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YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY WHITEWATER IS IMPORTANT ? *WHY GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO ? *WHY NOT LET THE PRESIDENT GET ON WITH HIS JOB ? *ISN'T HEALTH CARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHITEWATER ? ALL THE ABOVE ARE THE CLICHES, THE COUNTER ATTACKS, THE WHITEHOUSE IS USING TO TAKE THE HEAT OFF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE WHY IS WHITEWATER IMPORTANT ? LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION-- WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THE PRESIDENTS PLAN WILL IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT WILL WORK ? HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE READ THE...

September 21, 2001 AFTER THE ATTACK Berkeley's Removal of U.S. Flags From Firetrucks Sparks Outrage Free speech: The city manager orders the action, fearing protests at an antiwar rally. Irate calls come in from around the nation. By JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER SAN FRANCISCO -- The stars and stripes became a center of controversy in Berkeley on Thursday when city administrators removed American flags from all firetrucks. Citing the banners as a possible irritant to some who live in this diverse and historically opinionated city, Berkeley City Manager Weldon Rucker ordered them removed from the department's seven fire...

December 20th 1998 Although the impeachment votes Saturday were unquestionably partisan, there were members on both sides who crossed party lines. Five Democrats voted to impeach the president on the first three articles, although only one supported the abuse of power charge. Four Republicans voted against all four articles of impeachment: Christopher Shays of Connecticut, Constance Morella of Maryland, Peter King of New York and Amo Houghton of New York. Among the Republicans, five opposed the grand jury perjury charge, 28 opposed the civil perjury charge, 12 opposed obstruction of justice, and 81 rejected the abuse of power charge. The...

<p>Impeachment inquiry lurching toward a vote 1.24 a.m. ET (625 GMT) December 3, 1998 By David Espo, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) To hear Democrats tell it, the House impeachment panel is careening chaotically out of control as it pokes into campaign fund-raising issues in the twilight of an inquiry into President Clinton's conduct.</p>

35 Reasons Not To Vote For Al Gore Jr. News/Current Events Opinion (Published) Keywords: NO TO GORE Source: National Anxiety Center Author: Factoid Posted on 08/13/1999 11:10:45 PDT by Lonnie 35 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR AL GORE, JR. 1. Gore thinks "human civilization is now the dominant cause of change in the global environment." Nevermind the sun, the oceans, volcanoes, and other natural phenomena that actually do control the environment. 2. Gore believes that "industrial civilization" is engaged in a "terrible onslaught against the natural world." Of course, without industrial civilization, we'd all be riding horses and growing our...

Topic: White Water House says taxpayers should not be stuck with $285,864 fine. AP 2-4-98 JIM ABRAMS By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) The House resolved Wednesday that taxpayers should not have to pay $285,864 in sanctions a court levied on a senior presidential aide for misleading statements made about the White House's health care reform task force. The nonbinding resolution, passed 273-126, states that the sanctions imposed by a U.S. District Court judge on Ira Magaziner in December should not come out of public funds. "Today the House can send the president a message. Mr. President, protect...

FOUR MORE YEARS? HERE ARE 40 REASONS TO SAY NO By Jeff Jacoby Bill and Hillary Clinton want to extend their grip on the Executive Branch for four more years. I can give you 40 reasons to turn them down. In no particular order: 1. Joycelyn Elders. 2. According to the General Accounting Office, ethics investigations of the Clintons and their aides are costing taxpayers more than $1 million per month. 3. Eighty-six men, women, and children died in Waco, Texas, after FBI agents used grenade launchers to mount a CS gas attack on their compound. 4. ``100,000 more police...

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I caught Matthews speaking of Obama's 'words about words' today with this mixup. He was talking about Hillary and Obama's back and forth today. Osama's photos was only on the screen for a few seconds.

I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "Why didn't the Jews fight back?" Now I know why. I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?" Now I know why. Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil people. On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors. On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively...

Video Description "Without question I believe "Emancipation Revelation/Revolution" to be one of the most quintessential documentaries of factual historical relevance produced in my lifetime. In a day and time when the overwhelming majority of Americans are blissfully ignorant of the factual history of Black involvement in our two party system; ERR reveals clearly and specifically that which the whitewashing of history has denied so many. It encourages dialogue and retrospection on a level heretofore not seen. ERR should not only be mandatory viewing, but it deserves a place in every home in America." Mychal Massie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrwtobdMm4M

I could (and probably should) write a whole essay about this because with all the focus on New Orleans, I haven't heard one person who really explained it. This country is full of places to reinvent yourself (Hollywood, Las Vegas, Washington DC) step back in time (Birmingham, Cheyenne, Omaha) step way back in time (Leadville, Tombstone, Dodge City) step forward in time (New York, Los Angeles) And if you're trying to find yourself or find God or anything along those lines the list is just endless (Rocky Mountains, North Pacific, Black Hills, Key West, etc) But if a person was...

AL-QAEDA TRAINING MANUAL POSTED BY GOVERNMENT Portions of an Al-Qaeda training manual have been posted on the Web by the Department of Justice. It was found by British police in Manchester during the search of an Al-Qaeda terrorist's home. The manual was subsequently introduced at a trial in New York. The manual has been translated into English. Only portions of it are available. Those parts deemed helpful to would-be terrorists have been deleted. The stuff on the Web is common-sense instructions for undercover people. Nonetheless, it can give you an indication of how the terrorists think. You'll find it at:...

"Is Bill Clinton to blame? Of course he is. Degradation spreads from the top down. Four years were damaging enough. Another four, if Clinton lasts, will do real harm to the institutions of the US federal government." ===================================== Goodbye, good riddance Ambrose Evans-Pritchard April 20, 1997 TO the delight of the White House, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is leaving Washington. Time and again his stories on the Clintons and their abuses of power have been proved correct. He leaves with a warning for Americans It was something of a compliment, I suppose, when the White House singled me out for attack in...

There is one form of hate which increasingly dares to parcel out blame. Far from this prejudice being met with resolute condemnation, action against its most virulent proponents is nugatory and the intellectual trends which favour it go broadly unchallenged. Why? Because this form of racism can be worn as a chic accessory to radical views, a badge of identification with "the oppressed". Anti-Semitism is the new black. The anti-Semitism now abroad is qualitatively different from the prejudice against the Jewish people which the Roman Catholic Church harboured in the 19th century and fascists in the 20th. The new anti-Semitism...

.....Bush said Kerry would eliminate tax increases that have helped mend the economy.....

Talk delivered by Haim Harari at a meeting of the International Advisory Board of a large multi-national corporation, April 2004 (HAIM HARARI is a theoretical physicist, is the Chair, Davidson Institute of Science Education, and Former President, from 1988 to 2001, of the Weizmann Institute of Science.) As you know, I usually provide the scientific and technological "entertainment" in our meetings, but, on this occasion, our Chairman suggested that I present my own personal view on events in the part of the world from which I come. I have never been and I will never be a Government official and...

Iraqi Air Force Gets First Aircraft Aviation Week & Space Technology 06/28/2004, page 11 Edited by Patricia J. Parmalee Iraqi Air Force The U.S. Army has scrapped a planned acquisition of eight fixed-wing surveillance airplanes for Iraq because none of the bidders could meet requirements. However, the U.S. Central Command instead has moved forward and purchased two Australian-built SB7L-360 Seeker reconnaissance aircraft for the Iraqi air force with the goal of buying 14 more. The first are set for delivery in mid-July to the Basra airport. The Iraqi air force currently numbers about 150 people and should reach 500 by...

(Posted on FrontPageMagazine.com 12/7/00) MY 8-YEAR-OLD SON, Jackson, is in the third grade. There is this kid in his class who is a bully. For some reason, perhaps because of Jackson's bright red hair, this kid chose Jackson to be his target, constantly picking on him and belittling him. Jackson tried for some time to ignore the kid, staying away from him and just wanting to be left alone. But finally he couldn't take it any longer. He cut loose with a right cross and smashed the kid in the mouth as hard as he could. Instead of fighting back,...

Much information on the Iraq prison torture story is making it's way into the major media. Most of it is confusing, if not deliberately misleading. Given the amount of information available to the average news reader, a better understanding of the situation could likely result from reviewing the events of the story in chronological order.