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<p>PATRICK J. Buchanan calls it ''La Reconquista'' - the steady takeover of the American Southwest by the Mexican culture from which it was wrested in the first place. He marshal s the facts at length in his new book, ''The Death of the West,'' and in the March issue of The American Enterprise, where a lengthy excerpt appears.</p>

<p>Back in December 2000, President Clinton and Vice President Gore were busy fellows — what with dishes to pack, furniture to ship and an election to contest. So busy were they that they neglected to read some of the fine print in a cascade of administration-ending paperwork. One of these was an obscure item called the "Federal Data Quality Act" (FDQA), which was dutifully signed by the president.</p>

WorldNetDaily / Commentary Henry Lamb When does it become world government? Posted: February 23, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern &copy;&nbsp;2002&nbsp;WorldNetDaily.com There are certain similarities between Hitler&#146;s quest for global dominance and the U.N.'s quest for global governance: &#149; Hitler dreamed his dream long before the rest of the world was aware of it. &#149; Hitler gathered around him an inner-circle of trusted, like-minded individuals. &#149; Hitler consolidated his power base before expanding outward. &#149; Hitler achieved his goals &#150; until he confronted the United States. World government was an articulated dream a century ago. It was the United States that foiled ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. LOS ANGELES -- Boeing Co. said Thursday it will eliminate 1,000 jobs from its satellite manufacturing arm in Southern California, about 11 percent of the work force, as it restructures to deal with tough competition in the uncertain economy. The announcement came four months after Boeing cut 400 other jobs at the satellite division because of the slowing economy. The cuts were in addition to previous plans to cut as many as 30,000 jobs at Boeing nationwide by the end of the year. About half those jobs have been eliminated. The ...

In the sci-fi classic "The Matrix" there is a "green" world, the world inside the Matrix, and a "blue" world of dreamy illusion that feeds the Matrix. The protagonist Neo, the seeker of truth and reality, must take a red pill or a blue pill to decide which future he will live in. The blue pill will let him stay in his dream world, while the red pill will bring him into the terrible reality of the green world of the Matrix. The central problem facing humanity in the movie is delusion. At one point in the film the rebel ...

NEWS MAX Castaneda: 'It's the Whole Enchilada or Nothing' George Putnam Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 It is this reporter's opinion that one must look behind the change of government in Mexico to seek the real power. After 70 years of corruption and tyrannical rule by the PRI, we welcome President Vicente Fox. But let's take another look. Is America negotiating away her sovereignty? I look askance at Fox's foreign minister, Jorge Castaneda, and his brazen statements. At a meeting of Latino journalists in Phoenix, Castaneda made it clear that he would brook no compromise. Looking American journalists squarely in the ...

British Broadcasting Corporation Thursday, 14 February, 2002, 19:27 GMT US pleads for trade sanction limits Cap in hand, the American way The United States has urged the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to limit to less than $1bn (&pound;700m) a set of trade sanctions due to be imposed by the European Union (EU). That would be less than a quarter of the $4bn sanctions the EU wants to impose in retaliation for US tax breaks which were deemed by the WTO as illegal export subsidies. This amount would be excessive since the US tax breaks would not have caused such severe ...

Why Bush is scarier than Kim Jong-il By Aidan Foster-Carter Axis of evil. Three little words; just 10 letters. But they certainly pack a punch. At the very least, George Bush's State of the Union speech on January 29 has heaved a mighty rock into what were already hardly calm waters. Ever since, agitated ripples have spread back and forth. Perhaps, in time, they'll die down. Then again, maybe they won't. Words are just words - but they hint at actions to come. Or are meant to. Axis of evil. Why did he say this, now? What can it mean? ...

<p>A belief in free trade is part of being an economist, and a belief in America's competitiveness is part of the economist's commitment to the global economy.</p> <p>Economists note that no other country has the depth and breadth of our capital markets, political stability, rule of law protecting contracts and property rights, strong currency, and accumulation of scientific and technological knowledge that makes the U.S. the high-tech leader.</p>

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. LONDON (AP) - Royal Doulton PLC will cut about 1,000 jobs, or 20 percent of its global work force, and close a factory in Britain as its shifts more production to Indonesia, the china and glassware company said Wednesday. The group plans to close one of its four factories at Stoke-on-Trent and transfer the production of its Royal Albert china brand to the group factory in Indonesia. In the next two years, the group said it intends to close up to 100 retail outlets worldwide. It expects to cut its work ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Stokes Vacuum, a Philadelphia manufacturer of industrial vacuum equipment that was sold by one British company to another in December, said it planned to close its machine and fabricating shops and move to a new location in the region by October. The new owner, BOC Edwards, a unit of BOC Group P.L.C., is consolidating Stokes into its existing vacuum operations. Stokes' employees were notified of the changes last week. Twenty salaried jobs in sales, engineering and administration were cut immediately, Tom Laviolette, BOC Edwards' director of operations for North America, said ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. HOUSTON -- Cooper Industries said it would reincorporate in Bermuda Wednesday, a day after Danaher Corp. backed away from buying the worldwide manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware. "This change will enhance Cooper's strategic flexibility and our reduced global tax position will significantly increase cash flow -- enabling us to further strengthen our balance sheet and better position us to pursue worldwide growth opportunities," H. John Riley, Cooper's chief executive said. Cooper, incorporated in Ohio and headquartered in Houston, said the reincorporation offers strategic advantages not available under the company's ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. HOLLAND, Mich. -- Showtime begins at sundown when the giant metal roll of Life Savers lights up. Then, atop the sole plant producing Life Savers in the United States, the 25-foot revolving replica of the popular hard candy flashes the fluorescent colors of its fruit flavors. This goes on all night, every night. But not much longer. Kraft Foods is shutting the 35-year-old factory in this prosperous western Michigan city and shifting production of the American candy icon to Canada. Kraft rejected a last-ditch $38 million incentive package from Michigan last ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. TOKYO -- Japanese consumer products giant Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will stop production of refrigerator compressors at its U.S. subsidiary next month, firing all of its 316 workers, a company official said Wednesday. Akira Kadota, a spokesman in Tokyo for Matsushita, said the company's move is part of its global production strategy for refrigerator compressors. The measure was taken to deal with "increasing shifts in sourcing by U.S. refrigerator manufacturers to China and other locations in Asia," where production costs remain much lower, Kadota said. The Asian market for the compressors ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leading power tool maker Black &amp; Decker Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to move some power tool and hardware operations to Mexico, China and Central Europe from the United States and England, reducing its work force by about 2 percent to cut costs. Black &amp; Decker announced the plan as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss, including a charge of nearly $100 million for the restructuring. However, the Towson, Maryland, company forecast earnings growth for 2002 even though it sees sales remaining weak through the first ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. SEATTLE -- Friday was the last scheduled day of work for about 3,000 Boeing workers who received layoff notices two months ago, spokesman Bill Cogswell said. The cuts include about 1,900 jobs in the Puget Sound area, Cogswell said. The group represents the second round of cuts announced as part of Boeing's plan to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs, mostly in its commercial airplanes division and mostly by the middle of the year. Affected workers received layoff notices on Nov. 26. About 15,000 jobs have been cut nationwide -- including ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. HAVANA -- Keen to do business, U.S. agribusiness and drug companies are coming to a Cuba that has signaled it may be ready to buy more products. The high-profile visits Thursday come as Cuba courts Americans who oppose long-standing restrictions on U.S. trade with the Caribbean island. While hopes for a trade opening between the two countries are high among Cuban officials and American firms, one trade specialist warned against excessive optimism. Most U.S.-Cuba trade is barred by a 40-year-old embargo, and Cuba bought American food for the first time in ...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A company that makes paper manufacturing equipment is shifting 75 jobs to Ireland. The employees of ABB Inc. who will be losing their jobs make equipment mainly to monitor and control the thickness, moisture and other properties of paper as it is being made. That work is being consolidated at an ABB plant in Dundalk, Ireland, which makes similar equipment, said the company, which is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The work transfer and layoffs are expected to be completed by June. The headquarters for ABB's pulp and paper-controls ...

&quot;Jack Oliver, Deputy Chairman, RNC&quot; &lt;eLeader@mail.echampions2000.com&gt; To: &nbsp; &quot;Oneidam&quot; &lt;oneidam@yahoo.com&gt; Dear Republican, As a member of the eChampions network, your work on behalf of the President and promoting his Republican agenda is invaluable. That's why I'm asking for your help to promote the Presidential Trade Authority legislation. This bill will give President Bush the necessary tools to get the economy back on track. Please read the information below and sign the petition. Sincerely, Jack Oliver Deputy Chairman, RNC *************************************************** Say &quot;Yes!&quot; to Presidential Trade Authority! Recently, the House of Representatives took a historic step towards giving President Bush the tools ...

WASHINGTON -- Enron Corp. has been widely depicted as a free market swashbuckler leveraging its political power for deregulation. In truth, the Texas energy giant and its well-connected chief, Dr. Kenneth Lay, also constituted the most active corporate advocate of the Kyoto global warming treaty. Lay's efforts last year reached into the Bush Cabinet to Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. There is no evidence of direct communication on this issue between Lay and O'Neill. The middleman between them was former Sen. Timothy Wirth, an environmentalist who is now president of Ted Turner's billion-dollar United Nations Foundation. Lay tried hard to harness ...