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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CVJ who wrote (11118)	7/4/2001 4:52:19 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 59480

While Republican GW Bush is enjoying the people of America: Bush Marks July 4th at Rollicking Street Fest July 4, 2001 4:03 pm EST By Arshad Mohammed PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - George W. Bush celebrated his first Fourth of July as president on Wednesday strolling through an urban block party in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy. Joined by first lady Laura Bush, the president emerged from the Greater Exodus Baptist Church in northern Philadelphia to paint a street mural, briefly quarterback a game of touch football and showcase several faith-based groups that offer social programs, drug and alcohol support groups and after-school programs. "I want everybody to have a great Fourth of July," Bush told the cheering crowd after he helped score a basketball "slam dunk" contest at the bustling street party. "Thank you for such warm hospitality." With his shirt sleeves rolled up and a smile across his face, Bush exchanged handshakes, hugs and kisses with choir members as he left the church. Bush was to later visit Independence National Historic Park -- home to Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and where the Constitution was adopted in 1787 -- before heading back to Washington. With a car repair shop on one corner and a check-cashing store on another, the neighborhood was the scene of a large party, replete with food stands, a dunking booth and organized games. The smell of barbecued ribs in the air, Bush picked up a paintbrush to dab red paint on the stripes of an American flag on a city-sponsored street mural and donned a Philadelphia Phillies cap to pose with the Phanatic, the baseball team's green mascot. He also played quarterback for a few plays of a touch football game played on artificial grass laid on the street. The president was to end the holiday, which marks the 225th anniversary of the public reading of the Declaration of Independence, by watching the traditional fireworks display from the White House South Lawn. Democrat Condit is NOT: Calif. Rep. in Intern Probe Skips Holiday Events July 4, 2001 2:40 pm EST MODESTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Rep. Gary Condit canceled three scheduled public appearances at July 4 holiday events on Wednesday, one day after he released a statement denying he pressured anyone to lie in the investigation of a missing Washington intern. "He has got another obligation that came up he has to attend to," Condit's chief of staff, Mike Lynch, said. Lynch declined to say what the obligation was, and did not know when the Democratic congressman might make his next public appearance. Condit has been at the center of a media furor surrounding the disappearance of Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old from his central California district who vanished on or about April 30 as she was finishing up a government internship in Washington. Condit, 53, has said he was friends with Levy but has denied any knowledge about the circumstances of her disappearance. His staff has repeatedly denied that the two had a romantic relationship. Police have questioned Condit, but say he is not a suspect in the case. On Tuesday, Condit released a statement in response to a statement by a Seattle-based airline flight attendant who said that she had had an affair with him and that he subsequently asked her to lie about their relationship and not to speak to investigators looking into Levy's disappearance. Condit said he had "not asked anyone to refrain from discussing this matter with authorities, nor have I suggested that anyone mislead the authorities." Lynch said Condit had initially planned to attend three events in California on the July 4 Independence Day holiday and had been willing to brave "the media frenzy" to be with his constituents. He said, however, that Condit's new obligation emerged at the last minute and prevented him from appearing.