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To: LindyBill who wrote (52814)	7/4/2004 11:10:43 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793780

Kerry delivers some specific ideas on campaign ride through state He said he believes that life begins at conception and he is personally opposed to abortion. By MARK GUNDERMAN \| Lee Newspapers John Kerry is against regional dairy compacts and for broadband Internet availability in rural areas. He also wants to fight the importation of milk protein concentrates. Getting specific about farm policy in a way he did not during a political rally at a Bloomer dairy farm on Friday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee discussed his ideas on agriculture and other issues with reporters while riding his campaign bus to an Independence, Wis., dairy farm Saturday. Kerry came under fire from President George Bush's supporters earlier in the week for his support of the Northeast Dairy Compact, a now-defunct deal to bring higher milk prices to New England farmers. Critics said it hurt the price for Wisconsin farmers. But Kerry said he now opposes such compacts. "We need a national policy," he said. "As a senator from Massachusetts, I had to fight for my region. Now I'm running for president. I think we need to help dairy farmers from all areas of the country. "As president, I will not disadvantage one region of America (in favor of) another. That means putting policies in place that benefit all farmers," Kerry went on. Kerry said he would like to see policies that will benefit all farmers, and not just the large corporate-style farms. Also in discussing rural issues, Kerry returned to the broad themes of his campaign, noting that health care and retention of jobs in America are important to small town America. Kerry called for an initiative to bring broadband Internet services to rural areas in the same way a national project brought rural electrification. Gun rights The National Rifle Associ-ation has given Kerry its lowest rating, but he insists he is not anti-gun. "I support Second Amendment rights. I'm a hunt-er and a gun owner. I started hunting when I was 12 years old. I've shot all kinds of game myself," he said. "But with rights come responsibilities." Kerry said he hasn't heard of anyone who hunts deer with an AK-47 assault rifle, the kind of weapon law enforcement agencies want to see banned. Kerry supports a ban on assault rifles. "If you have to carry around a weapon of war, I've got a place for you. It's called the United States military," he said. Since the Brady Bill passed, the worst fears of the NRA have not come to pass, he said. "No one is going into people's homes and taking away their guns." Besides a ban on assault rifles, Kerry is not proposing any new gun laws, but said the nation needs to enforce the laws on the books now. Church and state Kerry defends himself against charges from Roman Catholic leaders that he is not in harmony with church teachings by advocating a pro-choice national policy. Former Bishop of La Crosse Raymond Burke, now archbishop of St. Louis, has proclaimed that Catholic lawmakers like Kerry who support abortion rights should not receive Communion. "I am a person of faith and I'm very serious about my faith," Kerry said. He said he believes that life begins at conception and he is personally opposed to abortion. "But I can't take my Catholic view and legislate it on a Protestant or Hindu," he said. Mark Gunderman is a reporter with the Chippewa Herald. Story originally printed in the La Crosse Tribune or online at lacrossetribune.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (52814)	7/5/2004 12:04:41 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793780

This boggles my mind. Why would they do ths? DOWNING Street blasted The Independent yesterday for naming the judge in Saddam’s trial — putting his life at risk. It accused journalist Robert Fisk of breaking an agreement with the Iraqi Special Tribunal not to identify anyone in the court other than the defendants.

To: LindyBill who wrote (52814)	7/5/2004 12:13:32 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793780

DOWNING Street blasted The Independent yesterday for naming the judge in Saddam’s trial — putting his life at risk. It accused journalist Robert Fisk of breaking an agreement with the Iraqi Special Tribunal not to identify anyone in the court other than the defendants. Fisk, that piece of garbage! I'd say that the Iraqis should declare him persona non grata, but it wouldn't make any difference to Fisk - he doesn't need to be on site, he makes it all up anyway.

To: LindyBill who wrote (52814)	7/5/2004 1:40:49 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Respond to of 793780

Who else but Robert Fisk? SUN UK While Fisk is a particularly vile example of "reporting", we've seen other Anything For A Scoop mentality that puts at risk our troops and others trying to put Iraq on it's feet again. I don't have the message number, but there was just the other week the one about the reporters who neglected to tell our troops that a terrorist attack was planned, no ? Much more fun to watch the "event". People like Fisk, Michael Moore, Chomsky, etc - there's not much you can do about them in a genuinely open society. The very fact that they can freely do their thing discredits most of their agenda right there; they wouldn't get the free pass they enjoy in most nations of the world.