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Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Morning Delivery
LEADING THE NEWS
AIDS Drug Maker Sponsors 'Gay Pride' Promotion
(CNSNews.com) - The world's largest supplier of AIDS-fighting drugs is sponsoring a
Gay Pride Month guide, creating a paradox, some say, by endorsing the homosexual
behavior that can be a leading contributor to the spread of HIV in the U.S. For the
first time, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is backing the nationwide
celebrations with the "Pride Guide 2001," a listing of events posted on the Web site
of the homosexual newsmagazine The Advocate.
Republican Victory in Virginia Boosts GOP Majority in US House
(CNSNews.com) - Republicans are hailing the victory of one of their own in Tuesday's
special election to fill the House seat of a conservative Democrat, the late Norman
Sisisky, who died in March. Republican Randy Forbes defeated Democrat Louise Lucas in
Virginia's fourth congressional district. The election that drew national attention as
a possible harbinger of things to come in the 2002 congressional election.
Democrats Attack Michigan GOP on Redistricting
(CNSNews.com) - In Michigan, where Democrats have won nine of the last 11 U.S. Senate
races and voted in the Democratic column in the last three presidential elections, the
Democratic Party is crying foul now that Republicans will decide the fate of future
congressional districts and how new political boundaries will be re-drawn. Michigan
has been declining in population for close to 30 years, and its 16-seat House
delegation will decline to 15 because of redistricting mandated by the 2000 Census.
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Legislation Would Restrict Indian Gaming Growth
Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) has introduced legislation that
aims to curb the growth of the gambling industry by giving state governments more of a
say in whether to allow casinos in their communities. The bill -- the Tribal and Local
Communities Relationship Improvement Act - also would create a federal commission to
decide minimum standards in American Indian facilities.
Environmental Group Wants Oceans Protected As 'Wilderness'
(CNSNews.com) - At least five percent of the world's oceans should be designated as
legally protected wilderness, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental group urged on
Tuesday. "Our ocean territory is the 'other America,' one that we don't protect or
value enough," said Roger Rufe, president of the Ocean Conservancy, formerly called
the Center for Marine Conservation.
Profile: Health Care Binds Secretary and Mrs. Thompson
Madison, Wisconsin (CNSNews.com) - Wisconsin's former first couple, famous for their
hectic careers and commuter marriage, are now at least focused on the same topic --
health care. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has gained most
of the notoriety, but his wife, a former teacher, cancer survivor and determined
health care advocate, is now stepping into the spotlight.
Coalition Seeks Agreement on Faith-Based Initiatives
Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Former political rivals Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and
former Sen. Harris Wofford (D-Pa.), who lost his U.S. Senate seat to Santorum in 1994,
teamed up Tuesday to announce plans for a coalition hash out concerns raised by the
Bush administration''s faith-based and community initiatives proposal. Santorum called
the coalition, which includes a wide-range of political and religious organizations, a
"bipartisan working group that will seek to find common ground in the discussion of
faith-based and community organizations and their roles in reaching out to distressed
communities and helping those in need..."
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OTHER HEADLINES
* Actors Urge Dems to Withdraw Support of Media Accountability Act
* Katherine Harris Hints at Bid for Congress
* Euthanasia Activist Wants To Use 'Abortion Boat' Strategy To Help Patients Die
* Forced Abortion Case to Move Forward
* FBI Spy Hanssen 'Gave Money To Mother Theresa's Charity'
* Communion 'Dip' Creates Catholic Controversy
* Pakistan Military Head Names Himself President
* With Eye On China, US Seeks Better Ties With Pakistan
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Commentary
The Seen and Unseen
By Walter E. Williams
CNSNews.com Commentary
I buy more from my grocer than he buys from me. I buy more from my auto dealer than he
buys from me. The trade imbalance doesn't stop there. My grocer and auto dealer both
buy more from their wholesaler than the wholesaler buys from them. These are examples
of trade deficits. What should President Bush and Congress do to eliminate these trade
deficits to ensure a level playing field.
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