welcome to the new site. if you're recently joining us, read the letter to the reader to find out what's new. White House mideast policy muddled; Bush defenses sound more hollow given situation's tragic gravity; Bush to implement Allen's color system. Palestinian
Sharon proposes flying Arafat into exile; European leaders clamour to have him first. White House remains on Code Yellow alert, with no apparent need to move to Code Orange. Millions breathe sighs of relief. Dan Rather has close call with suicide bomber; millions actually do breathe sighs of relief. Israel
Two found guilty in dog maul trail. Bush administration proposes dropping required patient consent for release of medical records. Twenty-three charged in World Trade Center relief fraud. Upgrading old--and we mean old--Macs: an SE 30 that runs OS X? Five dollars in lunch money goes missing: all
Campaign finance bill wins approval; Bush will sign, calling it "flawed." Car bomb in Lima kills nine outside U.S. embassy. Whitewater investigation ends with no evidence of crimes for Bill or Hillary. White House plans tribunal system for Afghan war captives. Bush urges federal judges to roll
CIA Director calls Iran's behavior--currently interfering with allied interests in Afghanistan--"worse than schizoid;" mentally-disabled offended, for themselves, also themselves. Zimbabwe opposition leader charged with treason for plotting to kill Mugabe. Zimbabwe suspended from Commonwealth, with Mbeki and Obasanjo urging reform. Italian economic advisor
Cheney changes direction, plans to meet with Arafat if truce takes hold; Sharon lifts travel ban, anticipating Arab summit. Democrats receive giant cash infusion, just as legislation to ban similar gifts is pushed. A study of the President's delicate shopping within Congress. Thieves leave Heathrow airport with $3M;
Cheney on way to talk with Sharon, hoping Zinni has good news. EPA kills clean air act, instates voluntary emissions-reduction; energy lobbyists hoist champagne flutes, toast Cheney. Bush campaigns regularly for Republicans, unnoticed unlike Clinton, thanks to the Rove-effect. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane leave The Producers and
Cheney on way to talk with Sharon, hoping Zinni has good news. EPA kills clean air act, instates voluntary emissions-reduction; energy lobbyists hoist champagne flutes, toast Cheney. Bush campaigns regularly for Republicans, unnoticed unlike Clinton, thanks to the Rove-effect. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane leave The Producers and
U.S. grand jury indicts British-born militant as mastermind behind Daniel Pearl's death. Bush changes direction, pledges additional $5B in foreign aid over three years. Radical Islamic group with ties to al Qaeda grows in northern, Kurdish Iraq. Severe drought threatens rural Maine. Much of U.S.
Israel's continuing invasion of Ramallah angers Bush, inspires Israel defense minister to threaten resignation. Bush pledges action against Hussein, with "all options on the table." Bush desires formal nuclear-reduction treaty with Putin in May. As press grows angry over mayor's hidden private life,
