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The “Cyber culture” it seems has finally made young Patnaites feel “IT YT se kuch kuch hota hai.”Reason: Patna is now caught in the Web of pornography. Now, one can visit cybercafes in Patna to chat with the opposite sex on the Net or even watch pornographic sites in “full privacy”. But the news is that the police here know next to nothing about the laws governing these “sleaze shops”.Most of the cafes ensure cabin facility for visitors willing to shell out Rs 20 per hour. As one cybercafe operator observes: “Addiction to chatting on the Net is more harmful ...

<p>BOSTON (AP) With less than a week to go before the primary in the race for the 9th Congressional District seat, South Boston Democrat Stephen F. Lynch appears to be solidifying his commanding lead over the rest of the crowded field.</p>

<p>With impressive support from all over the district, state Senator Stephen F. Lynch has bounded ahead of the other Democrats in the 9th Congressional District race, according to a new Boston Globe/WBZ-TV poll.</p> <p>The South Boston senator has rebounded from early unflattering stories about his financial problems, and his personal popularity has soared, the poll showed. By a wide margin, voters chose Lynch as the candidate who best understands people like them.</p>

JALPA, Mexico (AP) - Surrounded by tropical fruit trees and lush mountains, this picturesque town of colonial churches and brightly painted buildings looks like the kind of place few would want to leave. But since World War II, more than 70 percent of the young people from this seeming paradise in central Mexico have been heading north to work in the fields, factories and restaurants of the United States. Experts say the only real solution to slowing the flow of migrants is providing jobs in towns like Jalpa, but that's easier said than done. Five years ago, the first factory ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Press Club told Attorney General John Ashcroft that the Justice Department's subpoena of an Associated Press journalist's telephone records amounted to a threat to constitutionally guaranteed press freedoms. "We believe such actions threaten the right of journalists to protect confidential sources and information, a cornerstone of a free press guaranteed by the First Amendment," the club's president, Richard Ryan, said in a letter to Ashcroft. Dated Wednesday, the letter was circulated Friday. The Justice Department subpoenaed AP reporter John Solomon's home phone records while trying to identify what law enforcement officials told Solomon about a ...

This is continuation of the thread on Dispensationalism Original thread FOUND HERE

DURBAN, South Africa, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The massive political carnival that has taken place in Durban, South Africa, over the past week -- the third United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (to use its full, trumpeting title) -- has had many moments of high and low comedy. It seemed to have reached its nadir early, with the controversy that consumed it over Zionism and the state of Israel. But it also ended by making "racism" so wide and vague a category of evil that members of "low castes" in India, women, and gays ...

Sep 7, 2001Bush Meets With Hastert, Lott to Discuss Automatic Spending Cuts By Sandra SobierajAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is considering a Republican proposal that would trigger across-the-board budget cuts next year if spending starts eating into Social Security reserves, congressional and administration officials said Friday. Hoping to shield himself and his party from political damage during worsening economic times, Bush was meeting Friday with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and stepping before cameras outside the Oval Office. White House officials said Bush wanted to express sympathy with workers ...

<p>Reno says most Floridians agree with her on ‘Elian case'</p> <p>ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Sounding like a candidate for political office, former Attorney General Janet Reno encouraged some 900 female lawyers Wednesday to use the law and the courts to better the lot of women and children.</p>

What happens when a world-renowned feminist becomes a mother? When Naomi Wolf gave birth for the first time, nothing happened the way she thought it would. She arrived at the hospital at 3am and an angry nurse sent her into the toilet to stimulate her nipples - supposed to encourage stronger contractions. Within minutes, the nurse pronounced that her cervix had not dilated enough and the baby was in distress. She was rushed to a delivery room. Hooked up to a foetal monitor, she was forced to lie on her side. Drugs were dripped into her veins to increase ...

BRITAIN defended its compromise with Zimbabwe over the invasion of white-owned land last night in the face of criticism from Zimbabwean farmers and opposition activists. A day after Britain promised millions of pounds to help fund a "fair, just and sustainable" redistribution of land in Zimbabwe, Baroness Amos, the Foreign Office minister responsible for Africa, said the real test of the agreement would be what happens on the ground. Lady Amos told BBC Radio 4's PM programme: "It is up to Zimbabwe to deliver now. What we have is a way forward." Under the terms of the accord negotiated ...

What is the Bush plan for the economy and the jobless figures? Ask Hillary and Bill they got us into this mess In searching the news tonight I am struck at how the wires are all saying that President Bush is worried about the economy and the jobless rate. But he has no plan. What no plan! I bet all you reporters that wrote the story had hoped W had called them personally to tell them the plan. Maybe they should be asking Hillary Clinton why the economy is so bad. Why her husbands policies which were more than likely ...

Okay people - time to take action! On Wednesday, September 5, basil, Ms. AntiFeminazi, tillacum, Mr. tillacum, and a local TRT member met in Waco to scope out the logistics of the upcoming protest of Janet Reno who has been invited BY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY to speak on ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT on Thursday, September 13, 2001. There was much discussion about where we should park ourselves to get the most visibility by Ms. Reno. We drove out to the airport and decided that is NOT a good idea. The airport is very far from campus and is difficult to find. We ...

Congress Mulls Taking White House to Court Last Updated: September 07, 2001 05:45 PM ET By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress' investigative arm moved on Friday toward what would be an unprecedented court fight with the White House to get information about possible industry influence on the administration's energy policy. The General Accounting Office threatened to take the Bush administration to court after the White House refused to give details of how its energy task force crafted proposals that were announced in May after a series of closed-door meetings. Critics, including Democratic congressmen, suspect industry influence on the ...

Animal Rights Activists Suggest 'Eat the Whales' Last Updated: September 07, 2001 07:39 AM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - An animal rights group that got in hot water for planning ads that appeared to defend shark attacks has launched a new campaign that suggests people should eat whales. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) unveiled a billboard in downtown Vancouver this week that pictures a cartoon chicken and cow painting the sign with the message; "Eat the Whales." The group said it opposes whale hunting but wanted to draw attention to the fact that many people ...

<p>Despite energy companies' claims that California is a bad place to do business, dozens of electricity generators want to cash in on low-cost state loans to build power plants.</p> <p>Giants like Enron Corp. and Reliant Energy, along with a handful of small companies that generate electricity through windmills and solar power, have submitted proposals to the California Power Authority. The authority has billions to spend on new power plants that would keep Californians' homes from going dark when electricity is scarce.</p>

So I'm posting this in the opinion column. I can barely stand to watch him. The lapdog reporters sit there and ask him NO tough questions, challenge him on virtually no point, and this most partisan of Democrats lies through his teeth. I cruised on as he was singing the praises of Vermont socialist Patty Laid-he. Dash-hole was saying out Laid-he was cooperating with the President on judicial appointments in "unprecedented" fashion. Horse bunk. Dash-hole today (Friday) blamed G.W. Bush for the present economy and unemployment, according to MSNBC. Oh really? Let's see. Bush was THE force behind the only ...

Startling Glow-In-The-Dark Salmon Last Updated: September 07, 2001 07:52 AM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An eerie glow from salmon drying in a smokehouse startled some residents of Holy Cross, a Yupik Eskimo village of about 300 on the lower Yukon River in Alaska. Sandra Dementieff found that some of the salmon in her smokehouse was glowing in the dark, something she had never seen before, according to a report by the Tundra Drums, the region's newspaper. Some villagers wondered if nuclear contamination in the Bering Sea was to blame. But officials from the Alaska Department of Fish and ...

Condit rules out re-election bid Announcement won't come for at least another week, sources tell NBC News Link to MSNBC article Sept. 7 - Rep. Gary Condit, battered by scandal following the disappearance of Chandra Levy, has decided not to seek re-election to Congress next year, sources close to the Democratic lawmaker told NBC News on Friday. But Condit's chief of staff, Michael Dayton, denied his boss had reached a decision on whether to seek a seventh term. THE SOURCES, who spoke with NBC's Andrea Mitchell on condition of anonymity, said that Condit would not announce his decision until after ...

The White House said Friday that it has rejected plans being contemplated at the Department of Health and Human Services to soften government regulation of certain nursing homes. The idea was to lessen the frequency of inspections of nursing homes that have consistently followed the law while increasing inspections at homes with a history of problems. Inspecting all homes once a year, no matter what their quality, was ``nutty,'' a top HHS official said earlier this year. On Friday, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the idea had been considered and rejected ``out of hand.'' Fleischer said President Bush plans ...