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U.S. to expel Russian diplomat accused of spying Updated 1:25 AM ET December 9, 1999 By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Wednesday ordered the expulsion of a Russian diplomat after he was caught monitoring a listening device found in a high-level conference room at the State Department, U.S. officials said. Stanislav Borisovich Gusev, second secretary at the Russian Embassy in Washington, was declared "persona non grata" and must leave the United States within 10 days, State Department spokesman Jim Foley said in a statement. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering called in Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov Wednesday afternoon ...

White House takes questions over the Web Copyright &copy 1999 Nando Media Copyright &copy 1999 Associated Press WASHINGTON (December 8, 1999 7:17 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - The White House has a new service for Web surfers with questions about administration activities. Through "Ask the White House" on America Online, computer users can ask the White House press office about current events and government policy. America Online proposed the feature. The initiative launched Monday is "part of the president's continued commitment to the progress and the growth of the Internet," White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said in a statement. ...

China doesn't deserve WTO membership, dissident says Copyright &copy 1999 Nando Media Copyright &copy 1999 Associated Press WASHINGTON (December 8, 1999 5:22 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - China would make an unreliable partner in the World Trade Organization and does not deserve permanent normal trade status with the United States, former Chinese political prisoner Harry Wu told a congressional panel Wednesday. Harry Wu also accused the Clinton administration of ignoring human rights in favor of trade and foreign investment. "Perhaps one day the United States will try to promote human rights in China with the same zeal it seeks market ...

Robert D. Novak McCain picks up key California supporter expected to back Bush REPUBLICAN INSIDERS who meet together regularly were stunned last week when one of them, veteran California-based campaign consultant Ken Khachigian, announced his support of Sen. John McCain for President. Nearly everybody else in the informal group is committed to Texas Gov. George W. Bush, and many bitterly oppose McCain because of his campaign finance reform plan. But Khachigian, a conservative who has worked for Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, has serious doubts about Bush. Khachigian's unpaid presence could help McCain in California, where his campaign until now ...

Granite Status: 'Because I can win' falls flat for Bush By JOHN DiSTASO, Senior Political Reporter SLIPPAGE. There's no ice in sight yet, but there's plenty of sliding going on this December in New Hampshire — mostly by George W. Bush in the Republican Presidential Primary. "It's just continuing," says Manchester pollster Dick Bennett in explaining the latest poll from his American Research Group, which shows Bush dropping eight more points and now trailing John McCain 37 to 30 percent, with publisher Steve Forbes at 10 percent. "We're hearing the same stuff from him again and again and it isn't ...

Change is in the air: Special election results point to shakeup in 2000 Bernadette Malone Connolly Thomas Eaton's upset victory on Tuesday in the open Senate district is good news for all those angry about Claremont and dissatisfied with Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's administration. Few expected Eaton to defeat Democrat William Lynch in the District 10 race to replace the late Clesson "Junie" Blaisdell, but thanks to a concerted effort by Republican activists and politicians, Eaton won in this traditionally liberal area by 101 votes. Now the Senate is tied, 12-12, and Granite Staters have reason to hope a solid constitutional ...

Text of President Clinton’s Dec. 8, 1999 press conference CLINTON: Good afternoon. Please be seated. Before I take your questions, I have a statement to make. We are at a pivotal moment in the Middle East peace process, one that can shape the face of the region for generations to come. As I have said on numerous occasions, history will not forgive a failure to seize this opportunity to achieve a comprehensive peace. We've made good progress on the Palestinian track, and I'm determined to help Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafat move forward in accordance with their very ...

MIDI - SHE'S LEAVING HOME Two Starving Students Who Move You enter the Monica Gate Their 15-footer costs 90 bucks…yes, it is money, but this client sure sucks Lots of packing for someone who has no furniture “She took the China” one staffer had said…”Now she is loading Abe’s bed” Humiliation was here…STDs were her big fear Would Willy give her his genital warts She’s had enough of embarrassment…she’s finally leaving him Seven long lonely years of nights with her vibrator In her own room all alone she’d cry…she even gave Bill’s see-gar just one futile try No porno ...

Parties trade shots on vote results By JOHN TOOLE, State House Bureau CONCORD — Republicans celebrated yesterday after breaking out of a legislative election slump by taking two of three races from Democrats in special contests Tuesday. State GOP Chairman Steve Duprey credited good candidates and bad Democratic policies for the turnaround. But Democrats had reason to boast of their own win in a Republican House stronghold and promised to deal the GOP new reversals next November. Tuesday's special elections saw voters elect: ˜ Republican Tom Eaton in Senate District 10, which includes Keene and suburbs. ˜ Republican Bill Kelley ...

One day with Bill Bradley By JOHN DiSTASO, Senior Political Reporter KEENE — It's the beginning of hour six, and Bill Bradley, perhaps in a parody of former President Gerald Ford, purposely trips a bit as he walks to the podium in a makeshift press room at the Keene State College student center. After breezing through the second of three forums of the day and answering questions from Cousin Isaac (more about him later), it's time now to face the horde of national reporters that follow Bradley wherever he goes across the country campaigning for the Democratic Presidential nomination. What's ...

Kosovo's Killers By Michael Kelly Wednesday, December 8, 1999; Page A33 "This report makes sobering reading." Thus begins a 300-page document titled "As Seen, As Told, Part II," which was released Monday by the Kosovo mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. True words. The OSCE report covers human rights violations that occurred in Kosovo in the months following the June 12 entry into Pristina by the forces of KFOR, the 48,000-strong peacekeeping army that moved into Kosovo under the auspices of the United Nations. In other words, it covers what has happened in Kosovo since the ...

For anyone who cares to comment directly to Ms. Rosie O'Donnell and her staff, regarding her ridiculous commentary this week about Mayor Rudy's approach to the homeless problems in NYC, her FAX number has been provided. (212) 506-3249 FAX (212) 506-3200 Phone

Bush joins January 6 NH debate Gov. George Bush will join his five major Republican rivals in a Jan. 6 debate at the University of New Hampshire co-sponsored by The Union Leader. Bush, Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, Alan Keyes, Orrin Hatch and John McCain will meet in an hour-long debate to be moderated by NBC's Tim Russert, host of "Meet the Press." Union Leader senior political reporter John DiStaso and New England Cable News reporter Alison King will be part of the panel of questioners. Candidates will question one another during the last half of the debate, with Russert guiding ...

Racists, or just elitists?: Media and GOP bigwigs tire of 'loser' candidates Bernadette Malone Connolly Maybe it is a mistake, but it's a telling one. Alan Keyes' name was omitted by Republican bigwigs in Washington in a survey sent out to party donors and prospective delegates to the 2000 GOP Presidential convention in Philadelphia. Keyes has repeatedly accused the media of racism for failing to cover his candidacy; by the same (albeit flawed) standard he ought to turn the spotlight on his own party. Seriously, how could national GOPers be so careless as to not list Keyes along with George ...

A really neat & new addition to the new Wash Times...it gives all Freepers the daily schedule of anyone yoour in the mood to Freep, when & where You can even go & see the good guys. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE 10:25 a.m. — Meets with students, teachers and parents to outline proposals to reform schools and ensure quality education for students, Media Center, Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey Ave. NW. Contact: 202/456-7035 FEDERAL AGENCIES 10 a.m. — U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board meets. Location: Room 108, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. ...

December 9, 1999                      Liberals and Civil Order                    The Seattle police chief who presided over last week's riots                    resigned Tuesday, saying he wanted to "depoliticize" the issue.                    Why pass up a wonderful opportunity? Let's politicize it.                    In fact, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell politicized the relevant issue with                    admirable concision: "This administration has people who marched in the                    1960s. The last thing I wanted was to be mayor of a city that called in the                    National Guard."                    The relevant issue is whether liberalism is capable                    of maintaining civil order in ...

Shredding 162 Boxes                    The federal government now admits that for decades it                    grossly mishandled 300,000 trust fund accounts it manages on behalf of                    American Indians. But it took the Clinton Administration to add to that                    incompetence the destruction of 162 boxes of evidence, lying to a federal                    court and two Clinton Cabinet officers being held in contempt of court.                                      This week, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth                                      released the 121-page report of Alan Balaran, a                                      special master tasked with looking into how the                                      Interior and Treasury Departments have withheld                                      evidence ...

December 8, 1999 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT PAGEANT OF PEACE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 6:00 P.M. EST THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release December 8, 1999 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT PAGEANT OF PEACE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY The Ellipse 6:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much, Peter. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a wonderful ceremony every year, but this year it has been very special. I want to thank Wayne Newton and Renee Fleming, Marty Stuart, Al Roker -- he's a good Santa Clause. (Laughter.) I want ...

ABCNEWS WEB Debris Found in EgyptAir Crash - - Victims From All Over the World Complete Coverage: EgyptAir Flight 990 "Some Real-Life Training" - - "Merchant Marine Students Were First to Crash Scene" The 25 crew members of the training ship Kings Pointer were the first to arrive at the site of Sunday's deadly crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 off the coast of Massachusetts. (Gail Oskin/AP Photo) By Jay Lindsay The Associated Press B O S T O N, Nov. 1 — The first people on the scene of the EgyptAir crash were a group of Merchant Marine students ...

Russian Diplomat in Washington Held in Spy Case December 9, 1999 Russian Diplomat in Washington Held in Spy Case Related Article Russians Detain U.S. Diplomat, Calling Her a Spy (Dec. 1, 1999) By DAVID JOHNSTON and JAMES RISEN ASHINGTON -- The federal authorities Wednesday night arrested a Russian diplomat believed to be an intelligence officer who had sought classified information from the State Department, government officials said. The officials would not identify the diplomatic officer, but they said that the case involved a substantial Russian espionage effort aimed at pilfering sensitive information about American activities abroad. The officials said ...