night. This was the day before Hubble rolled again.The discussion was about Hubble's upcoming trial and how Hillary was going to handle being called as a witness.The following is not ment to show exact quotes, but I do remember the conversation's topic:Bearded Lawer: Well Catherine, I think you may be assuming that the First Lady did in fact know about the billing records that were found in ...

BILL CLINTON and Al Gore have been as close as people holding these two jobs get. That is why some were surprised when Gore not only began his campaign for the top job, but also defined it, by proclaiming how unlike Clinton he is. Usually, this is run-of-the-mill stuff: a vice president stakes out his own turf and his own identity. An implicit criticism of the boss is part of the process. But something queer happened. Gore came out of the gate seemingly eager not merely for a separation from Clinton, but a divorce. The VP repeatedly condemned Clinton for ...

During the past four decades, the cost and din of presidential elections have continued to climb, but voter interest and participation have continued to sink. The 1996 election produced one of the worst turnouts in history, with more than half of the eligible voters not bothering to cast ballots. At this rate, a staggering 120 million voters could boycott the 2000 presidential election. But this time around that doesn't need to happen, if only the presidential candidates would exploit the powers of the Internet to re-energize voters -- and ultimately government. The Web can repair the enormous damage TV ...

BILL CLINTON and Al Gore have been as close as people holding these two jobs get. That is why some were surprised when Gore not only began his campaign for the top job, but also defined it, by proclaiming how unlike Clinton he is. Usually, this is run-of-the-mill stuff: a vice president stakes out his own turf and his own identity. An implicit criticism of the boss is part of the process. But something queer happened. Gore came out of the gate seemingly eager not merely for a separation from Clinton, but a divorce. The VP repeatedly condemned Clinton for ...

President Bill Clinton has the ugly distinction of being the first president of the United States ever justly impeached by the House of Representatives -- and unjustly not convicted in his trial by the United States Senate. But he also seems to be the "luckiest" president in American history. He has engaged in a lifetime of disgusting immoral conduct. In defense, he resorted to the most transparent repeated lying under oath -- to a court, to a grand jury, and in general to the American people. And he has sent forth a horde of henchmen to repeat his lies. ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The first goal of the U.S. Constitution is to establish the federal government . The rest of the document is essentially devoted to placing limits on the power of the federal government. In a series of rulings that closed out its term, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority properly sought to enforce the limits imposed by the Constitution. One of the ways the Framers of the Constitution limited federal government authority was to make it share power — or divide its sovereignty — with the states. The court’s majority last week ...

This is an amazing read and I am posting what was the most important of Page 6 here. However, the brilliant scientific breakthroughs at the nuclear weapons laboratories came with a very troubling record of security administration. For example, classified documents detailing the designs of the most advanced nuclear weapons were found on library shelves accessible to the public at the Los Alamos laboratory. Employees and researchers were receiving little, if any, training or instruction regarding espionage threats. Multiple chains of command and standards of performance negated accountability, resulting in pervasive inefficiency, confusion, and mistrust. Competition among laboratories for contracts, ...

Have you noticed how British Prime Minister Tony Blair has roared past U.S. President Bill Clinton as the chief spokesman for the New World Order in the wake of NATO's "victory" over Yugoslavia? It's a temporary aberration to be sure. The U.S., as the world's only remaining superpower, is simply too powerful to play second fiddle to anyone else for very long. But at the moment Clinton is a lame duck president nearing the end of his final term, with very little political capital left due to his various and sundry sex scandals. Thus, it's now Blair, who showed ...

A classic example of how politicians ``buy'' votes with taxpayers' money will be on full display today as President Clinton officially unveils his Medicare ``reform'' plan to provide elderly Americans with prescription drugs. Administration officials claim the Clinton drug subsidy package can cover 39 million Americans at ``very little'' cost to taxpayers. Where have we heard that before? The $170 billion-a-year Medicare program was never supposed to cost taxpayers more than $9 billion when it was passed in 1966 -- and yet it is still going broke. Recently a plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy was put together by ...