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To: Rarebird who wrote (55619)	7/2/2000 8:15:12 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116762

Sure....<g> The probe may raise questions about whether the Clinton administration ignored corruption in the former Soviet Union so as not to hamper its political agenda in the region infoseek.go.com.

To: Rarebird who wrote (55619)	7/2/2000 11:34:18 PM
From: PaulM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

MEXICAN'S OUST PRI AFTER 71 YEARS news.excite.com Opposition on NAFTA quepasa.com Opposition Sees Politics in Clinton Meetings With PRI freerepublic.com Hello. Looks as if another South American domino has fallen (Venezuela was the first). I wonder whether its a coicidence that the last time Mexico changed parties, 1929, was also a time of increasing opposition to globalization. The Wall Street/Treasury complex seems to be suffering setbacks all over the globe. P.S. I believe in free markets too. But I don't believe in the brand of "free markets" where, one the one hand our compassionate president works tirelessly to make sure American workers face five dollar a day foreign competition, while on the other hand, his corporate clients get to have a merger every day before breakfast. If competition is good, then why isn't it good for mulinationals?

To: Rarebird who wrote (55619)	7/3/2000 6:31:18 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

and the ANSWER IS: ``Let's celebrate today, because beginning tomorrow there's a lot of work to do,'' he said. Monday July 3 4:24 AM ET Vicente Fox Voted Mexico President AP Photo By KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) - Vicente Fox, a tough-talking former Coca-Cola executive, shattered the governing party's 71-year hold on the presidency in a stunning electoral victory that marked a climax in Mexico's transition to democracy. The victory threw Mexico's entire political culture in reverse. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, the world's longest-governing party, suddenly found itself in the opposition, and a party that long had only limited regional support became Mexico's most powerful overnight. As results streamed in from the Sunday elections, Fox's National Action Party also won two governorships and appeared headed to becoming the dominant party in Congress. ``Today Mexico is already different. Today Mexico enters the 21st century with its right foot forward,'' Fox told 15,000 supporters at an early-morning rally Monday under the gilded angel of Mexico City's Independence Monument. He takes office Dec. 1. With 65 percent of the official count tallied early Monday, Fox had 44.7 percent and Francisco Labastida of the ruling party had 33.6 percent, a gap likely to narrow as rural votes come in. Preliminary turnout was a record 65 percent. Speak your mind Discuss this story with other people. [Start a Conversation] (Requires Yahoo! Messenger) Just three hours after the voting booths closed - with exit polls and preliminary results showing a clear Fox advantage - President Ernesto Zedillo acknowledged the opposition's win in a nationally televised speech and said he had called to congratulate him. ``Today we have been able to prove that ours is already a mature democracy, with solid and trustworthy institutions and especially with a conscientious and civic-minded citizenry,'' Zedillo said. It was a sight that no Mexican had ever seen: their president conceding his party's defeat to the opposition. And it was a sight many thought they'd never see. The governing party, known as the PRI, has long been synonymous with Mexico's national identity. For most of its history, it used fear and favors to maintain ironclad control over almost all aspects of Mexican political life. Though reforms cleaned up Mexico's electoral process and opposition candidates won governorships and ended the PRI's majority in Congress, Mexico's powerful presidency seemed untouchable. Fox launched his campaign an unheard-of three years before election day, a small-state governor with little national recognition. His National Action Party had only limited, regional support. He built a giant campaign war chest, advertised heavily and quickly climbed in the polls. Wearing cowboy boots and giant ``Fox'' belt buckle, the tall, rugged-looking Fox stressed both his roots on a rural ranch and his business savvy as the former regional president of Coca-Cola. Fox campaigned promising to fight corruption, improve education and help the poor. But his real message was summed up in his one-word campaign slogan: ``ya'' or ``enough already.'' He argued it was time for change and only he could beat the PRI. Labastida, the PRI candidate, was an uncharismatic party loyalist who had held the No. 2 position in the Zedillo government. Given Zedillo's popularity and the power of the PRI's political machine, he was the favorite to win the presidency. The third-place candidate, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas of Democratic Revolution, was seen as an obstacle to a Fox victory. Running in his third consecutive presidential race, Cardenas had little hope of winning, but was expected to divide the anti-PRI vote. Most pre-election opinion polls had showed Labastida with a slight lead over Fox, but with a margin tight enough to be considered a statistical tie. Shortly after Zedillo spoke, Labastida effectively conceded defeat, saying: ``The citizens have made a decision that we should respect, and I'll set the example myself.'' The PRI lost not only the presidency, but almost everything else as well. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Democratic Revolution won the Mexico City's mayorship. National Action captured the governorship of Morelos state from the PRI, and held onto the governorship of Fox's home state of Guanajuato. In his victory speeches, Fox - who also celebrated his 58th birthday Sunday - stressed his desire to reach out to other parties and to all Mexicans. ``From today forward, we need to unite. ... We have to work together to make Mexico the great country we have all dreamed of,'' he told supporters. ``Let's celebrate today, because beginning tomorrow there's a lot of work to do,'' he said. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Rarebird who wrote (55619)	7/3/2000 6:36:11 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

OT <<OT: Richard, we rarely watch T.V. We are a household that praises the Messiah, that is to say, the Internet.>> You do, of course, understand, I could make very simular comments to you about your religious remarks as you made to me(IE Rubin), but my Messiah is the same as yours - Truth - but I really consider the past simply, past, and hope all misunderstandings now understood.