Topic: POLITIK - on June 24, 2004 at 12:15:00 PM CEST
Pot-smoking dominatrix joins election race
After a two-year stint delivering papers to Canadian senators, Marijuana Party candidate and career dominatrix Carol Taylor said she has entered the political arena to help ease people's pain. Taylor, who says she smokes marijuana to cope with a painful neurological disorder, has whipped up excitement in her Ottawa district, despite being given little chance of beating the incumbent Liberal Party candidate in the June 28 election.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 24, 2004 at 10:58:00 AM CEST
Man Seeks Ideas for 'Groping Arnold' Doll
The gun-wielding, bobble-headed Arnold Schwarzenegger doll isn't the only knickknack giving the California governor a headache. Despite a pending lawsuit by Schwarzenegger over the doll, its creator is seeking ideas over the Internet on how to design a new "groping Arnold" doll.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 18, 2004 at 11:49:00 PM CEST
Clinton musste wegen der Lewinsky-Affäre auf dem Sofa schlafen
Wie SSN berichtete, schreibt Bill Clinton in seiner Biographie, dass er die Lewinsky-Affäre bereut. Dazu beigetragen hat wahrscheinlich, dass er, nachdem er seiner Frau gebeichtet hatte, auf das Sofa verbannt wurde.
Er durfte wochenlang nicht mehr im Ehebett schlafen. 'My Life'erscheint am 8. Juli, es werden jedoch nächste Woche Vordrucke im Spiegel und der Bild erscheinen.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 18, 2004 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Tijuana mayoral candidate sparks criticism by calling woman his favorite animal
An eccentric multimillionaire running for mayor of this rough border city has apologized for saying his favorite animal is "woman."
Jorge Hank Rhon, who has a private zoo with more than 20,000 animals, made the comment during an interview last week with the Mexico City newspaper El Universal.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 15, 2004 at 4:45:00 PM CEST
Schwarze Liste gegen «Fahrenheit 9/11»
Kampagnengeschulte Republikaner haben sich Michael Moores Bush-kritischem Film «Fahrenheit 9/11» angenommen. Mit einer schwarzen Liste im Internet.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 11, 2004 at 6:19:00 PM CEST
Chirac und die Cheeseburger
Jacques Chirac ist beim G-8-Gipfel in den USA auf den Geschmack von US-Küche gekommen. George W. Bush: «Vor allem mochte er den Cheeseburger, den er gestern gegessen hat.»
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 10, 2004 at 7:16:00 PM CEST
Bush 'zu ideologisch und zu dickköpfig'
Nach einer heute am Donnerstag veröffentlichten Umfrage liegt derzeit der US-Präsidenten-Kandidat John Kerry deutlich vor dem Amtsinhaber George W. Bush. Für ihn entschieden sich 51 Prozent, der US-Präsident kommt nur auf 44 Prozent.
Von den Befragten waren 56 Prozent der Ansicht, dass der derzeitige US-Präsident 'zu ideologisch und zu dickköpfig' sei. Auch bei der Beurteilung der wirtschaftspolitischen Kompetenz und der Reputation der USA im Ausland kam Kerry besser weg als Bush.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 10, 2004 at 4:19:00 PM CEST
Ronald Reagan's Secret Anti-Soviet War
As president of the United States, Ronald Reagan initiated a sweeping and unprecedented program of covert actions and economic-warfare initiatives that acted to greatly weaken the Soviet economy, its support for "wars of liberation," and its hold on its power in Eastern Europe, former top Reagan administration officials said.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 9, 2004 at 4:01:00 PM CEST
Pentagon Pays $100 million for Unused Airline Tickets
he Defense Department spent an estimated $100 million for airline tickets that were not used over a six-year period and failed to seek refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable, congressional investigators say.
The department compounded the problem by reimbursing employee claims for tickets bought by the Pentagon, the investigators said.
To demonstrate how easy it was to have the Pentagon pay for airline travel, the investigators posed as Defense employees, had the department generate a ticket and showed up at the ticket counter to pick up a boarding pass.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 9, 2004 at 2:22:00 PM CEST
Official Resigns Over Prostitution Scandal
Peru's agriculture minister has resigned after reports a hotel owned by his family procured teenage prostitutes for guests.
"I have asked President (Alejandro) Toledo to allow me to present my resignation," the minister, Jose Leon, told reporters after meeting the president Monday night. Toledo accepted the resignation.
The scandal broke Sunday night when America Television's Cuarto Poder program sent a reporter to the hotel, filming with a hidden camera, who asked a hotel worker to get him teenagers. He was told they would be there in 20 minutes.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 9, 2004 at 11:17:00 AM CEST
Morrissey wäre es lieber gewesen, wenn Bush anstelle von Reagen gestorben wäre
Der Sänger Morrissey hat auf seinem Konzert am Freitag für eine Kontroverse gesorgt. Er teilte dem Publikum mit, dass der ehemalige US-Präsident Ronald Reagen gestorben ist.
Dann fügte er hinzu, dass er es sich gewünscht hätte, dass George W. Bush stattdessen gestorben wäre. Laut einem Fan flippte danach die Menge aus.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 8, 2004 at 7:39:00 PM CEST
Cuban Radio: 'Reagan should never have been born'
Cuba's first reaction to the death of the former president was to attack Reagan's policies by saying "he should never have been born".
Cuba's radio station, Radio Reloj said “as forgetful and irresponsible as he was, he forgot to take his worst works to the grave. It added “He, who never should have been born, has died,”
The statement did not speculate on the relationship of Cuba with the United States, while Reagan was in office, nor did it mention anything about Reagan's decision to invade Grenada because Washington thought it was growing too close to Cuba.
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