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To: lurqer who wrote (41850)	4/8/2004 1:26:15 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

Two reporters told to erase Scalia tapes Denise Grones HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Two reporters were ordered Wednesday to erase their tape recordings of a speech by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a Mississippi high school. Scalia has long barred television cameras from his speeches, but does not always forbid newspaper photographers and tape recorders. On Wednesday, he did not warn the audience at the high school that recording devices would be forbidden. During the speech, a woman identifying herself as a deputy federal marshal demanded that a reporter for The Associated Press erase a tape recording of the justice's comments. She said the justice had asked that his appearance not be recorded. The reporter initially resisted, but later showed the deputy how to erase the digital recording after the officer took the device from her hands. The exchange occurred in the front row of the auditorium while Scalia delivered his speech about the Constitution. The deputy, who identified herself as Melanie Rube, also made a reporter for The Hattiesburg American erase her tape. Scalia gave two speeches Wednesday in Hattiesburg, one at Presbyterian Christian High School and the other at William Carey College. The recording-device warning was made before the college speech. At a reception following Scalia's speech at William Carey, the justice told television reporters from Hattiesburg station WDAM-TV to leave. A member of his entourage also told newspaper photographers they could not take pictures, but a college official reversed the order after non-media guests started snapping photos. William Carey spokeswoman Jeanna Graves later sent an apology to the media. "I specifically asked for protocol and was told that the media would have access to Justice Scalia during the reception," Graves wrote in an e-mail. She said she was "embarrassed and angry" over the incident. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said that it is up to Scalia and his staff to set guidelines for coverage of his events. "It's standard that his speeches are not televised," she said. Last year, Scalia was criticized for refusing to allow television and radio coverage of an event in Ohio in which he received an award for supporting free speech. Scalia, who was appointed to the bench by President Reagan in 1986, told students that the Constitution's true meaning must always be protected. "The Constitution of the United States is extraordinary and amazing. People just don't revere it like they used to," Scalia told a full auditorium of high school students, officials, religious leaders. He said he spends most of his time thinking about the Constitution, calling it "a brilliant piece of work." seattlepi.nwsource.com And most ironically Supreme Court Justice Scalia Bans Media From 'Free Speech' Event CLEVELAND -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has banned broadcast media from an appearance Wednesday where he will receive an award for supporting free speech. The ban "begs disbelief and seems to be in conflict with the award itself," C-SPAN vice president and executive producer Terry Murphy wrote in a letter last week to the City Club of Cleveland, which is presenting the honor. "How free is speech if there are limits to its distribution?" The City Club, which regularly hosts appearances by public figures, selected Scalia for its Citadel of Free Speech Award because he has "consistently, across the board, had opinions or led the charge in support of free speech," said James Foster, executive director. The club usually tapes speakers for later broadcast on public television station WVIZ. But Scalia insisted on banning television and radio coverage as a condition of his appearance. "I might wish it were otherwise, but that was one of the criteria that he had for acceptance," Foster said. Cameras and recording devices are banned from the Supreme Court chamber, and Scalia prefers not to have camera coverage in other settings, said Kathleen Arberg, spokeswoman for the court. The City Club has given the award once before, to John Glenn, shortly after the Ohio Democrat retired in 1999 from the U.S. Senate. The club said at the time that Glenn had earned the award by defending free speech and opposing a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. A proclamation prepared by the City Club for Wednesday's event applauds Scalia for protecting free speech in several Supreme Court cases, including voting to strike down a Texas flag burning ban. "Justice Scalia has consistently demonstrated a commitment to the values of free speech where it counts most: protecting the speech of those whose views we disagree with most," the proclamation reads. Scalia also banned cameras and recording devices at John Carroll University, where he spoke Tuesday night, and no cameras were allowed at his speech the day before in Toledo. On Tuesday he spoke mostly about the constitutional protection of religions, but also said that government has room to scale back individual rights during wartime without violating the Constitution. "The Constitution just sets minimums," Scalia said. "Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires." commondreams.org lurqer

To: lurqer who wrote (41850)	4/9/2004 10:03:30 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Respond to of 89467

Afghan renegade continues advance despite talks (12:20 PST) KABUL: The Afghan government tried today to persuade a renegade adviser to President Hamid Karzai to withdraw forces that overran a remote northern province in a fresh challenge to the U.S.-backed government. But even as a delegation, led by Deputy Defence Minister General Mohibullah, met General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the latter's forces advanced into more territory in Faryab province. "Talks are going on and we hope that the issue can be settled without confrontation," Defence Ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimy said. "The intention is to resolve this issue peacefully." hipakistan.com