Rug,
Body Stolen in Moldova - "Thieves who made off with a
rug reportedly got more than they bargained for: They also ended
up with the body of a Moldovan woman..."
The
World Trade Organization--An Overview: - "How
does the WTO strip people and nations of the right to protest
their labor rights and environment? Why are millions starting to
see it as a tool to serve only the interests of international
capital. Two weeks ago very few people had even heard of the WTO.
Now, after the "Battle In Seattle" the plans to remove
all barriers to the expansion of capital are coming under
increased scrutiny..."
There's
Life After Death Via E-Mail - "The Web site for Final
Thoughts makes it easy for people to compose parting messages
to loved ones to be delivered as e-mail after they die. The
problem with dying unexpectedly is that you never get a chance to
say goodbye. No longer..."
Net
becomes a fountain of youth - Is the fountain of youth
available at the click of a mouse? Experts say nursing home
residents, even the frail ones, take to computers quickly and can
revitalize their lives through e-mail and the Internet...
Audit
Cites Mismanagement - "A congressional critic of the
Education Department says the department's 1998 accounts are in
disarray, potentially wasting millions of taxpayer dollars meant
for education programs. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., said the
department, which has a budget of more than $32 billion and
manages billions more in student loans, is seven months late with
a report for an annual congressional review of federal
spending..."
Serious
Crime Falls in 1999 - "Serious reported crime showed
an unusually large 10 percent decline during the first half of
1999, prompting one expert to conclude that lawfulness is becoming
contagious. Led by drops of 13 percent in murders, 14 percent in
burglaries and 12 percent in auto thefts, the FBI's preliminary
report released Sunday extended the nationwide crime decline to 7
1/2 years..."
GOP
Continues Attack On Property Rights? CEI Expert Testifies On
National Heritage Areas Policy Act Of 1999 - Testimony of
Robert J. Smith, Senior Scholar at the Competitive Enterprise
Institute’s Center for Private Conservation, before the House
Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks and Public
Lands, October 26, 1999, about H.R. 2532, the "National
Heritage Areas Policy Act of 1999."
