WASHINGTON – Though the Bush administration has made clear its goal is to get rid of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, going it alone if necessary, several officials said Tuesday that military action is not imminent. “I can assure you that no decisions have been made beyond the first phase of …
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Sharon Stone | Roman Polanski Elton, Liz, Sharon Stone Make Cannes Memorable “There’s a great war,” Elizabeth Taylor told a star-studded crowd on Thursday night in a village near Cannes. She spoke in a velvety voice, clear and strong. The war she referred to was the one on AIDS, and …
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And now some fresh pickings from the wartime grapevine: Prosecutors Plan AppealA New Jersey judge has decided to become embroiled in the debate about whether it is socially and psychologically permissible for adults to have sex with minors. Bergen County Superior Court Judge Bruce Gaeta decided to ignore a plea …
Read More »Accounting Tricks à la Enron Could Reduce Government Debt
WASHINGTON – The lean economy has Congress reaching its self-imposed debt limit, and one member has a novel solution to the problem that sounds an awful lot like what got Enron Corp. into trouble. Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif., who says he has the backing of top economic minds, is proposing …
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