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Posted: June 20, 2002 10:10 a.m. Eastern © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Here's one of the best examples of spin that I have ever seen. Writing in his best-selling book "Stupid White Men," populist provocateur Michael Moore attempts to analyze the economic condition of black Americans. On page 62, Moore opines: "African-Americans have been on the lowest rung of the economic ladder since the day they were beaten and dragged here in chains – and they have never made it off that rung, not for a single damn day." Moore then goes on to say that the average income for a black...

ANNA KOURNIKOVA’S DIGNITY YIELDED HALF MILLION RUBLES TO PAVEL BURE The Weekly World eXile published in English in Russia and other CIS countries posted an interview under the headline: “Pavel Bure. Horrifying news: Anna Kournikova has got two vaginas.” This became a reason for the hockey player to appeal to court. The scandalous article said, once Pavel Bure had told journalists at a charity action that he would never make love to Anna Kournikova because the girl had… two vaginas. He said he disliked it! It was impossible to organize hearings of the case as respondents couldn’t be found. Weekly...

Ann Coulter Guest on Rush Limbaugh Show Has anyone heard the show yet my link died. Thanks.

Equity slide ups pressure on investor confidence OUTLOOK Scotland on SundayJune 17, 2002<> Bill Jamieson SELDOM has a stock market correction crept up with such stealth, and struck before we were braced for the pain. In London the FTSE100 slid 3% to a new nine month closing low of 4630.8. Like a burglary in the bedroom while we’ve been watching the World Cup downstairs, billions of pounds have been lopped off the value of our pension funds and Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) before we noticed what was happening. In the past week as we sat mesmerised by England, Argentina, Senegal...

<p>WASHINGTON — The House and Senate are at odds now that the Senate has agreed to let female soldiers use military hospitals abroad to get abortions.</p> <p>The Senate voted 52-40 to allow women to pay for the procedure themselves, but will have to sort out whether the provision becomes law when negotiators from both chambers meet to reconcile differences in the $393 billion defense bill.</p>

President Vladimir Putin of Russia intends to make a retreat to the Orthodox monastic enclave of Mt Athos, in northern Greece, later this year. In doing so, he will be following some illustrious but very disparate forebears: Rasputin, Prince Charles, Edward Lear and innumerable Byzantine ex-emperors. But not everyone is a convert to the ways of the peninsula enclave. The very principle on which it was founded - all women, and all images of women, are banned - is under challenge for gender discrimination by the European Union. In the past few years, with EU help, many of the 20-odd...

The end of the greenback could be nigh. The US government on Thursday announced plans to introduce other colours on dollar bills to help tourists tell the different notes apart. "International visitors complain 'We can't tell your denominations apart,'" said the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which will release new versions of the $20, $50 and $100 bills next year. US notes are all the same colour and size, which makes them hard to distinguish quickly - a boon for swindlers. The size will not be changed, but the Treasury believes introducing "subtle background colours" will ease the problem and...

The twice-yearly Macworld Expo may be the biggest event in the Macintosh world, but two key developers are taking a pass on next month's show in New York. Macromedia and Adobe Systems will be absent from the show floor. The two large Mac developers have missed other recent shows, but not at the same time. Macromedia skipped the San Francisco Macworld show in January; Adobe was in San Francisco but passed up going to last year's New York event, which Macromedia attended. Beth Wickenhiser, a spokeswoman for Macworld producer IDG World Expo, confirmed Friday that "it's true they won't be...

Gov. Bush, way ahead in polls, running like he's behind Friday, June 21, 2002 By BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Jeb Bush is way ahead in the polls, as popular as he's ever been and raising millions more than the Democrats hoping to challenge him, yet he's running like he's 20 points behind. Bush was the first - and still only - candidate to begin airing television ads, he's crisscrossed the state and country raising millions of campaign dollars, and has often taken his official state business on the road. His brother, President George W. Bush, is...

In greater numbers than ever China's villagers are using inexpensive prenatal scans then abortion to prevent the birth of unwanted daughters and to ensure they will bear a son, recent studies and census data show. Over the past decade, a time of rapid economic growth, the gap between male and female births only widened, giving China the largest gender disparity among newborns of any country in the world. In parts of the countryside the imbalance is staggering, with births of as many as 144 boys recorded for every 100 girls. Decades of communist rule and recent pell-mell development, far from...

It is this reporter's opinion that we will eventually face the decision to either close our porous borders with Canada and Mexico and sort out our illegal alien situation or throw up our hands and become another Third World nation. Strong words, I know! But thousands arrive illegally each year and, as an example, the state of California has become home to fully 40 percent of America's immigrants – legal and illegal. They come in such overwhelming numbers because a tacit alliance of Right and Left has created an open borders policy aimed at keeping wage labor cheap and social...

BEIJING - Two young teenage boys who set fire to a Beijing cyber cafe with the intention of settling a minor grudge prompted shock and soul-searching in China yesterday, after 24 people were burned to death. As news of their arrests broke, China's Web chat rooms erupted with shock, anger and concern about social stability. 'This is not an issue of Internet bars. It's a problem related to the education of our youth,' said one writer. 'These two boys were going to school. How can the school allow them to have haircuts like that? Did the teachers and principal bother...

Jun 20, 2002Attorney may face chargesSheriff and judge will meet to review statute on guns in courthouse By KIM GILLILANDRecord Staff Writer NEWTON — Catawba County Sheriff David Huffman said Wednesday that he will meet with the chief Superior Court judge to discuss whether any legal action should be taken against Jason Parker. Parker, an assistant district attorney, put a bullet through his office window at the Catawba County Justice Center on Friday when he accidentally discharged the weapon. Huffman plans to review a state statute that addresses the issue of weapons on state property and in courthouses after he...

Nine Days of PrayerFrom the Ascension to Pentecost the Apostles followed the Lord Jesus' command to pray for nine days waiting for the promised Holy Spirit.  We continue to pray these novenas at various points in life.  In common with the first novena, we pray fervently and unceasingly, and we wait on the Holy Spirit to be released to renew the face of the earth. This Novena begins at sunset and concludes at sunset on the ninth day. Centered on the life and ministry of St. Francis, this novena may be undertaken at any time or when there is special...

Given the carping and nasty nature of FR as of late, I thought it might be a good time to see the more civil and gracious side of participants. Here is a thread for just that purpose – to edify, encourage, and thank. Ever wanted to thank that unsung FR hero? Agree or disagree, why not tell JohnHuang2 or Registered how much you appreciate their skills. And can you imagine the many hours Alamo-Girl puts into her work? Perhaps you appreciate how well the folks over at Word For The Day wield their words. Or maybe you just want to...

US strikes colourful note with new greenback By Jenny Wiggins in New York Published: June 21 2002 0:25 | Last Updated: June 21 2002 0:25 The end of the greenback could be nigh. The US government on Thursday announced plans to introduce other colours on dollar bills to help tourists tell the different notes apart. "International visitors complain 'We can't tell your denominations apart,'" said the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which will release new versions of the $20, $50 and $100 bills next year. US notes are all the same colour and size, which makes them hard to distinguish...

<p>The Supreme Court struck the latest blow against the death penalty yesterday, holding that the mentally retarded cannot be executed. This follows in the wake of Illinois's moratorium on the death penalty. The sense is that, for the first time in years, supporters of the death penalty are on the defensive. So this is a good time to review the rationale for capital punishment, which is as compelling today as ever.</p>

Scientists have discovered a rare stem cell in adult bone marrow that can turn into all the types of tissue needed to repair damaged bodies, and can be grown indefinitely in the laboratory without aging. The find is certain to reignite debate about stem cell research before a conscience vote in Federal Parliament. Until now, only embryonic stem cells had been shown to have the abilities of the newly discovered cells. The embryonic cells are ethically contentious because human embryos must be destroyed to extract them, but there would be no ethical problems obtaining the new cells. They also have...

<p>Incident: In the 100 block of East Buffalo Street, the phrase "Bush is a Nazi" was spray-painted on a No Parking sign, and the roof of a county-owned vehicle was damaged. In the 700 block of West Buffalo Street, the phrase "G. Bush is a Nazi" was spray-painted on a privately owned vehicle.</p>

Slain man's family sues Officer: I shot in self-defense BY LARRY LEBOWITZ llebowitz@herald.com The family of a paraplegic in a wheelchair who was shot four times in the back and killed by a North Miami Beach police officer filed suit Monday on the first anniversary of the fatal shooting.The survivors of Alphaeus ''Duke'' Dailey said they filed the federal civil-rights and wrongful-death lawsuit because the Miami-Dade state attorney's office cleared police officer Dennis Fogelgren of wrongdoing in the Father's Day 2001 shooting. Fogelgren said he fired in self-defense.''All we want to do is put the facts on the table,'' said...