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At the end of this century, the Republicans have shown themselves to be a humorous lot. Programmed for decades to support the best conservatives had to offer, all too many have failed to notice that the best conservatives are no longer being offered. Why is that? And why is it that so few have noticed? Perhaps my definition of conservative needs to be explained. For despite what Websters may say, I see conservatism as an adherance, even a fanatical adherance to the Constitution of the United States. The Bill of Rights is our protection from the forms of government ...

McCain could win big in New Hampshire, he says WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain may be headed for a landslide in the nation's first primary that could endanger the Republican nomination hopes of Gov. George W. Bush, pollster John Zogby said Friday. "I'm beginning to think we may be looking at a possible scenario where Bush may not be the nominee of the party - money and history notwithstanding," Mr. Zogby said, citing a post-debate survey he took in New Hampshire. He thus became the first major analyst to question the conventional assumption that Mr. Bush will be the GOP ...

Odd portrait painted of bomb-plot suspect BY BRANDON BAILEY Mercury News Staff Writer Kevin Patterson, the man suspected of plotting to blow up a Sacramento area propane plant, lived in a world where right-wing militia members talk about overthrowing the government and survivalists boast of storing several months' supplies against the threat of Y2K chaos. The 42-year-old handyman told friends he used pre-paid phone cards so no one could trace his calls, while avoiding supermarket discount clubs because ``they put your name in a satanic data base.'' And over the past year, he and an associate carried on cryptic ...

The Florida Chapter of Free Republic sprung into action once again in Orlando. We had intended to demonstrate directly in front of the Wyndam Hotel and Resort, where the Florida Democrat Party Convention was assembled. Clinton stayed there overnight, doing God knows what... Gore was slated to arrive for a speech at 2:00 p.m. We arrived across the street from the entrance to "Hotel Row," and proceeded to a Disney shopping village close to the Wyndam. As we started to walk over to the Wyndam, we were greeted by the head of Disney Security, a gentleman named Tom. Tom told ...

Neither Clinton, Gore or Albright will attend the formal ceremony to return the Panama Canal Zone to Panama. The Clinton Administration does no want any pictures or videos of this action. This event might damage Clintax's legacy.This is a terrible event in the history of the United States!Where is Teddy Roosevelt when we need him?

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Newsstands lose as out-of-towners find it easier to go online By Fred Bayles, USA TODAY CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- For more than four decades, Fred Cohen's family has run a Harvard Square institution for people interested in someplace else. Boston-area intelligentsia would come to Out of Town News for copies of The Times of London, Pravda, the Jerusalem Post and newspapers from other distant spots. Students and tourists came in search of hometown news; locals would check other cities' job and real estate classifieds in hopes of a new start. Out of Town was a reliable window on the rest of the ...

Need I say more??GO FREEREPUBLIC GO!!!

This will go down as a Freep extrodinaire!We arrived 8-9AM.and discussed where we would gain greatest exposure.Seeking the Truth,McMuffin,and Pete headed up hill(circa the Wyndham Hotel) to check out the "scene of the crime".We knew we were out numbered--2300 Democrats in town. They will relate their adventure on the the hill!We concluded that the "Crossroads" would be the optimal choice--ie We set up shop on a corner with heavy traffic flow--Hoping this would be the departure point for Klintoon! Then the fun really started-many warnings that our--wildest dreams were about to become reality. Clue #1-a gentleman approached us and engaged ...

MADISON, Wis., (Reuters) - A court has sentenced a student at the University of Wisconsin to 10 days jail for killing a fellow student's pet parrot by cooking it in a microwave oven. Chad Alvarez, 23, the son of the university's football coach, was also ordered by the court on Friday to be put on probation for five years after he pleaded no contest to felony theft of a domestic animal and intentional mistreatment of an animal. Alvarez put the parrot, named Iago, in the fraternity house microwave oven in May after developing a grudge against the bird's owner, Cory ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stock market just keeps on climbing and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has been making a massive amount money available in the financial system. Is it irrational exuberance or Y2K paranoia? Or Both? Greenspan has permitted the biggest expansion of money supply in the Fed's history in the weeks leading up to the end of the year, when the so-called Y2K computer bug could disrupt financial systems. The Fed's move has been explosive on Wall Street because a free flowing money faucet at the Fed boosts confidence in the financial system, and the economy at ...

DECEMBER 11, 19:19 EST Clinton: Military Gay Policy Failing By SONYA ROSS Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Agreeing with his wife, President Clinton said Saturday his 1993 ``don´t ask, don´t tell´´ policy on gays in the military doesn´t work, and pledged to work with the Pentagon to find a way to fix it. ``It´s out of whack now,´´ he said. In a radio interview with CBS News, Clinton said he meant to create a policy that would help gay service members remain on duty without being persecuted for their sexual orientation. But Clinton said the policy's flaws were ...

Thnk you for doing your duty, "As God gave you the light."

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. - On a blustery day, a man slowly emerges from his farmhouse, the soft white stubble on his moon-shaped face gently pelted by an autumn rain. Once outside, his gait accelerates, and quite purposefully. "Gonna make a comeback," Muhammad Ali offers to me in a whisper. I've heard this pronouncement before. It is vintage Ali, a typical shock-o-gram he wants dispatched to the world to create some commotion. I've always suspected he does this so we won't forget. But how could we? He motions to me to follow him to a half-million-dollar custom-made boxing gym on his ...

Des Moines, IA's NBC afiliate WHO-TV has just released the results of a new poll that they commissioned the Mason-Dixon polling company to conduct, last week. The current results show that Bush and McCain have momemtum while the other GOP contenders have stagnated or actually declined. Candidate Sept. Dec. Bush 41% 49% Forbes 22% 22% McCain 5% 8% Bauer 7% 5% Keyes 5% 3% Hatch 0% 1% This poll was conducted with those who stated they they intend to attend the Iowa Caucuses on January 24th, 2000.

Just finished watching the C-span rebroadcast of the MRC Dishonor awards for the worst , most biased political reporting. M. Stanton Evans had, IMHO, the BEST line of the night..He announced that the Right to Life Foundation, for the first time ever, endorsed ALL, 100% of the GOP congressional candidates, because, for the last 2 years, the Republicans in congress had all assumed the FETAL position..

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The trivial pursuit of the presidency By Wesley Pruden THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published 12/10/99 Shed a tear for poor George W. Bush. The man can’t get anything right. First it was his fund raising. Every morning when he went out to get the paper, he had to rake 20-dollar bills off his lawn. Perfect strangers were driving by at all hours of the night to throw money at the house. From all the commotion this caused, you might have thought the neighbors were complaining about the greenback litter. His phenomenal success in collecting money to run for president was ...

Reagan Speech Writer Praises Candidate Keyes (PR Newswire) Peggy Noonan, famed speech writer for republican leaders including President Ronald Reagan, said this about Alan Keyes in the December 8th edition of the Wall Street Journal: - Dec 10 6:26 PM EST

Hold For Embargo Until December 13, 1999 Contact: Joe Giganti (202) 646-5172 JUDICIAL WATCH AND CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS TRAVEL TO PANAMA CANAL ZONE Larry Klayman And Presidential Candidate Howard Phillips Travel To Panama For The Turnover Ceremony Conservative Delegation Will Join Only Remaining U.S. Emissary, Jimmy Carter, at Ceremony (President Clinton and Secretary Albright Politically Afraid to Appear) (Washington, D.C.) Tuesday December 14th, the Panama Canal which was built, paid for and maintained by the U.S. for the benefit of all nations of the world, will be ceremoniously transferred to Panama (December 31, 1999 is the actual transfer date). In turn, ...