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Story originally published on June 28, 99 Officials want to move more pilots into cockpits By Times Staff Writer Jennifer Palmer Fewer pilots will fill staff positions this fall as the Air Force continues moving pilots from desk jobs into cockpits. By October, only 53 percent of the staff jobs earmarked for pilots actually will be filled by pilots. But that isn't the worst of it. By 2002, pilot staff manning could fall to 43 percent when the pilot shortfall is projected to reach 1,700. The Air Force's pilot staffing levels are tied directly to the service's pilot inventory. As ...

CHICAGO (AP) - President Clinton beseeched the British and Irish today to ``give peace a chance,'' as they worked against a midnight deadline to save the Northern Ireland peace pact. Clinton, speaking to reporters after a speech in Chicago, said he stands ready to become personally involved in the deadlocked talks in Belfast, if he is needed. ``I will do whatever I can to be helpful. We're moving forward and I'm hoping for the best,'' said Clinton, who was receiving regular updates from his deputy national security adviser, James Steinberg. The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland have been locked ...

The House's approval of a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to protect the Americn flag against burning or other desecration proves that the House majority:a) Opposes the free-speech guarantees of the First Amendment.b) Is made up of conservative (and inconsistent) demagogues who will do whatever it takes to play to the ignorant prejudices of the masses.c) Cares deeply about America and worries that patriotism is on the wane.d) Is incapable of understanding the distinction between a symbol and the thing itself.A good case could be made for any of the listed choices, and probably all of them are true ...

Steve Forbes believes a good education is a passport to economic freedom. That's why he's so committed to helping all parents prepare their children to compete and succeed in the new, information-age economy of the 21st century. As president, Steve Forbes will: Support K-12 education reform options that put power back in the hands of parents and teachers, where it belongs. Such options include: public school choice, charter schools, educational savings accounts, vouchers, private opportunity scholarships, tuition tax credits, home schooling, English immersion programs, and block granting federal education funds states so parents, teachers and local officials can use ...

FREEPERS, BLAST THIS POLL NOW!!! It's currently 63% YES & 37% NO!!

CHICAGO — President Clinton Wednesday tried to build political support for his plan to bolster Medicare and expand its coverage to include prescription drugs, saying "this is not welfare'' but a chance to fulfill obligations to the elderly. Clinton, who Tuesday unveiled his plan to extend the life of the Medicare system through 2027, was trying to build momentum for his proposal — one of the last major legislative initiatives of his presidency. Addressing a gathering of some 350 senior citizens, Clinton said the debate should not be along partisan lines but focus on the best interests of the ...

June 29th, 1999 Guests on this program were: John Taylor Mimi Kennedy Victoria Jackson Alan Keyes Bill's Opening Bill: Please. Oh, God. You, thank you. That's fantastic. You're in a great mood, considering, you know this? That the world is gonna end on Sunday. How many have heard this? You know what I'm talking -- Nostradamus. How many followed the -- not many. Okay. Well, this is -- I've known about him for years. He predicted -- apparently, this is coming true. Sunday the world will end. So this better be a good show. [ Laughter ] Because we only ...

As we approach another Independence Day national birthday, Americans are worried that their country is backsliding. Despite the best economy in most people's memory, a spate of public opinion polling affirms that most voters are deeply concerned about the moral climate and are searching for ways to restore what they see as lost values. Presidential candidates of all stripes are picking up the same signals and trying to respond as best they can. In almost identical phrases, they lament the weakening of family ties and the erosion of community bonds. They fret particularly about the fear that youngsters, who need ...

Rush keeps mentioning a problem/attack against him on Geraldo TV show last evening, (Tuesday) possible re: Dershowitz. Anyone have details?

Hubbell Pleads Guilty in Starr Probe By Pete Yost Associated Press Writer Wednesday, June 30, 1999; 12:30 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Longtime presidential friend Webster Hubbell was sentenced to a year of probation today after pleading guilty to concealing aspects of his work involving the failed savings and loan at the center of the Whitewater investigation. ``After five years, it's over,'' Hubbell said outside the courthouse. ``Our lives can begin again.'' Hubbell's attorney said Starr had agreed ``never to investigate or prosecute Hubbell again.'' Hubbell, who already had served 16 months in jail for an earlier guilty plea ...

Wednesday, 30 June 1999 0:31 (GMT) (UPI Focus) U.S. reassures Turkey on pipeline By MARTIN SIEFF UPI National Security Affairs Editor WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) - U.S. policymakers have moved to reassure the Turkish government they still are committed to construction of a pipeline from Baku in Azerbaijan across Turkey to the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this month, the Clinton administration authorized a feasibility study by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency on the possibility of building an oil pipeline across the Balkans from the port of Burgos in Bulgaria across Macedonia and Albania to the Mediterranean. Reports of this ...

For Educational and Discussion Purposes Only! Yahoo: Your House Is My House If you're a GeoCities homesteader, be warned: Your Web site is no longer your own. Yahoo, which launched its Yahoo-GeoCities site Monday, says it owns all Web pages, articles, and images on member sites and has "irrevocable" rights to them for all time. This presents a problem for those GeoCities members who have painstakingly assembled large sites with dozens, even hundreds, of pages of valuable material. See also: Yahoo Gobbles Up GeoCities "Somebody please tell me that this does not mean that Yahoo is demanding the rights to ...

About the Senators Clinton: And Buddy's big plans HAVE YOU heard the latest? Unconfirmed gossip about rumors from a friend of a friend who has a cousin who ate lunch next to Bill Clinton once at Doe's has the scoop: Buddy is "uncommitted but interested" in throwing his leash in the ring for Pet of the Week. No word yet on the post-White House plans of Socks. But no doubt the Establishment Press will keep us Arkies up to date--that is, if any of us are still the least interested. The big news out of Overplayitville, home offices in New ...

General Charles C Kurlak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, retired from that post this date. His relief is Lt. General James L. Jones, current aide to the Secretary of Defense. General Kurlak will be going but the results of his fine job performance will remain, keeping the Marine Corps' fighting edge ready for any National 911 calls.

A STATEMENT ON THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE FROM LAW PROFESSORS ACROSS THE WORLD: On July 1, 1999, a distinguished group of jurists and advocates will gather at King's College School of Law in London to discuss "the legal recognition of same-sex partnerships." A group of law professors from the USA and UK will speak to them. Based on their publications and speeches, all these professors favor legalizing same-sex "marriage" or its equivalent through codes, regulations or court decrees. The issues to be addressed at this conference are important. So are the participants. It is doubly disappointing, therefore, that the professors ...

DENVER (AP) -- The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out Michael Fortier's 12-year sentence for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing, ruling that guidelines used to determine the prison term were too harsh. His lawyer said the ruling could mean freedom for Fortier. A three-judge panel ordered a new sentencing hearing for Fortier, who pleaded guilty to failing to alert authorities to the bomb plot, helping Timothy McVeigh sell stolen weapons and lying to FBI agents about the bombing. The panel ruled that the judge who sentenced Fortier, the government's key witness in the bombing ...

During NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia, millions of folks around the world got a daily television fix on how NATO air power was smashing the Serbian Army. Silver-tongued spinmeister Dr. Jamie Shea said things such as "We're knocking the stuffing out of Milosevic," and, NATO "is conducting the most accurate bombing campaign in history." The statistics he presented at the end of the fight were awesome: NATO pilots flew more than 35,000 sorties; 96.6 percent of their bombs hit their targets; 60 percent of Serb artillery and 40 percent of Serb tanks were damaged or destroyed; the Serb Army ...

First Lady Hillary Clinton is setting up a fancy Web site to launch her Senate race, and is using White House communications director Ann Lewis to write a "substantial amount" for her political campaign, an internal document shows. The secret June 25 memo says "a substantial amount of copy ('text') must be written by Ann [Lewis]" and media consultant Mandy Grunwald to get the Web site ready by July 6. That's the day Mrs. Clinton is to launch her Senate exploratory committee - the day before she starts an upstate campaign swing for the race that could pit her against ...

by Brig. Gen. Gary A. Ambrose Director, Air Force Year 2000 Office WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- With only six months remaining until Jan. 1, 2000, the Air Force continues to make excellent progress in its year 2000 -- or Y2K -- preparations. Y2K is an operational problem, and we're attacking the problem on four fronts: system compliance, installation (base) certification, integration testing and consequence management. Systems are under control -- 96 percent of our mission-critical weapon and automated information systems are Y2K-compliant. Overall, about 93 percent of all Air Force systems are now certified. For those not yet ready, we know ...

I was asked recently, "Why do Clinton, Blair, and many Brits have so much hatred for the Serbs? "  This was my reply. This is a very interesting question, and has complicated, not too clear and not too satisfying answers. The current bellicosity of the English toward the Balkans has been part of the history of England since before the time of Disraeli in the 1870's. The strategy of both the Austrians and the English toward the Balkan peninsula has always been and always will be divide et impera. The traditional foreign policy views of the English have been ...