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To: Rarebird who wrote (1176)	10/4/2000 12:56:48 AM
From: canuck-l-head	Respond to of 10042

Rarebird: Indeed. We're all buying, or selling, or marking time. canuck-l-head

To: Rarebird who wrote (1176)	10/6/2000 11:40:03 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

OT(?) Pueblo Chieftain Friday October 06, 2000 Publish Date Thursday October 05, 2000 Springs shooter won’t face charges COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - A homeowner who shot and killed one intruder and wounded two others during a break-in last month will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said. Dan Zook of the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that an investigation showed Carter Westfall, 63, was acting in self-defense when he shot the three unarmed Pueblo men after they broke into his home on Sept. 22. ‘‘We found the shootings were justified,’’ Zook said. Steven Trujillo, 18, was killed and Toby Rael, 19, and Thomas Bernal, 22, were wounded by Westfall’s gunfire. Rael and Bernal were arrested when they sought treatment for minor gunshot wounds at a Pueblo hospital. They were charged Tuesday with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. Westfall told police he was awakened by his doorbell at 12:45 a.m., and was armed with a .32-caliber handgun when he answered the door. When he opened the door slightly, the intruders forced it open, breaking a security chain and knocking Westfall down, according to an arrest affidavit. Westfall told police he fired twice at Trujillo after the intruder reached to choke him, then shot at the other two as they ran. Westfall could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Zook declined to discuss specifics of the case because Rael and Bernal still face prosecution. But former prosecutor Bill Aspinwall said deciding whether to prosecute so-called ‘‘Make My Day’’ shootings can be difficult. ‘‘How do you know if it was an uninvited entry? You talk to the homeowner,’’ he said. ‘‘How do you know if (the intruder) intended to commit a crime? He’s dead, so you talk to the homeowner. It’s a difficult statute for prosecutors to really feel comfortable with.’’ Police still are not sure if the intruders planned to rob Westfall. He told police that Trujillo resembled one of two teen-agers who came to his house Sept. 12 looking for someone that did not live there. Police are investigating the possibility that more suspects were involved in the break-in. chieftain.com

To: Rarebird who wrote (1176)	10/18/2000 7:20:49 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

IRS to Probe Hillary, Corzine Campaigns CNSnews.com Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000 The IRS has promised to investigate charges that the Senate campaigns of New York Democrat Hillary Clinton and New Jersey Democrat John Corzine invited federal tax rules to be broken when they pitched for political support from black churches. The IRS does not comment on which matters it investigates, but the Catholic League, which urged the investigation, confirmed that the probe had been launched. It is illegal for religious leaders, who enjoy tax-exempt status from the IRS, under section 501 (c) (3) of the tax code, to allow their churches to be used for political purposes. However, according to the Catholic League, during Mrs. Clinton's visit to a black church in the Bronx last Sunday, she urged the congregation to sing a hymn in which the name of Clinton's opponent, Republican Rick Lazio, was substituted for a reference to Satan. And according to the Catholic League, the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey endorsed Corzine's bid for the Senate earlier this year after Corzine had donated $25,000 to the council. Tom Shea, spokesman for Corzine's Senate campaign, who was unaware of the IRS investigation, said Tuesday the $25,000 was donated specifically to St. Matthews African-Methodist-Episcopal church in Newark for an after-school program and not to the Black Ministers Council. Shea also said when the pastor of the church, Reginald Jackson, endorsed Corzine in April, he did so as an individual, not as a member of the Black Ministers Council or as the head of a church seeking to politically influence his congregation. Other members of the Black Ministers Council who came out in support of Corzine also "endorsed him as individuals," according to Shea. Shea did admit that of the $25,000 Corzine donated, some of it ended up being "used for other reasons" besides the after-school program. Shea could not specify those other reasons. There was no reaction from Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign to the IRS probe. The Catholic League also wanted Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore investigated for trying to solicit the support of black ministers. Gore reportedly called black ministers from Air Force Two last Saturday and asked them to gather support for him in their communities. However, the IRS has decided not to probe Gore's campaign, according to the Catholic League, because the ministers did not actually endorse Gore. "Whether any law has been violated by those ministers who have been asked to do the bidding of Hillary Clinton, John Corzine or Al Gore is not for the Catholic League to decide," said William Donohue, president of the Catholic League. "But it is our business to make certain that an equal playing field is achieved for the Catholic clergy." Donohoe said the Hillary Clinton, Corzine and Gore campaigns were guilty of "outrageous abuses of power." An IRS spokesman refused to comment on the matter Tuesday, instead directing attention to a previous press release in which the agency warned tax-exempt charitable organizations that they "are prohibited from participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office." Reprinted with permission of CNSnews.com newsmax.com