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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (9415)	11/6/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: JPR	Respond to of 12475

Gore beats up on Bush Gore beats the bush for more flubs Hiller's Killer Pop Quiz I ain't running Gore on Bush - the gory details of the report card itn.co.uk "I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C," said Gore spokesman Chris Lehane, referring to the way Bush has described his academic record. Bush Jr fails on-the-spot foreign affairs quiz Texas Governor George W Bush was hit with a surprise quiz on foreign affairs and struggled with the answers. The Republican presidential front-runner who has been known to mix-up the names of foreign countries was asked to name the leaders of four current world hot spots: Chechnya, Taiwan, India and Pakistan during a television interview in Boston. He was able to give a partial response to just one: Taiwan. That drew immediate criticism from the camp of Democrat Al Gore, which said the vice president - who is also seeking the presidency in 2000 - could have answered all four correctly. upgraded "I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C," said Gore spokesman Chris Lehane, referring to the way Bush has described his academic record. The Bush campaign brushed off the incident. "The person who is running for president is seeking to be the leader of the free world, not a Jeopardy contestant," said Karen Hughes, Bush communications director. "I would venture to guess that 99.9 percent of most Americans and probably most candidates could not answer who is the president of Chechnya," Hughes added. Hiller's killer pop quiz The questions were put to Bush by political reporter Andy Hiller during a break in Bush's campaigning in New Hampshire. Hiller is known locally for asking sassy questions of political leaders. Hiller asked: "Can you name the president of Chechnya?" "No, can you?" Bush replied. "Can you name the president of Taiwan?" Hiller asked. "Yeah, Lee," responded Bush, referring to Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui. "Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?" asked Hiller, inquiring about General Pervaiz Musharraf, who took over last month in a military coup. "Wait, wait, is this 50 questions?" replied Bush. Hiller replied: "No, it's four questions of four leaders in four hot spots." Bush said: "The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected - not elected, this guy took over office. It appears this guy is going to bring stability to the country and I think that's good news for the subcontinent." Hiller persisted, saying "Can you name him?" Bush said: "General. I can name the general. General." "And the prime minister of India?" asked Hiller, inquiring about a man who was recently re-elected and who last year tested a nuclear bomb. Bush said: "The new prime minister of India is - no." At that point, Bush responded in kind to Hiller. "Can you name the foreign minister of Mexico?" asked the governor, whose home state borders the Central American nation. Hiller beats up on Bush and says I ain't running The reporter replied, "No sir, but I would say to that, I'm not running for president." Bush said: "What I'm suggesting to you is, if you can't name the foreign minister of Mexico, therefore, you know, you're not capable about what you do. But the truth of the matter is you are, whether you can or not." For the record, the president in Chechnya, the Russian breakaway republic and scene of recent fighting, is Aslan Maskhadov. The prime minister of India is Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (9415)	11/6/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Cyclone Relief Watch: Massive relief effort underway. Centre to supply rice every month to Orissa Pioneer News Service/New Delhi The Centre on Saturday gave an additional allocation of 43,500 tonne rice every month till March 2000 for the affected families in cyclone-hit Orissa, besdies the Rs 100 crore grant from the National Calamity Relief Fund (NCRF) announced on Friday. The decision was taken at the initiative of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who visited the cyclone-ravaged areas. Mr Vajpayee assured that the Centre would ensure sustained food and fuel supply to the people in the 12 cyclone-hit districts. The additional rice, to be made available at the rate fixed for below poverty line (BPL) families, will cost the Centre Rs 114 crore. It will be distributed among all ration card holders in the affected areas at the rate of 20 kg per month. A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said the Government has already sanctioned 50,000 tonne wheat at BPL rates to the Orissa government to be distributed in the form of flour. Meanwhile, Union Rural Development Ministry has decided to release Rs 200 crore to cyclone-hit Orissa under different reconstruction and self-employment schemes. Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Ram Naik also handed over a cheque of Rs 39.5 crore to Prime Minister as contributions from oil companies for the Orissa cyclone victims. While the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has contributed Rs 8 crore, Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and Gas Authority of India contributed Rs 5 crore each. The Oil India Limited, Cochin Refineries, Madras Refineries and Engineers India limited have contributed Rs 2 crore each, while IBP, Bongaigaon Refineries and Petrochemicals and Lubrizol India Limited gave Rs 50 lakhs each. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has also sent extra supplies of 1.60 crore litres kerosene to Orissa. More supplies of aviation turbine fuel, about 20 lakh litres, have also been arranged for use by Air Force and Army engaged in relief operations, an official release said. The Minister has assured additional supplies as and when required by the Orissa government. dailypioneer.com