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CHICAGO -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in the team hotel Saturday, apparently of natural causes, police said. Kile was found in his bed, said commanding officer Michael Chasen. There were no signs of forced entry and no signs of foul play. "It appears he died in his bed, in his sleep,'' Chasen said. The Chicago medical examiner said Saturday that the preliminary autopsy of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile found the likely cause of his death was a 80- to 90-percent blockage of his coronary artery. Chasen said about two hours before game time,...

<p>June 23, 2002 -- WHEN the history of today's liberalism is written, the writers may marvel at that political persuasion's remarkable reversal of convictions regarding persuasion. Nothing more tellingly illuminates the contemporary liberal mind than the retreat from the defense of First Amendment guarantees of free speech.</p>

Mark Steven Kirk 10th District, Illinois 1531Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4835 Fax: (202) 225-0837Kirk@mail.house.govMary 2, 2002Dear [Mini-14]:Thank you for your recent communication regarding H.R. 1460, the Second Amendment Rights Protection Act.  I appreciated hearing from you.I support the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.  Legitimate sportsmen and women should not be denied the rights guaranteed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution.I do not support outlawing hand guns, but I do support sensible measures like trigger locks, waiting periods, and a ban on cop killer bullets that threaten the lives of law...

How Does Uncle Sam (Tentatively) Plan to Spend Your Federal Tax Dollar in FY 2003? How does President Bush propose to spend your federal tax dollar in FY2003? Despite the increased spending on defense compared to last year's budget, it still pales in comparison to what the nation devoted to national defense in decades past. “Mandatory” spending on Social Security, health care and income security still takes the lion's share of the federal tax dollar as illustrated in the Tax Foundation’s annual comparison. Assuming that Congress makes no dramatic changes in the President’s FY2003 Budget, 59¢ out of every...

VPRO-Radio: ‘USA Has Supported the Albanian Rebels’ (MS Word file) By de Volkskrant foreign affairs editors Translated by HannaH De Volkskrant home page on June 22, 2002 Amsterdam - The United States provided secret support to the Albanian rebels last year, although the NATO was officially impartial. This was said [on Friday, June 21st] in Argos, a programme of the VPRO-Radio, which claims to have gained access in the documents of the secret services of the European NATO member-states. In the June 2001 fightings between the Macedonian army and the Albanian insurgents in the Macedonian village Arachinovo, a group of...

Migrants must spread out: Ottawa 'You will stay in Saskatoon, you will stay in Moose Jaw': Plan would force newcomers to agree to live outside biggest cities for three to five years Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, with files from Jon Bricker National Post OTTAWA - Denis Coderre, the Immigration Minister, is proposing a strict immigration policy with the intent of putting a million newcomers in the country's less populated regions by 2011. It would be the most dramatic effort to channel immigrants since the settlement of Western Canada at the dawn of the 20th century. Mr. Coderre said he...

Last night during a conversation/debate between myself and the leader/owner of the Free Republic, Jim Robinson, a rather stunning revelation was brought forth. I asked Mr. Robinson, which Republicans were vocally backing, and supporting Tancredo in his fight for our sovereignty? After some delay, Jim answered, “I have no idea. Immigration is not a big concern of mine.” This is from the man that runs the most well known, and respected, political conservative internet forum in the United States? And Mr. Robinson resides in California? Below is the exchange Conservatives, Cut Bush Slack The Chicago Sun-Times | June 22, 2002...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Initial analysis of a black box from a China Airlines jet has yielded no clues in the crash last month that killed 225 people but has shown several unusual sounds, the chief investigator said Sunday. Minutes before the Boeing 747-200 went down, the cockpit voice recorder picked up a noise that sounded like a human heart beat. But investigators have yet to identify the source of the noise, said Kay Yong, the chief investigator at Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council. Shortly before the crash, the black box also recorded a noise that sounded like "ka ta, ka...

To the Editor: Re "Voucher Program Gets Failing Grade in Special Ed," by Richard Rothstein (Lessons column, June 19): It is most encouraging that a critic of school choice cites as his lone horror story the tale of Ramona Marsh, the Florida parent who transferred her special-needs child out of a private school — and into another private school! Ms. Marsh illustrates that for the first time in our state, parents at all income levels now have options that for years have been accessible only to the very rich. Indeed, another way we provide choice in Florida is through our...

Forbes MagazineInsights | Making Coal GreenBy Peter Huber To address global warming, we're going to do something that may surprise the save-the-planet camp: burn more fossil fuel less efficiently. Big oil will prosper. It's official: global warming is a republican issue, too, now that the Bush Administration has officially acknowledged its gravity. So something will be done. But what? To address global warming, we're going to do something that may surprise many in the save-the-planet camp: We will burn more fossil fuel less efficiently. Big oil will prosper. So will Saudi Arabia. Fossil fuels--hydrocarbons--are part hydrogen, part carbon. Both...

WHO SUCKS THIS WEEK? When thinking about the current state of affairs in the civil rights establishment one word comes to my mind-- Nazi. The word has been used so recklessly and frequently in recent years that it may have lost its meaning. Our side calls their side Nazis; their side calls our side Nazis, all the while diminishing the impact that the insult is suppose to have in the first place. In short, it has become a game, and I remain unsure as to whether that is a good or bad thing. One the one hand, by accusing all...

Vandals Paint Swastikas On Temple Police Consider Incident Hate Crime POSTED: 10:44 a.m. EDT June 23, 2002 UPDATED: 10:51 a.m. EDT June 23, 2002 WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Vandals spray-painted three black swastikas on a temple in Woonsocket, R.I. Police are investigating it as a hate crime. Members of the Congregation B'nai Israel synagogue discovered the symbols Saturday when they arrived for service. One swastika was painted on the front door and another was on glass covering a sign facing the street. The third was on the building's side. Rabbi Sylvan Kamens told The Providence Journal that he has never...

Judge Says Police Aren't Following Racial-Profiling Law New Compliance Deadline Set The Providence Police Department is still not complying with a law requiring it to report all traffic stops, according to a superior court judge. Judge Joseph Rodgers Jr. ordered the department to take steps toward compliance six months ago. City officials told The Providence Journal they intend to follow the law, which is part of a study to see if police departments statewide participate in racial profiling. Rodgers said he wants the department to be in compliance by August. He imposed a new requirement. The judge said each time...

Pastor Beaten After Blunt Eulogy Reverend Calls Deceased 'Drunkard And A Fornicator' POSTED: 10:16 p.m. EDT June 21, 2002 LOXLEY, Ala. -- Authorities in Loxley, Ala., are investigating the alleged beating of a preacher by funeral mourners who didn't like his blunt eulogy. Glynis Bethel told The Associated Press that her husband -- the Rev. Orlando Bethel -- was attacked during a June 14 funeral and dragged out of the church. That's because Bethel told mourners the deceased was in Hell and that they were headed the same way. The dead man was Glynis Bethel's uncle. Orlando Bethel referred to...

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 22 -- At their national meeting this month, America's Roman Catholic bishops adopted procedures for stripping sexually abusive priests of their collars while leaving in doubt how bishops who have covered up those crimes might ever be punished. But Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma, who has been named to oversee a national, church-sponsored inquiry into the origins of the crisis, said in an interview here that he and a panel of prominent Catholics will seek "corrective action" for any clergyman found to be abusive or negligent, "from the most junior priest to the most powerful bishop." "We...

Police Officer, Victim Of Armed Robbery He fought for his life and won. A San Antonio Police Sargeant the victim of an armed robbery. Trained to deal with danger, he stayed cool and took control. Sgt. Roland Ortiz has been on the force for more than 2 decades. He's used to dealing with bad guys, but not like this. It was like a Hollywood action flick, set at quaint little flower shop on the city's Northwest Side. The trouble started early Friday morning. "I did think he was going to shoot me," said Sgt. Roland Ortiz. Ortiz was off-duty...

  STORY WEDNESDAY, 19 JUNE 2002       T O P   S T O R Y    Kiwis could own nearly one million firearms - police 15 June 2002 Police estimate that New Zealanders could own nearly one million firearms, including 27,500 pistols.However, the actual number owned is not known because gun users only have to register automatic weapons, military-style semi-automatics and hand-guns.Police licencing and vetting manager Inspector Joe Green said about 27,500 pistols, 6800 military-style semi-automatic firearms and 3300 restricted weapons – a category that includes machineguns – were registered with police.There are about 230,000 gun licence holders, with nearly 4300 people – 100 more than last...

John Kerry on China Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on China. Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000) Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)

Members of Congress and Palestinian leaders on Sunday questioned President Bush's support for an interim Palestinian state and urged stepped-up U.S. peacemaking efforts as Bush waited for the right moment to announce his Mideast plan. Bush and his advisers talked over the weekend about the details and timing of a long-awaiting speech outlining his ideas. White House officials would not rule out an address as early as Monday. Some aides want to see the president deliver it before he leaves Tuesday for a three-day summit in Canada of the world's industrial powers. The core of Bush's plan provisional statehood for...

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." --Matthew 19:14