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To: Thomas M. who wrote (197628)	8/13/2004 12:05:54 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573429

Had Bush been in this situation, he would have zoned out for 7 minutes and Senator Hecht would be a vegetable. Kerry, a decorated combat veteran, reacted quickly and saved Hecht's life: lasvegassun.com. Great article! I had no idea Kerry had done something like that.......it seems he's a hero both in and out of war. The GOP can attack him all they want but they can't change other people's perceptions of him or the man himself. ted

To: Thomas M. who wrote (197628)	8/14/2004 1:54:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573429

An antidote for apathy Venezuela's president has achieved a level of grassroots participation our politicians can only dream of Selma James Friday August 13, 2004 The Guardian Increasing numbers of people, especially the young, seem disconnected from an electoral process which, they feel, does not represent them. This is part of a general cynicism about every aspect of public life. Venezuela has many problems, but this is not one of them. Its big trouble - but also its great possibility - is that it has oil; it is the fifth largest exporter. The US depends on it and thus wants control over it. But the Venezuelan government needs the oil revenue, which US multinationals (among others) siphoned off for decades, for its efforts to abolish poverty. Hugo Chávez was elected to do just that in 1998, despite almost all of the media campaigning against him. guardian.co.uk