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What a funny morning on IMUS with Christy Matamuchi's SCUM REPORT. Among the things discussed was the new Sinkmaster dog. She introduced the segment talking about rape, murder, and other Clinton crimes. It was a classic radio moment when she told how the new dog Seamus was delivered. "So far," she said, "the mutt is still alive. They should have named it Vince."

Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory (http://www.bnl.gov/) Date: Posted 6/21/2002 More Clues About Obesity Revealed By Brain-Imaging Study UPTON, NY -- The idea that obese people eat too much because they find food more palatable than lean people do has gained support from a new brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The study reveals that the parts of the brain responsible for sensation in the mouth, lips, and tongue are more active in obese people than in normal-weight control subjects. "This enhanced activity in brain regions involved with sensory processing of food could make obese people more...

The crowded skies Southwest Airlines may have bit off more than it can chew. Last week, the company said larger passengers ("people of size") must purchase tickets for two seats instead of one. That's when the large people's lobby went berserk. "We find this policy to be outrageous, discriminatory and mean-spirited," Morgan Downey, Executive Director of the American Obesity Association (AOA), told me. "It capitalizes on the prejudice and stigma against obese people." Downey said there is a stigma against the obese because people figure they got that way by their own hand, which is a fallacy. He says there...

This report does not purport to cover all the incidents that are taking place in the commercial farming areas. Communication problems and the fear of reprisals prevent farmers from reporting all that happens. Farmers names, and in some cases farm names, are omitted to minimise the risk of reprisals. NATIONAL REPORT IN BRIEF · Gutu/Chatsworth - Rustling of cattle is occurring on an almost daily basis. Harassment of farm owners continues. Snaring, poaching and hunting continue. Grazing issues are now becoming a very serious issue. · Nyamandlovu - Poaching on many properties is almost out of control, with National Parks...

Martyrdom by Palestinian men and women is part of intifada, which serves their struggle against Israeli atrocities and cannot be separated from their liberation movement, said a visiting official of the Orthodox Church in occupied Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Addressing a packed crowd at the Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up in the capital, Father Dr Attallah Hanna, official spokesman of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, said last night he supported martyrdom by Palestinian men and women to fight for their just rights. Father Attallah said the basic principle of all Palestinian political parties is...

Arafat to Fatah & Hamas: "Cut it Out, Guys" RAMALLAH, WEST BANK- After three days of Palestinian terror attacks on Israeli targets, international pressure has come down mightily on the Palestinian authority to do something more concrete to stop it. In response Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat appeared on PLO-controlled television Thursday evening, appealing to Palestinian extremists to cease campaign of terror. "Seriously, guys, you need to quit it," pleaded Arafat. "I'm not kidding about this. You're going to get us all in trouble." Bush had planned to unveil his plan for Palestinian statehood this week. The snag may have been...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health policy is again blossoming as a concern among U.S. voters coping with double-digit health inflation, swelling ranks of uninsured and lack of prescription benefits for the elderly. Health is already a leading theme in the 2002 congressional elections and analysts say it could be a dominant factor in the presidential race two years later. The focus in Congress today is on the drive to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, the federal health program for all Americans age 65 and over. The Republican-majority House plans a vote next week, and the Democratic-led Senate follows suit...

<p>NABLUS, West Bank (CNN) -- At the end of a week in which Palestinians killed 31 Israelis in terror attacks, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said in a newspaper interview he was ready to accept a proposal first made by U.S. President Bill Clinton as a framework for a Mideast peace settlement.</p>

21 Jun 2002 10:07 ET DJ Officials Say US Practiced Predator Attacks In Early 2001 Copyright © 2002, Dow Jones Newswires WASHINGTON (AP)--U.S. officials in early 2001 practiced at a mock-up in the American desert how they might attack Osama bin Laden inside Afghanistan using an armed Predator unmanned aircraft, a top counterterrorism official said. Richard Clarke, who is President George W. Bush's adviser for cyberspace security and was former President Bill Clinton's counterterrorism coordinator, said a mud complex was built "in the deserts of the United States" to simulate bin Laden's headquarters, and then struck by a Hellfire missile...

Town to unveil likeness of hero Murphy statue tribute to all Greenville vets 06/21/2002 By KELLIE B. GORMLY / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News The memory of Audie Murphy as a hometown war hero soon won't be the only thing about him that casts a shadow over Greenville. Starting Saturday, Interstate 30 drivers passing through Greenville will spot a tall, bronze statue of Mr. Murphy, World War II's most decorated combat soldier and a movie star in the '50s and '60s. The statue of Mr. Murphy who received the Medal of Honor and every decoration for valor...

As many of you know, our best reporters are YOU, our readers. So, pay attention down there in southern California and keep your eyeballs peeled for this one: (details are sketchy - we'll fill in more as we get it. Remember that missing Cyanide truck we reported a while ago? Yeah, and you heard it was found as the all clear was given. Well, it's time to knock you out of that comfort zone once again. The California Highway Patrol doesn't like it when folks eavesdrop on their radio frequencies, but both yesterday and today, there was a BOTLF (That's...

Preferred to stay in jail: Last chapter in nine-year legal battle to block deportation The government's nine-year fight to remove a suspected terrorist and trained assassin from Canadian soil ended this week when Mansour Ahani was taken from a Hamilton jail cell, loaded on to a plane and flown to his native Iran.Mr. Ahani, who Canadian officials say is a member of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence Security, branded a terrorist organization, preferred life behind bars in Canada over returning to Iran and threw up repeated legal challenges to his deportation.It took the government years to whittle away Mr. Ahani's...

<p>President Bush yesterday started a four-day federal focus on physical fitness, calling on Americans young and old to exercise, eat healthy and abstain from alcohol and tobacco.</p> <p>"This is an important message that we're sending to America. When America and Americans are healthier, our whole society benefits," the president said at a South Lawn fitness expo. "If you're interested in improving America, you can do so by taking care of your own body."</p>

Queens parochial school principal who angered Catholic Church leaders by accusing a priest of looting school coffers to pay for a gay lover has won the backing of a prominent local Catholic educator. "Your courage in stopping this outrage, even at the risk to your own employment, has taught all of your pupils a lesson they will long remember," the Rev. Richard Van Houten, president of Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, wrote to Barbara Samide. Van Houten went so far as to hint in the letter that he would come to Samide's rescue if she is ousted as principal...

Serb Ex-TV Boss Jailed Over NATO Bombing Deaths June 21, 2002 09:09 AM ET By Beti Bilandzic BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serbian court jailed the former head of state television for nine-and-a-half years on Friday for failing to protect 16 workers who were killed when NATO bombed the TV station in 1999. The court ruled that Dragoljub Milanovic had not ensured the safety of his staff, even though he knew the television building could be hit by NATO during its 1999 bombing campaign. Families of the victims have accused the regime of then-president Slobodan Milosevic of deliberately sending the workers...

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Rash of Rashes in Schools Perplexes CDCMysterious outbreak has now spread to 27 states By Amanda Gardner HealthScoutNews Reporter THURSDAY, June 20 (HealthScoutNews) -- Federal health officials are scratching their heads over a mysterious set of rashes now afflicting schoolchildren in 27 states. An initial report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in March reported outbreaks in 14 states: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. Since then, another 13 states have joined the list, says the CDC. The new states are: Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Iowa,...

THE accelerated destocking exercise under way on most commercial farms as a result of continued land occupations will negatively impact on the availability of beef both for local consumption and exports. Cattle Producers Association(CPA) chief executive Paul d'Hotman said farmers served with Section 8 notices had no alternative than to destock. As some 95% of commercial farms have been listed for acquisition and over 60% of them having received Section 8 notices, uncertainty is running high. "Many farmers were forced to destock because of grazing restrictions imposed by settlers and as a result the commercial herd has been severely reduced,"...

IT is the centre of power in Europe. Newspapers from 15 countries are stacked neatly on the shelves of Romano Prodi's 12th floor office in Brussels. From here he has a view of the future of the EU. And yesterday the European Commission President told how that future could include Tony Blair as the first elected President of Europe.On the eve of the EU summit in Seville, Mr Prodi spoke of his vision of Britain at the heart of the continent with Mr Blair the man equipped to create "New Europe" in the same way he created New Labour.Italian Mr...

Not since the 1900s has faith in corporate America been so strained. The skepticism that started with last December's bankruptcy filing by Enron has hardened with each subsequent revelation of corporate wrongdoing or shading of the truth. Investors are baying for blood, angered by the graft (or convenient laxity) that's being revealed in corporate boardrooms stocked with chieftains earning astronomical sums. Auditing irregularities that weren't picked up by audit committees, or were ignored or even encouraged by accounting firms, also are drawing the ire of investors and regulators. Currently, all of the "Big Five" auditors either are in court...