Tuesday, February 20

FBI Agent Held Without Bond on Spy Charges (washingtonpost.com)
FBI Agent Held Without Bond on Spy Charges

By David A. Vise and Brooke A. Masters
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, February 20, 2001; 2:05 PM
A long-time FBI agent has been charged with spying for Moscow for 15 years, including accusations that he handed over highly classified documents and betrayed American intelligence sources in exchange for more than $1.4 million.
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Isn't this special!! And the FBI has been trying to blame all their problems on a poor Chinaman. I'll bet Wen Ho Lee is busting a gut over this one right about now.

Friday, February 16

Salon.com Politics | Clinton "bewildered" by pardon mess Clinton pointed out that Rich was once represented by lawyer Lewis Libby, now Vice President Cheney's chief of staff.
"It's terrible!" he told Rivera. "I mean, he had three big-time Republican lawyers, including Dick Cheney's chief of staff."

Wednesday, February 14

Nine Hikers Shot Dead in Colombia Nine Hikers Shot Dead in Colombia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 4:02 p.m. ET
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- The nine young men and women hiked through ancient ruins, rugged peaks and valleys and to the foothills of a snowcapped volcano. There, in the breathtaking Colombian Andes, they were shot execution-style -- most with one bullet to the head.
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There will be more and more of this as civil war in Columbia grows. As usual, the US is integral in this mess because of the Billion odd dollars we've committed to their war.

Tuesday, February 13

Top Marine Clears Osprey's Design in Crash Top Marine Clears Osprey's Design in Crash
By JAMES DAO
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As Gomer Pyle would say.....surprise, surprise, surprise!!! Here's one 'top marine' who would like to keep his job.
FindLaw's Writ - Legal Commentary WHY AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MARC RICH PARDON IS IMMINENT
By JOHN DEAN
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Starting to look more and more like Rich was pardoned on behalf of favors he did for Israel. Interesting to note that it has taken several weeks for this info to trickle out. The Republicans would still like us to believe he was 'purchased' out by political contributions. In any event, I hope they're as pissed off at Clinton as we progressives are about the Supreme (kangaroo) Court decision handing the presidency to Bush.

Monday, February 12

MATT DRUDGE // DRUDGE REPORT 2000® SENATOR STUNS WASHINGTON: WE COULD IMPEACH HIM AGAIN!
Sun Feb 11 2001 15:55:34 ET

WASHINGTON -- A veteran US Republican senator suggested Sunday former president Bill Clinton could be impeached again in connection with a series of pardons and sentence commutations he issued at the end of his term, including the controversial pardon of billionaire commodities trader Marc Rich.
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Isn't it about time the vast right-wing conspirators found someone new to bash? How about zeroing in on the idiot who ordered the submarine to surface under the Japanese fishing boat for starters!! Or am I to assume that it was Clinton's fault as well.

Enjoy.

"This may surprise a lot of people and I'm not suggesting that it should be done, but president Clinton technically could still be impeached," said Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, in an interview with FFOX NEWS SUNDAY.

Thursday, February 8

Columbine Teacher Could Not Survive Columbine Teacher Could Not Survive

DENVER--The Columbine High School teacher killed in the nation's worst school shooting probably would not have survived even if he had gotten help sooner, two pathologists who reviewed his autopsy said.
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As I remember it, the guy lay bleeding to death with students around him for something like an hour? I'm pretty sure Hawkeye or Trapper John would have saved him if the cops hadn't been so chicken shit.
Officials Say Investigation Will Go On Despite Presidential Pardon Officials Say Investigation Will Go On Despite Presidential Pardon
By MICHAEL MOSS
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Hey, why not? These Republicans never met an investigation they didn't like when it concerns Bill Clinton, even if it's contrary to common sense and a total waste of taxpayer money. The last vestiges of the Clinton presidency really are behind us. Is it just me or did it seem like the economy literally 'threw a switch' the day our 'pro-business' Republican president took over?

Tuesday, January 30

Freedom for the Fall Guys After Decades Behind Bars Freedom for the Fall Guys After Decades Behind Bars
Justice: Four Boston hoods were framed for 1965 mob murder, a new FBI corruption probe suggests
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Who should you fear more..the cops or the robbers?

Saturday, January 27

CBSNews.com Joining the traditional scams online are a collection of fly-by-night companies hawking cut-rate Internet access, as well as untraceable individuals selling nonexistent merchandise on Internet auctions.

Friday, January 26

Nearly 200 Join Lawsuit Claiming LAPD Retaliation Nearly 200 Join Lawsuit Claiming LAPD Retaliation

By CAITLIN LIU, Times Staff Writer

Nearly 200 current and former officers are now plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging that they were retaliated against when they tried to report misconduct, an attorney said Thursday.
"Once you become an LAPD pickle, you can never become a cucumber again," said Bradley Gage, who represents former and current officers suing the department. "All of these officers have been pickled."
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Monday, January 22

Dear Friends,

I have just read and signed the online petition:

"STOP STAR WARS"

hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition
service, at:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Jules/

I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might
agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider
signing yourself.

Best wishes,

Tim Fuller
I know this seems an odd question, but it is exactly what is happening
with Gale Norton's nomination for the position of Secretary of the
Interior. Gale Norton as Attorney General of Colorado participated in
numerous lawsuits against American Indian People.

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/stop-norton/legalantics.html

Is it too much to ask the United States Senate for a Secretary of Interior
who does not file lawsuits against Indian Tribes?
Salon.com News | Jackson returning to public life Jackson returning to public life

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By Sonya Ross
Jan. 21, 2001 | WASHINGTON -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday he will return to the civil rights stage next week, reversing plans to leave public life to reconcile with his family, devastated by his extramarital affair that resulted in the birth of a daughter.
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Sure didn't take Jesse long to kiss and make up with the wife.

Friday, January 19

Officer Admits Osprey Falsifying January 19, 2001
Officer Admits Osprey Falsifying
By ELIZABETH BECKER and STEVEN LEE MYERS
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Expect to see a lot more falsifying of this sort when Bush gears up the 'star wars' missile defense stuff again. It's the only way the military industrial contractors can keep riding the gravy train.

Wednesday, January 17

Out running the state today. Right now I'm visiting with Eddie at Alextron, your one stop shopping experience for everything computer oriented in Monticello.

Monday, January 15

TNR Online | Modest Gain by Gregg Easterbrook CLINTON: WHAT WENT RIGHT
Modest Gain
by Gregg Easterbrook
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Giving Clinton credit for what he did right. About time the country thought to look at something other than his crotch.
Gunman Shoots Three at Miss. Casino Sunday January 14 5:54 PM ET
Gunman Shoots Three at Miss. Casino
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama man who shot three people before killing himself at a busy Gulf Coast casino was apparently distraught over losing money to a slot machine, a casino employee said Sunday.
Hotel Party Shooting Kills Columbia Teen (washingtonpost.com) Hotel Party Shooting Kills Columbia Teen
Second Student Wounded Through Door
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And the story concludes that it's BUSINESS AS USUAL at the Marriot Hotel today!! These senseless shootings happen with such frequency that they don't even make the radar anymore.

Saturday, January 13

Salon.com Politics | Farewell, charming pragmatist Farewell, charming pragmatist
President Clinton took the political virginity we claimed to have, and damn did it feel good to be rid of it