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He once complained about New York City: “Minorities are the Big Apple's majority, you don't need the papers to tell you that, walk around and you know it. To me, that's a bad thing. I'm a white person." He hated the fact that Magic Johnson was still alive: “Why is it taking so long for the HIV to go into full-blown AIDS?" He once complained that the United States has “millions of sub-humanoids, savages, who really would feel more at home careening along the sands of the Kalahari or the dry deserts of eastern Kenya. People who, for whatever reason, have not become civilized." His solution was the “Bob Grant Mandatory Sterilization Program." Grant even expressed his disappointment in early news accounts of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown's plane crash: “I have a hunch Brown might be the lone survivor.
Analysis: Hunt, State talked on Iraq oil
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A representative from Dallas-based Hunt Oil Corp. did talk with the U.S. State Department prior to signing a controversial oil deal with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, according to an internal department communication obtained by United Press International.
Hunt Oil, whose chief executive officer is connected to the Bush administration by campaign donations and a seat on an intelligence advisory board, had previously denied the meeting.
The company now says the meeting took place but that Hunt did not seek advice from the U.S. government on investing in a country with the world's third-largest proven oil reserves.
The Sept. 8 production-sharing contract with the KRG set off Baghdad, which accuses the region of unilaterally and illegally signing oil deals.
Javier Bardem, "The Sopranos" early SAG winners
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Eva Longoria and Tom Cruise provided some much-missed star power at the SAG event. During the three months of the ongoing strike by Hollywood screenwriters, celebrities have boycotted the Golden Globes and People's Choice Awards to honor the Writers Guild of America's picket line. "The entire town has been going through a very difficult time. So to be able to celebrate something is a wonderful thing," former "Will & Grace" star Debra Messing told Reuters. The WGA allowed its members to write for the SAG awards show and said it would not protest outside the event because actors have been strong allies of the writers in their bid for higher payments for work distributed over the Internet. The strike threatens the February 24 Oscars, the movie industry's biggest showcase, although hopes have risen for a settlement after informal talks resumed last week between the WGA and major studios.
First-timers swell the ranks
A surprise hit, because unprecedented, was the About an Hour series of contemporary dance works at the Opera House. Supported by a $200,000 grant from the Australia Council and cross-subsidised by other festival events, it offered $25 tickets to works by Lucy Guerin, Gideon Obarzanek, Stephen Page, the late Tanja Liedtke and others. The intention was to create a flashpoint of new choreography and generate an audience that might continue to seek dance performances after the festival. "From the get-go it just appealed to people," Linehan says. "I think people liked the idea of a season within the festival, and being able to immerse themselves in a particular area of practice." Despite a wet January and storm clouds over several outdoor events, no performances were cancelled.
Councilman MikeK Recalls Knievel Action Figure
I have been a customer for over 25 years and am a bit upset that we are not receiving official records for Kootenai County anymore, but instead for Spokane County. My interest is in Kootenai County and what is happening in our neighborhoods and at our courts. It seems that there is very little coverage of our area by your paper anymore, not what I am wanting to purchase daily. I have conferred with others and they are upset also. Please advise if this is a permanent change and if it is, all I have spoken with will be canceling their subscriptions too.
Sad for all/Jacqui. Answer: In response to complaints about the disappearance of the Idaho public records in our newspaper, we're working on a solution. We believe we'll be able to publish them in our weekly zoned editions -- the Handle Extra and the Post Falls Voice.
Democratic Response: "Stand With Us"
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer reports that Democrats were very skeptical of Mr. Bush's speech.
"We talked to Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, today and we said the president is planning to challenge you on immigration and she said 'poor baby.' That was a direct quote," Schieffer said. "She said 'look, it's his own party that abandoned him on immigration, we can't help.'"
Other Democrats were celebrating one thing they agree on: the end of Bush's presidency.
"Tonight is a red-letter night in American history. It is the last time George Bush will give the State of the Union. Next year it will be a Democratic president giving it," predicted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., drawing cheers during a campaign stop in Connecticut before attending Bush's speech.
Israel SEO Internet Marketing To Specialize In Real Estate
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Faked wildfires briefing costs US official his job
A US administration official has been left without a job after a fake press conference staged in response to the California wildfires. John Philbin, who was chief of public relations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), held a televised news briefing last Tuesday at which questions were posed by junior agency staff, rather than journalists. He had been due to take over as media chief for the US's top intelligence official yesterday, but he has lost his new job before even taking office, the New York Times reported. Reporters had been invited to the Fema press conference, but they were given just 15 minutes' notice and could only access the meeting by a telephone line, which allowed them to listen in but not ask questions. .
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