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A fervent animal activist from Peabody who is a founding member of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was struck Monday by a van driven by the city’s Animal Control Officer. Mary de La Valette, 65, of 54 Newbury St., a frequent writer to the “letters” section of the Daily Item and other newspapers, suffered two broken legs in a freak accident near 17 Winona St., according to police. Sources said Peabody Animal Control Officer Carol Foisy, accidentally struck de La Valette as de La Valette approached her police-issued Ford Aerostar a few minutes before 11 a.m. ...

KUNMING, Jul 30, 2001 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- A member store funded by US-based Wal-Mart, the world's largest chain store retailer, was opened here in the capital of Yunnan Province on July 27. Called the Sam's Club, the members-only store is supposed to only serve those people who have membership cards. In 1996, the corporation opened its first Sam's Club member store and shopping plaza in Shenzhen, one of the country's first special economic zones in Guangdong Province. There are 14 Wal-Mart branches operating across the country at present, involving a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan (about US$145 million). ...

Horowitz Exposes the Sorry State of Higher Education By Thomas Garlinghouse During his reparations campaign last spring, David Horowitz exposed more than just media bias.  He shed light on the nasty little Marcusean doctrine that grips our universities – the belief that free speech is nothing more than a tool of oppression wielded by rich, white elites.  continue…

Why Congressman Gary Condit, Democrat, will not be returning to his district aka “Condit Country” in sunny Cali. Voter: Mr. Congressman, how’s business up on the Hill, there in Washington, DC? Congressman: Aw, shucks, things are going well. We’ve got the tax cut, and... Voter Interrupts: Well, what I meant was how’s that intern thing going? Congressman: As I was saying, we’ve got the tax cut, the economy is doing better, we’ve passed several excellent agricultural bills... Voter Interrupts: Uh, Mr. Condit, I’d like to know whether you know where that young lady has gone? Congressman: Sure, that’s a good ...

DATE:       Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:45:14 -0400 RE:       FW: ATM Users Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: ATM Users For all of you who use ATM cards. Just wanted to warn you about something that happened to me the other day. I was getting some cash out at the cash point outside at HSBC George Street. I put my card in and a message came up on the screen saying the machine was temporarily out of order. A lady approached me and told me that this had happened to her the other day and what I ...

Look at when a liberal trys to do "drudge" BuzzFlash Report --> --> --> TREASURY IS PLANNING TO BORROW TO COVER THE COST OF "TAX REBATES" document.lastModified string: "+m+""); //document.write("The modification date after formatting: "+format_time(m)+""); document.write(""+format_time(d)+""); // --> BUSH'S ANTI-CONSUMER NOMINEE TO HEAD THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION IS ABOUT TO GET THE OLD HEAVE-HO Bush "Endorses" Election Reform, But Avoids Specifics. Ah, How Surprising. 8/1 As the Surplus Dwindles, the Grand Hypocrisy Party Runs for Umbrellas -- And Excuses for the Ill-Advised Tax Cut 8/1 THIS REPUBLICAN MAYOR, WHO RAN UNSUCCESSFULLY AGAINST JOE LIEBERMAN FOR SENATOR, IS ACCUSED OF ...

Napoleon, the dictator pig in Orwell's Animal Farm would surely squeal with approval of Ted Kennedy's hate crime bill (S. 625)—just passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12-7 vote. Two Republicans (DeWine of Ohio and Specter of Pennsylvania) voted with the liberals on this dangerous, unjust legislation. Napoleon would be pleased with Kennedy's bill because it will centralize more police power in the federal government and fulfill every dictator's dream of punishing his enemies and rewarding those loyal to him. In "Animal Farm," Napoleon posted "The Seven Commandments" of "Animalism" on the side of a big barn. ...

In International Relations 3rd Ed., Joshua Goldstein attempts to predict what the world would look like in the year 2049. This is his vision: "As the world’s economic and cultural activities have become more integrated through telecommunications advances, and as humans have extended their perspective into outerspace, people around the world have come to see their larger community as the whole world, even while maintaining ties to national and local communities. People do fly their [nation’s] flag, but they often fly the UN flag (unchanged since 1945) above it and their provincial or city flag below" (Emphasis Added). In a ...

Mexico's President Vicente Fox proposes the US give amnesty to several million Mexican nationals who migrated illegally and also wants a guest-worker program so more Mexicans can come legally and safely to work on a temporary basis. From a Mexican perspective, Fox's proposals are sound strategy based on the reality of Mexico's economic predicament. This year alone, 1.3-million persons enter the job market, but at best Mexico will create 500,000 jobs. The 800,000-job deficit may exceed that number, as Mexico's economy is headed for a possible recession. In May alone, construction was off by 8 percent; mining down by 3.2 ...

Speaking but not listening By Mary McCarty Dayton Daily News After Julie Schoenberger testified against Ohio's concealed-carry bill last week, she was approached by a kindly-faced gentleman wearing a navy "Ohioans for Concealed-Carry" polo shirt. "I don't agree with you," he said, smiling. "But I'm glad you testified." Too bad his civil, democratic approach wasn't duplicated in more of the responses I received to last Friday's column. I wrote about Schoenberger's testimony before a subcommittee hearing on House Bill 274, which would allow most civilians to carry concealed handguns with a permit. A rape survivor, Schoenberger spoke in rebuttal to ...

Lack of water on fire line at issue Thirtymile crews could have been put at risk by bureaucratic haggling, House hearing told Wednesday, August 1, 2001 By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- The four Forest Service firefighters who died battling the Thirtymile Fire north of Winthrop last month might have been put at risk by bureaucratic haggling over the Endangered Species Act, a Republican congressman charged yesterday. Forest Service officials said if it happened, they weren't aware of it. Rep. Scott McInnis of Colorado said he had "unverified" reports that an emergency request for a water ...

DISGUISED BY FRIENDLY-SOUNDING MESSAGES, the infiltration spreads. One by one, every accessed communication terminal is turned into a weapon. To those who recognize the code, these infected messages pose a clear and present danger. Their programmers’ aim and target is to turn the power of all these terminals against the White House, to overwhelm and shut it down. Is this the “Code Red” worm that computer experts warn is flooding Internet emails, programmed to inundate the White House website again this week? Yes, but even more so it is the Democratic Party, now bent on a rule-or-ruin strategy, a kind ...

To: National Desk, Legal Reporters Contact: Matt Jacob, Jeremy Leaming or Melissa Dorfman, 202-467-4999, all for People For the American Way WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by People For the American Way Foundation: Most Americans know very little about -- or haven't even heard of -- the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Since the Society has assumed a leading role in shaping the Bush Administration's legal policies and judicial nominees, this lack of knowledge about the society is troubling. Fortunately, a new report released today by People For the American Way ...

John Edward's Cold Reading Gig By Brian Carnell Friday, April 20, 2001 The first time I saw and advertisement for the SciFi Channel's "Crossing Over with John Edward," I was tempted to cancel my subscription to the channel. I reconsidered after smugly thinking that nobody would possibly take the show seriously and it would die a quick death. Boy was I wrong -- the show turned out to be enormously popular. It is so popular, in fact, that Edward is rumored to be on the verge of taking his show to a major network. Even with the ratings, though, the ...

WASHINGTON - The spy cameras posted at street corners, supposedly for safety purposes by catching red-light runners, are all about money and profiteering. Private corporations are getting a big piece of the action. How much they get depends in large measure on how many of you are issued a citation. Someone is making money off a blatant invasion of your privacy and your constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. This "business deal” was exposed to the light of day in a congressional hearing Tuesday. Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., told his colleagues he had uncovered evidence of the ...

Arab terrorists opened fire last night upon two Israeli vehicles last night northwest of Jerusalem wounding Mark and Michelle Kam from Dolev and their 17-year-old son, Itai. Two persons in the second car were lightly wounded by shrapnel. Officials from Tel Aviv's Tel HaShomer Hospital say this morning that the conditions of the injured are improving. Mark underwent two operations and is now listed in moderate condition. His wife Michelle is listed in moderate-to-light condition, also having undergone two surgical procedures. Itai is listed in light condition following surgery. The two persons injured by shrapnel in the second vehicle are ...

A Chinese toy-maker has made a one-off stuffed animal for a lonely Norwich parrot which pined after its original toy wore out.Millie, a South American conure, refused to eat after Derek The Dodo was taken away by owner Francine Tudor-Richardson.Tesco, where she bought the dodo, no longer import the toys, but they contacted the manufacturer who made the one-off replacement.A Tesco spokesman told Ananova Millie is not as unhappy as he was, though it took him a few days to get used to his new toy.Tesco bosses contacted their former supplier in Beijing who agreed to make the one-off replacement.Millie ...

Freep this poll: Expand Federal Hate-Crime Laws To Include Gender, Disability And Sexual Orientation

Palestinians Bury Dead in West Bank; Flurry of Attacks Against Israeli Targets By Jamie Tarabay Associated Press Writer Published: Aug 1, 2001 NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Thousands of mourners, some firing guns into the air, poured into the streets of Nablus in a funeral procession Wednesday for eight Palestinians killed in an Israeli helicopter raid. The crowd surrounded the bodies as they were removed from the Nablus hospital and carried through the streets on stretchers, covered with Palestinian flags. Women and children screamed and cried. Many waved green flags of the radical Palestinian group Hamas, whose offices were ...

I would nominate Alan Keys. Strenghts: - Unashamed to stand for freedom, always. - Proud and eloquent in defending our Constitution. - Not inclined to 'run toward the Center' after the primaries are over. - May get more than 20% of the Black vote. - Can't be charged with racism or morphed into a Nazi. Weakness: - Should get rid of that smile. It drives me nuts.