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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Frank Sesno in Washington. This is INSIDE POLITICS. Ahead, the political impact of this extraordinary week at the White House and on Capitol Hill. MAJOR GARRETT, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: I'm Major Garrett at the White House where President Bush vows to build on this week's legislative victories and move forward with his political agenda. JONATHAN KARL, CNN CONGRESSIONAL ...

Freedom of Expression and the Internet in China A Human Rights Watch Backgrounder INTERNET IN CHINA As the Internet industry continues to expand in China, the government continues to tighten controls on on-line expression. As recently as July 11, 2001, President Jiang Zemin condemned the spread of "pernicious information" on the Net and called existing legislation "inadequate." (1) Since 1995, when Chinese authorities began permitting commercial Internet accounts, at least sixty sets of regulations have been issued aimed at controlling Internet content. The broadly-worded regulations represent a clear violation of the right to freedom of expression, and the government is ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- An Indian steel industry delegation has bitterly complained to he US about the debilitating impact of US anti-dumping measures and other action on Indian steel. The team, which met senior Bush administration officials and Congress leaders, said such US action could be the death knell for the Indian steel manufacturing sector and leave more than five million workers out of work. The delegation, led by N N Khanna, secretary, ministry of steel, comprises members of the Confederation of Indian Industry representing over 70 per cent of the steel manufactured in India. It warned that the negative impact ...

WASHINGTON — In a move that underscored his appreciation for – and camaraderie with – House Republicans, President Bush strolled over to a leadership rally this week to thank them for what he feels was a week full of administration victories. "You have a lot to be proud of," Bush told the roomful of smiling Republicans. This weekend, most of them will be returning to their home districts for the summer recess, a time they will likely spend playing up the tax refund, and spinning this week's congressional votes their way. Those votes include the passage of a House version of the patients' bill of rights ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: After six months in office, President Bush is preparing for a month-long vacation. He takes off for Texas tomorrow after a busy week in Washington. And joining us now with more is CNN's Jeanne Meserve -- Jeanne. JEANNE MESERVE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And, Donna, he's is leaving with a great big smile on his face. The U.S. Senate today gave ...

Employees of the King County Juvenile Court in Seattle have received a performance evaluation guide which uses a photo of Mother Teresa to illustrate "mediocre" performance and a photo of President Bush with a chimpanzee depicting "unsatisfactory" performance. The photos appeared on a one-page document titled, "Performance Now, Quick Visual Reference Guide," which was inserted into a larger packet of legitimate materials. Some employees who received the document called it "disrespectful, biased, and anti-Catholic." One woman said she thought the document was part of "a larger pattern" which "makes her feel unwelcome" on the job. Another woman, Orla Poole, e-mailed ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: More than $3 billion worth of tax checks are in the mail today, on their way to American taxpayers, but many Americans may not realize just where this money is coming from and what it will mean for them on next April 15th. So to clear up the confusion, we turn to CNN's Brooks Jackson. Brooks, good morning once ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: In Washington, the story may actually be the calm after the storm. But there are some thunderheads looming still. President Bush and Capitol Hill lawmakers embark today on their summer vacations with two major bills having cleared their first congressional hurdles. House Republicans have pushed through an energy package as well as a patients' bill of rights. But with their battle won, the war remains to be fought another day. CNN congressional correspondent Jonathan Karl joins us ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: A picture of power in the Rose Garden. We see the members of the president's Cabinet, including secretary of state, secretary of defense, treasury, the attorney general, EPA, transportation -- I see the chief of staff there. And Kelly Wallace over there at the White House. We're expecting to hear from the president shortly. And this a six-month anniversary event. KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, Lou. The president meeting with his entire Cabinet and then, as ...

W A S H I N G T O N, Aug. 3 — With a pair of back-to-back victories under his belt, President Bush is celebrating the newfound momentum behind his agenda on Capitol Hill. Fresh from the  House vote Thursday to approve a White House-backed patients' bill of rights and its passage of key elements of the president's   proposed energy policy a day earlier, a triumphant Bush touted the legislative successes of his six-month-old presidency in a speech in the Rose Garden today. "We're proving that a new tone, a clear agenda and active leadership can bring ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2001 Reuters (CBS) Buoyed by this week's legislative wins on energy and patients' rights, President Bush looked back on his first six months in office Friday, claiming his administration had made "progress that touches every American family." Speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden, Mr. Bush said, "Together with Congress, we're proving that a new tone, a clear agenda and active leadership can bring significant progress to the nation's capital. We're ending deadlock and drift and making our system work on behalf of the American people. The 5-minute address was meant to celebrate the accomplishments of ...

What a two-week period would-be geopoliticians have had. It began with the Bush administration's announcement of plans for testing of ballistic missile systems that will likely "bump up" against the ABM Treaty, followed by the successful test of the missile defense kill vehicle. Then Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Moscow to sign a new Chinese-Russian Friendship Treaty. Finally in Genoa U.S. President George W. Bush had another opportunity to confer with European allies as well as his new soulmate President Vladimir Putin. The head of Sir Halford MacKinder, the godfather of geopolitics and originator of the term "Eurasian heartland," ...

The biotechnology industry, long overshadowed on Capitol Hill by its richer and more influential cousins in the pharmaceutical sector, is beginning to flex its financial muscles. Over the past few years, biotech companies and trade groups have doubled and even tripled their spending on campaign contributions and lobbying for a legislative agenda that is increasingly their own. Amgen, the largest US biotech company, has earned a spot as one of the top 10 drug companies in spending on lobbying. And its contributions to candidates and political parties more than doubled from 1996 to 2000, according to the Center for Responsive ...

County election supervisors charge that her top election lieutenant is sandbagging efforts to clean up the state's voter-roll mess. | In the ongoing fight to reform Florida's flawed electoral process, county election supervisors are now charging that Secretary of State Katherine Harris' office is sandbagging efforts to clean up problems from last year's election. At issue is who will create and maintain control of the state's database of eligible voters. The story became a big piece of the Florida election puzzle after a Salon investigation revealed a series of problems with the database created by a private company called ChoicePoint, ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: High-level law enforcement sources say the latest tip on missing intern Chandra Levy was a hoax. The anonymous tipster said Levy's body was buried at Fort Lee, Virginia, but the FBI says it investigated and is discounting that tip. The latest on the Levy case, though, from CNN national correspondent Bob Franken in Washington. Bob, what have you got? ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to hear more about the congressman. You know, back in Modesto, California, Congressman Gary Condit's constituents wonder when he's coming home, what he's going to say about his affair and whether his staff obstructed justice. They shouldn't hold their breath. Gary Condit is going on a retreat with his wife and kids during this August recess of Congress. So let's go to Marc Sandalow. He's the Washington bureau chief for the "San Francisco Chronicle." Marc, ...

Shots were justifiable, sheriff says Web posted Friday, August 3, 2001  Have a thought? Go to the Forums or Chat. By Josh Gelinas South Carolina Bureau Aiken County Sheriff Howard Sellers said Conita Sims did the right thing Thursday when she shot Reginald Dewayne Wheeler. ''(Ms. Sims) acted in a legal and responsible manner, and for that reason there will be no charges brought against her,'' Sheriff Sellers stated in a news release. He called the incident an ''obvious case of a citizen who refused to be a victim.'' Ms. Sims had filed a criminal domestic violence warrant Wednesday ...

WAR CRIMES AND THE HAGUE 'TRIBUNAL' by Stan Goff [30 July 2001] [Stan Goff is a Retired U.S. Special Forces Master Sargent, an author, Organizer for the North Carolina Alliance for Democracy and a member of the International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic. (ICDSM)] What do you call someone who pays officials to break the law, threatens people with violence if they don't do what he demands, spreads outrageous lies to impugn people's reputations, and participates in a plot to illegally take an unwilling person out of the country in captivity? Guilty of bribery, extortion, slander and kidnapping. What do ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. BILL HEMMER,CNN ANCHOR: Congressman Gary Condit's been interviewed by police four different occasions. Police say he is not a suspect in Levy's disappearance. We're kept up-to-date by CNN's Bob Franken following the case from day one. Bob, good evening to you. BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good evening, Bill. The case right now is that it is sort of at a crossroads. The ...

IS THE worst really over? After a year in which the American economy grew by only 1.3% and a quarter where it managed only 0.7% on an annualised basis, that is the perplexing question. Despite six interest-rate cuts—which have lowered short-term rates by 2.75 percentage points—the latest crop of statistics does not look good. Business investment, which precipitated this slowdown, still seems firmly in the doldrums. In the second quarter firms' capital spending plummeted by an annualised 13.6%, its biggest drop since the 1982 recession. Nor are there many signs of an imminent business recovery. The current crop of profit ...