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The Kennedy name hasn't lost it's magic, at least with Chicagoans living in the North Side district where William Kennedy Smith is considering a run for Congress. Fifty-three percent of 400 adults questioned in a CBS-2/Chicago Sun-Times survey said they either would strongly support or somewhat support a bid by Smith, a third-generation member of America's most famous political family. Smith, who was acquitted of rape charges in a sensational 1991 Florida trial, has gone on to become a Chicago doctor who has traveled the world crusading against the use of land mines. In recent weeks, he has been testing ...

DeLay Laments Voting for 'That Awful Education Bill' By John Rossomando CNSNews.com Staff Writer July 31, 2001 (CNSNews.com) - President Bush's top legislative priority, the education bill, which he still hopes Congress will pass before its August recess, has a loud and powerful critic in House Majority Whip Tom Delay (R-Texas). Despite already having voted for a House version of the legislation, DeLay now says he has serious reservations about what he calls "that awful education bill." House and Senate bills are in the process of being reconciled, but there are large differences between the two, especially over the ...

Just when the world starts to embrace mainland China as a normal and equal member by granting it the right to host the 2008 Olympics, the communist government's latest behavior proves that it remains an undeserving outcast. Detaining Chinese academics with American links for months without trial then having them swiftly convicted, sentenced and deported to America on the eve of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's arrival in Beijing last Saturday, the communist dictatorship's hostage diplomacy provides fresh evidence of its repulsiveness. Both Powell and President Bush had made personal and public appeals to Beijing for the release of ...

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Prayers requested during week of 7/29/01 Prayer request for Militiaman7's grandson, Isaiah LeeMcCoy with some decisions on work and school PoisedWoman's friend Jim Goyen with Alzheimers Freedom'sWorthIt's friend Earlene with cancer rushed to the hospital Prayers requested during week of 7/22/01 Prayer request for Grassontop, his son, and grandson Latest update on RMDupree's cousin Christian in critical condition Prayers for luis gonzalez's son Update on Antony Praise report on missions update Prayer request for Sheryl and her two daughters prayer request for Patrick Knowlton ongoing prayer request about the middle east Prayers requested during week of 7/15/01 Prayer request ...

[9 pages; misspellings in original.] Source: http://www.usaondca.com/press/assets/applets/2001_07_17_sklyarov.pdf (368KB) SEALED BY ORDER OF THE COURT   United States District Court NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. Dmitry Sklyarov                     CRIMINAL COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER 5  01  257   I, the undersigned complainant being duly sworn state the following is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. On or about June 26, 2001 in Santa Clara county, in the Northern District of California defendant(s) did, (Track Statutory Language of Offense) import, offer to the public, ...

The poor are pretty well hidden from everyone except each other in the United States. You won't find them in the same neighborhoods or the same schools as the well-to-do. They're not on television, except for the local crime-casts. And they've vanished from the nation's political discussion. Hiding the poor has been quite a trick, because there are still millions upon millions of them out here. And despite all the rosy scenarios we've been fed — the end of welfare as we know it, rising tides lifting everybody's yachts — they're not doing very well at all. This has ...

For Heidi and Neil Howard, giving birth to a terminally ill baby seemed punishment enough. But that was before the Massachusetts Department of Social Services stepped into their lives. The department came knocking at the door to their home in the form of a "home visitor" sent by the hospital when the Howards' first baby girl was born with terminal health problems. According to the Massachusetts News, the "home visitor" was a social worker who found the home in disorder. The kitchen was in the process of being remodeled. Over Heidi's objections and without identifying the true purpose of the ...

BEIJING China sentenced six Tibetan political activists to prison terms ranging from seven years to life for "splittist" activities, a prison official confirmed yesterday. Chinese authorities in the Himalayan region arrested the six separately in March 2000, according to an advocacy group affiliated with the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile in Dharmsala, India The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy said the activists range in age from 27 to 64 and are from one county in eastern Tibet's Nagchu Prefecture. The Center said the six were tried at Nagchu Intermediate People's Court on charges of colluding with the "Dalai splittist clique ...

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Getting Out Of The Jungle These days, it seems we can't get enough protection from ourselves. Despite the high technological status and increased wealth of today's society, the world's more dangerous than ever. Threats to our safety and well-being are crowding in on all sides. Left to our own devices, we're goners for sure. Or so we're told. It's not just any old dangers which menace us in these magical days of enlightenment. Fighting against wild animals and natural catastrophes is now passé; instead, we're now confronted with apparently incurable weaknesses in human psychology. We're good and proper civilized folk ...

Washington, July 31 (CNA) Despite the odds against any visit to the U.S. capital by a head of state of the Republic of China, President Chen Shui-bian has accepted an invitation to address the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington, D.C.

For the last 20 years six children from war-torn Bosnia-Hercegovina claim to have been speaking with the Virgin Mary. They raised millions of dollars, building newer, bigger homes for family and friends under the guidance of Franciscan Friars expelled from Catholicism. The Vatican has never recognised the apparitions as authentic, yet over 26 million people have turned the once tiny village of Medjugorje into the one of the Balkans richest provinces. Jeffrey Pickett asks...what the hell is going on ? Despite its rich history of controversy, nothing could have prepared the Catholic Church for the events of June 25, 1981. ...

Asia's next crisis: 'Made in China' Monday, July 30, 2001   Main page   News   Business   Opinion   - Letters   Time Out   - Arts & Culture   - Life in Japan   TechnoTimes   Sports   Cabinet profiles   ** Search **   Subscribe   Advertising   About us   Contact us . Asia's next crisis: 'Made in China' Rapid evolution of Chinese economy threatens regional status quo By KENICHI OHMAE Two seemingly separate events occurred this month: Beijing was awarded the right to host the 2008 summer Olympic games, and stock prices and currency rates in Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong hit their lowest weekly marks since the 1997 Asian crisis. Together, this ...

The PGA should avoid this, like the plague, in the future. And the ladies, well, let's just say they're not ready for prime time. Anybody see all, or a part of, the made-for-TV prime time golf match last night? I taped it, and because I figured it might run long, I put in a 6 hour tape. It ran 4 hrs 15 minutes. I just watched it in about 20 minutes. ABC gave us 3 hours of commercials and promos,....

Though F.B.I. investigators have returned a ballistics report on the fatal shooting of a Texas SWAT officer, Lubbock officials continue to keep those details under tight wraps, even to the point of denying they have received them. However an FBI spokesperson in Dallas has confirmed the report has already been delivered, the Lightning has learned. The F.B.I.'s Lori Bailey told the Lightning Monday that the tests had been concluded, and results had been returned to the Lubbock police. She would not say what those results showed, but sources tell the Lightning that it was a case of friendly fire. City ...

BEIJING: A US-linked Chinese scholar freed on medical parole would likely leave for the United States this week, friends and family said yesterday. Qin Guangguang, paroled by Beijing last week following pressure from Washington, went first to visit his sick mother in Sichuan province because he fears the mainland will not allow him back once he leaves. A friend said Mr Qin told him he would probably leave for the US this week. Mr Qin's sister, who answered the phone at his Beijing home, said it might be as early as today. Mr Qin, 45, was sentenced to 10 years ...

NEW YORK — For most men, the question of what undergarments to wear consists of a simple decision: boxers or briefs? But thanks to the efforts of a Southern California retailer, guys can now choose among an assortment of silky-soft skivvies, from pink net thongs to lacy blue panties. Framm, who goes by one name and owns the Hidden Vestments shop in the Los Angeles area, said she first realized the need for men's lingerie about a year ago, when she caught boyfriends and husbands copping feels of the silky fabrics she sold at her former store, a bridal ...

MILITARY UPGRADE: The armed forces recently tested newly acquired electronic command and control equipment during an exercise between two armored brigades. The army has established its first electronic-warfare battalion in an attempt to upgrade its capabilities to the levels of advanced countries, according to defense sources. The electronic-warfare battalion was put to the test in a field exercise between two armored brigades in northern Taiwan two weeks ago. The battalion is armed with advanced electronic equipment that the army has leased from the US. It is attached to the army general headquarters as an experimental unit. The equipment includes a ...