Kremlin puppets and how they work © 2000, WorldNetDaily.com, Inc. While George W. Bush and Al Gore argued about how to spend America's budget surplus, U.S. crude inventories were falling as oil prices continued upward. At the same time, the world's stock markets reacted negatively. Yesterday's Nikkei Stock Average fell 467.74 points, the lowest close in 19 months. U.S. stocks also continued to fall. As these words are being written, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dipped below 10,000 for the first time in several months. All this is happening as Israelis line up at gas mask distribution centers, preparing...