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The British embassy in Moscow has warned diplomats about inviting friends and family to Russia during the upcoming New Year, Britain's Sunday Independent reports today. Fearing the implications of the Y2K millenium bug, an internal embassy memo leaked to the Independent underscored British concerns that Russia is "considered one of the countries most vulnerable to Y2K problems." The report notes that Russia has recently increased efforts to fix the Y2K problem. Experts, however, have concluded that Russia is doing too little, too late, to manage the computer problem. The Independent states that "at risk" areas in Russia include transport, electricity ...

AMHERST, N.H. — Texas Gov. George W. Bush dismissed Sunday a published report that he received highly favorable treatment in the Texas Air National Guard which he joined during the Vietnam War. "I wanted to fly fighters. I applied and I was accepted. I'm very proud of my service,'' Bush told reporters before marching in the Amherst, N.H., July 4 parade in this the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state. A Bush spokeswoman said the Los Angeles Times "got it wrong. They were looking at the requirements for the Army National Guard, not the Air National Guard.'' The newspaper examined nearly ...

http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- EVER SINCE I declared my candidacy for president of the United States, concerned citizens have been asking me: "Dave, why don't you also run for U.S. Senator from New York?'' This is tempting. I live in Florida, but apparently New York has very lax residency requirements, such that anybody who has ever changed planes at LaGuardia Airport can run for senator. Exhibit A, of course, is first lady Hillary "Rod'' M. Clinton, who recently developed an intense lifelong commitment to New York, which she demonstrated by putting on a Yankees hat and declaring that she has been "a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister met with President Clinton at historic Blair House on Sunday in an attempt to find a means of resolving the long and "dangerous'' dispute with India over Kashmir. The two leaders met initially for 40 minutes, then took a brief break. White House officials said the meeting would resume but had no estimate as to how long it might last, or if any proposals might emerge. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif requested the meeting and flew from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, to attend. The president agreed to meet with the Pakistani leader after conferring ...

    Happy Birthday to all the Families of FreeperLand on the 4th of July 1999!!!!    

In the last scene of Chinatown, the troubled Los Angeles socialite played by Faye Dunaway is frantically trying to gather up her daughter and get away from her rich and dangerous father, played by John Huston. Dunaway has helped private eye Jack Nicholson uncover her father's scheme to reshape much of Southern California for his own profit; she's also revealed his rather shockingly depraved personal life. At the end of the picture, as Dunaway tries to escape, Huston catches up with her on a Chinatown street. Nicholson and several police officers are there. Dunaway pulls out a pistol and points ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of prolonged national prosperity, President Clinton embarks this week on an "opportunity tour'' exploring patches of stubborn and desperate poverty from Appalachia to Watts. The president aims to "shine the light on opportunity'' on the potential billion-dollar profits he says such places can offer investors while at the same time unshackling millions from the bonds of poverty. "It's a real dream of mine to show this can be done,'' he said. Clinton will visit places whose emblems are boarded-up stores and unpaved roads, where people live in crowded shacks without plumbing, where health ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — There is further evidence that the American public is getting fed up with the news media. A majority, 53 percent, of those questioned in a survey sponsored by the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University believe the press has too much freedom. That's an increase of 15 percentage points since 1997. ``It's a humbling reminder that fundamental rights of expression can disappear if the press and public are not vigilant,'' said Ken Paulson, the center's executive director. The survey, released Friday to coincide with the July 4th weekend, explores American commitment to the 45-word First ...

DRUDGE POLL WAS THE LOS ANGELES TIMES RIGHT TO PUBLISH STORY QUESTIONING BUSH'S SERVICE BACKGROUND? YES (618) 41%     NO (905) 59%     1523 Total Votes What did you think? DRUDGE REPORT

"As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy." --Christopher Dawson The Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This document, originally authored by Thomas Jefferson, signified the birth of our nation, and perhaps Jefferson's immortality. John Adams' last words were, "Thomas -- Jefferson -- still -- surv..." Little did he know that Jefferson died that very same day... July 4, 1826 -- fifty years to the day after the advent of our independence ...

Here comes Emperor Dubya, parading down America's Main Street, with a most impressive train. Why, armored cars full of money extend for blocks behind him, and the media bows down at his feet! Grassroots Republicans, crowding the sidewalks and craning their necks just to catch a glimpse of their newly annointed King, can only marvel at the spectacle. Rarely have they seen anything like it. Who can resist being swept up by all the excitement and commotion attendant upon his arrival? "Why, I see the finest conservative raiment draped upon him! All the media has commented and praised it. The ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The gunman who police believe targeted minorities in a deadly shooting spree in Chicago shot and killed a man Sunday outside a Korean church in Bloomington, Ind., police said. Police were searching for the suspect, who was driving a Blue Ford Taurus and sped away after firing four shots into a crowd of worshippers as they left church about 11:30 a.m. ^MORE

  Miffed and Piffed President Clinton is reportedly miffed because Al Gore dissed him.   I'm not quite sure where the word "miff" originated, but I'm fairly certain it's a derivative of the Mesopotamian word "piff", which basically means to furiously evacuate one's bladder and/or bowels in an excited matter.  By all accounts, White House janitors had a wet clean-up in the Oval Office after Mr. Clinton caught news reports that Al Gore was deeply distressed that Wild Bill would ride the bologna pony in the White House and then lie about. In fact, Gore called his boss' behavior ...

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so the saying goes. But when it comes to President Clinton, there are some pictures that the American media would rather you didn't see. One such amazing moment, undoubtedly captured on film by all the major networks, took place on Friday -- as America's President and America's symbol, a bald eagle named Challenger, stood side by side on the White House lawn. The ceremony was meant to celebrate the removal of Challenger and his brethren from the endangered species list. But the moment soon turned embarrassing when Challenger, whom Clinton had just ...

Sunday, July 4, 1999; 2:58 p.m. EDT YORK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) -- A ring of children as young as 7 in a small Pennsylvania community taught each other to have sex, and a half-dozen of them have been charged in juvenile court. The children, all students at Northeastern Middle School or York Haven Elementary School, hid their activities from adults but readily answered questions asked by police. Their candor was all the more troubling, said Newberry Township Police Chief Bill Myers. ``These kids knew that what they were doing wasn't right, but they didn't know it was as bad as ...

On May 28 I traveled from Tallahassee to Yulee, FL to find White Oak Plantation where the clintons were vacationing. With the use of the Internet and searching the Jacksonville newspaper, Times-Union, I found reference to the Plantation which is about 10 miles north of Yulee on the St Mary's River. Prior to my arrival other FReepers had given him the proper FReepin' and I just picked up where they left off... Click http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumInde x?u=32875&a=271724 to see some pictures.When you get to the PhotoPoint.com White Oak Plantation photo album please notice the Links in the Album Title. When you click ...

BILL OF NO RIGHTS ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything. ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! you may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the World is full of idiots, and probably always will be. ARTICLE III: You do not have ...

PRISTINA, Yugoslavia, July 3 (AFP) - British soldiers early Saturday shot and killed two men and wounded two others here following a demonstration by thousands of Kosovars to celebrate an unofficial declaration of independence in 1990. The shooting took place in front of the Executive Council building, the former seat of Serb government where 50 Serb Kosovars now live and which was protected by British soldiers serving with the Kosovo peacekeeping mission (KFOR). "Shortly after midnight a white Astra car with about eight people inside and on the roof drove past the building," KFOR said in a communique Saturday. "An ...

  Something to do this Fourth of July   To paraphrase Lincoln, it is beyond our abilities to consecrate this day of celebration and solemn remembrance better than, or even as well as, our predecessors have by their thoughts, words, and deeds.  But in the midst of our respective, private means of celebrating we do owe it to them, ourselves, and our offspring to remember, however briefly, why this day is commemorated. The Colonial Congress had assembled for a variety of reasons.  Some perceived it to be a means of collectively bargaining with the British Crown and Parliament.   ...

Man Sentenced to Jail after Catching Vandals By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press Santa Cruz, California Ben Chirco is no Constitutional scholar. But he figured he was within his rights when he pulled his rifle on four kids breaking windows on his property, called the cops, dragged one roughly to the road and left him there tightly handcuffed to a gate. "Boy was I wrong," Chirco said last week. "It's more like people's republic here. Folks are real anti-gun, anti-property rights." Chirco begins a six-month sentence this month after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor brandishing a firearm and felony assault ...