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BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, July 6 (UPI) - The Russian president's special envoy for Yugoslavia, Viktor Chernomyrdin, may soon approach Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic with a request to allow urgent clearance of the wrecked bridges in the Danube by an international effort. The Belgrade news agency Beta reports that Austrian President Thomas Klistil and federal Chancellor Viktor Klima have asked Chernomyrdin to convey to the Yugoslav leader their request to clear the wreckage's caused by NATO bombing of bridges and other infrastructure during the 79 days of its campaign against Yugoslavia. The work would be undertaken by experts from Austria and ...

Israelis Get First Look at Team Barak 7.07 a.m. ET (1107 GMT) July 6, 1999 By Uri Dan (New York Post) JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak unveiled his Cabinet picks Monday - and on the eve of taking office, promised to bring peace and prosperity to the country. Barak will present his Cabinet list to the Israeli Knesset Tuesday "We accepted the responsibility of leading the nation to security and peace," Barak told his Labor Party's central committee. "I know we have thousands of problems on the public agenda," he said. "[But] nothing is more important in my ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 6, 1999 Contact: Tom Fitton, (202) 646-5172 JUDICIAL WATCH ASKS COURT TO DEPOSE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON IN FILEGATE COURT PLEADING LAYS OUT HER ROLE IN FBI FILES MATTER – AVAILABLE ON INTERNET AT www.judicialwatch.org Mrs. Clinton Is Defendant in $90 Million Class Action Lawsuit in US District Court (Washington, July 6) Judicial Watch last week asked a federal court for permission to depose Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is a defendant in the $90 million Filegate lawsuit brought on behalf of those Reagan and Bush staffers whose FBI files were improperly obtained and misused by the Clinton ...

I want to talk today about a dramatic transformation. It’s one that you may have already felt for yourself. This transformation is a quiet one -- and a pleasant one. It is a rising part of us that is aching to burst out of its confines and inject its enthusiasm into this great country...more

Bush-Keyes in '00 Let's accept for a moment the conventional wisdom that George W. Bush will be the Republican Party nominee. Let us move on then to the next step of assessing his likely running mate. These choices, by the way, have been made without consulting anyone of consequence and certainly no one in the Bush camp: Elizabeth Dole: Too old, too established, too mushy, too yesterday, too married to Bob, can't get Bush any votes that he can't get himself. 10-1. George Pataki: Bush is currently leading Gore in New York State and Governor Pataki is embroiled in a ...

Hillary Clinton Files First Papers For Senate Run WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Rodham Clinton took a major step Tuesday toward becoming the first U.S. president's wife to seek elective office by setting up a committee to explore a bid to run for the Senate from New York. As required by law, an aide to Clinton filed official papers with the Federal Election Commission. ``This morning we filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission to establish the Hillary Rodham Clinton for U.S. Senate Exploratory Committee,'' a spokesman said. The filing clears the way for Mrs. Clinton to begin ...

WHILE we at The Post patiently await Alec Baldwin's apology for calling us "the worst newspaper that was ever created in the history of journalism," we press on in our quest to learn why the declining movie star is so cranky these days. Frederic Raphael, who wrote "Eyes Wide Shut" with Stanley Kubrick, reveals in his book "Eyes Wide Open" (Ballantine) that Kubrick considered and rejected Baldwin and wife Kim Basinger for the starring roles that landed Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman on the cover of Time. Gee, he coulda been a contenduh. We've also heard how badly the ...

Source: Chinese Chief Replaced By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) -- China has replaced its military intelligence chief in a shift that may be related to the official's alleged $300,000 contribution to President Clinton's re-election campaign, a Western source said today. Gen. Ji Shengde's transfer to the Academy of Military Science is believed to have taken place last month, the source said on condition of anonymity. His replacement as head of military intelligence is unknown The source described it as a sideways move for Ji, and said Ji may have come under criticism over both the election fund ...

From: Norio Hayakawa E-mail: Gene Rightmyer is one of the listed speakers at the upcoming conference of "law enforcement officials and military personnel" taking aim at Patriots and "Homegrown Extremists", to be held July 12-16 at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas. According to the group known as International Association of Undercover Officers which sponsors a website: Homegrown Extremists Training Here is the background of Gene Rightmyer: "Gene Rightmyer - Gene is retired from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He has over thirty years of law enforcement experience and has extensive experience in investigating organized crime ...

Two new studies provide compelling evidence that, amid an unprecedented economic boom, U.S. immigration policy is fueling an increase in poverty in the U.S. Both the Urban Institute--a Washington-based think tank--and the federal General Accounting Office have found exceptionally high rates of welfare dependence and poverty among immigrants and newly naturalized citizens. While ostensibly making the case for restoring welfare benefits to immigrants, the Urban Institute report, "All Under One Roof: Mixed-Status Families in an Era of Reform," found that poverty among immigrant households is dramatically higher than among the rest of the population. According to the study, one-third of ...

Everybody loves dolphins, those playful models of animal wisdom, celebrated for protecting shipwrecked sailors and spending their days frolicking happily in the waves. Movies, television and water shows feature their antics. Nowadays, thousands of tourists swim with dolphins, captive and wild, with more signing up every day to commune with their animal intelligence. Most recently, a variety of organizations have sprung up that offer tours to places like the Florida Keys, the Azores and New Zealand, where participants can swim with wild dolphins and, brochures proclaim, experience emotional healing and spiritual awakening. But scientists, following a trail of bloody ...

Many Americans objected to President Clinton's bombing of Yugoslavia -- without a declaration of war by Congress and with no threat of attack against the United States. You might be one of those who think it's wrong to bomb innocent Serbs for the alleged sins of one man. By attacking a smaller country without provocation, our president invited the resentment of hundreds of millions of people worldwide, as well as the active interest of terrorists who might want to react to such a dangerous foreign policy. Who gave President Clinton the authority to jeopardize our future in this way? ...

There is a new computer virus, called "WOBBLER". It is sent via e-mail with a file called "California". Stating the obvious, but saying it anyway: DON'T OPEN IT. There is no fix for it at this time. All the background I have on it is it's an advanced version of "Melissa".

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The Left refuses to allow the American public the right to set the course of the nation. In California, public referendum's are voted into law, yet the Left regularly takes these issues before liberal judges to have them ruled against and stopped. To keep you under their control, the Left refuses to give the American public across the board tax cuts. The public pays at least 50 percent of their hard earned money to several government offices by years end. Yet, to the Left, you never pay enough in taxes, so they are very pleased to raise your taxes ...

Bill Clinton's presidency has been a very difficult time for conservatives. We have seen our ideas demonized and then shamelessly stolen, our ideals shattered, our values denigrated and our character impugned. Our entire worldview has been turned upside down. But worse than all of this, our thirst for justice has gone unquenched. It has all been a big lie, and he seems to have gotten away with it. He talked like a centrist but governed like a liberal. He presided over the largest tax increase in U.S. history and tried to socialize one-seventh of the economy with his wife's ...

Rothbard on War   Murray Rothbard on War     These edited extracts, from an interview in the February 1973 issue of Reason magazine, first ran in the June 1999 issue of The Rothbard-Rockwell Report, published by the Center for Libertarian Studies. The introduction is taken from "Murray N. Rothbard: A Legacy of Liberty," by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. and is reprinted with the permission of the Center for Libertarian Studies. We wish to thank the Ludwig von Mises Institute for allowing us to reprint this interview and for providing the photos for our use. Introduction Murray N. Rothbard ...

In Regard to EO 12919 : Which would give the Executive Branch certain powers during times of declared national emergencies...

PROFITEERS- The war in Kosovo may turn out to be downright profitable-especially for the 150-some companies that gathered in Washington last week to learn how they could get their piece of the Kosovo peace. What NATO's bombs destroyed, American companies hope to rebuild at a tidy profit.No sooner had Slobodan Milosevic's tanks started rolling out of the battered Kosovo province than American executives began focusing on how to rebuild the roads, bridges, homes and everything else laid to waste by 78 days of NATO aerial bombardment.One enterprising company, the Washington-based Center for Reconstruction and Development, makes a lucrative living off ...

Bush To Forgo Pay When Out of Tex. By RENAE MERLE Associated Press Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush says he'll go off the Texas payroll when he's out of state campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. When Bush is out of Texas for an entire day, Republican Lt. Gov. Rick Perry becomes acting governor under state law and receives an additional $316.01 a day, the same amount as Bush's salary. ``Because the lieutenant governor is paid in my absence, I don't think it's appropriate for the taxpayers of Texas to pay my salary twice,'' ...