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The Bush administration has been "as bad, if not worse" than the Clinton administration when it comes to the transfer of sensitive technologies to the People's Republic of China (PRC), claims Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a nonpartisan public-interest law firm. Fitton says the Bush administration even has "relaxed the rules put in place during the Clinton years." Specifically, he tells Insight, the administration has allowed the transfer of "computer technology [whose] only practical purpose is for nuclear-weapon design." Fitton says that from the beginning the administration went "full-speed ahead" with China trade and efforts to get the PRC...

With the detention of Jose Padilla (aka Abdullah al-Mujahir), the Bush administration has made an extraordinary assertion of power. It is sweeping and unnerving. The administration contends that, by merely designating a person as an "enemy combatant," the government can hold him in prison without according him a trial. Indeed, the government does not have to charge him with any criminal offense, much less present evidence of an offense. That is true even if the person in question is an American citizen and is apprehended on American soil. Civil libertarians are justifiably alarmed at such an ominous shadow over the...

HAARLEM, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves stole five 17th century paintings from the renowned Frans Hals museum in the western Dutch city of Haarlem, in a haul worth $2.6 million, police said Monday. The paintings taken Sunday night were by Jan Steen, Cornelis Bega, Adriaan van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart, Dutch television reported. The artists belonged to a movement that depicted daily life in the Netherlands of the 1600s and often conveyed a moral. The widely documented works were the showpieces of a new exhibition about life in and around Haarlem. ``This is an extraordinarily great loss to the museum,'' said...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Maggots were born in the noses of two comatose patients four years ago at a city Veteran's Administration hospital infested by mice and flies, according to a medical journal report released Monday. The story in the Archives of Internal Medicine details the 1998 infestation. It said mice would sometimes dash over the feet of employees in the hospital director's suite. Hospital officials said the hospital no longer has any cleanliness problems. Barbara Shatto, the hospital's quality manager, said the hospital scored 99 out of 100 when it was inspected by the Joint Commission on Accreditation...

<p>As Mississippians, we develop a sense of humorous resignation about those who visit our fair state and, to their surprise, find people actually wearing shoes and speaking English.</p> <p>So, I was amused with a newspaper clipping sent to me by a Mississippian living in Southern Pines, N.C., in which a columnist reported on a recent trip here.</p>

NEW YORK - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton really has his hands full these days - his new intern is reportedly the famous three-breasted woman! Sources close to the ex-president confirm that Kimberly Shariff, the eye-popping beauty whose tantalizing chest has made her a minor celebrity, is now "serving directly under" Clinton at his Harlem office. "When Kimberly walked into the office and asked for a job a few days ago, Mr. Clinton was immediately impressed by her and he gave her the position - without even bothering to look at her resume," said an aide who asked to...

Complete History of Beauvoir 1848 - 1903  1848 - 1873The James Brown YearsFirst recorded purchase of the gulf side property and the construction of the main house and two out buildings. 1873 - 1879The Sarah Dorsey YearsThe story of the lady who gave Beauvoir it's name, and the sale of Beauvoir to Jefferson Davis. 1877 A Writer's RetreatThe writing of Jefferson Davis' two volumes of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government.1879 - 1889Jefferson Davis, Symbol to the CauseThe retirement years of the only President of the Confederate States of America. 1879 - 1889The Davis Family at BeauvoirThe Davis children Jefferson...

<p>The U.S attorney's office filed a complaint Wednesday asking for an injunction against a Durant man who has allegedly helped African Americans file $168 million in illegal tax claims seeking reparations.</p> <p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Dave Fulcher said Andrew L. Wiley, 78, is accused of helping file at least 3,910 fraudulent tax returns since June 1996. Fulcher said at least three people received the $43,209 Wiley suggested they request.</p>

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas told Nolan Richardson's lawyer the school replaced him because it lost confidence in the coach's ability, according to correspondence released Wednesday. Chancellor John White and athletic director Frank Broyles believed Richardson's remark that "they can pay me off and I'll be on my way" would upset fans and hurt the program, lawyer Fred Harrison wrote to Richardson lawyer John Walker. Since White announced Friday that Richardson was out, Arkansas had offered no explanation beyond citing a no-excuses-necessary clause under the "Termination at Convenience of the University" section of Richardson's seven-year, $1.03 million-a-year contract. Under a ...

<p>I took the coroner's photos out of the dog-eared, three-inch thick file I've kept on the case and the carnage still overwhelms me.</p> <p>Why did he stab two middle-aged women? "It felt good," he said later on death row. "It felt good." I can still hear the echo of his words.</p>

OK Southern boys and girls. The SEC Tourney starts Thursday. Here's the line-up. Tennessee Arkansas Winner plays Alabama Ole Miss South Carolina Winner plays Kentucky ___________________________ Florida Auburn Winner plays Mississippi State LSU Vanderbilt Winner plays Georgia I'll be rootin' for Ole Miss, but their dismal road record won't allow me to pick them. I'm gonna go with the hot hand (won their last 5) and put my dough on Mississippi State.

Considered ghost-like for its ability to slip into battle undetected and attack its prey, the CSS Alabama was the Confederacy's most feared commerce raider. Sunk by the USS Kearsage, it now rests at the bottom of the English Channel. Tune in to Raise the Alabama! Monday, March 4 at 9pm ET/PT as marine archaeologist Gordon Watts and a team of divers attempt to excavate the wreck and recover artifacts 200 feet below sea level!

OXFORD, Miss. -- David Sanders scored a season-high 23 points as Mississippi defeated No. 6 Alabama 84-56 Sunday, the second time in 15 days the Rebels have knocked off the sixth-ranked team at home. Ole Miss (20-9, 9-7 Southeastern Conference) finished the season 13-1 at Tad Smith Coliseum, including 8-0 in the SEC. The Crimson Tide (24-6, 12-4) matched a season low in points, had 26 turnovers and damaged their chances of earning a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. When the Rebels beat then-No. 6 Florida 68-51 on Feb. 16, they were coming off a bad road loss to ...

<p>The politically charged court battle over the state's four new congressional districts ended without drama Friday when a second appeal by Democrats to block a rival map was rejected without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court.</p> <p>The denial cleared the way for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives to run in the June 4 primaries and the Nov. 5 general election under a map drawn by a federal three-judge panel.</p>

<p>On Friday, a day after two Hardy Middle School sixth-graders attacked a teacher and Jackson Superintendent Jayne Sargent described the school as "out of control," nine of 51 teachers called in sick.</p> <p>Assistant Principal John Holmes was scrambling to find substitutes and pack leaderless classes into the library and gymnasium so students would be supervised.</p>

Davis--Inaugural Address Inaugurual Address as Provisional President of the Confederacy [Montgomery, February 18, 1861 ] GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS: Called to the difficult and responsible station of Chief Executive of the Provisional Government which you have instituted, I approach the discharge of the duties assigned to me with an humble distrust of my abilities, but with a sustaining confidence in the wisdom of those who are to guide and to aid me in the administration of public affairs, and an abiding faith in the virtue and patriotism of the people. Looking ...

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<p>It's Valentine's week, when a young woman's thoughts turn to soft lights, soft music, roses and romance.</p> <p>And a young man's thoughts turn to ... well, nevermind that.</p> <p>This is Romance Week, True Love Week, Sweet Soul Week.</p> <p>It's a week for Tony Bennett crooning in the background, for Harry Connick Jr. singing ballads, for Cupid and violins.</p>

M1911vsM9 Click here for The Sight's main menu Visit The Sight's Gear and Supply Shop &nbsp; M1911 vs. M9 In 1985, the United States Armed Forces replaced the M1911 with the Beretta 92 F to the everlasting consternation of 1911 devotees everywhere. There were several reasons for the switch. The U.S. was the only NATO country not using a 9mm as the standard issue sidearm and there was a desire to issue a pistol chambered for the ubiquitous 9mm for logistical reasons. The Beretta will hold 15 rounds in its magazine as compared with 7 rounds of the military ...