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Daily Bulletin VOTE MAY AFFECT NATIONAL POLICY Nevada When Nevadans go to the polls on Nov.  5, they will find themselves on the national stage - right in the middle of the long-running battle over marijuana.  Two years after they gave final approval to a measure that allows the use of marijuana for medical purposes ( though a workable system for accomplishing that goal has yet to be developed ), Nevadans this year are being asked to go a step further by decriminalizing the possession of less than 3 ounces of the drug altogether ( selling it or providing it...

Unmistakable smell grabs your attention August 7, 2002BY RICHARD ROEPER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST So I'm walking in the Loop early Tuesday morning when the breeze carries a strong scent to me and nearly stops me in its tracks because it's so . . . unexpected. I know that aroma. I can't figure out where it's coming from--but I know that scent. When you smell this particular smell you immediately recognize the smell for the smell that it is, even if you're not someone who participates in the activity that creates the smell in the first place. I'm talking about marijuana. Cannabis,...

HOW TO TELL by M. L. Simon How can you tell the right from the left in America? We do it like any good pollster or reporter would.  We ask questions.  So the first question is, "Do you believe that putting a gun to an honest non-violent person's head is the way to get the world you want?" Who in America would answer yes to such a question? So we have established a principle.  Just to make it clear, we can ask a second question.  "Would you be willing to hire gunmen to do the job for you?" No?...

Fox news is reporting this hour that Little Oscar has just won the prestigious annual Wienerdog Race in Davis, California.Little Oscar was an unexpected victor who essentially took the title because the other wienerdogs declined to run in a straight line.Little Oscar's dedication and focus have paid off as he walks away with this very respectable title.

Dick Morris, on O'Reilly now, calls it for GWB. He also just called NY Senate for Lazio!

Please forgive the vanity, but I've been waiting to see if this got any coverage. Don't forget: we are praying and fasting today for GW to return decency to our White House!

A crowd of 25000 greet Gov. George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Secretary Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney. Cute kids for Bush Snipers on the roof watching for Flying Monkeys. An ebulliant Bush fan interviewed by local TV news station. Everyone had a great time waiting in line for three hours. The atmosphere was like a carnival. More youthful Bush supporters.

N.Y. Times Editor Lelyveld Admits Paper Is Riddled with Errors, Pleads with Staff to Shape Up New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld is hopping mad with his editors because his newspaper just can’t get the facts right. In fact, in mid-September Lelyveld called a special conclave of 80 senior editors to Tarrytown to fix the Times’ sinking ship. In an off-the-record speech obtained by Smarter Times, Lelyveld spoke openly of the Times’ mistakes, including its recent Page One story claiming that the polar ice cap had melted, exposing sea water for the first time in 50 million years. The ...

Mr.B had a great idea yesterday: one that will convince even brain-dead liberals to turn against Gore.Attached is a graphic file with two slogans that show people exactly what negative effects Gore is having on their daily lives. Of course, you can make your own using any word processor.If we print these out, two to a page, make copies, and tape them to gas pumps, we will have an effect.I personally showed a copy to a couple of liberal acquaintences. Believe it or not, Gore's radical environmentalism, and its real daily cost to them, was a big surprise to them. ...