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It's the economy, stupid. That slogan guided former President Clinton's 1992 election campaigning and his focus during the period between his election and inauguration. It is hard to know whether Clinton's single-mindedness led to the long-running boom. It's just as hard to know whether George W. Bush's (and Al Gore's) relative indifference caused the bust. But here we are. Total employment dropped by about 1 million in August to 134.4 million. The unemployment rate popped from 4.5% to 4.9%. Over the weekend, the Bush Administration responded by saying President Bush's energies will now be on the precarious economy. The president ...

Turkish FM: We want to improve ties with Israel By Metehan Demir ANKARA (September 11) - Turkey will not change its policy regarding Israel just because Arab countries want it to, Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said yesterday. He added that Ankara is determined to improve its ties with Israel. Cem told The Jerusalem Post that Turkish-Israeli ties are crucial for the region and do not threaten any third party. He said that Turkey attaches special importance to its ties with Israel in order to contribute to the stability of the region. He pointed out that Turkey will not make ...

<p>Joe Jackson, patriarch of the singing Jackson family, told me today that he does not believe his superstar son was ever guilty of child molestation.</p> <p>Jackson invited six reporters to a suite at New York's St. Regis Hotel including yours truly and Dan Kadison of the New York Post to promote his new company, JacksonMusicStudios.com. But many of the question were about the Jackson family and their trials and tribulations.</p>

RIYADH, Sept 10 (AFP) - Gulf heavyweight Saudi Arabia's exasperation with its close ally the United States over Israeli policy has erupted with a decision to cancel a trip to Washington by the army chief of staff. King Fahd on Monday called on the international community, led by the United States, to play a role in ending Israel's violence against the Palestinians, which he said were "unprecedented in history." "The international community must assume its responsibilities in putting an end to Israeli extremism," the Saudi monarch told his weekly cabinet meeting. Saudi Arabia, Washington's major ally in the crucial Gulf ...

After 6 years of grueling investigation into President Clintons' scandels the Special Prosecuter Ray really lowerd the boom and sentenced Mr. Clinton, forbidding him to practice law in his home state of Ark.Clinton reportedly is fuming but is keeping it from the public eye. Sources close to Clinton say he has even sneaked into Ark. under the cover of night to practice law.I'm glad my taxes are going to support special prosecutors with the integrity of Star and Ray. Aren't you?

President Bush urged Congress Monday to set aside partisan bickering and pass his education package so America's teachers can ``wage war on illiteracy in the young.'' Bush made a fourth trip to Florida, the state governed by his brother Jeb, for two days of school visits as part of a weeklong emphasis on reading. He talked up his education reforms at Justina Elementary School before flying on to Sarasota, Fla., for the night. But Congress - especially the Republican leadership - was more preoccupied Monday with the idea of both cutting capital gains taxes and lowering Social Security payroll taxes ...

Custody race over for township man By: T.J. Furman, Managing EditorSeptember 07, 2001 The state's case to claim legal guardianship of Kadeem Covington, son of East Windsor resident Lonnie Covington, has been formally dismissed. EAST WINDSOR &#8212; Lonnie Covington has finally finished his most important race, and as a result was able to see his son start his educational journey this week. Mr. Covington, whose attempts to gain custody of his son, Kadeem, have been chronicled by the Windsor-Hights Herald for two years, no longer has to worry about the state seeking to place his boy in foster care. ...

The American Constitutionalist By: Aaron Armitage Sue Them Blind In Santa Clara, California, a standoff and gunfight between the AFT and other law enforcement and former police officer James Beck over weapons charges ended with a fire that destroyed the house Beck was in and killed him. Terry Cerino, who lived across the street from him, was evacuated. She said, "They said he had high-powered rifles and ammunition that would penetrate the walls of our home and they didn't want anyone hurt." Meanwhile, another resident commented on his own participation in the events. "I hollered out the window, 'You're shooting ...

JERUSALEM (September 11) - The founder of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Abdullah Nimr Darwish, yesterday condemned the Nahariya suicide bombing. "Until the end of my life, I will continue to condemn such acts, even if they are carried out by a Muslim imam," he told Israel Radio. Darwish said that he has also called for the cancellation of the fatwa (religious ruling) that legitimizes suicide attacks. He noted that the ruling supports Palestinians taking their struggle to the streets and allows them to fight to the death. This, he said, is interpreted by many as being permitted to carry out ...

MIDI - WITH OR WITHOUT YOU Of your bias we’re weary I’m afraid we’re not teary We’ll wave….bye-bye CNN, you’ll face your fate It’s about nine years too late We can live…without you We’ll live without you…gladly, without you For the RATS you’ve been spinning For awhile you were winning We can live without out We’ll live with you…gladly, without you, you, you We will live…we’ll live without you We are pleased that by FOX NEWS you’re blown away We are pleased that by FOX NEWS you’re blown away That’s because you guys suck big You suck big And ...

New York radio talker Sean Hannity took his show to the national airwaves Monday afternoon, poised to follow Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern and Don Imus to syndication stardom. Broadcasting from his WABC Radio home studio overlooking Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, Hannity shared his unique New York style with listeners in major urban centers across the country -- including major market ABC radio affiliates in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, San Francisco and Detroit. After a brief introduction to new listeners where he recalled getting fired from his very first radio job on a liberal California college station for being ...

Wounded girl's mother says police overreacted in shooting pet dogSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP)--The mother of a girl accidentally shot in the leg by police says the officer overreacted when he killed the family's pet pit bull. However, Syracuse Police Chief Dennis DuVal says the officer was "justifiable, correct and heroic" in subduing the animal. Markkina Boatwright, 11, was hit in the leg by a ricocheting bullet when the officer killed the dog outside the family's home Saturday night. The girl was treated at a local hospital and released. Corrine Boatwright said the officer misread the situation. The dog, Elzy, was friendly ...

Next is #7 This updated chronology is based on news reports, television interviews, and helpful Freeper inputs. Feel free to use this chronology for your own research. All suggested corrections will be considered. No matter how compelling the information may seem, Gary Condit is legally innocent until convicted in a court of law. The public however may draw its own conclusions from news reports and interviews. This information is for research and education purposes only. Aug. 2000: Anne-Marie Smith first dates Condit. (She later explained that there were dating "rules" with the Congressman: The lady was not allowed to carry ...

With his brother Jeb and Education Sec. Rod Paige, President Bush headed to Florida today to begin promoting his education agenda. He stopped by Justina Elementary School to take part in a 'leadership forum' where he called for a 'war on illiteracy' even as worries about the weak economy began to push them down the political agenda. Before he headed to the Sunshine State, the President met with Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who was presented with a bell from the USS Canberra, built in 1943, and named in honor of the Australian ship HMS Canberra. Enjoy your daily dose ...

Simply pontificating isn't enough. There needs to be some there there All summer, David McCullough's "John Adams" has sat at the top of the best-seller lists. Joseph Ellis' "Founding Brothers" has been on the list for nine months. This fall, Edmund Morris' "Theodore Rex", the second volume of his Theodore Roosevelt biography (the first was his splendid "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt"), will have a first printing of over 200,000. Doris Kearns Goodwin, having already studied the Kennedys and the Franklin Roosevelts to handsome effect, is hard at work on Abraham Lincoln. We live in a golden age of biographies ...

5 Minutes 'till kick-off! As a Bronco season ticket holder since 1977, and now residing out of state, I'm getting geared up for the big game ... the awesome Broncos against the tough NY Giants! The problem of course ... relatives (inlaws ... or, is it outlaws?) are at the game sitting in my seats, Section 122, row 5, at the 40 yard line. While I'm forced to stomach ABC & Miller 1000 miles removed from Mile High Stadium. A new stadium and I haven't had the opportunity to pour beer on my new seats ... at least not yet. ...

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The liberal media’s love affair with Communist Cuba and its dictator Fidel Castro continues. CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves and other television industry officials recently traveled to Cuba and had a private dinner with Castro. It appears the executives may have broken the law. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tim Johnson of the Miami Herald reported, "The moguls mixed fun with work, hitting the beach, visiting jazz clubs and drinking ‘a lot of white rum,’ according to a subsequent press report." That subsequent report was from the New York Post, which quoted one member of the group as saying, "None of us had ever ...

Australian authorities continue to help the FBI carry out a blatant miscarriage of justice, writes John Macgregor. Many Australians have been dismayed, this past year, to read the story of former Florida senator Joe Gersten, who is now a Sydney lawyer. In Miami in 1992, after stumbling upon official corruption, the reformist politician was framed by his political enemies, who included the Federal Bureau of Investigation. When we read of such happenings in distant places, we often say to ourselves - perhaps subliminally - "Thank God it couldn't happen here". Sadly, however, Australian authorities have actively pursued Joe Gersten ...

Don't these Democrats know Divine intervention when they see it? First Mel Carnhan crashes in bad weather, now Jean Carnahan's house is struck by lightning while she's inside. This was in the Washington Post (It's an extremely short article and it's not even their own article, it's from the AP, so you don't need to remove it): Sen. Carnahan's House Catches on Fire Sen. Jean Carnahan's house caught fire last night after an apparent lightning strike while she was inside, but no one was injured, authorities said. The fire broke out at about 9 p.m. at the Democratic lawmaker's home ...

Silent No More : Confronting America's False Images of Islam, by Paul Findley Editorial Book Review: In his recently released book Silent No More: Confronting America’s False Images of Islam, Paul Findley, a 22-year veteran of Congress, chronicles his long, far-flung trail of discovery through the World Of Islam: the false stereotypes that linger in the minds of the American people, the corrective actions that the leaders of America’s seven million Muslims are undertaking, and the community’s remarkable progress in mainstream politics. It is an indispensable source for Muslims and for anyone who speaks, writes, or worries about human rights, ...