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The question in this title may seem strange, but there is actually a very strong coincidence. A coworker of mine went last week to Chile to participate in the Pucon half Ironman triathlon, which took place on the same day as Chavez’ sexist remarks about Condoleezza Rice. Since Sunday, I have been trying to find news in the international press about both events, with very limited success. In the case of the triathlon I was trying to find out how well she did in her category (over 40, ladies) which was never reported by the official website. But so far,...

CHICAGO (AP) -- With the threat of a defamation lawsuit looming, a powerful Chicago alderman Thursday recanted allegations that the chief fund-raiser for his son-in-law, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, traded government appointments for campaign contributions. "When I said that you, as the governor's chief fund-raiser, traded appointments to commissions and state boards for $50,000 donations, I knew that to be inaccurate," Alderman Richard Mell wrote in a letter to Christopher Kelly, who had been Blagojevich's campaign finance director. "My comments were based upon my misreading of earlier published reports and were an exaggerated extrapolation made by me in the heat of...

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is ready to take his old campaign bus out of mothballs for a possible 2008 presidential run, while at the same time adopting positions at odds with the Bush White House with increasing frequency. "Some believe it is just a matter of time until McCain's campaign bus, the Straight Talk Express, returns," reports Monday's Washington Post. "The bus is not yet out of the garage, but it is likely being tuned up," Marshall Wittmann told the paper. Wittmann served as McCain's spokesman until last month, when he joined the Democratic Leadership Council. The media's favorite Republican...

The Kennedy family may want to brace itself for another shocker.Someone is shopping a video that is said to show a departed family member having sex...

GULF WAR II heroine Jessica Lynch was yesterday hit by a vicious sex-smear campaign. Two ex-comrades tried to sell Globe magazine images, they claim show her topless and simulating sex, for £120,000. Private Jessica, 20, was horrifically injured when her convoy was ambushed in Nasiriyah. She was rescued in a night raid — and became a millionaire with a book and film deal. One troop, identified only as Bobby, bitterly said Jessica needed to be brought down a peg. He said: “She’s not squeaky clean like everyone thinks.”

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.School is out, summer is here and somewhere nearby, there's a Dairy Queen just waiting to make you a Blizzard. So c'mon, let's look ALIVE out there! Hey batter, batter, batter! Hey batter, batter, batter! Swing, batter! It's been hours since you were forced to sit up straight in Mrs. Freeman's class. Mrs. Opferman hasn't scolded you in days. Mean old Sister Noelita has put her ruler away for the summer, and we've got baseball games to play. So c'mon, let's hear some chatter! Pitcher's got a rubber arm! Pitcher's got a...

Vol. 7, No. 29 July 25, 2002NIMBYism and the Garbage Barge from Hell by Steven Hayward Washington DC – Think back to 1986. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 1,750, and Duran-Duran was at the top of the pop charts. This was also the year that the Khian Sea, an ocean-going barge containing seven tons of ash from incinerated household garbage, set sail from Philadelphia to dispose of its load in an overseas landfill. Sixteen years later, the Khian Sea has at last returned to Philadelphia—with its original load of ash.In the...

Story Filed: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:57 AM EST WASHINGTON, Jul 9, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement: "Yesterday, President Bush responded to a question about his civil rights record by saying, 'Let's see. There I was, sitting around the table with foreign leaders, looking at Colin Powell and Condi Rice.' (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000107/DCF015 ) "I'm sure President Bush listens to Secretary Powell and Dr. Rice on foreign affairs and homeland security, but his policies on civil rights indicate that the President turns a deaf ear and must not be listening...