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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FastC6 who wrote (174296)	8/25/2001 12:48:13 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

Yep. JLA

To: FastC6 who wrote (174296)	8/25/2001 1:41:44 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

You mean like Karl Rove, sitting in his White House office. What's up with this? Might be time for Burton to go blow up some more watermelons in his back yard. EDITORIAL - Klausutis records should be released The medical examiner's office and the Fort Walton Beach Police Department are adding another layer of mystery to the death of congressional aide Lori Klausutis by refusing to release records of their investigations. Their failure to produce the information at this newspaper's request may even be illegal. Mrs. Klausutis, 28, was found dead July 20 in the Fort Walton Beach office of U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. Associate Medical Examiner Michael Berkland announced Aug. 6 that Mrs. Klausutis had a heart condition - previously unsuspected - that caused her to collapse. He said she fell, hit her head on a desk, suffered a blood clot and died. Dr. Berkland said there was an obvious injury to Mrs. Klausutis' head. Previous official statements had said there was no sign of trauma. On Aug. 9 the Daily News verbally requested the Police Department's investigative report on the Klausutis case. On Aug. 10 the newspaper made a formal request, in writing, for Dr. Berkland's autopsy report. That was two weeks ago. Police Capt. Ron Bishop says the investigation is open - meaning the records can't be released - until Dr. Berkland's autopsy report is filed with the Police Department. Dr. Berkland says he's been too busy and hasn't gotten around to finishing his report. Until today, the Daily News has not publicized its request for the records. The Klausutis case has prompted many rumors and much speculation. This newspaper decided to pursue the records quietly, hoping that their release would answer our questions about the investigation and the way it was conducted. Instead, failure to release the records only raises more questions. If the police investigation is still open, are other leads being followed? Is there something in the records that the medical examiner and the police don't want the public to see? The withholding of this information does more than inconvenience this newspaper. It appears to violate Florida's public records law. Autopsy reports - except for photos - are public records. The Florida Supreme Court has said the only permitted delay in producing such records for public inspection "is the limited reasonable time allowed the custodian to retrieve the record and delete those portions ... the custodian asserts are exempt." Capt. Bishop's argument that the case is still open is, under Florida law, dubious. "Criminal investigative information" is considered "active" only if "it is related to an ongoing investigation which is continuing with a reasonable, good faith anticipation of securing an arrest or prosecution in the foreseeable future." If the police expect an arrest in the Klausutis case, we'd sure like to know. Otherwise, we'll have to quote Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Manual: "An agency's unreasonable and excessive delays in producing public records can constitute an unlawful refusal to provide access to public records." "Unlawful" is not a word the manual uses lightly. It isn't a word we use lightly either. The medical examiner's office and the Police Department should release their records. nwfdailynews.com

To: FastC6 who wrote (174296)	8/25/2001 1:55:12 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "It is reassuring to have an administration that is experienced in solving real problems ..." Please shed light on how the GWB administration is tackling the growing unemployment problem in America. Also, please provide some solid evidence on how the GWB administration is working hard to turn around the current economic malaise. I keep looking for economic leadership but all I see is the Chimp in Chief and his stooges in the Senate (like Kit Bond of Missouri) yakking on TV about how the 600 bucks everyone got in the mail this month is going to turn the economy around. My tax rebate ain't going to be used to buy a new TV or half of a new computer. I've already tapped my 600 bucks to pay my car insurance bill and August air-conditioning bill. If Bush and his advisers think this $600 rebate is going to turn around the economy they're just plain stupid.