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Government Surplus A few tales about government surplus... Origin unknown, perhaps from the AP POCATELLO, Idaho--At Frontier Car Corral, proprietor Tom Johansen is offering a 1972 Ambassador sedan, a 1975 Sportscoach motor home, and the major components of a nuclear reprocessing plant to make bomb-grade plutonium. High-ranking Federal officials in Washington fear that Mr. Johansen's determination to sell nuclear hardware could damage national security. But the awkward fact is, Mr. Johansen bought the stuff from the federal government in the first place. Through a private contractor, the government sold $10 million worth of nuclear material to Mr. Johansen for $153,999.99. ...

Shadow boxing with George W.: In other words, catch him if you can MEREDITH OAKLEY I looked at Bill Clinton the other day and Ronald Reagan immediately came to mind. "Bill, Bill," I could almost hear him say. "There you go again." The subject was the $36.25 million war chest Republican Gov. George W. Bush of Texas has accumulated in just four months for his run for the presidency in 2000. According to news reports, that's more than 10 times as much as his closest Republican rival and twice as much as Vice President Al Gore, Clinton's hand-picked heir apparent. ...

If all of us do the same with MCI and SPRINT, maybe they'll get the message. 							 AT&T Collection Department Gentlemen: Enclosed is our payment for service for the month of June. You will note that we have deleted payment for the "National Access Contribution", more accurately described as the "Al Gore tax". Also you should be advised that several hundred thousand of our friends on the internet will also decline this monthly "contribution" of $1.78. We hope you will understand our decision not to contribute and please give our best to your friend, Mr. Gore. 					Very truly yours, 					 ...

If all of us do the same with MCI and SPRINT, maybe they'll get the message. 							 AT&T Collection Department Gentlemen: Enclosed is our payment for service for the month of June. You will note that we have deleted payment for the "National Access Contribution", more accurately described as the "Al Gore tax". Also you should be advised that several hundred thousand of our friends on the internet will also decline this monthly "contribution" of $1.78. We hope you will understand our decision not to contribute and please give our best to your friend, Mr. Gore. 					Very truly yours, 					 ...

If all of us do the same with MCI and SPRINT, maybe they'll get the message. 							 AT&T Collection Department Gentlemen: Enclosed is our payment for service for the month of June. You will note that we have deleted payment for the "National Access Contribution", more accurately described as the "Al Gore tax". Also you should be advised that several hundred thousand of our friends on the internet will also decline this monthly "contribution" of $1.78. We hope you will understand our decision not to contribute and please give our best to your friend, Mr. Gore. 					Very truly yours, 					 ...

http://www.drudgereport.com/Weiss/weiss.htm A VIEW FROM HERE by deb weiss Remembering Michael Dukakis July 5, 1999 Sometimes it's useful to go over old ground. There are lessons to be learned from the familiar. In 1988, Al Gore -- engaged in a cut-throat race against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis for the Democratic presidential nomination -- made major political hay out of a nasty scandal involving a prisoner named Willie Horton and Massachusetts' controversial "Prison Furlough Program." Dukakis was genuinely committed to the program, and had worked hard to bolster it, despite serious public concerns. In 1976, he'd actually vetoed legislation that would have ...

THE REFORMIST WAR ON DEMOCRACY We don't make a habit of responding to other newspapers' editorials, but The New York Times' commentary on Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's fund-raising success can only be described as irrational - and inadvertently reveals the hidden agenda behind many of the calls for campaign-finance reform. Bush has raised an unprecedented $35 million - in spite of the law that limits contributions to $1,000 each. As a result, Bush may decide to forsake federal matching funds and run his campaign without spending a dime of taxpayer money. The Times says it would be ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - New evidence suggests 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 media 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 Amendment that guarantees freedoms ...

Folks, I apologize for taking so long to publish this report. As many of you know, I am a principal in a new non-profit tax reform group, The National Retail Sales Tax Alliance. Any of you who have been involved in a start-up enterprise know the difficulties involved. As a result of an absolute requirement to "tend to business" over the weekend, I am just now able to share my notes with you. Hopefully a couple of days will not matter. I will be on Rob Noel's radio show tomorrow at 10 AM EDT; we will discuss the Symposium you ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Described as ``a national treasure,'' Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the National Education Association's highest honor Monday for her commitment to public education. Besides her work for smaller school classes and other classroom improvements, the president's wife has promoted childhood immunization and equal access to quality education for girls and students with special needs, NEA president Bob Chase said. ``Hillary is a unique woman and a national treasure,'' Chase told 9,000 delegates at group's 137th representative assembly. ``She has spoken passionately about the need to reduce class sizes and other critical issues. She is among our staunchest allies ...

Even as a young girl, I was fascinated by the White House. I loved to gaze at photos of it. Later, whenever I flew into Washington, I would strain for a glimpse of its graceful and stately lines as the plane swept low over the Potomac. [though I refused to visit until "decent people" like me lived there] Next year, on the eve of a new century and a new millennium, Americans also will celebrate a big birthday in Washington: the 200th anniversary of the federal government's move to the District of Columbia, the building of the White House and ...

Depending on whom you listen to -- conservative or liberal -- vouchers are either a lifeline or a death knell for America's urban public schools. Yet a case can be made for vouchers that everyone can support -- and the time for a "grand bargain" is at hand. Click here for the long (but interesting) article

U.N. leaders promise `crusade' against poverty 7/5/99. GENEVA (AP) -A U.N. body appealed to private companies Monday to invest directly in Africa and promised to focus on the continent in a crusade against poverty. The U.N. Economic and Social Council offered a draft program for direct foreign investment to Africa, but released no specifics on how to achieve its long-term goal: eliminating poverty. ``It may be an ambitious goal, but it is not utopian,'' U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an address to the 54-member council at its annual meeting. Annan called on industrial nations to bring more balanced economic ...

Published in The Orlando Sentinel on July 6, 1999. Posted for comment and information only; not for commercial use. Why is free trade losing support at a time when the American economy is soaring? Because the vigorous economic expansion of the 1990s hasn't helped all Americans. The share of the American income to the bottom 60 percent of American families has continued to fall, while the share going to the top 5 percent has reached a post-war high. Only workers above the 75th percentile of the wage-and-hour salary scale -- almost all of them college graduates -- have enjoyed ...

Lyrics Copyright 1999, Doug from Upland. Not for commercial use without permission of the author. Willy Boy…scumbag traitor Willy Boy We'll be Freeping you You're worse than Carter…how's that for a starter You will get what you have due…we'll be Freeping you While you're smiling…on you we'll keep piling White House you're defiling…so we'll keep Freeping you You are a liar…with your pants on fire Our great nation you would screw…we'll be Freeping you While you're smiling…on you we'll keep piling White House you're defiling…so we'll keep Freeping you Willy Boy…scumbag traitor Willy Boy We'll be Freeping you

MOSCOW, July 5 (UPI) - Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz has arrived in Moscow on a previously unannounced trip, during which he is expected to meet with senior Russian officials to discuss Moscow's efforts to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq by the U.N. Security Council. Aziz is expected to seek information from Russian officials on the recent visit to Moscow by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the result of Annan's talks with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, during which the issue of Iraqi sanctions was raised. Moscow wants the sanctions lifted so as to resume lucrative commercial contacts with ...

LIBERAL BILL OF RIGHTS We, the liberal socialist people of the United States, in order to preserve the freedoms this country was founded upon, hereby announce this clarification of the original Bill of Rights. We hold these truths to be self-evident: This country was created based on personal freedom and rights and personal means ME. Therefore the entire universe revolves around MY navel. ARTICLE I: I have the right to a new car, big screen TV, cell phone and any other form of wealth available. I am not required to earn these things because I live in a free country ...

WASHINGTON - GOP presidential favorite George W. Bush yesterday defended his Vietnam-era stint as a stay-at-home Air National Guard pilot, declaring, "I served my country." The Texas governor denied he got any "preferential treatment" as the son of then-Congressman George Bush, and insisted, "I met the qualifications" to join. "I was proud of my service. Had my unit been called up, I would have gone overseas," Bush said as he stumped in New Hampshire. The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that Bush did appear to get "favorable" treatment in the Texas unit - being quickly accepted in 1968, even ...

A DEAL ON KARGILThe recapture of Tiger Hill on a day when Mr Nawaz Sharif was trying to save face in Washington can only boost the morale of Indian troops battling the Pakistani invaders. The fall of the vital mountain peak is the latest in a string of recent Indian military successes including the seizure of several major ridges known as points 4700, 5000 and 5100. The military successes, however, do not mean that India is close to regaining control over the entire swath of territory surreptitiously captured by Pakistan in Ladakh's Kargil and Drass sectors. Having consciously adopted a ...

Sunday night I was reviewing highlights from the "Tour De France" on ESPN and I couldn't help from noticing that the US Postal Service was sponsoring the americian team of nine. My question to the FR forum is when did the US government start using our tax money to support a sporting team?