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Fielding questions over whether President Trump wants to go after Amazon and it's tax treatment, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that Trump is "always looking to create a level playing field for all businesses and this no different." But she added that the president has no specific policies to address that at this time. The backdrop: Axios' Jonathan Swan reported earlier today that Trump hates Amazon, which led Amazon shares to drop 6% at market open.

A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a convicted offender she met on the dating website Match.com went public Tuesday with a series of media appearances, saying, "I want to prevent something like this happening to another woman." Carole Markin, a Harvard College graduate and film and TV producer, was previously called "Jane Doe" in a class-action lawsuit filed April 13 in Los Angeles County, California, Superior Court.

Looking for information about DeNiro's new flick "The Good Shepherd", which he directed and in which he stars with Matt Damon, A. Jolie, Joe Pesci and Alec Baldwin. This tagline found on IMBD.org, The true story of the birth of the CIA through the eyes of a man who never existed, plus the fact the DeNiro directs, leads me to believe it might be a hatchet job on the CIA.

Freep this poll:TODAY'S POLL Do you believe a supreme court nominee should state in advance how they would vote on controversial issues? * Yes, we have a right to know where they stand on major issues * No, their credentials and past public record speak for them * I don't knowPoll can be found at www.southbendtribune.com

Football player charged with assault on National Guard officer Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State football player has been charged with assaulting an Oregon National Guard soldier after a fight resulting from racial comments about the soldier and his wife. Joseph Rudulph, 19, a freshman from Sacramento, Calif., was arrested Friday after the confrontation early Friday morning at the Headline Cafe in downtown Corvallis. Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sapp was dancing with his wife at the restaurant when they were approached by a group of black men, identified as Oregon State football players. The men began making comments to...

Bush Unbound By Sidney Blumenthal Salon.com Wednesday 03 November 2004 Winning on fear itself, the GOP is ready to take the country even farther right. "This country is going so far to the right you are not even going to recognize it," remarked John Mitchell, President Nixon's attorney general, in 1970. Mitchell's prophesy became the mission of Nixon's College Republican president, Karl Rove, who implemented the strategy of authoritarian populism behind George W. Bush's victory. In the aftermath, Democrats will form their ritual circular firing squad of recriminations. But, finally, the loss was not due to their candidate's personality, the...

In that this will be my last column before the presidential election, there will be no sarcasm, no attempts at witty repartee. The topic is too serious, and the stakes are too high. This November we will vote in the only election during our lifetime that will truly matter. Because America is at a once-in-a-generation crossroads, more than an election hangs in the balance. Down one path lies retreat, abdication and a reign of ambivalence.

Sen. Zell Miller to Keynote 2004 Republican National Convention Program Lineup Will Showcase Convention Theme "Fulfilling America's Promise: Building a Safer World and a More Hopeful America" Contact: Leonardo Alcivar (212) 356-2300 NEW YORK - Ed Gillespie, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Mark Wallace, Bush-Cheney '04 Deputy Campaign Manager, today announced Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) will deliver the keynote address at the 2004 Republican National Convention on Wednesday, September 1. The 2004 Republican National Convention, the party's first-ever in New York City, will focus on President Bush's vision for "Fulfilling America's Promise by Building a Safer World and...

SHANNON, Ireland, Sept. 8, 2003 – At the heart of President Bush's speech to the country Sunday night is the idea that the war on terrorism is a war, and the United States must remain on the offensive, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sept. 8. He spoke to reporters aboard his plane Monday as he returned from a trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. "We cannot defend every single place all the time," Rumsfeld said. "You have to try to defend, but you must reach out and go after the terrorists and … find them where they are, and...

Activity Director Does 'Whatever It Takes' By Adam Coates Flyer Staff Writer The staff at Westside Retirement Village on West 10th Street call Brenda Branson their hero and the residents there say she always wears a smile. But for Branson, the accolades serve only to make her more humble. Branson has served as the facility's activity director for the past 13 years. It's her job to see that the residents at the facility have a wide range of activities in which to participate, including sing-alongs, card games, outings, parties, movies and craft classes. But the aspect of her job she...

Refugee Stitches Face in Asylum Protest (Filed: 27/05/2003) An Iranian refugee has stitched his lips, eyes and ears together and is on hunger strike as a protest against the possibility of being deported. Abas Amini Abas Amini, 33, who is living in Nottingham, took the action after his successful bid for asylum was challenged by the Home Office. The Home Office said it would not comment on individual cases, but it is understood Mr Amini was given asylum three weeks ago after his original application was rejected. However, the Home Office is thought to be seeking a judicial review of...

An Akron mother and her lover accused of locking five boys in a dark closet for weeks at a time were arrested Friday on felony abuse charges. Mary Rowles, 30, the biological mother of the boys, and her partner, Alice Jenkins, were each charged with five felony counts of child endangering. Jenkins, 27, faces two additional charges of felonious assault. ``There were some things the kids were forced to do that are not considered normal among us,'' said Akron police Detective Crystal Bowen-Carter. ``This is the worst case I've ever come in contact with. I've never seen anything like this.......

Just finished washing my hands after visiting MM's website. Nothing there yet regarding this, but I see that he's scheduled for the Rose Garden in Portland, OR on October 23, for "An Evening With Michael Moore".Does anybody have further information to share about a tour?

DIFFICULTIES, EVEN DEATH, STALK NEEDYState budget game is ‘playing with people’s lives,’ AIDS patients lament BY MARY BELLOTTI Issue date: 2/4/2003 The Tribune Bill Hancock and William Reed think the state delivered a death sentence to them Saturday when it stopped paying almost $4,000 a month for powerful drugs they need to battle the deadly AIDS virus. The partners, who met at Our House of Portland hospice in 1995, are among the thousands of low-income, sick, disabled, mentally ill and/or elderly Oregonians who depend on the state for lifesaving medical care. On top of that, Hancock and Reed said, the...

<p>Some people believe if you don't dwell on a thing, it will go away. That had long been Shirley Rogers' way. For years, Rogers tried to forget her parents' deaths, which were ghastly -- they died at the Coliseum, at the ice show.</p>

Gun-Toting Citizen Halts Apparent Robbery Police Praise Effort; Suspect in Custody By LINDA MULLEN Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND -- Anyone who has a television should know the proper accent to use when saying "citizen's arrest, citizen's arrest." But Eric Endres wasn't imitating Barney Fife Saturday night when he stopped a burglar, at gunpoint, from making off with the goods at a local computer store. Endres does, however, have the attitude that the old Mayberry deputy had in regard to his responsibility as a law-abiding citizen. "I have a permit to carry a firearm every day, and I carry it...

Everyone seems to be wondering why the Arab terrorists are so quick to commit suicide. > Let's see now: > No booze. > No bars. > No television. > No Internet. > No organized sports, stadiums, tailgate parties. (Actually, no tailgates.) > No Hooters. > No meat from a pig. > Sand everywhere and not a dune buggy insight. > Ever try to fish at an oasis? > Rags for clothes and hats. > Eating only with your right hand means you wipe only with your left. (Like life isn't complicated enough already.) > Constant wailing from the guy next...

Israelis seize 40 suicide belts from West Bank factory SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Thursday, April 4, 2002 Israeli military sources said troops today seized 40 explosive belts in a factory in the West Bank town of Salfit. Israeli intelligence officials said the PA and its Islamic allies have prepared about 100 suicide bombers for attacks against the Jewish state. They said that at least 30 of them are being directed toward Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the United States was making no comment yesterday on reports Saudi Arabia finances the Palestinian suicide bombing campaign against Israel, Middle East Newsline reported. U.S. officials said...

Bizarre details of man's death revealed Hit-and-run victim lived for two days while trapped in windshield By DEANNA BOYD Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH - When Gregory Glenn Biggs' body was found in October in Cobb Park, evidence pointed to a hit-and-run. But in the past two weeks, police have learned that Biggs lived for two or three days after he was hit, lying on a car hood in a southeast Fort Worth garage, his body trapped in the windshield. Despite Biggs' pleas, police said, the driver refused to help and left him to die. Afterward, the body was dumped ...

After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five US military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 US military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. After the 1998 bombing of US embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that those responsible would be ...