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Mr. President, I have asked for this time to speak about the anti-terrorism bill before us, H.R. 3162. As we address this bill, we are especially mindful of the terrible events of September 11 and beyond, which led to the bill's proposal and its quick consideration in the Congress. This has been a tragic time in our country. Before I discuss this bill, let me first pause to remember, through one small story, how September 11th has irrevocably changed so many lives. In a letter to The Washington Post recently, a man wrote that as he went jogging near the ...

This is the oldest known military treatise in the world and also one of the most influential. Its rumored that Napoleon kept a copy of The Art of War in his pocket and its still considered required reading at West Point and Annapolis. During this time of war I thought it would behoove all of us to meditate on its lessons.I. LAYING PLANS Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which ...

Due to the current State of the Nation, an agreement has been struck at the Klamath Headgates. In a meeting held Thursday Morning in Klamath Falls, federal officers on the scene will be phasing themselves out over the next few days, and the Klamath Contingent will be pulling back behind the fence and relocating away from the headgates. The meeting was setup by the Klamath County Sheriff and District Attorney's Office. Both sides will install their own locks at the fence, with federal officials adding a make-shift fence to keep children from falling into the canal. Since we're all Americans, ...

Its been almost two days since I watched an airplane slam into the WTC. And like everyone else I've spent the better part of those two days glued to my television set watching the events in New York unfold. I've shed more than a few tears at the images and stories I've seen and heard but (and I thank GOD for this) none of my loved ones live in New York and somehow the real emotional impact had yet to hit me. Then a few minutes ago, a little past midnight my time, my phone rang."Hello"The woman on the line ...

Risky Journalism ABC's John Stossel bucks a fearful establishment. Interviewed by Jacob SullumWhile preparing a 20/20 segment on multiple chemical sensitivity that aired in January, John Stossel sent ABC associate producer Deborah Stone and her sister-in-law, Julie, to Dr. Grace Ziem, an MCS specialist in Baltimore. Prior to the visit, Ziem sent the two healthy women a 16-page questionnaire that included items such as "Do you crave sweets?" and "Do you ever forget what you read?" as well as queries about headaches, chest pains, and other symptoms. They answered the questions honestly and brought the completed forms to Ziem's office, ...

Opinion of the Court NOTICE:  This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 00—201 NEW  YORK  TIMES  COMPANY,  INC.,  et al.,PETITIONERS v. JONATHAN TASINI et al. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OFAPPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT [June 25, 2001]     Justice Ginsburg delivered ...

GARFIELD BAY, ID, June 1 - Only five children remain holed up in their North Idaho home after one of the eldest McGuckin children allowed himself to be taken into custody. 15-year-old Benjamin McGuckin went to a neighbor's house late Thursday night, and then accepted the neighbor's offer to speak with authorities. The boy met with a sheriff's deputy, a state social worker and two doctors, a pediatrician and a family practitioner. According to Benton County prosecutor Phil Robinson, the boy shows signs of malnutrition but does not need to be hospitalized. Benjamin McGuckin initiated the standoff when he refused ...

No ConfidenceAn Unofficial Account of the Waco Incidentby Timothy LynchExecutive SummaryOn February 28, 1993, a force of 76 agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms tried to storm the residence of a religious group known as the Branch Davidians. A firefight broke out, and there were deaths and injuries on both sides. The ATF maintains that its agents were ambushed while the Davidians claim that they were fired upon without provocation, feared for their lives and acted in self-defense.The Branch Davidian residence was subsequently surrounded by federal and state authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation assumed control. ...

"In AD 2101. War was beginning. What happen? Somebody set us up the bomb. We get signal. What! Main screen turn on. It's you!! How are you gentlemen. All your base are belong to us!" These are the words that have launched a thousand e-mails and inspired a Web artist to create the flash movie spreading like a grass fire across the cyber-plain. The "all your base are belong to us" T-shirts are already available. Chat rooms are buzzing with "all your base" mutations and gossip. Web reporters are frantically searching for an explanation, firing off e-mails to geek gurus, ...

The Free Republic Problem: Markets in Information Goods vs. The Marketplace of Ideas 1. The Free Republic Problem Here's one for freedom of the press. The Washington Post and the L.A. Times are trying to get the government to prevent some readers from debating the political implications of their stories on a web-based forum. Well, not quite, but too close for comfort. The website is called Free Republic. It includes a forum where conservatives share news clippings and exchange opinions on line. Users who read articles they think deserve comment cut and paste them onto the forum. They then post ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- It was the political rally that wasn't. About 200 people -- moms, dads and children -- gathered Sunday for the Stand Against Violence rally at Grimsley High School. The rally was inspired by the Million Mom March in Washington in May and was hosted by the local chapter of that organization. Rally organizers said the event was intended to focus on awareness about gun violence and present the facts in a nonpartisan way. But, political supporters quietly gathered around their own banners, touting their candidate of choice. And, on the sidewalk behind the gathering, dozens of ...

The following is lifted directly from the Green Party platform at greenparty.org. The wording is theirs, only the comments in italics are mine. Universal Social Security: Taxable Basic Income Grants for all, structured into the progressive income tax, that guarantee an adequate income sufficient to maintain a modest standard of living. Start at $500/week ($26,000/year) for a family of four, with $62.50/week ($3,250/year) adjustments for more or fewer household members in 2000 and index to the cost of living. Income *Grants*? Jobs for All: A guaranteed right to job. Full employment through community-based public works and community service jobs programs, ...

U.S. Justice Department filed a pleading yesterday in support of its previous motion to lift a stay preventing it from moving forward in litigation against Assemblyman John Carpenter, R-Elko, O.Q. "Chris" Johnson and Grant Gerber.Lead lawyer for the government, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Myhre, sought an expedited ruling from federal District Judge David Hagen in Reno due in part to the "migratory season of the bull trout." A joint agency press release from the Justice Department, U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS), issued simultaneously with the court filing, declares the government's willingness to "enter into ...

Shovel Brigade Under Attack, but Pressing Eastward J. J. Johnson - Posted: 08.14.00 It looks like the Federal Government had made good on their threat against the Jarbidge Shovel Brigade. In Reno, The Justice Department filed a complaint on August 4th seeking "damages for trespasses arising out of the Shovel Brigade's actions to reopen the South Canyon Road." Gerber has consistently claimed the road is necessary for firefighting possibilities in case of "catastrophic fire" events in the Jarbidge Wilderness Area. But the Forest Service said Gerber's claims are based on an outdated April 1999 inspection report by the Government Accounting ...

Julia "Butterfly" Hill claims unauthorized use of her likeness in print ads By DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Julia "Butterfly" Hill, who lived in a tree more than two years to prevent the logging of old-growth redwoods, says she has been falsely portrayed in unauthorized print advertisements. Hill alleges that AT&T Corp., OmniSky Corp. and advertising agency TBWA Chiat/Day made a mockery of her likeness to sell wireless Internet service. Hill, 26, who in December descended the 1,000-year-old redwood she named Luna and became the focus of international media attention, filed suit July 6 in U.S. ...

Adapting technology originally developed by astronomers to obtain better images of the heavens, a University of Rochester scientist has developed an optical system that has given research subjects an unprecedented quality of eyesight. The research dramatically improves the sight even of people who have 20/20 vision. Vision scientist David Williams presented his work this week at the summer meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Rochester, N.Y. While the work is still in a research stage, eye-care giant Bausch & Lomb has licensed the technology and is working with University researchers to commercialize it. "For years David has been way ...

WOW: CUBA-ADM-CRAIG & ELIAN - THE MONEY ! ----------------------------------------- There are TWO PARTS to this so please make sure you read them BOTH !! SEE BOGUS 'WARRANT' and other prima facia evidence IS LITTLE ELIAN JUST A PAWN IN AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHEME? Published: Sunday, April 23, 2000 Section: EDITORIAL THE ORLANDO SUN SENTINEL By Charley Reese of The Sentinel Staff Mash almost any of America's foreign-policy postules and what will ooze out is big business in pursuit of money. It now seems that even little Elian Gonzalez has become a pawn in an international business scheme. By the time ...

Cubans move to snub Dems BY KAREN BRANCH Scores of Cuban-American Democrats on Monday registered their protest of the Clinton administration's predawn seizure of Elian Gonzalez by severing ties to the Democratic Party. ''I've always voted Democratic, said Isidro Perez, 74, who on Monday went with his wife, son and daughter-in-law to the Miami-Dade elections office. All four Cuban-Americans switched to independent-voter status. ''We loved this country, and look what it did to us. In interview after interview, those leaving the Democratic Party said what clinched it for them were photographs and TV footage of federal officers taking the 6-year-old ...

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