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yeah O O
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it O O
's O O
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a O O
fairly O O
expensive O O
call O O

%uh O O
but O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
less O O
expensive O O
if O O
we O O
do O O
it O O
that O O
way O O
than O O
if O O
we O O
actually O O
make O O
my O O
parents O O
in O O
law O O
pay O O
it O O
, O O

then O O
it O O

the O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
such O O
high O O
taxes O O
on O O
those O O

they O O
consider O O
it O O
a O O
luxury O O
to O O
call O O
around O O
the O O
world O O

so O O
they O O
tax O O
it O O
really O O
high O O
. O O

Anyway O O
%um O O

So O O
you O O
guys O O
will O O
be O O
in O O
either O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
eighteenth I-DATE I-DATE
or O I-DATE
the B-DATE I-DATE
nineteenth I-DATE I-DATE

and O O
you O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
%uh O O
Amsterdam B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Well O O
I O O
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say O O
is O O
once O O
you O O
're O O
at O O
a O O
hotel O O
uh-huh O O
%um O O
, O O
why O O
do O O
n't O O
you O O
call O O
me O O
at O O
work O O
and O O
let O O
me O O
know O O
where O O
you O O
are O O
, O O

and O O
then O O
we O O
can O O
make O O
arrangements O O
that O O
day O O
%um O O
, O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
meet O O
you O O
in O O
Amsterdam B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

And O O
maybe O O
I O O
'll O O
come O O
by O O
, O O
public O O
transport O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
probably O O
easier O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
come O O
by O O
public O O
transport O O
in O O
Amsterdam B-GPE B-GPE
than O O
it O O
is O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
come O O
by O O
car O O
to O O
be O O
honest O O
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mhm O O
. O O

The O O
streets O O
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small O O

and O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
parking O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
probably O O
will O O
come O O
by O O
public O O
transport O O

but O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
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We O O
'll O O
see O O
where O O
you O O
're O O
staying O O

%um O O

and O O
there O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
more O O
for O O
you O O
guys O O
if O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
stuff O O

you O O
can O O
see O O
stuff O O
in O O
Amsterdam B-GPE B-GPE

and O O
%uh O O
since O O
the O O
days O O
are O O
really O O
long O O
, O O

I O O
mean O O
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light O O
here O O
till O O
about O O
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thirty I-TIME I-TIME
eleven B-TIME I-TIME
o'clock I-TIME I-TIME
mhm O O
. O O
at B-TIME O
night I-TIME O
. O O

So O O
if O O
you O O
want O O
we O O
can O O
take O O
a O O
ride O O
and O O
go O O
see O O
stuff O O
at B-TIME O
night I-TIME O

and O O
I O O
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you O O
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, O O

we O O
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go O O
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stuff O O
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%um O O
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depends O O
on O O
what O O
you O O
guys O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

So O O
you O O
guys O O
should O O
pick O O
out O O
the O O
things O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
and O O
let O O
me O O
know O O
. O O

okay O O

%um O O
and O O
I O O
'll O O
sit O O
and O O
talk O O
with O O
Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
about O O
some O O
things O O
that O O
maybe O O
we O O
think O O
that O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
neat O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

So O O
if O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
any O O
ideas O O
we O O
'll O O
just O O
put O O
something O O
together O O
for O O
you O O
. O O

okay O O
. O O

%um O O
but O O
yeah O O

but O O
I O O
can O O
pick O O
you O O
up O O
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you O O
know O O
I O O
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probably O O
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there O O
some O O
time O O
around B-TIME O
six I-TIME O

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we O O
can O O
like O O
do O O
a O O
quick O O
dinner O O
or O O
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yeah O O
and O O
go O O
see O O
whatever O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
, O O

if O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
stay O O
in O O
Amsterdam B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
's O O
fine O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
%uh O O
off O O
into O O
the O O
countryside O O
somewhere O O
and O O
see O O
a O O
little O O
bit O O
of O O
, O O
echte O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
real O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
we O O
can O O
do O O
that O O
too O O
. O O

Actually O O
I O O
've O O
been O O
up O O
to O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
before O O
. O O

Spent O O
about B-DATE B-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
up O O
there O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

So O O
%um O O
, O O

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that O O
was O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

With O O
your O O
parents O O
when O O
your O O
father O O
was O O
stationed O O
over O O
here O O
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right O O
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yeah O O
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But O O
we O O
got O O
to O O
see O O
Den B-GPE B-PERSON
Haag I-GPE I-PERSON
and O O
places O O
like O O
that O O
too O O
which O O
we O O
're O O
obviously O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
see O O
this O O
time O O
. O O

But O O
%um O O

has O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
been O O
here O O
before O O
? O O

And O O
, O O
an- O O

No O O
. O O

oh O O
good O O
. O O

But O O
then O O
again O O
I O O
'm O O
not O O
sure O O
that O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
be O O
interested O O
in O O
seeing O O
Shape B-FAC B-ORG
Headquarters I-FAC I-ORG
and O O
you O O
know O O
all O O
that O O
kind O O
of O O
stuff O O
. O O
those O O
military O O
things O O
. O O

Would O O
you O O
be O O
interested O O
in O O
seeing O O
Shape B-FAC B-ORG
Headquarters I-FAC I-ORG
again O O
. O O

No O O
. O O
Not O O
really O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

I O O
did O O
n't O O
think O O
so O O
. O O

Somehow O O
I O O
had O O
this O O
feeling O O
that O O
the O O
military O O
taste O O
had O O
been O O
beaten O O
out O O
of O O
you O O
. O O

yep O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
, O O

the O O
mil- O O
, O O

I O O
ca O O
n't O O
say O O
too O O
bad O O
things O O
about O O
the O O
military O O
though O O
. O O

They O O
still O O
have O O
my O O
goods O O

and O O
they O O
'll O O
probably O O
hold O O
them O O
hostage O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
own O O
my O O
body O O
and O O
soul O O
for O O
like O O
another B-DATE O
four I-DATE O
years I-DATE O

so O O
I O O
just O O
got O O
to O O
pray O O
that O O
they O O

oh O O
do O O
they O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

I O O
owe O O
four B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
active O O
reserve O O
time O O
. O O

aw O O
great O O
. O O

Do O O
they O O
do O O
that O O
to O O
everyone O O
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, O O
get O O
out O O
of O O
there O O

yeah O O
-- O O
-- O O
%eh O O
everyone O O
%uh O O
who O O
has O O
n't O O
been O O
like O O
you O O
were O O

you O O
went O O
through O O
like O O
the O O
thirty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
six I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
process O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

So O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
it O O

but O O
yeah O O
if O O
you O O
just O O
separate O O
normally O O
and O O
you O O
have O O
n't O O
served O O
at B-DATE B-DATE
least I-DATE I-DATE
eight I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
then O O
you O O
owe O O
it O O
. O O

And O O
that O O
's O O
one O O
of O O
those O O
things O O
they O O
just O O
never O O
tell O O
you O O
up O O
front O O
. O O

No O O
. O O

They O O
never O O
said O O
anything O O

I O O
figured O O
there O O
was O O
something O O
like O O
that O O
because O O

And O O
I O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
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the O O
entire O O
time O O
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in O O
college O O
too O O
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So O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
that O O
's O O
the O O
military O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
my O O
discharge O O
papers O O
and O O
everything O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

and O O
I O O
've O O
said O O
that O O
yeah O O
I O O
will O O
give O O
a O O
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sample O O
or O O
a O O
blood O O
sample O O
if O O
they O O
call O O
me O O
back O O
for O O
those O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
to O O
pay O O
my O O
trip O O
back O O
to O O
the B-GPE O
states I-GPE O
. O O
because O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
bases O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
I O O
'm O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
pay O O
out O O
of O O
my O O
own O O
expenses O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
something O O
for O O
them O O
. O O

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they O O
want O O
me O O
they O O
can O O
pay O O
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bring O O
me O O
back O O
active O O
duty O O
and O O
pay O O
me O O
for O O
the O O
day O O
if O O
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're O O
going O O
to O O
drag O O
me O O
off O O
somewhere O O
. O O

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first B-ORDINAL O
they O O
have O O
to O O
find O O
me O O
. O O

yeah O O
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was O O
i- O O
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if O O
you O O
're O O
in O O
another O O
country O O
I O O
mean O O
and O O
you O O
're O O
not O O
planning O O
on O O
coming O O
back O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
U I-GPE I-GPE
S I-GPE I-GPE
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are O O
they O O
going O O
to O O
do O O
even O O
if O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Well O O
I O O
mean O O
I O O
'm O O
still O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
citizen O O

and O O
I O O
still O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
be O O
welcome O O
in O O
my O O
own O O
country O O
. O O

Although O O
g- O O

%uh O O
I O O
mean O O
if O O
they O O
denied O O
my O O
citizenship O O
and O O
I O O
became O O
a O O
citizen O O
here O O
I O O
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would O O
n't O O
be O O
a O O
horror O O
either O O
, O O

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yeah O O

right O O
now O O
I O O
mean O O
I O O
do O O
want O O
to O O
keep O O
my O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
citizenship O O

so O O
. O O

I O O
kind O O
of O O
want O O
to O O

Are O O
you O O
going O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
dual O O
citizen O O
? O O

What O O
's O O
that O O
? O O

Are O O
you O O
going O O
to O O
try O O
and O O
become O O
a O O
dual O O
citizen O O
? O O

Have O O
dual O O
citizenship O O
? O O

You O O
ca O O
n't O O
do O O
that O O
, O O

%um O O
, O O
the O O
only O O
way O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
dual O O
citizen O O
is O O
if O O
you O O
're O O
born O O
in O O
a O O
foreign O O
country O O

like O O
if O O
I O O
were O O
born O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
then O O
had O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
parents O O
. O O
Then O O
I O O
could O O
be O O
a O O
dual O O
citizen O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O

If O O
I O O
would O O
to O O
ask O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
citizen O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
I O O
would O O
automatically O O
lose O O
my O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
citizenship O O
. O O

As O O
far O O
as O O
the O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
concerned O O
, O O
yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

The O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
could O O
care O O
less O O
. O O

The O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
would O O
say O O
fine O O

want O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
dual O O
citizen O O
, O O

that O O
's O O
fine O O
, O O

but O O
the O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
as O O
soon O O
as O O
you O O
ask O O
for O O
another O O
citizenship O O
that O O
act O O
of O O
asking O O
for O O
it O O
takes O O
away O O
your O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
citizenship O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
it O O
's O O
kind O O
of O O
stupid O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
'm O O
an O O
expatriot O O
. O O

An O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
expatriot O O
. O O

An O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
living O O
abroad O O
. O O

I O O
still O O
have O O
to O O
file O O
a O O
tax O O
return O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

But O O
my O O
first B-ORDINAL O
seventy B-MONEY B-MONEY
five I-MONEY I-MONEY
thousand I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
worth O O
of O O
income O O
is O O
tax O O
free O O
. O O

Good O O
grief O O
. O O

As O O
long O O
as O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
bring O O
it O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
states O O
. O O

Good O O
grief O O
. O O

I B-ORG O
R I-ORG O
S I-ORG O
for O O
you O O
, O O
%huh O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

oh O O
they O O
want O O
their O O
share O O
. O O

They O O
want O O
their O O
piece O O
of O O
meat O O
. O O

But O O
all O O
foreign O O
taxes O O
are O O
deductible O O
, O O

and O O
my O O
taxes O O
here O O
are O O
fifty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
income O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
taxes O O
here O O
are O O
so O O
much O O
higher O O
that O O
, O O
yeah O O
I O O
would O O
never O O
have O O
to O O
worry O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

Unless O O
you O O
became O O
C O O
E O O
O O O
of O O
the O O
company O O
then O O
maybe O O
like O O
a B-MONEY B-MONEY
thousand I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
would O O
be O O
taxable O O
, O O
right O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

Somehow O O
it O O
raises O O
a O O
small O O
amount O O
. O O

the O O
problem O O
's O O
going O O
to O O
%uh O O
be O O
Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
salary O O
is O O
taxable O O
here O O
and O O
at O O
fifty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT

so O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
owe O O
some O O
money O O
to O O
the B-ORG O
Dutch I-ORG B-NORP
government I-ORG O
on O O
her O O
salary O O
. O O

aw O O
. O O

Some O O
amount O O
that O O
has O O
to O O
be O O
deducted O O
a O O
certain O O
amount O O

and O O
the O O
amount O O
we O O
pay O O
the B-ORG O
American I-ORG B-NORP
government I-ORG O
is O O
deductible O O
, O O

but O O
we O O
'll O O
still O O
owe O O
some O O
taxes O O
. O O

Th- O O
, O O

see O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
how O O
it O O
works O O
. O O

we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
need O O
of O O
some O O
sort O O
of O O
accountant O O
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it O O
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I O O
have O O
no O O
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how O O
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all O O
works O O
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the O O
Quicken B-PRODUCT B-ORG
Dutch B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
version O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

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, O O
you O O
know O O
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would O O
n't O O
trust O O
it O O
because O O
it O O
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so O O
complicated O O
with O O
this O O
international O O
garbage O O
or O O
else O O
the B-PRODUCT O
Turbo I-PRODUCT O
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with O O
the O O
Dutch B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
modules O O
. O O
that O O
I O O
just O O
would O O
n't O O
trust O O
it O O
. O O

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know O O
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. O O

yeah O O
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So O O
complicated O O
when O O
you O O
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dealing O O
with O O
a O O
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tax O O
form O O
. O O

Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
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to O O
read O O
it O O

and O O
Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
her O O
father O O
did O O
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understand O O
the O O
damn O O
thing O O
. O O

How O O
am O O
I O O
supposed O O
to O O
understand O O
it O O
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I O O
'm O O
really O O
looking O O
forward O O
to O O
moving O O
to O O
Oregon B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
dealing O O
with O O
, O O

Oregon B-GPE B-GPE
you O O
pay O O
state O O
tax O O

Washington B-GPE B-GPE
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do O O
n't O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
looking O O
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to O O
that O O
cause O O
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yeah O O

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You O O
'll O O
be O O
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student O O

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you O O
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I O O
mean O O
you O O
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what O O
is O O
your O O
income O O
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oh O O
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well O O

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y- O O
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it O O
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probably O O
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about B-MONEY B-MONEY
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portion I-DATE O
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this I-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
I O O
'm O O
in O O
Oregon B-GPE B-GPE

and O O
then O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
it O O
'll O O
be O O
eleven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
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yeah O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
mean O O
you O O
're O O
below O O
the O O
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that O O
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yeah O O
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So O O
I O O
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any O O
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Well O O

But O O
then O O
I O O
've O O
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say O O
like B-CARDINAL O
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thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
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here O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE

but O O

That O O
should O O
be O O
non O O
taxable O O
out O O
of O O
state O O
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should O O

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you O O
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it O O
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then O O
again O O
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I O O
had O O
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I O O
had O O
to O O
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taxes O O
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had O O
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Georgia B-GPE B-GPE
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Kansas B-GPE B-GPE
yeah O O
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then O O
my O O
federal O O
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. O O

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%um O O
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I O O
think O O
this O O
phone O O
call O O
's O O
just O O
about O O
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call O O
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we O O
arrive O O
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h- O O
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maybe O O
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just O O
call O O
you O O
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we O O
get O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
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to O O
let O O
you O O
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we O O
're O O
there O O
, O O

so O O
if O O
we O O
get O O
in O O
the B-DATE O
eighteenth I-DATE B-DATE
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nineteenth I-DATE I-DATE
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then O O
call O O
you O O
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%um O O
when O O
we O O
get O O
to O O
a O O
hotel O O
or O O
something O O
like O O
that O O
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okay O O
that O O
's O O
a O O
great O O
idea O O
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as O O
soon O O
as O O
you O O
get O O
into O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
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get O O
yourself O O
settled O O
you O O
can O O
call O O
me O O

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if O O
it O O
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night B-TIME O
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call O O
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parents O O

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so O O

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remember O O
that O O
if O O
you O O
dial O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
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need O O
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add O O
a O O
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so O O
like O O
right O O
now O O
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it O O
's O O
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area O O
code O O
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you O O
dial O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE
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it O O
's O O
zero B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
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zero B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
okay O O
in O O
Holland B-GPE B-GPE

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then O O
yeah O O
you O O
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call O O
up O O

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me O O
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work O O
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not O O
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call O O
Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
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parents O O
if O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
new O O
phone O O
number O O
for O O
me O O
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And O O
if O O
you O O
do O O
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I O O
'll O O
send O O
it O O
by O O
email O O
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if O O
I O O
get O O
it O O
before B-DATE O
this I-DATE O
weekend I-DATE O

we O O
'll O O
email O O
you O O
something O O

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if O O
you O O
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get O O
email O O
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just O O
call O O
Anya B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
parents O O

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have O O
a O O
phone O O
by O O
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they O O
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give O O
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number O O

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just O O
remember O O
to O O
ask O O
for O O
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mother O O
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it O O
's O O
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right O O

Bode B-PERSON B-PERSON

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as O O
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then O O
Dutch B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
it O O
's O O
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'll O O
probably O O
never O O
remember O O
that O O

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they O O
wo O O
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nah O O
do O O
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it O O
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call O O
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English B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
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clearly O O
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once O O
you O O
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line O O
will O O
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really O O
clear O O
. O O

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mean O O
the O O
phones O O
here O O
are O O
pretty O O
good O O
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once O O
you O O
're O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

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's O O
just O O
these O O
to O O
America B-GPE B-GPE

it O O
's O O
always O O
kind O O
of O O
iffy O O

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how O O
are O O
you O O
guys O O
? O O

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is O O
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how O O
are O O
you O O
? O O

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pretty O O
well O O
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is O O
not O O
here O O
at O O
the O O
moment O O
. O O

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's O O
been O O
away O O
with O O
her O O
class O O
oh O O
. O O
up O O
around O O
Blandenburg B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
about B-DATE B-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
on O O
a O O
, O O
what O O
they O O
call O O
Feldmessen O B-PERSON
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is O O
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, O O
surveying O O
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she O O
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away O O
for O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

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's O O
coming O O
back O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

ha O O
. O O

So O O
we O O
're O O
looking O O
forward O O
to O O
that O O
. O O

oh O O
, O O
I O O
'm O O
sorry O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
miss O O
her O O
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yeah O O
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you O O
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getting O O
lonely O O
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yeah O O
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's O O
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here O O

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we O O
've O O
been O O
doing O O
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. O O

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actually O O
waiting O O
for O O
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to O O
show O O
up O O
because O O
we O O
were O O
supposed O O
to O O
go O O
into O O
town O O
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meet O O
some O O
people O O
in O O
town O O
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've O O
got O O
a O O
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here O O
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's O O
checking O O
out O O
rooms O O
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stuff O O
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. O O

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coming O O
in O O
the O O
fall B-DATE O
, O O

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she O O
was O O
in O O
a O O
place O O
called O O
Taiwa B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

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know O O
Tufts B-ORG B-PERSON
yeah O O
. O O
sent O O
her O O
to O O
Taiwa B-GPE B-GPE

I O O
had O O
friends O O
there O O
. O O
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did O O
a O O
course O O
in O O
Taiwa B-GPE B-GPE

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then O O
she O O
came O O
over O O
here O O
, O O
and O O
%um O O
, O O
checked O O
out O O
a O O
room O O
here O O
. O O

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so O O
it O O
's O O

and O O
the O O
end O O
semester O O
is O O
still O O
going O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
it O O
ends O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
twenty I-DATE I-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
July I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
%uh O O
oh O O
, O O
yeah O O
. O O
things O O
are O O
busy O O
. O O

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, O O

gosh O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

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got O O
another O O
month B-DATE O
. O O

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then O O
, O O
are O O
you O O
coming O O
over O O
to O O
the O B-GPE
States B-GPE I-GPE
at O O
all O O
this B-DATE O
summer I-DATE O
? O O

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. O O

No O O
. O O

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no O O
. O O
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Not O O
even O O
Chris B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

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, O O
no O O
, O O
no O O
. O O
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enough O O
relatives O O
left O O
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the O O
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scene O O
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kind O O
of O O
sad O O
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know O O
everybody O O
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kind O O
of O O
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away O O
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almost O O
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yeah O O
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I O O
remember O O
when O O
I O O
talked O O
to O O
you O O
in O O
the B-DATE O
fall I-DATE O
yeah O O
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yeah O O
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just O O
about O O

oh O O
did O O
your O O
sister O O
die O O
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sister O O
passed O O
away O O
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. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
if O O
you O O
spoke O O
to O O
me O O
before O O
that O O
or O O
when O O
it O O
was O O
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was O O
happening O O
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When O O
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it O O
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have O O
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after O O
. O O

Well O O

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father O O
died O O
right O O
after O O
we O O
talked O O
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oh O O
god O O
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yeah O O
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yeah O O
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getting O O
old O O
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it O O
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people O O
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pretty O O
young O O
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, O O

yeah O O
. O O

And O O
you O O
know O O
my O O
sister O O
was O O
n't O O
that O O
old O O

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she O O
just O O
had O O
bad O O
luck O O
I O O
guess O O
is O O
all O O
you O O
can O O
say O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
going O O
to O O
put O O
you O O
on O O
after O O
fifteen B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

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've O O
got O O
to O O

And O O
there O O
was O O
n't O O
anything O O
anybody O O
could O O
do O O
. O O

So O O
. O O

And O O
then O O
an O O
aunt O O
of O O
Chris B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
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Mamie B-PERSON B-PERSON
up O O
in O O
Maine B-GPE B-GPE
passed O O
away O O
. O O

that O O
had O O
n't O O
happ- O O
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that O O
happened O O
already O O
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No O O

No O O
that O O
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happened O O
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no O O
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passed O O
away O O
in O O
about B-DATE O
March I-DATE B-DATE
or O O

yeah O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
some O O
concern O O
about O O
her O O
when O O
I O O
talked O O
to O O
you O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
or O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

. O O

yeah O O
. O O

No O O
, O O
she O O
was O O
not O O
doing O O
well O O
. O O

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had O O
a O O
brain O O
tumor O O
. O O

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then O O
they O O
operated O O
on O O

and O O
things O O
were O O
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going O O
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, O O

and O O
. O O

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actually O O
got O O
to O O
see O O
her O O
I O O
guess O O
a O O
day O O
before O O
she O O
died O O
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oh O O
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I O O
mean O O
she O O
did O O
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was O O
there O O
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that O O
was O O
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just O O
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in O O

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guess O O
. O O

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yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

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how O O
about O O
you O O
? O O

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, O O
I O O
r- O O

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I O O
'm O O
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how O O
are O O
your O O
eyes O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

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, O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
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have O O
to O O
go O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
you O O
know O O
to O O
see O O
again O O
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, O O
not O O
exactly O O
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that O O
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about O B-PERCENT
eighty B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
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while O O
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then O O
%um O O
, O O
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not O O
exactly O O
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what O O
it O O
is O O
now O O
. O O

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I O O
'll O O
know O O
in O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

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are O O
you O O
having O O
blurred O O
vision O O
? O O

Or O O

oh O O
yeah O O
, O O
yeah O O
. O O

Sure O O
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right O O
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great O O
. O O

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, O O
and O O
it O O
got O O
back O O
to O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
eighty I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

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know O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
detached O O
retina O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

And O O
then O O
they O O
operated O O
on O O
it O O
once O O
, O O

and O O
they O O
operated O O
on O O
it O O
twice O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
then O O
things O O
seemed O O
to O O
be O O
doing O O
pretty O O
well O O
, O O

and O O
at O O
the O O
moment O O
I O O
'm O O
%um O O
, O O
not O O
quite O O
so O O
sure O O
. O O

%hm O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
who O O
knows O O
. O O
%um O O
. O O

%hm O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
know O O
it O O
'll O O
never O O
be O O
more O B-PERCENT
than O I-PERCENT
about B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
seventy I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
or I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
eighty I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O
Which O O
is O O
fine O O
. O O

Eighty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
is O O
fantastic O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

%um O O

So O O
we O O
'll O O
just O O
see O O
. O O
You O O
know O O

%hm O O
. O O
we O O
'll O O
see O O
what O O
happens O O
. O O

Frustrating O O
. O O

%uh O O
, O O
yeah O O
. O O

Annoying O O
. O O

And O O
that O O
thing O O
that O O
came O O
up O O
recently O O
, O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
I O O
had O O
, O O
oh O O
, O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
a O O
knee O O
problem O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

And O O
my O O
right O O
knee O O
, O O

and O O
now O O
it O O
's O O
my O O
left O O
knee O O
. O O

you O O
know O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
a O O
pain O O
in O O
the O O
ass O O
. O O

And O O
yeah O O
. O O
%um O O
, O O
I O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
doctor O O

and O O
they O O
do O O
a O O
Punktion O O
. O O
Ich O O
weiss O O
nicht O O
wer O O
. O O

Anyway O O
they O O
take O O
, O O
%uh O O
fluid O O
out O O
of O O
it O O
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
it O O
gets O O
irritated O O
take O O
some O O
pills O O
and O O
stuff O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
a O O
pain O O
in O O
the O O
ass O O
. O O

So O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
, O O
l- O O
. O O

is O O
that O O
like O O
water O O
on O O
the O O
knee O O
? O O

Is O O
that O O
what O O
that O O
is O O
? O O

%um O O
, O O
well O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
happens O O
. O O

It O O
develops O O
because O O
of O O
irritation O O
, O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
%um O O
, O O
inflammation O O
. O O

%hm O O
. O O

Is O O
that O O
from O O
the O O
running O O
? O O

And O O
how O O
the O O
inflammation O O
d- O O

yeah O O
, O O

maybe O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

They O O
do O O
n't O O

It O O
just O O
came O O
overnight B-TIME O
practically O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
and O O
%uh O O
, O O
we O O
'd O O
been O O
up O O
in O O
Berlin B-GPE B-GPE

and O O
we O O
had O O
a O O
big O O
trip O O
up O O
there O O
and O O
did O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
walking O O
, O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
fast O O
walking O O
and O O
stuff O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
I O O
mean O O
that O O
mhm O O
. O O
should O O
n't O O
be O O
a O O
big O O
deal O O
. O O
%um O O

Was O O
this O O
last O O
crop O O
of O O
**Tuftees** O O
good O O
? O O

So O O
. O O

Was O O
your O O
last O O
crop O O
of O O
students O O
from O O
Tufts B-ORG B-ORG
good O O
? O O

How O O
's O O
that O O
? O O

yeah O O

well O O
they O O
're O O
still O O
here O O
. O O

Right O O
, O O

but O O
they O O
're O O
winding O O
down O O
, O O
so O O
you O O
know O O
them O O
really O O
well O O
by O O
this O O
point O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
winding O O
down O O
. O O

yeah O O
, O O

they O O
're O O
very O O
good O O
. O O

they O O
learned O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
German B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
. O O

They O O
learned O O
an O O
amazing O O
amount O O
of O O
German B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
. O O

Before O O
I O O
forget O O
, O O
I O O
saw O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Silinas I-PERSON I-PERSON
a B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

oh O O
. O O
How O O
's O O
he O O
doing O O
? O O

And O O
he O O
's O O
had O O

Well O O
he O O
's O O
working O O
for O O
an O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
firm O O
over O O
here O O
, O O

and O O
he O O
's O O
doing O O
very O O
very O O
well O O
. O O
%um O O
, O O

and O O
his O O
wife O O
just O O
had O O
their O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
child O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

A O O
little O O
boy O O
. O O
Benjamin B-PERSON O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
about B-DATE O
, I-DATE O
%uh I-DATE O
, I-DATE O
two I-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
maybe O O
. O O

%huh O O
. O O

Tops O O
. O O

And O O
I O O
got O O
a O O
card O O
from O O
, O O

you O O
remember O O
Amy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gleason I-PERSON I-PERSON
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Well O O
she O O
just O O
had O O
a O O
baby O O
a O O
couple O O
of O O

heard O O
that O O
. O O

Well O O
this O O
is O O
number O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

okay O O
. O O

I O O
just O O
got O O
a O O
card O O
from O O
Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Doris B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O

oh O O
. O O

and O O
they O O
see O O
Amy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gleason I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
occasion O O
. O O

And O O
so O O
I O O
think O O
they O O
told O O
me O O
that O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Have O O
you O O
heard O O
from O O
Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Doris B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

Not O O
in O O
a O O
while O O
, O O
no O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
now O O
living O O
in O O
Rhode B-GPE B-GPE
Island I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

You O O
probably O O
knew O O
that O O
. O O

Well O O
. O O
yeah O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
's O O
teaching O O
at O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
R I-ORG I-ORG
I I-ORG O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
nice O O
letter O O
, O O
because O O
it O O
sounded O O
like O O
she O O
went O O
through O O
very O O
similar O O
things O O
that O O
I O O
did O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
, O O
I O O
went O O
from O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
U B-ORG B-GPE
C I-ORG I-GPE
S I-ORG I-GPE
G I-ORG O
to O O
here O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
such O O
an O O
intellectual O O
letdown O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
went O O
from O O
Penn B-ORG O
, O O
%um O O
To O O
Columbia B-ORG B-GPE
. O O
to O O
Columbia B-ORG B-GPE
to O O
U B-ORG B-GPE
R I-ORG I-GPE
I I-ORG O
. O O

Well O O
Columbia B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
okay O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
said O O
the O O
students O O
are O O
just O O
, O O

you O O
know O O
, O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
care O O
, O O

and O O
they O O
're O O
not O O
very O O
good O O
, O O

and O O
all O O
of O O
a O O
sudden O O
she O O
's O O
getting O O
conference O O
papers O O
rejected O O

and O O
she O O
thinks O O
it O O
's O O
the O O
affiliation O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Because O O
she O O
does O O
n't O O
think O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
her O O
work O O
has O O
changed O O
. O O

Now O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
submitted O O
a O O
conference O O
paper O O
with O O
the O O
Missouri B-ORG B-GPE
%um O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
affiliation O O
yet O O
. O O

Because O O
the O O
last O O
one O O
I O O
submitted O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
fall O O
, O O

and O O
I O O
still O O
had O O
my O O
San B-ORG B-GPE
Diego I-ORG I-GPE
affiliation O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
I O O
'm O O
still O O
officially O O
on O O
leave O O
. O O

If O O
anything O O
came O O
up O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
we O O
could O O
still O O
go O O
back O O
. O O
uh-huh O O
. O O
%uh O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
for O O
Sam B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
very O O
very O O
very O O
yeah O O
. O O
unlikely O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

But O O
at O O
any O O
rate O O
it O O
was O O
nice O O
to O O
hear O O
from O O
her O O
because O O
she O O
said O O
after B-DATE O
two I-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
there O O
now O O
, O O
she O O
%um O O
has O O
come O O
to O O
terms O O
with O O
this O O
, O O

and O O
yeah O O
. O O
she O O
's O O
accepted O O
that O O
there O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
good O O
things O O
in O O
Rhode B-GPE B-GPE
Island I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

And O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
their O O
life O O
is O O
a O O
lot O O
less O O
complicated O O
, O O

and O O
she O O
has O O
more O O
time O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
parent O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

Good O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
's O O
just O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
the O O
same O O
kind O O
of O O
career O O
that O O
she O O
had O O
thought O O
about O O
. O O

Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
working O O
as O O
a O O
financial O O
consultant O O
for O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
Meryl B-ORG B-PERSON
Lynch I-ORG I-PERSON
. O O

And O O
he O O

oh O O
. O O

yeah O O
, O O
he O O
had O O
been O O
doing O O
work O O
for O O
some O O
environmental O O
firm O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
consultant O O
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
it O O
did O O
n't O O
work O O
out O O
. O O

%um O O
He O O
was O O
changing O O
projects O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE

and O O
he O O
said O O
he O O
could O O
n't O O
keep O O
on O O
top O O
of O O
it O O
. O O

He O O
could O O
n't O O
learn O O
the O O
whole O O
new O O
area O O
%mm O O
. O O
that O O
fast O O
each O O
time O O
. O O

%mm O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
says O O
he O O
went O O
in O O
and O O
had O O
some O O
tests O O
, O O

and O O
he O O
was O O
diagnosed O O
as O O
having O O
attention O O
deficit O O
disorder O O
. O O

Which O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
given O O
how O O
far O O
he O O
's O O
gotten O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
he O O
got O O
his O O
degree O O
at O O
Tufts B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
all O O
, O O
I O O
found O O
that O O
surprising O O
that O O
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
as O O
an O O
adult O O
they O O
're O O
diagnosing O O
this O O
. O O
%um O O

%mm O O
. O O
I O O
wonder O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

But O O
anyway O O
. O O

yeah O O
, O O

but O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

And O O
%um O O

yeah O O
. O O

He O O
%um O O

Whatever O O
's O O
helpful O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
found O O
this O O
new O O
job O O
as O O
a O O
financial O O
consultant O O
and O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
happy O O
with O O
that O O
. O O

Good O O
. O O

And O O
then O O
we O O
saw O O
Leo B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Julie B-PERSON O
at O O
Christmas B-DATE B-EVENT
time O O
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
're O O
doing O O
great O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
they O O
had O O
just O O
moved O O
to O O
He O O
's O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
now O O
, O O
right O O
? O O
a O O
really O O
nice O O
house O O
in O O
Westchester B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

yeah O O
, O O
Good O O
. O O
an O O
older O O
home O O
that O O
you O O
know O O
Julie B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
of O O
course O O
carving O O
up O O
and O O
making O O
beautiful O O
. O O
%um O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

Now O O
she O O
had O O
a O O
job O O
with O O
an O O
architectural O O
group O O
when O O
she O O
first O B-ORDINAL
got O O
out O O
to O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
, O O

and O O
that O O
did O O
n't O O
work O O
out O O
. O O

She O O
said O O
they O O
had O O
her O O
doing O O
things O O
that O O
she O O
really O O
was O O
n't O O
qualified O O
to O O
do O O
%ah O O
. O O
and O O
that O O
she O O
really O O
did O O
n't O O
feel O O
competent O O
doing O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
they O O
mutually O O
agreed O O
that O O
she O O
should O O
leave O O
. O O

And O O
so O O
she O O
was O O
looking O O
for O O
another O O
job O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
I O O
'm O O
sure O O
she O O
'll O O
find O O
one O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
so O O
talented O O
. O O

She O O
may O O
have O O
found O O
one O O
by O O
now O O
. O O
%um O O

yeah O O
, O O

oh O O
yeah O O
. O O

Amazing O O
, O O

yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
, O O

and O O
so O O
we O O
met O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
%uh O O
Adrian B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
their O O
kid O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
three B-DATE O
uh-huh O O
. O O
and O O
just O O
a O O
really O O
lovely O O
little O O
boy O O
. O O

right O O

yeah O O

He O O
's O O
so O O
big O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
, O O
Leo B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
big O O
. O O
You O O
know O O
, O O

he O O
's O O
got O O
Leo B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
genes O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

And O O
%uh O O
Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Doris B-PERSON B-PERSON
sent O O
us O O
a O O
picture O O
of O O
theirs O O

and O O
he O O
has O O
Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
expressions O O
. O O

He O O
really O O
looks O O
like O O
Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

oh O O
that O O
's O O
life O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
looked O O
really O O
big O O
too O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
picture O O
, O O
he O O
's O O
three B-CARDINAL B-DATE
and I-CARDINAL I-DATE
a I-CARDINAL I-DATE
half I-CARDINAL I-DATE
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

%huh O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
but O O
Leo B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Julie B-PERSON B-PERSON
just O O
seemed O O
, O O
%um O O
sort O O
of O O
happy O O
with O O
the O O
decisions O O
they O O
've O O
made O O
. O O

And O O

Good O O
. O O

%um O O
, O O
like O O
every O O

now O O
is O O
he O O
with O O
a O O
publishing O O
house O O
now O O
? O O

Which O O
one O O
is O O
he O O
with O O
. O O

Yes O O
which O O
one O O
%um O O

Well O O
I O O
can O O

yeah O O

It O O
's O O
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of O O
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two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
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yeah O O
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in O O
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you O O
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she O O
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compromise O O

but O O
it O O
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like O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
the O O
money O O
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with O O
everything O O
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wow O O
wow O O

industry O O
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told O O
you O O
this O O
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I O O
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I O O
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Tufts B-ORG B-ORG
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uh-huh O O
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it O O
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really O O
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today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

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kind O O
of O O
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at O O
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the B-DATE B-DATE
middle I-DATE I-DATE
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%mm O O
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yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
? O O

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good O O
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was O O
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. O O

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oh O O
. O O

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four O I-DATE
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. O O

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going O O
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like O O
to O O
stay O O
very O O
long O O
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do O O
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know O O
. O O

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kind O O
of O O
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unfortunately O O
for O O
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not O O
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cardio O O
vascular O O
. O O

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when O O
I O O
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still O O
riding O O
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bike O O
she O O
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completely O O
finished O O
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mhm O O
. O O

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like O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
even O O
started O O
mine O O
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mhm O O
. O O
You O O
know O O

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I O O
kind O O
of O O
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her O O
that O O
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only O O
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weight O O
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cardio O O
vascular O O
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mhm O O
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that O O
lifting O O
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you O O
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that O O
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only O O
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yo- O O
. O O

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a O O
woman O O
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, O O

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do O O
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know O O

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she O O
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catch O O
on O O
soon O O
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burn O O
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lot O O
of O O
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lifting O O
weights O O
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I O O
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you O O
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much O O
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at O O
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you O O
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line O O
for O O
as O O
much O O
time O O
as O O
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actually O O
lifting O O
. O O

Really O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

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too O O
bad O O
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yeah O O
. O O

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is O O
it O O
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overcrowded O O
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I O O
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until O O
about B-TIME B-TIME
six I-TIME I-TIME
o'clock I-TIME I-TIME
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night O O
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when O O
everyone O O
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gets O O
there O O
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. O O

mhm O O
. O O

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I O O
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sure O O
for O O
people O O
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go O O
in O O
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daytime I-TIME O
it O O
's O O
probably O O
dead O O
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. O O
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know O O

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when O O
I O O
go O O
Saturday B-TIME B-DATE
and I-TIME O
Sunday I-TIME B-DATE
mornings I-TIME O
it O O
's O O
totally O O
dead O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

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you O O
know O O
the B-TIME O
weeknights I-TIME O
is O O
pretty O O
crazy O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O

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found O O
a O O
gym O O
yesterday B-DATE O
here O O
that O O
's O O
only O B-QUANTITY
eight B-MONEY I-QUANTITY
pounds I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
a O O
month O O
which O O
is O O
like O B-MONEY
twelve B-MONEY I-MONEY
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, O O
twelve B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
fifty B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL

oh O O
yeah O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
at O O
the O O
hospital O O
nearby O O
. O O

Well O O
that O O
's O O
a O O
deal O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

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uh-huh O O
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I O O
think O O
%um O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
Charlie B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
I O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
go O O
over O O
and O O
join O O
up O O
. O O

Even O O
Charlie B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
going O O
to O O
join O O
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, O O

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it O O
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to O O
be O O
debited O O
from O O
a O O
bank O O
account O O
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it O O
's O O
got O O
to O O
be O O
debited O O
from O O
his O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

In O O
your O O
letter O O
you O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
eats O O
constantly O O
. O O

oh O O
my O O
god O O
. O O

Really O O
? O O

Alice B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
I O O
've O O
never O O
seen O O
anybody O O
eat O O
as O O
much O O
as O O
he O O
does O O

and O O
he O O
's O O
so O O
skinny O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
cereal O O
he O O
eats O O
like O O
between O O
meals O O
and O O
after O O
meals O O

yeah O O
. O O

and O O
we O O
go O O
through O O
a O O
box O O
of O O
cereal O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Really O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

He O O
eats O O
at O O
least O O
like O O
four B-CARDINAL O
of O O
cereal O O
a O O
day O O
like O O
in O O
addition O O
to O O
like O O
meals O O
. O O

uh-huh O O

And O O
when O O
he O O
goes O O
to O O
work O O
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brings O O
four B-CARDINAL O
sandwiches O O
with O O
him O O
, O O
uh-huh O O
. O O
a O O
bag O O
of O O
potato O O
chips O O
uh-huh O O
. O O
%um O O
you O O
know O O
and O O
then O O
little O O
sweetie O O
things O O
chocolates O O
and O O
**cakies** O O
and O O
stuff O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

uh-huh O O

And O O
then O O
you O O
know O O
before O O
he O O
leaves O O
every O O
morning O O
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has O O
like O O
two B-CARDINAL O
fried O O
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mhm O O
on O O
toast O O
with O O
cheese O O
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sausages O O
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and O O
like O O
fruit O O

and O O
oh O O
my O O
god O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
crazy O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
crazy O O
how O O
much O O
he O O
eats O O
. O O

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was O O
probably O O
starving O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
here O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
what O O
we O O
got O O
to O O
do O O
is O O
just O O
when O O
he O O
comes O O
just O O
have O O
lots O O
of O O
cereal O O
. O O

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likes O O
Cocoa B-PRODUCT B-PERSON
Pops I-PRODUCT I-PERSON
. O O

oh O O
boy O O
. O O

Wow O O
. O O

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's O O
pretty O O
crazy O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
all O O
about O O
being O O
a O O
blue O O
collar O O
man O O
. O O

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so O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
the O O
ones O O
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eat O O
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day I-TIME O
. O O

Really O O
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I O O
mean O O
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his O O
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it O O
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hard O O
for O O
you O O
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eat O O
as O O
much O O
as O O
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does O O
. O O

No O O
. O O

I O O
learned O O
quick O O
fast O O
in O O
a O O
hurry O O
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I O O
've O O
gained O O
so O O
much O O
weight O O
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in O O
the B-DATE O
first I-DATE B-ORDINAL
week I-DATE O
I O O
was O O
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mhm O O
. O O
-- O O
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a O O
lot O O

so O O
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Well O O
it O O
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hard O O
to O O
you O O
know O O
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eat O O
when O O
somebody O O
else O O
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. O O

Well O O
I O O
'm O O
figuring O O
it O O
out O O
fast O O
because O O
-- O O
okay O O
-- O O
with O O
not O O
working O O
out O O
and O O
all O O
yeah O O
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it O O
's O O
pretty O O
miserable O O
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crunch O O
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. O O

%mm O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
called O O
this O O
woman O O
today B-DATE O

and O O
%um O O
, O O
she O O
's O O
a O O
dressmaker O O

and O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
go O O
see O O
her O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
Thursday I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
talk O O
about O O
her O O
making O O
my O O
wedding O O
dress O O
. O O

Slate O O
green O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

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. O O

See O O
, O O
that O O
way O O
I O O
can O O
have O O
exactly O O
what O O
I O O
want O O
. O O

Exactly O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
only O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
about B-MONEY B-QUANTITY
two I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
hundred I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
and I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
fifty I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
pounds I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
which O O
is O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
three I-MONEY I-MONEY
hundred I-MONEY I-MONEY
and I-MONEY I-MONEY
fifty I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

So O O
it O O
's O O
pretty O O
good O O
I O O
mean O O
comparatively O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
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be O O
exactly O O
what O O
I O O
want O O

and O O
it O O
'll O O
look O O
good O O
on O O
me O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
like O O
fit O O
me O O
, O O
Sure O O
. O O
which O O
is O O
necessary O O
at O O
the O O
moment O O
because O O
I O O
'm O O
plump O O

so O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
daddy O O
got O O
%um O O
the O O
invitations O O
together O O
for O O
you O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

And O O
in O O
it O O
I O O
put O O
, O O
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paint O O
samples O O
from O O
Sherwin B-ORG B-PERSON
Williams I-ORG I-PERSON
uh-huh O O
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of O O
all O O
the O O
different O O
like O O
shades O O
of O O
what O O
color O O
I O O
thought O O
you O O
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be O O
thinking O O
of O O
for O O
the O O
bride O O
's O O
maids O O
. O O

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. O O

oh O O
I O O
already O O
told O O
them O O
all O O
black O O

but O O
dad O B-PERSON
does O O
n't O O
want O O
black O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Mom O O
and O O
dad O O
wo O O
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have O O
black O O
. O O

They O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
black O O
? O O

They O O
're O O
really O O
opposed O O
to O O
it O O
. O O

Did O O
you O O
call O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
tell O O
her O O
that O O
? O O

No O O
. O O

Could O O
you O O
do O O
that O O
? O O

okay O O
. O O

Could O O
you O O
call O O
Kate B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
tell O O
her O O
that O O
? O O

yeah O O
. O O

Just O O
say O O
you O O
know O O
my O O
parents O O
are O O
really O O
opposed O O
to O O
black O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

They O O
wo O O
n't O O
buy O O
me O O
a O O
black O O
dress O O
. O O

They O O
wo O O
n't O O
? O O

Here O O
wait O O
. O O

Let O O
me O O
look O O
for O O
my O O
phonebook O O
. O O

No O O
. O O

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. O O

%uh O O
would O O
you O O
mind O O
%uh O O
taking O O
her O O
back O O

and O O
she O O
said O O
no O O
. O O

She O O
said O O
%uh O O
she O O
'd O O
be O O
more O O
than O O
happy O O
to O O
. O O

Really O O
? O O

This O O
girl O O
has O O
everything O O
in O O
her O O
dreams O O
you O O
know O O
. O O

it O O
is O O
as O O
my O O
husband O O
says O O
%uh O O
, O O
%uh O O
al O O
kadir O O
the O O
destiny O O
. O O

Selema B-PERSON O
I O O
'm O O
telling O O
you O O
, O O

it O O
is O O
like O O
Allah O O
has O O
just O O
painted O O
the O O
road O O

and O O
all O O
I O O
had O O
to O O
do O O
was O O
get O O
on O O
it O O
and O O
follow O O
it O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
things O O
have O O
been O O
happening O O
that O O
has O O
just O O
scared O O
the O O
heck O O
out O O
of O O
me O O
. O O

I O O
told O O
mom O O

I O O
said O O
mom O O
it O O
is O O
when O O
you O O
believe O O
in O O
Allah O O
, O O
when O O
you O O
have O O
faith O O
and O O
know O O
when O O
you O O
truly O O
give O O
your O O
heart O O
to O O
Allah O O
, O O
only O O
Allah O O
can O O
make O O
the O O
way O O
clear O O
for O O
you O O
. O O

%uh O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
that O O
by O O
her B-DATE O
birthday I-DATE O
she O O
will O O
be O O
living O O
with O O
her O O
mother O O
. O O

Really O O
? O O

mhm O O
mhm O O
. O O

and O O
is O O
she O O
seem O O
like O O
she O O
's O O
together O O
enough O O
? O O

she O O
's O O
in O O
a O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
program O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
in O O
the O O
program O O
now O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
doing O O
very O O
well O O
. O O

When O O
I O O
talked O O
to O O
her O O
I O O
'm O O
talking O O
to O O
her O O
like O O
I O O
'm O O
talking O O
to O O
you O O
. O O

I O O
wrote O O
her O O
a O O
letter O O
and O O
told O O
her O O

I O O
said O O
I O O
feel O O
like O O
I O O
know O O
you O O
even O O
though O O
I O O
never O O
met O O
you O O
. O O

They O O
seemed O O
surprised O O
that O O
, O O

I O O
mean O O
most O O
women O O
you O O
lose O O
your O O
baby O O
that O O
's O O
it O O
. O O

But O O
almighty O O
God O O
is O O

You O O
never O O
even O O
get O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
see O O
them O O
again O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
true O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
true O O
. O O

But O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
she O O
had O O
wrote O O
me O O
. O O

she O O
said O O
it O O
is O O
just O O
awesome O O
to O O
her O O
what O O
is O O
happening O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

aw O O
I O O
've O O
heard O O
of O O
that O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

So O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON

Did O O
she O O
say O O
how O O
she O O
felt O O
about O O
what O O
had O O
happened O O
? O O

No O O
. O O

we O O
have O O
n't O O
really O O
talked O O
about O O
that O O

but O O
I O O
'm O O
planning O O
on O O
making O O
a O O
trip O O
down O O
to O O
visit O O
her O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
how O O
does O O
Akina B-PERSON B-PERSON
feel O O
? O O

she O O
's O O
, O O
very O O
happy O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

Very O O
ha- O O

Well O O
did O O
she O O
come O O
home O O
and O O
say O O
I O O
saw O O
her O O
, O O
I O O
look O O
like O O
her O O
or O O
what O O
? O O

we O O
talked O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O

and O O
you O O
know O O
she O O
talked O O
about O O
%um O O
her O O
sisters O O
you O O
know O O
and O O
things O O

we O O
've O O
spent O O
the O O
night B-TIME O
with O O
her O O
sisters O O
and O O
things O O

and O O
%um O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
been O O
quite O O
interesting O O
although O O
when O O
she O O
was O O
in O O
Rhode B-GPE B-GPE
Island I-GPE I-GPE
she O O
was O O
very O O
disruptive O O
, O O
%um O O
down O O
there O O
and O O
really O O
caused O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
a O O
lot O O
of O O
stress O O

and O O
%um O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
very O O
worried O O
about O O
me O O
because O O
she O O
came O O
home O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
you O O
know O O
%um O O
because O O
she O O
just O O
was O O
acting O O
like O O
a O O
total O O
nigger O O
child O O
. O O

uh-oh O O
! O O

Hope O O
the O O
research O O
did O O
n't O O
hear O O
that O O
! O O

uh-oh O O
! O O

wait O O

wait O O

Alita B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
'm O O
telling O O
you O O
nobody O O
can O O
handle O O
her O O
but O O
you O O
, O O
okay O O
. O O

And O O
%um O O
, O O

but O O
she O O
was O O
very O O
concerned O O
about O O
me O O
and O O
everything O O
%um O O
because O O
%um O O
the O O
child O O
had O O
told O O
some O O
lies O O
about O O
me O O
and O O
about O O
you O O
. O O

oh O O
. O O

oh O O
296.72_297.91_A: O O
oh O O
no O O
. O O

And O O
about O O

oh O O
yeah O O
mhm O O

oh O O
goodness O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

That O O
we O O
were O O
abusing O O
, O O

that O O
%um O O
you O O
know O O
, O O

oh O O
yeah O O

she O O
did O O
some O O
%eh O O
, O O

and O O
it O O
was O O
very O O
, O O
very O O
bad O O
. O O

My O O
daughter O O
- O O
in O O
- O O
law O O
Barbara B-PERSON B-PERSON
got O O
on O O
her O O
case O O
real O O
serious O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Told O O
her O O
that O O
she O O
could O O
n't O O
talk O O
to O O
Jasmine B-PERSON O
play O O
with O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
because O O
she O O
said O O
she O O
hurt O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
Jetta B-PERSON B-PRODUCT
you O O
know O O

and O O
she O O
said O O
that O O
if O O
it O O
was O O
n't O O
for O O
Jetta B-PERSON B-ORG
you O O
know O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
daddy O O
would O O
n't O O
be O O

oh O O
she O O
'd O O

oh O O
man O O
%uh O O
it O O
was O O

aw O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
that O O
has O O
always O O
been O O
very O O
scary O O
to O O
me O O
even O O
after O O
. O O

I O O
said O O
to O O
Mark B-PERSON O
oh O O
my O O
god O O
. O O
What O O
's O O
she O O
going O O
to O O
say O O

because O O
I O O
knew O O
what O O
she O O
would O O
do O O
if O O
I O O
took O O
her O O
somewhere O O
you O O
know O O
what O O
she O O
would O O
say O O

and O O
I O O
, O O

you O O
know O O
in O O
the O O
climate O O
of O O
today O O
, O O
Yes O O
. O O
people O O
saying O O
something O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

That O O
well O O
, O O

you O O
know O O
that O O
's O O

and O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
very O O
concerned O O
in O O
reference O O
to O O
you O O
know O O
she O O
was O O
in O O
school O O
and O O
things O O

and O O
she O O
was O O
very O O
, O O
very O O
concerned O O
. O O

Alita B-PERSON B-PERSON
she O O
said O O
this O O
little O O
girl O O
has O O
a O O
serious O O
problem O O
. O O

She O O
wrote O O
me O O
a O O
letter O O
mhm O O
. O O
you O O
know O O
about O O
her O O
needing O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
love O O
, O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
%um O O
help O O
and O O
different O O
things O O
like O O
this O O
, O O

but O O
you O O
know O O
you O O
've O O
heard O O
the O O
saying O O
I O O
'm O O
sure O O
from O O
your O O
grandmother O O

the O O
sins O O
of O O
your O O
parents O O
will O O
be O O
waged O O
back O O
at O O
you O O
, O O
%hm O O
. O O
you O O
know O O
, O O

%um O O
and O O
again O O
my O O
husband O O
said O O
we O O
were O O
going O O
to O O
give O O
it O O
a B-DATE O
month I-DATE O
, O O
you O O
know O O
and O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
even O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
to O O
sheik O O
pray O O
over O O
her O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
for O O
the O O
jen O O
. O O

%hm O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
, O O
I O O
mean O O
, O O
we O O
're O O
d- O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O

and O O
I O O
think O O
we O O
're O O
still O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
doing O O
that O O

but O O
I O O
think O O
he O O
's O O
at O O
a O O
point O O
now O O
where O O
he O O
's O O
reserved O O
us O O
of O O
that O O
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, O O
you O O
know O O
that O O
she O O
may O O
end O O
up O O
going O O
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to O O
%uh O O
t- O O

oh O O
well O O
the O O
thing O O
is O O
your O O
whole O O
life O O
has O O
been O O
around O O
her O O
mhm O O
. O O
more O O
or O O
less O O

mhm O O
. O O
mhm O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
it O O
is O O
you O O
know O O
I O O
mean O O
absorbed O O

mhm O O
. O O
mhm O O
. O O

where O O
is O O
, O O
you O O
know O O

mhm O O
%mm O O
. O O

and O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
I O O
mean O O

this O O
is O O
a O O
lousy O O

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I O O
truly O O
believe O O
that O O
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I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
, O O

you O O
think O O
she O O
'll O O
be O O
better O O
with O O
her O O
mother O O
? O O

I O O
have O O
no O O
idea O O
. O O

I O O
really O O
have O O
no O O
idea O O
. O O

But O O

%um O O
, O O
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you O O
know O O
the O O
, O O

if O O
this O O
does O O
happen O O
and O O
I O O
do O O
believe O O
it O O
may O O
happen O O
, O O
%um O O
you O O
know O O
we O O
will O O
have O O
an O O
agreement O O
, O O
she O O
and O O
I O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O

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she O O
will O O
become O O
the O O
legal O O
guardian O O
and O O
that O O
%um O O

%uh O O
you O O
know O O
I O O
just O O
want O O
her O O
to O O
understand O O
everything O O
that O O
has O O
happened O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
yeah O O
. O O
and O O
things O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

She O O
needs O O
to O O
be O O
clear O O
about O O
that O O
because O O
this O O
child O O
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
like O O
the O O
other O O
two B-CARDINAL O
. O O

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%eh O O
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know O O
, O O
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, O O
she O O
said O O
that O O
she O O
was O O
. O O

Andre B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
that O O
she O O
was O O
. O O

oh O O
yeah O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
like O O
her O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
daughters O O
, O O

yeah O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

yeah O O
. O O

they O O
had O O
the O O
same O O
, O O
maybe O O
just O O

problems O O
and O O
different O O
, O O

she O O
has O O
n't O O
been O O
with O O
her O O
children O O
for O O
ten B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Her O O
, O O
or O O
her O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
girls O O
. O O

%ah O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
're O O
twelve B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
, O O

no O O
they O O
're O O
nine B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
thirteen B-DATE B-DATE
or O O
something O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

yup O O
, O O

but O O
she O O
's O O
working O O
very O O
hard O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
trying O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
counselor O O
in O O
this O O
drug O O
program O O
, O O
and O O
things O O

and O O
she O O
sounds O O
like O O
she O O
's O O
really O O
trying O O
hard O O
. O O

and O O
I O O
just O O
believe O O
it O O
's O O
you O O
know O O
time O O
, O O
you O O
know O O

and O O
, O O
who O O
would O O
have O O
ever O O
thought O O
it O O
though O O
, O O

you O O
know O O
what O O
I O O
mean O O
? O O

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she O O
know O O
that O O
you O O
're O O
Muslim B-NORP B-NORP
? O O

mhm O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

uh-huh O O

yup O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

yup O O

%um O O
So O O
that O O
's O O
been O O
my O O
most O O
interesting O O
things O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

oh O O
that O O
's O O
some O O
deep O O
, O O

that O O
's O O
just O O
too O O
deep O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

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very O O
, O O
very O O
, O O
very O O
, O O
heavy O O
. O O

like O O
mom O O
said O O
she O O
said O O
even O O
if O O
it O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
she O O
said O O
the O O
little O O
things O O
I O O
can O O
tolerate O O
you O O
know O O
if O O
that O O
happens O O
you O O
know O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
know O O
I O O
always O O
worried O O

you O O
know O O
even O O
after O O
you O O
left O O
I O O
said O O
, O O
I O O
just O O
hope O O
Arlita B-PERSON B-PERSON
knows O O
that O O
you O O
know O O
I O O
tried O O
my O O
best O O
you O O
know O O

and O O
Everybody O O
has O O
to O O
keep O O
them O O
, O O
Selema B-PERSON O
, O O
everybody O O
, O O
everybody O O
You O O
know O O
, O O

and O O
I O O
told O O
her O O

I O O
said O O
you O O
know O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
shame O O
that O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
go O O
no O O
place O O
and O O
I O O
can O O
get O O
a O O
good O O
report O O
on O O
you O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
%um O O
, O O
and O O
by O O
her O O
going O O
to O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
things O O
, O O
and O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
seeing O O
for O O
herself O O
, O O

she O O
was O O
like O O
whoa O O
. O O

did O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
feel O O
she O O
had O O
changed O O
a O O
lot O O
? O O

oh O O
yes O O
. O O

t- O O
, O O

oh O O
yes O O
. O O

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know O O
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mhm O O
, O O
mhm O O
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a- O O
, O O

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%um O O
, O O
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, O O
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you O O
know O O
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feel O O
very O O
at O O
peace O O
about O O
everything O O
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

I O O
feel O O
very O O
at O O
peace O O
you O O
know O O
. O O

Well O O
it O O
's O O
good O O
to O O
hear O O
from O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
who O O
's O O
had O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
child- O O

Yes O O
. O O

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six I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
hundred I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

oh O O
. O O

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six I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
hundred I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
foster O O
children O O
. O O

oh O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
she O O
would O O
've O O
seen O O
it O O
all O O
. O O

She O O
called O O
mom O O
to O O
talk O O
to O O
mom O O

let O O
's O O
see O O
she O O
bought O O
, O O

I O O
met O O
her O O
in O O
Albany B-GPE B-GPE

mhm O O
. O O

and O O
she O O
bought O O
her O O

%um O O
she O O
caught O O
, O O

that O O
was O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
Friday I-DATE I-DATE

she O O
called O O
mom O O
Monday B-DATE B-DATE
And O O
talked O O
to O O
mom O O
for O O
two B-TIME B-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME

uh-huh O O
. O O

%mm O O
. O O

She O O
talked O O
to O O
mom O O
here O O
in O O
Rochester B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

oh O O
you O O
're O O
kidding O O

I O O
was O O
sick O O
up O O
in O O
Syracuse B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

She O O
talked O O
to O O
mom O O
. O O

something O O
must O O
've O O
been O O
on O O
her O O
mind O O
. O O

she O O
told O O
mom O O

she O O
said O O
she O O
was O O
so O O
concerned O O
that O O
this O O
little O O
girl O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
just O O
get O O
out O O
here O O
cause O O
I O O
was O O
n't O O
going O O
to O O
send O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
school O O
, O O
the O O
Muslim B-NORP B-NORP
school O O
. O O

uh-huh O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
was O O
just O O
really O O
concerned O O
about O O
you O O
know O O
everything O O
. O O
mhm O O
you O O
know O O
. O O
What O O
the O O
possibilities O O
of O O
like O O

Sure O O
. O O

Sure O O
. O O

yep O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

mhm O O
. O O

Well O O
you O O
know O O
or O O
luck O O
making O O
a O O
way O O
and O O
making O O
it O O
at O O
ease O O
for O O
you O O
to O O

Well O O
you O O
know O O
why O O
Allah O O
is O O
doing O O
this O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
going O O
to O O
tell O O
you O O
why O O

because O O
my O O
daughter O O
- O O
in O O
- O O
law O O
is O O
pregnant O O
again O O
. O O

oh O O
no O O
! O O

She O O
said O O
she O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
call O O
you O O
. O O

She O O
said O O
she O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
call O O
you O O
. O O

%ah O O

I O O
said O O
well O O
you O O
call O O
Selema B-PERSON B-PERSON

and O O
you O O
tell O O
her O O
. O O

I O O
said O O
oh O O
and O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
your O O
number O O
in O O
my O O
other O O
phonebook O O
I O O
said O O
. O O

I O O
said O O
you O O
just O O
call O O
her O O
and O O
tell O O
her O O

yup O O
she O O
sure O O
is O O
. O O

oh O O
my O O
goodness O O
. O O

Goodness O O
. O O

Wait O O
, O O

wait O O
, O O

did O O
they O O
do O O
like O O
%uh O O
the O O
same O O
thing O O
they O O
had O O
to O O
do O O
last O O
time O O
? O O

No O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
what O O
? O O

That O O
same O O
thing O O
happened O O
to O O
Aliah O O
. O O

No O O
. O O

She O O
had O O
to O O
take O O
all O O
that O O
stuff O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O

but O O
then O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O

Nope O O
. O O

She O O

yup O O
. O O

yup O O
. O O

j- O O
, O O
j- O O
, O O

%uh O O
, O O
and O O
mom O O
said O O
, O O

I O O
mean O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
about O B-DATE
two B-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE

mom O O
said O O
oh O O
goodness O O
. O O

%eh O O
, O O
I O O
mean O O
cause O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
not O O
nowhere O O
like O O
my O O
other O O
little O O
babies O O
. O O

She O O
is O O
not O O
cuddly O O
sweet O O
. O O

%mm O O
, O O
%mm O O
, O O
no O O
w- O O

She O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
time O O
for O O
that O O
%uh O O
. O O

She O O
does O O
not O O
sit O O
still O O
or O O
lay O O
still O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
change O O
her O O
Pampers B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
. O O

This O O
little O O
girl O O
moves O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
you O O
lay O O
her O O
down O O
on O O
the O O
bed O O

she O O
gets O O
up O O

and O O
she O O
runs O O
from O O
, O O

well O O
she O O
does O O
n't O O
run O O

but O O
she O O
crawls O O
real O O
fast O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
has O O
t- O O
aw O O

And O O
you O O
're O O
like O O
okay O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
cuddly O O
sweet O O
little O O
thing O O
, O O

she O O
, O O

and O O
she O O
climbs O O
up O O
the O O
stairs O O
, O O
Selema B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

She O O
's O O
seven B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE

and O O
she O O
's O O
climbing O O
up O O
the O O
stairs O O
. O O

Climbs O O
down O O
the O O
stairs O O

and O O
mom O O
said O O
so O O
we O O
found O O
out O O
, O O

when O O
did O O
we O O
find O O
out O O
Barbara B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
pregnant O O
? O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
we O O
found O O
out O O

and O O
mom O O
told O O
her O O

mom O O
said O O
, O O
Barbara B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
Jasmine B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
just O O
moving O O

she O O
's O O
moving O O
out O O
the O O
way O O
too O O
quickly O O

she O O
just O O
was O O
not O O
a O O
little O O
sweet O O
little O O
cuddly O O
you O O
know O O
, O O

no O O
way O O

%uh O O
lay O O
there O O
let O O
me O O
look O O
at O O
my O O
grandmother O O
kind O O
of O O
thing O O

No O O
no O O
way O O

not O O
one O O
bit O O
. O O

oh O O
oh O O
Amway B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
probably O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
rule O O
though O O
I O O
could O O
just O O

Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
Gets O O
Down O O
to O O
Business O O
Taiwan B-GPE O
Firms O O
Embrace O O
a O O
Cantonese B-NORP B-NORP
Boomtown O O

From O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
airport O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
go O O
straight O O
to O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
a O O
Global B-ORG B-ORG
Express I-ORG I-ORG
bus O O
. O O

With O O
27 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
departures O O
a O O
day O O
, O O
these O O
buses O O
run O O
by O O
a O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firm O O
out O O
of O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
take O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
expats O O
to O O
their O O
adopted O O
home O O
, O O
which O O
boasts O O
the O O
largest O O
concentration O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Invoking O O
the O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
battle O O
cry O O
of O O
" O O
victory O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
strive O O
the O O
hardest O O
, O O
" O O
20,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O I-CARDINAL
30,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
expats O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
in O O
little O O
more O B-DATE
than O I-DATE
a O I-DATE
decade O I-DATE
turned O O
a O O
county O O
of O O
banana O O
and O O
lichee O O
plantations O O
into O O
a O O
big O O
city O O
with O O
exports O O
behind O O
only O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
and O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
. O O

How O O
has O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
this O O
rising O O
economic O O
star O O
, O O
done O O
it O O
? O O

What O O
mix O O
of O O
sad O O
and O O
happy O O
tales O O
about O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
does O O
this O O
city O O
have O O
to O O
tell O O
? O O

It O O
's O O
10:00 B-TIME B-TIME
at I-TIME I-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
but O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
still O O
hopping O O
. O O

Cars O O
clocking O O
80 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
an I-QUANTITY O
hour I-QUANTITY O
zip O O
along O O
roads O O
that O O
reveal O O
hardly O O
a O O
trace O O
of O O
the O O
farming O O
villages O O
that O O
they O O
linked O O
not O O
long O O
ago O O
. O O

Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
here O O
run O O
their O O
factories O O
like O O
they O O
drive O O
their O O
cars O O
, O O
in O O
high O O
gear O O
. O O

The O O
factories O O
are O O
lit O O
up O O
at O O
night O B-TIME
for O O
overtime O O
shifts O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
do O O
n't O O
take O O
much O O
of O O
a O O
break O O
for O O
the O B-EVENT
Chinese B-EVENT I-EVENT
New I-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
's I-EVENT I-EVENT
holidays O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Andrew B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chairman O O
of O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Powin B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
makes O O
cable O O
for O O
the O O
telecoms O O
industry O O
. O O

" O O
By O O
the B-DATE O
morning I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
the I-DATE O
third I-DATE B-ORDINAL
day I-DATE O
we O O
start O O
up O O
again O O
with O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
shifts O O
, O O
just O O
like O O
any O O
other O O
day O O
. O O

We O O
ca O O
n't O O
keep O O
up O O
with O O
our O O
orders O O
and O O
have O O
got O O
to O O
squeeze O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
work O O
into O O
every B-TIME B-TIME
24 I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
. O O
" O O

In O O
the O O
busy O O
Fucheng B-GPE B-LOC
district O O
, O O
you O O
find O O
the O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
bars O O
, O O
covered O O
from O O
door O O
to O O
rooftop O O
with O O
flashing O O
lights O O

. O O

The O O
lights O O
, O O
like O O
the O O
karaoke O O
singing O O
within O O
them O O
, O O
pulsate O O
until O O
dawn O O
no O O
matter O O
the O O
season O O
. O O

Inside O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
raucous O O
crowd O O
. O O

A O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
businessman O O
down O O
from O O
Harbin B-GPE B-GPE
boasts O O
that O O
his O O
auto O O
plant O O
up O O
in O O
the O O
northeast O O
sits O O
on O O
a O O
lot O O
as O O
vast O O
as O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
has O O
a O O
green O O
light O O
to O O
sell O O
on O O
the O O
domestic O O
market O O
. O O

In O O
another O O
room O O
a O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
businessman O O
based O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
carouses O O
with O O
a O O
party O O
cadre O O
from O O
Yunnan B-GPE B-GPE
who O O
is O O
trying O O
to O O
attract O O
investment O O
. O O

Ju B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
jeng I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
former O O
ROC B-GPE B-GPE
legislator O O
who O O
now O O
has O O
an O O
academic O O
post O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
is O O
talking O O
to O O
a O O
reporter O O
from O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
about O O
the O O
ROC B-GPE B-GPE
presidential O O
elections O O
- O O
a O O
hot O O
topic O O
of O O
conversation O O
on O O
both O O
sides O O
of O O
the O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
strait O O
. O O

Amid O O
all O O
the O O
merrymaking O O
, O O
one O O
gets O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
what O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
must O O
have O O
been O O
like O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
thirties I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
at O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
turn I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
21st I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
however O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
who O O
have O O
been O O
playing O O
the O O
leading O O
roles O O
. O O

High O O
concentration O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O

Before O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
21st I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
had O O
even O O
arrived O O
, O O
a O O
bright O O
economic O O
star O O
had O O
risen O O
over O O
southern O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Ever O O
since O O
economic O O
reforms O O
accelerated O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
when O O
Deng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON I-PERSON
made O O
a O O
tour O O
of O O
the O O
south O O
in O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
1992 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
southern O O
Cantonese B-NORP B-NORP
cities O O
- O O
Zhongshan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Shunde B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Nanhai B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
have O O
earned O O
a O O
reputation O O
as O O
the O O
" O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
tigers O O
" O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
leads O O
the O O
pack O O
. O O

" O O
The B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
before I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
its O O
total O O
exports O O
were O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
trailing O O
only O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
and O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Jiang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Suwu I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
graduate O O
of O O
Wuhan B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
department O O
who O O
came O O
south O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
planning O O
department O O
of O O
a O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firm O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

" O O
It O O
had O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
15,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
foreign O O
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
firms O O
, O O
and O O
economic O O
growth O O
for O O
that B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
reached O O
26 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O
" O O

In O O
ancient O O
times O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
covered O O
with O O
lichee O O
plantations O O
whose O O
fruit O O
was O O
favored O O
by O O
the O O
imperial O O
consort O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Guifei I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Just O B-DATE
a B-DATE I-DATE
little I-DATE I-DATE
more I-DATE I-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
still O O
a O O
largely O O
agricultural O O
area O O
, O O
its O O
landscape O O
a O O
patchwork O O
of O O
rice O O
paddies O O
and O O
corn O O
fields O O
. O O

It O O
has O O
since O O
been O O
completely O O
made O O
over O O
into O O
a O O
" O O
boundless O O
industrial O O
park O O
" O O
with O O
an O O
area O O
of O O
2,520 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
a O O
population O O
of O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
5 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
and O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
3,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
. O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG I-ORG
Business I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Dongguan I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
development O O
started O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
late I-DATE I-DATE
1980s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
firms O O
, O O
with O O
their O O
proximity O O
and O O
fluent O O
Cantonese B-NORP B-LANGUAGE
-LRB- O O
also O O
the O O
local O O
dialect O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
, O O
were O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
. O O

The O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
coming O O
about O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
followed O O
. O O

Each O O
arrival O O
seemed O O
to O O
bring O O
many O O
more O O
on O O
its O O
heels O O
. O O

Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
are O O
now O O
the O O
most O O
important O O
source O O
of O O
foreign O O
investment O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Consider O O
the O O
booming O O
electronics O O
industry O O
. O O

Eighty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
1,800 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
computer O O
- O O
related O O
companies O O
are O O
from O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
terms O O
of O O
production O O
value O O
, O O
they O O
account O O
for O O
at O B-CARDINAL
least O I-CARDINAL
half O I-CARDINAL
of O O
this O O
RMB B-MONEY B-MONEY
50 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
local O O
industry O O
. O O

Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
holds O O
the O O
highest O O
concentration O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
anywhere O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
statistics O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
now O O
30,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
companies O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
-LRB- O O
official O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
statistics O O
, O O
which O O
include O O
service O O
- O O
industry O O
firms O O
, O O
put O O
the O O
number O O
at O O
45,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
-RRB- O O
. O O

Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
can O O
boast O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
total O O
, O O
of O O
which O O
3,200 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
are O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Most O O
of O O
these O O
are O O
telecom O O
, O O
cable O O
, O O
plastics O O
, O O
shoes O O
, O O
electronics O O
and O O
electric O O
machinery O O
companies O O
. O O

Why O O
has O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
been O O
such O O
a O O
magnet O O
for O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
? O O

Kao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
lai I-PERSON I-PERSON
points O O
out O O
that O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
strategically O O
located O O
between O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
-LRB- O O
Canton B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
and O O
accessible O O
to O O
the O O
entire O O
Pearl B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
delta O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
by O O
car O O
to O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
one B-TIME B-TIME
and I-TIME I-TIME
a I-TIME I-TIME
half I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
by O O
boat O O
to O O
Humen B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

When O O
compared O O
to O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
moreover O O
, O O
land O O
and O O
labor O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
cheap O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
local O O
cadres O O
have O O
been O O
smart O O
, O O
providing O O
all O O
manner O O
of O O
land O O
and O O
tax O O
incentives O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
secretary O O
general O O
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
keys O O
to O O
the O O
miracle O O

One B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
in O O
the O B-DATE
days O I-DATE
before O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT I-EVENT
New I-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
, O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
businessmen O O
wearing O O
suits O O
arrived O O
at O O
the O B-ORG
People B-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Government I-ORG I-ORG
administration O O
building O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Qishi B-GPE B-GPE
district O O
. O O

After O O
a O O
long O O
wait O O
, O O
they O O
sat O O
down O O
at O O
a O O
table O O
to O O
negotiate O O
with O O
Qishi B-GPE B-PERSON
's O O
Communist B-ORG B-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
secretary O O
, O O
the O O
district O O
chief O O
, O O
and O O
various O O
staff O O
from O O
its O O
foreign O O
economic O O
office O O
. O O

Qishi B-GPE B-PERSON
's O O
factory O O
rents O O
, O O
electricity O O
charges O O
and O O
land O O
leases O O
were O O
all O O
focuses O O
of O O
discussion O O
. O O

TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
as O O
is O O
frequently O O
the O O
case O O
, O O
introduced O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
parties O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
factory O O
rent O O
was O O
set O O
at O O
RMB B-MONEY B-MONEY
8.00 I-MONEY I-MONEY
-LRB- O O
about O O
NT$ O O
32 B-MONEY B-MONEY
-RRB- O O
a O O
square O O
meter O O
. O O

The O O
electricity O O
charge O O
was O O
RMB B-MONEY B-MONEY
.87 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
kilowatt O O
hour O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
were O O
various O O
tax O O
incentives O O
, O O
" O O
explains O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tuo I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
notes O O
there O O
is O O
still O O
room O O
for O O
negotiation O O
. O O

All O O
in O O
all O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
attractive O O
package O O
. O O

In O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
went O O
to O O
Malaysia B-GPE B-GPE
thinking O O
about O O
opening O O
a O O
factory O O
there O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
discovered O O
that O O
Malaysia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
market O O
was O O
much O O
smaller O O
than O O
the O O
mainland O O
's O O
and O O
its O O
labor O O
costs O O
twice O O
as O O
high O O
. O O

The O O
style O O
of O O
life O O
was O O
too O O
different O O
there O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
language O O
divide O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
roads O O
were O O
poor O O
. O O

The O O
mainland O O
was O O
a O O
much O O
better O O
fit O O
for O O
him O O
and O O
his O O
printed O O
circuit O O
boards O O
company O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
little B-DATE O
more I-DATE B-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
its O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
30 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
workers O O
have O O
grown O O
to O O
2,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

The O O
company O O
is O O
once O O
again O O
preparing O O
to O O
expand O O
its O O
physical O O
plant O O
. O O

He O O
acknowledges O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
risky O O
move O O
to O O
come O O
to O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
" O O
if O O
you O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
die O O
, O O
you O O
might O O
as O O
well O O
die O O
among O O
your O O
own O O
people O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
traces O O
his O O
ancestry O O
to O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
affirms O O
that O O
his O O
decision O O
to O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
involves O O
ethnic O O
pride O O
. O O
" O O

Although O O
low O O
land O O
and O O
labor O O
costs O O
are O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
main O O
attractions O O
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
also O O
choose O O
the O O
locale O O
for O O
the O O
networks O O
of O O
people O O
and O O
producers O O
that O O
have O O
been O O
built O O
up O O
among O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
ten I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

These O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
kinds O O
of O O
networks O O
, O O
says O O
H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
- O O
who O O
served O O
as O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
president O O
for O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
terms O O
- O O
were O O
instrumental O O
in O O
creating O O
the O O
" O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
economic O O
miracle O O
. O O
" O O

H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
points O O
out O O
that O O
competition O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
21st I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
all O O
about O O
speed O O
. O O

When O O
customers O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
make O O
purchase O O
orders O O
, O O
the O O
whole O O
process O O
, O O
including O O
drawing O O
up O O
the O O
contract O O
and O O
manufacturing O O
the O O
goods O O
, O O
requires O O
four O B-DATE
months O I-DATE
. O O

But O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
firms O O
can O O
deliver O O
in O O
15 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

" O O
There O O
are O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
keys O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

" O O
One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
is O O
that O O
all O O
the O O
upstream O O
and O O
downstream O O
factories O O
are O O
here O O
. O O

You O O
can O O
assemble O O
a O O
computer O O
completely O O
from O O
parts O O
made O O
within O O
50 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O
" O O

And O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
key O O
is O O
that O O
when O O
you O O
deal O O
with O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
companies O O
, O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
to O O
endure O O
a O O
long O O
contract O O
process O O
. O O

Everything O O
starts O O
rolling O O
with O O
a O O
single O O
telephone O O
call O O
. O O

Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
are O O
always O O
playing O O
golf O O
, O O
singing O O
karaoke O O
or O O
chewing O O
betel O O
nut O O
together O O
. O O

" O O
Everyone O O
is O O
always O O
asking O O
how O O
everyone O O
else O O
is O O
doing O O
- O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
way O O
of O O
networking O O
and O O
building O O
up O O
good O O
relations O O
, O O
" O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
. O O

Andrew B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
recalls O O
that O O
when O O
the O O
company O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
set O O
up O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
" O O
Even O O
screws O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
brought O O
in O O
from O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O
" O O

But O O
now O O
the O O
company O O
sources O O
virtually O O
all O O
of O O
the O O
necessary O O
raw O O
materials O O
and O O
parts O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
and O O
is O O
reliant O O
for O O
very O O
little O O
on O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

" O O
What O O
does O O
industrial O O
emigration O O
entail O O
? O O

Usually O O
it O O
means O O
downstream O O
industries O O
coming O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
forcing O O
the O O
mid-stream O O
industries O O
to O O
follow O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Sylvia B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
deputy O O
chairperson O O
of O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
women O O
's O O
division O O
. O O

And O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
downstream O O
Taiwan O B-GPE
firms O O
have O O
expanded O O
into O O
the O O
mid-stream O O
, O O
becoming O O
more O O
vertically O O
integrated O O
. O O

Tahsin B-ORG B-ORG
Printing I-ORG I-ORG
only O O
made O O
paper O O
boxes O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
but O O
when O O
they O O
set O O
up O O
a O O
plant O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
they O O
discovered O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
hard O O
to O O
obtain O O
the O O
paper O O
rolls O O
they O O
needed O O
and O O
thus O O
learned O O
how O O
to O O
make O O
them O O
themselves O O
. O O

Now O O
the O O
company O O
makes O O
paper O O
boxes O O
both O O
from O O
rolled O O
paper O O
and O O
from O O
colored O O
flat O O
paper O O
. O O

To O O
each O O
its O O
own O O
domain O O

Many O O
companies O O
have O O
expanded O O
into O O
new O O
business O O
realms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
frequently O O
cited O O
example O O
is O O
Primax B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
electronics O O
firm O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
rented O O
a O O
factory O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
at O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
produced O O
labor O O
- O O
intensive O O
power O O
surge O O
protectors O O
. O O

After O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
they O O
began O O
in O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
invest O O
massively O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
establishing O O
computer O O
mouse O O
production O O
lines O O
. O O

Thereafter O O
, O O
Primax B-ORG B-ORG
launched O O
new O O
products O O
every O O
year O O
: O O
cellular O O
phone O O
parts O O
, O O
overhead O O
projectors O O
, O O
paper O O
shredders O O
, O O
scanners O O
. O O
. O O
. O O

Constantly O O
expanding O O
its O O
product O O
lines O O
and O O
production O O
capacity O O
, O O
Primax B-ORG B-ORG
expanded O O
from O O
a O O
single O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
plant O O
with O O
25 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
workers O O
in O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
its O O
current O O
nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
factories O O
and O O
4,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O I-CARDINAL
plus O I-CARDINAL
workforce O O
. O O

Primax B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
performance O O
, O O
H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
notes O O
, O O
pushed O O
its O O
mother O O
company O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
go O O
public O O
seven B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Primax B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
few O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
electronics O O
companies O O
with O O
a O O
definite O O
" O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
orientation O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
It O O
does O O
n't O O
cost O O
much O O
to O O
set O O
up O O
a O O
factory O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
shipping O O
times O O
are O O
stable O O
. O O

These O O
are O O
helpful O O
to O O
the O O
mother O O
company O O
both O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
controlling O O
costs O O
and O O
filling O O
large O O
orders O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Dongguan B-ORG B-ORG
Hsu I-ORG I-ORG
Fu I-ORG I-ORG
Chi I-ORG I-ORG
Foods I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
sells O O
candy O O
, O O
cakes O O
and O O
candied O O
fruit O O
in O O
the O O
mainland O O
domestic O O
market O O
, O O
is O O
another O O
good O O
example O O
. O O

They O O
began O O
production O O
there O O
in O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
formally O O
opening O O
their O O
own O O
plant O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
1994 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
company O O
now O O
has O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
factories O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
with O O
a O O
combined O O
area O O
of O O
120,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
that O O
produce O O
200 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
candy O O
, O O
70 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
style O O
cakes O O
, O O
and O O
180 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
gelatin O O
and O O
pudding O O
a O O
day O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
produce O O
300 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
500 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
container O O
loads O O
of O O
food O O
a O O
month O O
. O O

You O O
can O O
find O O
our O O
cakes O O
in O O
supermarkets O O
all O O
the O O
way O O
from O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
Tibet B-GPE B-GPE
. O O
" O O

Norman B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hsu I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
company O O
's O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
after O O
one B-CARDINAL O
invests O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
layouts O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
factories O O
seem O O
exceedingly O O
cramped O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
's O O
a O O
totally O O
different O O
sense O O
of O O
space O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
by O O
itself O O
one B-CARDINAL B-DATE
- I-CARDINAL I-DATE
thirteenth I-CARDINAL I-DATE
the O O
size O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
" O O
notes O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
secretary O O
general O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG I-ORG
Business I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
factories O O
are O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
ten I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
times O O
the O O
sizes O O
of O O
similar O O
plants O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
factory O O
building O O
at O O
the O O
Talingshan B-GPE B-GPE
furniture O O
plant O O
is O O
380 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
long O O
. O O

Walking O O
the O O
perimeter O O
of O O
a O O
leading O O
electronics O O
plant O O
in O O
Qishi B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
" O O
like O O
playing O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
holes O O
of O O
golf O O
. O O
" O O

Like O O
soldiers O O
, O O
workers O O
often O O
have O O
to O O
take O O
different O O
shifts O O
in O O
the O O
cafeteria O O
. O O

The O O
Pouchen B-GPE B-GPE
shoe O O
plant O O
, O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
largest O O
, O O
employs O O
100,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

The O O
compound O O
has O O
a O O
nursery O O
, O O
hospital O O
and O O
an O O
operating O O
room O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
always O O
jokingly O O
refer O O
to O O
it O O
as O O
Fort O B-GPE
Pouchen B-GPE I-GPE
, O O
" O O
says O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Victory O O
to O O
the O O
strivers O O

Although O O
the O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
left O O
home O O
, O O
their O O
success O O
can O O
largely O O
be O O
attributed O O
to O O
an O O
ethos O O
they O O
transplanted O O
from O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
that O O
" O O
victory O O
goes O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
strive O O
the O O
hardest O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
In O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
we O O
used O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
children O O
somewhere O O
fun O O
on O O
weekends O O
and O O
holidays O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
women O O
's O O
division O O
. O O

But O O
since O O
she O O
's O O
moved O O
the O O
factory O O
, O O
" O O
there O O
has O O
n't O O
been O O
a O O
single O O
meal O O
the O O
whole O O
family O O
has O O
eaten O O
together O O
. O O
" O O

If O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
open O O
a O O
plant O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
you O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
to O O
sacrifice O O
family O O
intimacy O O
. O O
" O O

In O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
a O O
boss O O
just O O
has O O
to O O
set O O
the O O
factory O O
's O O
basic O O
course O O
and O O
at O O
the O O
very O O
most O O
supervise O O
the O O
executives O O
, O O
" O O
explains O O
Sylvia B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
division O O
's O O
deputy O O
chairperson O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
a O O
boss O O
has O O
to O O
supervise O O
everything O O
: O O
customs O O
, O O
tax O O
payments O O
, O O
workers O O
' O O
disputes O O
, O O
meal O O
preparation O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
always O O
the O O
feeling O O
that O O
everyone O O
will O O
start O O
to O O
slack O O
off O O
once O O
the O O
boss O O
leaves O O
. O O
" O O

All O O
the O O
job O O
- O O
related O O
pressures O O
and O O
evenings O O
out O O
with O O
fellow O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
or O O
Communist B-ORG B-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
cadres O O
result O O
in O O
ill O O
health O O
for O O
many O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
people O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

One O B-CARDINAL
of O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
tasks O O
as O O
chairperson O O
of O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
to O O
handle O O
funeral O O
arrangements O O
for O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
there O O
. O O

" O O
Many O O
of O O
them O O
die O O
suddenly O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

The O O
association O O
has O O
been O O
trying O O
to O O
promote O O
healthier O O
lifestyles O O
. O O

" O O
Instead O O
of O O
just O O
going O O
out O O
to O O
karaoke O O
bars O O
and O O
drinking O O
, O O
why O O
not O O
play O O
golf O O
too O O
, O O
" O O
recommends O O
H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or I-CARDINAL O
five I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
golf O O
courses O O
within O O
city O O
limits O O
. O O

About O B-CARDINAL
1,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
play O O
every O O
day O O
, O O
and O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
- I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
them O O
are O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

The O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
entrepreneurial O O
spirit O O
has O O
blossomed O O
here O O
by O O
processing O O
goods O O
for O O
export O O
through O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
in O O
addition O O
to O O
making O O
the O O
most O O
of O O
connections O O
between O O
local O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
. O O

With O O
3,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
owned O O
businesses O O
here O O
, O O
and O O
10 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
20,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
and O O
their O O
dependants O O
coming O O
in O O
and O O
out O O
every O O
day O O
, O O
the O B-GPE
Dong B-GPE I-GPE
- I-GPE I-GPE
guan I-GPE I-GPE
area O O
has O O
already O O
developed O O
an O O
economic O O
circle O O
in O O
which O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
can O O
conduct O O
most O O
of O O
their O O
business O O
among O O
themselves O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
vibrant O O
district O O
of O O
Houjian B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
there O O
is O O
an O O
area O O
that O O
locals O O
call O O
Taiwan B-LOC B-GPE
Town I-LOC I-GPE
. O O

A O O
casual O O
look O O
around O O
reveals O O
shop O O
signs O O
familiar O O
to O O
any O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
: O O
Taichung B-ORG B-PERSON
Goose I-ORG I-PERSON
, O O
Ah B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
shui I-ORG I-PERSON
Shih I-ORG I-PERSON
's I-ORG I-PERSON
Pig I-ORG O
Knuckle I-ORG O
Kingdom I-ORG O
, O O
Yungho B-ORG B-ORG
Soy I-ORG I-ORG
Milk I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mantu I-ORG I-ORG
Hair I-ORG I-ORG
Salon I-ORG I-ORG
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
and O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
customers O O
are O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Restaurants O O
serve O O
up O O
authentic O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
fare O O
like O O
" O O
pineapples O O
and O O
bitter O O
melon O O
chicken O O
" O O
and O O
" O O
sesame O O
oil O O
chicken O O
. O O
" O O

In O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
1998 I-DATE I-DATE
Global B-ORG B-ORG
Express I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firm O O
, O O
even O O
opened O O
up O O
a O O
shuttle O O
bus O O
to O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
airport O O
. O O

Global B-ORG B-ORG
Express I-ORG I-ORG
serves O O
as O O
a O O
good O O
example O O
of O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
corporate O O
agility O O
. O O

Originally O O
, O O
arrivals O O
from O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
en O O
route O O
to O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
had O O
to O O
board O O
buses O O
run O O
by O O
a O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
based O O
and O O
mainland O O
- O O
financed O O
travel O O
agency O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
we O O
felt O O
that O O
the O O
service O O
left O O
something O O
to O O
be O O
desired O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
time O O
would O O
always O O
be O O
wasted O O
while O O
holders O O
of O O
' B-WORK_OF_ART O
Taiwanese I-WORK_OF_ART B-NORP
Compatriot I-WORK_OF_ART O
Visas I-WORK_OF_ART O
' I-WORK_OF_ART O
cleared O O
customs O O
, O O
" O O
notes O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Global B-ORG B-ORG
Travel I-ORG I-ORG
Holding I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
executive O O
director O O
. O O

Two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
this O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
travel O O
agency O O
began O O
to O O
talk O O
with O O
the O O
mainland O O
customs O O
and O O
border O O
inspection O O
agencies O O
and O O
negotiated O O
a O O
deal O O
to O O
get O O
the O O
route O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
tell O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
people O O
that O O
riding O O
our O O
buses O O
is O O
safe O O
, O O
the O O
service O O
is O O
good O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
it O O
makes O O
the O O
trip O O
through O O
customs O O
easy O O
. O O
" O O

In O O
enemy O O
territory O O

As O O
soon O O
as O O
you O O
're O O
through O O
customs O O
at O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
you O O
see O O
them O O
: O O
women O O
draped O O
with O O
beauty O O
pageant O O
- O O
like O O
sashes O O
with O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
characters O O
for O O
" B-ORG O
Global I-ORG O
Travel I-ORG O
" I-ORG O
emblazoned O O
across O O
them O O
. O O

Pushing O O
small O O
luggage O O
carts O O
, O O
they O O
lead O O
customers O O
to O O
the O O
buses O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
become O O
a O O
" O O
must O O
- O O
see O O
" O O
tourist O O
sight O O
for O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
visitors O O
to O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

" O O
At O O
first B-ORDINAL O
we O O
thought O O
of O O
talking O O
with O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
airport O O
about O O
renting O O
a O O
counter O O
, O O
" O O
explains O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

" O O
But O O
for O O
just O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
fourth I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
a O O
six B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meter I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
booth O O
, O O
the O O
rent O O
comes O O
to O O
HK$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
200,000 I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O
" O O

So O O
the O O
company O O
thought O O
that O O
instead O O
of O O
spending O O
that O O
much O O
money O O
on O O
a O O
booth O O
it O O
made O O
more O O
sense O O
to O O
lower O O
operating O O
costs O O
and O O
pass O O
these O O
along O O
in O O
the O O
form O O
of O O
lower O O
fares O O
for O O
its O O
customers O O
. O O

They O O
never O O
expected O O
that O O
the O O
luggage O O
carts O O
would O O
in O O
fact O O
make O O
it O O
much O O
easier O O
for O O
customers O O
to O O
find O O
them O O
in O O
sprawling O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
airport O O
and O O
would O O
become O O
an O O
easily O O
recognizable O O
company O O
trademark O O
. O O

" O O
Now O O
mainland O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
travel O O
agencies O O
have O O
started O O
copying O O
the O O
way O O
we O O
use O O
the O O
carts O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
laughing O O
. O O

Since O O
Global B-ORG O
buses O O
started O O
plying O O
this O O
route O O
in O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
daily O B-DATE
bus O O
departures O O
have O O
risen O O
from O O
4 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
27 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
with O O
over O O
20,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
riders O O
a O O
month O O
. O O

Global B-ORG O
plans O O
to O O
introduce O O
new O O
services O O
, O O
including O O
car O O
rentals O O
and O O
plane O O
ticket O O
reservations O O
and O O
confirmations O O
. O O

Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
appears O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
bright O O
future O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
here O O
now O O
are O O
powerful O O
enough O O
to O O
get O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
members O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-ORG
Legislative I-LOC I-ORG
Yuan I-LOC I-ORG
to O O
represent O O
their O O
interests O O
, O O
" O O
holds O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
senior O O
reporter O O
. O O

Although O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
believes O O
that O O
investment O O
prospects O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
are O O
good O O
, O O
he O O
does O O
acknowledge O O
the O O
precariousness O O
of O O
their O O
position O O
in O O
hostile O O
territory O O
. O O

Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
interests O O
can O O
not O O
put O O
down O O
their O O
guard O O
. O O

Because O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
experience O O
with O O
rapid O O
modernization O O
, O O
many O O
CCP B-ORG B-ORG
cadres O O
have O O
sought O O
employment O O
with O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
firms O O
, O O
hoping O O
to O O
learn O O
from O O
the O O
masters O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
opportunity O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
they O O
leave O O
to O O
set O O
up O O
shop O O
for O O
themselves O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
student O O
then O O
challenges O O
the O O
master O O
, O O
" O O
explains O O
Sylvia B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
detailing O O
how O O
these O O
mainland O O
upstarts O O
go O O
on O O
to O O
compete O O
with O O
the O O
very O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
that O O
taught O O
them O O
all O O
they O O
know O O
. O O

This O O
scenario O O
should O O
be O O
familiar O O
to O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

" O O
It O O
happens O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
too O O
. O O
" O O

Apart O O
from O O
keeping O O
up O O
their O O
guard O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
even O O
more O O
important O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
raise O O
their O O
productivity O O
and O O
technological O O
level O O
. O O

" O O
Many O O
manufacturers O O
, O O
even O O
those O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
will O O
not O O
survive O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
find O O
it O O
difficult O O
to O O
adjust O O
to O O
the O O
instability O O
of O O
the O O
mainland O O
's O O
investment O O
environment O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
laws O O
there O O
that O O
seemingly O O
change O O
overnight O O
. O O

The B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
before I-DATE O
last I-DATE O
the O O
mainland O O
announced O O
a O O
new O O
tax O O
system O O
, O O
under O O
which O O
raw O O
materials O O
imported O O
by O O
foreign O O
firms O O
would O O
be O O
taxed O O
at O O
a O O
rate O O
of O O
17 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
with O O
9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
being O O
returned O O
to O O
the O O
manufacturer O O
when O O
finished O O
goods O O
were O O
exported O O
. O O

" O O
When O O
I O O
went O O
to O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
negotiate O O
, O O
" O O
recalls O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
" O O
I O O
asked O O
cadres O O
in O O
the O O
foreign O O
trade O O
office O O
to O O
consider O O
the O O
impact O O
of O O
the O O
tax O O
on O O
the O O
electronics O O
industry O O
. O O

Profit O O
margins O O
are O O
at O O
best O O
3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
- I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
5 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

How O O
can O O
manufacturers O O
afford O O
to O O
pay O O
a O O
17 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
import O O
tax O O
? O O
" O O

In O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
authorities O O
announced O O
the O B-LAW
" B-LAW I-LAW
Document I-LAW I-LAW
35 I-LAW I-LAW
" I-LAW I-LAW
rules O O
. O O

These O O
stipulated O O
that O O
companies O O
would O O
be O O
given O O
grades O O
according O O
to O O
the O O
quantity O O
of O O
their O O
exports O O
and O O
their O O
records O O
of O O
breaking O O
customs O O
regulations O O
. O O

Those O O
meriting O O
only O O
a O O
B O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
offer O O
a O O
deposit O O
of O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
- I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
50 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
against O O
the O O
value O O
of O O
their O O
raw O O
material O O
imports O O
. O O

This O O
terrified O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

According O O
to O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
statistics O O
, O O
75 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
firms O O
were O O
given O O
Bs O O
. O O

The O O
announcement O O
caused O O
quite O O
a O O
stir O O
, O O
but O O
its O O
effect O O
on O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
investment O O
is O O
as O O
yet O O
unclear O O
. O O

In O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
as O O
the O O
mainland O O
customs O O
authorities O O
took O O
aggressive O O
moves O O
against O O
smuggling O O
, O O
12 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
people O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
were O O
detained O O
. O O

The O O
charges O O
ran O O
the O O
gamut O O
from O O
not O O
filling O O
out O O
proper O O
forms O O
to O O
purchasing O O
phony O O
export O O
contracts O O
and O O
trying O O
to O O
pass O O
them O O
off O O
to O O
customs O O
. O O

Seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
business O O
people O O
were O O
arrested O O
and O O
charged O O
with O O
smuggling O O
and O O
are O O
still O O
in O O
jail O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
'm O O
constantly O O
thinking O O
about O O
them O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
meditating O O
and O O
have O O
gone O O
vegetarian O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
'm O O
still O O
not O O
at O O
peace O O
, O O
" O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
the O O
highest O O
penalty O O
for O O
smuggling O O
is O O
death O O
. O O

" O O
Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
mainland O O
sent O O
nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
customs O O
officers O O
to O O
the O O
firing O O
squad O O
, O O
" O O
notes O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

The O O
fate O O
of O O
these O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
businessmen O O
will O O
depend O O
entirely O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
's O O
political O O
climate O O
. O O

Whether O O
its O O
arrival O O
was O O
by O O
accident O O
or O O
design O O
, O O
a O O
new O O
age O O
for O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
here O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
a O O
far O O
cry O O
from O O
the O O
days O O
when O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
enjoyed O O
tremendous O O
advantages O O
. O O

From O O
the O O
various O O
revisions O O
to O O
trade O O
law O O
adopted O O
by O O
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON I-PERSON
extrapolates O O
that O O
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
both O O
wants O O
to O O
protect O O
its O O
uncompetitive O O
state O O
firms O O
and O O
turn O O
from O O
low O O
- O O
tech O O
processing O O
to O O
high O O
- O O
tech O O
production O O
. O O

" O O
This O O
is O O
because O O
state O O
enterprises O O
pressure O O
the O O
government O O
with O O
appeals O O
about O O
their O O
right O O
to O O
survival O O
, O O
" O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
. O O

When O O
foreign O O
firms O O
in O O
the O O
mainland O O
are O O
confronted O O
with O O
threats O O
to O O
their O O
safety O O
and O O
property O O
, O O
" O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
can O O
count O O
on O O
the O O
cooperation O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
, O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
businesses O O
can O O
turn O O
to O O
their O O
ambassadors O O
, O O
but O O
what O O
can O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
do O O
? O O
" O O
asks O O
Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

In O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
they O O
can O O
help O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
more O B-PERCENT
than O I-PERCENT
80 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
3,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
joined O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
29 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
local O O
branches O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
is O O
, O O
moreover O O
, O O
the O O
only O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
association O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
a O O
women O O
's O O
division O O
. O O

Major O O
companies O O
listed O O
on O O
the O O
TAIEX B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
including O O
Lite B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
on I-ORG I-ORG
Electronics I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Delta B-ORG B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
are O O
members O O
of O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
largest O O
and O O
strongest O O
of O O
all O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
groups O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
both O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
organization O O
and O O
operations O O
. O O

Many O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
believe O O
that O O
at O O
a O O
time O O
of O O
cross-strait O O
tension O O
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
have O O
made O O
their O O
own O O
decisions O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
the O O
mainland O O
and O O
therefore O O
should O O
bear O O
the O O
risk O O
themselves O O
too O O
. O O

And O O
by O O
investing O O
their O O
money O O
, O O
technology O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
on O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
are O O
they O O
not O O
to O O
some O O
degree O O
abandoning O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
takes O O
issue O O
with O O
this O O
view O O
. O O

H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
points O O
out O O
that O O
in O O
1998 B-DATE B-DATE
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
had O O
an O O
overall O O
trade O O
surplus O O
of O O
US$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
5.9 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
a O O
surplus O O
of O O
US$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
12.76 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
with O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

If O O
not O O
for O O
its O O
trade O O
with O O
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
therefore O O
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
would O O
have O O
had O O
a O O
trade O O
deficit O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
make O O
our O O
money O O
here O O
, O O
but O O
we O O
pay O O
taxes O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
most O O
of O O
our O O
families O O
and O O
children O O
do O O
most O O
of O O
their O O
consumer O O
spending O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
" O O
insists O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
chairperson O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
notes O O
that O O
after O O
the O O
major O O
earthquake O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
21 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
associations O O
throughout O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
contributed O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
60 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
contributed O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
30 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
all O O
by O O
itself O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
he O O
argues O O
that O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
unfair O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
businesses O O
in O O
the O O
mainland O O
are O O
n't O O
contributing O O
to O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
question O O
is O O
, O O
how O O
should O O
the O O
ROC B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
view O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
the O O
mainland O O
? O O

And O O
for O O
that O O
matter O O
how O O
is O O
the O O
PRC B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
looking O O
at O O
the O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
spiritual O O
leader O O
H.D. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
often O O
goes O O
to O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
represent O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
negotiations O O
with O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

Once O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
presence O O
of O O
many O O
Communist B-ORG B-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
cadres O O
, O O
a O O
high O O
- O O
ranking O O
official O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Taiwan B-ORG B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
asked O O
him O O
this O O
question O O
: O O
" O O
You O O
've O O
gathered O O
so O O
many O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
stirred O O
up O O
such O O
enthusiasm O O
among O O
them O O
- O O
but O O
for O O
what O O
purpose O O
? O O
" O O

It O O
threw O O
him O O
for O O
a O O
loop O O
. O O

Yeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
still O O
trying O O
to O O
figure O O
out O O
what O O
the O O
mainland O O
authorities O O
think O O
of O O
TBAD B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

For O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
investing O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
road O O
of O O
no O O
return O O
. O O

" O O
In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
many O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
business O O
people O O
have O O
also O O
tried O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
Vietnam B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
only O O
later O O
to O O
close O O
their O O
factories O O
there O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
shares O O
the O O
same O O
language O O
as O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
it O O
offers O O
attractive O O
investment O O
conditions O O
. O O

It O O
would O O
be O O
surprising O O
if O O
it O O
did O O
n't O O
attract O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
that O O
are O O
eager O O
to O O
set O O
up O O
offshore O O
. O O

Amid O O
the O O
cross-strait O O
political O O
standoff O O
, O O
one O O
can O O
expect O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
firms O O
in O O
Dongguan B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
continue O O
to O O
live O O
out O O
this O O
exciting O O
tale O O
of O O
gain O O
and O O
loss O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
photos O O
by O O
Diago B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Jonathan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Source O O
: O O
Taiwan B-ORG B-ORG
Business I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Dongguan I-ORG I-ORG

Graphic O O
by O O
Tsai B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
pen I-PERSON I-PERSON

Powerful B-WORK_OF_ART O
Tools I-WORK_OF_ART O
for I-WORK_OF_ART O
Biotechnology I-WORK_OF_ART O
- I-WORK_OF_ART O
Biochips I-WORK_OF_ART O

-LRB- O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
fang I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
photos O O
by O O
Hsueh B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

The O O
enterovirus O O
detection O O
biochip O O
developed O O
by O O
DR. B-ORG B-ORG
Chip I-ORG I-ORG
Biotechnology I-ORG I-ORG
takes O O
only B-TIME B-TIME
six I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
to O O
give O O
hospitals O O
the O O
answer O O
to O O
whether O O
a O O
sample O O
contains O O
enterovirus O O
, O O
and O O
if O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
deadly O O
strain O O
Entero O O
71 O B-CARDINAL
. O O

Worldwide O O
, O O
biotechnology O O
is O O
a O O
rising O O
star O O
of O O
the O O
industrial O O
stage O O
. O O

In O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
recent O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
the B-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Science I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Health I-ORG I-ORG
Research I-ORG I-ORG
Institutes I-ORG I-ORG
have O O
been O O
strongly O O
pursuing O O
" O O
biochip O O
" O O
research O O
programs O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
biochip O O
companies O O
have O O
also O O
been O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Just O O
what O O
are O O
biochips O O
? O O

What O O
use O O
are O O
they O O
to O O
mankind O O
? O O

Why O O
do O O
so O O
many O O
people O O
have O O
such O O
confidence O O
in O O
their O O
future O O
? O O

What O O
is O O
the O O
current O O
state O O
of O O
this O O
field O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

And O O
what O O
are O O
the O O
prospects O O
for O O
future O O
development O O
? O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
closer O O
look O O
. O O

In O O
just O B-DATE
a B-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
' I-DATE I-DATE
time O I-DATE
, O O
or O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
decades I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
following O O
scenario O O
could O O
become O O
a O O
reality O O
: O O

When O O
you O O
're O O
feeling O O
under O O
the O O
weather O O
, O O
all O O
you O O
need O O
to O O
do O O
is O O
buy O O
a O O
diagnostic O O
biochip O O
from O O
the O O
chemist O O
's O O
shop O O
, O O
put O O
a O O
drop O O
of O O
urine O O
onto O O
it O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
will O O
find O O
out O O
what O O
is O O
wrong O O
with O O
you O O
- O O
a O O
health O O
check O O
will O O
be O O
as O O
easy O O
as O O
a O O
pregnancy O O
test O O
today O B-DATE
. O O

Everyone O O
will O O
carry O O
with O O
them O O
a O O
biochip O O
bearing O O
a O O
record O O
and O O
analysis O O
of O O
their O O
own O O
DNA O O
. O O

From O O
it O O
one O O
will O O
not O O
only O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
see O O
one O O
's O O
own O O
physical O O
condition O O
, O O
but O O
even O O
to O O
predict O O
what O O
diseases O O
one O O
will O O
have O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
be O O
like O O
an O O
ID O O
card O O
, O O
needed O O
when O O
looking O O
for O O
work O O
, O O
buying O O
insurance O O
or O O
even O O
seeking O O
a O O
partner O O
for O O
love O O
and O O
marriage O O
. O O

Laboratories O O
will O O
no O O
longer O O
need O O
all O O
kinds O O
of O O
large O O
instruments O O
, O O
for O O
all O O
stages O O
of O O
their O O
experiments O O
will O O
be O O
carried O O
out O O
on O O
little O O
biochips O O
, O O
saving O O
time O O
, O O
effort O O
and O O
money O O
. O O

Today B-TIME B-DATE
, O O
the O O
scenes O O
outlined O O
above O O
may O O
just O O
seem O O
like O O
pipe O O
dreams O O
. O O

But O O
these O O
dreams O O
could O O
yet O O
come O O
true O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
key O O
to O O
that O O
happening O O
is O O
those O O
little O O
biochips O O
. O O

A B-WORK_OF_ART O
dream I-WORK_OF_ART O
come I-WORK_OF_ART O
true I-WORK_OF_ART O
? I-WORK_OF_ART O

Developments O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
sequencing O O
of O O
the O O
human O O
genome O O
and O O
the O O
rapid O O
development O O
of O O
genetic O O
engineering O O
have O O
spawned O O
biotechnology O O
industries O O
like O O
bioinformatics O O
, O O
biomaterials O O
and O O
pharmaceutical O O
engineering O O
, O O
which O O
have O O
emerged O O
as O O
the O O
rising O O
stars O O
of O O
21st B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
industry O O
. O O

As O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
efforts O O
to O O
promote O O
the O O
biotechnology O O
industry O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
1999 I-DATE I-DATE
the B-ORG B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Technology I-ORG I-ORG
Research I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
ITRI B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
set O O
up O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Biomedical I-ORG I-ORG
Engineering I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
BMEC B-ORG O
-RRB- O O
to O O
actively O O
develop O O
biomedical O O
engineering O O
technologies O O
. O O

Biochips O O
are O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
core O O
technologies O O
in O O
the O O
field O O
. O O

BMEC B-ORG B-ORG
general O O
director O O
Dr. O O
Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
that O O
the O O
ITRI B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
four B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
R&D O O
program O O
in O O
biochip O O
applications O O
and O O
technology O O
is O O
now O O
in O O
its O B-DATE
second B-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Its O O
initial O O
objectives O O
are O O
mainly O O
focused O O
on O O
developing O O
sensor O O
chips O O
to O O
screen O O
for O O
infectious O O
diseases O O
, O O
while O O
later O O
goals O O
will O O
be O O
to O O
develop O O
technologies O O
to O O
test O O
for O O
genetic O O
diseases O O
and O O
cancers O O
. O O

As O O
well O O
as O O
this O O
new O O
research O O
establishment O O
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
since O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1998 I-DATE I-DATE
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
commercial O O
companies O O
have O O
been O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
make O O
biochips O O
: O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Vision I-ORG I-ORG
Biotech I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Taiwan B-ORG B-ORG
Genome I-ORG I-ORG
Sciences I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
DR. B-ORG B-ORG
Chip I-ORG I-ORG
Biotechnology I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Of O O
these O O
, O O
DR. B-ORG O
Chip I-ORG B-PERSON
attracted O O
much O O
attention O O
this B-ORG B-DATE
year I-ORG I-DATE
when O O
it O O
developed O O
a O O
chip O O
to O O
detect O O
enteroviruses O O
, O O
a O O
deadly O O
epidemic O O
of O O
which O O
has O O
gripped O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Fever B-WORK_OF_ART O
chips I-WORK_OF_ART O

DR. B-ORG O
Chip I-ORG B-ORG
Bio-technology I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1998 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Vice O O
president O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hwan I-PERSON I-PERSON
states O O
that O O
the O O
company O O
successfully O O
applied O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
funding O O
to O O
help O O
it O O
pursue O O
a O O
development O O
program O O
for O O
enterovirus O O
detection O O
chips O O
and O O
test O O
technology O O
. O O

Today O B-DATE
, O O
the O O
enterovirus O O
chip O O
is O O
in O O
the O O
testing O O
phase O O
, O O
and O O
DR. B-ORG O
Chip I-ORG B-PERSON
is O O
collaborating O O
with O O
Taipei B-ORG B-ORG
Veterans I-ORG I-ORG
General I-ORG I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
obtain O O
samples O O
with O O
which O O
to O O
establish O O
the O O
accuracy O O
of O O
the O O
chip O O
. O O

What O O
is O O
so O O
remarkable O O
about O O
the O O
enterovirus O O
detection O O
chip O O
when O O
compared O O
with O O
traditional O O
test O O
methods O O
? O O

There O O
are O O
68 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
known O O
forms O O
of O O
non-polio O O
enterovirus O O
. O O

The O O
detection O O
chip O O
does O O
not O O
simply O O
determine O O
whether O O
a O O
person O O
is O O
infected O O
with O O
enterovirus O O
, O O
but O O
can O O
also O O
differentiate O O
between O O
different O O
virus O O
groups O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
showing O O
whether O O
a O O
sample O O
contains O O
the O O
deadly O O
Entero O O
71 O B-CARDINAL
virus O O
, O O
or O O
Coxsackie O B-FAC
A16 O I-FAC
, O O
which O O
is O O
easily O O
confused O O
with O O
Entero O B-ORG
71 O I-ORG
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
the O O
chip O O
and O O
its O O
accompanying O O
PCR O O
kit O O
greatly O O
reduce O O
the O O
time O O
required O O
for O O
testing O O
. O O

Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hwan I-PERSON I-PERSON
notes O O
that O O
traditional O O
bacterial O O
and O O
viral O O
cultures O O
take O O
seven O B-DATE
to O I-DATE
ten O I-DATE
days O I-DATE
to O O
prepare O O
, O O
and O O
even O O
with O O
the O O
newer O O
molecular O O
biology O O
testing O O
techniques O O
it O O
takes O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
get O O
a O O
result O O
. O O

But O O
DR. B-ORG O
Chip I-ORG B-PERSON
has O O
developed O O
methods O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
sample O O
preparation O O
time O O
, O O
which O O
enables O O
a O O
result O O
to O O
be O O
obtained O O
in O O
only B-TIME B-TIME
six I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
when O O
used O O
in O O
combination O O
with O O
their O O
enterovirus O O
chip O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
the O O
initial O O
results O O
of O O
joint O O
trials O O
by O O
DR. B-ORG B-PERSON
Chip I-ORG I-PERSON
, O O
Chang B-ORG B-ORG
Gung I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Cheng I-ORG I-ORG
Kung I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
suggest O O
that O O
the O O
chip O O
is O O
over O O
a O B-CARDINAL
thousand B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
times O O
more O O
sensitive O O
than O O
traditional O O
test O O
methods O O
. O O

" O O
In O O
addition O O
to O O
enterovirus O O
, O O
we O O
plan O O
to O O
develop O O
chips O O
to O O
detect O O
other O O
infectious O O
diseases O O
such O O
as O O
hepatitis O O
B O O
, O O
hepatitis O O
C O O
and O O
HIV O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hwan I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Apart O O
from O O
the O O
enterovirus O O
chip O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
already O O
at O O
the O O
testing O O
stage O O
, O O
the B-ORG O
ITRI I-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG O
Molecular I-ORG B-ORG
Biomedical I-ORG I-ORG
Technology I-ORG I-ORG
Division I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
also O O
conducting O O
research O O
and O O
development O O
on O O
biochip O O
applications O O
and O O
technology O O
. O O

Research O O
program O O
director O O
Pan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
states O O
that O O
at O O
present O O
they O O
are O O
actively O O
developing O O
a O O
" O O
fever O O
chip O O
" O O
with O O
a O O
wide O O
range O O
of O O
applications O O
. O O

Pan O B-PERSON
explains O O
that O O
in O O
clinical O O
practice O O
, O O
the O O
causes O O
of O O
fever O O
are O O
difficult O O
to O O
quickly O O
diagnose O O
. O O

A O O
" O O
fever O O
chip O O
" O O
bearing O O
the O O
DNA O O
of O O
common O O
fever O O
- O O
causing O O
viruses O O
and O O
bacteria O O
could O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
determine O O
the O O
cause O O
of O O
the O O
fever O O
and O O
the O O
type O O
of O O
pathogen O O
involved O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
valuable O O
tool O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
Pan B-PERSON B-PERSON
points O O
out O O
that O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
difficulties O O
in O O
substantially O O
reducing O O
the O O
time O O
needed O O
for O O
sample O O
preparation O O
, O O
the O O
usefulness O O
of O O
such O O
a O O
fever O O
chip O O
is O O
still O O
limited O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
it O O
can O O
not O O
yet O O
be O O
widely O O
promoted O O
. O O

Where O O
the O O
real O O
money O O
is O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
most O O
applications O O
for O O
biochips O O
are O O
in O O
academic O O
research O O
and O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
new O O
pharmaceutical O O
drugs O O
. O O

Demand O O
for O O
them O O
is O O
growing O O
rapidly O O
. O O

Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
that O O
according O O
to O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
market O O
research O O
estimates O O
, O O
the O O
worldwide O O
annual O O
consumption O O
of O O
microarray O O
chips O O
is O O
currently O O
around O B-CARDINAL
250,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
; O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
this O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
grow O O
to O O
1.2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Based O O
on O O
a O O
market O O
price O O
per O O
chip O O
of O O
US$ B-MONEY O
1,000 I-MONEY B-MONEY
, O O
the O O
size O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
market O O
in O O
biochips O O
could O O
grow O O
to O O
US$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
2003 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
and O O
to O O
US$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
40 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Thus O O
some O O
people O O
have O O
set O O
their O O
sights O O
on O O
the O O
biochip O O
market O O
, O O
and O O
believe O O
that O O
following O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
success O O
in O O
the O O
semiconductor O O
field O O
, O O
the O O
island O O
could O O
go O O
on O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
major O O
center O O
for O O
contract O O
manufacture O O
of O O
biochips O O
. O O

Be O O
that O O
as O O
it O O
may O O
, O O
the O O
small O O
number O O
of O O
biochip O O
companies O O
so O O
far O O
established O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
still O O
find O O
their O O
market O O
in O O
domestic O O
research O O
establishments O O
and O O
pharmaceuticals O O
manufacturers O O
. O O

Although O O
they O O
are O O
also O O
actively O O
developing O O
overseas O O
markets O O
, O O
what O O
interests O O
them O O
most O O
is O O
not O O
biochips O O
per O O
se O O
, O O
nor O O
are O O
they O O
content O O
merely O O
to O O
be O O
contract O O
manufacturers O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
chips O O
are O O
only O O
a O O
tool O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
big O O
money O O
is O O
not O O
in O O
chip O O
sales O O
. O O

What O O
counts O O
is O O
the O O
R&D O O
behind O O
them O O
. O O
" O O

Jerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
of O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Vision I-ORG I-ORG
Biotech I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
reveals O O
that O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Vision I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
was O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1999 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
has O O
signed O O
a O O
contract O O
with O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
company O O
Zen B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Bio I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
jointly O O
develop O O
human O O
adipocyte O O
cDNA O O
microarray O O
chips O O
. O O

Huang B-PERSON B-PERSON
states O O
that O O
research O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
revealed O O
that O O
adipocytes O O
-LRB- O O
fat O O
cells O O
-RRB- O O
are O O
active O O
regulators O O
of O O
the O O
energy O O
balance O O
in O O
the O O
body O O
, O O
and O O
play O O
an O O
important O O
role O O
in O O
disorders O O
such O O
as O O
obesity O O
, O O
diabetes O O
, O O
osteoporosis O O
and O O
cardiovascular O O
disease O O
. O O

Thus O O
it O O
is O O
hoped O O
that O O
research O O
into O O
human O O
adipocytes O O
can O O
help O O
in O O
the O O
search O O
for O O
drugs O O
and O O
other O O
therapies O O
to O O
treat O O
these O O
disorders O O
. O O

Apart O O
from O O
this O O
, O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Vision I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
also O O
conducting O O
a O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
bacterial O O
genome O O
project O O
, O O
which O O
aims O O
to O O
map O O
the O O
genome O O
of O O
a O O
certain O O
drug O O
- O O
resistant O O
bacterium O O
as O O
a O O
basis O O
for O O
developing O O
new O O
vaccines O O
and O O
drugs O O
. O O

Drug O O
development O O

Taiwan B-ORG B-ORG
Genome I-ORG I-ORG
Sciences I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
TGS B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
set O O
up O O
in O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
1999 I-DATE I-DATE
as O O
a O O
joint O O
venture O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Uni-President I-ORG I-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Yuen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Foong I-PERSON I-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Tuntex B-ORG B-ORG
Groups I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
only O O
entered O O
the O O
biotechnology O O
fray O O
in O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

CEO O O
Andrew B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
the O O
investors O O
came O O
to O O
the O O
view O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
needs O O
to O O
develop O O
its O O
biotechnology O O
industries O O
, O O
and O O
therefore O O
they O O
combined O O
their O O
resources O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
investment O O
in O O
the O O
field O O
. O O

TGS B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
strategy O O
is O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
genome O O
research O O
companies O O
, O O
and O O
to O O
sign O O
technology O O
transfer O O
agreements O O
and O O
chip O O
production O O
contracts O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

Kuo B-PERSON B-PERSON
comments O O
that O O
contract O O
production O O
of O O
chips O O
is O O
merely O O
a O O
service O O
activity O O
and O O
a O O
source O O
of O O
income O O
for O O
the O O
company O O
- O O
TGS B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
ultimate O O
goal O O
is O O
in O O
doing O O
R&D O O
work O O
to O O
identify O O
gene O O
sequences O O
as O O
targets O O
for O O
developing O O
new O O
drugs O O
. O O

Kuo B-PERSON B-PERSON
states O O
that O O
at O O
present O O
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
known O O
target O O
sequences O O
for O O
disease O O
- O O
treating O O
drugs O O
is O O
only O B-CARDINAL
around O I-CARDINAL
500 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
but O O
as O O
the O O
human O O
genome O O
is O O
mapped O O
out O O
this O O
number O O
can O O
be O O
expected O O
to O O
increase O O
tenfold O O
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
TGS B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
its O O
sights O O
set O O
mainly O O
on O O
doing O O
research O O
into O O
diseases O O
which O O
are O O
especially O O
prevalent O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
such O O
as O O
liver O O
and O O
stomach O O
cancers O O
. O O

A B-WORK_OF_ART O
chip I-WORK_OF_ART O
revolution I-WORK_OF_ART O

However O O
, O O
the O O
potential O O
uses O O
for O O
biochips O O
go O O
far O O
beyond O O
the O O
medical O O
applications O O
outlined O O
above O O
. O O

Dr. O O
Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
heading O O
up O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Biomedical I-ORG I-ORG
Engineering I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
also O O
general O O
director O O
of O O
Union B-ORG B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG I-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
research O O
institute O O
under O O
the O O
ITRI B-ORG B-ORG
umbrella O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
due O O
to O O
biochips O O
' O O
advantages O O
of O O
miniaturization O O
, O O
parallelism O O
, O O
speed O O
and O O
the O O
ability O O
to O O
reveal O O
the O O
" O O
big O O
picture O O
, O O
" O O
they O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
wide O O
range O O
of O O
applications O O
. O O

They O O
can O O
not O O
only O O
be O O
used O O
as O O
a O O
research O O
tool O O
in O O
biological O O
, O O
medical O O
and O O
pharmaceutical O O
research O O
and O O
development O O
, O O
and O O
as O O
a O O
clinical O O
diagnostic O O
tool O O
for O O
doing O O
health O O
checks O O
, O O
testing O O
for O O
infectious O O
pathogens O O
, O O
screening O O
blood O O
and O O
so O O
on O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
can O O
also O O
find O O
uses O O
in O O
such O O
areas O O
as O O
defense O O
applications O O
, O O
police O O
forensic O O
work O O
, O O
environmental O O
testing O O
and O O
food O O
testing O O
. O O

Biochips O O
come O O
in O O
two O B-CARDINAL
main O O
types O O
: O O
the O O
microfluidics O O
chip O O
or O O
" O O
lab O O
- O O
on O O
- O O
a O O
- O O
chip O O
, O O
" O O
and O O
the O O
microarray O O
chip O O
or O O
" O O
DNA O O
chip O O
. O O
" O O

Microfluidics O O
chips O O
bring O O
together O O
biotechnology O O
, O O
microelectronics O O
, O O
micromachining O O
and O O
other O O
technologies O O
to O O
integrate O O
the O O
functions O O
of O O
multiple O O
laboratory O O
instruments O O
onto O O
a O O
single O O
chip O O
in O O
miniaturized O O
form O O
. O O

Meanwhile O O
on O O
microarray O O
chips O O
, O O
biological O O
molecules O O
such O O
as O O
gene O O
segments O O
, O O
oligonucleotides O O
, O O
proteins O O
or O O
antibodies O O
are O O
bound O O
to O O
the O O
chip O O
surface O O
in O O
an O O
array O O
of O O
tiny O O
spots O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
single O O
chip O O
may O O
carry O O
many O O
tens O B-CARDINAL
of O I-CARDINAL
thousands O I-CARDINAL
of O O
such O O
spots O O
. O O

BMEC B-ORG B-ORG
researcher O O
Pan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
uses O O
the O O
example O O
of O O
blood O O
screening O O
for O O
a O O
blood O O
bank O O
to O O
illustrate O O
the O O
difference O O
between O O
the O O
two O B-CARDINAL
kinds O O
of O O
chips O O
. O O

To O O
test O O
a O O
blood O O
sample O O
using O O
a O O
microarray O O
chip O O
, O O
the O O
sample O O
must O O
first O B-ORDINAL
go O O
through O O
many O O
preparatory O O
steps O O
such O O
as O O
purification O O
, O O
nucleotide O O
extraction O O
, O O
copying O O
, O O
amplification O O
and O O
labeling O O
before O O
being O O
put O O
onto O O
the O O
chip O O
where O O
the O O
" O O
hybridization O O
" O O
reaction O O
takes O O
place O O
. O O

Finally O O
, O O
the O O
results O O
are O O
analyzed O O
using O O
a O O
detection O O
system O O
. O O

Hence O O
these O O
chips O O
are O O
only O O
suitable O O
for O O
use O O
in O O
the O O
laboratory O O
. O O

In O O
contrast O O
, O O
with O O
a O O
lab O O
- O O
on O O
- O O
a O O
- O O
chip O O
system O O
, O O
all O O
the O O
laboratory O O
preparation O O
stages O O
will O O
be O O
done O O
on O O
the O O
chip O O
itself O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
user O O
need O O
only O O
place O O
a O O
drop O O
of O O
blood O O
directly O O
onto O O
the O O
chip O O
to O O
obtain O O
a O O
result O O
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
microfluidics O O
technology O O
is O O
not O O
yet O O
mature O O
, O O
and O O
no O O
such O O
chips O O
have O O
been O O
launched O O
as O O
commercial O O
products O O
anywhere O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
says O O
Pan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
" O O
This O O
is O O
the O O
way O O
future O O
biochip O O
development O O
will O O
go O O
. O O
" O O

The B-WORK_OF_ART O
poor I-WORK_OF_ART O
man I-WORK_OF_ART O
's I-WORK_OF_ART O
chip I-WORK_OF_ART O

Future O O
prospects O O
also O O
seem O O
infinite O O
for O O
microarray O O
chips O O
, O O
which O O
are O O
already O O
widely O O
used O O
in O O
laboratories O O
and O O
research O O
establishments O O
. O O

Jerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON I-PERSON
notes O O
that O O
DNA O O
chips O O
are O O
an O O
indispensable O O
research O O
tool O O
in O O
molecular O O
biology O O
. O O

On O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
little O O
biochip O O
, O O
tens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousands I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
gene O O
segments O O
can O O
be O O
arranged O O
to O O
simultaneously O O
detect O O
the O O
expression O O
of O O
tens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousands I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
genes O O
. O O

In O O
other O O
words O O
, O O
whereas O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
researchers O O
had O O
to O O
investigate O O
each O O
gene O O
individually O O
, O O
today O B-DATE
, O O
using O O
biochips O O
, O O
they O O
can O O
obtain O O
test O O
results O O
for O O
tens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousands I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
genes O O
at O O
once O O
. O O

In O O
particular O O
, O O
biochips O O
not O O
only O O
can O O
speed O O
the O O
pace O O
of O O
research O O
, O O
but O O
can O O
also O O
replace O O
laboratory O O
animals O O
such O O
as O O
rats O O
and O O
rabbits O O
in O O
many O O
experiments O O
, O O
with O O
tests O O
being O O
carried O O
out O O
directly O O
on O O
human O O
genes O O
on O O
the O O
chip O O
. O O

Thus O O
as O O
research O O
tools O O
biochips O O
are O O
not O O
only O O
convenient O O
and O O
quick O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
more O O
humane O O
. O O

Dr. O O
Konan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peck I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
assistant O O
research O O
fellow O O
at O O
Academia B-ORG B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Biomedical I-ORG I-ORG
Sciences I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
IBMS B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
biochips O O
need O O
to O O
be O O
made O O
more O O
widely O O
available O O
as O O
a O O
molecular O O
biology O O
research O O
tool O O
. O O

With O O
this O O
in O O
mind O O
, O O
Peck B-PERSON B-ORG
has O O
developed O O
nylon O O
- O O
based O O
biochips O O
which O O
have O O
been O O
called O O
" O O
the O O
poor O O
man O O
's O O
biochip O O
, O O
" O O
since O O
they O O
cost O O
a B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
less O O
than O O
glass O O
chips O O
. O O

Apart O O
from O O
the O O
material O O
itself O O
being O O
cheaper O O
, O O
the O O
nylon O O
chips O O
use O O
a O O
visible O O
- O O
spectrum O O
colorimetric O O
system O O
to O O
display O O
results O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
they O O
can O O
be O O
read O O
using O O
an O O
ordinary O O
optical O O
scanner O O
, O O
which O O
costs O O
50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
- I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
70 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
less O O
than O O
using O O
a O O
special O O
laser O O
detector O O
. O O

The O O
nylon O O
membrane O O
biochips O O
currently O O
produced O O
by O O
TGS B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
U B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Vision I-ORG I-ORG
Biotech I-ORG I-ORG
are O O
all O O
derived O O
from O O
the O O
technology O O
developed O O
by O O
Konan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peck I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Cutting B-WORK_OF_ART O
edge I-WORK_OF_ART O

Can O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
really O O
repeat O O
its O O
success O O
in O O
the O O
semiconductor O O
industry O O
, O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
major O O
production O O
center O O
for O O
biochips O O
? O O

BMEC B-ORG B-ORG
director O O
Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
observes O O
that O O
the O O
level O O
of O O
scientific O O
and O O
technical O O
know O O
- O O
how O O
required O O
for O O
biochip O O
production O O
is O O
very O O
high O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
opportunities O O
for O O
contract O O
manufacture O O
are O O
limited O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
due O O
to O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
early O O
entry O O
into O O
biochip O O
research O O
and O O
development O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
high O O
state O O
of O O
development O O
of O O
its O O
semiconductor O O
industry O O
, O O
the O O
island O O
is O O
well O O
supplied O O
with O O
relevant O O
technology O O
and O O
skills O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
says O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
" O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
should O O
have O O
opportunities O O
to O O
enter O O
this O O
field O O
not O O
merely O O
as O O
a O O
contract O O
manufacturer O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
potential O O
and O O
importance O O
of O O
biochips O O
is O O
plain O O
to O O
see O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
this O O
new O O
, O O
interdisciplinary O O
industry O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
still O O
many O O
obstacles O O
and O O
difficulties O O
to O O
overcome O O
. O O

Apart O O
from O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
the O O
technology O O
is O O
not O O
yet O O
mature O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
generally O O
accepted O O
, O O
mutually O O
compatible O O
international O O
standards O O
have O O
not O O
yet O O
emerged O O
, O O
the O O
biggest O O
bottleneck O O
for O O
biochips O O
at O O
the O O
moment O O
is O O
the O B-CARDINAL
many O I-CARDINAL
thousands O I-CARDINAL
of O O
patents O O
which O O
have O O
been O O
taken O O
out O O
in O O
the O O
field O O
, O O
which O O
limit O O
the O O
avenues O O
available O O
to O O
each O O
player O O
. O O

" O O
Because O O
this O O
area O O
is O O
a O O
patents O O
minefield O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
impossible O O
to O O
create O O
a O O
product O O
which O O
from O O
start O O
to O O
finish O O
does O O
n't O O
infringe O O
on O O
anyone O O
else O O
's O O
patents O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

In O O
his O O
view O O
, O O
this O O
problem O O
may O O
be O O
resolved O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
by O O
the O O
exchange O O
of O O
patented O O
technologies O O
between O O
players O O
. O O

In O O
other O O
words O O
, O O
at O O
this O O
stage O O
companies O O
must O O
actively O O
carry O O
out O O
research O O
and O O
development O O
, O O
and O O
obtain O O
international O O
patents O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
have O O
bargaining O O
chips O O
in O O
future O O
negotiations O O
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
the O O
BMEC B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
over O B-CARDINAL
10 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
patents O O
pending O O
in O O
the O O
areas O O
of O O
microfluidics O O
biochips O O
, O O
chip O O
surface O O
processing O O
technology O O
and O O
probe O O
design O O
and O O
applications O O
. O O

Pushing O O
the O O
envelope O O

Although O O
at O O
their O O
present O O
stage O O
of O O
development O O
, O O
biochips O O
are O O
already O O
a O O
great O O
help O O
to O O
researchers O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
still O O
far O O
removed O O
from O O
ordinary O O
people O O
's O O
lives O O
. O O

But O O
one O O
day O O
they O O
will O O
play O O
an O O
important O O
role O O
in O O
all O O
our O O
lives O O
. O O

" O O
Applications O O
and O O
commercialization O O
are O O
our O O
goal O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Johnsee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

He O O
says O O
that O O
only O O
if O O
research O O
results O O
are O O
commercialized O O
does O O
research O O
produce O O
an O O
economic O O
payback O O
. O O

Equally O O
, O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
really O O
broad O O
market O O
biochips O O
need O O
to O O
go O O
beyond O O
the O O
laboratory O O
researcher O O
, O O
and O O
into O O
hospitals O O
, O O
clinics O O
and O O
homes O O
, O O
and O O
to O O
individual O O
users O O
. O O

Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
points O O
out O O
that O O
before O O
biochips O O
will O O
be O O
worth O O
commercializing O O
, O O
sample O O
preparation O O
needs O O
to O O
be O O
made O O
convenient O O
, O O
reading O O
results O O
must O O
be O O
simple O O
and O O
easy O O
, O O
the O O
chips O O
' O O
speed O O
and O O
accuracy O O
must O O
be O O
high O O
, O O
and O O
their O O
cost O O
must O O
be O O
low O O
. O O

He O O
predicts O O
that O O
in O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
biochips O O
will O O
be O O
suitable O O
for O O
use O O
in O O
supplemental O O
tests O O
, O O
and O O
after O O
around B-DATE B-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
for O O
high O O
- O O
throughput O O
screening O O
; O O
in O O
five O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
time O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
possible O O
to O O
develop O O
them O O
into O O
general O O
screening O O
tools O O
which O O
will O O
be O O
as O O
easy O O
to O O
use O O
as O O
the O O
pregnancy O O
test O O
kits O O
on O O
the O O
market O O
today O B-DATE
. O O

IBMS B-ORG B-ORG
associate O O
research O O
fellow O O
Konan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peck I-PERSON I-PERSON
agrees O O
that O O
in O O
the O O
foreseeable O O
future O O
, O O
diagnostic O O
chips O O
will O O
enable O O
everyone O O
to O O
learn O O
their O O
current O O
state O O
of O O
health O O
and O O
know O O
what O O
diseases O O
they O O
may O O
develop O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
a O O
situation O O
where O O
testing O O
technology O O
is O O
ahead O O
of O O
medical O O
treatment O O
technology O O
, O O
the O O
medical O O
problems O O
so O O
discovered O O
may O O
not O O
be O O
treatable O O
. O O

Mankind O O
is O O
always O O
challenging O O
his O O
limits O O
, O O
and O O
when O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
near O O
future O O
, O O
biochips O O
lift O O
the O O
veil O O
of O O
many O O
diseases O O
, O O
the O O
next O O
challenge O O
will O O
have O O
only O O
just O O
begun O O
. O O

Turning O O
to O O
the O O
Constitution O B-LAW
on O O
the O O
" O O
One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
Issue O O

Still O O
wrestling O O
with O O
the O O
vexed O O
issue O O
of O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
" O O
the B-ORG O
President I-ORG O
's I-ORG O
Advisory I-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
on O I-ORG
Cross-Strait B-LOC I-ORG
Relations O I-ORG
met O O
for O O
its O O
sixth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
and O O
seventh B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
sessions O O
during O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
amid O O
frenzied O O
media O O
attention O O
. O O

The O O
group O O
eventually O O
reached O O
a O O
consensus O O
that O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
principle O O
advocated O O
by O O
the O O
mainland O O
should O O
be O O
addressed O O
" O O
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
the O O
constitution O O
. O O
" O O

How O O
president O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON I-PERSON
responds O O
to O O
this O O
proposal O O
will O O
determine O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
stalemate O O
can O O
be O O
broken O O
, O O
and O O
if O O
there O O
is O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
set O O
timetable O O
for O O
implementing O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
direct O O
links O O
. O O

After O O
assuming O O
the O O
presidency O O
, O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON I-PERSON
recruited O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
leading O O
politicians O O
, O O
industrialists O O
, O O
academics O O
and O O
other O O
personages O O
for O O
a O O
non-partisan O O
advisory O O
group O O
, O O
intended O O
to O O
build O O
cross-party O O
consensus O O
on O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
relations O O
with O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

Chaired O O
by O O
Academia B-ORG B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG I-ORG
president O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG I-ORG
Advisory I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
on I-ORG I-ORG
Cross-Strait I-ORG I-ORG
Relations I-ORG I-ORG
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
met O O
in O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
September I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Since O O
then O O
the O O
Group B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
held O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
intensive O O
discussions O O
on O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
fundamental O O
position O O
regarding O O
the O O
cross-strait O O
relationship O O
. O O

The O O
Group B-ORG B-ORG
entered O O
the O O
final O O
phase O O
of O O
discussions O O
on O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
issue O O
during O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
but O O
differences O O
between O O
pro-unification O O
and O O
pro-independence O O
participants O O
continued O O
to O O
stymie O O
the O O
effort O O
to O O
produce O O
a O O
statement O O
acceptable O O
to O O
all O O
. O O

As O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
legislator O O
Shen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fu I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON I-PERSON
pointed O O
out O O
, O O
the O O
Group B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
to O O
draft O O
something O O
" O O
palatable O O
both O O
to O O
the O O
pro-unification O O
and O O
pro-independence O O
camps O O
; O O
something O O
which O O
the O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
ca O O
n't O O
shun O O
and O O
yet O O
which O O
does O O
n't O O
make O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
wince O O
. O O
" O O

Clearly O O
no O O
easy O O
task O O
. O O

On O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
evening I-TIME I-TIME
of I-TIME O
November I-TIME B-DATE
18 I-TIME I-DATE
Advisory B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
chairman O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
meeting O O
over O O
dinner O O
with O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
faction O O
leaders O O
, O O
described O O
the O O
cross-strait O O
situation O O
as O O
extremely O O
precarious O O
, O O
and O O
said O O
that O O
since O O
time O O
is O O
not O O
on O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
side O O
we O O
need O O
to O O
step O O
up O O
efforts O O
to O O
resume O O
dialogue O O
with O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

Separately O O
, O O
during O O
his O O
report O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG I-ORG
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Academia I-ORG I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
budget O O
, O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
reiterated O O
: O O
" O O
If O O
the O O
whole O O
population O O
could O O
arrive O O
at O O
a O O
consensus O O
on O O
' O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
' O O
then O O
President O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
have O O
no O O
grounds O O
for O O
not O O
accepting O O
that O O
consensus O O
. O O
" O O

Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
added O O
that O O
he O O
hoped O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Advisory I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
would O O
shortly O O
come O O
to O O
a O O
firm O O
conclusion O O
on O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
issue O O
. O O

Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
appeal O O
made O O
little O O
impression O O
on O O
the O O
governing O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
however O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
chairman O O
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON I-PERSON
himself O O
came O O
under O O
fire O O
within O O
the O O
party O O
after O O
stating O O
: O O
" O O
The O O
constitution O O
of O O
the O O
ROC B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
itself O O
a O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
framework O O
. O O

Since O O
the O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
participated O O
in O O
the O O
process O O
of O O
constitutional O O
amendment O O
it O O
ought O O
to O O
accept O O
this O O
constitution O O
, O O
and O O
as O O
the O O
party O O
of O O
government O O
we O O
ca O O
n't O O
afford O O
to O O
override O O
or O O
reject O O
it O O
. O O
" O O

According O O
to O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
lawmaker O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cho I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
shui I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
shown O O
more O O
goodwill O O
to O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
president O O
than O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON I-PERSON
ever O O
did O O
, O O
but O O
without O O
any O O
response O O
- O O

so O O
why O O
should O O
he O O
once O O
again O O
be O O
expected O O
to O O
respond O O
on O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
issue O O
? O O

Also O O
, O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
disagrees O O
with O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
assertion O O
that O O
" O O
time O O
is O O
not O O
on O O
our O O
side O O
, O O
" O O
and O O
instead O O
feels O O
that O O
things O O
are O O
no O O
worse O O
than O O
before O O
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
the O O
opposition O O
alliance O O
has O O
been O O
calling O O
for O O
the O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
" O O
shed O O
its O O
ideological O O
baggage O O
. O O
" O O

On O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
24 I-DATE I-DATE
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
had O O
already O O
pulled O O
out O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Advisory I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
published O O
an O O
article O O
in O O
the O O
press O O
signed O O
by O O
leading O O
members O O
such O O
as O O
Yu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kui I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
miao I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
in O O
which O O
they O O
called O O
on O O
the O O
government O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
constitution O O
as O O
its O O
starting O O
point O O
for O O
breaking O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
deadlock O O
. O O

They O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
competed O O
in O O
elections O O
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
the O O
constitution O O
, O O
winning O O
the O O
presidency O O
and O O
a O O
share O O
of O O
seats O O
in O O
the O O
legislature O O
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
had O O
also O O
participated O O
in O O
the O O
process O O
of O O
revising O O
the O O
constitution O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
with O O
its O O
constitutionally O O
granted O O
mandate O O
, O O
the O O
party O O
has O O
an O O
obligation O O
to O O
fully O O
uphold O O
the O O
constitution O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
politicians O O
argued O O
, O O
Formosa B-ORG B-ORG
Plastics I-ORG I-ORG
boss O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON I-PERSON
convened O O
a O O
meeting O O
with O O
other O O
captains O O
of O O
industry O O
to O O
come O O
up O O
with O O
some O O
advice O O
for O O
the O O
government O O
on O O
economic O O
policy O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
voiced O O
support O O
for O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
proposal O O
that O O
" O O
with O O
' O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
' O O
as O O
the O O
precondition O O
, O O
each O O
side O O
can O O
have O O
its O O
own O O
interpretation O O
. O O
" O O

Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
agreed O O
with O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
notion O O
that O O
time O O
is O O
running O O
out O O
for O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
the O O
belief O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
only O O
have O O
time O O
on O O
its O O
side O O
once O O
it O O
starts O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
well O O
- O O
intentioned O O
engagement O O
with O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

Consensus O O
on O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
question O O
" O O
is O O
an O O
urgent O O
priority O O
for O O
both O O
sides O O
if O O
there O O
is O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
peaceful O O
future O O
. O O

Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
demand O O
for O O
a O O
review O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
" O O
go O O
slow O O
" O O
policy O O
, O O
and O O
opening O O
of O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
direct O O
links O O
, O O
brought O O
a O O
personal O O
phone O O
call O O
from O O
the O O
president O O
, O O
who O O
invited O O
him O O
to O O
come O O
and O O
discuss O O
policy O O
. O O

On O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
25 I-DATE I-DATE
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
a O O
handful O O
of O O
other O O
leading O O
industrialists O O
went O O
to O O
call O O
on O O
the O O
president O O
at O O
his O O
official O O
residence O O
. O O

The O O
businessmen O O
said O O
that O O
shelving O O
the O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
issue O O
was O O
not O O
the O O
right O O
thing O O
for O O
the O O
government O O
to O O
do O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
could O O
no O O
longer O O
afford O O
to O O
play O O
word O O
games O O
. O O

They O O
stressed O O
the O O
need O O
for O O
early O O
restoration O O
of O O
the O O
mechanism O O
for O O
cross-strait O O
economic O O
dialogue O O
, O O
and O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
government O O
should O O
also O O
think O O
about O O
moving O O
towards O O
political O O
dialogue O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG I-ORG
Advisory I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
met O O
again O O
on O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
26 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
discussed O O
a O O
proposal O O
, O O
made O O
earlier O O
by O O
Public B-ORG B-ORG
Television I-ORG I-ORG
System I-ORG I-ORG
chairman O O
Wu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
shan I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
already O O
favored O O
by O O
most O O
members O O
of O O
the O O
Group B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
for O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
to O O
be O O
addressed O O
through O O
" O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
acknowledgements O O
and O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
suggestions O O
. O O
" O O

A O O
firm O O
consensus O O
was O O
finally O O
arrived O O
at O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
Group B-ORG B-ORG
submitted O O
to O O
the O O
president O O
its O O
proposal O O
that O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
should O O
" O O
respond O O
to O O
the O O
mainland O O
's O O
' O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
' O O
proposition O O
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
the O O
constitution O O
of O O
the O O
ROC B-GPE B-GPE
. O O
" O O

The O O
government O O
and O O
opposition O O
parties O O
continued O O
to O O
disagree O O
regarding O O
this O O
consensus O O
. O O

DPP B-ORG B-ORG
legislator O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cho I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
shui I-PERSON I-PERSON
described O O
it O O
as O O
" O O
acceptable O O
, O O
if O O
not O O
very O O
satisfactory O O
. O O
" O O

PFP B-ORG B-ORG
spokesman O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
an I-PERSON I-PERSON
called O O
it O O
" O O
a O O
conclusion O O
without O O
a O O
conclusion O O
. O O
" O O

New B-ORG B-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
convenor O O
Hau B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
pin I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
the O O
statement O O
was O O
too O O
ambiguous O O
, O O
tending O O
towards O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
with O O
each O O
side O O
free O O
to O O
make O O
its O O
own O O
interpretation O O
, O O
" O O
and O O
added O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
highly O O
unlikely O O
to O O
be O O
used O O
by O O
the O O
president O O
as O O
a O O
guide O O
for O O
cross-strait O O
policy O O
. O O

Ting B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shou I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chung I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
deputy O O
executive O O
director O O
of O O
the O O
KMT B-ORG B-ORG
policy O O
committee O O
, O O
said O O
this O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
consensus O O
was O O
simply O O
a O O
case O O
of O O
going O O
round O O
and O O
round O O
on O O
the O O
spot O O
, O O
and O O
would O O
do O O
nothing O O
to O O
solve O O
the O O
core O O
problem O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
28 I-DATE I-DATE
press O O
release O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mainland I-ORG I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
MAC B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
, O O
the O O
government O O
body O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
cross-strait O O
affairs O O
, O O
diplomatically O O
stated O O
that O O
it O O
would O O
observe O O
and O O
implement O O
the O O
suggestions O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Advisory I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
if O O
and O O
when O O
they O O
become O O
official O O
government O O
policy O O
. O O

Speaking O O
on O O
the O O
topic O O
of O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
direct O O
links O O
, O O
MAC B-ORG B-ORG
chairwoman O O
Tsai B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ing I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
that O O
these O O
will O O
be O O
phased O O
in O O
according O O
to O O
conditions O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
phase O O
being O O
the O O
opening O O
of O O
direct O O
business O O
links O O
as O O
necessitated O O
by O O
the O O
admission O O
of O O
both O O
sides O O
to O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

And O O
according O O
to O O
economics O O
minister O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
government O O
recognizes O O
that O O
the O O
" O O
go O O
slow O O
" O O
policy O O
needs O O
to O O
be O O
relaxed O O
, O O
and O O
will O O
give O O
a O O
more O O
thorough O O
accounting O O
of O O
this O O
before O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Tanshui B-GPE O
: O O
An O O
Inspiration O O
to O O
Poets O O
, O O
Artists O O
, O O
and O O
Romantics O O

-LRB- O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
I I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
photos O O
by O O
Diago B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Phil B-PERSON B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

In O O
paintings O O
, O O
a O O
white O O
cloud O O
layer O O
swirls O O
over O O
Mt. B-LOC B-LOC
Kuanyin I-LOC I-LOC
; O O

waves O O
on O O
the O O
river O O
drift O O
like O O
a O O
breeze O O
; O O

a O O
red O O
sun O O
dances O O
on O O
golden O O
water O O
; O O

a O O
yellow O O
moon O O
sings O O
from O O
a O O
deep O O
purple O O
sky O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O

The O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
of O O
illustrations O O
is O O
a O O
place O O
of O O
unblemished O O
beauty O O
, O O
a O O
myth O O
that O O
remains O O
unshakeable O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
300 I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
plus I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
since O O
its O O
founding O O
, O O
this O O
port O O
town O O
- O O
formerly O O
called O O
Huwei B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
now O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
Township I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
has O O
seen O O
days O O
of O O
prosperity O O
and O O
has O O
also O O
been O O
through O O
a O O
baptism O O
of O O
fire O O
. O O

What O O
makes O O
it O O
special O O
among O O
the O O
309 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
urban O O
and O O
rural O O
townships O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

How O O
do O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
live O O
today B-DATE O
? O O

How O O
do O O
they O O
recall O O
the O O
past O O
? O O

And O O
how O O
do O O
they O O
see O O
the O O
future O O
? O O

" O O
You O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
how O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
changed O O
? O O

I O O
would O O
say O O
that O O
the O O
biggest O O
change O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
old O O
streets O O
are O O
gone O O
. O O
" O O

So O O
declares O O
Tu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
proprietor O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Hui I-ORG I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG I-ORG
Pharmacy I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
also O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Huwei I-ORG I-ORG
Cultural I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Historical I-ORG I-ORG
Workshop I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

His O O
pharmacy O O
is O O
located O O
on O O
what O O
is O O
now O O
called O O
Chungcheng B-LOC B-FAC
Road I-LOC I-FAC
, O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
oldest O O
streets O O
, O O
which O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
natives O O
still O O
call O O
Huwei B-LOC B-FAC
Street I-LOC I-FAC
. O O

Tu B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
has O O
lived O O
his O O
whole O O
life O O
in O O
the O O
old O O
neighborhood O O
, O O
has O O
watched O O
from O O
his O O
doorstep O O
as O O
old O O
shops O O
have O O
refurbished O O
themselves O O
in O O
modern O O
style O O
, O O
and O O
modern O O
shops O O
have O O
adopted O O
the O O
look O O
of O O
the O O
old O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
convenience O O
of O O
cars O O
, O O
the O O
streets O O
have O O
been O O
widened O O
repeatedly O O
. O O

In O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
last O O
train O O
on O O
the O O
old O O
Tanshui B-FAC B-FAC
Line I-FAC I-FAC
of O O
the O O
railroad O O
chugged O O
into O O
history O O
, O O
taking O O
that O O
old O O
slower O O
pace O O
of O O
life O O
with O O
it O O
. O O

In O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
the B-FAC B-FAC
Tanshui I-FAC I-FAC
Line I-FAC I-FAC
of O O
the O O
mass O O
rapid O O
transit O O
system O O
opened O O
, O O
bringing O O
floods O O
of O O
visitors O O
to O O
the O O
town O O
. O O

Yet O O
, O O
while O O
these O O
tourists O O
bring O O
a O O
human O O
touch O O
to O O
the O O
streets O O
on O O
weekends O O
and O O
holidays O O
, O O
on O O
ordinary O O
weekdays O O
the O O
silence O O
is O O
accompanied O O
only O O
by O O
leftover O O
garbage O O
, O O
empty O O
shops O O
, O O
and O O
those O O
Huwei B-GPE B-NORP
people O O
who O O
refuse O O
to O O
leave O O
their O O
old O O
homes O O
. O O

The O O
golden O O
age O O
of O O
Huwei B-GPE B-GPE

There O O
are O O
different O O
explanations O O
as O O
to O O
the O O
origins O O
of O O
the O O
word O O
Huwei B-GPE B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
original O O
name O O
for O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-PERSON
. O O

Some O O
say O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
transliteration O O
of O O
the O O
place O O
name O O
used O O
by O O
the O O
indigenous O O
people O O
. O O

But O O
others O O
say O O
it O O
comes O O
from O O
a O O
long O O
- O O
gone O O
fishing O O
practice O O
, O O
using O O
a O O
shi O O
hu O O
-LRB- O O
" O O
stone O O
pool O O
" O O
-RRB- O O
. O O

Early O O
fishermen O O
used O O
stones O O
to O O
carve O O
a O O
long O O
, O O
narrow O O
catchment O O
-LRB- O O
the O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
" O O
pool O O
" O O
-RRB- O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
, O O
waiting O O
for O O
the O O
tide O O
to O O
carry O O
in O O
fish O O
which O O
they O O
could O O
then O O
easily O O
scoop O O
up O O
. O O

Since O O
the O O
place O O
now O O
known O O
as O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
at O O
the O O
tail O O
end O O
-LRB- O O
wei O O
-RRB- O O
of O O
this O O
stone O O
pool O O
, O O
it O O
came O O
to O O
be O O
called O O
Huwei B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
occupied O O
an O O
important O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
transport O O
network O O
connecting O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
Southeast B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Even O O
before O O
the O O
arrival O O
of O O
Westerners B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Han B-NORP B-NORP
Chinese I-NORP I-NORP
often O O
crossed O O
over O O
from O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
is O O
relatively O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
mainland O O
. O O

Here O O
they O O
engaged O O
in O O
barter O O
trade O O
with O O
the O O
Pingpu B-NORP B-NORP
-LRB- O O
meaning O O
" O O
plains O O
" O O
-RRB- O O
aborigines O O
, O O
with O O
deer O O
skins O O
and O O
sulphur O O
being O O
the O O
most O O
coveted O O
products O O
. O O

As O O
Western B-NORP B-NORP
powers O O
turned O O
their O O
eyes O O
to O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
became O O
strategically O O
important O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
17th I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
first O B-ORDINAL
the O O
Spanish B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
and O O
then O O
the O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
built O O
forts O O
here O O
as O O
symbols O O
of O O
their O O
claims O O
to O O
territorial O O
control O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
mid-17th I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
took O O
control O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
closed O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
international O O
trade O O
. O O

Later O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
the O B-EVENT
Sino B-NORP I-EVENT
- I-NORP I-EVENT
French I-NORP I-EVENT
war O I-EVENT
of O O
1884 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
again O O
opened O O
up O O
to O O
Western B-NORP O
access O O
. O O

During O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
golden O O
age O O
, O O
large O O
and O O
small O O
boats O O
were O O
constantly O O
coming O O
and O O
going O O
in O O
the O O
harbor O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
not O O
unusual O O
to O O
see O O
enormous O O
steamships O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE O
latter I-DATE O
part I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
Qing I-DATE I-DATE
dynasty I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
the O O
largest O O
port O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
was O O
the O O
" O O
customs O O
headquarters O O
, O O
" O O
also O O
charged O O
with O O
overseeing O O
port O O
activities O O
at O O
Keelung B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Tainan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Kaohsiung B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

However O O
, O O
during O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
occupation O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
silting O O
, O O
and O O
because O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
invested O O
a O O
huge O O
effort O O
in O O
developing O O
the O O
port O O
at O O
Keelung B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
faded O O
in O O
importance O O
, O O
never O O
again O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
likes O O
of O O
its O O
glory O O
days O O
. O O

Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
place O O
of O O
many O O
historic O O
sites O O
, O O
a O O
place O O
that O O
invites O O
reflection O O
on O O
things O O
past O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
" O O
foreign O O
district O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
missionary O O
named O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mackay I-PERSON I-PERSON
established O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
hospital O O
for O O
Western B-NORP O
medicine O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
; O O
it O O
was O O
here O O
that O O
in O O
1878 B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
case O O
of O O
paragonimiasis O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
was O O
diagnosed O O
. O O

The O O
old O O
church O O
next O O
to O O
the O O
hospital O O
is O O
a O O
mecca O O
for O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-NORP
painters O O
. O O

The O O
schools O O
, O O
homes O O
, O O
and O O
consulates O O
in O O
the O O
foreign O O
district O O
- O O
some O O
long O O
gone O O
, O O
some O O
still O O
standing O O
- O O
testify O O
to O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
this O O
was O O
a O O
place O O
of O O
intensive O O
interaction O O
between O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Western B-NORP B-NORP
cultures O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
go O O
up O O
Sanmin B-LOC B-FAC
Street I-LOC I-FAC
, O O
you O O
will O O
discover O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
an O O
old O O
and O O
disused O O
water O O
pipe O O
. O O

This O O
could O O
be O O
a O O
relic O O
left O O
behind O O
by O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
major O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
infrastructure O O
projects O O
, O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
tap O O
water O O
station O O
. O O

Or O O
you O O
could O O
walk O O
instead O O
next O O
to O O
the B-FAC O
MRT I-FAC B-FAC
station I-FAC O
and O O
see O O
another O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
for O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
: O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
seaplane O O
landing O O
area O O
, O O
also O O
built O O
in O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
occupation O O
era O O
. O O

Or O O
you O O
could O O
visit O O
the O O
venerable O O
Tamkang B-ORG B-ORG
Secondary I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

As O O
you O O
watch O O
the O O
children O O
laughing O O
and O O
arguing O O
and O O
playing O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
think O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
time O O
when O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
did O O
not O O
allow O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
to O O
attend O O
school O O
together O O
. O O

Under O O
those O O
circumstances O O
, O O
Tamkang B-ORG B-ORG
Middle I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-ORG
became O O
a O O
cradle O O
for O O
the O O
training O O
of O O
Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
elites O O
. O O

Gradually O O
you O O
will O O
discover O O
that O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
bookish O O
place O O
. O O

This O O
little O O
town O O
has O O
everything O O
from O O
nursery O O
schools O O
to O O
graduate O O
schools O O
. O O

During O O
the O O
reign O O
of O O
the O B-DATE
Guangxu B-GPE I-DATE
emperor O I-DATE
of O I-DATE
the B-DATE I-DATE
Qing I-DATE I-DATE
dynasty I-DATE I-DATE
-LRB- O O
which O O
began O O
in O O
1875 B-DATE B-DATE
-RRB- O O
, O O
and O O
prior O O
to O O
the O O
beginning O O
of O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
occupation O O
in O O
1895 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-PERSON
produced O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
successful O O
candidates O O
in O O
the O O
highest O O
level O O
military O O
exam O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
the O O
highest O O
level O O
civil O O
exam O O
, O O
and O O
countless O O
successes O O
in O O
lower O O
- O O
level O O
imperial O O
exams O O
. O O

Even O O
in O O
modern O O
times O O
, O O
the O O
town O O
has O O
not O O
passed O O
up O O
chances O O
to O O
embrace O O
knowledge O O
: O O
When O O
the O O
idea O O
of O O
founding O O
Tam B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
kang I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
abandoned O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
land O O
and O O
money O O
, O O
local O O
residents O O
offered O O
cheap O O
land O O
, O O
donated O O
money O O
, O O
and O O
lobbied O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
university O O
could O O
set O O
its O O
roots O O
in O O
town O O
. O O

These O O
historic O O
sites O O
are O O
near O O
the O O
river O O
, O O
but O O
do O O
n't O O
spend O O
all O O
your O O
time O O
there O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
forget O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Tatun I-LOC I-LOC
Mountains I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
which O O
shelter O O
the O O
town O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
old O O
days O O
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-NORP
folk O O
who O O
cultivated O O
farms O O
on O O
the O O
slopes O O
had O O
to O O
walk O O
for O O
an B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
to O O
get O O
to O O
their O O
crops O O
. O O

These O O
days O O
you O O
can O O
take O O
a O O
local O O
mini-bus O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
mountains O O
you O O
will O O
see O O
the O O
occasional O O
terraced O O
field O O
grown O O
over O O
with O O
weeds O O
. O O

This O O
land O O
, O O
which O O
has O O
gone O O
from O O
grass O O
to O O
grain O O
and O O
back O O
to O O
grass O O
again O O
, O O
is O O
where O O
many O O
an O O
old O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
native O O
played O O
when O O
they O O
were O O
children O O
. O O

The O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
mystique O O

The O O
mountains O O
are O O
also O O
filled O O
with O O
old O O
stories O O
. O O

The O O
often O O
- O O
renovated O O
Hsing B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON I-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON I-PERSON
shop O O
is O O
more B-DATE B-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
old O I-DATE
. O O

Owner O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
kun I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
a O O
descendant O O
of O O
the O O
eminent O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
family O O
of O O
Tanshui B-PERSON B-GPE
, O O
which O O
produced O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
juren O O
-LRB- O O
a O O
successful O O
candidate O O
in O O
provincial O O
- O O
level O O
exams O O
, O O
held O O
every O B-DATE
three B-CARDINAL I-DATE
years O I-DATE
-RRB- O O
. O O

The O O
house O O
testifies O O
to O O
this O O
past O O
: O O
It O O
has O O
a O O
swallow O O
- O O
tailed O O
roof O O
and O O
a O O
flagpole O O
, O O
features O O
that O O
only O O
the O O
home O O
of O O
a O O
juren O O
was O O
entitled O O
to O O
have O O
. O O

Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mingbin I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
whose O O
name O O
by O O
birth O O
is O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Minghui I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O
, O O
a O O
scholar O O
from O O
Beijing B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
currently O O
working O O
at O O
Chinese B-ORG B-ORG
Culture I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
on O O
an O O
exchange O O
program O O
, O O
is O O
a O O
descendant O O
of O O
the O O
juren O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yingzhen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
was O O
wounded O O
resisting O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
occupation O O
and O O
fled O O
to O O
the O O
mainland O O
, O O
where O O
he O O
settled O O
down O O
. O O

Like O O
his O O
elders O O
, O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mingbin I-PERSON I-PERSON
bridges O O
the O O
gap O O
across O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC I-LOC
Strait I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
as O O
he O O
is O O
capable O O
of O O
conversing O O
fluently O O
in O O
either O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
dialect O O
or O O
the O O
southern O O
Fujian B-GPE B-GPE
dialect O O
used O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
stories O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
old O O
to O O
be O O
interesting O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
residents O O
are O O
living O O
their O O
own O O
stories O O
. O O

The O O
crotchety O O
but O O
modest O O
guy O O
who O O
delivers O O
the O O
newspapers O O
, O O
the O O
seafood O O
restaurant O O
owner O O
who O O
has O O
made O O
his O O
fortune O O
from O O
scratch O O
, O O
the O O
old O O
man O O
at O O
the O O
roadside O O
food O O
stall O O
, O O
the O O
hostess O O
in O O
the O O
tea O O
house O O
greeting O O
and O O
sending O O
off O O
guests O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O

Some O O
are O O
active O O
in O O
the O B-TIME
early O I-TIME
morning O I-TIME
, O O
some O O
late O O
at O O
night O B-TIME
. O O

Though O O
the O O
founders O O
of O O
many O O
of O O
these O O
shops O O
have O O
passed O O
away O O
, O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
generation O O
has O O
taken O O
the O O
baton O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
old O O
bamboo O O
tea O O
shop O O
, O O
the O O
now O O
elderly O O
hostess O O
still O O
plays O O
her O O
role O O
amidst O O
the O O
ambience O O
of O O
wine O O
and O O
tea O O
, O O
offering O O
a O O
feminine O O
presence O O
to O O
help O O
put O O
at O O
ease O O
her O O
customers O O
who O O
come O O
looking O O
for O O
a O O
little O O
relaxation O O
, O O
evoking O O
the O O
bewitching O O
atmosphere O O
of O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
at O O
night O O
. O O

Businessmen O O
from O O
outside O O
, O O
smelling O O
profits O O
, O O
have O O
set O O
up O O
gaudy O O
storefronts O O
and O O
neon O O
signs O O
, O O
hoping O O
to O O
trade O O
on O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-ORG
's O O
mystique O O
to O O
sell O O
coffee O O
, O O
seafood O O
, O O
antiques O O
, O O
and O O
snack O O
foods O O
. O O

Students O O
, O O
who O O
have O O
enough O O
money O O
to O O
keep O O
several O O
streets O O
of O O
shops O O
going O O
, O O
carelessly O O
wheel O O
their O O
motorcycles O O
through O O
the O O
narrow O O
streets O O
, O O
their O O
minds O O
elsewhere O O
, O O
thinking O O
of O O
youthful O O
fun O O
or O O
romance O O
. O O

Happy O O
couples O O
and O O
jilted O O
lovers O O
line O O
the O O
river O O
, O O
displaying O O
their O O
joy O O
or O O
sadness O O
in O O
their O O
postures O O
: O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
's O O
shadows O O
are O O
melted O O
together O O
by O O
the O O
darkened O O
river O O
behind O O
, O O
while O O
others O O
stand O O
alone O O
on O O
the O O
riverbank O O
like O O
statues O O
. O O

The O O
weeping O O
river O O

Have O O
you O O
heard O O
of O O
the O O
weeping O O
junks O O
? O O

During O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Sino I-EVENT I-EVENT
- I-EVENT I-EVENT
French I-EVENT I-EVENT
war I-EVENT I-EVENT
, O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
governor O O
Liu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mingchuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
attempting O O
to O O
obstruct O O
a O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
landing O O
, O O
scuttled O O
several O O
of O O
these O O
boats O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
said O O
that O O
, O O
late O O
at O O
night O O
, O O
the O O
sunken O O
junks O O
make O O
moaning O O
sounds O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
the O O
river O O
itself O O
that O O
is O O
moaning O O
. O O

In O O
1998 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
government O O
produced O O
a O O
plan O O
for O O
a O O
riverside O O
expressway O O
to O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
road O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
expected O O
to O O
have O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
levels O O
, O O
would O O
have O O
cut O O
through O O
rare O O
mangroves O O
and O O
created O O
a O O
barrier O O
between O O
the O O
river O O
and O O
the O O
town O O
of O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

If O O
the O O
plan O O
had O O
been O O
implemented O O
, O O
people O O
who O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
gaze O O
out O O
over O O
the O O
river O O
would O O
have O O
had O O
to O O
find O O
some O O
very O O
high O O
vantage O O
point O O
in O O
town O O
to O O
do O O
so O O
! O O

Fortunately O O
, O O
thanks O O
to O O
efforts O O
by O O
cultural O O
and O O
environmental O O
activists O O
from O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
plan O O
was O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
postponed O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
was O O
ultimately O O
killed O O
after O O
an O O
environmental O O
impact O O
assessment O O
released O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
refused O O
to O O
approve O O
the O O
scheme O O
. O O

But O O
a O O
question O O
remains O O
: O O
Is O O
something O O
like O O
this O O
bound O O
to O O
come O O
sooner O O
or O O
later O O
? O O

" O O
For O O
the O O
purposes O O
of O O
development O O
, O O
the O B-LOC
Tanshui B-GPE I-LOC
coast O I-LOC
has O O
been O O
constantly O O
exploited O O
. O O

But O O
what O O
will O O
be O O
result O O
of O O
this O O
incessant O O
struggle O O
against O O
nature O O
? O O
" O O
says O O
an O O
agitated O O
Tu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

And O O
Hsieh B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teh I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hsi I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Tamsui I-ORG I-ORG
Culture I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
adds O O
: O O
" O O
High O O
- O O
rises O O
are O O
going O O
up O O
one B-CARDINAL O
after O O
another O O
in O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
New I-GPE I-GPE
Town I-GPE I-GPE
[ O O
a O O
huge O O
government O O
- O O
planned O O
development O O
] O O
, O O
but O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
apartments O O
remain O O
empty O O
. O O

Everybody O O
here O O
knows O O
that O O
when O O
the O O
northeast O O
winds O O
blow O O
in O O
during O O
the O O
winter O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
the O O
coldest O O
place O O
around O O
. O O

No O O
wonder O O
those O O
apartments O O
are O O
not O O
selling O O
! O O
" O O

Tu B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
with O O
disbelief O O
and O O
exasperation O O
in O O
his O O
voice O O
: O O
" O O
Do O O
you O O
know O O
that O O
they O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
build O O
a O O
huge O O
bridge O O
between O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Pali B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

It O O
's O O
such O O
a O O
beautiful O O
and O O
historic O O
location O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
are O O
just O O
going O O
to O O
stick O O
up O O
a O O
bridge O O
there O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
are O O
even O O
talking O O
about O O
having O O
a O O
rotating O O
restaurant O O
on O O
top O O
! O O
" O O

Lovers O O
of O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
while O O
keeping O O
close O O
watch O O
over O O
her O O
, O O
are O O
fearful O O
that O O
the O O
giant O O
beast O O
of O O
development O O
may O O
eventually O O
come O O
and O O
bulldoze O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
away O O
one B-CARDINAL O
piece O O
of O O
land O O
at O O
a O O
time O O
. O O

They O O
fear O O
that O O
their O O
children O O
, O O
like O O
they O O
themselves O O
, O O
will O O
have O O
to O O
search O O
through O O
photographs O O
and O O
memories O O
to O O
find O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-PERSON
's O O
traditional O O
simplicity O O
and O O
the O O
joys O O
of O O
being O O
close O O
to O O
nature O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
old O O
buildings O O
are O O
gone O O
, O O
and O O
people O O
lose O O
contact O O
with O O
the O O
great O O
outdoors O O
, O O
will O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
even O O
be O O
worthy O O
of O O
its O O
reputation O O
anymore O O
? O O

Scattered O O
wooden O O
fishing O O
boats O O
bob O O
in O O
the O O
river O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
n't O O
met O O
any O O
of O O
the O O
fishermen O O
who O O
these O O
days O O
go O O
out O O
and O O
catch O O
only O O
small O O
fry O O
. O O

They O O
might O O
relate O O
how O O
in O O
the O O
old O O
days O O
they O O
could O O
just O O
put O O
a O O
hand O O
in O O
the O O
river O O
and O O
come O O
up O O
with O O
a O O
big O O
catch O O
. O O

The O O
lonely O O
fishing O O
boats O O
are O O
waiting O O
for O O
the O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-FAC
- O I-FAC
Pali B-GPE I-FAC
ferry O O
to O O
pass O O
by O O
and O O
say O O
hello O O
. O O

Those O O
lanterns O O
moving O O
through O O
the O O
river O O
are O O
actually O O
the O O
ferry O O
, O O
while O O
those O O
stars O O
flashing O O
in O O
the O O
distance O O
are O O
beams O O
of O O
light O O
that O O
come O O
from O O
the O O
lighthouse O O
every O B-TIME
five B-CARDINAL I-TIME
seconds O I-TIME
. O O

It O O
is O O
only O O
now O O
that O O
I O O
realize O O
that O O
, O O
even O O
in O O
the O O
drabbest O O
weather O O
, O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
still O O
beautiful O O
. O O

Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Townships O O

When O O
you O O
look O O
at O O
a O O
map O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
the O O
309 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
townships O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
mean O O
to O O
you O O
? O O

Do O O
you O O
draw O O
a O O
complete O O
blank O O
on O O
all O O
of O O
them O O
? O O

Or O O
do O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
names O O
evoke O O
beautiful O O
memories O O
? O O

What O O
do O O
these O O
townships O O
have O O
to O O
offer O O
visitors O O
? O O

What O O
interesting O O
or O O
famous O O
characters O O
have O O
they O O
given O O
birth O O
to O O
? O O

In O O
this O O
age O O
of O O
the O O
global O O
village O O
, O O
how O O
much O O
do O O
you O O
know O O
about O O
the O O
village O O
next O O
door O O
? O O

Sinorama B-ORG B-ORG
wants O O
to O O
take O O
you O O
on O O
a O O
journey O O
through O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
309 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
townships O O
large O O
and O O
small O O
: O O
As O O
they O O
follow O O
their O O
individual O O
rhythms O O
, O O
what O O
is O O
it O O
that O O
enables O O
them O O
to O O
create O O
their O O
own O O
music O O
, O O
and O O
what O O
can O O
we O O
hear O O
in O O
the O O
songs O O
they O O
sing O O
? O O

Tanshui B-GPE O
Facts O O
and O O
Figures O O

Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
Township I-GPE I-GPE
-LRB- O O
also O O
spelled O O
Tamsui B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
is O O
part O O
of O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
County I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

It O O
abuts O O
Sanchih B-GPE B-GPE
Rural I-GPE I-GPE
Township I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
the O O
northeast O O
, O O
the O O
Kuantu B-LOC B-GPE
area O O
of O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
the O O
southeast O O
, O O
and O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC I-LOC
Strait I-LOC I-LOC
to O O
the O O
northwest O O
; O O
to O O
the O O
southwest O O
it O O
faces O O
Pali B-GPE B-GPE
Rural I-GPE I-GPE
Township I-GPE I-GPE
over O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Tanshui I-LOC I-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

It O O
covers O O
an O O
area O O
of O O
just O B-QUANTITY
over B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
70 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
and O O
has O O
a O O
population O O
of O O
115,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
largest O O
paddy O O
- O O
rice O O
producing O O
area O O
in O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
County I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

In O O
days O O
gone O O
by O O
, O O
because O O
the O O
Kuroshio B-LOC B-ORG
current O O
passes O O
close O O
by O O
, O O
the O O
waters O O
offshore O O
were O O
rich O O
fishing O O
grounds O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
pollution O O
from O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Tanshui I-LOC I-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
exhaustion O O
of O O
fish O O
stocks O O
have O O
caused O O
the O O
catch O O
to O O
dwindle O O
. O O

Among O O
the O O
more O O
famous O O
tourist O O
sites O O
are O O
Fort B-FAC B-GPE
San I-FAC I-GPE
Domingo I-FAC I-GPE
, O O
Yin B-FAC B-ORG
Shan I-FAC I-ORG
Temple I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG O
Lixuetang I-ORG B-GPE
school I-ORG O
-LRB- O O
known O O
in O O
English B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
as O O
Oxford B-ORG B-ORG
College I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
founded O O
in O O
1882 B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
train O O
missionaries O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
Huwei B-GPE B-GPE
cannon O O
emplacement O O
, O O
the O O
mangrove O O
conservation O O
area O O
, O O
Shalun B-LOC B-GPE
beach O O
recreation O O
area O O
, O O
the O O
historic O O
buildings O O
of O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Mackay I-FAC I-FAC
Hospital I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
Tamkang B-FAC B-ORG
Middle I-FAC I-ORG
School I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
" O O
Antiques B-LOC B-FAC
Street I-LOC I-FAC
" O O
-LRB- O O
Chungcheng B-LOC B-FAC
Road I-LOC I-FAC
-RRB- O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
ferry O O
pier O O
. O O

Public O O
transportation O O
includes O O
inter-city O O
bus O O
service O O
, O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Tanshui I-FAC I-FAC
Line I-FAC I-FAC
of O O
the O O
Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
mass O O
rapid O O
transit O O
system O O
, O O
and O O
local O O
buses O O
. O O

For O O
more O O
detailed O O
information O O
visit O O
http://www.tamsui.gov.tw/ O O
. O O

p. O O
094 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

High O O
- O O
rises O O
are O O
thought O O
by O O
many O O
to O O
represent O O
development O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
they O O
are O O
ruining O O
the O O
skyline O O
and O O
the O O
historic O O
ambience O O
of O O
the O O
town O O
. O O

p. O O
095 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

An O O
old O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
resident O O
sits O O
with O O
legs O O
crossed O O
reading O O
the O O
paper O O
, O O
as O O
the O O
passage O O
of O O
time O O
, O O
marked O O
on O O
the O O
calendar O O
on O O
the O O
wall O O
, O O
adds O O
a O O
gloss O O
to O O
the O O
antiques O O
. O O

p. O O
096 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

-LRB- O O
facing O O
page O O
-RRB- O O

These O O
lovers O O
may O O
be O O
gazing O O
at O O
Tanshui B-GPE O
with O O
their O O
eyes O O
, O O
but O O
their O O
hearts O O
have O O
eyes O O
only O O
for O O
one O O
another O O
. O O

Tranquil O O
and O O
romantic O O
Tanshui B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
great O O
place O O
for O O
wedding O O
photos O O
. O O

p. O O
097 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

As O O
the O O
lazy O O
sun O O
displays O O
an O O
extraordinary O O
beauty O O
, O O
a O O
fishing O O
boat O O
drifts O O
toward O O
shore O O
over O O
the O O
golden O O
water O O
. O O

The O B-PERSON
Remaking O I-PERSON
of O I-PERSON
Linpien B-GPE I-PERSON

Home O O
of O O
the O O
Black O O
Pearl O O
Wax O O
Apple O O

-LRB- O O
Teng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
photos O O
by O O
Jimmy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Even O O
if O O
the O O
township O O
of O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
does O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
monopoly O O
on O O
the O O
cultivation O O
of O O
" O O
black O O
pearl O O
" O O
wax O O
apples O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
orchards O O
in O O
the O O
Linpien B-GPE B-LOC
locality O O
that O O
earned O O
black O O
pearls O O
their O O
national O O
renown O O
. O O

A O O
little O O
town O O
formerly O O
notorious O O
for O O
its O O
ground O O
subsidence O O
problem O O
, O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
now O O
turning O O
itself O O
into O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
Southern B-LOC B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC I-LOC
's I-LOC I-LOC
premier O O
tourist O O
attractions O O
. O O

The O O
impetus O O
for O O
this O O
change O O
has O O
come O O
chiefly O O
from O O
local O O
historians O O
, O O
along O O
with O O
various O O
voluntary O O
groups O O
. O O

Just O B-DATE
before O I-DATE
Christmas B-EVENT I-DATE
break O I-DATE
, O O
the O O
rural O O
township O O
of O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
on O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Pingtung I-LOC I-LOC
Plain I-LOC I-LOC
at O O
the O O
mouth O O
of O O
the O O
Linpien B-GPE B-LOC
river O O
, O O
held O O
its O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
ever O O
Wax B-EVENT B-EVENT
Apple I-EVENT I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

The O O
festival O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
riverside O O
park O O
, O O
was O O
held O O
to O O
promote O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
and O O
celebrate O O
the O O
local O O
volunteer O O
spirit O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
a O O
scorching O O
hot O O
day O O
, O O
and O O
heavily O O
perspiring O O
visitors O O
were O O
to O O
be O O
seen O O
wandering O O
among O O
the O O
stalls O O
, O O
lugging O O
bags O O
of O O
wax O O
apples O O
and O O
commenting O O
on O O
their O O
remarkable O O
sweetness O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
more O O
than O O
you O O
'd O O
think O O
to O O
growing O O
wax O O
apples O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
local O O
farmer O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
tzung I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

" O O
How O O
you O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
the O O
orchards O O
, O O
which O O
equipment O O
you O O
use O O
- O O
it O O
all O O
has O O
an O O
affect O O
on O O
the O O
shape O O
and O O
texture O O
of O O
the O O
fruit O O
. O O
" O O

Prices O O
for O O
wax O O
apples O O
range O O
widely O O
, O O
from O O
around O B-QUANTITY
3 B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
pounds I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
for O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
100 I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
150 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
. O O

Fruit O O
that O O
shows O O
a O O
hint O O
of O O
black O O
through O O
the O O
red O O
color O O
of O O
the O O
skin O O
fetches O O
the O O
best O O
price O O
. O O

Huang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
fu I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
family O O
farms O O
two B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
hectares I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
orchard O O
with O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
700 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
wax O O
apple O O
trees O O
, O O
and O O
who O O
has O O
over O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
' O I-DATE
experience O O
as O O
a O O
fruit O O
grower O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
while O O
other O O
parts O O
of O O
Pingtung B-GPE B-GPE
County I-GPE I-GPE
also O O
grow O O
wax O O
apples O O
, O O
" O O
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
stands O O
out O O
for O O
its O O
growing O O
techniques O O
, O O
developed O O
through O O
trial O O
and O O
error O O
by O O
the O O
growers O O
themselves O O
, O O
and O O
for O O
vernalization O O
rates O O
of O O
up O B-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
90 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O
" O O

Ugly O O
duckling O O
no O O
more O O

The O O
wax O O
apple O O
is O O
a O O
tropical O O
fruit O O
originating O O
from O O
the O O
Malay B-NORP B-NORP
peninsula O O
. O O

The O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
brought O O
it O O
to O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
from O O
Java B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
17th I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
it O O
became O O
commonly O O
grown O O
as O O
a O O
shade O O
- O O
giving O O
tree O O
. O O

Old O O
folk O O
in O O
the O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
remember O O
when O O
wax O O
apples O O
were O O
" O O
just O O
something O O
to O O
munch O O
on O O
" O O
- O O
the O O
kind O O
of O O
fruit O O
that O O
grew O O
freely O O
and O O
that O O
you O O
could O O
help O O
yourself O O
to O O
. O O

But O O
wax O O
apples O O
have O O
increased O O
in O O
value O O
during O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
thanks O O
to O O
advances O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
that O O
they O O
are O O
grown O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
the O O
" O O
bag O O
- O O
wrap O O
" O O
method O O
was O O
originally O O
a O O
way O O
of O O
protecting O O
budding O O
fruit O O
from O O
birds O O
, O O
but O O
once O O
it O O
was O O
introduced O O
to O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
around O B-DATE
1994 B-DATE I-DATE
, O O
farmers O O
found O O
it O O
enabled O O
them O O
to O O
grow O O
more O O
lustrous O O
, O O
shiny O O
- O O
looking O O
wax O O
apples O O
, O O
with O O
less O O
pesticide O O
on O O
the O O
skin O O
. O O

The O O
method O O
soon O O
caught O O
on O O
throughout O O
the O O
district O O
. O O

Another O O
popular O O
technique O O
involves O O
covering O O
the O O
trees O O
with O O
black O O
mosquito O O
nets O O
to O O
improve O O
yields O O
. O O

This O O
reduces O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
sunlight O O
reaching O O
the O O
trees O O
, O O
causing O O
nutrients O O
from O O
the O O
leaves O O
and O O
branches O O
to O O
be O O
diverted O O
into O O
producing O O
fruit O O
. O O

The O O
net O O
- O O
covered O O
trees O O
blossom O O
earlier O O
and O O
produce O O
more O O
fruit O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
this O O
technique O O
, O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
are O O
now O O
available O O
throughout O O
most B-DATE O
of I-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
" O O
black O O
pearl O O
" O O
tag O O
did O O
n't O O
originate O O
in O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
it O O
was O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
wax O O
apples O O
that O O
made O O
the O O
variety O O
famous O O
and O O
prompted O O
the O O
dramatic O O
growth O O
of O O
its O O
market O O
. O O

In O O
1983 B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
then O O
- O O
provincial O O
governor O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON I-PERSON
visited O O
the O O
town O O
and O O
praised O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
its O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
, O O
so O O
assuring O O
the O O
renown O O
of O O
the O O
fruit O O
. O O

Subsequently O O
, O O
as O O
president O O
, O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON I-PERSON
often O O
gave O O
gifts O O
of O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
to O O
foreign O O
dignitaries O O
. O O

Green O O
hills O O

The O O
success O O
of O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
gave O O
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
a O O
much O O
- O O
needed O O
boost O O
, O O
bringing O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
younger O O
generation O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
area O O
to O O
grow O O
the O O
fruit O O
. O O

The O O
credit O O
for O O
putting O O
wax O O
apples O O
at O O
the O O
heart O O
of O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
revival O O
and O O
for O O
mounting O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Wax I-EVENT I-EVENT
Apple I-EVENT I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT I-EVENT
belongs O O
with O O
a O O
group O O
of O O
volunteer O O
workers O O
- O O
local O O
people O O
committed O O
to O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
regeneration O O
. O O

How O O
does O O
a O O
small O O
town O O
like O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
come O O
to O O
be O O
home O O
to O O
such O O
a O O
well O O
- O O
organized O O
volunteer O O
effort O O
, O O
and O O
just O O
how O O
did O O
the O O
volunteers O O
set O O
about O O
giving O O
their O O
town O O
a O O
make O O
- O O
over O O
? O O

The O O
story O O
begins O O
with O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
riverside O O
park O O
. O O

The O O
road O O
linking O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
main O O
street O O
with O O
the O O
riverside O O
park O O
, O O
where O O
locals O O
like O O
to O O
stroll O O
and O O
chat O O
at O O
the O O
beginning O O
and O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
day O O
, O O
used O O
to O O
be O O
overgrown O O
and O O
lined O O
with O O
trash O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
thanks O O
to O O
a O O
coordinated O O
effort O O
involving O O
volunteers O O
, O O
residents O O
and O O
landlords O O
, O O
the O O
verges O O
are O O
planted O O
with O O
sunflowers O O
and O O
lantana O O
, O O
while O O
a O O
former O O
mud O O
patch O O
, O O
donated O O
rent O O
- O O
free O O
by O O
its O O
owner O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
converted O O
into O O
a O O
carp O O
- O O
filled O O
lotus O O
pool O O
. O O

The O O
revamping O O
of O O
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
started O O
eight B-DATE B-DATE
or I-DATE I-DATE
nine I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
schoolteacher O O
Tsao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- O O
now O O
a O O
DPP B-ORG B-ORG
deputy O O
in O O
the O O
national O O
legislature O O
- O O
along O O
with O O
fellow O O
members O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Linpien I-ORG I-ORG
Residents I-ORG I-ORG
' I-ORG I-ORG
Democracy I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
launched O O
a O O
program O O
to O O
sweep O O
the O O
streets O O
and O O
keep O O
the O O
riverbank O O
clean O O
. O O

Wu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
plumber O O
who O O
runs O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Democracy I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
says O O
: O O
" O O
People O O
were O O
already O O
doing O O
their O O
bit O O
for O O
the O O
community O O
over O O
ten B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
not O O
openly O O
. O O

They O O
swept O O
the O O
streets O O
before O O
dawn O O
because O O
they O O
did O O
n't O O
want O O
people O O
to O O
see O O
them O O
and O O
call O O
them O O
crazy O O
. O O
" O O

It O O
was O O
only O B-DATE
three B-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
with O O
the O O
founding O O
of O O
the O O
non-political O O
Linpien B-ORG B-ORG
Natural I-ORG I-ORG
History I-ORG I-ORG
Conservation I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
that O O
residents O O
began O O
to O O
publicly O O
support O O
the O O
project O O
. O O

The O O
flood O O
- O O
prone O O
Linpien B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
has O O
been O O
dyked O O
and O O
dredged O O
since O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
colonial O O
era O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
bare O O
concrete O O
embankments O O
never O O
did O O
much O O
for O O
the O O
scenery O O
. O O

In O O
1999 B-DATE B-DATE
Tsao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON I-PERSON
learned O O
that O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Water I-ORG I-ORG
Conservancy I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
planning O O
to O O
renovate O O
the O O
flood O O
defenses O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
proposed O O
a O O
scheme O O
for O O
" O O
greenification O O
" O O
of O O
the O O
riverside O O
area O O
. O O

Objections O O
were O O
raised O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
with O O
some O O
pointing O O
out O O
that O O
the O O
site O O
, O O
if O O
left O O
untended O O
, O O
could O O
easily O O
get O O
overgrown O O
and O O
become O O
a O O
breeding O O
ground O O
for O O
snakes O O
and O O
vermin O O
. O O

The O O
issue O O
was O O
discussed O O
and O O
finally O O
the O O
Bureau B-ORG B-ORG
agreed O O
to O O
let O O
volunteers O O
maintain O O
the O O
riverside O O
area O O
for O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

If O O
the O O
scheme O O
did O O
n't O O
work O O
out O O
then O O
the O O
Bureau B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
concrete O O
over O O
the O O
site O O
as O O
originally O O
planned O O
. O O

Following O O
the O O
lead O O
of O O
the O O
conservation O O
association O O
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Democracy I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
various O O
volunteer O O
groups O O
in O O
the O O
district O O
- O O
including O O
the O O
senior O O
citizens O O
' O O
club O O
, O O
members O O
of O O
Tzu B-ORG B-ORG
Chi I-ORG I-ORG
Buddhist I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Presbyterian I-ORG I-ORG
Church I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
followers O O
of O O
the O O
I B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
Kuan I-ORG I-PERSON
Tao I-ORG I-PERSON
sect O O
- O O
signed O O
up O O
to O O
share O O
responsibility O O
for O O
the O O
riverside O O
park O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
divided O O
into O O
90 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meter I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- O O
long O O
plots O O
for O O
the O O
purpose O O
. O O

Turf O O
was O O
laid O O
, O O
flower O O
beds O O
appeared O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
embankment O O
soon O O
became O O
a O O
1.2 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
km I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- O O
long O O
" O O
green O O
Great B-FAC O
Wall I-FAC O
. O O
" O O

Dreaming O O
by O O
the O O
river O O

" O O
You O O
ca O O
n't O O
go O O
about O O
community O O
work O O
in O O
a O O
standoffish O O
way O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
certainly O O
ca O O
n't O O
operate O O
effectively O O
from O O
behind O O
the O O
scenes O O
- O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
out O O
there O O
at O O
the O O
front O O
of O O
things O O
. O O

When O O
local O O
people O O
see O O
teachers O O
and O O
doctors O O
coming O O
out O O
to O O
collect O O
trash O O
, O O
they O O
feel O O
encouraged O O
to O O
join O O
in O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chao I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
dentist O O
who O O
chairs O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Linpien I-ORG I-ORG
Natural I-ORG I-ORG
History I-ORG I-ORG
Conservation I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
frets O O
about O O
the O O
way O O
the O O
media O O
has O O
focused O O
the O O
spotlight O O
on O O
him O O
alone O O
, O O
when O O
numerous O O
other O O
individuals O O
are O O
also O O
involved O O
, O O
all O O
chipping O O
in O O
what O O
they O O
can O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
biggest O O
achievement O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
flowers O O
have O O
n't O O
been O O
stolen O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Tsao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

" O O
As O O
more O O
people O O
volunteer O O
to O O
help O O
, O O
disruptive O O
behavior O O
becomes O O
less O O
and O O
less O O
likely O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
riverside O O
area O O
used O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
teenage O O
hangout O O
, O O
known O O
for O O
its O O
drinking O O
and O O
fighting O O
, O O
but O O
since O O
greenification O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
residents O O
have O O
been O O
coming O O
here O O
to O O
stroll O O
and O O
enjoy O O
the O O
scenery O O
: O O
green O O
hills O O
to O O
the O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
sunset O O
in O O
the O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
the O O
dreamy O O
river O O
alongside O O
the O O
park O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
more O O
that O O
people O O
get O O
involved O O
the O O
greater O O
their O O
sense O O
of O O
accomplishment O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Tsao B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

" O O
It O O
's O O
not O O
just O O
about O O
tidying O O
up O O
the O O
environment O O
. O O

We O O
also O O
hope O O
to O O
foster O O
the O O
commercial O O
interests O O
of O O
the O O
community O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
bring O O
practical O O
benefits O O
for O O
people O O
's O O
lives O O
. O O
" O O

This O O
was O O
the O O
thinking O O
behind O O
Tsao B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
gathering O O
together O O
of O O
various O O
groups O O
for O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Wax I-EVENT I-EVENT
Apple I-EVENT I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

According O O
to O O
the O O
archives O O
, O O
400 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
was O O
a O O
plains O O
- O O
aborigine O O
settlement O O
called O O
" O O
Fang B-GPE B-PERSON
- I-GPE I-PERSON
suo I-GPE I-PERSON
- I-GPE O
she I-GPE O
. O O
" O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
middle I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
17th I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
the O I-DATE
Ming B-DATE I-DATE
dynasty I-DATE I-DATE
loyalist O O
Zheng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chenggong I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
also O O
known O O
as O O
Koxinga B-PERSON B-PERSON
-RRB- O O
brought O O
an O O
influx O O
of O O
settlers O O
to O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
from O O
the O O
Fujian B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
regions O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
Fang B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
suo I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON O
she I-PERSON O
aborigines O O
stayed O O
and O O
intermarried O O
with O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
while O O
others O O
moved O O
away O O
. O O

The O O
oldest O O
recorded O O
use O O
of O O
the O O
name O O
" O O
Linpien B-GPE O
" O O
is O O
on O O
a O O
stele O O
, O O
erected O O
in O O
1762 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
next O O
to O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
Sanshan B-FAC B-FAC
King I-FAC I-FAC
Temple I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

The O O
name O O
, O O
which O O
means O O
" O O
beside O O
the O O
forest O O
, O O
" O O
indicates O O
that O O
the O O
early O O
settlers O O
must O O
have O O
had O O
a O O
tough O O
time O O
clearing O O
land O O
for O O
their O O
crops O O
. O O

Moving O O
to O O
center O O
- O O
stage O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
or O I-DATE
more O I-DATE
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
concentrated O O
on O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
different O O
forms O O
of O O
produce O O
, O O
from O O
rice O O
, O O
to O O
bananas O O
, O O
to O O
prawn O O
and O O
eel O O
farming O O
, O O
to O O
wax O O
apples O O
- O O
today O O
's O O
main O O
crop O O
. O O

With O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
imminent O O
accession O O
to O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
next O O
big O O
change O O
could O O
be O O
just O O
around O O
the O O
corner O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
will O O
wax O O
apples O O
lose O O
their O O
market O O
to O O
imported O O
fruit O O
? O O

And O O
what O O
does O O
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
have O O
to O O
offer O O
that O O
other O O
districts O O
in O O
the O O
county O O
ca O O
n't O O
easily O O
duplicate O O
? O O

Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
student O O
at O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Graduate B-ORG B-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Sociology I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
came O O
to O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
research O O
his O O
thesis O O
on O O
the O O
renewal O O
of O O
the O O
local O O
community O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
had O O
come O O
to O O
what O O
was O O
said O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
worst O O
county O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
factionalism O O
and O O
corruption O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
" O O
a O O
place O O
where O O
the O O
ground O O
had O O
sunk O O
as O B-QUANTITY
much O I-QUANTITY
as O I-QUANTITY
three B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
due O O
to O O
subsidence O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
contrast O O
between O O
that O O
image O O
and O O
what O O
I O O
actually O O
found O O
here O O
was O O
quite O O
something O O
. O O
" O O

For O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
way O O
that O O
those O O
most O O
active O O
in O O
the O O
renewal O O
effort O O
routinely O O
pass O O
the O O
credit O O
to O O
others O O
is O O
itself O O
impressive O O
. O O

Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
rose O O
to O O
prominence O O
on O O
the O O
strength O O
of O O
its O O
celebrated O O
wax O O
apples O O
. O O

But O O
can O O
it O O
now O O
push O O
its O O
way O O
to O O
center O O
- O O
stage O O
as O O
a O O
tourist O O
attraction O O
? O O

Says O O
Chen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chao I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
" O O
We O O
ca O O
n't O O
yet O O
say O O
how O O
things O O
will O O
turn O O
out O O
for O O
Linpien B-GPE O
. O O

But O O
that O O
's O O
not O O
to O O
be O O
pessimistic O O
about O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
prospects O O
; O O
it O O
's O O
simply O O
a O O
case O O
of O O
not O O
building O O
castles O O
in O O
the O O
air O O
. O O
" O O

Development O O
of O O
the O O
long O O
- O O
promised O O
Tapeng B-LOC B-LOC
Bay I-LOC I-LOC
Scenic I-LOC I-LOC
Area I-LOC I-LOC
is O O
due O O
to O O
begin O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
2003 B-DATE B-DATE
the B-FAC B-FAC
2nd I-FAC I-FAC
Southern I-FAC I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC I-FAC
will O O
open O O
. O O

Will O O
this O O
bring O O
more O O
prosperity O O
to O O
the O O
area O O
? O O

Construction O O
of O O
a O O
bypass O O
around O O
the O O
town O O
has O O
already O O
boosted O O
property O O
values O O
, O O
but O O
what O O
other O O
benefits O O
may O O
it O O
bring O O
? O O

A O O
golf O O
course O O
is O O
mooted O O
, O O
but O O
will O O
that O O
mean O O
the O O
loss O O
of O O
birdwatching O O
zones O O
and O O
the O O
mangrove O O
woods O O
? O O

Can O O
the O O
wax O O
apple O O
orchards O O
be O O
adapted O O
to O O
serve O O
as O O
a O O
setting O O
for O O
family O O
outings O O
? O O

And O O
can O O
fish O O
farms O O
in O O
the O O
locality O O
be O O
converted O O
to O O
provide O O
housing O O
and O O
accommodation O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
recreation O O
alternative O O
for O O
visitors O O
? O O

Can O O
this O O
little O O
town O O
make O O
an O O
asset O O
of O O
its O O
scenic O O
location O O
and O O
historical O O
roots O O
to O O
attract O O
more O O
visitors O O
? O O

Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
used O O
to O O
be O O
little O O
more O O
than O O
a O O
brief O O
stop O O
for O O
travelers O O
on O O
their O O
way O O
to O O
the O O
seaside O O
resort O O
of O O
Kenting B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
now O O
its O O
residents O O
are O O
wondering O O
if O O
they O O
can O O
turn O O
the O O
town O O
into O O
a O O
destination O O
in O O
its O O
own O O
right O O
. O O

Linpien B-GPE O
Facts O O
and O O
Figures O O

Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
Rural I-GPE I-GPE
Township I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
in O O
Pingtung B-GPE B-GPE
County I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
located O O
on O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Pingtung I-LOC I-LOC
Plain I-LOC I-LOC
at O O
the O O
mouth O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Linpien I-LOC I-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

It O O
is O O
adjacent O O
to O O
the O O
planned O O
Tapeng B-LOC B-LOC
Bay I-LOC I-LOC
Scenic I-LOC I-LOC
Area I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
and O O
marks O O
the O O
point O O
where O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
2nd I-FAC I-FAC
Southern I-FAC I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC I-FAC
will O O
terminate O O
. O O

At O O
15.6 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
sq. I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
km I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
in O O
area O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
smallest O O
of O O
Pingtung B-GPE B-GPE
County I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
33 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
townships O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
a O O
population O O
of O O
around O B-CARDINAL
23,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Wax O O
apples O O
and O O
aquaculture O O
products O O
are O O
the O O
main O O
commodities O O
, O O
with O O
betel O O
nut O O
and O O
coconut O O
also O O
grown O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
township O O
's O O
land O O
is O O
below O O
sea O O
level O O
. O O

Visitors O O
are O O
recommended O O
to O O
try O O
the O O
local O O
seafood O O
and O O
also O O
not O O
to O O
miss O O
the O O
opportunity O O
for O O
bird O O
- O O
watching O O
among O O
the O O
nearby O O
estuaries O O
, O O
wetlands O O
and O O
mangrove O O
woods O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
also O O
cultural O O
relics O O
including O O
traces O O
of O O
the O O
original O O
plains O O
- O O
aborigine O O
inhabitants O O
. O O

Linpien B-GPE O
can O O
be O O
reached O O
along O O
Provincial B-FAC B-FAC
Highway I-FAC I-FAC
17 I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

The O O
town O O
has O O
a O O
railway O O
station O O
and O O
can O O
also O O
be O O
accessed O O
by O O
public O O
and O O
private O O
bus O O
services O O
. O O

For O O
more O O
information O O
check O O
out O O
: O O
www.taconet.com.tw/cstudio/ O O

p. O O
45 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

Using O O
special O O
growing O O
techniques O O
, O O
the O O
farmers O O
of O O
Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
control O O
the O O
quantity O O
of O O
blossoms O O
on O O
the O O
trees O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
optimize O O
the O O
production O O
of O O
their O O
treasured O O
black O O
pearl O O
wax O O
apples O O
. O O

p. O O
46 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

Aquaculture O O
provides O O
for O O
full O O
nets O O
and O O
full O O
bellies O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
is O O
also O O
the O O
culprit O O
behind O O
Linpien B-GPE B-PERSON
's O O
severe O O
subsidence O O
problem O O
. O O

The O O
acreage O O
of O O
fish O O
farms O O
has O O
halved O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
due O O
to O O
the O O
combination O O
of O O
falling O O
profits O O
and O O
environmental O O
degradation O O
. O O

p. O O
47 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

Subsidence O O
has O O
been O O
caused O O
by O O
the O O
over-extraction O O
of O O
ground O O
- O O
water O O
for O O
aquaculture O O
. O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
houses O O
on O O
the O O
Linpien B-GPE B-FAC
- O I-FAC
Chiatung B-GPE I-FAC
coastal O O
strip O O
have O O
sunk O O
to O O
the O O
degree O O
that O O
their O O
windows O O
are O O
level O O
with O O
the O O
street O O
and O O
their O O
rooves O O
are O O
within O O
easy O O
reach O O
. O O

p. O O
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The O O
gardens O O
of O O
the O O
riverside O O
park O O
, O O
laid O O
out O O
and O O
maintained O O
by O O
local O O
volunteers O O
, O O
cover O O
land O O
that O O
used O O
to O O
be O O
overgrown O O
and O O
strewn O O
with O O
rubbish O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
of O O
the O O
town O O
now O O
come O O
here O O
to O O
stroll O O
and O O
enjoy O O
their O O
free O O
time O O
. O O

p. O O
48 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

The O O
river O O
is O O
blessed O O
with O O
fine O O
scenery O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
good O O
for O O
fishing O O
and O O
birdwatching O O
. O O

Linpien B-GPE B-GPE
residents O O
see O O
this O O
as O O
an O O
important O O
asset O O
for O O
attracting O O
tourism O O
. O O

Genteel O O
Journalis O O
-- O O

Thomas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON I-PERSON

-LRB- O O
Eric B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Thomas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
the O O
doyen O O
of O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
news O O
media O O
. O O

Still O O
out O O
on O O
the O O
journalistic O O
front O O
lines O O
at O O
81 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
this O O
spry O O
, O O
forthright O O
veteran O O
has O O
an O O
immense O O
zest O O
for O O
life O O
. O O

At O O
78 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
drawing O O
on O O
his O O
astonishingly O O
sharp O O
memory O O
, O O
he O O
completed O O
his O O
reminiscences O O
and O O
" O O
record O O
of O O
emotional O O
regrets O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
is O O
not O O
only O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
" O O
wonders O O
" O O
of O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
journalistic O O
world O O
, O O
but O O
is O O
also O O
recognized O O
by O O
those O O
of O O
his O O
generation O O
as O O
a O O
gentleman O O
and O O
a O O
" O O
good O O
- O O
looking O O
man O O
. O O
" O O

A O O
person O O
's O O
looks O O
change O O
with O O
their O O
age O O
and O O
their O O
state O O
of O O
mind O O
. O O

Many O O
friends O O
have O O
told O O
me O O
I O O
look O O
better O O
the O O
older O O
I O O
get O O
. O O

People O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
that O O
when O O
I O O
was O O
young O O
I O O
had O O
dreadful O O
protruding O O
teeth O O
, O O
but O O
now O O
not O O
only O O
do O O
my O O
teeth O O
no O O
longer O O
show O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
lines O O
of O O
my O O
face O O
have O O
also O O
softened O O
. O O

People O O
who O O
know O O
me O O
know O O
that O O
there O O
have O O
always O O
been O O
two B-CARDINAL O
great O O
loves O O
in O O
my O O
life O O
: O O
the O O
news O O
, O O
and O O
women O O
. O O

Now O O
that O O
I O O
'm O O
in O O
my O O
80s B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
looking O O
back O O
I O O
think O O
I O O
can O O
say O O
I O O
've O O
done O O
alright O O
in O O
both O O
respects O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
've O O
learnt O O
that O O
both O O
reporting O O
the O O
news O O
well O O
, O O
and O O
finding O O
favor O O
with O O
women O O
, O O
depend O O
on O O
your O O
character O O
and O O
conduct O O
. O O

Journalism O O
is O O
not O O
just O O
a O O
profession O O
, O O
but O O
should O O
also O O
be O O
a O O
vocation O O
- O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
throw O O
yourself O O
fully O O
into O O
this O O
infinitely O O
broad O O
field O O
of O O
endeavor O O
. O O

Intellectually O O
and O O
spiritually O O
, O O
in O O
work O O
and O O
in O O
love O O
, O O
I O O
have O O
gained O O
experience O O
and O O
fulfilment O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
always O O
remembered O O
the O O
encouragement O O
which O O
Mr. O O
Yu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Youren I-PERSON I-PERSON
gave O O
me O O
as O O
a O O
young O O
reporter O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
fearless O O
champion O O
of O O
social O O
justice O O
, O O
as O O
is O O
expected O O
of O O
a O O
journalist O O
, O O
the O O
most O O
important O O
thing O O
, O O
apart O O
from O O
energy O O
and O O
vitality O O
, O O
is O O
modesty O O
. O O

You O O
have O O
to O O
treat O O
everybody O O
the O O
same O O
, O O
and O O
not O O
be O O
overawed O O
by O O
the O O
great O O
and O O
powerful O O
. O O

A O O
president O O
or O O
a O O
street O O
sweeper O O
deserve O O
the O O
same O O
respect O O
as O O
a O O
human O O
being O O
, O O
and O O
should O O
both O O
be O O
treated O O
the O O
same O O
way O O
. O O

Funnily O O
enough O O
, O O
an O O
unassuming O O
attitude O O
is O O
also O O
advantageous O O
in O O
relations O O
with O O
the O O
opposite O O
sex O O
. O O

Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
society O O
is O O
male O O
dominated O O
, O O
and O O
women O O
are O O
mostly O O
regarded O O
as O O
having O O
a O O
subsidiary O O
role O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
unfair O O
situation O O
, O O
an O O
upstanding O O
man O O
should O O
cherish O O
and O O
respect O O
women O O
all O O
the O O
more O O
. O O

A O O
considerate O O
attitude O O
can O O
be O O
expressed O O
in O O
little O O
things O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
when O O
you O O
see O O
that O O
a O O
hair O O
has O O
fallen O O
onto O O
a O O
female O O
friend O O
's O O
shoulder O O
, O O
you O O
should O O
lightly O O
pick O O
it O O
off O O
for O O
her O O
, O O
and O O
throw O O
it O O
away O O
or O O
put O O
it O O
in O O
your O O
pocket O O
. O O

If O O
sincere O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
action O O
is O O
attractive O O
in O O
a O O
man O O
. O O

If O O
a O O
woman O O
expresses O O
her O O
liking O O
for O O
you O O
, O O
then O O
no O O
matter O O
whether O O
she O O
is O O
pretty O O
, O O
or O O
whether O O
you O O
find O O
her O O
attractive O O
, O O
you O O
should O O
respond O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
way O O
, O O
and O O
with O O
the O O
same O O
respect O O
. O O

When O O
I O O
was O O
a O O
young O O
reporter O O
stationed O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
woman O O
reporter O O
who O O
liked O O
me O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

Once O O
I O O
was O O
driving O O
her O O
somewhere O O
to O O
report O O
a O O
story O O
when O O
we O O
had O O
an O O
accident O O
, O O
and O O
she O O
suffered O O
some O O
badly O O
broken O O
bones O O
. O O

Although O O
I O O
was O O
n't O O
attracted O O
to O O
her O O
in O O
that O O
way O O
, O O
I O O
went O O
to O O
see O O
her O O
every O O
day O O
in O O
hospital O O
, O O
and O O
this O O
left O O
a O O
deep O O
impression O O
on O O
her O O
of O O
how O O
considerate O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
men O O
can O O
be O O
. O O

Looking O O
back O O
at O O
my O O
life O O
, O O
I O O
've O O
hardly O O
had O O
any O O
really O O
bad O O
experiences O O
in O O
my O O
relationships O O
with O O
women O O
, O O
and O O
this O O
is O O
because O O
just O O
as O O
in O O
my O O
professional O O
life O O
, O O
I O O
've O O
always O O
maintained O O
a O O
self O O
- O O
critical O O
attitude O O
towards O O
my O O
emotions O O
, O O
and O O
always O O
tried O O
to O O
prevent O O
myself O O
acting O O
like O O
a O O
male O O
chauvinist O O
. O O

Looks O O
are O O
something O O
you O O
are O O
born O O
with O O
, O O
but O O
character O O
is O O
something O O
you O O
can O O
work O O
on O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
can O O
outweigh O O
your O O
appearance O O
. O O

Luo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jialun I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
leading O O
lights O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-ORG
May I-EVENT I-ORG
Fourth I-EVENT I-ORG
Movement I-EVENT I-ORG
, O O
is O O
a O O
famous O O
example O O
. O O

Luo B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
not O O
good O O
looking O O
, O O
and O O
was O O
even O O
ridiculed O O
as O O
" O O
looking O O
like O O
a O O
cross O O
between O O
a O O
pig O O
, O O
a O O
dog O O
and O O
a O O
bear O O
. O O
" O O

But O O
he O O
was O O
tremendously O O
well O O
- O O
read O O
, O O
had O O
a O O
beautiful O O
writing O O
style O O
, O O
and O O
for O O
a O O
time O O
he O O
was O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
ambassador O O
to O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

His O O
wife O O
was O O
a O O
universally O O
admired O O
beauty O O
, O O
the O O
envy O O
of O O
all O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
say O O
, O O
" O O
handsome O O
is O O
as O O
handsome O O
does O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
was O O
imprisoned O O
by O O
both O O
the O O
Kuomintang B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
Communists B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
and O O
at O O
times O O
I O O
might O O
have O O
been O O
killed O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
other O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
situation O O
might O O
have O O
wallowed O O
in O O
self O O
- O O
pity O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
saw O O
it O O
as O O
a O O
rare O O
opportunity O O
in O O
life O O
. O O

In O O
1951 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
in O O
a O O
dark O O
prison O O
cell O O
during O O
a O O
big O O
Communist B-NORP B-NORP
purge O O
, O O
what O O
came O O
into O O
my O O
mind O O
was O O
not O O
fear O O
of O O
death O O
. O O

Instead O O
, O O
I O O
wondered O O
what O O
kind O O
of O O
headline O O
my O O
death O O
would O O
merit O O
in O O
the O O
newspapers O O
. O O

" O O
10,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Rush O O
to O O
See O O
Lu B-PERSON O
Executed O O
" O O
? O O

Perhaps O O
it O O
was O O
this O O
eternal O O
optimism O O
which O O
changed O O
my O O
frame O O
of O O
mind O O
and O O
my O O
appearance O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
advice O O
I O O
'd O O
like O O
to O O
give O O
young O O
people O O
: O O

it O O
's O O
true O O
that O O
good O O
looks O O
can O O
come O O
from O O
external O O
grooming O O
, O O
wearing O O
nice O O
clothes O O
, O O
or O O
wearing O O
earrings O O
; O O
and O O
perhaps O O
you O O
can O O
get O O
other O O
people O O
's O O
attention O O
by O O
creating O O
your O O
own O O
special O O
look O O
. O O

But O O
do O O
n't O O
overdo O O
it O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
appropriate O O
dress O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
temperament O O
developed O O
through O O
study O O
and O O
practice O O
, O O
which O O
really O O
make O O
a O O
man O O
attractive O O
. O O

Tips O O
for O O
Getting O O
through O O
Middle O O
Age O O

-LRB- O O
Laura B-PERSON B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
photos O O
by O O
Hsueh B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON I-PERSON
/ O O
tr. O O
by O O
Jonathan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Middle O O
age O O
and O O
the O O
changes O O
it O O
brings O O
are O O
like O O
a O O
revolving O O
door O O
. O O

Many O O
people O O
peacefully O O
go O O
through O O
it O O
, O O
growing O O
wiser O O
and O O
losing O O
their O O
rough O O
edges O O
. O O

A O O
minority O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
whether O O
to O O
advance O O
or O O
retreat O O
and O O
get O O
caught O O
in O O
it O O
like O O
a O O
trap O O
. O O

Middle O O
age O O
is O O
a O O
time O O
where O O
one O O
wears O O
more O O
hats O O
than O O
at O O
any O O
other O O
time O O
in O O
one O O
's O O
life O O
, O O
when O O
one O O
's O O
responsibilities O O
are O O
heaviest O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
result O O
, O O
the O O
crises O O
experienced O O
by O O
a O O
minority O O
of O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
people O O
can O O
involve O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
other O O
people O O
, O O
so O O
their O O
impact O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
overlooked O O
. O O

Middle O O
age O O
, O O
those B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
between I-DATE I-DATE
40 I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
60 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
is O O
both O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
life O O
of O O
greatest O O
glory O O
and O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
life O O
that O O
's O O
easiest O O
to O O
overlook O O
. O O

In O O
comparison O O
to O O
youth O O
or O O
old O O
age O O
, O O
the O B-DATE
middle O I-DATE
years O I-DATE
are O O
often O O
thought O O
of O O
as O O
the O O
time O O
when O O
power O O
, O O
ability O O
, O O
wealth O O
, O O
and O O
physical O O
strength O O
are O O
all O O
at O O
or O O
near O O
their O O
peak O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
one O O
has O O
no O O
excuse O O
for O O
feeling O O
melancholy O O
. O O

Even O O
if O O
there O O
are O O
problems O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
commonly O O
thought O O
that O O
one O O
should O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
resolve O O
them O O
by O O
oneself O O
, O O
notes O O
Chiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
li I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Hwo I-ORG I-ORG
Chyuan I-ORG I-ORG
Pastoral I-ORG I-ORG
Counseling I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
who O O
has O O
worked O O
on O O
many O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
cases O O
. O O

Social O O
bias O O
makes O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
middle O O
aged O O
afraid O O
to O O
discuss O O
their O O
problems O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
particularly O O
the O O
case O O
for O O
men O O
, O O
who O O
generally O O
find O O
it O O
difficult O O
to O O
talk O O
about O O
their O O
feelings O O
. O O

But O O
by O O
keeping O O
everything O O
inside O O
, O O
they O O
may O O
cause O O
irreparable O O
harm O O
to O O
their O O
health O O
. O O

In O O
recent O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
cancer O O
, O O
sudden O O
death O O
and O O
suicide O O
have O O
become O O
all O O
too O O
common O O
during O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
which O O
shows O O
that O O
the O O
psychological O O
problems O O
of O O
the O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
should O O
not O O
be O O
overlooked O O
. O O

How O O
do O O
you O O
safely O O
pass O O
through O O
the O O
changes O O
of O O
the O B-DATE
middle O I-DATE
years O I-DATE
? O O

Here O O
are O O
a O O
few O O
suggestions O O
: O O

1. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Live O O
well O O
at O O
every O O
stage O O
of O O
life O O

Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
che I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
professor O O
of O O
psychology O O
at O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
looks O O
at O O
the O O
question O O
from O O
the O O
angle O O
of O O
developmental O O
psychology O O
. O O

He O O
points O O
out O O
that O O
the O O
path O O
of O O
life O O
is O O
continuous O O
: O O
everyone O O
moves O O
from O O
infancy O O
and O O
childhood O O
, O O
to O O
youth O O
and O O
middle O O
age O O
. O O

Smoothly O O
passing O O
through O O
any O O
period O O
of O O
life O O
helps O O
make O O
getting O O
through O O
the O O
next O O
period O O
easier O O
. O O

In O O
other O O
words O O
, O O
the O O
people O O
most O O
at O O
risk O O
during O O
middle O O
age O O
are O O
those O O
who O O
have O O
had O O
difficulties O O
earlier O O
in O O
life O O
. O O

Foreign O O
research O O
shows O O
that O O
those O O
with O O
high O O
social O O
and O O
economic O O
status O O
and O O
with O O
ample O O
financial O O
resources O O
bear O O
up O O
better O O
during O O
crisis O O
and O O
have O O
more O O
ways O O
to O O
get O O
out O O
of O O
trouble O O
. O O

Is O O
it O O
too O O
late O O
to O O
start O O
talking O O
about O O
these O O
problems O O
when O O
you O O
are O O
already O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
? O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Der I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chung I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
associate O O
professor O O
in O O
the O B-ORG
Department B-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Living I-ORG I-ORG
Science I-ORG I-ORG
at I-ORG O
National I-ORG B-ORG
Open I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
who O O
worked O O
at O O
a O O
counseling O O
hotline O O
for O O
over B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
argues O O
that O O
any O O
step O O
in O O
the O O
right O O
direction O O
is O O
worthwhile O O
, O O
no O O
matter O O
when O O
you O O
start O O
. O O

Middle O O
- O O
aged O O
problems O O
are O O
rather O O
predictable O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
're O O
not O O
hard O O
to O O
avoid O O
. O O

Are O O
you O O
worried O O
that O O
your O O
marriage O O
is O O
growing O O
stale O O
? O O

Then O O
no O O
matter O O
how O O
busy O O
you O O
are O O
, O O
you O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
set O O
aside O O
some O O
time O O
to O O
be O O
with O O
your O O
spouse O O
. O O

Are O O
you O O
worried O O
about O O
losing O O
your O O
job O O
? O O

Then O O
start O O
developing O O
a O O
second B-ORDINAL O
skill O O
and O O
get O O
into O O
the O O
habit O O
of O O
saving O O
and O O
managing O O
your O O
money O O
. O O

Are O O
you O O
worried O O
about O O
how O O
to O O
care O O
for O O
your O O
parents O O
when O O
they O O
get O O
old O O
and O O
sick O O
? O O

Then O O
spend O O
more O O
time O O
with O O
them O O
, O O
and O O
encourage O O
them O O
to O O
get O O
more O O
exercise O O
and O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
themselves O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
so O O
many O O
things O O
to O O
be O O
concerned O O
about O O
during O O
middle O O
age O O
that O O
you O O
had O O
better O O
get O O
an O O
early O O
start O O
. O O

Otherwise O O
, O O
you O O
'll O O
end O O
up O O
being O O
overwhelmed O O
. O O

2. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Start O O
over O O

In O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
it O O
used O O
to O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
middle O O
age O O
was O O
the O O
period O O
when O O
one O O
was O O
" O O
heir O O
to O O
the O O
ancient O O
sages O O
and O O
the O O
teacher O O
of O O
posterity O O
. O O
" O O

But O O
now O O
times O O
are O O
changing O O
so O O
fast O O
that O O
perhaps O O
the O O
lessons O O
of O O
past O O
experience O O
are O O
no O O
longer O O
suitable O O
for O O
solving O O
today O B-DATE
's O O
problems O O
. O O

To O O
assume O O
a O O
posture O O
of O O
superiority O O
based O O
on O O
one O O
's O O
seniority O O
will O O
make O O
one O O
despised O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
necessary O O
to O O
cast O O
aside O O
one O O
's O O
old O O
self O O
and O O
start O O
over O O
. O O

Chiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
notes O O
that O O
many O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
who O O
have O O
worked O O
diligently O O
for O O
years O B-DATE
to O O
attain O O
management O O
positions O O
look O O
down O O
on O O
the O O
younger O O
generation O O
for O O
being O O
reckless O O
and O O
disorganized O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
realize O O
that O O
creativity O O
and O O
energy O O
may O O
be O O
ready O O
to O O
explode O O
from O O
underneath O O
these O O
flaws O O
. O O

Stuck O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
and O O
full O O
of O O
bitterness O O
, O O
they O O
may O O
end O O
up O O
getting O O
discarded O O
onto O O
the O O
scrap O O
heap O O
of O O
history O O
. O O

With O O
each O O
new O O
era O O
, O O
role O O
models O O
change O O
. O O

Until O O
the O O
new O O
role O O
models O O
have O O
been O O
established O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
important O O
to O O
maintain O O
flexibility O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
today O B-DATE
's O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
women O O
are O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
to O O
have O O
obtained O O
advanced O O
degrees O O
and O O
to O O
have O O
come O O
in O O
contact O O
with O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
liberation O O
movement O O
. O O

They O O
set O O
high O O
expectations O O
for O O
themselves O O
, O O
but O O
their O O
disappointments O O
are O O
likewise O O
large O O
. O O

Many O O
women O O
are O O
torn O O
between O O
conflicting O O
desires O O
: O O
to O O
be O O
good O O
homemakers O O
like O O
their O O
mothers O O
and O O
to O O
have O O
successful O O
careers O O
like O O
their O O
fathers O O
. O O

Their O O
candles O O
are O O
burning O O
at O O
both O O
ends O O
, O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
live O O
up O O
to O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
old O O
role O O
models O O
rather O O
than O O
establishing O O
a O O
new O O
one O O
for O O
themselves O O
. O O

Then O O
there O O
are O O
men O O
who O O
insist O O
upon O O
being O O
strict O O
fathers O O
and O O
disciplinarians O O
or O O
staying O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
company O O
until O O
they O O
retire O O
. O O

And O O
there O O
are O O
women O O
who O O
are O O
determined O O
to O O
play O O
the O O
role O O
of O O
the O O
traditional O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
wife O O
and O O
mother O O
. O O

Ignoring O O
the O O
changing O O
times O O
, O O
they O O
place O O
tremendous O O
pressure O O
on O O
themselves O O
. O O

3. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Turn O O
the O O
focus O O
from O O
outside O O
to O O
inside O O

Life O O
is O O
a O O
process O O
that O O
moves O O
from O O
the O O
" O O
outward O O
" O O
to O O
the O O
" O O
inward O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Alice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Family I-ORG I-ORG
Life I-ORG I-ORG
Education I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
getting O O
to O O
the O O
heart O O
of O O
the O O
matter O O
. O O

Lu B-PERSON B-PERSON
explains O O
that O O
as O O
children O O
people O O
yearn O O
for O O
the O O
affection O O
of O O
their O O
parents O O
; O O
as O O
adolescents O O
they O O
want O O
the O O
affirmation O O
of O O
their O O
peers O O
; O O
and O O
as O O
adults O O
, O O
they O O
set O O
their O O
sights O O
on O O
educational O O
qualifications O O
, O O
finding O O
a O O
good O O
job O O
, O O
making O O
money O O
, O O
marrying O O
a O O
good O O
spouse O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
. O O

Everyone O O
puts O O
the O O
emphasis O O
on O O
outward O O
manifestations O O
of O O
success O O
, O O
and O O
this O O
emphasis O O
on O O
the O O
glitter O O
of O O
outward O O
achievement O O
continues O O
up O O
to O O
middle O O
age O O
. O O

" O O
By O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
people O O
have O O
gotten O O
from O O
the O O
outside O O
world O O
just O O
about O O
all O O
they O O
can O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Lu B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

" O O
What O O
they O O
have O O
n't O O
attained O O
yet O O
they O O
probably O O
wo O O
n't O O
attain O O
ever O O
, O O
so O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
worth O O
getting O O
all O O
worked O O
up O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
life O O
when O O
the O O
doubts O O
set O O
in O O
. O O
" O O

Many O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
people O O
begin O O
to O O
ask O O
themselves O O
, O O
" O O
Is O O
this O O
really O O
what O O
I O O
want O O
? O O

What O O
has O O
been O O
the O O
point O O
of O O
all O O
my O O
hard O O
striving O O
? O O
" O O

When O O
the O O
doubts O O
come O O
, O O
some O O
people O O
continue O O
trying O O
to O O
find O O
answers O O
from O O
outside O O
, O O
thinking O O
that O O
everything O O
would O O
be O O
fine O O
if O O
they O O
could O O
just O O
change O O
jobs O O
or O O
wives O O
! O O

But O O
then O O
they O O
rashly O O
switch O O
jobs O O
or O O
foolishly O O
get O O
involved O O
in O O
an O O
affair O O
only O O
to O O
find O O
that O O
they O O
've O O
just O O
made O O
things O O
worse O O
. O O

" O O
In O O
middle O O
age O O
you O O
start O O
to O O
listen O O
to O O
what O O
's O O
going O O
on O O
inside O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Lu B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

" O O
It O O
's O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
life O O
when O O
you O O
start O O
to O O
hone O O
your O O
skills O O
at O O
conversing O O
with O O
your O O
soul O O
. O O
" O O

People O O
ask O O
themselves O O
: O O
Am O O
I O O
truly O O
happy O O
? O O

Do O O
I O O
like O O
the O O
person O O
I O O
see O O
in O O
the O O
mirror O O
? O O

Why O O
? O O

What O O
dreams O O
can O O
I O O
pursue O O
? O O

At O O
this O O
point O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
longer O O
any O O
need O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
measure O O
oneself O O
against O O
outside O O
standards O O
. O O

Instead O O
it O O
's O O
more O O
important O O
to O O
accept O O
oneself O O
and O O
attempt O O
to O O
find O O
an O O
inner O O
balance O O
. O O

" O O
One O O
need O O
not O O
compare O O
one O O
's O O
inner O O
achievements O O
with O O
those O O
of O O
other O O
people O O
, O O
" O O
notes O O
Chiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Everyone O O
's O O
circumstances O O
and O O
personalities O O
are O O
different O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
place O O
different O O
expectations O O
on O O
themselves O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
matter O O
of O O
being O O
better O O
or O O
worse O O
than O O
anyone O O
else O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
need O O
to O O
follow O O
the O O
currents O O
of O O
fashion O O
. O O

Everyone O O
is O O
unique O O
. O O

Morris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
in O O
his O O
fifties O B-DATE
when O O
he O O
became O O
an O O
entrepreneur O O
and O O
founded O O
Taiwan B-ORG B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Many O O
others O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
in O O
life O O
have O O
opted O O
to O O
take O O
early O O
retirement O O
and O O
find O O
a O O
guru O O
in O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
work O O
as O O
a O O
volunteer O O
, O O
or O O
do O O
whatever O O
else O O
they O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
modern O O
age O O
when O O
people O O
value O O
different O O
things O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
find O O
a O O
purely O O
personal O O
kind O O
of O O
happiness O O
and O O
success O O
. O O

4. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Realistically O O
strive O O
for O O
one O O
's O O
dreams O O

When O O
focusing O O
inward O O
, O O
many O O
dreams O O
that O O
have O O
long O O
been O O
discarded O O
will O O
end O O
up O O
floating O O
to O O
the O O
surface O O
. O O

At O O
such O O
times O O
, O O
one O O
should O O
remember O O
to O O
ask O O
oneself O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
questions O O
: O O

" O O
What O O
do O O
I O O
want O O
? O O
" O O
" O O
What O O
can O O
I O O
do O O
? O O
" O O
And O O
" O O
What O O
must O O
I O O
do O O
and O O
have O O
? O O
" O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Der I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
chung I-PERSON I-PERSON
reminds O O
people O O
to O O
think O O
clearly O O
about O O
their O O
needs O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
think O O
about O O
the O O
costs O O
. O O

Will O O
meeting O O
these O O
personal O O
needs O O
necessarily O O
come O O
into O O
conflict O O
with O O
meeting O O
one O O
's O O
responsibilities O O
? O O

Is O O
there O O
some O O
way O O
that O O
the O O
two O B-CARDINAL
can O O
be O O
accomplished O O
simultaneously O O
? O O

When O O
facing O O
problems O O
at O O
work O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
many O O
people O O
decide O O
to O O
change O O
careers O O
or O O
even O O
to O O
pursue O O
their O O
fortunes O O
in O O
mainland O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
Southeast B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Pursuing O O
some O O
dream O O
of O O
really O O
making O O
it O O
big O O
, O O
many O O
men O O
use O O
up O O
their O O
savings O O
, O O
leaving O O
their O O
wives O O
as O O
the O O
sole O O
source O O
of O O
family O O
support O O
and O O
suffering O O
loneliness O O
in O O
a O O
foreign O O
land O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
no O O
right O O
or O O
wrong O O
here O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
way O O
to O O
guarantee O O
a O O
venture O O
will O O
be O O
successful O O
, O O
but O O
beforehand O O
one O O
must O O
at O O
least O O
be O O
realistic O O
and O O
prepare O O
oneself O O
psychologically O O
for O O
all O O
possible O O
outcomes O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
one O O
wo O O
n't O O
suffer O O
losses O O
larger O O
than O O
one O O
can O O
bear O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
indeed O O
the O O
case O O
that O O
when O O
one O O
is O O
young O O
, O O
one O O
's O O
quiver O O
is O O
full O O
of O O
arrows O O
and O O
opportunities O O
abound O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
one O O
can O O
shoot O O
at O O
will O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
by O O
way O O
of O O
analogy O O
. O O

" O O
Once O O
you O O
get O O
into O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
you O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
make O O
every O O
arrow O O
count O O
. O O
" O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
explains O O
that O O
everyone O O
has O O
dreams O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
continually O O
working O O
toward O O
those O O
dreams O O
is O O
an O O
excellent O O
method O O
of O O
relieving O O
stress O O
at O O
any O O
age O O
. O O

Middle O O
- O O
aged O O
people O O
have O O
heavy O O
burdens O O
, O O
and O O
sometimes O O
they O O
may O O
feel O O
as O O
if O O
they O O
are O O
suffocating O O
under O O
them O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
accomplishing O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
little O O
changes O O
can O O
bring O O
about O O
a O O
big O O
change O O
. O O
" O O

If O O
you O O
make O O
an O O
effort O O
to O O
do O O
what O O
you O O
can O O
, O O
you O O
will O O
immediately O O
find O O
that O O
your O O
burdens O O
have O O
been O O
lightened O O
. O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
cites O O
this O O
example O O
: O O
Say O O
you O O
hate O O
being O O
tied O O
up O O
by O O
your O O
work O O
, O O
and O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
school O O
. O O

Why O O
do O O
n't O O
you O O
try O O
a O O
weekend O O
class O O
? O O

Maybe O O
that O O
would O O
help O O
to O O
alleviate O O
your O O
anxiety O O
. O O

Or O O
if O O
you O O
are O O
a O O
housewife O O
, O O
taking O O
care O O
of O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
generations O O
and O O
resentful O O
that O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
go O O
out O O
and O O
get O O
the O O
sense O O
of O O
accomplishment O O
that O O
comes O O
with O O
a O O
full O O
- O O
time O O
job O O
, O O
then O O
maybe O O
you O O
could O O
work O O
as O O
a O O
volunteer O O
in O O
a O O
community O O
organization O O
. O O

This O O
would O O
both O O
put O O
you O O
into O O
contact O O
with O O
other O O
people O O
and O O
help O O
you O O
gain O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
accomplishment O O
. O O

And O O
you O O
can O O
help O O
to O O
sweat O O
off O O
your O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
anxieties O O
by O O
making O O
a O O
habit O O
of O O
regularly O O
exercising O O
. O O

What O O
's O O
more O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
worry O O
too O O
much O O
about O O
time O O
being O O
short O O
. O O

Remember O O
that O O
most O O
modern O O
people O O
live O O
long O O
lives O O
that O O
can O O
be O O
divided O O
up O O
into O O
many O O
stages O O
. O O

In O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
when O O
you O O
discover O O
that O O
your O O
personal O O
desires O O
are O O
coming O O
into O O
conflict O O
with O O
the O O
demands O O
of O O
your O O
family O O
or O O
society O O
, O O
decide O O
which O O
of O O
your O O
problems O O
are O O
the O O
most O O
urgent O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
try O O
to O O
accomplish O O
all O O
of O O
your O O
dreams O O
at O O
once O O
. O O

Maintain O O
an O O
unhurried O O
frame O O
of O O
mind O O
and O O
peacefully O O
wait O O
for O O
opportunities O O
to O O
present O O
themselves O O
. O O

5. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Change O O
your O O
perspective O O

In O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
one O O
's O O
life O O
is O O
already O O
half O O
over O O
, O O
and O O
one O O
has O O
already O O
amply O O
tasted O O
of O O
life O O
's O O
fruits O O
, O O
both O O
the O O
bitter O O
and O O
the O O
sweet O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
am O O
thankful O O
for O O
the O O
bad O O
times O O
, O O
for O O
they O O
have O O
given O O
me O O
more O O
insight O O
into O O
life O O
and O O
a O O
better O O
opportunity O O
to O O
understand O O
myself O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Lin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
kuei I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
I O O
- O O
kuan O O
Tao O B-PERSON
devotee O O
, O O
who O O
has O O
studied O O
the B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Changes I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
and O O
fengshui O O
. O O

Taking O O
care O O
of O O
your O O
parents O O
, O O
losing O O
your O O
job O O
, O O
illness O O
and O O
even O O
being O O
cheated O O
out O O
of O O
money O O
can O O
be O O
embraced O O
as O O
opportunities O O
to O O
experience O O
life O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
lessons O O
that O O
the O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
learn O O
from O O
to O O
become O O
more O O
proficient O O
at O O
the O O
art O O
of O O
living O O
. O O

" O O
By O O
changing O O
perspective O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
understand O O
the O O
insignificance O O
of O O
your O O
problems O O
, O O
" O O
points O O
out O O
Chiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
li I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

It O O
is O O
very O O
important O O
to O O
adjust O O
your O O
frame O O
of O O
mind O O
. O O

You O O
should O O
n't O O
think O O
that O O
there O O
is O O
only O O
one O O
way O O
that O O
you O O
can O O
be O O
. O O

As O O
long O O
as O O
you O O
can O O
accept O O
yourself O O
, O O
then O O
everything O O
is O O
all O O
right O O
. O O

As O O
for O O
losing O O
your O O
job O O
in O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
some O O
people O O
make O O
NT$ B-MONEY O
100,000 I-MONEY B-MONEY
and O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
enough O O
. O O

Other's O O
find O O
that O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
20,000 I-MONEY I-MONEY
is O O
more O O
than O O
enough O O
to O O
support O O
the O O
family O O
. O O

The O O
problem O O
is O O
that O O
by O O
insisting O O
on O O
making O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
100,000 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
month O O
, O O
you O O
may O O
pass O O
by O O
a O O
suitable O O
job O O
that O O
pays O O
NT$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
20,000 I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
notes O O
that O O
when O O
people O O
come O O
to O O
forks O O
in O O
the O O
road O O
when O O
they O O
reach O O
middle O O
age O O
, O O
they O O
may O O
look O O
around O O
in O O
all O O
directions O O
and O O
feel O O
at O O
a O O
loss O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
encourage O O
themselves O O
to O O
keep O O
pressing O O
ahead O O
. O O

" O O
Even O O
if O O
you O O
feel O O
uncertain O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
a O O
positive O O
feeling O O
of O O
uncertainty O O
. O O
" O O

At O O
the O O
very O O
least O O
, O O
you O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
work O O
hard O O
at O O
establishing O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
direction O O
. O O

When O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
che I-PERSON I-PERSON
starts O O
feeling O O
sorry O O
for O O
himself O O
, O O
he O O
uses O O
the O O
age O O
- O O
old O O
method O O
of O O
considering O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
even O O
worse O O
off O O
. O O

Those O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
always O O
complaining O O
about O O
their O O
lot O O
in O O
life O O
should O O
take O O
a O O
walk O O
around O O
a O O
cancer O O
ward O O
, O O
" O O
Li B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
. O O

Then O O
they O O
'll O O
realize O O
how O O
lucky O O
they O O
are O O
. O O
" O O

Chiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
li I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
on O O
the O O
other O O
hand O O
, O O
encourages O O
the O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
not O O
to O O
close O O
themselves O O
off O O
. O O

They O O
must O O
get O O
out O O
and O O
make O O
friends O O
, O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
get O O
things O O
off O O
their O O
chests O O
and O O
find O O
support O O
from O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

This O O
makes O O
it O O
easier O O
to O O
get O O
through O O
the O O
bad O O
times O O
. O O

Finally O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
something O O
that O O
may O O
seem O O
a O O
little O O
cliched O O
but O O
is O O
often O O
very O O
useful O O
- O O
namely O O
the O O
realization O O
that O O
things O O
will O O
get O O
better O O
, O O
that O O
tomorrow O B-DATE
is O O
another O B-DATE
day O I-DATE
. O O

" O O
Whether O O
you O O
are O O
depressed O O
or O O
going O O
berserk O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
important O O
to O O
remember O O
that O O
hormones O O
are O O
raging O O
inside O O
the O O
bodies O O
of O O
the O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
, O O
" O O
says O O
Chang B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Much O O
like O O
rebellious O O
adolescents O O
, O O
they O O
may O O
merely O O
need O O
to O O
pass O O
through O O
into O O
another O O
stage O O
for O O
the O O
sky O O
to O O
become O O
blue O O
again O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
give O O
up O O
hope O O
too O O
early O O
, O O
and O O
do O O
n't O O
be O O
afraid O O
of O O
asking O O
for O O
assistance O O
. O O

When O O
you O O
feel O O
at O O
a O O
loss O O
emotionally O O
, O O
the O O
experts O O
will O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
help O O
. O O

p. O O
18 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

The O O
shackles O O
of O O
midlife O O
make O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
steps O O
heavy O O
. O O

How O O
can O O
one O O
escape O O
from O O
one O O
's O O
commitments O O
to O O
snatch O O
half B-TIME B-DATE
a I-TIME I-DATE
day I-TIME I-DATE
of O O
freedom O O
, O O
and O O
appreciate O O
the O O
world O O
from O O
a O O
new O O
perspective O O
? O O

p. O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

-LRB- O O
facing O O
page O O
-RRB- O O

The O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
have O O
dreams O O
. O O

If O O
built O O
on O O
a O O
solid O O
foundation O O
, O O
they O O
can O O
make O O
life O O
more O O
enjoyable O O
and O O
fulfilling O O
. O O

p. O O
22 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL

Is O O
life O O
getting O O
you O O
down O O
? O O

Go O O
into O O
the O O
crowd O O
, O O
find O O
things O O
to O O
do O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
will O O
rediscover O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
the O O
value O O
of O O
life O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
work O O
in O O
that O O
same O O
beauty O O
salon O O
, O O

I O O
'm O O
chained O O
to O O
the O O
old O O
masquerade O O

The O O
lipstick O O
, O O
the O O
shadow O O
, O O
the O O
silicone O O
: O O

I O O
follow O O
my O O
father O O
's O O
trade O O
- O O

Leonard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON I-PERSON

Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
may O O
be O O
another O O
example O O
of O O
a O O
celebrity O O
distraction O O
which O O
, O O
upon O O
examination O O
, O O
reveals O O
more O O
about O O
our O O
society O O
's O O
mortal O O
condition O O
than O O
a O O
tabloid O O
could O O
imagine O O
. O O

Almost O O
certainly O O
more O O
than O O
it O O
would O O
dare O O
to O O
describe O O
. O O

Yesterday O B-DATE
, O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
ordered O O
to O O
close O O
Neverland B-FAC B-FAC
for O O
having O O
failed O O
to O O
pay O O
the O O
ranch O O
's O O
47 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
employees O O
their O O
salary O O
or O O
insurance O O
since O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
2005 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Unfortunate O O
for O O
the O O
unpaid O O
staff O O
and O O
the O O
abandoned O O
llamas O O
but O O
no O O
surprise O O
. O O

He O O
's O O
moved O O
on O O
since O O
his O O
aquittal O O
, O O
like O O
Gary B-PERSON B-PERSON
Glitter I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
after O O
his O O
1999 B-DATE B-DATE
conviction O O
, O O
having O O
departed O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
June I-DATE I-DATE
for O O
a O O
Bahrain B-GPE B-GPE
`` O O
vacation O O
'' O O
from O O
which O O
he O O
's O O
yet O O
to O O
emerge O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
'' O O
For O O
the O O
people O O
working O O
at O O
Bahrain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
malls O O
, O O
the O O
person O O
covered O O
head O O
to O O
toe O O
in O O
a O O
black O O
veil O O
, O O
gloves O O
and O O
glasses O O
appeared O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
rich O O
, O O
doting O O
Saudi B-NORP B-NORP
mother O O
.... O O

But O O
why O O
would O O
a O O
woman O O
wear O O
a O O
man O O
's O O
shoes O O
? O O

Why O O
the O O
bodyguards O O
? O O

And O O
why O O
did O O
the O O
person O O
's O O
fluid O O
movements O O
seem O O
so O O
familiar O O
? O O
'' O O
-RRB- O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
real O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
story O O
ran O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Daily I-ORG I-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
under O O
the O O
snappy O O
banner O O
`` O O
Creepy O B-WORK_OF_ART
dad O I-WORK_OF_ART
was O O
root O O
of O O
all O O
clan O O
's O O
woe O O
, O O
singer O O
sez O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
singer O O
was O O
brother O O
Jermaine B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
and O O
the O O
claims O O
based O O
on O O
the O O
projected O O
outline O O
for O O
his O O
abandoned O O
`` O O
tell O O
- O O
all O O
'' O O
family O O
story O O
. O O

Reading O O
that O O
Joseph B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
a O O
nightmare O O
of O O
a O O
father O O
and O O
sexually O O
abusive O O
towards O O
his O O
daughters O O
is O O
not O O
exactly O O
a O O
`` O O
stop O O
the O O
presses O O
'' O O
moment O O
. O O

What O O
's O O
new O O
is O O
this O O
: O O

Jermaine B-PERSON B-PERSON
even O O
suggested O O
his O O
father O O
may O O
have O O
set O O
up O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
be O O
somehow O O
victimized O O
by O O
older O O
men O O
. O O

He O O
tells O O
how O O
his O O
father O O
would O O
have O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
join O O
in O O
at O O
late O B-TIME
- O I-TIME
night O I-TIME
hotel O O
room O O
meetings O O
with O O
`` O O
important O O
business O O
people O O
, O O
'' O O
and O O
wondered O O
whether O O
`` O O
something O O
happened O O
'' O O
to O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
at O O
those O O
sessions O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
he O O
sensed O O
something O O
was O O
wrong O O
because O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
be O O
sick O O
for O O
days B-DATE B-DATE
after O O
. O O

`` O O
What O O
was O O
Joseph B-PERSON O
doing O O
? O O
'' O O
Jermaine B-PERSON B-PERSON
wrote O O
. O O

This O O
lifts O O
the O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
family O O
horror O O
show O O
to O O
a O O
whole O O
new O O
order O O
of O O
dysfunction O O
, O O
one O O
that O O
sees O O
parents O O
network O O
with O O
power O O
and O O
trade O O
their O O
children O O
for O O
privilege O O
. O O

This O O
should O O
be O O
a O O
motif O O
familiar O O
to O O
anyone O O
acquainted O O
with O O
the O O
literature O O
of O O
mind O O
control O O
and O O
ritual O O
abuse O O
survivors O O
: O O
the O O
father O O
and O O
first O B-ORDINAL
controller O O
, O O
passing O O
his O O
child O O
- O O
victim O O
up O O
the O O
social O O
ladder O O
of O O
abuse O O
in O O
return O O
for O O
status O O
, O O
protection O O
and O O
reward O O
. O O

All O O
that O O
's O O
missing O O
is O O
the O O
element O O
of O O
occult O O
terror O O
. O O

Or O O
maybe O O
not O O
: O O
`` O O
LaToya B-PERSON O
also O O
described O O
being O O
awakened O O
in O O
the O O
night O O
by O O
Joseph B-PERSON O
wearing O O
a O O
' O O
monster O O
mask O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

Perhaps O O
we O O
can O O
take O O
more O O
from O O
this O O
than O O
the O O
suspicion O O
that O O
the O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
clan O O
had O O
gotten O O
with O O
the O O
program O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
rather O O
the O O
point O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
program O O
exploits O O
pre-existing O O
conditions O O
for O O
abuse O O
which O O
are O O
more O O
common O O
than O O
most O O
suspect O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
This O O
is O O
how O O
I O O
tend O O
to O O
think O O
of O O
Ponchatoula B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Hosanna B-ORG B-ORG
Church I-ORG I-ORG
. O O
-RRB- O O

Yet O O
we O O
should O O
n't O O
discount O O
the O O
suspicion O O
, O O
either O O
, O O
particularly O O
given O O
some O O
of O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
paranormal O O
interests O O
and O O
peculiar O O
associations O O
. O O

His O O
close O O
friendship O O
with O O
SPECTRA B-ORG B-ORG
contactee O O
and O O
channeller O O
of O O
the O O
Nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
Uri B-PERSON B-PERSON
Geller I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
for O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
instance O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
Geller B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
best O O
man O O
in O O
2001 B-DATE B-DATE
when O O
he O O
and O O
his O O
wife O O
renewed O O
his O O
vows O O
, O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
Geller B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
said O O
to O O
have O O
been O O
reactivated O O
as O O
a O O
psychic O O
spy O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

His O O
entourage O O
including O O
a O O
`` O O
personal O O
magician O O
'' O O
for O O
another O O
. O O

Even O O
if O O
you O O
wanted O O
to O O
, O O
you O O
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
reading O O
Jermaine B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
account O O
now O O
. O O

Like O O
every O O
Jackson B-ORG B-PERSON
sibling O O
who O O
's O O
tried O O
to O O
break O O
from O O
Joe B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
he O O
's O O
climbed O O
down O O
, O O
returned O O
to O O
the O O
fold O O
and O O
scrapped O O
the O O
book O O
, O O
apparently O O
on O O
the O O
strength O O
of O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
threats O O
to O O
sue O O
. O O

Previously O O
, O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
given O O
cause O O
for O O
family O O
observers O O
to O O
attribute O O
his O O
grotesque O O
body O O
dysmorphia O O
to O O
a O O
dread O O
of O O
resembling O O
his O O
father O O
. O O

Yet O O
there O O
they O O
were O O
at O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
trial O O
last O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
, O O
hand O O
in O O
hand O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
big O O
picture O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
means O O
not O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

But O O
his O O
little O O
picture O O
may O O
be O O
more O O
newsworthy O O
than O O
the O O
news O O
suggests O O
. O O

good O O
stuff O O
. O O

having O O
departed O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
June I-DATE I-DATE
for O O
a O O
Bahrain B-GPE B-GPE
`` O O
vacation O O
'' O O
from O O
which O O
he O O
's O O
yet O O
to O O
emerge O O
. O O

Actually O O
, O O
there O O
have O O
been O O
reports O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
back O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

#NAME O O
? O O

Wild O O
wild O O
stuff O O
Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
! O O

Disinformation O O
Distraction O B-WORK_OF_ART
Dis O I-WORK_OF_ART
and O I-WORK_OF_ART
Dat O I-WORK_OF_ART
.. O O

The O O
netwerk O O
is O O
as O O
sacred O O
to O O
the O O
state O O
as O O
their O O
mantra O O
`` O O
My O O
way O O
or O O
total O O
annihilation O O
. O O
'' O O

Bait O O
and O O
switch O O
sets O O
the O O
agenda O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
such O O
thing O O
as O O
an O O
accident O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
morning O B-TIME
, O O
and O O
the O O
papers O O
say O O
a O O
moon O O
of O O
Saturn B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
spewing O O
life O O
- O O
giving O O
water O O
.... O O
then O O
I O O
see O O
the O O
new O O
R.I. O B-GPE
post O O
is O O
about O O
the O O
perrenial O O
child O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

This O B-DATE
day O I-DATE
is O O
named O O
for O O
Saturn B-PERSON O
... O O

" O O
... O O
it O O
was O O
foretold O O
that O O
one O O
day O O
a O O
mighty O O
son O O
of O O
Saturn B-PERSON O
would O O
in O O
turn O O
overthrow O O
him O O
, O O

and O O
Saturn B-PERSON O
devoured O O
all O O
of O O
his O O
children O O
when O O
they O O
were O O
born O O
to O O
prevent O O
this O O
... O O
'' O O

Apparently O O
Saturn B-PERSON B-LOC
is O O
also O O
intimately O O
connected O O
with O O
Satan B-PERSON O
, O O
Masonics B-ORG O
, O O
and O O
Revelation B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
13 I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
- O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
the O O
`` O O
number O O
of O O
the O O
beast O O
'' O O
... O O

Nevermind O O
- O O

I O O
need O O
a O O
cup O O
of O O
coffee O O
... O O

I O O
looked O O
in O O
vain O O
for O O
the O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
`` O O
A O O
hunting O O
we O O
will O O
go O O
'' O O
to O O
post O O
this O O
out O O
and O O
paste O O
but O O
... O O

And O O
on O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
cowardice O O
, O O
consider O O
this O O
. O O
In O O
a O O
recent O O
hunting O O
escapade O O
, O O
Dick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON I-PERSON
accidentally O O
shot O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
his O O
hunting O O
comrades O O
. O O

There O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
negligence O O
involved O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
is O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
local O O
district O O
attorney O O
to O O
decide O O
. O O

But O O
more O O
importantly O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
, O O
is O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
the O O
hunt O O
. O O

These O O
were O O
not O O
wild O O
birds O O
. O O

The O O
birds O O
were O O
bred O O
in O O
captivity O O
. O O

They O O
had O O
spent O O
their O O
lives O O
in O O
pens O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
on O O
hunting O O
day O O
, O O
were O O
released O O
for O O
the O O
sole O O
purpose O O
of O O
being O O
killed O O
by O O
Dick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
cohorts O O
for O O
pure O O
sport O O
as O O
they O O
flew O O
into O O
the O O
open O O
sky O O
for O O
their O O
only O O
moments O O
of O O
brief O O
freedom O O
. O O

Whether O O
you O O
are O O
an O O
animal O O
lover O O
or O O
not O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
something O O
disgusting O O
and O O
degrading O O
about O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
hunt O O
and O O
something O O
less O O
than O O
human O O
about O O
those O O
who O O
participate O O
in O O
it O O
. O O

The O O
link O O
`` O O
personal O O
majician O O
'' O O
is O O
intrigueing O O
. O O

From O O
Madsen B-PERSON B-PERSON
via O O
Boucher B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O

Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
stay O O
at O O
the O O
Cedars B-FAC B-LOC
was O O
arranged O O
through O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
White O B-ORG
House O I-ORG
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Faith I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG O
based I-ORG O
Initiatives I-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Kuo B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
former O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
employee O O
... O O
had O O
been O O
Executive O O
Director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
for I-ORG I-ORG
Effective I-ORG I-ORG
Compassion I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
founded O O
in O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
by O O
Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
... O O

Kuo B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
previously O O
worked O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Christian I-ORG I-ORG
Coalition I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Senator O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ashcroft I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

There O O
's O O
also O O
some O O
curious O O
Neverland B-FAC B-FAC
/ O O
Disneyland B-FAC B-FAC
connections O O
to O O
the O O
`` O O
Mickey B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Mouse I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Club I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
children O O
who O O
are O O
now O O
stars O O
, O O
including O O
Justin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Timberlake I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
remember O O
the O O
star O O
on O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
breast O O
? O O
-RRB- O O
and O O
Brittany B-PERSON B-PERSON
Spears I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Christina B-PERSON B-PERSON
Aguilera I-PERSON I-PERSON
... O O

The O O
piper O O
walks O O
into O O
the O O
mountain O O
, O O
still O O
followed O O
by O O
the O O
children O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
cave O O
closes O O
again O O
... O O

Here O O
is O O
Boucher B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
follow O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
`` O O
majician O O
'' O O
link O O
of O O
Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
. O O

on O O
the O O
mark O O
as O O
always O O
, O O
jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O

but O O
i O O
thought O O
you O O
might O O
cover O O
chile B-GPE O
's O O
inauguration O O
of O O
its O O
first O B-ORDINAL
woman O O
president O O
today O B-DATE
instead O O
... O O

maybe O O
later O O
as O O
the O O
story O O
develops O O
? O O

Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
Boucher B-PERSON I-PERSON
's O I-PERSON
piece O O
mentions O O
how O O
victims O O
of O O
sexual O O
abuse O O
often O O
have O O
childlike O O
voices O O
, O O
almost O O
as O O
if O O
their O O
development O O
was O O
' O O
frozen O O
' O O
around O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
their O O
abuse O O
. O O

Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
seems O O
to O O
be O O
of O O
this O O
type O O
. O O

Or O O
more O O
perversely O O
, O O
fakes O O
that O O
he O O
is O O
: O O

`` O O
I O O
was O O
always O O
saying O O
-LSB- O O
to O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
-RSB- O O
people O O
would O O
n't O O
think O O
I O O
was O O
so O O
crazy O O
if O O
they O O
saw O O
who O O
the O O
hell O O
you O O
really O O
are O O
, O O
that O O
you O O
sit O O
around O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
drink O O
and O O
you O O
curse O O
and O O
you O O
're O O
-LSB- O O
expletive O O
-RSB- O O
funny O O
and O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
bad O O
mouth O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
that O O
high O O
voice O O
all O O
the O O
time O O
'' O O
- O O

Lisa B-PERSON B-PERSON
Marie I-PERSON I-PERSON
Presley I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
in O O
an O O
interview O O
quoted O O
in O O
a O O
WaPo B-ORG B-ORG
article O O
written O O
by O O
Tina B-PERSON B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O

Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
False O O
Front O O
? O O

`` O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Geffen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
be O O
gone O O
! O O

Steven B-PERSON B-PERSON
Spielberg I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
be O O
gone O O
! O O
'' O O

The O O
witch O O
doctor O O
cursing O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
enemies O O
and O O
blessing O O
the O O
tarnished O O
King B-PERSON B-PERSON
of I-PERSON I-PERSON
Pop I-PERSON I-PERSON
himself O O
in O O
a O O
voodoo O O
ritual O O
in O O
Switzerland B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
2000 I-DATE I-DATE
had O O
promised O O
that O O
the O O
25 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
on O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
enemies O O
list O O
-LRB- O O
would O O
soon O O
be O O
dead O O
-RRB- O O
... O O

Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
ordered O O
his O O
then O O
business O O
adviser O O
, O O
Myung B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Ho I-PERSON I-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
educated O O
Korean B-NORP B-NORP
lawyer O O
based O O
in O O
Seoul B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
to O O
wire O O
$ O O
150,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
to O O
a O O
bank O O
in O O
Mali B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
a O O
voodoo O O
chief O O
named O O
Baba B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
then O O
had O O
42 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cows O O
ritually O O
sacrificed O O
for O O
the O O
ceremony O O
. O O

Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
already O O
undergone O O
a O O
blood O O
bath O O
... O O

The O O
pop O O
star O O
, O O
who O O
is O O
said O O
to O O
be O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
240 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
debt O O
, O O
had O O
paid O O
six O B-CARDINAL
figures O O
for O O
a O O
ritual O O
cleansing O O
using O O
sheep O O
blood O O
to O O
another O O
voodoo O O
doctor O O
and O O
a O O
mysterious O O
Egyptian B-NORP B-NORP
woman O O
named O O
Samia B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
came O O
to O O
him O O
with O O
a O O
letter O O
of O O
greeting O O
from O O
a O O
high O O
- O O
ranking O O
Saudi B-NORP B-NORP
prince O O
, O O
purportedly O O
Nawaf B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON I-PERSON
Abdulaziz I-PERSON I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Saud I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
now O O
the O O
chief O O
of O O
intelligence O O
of O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
... O O

http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050411roco03c O O
hmm O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
that O O
Vanity B-ORG B-ORG
Fair I-ORG I-ORG
article O O
, O O
Jacko B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Uri B-PERSON B-PERSON
Geller I-PERSON I-PERSON
met O O
through O O
`` O O
that O O
other O O
fellow O O
devotee O O
of O O
children O O
's O O
charities O O
Mohamed B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fayed I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
chairman O O
of O O
Harrods B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
who O O
believes O O
that O O
the O O
C.I.A. B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Prince B-PERSON B-PERSON
Philip I-PERSON I-PERSON
had O O
Princess B-PERSON B-PERSON
Diana I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
his O O
son O O
, O O
Dodi B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
killed O O
. O O
'' O O

Anonymous O O
quoted O O
, O O
`` O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
stay O O
at O O
the O O
Cedars B-FAC B-LOC
was O O
arranged O O
through O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON I-PERSON
... O O
'' O O

Hold O O
on O O
-- O O

the O O
Cedars B-FAC O
is O O
the O O
headquarters O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
creepy O O
Christianoid B-NORP B-NORP
cult O O
with O O
deep O O
political O O
connections O O
. O O

Here O O
's O O
a O O
bit O O
of O O
the O O
original O O
Madsen B-PERSON B-PERSON
article O O
that O O
the O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
quote O O
comes O O
from O O
: O O

In O O
1976 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
began O O
looking O O
for O O
a O O
permanent O O
headquarters O O
in O O
Arlington B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

It O O
set O O
its O O
sights O O
on O O
the O O
estate O O
of O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mason I-PERSON I-PERSON
IV I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
The O B-ORG
Cedars B-FAC I-ORG
, O O
located O O
at O O
2301 B-LOC B-FAC
North I-LOC I-FAC
Uhle I-LOC I-FAC
Street I-LOC I-FAC
. O O

Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
drafters O O
of O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Bill I-LAW I-LAW
of I-LAW I-LAW
Rights I-LAW I-LAW
. O O

The O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
also O O
known O O
as O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
bought O O
the O O
property O O
from O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Piluso I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Although O O
not O O
much O O
is O O
known O O
about O O
Piluso B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Los I-ORG I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
reported O O
that O O
Howard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hughes I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
man O O
with O O
whom O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
Senator O O
Ralph B-PERSON B-PERSON
Owen I-PERSON I-PERSON
Brewster I-PERSON I-PERSON
once O O
sparred O O
, O O
also O O
lived O O
there O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
a O O
senior O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
, O O
the O O
Cedars B-FAC B-ORG
had O O
been O O
used O O
as O O
a O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
safe O O
house O O
prior O O
to O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
purchase O O
of O O
the O O
estate O O
. O O

The O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
paid O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
the O O
Cedars B-FAC B-ORG
, O O
the O O
money O O
coming O O
from O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
CEO O O
of O O
Raytheon B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
and O O
Ken B-PERSON B-PERSON
Olsen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
CEO O O
of O O
Digital B-ORG B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Sanford B-PERSON B-PERSON
McDonnell I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
McDonnell B-ORG B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
another O O
deep O O
- O O
pocketed O O
supporter O O
of O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
through O O
Full B-ORG B-ORG
Gospel I-ORG I-ORG
Business I-ORG I-ORG
Men I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
an O O
activity O O
linked O O
to O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
core O O
member O O
Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Suffer O O
the O O
little O O
children O O
, O O
eh O O
? O O

If O O
this O O
is O O
what O O
power O O
& O O
wealth O O
does O O
to O O
you O O
, O O
I O O
'm O O
damn O O
glad O O
I O O
have O O
neither O O
. O O

You O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Perhaps O O
rather O O
the O O
point O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
program O O
exploits O O
pre-existing O O
conditions O O
for O O
abuse O O
which O O
are O O
more O O
common O O
than O O
most O O
suspect O O
. O O
'' O O

Could O O
n't O O
agree O O
more O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
pedophilia O O
's O O
relative O O
commonality O O
is O O
what O O
really O O
makes O O
it O O
frightening O O
. O O

My O O
experience O O
happened O O
when O O
I O O
was O O
15 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
. O O

A O O
friend O O
of O O
mine O O
met O O
this O O
guy O O
who O O
was O O
twice O O
our O O
age O O
& O O
who O O
was O O
more O O
than O O
willing O O
to O O
buy O O
us O O
all O O
the O O
whiskey O O
we O O
could O O
drink O O
. O O

We O O
were O O
both O O
enamored O O
with O O
Kerouac B-PERSON B-PERSON
& O O
Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Morrison I-PERSON I-PERSON
& O O
meeting O O
strange O O
characters O O
& O O
this O O
guy O O
definitely O O
fit O O
the O O
bill O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
muscle O O
for O O
a O O
Pittsburgh B-GPE B-GPE
madam O O
named O O
Tex B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gill I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

She O O
dressed O O
like O O
a O O
man O O
& O O
ran O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
massage O O
parlors O O
in O O
Pgh B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

He O O
was O O
into O O
black O O
magick O O
& O O
Crowley B-PERSON O
& O O
booze O O
& O O
drugs O O
& O O
on O O
& O O
on O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-TIME
night O I-TIME
, O O
we O O
're O O
at O O
his O O
apartment O O
, O O
drunk O O
out O O
of O O
our O O
minds O O
, O O

& O O
my O O
buddy O O
passes O O
out O O
. O O

I O O
continue O O
drinking O O
. O O

At O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
point O O
, O O
I O O
glance O O
at O O
this O O
older O O
guy O O
, O O

& O O
he O O
is O O
staring O O
at O O
my O O
buddy O O
as O O
a O O
line O O
of O O
drool O O
runs O O
down O O
the O O
cigarette O O
in O O
his O O
mouth O O
& O O
drips O O
on O O
to O O
the O O
floor O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
, O O
' O O
What O O
the O O
fuck O O
? O O
' O O

but O O
I O O
'm O O
pretty O O
goddamn O O
wasted O O

& O O
reality O O
is O O
having O O
a O O
helluva O O
time O O
penetrating O O
the O O
fog O O
in O O
my O O
head O O
. O O

He O O
notices O O
that O O
I O O
'm O O
kind O O
of O O
staring O O
at O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
stands O O
up O O
, O O
walks O O
into O O
the O O
bedroom O O
, O O
& O O
comes O O
back O O
with O O
a O O
porno O O
mag O O
. O O

He O O
drops O O
it O O
on O O
the O O
couch O O
next O O
to O O
me O O
. O O

As O O
he O O
's O O
sitting O O
down O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
`` O O
See O O
anything O O
you O O
like O O
? O O
'' O O

& O O
then O O
he O O
shoves O O
his O O
hand O O
hard O O
into O O
my O O
groin O O
..... O O

.... O O
& O O
I O O
broke O O
his O O
nose O O
with O O
my O O
elbow O O
. O O

Make O O
no O O
mistake O O
though O O
, O O
up O O
till O O
that O O
point O O
, O O
the O O
guy O O
scared O O
the O O
shit O O
out O O
of O O
me O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
lucky O O
for O O
me O O
, O O
my O O
reaction O O
was O O
see O O
red O O
anger O O
instead O O
of O O
cowering O O
fear O O
. O O

After O O
i O O
hit O O
him O O
, O O
I O O
jumped O O
up O O
, O O
ran O O
into O O
his O O
kitchen O O
& O O
grabbed O O
a O O
big O O
old O O
butcher O O
knife O O
, O O
ran O O
back O O
into O O
the O O
room O O
& O O
proceeded O O
to O O
kick O O
my O O
buddy O O
into O O
consciousness O O
& O O
drag O O
his O O
comatose O O
ass O O
the O O
hell O O
out O O
of O O
there O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
for O O
me O O
, O O
the O O
interesting O O
part O O
happened O O
years O O
later O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
time O O
, O O
my O O
buddy O O
& O O
I O O
were O O
selling O O
things O O
. O O

My O O
buddy O O
had O O
a O O
real O O
good O O
supplier O O
for O O
these O O
things O O
but O O
it O O
was O O
his O O
secret O O
. O O

At O O
one O B-CARDINAL
point O O
, O O
my O O
buddy O O
could O O
n't O O
pick O O
up O O
the O O
shipment O O
so O O
I O O
had O O
to O O
go O O
. O O

Before O O
I O O
left O O
, O O
he O O
had O O
to O O
explain O O
to O O
me O O
that O O
his O O
supplier O O
was O O
none O O
other O O
than O O
Freddie O B-PERSON
Feelup O I-PERSON
. O O

I O O
decided O O
to O O
go O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
now O O
closer O O
to O O
40 B-CARDINAL O
& O O
just O O
a O O
hollow O O
shell O O
of O O
his O O
former O O
self O O
. O O

Friendless O O
, O O
his O O
only O O
company O O
being O O
neighborhood O O
teens O O
looking O O
to O O
party O O
. O O

He O O
kept O O
one B-CARDINAL O
room O O
empty O O
except O O
for O O
4 B-CARDINAL O
black O O
candles O O
in O O
each O O
of O O
its O O
corners O O
. O O

he O O
would O O
read O O
curses O O
aimed O O
at O O
people O O
who O O
pissed O O
him O O
off O O
. O O

Really O O
pathetic O O
. O O

About B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
few O O
of O O
those O O
teens O O
took O O
an O O
intense O O
dislike O O
to O O
Freddie B-PERSON B-PERSON
& O O
the O O
beat O O
him O O
to O O
to O O
death O O
. O O

I O O
ca O O
n't O O
imagine O O
why O O
. O O

Can O O
you O O
? O O

I O O
apologize O O
for O O
continuing O O
my O O
ramble O O
but O O
... O O
, O O

... O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
how O O
you O O
folks O O
would O O
classify O O
pedophilia O O
. O O

Maybe O O
a O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
man O O
& O O
a O O
15 B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
boy O O
does O O
n't O O
qualify O O
. O O

I O O
wonder O O
about O O
that O O
myself O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
have O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
when O O
I O O
was O O
30 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
, O O
I O O
was O O
n't O O
plying O O
15 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
year O I-DATE
old O I-DATE
girls O O
with O O
booze O O
& O O
copping O O
feels O O
. O O

I O O
'll O O
shut O O
up O O
now O O
. O O

Speaking O O
of O O
Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
- O O

I O O
remembered O O
something O O
about O O
him O O
being O O
linked O O
with O O
Victor B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bout I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the O O
UAE B-GPE B-GPE
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
step O O
currently O O
going O O
on O O
: O O

Bout O B-PERSON
was O O
Liberian B-NORP B-NORP
dictator O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON I-PERSON
's O O
primary O O
arms O O
and O O
diamond O O
smuggler O O
... O O

Taylor B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
is O O
now O O
in O O
exile O O
in O O
Nigeria B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
was O O
a O O
business O O
partner O O
with O O
Christian B-ORG B-ORG
Coalition I-ORG I-ORG
founder O O
Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
... O O
in O O
a O O
Cayman B-GPE B-GPE
Islands I-GPE I-GPE
front O O
company O O
called O O
Freedom B-ORG B-ORG
Gold I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
Freedom B-ORG B-ORG
Gold I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
headquartered O O
at O O
Robertson B-PERSON B-ORG
's O O
CBN B-ORG B-ORG
offices O O
in O O
Virginia B-GPE B-GPE
Beach I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Virginia B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Robertson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
interests O O
also O O
crossed O O
paths O O
with O O
Bout B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
in O O
another O O
country O O
-- O O
the B-GPE O
former I-GPE O
Zaire I-GPE B-PERSON
. O O

Robertson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
African B-ORG B-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
used O O
the O O
cover O O
of O O
Robertson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
tax O O
- O O
exempt O O
`` O O
Operation O B-EVENT
Blessing O I-EVENT
'' O I-EVENT
to O O
ferry O O
conflict O O
diamonds O O
out O O
of O O
civil O O
war O O
- O O
ravaged O O
Zaire B-GPE B-GPE
-LRB- O O
now O O
Congo B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Bout B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
many O O
assets O O
is O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
Millennium I-ORG I-ORG
Air I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
Gambia B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
Director O O
of O O
this O O
firm O O
is O O
`` O O
Baba B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jobe I-PERSON I-PERSON
'' O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
hmmm O O
- O O

`` O O
Baba B-PERSON B-PERSON
'' O O
... O O
-RRB- O O

http://www.analystnewspaper.com/ameu_scam_feb21.html O O

http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/ O O

http://www.globalpolicy.org/intljustice/wanted/2005/1212ties.htm O O

My O O
question O O
is O O
, O O
when O O
is O O
a O O
victim O O
guilty O O
of O O
abuse O O
? O O

Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
definitely O O
a O O
mind O O
- O O
control O O
, O O
SRA O B-ORG
victim O O
. O O

He O O
's O O
programmed O O
. O O

Neverland B-FAC B-FAC
sounds O O
like O O
a O O
cryptic O O
command O O
from O O
MKULTRA O B-ORG
Wizard O I-ORG
of O I-ORG
Oz O I-ORG
programming O O
. O O

The O O
bizarre O O
from O O
black O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
white O O
and O O
physical O O
transformation O O
must O O
be O O
the O O
result O O
of O O
biotech O O
advances O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
does O O
abuse O O
' O O
his O O
' O O
children O O
, O O
is O O
he O O
' O O
guilty O O
' O O
as O O
such O O
if O O
he O O
is O O
programmed O O
? O O

I O O
suspect O O
he O O
is O O
a O O
brilliant O O
cover O O
or O O
red O O
- O O
herring O O
used O O
as O O
a O O
shield O O
by O O
very O O
powerful O O
forces O O
, O O
responsible O O
for O O
God O O
- O O
knows O O
- O O
what O O
at O O
his O O
now O O
- O O
abandoned O O
ranch O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
very O O
effective O O
, O O
as O O
many O O
' O O
feel O O
' O O
that O O
whilst O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
naive O O
he O O
's O O
not O O
capable O O
of O O
the O O
evil O O
associated O O
with O O
pedophile O O
activity O O
. O O

This O O
may O O
not O O
be O O
the O O
case O O
, O O
as O O
the O O
public O O
' O O
persona O O
' O O
is O O
merely O O
an O O
' O O
alter O O
' O O
personality O O
and O O
he O O
may O O
have O O
many O O
other O O
' O O
personalities O O
' O O
which O O
are O O
dark O O
. O O

Then O O
comes O O
the O O
question O O
whether O O
his O O
programmers O O
were O O
programmed O O
themselves O O
. O O

If O O
so O O
, O O
then O O
they O O
are O O
all O O
guilty O O
of O O
such O O
abuse O O
, O O
whilst O O
being O O
innocent O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
! O O

As O O
most O O
abuse O O
is O O
generational O O
, O O
the O O
whole O O
mind O O
- O O
control O O
subject O O
really O O
has O O
to O O
be O O
brought O O
out O O
in O O
the O O
open O O
. O O

The O O
very O O
technology O O
and O O
tools O O
used O O
on O O
the O O
mind O O
which O O
harm O O
can O O
then O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
heal O O
. O O

Brr O O
, O O
Pied O O
Piper O O
. O O

I O O
remember O O
being O O
spooked O O
by O O
that O O
story O O
as O O
a O O
kid O O
. O O

Heck O O
of O O
a O O
story O O
to O O
tell O O
children O O
. O O

Talking O O
about O O
strange O O
coincidences O O
... O O
I O O
was O O
trying O O
to O O
write O O
a O O
science O O
fiction O O
story O O
a O O
while O O
back O O
involving O O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Gate I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
type O O
research O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
looking O O
for O O
a O O
cool O O
name O O
for O O
an O O
undercover O O
X-Files B-WORK_OF_ART B-PRODUCT
type O O
military O O
- O O
occult O O
agency O O
. O O

Thought O O
of O O
' O O
SPECTRE O B-ORG
' O O
but O O
that O O
seemed O O
too O O
James O B-PERSON
Bondish O I-PERSON
, O O
and O O
modified O O
it O O
to O O
' O O
SPECTRA O B-ORG
' O O
. O O

Thinking O O
rainbow O O
- O O
type O O
symbology O O
. O O

Then O O
I O O
find O O
out O O
that O O
' O O
SPECTRA B-ORG B-ORG
' O O
is O O
actually O O
a O O
name O O
with O O
significance O O
in O O
the O O
community O O
. O O

What O O
the O O
... O O

... O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
I O O
did O O
read O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
weird O O
stuff O O
in O O
passing O O
as O O
a O O
kid O O
, O O

it O O
's O O
certainly O O
possible O O
that O O
I O O
came O O
across O O
it O O
and O O
forgot O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
n't O O
consciously O O
aware O O
of O O
it O O
, O O
certainly O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
the O O
most O O
disappointingly O O
*cheesy* O O
1960s B-DATE B-DATE
sci O O
- O O
fi O O
kind O O
of O O
name O O
for O O
an O O
astral O O
entity O O
to O O
use O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
for O O
sure O O
. O O

I O O
never O O
did O O
write O O
that O O
story O O
. O O

Is O O
n't O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
and O O
the O O
entire O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
clan O O
, O O
Jehovah B-ORG O
's I-ORG O
Witness I-ORG O
? O O

There O O
was O O
no O O
mention O O
made O O
of O O
this O O
in O O
either O O
the O O
main O O
post O O
or O O
comments O O
.... O O

It O O
would O O
seem O O
to O O
me O O
that O O
their O O
must O O
be O O
some O O
relationship O O
between O O
that O O
cult O O
organization O O
and O O
all O O
the O O
`` O O
high O O
weirdness O O
'' O O
going O O
on O O
.... O O

no O O
? O O

.... O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
cult O O
. O O

FBI B-ORG B-ORG
finally O O
releases O O
report O O
on O O
missing O O
children O O
. O O

Agency O O
unveils O O
surprising O O
statistics O O
: O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
lost O O
kids O O
are O O
black O O

-- O O
AP O O

Since O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
nearly O O
13 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
children O O
missing O O
-LRB- O O
those O O
reported O O
-RRB- O O
. O O

An O O
average O O
of O O
615,874 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
per O O
year O O
since O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O
791,687 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
alone O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
an O O
extraordinary O O
group O O
here O O
. O O

I O O
appreciate O O
your O O
candor O O
and O O
your O O
capacity O O
to O O
build O O
a O O
knowledge O O
base O O
with O O
each O O
contributor O O
adding O O
to O O
the O O
thread O O
that O O
moves O O
me O O
in O O
a O O
sonambulant O O
noiseless O O
rush O O
toward O O
the O O
truth O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
living O O
the O O
dieing O O

and O O
that O O
is O O
just O O
as O O
productive O O
and O O
rewarding O O
as O O
any O O
other O O
dimension O O
of O O
spirit O O
that O O
I O O
have O O
experienced O O

If O O
there O O
is O O
just O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thing O O
that O O
disappoints O O
me O O
it O O
is O O
that O O
all O O
of O O
the O O
posters O O
here O O
prefer O O
to O O
be O O
anonymous O O
. O O

It O O
would O O
be O O
wise O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
`` O O
be O O
'' O O
yourself O O
. O O

I O O
tried O O
to O O
find O O
emails O O
for O O
any O O
that O O
list O O
a O O
profile O O
or O O
website O O
, O O

but O O
none O O
`` O O
NONE O O
'' O O
of O O
you O O
are O O
out O O
there O O
. O O

Contact O O
me O O
at O O
my O O
profile O O
email O O
should O O
you O O
care O O
to O O
disclose O O
yourself O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
invite O O
you O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
FSHOD O B-ORG
if O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
too O O
much O O
to O O
ask O O
. O O

maybe O O
we O O
remain O O
anonymous O O
in O O
preparation O O
for O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
surprised O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
heard O O
this O O
mentioned O O
anywhere O O
before O O
, O O
as O O
it O O
ties O O
in O O
perfectly O O
with O O
Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
Bizarro B-PERSON B-WORK_OF_ART
Jacko I-PERSON I-WORK_OF_ART
Tabloid O I-WORK_OF_ART
post O O
: O O

In O O
an O O
interview O O
with O O
Blender B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O O
ca O O
n't O O
remember O O
what O O
issue O O
, O O
but O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
on O O
the O O
cover O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
talks O O
at O O
length O O
about O O
having O O
mulitiple O O
personalities O O
. O O

I O O
ca O O
n't O O
remember O O
all O O
the O O
details O O
, O O
but O O
there O O
's O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
normal O O
pop O O
star O O
, O O
and O O
among O O
others O O
-LRB- O O
and O O
perhaps O O
the O O
most O O
notable O O
in O O
this O O
context O O
-RRB- O O
one O O
she O O
calls O O
`` O O
Strawberry O B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
who O O
is O O
geared O O
towards O O
explicit O O
sexual O O
activities O O
. O O

As O O
I O O
understand O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
classic O O
alters O O
description O O
. O O

A O O
Real O O
MAN O O
Would O O
At O O
Least O O
Let O O
A O O
Former O O
Board O O
Member O O
Be O O
Able O O
TO O O
READ O O
The O O
Reason O O
He O O
Had O O
Been O O
Banned O O
, O O
But O O
, O O
I O O
FORGOT O O
I O O
Was O O
Dealing O O
With O O
A O O
Coward O O
! O O

antiaristo B-PERSON O
will O O
be O O
disappointed O O
, O O
or O O
HAS O O
HE O O
ALREADY O O
BEEN O O
BANNED O O
, O O
TOO O O
??? O O

A O O
COWARD O O
DIES O O
A O O
THOUSAND B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
DEATHS O O
. O O
A O O
HERO O O
DIES O O
BUT O O
ONCE O O
!!!!!!!! O O

Saint B-PERSON B-ORG
Alexander I-PERSON I-ORG
the I-PERSON I-ORG
Foolish I-PERSON I-ORG
, O I-ORG
circa O I-ORG
Third B-DATE I-ORG
Millennium I-DATE I-ORG
, O O
a.D O O
. O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
; O O

`` O O
Strawberry B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Bounce I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
lyrics O O
: O O

Bump O O
the O O
beat O O

Just O O
watch O O
the O O
way O O
I O O
pump O O
it O O

The O O
way O O
I O O
work O O
it O O
's O O
gon O O
na O O
keep O O
you O O
cumin' O O

Do O O
a O O
dance O O
that O O
's O O
so O O
sensual O O

I O O
'ma O O
make O O
you O O
Lose O O
Control O O

Do O O
n't O O
trip O O

You O O
know O O
you O O
wan O O
na O O
watch O O
this O O

I O O
'm O O
a O O
pro O O
you O O
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
disappointed O O

Gon O O
na O O
leave O O
you O O
beggin' O O
for O O
more O O

I O O
'ma O O
make O O
you O O
Lose O O
Control O O

Glad O O
someone O O
finally O O
mentioned O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

I O O
think O O
the O O
practice O O
of O O
black O O
magic O O
is O O
something O O
she O O
and O O
her O O
brother O O
have O O
in O O
common O O
. O O

One O B-CARDINAL
mus O O
n't O O
forget O O
her O O
now O O
infamous O O
superbowl O O
`` O O
nipple O O
'' O O
stunt O O
. O O

Rather O O
than O O
the O O
ridiculous O O
accident O O
censors O O
tried O O
to O O
make O O
it O O
out O O
to O O
be O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
has O O
to O O
be O O
recognized O O
as O O
a O O
planned O O
, O O
purposeful O O
piece O O
of O O
black O O
magic O O
, O O
perpetraited O O
literally O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
on O O
a O O
very O O
alchemically O O
significant O O
day O O
and O O
time O O

-LRB- O O
goes O O
way O O
beyond O O
a O O
' O O
publicity O O
stunt O O
, O O
does O O
n't O O
it O O
? O O
' O O
-RRB- O O

A O O
friend O O
even O O
suggests O O
that O O
during O O
her O O
much O O
earlier O O
' O O
Rythm O B-ORG
Nation O I-ORG
' O I-ORG
period O O
, O O
in O O
which O O
she O O
dons O O
a O O
black O O
uniform O O
and O O
uses O O
strange O O
, O O
synchopated O O
hand O O
movements O O
in O O
her O O
video O O
dance O O
routine O O
, O O
that O O
that O O
too O O
, O O
is O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
twilight O O
language O O
, O O
intended O O
on O O
sending O O
a O O
specific O O
message O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
desired O O
effect O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
possible O O
that O O
jacksons B-PERSON O
have O O
been O O
using O O
the O O
occult O O
arts O O
for O O
a O O
long O O
, O O
long O O
time O O
. O O

I O O
'd O O
love O O
to O O
hear O O
someone O O
else O O
's O O
thoughts O O
on O O
this O O
- O O

Here O O
's O O
a O O
link O O
to O O
just O O
a O O
wee O O
bit O O
more O O
about O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
her O O
alleged O O
MPD O O
- O O

http://dave.typepad.com/dave/2004/06/janet_jacksons_.html O O

I O O
posted O O
above O O
that O O
The O B-WORK_OF_ART
Cedars B-FAC I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
where O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
mentioned O O
as O O
having O O
stayed O O
for O O
a O O
time O O
, O O
was O O
the O O
center O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

I O O
just O O
ran O O
across O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
again O O
, O O
when O O
looking O O
for O O
something O O
to O O
explain O O
the O O
anomalous O O
situation O O
of O O
recently O O
- O O
disgraced O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
shoplifter O O
Claude B-PERSON B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

The O O
quote O O
below O O
is O O
from O O
the O O
LaRouchies B-NORP B-ORG
-- O O
and O O
thus O O
, O O
as O O
always O O
, O O
not O O
to O O
be O O
considered O O
100 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
reliable O O
-- O O

but O O
in O O
this O O
case O O
it O O
fits O O
in O O
so O O
well O O
with O O
the O O
ongoing O O
discussion O O
that O O
I O O
'm O O
tentatively O O
inclined O O
to O O
trust O O
it O O
: O O

DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
career O O
and O O
power O O
became O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
a O O
central O O
project O O
for O O
all O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
shadow O O
partners O O
, O O
Grover B-PERSON B-PERSON
Norquist I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abramoff I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Ralph B-PERSON B-PERSON
Reed I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
by O O
no O O
means O O
a O O
random O O
point O O
of O O
interest O O
. O O

Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON I-PERSON
staggered O O
into O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
a O O
freshman O O
Congressman O O
in O O
1984 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
a O O
terrible O O
drunk O O
, O O
his O O
life O O
dissolving O O
. O O

Rep. O O
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wolf I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Va. B-GPE O
-RRB- O O
approached O O
him O O
with O O
a O O
road O O
to O O
salvation O O
. O O

He O O
reportedly O O
showed O O
DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
a O O
videotape O O
that O O
made O O
him O O
weep O O
. O O

Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON I-PERSON
then O O
radically O O
changed O O
his O O
life O O
, O O
turning O O
his O O
soul O O
over O O
to O O
higher O O
powers O O
. O O

But O O
by O O
all O O
reliable O O
accounts O O
, O O
DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
became O O
a O O
much O O
nastier O O
, O O
a O O
fearsomely O O
un-Christian B-NORP B-NORP
individual O O
. O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wolf I-PERSON I-PERSON
represented O O
an O O
old O O
`` O O
black O O
operations O O
'' O O
soul O O
- O O
robbing O O
agency O O
known O O
as O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Practicing O O
secrecy O O
on O O
about O O
the O O
same O O
level O O
as O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
does O O
conduct O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
public O O
function O O
-- O O

it O O
runs O O
the O O
huge O O
annual O B-DATE
Congressional O B-EVENT
/ O I-EVENT
Presidential O I-EVENT
Prayer O I-EVENT
Breakfast O I-EVENT
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
with O O
similar O O
events O O
managed O O
inside O O
the O O
Pentagon B-FAC B-ORG
and O O
at O O
other O O
government O O
and O O
military O O
sites O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
earlier O O
called O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Christian I-ORG I-ORG
Leadership I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
a O O
succession O O
of O O
cover O O
names O O
-RRB- O O
was O O
created O O
before O O
World B-EVENT B-EVENT
War I-EVENT I-EVENT
II I-EVENT I-EVENT
by O O
the O O
organization O O
of O O
the O O
pro-Nazi B-NORP B-NORP
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Buchman I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Sen. O O
H. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Alexander I-PERSON I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
N.J. B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
, O O
Buchman B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
lieutenant O O
who O O
in O O
1940 B-DATE B-DATE
had O O
called O O
for O O
a O O
joint O O
world O O
dictatorship O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Nazi B-NORP B-GPE
Germany B-GPE I-GPE
, O O
brought O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
into O O
acceptance O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
the O B-DATE
1950s B-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
group O O
was O O
sponsored O O
by O O
former O O
Nazi B-NORP B-ORG
SS O I-ORG
officer O O
, O O
Holland B-GPE B-PERSON
's O O
Prince B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bernhard I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
and O O
the O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
royal O O
family O O
. O O

The O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
runs O O
a O O
house O O
near O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC I-FAC
Capitol I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
where O O
Congressmen O O
and O O
Senators O O
, O O
who O O
are O O
members O O
, O O
live O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
Sen. O O
Sam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Brownback I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Kans. B-GPE O
-RRB- O O
, O O
the O O
delirious O O
End O O
- O O
Timer O O
, O O
has O O
lived O O
in O O
the O O
cult O O
's O O
house O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Raytheon B-ORG B-ORG
CEO O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
other O O
figures O O
in O O
the O O
military O O
- O O
industrial O O
complex O O
, O O
pay O O
the O O
bills O O
. O O

The O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
specializes O O
in O O
taking O O
over O O
the O O
lives O O
of O O
potentially O O
powerful O O
individuals O O
who O O
have O O
become O O
somehow O O
ruined O O
, O O
and O O
promising O O
them O O
dominion O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
if O O
they O O
will O O
play O O
along O O
. O O

Watergate B-EVENT B-EVENT
dirty O O
- O O
trickster O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Colson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
on O O
his O O
way O O
to O O
prison O O
and O O
suddenly O O
powerless O O
, O O
was O O
recruited O O
, O O
and O O
turned O O
his O O
life O O
over O O
to O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
. O O

Colson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
Prison B-ORG B-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
Ministries I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
a O O
subordinate O O
unit O O
of O O
the O O
cult O O
, O O
with O O
its O O
tentacles O O
in O O
most O O
prisons O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

After O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
zapped O O
, O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Colson I-PERSON I-PERSON
became O O
DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
personal O O
guru O O
. O O

Colson B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
militancy O O
for O O
the O B-EVENT
End O I-EVENT
- O I-EVENT
Times O I-EVENT
war O I-EVENT
on O O
Muslims B-NORP B-NORP
has O O
made O O
him O O
a O O
congenial O O
companion O O
to O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abramoff I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
their O O
keeping O O
of O O
DeLay B-PERSON B-PERSON
-- O O
Abramoff B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
repeatedly O O
led O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
call O O
for O O
all O O
- O O
out O O
war O O
against O O
the O O
Arabs B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

And O O
Christian B-ORG B-ORG
Coalition I-ORG I-ORG
co-founder O O
Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
himself O O
a O O
product O O
of O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG O
magic O O
. O O

Robertson B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
the O O
good O O
- O O
for O O
- O O
nothing O O
playboy O O
son O O
of O O
Sen. O O
A. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Willis I-PERSON I-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Va. B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
, O O
the O O
chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG I-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
began O O
speaking O O
in O O
tongues O O
and O O
uttering O O
prophecies O O
under O O
the O O
guidance O O
of O O
Harald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bredesen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
master O O
training O O
agent O O
of O O
the O O
Fellowship B-ORG B-ORG
group O O
, O O
who O O
had O O
proved O O
himself O O
to O O
the O O
highest O O
circles O O
of O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
intelligence O O
. O O

Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON I-PERSON
started O O
off O O
as O O
assistant O O
pastor O O
to O O
Bredesen B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
intelligence O O
partners O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Full I-ORG I-ORG
Gospel I-ORG I-ORG
Businessmen I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Fellowship I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
raised O O
the O O
money O O
to O O
expand O O
Robertson B-PERSON B-ORG
's O I-ORG
and O O
Bredesen B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
Virginia B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
Christian B-ORG B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG I-ORG
Network I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
CBN B-ORG B-ORG
-RRB- O O
toward O O
global O O
power O O
status O O
. O O

The O O
sentence O O
I O O
put O O
in O O
boldface O O
is O O
*extremely* O O
interesting O O
. O O

Was O O
n't O O
there O O
a O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
video O O
where O O
he O O
was O O
envisioning O O
himself O O
as O O
ruler O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
or O O
some O O
such O O
? O O

to O O
anonymous B-PERSON O
9:30 I-PERSON B-CARDINAL
re O O
cults O O
: O O

`` O O
The O O
reason O O
fear O O
can O O
arise O O
so O O
strongly O O
is O O
that O O
you O O
already O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
strong O O
experience O O
of O O
being O O
brainwashed O O
and O O
used O O
in O O
cultish O O
behavior O O
. O O

This O O
cult O O
is O O
called O O
society O O
and O O
its O O
' O O
cult O O
- O O
ure O O
' O O
gives O O
rise O O
to O O
suffering O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
look O O
closely O O
, O O
everything O O
that O O
is O O
associated O O
with O O
cult O O
behavior O O
can O O
lisewise O O
be O O
found O O
in O O
society O O
's O O
behavior O O
. O O

The O O
same O O
means O O
of O O
control O O
are O O
used O O
: O O
the O O
constant O O
reinforcement O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
helpless O O
without O O
society O O
, O O
that O O
you O O
can O O
not O O
survive O O
without O O
obeying O O
its O O
rules O O
and O O
that O O
you O O
will O O
go O O
to O O
hell O O
if O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
obey O O
the O O
tenets O O
of O O
its O O
religion O O
. O O
'' O O

-- O B-PERSON
Gangaji B-PERSON I-PERSON

this O O
site O O
monitors O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
weight O O
! O O

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/janet-jackson/janet-jackson-is-too-fat-to-sing O O

Anonymous B-PERSON O
One I-PERSON B-CARDINAL
, O O
I O O
recall O O
reading O O
somewhere O O
that O O
Lisa B-PERSON B-PERSON
Marie I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
L.Ron B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
cult O O
. O O

You O O
will O O
notice O O
that O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
real O O
troubles O O
started O O
after O O
he O O
suied O O
Sony B-ORG B-ORG
chief O O
Tommy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mattola I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
was O O
heard O O
to O O
say O O
`` O O
he O O
'll O O
live O O
to O O
regret O O
the O O
day B-DATE O
'' O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
ever O O
think O O
of O O
fucken O O
with O O
the O O
evil O O
bastards O O
in O O
the O O
Music O O
biz O O
, O O
later O O
. O O

Here O O
's O O
a O O
description O O
of O O
that O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
item O O
I O O
was O O
remembering O O
: O O

By O O
the O O
time O O
the O O
release O O
of O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
HIStory B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
album O O
-- O O
a O O
double O O
album O O
of O O
greatest O O
hits O O
and O O
new O O
tracks O O
-- O O
approached O O
, O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
fully O O
realized O O
a O O
new O O
perception O O
of O O
himself O O
, O O
one O O
that O O
was O O
truly O O
larger O O
than O O
life O O
. O O

HIStory B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
was O O
hyped O O
with O O
a O O
four B-CARDINAL B-TIME
- O I-TIME
minute B-TIME I-TIME
teaser O O
video O O
. O O

This O O
extravagant O O
production O O
begins O O
with O O
a O O
colossal O O
army O O
goose O O
- O O
stepping O O
through O O
a O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
city O O
in O O
crisp O O
, O O
tan O O
uniforms O O
, O O
waving O O
red O O
flags O O
and O O
sporting O O
red O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
black O O
insignias O O
. O O

Military O O
music O O
pounds O O
. O O

Crowds O O
swell O O
at O O
the O O
sidelines O O
, O O
screaming O O
and O O
crying O O
. O O

The O O
implication O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
these O O
men O O
represent O O
Nazis B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

But O O
then O O
, O O
their O O
leader O O
is O O
revealed O O
to O O
be O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
marching O O
right O O
up O O
front O O
. O O

When O O
peasant O O
workers O O
break O O
free O O
to O O
touch O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
they O O
are O O
immediately O O
swallowed O O
by O O
soldiers O O
. O O

Suddenly O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
night O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
tarp O O
- O O
covered O O
, O O
skyscraper O O
- O O
sized O O
structure O O
looms O O
over O O
the O O
poor O O
nation O O
as O O
choppers O O
spray O O
spotlights O O
across O O
it O O
. O O

Brainwashed O O
fans O O
scream O O
, O O
salute O O
with O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
arm O O
and O O
light O O
candles O O
with O O
religious O O
zeal O O
. O O

Signs O O
proclaiming O O
`` O O
King B-PERSON B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-PERSON I-WORK_OF_ART
Pop I-PERSON I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
a O O
title O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
disavowed O O
to O O
Oprah B-PERSON B-PERSON
only O B-DATE
two B-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
are O O
everywhere O O
, O O
emphasizing O O
the O O
word O O
`` O O
King O O
. O O
'' O O

Finally O O
, O O
the O O
tarp O O
drops O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
, O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
a O O
gargantuan O O
, O O
bronze O O
statue O O
of O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
fists O O
clenched O O
defiantly O O
, O O
his O O
star O O
insignia O O
prominent O O
, O O
yet O O
his O O
face O O
still O O
somehow O O
child O O
- O O
like O O
and O O
unthreatening O O
. O O

The O O
video O O
is O O
a O O
highly O O
disturbing O O
piece O O
of O O
work O O
. O O

His O O
bloated O O
sense O O
of O O
importance O O
is O O
not O O
only O O
chilling O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
threatening O O
. O O

Suddenly O O
, O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
perfect O O
world O O
of O O
Oz B-LOC B-ORG
/ O I-ORG
Neverland B-LOC I-ORG
is O O
forced O O
to O O
be O O
compared O O
with O O
an B-ORG O
Aryan I-ORG B-NORP
Nation I-ORG O
, O O
one O O
that O O
substitutes O O
children O O
for O O
Hitler B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
master O O
race O O
. O O

Large O O
image O O
of O O
the O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
HIStory B-WORK_OF_ART O
statue O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
some O O
sort O O
of O O
an O O
emblem O O
with O O
a O O
star O O
on O O
his O O
shoulder O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
's O O
at O O
an O O
angle O O
and O O
not O O
easy O O
to O O
make O O
out O O
clearly O O
. O O

'' O O
... O O
a O O
haughty O O
spirit O O
goeth O O
before O O
a O O
fall O O
. O O
'' O O

BTW O O
- O O
and O O
off O O
topic O O
: O O

Check O O
out O O
this O O
superb O O
psyop O O
image O O
. O O

Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
even O O
you O O
could O O
do O O
better O O
than O O
this O O
: O O

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11800917/ O O

Remember O O
who O O
Janet B-PERSON B-PERSON
shared O O
the O O
stage O O
with O O
at O O
the O O
Superbowl B-EVENT O
? O O

Yes O O
, O O
you O O
remember O O
correctly O O
: O O
former O O
Mousketeer O B-PERSON
Justin B-PERSON I-PERSON
Timberlake I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Hmmm O O
. O O

The O O
plot O O
thickens O O
. O O

JW's B-NORP B-ORG
and O O
child O O
abuse O O
. O O

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/live_forums/2124808.stm O O

BTW O O
Jeff B-PERSON O
- O O
I O O
'd O O
caught O O
the O B-ORG
Geller B-PERSON I-ORG
/ O I-ORG
Jackson B-PERSON I-ORG
connection O O
a O O
while O O
back O O
and O O
posted O O
on O O
the O O
discussion O O
board O O
. O O

Fascinating O O
how O O
this O O
all O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
inter-related O O
. O O

hmmm O O
... O O

in O O
March B-DATE B-DATE
2003 I-DATE I-DATE
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
distraction O O
- O O
o O O
- O O
mania O O
was O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
media O O
smokescreen O O
that O O
led O O
up O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT I-EVENT
war I-EVENT I-EVENT
... O O

and O O
now O O
Fox B-ORG B-PERSON
news I-ORG O
and O O
other O O
rabid O O
- O O
right O O
media O O
outlets O O
have O O
once O O
again O O
taken O O
to O O
whipping O O
on O O
Jackson B-PERSON B-PERSON
... O O

-LRB- O O
like O O
any O O
sane O O
people O O
really O O
care O O
about O O
what O O
the O O
hell O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
doing O O
any O O
more O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

A O O
signs O O
of O O
another O O
impending O O
misadventure O O
in O O
the O O
mideast B-LOC O
? O O

And O O
what O O
's O O
with O O
Uri B-PERSON B-PERSON
Geller I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
links O O
to O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

Anyone O O
else O O
smell O O
a O O
whiff O O
of O O
that O O
whole O O
Prophet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yahweh I-PERSON O
sideshow O O
from O O
awhile O O
back O O
? O O
trivial O O
, O O
but O O
here O O
's O O
stargods B-PERSON O
' O O
comprehensive O O
analysis O O
of O O
jacko B-PERSON O
: O O

regarding O O
the O O
JW B-ORG B-ORG
reference O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
we O O
need O O
see O O
a O O
plot O O
in O O
every O O
wood O O
pile O O
. O O

The O O
JW B-ORG O
considers O O
itself O O
THE O O
kingdom O O
of O O
God O O
on O O
earth O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
' O O
Kindom O O
Hall O O
' O O
-RRB- O O

So O O
it O O
is O O
only O O
to O O
be O O
expected O O
that O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
see O O
a O O
reason O O
to O O
run O O
to O O
and O O
report O O
everything O O
to O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

The O O
same O O
goes O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Roman I-ORG I-ORG
Catholic I-ORG I-ORG
Church I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
the O O
RCC B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
had O O
a O O
widespread O O
problem O O
with O O
this O O
regard O O
, O O
doubltlessly O O
because O O
their O O
policy O O
/ O O
doctrine O O
of O O
a O O
celibate O O
priesthood O O
simply O O
attracts O O
these O O
deviants O O
. O O

I O O
doubt O O
any O O
such O O
problem O O
exist O O
on O O
the O O
same O O
proportionate O O
scale O O
in O O
the O O
JW B-ORG B-ORG
heirarchy O O
. O O

Besides O O
that O O
, O O
ca O O
n't O O
you O O
see O O
the O O
embedded O O
mind O O
control O O
in O O
that O O
article O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
all O O
general O O
media O O
output O O
. O O

The O O
Message O O
Is O O
: O O
`` O O
Big O O
Brother O O
must O O
be O O
informed O O
! O O

Only O O
Big O O
Brother O O
can O O
manage O O
society O O
! O O
'' O O

See O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
the O O
Hegelian O B-NORP
dialectic O O
at O O
work O O
. O O

Eveyone O B-PERSON
needs O O
to O O
sharpen O O
their O O
awareness O O
of O O
this O O
shit O O
. O O

As O O
long O O
as O O
Big O O
Brother O O
is O O
the O O
answer O O
for O O
everything O O
, O O
Big O O
Brother O O
will O O
BE O O
everything O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
If O O
people O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
their O O
kids O O
pederastized O O
, O O
but O O
yet O O
they O O
entrust O O
them O O
to O O
' O O
guys O O
in O O
gowns O O
' O O
I O O
just O O
wonder O O
what O O
the O O
hell O O
are O O
they O O
thinking O O
anyway O O
? O O
-RRB- O O

I O O
'd O O
watch O O
the O O
Peter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pan I-PERSON I-PERSON
speculations O O
, O O
unless O O
you O O
know O O
what O O
versions O O
you O O
are O O
discussing O O
and O O
can O O
differentiate O O
between O O
them O O
accurately O O
. O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
assumptions O O
I O O
've O O
seen O O
-LRB- O O
such O O
as O O
a O O
couple O O
made O O
by O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Boucher I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Fantastic B-ORG B-ORG
Planet I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
last O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
's O I-DATE
postings O O
linked O O
here O O
-RRB- O O
may O O
have O O
looked O O
like O O
they O O
worked O O
to O O
support O O
their O O
thesis O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
actuality O O
have O O
either O O
a O O
tenuous O O
or O O
no O O
connection O O
to O O
the O O
core O O
Peter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pan I-PERSON I-PERSON
mythos O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
make O O
up O O
things O O
like O O
Peter B-PERSON O
abducting O O
children O O
that O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
substantiate O O
. O O

Peter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pan I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
a O O
work O O
in O O
progress O O
for O O
JM B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barrie I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
kept O O
tinkering O O
with O O
it O O
over O O
the O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
. O O

To O O
understand O O
what O O
it O O
actually O O
means O O
to O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
what O O
you O O
might O O
speculate O O
he O O
is O O
enacting O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
know O O
where O O
on O O
the O O
continuum O O
of O O
Peter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pans I-PERSON I-PERSON
his O O
internalized O O
Peter B-PERSON O
-LRB- O O
no O O
, O O
not O O
THAT O O
kind O O
of O O
peter O O
-RRB- O O
lies O O
. O O

Novel O O
, O O
play O O
? O O

Musical O O
, O O
cartoon O O
? O O

Shadow O O
of O O
a O O
shadow O O
of O O
a O O
remembered O O
story O O
? O O

In O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
oldest O O
versions O O
, O O
Peter B-WORK_OF_ART B-PERSON
Pan I-WORK_OF_ART I-PERSON
in I-WORK_OF_ART O
Kensington I-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
Gardens I-WORK_OF_ART I-GPE
-LRB- O O
extracted O O
from O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Little I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
White I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Bird I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O O
, O O
is O O
only O B-DATE
a O I-DATE
week B-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

He O O
escaped O O
from O O
his O O
home O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
seven B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
because O O
he O O
remembered O O
how O O
he O O
could O O
fly O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
a O O
bird O O
before O O
he O O
was O O
a O O
human O O
, O O

and O O
that O O
wildness O O
is O O
still O O
in O O
him O O
, O O
as O O
it O O
is O O
with O O
all O O
children O O
. O O

Barrie B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
only O O
cryptic O O
instructions O O
on O O
character O O
development O O
to O O
Nina B-PERSON B-PERSON
Boucicault I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
actress O O
to O O
play O O
Peter B-PERSON O
, O O
was O O
that O O
she O O
was O O
to O O
remember O O
that O O
Peter B-PERSON O
is O O
a O O
bird O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
one B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
old I-DATE O
. O O

In O O
Kensington B-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
Gardens I-WORK_OF_ART I-GPE
he O O
watches O O
out O O
for O O
children O O
who O O
have O O
fallen O O
un-noticed O O
out O O
of O O
their O O
perambulators O O
. O O

If O O
a O O
bad O O
fairy O O
finds O O
them O O
, O O
or O O
they O O
perish O O
from O O
the O O
cold O O
an O O
dark O O
overnight O O
in O O
the O O
park O O
, O O
Peter B-PERSON O
digs O O
them O O
graves O O
and O O
makes O O
them O O
headstones O O
. O O

In O O
Peter B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Wendy I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
the O O
Lost O O
Boys O O
are O O
the O O
ones O O
who O O
fall O O
out O O
of O O
their O O
perambulators O O
when O O
their O O
nurse O O
is O O
not O O
looking O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
are O O
not O O
claimed O O
in O O
seven B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
`` O O
they O O
are O O
sent O O
far O O
away O O
to O O
the O O
Neverland B-LOC B-FAC
to O O
defray O O
expenses O O
. O O
'' O O

A O O
far O O
cry O O
from O O
the O O
stealing O O
of O O
children O O
. O O

Peter B-PERSON O
and O O
the O O
Lost O O
Boys O O
crave O O
a O O
mother O O
to O O
tell O O
them O O
stories O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
ironic O O
that O O
while O O
their O O
own O O
lives O O
are O O
far O O
more O O
exotic O O
than O O
the O O
fairy O O
tales O O
Wendy B-PERSON B-PERSON
tells O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
those O O
fictions O O
that O O
they O O
want O O
, O O
told O O
by O O
a O O
mother O O
. O O

Barrie B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
quite O O
explicitly O O
in O O
Peter B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Wendy I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
that O O
it O O
is O O
Wendy B-PERSON O
who O O
does O O
the O O
tempting O O
to O O
keep O O
Peter B-PERSON O
with O O
her O O
, O O
not O O
the O O
other O O
way O O
around O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
she O O
who O O
asks O O
if O O
Michael B-PERSON O
and O O
John B-PERSON O
could O O
come O O
too O O
. O O

If O O
those O O
of O O
you O O
with O O
the O O
abduction O O
theory O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
give O O
specific O O
quotes O O
and O O
information O O
on O O
where O O
it O O
is O O
shown O O
that O O
Peter B-PERSON O
abducted O O
the O O
children O O
, O O
please O O
do O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
you O O
are O O
making O O
it O O
up O O
from O O
a O O
version O O
that O O
does O O
n't O O
exist O O
in O O
reality O O
, O O
or O O
that O O
ca O O
n't O O
be O O
tied O O
to O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

We O O
do O O
n't O O
gain O O
better O O
understanding O O
of O O
the O O
inner O O
workings O O
of O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
by O O
distorting O O
the O O
material O O
on O O
which O O
we O O
purportedly O O
base O O
our O O
theories O O
. O O

Jeff B-PERSON O
- O O
I O O
just O O
have O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
I O O
love O O
the O O
Rigorous O B-ORG
Intuition O I-ORG
Live365 O I-ORG
channel O O
. O O

I O O
've O O
been O O
listening O O
to O O
it O O
to O O
the O B-DATE
last O I-DATE
couple O I-DATE
of O I-DATE
days O I-DATE
and O O
just O O
bought O O
Dylan B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
' O B-WORK_OF_ART
Oh B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Mercy I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
' O I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

How O O
does O O
the O O
copyright O O
thing O O
work O O
on O O
a O O
Live365 O B-ORG
stream O O
? O O

Avalon B-PERSON B-ORG
, O O
can O O
you O O
recommend O O
a O O
good O O
work O O
of O O
commentary O O
and O O
analysis O O
on O O
JM B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barrie I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
works O O
? O O

- B-PERSON O
Sepka I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Space I-PERSON O
Weasel I-PERSON O

Was O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
influenced O O
by O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fosse I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
`` O O
Snake O B-WORK_OF_ART
in O I-WORK_OF_ART
the O I-WORK_OF_ART
grass O I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O I-WORK_OF_ART
character O O
from O O
the O O
1974 B-DATE B-DATE
movie O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Little I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Prince I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
? O O

Has O O
anyone O O
else O O
seen O O
this O O
scene O O
? O O

Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fosse I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
snake O O
looks O O
and O O
moves O O
would O O
be O O
imitated O O
-LRB- O O
and O O
made O O
more O O
popular O O
-RRB- O O
years B-DATE O
later I-DATE O
by O O
the B-PERSON B-PERSON
King I-PERSON I-PERSON
of I-PERSON I-PERSON
Pop I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

View O O
the O O
video O O
here O O
: O O
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L8mJsgPj1iU O O

About O O
the O O
JW B-ORG O
thing O O
, O O
I O O
work O O
with O O
a O O
couple O O
of O O
them O O
-LRB- O O
BTW O O
, O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
respectable O O
people O O
I O O
know O O
. O O

Which O O
is O O
why O O
I O O
decided O O
to O O
ask O O
... O O
-RRB- O O
, O O

and O O
I O O
had O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
ask O O
them O O
about O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
child O O
abuse O O
, O O
if O O
they O O
knew O O
anything O O
. O O

About O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
they O O
said O O
, O O
he O O
is O O
definately O O
not O O
a O O
JW B-NORP B-ORG
, O O
despite O O
what O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Provocative O O
lyrics O O
and O O
grabbing O O
ones O O
crotch O O
in O O
public O O
, O O
does O O
n't O O
fit O O
with O O
their O O
defination O O
of O O
' O O
Christian B-NORP B-NORP
' O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
all O O
they O O
knew O O
was O O
that O O
his O O
mother O O
-LRB- O O
who O O
apparently O O
is O O
still O O
a O O
member O O
-RRB- O O
took O O
him O O
to O O
their O O
church O O
as O O
a O O
kid O O
. O O

The O O
father O O
apparently O O
had O O
little O O
or O O
no O O
involvement O O
at O O
all O O
. O O

As O O
for O O
the O O
child O O
abuse O O
, O O
I O O
have O O
to O O
agree O O
with O O
the O O
post O O
above O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
find O O
abuse O O
and O O
' O O
sick O O
' O O
individuals O O
in O O
ANY O O
organization O O
, O O

but O O
you O O
have O O
too O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
proportion O O
to O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
society O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL O
of O O
my O O
friends O O
is O O
an O O
' O O
elder O O
' O O
-LRB- O O
soething O O
like O O
a O O
' O O
local O O
church O O
leader O O
' O O
-RRB- O O
, O O

but O O
he O O
also O O
said O O
their O O
instructions O O
say O O
that O O
if O O
they O O
hear O O
of O O
any O O
abuse O O
they O O
are O O
to O O
follow O O
local O O
laws O O
, O O
which O O
usually O O
requires O O
them O O
to O O
inform O O
the O O
police O O
ASAP O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
the O O
abuse O O
is O O
at O O
all O O
serious O O
to O O
report O O
it O O
to O O
the O O
police O O
regardless O O
. O O

Though O O
i O O
do O O
n't O O
agree O O
with O O
all O O
of O O
their O O
beliefs O O
, O O
I O O
know O O
these O O
guys O O
well O O
enough O O
to O O
call O O
them O O
friends O O
. O O

So O O
in O O
their O O
respect O O
, O O
after O O
reading O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
other O O
comments O O
, O O
I O O
decided O O
to O O
listen O O
to O O
their O O
side O O
before O O
passing O O
judgement O O
. O O

We O O
should O O
ALL O O
be O O
careful O O
not O O
to O O
pass O O
judgement O O
on O O
ENTIRE O O
groups O O
of O O
people O O
based O O
on O O
the O O
apparent O O
actions O O
of O O
a O O
few O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
what O O
Hitler B-PERSON B-PERSON
tried O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

With O O
thiking O O
like O O
that O O
, O O
even O O
if O O
we O O
got O O
rid O O
of O O
the O O
evil O O
elite O O
, O O
a O O
new O O
set O O
of O O
' O O
evil O O
elite O O
' O O
would O O
rise O O
again O O
in O O
their O O
place O O
. O O

That O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
man O O
, O O
though O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
all O O
got O O
to O O
do O O
what O O
we O O
can O O
without O O
needlessly O O
attacking O O
the O O
innocent O O
. O O

Remember O O
, O O
group O O
hatred O O
only O O
plays O O
into O O
their O O
hands O O
, O O
be O O
it O O
racial O O
, O O
religious O O
, O O
or O O
class O O
. O O

Sepka B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reference O O
books O O
I O O
have O O
on O O
Peter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pan I-PERSON I-PERSON
are O O
: O O
Fifty B-WORK_OF_ART B-DATE
Years I-WORK_OF_ART I-DATE
of I-WORK_OF_ART O
Peter I-WORK_OF_ART B-PERSON
Pan I-WORK_OF_ART I-PERSON
, O O
Roger B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lancelyn I-PERSON I-PERSON
Green I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
pub. O O
by O O
Peter B-ORG B-PERSON
Davies I-ORG I-PERSON
, O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
1954 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

It O O
's O O
pretty O O
scarce O O
at O O
this O O
point O O
, O O
though O O
you O O
might O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
find O O
a O O
copy O O
to O O
read O O
through O O
inter-library O O
loan O O
. O O

The B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Peter I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Pan I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Chronicles I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
, O O
Bruce B-PERSON B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Hanson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Birch B-ORG B-ORG
Lane I-ORG I-ORG
Press I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
NY B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE

I O O
have O O
n't O O
really O O
delved O O
into O O
Barrie B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
psyche O O
from O O
the O O
biographical O O
end O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
Peter B-WORK_OF_ART B-PERSON
and I-WORK_OF_ART O
Wendy I-WORK_OF_ART B-PERSON
as O O
an O O
extraordinary O O
piece O O
of O O
writing O O
that O O
has O O
always O O
fascinated O O
me O O
. O O

... O O
and O O
if O O
you O O
listen O O
to O O
`` O B-WORK_OF_ART
My B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
by O O
sinatra B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
backwards O O
, O O
the O O
real O O
answer O O
will O O
be O O
revealed O O
. O O

http://stargods.org/MasonicMichaelJackson.htm O O

Uri B-PERSON B-PERSON
Geller I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
MJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
handlers O O
apparently O O
. O O

Something O O
Even O O
More O O
Absurd O O
Than O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
" O I-WORK_OF_ART
Breakneck O I-WORK_OF_ART
90 B-QUANTITY I-WORK_OF_ART
M/H I-QUANTITY I-WORK_OF_ART
On O I-WORK_OF_ART
a O I-WORK_OF_ART
Snowy O I-WORK_OF_ART
Night O I-WORK_OF_ART
" O I-WORK_OF_ART
?? O O
My O O
Personal O O
Experience O O
. O O

poqi B-PERSON B-PERSON

Poster O O
: O O
poqi B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
poqi B-PERSON B-PERSON
-RRB- O O
, O O
Area O O
: O O
Automobile O O
. O O

Title O O
: O O
Something O O
Even O O
More O O
Absurd O O
Than O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
" O I-WORK_OF_ART
Breakneck O I-WORK_OF_ART
90 O I-WORK_OF_ART
M/H O I-WORK_OF_ART
On O I-WORK_OF_ART
a O I-WORK_OF_ART
Snowy O I-WORK_OF_ART
Night O I-WORK_OF_ART
" O I-WORK_OF_ART
?? O O
My O O
Personal O O
Experience O O
. O O

Originating O O
site O O
: O O
BBS O O
Unknown O O
Space O O
-LRB- O O
Tue B-DATE B-DATE
Jan I-DATE I-DATE
16 I-DATE I-DATE
22:51:46 B-TIME B-TIME
2007 B-DATE B-DATE
-RRB- O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
deep O O
feelings O O
and O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
sympathy O O
with O O
the O O
author O O
after O O
reading O O
the O O
article O O
Breakneck O B-WORK_OF_ART
90 B-QUANTITY I-WORK_OF_ART
m/h I-QUANTITY O
on O O
a O B-WORK_OF_ART
Snowy O I-WORK_OF_ART
Night O I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

It O O
also O O
reminds O O
me O O
of O O
something O O
that O O
I O O
experienced O O
several B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
also O O
related O O
to O O
an O O
airport O O
and O O
meeting O O
people O O
. O O

A B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
my O O
neighbor O O
approached O O
me O O
to O O
borrow O O
my O O
car O O
, O O
saying O O
he O O
was O O
meeting O O
his O O
parents O O
at O O
the O O
airport O O
. O O

He O O
also O O
said O O
both O O
his O O
wife O O
and O O
children O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
. O O

As O O
his O O
car O O
was O O
too O O
small O O
and O O
mine O O
was O O
big O O
, O O
it O O
could O O
make O O
his O O
parents O O
more O O
comfortable O O
. O O

He O O
added O O
that O O
he O O
would O O
only O O
use O O
it O O
for O O
one B-TIME O
morning I-TIME O
and O O
would O O
return O O
it O O
to O O
me O O
before O O
noon B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

Although O O
there O O
was O O
only O O
a O O
nodding O O
acquaintance O O
between O O
the O O
neighbor O O
and O O
me O O
, O O
we O O
lived O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
apartment O O
building O O
after O O
all O O
and O O
were O O
both O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

So O O
I O O
discussed O O
with O O
my O O
wife O O
back O O
home O O
and O O
lent O O
him O O
the O O
car O O
as O O
we O O
thought O O
we O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
using O O
the O O
car O O
until O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
same I-TIME I-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

And O O
then O O
something O O
happened O O
... O O

At O O
1:00pm B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
the O O
neighbor O O
called O O
me O O
, O O
saying O O
he O O
took O O
his O O
parents O O
to O O
a O O
buffet O O
and O O
would O O
probably O O
not O O
to O O
be O O
back O O
until O O
around O O
3:00pm B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

I O O
of O O
course O O
agreed O O
and O O
asked O O
them O O
not O O
to O O
rush O O
. O O

This O O
wait O O
lasted O O
till O O
5:30pm B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
when O O
the O O
neighbor O O
told O O
me O O
in O O
a O O
half B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
crying O O
tone O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
an O O
accident O O
, O O
and O O
everyone O O
else O O
was O O
intact O O
, O O
except O O
his O O
father O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
in O O
hospital O O
for O O
fractures O O
. O O

I O O
comforted O O
him O O
first B-ORDINAL O
and O O
asked O O
my O O
friend O O
to O O
rush O O
me O O
to O O
the O O
hospital O O
. O O

My O O
neighbor O O
showed O O
me O O
the O O
police O O
report O O
at O O
the O O
hospital O O
, O O
which O O
indicated O O
it O O
was O O
all O O
my O O
neighbor O O
's O O
fault O O
. O O

He O O
clashed O O
into O O
a O O
truck O O
going O O
straight O O
when O O
he O O
made O O
a O O
left O O
turn O O
. O O

My O O
car O O
was O O
completely O O
damaged O O
and O O
had O O
been O O
towed O O
away O O
. O O

I O O
forced O O
myself O O
to O O
refrain O O
from O O
the O O
grief O O
of O O
loosing O O
my O O
beloved O O
car O O
-LRB- O O
mine O O
was O O
liability O O
- O O
only O O
coverage O O
-RRB- O O
and O O
asked O O
the O O
friend O O
to O O
send O O
their O O
family O O
home O O
. O O

And O O
then O O
the O O
nightmare O O
began O O
. O O

The B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
my O O
neighbor O O
called O O
me O O
, O O
saying O O
his O O
father O O
needed O O
to O O
undergo O O
an O O
operation O O
in O O
hospital O O
and O O
asked O O
where O O
the O O
money O O
would O O
come O O
from O O

I O O
told O O
him O O
part O O
would O O
be O O
covered O O
by O O
my O O
car O O
insurance O O
. O O

After O O
a O O
while O O
, O O
he O O
called O O
again O O
, O O
saying O O
the O O
operation O O
charge O O
was O O
high O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
difficult O O
for O O
them O O
to O O
afford O O

I O O
tried O O
my O O
best O O
to O O
comfort O O
him O O
then O O
and O O
told O O
him O O
to O O
think O O
of O O
a O O
way O O
slowly O O

Just O O
then O O
, O O
a O O
nearly O O
crazy O O
voice O O
of O O
a O O
woman O O
came O O
from O O
the O O
other O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
line O O
, O O
saying O O
her O O
family O O
had O O
just O O
saved O O
several B-MONEY B-MONEY
dozen I-MONEY I-MONEY
thousand I-MONEY I-MONEY
bucks I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
the O O
down O O
payment O O
of O O
a O O
house O O
; O O
where O O
would O O
they O O
live O O
afterwards O O
if O O
they O O
spent O O
this O O
. O O

She O O
also O O
said O O
my O O
car O O
was O O
a O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
one O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
poor O O
safety O O
performance O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
my O O
car O O
to O O
blame O O
for O O
the O O
car O O
accident O O
. O O

She O O
added O O
that O O
I O O
should O O
pay O O
the O O
money O O
because O O
the O O
car O O
was O O
mine O O
. O O

I O O
hung O O
up O O
the O O
phone O O
angrily O O
as O O
the O O
dialog O O
could O O
not O O
go O O
on O O
. O O

My O O
wife O O
-LSB- O O
pw% O O
-RSB- O O
had O O
been O O
persuading O O
me O O
aside O O
, O O
saying O O
some O O
women O O
would O O
easily O O
lose O O
mind O O
once O O
in O O
fury O O
. O O

She O O
asked O O
me O O
to O O
take O O
no O O
heed O O
of O O
them O O
and O O
let O O
them O O
calm O O
down O O
first B-ORDINAL O
. O O

So O O
I O O
did O O
n't O O
take O O
their O O
words O O
seriously O O
but O O
still O O
felt O O
angry O O
. O O

Out O O
of O O
my O O
expectation O O
, O O
a O O
phone O O
call O O
on O O
the O B-DATE
third B-ORDINAL I-DATE
day O I-DATE
completely O O
changed O O
my O O
original O O
idea O O
. O O

The O O
telephone O O
rang O O
just O O
as O O
I O O
was O O
about O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
. O O

I O O
thought O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
sales O O
call O O
and O O
was O O
prepared O O
to O O
end O O
it O O
perfunctorily O O
. O O

Unexpectedly O O
, O O
coming O O
from O O
the O O
other O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
line O O
was O O
a O O
deep O O
and O O
resolute O O
voice O O
of O O
a O O
middle O O
- O O
aged O O
man O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
in O O
an O O
incontestable O O
tone O O
that O O
my O O
neighbor O O
had O O
a O O
car O O
accident O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
borrowing O O
my O O
car O O
, O O
which O O
traumatized O O
them O O
both O O
physically O O
and O O
mentally O O
and O O
harmed O O
their O O
economic O O
interests O O
, O O
and O O
as O O
the O O
car O O
owner O O
, O O
they O O
would O O
not O O
sue O O
me O O
if O O
I O O
compensated O O
them O O
for O O
the O O
hospital O O
charge O O
and O O
the O O
costs O O
of O O
missing O O
work O O
hours O O
-LRB- O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
otherwise O O
they O O
would O O
see O O
me O O
in O O
court O O
. O O

He O O
added O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
certain O O
about O O
the O O
case O O
as O O
a O O
lawyer O O
in O O
business O O
for O O
ten B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
the O O
compensation O O
he O O
requested O O
could O O
double O O
in O O
court O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
great O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
guy O O
, O O
how O O
could O O
I O O
be O O
scared O O
by O O
a O O
few O O
remarks O O
of O O
the O O
lawyer O O
? O O

I O O
also O O
took O O
up O O
the O O
weapon O O
of O O
law O O
for O O
justice O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
I O O
also O O
retained O O
a O O
lawyer O O
. O O

Out O O
of O O
my O O
expectation O O
, O O
my O O
lawyer O O
solved O O
the O O
problem O O
by O O
merely O O
making O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
phone O O
calls O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL O
was O O
to O O
the O O
police O O
station O O
, O O
asking O O
for O O
any O O
additional O O
findings O O
in O O
the O O
investigation O O
report O O
of O O
the O O
accident O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
additional O O
findings O O
unexpectedly O O
, O O
which O O
were O O
against O O
them O O
. O O

Someone O O
at O O
the O O
junk O O
yard O O
found O O
a O O
bottle O O
of O O
unfinished O O
wine O O
without O O
the O O
lid O O
inside O O
the O O
car O O
and O O
reported O O
it O O
to O O
the O O
police O O
station O O
. O O

The O O
police O O
found O O
they O O
put O O
the O O
bottle O O
of O O
unfinished O O
wine O O
in O O
the O O
car O O
without O O
the O O
lid O O
after O O
lunch O O
. O O

The O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
call O O
was O O
to O O
their O O
lawyer O O
. O O

So O O
their O O
lawyer O O
dropped O O
the O O
lawsuit O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
they O O
would O O
not O O
stop O O
it O O
there O O
and O O
came O O
to O O
discuss O O
with O O
me O O
several O O
times O O
, O O
sometimes O O
honey O O
- O O
tongued O O
and O O
sometimes O O
threatening O O
. O O

The O O
most O O
classic O O
one O O
was O O
: O O
Do O O
n't O O
ever O O
dream O O
of O O
living O O
a O O
life O O
back O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
as O O
we O O
have O O
people O O
across O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

Disgusting O O
! O O

Here O O
comes O O
the O O
old O O
topic O O
again O O
, O O
are O O
you O O
going O O
to O O
lend O O
your O O
car O O
if O O
your O O
neighbor O O
or O O
friend O O
asks O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
many O O
people O O
will O O
say O O
they O O
wo O O
n't O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
suggest O O
not O O
to O O
lend O O
online O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
Internet O O
is O O
after O O
all O O
virtual O O
. O O

Words O O
sometimes O O
have O O
no O O
emotions O O
. O O

When O O
your O O
seemingly O O
nice O O
neighbor O O
, O O
seemingly O O
close O O
friend O O
, O O
or O O
a O O
girl O O
whose O O
eyes O O
can O O
speak O O
asks O O
for O O
it O O
in O O
the O O
real O O
world O O
, O O
how O O
many O O
people O O
will O O
answer O O
with O O
a O O
" O O
no O O
? O O
" O O

Anyhow O O
, O O
I O O
was O O
not O O
able O O
to O O
do O O
that O O
. O O

I O O
lent O O
my O O
car O O
to O O
some O O
people O O
in O O
need O O
after O O
that O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
believe O O
there O O
are O O
not O O
many O O
people O O
like O O
my O O
former O O
neighbor O O
couple O O
. O O

In O O
conclusion O O
, O O
here O O
is O O
a O O
summery O O
of O O
the O O
loss O O
of O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sides O O
: O O
. O O

Our O O
side O O
: O O
A O O
02 B-DATE O
Camary B-PRODUCT O
of O O
50,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
miles I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
retaining O O
fee O O
200 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
Annual O O
leave O O
two B-CARDINAL B-DATE
days O I-DATE
. O O

Their O O
side O O
: O O
One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
leg O O
of O O
the O O
father O O
-LRB- O O
repaired O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
hospital O O
charge O O
: O O
unknown O O
, O O
costs O O
for O O
missing O O
work O O
hours O O
: O O
unknown O O
, O O
retaining O O
fee O O
: O O
unknown O O
. O O

And O O
most O O
importantly O O
: O O
the O O
dignity O O
and O O
honor O O
of O O
the O O
entire O O
family O O
-LRB- O O
except O O
children O O
-RRB- O O
. O O

-- O O

* O O
Source O O
: O O
· O O
BBS O O
Unknown O O
Space O O
http://mitbbs.com O O
· O O
-LSB- O O
FROM O O
: O O
129.137. O O
-RSB- O O
. O O

. O O

Eliminate O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
-LRB- O O
Reproduced O O
from O O
Yueguang B-WORK_OF_ART O
blog I-WORK_OF_ART O
-RRB- O O
. O O

Dift B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON I-PERSON

Official O O
data O O
confirm O O
that O O
in O O
2004 B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
total O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
for O O
the O O
country O O
amounted O O
to O O
approximately B-CARDINAL B-MONEY
181 I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
billion I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
, O O
of O O
which O O
65 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
came O O
from O O
the O O
working O O
class O O
, O O
and O O
only O B-PERCENT
10 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
came O O
from O O
the O O
wealthy O O
. O O

Clearly O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
policy O O
has O O
too O O
little O O
effect O O
on O O
controlling O O
wealth O O
accumulation O O
by O O
the O O
rich O O
, O O
and O O
too O O
little O O
impact O O
on O O
improving O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
life O O
of O O
wage O O
earners O O
. O O

While O O
this O O
type O O
of O O
tax O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
no O O
effect O O
on O O
regulating O O
the O O
income O O
gap O O
or O O
on O O
" O O
taking O O
from O O
the O O
rich O O
to O O
help O O
the O O
poor O O
, O O
" O O
neither O O
is O O
it O O
beneficial O O
in O O
expanding O O
the O O
working O O
class O O
. O O

If O O
this O O
tax O O
continues O O
to O O
be O O
collected O O
, O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
working O O
against O O
the O O
original O O
intention O O
behind O O
the O O
income O O
tax O O
. O O

Clearly O O
the O O
necessity O O
for O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
needs O O
to O O
be O O
challenged O O
. O O

I O O
propose O O
eliminating O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
just O O
as O O
the O O
agricultural O O
tax O O
was O O
eliminated O O
, O O
to O O
give O O
people O O
an O O
opportunity O O
to O O
prosper O O
. O O

If O O
we O O
think O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
humanizing O O
the O O
system O O
, O O
i.e. O O
, O O
helping O O
the O O
poor O O
by O O
letting O O
poor O O
people O O
get O O
rich O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
give O O
low O O
- O O
and O O
moderate O O
- O O
income O O
people O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
improve O O
and O O
raise O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
their O O
lives O O
; O O
the O O
threshold O O
for O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
should O O
be O O
at O O
least O O
tripled O O
from O O
the O O
starting O O
threshold O O
of O O
800 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
month O O
, O O
i.e. O O
, O O
to O O
6400 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
person O O
. O O

That O O
would O O
take O O
it O O
to O O
a O O
minimally O O
humanized O O
level O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
we O O
could O O
really O O
talk O O
about O O
" O O
people O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
. O O
" O O

With O O
a O O
threshold O O
below O O
this O O
level O O
, O O
the O O
poor O O
will O O
always O O
be O O
poor O O
. O O

Yesterday O B-DATE
CCTV B-ORG B-ORG
presented O O
a O O
program O O
on O O
adjustment O O
of O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
, O O
emphasized O O
that O O
the O O
main O O
goal O O
of O O
the O O
adjustment O O
was O O
to O O
" O O
take O O
from O O
the O O
rich O O
" O O
and O O
let O O
poor O O
people O O
get O O
wealthy O O
. O O

If O O
we O O
really O O
want O O
to O O
give O O
poor O O
people O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
get O O
wealthy O O
, O O
the O O
threshold O O
for O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
should O O
be O O
tripled O O
. O O

With O O
anything O O
under O O
this O O
threshold O O
, O O
the O O
poor O O
will O O
have O O
no O O
chance O O
to O O
get O O
rich O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
we O O
're O O
looking O O
at O O
it O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
" O O
taking O O
from O O
the O O
rich O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
problem O O
to O O
be O O
adjusted O O
is O O
definitely O O
not O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
to O O
tax O O
income O O
but O O
rather O O
the O O
problem O O
of O O
the O O
actual O O
method O O
for O O
distributing O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
social O O
national O O
income O O
, O O
namely O O
how O O
to O O
eliminate O O
the O O
" O O
unreported O O
income O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
income O O
of O O
the O O
vast O O
majority O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
rich O O
people O O
is O O
unreported O O
income O O
, O O
and O O
unreported O O
income O O
is O O
a O O
problem O O
that O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
society O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
solve O O
for O O
quite O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
to O O
come O O
; O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
characteristic O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
an O O
uncontrollable O O
black O O
hole O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
social O O
oversight O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
far O O
from O O
being O O
a O O
tax O O
problem O O
; O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
deeper O O
systemic O O
problem O O
. O O

If O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
can O O
not O O
achieve O O
the O O
effect O O
of O O
helping O O
the O O
poor O O
to O O
become O O
rich O O
, O O
neither O O
can O O
it O O
control O O
the O O
excessive O O
incomes O O
of O O
the O O
wealthy O O
, O O
so O O
what O O
is O O
it O O
we O O
expect O O
this O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
to O O
do O O
? O O

It O O
would O O
be O O
better O O
to O O
eliminate O O
it O O
in O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
fell O O
swoop O O
, O O
as O O
we O O
did O O
with O O
the O O
agricultural O O
tax O O
. O O

Below O O
are O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
main O O
reasons O O
: O O

1. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
income O O
tax O O
can O O
not O O
become O O
a O O
tool O O
for O O
keeping O O
the O O
poor O O
perpetually O O
poor O O
; O O
it O O
can O O
not O O
become O O
a O O
social O O
tool O O
that O O
keeps O O
on O O
producing O O
a O O
penniless O O
proletariat O O
. O O

In O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
the O O
primary O O
function O O
of O O
the O O
income O O
tax O O
is O O
to O O
increase O O
the O O
state O O
's O O
financial O O
revenues O O
; O O
it O O
is O O
not O O
to O O
regulate O O
the O O
income O O
gap O O
. O O

In O O
2004 B-DATE B-DATE
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
income O O
taxes O O
amounted O O
to O O
approximately B-CARDINAL B-MONEY
180 I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
billion I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
6 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
state O O
's O O
financial O O
revenues O O
. O O

But O O
of O O
this O B-MONEY
180 B-CARDINAL I-MONEY
billion I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
, O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
65 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
or O O
117 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
billion I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
was O O
paid O O
by O O
the O O
working O O
class O O
. O O

Less B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
10 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
was O O
paid O O
by O O
the O O
wealthy O O
. O O

In O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
depend O O
on O O
fully O O
declared O O
total O O
earnings O O
for O O
a O O
living O O
are O O
urban O O
poor O O
. O O

These O O
poor O O
people O O
, O O
who O O
struggle O O
just O O
to O O
pay O O
for O O
the O O
necessities O O
of O O
life O O
, O O
their O O
children O O
's O O
education O O
, O O
old O O
age O O
, O O
illness O O
and O O
death O O
, O O
also O O
have O O
to O O
pay O O
income O O
tax O O
. O O

In O O
all O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
cities O O
now O O
, O O
anyone O O
with O O
a O O
monthly O O
income O O
of O O
2000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
or I-MONEY O
less I-MONEY O
is O O
considered O O
poor O O
. O O

If O O
a O O
husband O O
and O O
wife O O
have O O
a O O
total O O
monthly O B-DATE
work O O
income O O
of O O
2000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
if O O
they O O
pay O O
33 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
income O O
tax O O
on O O
anything O O
over B-MONEY B-MONEY
1500 I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
they O O
have O O
a O O
disposable O O
income O O
of O O
only O B-MONEY
1670 B-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

A O O
household O O
like O O
this O O
can O O
not O O
even O O
continue O O
bearing O O
basic O O
living O O
expenses O O
, O O
and O O
their O O
standard O O
of O O
living O O
will O O
decline O O
. O O

And O O
should O O
anyone O O
in O O
the O O
household O O
get O O
sick O O
and O O
have O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
hospital O O
, O O
the O O
family O O
may O O
well O O
find O O
itself O O
in O O
an O O
economic O O
crisis O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
a O O
family O O
like O O
this O O
wants O O
to O O
buy O O
its O O
own O O
home O O
, O O
that O O
will O O
basically O O
be O O
impossible O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
only O O
one B-CARDINAL O
person O O
in O O
a O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
person O O
family O O
is O O
employed O O
, O O
the O O
family O O
will O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
difficult O O
life O O
. O O

But O O
even O O
so O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
to O O
pay O O
165 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
income O O
tax O O
. O O

Clearly O O
, O O
if O O
our O O
income O O
tax O O
threshold O O
is O O
set O O
at O O
1500 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
our O O
society O O
is O O
destined O O
always O O
to O O
produce O O
a O O
proletariat O O
, O O
always O O
to O O
deny O O
hope O O
to O O
the O O
poor O O
or O O
to O O
the O O
masses O O
of O O
ever O O
getting O O
rich O O
. O O

Our O O
production O O
relations O O
are O O
no O O
different O O
from O O
the O O
production O O
relations O O
in O O
Marx B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
" O O
Das B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Kapital I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
, O O
" O O
constantly O O
reproducing O O
a O O
proletariat O O
who O O
can O O
only O O
rely O O
on O O
selling O O
its O O
labor O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
living O O
. O O

In O O
short O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
threshold O O
is O O
set O O
lower O O
than O O
6400 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
ineffective O O
in O O
helping O O
the O O
poor O O
get O O
rich O O
. O O

Conversely O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
threshold O O
is O O
too O O
low O O
, O O
it O O
will O O
cleanly O O
and O O
quickly O O
inhibit O O
the O O
ability O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
to O O
get O O
rich O O
. O O

2. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
The O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
is O O
absolutely O O
unable O O
to O O
control O O
the O O
accumulation O O
of O O
wealth O O
by O O
the O O
rich O O
. O O

We O O
should O O
not O O
entertain O O
any O O
illusions O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
income O O
tax O O
can O O
in O O
any O O
way O O
regulate O O
income O O
distribution O O
, O O
much O O
less O O
that O O
it O O
can O O
" O O
take O O
from O O
the O O
rich O O
and O O
give O O
to O O
the O O
poor O O
. O O
" O O

In O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
society O O
, O O
20 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
people O O
hold O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
social O O
wealth O O
, O O
and O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
people O O
are O O
able O O
to O O
use O O
only O B-PERCENT
20 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
social O O
wealth O O
to O O
suffer O O
through O O
their O O
lives O O
. O O

In O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
freedom O O
, O O
human O O
rights O O
, O O
democracy O O
, O O
happiness O O
and O O
all O O
the O O
other O O
most O O
effective O O
benefits O O
that O O
society O O
can O O
offer O O
refer O O
only O O
to O O
20 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

Western O B-NORP
countries O O
that O O
attack O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
not O O
having O O
human O O
rights O O
, O O
democracy O O
and O O
freedom O O
are O O
quite O O
wrong O O
; O O
these B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
upper O O
- O O
class O O
citizens O O
have O O
broader O O
human O O
rights O O
, O O
democracy O O
and O O
freedom O O
than O O
do O O
Western O O
societies O O
. O O

When O O
God O O
looks O O
at O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
he O O
sees O O
only O O
these B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
the O B-PERCENT
other O I-PERCENT
80 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
he O O
ca O O
n't O O
see O O
clearly O O
. O O

The O O
income O O
of O O
the O O
vast O O
majority O O
of O O
these O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
of O O
upper O O
- O O
class O O
citizens O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
basically O O
unreported O O
income O O
; O O
the O O
proportion O O
of O O
their O O
income O O
that O O
comes O O
from O O
fully O O
declared O O
earnings O O
is O O
a O O
negligible O O
part O O
of O O
their O O
wealth O O
. O O

Only O O
if O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
eliminated O O
unreported O O
income O O
would O O
the O O
income O O
tax O O
have O O
an O O
effect O O
on O O
rich O O
people O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
wants O O
to O O
eliminate O O
unreported O O
income O O
, O O
to O O
date O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
sign O O
of O O
that O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
compelling O O
evidence O O
to O O
explain O O
when O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
might O O
eliminate O O
unreported O O
income O O
. O O

Anyhow O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
not O O
something O O
our O O
generation O O
will O O
see O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
why O O
the O O
income O O
tax O O
has O O
no O O
effect O O
on O O
regulating O O
the O O
wealth O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
rich O O
people O O
. O O

It O O
does O O
however O O
have O O
a O O
highly O O
restrictive O O
effect O O
on O O
the O O
ability O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
to O O
get O O
rich O O
. O O

A O O
very O O
simple O O
explanation O O
is O O
that O O
poor O O
people O O
are O O
all O O
wage O O
earners O O
who O O
rely O O
on O O
fully O O
declared O O
wages O O
for O O
their O O
living O O
; O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
have O O
unreported O O
income O O
. O O

Fully O B-PERCENT
100 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
their O O
income O O
falls O O
within O O
the O O
income O O
- O O
tax O O
field O O
of O O
vision O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
ca O O
n't O O
escape O O
even O O
if O O
they O O
wanted O O
to O O
. O O

Add O O
to O O
this O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
the O O
threshold O O
is O O
under O O
the O O
level O O
required O O
to O O
meet O O
the O O
necessary O O
expenditures O O
to O O
maintain O O
the O O
basic O O
necessities O O
of O O
life O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
poor O O
are O O
completely O O
stymied O O
. O O

" O O
Dragons O O
give O O
birth O O
to O O
dragons O O
, O O
phoenixes O O
to O O
phoenixes O O
; O O
the O O
son O O
of O O
a O O
bandit O O
will O O
live O O
in O O
a O O
cave O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
The O O
children O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
are O O
always O O
poor O O
. O O
" O O

With O O
the O O
previous O O
800 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
income O O
tax O O
threshold O O
, O O
if O O
it O O
were O O
strictly O O
enforced O O
, O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
beggars O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
pay O O
. O O

With O O
a O O
threshold O O
set O O
below O O
5000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
this O O
generation O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
need O O
not O O
think O O
about O O
buying O O
a O O
home O O
or O O
driving O O
a O O
car O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
always O O
be O O
poor O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
many O O
children O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
are O O
able O O
to O O
get O O
rich O O
, O O
but O O
this O O
came O O
about O O
because O O
the O O
parents O O
struggled O O
harder O O
, O O
tightening O O
their O O
belts O O
and O O
" O O
skimping O O
on O O
food O O
and O O
clothing O O
" O O
for O O
themselves O O
. O O

Now O O
how O O
many O O
university O O
students O O
who O O
have O O
received O O
acceptance O O
notifications O O
are O O
unable O O
to O O
enroll O O
, O O
and O O
how O O
many O O
enrolled O O
university O O
students O O
from O O
the O O
countryside O O
have O O
parents O O
who O O
are O O
living O O
through O O
unimaginably O O
hard O O
times O O
? O O

In O O
Western O B-NORP
countries O O
, O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
is O O
the O O
most O O
effective O O
means O O
of O O
controlling O O
excessively O O
high O O
incomes O O
among O O
the O O
rich O O
. O O

But O O
these O O
are O O
countries O O
ruled O O
by O O
law O O
, O O
where O O
official O O
income O O
is O O
all O O
recorded O O
, O O
citizen O O
's O O
incomes O O
are O O
fully O O
transparent O O
, O O
and O O
therefore O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
can O O
easily O O
achieve O O
the O O
effect O O
of O O
regulating O O
income O O
distribution O O
. O O

The O O
situation O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
not O O
like O O
that O O
; O O
if O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
has O O
an O O
effect O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
to O O
increase O O
financial O O
revenues O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
has O O
absolutely O O
no O O
income O O
- O O
regulating O O
effect O O
. O O

3. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Eliminating O O
the O O
income O O
tax O O
will O O
benefit O O
peasants O O
. O O

The O O
vast O O
majority O O
of O O
China O B-GPE
's O O
900 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
peasants O O
are O O
unable O O
to O O
reach O O
the O O
income O O
level O O
for O O
paying O O
income O O
tax O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
peasants O O
have O O
contractual O O
land O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
a O O
low O O
- O O
consumption O O
rural O O
lifestyle O O
and O O
conditions O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
have O O
basic O O
housing O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
cities O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
money O O
, O O
everything O O
is O O
a O O
struggle O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
go O O
shopping O O
for O O
food O O
by O O
bike O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
to O O
pay O O
20 B-MONEY B-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
parking O O
. O O

They O O
ca O O
n't O O
not O O
pay O O
the O O
rent O O
or O O
they O O
'll O O
have O O
to O O
sleep O O
on O O
the O O
street O O
. O O

In O O
terms O O
of O O
macroeconomic O O
law O O
, O O
the O O
distribution O O
of O O
wealth O O
in O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
society O O
is O O
set O O
at O O
2/8 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
with O O
the B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
wealthy O O
people O O
holding O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
social O O
wealth O O
, O O
and O O
the B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
80 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
poor O O
people O O
holding O O
just O B-PERCENT
20 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
social O O
wealth O O
. O O

The O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
threshold O O
is O O
too O O
low O O
, O O
the O O
urban O O
population O O
is O O
too O O
large O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
population O O
participating O O
in O O
the B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
that O O
goes O O
to O O
peasants O O
is O O
even O O
greater O O
, O O
so O O
the O O
peasants O O
ultimately O O
have O O
to O O
get O O
a O O
reduced O O
share O O
of O O
this B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

If O O
we O O
eliminate O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
poor O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
cities O O
will O O
be O O
reduced O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
participating O O
in O O
the O O
peasant O O
struggle O O
for O O
this B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
will O O
be O O
reduced O O
, O O
which O O
will O O
benefit O O
the O O
peasants O O
. O O

In O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
the O O
wealthy O O
will O O
always O O
hold O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
social O O
wealth O O
; O O
there O O
has O O
never O O
been O O
a O O
softhearted O O
rich O O
person O O
. O O

4. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
This O O
will O O
really O O
be O O
beneficial O O
in O O
establishing O O
a O O
soft O O
- O O
landing O O
market O O
economy O O
system O O
. O O

In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
rate O O
of O O
state O O
financial O O
growth O O
has O O
been O O
higher O O
than O O
economic O O
growth O O
; O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
highly O O
abnormal O O
phenomenon O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
economic O O
theory O O
it O O
is O O
highly O O
adverse O O
for O O
sustained O O
, O O
healthy O O
growth O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
economy O O
. O O

The O O
blood O O
has O O
all O O
been O O
pumped O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
economy O O
; O O
it O O
's O O
like O O
eating O O
up O O
all O O
the O O
seeds O O
sown O O
in O O
the O O
spring O O
. O O

The O O
proportion O O
of O O
financial O O
revenues O O
from O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
is O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
6 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

If O O
we O O
cancel O O
out O O
this B-PERCENT O
6 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
we O O
can O O
slow O O
down O O
financial O O
growth O O
. O O

And O O
in O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
economic O O
cycle O O
, O O
excessive O O
financial O O
investment O O
is O O
not O O
a O O
good O O
thing O O
for O O
economic O O
growth O O
and O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
a O O
true O O
market O O
economy O O
system O O
. O O

Compared O O
to O O
market O O
investment O O
, O O
the O O
efficiency O O
of O O
financial O O
investment O O
is O O
less B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

And O O
when O O
there O O
is O O
too O O
much O O
financial O O
investment O O
, O O
corruption O O
is O O
everywhere O O
, O O
all O O
the O O
time O O
. O O

5. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
It O O
promotes O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
a O O
harmonious O O
society O O
. O O

Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
foreign O O
history O O
amply O O
demonstrates O O
that O O
a O O
harmonious O O
society O O
is O O
an O O
olive O O
- O O
shaped O O
society O O
: O O
the O O
distribution O O
of O O
numbers O O
of O O
poor O O
, O O
middle O O
- O O
class O O
and O O
wealthy O O
people O O
making O O
up O O
the O O
society O O
is O O
small O O
at O O
either O O
end O O
and O O
larger O O
in O O
the O O
middle O O
, O O
with O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
or I-PERCENT O
more I-PERCENT O
of O O
the O O
society O O
being O O
middle O O
class O O
. O O

Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
society O O
is O O
80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
poor O O
people O O
, O O
20 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
wealthy O O
; O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
stable O O
middle O O
class O O
, O O
or O O
it O O
floats O O
between O O
the O O
lower O O
levels O O
of O O
the O O
wealthy O O
and O O
the O O
upper O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
poor O O
and O O
is O O
highly O O
unstable O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
way O O
this O O
" O O
2/8 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
" O O
social O O
structure O O
can O O
establish O O
a O O
harmonious O O
society O O
. O O

Eliminating O O
the O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
to O O
accumulate O O
wealth O O
for O O
the O O
people O O
will O O
be O O
beneficial O O
in O O
producing O O
and O O
nourishing O O
a O O
middle O O
class O O
and O O
will O O
promote O O
the O O
creation O O
of O O
a O O
harmonious O O
society O O
. O O

In O O
short O O
, O O
if O O
our O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
policy O O
can O O
not O O
help O O
the O O
poor O O
get O O
rich O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
unable O O
to O O
limit O O
the O O
excessive O O
increase O O
in O O
wealth O O
among O O
the O O
rich O O
, O O
then O O
it O O
is O O
better O O
not O O
to O O
have O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
personal O O
income O O
tax O O
. O O

We O O
need O O
to O O
adopt O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
strategic O O
insight O O
when O O
we O O
consider O O
this O O
matter O O
, O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
benefit O O
the O O
country O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

This O O
essay O O
is O O
dedicated O O
to O O
all O O
the O O
hardworking O O
people O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

Guo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
Economic I-PERSON O
Notes I-PERSON O
: O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Gas O O
Price O O
vs. O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
Gas O O
Price O O

Guo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
Economic I-PERSON I-PERSON
Notes I-PERSON I-PERSON

In O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
the O O
current O O
average O O
price O O
of O O
regular O O
unleaded O O
gas O O
is O O
about O B-MONEY
2.3 B-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
gallon O B-QUANTITY
-LRB- B-QUANTITY O
3.78 I-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
liters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
-RRB- I-QUANTITY O
. O O

According O O
to O O
the O O
official O O
exchange O O
rate O O
of O O
one B-MONEY B-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollar I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
7.9 B-MONEY B-MONEY
RMB I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
this O O
price O O
is O O
equivalent O O
to O O
4.80 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
/ O O
liter O B-QUANTITY
. O O

Note O O
, O O
this O O
gas O O
price O O
includes O O
all O O
taxes O O
. O O

The O O
current O O
gas O O
price O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
5.09 B-MONEY B-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
/ O O
liter O B-QUANTITY
, O O
2 B-MONEY B-QUANTITY
mao I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
and I-MONEY O
9 I-MONEY O
fen I-MONEY O
more O O
than O O
in O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
the O O
gas O O
price O O
difference O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
places O O
is O O
larger O O
than O O
2 B-MONEY B-QUANTITY
mao I-MONEY I-QUANTITY
and I-MONEY O
9 I-MONEY O
fen I-MONEY O
because O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
price O O
does O O
not O O
include O O
so O O
many O O
taxes O O
as O O
in O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
; O O
for O O
example O O
, O O
the O O
highway O O
maintenance O O
fee O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
paid O O
separately O O
. O O

Just O O
now O O
, O O
I O O
only O O
narrated O O
a O O
fact O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
believe O O
that O O
different O O
persons O O
see O O
different O O
problems O O
in O O
this O O
fact O O
. O O

Let O O
me O O
describe O O
people O O
's O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reactions O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
imagine O O
, O O
or O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
problems O O
I O O
can O O
see O O
. O O

1. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
The O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
is O O
too O O
cheap O O
. O O

In O O
an O O
absolute O O
sense O O
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
has O O
+already O O
been O O
cheaper O O
than O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
a O O
relative O O
sense O O
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
is O O
even O O
cheaper O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
money O O
you O O
pay O O
for O O
a O O
meal O O
at O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
can O O
fill O O
up O O
more O B-QUANTITY
than O I-QUANTITY
10 B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
liters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
gas O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
you O O
can O O
get O O
5 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
6 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
liters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
gas O O
at O O
most O O
. O O

The O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
low O O
gas O O
price O O
policy O O
has O O
undoubtedly O O
led O O
to O O
this O O
country O O
's O O
excessive O O
use O O
of O O
and O O
overdependence O O
on O O
energy O O
resources O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
more O O
to O O
this O O
matter O O
, O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
has O O
to O O
share O O
the O O
various O O
negative O O
effects O O
caused O O
by O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
excessive O O
energy O O
consumption O O
: O O
global O O
warming O O
, O O
and O O
wars O O
caused O O
by O O
oil O O
, O O
etc. O O

It O O
is O O
totally O O
a O O
joke O O
that O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
could O O
be O O
cheaper O O
than O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
. O O

2. B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
price O O
is O O
too O O
expensive O O
. O O

Both O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
buy O O
gas O O
from O O
the O O
international O O
market O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
technology O O
and O O
cost O O
of O O
oil O O
refinement O O
are O O
not O O
too O O
much O O
different O O
. O O

But O O
with O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
including O O
taxes O O
even O O
lower O O
than O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
price O O
excluding O O
taxes O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
see O O
how O O
much O O
money O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
oil O O
companies O O
have O O
made O O
out O O
of O O
this O O
. O O

If O O
there O O
are O O
no O O
price O O
controls O O
and O O
monopolies O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
price O O
should O O
n't O O
have O O
been O O
this O O
high O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
I O O
think O O
these O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
opinions O O
are O O
both O O
correct O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
on O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
oil O O
consumption O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
No. O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
and O O
No. O O
2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
oil O O
consumers O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
are O O
also O O
a O O
funny O O
pair O O
. O O

From O O
a O O
global O O
perspective O O
, O O
the O O
US B-NORP B-GPE
gas O O
price O O
is O O
obviously O O
too O O
low O O
. O O

So O O
Mankiw B-PERSON B-PERSON
at O O
Harvard B-ORG B-ORG
even O O
formed O O
a O B-ORG
" O I-ORG
Pigou O I-ORG
Club O I-ORG
, O O
" O O
gathering O O
social O O
celebrities O O
who O O
support O O
levying O O
higher O O
taxes O O
on O O
gas O O
prices O O
-LRB- O O
hereby O O
raising O O
gas O O
prices O O
-RRB- O O
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
prices O O
are O O
more O O
complicated O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
gas O O
prices O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
probably O O
not O O
very O O
high O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
reduce O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
future O O
overdependence O O
on O O
gas O O
, O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
better O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
prices O O
are O O
higher O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
the O O
direct O O
result O O
of O O
the O O
gas O O
price O O
increase O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
be O O
the O O
increase O O
of O O
monopoly O O
profits O O
of O O
the O O
monopoly O O
companies O O
. O O

This O O
part O O
of O O
money O O
will O O
not O O
become O O
the O O
government O O
tax O O
revenue O O
, O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
used O O
for O O
public O O
welfare O O
, O O
and O O
on O O
the O O
contrary O O
, O O
will O O
only O O
make O O
the O O
benefits O O
of O O
those O O
people O O
working O O
at O O
the O O
monopoly O O
department O O
even O O
better O O
. O O

In O O
other O O
words O O
, O O
the O O
gas O O
price O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
too O O
high O O
in O O
the O O
distributive O O
sense O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
price O O
that O O
transfers O O
the O O
entire O O
social O O
resources O O
to O O
a O O
very O O
small O O
number O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
sustainability O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gas O O
price O O
may O O
still O O
be O O
too O O
low O O
. O O

We O O
need O O
high O O
gas O O
prices O O
to O O
control O O
the O O
overdependence O O
on O O
energy O O
imports O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
someone O O
will O O
condemn O O
me O O
, O O
saying O O
further O O
increase O O
of O O
gas O O
prices O O
will O O
make O O
life O O
unbearable O O
for O O
people O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
are O O
a O O
taxi O O
driver O O
, O O
my O O
reply O O
is O O
: O O
the O O
reason O O
your O O
life O O
is O O
unbearable O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
gas O O
price O O
, O O
but O O
because O O
of O O
our O O
taxi O O
licensing O O
regulation O O
system O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
are O O
a O O
car O O
owner O O
, O O
my O O
reply O O
is O O
: O O
ride O O
the O O
subway O O
and O O
bus O O
more O O
often O O
. O O

It O O
saves O O
money O O
, O O
reduces O O
congestion O O
, O O
and O O
also O O
lets O O
you O O
know O O
car O O
owners O O
are O O
not O O
in O O
a O O
position O O
to O O
say O O
" O O
life O O
is O O
unbearable O O
. O O
" O O

Compared O O
with O O
most O O
people O O
, O O
your O O
life O O
is O O
already O O
quite O O
good O O
. O O

darling0823 O O

Comparing O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
in O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
may O O
not O O
be O O
right O O
. O O

Eating O O
a O O
meal O O
at O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
in O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
more O O
comparable O O
to O O
buying O O
a O O
5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
- I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
boxed O O
meal O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Advice O O
to O O
Wu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jinglian I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Others O O
: O O
Killing O O
the O O
Father O O
-- O O
Does O O
You O O
No O O
Good O O
! O O
. O O

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by O O
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-RSB- O O
at O O
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-LSB- O O
SMS O O
-RSB- O O
-LSB- O O
Tables O O
-RSB- O O
. O O

Advice O O
to O O
Wu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jinglian I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Others O O
: O O
Killing O O
the O O
Father O O
-- O O
Does O O
You O O
No O O
Good O O
! O O
. O O

-- O O
Some O O
Thoughts O O
on O O
the O O
Attitude O O
of O O
Benign O O
Inheritance O O
towards O O
Social O B-ORG
Reform O I-ORG
. O O

A O O
glance O O
at O O
the O O
title O O
, O O
people O O
with O O
a O O
little O O
political O O
sensitivity O O
may O O
roughly O O
understand O O
the O O
core O O
topic O O
of O O
this O O
article O O
: O O
the O O
rule O O
of O O
benign O O
interaction O O
between O O
planned O O
economy O O
and O O
market O O
economy O O
, O O
and O O
between O O
public O O
ownership O O
and O O
private O O
ownership O O
-- O O
because O O
only O O
their O O
relationships O O
are O O
those O O
between O O
a O O
father O O
and O O
a O O
son O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
only O O
between O O
them O O
are O O
there O O
different O O
conflicts O O
involving O O
" O O
human O O
relations O O
, O O
" O O
" O O
rules O O
" O O
and O O
" O O
science O O
, O O
" O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
bloody O O
wrestling O O
between O O
classes O O
, O O
factions O O
and O O
individuals O O
on O O
the O O
basis O O
of O O
morality O O
and O O
interests O O
. O O

Comparing O O
planned O O
economy O O
and O O
public O O
ownership O O
to O O
a O O
father O O
is O O
tantamount O O
to O O
comparing O O
market O O
economy O O
and O O
private O O
ownership O O
to O O
a O O
son O O
, O O
which O O
holds O O
water O O
principally O O
and O O
historically O O
no O O
matter O O
you O O
put O O
it O O
this O O
way O O
or O O
another O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
the O O
former O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
given O O
" O O
fatherhood O O
" O O
are O O
indeed O O
the O O
most O O
essential O O
factors O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
character O O
and O O
institution O O
of O O
the O O
socialist B-NORP O
new O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
while O O
the O O
latter O O
two O B-CARDINAL
dubbed O O
" O O
son O O
" O O
in O O
this O O
article O O
-- O O
are O O
indeed O O
the O O
ideological O O
outcomes O O
derived O O
after O O
the O O
death O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
founder O O
Comrade O O
Mao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON I-PERSON
under O O
tremendous O O
international O O
and O O
domestic O O
political O O
pressures O O
on O O
planned O O
economy O O
and O O
public O O
ownership O O
, O O
which O O
grew O O
into O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
para-system O O
after O O
about O B-DATE
30 B-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
reform O O
and O O
opening O O
up O O
. O O

Regarding O O
this O O
, O O
the O O
factual O O
development O O
process O O
of O O
political O O
civilization O O
that O O
the O O
Marxist B-NORP B-NORP
ideology O O
has O O
been O O
increasingly O O
marginalized O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
or O O
so O O
is O O
a O O
strong O O
evidence O O
. O O

By O O
sorting O O
out O O
the O O
essence O O
of O O
the O O
above O O
historical O O
background O O
and O O
conceptual O O
relationships O O
, O O
we O O
will O O
have O O
a O O
pretty O O
thorough O O
, O O
comprehensive O O
and O O
systematic O O
knowledge O O
framework O O
about O O
the O O
benign O O
inevitable O O
trends O O
and O O
development O O
guidelines O O
of O O
the O O
future O O
society O O
dependent O O
on O O
the O O
rule O O
of O O
society O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
associated O O
impression O O
captured O O
may O O
be O O
more O O
concrete O O
. O O

Regarding O O
this O O
, O O
my O O
standpoint O O
is O O
: O O
because O O
the O O
socialism O O
underpinned O O
by O O
planned O O
economy O O
, O O
public O O
ownership O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
's O O
democratic O O
dictatorship O O
is O O
indeed O O
a O O
really O O
" O O
fresh O O
" O O
systemic O O
thing O O
for O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
mid I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
late I-DATE I-DATE
20th I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
-- O O
without O O
a O O
model O O
or O O
sufficient O O
experience O O
or O O
theories O O
to O O
refer O O
to O O
, O O
no O O
matter O O
how O O
scientific O O
its O O
kernel O O
is O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
hard O O
not O O
to O O
have O O
certain O O
superficial O O
and O O
local O O
problems O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
this O O
should O O
not O O
provide O O
an O O
excuse O O
to O O
overthrow O O
it O O
by O O
fair O O
means O O
or O O
foul O O
, O O
as O O
he O O
is O O
our O O
father O O
and O O
the O O
common O O
choice O O
of O O
millions B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
laboring O O
people O O
. O O

The O O
fact O O
that O O
it O O
" O O
finally O O
became O O
our O O
national O O
character O O
and O O
main O O
system O O
after O O
over O O
half B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
international O O
and O O
domestic O O
political O O
transformation O O
" O O
is O O
a O O
stronger O O
proof O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
milestone O O
for O O
a O O
new O O
civilization O O
resulted O O
from O O
the O O
blood O O
and O O
sweat O O
of O O
thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
proletarian O O
revolutionary O O
martyrs O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
no O O
matter O O
from O O
the O O
perspective O O
of O O
average O O
citizens O O
or O O
from O O
the O O
standpoint O O
of O O
the O O
founder O O
of O O
the O O
new O O
government O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
respect O O
and O O
develop O O
her O O
on O O
the O O
basis O O
of O O
inheritance O O
, O O
innovation O O
and O O
improvement O O
. O O

Is O O
my O O
opinion O O
above O O
correct O O
? O O

I O O
believe O O
you O O
will O O
naturally O O
obtain O O
a O O
relatively O O
fair O O
and O O
just O O
conclusion O O
if O O
you O O
could O O
understand O O
and O O
treat O O
the O O
above O O
- O O
mentioned O O
" O O
father O O
" O O
system O O
and O O
" O O
son O O
" O O
system O O
with O O
impartiality O O
and O O
sufficient O O
goodwill O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
based O O
on O O
the O O
existing O O
institutional O O
cultural O O
heritage O O
in O O
the O O
human O O
history O O
, O O
we O O
could O O
see O O
: O O
the O O
" O O
father O O
" O O
system O O
mentioned O O
herein O O
has O O
the O O
majority O O
in O O
mind O O
or O O
it O O
is O O
established O O
in O O
the O O
fundamental O O
and O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
interests O O
of O O
the O O
majority O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
need O O
for O O
sustainable O O
and O O
sound O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
, O O
the O O
nation O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
overall O O
society O O
-- O O
while O O
the O O
" O O
son O O
" O O
system O O
mentioned O O
herein O O
is O O
ignorant O O
and O O
sick O O
in O O
the O O
company O O
of O O
such O O
behavioral O O
characteristics O O
as O O
exploitation O O
, O O
fraudulence O O
, O O
pernicious O O
influence O O
and O O
robbery O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
we O O
can O O
not O O
urge O O
the O O
son O O
to O O
throttle O O
the O O
essentially O O
healthy O O
and O O
scientific O O
" O O
father O O
" O O
system O O
by O O
fair O O
mean O O
or O O
foul O O
without O O
considering O O
the O O
consequences O O
, O O
because O O
there O O
are O O
problems O O
in O O
its O O
practice O O
and O O
development O O
-- O O
such O O
as O O
state O O
monopoly O O
for O O
purchases O O
and O O
sales O O
, O O
lower O O
efficiency O O
due O O
to O O
centralized O O
management O O
, O O
and O O
inhibition O O
of O O
the O O
will O O
of O O
productivity O O
by O O
undue O O
political O O
pressure O O
resulting O O
from O O
class O O
struggles O O
during O O
the O O
new O O
deal O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
because O O
that O O
will O O
not O O
only O O
make O O
the O O
society O O
increasingly O O
ignorant O O
and O O
sick O O
as O O
it O O
violates O O
the O O
rule O O
of O O
benign O O
social O O
development O O
, O O
distorts O O
normal O O
" O O
human O O
relations O O
" O O
and O O
the O O
ethic O O
and O O
prevalent O O
value O O
and O O
the O O
rule O O
of O O
civilization O O
update O O
rooted O O
in O O
it O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
humanity O O
will O O
retrogress O O
as O O
people O O
's O O
thoughts O O
and O O
behaviors O O
become O O
increasingly O O
ridiculous O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
case O O
. O O

My O O
opinion O O
above O O
is O O
not O O
absurd O O
and O O
delusive O O
at O O
all O O
, O O
because O O
this O O
is O O
true O O
not O O
only O O
in O O
theory O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
to O O
the O O
rule O O
of O O
social O O
development O O
as O O
demonstrated O O
by O O
historical O O
facts O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
from O O
the O O
perspective O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
and O O
reality O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
: O O
None O O
of O O
the O O
current O O
" O O
advocates O O
of O O
market O O
economy O O
, O O
private O O
ownership O O
and O O
dictatorship O O
of O O
the O O
bourgeoisie O O
" O O
has O O
established O O
and O O
proposed O O
a O O
new O O
deal O O
" O O
against O O
planned O O
economy O O
, O O
public O O
ownership O O
and O O
dictatorship O O
of O O
the O O
proletariat O O
. O O
" O O

All O O
their O O
criticisms O O
are O O
directed O O
at O O
the O O
developmental O O
symptoms O O
such O O
as O O
" O O
lower O O
efficiency O O
due O O
to O O
centralized O O
management O O
" O O
or O O
" O O
inhibition O O
of O O
the O O
will O O
of O O
productivity O O
by O O
undue O O
political O O
pressure O O
resulting O O
from O O
class O O
struggles O O
during O O
the O O
new O O
deal O O
, O O
" O O
all O O
their O O
proclamations O O
are O O
political O O
attacks O O
and O O
instigation O O
aimed O O
to O O
win O O
over O O
the O O
less B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
5 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
" O O
vested O O
interests O O
, O O
" O O
and O O
their O O
development O O
logic O O
asks O O
the O O
" B-PERCENT O
95 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
" I-PERCENT O
laboring O O
people O O
to O O
stay O O
where O O
they O O
are O O
and O O
willingly O O
endure O O
the O O
hard O O
work O O
-- O O
it O O
speaks O O
for O O
itself O O
how O O
empty O O
, O O
ridiculous O O
, O O
sick O O
, O O
ignorant O O
and O O
anti-government O O
it O O
is O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
why O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
say O O
to O O
the O O
world O O
and O O
the O O
age O O
by O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
article O O
: O O
when O O
the O O
father O O
's O O
toes O O
are O O
injured O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
try O O
our O O
best O O
to O O
treat O O
the O O
foot O O
problem O O
, O O
and O O
open O O
up O O
a O O
new O O
life O O
and O O
embrace O O
health O O
in O O
the O O
principle O O
of O O
respecting O O
human O O
relations O O
, O O
obeying O O
people O O
's O O
wishes O O
, O O
conforming O O
to O O
science O O
and O O
carrying O O
on O O
the O O
legacy O O
-- O O
if O O
the O O
present O O
capitalist O O
followers O O
frantically O O
urge O O
the O O
son O O
to O O
kill O O
him O O
by O O
all O O
means O O
, O O
the O O
result O O
could O O
only O O
be O O
a O O
tragedy O O
! O O

And O O
these O O
happen O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
core O O
of O O
the O O
destiny O O
where O O
the O O
capitalist O O
roaders O O
" O O
will O O
inevitably O O
bury O O
themselves O O
due O O
to O O
their O O
ignorance O O
and O O
insanity O O
, O O
and O O
more O O
or O O
less O O
harm O O
the O O
human O O
society O O
! O O
" O O

At O O
last O O
, O O
I O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
admonish O O
sincerely O O
and O O
earnestly O O
those O O
who O O
blindly O O
oppose O O
, O O
hate O O
and O O
even O O
suppress O O
planned O O
economy O O
, O O
public O O
ownership O O
and O O
dictatorship O O
of O O
the O O
proletariat O O
, O O
especially O O
the O O
" O O
mainstream O O
elite O O
scholars O O
" O O
including O O
Wu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jinglian I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
insist O O
on O O
smearing O O
the O O
" O O
father O O
" O O
to O O
the O O
end O O
: O O
do O O
not O O
treat O O
the O O
" O O
fathers O O
" O O
on O O
which O O
the O O
new O O
civilization O O
is O O
based O O
barbarously O O
, O O
against O O
your O O
conscience O O
and O O
frantically O O
for O O
immediate O O
gains O O
. O O

The O O
result O O
is O O
definitely O O
a O O
tragedy O O
-- O O
because O O
even O O
if O O
you O O
kill O O
the O O
" O O
father O O
, O O
" O O
your O O
felony O O
will O O
be O O
disdained O O
by O O
the O O
age O O
and O O
condemned O O
by O O
the O O
people O O
, O O
which O O
naturally O O
leads O O
to O O
nothing O O
good O O
! O O

Independent O O
economic O O
and O O
human O O
studies O O
analyst O O
. O O

Brother O O
and O O
companion O O
of O O
conscientious O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
sons O O
and O O
daughters O O
: O O
Peng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhongyi I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

January B-DATE B-DATE
2 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
2007 I-DATE I-DATE
. I-DATE I-DATE

Contact O O
for O O
friendship O O
and O O
blame O O

QQ O O
: O O
22761792 O O

MSN O O
: O O
p...@hotmail.com O O

email O O
: O O
youyutianshi...@sina.com O O

I O O
thank O O
my O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
friends O O
and O O
wish O O
everyone O O
a O B-EVENT
Happy O I-EVENT
New B-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

mikecat O B-PERSON

Poster O O
: O O
mikecat B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
mikecat B-PERSON B-PERSON
-RRB- O O
, O O
Section O O
: O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Topic O O
: O O
I O O
thank O O
my O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
friends O O
and O O
wish O O
everyone O O
a O B-EVENT
Happy O I-EVENT
New B-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

Posting O O
station O O
: O O
BBS O O
Unnamed O O
space O O
station O O
-LRB- O O
Mon B-DATE O
Jan I-DATE O
1 I-DATE O
12:05:53 B-TIME O
2007 B-DATE O
-RRB- O O
. O O

A B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
I O O
was O O
really O O
desperate O O
, O O
I O O
lost O O
my O O
current O O
job O O
, O O
which O O
I O O
was O O
completely O O
unprepared O O
for O O
, O O
and O O
had O O
to O O
find O O
a O O
job O O
within O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
keep O O
myself O O
going O O
. O O

Now O O
in O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
with O O
the O B-DATE
Christmas B-EVENT I-DATE
holiday O I-DATE
there O O
's O O
really O O
only O B-DATE
three B-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
actual O O
work O O
time O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
any O O
companies O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
hiring O O
people O O
during O O
this O O
period O O
. O O

Despair O O
, O O
that O O
sinking O O
feeling O O
weighing O O
on O O
my O O
mind O O
, O O
so O O
much O O
pressure O O
I O O
could O O
n't O O
eat O O
, O O
could O O
n't O O
sleep O O
; O O
I O O
was O O
simply O O
going O O
crazy O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
still O O
needed O O
to O O
do O O
something O O
; O O
getting O O
crazy O O
- O O
hysteric O O
makes O O
no O O
sense O O
. O O

Then O O
I O O
started O O
connecting O O
with O O
my O O
friends O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
; O O
I O O
went O O
to O O
Maimaiti B-PERSON B-GPE
to O O
ask O O
for O O
help O O
, O O
consulted O O
about O O
my O O
status O O
, O O
and O O
looked O O
for O O
a O O
way O O
to O O
solve O O
the O O
problem O O
. O O

Even O O
my O O
relatives O O
' O O
friends O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
my O O
parents O O
' O O
friends O O
all O O
got O O
involved O O
. O O

Friends O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
always O O
friends O O
who O O
help O O
me O O
at O O
key O O
moments O O
. O O

Many O O
friends O O
got O O
people O O
they O O
knew O O
to O O
recommend O O
me O O
, O O
help O O
me O O
send O O
out O O
resumes O O
, O O
or O O
call O O
and O O
commiserate O O
with O O
me O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
friend O O
who O O
had O O
just O O
got O O
an O O
offer O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
, O O
so O O
he O O
recommended O O
me O O
to O O
go O O
for O O
him O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
was O O
way O O
off O O
in O O
LA B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
plus O O
the O O
salary O O
was O O
n't O O
ideal O O
, O O
but O O
at O O
least O O
it O O
could O O
help O O
me O O
keep O O
the O O
legal O O
status O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
thought O O
I O O
would O O
take O O
it O O
. O O

After O O
the O O
telephone O O
interview O O
, O O
I O O
flew O O
to O O
LA B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
landing O O
at O O
12:00 B-TIME B-TIME
noon I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
and O O
at O O
4:00 B-TIME B-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

I O O
had O O
the O O
interview O O
. O O

By O O
then O O
17 B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
18 I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
had O O
passed O O
since O O
I O O
'd O O
gotten O O
up O O
at O O
4:00 B-TIME B-TIME
a.m. I-TIME I-TIME

Although O O
I O O
was O O
too O O
tired O O
to O O
walk O O
, O O
I O O
still O O
had O O
to O O
pump O O
up O O
my O O
spirits O O
so O O
I O O
'd O O
be O O
in O O
peak O O
form O O
for O O
the O O
interview O O
. O O

The O O
interview O O
did O O
n't O O
last O O
long O O
, O O
just O B-TIME
two B-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
and O O
it O O
was O O
over O O
. O O

I O O
felt O O
the O O
interview O O
went O O
well O O
, O O
and O O
started O O
to O O
feel O O
confident O O
. O O

But O O
on O O
that B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
one B-CARDINAL O
senior O O
level O O
person O O
was O O
n't O O
there O O
, O O
so O O
the B-DATE O
next I-DATE O
day I-DATE O
early O O
I O O
had O O
to O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
talk O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
next O O
day O O
I O O
got O O
up O O
at O O
7:00 B-TIME B-TIME
and O O
ran O O
over O O
to O O
chat O O
for O O
an B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
; O O
that O O
guy O O
was O O
nice O O
, O O
did O O
n't O O
embarrass O O
me O O
, O O
so O O
after O O
an B-TIME O
hour I-TIME O
it O O
ended O O
happily O O
. O O

After O O
that O O
the O O
boss O O
took O O
me O O
to O O
the O O
home O O
office O O
, O O
and O O
on O O
the O O
way O O
he O O
gave O O
me O O
an O O
oral O O
offer O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
said O O
it O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
easy O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
come O O
right O O
away O O
, O O
that O O
I O O
should O O
do O O
the O O
physical O O
exam O O
immediately O O
and O O
do O O
all O O
the O O
paperwork O O
, O O
wait O O
until O O
after O O
New B-EVENT B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
's I-EVENT I-EVENT
, O O
and O O
the O O
HR O B-ORG
director O O
would O O
return O O
and O O
turn O O
in O O
the O O
H1 B-CARDINAL O
. O O

Then O O
I O O
went O O
straight O O
for O O
the O O
physical O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
filled O O
out O O
the O O
application O O
form O O
, O O
reference O O
list O O
, O O
etc. O O

At O O
3:00 B-TIME B-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
dust O O
finally O O
settled O O
. O O

Finally O O
before O O
Christmas B-EVENT B-EVENT
I O O
received O O
a O O
Christmas B-EVENT O
present O O
. O O

Although O O
I O O
still O O
have O O
n't O O
made O O
the O O
final O O
decision O O
to O O
go O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
I O O
have O O
a O O
guaranteed O O
- O O
minimum O O
choice O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
am O O
thanking O O
everyone O O
for O O
helping O O
me O O
. O O

I O O
hope O O
that O O
all O O
my O O
friends O O
who O O
are O O
still O O
looking O O
for O O
work O O
will O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
find O O
their O O
ideal O O
job O O
in O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
New I-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

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72.224. B-CARDINAL O
-RSB- O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
last B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
days O O
and O O
what O O
is O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
like O O

Bu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Thari I-PERSON I-PERSON

What O O
we O O
know O O
about O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
that O O
he O O
had O O
changed O O
a O O
lot O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
tendecies O O
and O O
acts O O
which O O
many O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
mentioned O O
, O O
saying O O
that O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
supported O O
to O O
a O O
great O O
extent O O
the O O
building O O
of O O
mosques O O
centers O O
for O O
memorizing O O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
and O O
charities O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
dancer O O
's O O
punishment O O
was O O
death O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
many O O
works O O
. O O

But O O
some O O
explained O O
his O O
Islamic B-PERSON B-NORP
tendency O O
by O O
saying O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
currying O O
favor O O
with O O
the O O
Sunnis B-NORP B-NORP
as O O
if O O
they O O
were O O
reading O O
his O O
mind O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
followed O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
especially O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
I O O
noticed O O
about O O
him O O
was O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
religion O O
but O O
there O O
was O O
injustice O O
and O O
coarseness O O
. O O

And O O
his O O
punishment O O
was O O
unjust O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
, O O
for O O
example O O
, O O
the O O
dancer O O
would O O
be O O
killed O O
after O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
offence O O
. O O

I O O
did O O
not O O
expect O O
anyone O O
to O O
kill O O
the O O
dancer O O
unless O O
good O O
would O O
come O O
of O O
it O O
, O O
but O O
like O O
the O O
most O O
idiots O O
his O O
aim O O
was O O
correct O O
but O O
the O O
method O O
was O O
wrong O O
. O O

Another O O
example O O
- O O
after O O
his O O
son O O
Udai B-PERSON B-PERSON
harmed O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
and O O
attacked O O
women O O
and O O
other O O
matters O O
, O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
ordered O O
him O O
to O O
be O O
killed O O
. O O

And O O
in O O
fact O O
he O O
was O O
fired O O
on O O
but O O
survived O O
miraculously O O
, O O
after O O
being O O
hit O O
with O O
several O O
fatal O O
shots O O
some O O
of O O
which O O
hit O O
his O O
spine O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
sign O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
good O O
in O O
him O O
otherwise O O
he O O
would O O
not O O
have O O
ordered O O
the O O
killing O O
of O O
his O O
son O O
, O O
his O O
own O O
child O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
was O O
not O O
a O O
scholar O O
nor O O
feared O O
in O O
God O O
. O O

I O O
myself O O
heard O O
from O O
some O O
people O O
who O O
were O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
about O O
the O O
things O O
that O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
used O O
to O O
do O O
, O O
and O O
could O O
not O O
be O O
reasonably O O
done O O
by O O
anyone O O
other O O
than O O
a O O
good O O
Moslem B-NORP B-NORP
To O O
the O O
extent O O
that O O
many O O
said O O
of O O
his O O
actions O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
only O O
to O O
gain O O
favor O O
amongst O O
the O O
Sunnis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
religious O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
judge O O
by O O
the O O
appearances O O
and O O
his O O
end O O
was O O
in O O
line O O
with O O
the O O
appearance O O
. O O

In O O
his O O
last B-ORDINAL O
days O O
during O O
the O O
fall O O
of O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
his O O
disappearance O O
, O O
an O O
old O O
woman O O
or O O
man O O
said O O
on O O
TV O O
on O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
hiding O O
in O O
her O O
house O O
and O O
had O O
had O O
his O O
prayer O O
mat O O
with O O
him O O
and O O
was O O
always O O
praying O O
and O O
reading O O
the O O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Do O O
we O O
say O O
no O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
hypocrisy O O
? O O

Bear O O
in O O
mind O O
that O O
many O O
have O O
said O O
that O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
prayed O O
regularly O O
especially O O
after O O
he O O
was O O
put O O
in O O
prison O O
by O O
the O O
Rafida B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
their O O
masters O O
. O O

Some O O
of O O
those O O
who O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
always O O
praying O O
and O O
reading O O
the O O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
are O O
the O O
Christians B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
visited O O
him O O
in O O
his O O
prison O O
cell O O
. O O

Finally O O
, O O
during O O
his O O
hanging O O
, O O
the O O
Rafida B-PERSON B-PERSON
tried O O
to O O
distract O O
him O O
and O O
keep O O
him O O
from O O
saying O O
the O O
Creed O O
before O O
his O O
death O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
trying O O
everything O O
they O O
could O O
but O O
we O O
say O O
that O O
God O O
made O O
him O O
steadfast O O
for O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
to O O
see O O
that O O
he O O
died O O
acknowledging O O
God O O
. O O

The O O
Rafida B-PERSON B-PERSON
were O O
shouting O O
provocative O O
words O O
such O O
as O O
Muqtada B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
al B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Sadr I-PERSON I-PERSON
so O O
that O O
he O O
would O O
lose O O
control O O
and O O
curse O O
them O O
, O O
then O O
they O O
would O O
have O O
killed O O
him O O
. O O

So O O
they O O
could O O
show O O
the O O
clip O O
in O O
which O O
there O O
is O O
cursing O O
and O O
insults O O
from O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
cut O O
the O O
rest O O
. O O

However O O
he O O
remained O O
steadfast O O
in O O
saying O O
the O O
creed O O
and O O
was O O
killed O O
whilst O O
saying O O
it O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
that O O
this O O
could O O
n't O O
have O O
happened O O
without O O
God O O
making O O
him O O
steadfast O O
otherwise O O
God O O
would O O
not O O
have O O
made O O
him O O
steadfast O O
in O O
it O O
. O O

As O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
sheikhs O O
says O O
, O O
many O O
people O O
when O O
they O O
were O O
supposed O O
to O O
say O O
the O O
creed O O
and O O
were O O
being O O
dictated O O
the O O
creed O O
by O O
those O O
present O O
would O O
murmur O O
" O O
Did O O
love O O
see O O
drunkards O O
? O O
" O O

Other O O
people O O
say O O
, O O
I O O
have O O
not O O
said O O
it O O
while O O
I O O
was O O
alive O O
and O O
you O O
want O O
me O O
to O O
say O O
it O O
when O O
I O O
am O O
dying O O
... O O
the O O
truth O O
is O O
what O O
is O O
apparent O O
. O O

But O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
reasonable O O
in O O
that O O
he O O
repented O O
and O O
turned O O
to O O
his O O
creator O O
who O O
receives O O
the O O
repentance O O
from O O
his O O
slave O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
committed O O
himself O O
to O O
the O O
worship O O
of O O
God O O
. O O
And O O
remained O O
loyal O O
to O O
God O O
. O O

I O O
ask O O
God O O
to O O
have O O
mercy O O
on O O
him O O
and O O
to O O
forgive O O
him O O
and O O
to O O
give O O
him O O
an O O
ample O O
dwelling O O
in O O
his O O
paradise O O
and O O
guide O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
Ba'thists B-NORP O
. O O

The O O
hot O O
dialogue O O
... O O
that O O
went O O
on O O
between O O
-LSB- O O
-LSB- O O
-LSB- O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
-RSB- O O
-RSB- O O
-RSB- O O
at O O
the O O
airport O O
prison O O
. O O

Collaborator B-PERSON O

Details O O
of O O
the O B-TIME
minutes O I-TIME
of O O
the O O
meeting O O
between O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
Prison I-FAC I-FAC
... O O

Washington B-ORG B-GPE
offers O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
a O O
television O O
appearance O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
Resistance B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
return O O
for O O
his O O
freedom O O
. O O

Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
INA O O
- O O
from O O
Aras B-PERSON B-GPE
An I-PERSON I-GPE
Nasiri I-PERSON I-GPE

Minutes O O
of O O
the O O
dialogue O O
between O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
from O O
trusted O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
sources O O
. O O

What O O
follows O O
is O O
the O O
text O O
of O O
the O B-TIME
minutes O I-TIME

At O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
the O O
conversation O O
President O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
appeared O O
extremely O O
calm O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
he O O
was O O
surprised O O
that O O
his O O
guest O O
was O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
appear O O
at O O
all O O
nervously O O
tense O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
began O O
the O O
conversation O O
by O O
saying O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
I O O
came O O
to O O
meet O O
you O O
to O O
negotiate O O
the O O
situation O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
; O O
we O O
have O O
made O O
contact O O
with O O
some O O
of O O
your O O
followers O O
inside O O
and O O
outside O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
they O O
have O O
advised O O
us O O
to O O
listen O O
to O O
you O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
So O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
want O O
? O O

Your O O
forces O O
have O O
occupied O O
the O O
territory O O
of O O
the O O
proud O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
you O O
have O O
brought O O
down O O
the O O
governing O O
regime O O
without O O
a O O
legal O O
support O O
, O O

you O O
have O O
assaulted O O
the O O
sovereignty O O
of O O
an O O
independent O O
free O O
sovereign O O
country O O
, O O

you O O
have O O
committed O O
crimes O O
which O O
history O O
will O O
record O O
against O O
you O O
as O O
evidence O O
of O O
your O O
blood O O
- O O
stained O O
civilization O O
. O O

So O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
want O O
after O O
all O O
that O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
trying O O
to O O
suppress O O
his O O
anger O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
What O O
's O O
past O O
is O O
past O O
, O O
I O O
came O O
especially O O
to O O
make O O
you O O
a O O
clear O O
and O O
specific O O
offer O O
and O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
hear O O
from O O
you O O
a O O
clear O O
and O O
definite O O
answer O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
mockingly O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
I O O
thought O O
you O O
had O O
come O O
to O O
apologize O O
and O O
restore O O
power O O
to O O
the O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
We O O
have O O
nothing O O
to O O
apologize O O
for O O
, O O
you O O
constituted O O
a O O
danger O O
to O O
your O O
neighbors O O
and O O
tried O O
to O O
acquire O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
and O O
practiced O O
dictatorship O O
over O O
your O O
people O O
and O O
so O O
it O O
was O O
only O O
natural O O
that O O
we O O
extended O O
our O O
hand O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
rid O O
them O O
of O O
the O O
perils O O
which O O
had O O
confronted O O
them O O
for O O
more B-CARDINAL B-DATE
than O I-DATE
three O I-DATE
decades O I-DATE
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
know O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
ignorant O O
of O O
history O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
know O O
that O O
your O O
president O O
is O O
no O O
less O O
ignorant O O
but O O
it O O
seems O O
that O O
you O O
have O O
continued O O
to O O
lie O O
to O O
the O O
extent O O
that O O
you O O
now O O
believe O O
yourselves O O
. O O

If O O
" O O
by O O
our O O
neighbors O O
" O O
you O O
mean O O
the B-GPE B-ORG
Zionist I-GPE I-ORG
Entity I-GPE I-ORG
then O O
we O O
did O O
indeed O O
form O O
a O O
danger O O
, O O
we O O
were O O
preparing O O
to O O
liberate O O
our O O
ravished O O
territory O O
in O O
Palestine B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
wish O O
of O O
every O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
person O O
and O O
not O O
just O O
every O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

For O O
this O O
is O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
land O O
and O O
its O O
people O O
are O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
and O O
the O O
Zionists B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
the O O
ones O O
who O O
occupied O O
the O O
land O O
and O O
came O O
to O O
us O O
from O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
world O O
with O O
your O O
help O O
, O O
yours O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
of O O
the O O
old O O
imperial O O
powers O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
you O O
meant O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
ask O O
you O O
. O O

Did O O
you O O
withdraw O O
from O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
not O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
These O O
are O O
security O O
issues O O
. O O

Besides O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
security O O
agreements O O
between O O
us O O
and O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
other O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
states O O
... O O
we O O
came O O
at O O
their O O
request O O
to O O
protect O O
them O O
from O O
your O O
threats O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Is O O
n't O O
funny O O
that O O
the O O
wolf O O
is O O
being O O
entrusted O O
with O O
the O O
sheep O O
? O O

The O O
people O O
of O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
an O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
. O O

And O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
territory O O
, O O
therefore O O
I O O
ask O O
you O O
to O O
read O O
history O O
carefully O O
, O O
although O O
I O O
am O O
certain O O
that O O
you O O
wo O O
n't O O
comprehend O O
it O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Stop O O
from O O
this O O
drivel O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
offering O O
you O O
... O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
interrupting O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
Before O O
you O O
offer O O
me O O
your O O
rotten O O
goods O O
, O O
I O O
ask O O
you O O
did O O
you O O
find O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
not O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
disconcerted O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
We O O
have O O
n't O O
found O O
them O O
yet O O
, O O
but O O
we O O
will O O
surely O O
find O O
them O O
one B-CARDINAL B-DATE
day O I-DATE
. O O

Do O O
you O O
deny O O
that O O
you O O
had O O
intentions O O
to O O
manufacture O O
a O O
nuclear O O
bomb O O
? O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
We O O
have O O
had O O
no O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
since O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
we O O
were O O
truthful O O
when O O
we O O
spoke O O
with O O
the O O
international O O
inspection O O
mission O O
, O O
we O O
were O O
truthful O O
in O O
our O O
letters O O
to O O
Kofi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
you O O
knew O O
these O O
facts O O
but O O
you O O
were O O
looking O O
for O O
any O O
pretext O O
to O O
occupy O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
topple O O
its O O
legitimate O O
authority O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
The O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
received O O
us O O
with O O
overwhelming O O
happiness O O
and O O
welcomed O O
us O O
, O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
practices O O
of O O
your O O
bloody O O
regime O O
over O O
the O O
course O O
of O O
all B-DATE O
those I-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
which O O
you O O
governed O O
Iraq B-PERSON B-GPE
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Please O O
, O O
Mr O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
enough O O
lying O O
. O O

You O O
are O O
the O O
ones O O
who O O
have O O
opened O O
the O O
floodgates O O
to O O
cascades O O
of O O
blood O O
on O O
the O O
soil O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
you O O
plotted O O
against O O
us O O
and O O
got O O
some O O
traitors O O
to O O
take O O
over O O
power O O
over O O
the O O
land O O
of O O
the O O
great O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Those O O
you O O
are O O
calling O O
traitors O O
have O O
been O O
chosen O O
by O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
as O O
their O O
leaders O O
by O O
democratic O O
means O O
and O O
free O O
elections O O
, O O
something O O
that O O
did O O
not O O
take O O
place O O
during O O
your O O
rule O O
over O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
found O O
out O O
that O O
you O O
had O O
come O O
with O O
a O O
troop O O
of O O
traitors O O
led O O
by O O
Talabani B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
laughs O O
mockingly O O
-RRB- O O
. O O

Great O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
being O O
ruled O O
by O O
Talabani B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Jaafari B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Is O O
n't O O
this O O
ridiculous O O
? O O

Then O O
, O O
which O O
elections O O
are O O
you O O
talking O O
about O O
? O O

Is O O
it O O
permissible O O
for O O
what O O
you O O
call O O
free O O
elections O O
to O O
be O O
held O O
under O O
your O O
occupation O O
of O O
our O O
country O O
? O O

Mr O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
we O O
have O O
learned O O
from O O
history O O
that O O
the O O
occupier O O
will O O
not O O
bring O O
except O O
his O O
assistants O O
and O O
lackeys O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
want O O
, O O
after O O
all O O
that O O
, O O
to O O
convince O O
me O O
that O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
enjoy O O
freedom O O
and O O
democracy O O
? O O

You O O
are O O
truly O O
delusional O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
barely O O
able O O
to O O
contain O O
his O O
anger O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
You O O
are O O
isolated O O
and O O
do O O
not O O
know O O
the O O
facts O O
of O O
what O O
is O O
happening O O
on O O
the O O
outside O O
. O O

The O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
have O O
been O O
liberated O O
from O O
your O O
oppression O O
, O O
if O O
they O O
saw O O
you O O
or O O
any O O
of O O
your O O
men O O
in O O
the O O
street O O
they O O
would O O
kill O O
you O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
challenge O O
you O O
to O O
announce O O
your O O
location O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
if O O
you O O
can O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
resistance O O
found O O
out O O
your O O
whereabouts O O
you O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
get O O
out O O
alive O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
give O O
a O O
word O O
of O O
advice O O
to O O
your O O
" O O
dumb O O
" O O
president O O
, O O
you O O
must O O
pass O O
it O O
on O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
that O O
he O O
should O O
save O O
what O O
is O O
left O O
of O O
his O O
soldiers O O
. O O

Death O O
surrounds O O
them O O
everywhere O O
and O O
history O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
merciful O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
I O O
came O O
to O O
talk O O
with O O
you O O
about O O
the O O
terrorist O O
operations O O
which O O
your O O
men O O
are O O
instigating O O
and O O
carrying O O
out O O
. O O

Your O O
men O O
have O O
recently O O
carried O O
out O O
an O O
ignoble O O
operation O O
aimed O O
at O O
the O O
Abu B-FAC B-FAC
Ghraib I-FAC I-FAC
prison O O
where O O
they O O
injured O O
and O O
killed O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
fifty I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
also O O
killed O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
prisoners O O
imprisoned O O
under O O
various O O
charges O O
. O O

Your O O
men O O
are O O
employing O O
terrorists O O
from O O
all O O
parts O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
and O O
they O O
are O O
threatening O O
the O O
democratic O O
process O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
What O O
is O O
it O O
you O O
want O O
exactly O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
I O O
am O O
making O O
you O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
offer O O
, O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
released O O
and O O
choose O O
for O O
yourself O O
a O O
place O O
of O O
exile O O
in O O
any O O
country O O
you O O
wish O O
on O O
the O O
condition O O
that O O
you O O
appear O O
on O O
television O O
to O O
announce O O
your O O
condemnation O O
of O O
the O O
terrorism O O
and O O
to O O
ask O O
your O O
men O O
to O O
stop O O
these O O
practices O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Have O O
you O O
obtained O O
the O O
consent O O
of O O
your O O
president O O
to O O
this O O
offer O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Yes O O
, O O
this O O
offer O O
was O O
agreed O O
to O O
at O O
a O O
session O O
in O O
which O O
the O O
President O O
, O O
his O O
deputy O O
, O O
the O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State O B-ORG
and O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
took O O
part O O
and O O
I O O
was O O
commissioned O O
to O O
inform O O
you O O
of O O
this O O
offer O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
It O O
is O O
a O O
very O O
low O O
price O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
excited O O
-RRB- O O
: O O
We O O
are O O
prepared O O
to O O
include O O
elements O O
close O O
to O O
you O O
in O O
power O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
And O O
what O O
else O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
We O O
will O O
offer O O
you O O
considerable O O
financial O O
assistance O O
and O O
will O O
look O O
after O O
your O O
and O O
your O O
family O O
's O O
security O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
you O O
choose O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Do O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
hear O O
my O O
conditions O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Yes O O
, O O
that O O
would O O
be O O
nice O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
in O O
language O O
beaming O O
with O O
pride O O
and O O
arrogance O O
-RRB- O O
I O O
want O O
you O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
of O O
all O O
.. O O
to O O
set O O
me O O
a O O
timetable O O
for O O
the O O
withdrawal O O
from O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
your O O
government O O
will O O
commit O O
itself O O
to O O
it O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
and O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
begin O O
the O O
withdrawal O O
operation O O
immediately O O
. O O

I O O
ask O O
, O O
secondly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
.. O O
for O O
the O O
immediate O O
release O O
of O O
all O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
detainees O O
in O O
the O O
prisons O O
you O O
have O O
set O O
up O O
or O O
in O O
those O O
where O O
you O O
have O O
shackled O O
the O O
freedom O O
of O O
tens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousands I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
honorable O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Thirdly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
I O O
ask O O
you O O
.. O O
for O O
the O O
undertaking O O
that O O
full O O
compensation O O
will O O
be O O
offered O O
for O O
the O O
material O O
losses O O
which O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
have O O
suffered O O
through O O
your O O
aggression O O
on O O
our O O
country O O
since O O
the B-EVENT O
Mother I-EVENT O
of I-EVENT O
All I-EVENT O
Battles I-EVENT O
in O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
until O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
present I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

I O O
will O O
accept O O
the O O
assistance O O
of O O
an O O
international O O
and O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
committee O O
in O O
estimating O O
these O O
losses O O
. O O

Fourthly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
I O O
ask O O
that O O
you O O
produce O O
the O O
money O O
which O O
your O O
men O O
looted O O
from O O
the O O
treasuries O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
its O O
oil O O
especially O O
this O O
criminal O O
Bremmer B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
his O O
henchmen O O
from O O
the O O
traitors O O
and O O
renegades O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
fifthly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
I O O
ask O O
for O O
.. O O
the O O
return O O
of O O
the O O
antiquities O O
which O O
you O O
have O O
stolen O O
and O O
handed O O
over O O
to O O
the O O
antiquities O O
mafia O O
, O O
for O O
these O O
are O O
priceless O O
treasures O O
because O O
they O O
bear O O
the O O
history O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
its O O
civilization O O
. O O

Your O O
country O O
is O O
no O O
older O O
than O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
hundred I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

True O O
, O O
you O O
do O O
not O O
have O O
neither O O
a O O
civilization O O
nor O O
history O O
, O O
but O O
all O O
that O O
can O O
not O O
excuse O O
your O O
thefts O O
and O O
your O O
hatred O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
civilization O O
and O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
riches O O
. O O

Sixthly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
I O O
ask O O
that O O
you O O
hand O O
me O O
the O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
if O O
you O O
have O O
found O O
them O O
, O O
bring O O
back O O
to O O
life O O
all O O
the O O
martyrs O O
you O O
have O O
killed O O
, O O
and O O
return O O
the O O
integrity O O
of O O
the O O
glorious O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
women O O
which O O
you O O
have O O
robbed O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Is O O
this O O
some O O
kind O O
of O O
joke O O
? O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
No O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
just O O
the O O
bitter O O
truth O O
, O O
which O O
you O O
know O O
very O O
well O O
. O O

Mr O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
you O O
have O O
committed O O
the O O
greatest O O
crime O O
in O O
history O O
against O O
a O O
peaceful O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
state O O
.. O O
we O O
met O O
each O O
other O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
eighties I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Do O O
you O O
remember O O
your O O
offers O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Let O O
us O O
forget O O
the B-DATE O
past I-DATE O
, O O
we O O
are O O
in O O
the O O
process O O
of O O
re-evaluating O O
our O O
position O O
on O O
you O O
and O O
on O O
the O O
many O O
forces O O
which O O
displayed O O
hostility O O
to O O
us O O
in O O
the B-DATE O
past I-DATE O
. O O

We O O
have O O
decided O O
to O O
hold O O
a O O
dialogue O O
with O O
the O O
moderate O O
Islamists B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

We O O
have O O
no O O
objection O O
to O O
their O O
arrival O O
in O O
power O O
via O O
the O O
ballot O O
box O O
. O O

But O O
more O O
importantly O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
decided O O
to O O
open O O
channels O O
of O O
dialogue O O
with O O
" O O
terrorist O O
" O O
organizations O O
such O O
as O O
Hamas B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Jihad B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Hezbollah B-ORG B-ORG
who O O
are O O
loyal O O
to O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
other O O
fundamentalist O O
organizations O O
in O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
. O O

And O O
we O O
even O O
have O O
a O O
project O O
to O O
get O O
in O O
touch O O
with O O
the O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
movement O O
in O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
discuss O O
its O O
participation O O
in O O
power O O
in O O
return O O
for O O
disarming O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Then O O
you O O
have O O
begun O O
to O O
re-think O O
your O O
mistaken O O
methodology O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
It O O
is O O
a O O
natural O O
development O O
of O O
things O O
, O O
we O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
spread O O
democracy O O
to O O
all O O
countries O O
and O O
all O O
autocratic O O
movements O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
You O O
would O O
be O O
successful O O
if O O
you O O
would O O
tell O O
the O O
truth O O
. O O

I O O
know O O
the O O
reality O O
of O O
your O O
goals O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
were O O
really O O
sincere O O
you O O
would O O
begin O O
straightaway O O
, O O
you O O
and O O
your O O
allies O O
, O O
to O O
withdraw O O
from O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
you O O
also O O
have O O
to O O
back O O
down O O
from O O
your O O
position O O
of O O
supporting O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

I O O
know O O
that O O
your O O
president O O
is O O
stubborn O O
and O O
obstinate O O
and O O
not O O
sincere O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
He O O
is O O
a O O
democratically O O
elected O O
president O O
and O O
not O O
a O O
bloodthirsty O O
ruler O O
like O O
you O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Terrorism O O
is O O
your O O
trade O O
and O O
deceit O O
your O O
method O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
This O O
proposal O O
is O O
an O O
historic O O
chance O O
for O O
you O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
release O O
you O O
and O O
will O O
consult O O
with O O
you O O
in O O
everything O O
concerning O O
governance O O
issues O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

If O O
you O O
reject O O
this O O
offer O O
then O O
the O O
opportunity O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
repeated O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
am O O
not O O
looking O O
for O O
opportunities O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
not O O
looking O O
for O O
a O O
way O O
to O O
save O O
my O O
neck O O
from O O
the O O
gallows O O
which O O
you O O
have O O
set O O
up O O
for O O
the O O
whole O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

If O O
I O O
wanted O O
that O O
I O O
would O O
have O O
accepted O O
the O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
offer O O
and O O
saved O O
my O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sons O O
and O O
my O O
grandson O O
from O O
martyrdom O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
not O O
know O O
what O O
the O O
fate O O
of O O
my O O
family O O
and O O
my O O
daughters O O
and O O
grandchildren O O
is O O
, O O
but O O
be O O
sure O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
concerned O O
for O O
every O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
citizen O O
and O O
the O O
future O O
of O O
the O B-GPE
Great O I-GPE
Iraq B-GPE I-GPE
more O O
than O O
I O O
am O O
concerned O O
with O O
myself O O
and O O
my O O
family O O
. O O

You O O
have O O
previously O O
made O O
me O O
an O O
offered O O
before O O
this O O
through O O
your O O
men O O
that O O
I O O
say O O
the O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
were O O
smuggled O O
to O O
Syria B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
you O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
price O O
was O O
my O O
release O O
. O O

I O O
refused O O
and O O
I O O
repeat O O
the O O
refusal O O
once O O
again O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
I O O
do O O
not O O
want O O
a O O
refusal O O
from O O
you O O
, O O
I O O
want O O
you O O
to O O
think O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
currently O O
re-evaluating O O
our O O
positions O O
, O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
bloodshed O O
on O O
both O O
sides O O
and O O
so O O
our O O
offer O O
is O O
made O O
from O O
the O O
point O O
of O O
strength O O
and O O
not O O
from O O
the O O
point O O
of O O
weakness O O
. O O

We O O
asked O O
Jalal B-PERSON B-PERSON
Talabani I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
make O O
a O O
statement O O
in O O
which O O
he O O
denies O O
any O O
intention O O
to O O
execute O O
you O O
as O O
a O O
sign O O
of O O
good O O
will O O
from O O
us O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
ready O O
to O O
review O O
our O O
position O O
completely O O
on O O
the O O
entire O O
political O O
process O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
we O O
will O O
hold O O
a O O
dialogue O O
with O O
you O O
and O O
with O O
your O O
men O O
on O O
this O O
matter O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussain I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Are O O
you O O
ready O O
to O O
withdraw O O
or O O
not O O
? O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
We O O
could O O
discuss O O
re-deployment O O
, O O
our O O
forces O O
have O O
prepared O O
bases O O
for O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
stay O O
. O O

We O O
could O O
withdraw O O
from O O
the O O
streets O O
and O O
the O O
towns O O
but O O
we O O
will O O
stay O O
in O O
the O O
bases O O
for O O
a O O
some O O
time O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
Then O O
you O O
want O O
a O O
new O O
lackey O O
to O O
be O O
added O O
to O O
this O O
queue O O
of O O
lackeys O O
. O O

No O O
Mr. O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
.. O O
do O O
n't O O
forget O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
speaking O O
with O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
president O O
of O O
the O O
state O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
But O O
you O O
have O O
lost O O
power O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
have O O
only O O
honor O O
left O O
and O O
honor O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
sold O O
or O O
bought O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
But O O
life O O
has O O
a O O
value O O
that O O
is O O
priceless O O
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
There O O
is O O
no O O
value O O
to O O
a O O
life O O
without O O
honor O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
robbed O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
of O O
its O O
honor O O
when O O
you O O
desecrated O O
its O O
land O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
get O O
our O O
honor O O
back O O
whether O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
survives O O
or O O
becomes O O
a O O
martyr O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
Your O O
followers O O
with O O
whom O O
we O O
entered O O
into O O
a O O
dialogue O O
have O O
told O O
us O O
that O O
the O O
decisions O O
will O O
be O O
yours O O
, O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
and O O
last B-ORDINAL O
. O O

Were O O
they O O
expecting O O
your O O
reaction O O
? O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
For O O
sure O O
, O O
they O O
know O O
that O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussain I-PERSON I-PERSON
can O O
not O O
back O O
down O O
at O O
the O O
expense O O
of O O
his O O
nation O O
and O O
its O O
honor O O
. O O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
History O O
will O O
hold O O
you O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
blood O O
which O O
is O O
being O O
spilled O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
On O O
the O O
contrary O O
, O O
history O O
will O O
judge O O
you O O
because O O
of O O
your O O
crimes O O
.. O O

I O O
warned O O
you O O
in O O
advance O O
when O O
I O O
said O O
to O O
you O O
that O O
you O O
will O O
commit O O
suicide O O
on O O
the O O
walls O O
of O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
here O O
you O O
are O O
paying O O
the O O
price O O
. O O

I O O
ask O O
you O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
read O O
the O O
records O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
British I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
find O O
out O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
characteristics O O
of O O
the O O
struggle O O
of O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
against O O
your O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
friends O O
whose O O
mistakes O O
you O O
are O O
repeating O O
and O O
making O O
them O O
participate O O
with O O
you O O
. O O

The O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
are O O
an O O
obstinate O O
people O O
and O O
do O O
not O O
fear O O
death O O
... O O
the O O
Resistance B-ORG O
is O O
stronger O O
than O O
you O O
imagine O O
and O O
therefore O O
I O O
predict O O
there O O
'll O O
be O O
more O O
. O O

End O O
of O O
the O O
text O O
of O O
the O B-TIME
meeting O I-TIME
minutes O I-TIME
... O O
the O O
source O O

May O O
your O O
steps O O
in O O
doing O O
good O O
be O O
like O O
someone O O
walking O O
on O O
sand O O
... O O
he O O
makes O O
no O O
sound O O
but O O
his O O
tracks O O
are O O
obvious O O
. O O

MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM O B-PERSON

Over B-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
sun I-PERSON O

http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat?128@96.GdrOcqF3AIR.21@.3ba9a044 O O

Details O O
of O O
the O B-TIME
minutes O I-TIME
of O O
the O O
meeting O O
between O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
Prison I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

The B-PERSON B-PERSON
Amateur I-PERSON I-PERSON

Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
We O O
have O O
nothing O O
to O O
apologize O O
for O O
. O O

You O O
were O O
a O O
danger O O
to O O
your O O
neighbors O O
and O O
tried O O
to O O
acquire O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
. O O

And O O
you O O
practiced O O
dictatorship O O
over O O
your O O
people O O
. O O

and O O
so O O
it O O
was O O
natural O O
that O O
we O O
extended O O
our O O
hand O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
rid O O
them O O
of O O
the O O
perils O O
which O O
had O O
confronted O O
them O O
for O O
more B-CARDINAL B-DATE
than O I-DATE
three O I-DATE
decades O I-DATE
. O O

And O O
did O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
free O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
from O O
dangers O O
? O O

He O O
is O O
really O O
delusional O O
... O O

I O O
have O O
reservations O O
about O O
what O O
appeared O O
in O O
these O B-TIME
minutes O I-TIME
... O O
because O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
unlikely O O
that O O
what O O
happened O O
at O O
that O O
meeting O O
would O O
leak O O
out O O
this O O
easily O O
... O O

And O O
I O O
do O O
not O O
believe O O
that O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
meet O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
unless O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
himself O O
made O O
signs O O
... O O
the O O
important O O
thing O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
expression O O
quoted O O
above O O
tells O O
of O O
a O O
reality O O
that O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
but O O
accepted O O
... O O

May O O
God O O
the O O
Great O O
forgive O O
me O O
. O O

Collaborator B-PERSON O

My O O
brother O O
, O O
Over B-PERSON B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-PERSON I-WORK_OF_ART
Sun I-PERSON I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
I O O
apologize O O
for O O
repeating O O
the O O
article O O
, O O
and O O
thank O O
you O O
for O O
participating O O
. O O

May O O
your O O
steps O O
in O O
doing O O
good O O
be O O
like O O
someone O O
walking O O
on O O
sand O O
... O O
he O O
makes O O
no O O
sound O O
but O O
his O O
tracks O O
are O O
obvious O O
. O O

MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM O B-PERSON

Cooperator B-PERSON O

My O O
brother O O
Amateur B-PERSON O
Thank O O
you O O
for O O
participating O O
. O O

May O O
your O O
steps O O
in O O
doing O O
good O O
be O O
like O O
someone O O
walking O O
on O O
sand O O
... O O
he O O
makes O O
no O O
sound O O
but O O
his O O
tracks O O
are O O
obvious O O
. O O

MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM O B-PERSON

Qais B-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Son I-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
His I-PERSON O
Father I-PERSON O

The B-PERSON B-PERSON
Martyr I-PERSON I-PERSON
of I-PERSON I-PERSON
the I-PERSON I-PERSON
Nation I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
God O O
is O O
his O O
protector O O
and O O
we O O
do O O
not O O
recommend O O
anyone O O
above O O
God O O
, O O
ascended O O
up O O
the O O
gallows O O
walking O O
straight O O
, O O
not O O
with O O
a O O
bowed O O
head O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
was O O
treated O O
to O O
what O O
-LRB- O O
-LRB- O O
the O O
lackeys O O
-RRB- O O
-RRB- O O
witnessed O O
. O O

He O O
disdained O O
death O O
and O O
was O O
not O O
bothered O O
by O O
it O O
, O O
challenging O O
the O O
provocations O O
of O O
the O O
imperialist O O
donkeys O O
with O O
full O O
self O O
- O O
control O O
, O O
repeating O O
the O O
words O O
" O O
There O O
is O O
no O O
God O O
but O O
God O O
and O O
Mohammed B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
the O O
messenger O O
of O O
God O O
. O O
" O O

After O O
the O O
sentence O O
was O O
carried O O
out O O
and O O
his O O
body O O
was O O
dangling O O
in O O
the O O
air O O
, O O
his O O
shoes O O
were O O
above O O
the O O
heads O O
of O O
the O O
scum O O
, O O
the O O
imperialist O O
donkeys O O
, O O
those O O
on O O
whose O O
backs O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
the O O
cross O O
are O O
riding O O
and O O
who O O
share O O
the O O
trenches O O
with O O
them O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
the O O
most O O
despicable O O
, O O
vile O O
and O O
contemptible O O
crime O O
the O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
world O O
has O O
know O O
in O O
our O O
current B-DATE O
age I-DATE O
. O O

. O O

-LRB- O O
-RRB- O O

Exalted O O
in O O
life O O
and O O
in O O
death O O
**** O O
verily O O
, O O
you O O
are O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
miracles O O

As O O
if O O
the O O
people O O
around O O
you O O
when O O
they O O
rose O O
up O O
**** O O
delegations O O
at O O
your O O
call O O
in O O
the B-DATE O
days I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
prayer I-DATE O
. O O

As O O
if O O
you O O
are O O
standing O O
amongst O O
them O O
addressing O O
- O O
**** O O
and O O
all O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
standing O O
to O O
pray O O

You O O
extended O O
your O O
hands O O
towards O O
them O O
in O O
welcome O O
**** O O
just O O
as O O
you O O
extended O O
them O O
towards O O
them O O
with O O
gifts O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
bowels O O
of O O
the O O
Earth B-LOC B-LOC
became O O
too O O
tight O O
to O O
- O O
**** O O
confine O O
your O O
exaltedness O O
after O O
Death O O
They O O
made O O
the O O
air O O
your O O
tomb O O
and O O
they O O
exchanged O O
- O O
**** O O
for O O
the O O
shrouds O O
the O O
gown O O
of O O
the O O
sandy O O
winds O O

For O O
Your O O
Greatness O O
in O O
our O O
souls O O
grows O O
and O O
is O O
tended O O
- O O
**** O O
by O O
guards O O
and O O
trustworthy O O
confidents O O

May O O
the O O
Compassionate O O
rain O O
his O O
blessings O O
on O O
you O O
- O O
***** O O
with O O
mercies O O
passing O O
to O O
and O O
fro O O

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Emirati I-PERSON B-NORP

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
: O O
I O O
have O O
nothing O O
left O O
but O O
honor O O
and O O
honor O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
bought O O
and O O
sold O O
. O O

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brother O O
Qais B-PERSON O
, I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
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of I-PERSON O
his I-PERSON O
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, O O
I O O
thank O O
you O O
for O O
your O O
post O O
and O O
the O O
addition O O
, O O
may O O
God O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
you O O
. O O

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your O O
steps O O
in O O
doing O O
good O O
be O O
like O O
someone O O
walking O O
on O O
sand O O
... O O
he O O
makes O O
no O O
sound O O
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his O O
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are O O
obvious O O
. O O

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The O O
success O O
of O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the O O
failure O O
of O O
Hebrew B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
, O O
the O O
film O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Death I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Squads I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for O O
downloading O O
. O O

The B-PERSON O
Source I-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O
. O O

The O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
broadcasted O O
the O O
film O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Death I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Squads I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
with O O
subtitles O O
, O O
as O O
it O O
was O O
previously O O
shown O O
on O O
the B-ORG O
British I-ORG B-NORP
Channel I-ORG O
4 I-ORG B-CARDINAL
. O O

In O O
this O O
film O O
the O O
role O O
of O O
the O O
Shiites B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
our O O
beloved O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
becomes O O
clearer O O
. O O

The O O
Hebrew B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
channel O O
, O O
I O O
meant O O
the O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
, O O
did O O
not O O
dare O O
, O O
to O O
broadcast O O
this O O
film O O
or O O
even O O
mention O O
it O O
and O O
the O O
reasons O O
are O O
famously O O
unknown O O
.. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
unique O O
precedent O O
for O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
.. O O

There O O
are O O
many O O
questions O O
, O O
amongst O O
them O O
the O O
timing O O
of O O
its O O
being O O
shown O O
at O O
this O O
very O O
time O O
, O O
following O O
the O O
conflict O O
in O O
interests O O
between O O
the O B-ORG
Sons O I-ORG
of O I-ORG
Monkeys O I-ORG
and O O
Pigs O O
and O O
the O O
Sons O O
of O O
Temporary O O
Marriages O O
... O O

I O O
leave O O
you O O
with O O
the O O
film O O
which O O
saddens O O
the O O
heart O O
and O O
makes O O
it O O
bleed O O
.... O O

the O O
link O O
to O O
the O O
film O O
.. O O

http://z08.zupload.com/download.php?...filepath=48993 O O

The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Islam I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Diary I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
: O O
A O O
leader O O
of O O
the O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
death O O
squads O O
in O O
Sadr B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
east O O
of O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
acknowledged O O
that O O
the O O
Mahdi B-ORG B-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
militia O O
was O O
involved O O
in O O
killing O O
operations O O
of O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
men O O
after O O
kidnapping O O
them O O
, O O
despite O O
their O O
relatives O O
having O O
paid O O
the O O
blood O O
money O O
demanded O O
by O O
the O O
hostage O O
- O O
takers O O
in O O
return O O
for O O
their O O
being O O
freed O O
. O O

Speaking O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
about O O
an O O
Iranian B-NORP B-NORP
role O O
in O O
the O O
financing O O
and O O
support O O
of O O
the O O
war O O
of O O
genocide O O
against O O
the O O
Sunnis B-NORP B-NORP
. O O
" O O
Fadil B-PERSON B-PERSON
" O O
, O O
a O O
commander O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
tells O O
how O O
he O O
had O O
followed O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
men O O
for O O
a O O
period O O
of O O
some B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
detained O O
them O O
when O O
they O O
were O O
crossing O O
the B-FAC O
Karada I-FAC B-GPE
bridge I-FAC O
, O O
after O O
having O O
informed O O
an O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
army O O
road O O
block O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
area O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
pursuing O O
" O O
terrorists O O
" O O
, O O
then O O
attacked O O
the O O
car O O
of O O
the O O
group O O
in O O
question O O
. O O

He O O
also O O
told O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
British I-ORG I-ORG
Guardian I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
he O O
took O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
men O O
to O O
Sadr B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
where O O
his O O
group O O
had O O
interrogated O O
them O O
then O O
executed O O
them O O
, O O
indicating O O
that O O
the O O
members O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
usually O O
demanded O O
a O O
ransom O O
from O O
the O O
families O O
of O O
the O O
hostages O O
in O O
return O O
for O O
freeing O O
their O O
relatives O O
, O O
and O O
would O O
liquidate O O
them O O
anyway O O
after O O
they O O
receive O O
the O O
ransom O O
. O O

The O O
newspaper O O
quoted O O
another O O
commander O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
as O O
saying O O
; O O
" O O
We O O
have O O
taken O O
10 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Sunnis B-NORP B-NORP
hostages O O
, O O
we O O
will O O
get O O
a O O
ransom O O
for O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
them O O
, O O
then O O
we O O
will O O
kill O O
them O O
all O O
. O O
In O O
every O O
major O O
hostage O O
- O O
taking O O
operation O O
we O O
get O O
50 B-MONEY B-MONEY
thousand I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
" O O
and O O
he O O
considered O O
it O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
best O O
business O O
a O O
person O O
could O O
be O O
running O O
in O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
! O O

The O O
newspaper O O
described O O
" O O
Fadil B-PERSON B-PERSON
" O O
as O O
a O O
valuable O O
commander O O
to O O
this O O
squad O O
because O O
he O O
is O O
a O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
grew O O
up O O
in O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
area O O
south O O
of O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

He O O
speaks O O
in O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
dialect O O
and O O
carries O O
an O O
identity O O
card O O
from O O
the O O
Yusufiyah B-GPE B-NORP
Sunni B-NORP I-NORP
village O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
quoted O O
as O O
saying O O
: O O
" O O
I O O
can O O
enter O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
areas O O
without O O
anyone O O
knowing O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
a O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
. O O
" O O

It O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
Fadil B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
likes O O
are O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
dozens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
corpses O O
which O O
are O O
being O O
found O O
daily O O
in O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

This O O
means O O
that O O
the O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
security O O
plan O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
successful O O
unless O O
the O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
control O O
squads O O
such O O
as O O
these O O
to O O
put O O
breaks O O
on O O
the O O
civil O O
war O O
. O O

" O O
Fadil B-PERSON B-PERSON
" O O
was O O
quoted O O
as O O
saying O O
that O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
resorting O O
in O O
its O O
operations O O
to O O
reinforcements O O
from O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
army O O
units O O
commanded O O
by O O
its O O
members O O
or O O
sympathizers O O
, O O
and O O
confirmed O O
that O O
all O O
the O O
police O O
belong O O
to O O
the O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
militia O O
. O O

He O O
added O O
that O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
receiving O O
logistic O O
and O O
military O O
support O O
from O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
that O O
they O O
are O O
not O O
encountering O O
any O O
problems O O
in O O
getting O O
weapons O O
through O O
to O O
Sadr B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
because O O
they O O
usually O O
present O O
a O O
letter O O
to O O
each O O
of O O
the O O
checkpoints O O
they O O
pass O O
through O O
. O O

Son B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Interior I-PERSON O

" O O
The O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
is O O
superior O O
to O O
the B-ORG O
Al I-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
many O O
areas O O
" O O
" O O
even O O
though O O
it O O
has O O
some O O
bad O O
faults O O
" O O

" O O
______________ O O
al O O
- O O
Mu'tasim O O
____________ O O
" O O

Abu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bakr I-PERSON I-PERSON
al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Razi I-PERSON I-PERSON

I O O
swear O O
!!!!! O O

You O O
are O O
like O O
a O O
Zubairi B-PERSON B-NORP
Chairman B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Club I-PERSON B-ORG

-LSB- O O
QUOTE O O

You O O
are O O
like O O
a O O
Zubairi B-PERSON O
-LSB- O O
/quote O O
-RSB- O O

Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O

God O O
bless O O
you O O
, O O
my O O
brother O O
, O O
Son B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Interior I-PERSON O

As O O
for O O
it O O
being O O
superior O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
superior O O
to O O
the O O
Hebrew B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
, O O
I O O
mean O O
the O O
'Arabiya B-ORG O
channel O O
and O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
competition O O
between O O
them O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
best O O
one O O
at O O
conveying O O
the O O
incidents O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
has O O
not O O
covered O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
facts O O
. O O

As O O
regards O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
faults O O
they O O
are O O
many O O
- O O
especially O O
its O O
view O O
of O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
.. O O

As O O
we O O
have O O
said O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
unique O O
precedent O O
for O O
it O O
... O O

The B-PERSON O
Glare I-PERSON O

Brother O O
Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O
, O O
a O O
very O O
good O O
morning B-TIME O
to O O
you O O
. O O

This O O
Zionist B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
Safavid B-NORP B-NORP
evil O O
triangle O O
has O O
nothing O O
else O O
to O O
do O O
but O O
put O O
an O O
end O O
to O O
the O O
Sunnis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
Book B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
so O O
that O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
one O O
to O O
resist O O
them O O
. O O

But O O
however O O
much O O
they O O
try O O
, O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
remain O O
, O O
by O O
God O O
's O O
decree O O
, O O
the O O
capital O O
of O O
the O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
caliphate O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
return O O
, O O
God O O
permitting O O
! O O

The O O
victories O O
of O O
the O O
Mujahideen O B-ORG
are O O
obvious O O
and O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
its O O
Safavid B-NORP B-NORP
henchmen O O
are O O
no O O
longer O O
able O O
to O O
hide O O
this O O
fact O O
. O O

God O O
be O O
praised O O
and O O
blessed O O
and O O
we O O
ask O O
Him O O
the O O
Almighty O O
on O O
high O O
to O O
empower O O
the O O
Mujahideen O O
to O O
be O O
victorious O O
and O O
strong O O
; O O
He O O
has O O
the O O
power O O
and O O
ability O O
to O O
do O O
so O O
. O O

Unique B-PERSON B-PERSON
of I-PERSON I-PERSON
His I-PERSON I-PERSON
Kind I-PERSON I-PERSON

My O O
brother O O
Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O
. O O
The O O
truth O O
is O O
that O O
I O O
saw O O
the O O
film O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
really O O
terrifying O O
to O O
the O O
extent O O
that O O
I O O
thought O O
I O O
was O O
watching O O
a O O
fictional O O
film O O
... O O
because O O
I O O
could O O
not O O
imagine O O
the O O
extent O O
of O O
the O O
Safavid B-NORP B-NORP
hatred O O
and O O
criminality O O
. O O

Despite O O
what O O
I O O
had O O
already O O
imagined O O
regarding O O
their O O
hatred O O
and O O
criminality O O
nevertheless O O
I O O
did O O
not O O
imagine O O
them O O
reaching O O
this O O
level O O
of O O
hatred O O
and O O
criminality O O
. O O

Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
deserves O O
every O O
appreciation O O
for O O
showing O O
this O O
film O O
to O O
the O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
viewer O O
. O O

But O O
as O O
for O O
the O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
, O O
as O O
long O O
as O O
al B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Rashed I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
its O O
director O O
I O O
wash O O
my O O
hands O O
of O O
it O O
completely O O
. O O

Greetings O O
. O O

Abu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Juri I-PERSON I-PERSON

Permit O O
me O O
to O O
differ O O
. O O

The O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
in O O
a O O
short O O
time O O
has O O
pulled O O
the O O
rug O O
out O O
from O O
under O O
the O O
lying O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
channel O O
has O O
, O O
as O O
you O O
say O O
, O O
shown O O
a O O
tape O O
about O O
the O O
Shiites B-NORP B-NORP
then O O
it O O
, O O
in O O
contrast O O
, O O
has O O
not O O
presented O O
more O O
important O O
tapes O O
about O O
the O O
treacherous O O
government O O
of O O
Qatar B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
last B-ORDINAL O
of O O
these O O
tapes O O
or O O
news O O
is O O
Peres B-PERSON B-PERSON
' O O
visit O O
to O O
Doha B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
warm O O
reception O O
which O O
he O O
and O O
his O O
delegation O O
enjoyed O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
channel O O
without O O
faults O O
. O O

But O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
the O O
best O O
of O O
them O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
more O O
credible O O
than O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
whose O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
aim O O
, O O
as O O
we O O
all O O
know O O
, O O
is O O
to O O
attack O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
to O O
interfere O O
in O O
our O O
country O O
's O O
affairs O O
, O O
even O O
the O O
private O O
ones O O
. O O

I O O
wish O O
, O O
even O O
if O O
it O O
was O O
only O O
once O O
, O O
to O O
watch O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
those B-ORG O
al I-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
programs O O
in O O
which O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
shouting O O
and O O
fighting O O
, O O
talking O O
about O O
the B-FAC O
Al I-FAC B-ORG
- I-FAC I-ORG
Udeid I-FAC I-ORG
Base I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
or O O
the O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
trade O O
office O O
and O O
what O O
the O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
doing O O
exactly O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
hidden O O
matters O O
in O O
the O O
state O O
of O O
Qatar B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
its O O
government O O
. O O

But O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
tries O O
to O O
cover O O
up O O
these O O
failings O O
by O O
attacking O O
other O O
states O O
and O O
governments O O
. O O

Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O

Try O O
again O O
perhaps O O
we O O
can O O
understand O O
what O O
you O O
wrote O O
... O O

Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O

By O O
God O O
's O O
will O O
I O O
have O O
just O O
understood O O
it O O
. O O

Source B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O

May O O
God O O
grant O O
you O O
long O O
life O O
, O O
my O O
esteemed O O
brother O O
Glare B-PERSON O
. O O

You O O
are O O
right O O
in O O
what O O
you O O
wrote O O
. O O

And O O
victory O O
is O O
coming O O
by O O
God O O
's O O
leave O O
. O O

Salem B-PERSON B-GPE

Neither O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
nor O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
-- O O

How O O
I O O
wish O O
success O O
to O O
the O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Majd I-ORG I-ORG
channels O O
, O O
as O O
they O O
are O O
truly O O
the O O
most O O
pure O O
and O O
credible O O
media O O
channels O O
on O O
the O O
face O O
of O O
the O O
Earth B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

As O O
for O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
channels O O
they O O
serve O O
dubious O O
agendas O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
hit O O
the O O
spot O O
once O O
they O O
miss O O
a B-CARDINAL O
thousand I-CARDINAL O
times O O
. O O

Son B-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Interior I-PERSON O

"!!" O O
we O O
have O O
al B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Razi I-PERSON I-PERSON
here O O
; O O
who O O
is O O
his O O
equal O O
"!!" O O

" O O
A O O
scholar O O
and O O
a O O
genius O O
, O O
an O O
inventor O O
and O O
discoverer O O
" O O

" O O
Abu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bakr I-PERSON I-PERSON
! O O
You O O
said O O
nothing O O
new O O
" O O

" O O
_______________ O O
Al B-PERSON O
- I-PERSON O
Mu'tasim I-PERSON O
_________ O O
" O O

the B-PERSON O
Source I-PERSON O
of I-PERSON O
the I-PERSON O
Word I-PERSON O
. O O

May O O
God O O
grant O O
you O O
long O O
life O O
, O O
my O O
brother O O
Unique B-PERSON O
, O O
welcome O O
back O O
! O O

The B-ORG O
Al I-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Arabiya I-ORG I-ORG
started O O
as O O
a O O
rival O O
to O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
but O O
it O O
failed O O
and O O
the O O
reason O O
is O O
famously O O
unknown O O
... O O
you O O
find O O
it O O
in O O
the O O
word O O
Hebrew B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE

And O O
so O O
the O O
news O O
started O O
and O O
the O O
competition O O
was O O
won O O
with O O
make O O
- O O
up O O
and O O
women O O
's O O
concerns O O
. O O

May O O
you O O
stay O O
in O O
good O O
health O O
.. O O

Some O O
overseas O O
news O O
. O O

Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
has O O
been O O
forced O O
to O O
call O O
national O O
elections O O
, O O
offered O O
to O O
recognize O O
a O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
state O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
very O O
difficult O O
condition O O
. O O

There O O
could O O
be O O
no O O
discussion O O
for O O
now O O
about O O
who O O
will O O
have O O
what O O
status O O
in O O
Jerusalem B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
do O O
n't O O
like O O
it O O
. O O

In O O
Bethlehem B-GPE O
, O O
where O O
Christians B-NORP B-NORP
believe O O
Jesus B-PERSON O
was O O
born O O
, O O
Christmas B-DATE O
plans O O
have O O
been O O
scaled O O
back O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
violence O O
. O O

Tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
summit O O
meeting O O
will O O
bring O O
Ehud B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Yasser B-PERSON B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
the O O
resort O O
city O O
of O O
Sharm B-GPE B-GPE
El I-GPE I-GPE
- I-GPE I-GPE
eikh I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Getting O O
both O O
to O O
attend O O
was O O
not O O
an O O
easy O O
task O O
. O O

The O O
last O O
thing O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
did O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
before O O
heading O O
to O O
the O O
Mideast B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
go O O
to O O
church O O
-- O O
appropriate O O
, O O
perhaps O O
, O O
given O O
the O O
enormity O O
of O O
the O O
task O O
he O O
and O O
his O O
national O O
security O O
team O O
face O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
ahead I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

We O O
do O O
have O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
violee O O
and O O
take O O
a O O
turn O O
back O O
for O O
a O O
period O O
of O O
calmness O O
so O O
that O O
we O O
can O O
move O O
back O O
to O O
a O O
peace O O
process O O
, O O
but O O
even O O
if O O
the O O
violence O O
subsides O O
, O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
will O O
still O O
have O O
to O O
deal O O
with O O
an O O
open O O
wound O O
-- O O
a O O
scar O O
so O O
long O O
and O O
so O O
deep O O
from O O
these B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
before O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
real O O
effort O O
at O O
talking O O
peace O O
again O O
. O O

Both O O
sides O O
have O O
almost O O
stepped O O
back O O
six B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
terms O O
of O O
their O O
statements O O
and O O
attitudes O O
, O O
six B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
or I-DATE O
more I-DATE O
-- O O
before O O
the B-LAW O
Oslo I-LAW B-GPE
accords I-LAW O
, O O
when O O
the O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
promised O O
land O O
and O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
promised O O
security O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
there O O
is O O
only O O
finger O O
pointing O O
. O O

Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
deliberately O O
launched O O
it O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
attract O O
the O O
attention O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
by O O
paying O O
with O O
the O O
blood O O
of O O
his O O
own O O
people O O
. O O

I O O
urge O O
Mr. O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
lift O O
the O O
siege O O
of O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
to O O
speak O O
to O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
as O O
its O O
neighbors O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
his O O
neighbors O O
. O O

The O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
clearly O O
face O O
the O O
greatest O O
pressure O O
in O O
this O O
summit O O
, O O
since O O
the O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
not O O
the O O
only O O
ones O O
blaming O O
them O O
for O O
the O O
outbreak O O
of O O
violence O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
we O O
all O O
know O O
that O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG I-ORG
Authority I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

He O O
has O O
the O O
responsibility O O
for O O
controlling O O
the O O
violence O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
may O O
not O O
be O O
so O O
easy O O
for O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
calling O O
for O O
continued O O
fighting O O
. O O

Half B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
population O O
is O O
under O O
the B-DATE O
age I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
14 I-DATE B-DATE
and O O
many O O
have O O
been O O
influenced O O
by O O
military O O
factions O O
like O O
Hamas B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Hezbollah B-ORG B-ORG
-- O O
not O O
by O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

When O O
you O O
talk O O
about O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
people O O
around O O
him O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
understand O O
how O O
young O O
this O O
population O O
really O O
is O O
-- O O
how O O
volatile O O
, O O
how O O
close O O
to O O
exploding O O
it O O
really O O
is O O
. O O

Almost O O
no O O
one O O
seems O O
optimistic O O
about O O
the O O
future O O
of O O
the O O
Mideast B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

That O O
's O O
the O O
heartbreak O O
of O O
this O O
region O O
says O O
one O B-CARDINAL
State B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
official O O
. O O

Whenever O O
you O O
take O O
a O O
step O O
forward O O
, O O
you O O
are O O
bound O O
to O O
be O O
pushed O O
way O O
back O O
. O O

Martha B-PERSON B-PERSON
Raddatz I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-FAC B-ORG
State I-FAC I-ORG
Department I-FAC I-ORG
. O O

The O O
Indonesian B-NORP B-NORP
billionaire O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Riady I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
agreed O O
to O O
pay O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
8.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
plead O O
guilty O O
to O O
illegally O O
donating O O
money O O
for O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
presidential O O
campaign O O
. O O

He O O
admits O O
he O O
was O O
trying O O
to O O
influence O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
policy O O
on O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

We O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
take O O
`` O O
a O O
closer O O
look O O
'' O O
at O O
the O O
great O O
Wind B-LOC B-LOC
Cave I-LOC I-LOC
in O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

No O O
easy O O
matter O O
. O O

We O O
know O O
caving O O
is O O
a O O
popular O O
pasttime O O
for O O
some O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
a O O
horrifying O O
thought O O
for O O
others O O
, O O
especially O O
anyone O O
prone O O
to O O
claustrophobia O O
. O O

We O O
asked O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Muller I-PERSON I-PERSON
if O O
she O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
do O O
the O O
story O O
of O O
a O O
fascinating O O
man O O
. O O

She O O
took O O
a O O
deep O O
breath O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
okay O O
. O O

This O O
wild O O
landscape O O
in O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE I-GPE
may O O
evoke O O
images O O
of O O
the O O
frontier O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
but O O
the O O
real O O
frontier O O
is O O
far O O
beneath O O
. O O

Elevation O O
plus O O
11 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

The O O
real O O
pioneers O O
are O O
men O O
like O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sheltons I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
explore O O
underground O O
caves O O
. O O

The O O
most O O
fascinating O O
is O O
the O O
maze O O
known O O
as O O
Wind B-LOC B-LOC
Cave I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

When O O
you O O
find O O
one O O
where O O
no O O
one O O
has O O
been O O
there O O
, O O
you O O
are O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
person O O
, O O
the O O
adrenaline O O
is O O
phenomenal O O
. O O

He O O
first O B-ORDINAL
came O O
here O O
as O O
a O O
tourist O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

He O O
offered O O
to O O
map O O
it O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Park I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

I O O
thought O O
would O O
take O O
a O B-DATE
week B-DATE I-DATE
or O I-DATE
two B-CARDINAL I-DATE
. O O

It O O
's O O
now O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
down O O
the O O
road O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
no O O
closer O O
to O O
completing O O
the O O
agreement O O
. O O

The O O
cave O O
is O O
seemingly O O
endless O O
. O O

3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
miles I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
the O O
cave O O
have O O
been O O
surveyed O O
, O O
every O B-QUANTITY
inch O I-QUANTITY
logged O O
by O O
hand O O
, O O
then O O
fed O O
into O O
a O O
computer O O
which O O
plots O O
every O O
nook O O
and O O
cranny O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
only O O
representing O O
about O B-PERCENT
5 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
known O O
volume O O
that O O
could O O
possibly O O
be O O
here O O
. O O

95 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
cave O O
is O O
unmapped O O
? O O

Yes O O
. O O

The O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
recorded O O
discovery O O
of O O
the O O
cave O O
was O O
in O O
1881 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

A O O
cowboy O O
hunting O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
heard O O
the O O
sound O O
of O O
rushing O O
wind O O
. O O

He O O
followed O O
it O O
to O O
this O O
narrow O O
opening O O
. O O

The O O
wind O O
was O O
so O O
strong O O
, O O
or O O
so O O
the O O
story O O
goes O O
, O O
that O O
it O O
blew O O
his O O
hat O O
off O O
his O O
head O O
. O O

Since O O
then O O
, O O
many O O
visitors O O
have O O
been O O
drawn O O
into O O
this O O
world O O
of O O
crystals O O
, O O
fossils O O
and O O
calcite O O
formations O O
known O O
as O O
forecast O O
work O O
and O O
popcorn O O
and O O
rarest O O
of O O
all O O
, O O
fox O O
work O O
. O O

Each O O
new O O
discovery O O
means O O
heading O O
down O O
another O O
tight O O
, O O
dark O O
hall O O
. O O

Your O O
stomach O O
is O O
against O O
the O O
floor O O
and O O
your O O
back O O
is O O
against O O
the O O
wall O O
. O O

As O O
we O O
crawled O O
along O O
, O O
we O O
found O O
an O O
item O O
left O O
by O O
earlier O O
explorers O O
. O O

A O O
103 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
newspaper O O
. O O

The O O
ultimate O O
payoff O O
is O O
when O O
they O O
find O O
a O O
new O O
chamber O O
. O O

The O O
knowledge O O
that O O
our O O
lights O O
are O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
to O O
light O O
it O O
up O O
, O O
our O O
footprints O O
were O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
our O O
eyes O O
were O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
to O O
see O O
it O O
. O O

He O O
calls O O
it O O
addictive O O
. O O

You O O
get O O
withdrawal O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
find O O
more O O
, O O
something O O
bigger O O
or O O
deeper O O
. O O

He O O
no O O
longer O O
expects O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
cave O O
in O O
his O O
lifetime B-DATE O
. O O

That O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
is O O
just O O
fine O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Muller I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Wind B-FAC B-FAC
Cave I-FAC I-FAC
National I-FAC I-FAC
Park I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Some O O
camera O O
team O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
other O O
news O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
overseas O O
and O O
at O O
home O O
. O O

While O O
all O O
this O O
is O O
going O O
on O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
overseas O O
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
in O O
Northern B-GPE B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE I-GPE
when O O
he O O
heard O O
the O O
Supreme B-ORG B-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
decision O O
. O O

He O O
talked O O
to O O
Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
the O O
phone O O
from O O
Belfast B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

This O O
is O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
visit O O
to O O
Northern B-GPE B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
and O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Irish I-GPE I-GPE
Republic I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
do O O
what O O
he O O
can O O
to O O
generate O O
a O O
lasting O O
peace O O
. O O

Back O O
to O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

the O O
truce O O
brokered O O
by O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
between O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
allegedly O O
is O O
in O O
tatters O O
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
now O O
talking O O
about O O
a O O
battle O O
for O O
independence O O
. O O

Israel B-GPE B-GPE
says O O
it O O
may O O
abandon O O
the O O
peace O O
negotiations O O
altogether O O
. O O

Nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
killed O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

More B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
70 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
have O O
been O O
wounded O O
, O O
mostly O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
but O O
also O O
several O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
. O O

ABC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Woodruff I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
in O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
territories O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

Violence O O
ripped O O
through O O
almost O O
every O O
major O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
town O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
worst O O
was O O
in O O
Nablus B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
shot O O
and O O
killed O O
. O O

In O O
Ramallah B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
rushed O O
the O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
checkpoint O O
, O O
then O O
faced O O
down O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
guns O O
. O O

From O O
Hebron B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
wounded O O
were O O
carried O O
off O O
so O O
fast O O
it O O
was O O
difficult O O
to O O
count O O
them O O
. O O

As O O
is O O
so O O
often O O
the O O
case O O
, O O
much O O
of O O
the O O
trouble O O
started O O
with O O
funerals O O
that O O
escalated O O
into O O
fury O O
. O O

Most O O
significant O O
, O O
demonstrators O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
throwing O O
stones O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
turned O O
to O O
gasoline O O
bombs O O
. O O

Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
had O O
been O O
firing O O
rubber O O
bullets O O
stepped O O
up O O
their O O
use O O
of O O
real O O
ones O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
supposed O O
to O O
be O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
truce O O
went O O
into O O
effect O O
, O O
when O O
both O O
sides O O
would O O
call O O
off O O
the O O
violence O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
clearly O O
has O O
not O O
happened O O
, O O
and O O
here O O
in O O
the O O
streets O O
, O O
peace O O
seems O O
very O O
unlikely O O
. O O

Tonight B-TIME B-TIME
on O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
television O O
, O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
we O O
can O O
not O O
go O O
on O O
as O O
if O O
nothing O O
happened O O
, O O
and O O
if O O
the O O
demonstrations O O
do O O
n't O O
stop O O
, O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
spokesman O O
said O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
continue O O
to O O
use O O
live O O
ammunition O O
. O O

They O O
leave O O
no O O
other O O
way O O
for O O
us O O
but O O
to O O
respond O O
with O O
fire O O
, O O
we O O
'll O O
have O O
to O O
do O O
this O O
. O O

Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
leaders O O
said O O
their O O
people O O
no O O
longer O O
want O O
a O O
cease O O
- O O
fire O O
, O O
they O O
want O O
their O O
own O O
country O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
under O O
occupation O O
and O O
subjugation O O
. O O

The O O
question O O
should O O
be O O
what O O
the O O
Hosni O B-PERSON
Mubarak O I-PERSON
are O O
they O O
still O O
doing O O
there O O
eight B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
after I-DATE O
the O O
peace O O
process O O
began O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
major O O
questions O O
that O O
was O O
supposed O O
to O O
be O O
addressed O O
after O O
the O O
stoning O O
and O O
shooting O O
had O O
stopped O O
. O O

It O O
certainly O O
has O O
not O O
stopped O O
. O O

Not O O
yet O O
. O O

Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Woodruff I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Ramallah B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Good O O
evening B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
everyone O O
. O O

We O O
begin O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
with O O
a B-CARDINAL O
couple I-CARDINAL O
of O O
urgent O O
questions O O
for O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
a O O
man O O
on O O
trial O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
for O O
bombing O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
embassy O O
in O O
Kenya B-GPE B-GPE
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
when O O
they O O
questioned O O
him O O
, O O
he O O
told O O
them O O
of O O
another O O
plot O O
to O O
bomb O O
an O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
ship O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
where O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
was O O
ultimately O O
attacked O O
. O O

Question O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
did O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
make O O
it O O
clear O O
what O O
the O O
man O O
had O O
told O O
them O O
? O O

Question O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
did O O
the O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
get O O
the O O
message O O
and O O
do O O
nothing O O
about O O
it O O
? O O

Here O O
's O O
your O O
national O O
correspondent O O
, O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
M I-PERSON I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

In O O
the O B-DATE
days O I-DATE
after O O
the O O
bombing O O
of O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
embassy O O
in O O
Nairobi B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Mohammed B-PERSON B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
owhali I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
arrested O O
by O O
Kenyan B-NORP B-NORP
authorities O O
and O O
interrogated O O
by O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

He O O
told O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
he O O
participated O O
in O O
the O O
attack O O
under O O
direction O O
of O O
terrorist O O
leader O O
Osama B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

ABC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
learned O O
he O O
also O O
provided O O
details O O
of O O
a O O
plan O O
to O O
attack O O
an O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
warship O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
owhali I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
rocket O O
attack O O
, O O
conducted O O
by O O
a O O
Bin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON I-PERSON
terrorist O O
cell O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
would O O
come O O
in O O
the O B-DATE
next O I-DATE
few O I-DATE
months O I-DATE
. O O

The B-TIME B-DATE
next I-TIME I-DATE
morning I-TIME I-DATE
, O I-DATE
August B-DATE I-DATE
1998 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
sent O O
out O O
a O O
classified O O
message O O
, O O
under O O
Director O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's O I-PERSON
name O O
, O O
warning O O
of O O
a O O
plot O O
to O O
attack O O
a O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
ship O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
message O O
went O O
to O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
agencies O O
, O O
and O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
, O O
the O O
visit O O
of O O
one O B-CARDINAL
American B-NORP B-NORP
warship O O
to O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
canceled O O
. O O

The O O
warning O O
came O O
as O O
General O O
Anthony B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zinni I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
finalizing O O
an O O
agreement O O
for O O
refueling O O
ships O O
in O O
the O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
port O O
of O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

It O O
apparently O O
left O O
no O O
lasting O O
impression O O
. O O

Zinni B-PERSON B-PERSON
testifying O O
after O O
the O O
attack O O
on O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
-- O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
never O O
had O O
a O O
specific O O
terrorist O O
threat O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
other O O
ports O O
that O O
have O O
been O O
mentioned O O
here O O
that O O
we O O
should O O
have O O
considered O O
as O O
options O O
have O O
had O O
specific O O
threats O O
. O O

So O O
what O O
happened O O
to O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
warning O O
? O O

CIA B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
say O O
they O O
never O O
received O O
it O O
. O O

FBI B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
say O O
they O O
did O O
copy O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
say O O
they O O
got O O
the O O
warning O O
, O O
but O O
had O O
no O O
idea O O
the O O
source O O
was O O
such O O
a O O
well O O
- O O
connected O O
insider O O
within O O
Bin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
organization O O
. O O

This O O
raises O O
a O O
fundamental O O
question O O
-- O O
if O O
the O O
message O O
had O O
been O O
more O O
clearly O O
communicated O O
and O O
understood O O
, O O
would O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
lives O O
have O O
been O O
saved O O
? O O

John B-PERSON B-PERSON
M I-PERSON I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
Pentagon B-FAC B-FAC
, O O
still O O
looking O O
for O O
answers O O
. O O

Armed O O
conflict O O
in O O
the O O
Balkans B-LOC B-LOC
puts O O
an O O
international O O
spotlight O O
on O O
a O O
Serb B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
. O O

Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON I-PERSON
looks O O
at O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
rise O O
to O O
power O O
, O O
and O O
his O O
recent O O
political O O
setback O O
, O O
in O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
edition O O
of O O
`` O O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

In O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
elected O O
President O O
in O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
free O O
elections O O
in O O
50 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
headed O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
state O O
- O O
run O O
gas O O
company O O
and O O
was O O
President O O
of O O
a O O
major O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
bank O O
climbing O O
the O O
political O O
ladder O O
as O O
a O O
Communist B-NORP B-NORP
technocrat O O
. O O

He O O
used O O
his O O
rising O O
popularity O O
amongst O O
the O O
Serb B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
to O O
oust O O
former O O
mentor O O
Ivan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Stambolic I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
take O O
over O O
as O O
President O O
of O O
the O O
Serbian B-NORP B-NORP
republic O O
. O O

His O O
brutal O O
efforts O O
to O O
create O O
a O O
Serb B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
dominated O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
earned O O
him O O
the O O
nickname O O
`` O O
Butcher O B-PERSON
of O O
the O O
Balkans O B-LOC
. O O
'' O O

Many O O
speculated O O
that O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
parents O O
and O O
uncle O O
committed O O
suicide O O
, O O
might O O
be O O
mentally O O
unbalanced O O
himself O O
. O O

Constitutionally O O
barred O O
from O O
serving O O
a O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
term O O
as O O
Serbian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
, O O
he O O
clung O O
to O O
power O O
by O O
having O O
the O O
federal O O
parliament O O
elect O O
him O O
President O O
of O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
defeated O O
by O O
opposition O O
leader O O
Vojislave B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
presidential O O
elections O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
refused O O
to O O
accept O O
the O O
results O O
. O O

Faced O O
with O O
massive O O
demonstrations O O
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
backing O O
of O O
Kostunica B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
he O O
agreed O O
to O O
step O O
down O O
in O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

With O O
`` O O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
I O O
'm O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

The O O
damaged O O
`` O B-PRODUCT
USS B-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' O I-PRODUCT
comes O O
home O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

It O O
's O O
due O O
to O O
arrive O O
in O O
Pascagoula B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Mississippi B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
. O O

The O O
destroyer O O
was O O
christened O O
there O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Repairs O O
are O O
expected O O
to O O
cost O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
240 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
authorities O O
are O O
still O O
investigating O O
the O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
bombing O O
. O O

17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sailors O O
were O O
killed O O
. O O

Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
says O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
three I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Yemenis B-NORP B-NORP
will O O
go O O
on O O
trial O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
connection O O
with O O
the O O
attack O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
suspected O O
of O O
belonging O O
to O O
an O O
international O O
terrorist O O
network O O
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
going O O
prime O O
time O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
to O O
bid O O
farewell O O
to O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
a O O
televised O O
address O O
. O O

The O O
speech O O
is O O
being O O
billed O O
as O O
a O O
thank O O
- O O
you O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
twice O O
voted O O
him O O
into O O
the B-ORG B-FAC
White I-ORG I-FAC
House I-ORG I-FAC
and O O
supported O O
him O O
even O O
at O O
his O O
lowest O O
moments O O
. O O

Yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
spoke O O
to O O
supporters O O
in O O
his O O
home O O
state O O
of O O
Arkansas B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

It O O
was O O
the O O
last O O
of O O
several O O
speeches O O
he O O
has O O
made O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
his O O
backers O O
across O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

The O O
trial O O
of O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Libyans B-NORP B-NORP
accused O O
of O O
bombing O O
Pam B-ORG B-PRODUCT
Am I-ORG I-PRODUCT
Flight O I-PRODUCT
103 B-CARDINAL I-PRODUCT
over O O
Lockerbie B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Scotland B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
is O O
entering O O
its O O
final O O
stage O O
. O O

The O O
trial O O
resumed O O
in O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
today O B-DATE
after O O
a O O
month B-DATE B-DATE
- O I-DATE
long O I-DATE
delay O O
. O O

Testimony O O
abruptly O O
came O O
to O O
a O O
close O O
when O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
defendants O O
scrapped O O
plans O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
witness O O
stand O O
. O O

Closing O O
arguments O O
are O O
scheduled O O
for O O
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
men O O
are O O
charged O O
with O O
murder O O
and O O
conspiracy O O
in O O
connection O O
with O O
the O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
bombing O O
that O O
killed O O
270 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
. O O

Lawyers O O
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
trying O O
to O O
keep O O
their O O
client O O
from O O
becoming O O
the O O
300th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
person O O
executed O O
in O O
the O O
state O O
since O O
1982 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
when O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
resumed O O
capital O O
punishment O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
asking O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
block O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
's O O
scheduled O O
execution O O
of O O
Delma B-PERSON B-PERSON
Banks I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Banks B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
convicted O O
of O O
shooting O O
and O O
killing O O
a O O
16 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
at O O
a O O
park O O
in O O
1980 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

His O O
lawyers O O
say O O
his O O
trial O O
attorney O O
did O O
a O O
bad O O
job O O
and O O
the O O
prosecutors O O
improperly O O
kept O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
Americans I-NORP I-NORP
off O O
his O O
jury O O
. O O

He O O
'd O O
be O O
the O O
11th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
killer O O
put O O
to O O
death O O
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
chief O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
war O O
crimes O O
prosecutor O O
has O O
arrived O O
in O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
demand O O
the O O
extradition O O
of O O
former O O
President O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Carla B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ponte I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
expected O O
to O O
meet O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
with O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
successor O O
, O O
Vojislav B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
critic O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
War I-ORG I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
The B-GPE B-GPE
Hague I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

He O O
's O O
suggested O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
others O O
stand O O
trial O O
in O O
a O O
Yugoslav B-NORP B-NORP
court O O
. O O

Kostunica B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
others O O
should O O
be O O
tried O O
in O O
a O O
Yugoslav B-NORP B-NORP
court O O
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
main O O
suspects O O
in O O
the O O
bombing O O
of O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
could O O
be O O
charged O O
as B-DATE O
soon I-DATE O
as I-DATE O
Tuesday I-DATE B-DATE
, O O
according O O
to O O
Associated B-ORG B-ORG
Press I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
news O O
agency O O
is O O
quoting O O
a O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
source O O
who O O
says O O
the O O
investigators O O
have O O
wrapped O O
up O O
their O O
questioning O O
and O O
will O O
hand O O
the O O
case O O
over O O
to O O
prosecutors O O
. O O

The O O
suspects O O
could O O
be O O
executed O O
if O O
they O O
are O O
convicted O O
of O O
the O O
attack O O
. O O

The O O
explosion O O
in O O
Aden B-LOC B-FAC
Harbor I-LOC I-FAC
killed O O
17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
sailors O O
and O O
injured O O
another B-CARDINAL O
39 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
investigators O O
suspect O O
the O O
terrorist O O
bombing O O
is O O
the O O
result O O
of O O
an O O
international O O
conspiracy O O
. O O

Nickelodeon B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
latest O O
cartoon O O
series O O
is O O
about O O
a O O
boy O O
with O O
a O O
disability O O
. O O

Gloria B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hillard I-PERSON I-PERSON
takes O O
a O O
look O O
at O O
what O O
the O O
show O O
`` O O
Pelswick B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
means O O
to O O
some O O
children O O
. O O

Imagine O O
being O O
able O O
to O O
visit O O
Nickelodeon B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
see O O
how O O
they O O
make O O
cartoons O O
. O O

Here O O
's O O
the O O
Beavers B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
all O O
his O O
friends O O
. O O

Cool O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
awesome O O
. O O

15 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
Nicky B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barischoff I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
12 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
Allison B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gray I-PERSON I-PERSON
are O O
best O O
friends O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
also O O
each O O
other O O
's O O
biggest O O
fans O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
the O O
singer O O
. O O

Like O O
, O O
I O O
ca O O
n't O O
sing O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
even O O
try O O
. O O

She O O
's O O
the O O
writer O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
the O O
writer O O
. O O

Nicky B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Allison B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
have O O
cerebral O O
palsy O O
, O O
and O O
their O O
visit O O
to O O
Nickelodeon B-ORG B-ORG
coincides O O
with O O
the O O
network O O
's O O
debut O O
of O O
`` O O
Pelswick B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
an O O
animated O O
series O O
about O O
a O O
13 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
boy O O
in O O
a O O
wheelchair O O
. O O

As O O
much O O
as O O
I O O
'd O O
love O O
to O O
spend O O
every O O
day O O
after O O
school O O
sucking O O
up O O
to O O
teachers O O
instead O O
of O O
hanging O O
with O O
my O O
friends O O
, O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
this O O
job O O
. O O

The O O
series O O
is O O
created O O
by O O
nationally O O
syndicated O O
cartoonist O O
and O O
author O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Callahan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
is O O
a O O
quadriplegic O O
. O O

We O O
just O O
felt O O
he O O
understands O O
how O O
to O O
reach O O
people O O
and O O
how O O
to O O
reach O O
kids O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
kids O O
lead O O
the O O
way O O
. O O

Kids O O
lead O O
the O O
way O O
in O O
diversity O O
, O O
because O O
they O O
're O O
very O O
accepting O O
of O O
other O O
kids O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
who O O
they O O
are O O
, O O
and O O
who O O
they O O
really O O
are O O
as O O
people O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
normal O O
people O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
Pelswick B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
just O O
a O O
normal O O
kid O O
. O O

Fox B-ORG B-ORG
TV I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
`` B-WORK_OF_ART O
Malcolm I-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
also O O
features O O
a O O
young O O
boy O O
who O O
uses O O
a O O
wheelchair O O
. O O

These O O
are O O
good O O
cookies O O
. O O

Yeah O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
good O O
. O O

Allison B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
she O O
hopes O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
other O O
shows O O
that O O
feature O O
kids O O
like O O
her O O
. O O

That O O
way O O
-- O O

I O O
'll O O
just O O
be O O
another O O
kid O O
in O O
a O O
classroom O O
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
best O O
friends O O
met O O
in O O
acting O O
school O O
. O O

Now O O
they O O
've O O
got O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
see O O
what O O
it O O
's O O
like O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
voice O O
actor O O
for O O
cartoons O O
. O O

Like O O
anyone O O
hearing O O
their O O
own O O
voice O O
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
they O O
giggled O O
a O O
lot O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
so O O
weird O O
. O O

And O O
when O O
they O O
heard O O
their O O
cartoon O O
voices O O
-- O O

How O O
are O O
your O O
voices O O
sounding O O
in O O
there O O
? O O

I O O
'm O O
so O O
working O O
here O O
. O O

My O O
dream O O
is O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
playwright O O
, O O
an O O
actress O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
love O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
diva O O
. O O

And O O
those O O
dreams O O
were O O
a O O
little O O
closer O O
to O O
coming O O
true O O
this B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
, O O
and O O
with O O
shows O O
like O O
`` O O
Pelswick B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
they O O
say O O
-- O O
well O O
, O O
when O O
they O O
get O O
a O O
little O O
older O O
, O O
maybe O O
people O O
wo O O
n't O O
even O O
look O O
down O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
. O O

I O O
'm O O
not O O
down O O
here O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
up O O
here O O
. O O

Gloria B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hillard I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
`` O O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Entertainment I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON I-PERSON
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
the O O
next O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
President O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
has O O
a O O
slim O O
chance O O
of O O
becoming O O
the O O
next O O
President O O
at O O
Harvard B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
holds O O
a O O
degree O O
from O O
the O O
university O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
one O O
of O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
500 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
nominated O O
for O O
the O O
job O O
. O O

A O O
school O O
official O O
talked O O
about O O
the O O
Vice O O
President O O
's O O
chances O O
during O O
an O O
interview O O
with O O
`` B-ORG O
the I-ORG B-ORG
Boston I-ORG I-ORG
Globe I-ORG I-ORG
. O O
'' O O

He O O
says O O
it O O
's O O
unlikely O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
will O O
be O O
selected O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
does O O
n't O O
have O O
enough O O
experience O O
in O O
the O O
academic O O
world O O
. O O

Checking O O
the O O
top O O
stories O O
-- O O
this O O
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
busiest O O
travel B-DATE O
weekends I-DATE O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

AAA B-ORG B-ORG
estimates O O
61 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
will O O
be O O
heading O O
somewhere O O
between O B-DATE
this B-DATE I-DATE
weekend I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
New B-DATE B-EVENT
Year I-DATE I-EVENT
's I-DATE I-EVENT
. O O

That O O
's O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
more O O
than O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Holiday O O
shoppers O O
across O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
flocking O O
to O O
malls O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
weekend I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
complete O O
their O O
lists O O
and O O
find O O
last B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
minute I-TIME I-TIME
items O O
. O O

In O O
spite O O
of O O
warnings O O
that O O
consumers O O
are O O
spending O O
less O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
season I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
officials O O
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Retail I-ORG I-ORG
Federation I-ORG I-ORG
say O O
most O O
merchants O O
will O O
turn O O
in O O
a O O
respectable O O
holiday O O
showing O O
. O O

And O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
met O O
with O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
peace O O
negotiators O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
decide O O
his O O
next O O
move O O
in O O
pushing O O
for O O
a O O
Mideast B-LOC B-LOC
peace O O
agreement O O
. O O

Nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
were O O
injured O O
in O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
when O O
gunmen O O
opened O O
fire O O
on O O
an O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
bus O O
. O O

The O O
passengers O O
were O O
off O O
- O O
duty O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
security O O
workers O O
. O O

Witnesses O O
say O O
the O O
shots O O
came O O
from O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
international O O
airport O O
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
Prime O O
Minister O O
Ehud B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON I-PERSON
closed O O
down O O
the O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
airport O O
in O O
response O O
to O O
the O O
incident O O
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
criticized O O
the O O
move O O
. O O

They O O
regard O O
the O O
airport O O
as O O
a O O
symbol O O
of O O
emerging O O
statehood O O
. O O

A O O
runway O O
mix O O
- O O
up O O
apparently O O
caused O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
plane O O
crash O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Investigators O O
say O O
the O O
Singapore B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
jet O O
should O O
have O O
been O O
on O O
runway O O
Five B-FAC B-CARDINAL
- I-FAC O
Left I-FAC O
, O O
but O O
instead O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
on O O
Five B-FAC B-ORG
- I-FAC I-ORG
Right I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
a O O
parallel O O
runway O O
. O O

The O O
plane O O
hit O O
construction O O
equipment O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
part O O
of O O
it O O
right O O
there O O
. O O

Investigators O O
say O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
why O O
it O O
was O O
on O O
the O O
wrong O O
runway O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
raining O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
. O O

They O O
hope O O
the O O
plane O O
's O O
flight O O
recorder O O
will O O
help O O
solve O O
the O O
mystery O O
. O O

The O O
pilot O O
is O O
being O O
kept O O
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
questioning O O
. O O

81 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
were O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
accident O O
, O O
which O O
took O O
place O O
amid O O
poor O O
visibility O O
and O O
driving O O
rain O O
. O O

The O O
airport O O
has O O
no O O
ground O O
radar O O
, O O
so O O
air O O
traffic O O
controllers O O
could O O
not O O
have O O
known O O
the O O
pilot O O
took O O
a O O
wrong O O
turn O O
. O O

The O O
hottest O O
gift O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
Christmas I-DATE I-DATE
could O O
be O O
Sony B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
new O O
PlayStation B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
, O O
but O O
good O O
luck O O
finding O O
one B-CARDINAL O
. O O

As O O
Greg B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lefevre I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
, O O
many O O
stores O O
have O O
sold O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
game O O
even O O
before O O
its O O
release O O
. O O

Coming O O
to O O
a O O
retailer O O
near O O
you O O
, O O
PlayStation B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
pandemonium O O
. O O

Sony B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
long O O
- O O
awaited O O
release O O
of O O
its O O
latest O O
video O O
game O O
console O O
is O O
guaranteed O O
to O O
pump O O
up O O
the O O
volume O O
on O O
video O O
game O O
sales O O
, O O
already O O
a O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
7 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
business O O
. O O

Kids O O
are O O
spending O O
$ O B-MONEY
50 B-MONEY I-MONEY
to O I-MONEY
$ O I-MONEY
70 B-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
a O O
pop O O
on O O
these O O
games O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
money O O
here O O
! O O

The O O
price O O
? O O

$ O O
300 B-MONEY B-MONEY
. O O

A O O
lot O O
by O O
current O O
standards O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
great O O
. O O

The O O
fact O O
that O O
it O O
can O O
also O O
be O O
a O O
DVD O O
player O O
. O O

You O O
see O O
a O O
very O O
wide O O
environment O O
with O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
detail O O
in O O
the O O
background O O
. O O

The O O
dazzling O O
speed O O
and O O
bright O O
graphics O O
are O O
dampened O O
by O O
a O O
tight O O
supply O O
of O O
units O O
. O O

Sony B-ORG B-ORG
promised O O
to O O
debut O O
with O O
a B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
consoles O O
, O O
then O O
cut O O
that O O
in O O
half O B-CARDINAL
. O O

Opening B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
is O O
Thursday B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
midnight B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

Many O O
stores O O
took O O
orders O O
and O O
sold O O
out O O
in O O
advance O O
. O O

All O O
of O O
our O O
customers O O
who O O
participated O O
in O O
our O O
presale O O
list O O
will O O
get O O
it O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
others O O
? O O

There O O
's O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
people O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
place O O
trying O O
to O O
beat O O
you O O
out O O
because O O
most O O
gamers O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
they O O
're O O
gamers O O
! O O
they O O
're O O
strategizing O O
, O O
figuring O O
it O O
out O O
. O O

Sony B-ORG B-ORG
plans O O
100,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
more O O
each O O
week B-DATE O
, O O
a O O
fraction O O
of O O
the O O
current O O
demand O O
. O O

With O O
that O O
magic O O
combination O O
of O O
high O O
demand O O
and O O
short O O
supply O O
, O O
PlayStation B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
is O O
assured O O
to O O
be O O
this O O
year O B-DATE
's O O
must O O
have O O
, O O
ca O O
n't O O
get O O
Christmas B-DATE O
gift O O
. O O

I O O
know O O
my O O
sons O O
are O O
hyped O O
up O O
with O O
this O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
are O O
with O O
every O O
game O O
release O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
latest O O
chapter O O
in O O
the O O
industry O O
's O O
game O O
of O O
leapfrog O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Sega B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Dreamcast B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
blew O O
minds O O
and O O
the O O
competition O O
, O O
and O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Microsoft B-ORG B-ORG
promises O O
its O O
X-box B-PRODUCT O
game O O
console O O
and O O
Nintendo B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
release O O
its O O
next O O
- O O
generation O O
machine O O
, O O
the O O
GameCube B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
. O O

Computer O O
gaming O O
is O O
mainstream O O
. O O

Age O O
groups O O
span O O
the O O
generations O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
's O O
absolutely O O
no O O
longer O O
guys O O
only O O
. O O

Greg B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lefevre I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
San B-GPE B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

A O O
special O O
heavy O O
- O O
lift O O
ship O O
is O O
due O O
to O O
arrive O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

It O O
will O O
carry O O
the O O
damaged O O
`` O B-PRODUCT
USS B-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' O I-PRODUCT
back O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

The O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
attack O O
on O O
the O O
`` O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
'' O O
killed O O
17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sailors O O
. O O

A O O
toward O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
general O O
and O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
admiral O O
have O O
arrived O O
in O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

They O O
'll O O
assist O O
in O O
the O O
investigation O O
of O O
the O O
bombing O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
also O O
review O O
military O O
procedures O O
and O O
intelligence O O
operations O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
Russian B-ORG B-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
says O O
bad O O
weather O O
could O O
complicate O O
the O O
work O O
to O O
recover O O
bodies O O
from O O
the O O
sunken O O
nuclear O O
submarine O O
`` O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
. O O
'' O O

Russian B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Norwegian B-NORP B-NORP
divers O O
successfully O O
removed O O
a O O
rubber O O
coating O O
between O O
the O O
inner O O
and O O
outer O O
hulls O O
of O O
sub O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Thick O O
fog O O
, O O
rain O O
and O O
high O O
winds O O
are O O
limiting O O
visibility O O
at O O
the O O
site O O
. O O

All O O
118 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
on O O
board O O
the O O
`` O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
'' O O
died O O
when O O
the O O
submarine O O
exploded O O
and O O
sank O O
to O O
the O O
bottom O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Barents I-LOC I-LOC
Sea I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

An O O
unexpected O O
surge O O
in O O
the O O
unemployment O O
lines O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Myron B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kandel I-PERSON I-PERSON
at O O
the O O
cnnfn B-ORG B-ORG
newsdesk O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

New O O
claims O O
for O O
jobless O O
benefits O O
are O O
moving O O
upward O O
. O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
claims O O
jumped O O
by O O
7,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
surprising O O
analysts O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
four B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
average O O
hit O O
its O O
highest O O
level O O
since O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
report O O
shows O O
the O O
nation O O
's O O
tight O O
job O O
market O O
is O O
loosening O O
up O O
a O O
bit O O
, O O
but O O
still O O
unemployment O O
is O O
near O O
a O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
low O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Dixie I-ORG I-ORG
Chicks I-ORG I-ORG
are O O
the O O
big O O
winners O O
at O O
the B-EVENT B-ORG
Country I-EVENT I-ORG
Music I-EVENT I-ORG
Awards I-EVENT I-ORG
in O O
Nashville B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
group O O
won O O
four O B-CARDINAL
awards O O
-- O O
Entertainer B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O I-WORK_OF_ART
Best B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Vocal I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Group I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O I-WORK_OF_ART
Best B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Album I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for O I-WORK_OF_ART
`` O I-WORK_OF_ART
Fly B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
and O O
Music B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Video I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for O O
`` O O
Goodbye B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Earl I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

Faith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
received O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
Female B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Vocalist I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
award O I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Husband O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
M I-PERSON I-PERSON
Graw I-PERSON I-PERSON
got O O
the O O
Male B-WORK_OF_ART O
Vocalist I-WORK_OF_ART O
honor O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
married O O
couple O O
to O O
win O O
both O O
honors O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
I B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Hope I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Dance I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
by O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ann I-PERSON I-PERSON
Womack I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
was O O
awarded O O
Single B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
and O I-WORK_OF_ART
Song B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
won O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for O O
economics O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Royal I-ORG I-ORG
Swedish I-ORG I-ORG
Academy I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Sciences I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
giving O O
the O O
award O O
to O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Heckman I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Chicago I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
University B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
California I-ORG I-ORG
at I-ORG I-ORG
Berkeley I-ORG I-ORG
professor O O
Daniel B-PERSON B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON I-PERSON
McFadden I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

The O O
Academy B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
it O O
's O O
for O O
their O O
theories O O
and O O
methods O O
widely O O
used O O
in O O
analyzing O O
work O O
and O O
living O O
habits O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
share O O
the O O
prize O O
award O O
of O O
$ O O
915,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
. O O

The O O
economics O O
prize O O
is O O
the O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
in O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
awards O O
announced O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Nobel I-ORG I-ORG
Academy I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Hello O O
from O O
Atlanta B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Our O O
top O O
story O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
half I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
man O O
responsible O O
for O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
forces O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Persian I-LOC I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC I-LOC
says O O
there O O
was O O
no O O
specific O O
threat O O
of O O
an O O
imminent O O
attack O O
in O O
the O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
port O O
of O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
before O O
a O O
bomb O O
ripped O O
into O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
there O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Army B-ORG B-ORG
General O O
Tommy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Franks I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
head O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Central I-ORG I-ORG
Command I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
testified O O
before O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG I-ORG
Armed I-ORG I-ORG
Services I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
answer O O
questions O O
about O O
the O O
attack O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
lawmakers O O
it O O
would O O
not O O
trigger O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
retreat O O
from O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Persian I-LOC I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
even O O
though O O
troops O O
remain O O
at O O
risk O O
to O O
terrorism O O
. O O

17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sailors O O
were O O
killed O O
and O O
dozens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
were O O
injured O O
when O O
the O O
explosion O O
blew O O
a O O
huge O O
hole O O
into O O
the O O
hull O O
of O O
the O O
Navy B-ORG B-ORG
destroyer O O
as O O
it O O
was O O
refueling O O
in O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Franks B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
war O O
ships O O
have O O
made O O
almost B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
30 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
safe O O
visits O O
to O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
since O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

He O O
added O O
the O O
attack O O
is O O
already O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
an O O
intense O O
investigation O O
by O O
many O O
agencies O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
determined O O
to O O
get O O
to O O
the O O
bottom O O
of O O
this O O
. O O

We O O
'll O O
put O O
the O O
events O O
that O O
led O O
up O O
to O O
`` O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
'' O O
under O O
a O O
microscope O O
, O O
and O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
we O O
've O O
begun O O
that O O
process O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
find O O
the O O
facts O O
we O O
need O O
to O O
find O O
, O O
and O O
we O O
'll O O
use O O
the O O
lessons O O
that O O
we O O
learn O O
from O O
`` O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
'' O O
to O O
provide O O
the O O
best O O
possible O O
force O O
protection O O
for O O
our O O
troops O O
in O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
dangerous O O
regions O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

The O O
summit O O
is O O
coinciding O O
with O O
more O O
unrest O O
in O O
several O O
areas O O
of O O
the O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
stone O O
- O O
throwing O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
stormed O O
the O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
controlled O O
section O O
of O O
Hebron B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
breaking O O
a O O
curfew O O
imposed O O
since O O
the O O
outbreak O O
of O O
the O O
unrest O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Witnesses O O
said O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
fired O O
live O O
ammunition O O
and O O
rubber O O
- O O
coated O O
metal O O
bullets O O
, O O
wounding O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
seven I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
. O O

Thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
demonstrators O O
marched O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
to O O
protest O O
against O O
a O O
renewal O O
of O O
contacts O O
with O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Moving O O
on O O
to O O
the O O
Laci B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON I-PERSON
case O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
an O O
unusual O O
request O O
from O O
Scott B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
attorney O O
. O O

A O O
pair O O
of O O
Laci B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
missing O O
shoes O O
could O O
be O O
very O O
important O O
evidence O O
in O O
Scott B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
murder O O
trial O O
. O O

She O O
is O O
asking O O
anyone O O
who O O
finds O O
the O O
pair O O
to O O
give O O
them O O
back O O
. O O

No O O
sign O O
of O O
Geragos B-PERSON B-PERSON
or O O
Peterson B-PERSON B-PERSON
in O O
court O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
when O O
a O O
judge O O
was O O
considering O O
whether O O
to O O
unseal O O
warrants O O
obtained O O
before O O
Scott B-PERSON B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
arrest O O
. O O

Peterson B-PERSON B-PERSON
awaiting O O
trial O O
in O O
the O O
murder O O
of O O
his O O
wife O O
Laci B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
their O O
unborn O O
son O O
. O O

Joining O O
us O O
, O O
Beth B-PERSON B-PERSON
Caras I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Good O O
morning B-TIME B-TIME
once O O
again O O
. O O

Thanks O O
for O O
being O O
with O O
us O O
. O O

Moving O O
ahead O O
now O O
to O O
a O O
developing O O
story O O
, O O
the O O
hunt O O
for O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
smoking O O
gun O O
, O O
meant O O
to O O
prove O O
that O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
developing O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
. O O

Here O O
's O O
national O O
security O O
correspondent O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ensor I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

While O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
forces O O
still O O
have O O
n't O O
found O O
any O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
, O O
the O O
new O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
report O O
says O O
officials O O
are O O
now O O
confident O O
the O O
mysterious O O
trucks O O
filled O O
with O O
high O O
- O O
tech O O
equipment O O
found O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
indeed O O
mobile O O
biological O O
weapons O O
production O O
facilities O O
, O O
just O O
as O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Powell B-PERSON B-PERSON
predicted O O
and O O
presented O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
before O O
the O O
war O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
very O O
important O O
to O O
recognize O O
that O O
programs O O
that O O
we O O
had O O
said O O
existed O O
do O O
exist O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Though O O
no O O
trace O O
of O O
biological O O
toxin O O
was O O
found O O
in O O
the O O
trucks O O
, O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
intelligence O O
officials O O
say O O
they O O
have O O
largely O O
eliminated O O
any O O
other O O
possible O O
use O O
for O O
the O O
fermenters O O
and O O
other O O
equipment O O
. O O

Not O O
everyone O O
is O O
convinced O O
. O O

They O O
could O O
very O O
well O O
be O O
biological O O
weapons O O
production O O
facilities O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
the O O
intelligence O O
community O O
has O O
made O O
an O O
open O O
and O O
shut O O
case O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

The O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
reports O O
admits O O
the O O
trucks O O
were O O
not O O
an O O
efficient O O
way O O
to O O
produce O O
biological O O
weapons O O
, O O
but O O
officials O O
argue O O
the O O
point O O
for O O
the O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
was O O
to O O
produce O O
some O O
and O O
not O O
to O O
be O O
caught O O
doing O O
it O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
clearly O O
a O O
very O O
inefficient O O
way O O
to O O
produce O O
anthrax O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
question O O
is O O
why O O
did O O
they O O
invest O O
such O O
resources O O
in O O
a O O
mobile O O
-- O O

Welcome O O
back O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
standing O O
by O O
for O O
the O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
press O O
briefing O O
. O O

Ari B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fleischer I-PERSON I-PERSON
expected O O
to O O
come O O
into O O
the O O
West B-FAC B-LOC
Wing I-FAC I-LOC
briefing O O
room O O
to O O
brief O O
reporters O O
on O O
a O O
wide O O
variety O O
of O O
subjects O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
all O O
getting O O
, O O
this O O
news O O
in O O
from O O
the O O
speech O O
that O O
the O O
Homeland B-ORG B-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Secretary O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
expected O O
to O O
be O O
delivering O O
at O O
the O O
international O O
press O O
club O O
around O B-TIME
1:00 B-TIME I-TIME
Eastern I-TIME I-TIME
at O I-TIME
the B-TIME I-TIME
top I-TIME I-TIME
of I-TIME I-TIME
the I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

We O O
're O O
expecting O O
that O O
the O O
Homeland B-ORG B-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Secretary O O
will O O
announce O O
, O O
that O O
this O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
lawyer O O
, O O
who O O
provided O O
the O O
information O O
to O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
military O O
authority O O
IES B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
granted O O
asylum O O
here O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
together O O
with O O
his O O
wife O O
and O O
daughter O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
currently O O
in O O
the O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
D.C. B-GPE B-GPE
area O O
. O O

An O O
official O O
tells O O
our O O
justice O O
producer O O
Terry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Frieden I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

So O O
that O O
development O O
important O O
. O O

Might O O
get O O
more O O
information O O
from O O
Secretary O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON I-PERSON
when O O
he O O
delivers O O
that O O
speech O O
over O O
at O O
the O O
press O O
club O O
in O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
next I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

We O O
'll O O
be O O
monitoring O O
that O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

We O O
also O O
have O O
an O O
update O O
on O O
that O O
disturbing O O
development O O
outside O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
40 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
miles I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
or O O
so O O
outside O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
Fallujah B-GPE B-GPE
where O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
shootout O O
between O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
troops O O
and O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
had O O
been O O
demonstrating O O
there O O
. O O

Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Penhaul I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
joining O O
us O O
live O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
with O O
more O O
. O O

First O B-ORDINAL
of O O
all O O
, O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
how O O
many O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
killed O O
in O O
that O O
incident O O
? O O

As O O
we O O
said O O
, O O
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Christine B-PERSON B-PERSON
Todd I-PERSON I-PERSON
Whitman I-PERSON I-PERSON
stepped O O
down O O
and O O
now O O
a O O
whole O O
lot O O
of O O
analysis O O
is O O
taking O O
place O O
as O O
to O O
why O O
she O O
stepped O O
down O O
, O O
the O O
job O O
she O O
's O O
done O O
when O O
she O O
was O O
in O O
office O O
and O O
the O O
job O O
that O O
has O O
yet O O
to O O
be O O
complete O O
. O O

From O O
our O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
bureau O O
as O O
I O O
was O O
introducing O O
a O B-TIME
moment O I-TIME
ago O I-TIME
, O O
Dan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fagen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
environment O O
writer O O
for O O
News B-ORG B-ORG
Day I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

and O O
Dan B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
Whitman B-PERSON B-PERSON
did O O
consider O O
herself O O
sort O O
of O O
the O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
environmentalist O O
, O O
but O O
now O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
an O O
awful O O
lot O O
of O O
Monday B-TIME B-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
quarterback O O
quarterbacking O O
taking O O
place O O
now O O
that O O
she O O
's O O
stepped O O
down O O
. O O

What O O
do O O
you O O
suppose O O
took O O
place O O
here O O
? O O

I O O
think O O
many O O
people O O
have O O
watched O O
this O O
administration O O
in O O
action O O
and O O
watched O O
Christy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Whitman I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
action O O
. O O

The O O
mystery O O
is O O
that O O
she O O
took O O
the O O
job O O
in O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
place O O
or O O
did O O
n't O O
leave O O
earlier O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
quite O O
a O O
misfit O O
for O O
this O O
administration O O
, O O
and O O
she O O
showed O O
that O O
over O O
and O O
over O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
not O O
good O O
at O O
all O O
at O O
communicating O O
the O O
administration O O
's O O
message O O
to O O
the O O
public O O
and O O
certainly O O
to O O
the O O
environmental O O
groups O O
and O O
she O O
was O O
even O O
worse O O
at O O
bringing O O
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
bureaucracy O O
, O O
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
environmental O O
policy O O
makers O O
' O O
message O O
to O O
this O O
administration O O
because O O
she O O
saw O O
herself O O
undercut O O
over O O
and O O
over O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
interesting O O
because O O
leading O O
into O O
it O O
, O O
while O O
she O O
was O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE I-GPE
governor O O
, O O
she O O
sued O O
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
she O O
was O O
very O O
much O O
considering O O
herself O O
to O O
be O O
an O O
environmentalist O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
only O O
to O O
end O O
up O O
becoming O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
then O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
criticism O O
over O O
relaxed O O
regulations O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
hear O O
what O O
she O O
had O O
to O O
say O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
Wednesday I-DATE I-DATE
here O O
on O O
CNN O B-ORG
just O O
after O O
announcing O O
her O O
resignation O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
not O O
leaving O O
because O O
of O O
clashes O O
with O O
the O O
administration O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
had O O
any O O
. O O

I O O
report O O
to O O
the O O
President O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
has O O
always O O
asked O O
me O O
to O O
give O O
him O O
my O O
best O O
unadulterated O O
advice O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
have O O
been O O
on O O
the O O
same O O
page O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
never O O
supportive O O
of O O
protocol O O
because O O
it O O
did O O
n't O O
do O O
what O O
everyone O O
needs O O
to O O
get O O
done O O
as O O
far O O
as O O
climate O O
change O O
is O O
concerned O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
leaving O O
now O O
because O O
it O O
's O O
the O O
appropriate O O
time O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
. O O

Dan O B-PERSON
, O O
do O O
you O O
agree O O
with O O
that O O
? O O

She O O
says O O
the O O
appropriate O O
time O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
suppose O O
for O O
personal O O
reasons O O
or O O
perhaps O O
she O O
was O O
out O O
of O O
step O O
with O O
the O O
administration O O
? O O

I O O
'm O O
sure O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
difficult O O
for O O
her O O
personally O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
commuter O O
marriage O O
perhaps O O
would O O
have O O
been O O
less O O
stressful O O
if O O
everyday O O
she O O
did O O
n't O O
see O O
herself O O
being O O
undermined O O
and O O
overruled O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
if O O
Christy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Whitman I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
were O O
on O O
the O O
same O O
page O O
, O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
I O O
've O O
seen O O
a O O
book O O
large O O
enough O O
to O O
contain O O
a O O
page O O
that O O
big O O
. O O

Over O O
and O O
over O O
there O O
were O O
many O O
, O O
many O O
instances O O
over O O
the O O
last O O
-- O O

Some O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
troops O O
have O O
not O O
had O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
call O O
home O O
since O O
they O O
were O O
deployed O O
for O O
duty O O
in O O
`` O B-EVENT
Operation B-EVENT I-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O
'' O O

For O O
some O O
wives O O
, O O
the O O
kindness O O
of O O
strangers O O
has O O
eased O O
their O O
worries O O
. O O

Beth B-PERSON B-PERSON
Basin I-PERSON I-PERSON
explains O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Jamie B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
husband O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
deployed O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

She O O
and O O
her O O
daughter O O
Jordan B-PERSON B-PERSON
often O O
shuffle O O
through O O
these O O
pictures O O
of O O
him O O
taken O O
before O O
he O O
left O O
. O O

She O O
has O O
no O O
idea O O
where O O
her O O
husband O O
is O O
now O O
, O O
but O O
thanks O O
to O O
a O O
little O O
help O O
from O O
a O O
Delta B-ORG B-ORG
flight O O
attendant O O
, O O
she O O
knew O O
he O O
got O O
where O O
he O O
was O O
going O O
. O O

She O O
had O O
taken O O
a O O
picture O O
of O O
him O O
and O O
everything O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Along O O
with O O
the O O
picture O O
, O O
the O O
flight O O
attendant O O
wrote O O
a O O
letter O O
saying O O
she O O
was O O
praying O O
for O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
safe O O
return O O
. O O

The O O
trip O O
to O O
Georgia B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
just O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
leg O O
. O O

He O O
got O O
on O O
a O O
flight O O
to O O
an O O
undisclosed O O
location O O
, O O
when O O
Jamie B-PERSON B-PERSON
got O O
a O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
phone O O
call O O
from O O
a O O
flight O O
attendant O O
. O O

He O O
asked O O
us O O
to O O
call O O
you O O
to O O
let O O
you O O
know O O
he O O
's O O
okay O O
. O O

And O O
she O O
told O O
us O O
that O O
he O O
whipped O O
out O O
pictures O O
of O O
our O O
kids O O
and O O
everything O O
and O O
showed O O
all O O
the O O
family O O
pictures O O
and O O
stuff O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Jamie B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
not O O
the O O
only O O
military O O
wife O O
who O O
received O O
a O O
photo O O
and O O
letter O O
. O O

Her O O
friend O O
Anna B-PERSON O
also O O
got O O
one O O
. O O

Turns O O
out O O
Anna B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
husband O O
flew O O
out O O
on O O
the O O
same O O
flight O O
as O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Although O O
a O O
small O O
gesture O O
, O O
Anna B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
it O O
's O O
meant O O
a O O
great O O
deal O O
. O O

It O O
made O O
me O O
realize O O
that O O
someone O O
out O O
there O O
does O O
care O O
about O O
my O O
husband O O
and O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
military O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
all O O
anti-war O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Even O O
though O O
neither O O
of O O
the O O
women O O
have O O
ever O O
met O O
the O O
flight O O
attendants O O
, O O
they O O
say O O
they O O
'll O O
never O O
forget O O
their O O
act O O
of O O
kindness O O
. O O

We O O
get O O
thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
e-mail O O
from O O
our O O
viewers O O
every B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
. O O

Here O O
's O O
what O O
some O O
of O O
you O O
are O O
saying O O
as O O
far O O
as O O
our O O
coverage O O
of O O
the O O
top O O
stories O O
is O O
concerned O O
. O O

William B-PERSON B-PERSON
writes O O
this O O
-- O O

Please O O
continue O O
to O O
write O O
to O O
us O O
. O O

We O O
love O O
hearing O O
from O O
you O O
. O O

Just O O
go O O
to O O
our O O
Website O O
, O O
cnn.com/wolf O O
. O O

We O O
read O O
all O O
of O O
your O O
e-mail O O
. O O

Much O O
more O O
coverage O O
of O O
the O O
new O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
-- O O

`` B-ORG O
Vanity I-ORG B-ORG
Fair I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
'' I-ORG O
columnist O O
Daniel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fair I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
here O O
. O O

Quiting O O
in O O
the O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
edition O O
, O O
he O O
describes O O
the O O
journey O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
he O O
found O O
evidence O O
that O O
Hussein B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
day O O
of O O
reckoning O O
well O O
overdue O O
. O O

Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hitchens I-PERSON I-PERSON
joins O O
us O O
from O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Good O O
to O O
have O O
you O O
with O O
us O O
. O O

Thanks O O
for O O
having O O
me O O
. O O

Your O O
journey O O
, O O
particularly O O
to O O
southern O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
what O O
is O O
evoked O O
there O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
both O O
that O O
you O O
evoke O O
is O O
a O O
sense O O
of O O
history O O
of O O
this O O
regime O O
. O O

Give O O
us O O
your O O
insights O O
as O O
to O O
what O O
you O O
think O O
the O O
future O O
holds O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
mean O O
if O O
I O O
start O O
with O O
the O O
Past O O
? O O

Not O O
at O O
you O O
will O O
. O O

Not O O
at O O
all O O
. O O

Not O O
much O O
of O O
a O O
trip O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
n't O O
up O O
the O O
sharp O O
end O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
n't O O
taking O O
risks O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
n't O O
in O O
a O O
position O O
that O O
my O O
dear O O
friend O O
was O O
in O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
killed O O
outside O O
Bagdad B-GPE B-GPE
airport O O
but O O
I O O
had O O
long O O
thought O O
and O O
I O O
was O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the O O
previous O O
war O O
that O O
really O O
all O O
the O O
talk O O
that O O
had O O
been O O
about O O
the O O
rush O O
to O O
war O O
, O O
the O O
push O O
for O O
war O O
, O O
the O O
drive O O
for O O
war O O
, O O
all O O
that O O
propaganda O O
, O O
was O O
essentially O O
nonsensical O O
because O O
in O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
made O O
the O O
only O O
self O O
criticism O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
I O O
could O O
either O O
invade O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
finish O O
developing O O
the O O
nuclear O O
weapon O O
. O O

Maybe O O
before O O
the O O
weapon O O
and O O
then O O
later O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
Oh O O
, O O
I O O
should O O
have O O
got O O
the O O
nuclear O O
weapon O O
before O O
I O O
invaded O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
right O O
about O O
that O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
means O O
that O O
he O O
inaugurated O O
at O O
that O O
point O O
like O O
a O O
dozen B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
war O O
where O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
could O O
be O O
criticized O O
for O O
doing O O
too O O
little O O
and O O
acting O O
too O O
slowly O O
but O O
all O O
we O O
're O O
arguing O O
about O O
lately O O
is O O
to O O
do O O
with O O
those O O
that O O
should O O
have O O
been O O
finished O O
in O O
`91 B-DATE B-DATE
when O O
it O O
could O O
have O O
been O O
finished O O
. O O

Should O O
have O O
taken O O
the O O
side O O
of O O
the O O
rebels O O
then O O
, O O
taken O O
the O O
risk O O
of O O
supporting O O
a O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
insurrection O O
at O O
that O O
point O O
, O O
helping O O
the O O
Kurds B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
removing O O
the O O
regime O O
. O O

Absolutely O O
. O O

We O O
'd O O
be O O
11 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
into O O
nation O O
building O O
by O O
now O O
if O O
we O O
'd O O
done O O
that O O
. O O

That O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
core O O
of O O
the O O
argument O O
. O O

As O O
you O O
point O O
out O O
, O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
for O O
the O O
fact O O
of O O
the O O
matter O O
is O O
, O O
the O O
mistakes O O
of O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
made O O
possible O O
his O O
removal O O
from O O
power O O
ultimately O O
. O O

The O O
mistakes O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
again O O
, O O
as O O
you O O
point O O
out O O
, O O
Norman B-PERSON B-PERSON
Schwarzkopf I-PERSON I-PERSON
making O O
a O O
peace O O
, O O
permitting O O
helicopters O O
to O O
fly O O
. O O

Still O O
hurts O O
me O O
to O O
read O O
this O O
. O O

The O O
little O O
town O O
I O O
was O O
in O O
this O O
southern O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
as O O
far O O
as O O
I O O
got O O
, O O
I O O
ca O O
n't O O
boast O O
of O O
further O O
, O O
is O O
where O O
the O O
talks O O
took O O
place O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
the O O
transcript O O
of O O
the O O
meeting O O
. O O

They O O
say O O
, O O
Okay O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
lost O O
this O O
round O O
, O O
Do O O
you O O
mind O O
if O O
we O O
keep O O
your O O
helicopters O O
in O O
the O O
air O O
just O O
to O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
transport O O
things O O
? O O
and O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
Yeah O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
all O O
right O O
. O O

They O O
ask O O
again O O
, O O
Are O O
you O O
sure O O
they O O
mean O O
that O O
? O O

They O O
ca O O
n't O O
believe O O
the O O
luck O O
. O O

They O O
use O O
the O O
gunships O O
to O O
kill O O
, O O
we O O
think O O
, O O
not B-CARDINAL O
less I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
50,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
inhabitants O O
of O O
southern O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
trying O O
to O O
do O O
that O O
to O O
the O O
Kurds B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
as O O
well O O
, O O
so O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
knife O O
edge O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
just O O
being O O
wise O O
after O O
the O O
event O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
, O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
an O O
argument O O
in O O
realtime O O
between O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
members O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
the O O
only O O
one O O
I O O
know O O
that O O
changed O O
his O O
mind O O
. O O

Most O O
of O O
those O O
that O O
took O O
the O O
view O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
think O O
until O O
recently O O
they O O
were O O
correct O O
in O O
saving O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
in O O
the O O
chain O O
of O O
command O O
with O O
Swartzkopf B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
-- O O

Many O O
others O O
. O O

When O O
they O O
made O O
the O O
decision O O
not O O
to O O
move O O
toward O O
Bagdad B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
bad O O
information O O
, O O
namely O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Republican I-ORG I-ORG
Guard I-ORG I-ORG
absolutely O O
devastated O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
we O O
know O O
now O O
the O O
harvest O O
of O O
all O O
that O O
. O O

It O O
hurts O O
to O O
think O O
of O O
how O O
many O O
wonderful O O
people O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
at O O
the O O
academic O O
community O O
, O O
lawyers O O
, O O
human O O
rights O O
activists O O
, O O
civilians O O
, O O
intellectuals O O
, O O
people O O
-- O O
would O O
now O O
be O O
alive O O
, O O
who O O
have O O
been O O
horribly O O
murdered O O
and O O
tortured O O
and O O
reduced O O
to O O
misery O O
since O O
by O O
a O O
half O B-CARDINAL
application O O
of O O
violence O O
through O O
sanctions O O
and O O
overflights O O
. O O

Mistakes O O
made O O
then O O
, O O
mistakes O O
part O O
of O O
human O O
experience O O
, O O
but O O
now O O
we O O
have O O
an O O
opportunity O O
not O O
to O O
make O O
mistakes O O
. O O

Is O O
it O O
your O O
sense O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
on O O
the O O
right O O
track O O
? O O
that O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
commitment O O
here O O
on O O
the O O
part O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
-- O O

Back O O
to O O
the O O
scene O O
in O O
Orlando B-GPE B-GPE
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

We O O
were O O
here O O
moments O O
ago O O
where O O
the O O
man O O
in O O
the O O
green O O
in O O
the O O
forefront O O
of O O
the O O
screen O O
there O O
, O O
the O O
former O O
POW O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
speaking O O
to O O
the O O
crowd O O
rather O O
emotionally O O
and O O
now O O
you O O
see O O
he O O
is O O
taking O O
down O O
the O O
black O O
and O O
white O O
POW O O
flag O O
. O O

I O O
wish O O
I O O
could O O
tell O O
you O O
which O O
site O O
this O O
flag O O
was O O
hoisted O O
in O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
the O O
pictures O O
coming O O
in O O
from O O
Central O B-LOC
Florida B-GPE I-LOC
, O O
News B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
13 I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

This O O
is O O
that B-FAC O
City I-FAC B-FAC
Hall I-FAC I-FAC
in O O
Orlando B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
now O O
I O O
'm O O
being O O
told O O
. O O

Quite O O
an O O
emotional O O
scene O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
POWs O O
whose O O
face O O
we O O
got O O
to O O
know O O
in O O
the O O
coverage O O
that O O
we O O
saw O O
coming O O
from O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Other O O
POWs O O
from O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
after O O
they O O
were O O
captured O O
and O O
released O O
, O O
that O O
dramatic O O
release O O
that O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
morning B-TIME B-TIME
when O O
they O O
were O O
picked O O
up O O
by O O
a O O
squadron O O
of O O
Marines B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
had O O
wandered O O
in O O
a O O
town O O
in O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
were O O
told O O
where O O
they O O
were O O
being O O
kept O O
. O O

Dramatic O O
rescue O O
and O O
then O O
a O O
return O O
home O O
. O O

Quite O O
an O O
emotional O O
experience O O
and O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
us O O
can O O
only O O
imagine O O
what O O
it O O
must O O
have O O
been O O
like O O
to O O
endure O O
. O O

As O O
we O O
said O O
, O O
quite O O
an O O
emotional O O
moment O O
in O O
Orlando B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

And O O
you O O
see O O
Apache B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
helicopter O O
pilot O O
and O O
his O O
wife O O
Michelle B-PERSON B-PERSON
who O O
was O O
talking O O
with O O
us O O
on O O
the O O
telephone O O
the O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
morning B-TIME B-TIME
when O O
the O O
video O O
came O O
in O O
of O O
the O O
rescue O O
of O O
the O O
POWs O O
and O O
, O O
she O O
identified O O
her O O
husband O O
and O O
life O O
just O O
got O O
better O O
and O O
better O O
for O O
her O O
after O O
that O O
. O O

Moving O O
on O O
now O O
, O O
in O O
upstate O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
criminal O O
charges O O
have O O
been O O
filed O O
in O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
fraternity O O
hazing O O
death O O
at O O
Platsberg B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of O I-ORG
New B-GPE I-ORG
York I-GPE I-ORG
. O O

11 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
members O O
had O O
been O O
charged O O
with O O
negligent O O
homicide O O
for O O
forcing O O
18 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
pledge O O
Walter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON I-PERSON
Jenning I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
drink O O
an O O
excessive O O
amount O O
of O O
water O O
. O O

The O O
fraternity O O
also O O
faces O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
150 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
charges O O
for O O
other O O
hazing O O
activities O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

Now O O
back O O
to O O
`` O O
people B-WORK_OF_ART O
in I-WORK_OF_ART O
the I-WORK_OF_ART O
news I-WORK_OF_ART O
. O O
'' O O

Good O O
to O O
be O O
-LRB- O O
bleep O O
-RRB- O O
King O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

With O O
the O O
success O O
of O O
a O O
new O O
television O O
show O O
and O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
Oz-fest B-EVENT B-ORG
tour O O
ready O O
to O O
kick O O
off O O
, O O
things O O
were O O
looking O O
great O O
for O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Osbourne I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

He O O
was O O
sober O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
rich O O
and O O
surrounded O O
by O O
a O O
family O O
who O O
loved O O
him O O
but O O
once O O
again O O
, O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
high O O
would O O
hit O O
a O O
low O O
. O O

That B-DATE O
July I-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Osbourne I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
long O O
- O O
time O O
manager O O
, O O
wife O O
and O O
best O O
friend O O
, O O
announced O O
to O O
the O O
world O O
that O O
she O O
'd O O
been O O
diagnosed O O
with O O
colon O O
cancer O O
. O O

Every O O
fiber O O
of O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
shaken O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
sedated O O
for O O
a O O
while O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
have O O
to O O
undergo O O
rounds O O
of O O
chemotherapy O O
all B-DATE O
summer I-DATE O
. O O

Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
took O O
time O O
off O O
from O O
Oz-fest B-EVENT O
to O O
tend O O
to O O
his O O
wife O O
. O O

Ever O O
the O O
rock O O
, O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
faced O O
cancer O O
head O O
on O O
. O O

When O O
you O O
go O O
in O O
there O O
and O O
people O O
so O O
much O O
worse O O
than O O
me O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
's O O
like O O
, O O
How O O
lucky O O
am O O
I O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
great O O
support O O
system O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Even O O
with O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
trying O O
to O O
make O O
things O O
as O O
easy O O
as O O
possible O O
on O O
her O O
husband O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
still O O
a O O
mess O O
. O O

His O O
struggle O O
with O O
sobriety O O
would O O
be O O
tested O O
again O O
. O O

Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
not O O
doing O O
too O O
good O O
right O O
now O O
. O O

Drinking O O
? O O

Drinking O O
and O O
he O O
's O O
very O O
delicate O O
. O O

He O O
's O O
, O O
like O O
, O O
dealing O O
with O O
it O O
the O O
best O O
he O O
can O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Despite O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
illness O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
business O O
as O O
usual O O
for O O
the O O
family O O
. O O

Though O O
pushed O O
back O O
, O O
filming O O
commenced O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
fall I-DATE I-DATE
on O O
a O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
season O O
of O O
`` O O
the B-WORK_OF_ART O
Osbournes I-WORK_OF_ART B-PERSON
. O O
'' O O

Some O O
days O O
when O O
I O O
'm O O
feeling O O
bad O O
, O O
I O O
say O O
I O O
ca O O
n't O O
do O O
this O O
anymore O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
you O O
wake O O
up O O
and O O
see O O
the O O
crew O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
you O O
snap O O
out O O
of O O
it O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

The O O
larger O O
question O O
loomed O O
. O O

How O O
could O O
comedy O O
come O O
out O O
of O O
chemotherapy O O
treatments O O
? O O

Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
dealing O O
with O O
the O O
diagnosis O O
and O O
illness O O
but O O
what O O
's O O
interesting O O
is O O
humor O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

And O O
the O O
humor O O
did O O
remain O O
the O O
same O O
. O O

The O O
show O O
came O O
back O O
with O O
a O O
vengeance O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
fall I-DATE I-DATE
chronicling O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
dealing O O
with O O
cancer O O
and O O
the O O
kids O O
coping O O
with O O
new O O
- O O
found O O
celebrity O O
and O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
top O O
rated O O
shows O O
. O O

Ratings O O
for O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
season O O
slid O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
not O O
banking O O
my O O
whole O O
life O O
on O O
bringing O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
number O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
rated O O
show O O
. O O

Having O O
a O O
nervous O O
breakdown O O
. O O

The O O
bubble O O
will O O
burst O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

This B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
more O O
ups O O
and O O
downs O O
. O O

Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
announced O O
in O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
the O O
cancer O O
was O O
in O O
remission O O
, O O
but O O
just B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
after O O
that O O
announcement O O
, O O
son O O
Jack B-PERSON B-PERSON
entered O O
drug O O
and O O
alcohol O O
rehabilitation O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

His O O
family O O
said O O
that O O
his O O
party O O
life O O
style O O
caught O O
up O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
with O O
a O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
season O O
set O O
to O O
start O O
, O O
will O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
role O O
as O O
a O O
family O O
man O O
change O O
the O O
image O O
in O O
the O O
annuls O O
of O O
heavy O O
metal O O
mad O O
man O O
? O O

I O O
think O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
the O O
guy O O
that O O
hit O O
a O O
head O O
of O O
a O O
bat O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
? O O

Crazy O O
, O O
drug O O
taking O O
, O O
hard O O
drinking O O
, O O
hard O O
living O O
rock O O
n O O
roller O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
what O O
the O O
show O O
does O O
is O O
also O O
show O O
that O O
you O O
might O O
be O O
those O O
things O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
might O O
be O O
a O O
pretty O O
great O O
dad O O
, O O
too O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
n't O O
be O O
here O O
now O O
if O O
it O O
was O O
n't O O
for O O
my O O
wife O O
. O O

I O O
always O O
loved O O
my O O
wife O O
but O O
sometimes O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
like O O
her O O
and O O
sometimes O O
she O O
does O O
n't O O
like O O
me O O
but O O
we O O
love O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

I O O
hate O O
these O O
people O O
that O O
go O O
, O O
we O O
've O O
been O O
married O O
for O O
56 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
never O O
had O O
a O O
bad O O
word O O
. O O

They O O
must O O
have O O
been O O
living O O
in O O
a O O
different O O
planet O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Osbourne I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
life O O
filled O O
with O O
incredible O O
highs O O
crashing O O
into O O
devastating O O
lows O O
. O O

A O O
manic O O
life O O
, O O
grounded O O
in O O
family O O
values O O
. O O

Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
like O O
me O O
saying O O
this O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
's O O
a O O
very O O
tender O O
, O O
gentle O O
man O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
guy O O
whose O O
world O O
revolves O O
not O O
so O O
much O O
around O O
music O O
as O O
around O O
his O O
wife O O
. O O

Rock O O
`n O O
roll O O
! O O

Part O O
of O O
the O O
legacy O O
of O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Osbourne I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
a O O
cautionary O O
tale O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
also O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
tale O O
that O O
includes O O
family O O
love O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
good O O
things O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
had O O
it O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

It O O
's O O
a O O
tale O O
that O O
continues O O
to O O
unfold O O
. O O

No O O
telling O O
how O O
long O O
the O O
Osbourne B-PERSON B-PERSON
phenomenon O O
may O O
last O O
but O O
the O O
family O O
's O O
loyal O O
following O O
will O O
always O O
be O O
screaming O O
for O O
more O O
. O O

Stop O O
screaming O O
! O O

Reporter O O
: O O

And O O
so O O
will O O
Ozzy B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Sharon O B-PERSON
! O O

Despite O O
problems O O
-- O O

Want O O
to O O
get O O
to O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
a O O
massive O O
manhunt O O
underway O O
where O O
a O O
rapist O O
is O O
targeting O O
children O O
. O O

DNA O O
testing O O
has O O
conclusively O O
linked O O
one B-CARDINAL O
man O O
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
most O O
recent O O
victims O O
, O O
age B-DATE B-DATE
11 I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
13 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

They O O
also O O
believed O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
those O O
attacked O O
in O O
this O O
string O O
is O O
age B-DATE B-DATE
79 I-DATE I-DATE
as O O
well O O
. O O

We O O
talked O O
with O O
the O O
lieutenant O O
in O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
there O O
is O O
big O O
time O O
concern O O
in O O
the O O
Shenandoah B-LOC B-LOC
neighborhood O O
, O O
southwestern O O
portion O O
of O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Overseas O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
a O O
major O O
operation O O
underway O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
joining O O
us O O
now O O
, O O
the O O
chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
William B-PERSON B-PERSON
Donaldson I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

MR. O O
chairman O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
good O O
to O O
have O O
you O O
here O O
. O O

Nice O O
to O O
be O O
here O O
, O O
Lou B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Let O O
's O O
start O O
with O O
that O O
surprise O O
, O O
the O O
malfeasance O O
that O O
is O O
crossing O O
your O O
desk O O
. O O

Are O O
you O O
suggesting O O
corporate O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
not O O
learned O O
its O O
lesson O O
yet O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
no O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
quote O O
is O O
a O O
little O O
out O O
of O O
context O O
there O O
. O O

there O O
are O O
15,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
companies O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
great O O
bulk O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
very O O
honestly O O
managed O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
. O O

a O O
number O O
of O O
people O O
have O O
had O O
egregious O O
fraud O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
. O O

There O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
general O O
loosening O O
of O O
morals O O
across O O
the O O
board O O
. O O

What O O
I O O
was O O
referring O O
to O O
in O O
that O O
quote O O
you O O
had O O
was O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
cases O O
we O O
see O O
day O O
in O O
and O O
day O O
out O O
at O O
the O O
lowest O O
levels O O
, O O
scams O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
, O O
where O O
considerable O O
amounts O O
of O O
money O O
are O O
being O O
made O O
and O O
lost O O
by O O
relatively O O
small O O
investors O O
. O O

Is O O
the O O
investor O O
today B-DATE O
in O O
your O O
judgment O O
secure O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
marketplace O O
is O O
becoming O O
increasingly O O
secure O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
the O O
reforms O O
that O O
have O O
come O O
via O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Sarbanes I-LAW I-LAW
- I-LAW I-LAW
Oxley I-LAW I-LAW
Act I-LAW I-LAW
and O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
things O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
done O O
at O O
the O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
are O O
basically O O
making O O
everybody O O
take O O
a O O
new O O
look O O
at O O
how O O
they O O
're O O
performing O O
their O O
duty O O
as O O
a O O
director O O
, O O
how O O
they O O
're O O
performing O O
their O O
duties O O
on O O
audit O O
committees O O
and O O
compensation O O
committees O O
and O O
in O O
Wall B-ORG O
Street I-ORG O
. O O

I O O
think O O
the O O
reforms O O
that O O
came O O
as O O
a O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
large O O
settlement O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
change O O
the O O
way O O
research O O
and O O
investment O O
banking O O
are O O
done O O
to O O
the O O
betterment O O
of O O
the O O
individual O O
investor O O
. O O

And O O
some O O
people O O
are O O
surprised O O
and O O
I O O
might O O
even O O
add O O
pleased O O
in O O
this O O
city O O
that O O
your O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
quick O O
to O O
react O O
when O O
Phil B-PERSON B-PERSON
Purcell I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
Morgan B-ORG B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG I-ORG
made O O
a O O
statement O O
that O O
your O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
did O O
n't O O
think O O
and O O
that O O
you O O
did O O
n't O O
think O O
expressed O O
appropriate O O
contrition O O
when O O
Bear B-ORG B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG I-ORG
stepped O O
out O O
of O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
view O O
of O O
the O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
was O O
n't O O
a O O
polite O O
phone O O
call O O
quietly O O
made O O
, O O
either O O
from O O
your O O
enforcement O O
division O O
or O O
from O O
your O O
office O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
rather O O
public O O
. O O

Is O O
that O O
the O O
way O O
you O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
operate O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
Lou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
we O O
're O O
deadly O O
serious O O
about O O
bringing O O
reform O O
into O O
the O O
marketplace O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
deadly O O
serious O O
about O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
actions O O
we O O
've O O
taken O O
, O O
and O O
when O O
we O O
see O O
people O O
who O O
do O O
n't O O
appear O O
to O O
be O O
taking O O
it O O
too O O
seriously O O
, O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
get O O
to O O
them O O
right O O
away O O
. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
perhaps O O
no O O
one O O
more O O
surprised O O
than O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
running O O
those O O
firms O O
on O O
Wall B-FAC O
Street I-FAC O
. O O

You O O
have O O
also O O
expressed O O
concern O O
about O O
excessive O O
executive O O
compensation O O
, O O
particularly O O
CEO O O
compensation O O
. O O

Is O O
there O O
really O O
anything O O
that O O
can O O
be O O
done O O
about O O
this O O
problem O O
? O O

I O O
think O O
so O O
, O O
Lou B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

I O O
think O O
the O O
real O O
next O O
step O O
here O O
is O O
for O O
compensation O O
committees O O
to O O
spend O O
a O O
little O O
more O O
time O O
than O O
they O O
do O O
on O O
what O O
they O O
're O O
really O O
compensating O O
for O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
too O O
much O O
emphasis O O
on O O
performance O O
defined O O
strictly O O
by O O
stock O O
performance O O
and O O
earnings O O
per O O
share O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
there O O
are O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
other O O
measures O O
that O O
indicate O O
how O O
well O O
somebody O O
's O O
doing O O
running O O
a O O
company O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
corporation O O
boards O O
need O O
to O O
spend O O
more O O
time O O
on O O
that O O
dimension O O
. O O

And O O
with O O
you O O
as O O
Chairman O O
of O O
the O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
exercising O O
your O O
bully O O
pulpit O O
, O O
one O O
assumes O O
that O O
-- O O

Canada B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
on O O
the O O
path O O
to O O
becoming O O
the O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
country O O
to O O
allow O O
gay O O
marriage O O
. O O

The O O
federal O O
government O O
will O O
not O O
appeal O O
the O O
court O O
ruling O O
that O O
cleared O O
the O O
way O O
for O O
same O O
- O O
sex O O
unions O O
. O O

Prime O O
Minister O O
Jean B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chretien I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
the O O
government O O
will O O
now O O
draft O O
legislation O O
legalizing O O
gay O O
marriages O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
, O O
can O O
withhold O O
the O O
names O O
of O O
people O O
detained O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
9 B-EVENT B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT I-EVENT
investigation O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
the O O
decision O O
from O O
a O O
federal O O
appeals O O
court O O
reversing O O
a O O
lower O O
court O O
ruling O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Justice I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
argued O O
that O O
releasing O O
the O O
names O O
could O O
hamper O O
ongoing O O
investigations O O
. O O

As O O
we O O
've O O
been O O
reporting O O
, O O
only O O
within O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
past I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
or I-TIME O
so I-TIME O
, O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
shooting O O
incident O O
in O O
central O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
not O O
far O O
from O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
West I-GPE I-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

A O O
7 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
girl O O
has O O
died O O
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
others O O
, O O
her O O
father O O
apparently O O
and O O
another O O
sister O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
wounded O O
in O O
this O O
incident O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
continue O O
to O O
get O O
more O O
details O O
on O O
this O O
late O O
- O O
breaking O O
development O O
and O O
bring O O
you O O
those O O
details O O
when O O
we O O
have O O
them O O
. O O

Convicted O O
rapist O O
and O O
Max B-ORG B-PERSON
Factor I-ORG I-PERSON
heir O O
Andrew B-PERSON B-PERSON
Luster I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
back O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Luster B-PERSON B-PERSON
returned O O
to O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
from O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
following O O
his O O
capture O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
by O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
bounty O O
hunters O O
. O O

Luster B-PERSON B-PERSON
skipped O O
bail O O
during O O
his O O
trial O O
in O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
for O O
raping O O
and O O
drugging O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
women O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
sentenced O O
in O O
abstentia O O
to O O
124 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
prison O O
. O O

An O O
occasion O O
that O O
marked O O
the O O
formal O O
establishment O O
between O O
our O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
. O O

Since O O
then O O
this O O
relationship O O
has O O
grown O O
in O O
importance O O
to O O
us O O
both O O
through O O
good O O
times O O
and O O
bad O O
. O O

Both O O
of O O
my O O
generation O O
and O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
special O O
pause O O
to O O
remember O O
the O O
unacceptable O O
sacrifice O O
the O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
made O O
to O O
defeat O O
fascism O O
in O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Second I-EVENT I-EVENT
World I-EVENT I-EVENT
War I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

Nothing O O
, O O
not O O
even O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
our O O
countries O O
became O O
estranged O O
in O O
the O O
war O O
's O O
aftermath O O
, O O
has O O
ever O O
dimmed O O
our O O
memory O O
of O O
the O O
scale O O
of O O
your O O
loss O O
. O O

That O O
experience O O
should O O
continue O O
to O O
inspire O O
us O O
, O O
as O O
we O O
seek O O
to O O
build O O
a O O
more O O
peaceful O O
and O O
secure O O
world O O
. O O

When O O
I O O
visited O O
your O O
country O O
in O O
1994 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
I O O
recall O O
saying O O
to O O
President O O
Yeltsin B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
he O O
and O O
I O O
spent O O
most O O
of O O
our O O
lives O O
believing O O
such O O
a O O
visit O O
would O O
never O O
happen O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
I O O
hoped O O
he O O
was O O
as O O
delighted O O
as O O
I O O
was O O
to O O
be O O
proved O O
wrong O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
just O O
as O O
delighted O O
now O O
, O O
nine B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
to O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
welcome O O
you O O
here O O
and O O
to O O
learn O O
about O O
the O O
great O O
changes O O
which O O
have O O
occurred O O
in O O
your O O
country O O
since O O
I O O
was O O
there O O
. O O

Russia B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
established O O
itself O O
as O O
our O O
partner O O
and O O
our O O
friend O O
. O O

We O O
work O O
together O O
bilatarily O O
and O O
on O O
the O O
international O O
stage O O
, O O
and O O
we O O
are O O
developing O O
new O O
links O O
all O O
the O O
time O O
in O O
fields O O
of O O
commerce O O
, O O
culture O O
, O O
counterterrorism O O
, O O
energy O O
, O O
education O O
environment O O
. O O

I O O
know O O
you O O
will O O
be O O
seeing O O
evidence O O
of O O
some O O
of O O
this O O
during O O
your O O
visit O O
. O O

Mr. O O
President O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
, O O
a O O
sign O O
of O O
genuine O O
friendship O O
that O O
we O O
are O O
able O O
to O O
have O O
disagreements O O
, O O
but O O
remain O O
firm O O
partners O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
no O O
secret O O
that O O
the O O
significant O O
differences O O
between O O
our O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
on O O
how O O
best O O
to O O
handle O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
we O O
are O O
now O O
able O O
to O O
look O O
forward O O
together O O
firmly O O
in O O
agreement O O
on O O
the O O
route O O
we O O
have O O
decided O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
although O O
, O O
the O O
tragic O O
loss O O
of O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
lives O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
reminds O O
us O O
all O O
of O O
the O O
difficulties O O
to O O
be O O
faced O O
. O O

But O O
as O O
we O O
look O O
ahead O O
, O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
our O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
partnership O O
is O O
of O O
profound O O
importance O O
to O O
both O O
of O O
us O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
clearly O O
evident O O
, O O
if O O
we O O
look O O
beyond O O
the O O
challenges O O
of O O
international O O
politics O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
alone O I-DATE
, O O
we O O
have O O
heard O O
the O O
announcements O O
of O O
major O O
investments O O
in O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
by O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
companies O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
also O O
heard O O
a O O
different O O
sign O O
of O O
Sir O O
Paul B-PERSON B-PERSON
McCartney I-PERSON I-PERSON
playing O O
to O O
enthusiastic O O
crowds O O
in O O
Red B-FAC B-FAC
Square I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
and O O
we O O
, O O
in O O
turn O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
enthralled O O
by O O
the O O
celebrations O O
of O O
your O O
own O O
city O O
in O O
Petersburg B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
work O O
continues O O
to O O
bring O O
the O O
young O O
people O O
of O O
our O O
countries O O
closer O O
together O O
through O O
language O O
, O O
teaching O O
, O O
school O O
exchanges O O
and O O
university O O
programs O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
a O O
vibrant O O
and O O
exciting O O
relationship O O
from O O
which O O
we O O
both O O
derive O O
mass O O
benefit O O
. O O

Mr. O O
President O O
, O O
your O O
country O O
is O O
rich O O
-- O O

It O O
looks O O
like O O
an O O
annual B-DATE O
tradition O O
is O O
building O O
. O O

80,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
with O O
a O O
shared O O
love O O
of O O
music O O
converge O O
on O O
a O O
Tennessee B-GPE B-GPE
pasture O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
good O O
vibes O O
and O O
who O O
knows O O
what O O
else O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
called O O
Bonnaroo B-EVENT B-PRODUCT
. O O

Check O O
it O O
out O O
. O O

Bonnaroo B-EVENT O
is O O
kind O O
of O O
this O O
going O O
example O O
of O O
what O O
the O O
whole O O
jam O O
band O O
community O O
is O O
turned O O
in O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
what O O
I O O
really O O
like O O
about O O
the O O
jam O O
community O O
, O O
its O O
acceptance O O
of O O
improvizational O O
music O O
, O O
despite O O
whatever O O
region O O
or O O
genre O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
about O O
the O O
freedom O O
of O O
the O O
music O O
and O O
the O O
freedom O O
of O O
expression O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
sold O O
all O B-CARDINAL
80,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
tickets O O
through O O
our O O
web O O
site O O
. O O

We O O
sold O O
out O O
in O O
16 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

I O O
mean O O
, O O
the O O
amazing O O
thing O O
is O O
, O O
we O O
used O O
no O O
traditional O O
advertising O O
. O O

We O O
put O O
all O O
these O O
bands O O
together O O
. O O

It O O
draws O O
a O O
huge O O
audience O O
, O O
so O O
the O O
record O O
companies O O
and O O
the O O
music O O
business O O
has O O
to O O
take O O
all O O
of O O
these O O
forms O O
of O O
music O O
more O O
seriously O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
like O O
strength O O
in O O
numbers O O
. O O

I O O
hope O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
thing O O
can O O
happen O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
instead O O
of O O
it O O
just O O
being O O
these O O
isolated O O
festivals O O
like O O
Bonnaroo B-EVENT B-EVENT
, O O
it O O
really O O
can O O
happen O O
in O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cities O O
every O O
summer O O
, O O
like O O
the O O
festivals O O
do O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

My O O
only O O
complaint O O
is O O
the O O
overlapping O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
music O O
lover O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
, O O
there O O
's O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
acts O O
all O O
playing O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
on O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
different O O
stages O O
that O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

It O O
really O O
comes O O
from O O
the O O
actual O O
bands O O
and O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
there O O
's O O
this O O
grassroots O O
following O O
that O O
's O O
been O O
there O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
for O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
, O O
primarily O O
started O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Grateful I-ORG I-ORG
Dead I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
at O O
least O O
the O O
future O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Grateful I-ORG I-ORG
Dead I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

We O O
will O O
get O O
by O O
we O O
will O O
survive O O
. O O

We O O
're O O
carrying O O
on O O
a O O
tradition O O
that O O
started O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
. O O

In O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
music O O
, O O
improvization O O
is O O
what O O
it O O
's O O
always O O
been O O
about O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
just O O
clapping O O
and O O
having O O
a O O
good O O
time O O
. O O

It O O
makes O O
you O O
feel O O
a O O
certain O O
kind O O
of O O
love O O
, O O
and O O
hopefully O O
, O O
that O O
translates O O
in O O
the O O
community O O
. O O

You O O
go O O
out O O
. O O

You O O
hug O O
someone O O
. O O

You O O
do O O
something O O
good O O
. O O

You O O
make O O
a O O
better O O
world O O
. O O

For O O
me O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
music O O
. O O

We O O
love O O
you O O
. O O

We O O
-- O O

All O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
many O O
young O O
faces O O
that O O
bear O O
the O O
heavy O O
mark O O
of O O
war O O
. O O

The O O
story O O
of O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
boy O O
who O O
's O O
lucky O O
enough O O
to O O
be O O
alive O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Mary B-PERSON B-PERSON
Snow I-PERSON I-PERSON
with O O
this O O
check O O
of O O
headlines O O
. O O

American B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
' I-ORG I-ORG
fate O O
is O O
hanging O O
on O O
its O O
flight O O
attendant O O
's O O
union O O
, O O
its O O
narrowly O O
rejected O O
union O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

If O O
the O O
workers O O
do O O
n't O O
approve O O
the O O
steep O O
cutbacks O O
American B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
it O O
will O O
file O O
for O O
bankruptcy O O
. O O

Yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
American B-ORG B-NORP
pilots O O
mechanics O O
approved O O
their O O
share O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
labor O O
concession O O
. O O

American B-ORG B-ORG
warns O O
it O O
will O O
seek O O
more O O
layoffs O O
if O O
it O O
does O O
file O O
for O O
Chapter B-LAW B-LAW
11 I-LAW I-LAW
. O O

Number O O
of O O
companies O O
are O O
planning O O
to O O
cut O O
their O O
payrolls O O
. O O

Motorola B-ORG B-ORG
saying O O
it O O
will O O
eliminate O O
another O O
3,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
jobs O O
, O O
3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
work O O
force O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
latest O O
numbers O O
on O O
the O O
Dow O O
. O O

Wall B-ORG O
Street I-ORG O
stocks O O
are O O
mixed O O
. O O

The O O
Dow O O
industrials O O
down O O
64 B-QUANTITY B-CARDINAL
points I-QUANTITY O
. O O

Nasdaq O O
up O O
about O B-CARDINAL
13 B-QUANTITY I-CARDINAL
points I-QUANTITY O
. O O

That O O
's O O
the O O
latest O O
from O O
Wall B-FAC B-FAC
Street I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

CNN B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Live I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Today I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
continues O O
after O O
this O O
. O O

Central B-ORG B-ORG
Command I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
determined O O
that O O
Baghdad B-FAC B-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
is O O
unusable O O
for O O
normal O O
air O O
operations O O
. O O

The O O
airport O O
, O O
for O O
the O O
most O O
part O O
, O O
is O O
now O O
under O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
control O O
. O O

Military O O
officials O O
will O O
not O O
say O O
whether O O
damage O O
to O O
the O O
runways O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
limit O O
operation O O
there O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
know O O
there O O
are O O
underground O O
bunkers O O
there O O
and O O
some O O
other O O
areas O O
that O O
may O O
be O O
of O O
use O O
. O O

Centcom B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
says O O
2500 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Republican B-ORG B-ORG
Guard I-ORG I-ORG
troops O O
have O O
surrendered O O
to O O
U.S. B-NORP B-NORP
Marines I-NORP I-NORP
between O O
Kut B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Military O O
officials O O
say O O
the O O
Baghdad B-ORG B-ORG
Republican I-ORG I-ORG
Guard I-ORG I-ORG
division O O
is O O
no O O
longer O O
an O O
effective O O
fighting O O
force O O
. O O

USAirways B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
flying O O
its O O
way O O
out O O
of O O
bankruptcy O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
which O O
lost O O
nearly B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
4 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
cut O O
its O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
costs O O
by O O
nearly B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Most O O
of O O
that O O
was O O
saved O O
by O O
cutting O O
employee O O
wages O O
and O O
benefits O O
. O O

The O O
Dow O O
is O O
down O O
, O O
you O O
see O O
there O O
, O O
just O O
about O B-CARDINAL
almost B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
140 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
points O O
. O O

Nasdaq O O
down O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
and O O
the O O
S&P O B-ORG
is O O
down O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
markets O O
are O O
continuing O O
their O O
negative O O
trend O O
from O O
last O B-DATE
week O I-DATE
. O O

We O O
'll O O
keep O O
our O O
eye O O
on O O
that O O
. O O

Coming O O
up O O
right O O
here O O
, O O
next O B-TIME
hour O I-TIME
on O O
Live B-WORK_OF_ART O
From I-WORK_OF_ART O
, O O
terror O O
tactics O O
on O O
the O O
battlefield O O
. O O

Is O O
it O O
a O O
taste O O
of O O
more O O
to O O
come O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

We O O
'll O O
talk O O
with O O
a O O
terror O O
expert O O
about O O
that O O
, O O
and O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
deserters O O
on O O
the O O
northern O O
front O O
, O O
Ben B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wedeman I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
their O O
story O O
why O O
they O O
're O O
no O O
longer O O
fighting O O
for O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Don B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shepperd I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
going O O
to O O
answer O O
some O O
of O O
your O O
questions O O
as O O
he O O
looks O O
at O O
the O O
battle O O
hot O O
spots O O
. O O

Now O O
let O O
's O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
Wolf B-PERSON B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
for O O
more O O
special O O
coverage O O
of O O
the O O
war O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Welcome O O
and O O
good O O
evening B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
everyone O O
. O O

Mike B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
off O O
tonight O B-TIME
. O O

To O O
our O O
top O O
story O O
of O O
the O B-TIME
evening B-TIME I-TIME
-- O O
Martha B-PERSON B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
stepping O O
down O O
as O O
head O O
of O O
her O O
media O O
empire O O
. O O

She O O
announced O O
her O O
decision O O
to O O
vacate O O
her O O
post O O
as O O
chief O O
executive O O
of O O
Martha B-ORG B-ORG
Stewart I-ORG I-ORG
Living I-ORG I-ORG
Omnimedia I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
following O O
word O O
of O O
a O O
federal O O
indictment O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
statement O O
, O O
she O O
says O O
she O O
's O O
stepping O O
aside O O
in O O
the O O
best O O
interest O O
of O O
the O O
company O O
, O O
but O O
she O O
will O O
stay O O
on O O
the O O
board O O
of O O
directors O O
. O O

Stewart B-PERSON B-PERSON
pleaded O O
not O O
guilty O O
to O O
a O O
nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
count O O
indictment O O
. O O

The O O
charges O O
include O O
conspiracy O O
to O O
obstruct O O
justice O O
and O O
perjury O O
connected O O
to O O
an O O
insider O O
trading O O
scandal O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
also O O
filed O O
civil O O
charges O O
against O O
her O O
. O O

She O O
is O O
charged O O
with O O
using O O
insider O O
information O O
to O O
bail O O
out O O
of O O
a O O
biotech O O
stock O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
before I-DATE O
its O O
price O O
tanked O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
trying O O
to O O
cover O O
it O O
up O O
. O O

Her O O
stockbroker O O
was O O
also O O
charged O O
. O O

If O O
convicted O O
on O O
all O O
counts O O
, O O
Stewart B-PERSON B-PERSON
faces O O
up B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
prison O O
and O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
fines O O
. O O

A O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
terrorist O O
leader O O
wanted O O
for O O
a O O
deadly O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
cruise O O
ship O O
hijacking O O
is O O
in O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
custody O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
sources O O
tell O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
Mohammed B-PERSON B-PERSON
`` I-PERSON I-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON I-PERSON
'' I-PERSON I-PERSON
Abbas I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
captured O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
50 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
miles I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
west O O
of O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
sources O O
say O O
he O O
had O O
tried O O
to O O
flee O O
into O O
Syria B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
was O O
turned O O
away O O
at O O
the O O
border O O
. O O

In O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1985 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
hijackers O O
under O O
his O O
command O O
took O O
over O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
cruise O O
ship O O
`` B-PRODUCT O
Achille I-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Lauro I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
and O O
killed O O
a O O
wheelchair O O
- O O
bound O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
tourist O O
, O O
Leo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Klinghoffer I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Abbas B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
convicted O O
in O O
absentia O O
by O O
an O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
court O O
and O O
sentenced O O
to O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
life O O
terms O O
in O O
prison O O
. O O

And O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Dixie I-ORG I-ORG
Chicks I-ORG I-ORG
open O O
their O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
tour O O
tomorrow B-TIME B-DATE
night I-TIME B-TIME
in O O
Greenville B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

The O O
popular O O
band O O
has O O
been O O
criticized O O
within O O
country O O
music O O
circles O O
for O O
comments O O
by O O
lead O O
singer O O
Natalie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Maines I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

She O O
said O O
she O O
was O O
embarrassed O O
to O O
be O O
from O O
the O O
same O O
state O O
as O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

She O O
has O O
since O O
apologized O O
for O O
her O O
remarks O O
. O O

Hmm O O
, O O
those B-ORG O
Dixie I-ORG B-ORG
Chicks I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Speaking O O
of O O
chicks O O
-- O O
call O O
it O O
puppy O O
love O O
, O O
call O O
it O O
maternal O O
instinct O O
, O O
but O O
, O O
mostly O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
ordinary O O
. O O

Andrea B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ash I-PERSON I-PERSON
from O O
Kezi B-ORG B-GPE
in O O
Portland B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
this O O
story O O
of O O
chicken O O
that O O
decided O O
to O O
take O O
a O O
new O O
day O O
job O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

People O O
have O O
long O O
struggled O O
with O O
the O O
question O O
, O O
Why O O
did O O
the O O
chicken O O
cross O O
the O O
road O O
? O O
- O O
but O O
all O O
the O O
Scott B-PERSON B-PERSON
family O O
wants O O
to O O
know O O
is O O
, O O
Why O O
did O O
a O O
chicken O O
adopt O O
their O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
new O O
puppies O O
? O O

Every O O
time O O
we O O
looked O O
out O O
our O O
window O O
it O O
was O O
like O O
, O O
What O O
is O O
she O O
doing O O
in O O
there O O
? O O

It O O
looks O O
so O O
out O O
of O O
place O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
just O O
funny O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

The O O
puppies O O
were O O
born O O
Easter B-DATE B-DATE
Sunday I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Soon O O
after O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
family O O
's O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
chickens O O
flew O O
the O O
coop O O
and O O
took O O
up O O
residence O O
in O O
the O O
crate O O
built O O
especially O O
for O O
the O O
puppies O O
. O O

They O O
goes O O
in O O
there O O
and O O
nuzzles O O
with O O
the O O
puppies O O
, O O
or O O
lays O O
her O O
eggs O O
and O O
sits O O
there O O
with O O
the O O
mother O O
. O O

They O O
're O O
just O O
all O O
happy O O
, O O
a O O
little O O
family O O
in O O
there O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

At O O
first O O
the O O
sight O O
shocked O O
the O O
Scott B-PERSON B-PERSON
family O O
. O O

They O O
tried O O
to O O
shoo O O
the O O
hen O O
away O O
but O O
she O O
kept O O
coming O O
back O O
, O O
even O O
putting O O
up O O
baby O O
gates O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
keep O O
the O O
chicken O O
out O O
. O O

No O O
match O O
for O O
her O O
. O O

She O O
simply O O
flew O O
over O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
got O O
past O O
the O O
puppies O O
' O O
protective O O
father O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
going O O
to O O
sit O O
with O O
these O O
punies O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

The O O
Scotts B-PERSON B-PERSON
ran O O
it O O
past O O
their O O
vet O O
and O O
the O O
vet O O
assured O O
them O O
, O O
as O O
long O O
as O O
the O O
hen O O
left O O
her O O
crate O O
to O O
do O O
business O O
, O O
she O O
was O O
no O O
harm O O
to O O
the O O
pup O O
. O O

The O O
family O O
says O O
the O O
chicken O O
keeps O O
the O O
place O O
clean O O
, O O
so O O
she O O
's O O
free O O
to O O
stay O O
. O O

A O O
pretty O O
good O O
relationship O O
with O O
that O O
chicken O O
. O O

She O O
does O O
n't O O
mind O O
them O O
crawling O O
around O O
underneath O O
her O O
. O O

Reporter O O
: O O

When O O
the O O
mom O O
comes O O
in O O
, O O
the O O
puppies O O
know O O
exactly O O
where O O
to O O
go O O
for O O
milk O O
-- O O
sort O O
of O O
a O O
little O O
confusion O O
. O O

The O O
pups O O
do O O
n't O O
exactly O O
know O O
the O O
difference O O
between O O
fur O O
and O O
feathers O O
yet O O
. O O

After O O
all O O
, O O
they O O
're O O
only O B-DATE
a B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Eventually O O
they O O
all O O
find O O
the O O
real O O
mom O O
. O O

No O O
one O O
knows O O
what O O
will O O
happen O O
as O O
the O O
pups O O
grow O O
older O O
and O O
are O O
able O O
to O O
open O O
their O O
eyes O O
. O O

Chances O O
are O O
, O O
they O O
'll O O
always O O
have O O
a O O
fondness O O
from O O
one O O
hen O O
. O O

Those O O
puppies O O
are O O
in O O
for O O
a O O
heck O O
of O O
a O O
surprise O O
when O O
they O O
do O O
open O O
their O O
eyes O O
, O O
are O O
n't O O
they O O
? O O

The O O
puppies O O
come O O
home O O
to O O
roost O O
! O O

That O O
's O O
a O O
good O O
one O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
a O O
great O O
story O O
. O O

We O O
'll O O
try O O
to O O
follow O O
that O O
in O O
our O B-TIME
next O I-TIME
half O I-TIME
hour O I-TIME
. O O

We O O
'll O O
tell O O
you O O
what O O
the O O
FTC B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
doing O O
to O O
crack O O
down O O
on O O
internet O O
auction O O
fraud O O
. O O

That O O
and O O
the O O
top O O
stories O O
in O O
just B-TIME B-TIME
two I-TIME I-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Mike B-PERSON B-PERSON
Galanos I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

And O O
I O O
'm O O
Rudi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bakhtiar I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

We O O
leave O O
you O O
with O O
sounds O O
from O O
Willie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
country O O
legend O O
is O O
celebrating O O
his O O
70th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
birthday O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
`` O O
Headline O B-WORK_OF_ART
News O I-WORK_OF_ART
Tonight O I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

A O O
federal O O
appeals O O
court O O
will O O
decide O O
how O O
long O O
dirty O O
bomb O O
suspect O O
Jose B-PERSON B-PERSON
Padilla I-PERSON I-PERSON
can O O
be O O
retained O O
and O O
whether O O
he O O
can O O
meet O O
with O O
attorneys O O
. O O

The O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
attorney O O
says O O
Padilla B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
an O O
enemy O O
combattant O O
and O O
not O O
entitled O O
to O O
counsel O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
accused O O
of O O
attempting O O
to O O
ignite O O
a O O
dirty O O
bomb O O
in O O
this O O
country O O
. O O

Breaking O O
news O O
out O O
of O O
Long B-GPE B-GPE
Beach I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
a O O
situation O O
with O O
a O O
standoff O O
involving O O
a O O
2 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
a O O
man O O
with O O
a O O
gun O O
, O O
this O O
one O O
having O O
a O O
peaceful O O
ending O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
near O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Long I-FAC I-FAC
Beach I-FAC I-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
involved O O
a O O
city O O
bus O O
. O O

A O O
man O O
who O O
had O O
assault O O
, O O
he O O
actually O O
had O O
assault O O
with O O
a O O
deadly O O
weapon O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
pictures O O
. O O

Look O O
at O O
that O O
. O O

Man O O
spread O O
- O O
eagle O O
with O O
a O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
child O O
. O O

The O O
officer O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
go O O
in O O
and O O
swoop O O
her O O
away O O
. O O

As O O
we O O
understand O O
it O O
, O O
the O O
man O O
had O O
the O O
child O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
inside O O
of O O
the O O
city O O
bus O O
. O O

Police O O
surrounded O O
this O O
bus O O
near O O
the O O
airport O O
with O O
guns O O
drawn O O
. O O

The O O
man O O
came O O
out O O
and O O
did O O
the O O
spread O O
- O O
eagle O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

Just O O
as O O
he O O
did O O
that O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
when O O
you O O
saw O O
the O O
child O O
just O O
walking O O
just B-QUANTITY O
a I-QUANTITY O
few I-QUANTITY O
feet I-QUANTITY O
away O O
from O O
him O O
but O O
the O O
officers O O
were O O
able O O
to O O
get O O
the O O
child O O
away O O
. O O

They O O
handcuffed O O
the O O
man O O
and O O
they O O
took O O
him O O
into O O
custody O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
after O O
he O O
had O O
actually O O
barricaded O O
himself O O
inside O O
that O O
bus O O
with O O
the O O
child O O
. O O

So O O
that O O
one O O
coming O O
to O O
a O O
peaceful O O
ending O O
, O O
what O O
could O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
very O O
gruesome O O
situation O O
involving O O
that O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
child O O
in O O
Southern O B-LOC
California B-GPE I-LOC
. O O

That O O
one O O
is O O
over O O
in O O
Long B-GPE B-GPE
Beach I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Another O O
story O O
out O O
of O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
violence O O
at O O
the O O
highest O O
form O O
. O O

The O O
Serbian B-NORP B-NORP
Prime O O
Minister O O
, O O
Zoran B-PERSON B-PERSON
Djindjic I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
died O O
of O O
his O O
wounds O O
after O O
being O O
shot O O
, O O
an O O
assassination O O
attempt O O
. O O

Apparently O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
on O O
his O O
way O O
to O O
greet O O
reporters O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
outside O O
the O O
main O O
government O O
office O O
there O O
in O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

All O O
this O O
happening O O
about B-TIME B-TIME
90 I-TIME I-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
ago I-TIME I-TIME
based O O
on O O
the O O
wire O O
reports O O
we O O
're O O
getting O O
here O O
. O O

The O O
word O O
from O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Zoran B-PERSON B-PERSON
Djindjic I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
, O O
is O O
dead O O
. O O

Earlier O O
reports O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
shot O O
in O O
the O O
back O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
stomach O O
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
more O O
bombs O O
have O O
exploded O O
near O O
Haiti B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
capital O O
killing O O
a O O
7 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
girl O O
and O O
wounding O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
in O O
the O O
latest O O
pre-election O O
violence O O
. O O

On O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
bombs O O
exploded O O
around O O
Port B-GPE B-FAC
- I-GPE I-FAC
au I-GPE I-FAC
- I-GPE I-FAC
Prince I-GPE I-FAC
. O O

No O O
group O O
has O O
claimed O O
responsibility O O
for O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
blasts O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
and O O
opposition O O
are O O
exchanging O O
accusations O O
over O O
who O O
is O O
to O O
blame O O
for O O
a O O
wave O O
of O O
violence O O
ahead O O
of O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
presidential O O
election O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Dave B-PERSON B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

US B-GPE B-GPE
Energy B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
extended O O
an O O
emergency O O
order O O
to O O
keep O O
electricity O O
flowing O O
to O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
measure O O
will O O
require O O
western O O
suppliers O O
to O O
sell O O
power O O
to O O
the O O
state O O
for O O
at B-DATE B-DATE
least I-DATE I-DATE
another I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

As O O
we O O
hear O O
from O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
official O O
also O O
proposed O O
an O O
energy O O
price O O
cap O O
for O O
the O O
West B-LOC O
, O O
but O O
the O O
suggestion O O
had O O
a O O
mixed O O
response O O
from O O
western O O
governors O O
. O O

The O O
extension O O
of O O
the O O
federal O O
order O O
will O O
require O O
power O O
suppliers O O
in O O
the O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
keep O O
sending O O
their O O
surplus O O
electricity O O
to O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Electrical O O
resources O O
in O O
the O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
state O O
are O O
stretched O O
to O O
their O O
limit O O
with O O
a O O
looming O O
threat O O
of O O
rolling O O
blackouts O O
. O O

California B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
utility O O
companies O O
are O O
not O O
able O O
to O O
generate O O
all O O
the O O
power O O
their O O
customers O O
need O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
have O O
turned O O
to O O
outside O O
suppliers O O
and O O
in O O
the O O
face O O
of O O
rising O O
prices O O
the O O
state O O
's O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
largest O O
utility O O
firms O O
have O O
sunk O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
eight I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
debt O O
. O O

Suppliers O O
outside O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
had O O
threatened O O
to O O
cut O O
off O O
the O O
power O O
, O O
afraid O O
that O O
the O O
cash O O
- O O
strapped O O
utilities O O
were O O
not O O
able O O
to O O
pay O O
for O O
it O O
. O O

The O O
emergency O O
order O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
the O O
extension O O
announced O O
in O O
Denver B-GPE B-GPE
at O O
a O O
meeting O O
of O O
western O O
governors O O
will O O
keep O O
electricity O O
flowing O O
to O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
through O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
middle I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
crisis O O
began O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
imposed O O
a O O
price O O
freeze O O
on O O
its O O
private O O
utility O O
firms O O
to O O
protect O O
consumers O O
while O O
the O O
state O O
deregulates O O
its O O
energy O O
sector O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
lifting O O
of O O
market O O
controls O O
led O O
to O O
wild O O
price O O
fluctuations O O
on O O
the O O
wholesale O O
market O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
made O O
worse O O
by O O
several O O
factors O O
. O O

No O O
new O O
generating O O
stations O O
have O O
been O O
built O O
in O O
the O O
state O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
some O O
existing O O
generators O O
are O O
offline O O
for O O
repairs O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
been O O
growing O O
. O O

Energy B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
case O O
of O O
demand O O
outpacing O O
supplies O O
. O O

I O O
know O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
alone O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
electricity O O
demand O O
has O O
increased O O
13 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

California B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
wholesale O O
electricity O O
prices O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
been O O
capped O O
at O O
250 B-MONEY B-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
megawatt O O
hour O O
in O O
a O O
regulated O O
market O O
, O O
have O O
peaked O O
under O O
deregulation O O
at O O
1400 B-MONEY B-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
megawatt O O
hour O O
. O O

With O O
the O O
current O O
price O O
freeze O O
, O O
utilities O O
have O O
been O O
prevented O O
from O O
passing O O
along O O
the O O
increase O O
to O O
consumers O O
. O O

Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Energy B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON I-PERSON
suggested O O
a O O
new O O
price O O
cap O O
for O O
electricity O O
throughout O O
the O O
western O O
states O O
. O O

Oregon B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Governor O O
supports O O
the O O
idea O O
. O O

Some O O
other O O
western O O
leaders O O
are O O
not O O
convinced O O
that O O
a O O
price O O
cap O O
will O O
solve O O
the O O
problem O O
. O O

Energy O O
suppliers O O
oppose O O
a O O
cap O O
, O O
saying O O
instead O O
they O O
need O O
incentives O O
to O O
build O O
more O O
generating O O
stations O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
federal O O
regulators O O
imposed O O
a O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
soft O O
cap O O
on O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
requires O O
power O O
firms O O
to O O
justify O O
prices O O
above O O
150 B-MONEY B-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
per O O
megawatt O O
hour O O
. O O

The O O
measure O O
does O O
not O O
however O O
prevent O O
them O O
from O O
charging O O
above O O
that O O
level O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
large O O
utility O O
company O O
, O O
Southern B-ORG B-ORG
California I-ORG I-ORG
Edison I-ORG I-ORG
says O O
it O O
may O O
have O O
to O O
file O O
for O O
bankruptcy O O
unless O O
government O O
officials O O
can O O
offer O O
some O O
relief O O
. O O

The O O
privately O O
owned O O
company O O
is O O
now O O
three B-MONEY B-MONEY
and I-MONEY I-MONEY
a I-MONEY I-MONEY
half I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
debt O O
. O O

Consumer O O
activists O O
are O O
skeptical O O
. O O

They O O
know O O
the O O
utility O O
recently O O
declared O O
a O O
dividend O O
for O O
its O O
stockholders O O
, O O
but O O
Edison B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Higgins I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
the O O
firm O O
can O O
not O O
continue O O
to O O
pay O O
high O O
prices O O
for O O
electricity O O
while O O
keeping O O
prices O O
low O O
for O O
its O O
customers O O
. O O

Our O O
books O O
are O O
an O O
open O O
matter O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
hard O O
for O O
anybody O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

They O O
can O O
talk O O
to O O
the O O
banks O O
themselves O O
and O O
see O O
that O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
clearly O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
the O O
ability O O
to O O
do O O
this O O
. O O

We O O
do O O
n't O O
print O O
money O O
in O O
the O O
basement O O
. O O

California B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Governor O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
warned O O
that O O
intermittent O O
cutoffs O O
of O O
power O O
around O O
the O O
state O O
may O O
begin O O
as O B-DATE
early O I-DATE
as O I-DATE
next B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
if O O
nothing O O
more O O
is O O
done O O
to O O
alleviate O O
the O O
crisis O O
. O O

Mike B-PERSON B-PERSON
O'Sullivan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Colombian B-NORP B-NORP
authorities O O
say O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
largest O O
Marxist B-NORP B-NORP
rebel O O
group O O
has O O
shot O O
and O O
killed O O
a O O
leading O O
opposition O O
congressman O O
and O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
others O O
in O O
a O O
roadside O O
ambush O O
in O O
a O O
rebel O O
held O O
area O O
of O O
southern O O
Colombia B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Police O O
say O O
the O O
gunmen O O
attacked O O
lawmaker O O
Diego B-PERSON B-PERSON
Turbai I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
his O O
entourage O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

In O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Gaza I-GPE I-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
fired O O
on O O
armed O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
trying O O
to O O
cut O O
through O O
a O O
border O O
fence O O
. O O

The O O
Army B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
it O O
may O O
have O O
killed O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
them O O
. O O

ISRAELI B-NORP B-NORP
radio O O
said O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
killed O O
, O O
but O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
security O O
officials O O
deny O O
there O O
were O O
any O O
casualties O O
and O O
they O O
say O O
no O O
such O O
incident O O
took O O
place O O
. O O

RUSSIAN B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
say O O
Cuba B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
no O O
interest O O
in O O
completing O O
construction O O
of O O
a O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
era O O
nuclear O O
power O O
plant O O
on O O
the O O
island O O
. O O

Russian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
Vladimir B-PERSON B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Moscow B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
no O O
plans O O
to O O
press O O
Havana B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
finish O O
construction O O
of O O
the O O
Juragua B-FAC B-GPE
nuclear O O
facility O O
. O O

He O O
made O O
his O O
comments O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
his O O
official O O
visit O O
to O O
the O O
Communist B-NORP B-NORP
ruled O O
island O O
. O O

Construction O O
halted O O
on O O
the O O
Juragua B-FAC B-GPE
plant O O
in O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
following O O
the O O
collapse O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
which O O
provided O O
funding O O
and O O
technology O O
for O O
the O O
project O O
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
announcement O O
coincided O O
with O O
the O O
permanent O O
closing O O
of O O
the O O
Chernobyl B-FAC B-GPE
nuclear O O
facility O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
the O O
scene O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
worst O O
nuclear O O
accident O O
in O O
1986 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
have O O
killed O O
another O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
West I-GPE I-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
as O O
clashes O O
continue O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sides O O
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
confiscated O O
the O O
VIP O O
card O O
of O O
a O O
senior O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
official O O
. O O

Colonel O O
Taffiq B-PERSON B-PERSON
Terrawi I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
director O O
of O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
intelligence O O
, O O
was O O
briefly O O
detained O O
by O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
at O O
a O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
road O O
block O O
, O O
where O O
they O O
confiscated O O
an O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
permit O O
that O O
grants O O
him O O
free O O
movement O O
in O O
and O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
area O O
. O O

International O O
aid O O
agencies O O
have O O
warned O O
that O O
proposed O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
sanctions O O
against O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
authorities O O
could O O
paralyze O O
efforts O O
to O O
provide O O
humanitarian O O
assistance O O
to O O
the O O
victims O O
of O O
drought O O
and O O
conflict O O
. O O

The O O
new O O
sanctions O O
proposed O O
by O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
would O O
impose O O
an O O
arms O O
embargo O O
on O O
the O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Among O O
other O O
things O O
, O O
they O O
would O O
also O O
freeze O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
assets O O
abroad O O
and O O
restrict O O
foreign O O
travel O O
by O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
. O O

The O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
Co-ordinator O O
for O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
said O O
in O O
Geneva B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
proposed O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
measure O O
could O O
block O O
badly O O
- O O
needed O O
aid O O
shipments O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Connie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lawn I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

And O O
if O O
you O O
are O O
in O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
perhaps O O
you O O
heard O O
the O O
Radio B-ORG B-ORG
Canada I-ORG I-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
test O O
transmissions O O
to O O
your O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
back O O
on O O
the O B-DATE
8th B-ORDINAL I-DATE
, O I-DATE
9th B-ORDINAL I-DATE
, O I-DATE
and O I-DATE
10th B-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

They O O
were O O
via O O
Radio B-ORG B-ORG
Netherlands I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
Flavo B-GPE B-ORG
, O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
15:00 B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
16:00 I-TIME I-TIME
UTC I-TIME I-TIME
on O O
15360 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
and O O
17820 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
that O O
according O O
to O O
Andy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Senet I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
via O O
Glenhouser B-PERSON B-ORG
. O O

RCI B-ORG B-ORG
tells O O
me O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
not O O
yet O O
decided O O
whether O O
it O O
will O O
start O O
a O O
permanent O O
service O O
to O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
policemen O O
were O O
killed O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
during O O
a O O
nine B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
battle O O
with O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
troops O O
near O O
a O O
refugee O O
camp O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Gaza I-GPE I-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Meredith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bewl I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
Jerusalem B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
military O O
says O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
gunmen O O
at O O
the O O
Khan B-FAC B-FAC
Younus I-FAC I-FAC
refugee O O
camp O O
in O O
the O O
southern O O
part O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Gaza I-GPE I-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
opened O O
fire O O
on O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
forces O O
and O O
the O O
soldiers O O
responded O O
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
say O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
rocket O O
fire O O
hit O O
a O O
police O O
post O O
and O O
killed O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
security O O
officer O O
. O O

At B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
three I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
other O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
policemen O O
were O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
fierce O O
clashes O O
, O O
which O O
went O O
on O O
for O O
hours B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

In O O
the O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
town O O
of O O
Hebron B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
gunned O O
down O O
a O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
member O O
of O O
the O O
militant O O
Hamas B-ORG B-ORG
group O O
as O O
he O O
was O O
standing O O
outside O O
his O O
shop O O
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
called O O
the O O
shooting O O
an O O
assassination O O
. O O

The B-ORDINAL B-ORG
Israeli I-ORDINAL I-ORG
Army I-ORDINAL I-ORG
said O O
it O O
was O O
checking O O
the O O
reports O O
. O O

The O O
shooting O O
appeared O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
latest O O
in O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
targeted O O
attacks O O
against O O
anti-Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
militants O O
. O O

Deputy O O
Defense B-ORG O
Minister O O
Irfan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sneh I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
has O O
a O O
policy O O
of O O
tracking O O
down O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
attack O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Meredith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bewl I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Jerusalem B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Violence O O
between O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
continued O O
in O O
its O B-DATE
third B-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
though O O
at O O
a O O
slightly O O
reduced O O
level O O
overall O O
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
negotiators O O
met O O
separately O O
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
White I-FAC I-FAC
House I-FAC I-FAC
with O O
President O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
hopes O O
of O O
restarting O O
direct O O
negotiations O O
between O O
them O O
for O O
a O O
final O O
settlement O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Voice I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
presents O O
differing O O
points O O
of O O
view O O
on O O
a O O
wide O O
variety O O
of O O
issues O O
. O O

Next O O
, O O
an O O
editorial O O
expressing O O
the O O
policies O O
of O O
the O O
United B-GPE B-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
government O O
. O O

This O O
month B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
visit O O
of O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
Prime O O
Minister O O
Sheikh B-PERSON O
Hasina I-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
further O O
evidence O O
of O O
the O O
strengthening O O
ties O O
between O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

It O O
follows O O
a O O
visit O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
March I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
President O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
Dhaka B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
capital O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
a O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
President O O
had O O
visited O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
largest O O
trading O O
partner O O
and O O
foreign O O
investor O O
. O O

US B-GPE B-GPE
investment O O
in O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
increased O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
from O O
20 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
around O B-MONEY
800 B-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Prime O O
Minister O O
Hasina B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
expressed O O
the O O
hope O O
that O O
this O O
trend O O
will O O
continue O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
depend O O
on O O
the O O
implementation O O
of O O
investor O O
- O O
friendly O O
policies O O
. O O

Both O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
and O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
businesses O O
, O O
welcomed O O
the O O
willingness O O
of O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
embrace O O
innovative O O
approaches O O
towards O O
sustainable O O
economic O O
growth O O
. O O

Among O O
other O O
things O O
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
worked O O
with O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
establish O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Tropical I-ORG I-ORG
Forest I-ORG I-ORG
Conservation I-ORG I-ORG
Fund I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
of O O
its O O
kind O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

The O O
Fund B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
make O O
it O O
possible O O
for O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
redirect O O
some O O
debt O O
repayment O O
money O O
to O O
projects O O
and O O
at O O
preserving O O
unique O O
eco-systems O O
and O O
protecting O O
the O O
environment O O
. O O

The O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
also O O
deserves O O
credit O O
for O O
making O O
significant O O
progress O O
toward O O
eliminating O O
child O O
labor O O
in O O
the O O
garment O O
industry O O
. O O

The O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
committed O O
to O O
working O O
with O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
this O O
and O O
other O O
core O O
labor O O
standards O O
including O O
freedom O O
of O O
association O O
and O O
collective O O
bargaining O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
to O O
growing O O
economic O O
ties O O
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
share O O
a O O
commitment O O
to O O
democracy O O
at O O
home O O
and O O
to O O
meeting O O
responsibilities O O
abroad O O
. O O

Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
largest O O
contributors O O
to O O
international O O
peacekeeping O O
operations O O
. O O

Its O O
personnel O O
have O O
served O O
with O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
forces O O
in O O
Somalia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Haiti B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Bosnia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Kosovo B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
also O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
South B-NORP B-NORP
Asian I-NORP I-NORP
nation O O
to O O
ratify O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Comprehensive I-LAW I-LAW
Test I-LAW I-LAW
Ban I-LAW I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW I-LAW
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Hasina B-PERSON B-PERSON
agreed O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
essential O O
for O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
coordinate O O
positions O O
on O O
major O O
issues O O
, O O
that O O
come O O
before O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
other O O
international O O
bodies O O
. O O

As O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
said O O
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Bangladesh B-GPE B-GPE
grow O O
closer O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
through O O
expanding O O
trade O O
, O O
through O O
the O O
internet O O
revolution O O
and O O
through O O
a O O
shared O O
interest O O
in O O
building O O
a O O
world O O
more O O
peaceful O O
, O O
more O O
tolerant O O
, O O
more O O
prosperous O O
and O O
more O O
free O O
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
told O O
a O O
memorial O O
service O O
for O O
the O O
victims O O
of O O
the O O
deadly O O
bomb O O
attack O O
on O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
that O O
justice O O
will O O
prevail O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
promised O O
the O O
gathering O O
at O O
the B-FAC O
Norfolk I-FAC B-FAC
Naval I-FAC I-FAC
station I-FAC I-FAC
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
those O O
who O O
carried O O
out O O
the O O
deadly O O
attack O O
that O O
killed O O
17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sailors O O
will O O
be O O
found O O
. O O

To O O
those O O
who O O
attacked O O
them O O
, O O
we O O
say O O
you O O
will O O
not O O
find O O
a O O
safe O O
harbor O O
, O O
we O O
will O O
find O O
you O O
and O O
justice O O
will O O
prevail O O
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
President O O
Ali B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abdul I-PERSON I-PERSON
Salay I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
important O O
evidence O O
had O O
been O O
uncovered O O
in O O
the O O
investigation O O
. O O

President O O
Salay B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
quoted O O
as O O
saying O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
blast O O
were O O
killed O O
in O O
a O O
suicide O O
mission O O
and O O
that O O
the O O
attack O O
had O O
been O O
planned O O
for O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
. O O

His O O
comments O O
were O O
not O O
immediately O O
confirmed O O
by O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
officials O O
who O O
are O O
leading O O
the O O
investigation O O
with O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
help O O
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
helicopter O O
gunships O O
struck O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
targets O O
in O O
the O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Thursday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
Prime O O
Minister O O
Ehud B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
the O O
attacks O O
were O O
in O O
retaliation O O
for O O
the O O
killing O O
of O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
. O O

This B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
entire O O
world O O
was O O
the O O
witness O O
of O O
a O O
cold O O
- O O
blooded O O
brutal O O
lynch O O
of O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
within O O
a O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
police O O
station O O
in O O
Ramallah B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
controlled O O
territories O O
. O O

Late B-TIME B-TIME
Thursday I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
Mr. O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
invited O O
Likud B-ORG B-ORG
opposition O O
leader O O
Ariel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
join O O
him O O
in O O
a O O
government O O
of O O
national O O
emergency O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
a O O
visit O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Sharon B-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
a O O
Jerusalem B-GPE B-GPE
religious O O
holy O O
site O O
that O O
sparked O O
the O O
violence O O
that O O
began O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
between O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
protesters O O
. O O

UN B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
General O O
Kofi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
is O O
leading O O
mediation O O
efforts O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
urged O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Thursday B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
show O O
restraint O O
. O O

Both O O
Jordan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
King O O
Abdullah B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Syria B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
President O O
Bashar B-PERSON B-PERSON
al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Assad I-PERSON I-PERSON
charged O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
insulting O O
Arabs B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Muslims B-NORP B-NORP
by O O
violating O O
their O O
rights O O
at O O
holy O O
sites O O
. O O

Welcome O O
to O O
another B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
of O O
news O O
and O O
information O O
here O O
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Voice I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

I O O
'm O O
Victor B-PERSON B-PERSON
Moralis I-PERSON I-PERSON
along O O
with O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Now I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

India B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
signed O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
deals O O
with O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
acquire O O
an O O
aircraft O O
carrier O O
, O O
fighter O O
jets O O
and O O
tanks O O
. O O

The O O
deals O O
were O O
signed O O
as O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
Vladimir B-PERSON B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON I-PERSON
concluded O O
his O O
talks O O
with O O
Indian B-NORP B-NORP
leaders O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
also O O
signed O O
a O O
strategic O O
partnership O O
agreement O O
, O O
obligating O O
both O O
countries O O
to O O
avoid O O
joining O O
political O O
or O O
military O O
alliances O O
against O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
agreed O O
to O O
form O O
a O O
joint O O
working O O
group O O
for O O
mutual O O
concerns O O
on O O
terrorism O O
. O O

News B-ORG O
Now I-ORG O
's I-ORG O
Susan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yakie I-PERSON I-PERSON
spoke O O
with O O
our O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE I-GPE
correspondent O O
Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teeple I-PERSON I-PERSON
about O O
the O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
's O O
visit O O
and O O
his O O
comments O O
about O O
the O O
situation O O
in O O
the O O
disputed O O
Kashmir B-GPE B-LOC
region O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
exactly O O
what O O
the O O
Indians B-NORP B-NORP
wanted O O
to O O
hear O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
dispute O O
over O O
Kashmir B-GPE B-LOC
between O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
should O O
be O O
solved O O
bilaterally O O
and O O
that O O
there O O
should O O
be O O
no O O
outside O O
interference O O
, O O
as O O
he O O
put O O
it O O
in O O
this O O
question O O
. O O

Now O O
this O O
is O O
something O O
the O O
Indians O B-NORP
have O O
been O O
saying O O
all O O
along O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
wants O O
international O O
attention O O
focussed O O
on O O
Kashmir B-GPE B-LOC
, O O
and O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
supports O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
tough O O
approach O O
to O O
the O O
external O O
violence O O
in O O
Kashmir B-GPE B-LOC
as O O
he O O
described O O
it O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
another O O
thing O O
that O O
the O O
Indians B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
glad O O
to O O
hear O O
him O O
say O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
also O O
said O O
that O O
both O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
suffer O O
from O O
the O O
same O O
sort O O
of O O
terrorism O O
, O O
as O O
he O O
put O O
it O O
, O O
referring O O
of O O
course O O
to O O
the O O
separatist O O
militancies O O
in O O
Chechnya B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
in O O
Jammu B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Kashmir B-GPE B-LOC
. O O

So O O
on O O
balance O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
Indians B-NORP B-NORP
heard O O
anything O O
from O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
hear O O
. O O

What O O
sort O O
of O O
hold O O
does O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
on O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
? O O

Russia B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
very O O
little O O
influence O O
with O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
of O O
course O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
supplies O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
70 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
military O O
hardware O O
and O O
that O O
was O O
of O O
course O O
the O O
second O B-ORDINAL
pillar O O
here O O
of O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
to O O
finalize O O
some O O
very O O
substantial O O
arms O O
deals O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
we O O
're O O
hearing O O
that O O
those O O
deals O O
have O O
now O O
been O O
finalized O O
, O O
that O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
sell O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
300 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
tanks O O
, O O
T B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
90 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
tanks O O
, O O
very O O
advanced O O
tanks O O
, O O
that O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
also O O
sell O O
to O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
some O O
Sukoi B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
30 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
bombers O O
, O O
fighter O O
- O O
bombers O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
allow O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
assemble O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
140 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
these O O
bombers O O
here O O
in O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
they O O
are O O
also O O
going O O
to O O
finalize O O
a O O
deal O O
whereby O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
acquire O O
the O O
Admiral O O
Gorshkov B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

That O O
's O O
an O O
old O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
aircraft O O
carrier O O
that O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
wanted O O
to O O
get O O
for O O
some O O
time O O
because O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
only O O
has O O
one O B-CARDINAL
other O O
aircraft O O
carrier O O
, O O
and O O
this O O
carrier O O
in O O
particular O O
would O O
allow O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Indian I-ORG I-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
extend O O
its O O
strategic O O
strength O O
much O O
farther O O
than O O
it O O
currently O O
can O O
now O O
. O O

So O O
indeed O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
does O O
have O O
quite O O
a O O
bit O O
of O O
influence O O
here O O
. O O

These O O
ties O O
have O O
gone O O
way O O
back O O
, O O
nearly B-DATE B-DATE
40 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
they O O
were O O
strengthened O O
considerably O O
by O O
this O O
visit O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
both O O
countries O O
have O O
now O O
agreed O O
to O O
combat O O
what O O
they O O
call O O
terrorism O O
with O O
joint O O
groups O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
also O O
set O O
up O O
a O O
joint O O
working O O
group O O
on O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
is O O
of O O
course O O
a O O
cause O O
of O O
concern O O
for O O
both O O
countries O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
by O O
a O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
in O O
seven B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Why O O
does O O
the O O
trip O O
come O O
now O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
his O O
trip O O
has O O
actually O O
been O O
delayed O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Russian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
was O O
supposed O O
to O O
visit O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
early O O
as O O
97 B-DATE B-DATE
- O I-DATE
1998 B-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
of O O
course O O
Boris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeltsin I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
health O O
problems O O
got O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
of O O
that O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Yeltsin B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
abrupt O O
resignation O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
another O O
visit O O
and O O
then O O
the O O
subsequent O O
election O O
campaign O O
and O O
inauguration O O
of O O
Vladimir B-PERSON B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON I-PERSON
took O O
some O O
time O O
, O O
so O O
it O O
's O O
been O O
put O O
off O O
for O O
a O B-DATE
couple O I-DATE
of O I-DATE
years O I-DATE
. O O

But O O
there O O
have O O
also O O
been O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
delays O O
in O O
other O O
areas O O
. O O

These O O
arms O O
agreements O O
that O O
we O O
were O O
just O O
speaking O O
about O O
have O O
taken O O
quite O O
some O O
time O O
to O O
finalize O O
. O O

How O O
does O O
this O O
visit O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
compare O O
to O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
? O O

That O O
's O O
an O O
interesting O O
question O O
because O O
Vladimir B-PERSON B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
addressed O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Indian I-ORG I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG I-ORG
just O O
as O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
had O O
done O O
six B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
safe O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
actually O O
probably O O
accomplished O O
more O O
than O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
did O O
in O O
the O O
hard O O
concrete O O
terms O O
of O O
arms O O
sales O O
and O O
that O O
sort O O
of O O
thing O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
was O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
stole O O
the O O
Indian B-NORP B-NORP
lawmakers O O
' O O
hearts O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
you O O
will O O
recall O O
when O O
he O O
spoke O O
to O O
the O O
parliament O O
there O O
was O O
an O O
ecstatic O O
welcome O O
for O O
him O O
. O O

The O O
Indian B-NORP B-NORP
lawmakers O O
were O O
sort O O
of O O
clambering O O
over O O
each O O
other O O
to O O
shake O O
his O O
hand O O
as O O
he O O
left O O
the O O
parliament O O
building O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
none O O
of O O
that O O
for O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
receive O O
a O O
very O O
warm O O
welcome O O
, O O
although O O
most O O
ordinary O O
Indians B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
were O O
actually O O
rather O O
captivated O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
did O O
not O O
really O O
pay O O
much O O
attention O O
to O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
his O O
visit O O
has O O
somewhat O O
been O O
ignored O O
and O O
in O O
fact O O
the O O
main O O
news O O
story O O
here O O
in O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
been O O
sort O O
of O O
a O O
local O O
controversy O O
over O O
the O O
roll O O
- O O
back O O
of O O
fuel O O
prices O O
rather O O
than O O
Mr. O O
Putin B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
visit O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
do O O
what O O
he O O
had O O
to O O
do O O
and O O
he O O
certainly O O
strengthened O O
ties O O
in O O
a O O
strategic O O
sense O O
between O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

That O O
's O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
correspondent O O
Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Teeple I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

In O O
a O O
joint O O
statement O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
India B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
called O O
for O O
further O O
measures O O
against O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
dominant O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
faction O O
. O O

The O O
statement O O
accuses O O
the O O
Taliban B-ORG B-ORG
of O O
supporting O O
international O O
terrorism O O
. O O

Russian B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Norwegian B-NORP B-NORP
divers O O
searched O O
the O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
compartment O O
of O O
the O O
wrecked O O
submarine O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
, O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
but O O
they O O
found O O
too O O
much O O
damage O O
to O O
proceed O O
with O O
the O O
task O O
of O O
recovering O O
bodies O O
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Northern B-ORG B-ORG
Fleet I-ORG I-ORG
says O O
the O O
divers O O
were O O
only O O
able O O
to O O
venture O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
one I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meter I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
into O O
the O O
compartment O O
because O O
of O O
poor O O
visibility O O
. O O

The O O
US B-ORG B-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
destroyer O O
damaged O O
apparently O O
by O O
a O O
terrorist O O
bomb O O
while O O
refueling O O
at O O
the O O
Red B-LOC B-LOC
Sea I-LOC I-LOC
port O O
, O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
begun O O
its O O
journey O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
States B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
repair O O
. O O

As O O
Dave B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gavlak I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
, O O
the B-PRODUCT O
US I-PRODUCT B-GPE
Cole I-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
was O O
towed O O
out O O
of O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Aden I-FAC I-FAC
Harbor I-FAC I-FAC
to O O
a O O
waiting O O
Norwegian B-NORP B-NORP
transport O O
ship O O
, O O
that O O
will O O
actually O O
carry O O
the O O
damaged O O
destroyer O O
home O O
. O O

The O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
national O O
anthem O O
played O O
as O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
tug O O
boats O O
pulled O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
slowly O O
out O O
of O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
southern O O
port O O
of O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
was O O
badly O O
damaged O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
an O O
apparent O O
suicide O O
bombing O O
that O O
killed O O
17 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
US B-GPE B-GPE
sailors O O
. O O

Security O O
was O O
tight O O
as O O
the O O
ship O O
was O O
towed O O
out O O
. O O

American B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
patrol O O
boats O O
mounted O O
with O O
machine O O
guns O O
escorted O O
the O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
out O O
to O O
open O O
waters O O
while O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
helicopters O O
flew O O
overhead O O
. O O

Some O O
Yemenis B-NORP B-NORP
expressed O O
relief O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
ship O O
leave O O
. O O

Many O O
locals O O
said O O
they O O
feared O O
the O O
bombing O O
of O O
the O O
ship O O
would O O
serve O O
as O O
an O O
excuse O O
for O O
continued O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
military O O
presence O O
in O O
the O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
country O O
. O O

Diplomats O O
and O O
analysts O O
have O O
commented O O
that O O
a O O
joint O O
investigation O O
into O O
the O O
attack O O
may O O
in O O
fact O O
strengthen O O
ties O O
between O O
the O O
world O O
super O O
power O O
and O O
the O O
poor O O
, O O
but O O
strategic O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
state O O
. O O

US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
say O O
they O O
believe O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
militants O O
may O O
have O O
carried O O
out O O
the O O
bombing O O
. O O

So O O
far O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
little O O
known O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
groups O O
have O O
claimed O O
responsibility O O
for O O
the O O
attack O O
. O O

Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
authorities O O
claimed O O
they O O
have O O
detained O O
over B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
70 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
for O O
questioning O O
. O O

These O O
include O O
some O O
Afghan B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
Arab I-NORP I-NORP
volunteers O O
who O O
came O O
to O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
after O O
fighting O O
against O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
forces O O
in O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1980s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Dave B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gavlak I-PERSON I-PERSON
for O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Cairo B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
note O O
scribbled O O
by O O
an O O
officer O O
on O O
the O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
nuclear O O
submarine O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
has O O
revealed O O
that O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
23 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
its O O
118 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
crewmembers O O
survived O O
the O O
explosions O O
which O O
sank O O
the O O
vessel O O
. O O

The O O
note O O
was O O
found O O
in O O
the O O
pocket O O
of O O
Lieutenant O O
Dimitri B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kolesnikov I-PERSON I-PERSON
whose O O
body O O
was O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
to O O
be O O
recovered O O
the O O
explosions O O
that O O
shattered O O
the O O
submarine O O
. O O

Most O O
of O O
the O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
's O O
crew O O
apparently O O
died O O
instantly O O
in O O
the O O
explosions O O
that O O
tore O O
open O O
the O O
Kursk B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
compartments O O
or O O
within O O
minutes B-TIME B-TIME
as O O
water O O
roared O O
into O O
the O O
submarine O O
. O O

Lieutenant O O
Kolesnikov B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
note O O
indicates O O
some O O
crewmembers O O
survived O O
for O O
several B-TIME B-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
arrived O O
in O O
Brunei B-GPE B-GPE
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
getting O O
a O O
red O O
carpet O O
welcome O O
from O O
officials O O
of O O
the O O
tiny O O
Islamic B-NORP B-NORP
sultanate O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
scheduled O O
to O O
deliver O O
the O O
keynote O O
address O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT I-EVENT
Rim I-EVENT I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

The O O
Pacific B-LOC B-LOC
Rim I-LOC I-LOC
leaders O O
will O O
discuss O O
an O O
array O O
of O O
economic O O
issues O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
Thursday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
including O O
high O O
oil O O
prices O O
and O O
the O O
boom O O
in O O
electronic O O
commerce O O
. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
European I-ORG I-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
start O O
lifting O O
economic O O
sanctions O O
against O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Among O O
the O O
sanctions O O
imposed O O
against O O
the O O
regime O O
of O O
former O O
President O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
during O O
the O O
fight O O
over O O
Kosovo B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
an O O
oil O O
embargo O O
and O O
a O O
ban O O
on O O
commercial O O
air O O
traffic O O
. O O

French B-NORP B-NORP
Foreign B-ORG O
Minister O O
Hubert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Vedrine I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
relieving O O
the O O
pressure O O
on O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
devastated O O
economy O O
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
step O O
towards O O
supporting O O
the O O
new O O
President O O
Vojislav B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
reintegrating O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
into O O
a O O
democratic O O
Europe B-GPE B-LOC
. O O

UN B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
General O O
Kofi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
it O O
is O O
important O O
to O O
help O O
spread O O
democracy O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

VOA B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Breck B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
United I-FAC I-FAC
Nations I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

In O O
a O O
new O O
report O O
, O O
the O O
Secretary O O
General O O
says O O
democratization O O
has O O
now O O
taken O O
root O O
as O O
a O O
universal O O
norm O O
and O O
that O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
should O O
strengthen O O
its O O
commitment O O
to O O
assisting O O
nations O O
that O O
are O O
moving O O
toward O O
democracy O O
. O O

Commenting O O
on O O
the O O
report O O
, O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
Assistant O O
Secretary O O
General O O
for O O
Political O O
Affairs O O
Danilo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Turk I-PERSON I-PERSON
told O O
reporters O O
the O O
principle O O
of O O
national O O
sovereignty O O
does O O
not O O
preclude O O
support O O
for O O
democracy O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
usually O O
not O O
sufficiently O O
clear O O
, O O
we O O
meaning O O
the O O
Secretariat B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
in O O
explaining O O
that O O
sovereignty O O
and O O
final O O
analysis O O
belongs O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
and O O
sovereignty O O
should O O
be O O
seen O O
in O O
a O O
democratic O O
context O O
. O O

Sovereignty O O
is O O
not O O
simply O O
a O O
quality O O
of O O
statehood O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
has O O
to O O
do O O
with O O
the O O
power O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
and O O
democratic O O
structures O O
which O O
make O O
sovereignty O O
an O O
important O O
human O O
value O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Churk B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
has O O
said O O
that O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
democracy O O
is O O
the O O
root O O
cause O O
of O O
many O O
contemporary O O
armed O O
conflicts O O
. O O

The O O
Secretary O O
General O O
's O O
report O O
says O O
democracy O O
can O O
develop O O
anywhere O O
and O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
common O O
misperception O O
that O O
democracy O O
is O O
a O O
Western B-NORP B-NORP
concept O O
. O O

The O O
report O O
was O O
issued O O
in O O
advance O O
of O O
a O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
sponsored O O
conference O O
on O O
new O O
and O O
restored O O
democracies O O
that O O
will O O
be O O
held O O
in O O
the O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
nation O O
of O O
Benin B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
December I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Breck B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
United I-FAC I-FAC
Nations I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Reports O O
from O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
say O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
President O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
planning O O
to O O
announce O O
economic O O
reforms O O
for O O
his O O
country O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
visited O O
a O O
center O O
for O O
high O O
technology O O
business O O
in O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Egypt B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
President O O
Hosni B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mubarak I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
called O O
on O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
leaders O O
to O O
stop O O
talking O O
about O O
war O O
and O O
to O O
make O O
peace O O
with O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Syria B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
an O O
interview O O
with O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
Television O O
Monday B-DATE B-DATE
Mr. O O
Mubarak B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
knows O O
what O O
is O O
necessary O O
for O O
peace O O
, O O
the O O
return O O
of O O
lands O O
captured O O
in O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
1967 I-EVENT I-EVENT
Middle I-EVENT I-EVENT
East I-EVENT I-EVENT
war I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

He O O
also O O
acknowledged O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
refugees O O
' O O
right O O
of O O
return O O
. O O

In O O
another O O
interview O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
Yasser B-PERSON B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
the O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
had O O
made O O
real O O
progress O O
Red B-LOC B-LOC
Sea I-LOC I-LOC
resort O O
of O O
Taba B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Ehud B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
suspended O O
contacts O O
with O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
until O O
after O O
the O O
February B-DATE B-DATE
6th I-DATE I-DATE
election O O
. O O

Correspondent O O
Laurie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
a O O
report O O
. O O

Prime O O
Minister O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
decision O O
not O O
to O O
meet O O
Yasser B-PERSON B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON I-PERSON
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
comes O O
after O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
's O O
angry O O
speech O O
on O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
an O O
economic O O
forum O O
in O O
Switzerland B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Mr. O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
accused O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
of O O
waging O O
a O O
savage O O
and O O
barbaric O O
war O O
against O O
his O O
people O O
. O O

One B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
negotiators O O
had O O
announced O O
that O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
marathon O O
talks O O
have O O
brought O O
them O O
closer O O
than O O
ever O O
to O O
a O O
final O O
agreement O O
. O O

After O O
the O O
angry O O
outburst O O
Mr. O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
reaffirmed O O
his O O
commitment O O
to O O
peace O O
and O O
his O O
willingness O O
to O O
meet O O
Mr. O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

The O O
meeting O O
was O O
expected O O
later B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
Stockholm B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
Mr. O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
security O O
advisor O O
told O O
Israeli B-NORP B-ORG
Radio O I-ORG
Monday B-DATE B-DATE
such O O
a O O
meeting O O
now O O
is O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
question O O
. O O

He O O
described O O
the O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
speech O O
as O O
inflammatory O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Barak B-PERSON B-PERSON
can O O
not O O
risk O O
the O O
controversial O O
meeting O O
ahead O O
of O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
election O O
. O O

He O O
still O O
trails O O
far O O
behind O O
the O O
hard O O
line O O
Likud B-ORG B-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
leader O O
Ariel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
the O O
opinion O O
polls O O
. O O

Laurie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Jerusalem B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
head O O
of O O
official O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
television O O
has O O
been O O
assassinated O O
. O O

Hooded O O
men O O
gunned O O
down O O
Hisha B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mickey I-PERSON I-PERSON
at O O
a O O
hotel O O
in O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

The O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
leadership O O
accused O O
the O O
collaborators O O
with O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
killing O O
Mr. O O
Mickey B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Israel B-GPE B-GPE
says O O
its O O
security O O
forces O O
were O O
not O O
involved O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Mickey B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
television O O
and O O
the O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
satellite O O
channel O O
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
very O O
much O O
, O O
Tony B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
Yasser B-PERSON B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
expected O O
to O O
return O O
to O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
White I-FAC I-FAC
House I-FAC I-FAC
late B-TIME B-TIME
Tuesday I-TIME I-TIME
for O O
more O O
talks O O
with O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Mr. O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
made O O
no O O
comment O O
after O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
first O B-ORDINAL
round O O
of O O
White B-FAC B-ORG
House I-FAC I-ORG
talks O O
moving O O
quickly O O
past O O
journalists O O
to O O
a O O
waiting O O
limousine O O
. O O

A O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
said O O
the O O
talks O O
are O O
aimed O O
at O O
establishing O O
the O O
parameters O O
for O O
resuming O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Palestinian O O
negotiations O O
. O O

Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
demanded O O
clarification O O
of O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
proposals O O
for O O
achieving O O
a O O
final O O
peace O O
accord O O
. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
issued O O
a O O
worldwide O O
caution O O
to O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
warning O O
of O O
possible O O
terrorist O O
threats O O
. O O

No O O
threats O O
are O O
specified O O
but O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
embassy O O
in O O
Rome B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
closed O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
for O O
what O O
officials O O
called O O
security O O
reasons O O
. O O

The O O
embassy O O
could O O
reopen O O
as O B-DATE
early O I-DATE
as O I-DATE
Monday B-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
periodically O O
issues O O
worldwide O O
cautions O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
was O O
issued O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
October I-DATE I-DATE
following O O
the O O
deadly O O
terrorist O O
bombing O O
of O O
the O O
USS B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Navy B-ORG B-ORG
destroyer O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

I O O
am O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
VOA B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Israel B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
resumed O O
high O O
level O O
peace O O
talks O O
. O O

The O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sides O O
met O O
into O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
early I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
the O O
crossing O O
between O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Gaza I-GPE I-GPE
Strip I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
say O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
still O O
hopeful O O
that O O
a O O
framework O O
peace O O
agreement O O
can O O
be O O
reached O O
before O O
the O O
unofficial O O
deadline O O
, O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
term O O
in O O
office O O
on O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
20th I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

We O O
have O O
a O O
major O O
development O O
to O O
report O O
tonight O B-TIME
involving O O
the O O
crash O O
of O O
that O O
Singapore B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
747 O B-PRODUCT
in O O
Taiwan B-GPE B-GPE
this O B-DATE
week O I-DATE
. O O

Taiwanese B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
thousand B-CARDINAL O
now O O
say O O
. O O

They O O
confirm O O
the O O
pilot O O
made O O
a O O
wrong O O
turn O O
, O O
simply O O
down O O
the O O
wrong O O
runway O O
. O O

Correspondent O O
Ned B-PERSON B-PERSON
Colt I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
our O O
report O O
. O O

Tonight O B-TIME
it O O
appears O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
82 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
are O O
dead O O
from O O
what O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
wrong O O
turn O O
. O O

Sources O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
investigation O O
tell O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
Singapore B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
flight O O
6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
tried O O
to O O
take O O
off O O
on O O
a O O
runway O O
closed O O
for O O
repairs O O
. O O

She O O
crash O O
site O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
trail O O
of O O
evidence O O
on O O
the O O
closed O O
runway O O
. O O

Chunks O O
of O O
wreckage O O
, O O
fuselage O O
, O O
stretching O O
in O O
a O O
straight O O
line O O
for O O
hundreds B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
of I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
yards I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Twisted O O
overturned O O
construction O O
equipment O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
what O O
the O O
747 O B-PRODUCT
slammed O O
into O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
night B-TIME B-TIME
in O O
a O O
blinding O O
rain O O
storm O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
investigators O O
say O O
the O O
pilot O O
had O O
confirmed O O
with O O
the O O
control O O
tower O O
moments O B-TIME
before O O
taking O O
off O O
he O O
had O O
turned O O
onto O O
the O O
correct O O
runway O O
but O O
pilots O O
behind O O
him O O
say O O
he O O
turned O O
onto O O
the O O
wrong O O
runway O O
. O O

They O O
say O O
the O O
plane O O
took O O
off O O
, O O
clicking O O
the O O
construction O O
equipment O O
, O O
slamming O O
into O O
the O O
ground O O
and O O
then O O
breaking O O
up O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
plane O O
was O O
taking O O
off O O
this O O
passenger O O
noticed O O
she O O
did O O
n't O O
see O O
any O O
runway O O
lights O O
. O O

I O O
used O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
lights O O
going O O
by O O
and O O
I O O
looked O O
out O O
and O O
said O O
it O O
's O O
pitch O O
black O O
out O O
here O O
. O O

Reporter O O
Lee B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
flying O O
in O O
from O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
unsure O O
if O O
his O O
wife O O
was O O
alive O O
, O O
today O B-DATE
, O O
identifying O O
his O O
remains O O
, O O
and O O
tonight O B-TIME
survivor O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Diaz I-PERSON I-PERSON
begins O O
the O O
long O O
trip O O
home O O
to O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

I O O
just O O
want O O
to O O
get O O
home O O
, O O
never O O
been O O
so O O
ready O O
to O O
get O O
back O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

His O O
flight O O
number O O
a O O
reminder O O
Singapore B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
006 B-CARDINAL I-ORG
, O O
the O O
same O O
flight O O
he O O
survived O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-TIME
night B-TIME I-TIME
. O O

Gregg B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jarrett I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
they O O
did O O
get O O
a O O
unanimous O O
court O O
for O O
this O O
decision O O
. O O

Absolutely O O
, O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

It O O
was O O
very O O
stern O O
, O O
very O O
direct O O
and O O
it O O
left O O
no O O
question O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
minds O O
of O O
anybody O O
that O O
this O O
court O O
unanimously O O
believes O O
that O O
certification O O
should O O
include O O
the O O
manual O O
recount O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
is O O
a O O
clear O O
victory O O
for O O
Vice O O
President O O
Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

The O O
language O O
here O O
, O O
really O O
leaves O O
no O O
doubt O O
. O O

The O O
right O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
cast O O
their O O
vote O O
, O O
the O O
court O O
said O O
, O O
is O O
paramount O O
. O O

The O O
amended O O
certifications O O
must O O
be O O
accepted O O
by O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
26 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
reason O O
they O O
are O O
picking O O
that O B-DATE
particular O I-DATE
day O I-DATE
is O O
it O O
allows O O
, O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
enough O O
time O O
for O O
the O O
aggrieved O O
party O O
, O O
the O O
losing O O
party O O
to O O
file O O
within O O
10 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
a O O
contest O O
of O O
the O O
certification O O
and O O
that O O
still O O
allows O O
enough O O
time O O
for O O
the O O
contest O O
to O O
be O O
litigated O O
through O O
the O O
courts O O
primarily O O
the O O
circuit O O
court O O
and O O
back O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
if O O
necessary O O
and O O
still O O
meet O O
the O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
12 I-DATE I-DATE
deadline O O
for O O
the O O
Electoral B-ORG B-ORG
College I-ORG I-ORG
vote O O
here O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
Greg B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
only O O
question O O
that O O
means O O
anything O O
at O O
this O B-TIME
hour O I-TIME
. O O

We O O
know O O
their O O
view O O
is O O
the O O
hand O O
counts O O
should O O
now O O
be O O
included O O
. O O

Will O O
it O O
put O O
Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON I-PERSON
over O O
the O O
top O O
in O O
the O O
race O O
to O O
match O O
and O O
exceed O O
the O O
votes O O
of O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
? O O

It O O
very O O
well O O
could O O
, O O
although O O
, O O
I O O
must O O
say O O
that O O
the O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
campaign O O
has O O
been O O
somewhat O O
disappointed O O
by O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
votes O O
they O O
have O O
not O O
received O O
thus O O
far O O
in O O
the O O
counties O O
that O O
are O O
undertaking O O
the O O
manual O O
recounts O O
, O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
but O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
hand O O
counts O O
still O O
must O O
be O O
tallied O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
also O O
including O O
the O O
undervotes O O
of O O
10,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
Palm B-GPE B-GPE
Beach I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
junt O O
votes O O
of O O
10,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
- I-GPE I-GPE
Dade I-GPE I-GPE
as O O
well O O
. O O

Keep O O
in O O
mind O O
, O O
those O O
were O O
not O O
registered O O
by O O
the O O
computers O O
because O O
they O O
either O O
had O O
a O O
hanging O O
chad O O
or O O
dimpled O O
chad O O
. O O

Those O O
must O O
be O O
gone O O
over O O
by O O
hand O O
by O O
each O O
respective O O
canvassing O O
board O O
. O O

So O O
there O O
are O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
votes O O
remaining O O
there O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
campaign O O
to O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
White I-FAC I-FAC
House I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Greg B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
just O O
a O O
logistic O O
question O O
, O O
How O O
long O O
is O O
it O O
going O O
take O O
you O O
to O O
get O O
the O O
opinion O O
run O O
to O O
you O O
from O O
the O O
building O O
behind O O
you O O
? O O

I O O
would O O
say O O
we O O
should O O
have O O
it O O
here O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-TIME
next I-DATE I-TIME
five I-DATE I-TIME
minutes I-DATE I-TIME
. O O

It O O
depends O O
how O O
quickly O O
the O O
line O O
moves O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
producers O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
, O O
near O O
the O O
front O O
of O O
the O O
line O O
. O O

It O O
how O O
quickly O O
they O O
get O O
handed O O
. O O

It O O
reversed O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
orders O O
of O O
the O O
earlier O O
trial O O
court O O
, O O
Circuit B-ORG B-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
Judge O O
Terry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

The O O
bottom O O
line O O
, O O
this O O
court O O
rules O O
unanimously O O
the O O
right O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
have O O
the O O
votes O O
counted O O
is O O
paramount O O
, O O
thus O O
, O O
the O O
amended O O
certifications O O
to O O
include O O
the O O
hand O O
counts O O
must O O
be O O
accepted O O
by O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
26 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
it O O
seemed O O
to O O
have O O
some O O
language O O
here O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
do O O
have O O
it O O
handed O O
to O O
me O O
now O O
. O O

Let O O
me O O
take O O
a O O
the O O
. O O

Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
if O O
for O O
some O O
reason O O
the O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
n't O O
accept O O
by O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
26th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
certification O O
, O O
it O O
could O O
be O O
certified O O
elsewhere O O
. O O

Gregg O B-PERSON
Jarrett O I-PERSON
. O I-PERSON

I O O
should O O
point O O
out O O
, O O
he O O
is O O
a O O
former O O
lawyer O O
himself O O
and O O
so O O
can O O
help O O
put O O
this O O
into O O
English B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
. O O

Greg B-PERSON O
, O O
go O O
ahead O O
, O O
if O O
you O O
come O O
to O O
a O O
passage O O
we O O
should O O
hear O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
flipping O O
through O O
the O O
summary O O
of O O
enacts O O
because O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
important O O
. O O

The O O
summary O O
of O O
facts O O
. O O

You O O
flag O O
us O O
when O O
you O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL O
portion O O
we O O
should O O
hear O O
aloud O O
. O O

NBC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
at O O
his O O
post O O
as O O
well O O
in O O
Austin B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

David B-PERSON B-PERSON
any O O
reaction O O
from O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
team O O
on O O
the O O
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
' O O
plan O O
to O O
contest O O
the O O
vote O O
in O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
- I-GPE I-GPE
Dade I-GPE I-GPE
? O O

Well O O
, O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
there O O
has O O
been O O
reaction O O
from O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
team O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
, O O
this O O
decision O O
by O O
the O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
campaign O O
, O O
a O O
refusal O O
to O O
concede O O
even O O
if O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
prevail O O
in O O
the O O
manual O O
recounts O O
under O O
way O O
certainly O O
carries O O
some O O
political O O
risk O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
team O O
tonight O B-TIME
defends O O
the O O
decision O O
, O O
saying O O
that O O
fellow O O
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
public O O
would O O
not O O
only O O
accept O O
but O O
demand O O
what O O
they O O
call O O
a O O
fair O O
and O O
accurate O O
recount O O
in O O
all O O
the O O
relevant O O
counties O O
. O O

The O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
team O O
, O O
responding O O
quickly O O
saying O O
there O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
such O O
support O O
and O O
that O O
in O O
that O O
scenario O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
could O O
only O O
be O O
seen O O
as O O
a O O
sore O O
loser O O
. O O

Despite O O
the O O
holiday O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
letup O O
in O O
the O O
fight O O
for O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
holiday O O
legal O O
victory O O
to O O
be O O
thankful O O
for O O
, O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Laura B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
all O O
smiles O O
in O O
Austin B-GPE B-GPE
today B-DATE B-DATE
before O O
a O O
pot O O
luck O O
Thanksgiving B-DATE B-DATE
meal O O
with O O
their O O
twin O O
daughters O O
and O O
friends O O
. O O

The O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
governor O O
makes O O
time O O
for O O
recreation O O
with O O
a O O
morning O O
jog O O
and O O
prepares O O
for O O
some O O
fishing O O
at O O
his O O
ranch O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
weekend I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
Vice O O
President O O
out O O
of O O
sight O O
today O B-DATE
at O O
his O O
residence O O
, O O
aides O O
saying O O
the O O
entire O O
family O O
together O O
for O O
a O O
meal O O
and O O
football O O
on O O
TV O O
. O O

While O O
the O O
Gore B-PERSON B-PERSON
menu O O
remains O O
a O O
family O O
secret O O
, O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
clan O O
all O O
to O O
happy O O
to O O
share O O
some O O
of O O
his O O
favorite O O
fare O O
-- O O
jalapeno O O
pecan O O
cornbread O O
stuffing O O
and O O
coconut O O
cake O O
. O O

For O O
vice O O
presidential O O
candidate O O
Dick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
turkey O O
in O O
the O O
hospital O O
with O O
his O O
wife O O
and O O
daughter O O
this O B-TIME
afternoon O I-TIME
. O O

After O O
suffering O O
a O O
mild O O
heart O O
attack O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
his O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
doctors O O
say O O
today O B-DATE
he O O
's O O
recovering O O
well O O
. O O

Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
gets O O
a O O
checkup O O
call O O
from O O
Governor O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
still O O
expects O O
to O O
be O O
released O O
as O B-DATE
early O I-DATE
as O I-DATE
tomorrow B-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
cautiously O O
speaks O O
out O O
about O O
the O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
vote O O
fight O O
, O O
saying O O
everyone O O
should O O
, O O
`` O O
let O O
the O O
process O O
play O O
out O O
. O O
'' O O

I O O
want O O
everybody O O
who O O
tried O O
to O O
vote O O
who O O
legally O O
voted O O
to O O
have O O
their O O
vote O O
count O O
, O O
including O O
service O O
people O O
. O O

Everybody O O
. O O

Tonight B-TIME B-TIME
for O O
both O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
their O O
war O O
rooms O O
all O O
their O O
advisers O O
, O O
this O O
really O O
comes O O
down O O
to O O
a O O
numbers O O
game O O
. O O

Everybody O O
keeping O O
a O O
sharp O O
eye O O
on O O
these O O
recount O O
tallies O O
and O O
on O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
deadline O O
at O O
5:00 B-TIME B-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

John B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

NBC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Austin B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

David B-PERSON O
, O O
thank O O
you O O
. O O

Up O O
next O O
, O O
from O O
recounts O O
to O O
-- O O

And O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
longest O O
running O O
struggles O O
for O O
international O O
justice O O
reached O O
a O O
milestone O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
of O O
sorts O O
, O O
when O O
a O O
Scottish B-NORP B-NORP
court O O
, O O
meeting O O
in O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
finally O O
officially O O
found O O
someone O O
guilty O O
in O O
the O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
bombing O O
that O O
brought O O
down O O
Pan B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
. O O

He O O
's O O
a O O
Libyan B-NORP B-NORP
intelligence O O
agent O O
and O O
as O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Maceda I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
from O O
the O O
court O O
, O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
families O O
of O O
the O O
victims O O
think O O
the O O
verdict O O
did O O
n't O O
go O O
far O O
enough O O
. O O

Today B-DATE O
was O O
D B-DATE B-EVENT
- I-DATE I-EVENT
Day I-DATE I-EVENT
in O O
the O O
murder O O
trial O O
which O O
in O O
the O O
end O O
brought O O
some O O
relief O O
. O O

For O O
grieving O O
families O O
, O O
only O O
a O O
partial O O
victory O O
. O O

After O O
12 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
waiting O O
and O O
a O O
nine B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
trial O O
, O O
family O O
members O O
of O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
victims O O
of O O
Pan B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
come O O
to O O
this O O
special O O
Scottish B-NORP B-NORP
courthouse O O
in O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
last O O
time O O
to O O
hear O O
the O O
verdict O O
against O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Libyan B-NORP B-NORP
defendants O O
charged O O
with O O
murder O O
. O O

A O O
split O O
decision O O
for O O
Lamen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Khalifa I-PERSON I-PERSON
Fhimah I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
aquittal O O
, O O
but O O
Abdel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Basset I-PERSON I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
megrahi I-PERSON I-PERSON
found O O
guilty O O
as O O
charged O O
. O O

The O O
court O O
ruled O O
this O O
senior O O
Libyan B-NORP B-NORP
intelligence O O
agent O O
planted O O
the O O
bomb O O
that O O
killed O O
270 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
mostly O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
when O O
the O O
plane O O
bound O O
for O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
exploded O O
over O O
Lockerbie B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Scotland B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Inside O O
the O O
courtroom O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
elation O O
overwhelming O O
. O O

A O O
good O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
relatives O O
gasped O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
big O O
intake O O
of O O
breath O O
. O O

Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Swire I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
daughter O O
died O O
in O O
the O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
, O O
collapses O O
. O O

He O O
later O O
recovered O O
, O O
blaming O O
stress O O
. O O

But O O
Al B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
megrahi I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
sentence O O
, O O
20 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
jail O O
, O O
too O O
light O O
for O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
Flynn I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

His O O
brother O O
was O O
on O O
Flight B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
. O O

It O O
was O O
n't O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
murder O O
it O O
was O O
270 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
he O O
murdered O O
. O O

Frustration O O
too O O
that O O
Moammar B-PERSON B-PERSON
Khaddafi I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
immune O O
from O O
prosecution O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
ground O O
rules O O
here O O
. O O

You O O
get O O
the O O
operatives O O
. O O

You O O
do O O
n't O O
always O O
get O O
the O O
higherups O O
. O O

Reaction O O
in O O
Libya B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
where O O
many O O
followed O O
the O O
trial O O
, O O
mixed O O
. O O

Some O O
anger O O
in O O
the O O
streets O O
, O O
but O O
government O O
officials O O
downplaying O O
the O O
conviction O O
, O O
calling O O
for O O
an O O
end O O
to O O
international O O
sanctions O O
. O O

Not O O
yet O O
, O O
says O O
President O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
White I-FAC I-FAC
House I-FAC I-FAC
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
demanding O O
that O O
Khaddafi B-PERSON B-PERSON
meet O O
certain O O
conditions O O
first O B-ORDINAL
, O O
to O O
accept O O
responsibility O O
for O O
this O O
act O O
, O O
and O O
to O O
compensate O O
the O O
families O O
. O O

But O O
even O O
that O O
would O O
fall O O
short O O
for O O
those O O
who O O
have O O
lost O O
loved O O
ones O O
. O O

Tonight B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
some O O
of O O
those O O
families O O
made O O
it O O
clear O O
their O O
battle O O
is O O
not O O
over O O
to O O
get O O
to O O
the O O
truth O O
and O O
however O O
difficult O O
, O O
punish O O
the O O
real O O
authors O O
of O O
this O O
crime O O
. O O

Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

Thanks O O
very O O
much O O
, O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Maceda I-PERSON I-PERSON
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
for O O
the O O
trial O O
of O O
the O O
Lockerbie B-GPE B-GPE
103 B-PRODUCT O
Pan I-PRODUCT B-ORG
Am I-PRODUCT I-ORG
crash O O
. O O

Recapping O O
the O O
developments O O
of O O
this O B-DATE
disturbing O I-DATE
day O I-DATE
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC I-LOC
-- O O
at O B-CARDINAL
least O I-CARDINAL
six O I-CARDINAL
American B-NORP B-NORP
sailors O O
are O O
dead O O
, O O
11 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
still O O
missing O O
and O O
35 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
injured O O
after O O
what O O
intelligence O O
experts O O
say O O
was O O
a O O
well O O
- O O
planned O O
terrorist O O
bombing O O
that O O
ripped O O
a O O
20 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
x I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
40 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
foot I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
hole O O
in O O
the O O
Navy B-ORG B-ORG
destroyer O O
`` B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
in O O
the O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
port O O
of O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
ship O O
was O O
there O O
for O O
refueling O O
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
vowing O O
retaliation O O
. O O

As O O
we O O
heard O O
from O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Governor O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
main O O
themes O O
in O O
these B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
the O O
campaign O O
is O O
getting O O
rid O O
of O O
partisan O O
gridlock O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
was O O
exactly O O
what O O
the O O
President O O
was O O
talking O O
about O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
-- O O
an O O
attempt O O
to O O
reopen O O
debate O O
on O O
a O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
240 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
tax O O
cut O O
plan O O
, O O
saying O O
the O O
version O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
passed O O
is O O
unacceptable O O
, O O
because O O
it O O
is O O
unfair O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
the O O
President O O
, O O
to O O
children O O
and O O
seniors O O
. O O

Instead O O
of O O
meeting O O
us O O
on O O
common O O
ground O O
, O O
instead O O
of O O
working O O
with O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
or O O
congressional O O
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
the O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
leadership O O
closed O O
its O O
doors O O
to O O
compromise O O
-- O O
literally O O
closed O O
the O O
doors O O
to O O
compromise O O
. O O

They O O
crafted O O
their O O
own O O
partisan O O
tax O O
package O O
and O O
passed O O
it O O
last B-TIME B-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
on O O
a O O
party O O
- O O
line O O
vote O O
. O O

Republican B-NORP B-NORP
leaders O O
for O O
their O O
part O O
said O O
reopening O O
the O O
tax O O
debate O O
is O O
not O O
now O O
realistic O O
and O O
the O O
tax O O
cut O O
bill O O
is O O
probably O O
tombed O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
angry O O
that O O
the O O
President O O
is O O
threatening O O
to O O
veto O O
it O O
saying O O
it O O
's O O
wrong O O
to O O
have O O
political O O
budget O O
battles O O
right O O
before O O
the O O
election O O
. O O

Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
given O O
a O O
defiant O O
speech O O
to O O
mark O O
the O O
tenth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
anniversary O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT I-EVENT
War I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

He O O
says O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
triumphed O O
over O O
the O O
evil O O
of O O
the O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Barbara B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plett I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
addressed O O
the O O
nation O O
in O O
a O O
speech O O
filled O O
with O O
rhetoric O O
and O O
a O O
declaration O O
of O O
victory O O
. O O

`` O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
triumphed O O
over O O
its O O
enemies O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
and O O
it O O
will O O
triumph O O
in O O
the O O
remaining O O
rounds O O
of O O
the O O
battle O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
said O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT I-EVENT
War I-EVENT I-EVENT
was O O
a O O
confrontation O O
between O O
good O O
and O O
evil O O
that O O
continues O O
to O O
this O B-DATE
day O I-DATE
. O O

He O O
was O O
referring O O
to O O
his O O
struggle O O
against O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
strongly O O
supports O O
the O O
economic O O
embargo O O
meant O O
to O O
force O O
him O O
to O O
disarm O O
. O O

After O O
the O O
speech O O
demonstrators O O
gathered O O
in O O
a O O
public O O
show O O
of O O
support O O
for O O
their O O
President O O
. O O

A O O
sense O O
of O O
nationalism O O
has O O
grown O O
stronger O O
here O O
as O O
many O O
people O O
rally O O
against O O
what O O
they O O
say O O
is O O
a O O
siege O O
on O O
their O O
country O O
. O O

Barbara B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plett I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
BBC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
released O O
a O O
government O O
policy O O
paper O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
about O O
population O O
and O O
development O O
. O O

The O O
paper O O
said O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
hopes O O
to O O
cap O O
its O O
population O O
at O O
1.6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
billion I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
by O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
2050 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

NPR B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Rob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gifford I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
. O O

The O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
credited O O
the O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
child O O
policy O O
with O O
dramatically O O
improving O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
life O O
for O O
citizens O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
most O O
populous O O
nation O O
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
population O O
currently O O
stands O O
at O O
1.26 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
billion I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
still O O
the O O
largest O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
paper O O
says O O
that O O
if O O
it O O
were O O
n't O O
for O O
the O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
child O O
policy O O
that O O
figure O O
would O O
be O O
300 B-CARDINAL B-MONEY
million I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
higher O I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
white O O
paper O O
says O O
the O O
economy O O
still O O
faces O O
a O O
daunting O O
challenge O O
coping O O
with O O
the O O
net O O
annual O O
increase O O
of O O
10 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
over O O
the O B-DATE
next O I-DATE
decade O I-DATE
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
it O O
says O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
grapple O O
with O O
problems O O
associated O O
with O O
a O O
rapidly O O
aging O O
population O O
and O O
lack O O
of O O
an O O
extensive O O
social O O
security O O
system O O
. O O

Rob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gifford I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
NPR B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
pardoned O O
a O O
former O O
leading O O
member O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Representatives I-ORG I-ORG
convicted O O
of O O
corruption O O
charges O O
in O O
1996 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Former O O
Chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG O
House I-ORG B-ORG
Ways I-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Means I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Dan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rostenkowski I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
among O O
59 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
convicted O O
criminals O O
pardoned O O
by O O
the O O
President O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
sentenced O O
to O O
17 B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
prison O O
and O O
fined O O
100,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
after O O
pleading O O
guilty O O
to O O
mail O O
fraud O O
. O O

Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
also O O
considering O O
clemency O O
for O O
several O O
other O O
convicted O O
criminals O O
. O O

BBC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
I O O
am O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cowling I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

This O O
is O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
World I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
. O O

I O O
am O O
Tony B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kahn I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Gao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON I-PERSON
arrived O O
in O O
Stockholm B-GPE B-GPE
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
when O O
he O O
leaves O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
born O O
writer O O
will O O
have O O
something O O
extra O O
in O O
his O O
suitcase O O
, O O
the B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Literature I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Today O O
Gao B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
now O O
lives O O
in O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
gave O O
the O O
traditional O O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
lecture O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
festivities O O
leading O O
up O O
to O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
ceremony O O
, O O
and O O
on O O
the O B-DATE
same O I-DATE
day O I-DATE
he O O
collects O O
the O O
prize O O
. O O

Gao B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
novel O O
` B-WORK_OF_ART O
Soul I-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
will O O
be O O
published O O
for O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
time O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

If O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
what O O
Gao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
all O O
about O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
thinker O O
and O O
as O O
an O O
artist O O
, O O
our O O
international O O
book O O
critic O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
Meryl I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
Gao B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
masterpiece O O
is O O
an O O
ideal O O
starting O O
point O O
. O O

His O O
politics O O
are O O
embedded O O
in O O
his O O
writing O O
and O O
his O O
writing O O
is O O
first B-ORDINAL O
and O O
foremost O O
a O O
celebration O O
of O O
freedom O O
. O O

This O O
novel O O
` B-WORK_OF_ART O
soul I-WORK_OF_ART O
mountain I-WORK_OF_ART O
' I-WORK_OF_ART O
, O O
which O O
is O O
just O O
being O O
released O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
in O O
every O O
possible O O
way O O
a O O
celebration O O
of O O
what O O
freedom O O
means O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
a O O
large O O
novel O O
, O O
full O O
of O O
all O O
kinds O O
of O O
ideas O O
and O O
incidents O O
and O O
stories O O
and O O
tales O O
and O O
a O O
polyphony O O
of O O
voices O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
, O O
if O O
you O O
like O O
, O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
wrapped O O
up O O
in O O
500 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
pages O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
world O O
at O O
its O O
most O O
carnival O O
- O O
like O O
, O O
and O O
yet O O
it O O
is O O
virtually O O
impossible O O
, O O
is O O
n't O O
it O O
, O O
for O O
a O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
artist O O
to O O
do O O
something O O
or O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
statement O O
without O O
its O O
having O O
some O O
kind O O
of O O
either O O
political O O
effect O O
or O O
be O O
political O O
in O O
origin O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
this O O
man O O
took O O
the O O
trip O O
on O O
which O O
the O O
novel O O
was O O
based O O
for O O
political O O
reasons O O
, O O
did O O
he O O
not O O
? O O

Certainly O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
born O O
in O O
1940 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

He O O
is O O
a O O
product O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

In O O
fact O O
he O O
had O O
to O O
burn O O
up O O
an O O
entire O O
suitcase O O
full O O
of O O
hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
poems O O
and O O
plays O O
and O O
stories O O
at O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT I-EVENT
in O O
fear O O
of O O
going O O
to O O
prison O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
in O O
1983 B-DATE B-DATE
after O O
being O O
diagnosed O O
with O O
lung O O
cancer O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
killed O O
his O O
father O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
being O O
convinced O O
that O O
he O O
himself O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
die O O
, O O
he O O
gets O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
reprieve O O
. O O

He O O
gets O O
a O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
chest O O
X-ray O O
, O O
discovers O O
that O O
he O O
does O O
n't O O
have O O
lung O O
cancer O O
, O O
recognizes O O
that O O
by O O
virtue O O
of O O
the O O
kinds O O
of O O
things O O
that O O
he O O
is O O
writing O O
, O O
his O O
openness O O
to O O
Western B-NORP B-NORP
literary O O
ideas O O
, O O
that O O
he O O
is O O
in O O
political O O
trouble O O
again O O
, O O
and O O
so O O
he O O
sets O O
out O O
on O O
an O O
extraordinary O O
odyssey O O
of O O
some B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
15,000 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
mostly O O
on O O
foot O O
, O O
which O O
he O O
takes O O
through O O
southwestern O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

He O O
had O O
survived O O
, O O
if O O
you O O
will O O
, O O
a O O
death O O
sentence O O
, O O
and O O
now O O
in O O
that O O
new O O
freedom O O
of O O
the O O
life O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
him O O
, O O
he O O
takes O O
to O O
the O O
road O O
in O O
the O O
tradition O O
of O O
old O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
poets O O
and O O
records O O
what O O
he O O
sees O O
, O O
what O O
he O O
hears O O
, O O
the O O
stories O O
that O O
he O O
is O O
told O O
. O O

The O O
book O O
is O O
filled O O
with O O
marvelous O O
descriptions O O
of O O
the O O
gorges O O
through O O
which O O
he O O
walks O O
, O O
the O O
mountains O O
that O O
he O O
climbs O O
, O O
indeed O O
the O O
book O O
is O O
called O O
Soul B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
the O O
mountain O O
on O O
which O O
he O O
hopes O O
in O O
some O O
way O O
or O O
another O O
to O O
get O O
in O O
touch O O
with O O
his O O
soul O O
, O O
his O O
individual O O
soul O O
, O O
as O O
opposed O O
to O O
that O O
mass O O
kind O O
of O O
soul O O
being O O
enforced O O
upon O O
him O O
by O O
the O O
Communist B-NORP B-NORP
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
authorities O O
, O O
the O O
social O O
realism O O
that O O
the O O
cadres O O
would O O
have O O
him O O
write O O
in O O
. O O

Not O O
only O O
can O O
this O O
fellow O O
write O O
, O O
he O O
can O O
paint O O
too O O
, O O
ca O O
n't O O
he O O
? O O

He O O
is O O
best O O
known O O
among O O
his O O
neighbors O O
in O O
Paris B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
a O O
painter O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
had O O
more O O
than O O
30 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
man O O
shows O O
and O O
his O O
paintings O O
are O O
quite O O
delicately O O
done O O
and O O
there O O
he O O
is O O
also O O
very O O
well O O
known O O
as O O
a O O
playwright O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
he O O
has O O
published O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
18 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
plays O O
now O O
and O O
he O O
writes O O
his O O
plays O O
in O O
French B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
. O O

Just O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
last O O
thing O O
quoting O O
him O O
and O O
I O O
wonder O O
if O O
you O O
could O O
respond O O
to O O
this O O
, O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
he O O
said O O
at O O
the O O
very O O
beginning O O
of O O
his O O
wonderful O O
speech O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Nobel I-ORG I-ORG
Prize I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
do O O
not O O
wish O O
to O O
waste O O
this O O
talk O O
on O O
literature O O
by O O
saying O O
too O O
much O O
about O O
politics O O
and O O
history O O
, O O
What O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
is O O
to O O
use O O
this O O
opportunity O O
to O O
speak O O
as O O
one O O
writer O O
in O O
the O O
voice O O
of O O
an O O
individual O O
. O O
'' O O

Is O O
that O O
true O O
basically O O
not O O
only O O
for O O
him O O
that B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
, I-DATE O
today I-DATE O
, O O
but O O
of O O
all O O
of O O
his O O
work O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
the O O
work O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
so O O
far O O
in O O
English B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
translation O O
suggests O O
that O O
, O O
and O O
indeed O O
this O O
novel O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
a O O
celebration O O
as O O
well O O
of O O
the O O
self O O
of O O
the O O
individual O O
, O O
goes O O
so O O
far O O
as O O
to O O
even O O
divide O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
self O O
. O O

Characters O O
proliferate O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
imagination O O
of O O
the O O
narrator O O
so O O
that O O
at O O
a O O
certain O O
point O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
new O O
he O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
new O O
she O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
you O O
, O O
and O O
each O O
one O O
of O O
these O O
characters O O
tells O O
stories O O
, O O
each O O
story O O
of O O
which O O
is O O
designed O O
to O O
give O O
you O O
a O O
deeper O O
sense O O
of O O
the O O
richness O O
and O O
the O O
complexity O O
of O O
life O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
Meryl I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
Director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Writing I-ORG I-ORG
Program I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Iowa I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
our O O
international O O
book O O
citric O O
. O O

Thanks O O
, O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
. O O

Clashes O O
continued O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
West I-GPE I-GPE
Bank I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Gaza B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
gunmen O O
fired O O
on O O
an O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
car O O
killing O O
the O O
driver O O
. O O

Earlier B-TIME B-TIME
today I-TIME I-TIME
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
soldiers O O
guarding O O
a O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
settlement O O
shot O O
and O O
killed O O
a O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
man O O
who O O
was O O
later O O
identified O O
as O O
an O O
intelligence O O
officer O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Israeli I-ORG I-ORG
Army I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
the O O
man O O
had O O
been O O
approaching O O
the O O
guard O O
post O O
in O O
a O O
suspicious O O
manner O O
. O O

In O O
Haiti B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Jean B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bertrand I-PERSON I-PERSON
Aristide I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
been O O
declared O O
the O O
winner O O
in O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
Sunday I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
controversial O O
presidential O O
election O O
. O O

NPR B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Jerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hadden I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
. O O

Former O O
President O O
Aristide B-PERSON B-PERSON
won O O
with O O
92 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
vote O O
according O O
to O O
Haitian B-NORP B-NORP
election O O
officials O O
. O O

The O O
sweeping O O
victory O O
was O O
expected O O
since O O
Aristide B-PERSON B-PERSON
ran O O
virtually O O
unopposed O O
. O O

Opposition O O
candidates O O
boycotted O O
the O O
vote O O
citing O O
tainted O O
legislative O O
elections O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
May I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Aristide B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
elected O O
President O O
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
ten B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
served O O
just B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
a O O
military O O
coup O O
sent O O
him O O
into O O
exile O O
in O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

He O O
now O O
faces O O
huge O O
obstacles O O
as O O
Haiti B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
leader O O
. O O

His O O
country O O
is O O
the O O
poorest O O
in O O
the O O
hemisphere O O
and O O
much O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
community O O
has O O
shunned O O
him O O
. O O

On O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
UN B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
General O O
Kofi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON I-PERSON
called O O
on O O
his O O
organization O O
to O O
close O O
its O O
mission O O
in O O
Haiti B-GPE B-GPE
citing O O
the O O
unstable O O
political O O
climate O O
. O O

Though O O
a O O
spate O O
of O O
pre-election O O
violence O O
kept O O
some O O
Haitians B-NORP B-NORP
away O O
from O O
the O O
polls O O
on O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
voting O O
itself O O
went O O
relatively O O
smoothly O O
. O O

Jerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hadden I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
NPR B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Former O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
representative O O
Sidney B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yates I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
died O O
. O O

When O O
he O O
retired O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
he O O
was O O
the O O
oldest O O
and O O
longest O O
serving O O
member O O
of O O
the O O
house O O
. O O

NPR B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Sheryl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Corley I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Sidney B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yates I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
first O B-ORDINAL
elected O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
house O O
in O O
1948 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
when O O
Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Truman I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
President O O
and O O
for O O
more B-DATE B-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
4 I-DATE I-DATE
decades I-DATE I-DATE
he O O
trounced O O
every O O
challenger O O
to O O
face O O
him O O
in O O
congressional O O
election O O
. O O

He O O
sat O O
out O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
term O O
after O O
losing O O
a O O
U.S B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG I-ORG
race O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1960s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
for O O
24 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
terms O O
, O O
Yates B-PERSON B-PERSON
represented O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
northern O O
lake O O
front O O
and O O
northern O O
suburbs O O
. O O

The O O
congressman O O
was O O
known O O
as O O
a O O
fervent O O
liberal O O
and O O
supporter O O
of O O
the O O
arts O O
and O O
he O O
was O O
noted O O
for O O
his O O
success O O
in O O
getting O O
congress O B-ORG
to O O
finance O O
for O O
national O O
endowment O O
for O O
the O O
art O O
. O O

In O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Yates B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
awarded O O
a B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Presidential I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Citizen I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Medal I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for O O
his O O
efforts O O
. O O

Yates B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
born O O
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
he O O
was O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
few O O
politicians O O
who O O
successfully O O
walked O O
the O O
tight O O
rope O O
between O O
the O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
machine O O
and O O
its O O
independent O O
critics O O
. O O

He O O
died O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
of O O
renal O O
failure O O
and O O
complications O O
from O O
pneumonia O O
. O O

Sheryl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Corley I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
NPR B-ORG B-ORG
news I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

This O O
is O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
I O O
am O O
Lisa B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Up O O
next O O
a O O
global O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
beat O O
laid O O
down O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
danced O O
to O O
in O O
the O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
African I-NORP I-NORP
nation O O
of O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Marco B-PERSON B-PERSON
Warman I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
musical O O
finale O O
. O O

Imagine O O
trying O O
to O O
translate O O
the O O
lyrics O O
of O O
the B-ORG O
Sugar I-ORG B-PERSON
Hill I-ORG I-PERSON
Gang I-ORG I-PERSON
's I-ORG I-PERSON
notorious O O
rap O O
classic O O
, O O
Rapper B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Delight I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Fortunately O O
for O O
rap O O
fans O O
in O O
the O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
, O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
translating O O
these O O
tunes O O
is O O
n't O O
necessary O O
. O O

The O O
city O O
has O O
its O O
own O O
homegrown O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
scene O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
a O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
but O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
with O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
instruments O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
African B-NORP B-NORP
chant O O
, O O
traditional O O
sounds O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
Amidu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barry I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
duo O O
Positive B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Black I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Soul I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
or O O
PBS B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

They O O
are O O
the O O
doyens O O
of O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
scene O O
, O O
the B-ORG O
Sugar I-ORG O
Hill I-ORG O
Gang I-ORG O
of O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
if O O
you O O
will O O
. O O

Positive B-ORG O
Black I-ORG O
Soul I-ORG O
sings O O
in O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
main O O
language O O
Wolof B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
but O O
if O O
the O O
music O O
sounds O O
like O O
it O O
comes O O
straight O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
well O O
, O O
you O O
are O O
not O O
far O O
off O O
. O O

PBS B-ORG B-ORG
produce O O
their O O
albums O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Lead O O
singer O O
Amidu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Berry I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
producers O O
make O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
in O O
any O O
language O O
come O O
out O O
sounding O O
right O O
. O O

They O O
know O O
how O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
record O O
sound O O
good O O
. O O

They O O
know O O
the O O
sound O O
of O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
have O O
got O O
the O O
equipment O O
and O O
the O O
engineers O O
and O O
they O O
know O O
how O O
to O O
handle O O
it O O
. O O

But O O
Positive B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Black I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Soul I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
music O O
is O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
and O O
foremost O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
music O O
. O O

When O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
saxophonist O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Murray I-PERSON I-PERSON
recorded O O
his O O
acclaimed O O
afrocentric O O
jazz O O
album O O
, O O
Fo B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Juke I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Review I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
in O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
he O O
recruited O O
Amidu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Berry I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
DJ B-PERSON B-PERSON
Awadi I-PERSON I-PERSON
from O O
PBS B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
show O O
what O O
an O O
edge O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
African I-NORP I-NORP
music O O
can O O
really O O
have O O
. O O

When O O
Awadi B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Barry B-PERSON B-PERSON
performed O O
, O O
they O O
managed O O
simultaneously O O
to O O
bathe O O
in O O
the O O
group O O
of O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
and O O
they O O
keep O O
a O O
clear O O
sense O O
that O O
they O O
are O O
from O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

This O O
connection O O
to O O
national O O
and O O
musical O O
identities O O
results O O
partly O O
from O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
many O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
artists O O
want O O
to O O
stay O O
in O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
live O O
and O O
work O O
says O O
PBS B-ORG B-ORG
singer O O
Tidia B-PERSON B-PERSON
Awadi I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

It O O
is O O
because O O
they O O
know O O
they O O
have O O
the O O
inspiration O O
in O O
their O O
country O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
everybody O O
want O O
to O O
stay O O
in O O
his O O
country O O
, O O
want O O
to O O
die O O
in O O
his O O
country O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
can O O
stay O O
and O O
make O O
it O O
happen O O
, O O
the O O
place O O
where O O
you O O
was O O
born O O
, O O
where O O
you O O
grew O O
up O O
then O O
try O O
to O O
make O O
it O O
there O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
possible O O
. O O

Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
rappers O O
are O O
also O O
identified O O
by O O
what O O
they O O
say O O
in O O
their O O
tracks O O
. O O

Western B-NORP O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
lyrics O O
often O O
revolve O O
around O O
the O O
accumulation O O
of O O
material O O
wealth O O
and O O
throwing O O
parties O O
. O O

PBS B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
other O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
rap O O
groups O O
have O O
different O O
concerns O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
grim O O
lyrics O O
to O O
Leboho B-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
Inwa I-WORK_OF_ART I-GPE
, O O
the O O
executioner O O
is O O
black O O
. O O

PBS B-ORG B-ORG
raps O O
that O O
Africans B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
their O O
worst O O
enemies O O
. O O

Front O O
man O O
Amidu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barry I-PERSON I-PERSON
may O O
look O O
like O O
he O O
got O O
his O O
moves O O
on O O
the O O
streets O O
of O O
Brooklyn B-GPE B-GPE
but O O
his O O
critique O O
of O O
post-colonial O O
finger O O
pointing O O
in O O
Africa B-LOC B-LOC
tells O O
a O O
different O O
story O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
, O O
in O O
Africa B-LOC B-LOC
every O O
time O O
you O O
know O O
something O O
bad O O
happens O O
, O O
everybody O O
like O O
you O O
know O O
is O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
white O O
man O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
the O O
colonization O O
, O O
the O O
slavery O O
. O O

They O O
do O O
n't O O
realize O O
that O O
you O O
know O O
the O O
real O O
execution O O
is O O
really O O
black O O
's O O
black O O
like O O
them O O
. O O

So O O
before O O
they O O
say O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
white O O
man O O
tangle O O
you O O
know O O
it O O
's O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
white O O
man O O
that O O
this O O
happens O O
and O O
they O O
got O O
to O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
check O O
around O O
and O O
they O O
say O O
who O O
is O O
the O O
real O O
guilty O O
. O O

We O O
got O O
to O O
accept O O
it O O
and O O
try O O
to O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
, O O
change O O
the O O
things O O
, O O
make O O
the O O
things O O
better O O
. O O

Positive B-ORG O
Black I-ORG O
Soul I-ORG O
are O O
now O O
the O O
oldsters O O
of O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
scene O O
and O O
they O O
have O O
established O O
the O O
template O O
of O O
social O O
consciousness O O
that O O
many O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
groups O O
follow O O
like O O
Bootin B-ORG B-PRODUCT
Bye I-ORG I-PRODUCT
, O O
which O O
recently O O
scored O O
this O O
hit O O
about O O
AIDS O O
prevention O O
. O O

Again O O
Amidu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barry I-PERSON I-PERSON
from O O
Postive B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Black I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Soul I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

When O O
we O O
started O O
there O O
were O O
maybe O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
groups O O
in O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
now O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
we O O
got O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
2000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
groups O O
only O O
in O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
let O O
's O O
say O O
in O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
bands O O
? O O

Hip O O
- O O
hop O O
bands O O
only O O
in O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
not O O
the O O
whole O O
Senegal B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

So O O
you O O
know O O
it O O
is O O
amazing O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
fantastic O O
, O O
extraordinary O O
. O O

Just O O
how O O
extraordinary O O
can O O
be O O
heard O O
on O O
a O O
recent O O
French B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
recording O O
. O O

The B-WORK_OF_ART O
Hop I-WORK_OF_ART O
is O O
a O O
compilation O O
featuring O O
Dakar B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
biggest O O
rap O O
stars O O
from O O
Bidu B-ORG B-PERSON
Bubes I-ORG I-PERSON
to O O
the O O
current O O
kings O O
of O O
Senegalese B-NORP B-NORP
hip O O
- O O
hop O O
Daura B-ORG O
G I-ORG O
. O O

That O O
kind O O
of O O
success O O
needs O O
no O O
translation O O
. O O

For O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
I O O
am O O
Mark B-PERSON B-PERSON
Warmen I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

With O O
this O O
month B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
ouster O O
of O O
strongman O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
rapidly O O
joining O O
the O O
international O O
community O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
country O O
was O O
admitted O O
into O O
an O O
international O O
Balkan B-LOC B-LOC
development O O
program O O
. O O

Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
hopes O O
to O O
join O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG I-ORG
Fund I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

At O O
home O O
, O O
President O O
Vojislav B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
that O O
he O O
intends O O
to O O
promote O O
democracy O O
and O O
free O O
speech O O
, O O
but O O
Kostunica B-PERSON B-PERSON
just O O
might O O
have O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
thoughts O O
, O O
once O O
a O O
theater O O
group O O
that O O
roasted O O
his O O
predecessor O O
over O O
the O O
coals O O
starts O O
turning O O
him O O
on O O
a O O
spit O O
. O O

The O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Nened B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
from O O
the O O
Yugoslav B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
. O O

These B-DATE O
days I-DATE O
at O O
almost O O
every O O
street O O
corner O O
in O O
central O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
stall O O
selling O O
compact O O
discs O O
with O O
protest O O
songs O O
against O O
the O O
former O O
regime O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
most O O
popular O O
tune O O
blaring O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
speakers O O
goes O O
like O O
this O O
, O O
`` O O
attention O O
, O O
attention O O
, O O
last O O
train O O
for O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
via O O
day B-DATE O
stop O O
Kosovo B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
The B-GPE B-GPE
Hague I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
departing O O
with O O
a O O
ten B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
delay O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
the O O
latest O O
hit O O
by O O
the O O
satirical O O
theater O O
called O O
`` O O
Index B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
. O O

They O O
started O O
off O O
20 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
a O O
local O O
radio O O
station O O
and O O
became O O
an O O
enormous O O
success O O
on O O
stage O O
and O O
not O O
just O O
here O O
in O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

They O O
toured O O
the O O
world O O
and O O
performed O O
wherever O O
there O O
is O O
an O O
emigrant O O
community O O
from O O
the O O
former O O
Yugoslavia B-GPE B-GPE
scattered O O
by O O
the O O
wars O O
here O O
, O O
from O O
Australia B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
where O O
Index B-ORG O
will O O
be O O
returning O O
in O O
late B-DATE B-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

This O O
song O O
is O O
from O O
their O O
latest O O
play O O
, O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Last I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Train I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Serbia I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
which O O
was O O
recorded O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
protestors O O
stormed O O
the O O
federal O O
parliament O O
in O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
main O O
television O O
stations O O
. O O

The O O
song O O
speaks O O
of O O
panic O O
in O O
the O O
household O O
of O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Even O O
before O O
the O O
former O O
President O O
conceded O O
defeat O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Index I-ORG I-ORG
Theater I-ORG I-ORG
performed O O
live O O
on O O
an O O
improvised O O
stage O O
outside O O
the O O
parliament O O
, O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
a O O
crowd O O
of O O
some O B-CARDINAL
300,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
. O O

Actor O O
Drugewbo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Unitich I-PERSON I-PERSON
tells O O
how O O
the O O
show O O
began O O
. O O

The O O
first B-ORDINAL O
thing O O
that O O
I O O
told O O
them O O
was O O
please O O
let O O
us O O
close O O
our O O
eyes O O
and O O
just O O
listen O O
. O O

When O O
they O O
did O O
that O O
and O O
I O O
saw O O
them O O
and O O
I O O
told O O
them O O
in O O
a O O
voice O O
of O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
`` O O
Ladies O O
and O O
gentleman O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
definitely O O
finished O O
. O O
'' O O

Only O O
3 B-CARDINAL B-TIME
or O I-TIME
4 B-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
after O O
that O O
he O O
appeared O O
on O O
television O O
and O O
said O O
something O O
very O O
similar O O
to O O
that O O
. O O

Yubitrich B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
popular O O
actors O O
and O O
he O O
owes O O
it O O
to O O
his O O
skilful O O
portrayal O O
of O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Getting O O
into O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
shoes O O
even O O
on O O
stage O O
, O O
was O O
quite O O
a O O
temptation O O
says O O
Yubitrich B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

I O O
always O O
felt O O
when O O
I O O
enter O O
his O O
person O O
, O O
Okay O O
, O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
do O O
whatever O O
I O O
want O O
and O O
I O O
always O O
molested O O
our O O
fellow O O
players O O
you O O
know O O
. O O

So O O
being O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
something O O
which O O
I O O
can O O
compare O O
to O O
taking O O
a O O
dangerous O O
drug O O
. O O

But O O
with O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
out O O
of O O
the O O
way O O
, O O
what O O
next O O
for O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
popular O O
satirical O O
group O O
? O O

Writer O O
Vojislav B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jonetic I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
he O O
is O O
confident O O
the O O
new O O
Yugoslav B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
will O O
provide O O
plenty O O
of O O
fresh O O
material O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
have O O
plenty O O
of O O
politicians O O
, O O
which O O
we O O
can O O
play O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
have O O
plenty O O
of O O
idiotic O O
situations O O
in O O
Serbian B-NORP B-NORP
politics O O
. O O

Political O O
satirical O O
theater O O
is O O
something O O
which O O
you O O
can O O
apply O O
best O O
to O O
the O O
societies O O
, O O
which O O
are O O
in O O
some O O
kind O O
of O O
crisis O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
still O O
in O O
crisis O O
and O O
we O O
will O O
be O O
I O O
think O O
for O O
a O O
while O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
current O O
crisis O O
Jonetic B-PERSON B-PERSON
hopes O O
will O O
at O O
least O O
be O O
one B-CARDINAL O
where O O
government O O
critics O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
branded O O
as O O
traitors O O
and O O
be O O
banned O O
from O O
public O O
performances O O
. O O

Index B-ORG B-ORG
Theater I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
planning O O
a O O
huge O O
comeback O O
now O O
with O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
shows O O
in O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
even O O
though O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
under O O
de O O
facto O O
house O O
arrest O O
in O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
he O O
is O O
very O O
much O O
present O O
on O O
the O O
repertoire O O
of O O
political O O
humors O O
, O O
says O O
his O O
impersonator O O
, O O
Dragewbo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yubitrich I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

I O O
would O O
like O O
to O O
share O O
one B-CARDINAL O
joke O O
with O O
the O O
listeners O O
of O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

It O O
's O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
2004 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
Serbia B-GPE B-GPE
it O O
is O O
57th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
round O O
of O O
elections O O
from O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
2000 I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
Slobodan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON I-PERSON
appears O O
on O O
national O O
tv O O
and O O
says O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
greet O O
you O O
as O O
your O O
new O O
President O O
, O O
my O O
name O O
is O O
Vojislav B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON I-PERSON
'' O O
. O O

Yubitrich B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
he O O
has O O
already O O
set O O
his O O
sights O O
on O O
the O O
new O O
Yugoslav B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
, O O
Kostunica B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
will O O
most O O
likely O O
be O O
impersonating O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
not O O
as O O
easy O O
to O O
make O O
fun O O
of O O
yet O O
Yubitritch B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
unlike O O
Milosevic B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
but O O
that O O
does O O
n't O O
mean O O
he O O
will O O
escape O O
the O O
scrutiny O O
and O O
sharp O O
wits O O
of O O
Index B-ORG B-ORG
Theater I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

For O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
this O O
is O O
Nenad B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Belgrade B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
what O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
ripple O O
effect O O
of O O
the O O
Middle B-LOC B-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
crisis O O
, O O
an O O
explosion O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
killed O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
four I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
sailors O O
on O O
a O O
US B-ORG B-ORG
Navy I-ORG I-ORG
destroyer O O
in O O
the O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
port O O
of O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

American B-NORP B-NORP
investigators O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
the O O
scene O O
but O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
White I-FAC I-FAC
House I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
the O O
Pentagon B-FAC B-ORG
and O O
the B-FAC B-ORG
State I-FAC I-ORG
Department I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
officials O O
are O O
already O O
expressing O O
suspicions O O
that O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
explosion O O
was O O
an O O
act O O
of O O
terrorism O O
. O O

The O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Clark B-PERSON B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON I-PERSON
reports O O
. O O

The O O
blast O O
, O O
which O O
occurred O O
just B-TIME B-TIME
after I-TIME I-TIME
noon I-TIME I-TIME
local O O
time O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
ripped O O
a O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-QUANTITY
x O I-QUANTITY
40 B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
foot I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
gash O O
in O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
, O O
a O O
state O O
- O O
of O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
art O O
destroyer O O
that O O
had O O
stopped O O
in O O
Aden B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
refuel O O
before O O
joining O O
the O O
carrier O O
George B-PRODUCT B-PERSON
Washington I-PRODUCT I-PERSON
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Persian I-LOC I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Speaking O O
at O O
the O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
's O O
home O O
base O O
in O O
Norfolk B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Virginia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Admiral O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Foley I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
that O O
the O O
Navy B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
investigating O O
the O O
incident O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
whether O O
it O O
was O O
terrorism O O
or O O
not O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
an O O
act O O
of O O
certainly O O
a O O
severe O O
belligerence O O
but O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
the O O
source O O
, O O
nor O O
can O O
I O O
comment O O
any O O
further O O
on O O
that O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
went O O
further O O
saying O O
that O O
they O O
had O O
every O O
reason O O
to O O
suspect O O
that O O
the O O
blast O O
was O O
caused O O
by O O
terrorists O O
. O O

The O O
officials O O
said O O
that O O
reports O O
from O O
the O O
scene O O
, O O
including O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
from O O
an O O
Army B-ORG B-ORG
officer O O
working O O
in O O
Aden B-FAC B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
suggested O O
that O O
a O O
small O O
rubber O O
craft O O
that O O
was O O
helping O O
the O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
dock O O
came O O
alongside O O
the O O
destroyer O O
and O O
caused O O
the O O
blast O O
. O O

Many O O
, O O
including O O
retired O O
Admiral O O
Eugene B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carroll I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
are O O
suspicious O O
that O O
the O O
small O O
boat O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
loaded O O
with O O
high O O
- O O
power O O
explosives O O
and O O
that O O
the O O
attack O O
was O O
planned O O
. O O

That O O
craft O O
that O O
approached O O
the O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
is O O
a O O
rubber O O
boat O O
, O O
not O O
a O O
big O O
craft O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
would O O
have O O
had O O
to O O
pack O O
it O O
fully O O
with O O
explosives O O
to O O
do O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
damage O O
that O O
they O O
did O O
to O O
the O O
Cole B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
and O O
that O O
certainly O O
would O O
have O O
taken O O
time O O
to O O
get O O
that O O
put O O
together O O
. O O

While O O
both O O
the O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Justice I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
today B-DATE B-DATE
dispatched O O
teams O O
of O O
experts O O
to O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
investigate O O
the O O
explosion O O
, O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State O B-ORG
Madeleine O B-PERSON
Albright O I-PERSON
urged O O
caution O O
saying O O
it O O
was O O
too O O
early O O
to O O
jump O O
to O O
any O O
conclusions O O
. O O

Still O O
, O O
she O O
promised O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
would O O
take O O
appropriate O O
action O O
if O O
terrorists O O
were O O
found O O
to O O
be O O
behind O O
the O O
blast O O
, O O
a O O
sentiment O O
echoed O O
later B-TIME B-TIME
in I-TIME I-TIME
the I-TIME I-TIME
day I-TIME I-TIME
by O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

If O O
, O O
as O O
it O O
now O O
appears O O
, O O
this O O
was O O
an O O
act O O
of O O
terrorism O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
despicable O O
and O O
cowardly O O
act O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
find O O
out O O
who O O
is O O
responsible O O
and O O
hold O O
them O O
accountable O O
. O O

If O O
their O O
intention O O
was O O
to O O
deter O O
us O O
from O O
our O O
mission O O
of O O
promoting O O
peace O O
and O O
security O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
they O O
will O O
fail O O
utterly O O
. O O

For O O
some O O
terrorism O O
experts O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
attack O O
, O O
which O O
occurred O O
against O O
the O O
backdrop O O
of O O
intense O O
clashes O O
between O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
has O O
an O O
eerily O O
familiar O O
ring O O
to O O
it O O
. O O

Bruce B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
the O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Rand I-ORG I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
office O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
seen O O
often O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
how O O
violence O O
and O O
conflict O O
and O O
tensions O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
often O O
embroil O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

One O O
only O O
has O O
to O O
recall O O
the O O
bombing O O
of O O
the O O
US B-NORP B-ORG
Marine I-NORP I-ORG
barracks O O
in O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
1983 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
also O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
presidential O O
election O O
, O O
also O O
at O O
a O O
time O O
when O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
involving O O
suitable O O
ferment O O
at O O
that O O
point O O
in O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
with O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
where O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
was O O
also O O
attempting O O
actively O O
to O O
provide O O
some O O
stabilizing O O
influence O O
and O O
unfortunately O O
and O O
tragically O O
got O O
caught O O
up O O
in O O
the O O
maelstrom O O
and O O
that O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
salient O O
fact O O
of O O
this O O
attack O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
this O O
attack O O
turns O O
out O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
terrorists O O
, O O
Hoffman B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
it O O
would O O
signal O O
a O O
dangerous O O
new O O
trend O O
. O O

Maritime O O
or O O
marine O O
- O O
borne O O
terrorist O O
attacks O O
are O O
actually O O
quite O O
rare O O
. O O

That O O
being O O
said O O
it O O
could O O
well O O
be O O
the O O
beginning O O
of O O
a O O
new O O
pattern O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
made O O
it O O
far O O
more O O
difficult O O
, O O
appropriately O O
so O O
, O O
for O O
terrorists O O
to O O
attack O O
our O O
ground O O
forces O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

So O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
terrorists O O
prevented O O
from O O
attacking O O
their O O
targets O O
using O O
their O O
more O O
conventional O O
means O O
` O O
truck O O
bombs O O
' O O
have O O
merely O O
adjusted O O
their O O
tactics O O
slightly O O
and O O
obviously O O
they O O
have O O
been O O
successful O O
with O O
it O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

On O O
Yemeni B-NORP B-NORP
TV O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
country O O
's O O
President O O
expressed O O
his O O
heart O O
- O O
felt O O
condolences O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
were O O
killed O O
and O O
injured O O
, O O
but O O
denied O O
that O O
the O O
explosion O O
on O O
board O O
the O O
cole B-PRODUCT O
was O O
caused O O
by O O
terrorists O O
, O O
although O O
, O O
admits O O
Mohammed B-PERSON B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Qadhi I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
editor O O
of O O
the O O
Yemen B-ORG B-ORG
Observer I-ORG I-ORG
newspaper O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
Sana B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
anti-American B-NORP B-NORP
sentiment O O
has O O
been O O
running O O
high O O
in O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
because O O
of O O
events O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

The O O
people O O
now O O
in O O
the O O
streets O O
are O O
gathering O O
because O O
they O O
feel O O
that O O
not O O
just O O
as O O
Arabs B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
as O O
human O O
beings O O
, O O
that O O
what O O
is O O
happening O O
in O O
Palestine B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
not O O
humanitarian O O
. O O

Regarding O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
' I-GPE I-GPE
attitude O O
in O O
this O O
regard O O
, O O
we O O
find O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
until O O
now O O
are O O
supporting O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
people O O
here O O
feel O O
that O O
United B-GPE B-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
should O O
do O O
something O O
. O O

With O O
tensions O O
running O O
high O O
throughout O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
incident O O
off O O
the O O
coast O O
of O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
serves O O
as O O
a O O
warning O O
. O O

US B-GPE B-GPE
armed O O
forces O O
and O O
diplomatic O O
personnel O O
might O O
be O O
on O O
high O O
alert O O
for O O
sometime O O
to O O
come O O
. O O

For O O
The B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
this O O
is O O
Clark B-PERSON B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

In O O
the O O
other O O
major O O
story O O
out O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
Foreign O O
Ministers O O
met O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
Cairo B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
advance O O
of O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
's O O
summit O O
. O O

Egypt B-GPE B-GPE
called O O
the O O
emergency O O
summit O O
to O O
declare O O
support O O
for O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
the O O
wake O O
of O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
violence O O
that O O
has O O
left O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
106 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
dead O O
, O O
almost O O
all O O
of O O
them O O
Palestinian B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Violence O O
has O O
abated O O
somewhat O O
since O O
the O O
deal O O
was O O
struck O O
at O O
Sharm B-GPE B-GPE
el I-GPE I-GPE
- I-GPE I-GPE
Sheikh I-GPE I-GPE
two B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
governments O O
are O O
under O O
pressure O O
from O O
their O O
own O O
citizens O O
to O O
take O O
a O O
tough O O
stance O O
against O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Drummond I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
covering O O
the O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
summit O O
in O O
Cairo B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Financial I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

James B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
there O O
's O O
a O O
reason O O
why O O
the O O
Arabs B-NORP B-NORP
wanted O O
this O O
pre-summit O O
meeting O O
. O O

What O O
is O O
the O O
pressure O O
on O O
them O O
prior O O
to O O
the O O
summit O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
they O O
want O O
to O O
try O O
and O O
iron O O
out O O
any O O
potential O O
difficulties O O
before O O
the O O
heads O O
of O O
state O O
come O O
into O O
town O O
on O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

So O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
preparatory O O
exercise O O
to O O
reach O O
some O O
sort O O
of O O
agreement O O
beforehand O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
the O O
problem O O
is O O
that O O
not O O
all O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
states O O
are O O
speaking O O
again O O
with O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
voice O O
. O O

What O O
do O O
they O O
hope O O
to O O
achieve O O
? O O
and O O
what O O
can O O
you O O
claim O O
from O O
the O O
statements O O
made O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
? O O

It O O
is O O
difficult O O
to O O
say O O
, O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
's O O
summit O O
have O O
traditionally O O
been O O
exercises O O
in O O
division O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
already O O
seen O O
problems O O
from O O
Libyan B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
Muammar B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gaddafi I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
who O O
appeared O O
on O O
Al B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
pan-Arab B-NORP B-NORP
satellite O O
channel O O
, O O
and O O
, O O
rubbish O O
, O O
what O O
he O O
said O O
was O O
a O O
draft O O
statement O O
for O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
summit O O
on O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

And O O
he O O
was O O
very O O
categorical O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
too O O
weak O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
harm O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
interests O O
sufficiently O O
. O O

So O O
we O O
have O O
Gadafi B-PERSON B-PERSON
on O O
the O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
hand O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
other O O
hand O O
we O O
have O O
Egypt B-GPE B-GPE
which O O
was O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
country O O
to O O
make O O
peace O O
with O O
the O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
state O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
of O O
course O O
also O O
a O O
top O O
recipient O O
of O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
aid O O
. O O

The O O
Egyptian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
Hosni B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mubarak I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
more O O
of O O
a O O
voice O O
of O O
moderation O O
against O O
the O O
other O O
side O O
. O O

Tell O O
us O O
about O O
what O O
he O O
has O O
been O O
saying O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Mubarak B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
been O O
, O O
as O O
you O O
say O O
, O O
a O O
voice O O
of O O
moderation O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
invested O O
an O O
awful O O
amount O O
in O O
the O O
peace O O
with O O
Israel B-GPE O
, O O
and O O
really O O
he O O
can O O
not O O
afford O O
to O O
let O O
it O O
fail O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
seen O O
some O O
more O O
power O O
techniques O O
perhaps O O
from O O
his O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Amre B-PERSON B-PERSON
Moussa I-PERSON I-PERSON
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
Amre B-PERSON B-PERSON
Moussa I-PERSON I-PERSON
today B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
the O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
's O O
meeting O O
was O O
calling O O
simply O O
for O O
the O O
return O O
of O O
East B-GPE B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
the O O
Palestinians B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
in O O
stark O O
contrast O O
to O O
Syrian B-NORP B-NORP
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Faruq B-PERSON B-PERSON
al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Shara I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
was O O
pulling O O
for O O
a O O
complete O O
cut O O
in O O
diplomatic O O
relations O O
between O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
states O O
that O O
happen O O
. O O

So O O
Egypt B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
playing O O
a O O
calming O O
role O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
anything O O
too O O
strong O O
coming O O
out O O
of O O
this O O
summit O O
due O O
to O O
end O O
on O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

What O O
seemed O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
prevailing O O
voices O O
at O O
this O O
point O O
? O O

There O O
are O O
certainly O O
calls O O
for O O
war O O
against O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Is O O
there O O
much O O
support O O
for O O
that O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
actually O O
President O O
Mubarak B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
very O O
categorical O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
condemning O O
calls O O
for O O
war O O
, O O
which O O
he O O
said O O
were O O
very O O
serious O O
and O O
people O O
should O O
understand O O
the O O
implications O O
of O O
just O O
what O O
it O O
meant O O
. O O

Egypt B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Jordan B-GPE B-GPE
do O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
any O O
sort O O
of O O
conventional O O
war O O
against O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

They O O
have O O
both O O
invested O O
enormous O O
amounts O O
in O O
it O O
, O O
and O O
both O O
regimes O O
would O O
be O O
more O O
vulnerable O O
if O O
the O O
peace O O
process O O
were O O
to O O
fail O O
, O O
because O O
detractors O O
and O O
opponents O O
within O O
each O O
country O O
would O O
have O O
ammunition O O
by O O
which O O
to O O
fire O O
at O O
them O O
. O O

How O O
much O O
is O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
entering O O
into O O
the O O
conversation O O
and O O
how O O
much O O
pressure O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
coming O O
from O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
? O O

Well O O
today O B-DATE
not O O
too O O
much O O
. O O

I O O
mean O O
Madeleine B-PERSON B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
in O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
where O O
she O O
met O O
with O O
crown O O
prince O O
Abdullah B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
new O O
Syrian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
Bashar B-PERSON B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Assad I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Interestingly O O
enough O O
she O O
is O O
quoted O O
as O O
telling O O
General O O
Sanholi B-PERSON B-PERSON
back O O
to O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
she O O
did O O
not O O
really O O
get O O
too O O
much O O
of O O
a O O
reception O O
from O O
Bashar B-PERSON B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Assad I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
terms O O
of O O
lightening O O
the O O
traditionally O O
antagonistic O O
Syrian B-NORP B-NORP
align O O
towards O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Nonetheless O O
, O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
she O O
did O O
meet O O
with O O
Bashar B-PERSON B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Assad I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
it O O
was O O
n't O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
which O O
is O O
traditionally O O
being O O
more O O
dovish O O
and O O
has O O
supported O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
policy O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
significant O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
as O O
of O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
I O O
would O O
say O O
certainly O O
on O O
the O O
surface O O
there O O
has O O
been O O
little O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
action O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
thank O O
you O O
very O O
much O O
for O O
the O O
update O O
. O O

James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Drummond I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
correspondent O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Financial I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG O
London I-ORG B-GPE
speaking O O
to O O
us O O
from O O
Cairo B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Thanks O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
a O O
free O O
man O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
an O O
apostle O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
seen O O
Jesus O O
our O O
Lord O O
. O O

You O O
people O O
are O O
an O O
example O O
of O O
my O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

Others O O
may O O
not O O
accept O O
me O O
as O O
an O O
apostle O O
, O O
but O O
surely O O
you O O
do O O
. O O

You O O
are O O
proof O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
an O O
apostle O O
in O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

Some O O
people O O
want O O
to O O
judge O O
me O O
. O O

So O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
answer O O
I O O
give O O
them O O
: O O
We O O
have O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
eat O O
and O O
drink O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
we O O
? O O

We O O
have O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
bring O O
a O O
believing O O
wife O O
with O O
us O O
when O O
we O O
travel O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
we O O
? O O

The O O
other O O
apostles O O
and O O
the O O
Lord O O
's O O
brothers O O
and O O
Peter O O
all O O
do O O
this O O
. O O

And O O
are O O
Barnabas O O
and O O
I O O
the O O
only O O
ones O O
who O O
must O O
work O O
to O O
earn O O
our O O
living O O
? O O

No O O
soldier O O
ever O O
serves O O
in O O
the O O
army O O
and O O
pays O O
his O O
own O O
salary O O
. O O

No O O
one O O
ever O O
plants O O
a O O
vineyard O O
without O O
eating O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
grapes O O
himself O O
. O O

No O O
one O O
takes O O
care O O
of O O
a O O
flock O O
of O O
sheep O O
without O O
drinking O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
milk O O
himself O O
. O O

These O O
are O O
n't O O
just O O
my O O
own O O
thoughts O O
. O O

God O O
's O O
law O O
says O O
the O O
same O O
thing O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
written O O
in O O
the O O
Law O O
of O O
Moses O O
: O O
`` O O

When O O
a O O
work O O
animal O O
is O O
being O O
used O O
to O O
separate O O
grain O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
keep O O
it O O
from O O
eating O O
the O O
grain O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
God O O
said O O
this O O
, O O
was O O
he O O
thinking O O
only O O
about O O
work O O
animals O O
? O O

No O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
really O O
talking O O
about O O
us O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
that O O
was O O
written O O
for O O
us O O
. O O

The O O
one O O
who O O
plows O O
and O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
separates O O
the O O
grain O O
should O O
both O O
expect O O
to O O
get O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
grain O O
for O O
their O O
work O O
. O O

We O O
planted O O
spiritual O O
seed O O
among O O
you O O
, O O
so O O
we O O
should O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
harvest O O
from O O
you O O
some O O
things O O
for O O
this O O
life O O
. O O

Surely O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
asking O O
too O O
much O O
. O O

Others O O
have O O
this O O
right O O
to O O
get O O
things O O
from O O
you O O
. O O

So O O
surely O O
we O O
have O O
this O O
right O O
too O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
use O O
this O O
right O O
. O O

No O O
, O O
we O O
endure O O
everything O O
ourselves O O
so O O
that O O
we O O
will O O
not O O
stop O O
anyone O O
from O O
obeying O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
of O O
Christ O O
. O O

Surely O O
you O O
know O O
that O O
those O O
who O O
work O O
at O O
the O O
Temple O O
get O O
their O O
food O O
from O O
the O O
Temple O O
. O O

And O O
those O O
who O O
serve O O
at O O
the O O
altar O O
get O O
part O O
of O O
what O O
is O O
offered O O
at O O
the O O
altar O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
with O O
those O O
who O O
have O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
telling O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
. O O

The O O
Lord O O
has O O
commanded O O
that O O
those O O
who O O
tell O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
should O O
get O O
their O O
living O O
from O O
this O O
work O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
have O O
not O O
used O O
any O O
of O O
these O O
rights O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
am O O
not O O
trying O O
to O O
get O O
anything O O
from O O
you O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
not O O
my O O
purpose O O
for O O
writing O O
this O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
rather O O
die O O
than O O
to O O
have O O
someone O O
take O O
away O O
what O O
for O O
me O O
is O O
a O O
great O O
source O O
of O O
pride O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
my O O
work O O
of O O
telling O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
that O O
gives O O
me O O
any O O
reason O O
to O O
boast O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
my O O
duty O O
-- O O
something O O
I O O
must O O
do O O
. O O

If O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
tell O O
people O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
in O O
real O O
trouble O O
. O O

If O O
I O O
did O O
it O O
because O O
it O O
was O O
my O O
own O O
choice O O
, O O
I O O
would O O
deserve O O
to O O
be O O
paid O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
have O O
no O O
choice O O
. O O

I O O
must O O
tell O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
am O O
only O O
doing O O
the O O
duty O O
that O O
was O O
given O O
to O O
me O O
. O O

So O O
what O O
do O O
I O O
get O O
for O O
doing O O
it O O
? O O

My O O
reward O O
is O O
that O O
when O O
I O O
tell O O
people O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
I O O
can O O
offer O O
it O O
to O O
them O O
for O O
free O O
and O O
not O O
use O O
the O O
rights O O
that O O
come O O
with O O
doing O O
this O O
work O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
free O O
. O O

I O O
belong O O
to O O
no O O
other O O
person O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
make O O
myself O O
a O O
slave O O
to O O
everyone O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
this O O
to O O
help O O
save O O
as O O
many O O
people O O
as O O
I O O
can O O
. O O

To O O
the O O
Jews O O
I O O
became O O
like O O
a O O
Jew O O
so O O
that O O
I O O
could O O
help O O
save O O
Jews O O
. O O

I O O
myself O O
am O O
not O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
law O O
, O O
but O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
law O O
I O O
became O O
like O O
someone O O
who O O
is O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

I O O
did O O
this O O
to O O
help O O
save O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

To O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
without O O
the O O
law O O
I O O
became O O
like O O
someone O O
who O O
is O O
without O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

I O O
did O O
this O O
to O O
help O O
save O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
without O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
But O O
really O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
not O O
without O O
God O O
's O O
law O O
-- O O
I O O
am O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
law O O
of O O
Christ O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

To O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
weak O O
, O O
I O O
became O O
weak O O
so O O
that O O
I O O
could O O
help O O
save O O
them O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
become O O
all O O
things O O
to O O
all O O
people O O
. O O

I O O
did O O
this O O
so O O
that O O
I O O
could O O
save O O
people O O
in O O
any O O
way O O
possible O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
all O O
this O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
known O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
it O O
so O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
share O O
in O O
the O O
blessings O O
of O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
. O O

You O O
know O O
that O O
in O O
a O O
race O O
all O O
the O O
runners O O
run O O
, O O
but O O
only O O
one O B-CARDINAL
runner O O
gets O O
the O O
prize O O
. O O

So O O
run O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

Run O O
to O O
win O O
! O O

All O O
who O O
compete O O
in O O
the O O
games O O
use O O
strict O O
training O O
. O O

They O O
do O O
this O O
so O O
that O O
they O O
can O O
win O O
a O O
prize O O
-- O O
one O O
that O O
does O O
n't O O
last O O
. O O

But O O
our O O
prize O O
is O O
one O O
that O O
will O O
last O O
forever O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
run O O
like O O
someone O O
who O O
has O O
a O O
goal O O
. O O

I O O
fight O O
like O O
a O O
boxer O O
who O O
is O O
hitting O O
something O O
, O O
not O O
just O O
the O O
air O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
my O O
own O O
body O O
I O O
fight O O
to O O
make O O
it O O
do O O
what O O
I O O
want O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
this O O
so O O
that O O
I O O
wo O O
n't O O
miss O O
getting O O
the O O
prize O O
myself O O
after O O
telling O O
others O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

The O O
first O O
agreement O O
had O O
rules O O
for O O
worship O O
and O O
a O O
place O O
for O O
worship O O
here O O
on O O
earth O O
. O O

This O O
place O O
was O O
inside O O
a O O
tent O O
. O O

The O O
first O O
area O O
in O O
the O O
tent O O
was O O
called O O
the O O
Holy O O
Place O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
Holy O O
Place O O
were O O
the O O
lamp O O
and O O
the O O
table O O
with O O
the O O
special O O
bread O O
offered O O
to O O
God O O
. O O

Behind O O
the O O
second O O
curtain O O
was O O
a O O
room O O
called O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
was O O
a O O
golden O O
altar O O
for O O
burning O O
incense O O
. O O

And O O
also O O
there O O
was O O
the O O
Box O O
of O O
the O O
Agreement O O
. O O

The O O
Box O O
was O O
covered O O
with O O
gold O O
. O O

Inside O O
this O O
Box O O
was O O
a O O
golden O O
jar O O
of O O
manna O O
and O O
Aaron O O
's O O
rod O O
-- O O
the O O
rod O O
that O O
once O O
grew O O
leaves O O
. O O

Also O O
in O O
the O O
Box O O
were O O
the O O
flat O O
stones O O
with O O
the O O
Ten O O
Commandments O O
of O O
the O O
old O O
agreement O O
on O O
them O O
. O O

Above O O
the O O
Box O O
were O O
the O O
Cherub O O
angels O O
that O O
showed O O
God O O
's O O
glory O O
. O O

These O O
Cherub O O
angels O O
were O O
over O O
the O O
place O O
of O O
mercy O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
can O O
not O O
say O O
everything O O
about O O
this O O
now O O
. O O

Everything O O
in O O
the O O
tent O O
was O O
made O O
ready O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
I O O
have O O
explained O O
. O O

Then O O
the O O
priests O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
first O O
room O O
every O O
day O O
to O O
do O O
their O O
worship O O
duties O O
. O O

But O O
only O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
could O O
go O O
into O O
the O O
second O O
room O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
went O O
in O O
only O O
once O O
a O O
year O O
. O O

Also O O
, O O
he O O
could O O
never O O
enter O O
that O O
room O O
without O O
taking O O
blood O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
offered O O
that O O
blood O O
to O O
God O O
for O O
himself O O
and O O
for O O
the O O
sins O O
the O O
people O O
committed O O
without O O
knowing O O
they O O
were O O
sinning O O
. O O

The O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
uses O O
those O O
two O O
separate O O
rooms O O
to O O
teach O O
us O O
that O O
the O O
way O O
into O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
was O O
not O O
open O O
while O O
the O O
first O O
room O O
was O O
still O O
there O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
an O O
example O O
for O O
us O O
today O B-DATE
. O O

It O O
shows O O
that O O
the O O
gifts O O
and O O
sacrifices O O
the O O
priests O O
offer O O
to O O
God O O
are O O
not O O
able O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
consciences O O
of O O
the O O
worshipers O O
completely O O
clear O O
. O O

These O O
gifts O O
and O O
sacrifices O O
are O O
only O O
about O O
food O O
and O O
drink O O
and O O
special O O
washings O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
only O O
rules O O
about O O
the O O
body O O
. O O

God O O
gave O O
them O O
for O O
his O O
people O O
to O O
follow O O
until O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
his O O
new O O
way O O
. O O

But O O
Christ O O
has O O
already O O
come O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
of O O
the O O
good O O
things O O
we O O
now O O
have O O
. O O

But O O
Christ O O
does O O
not O O
serve O O
in O O
a O O
place O O
like O O
the O O
tent O O
that O O
those O O
other O O
priests O O
served O O
in O O
. O O

He O O
serves O O
in O O
a O O
better O O
place O O
. O O

Unlike O O
that O O
tent O O
, O O
this O O
one O O
is O O
perfect O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
not O O
made O O
by O O
anyone O O
here O O
on O O
earth O O
. O O

It O O
does O O
not O O
belong O O
to O O
this O O
world O O
. O O

Christ O O
entered O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
only O O
one O O
time O O
-- O O
enough O O
for O O
all O O
time O O
. O O

He O O
entered O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
by O O
using O O
his O O
own O O
blood O O
, O O
not O O
the O O
blood O O
of O O
goats O O
or O O
young O O
bulls O O
. O O

He O O
entered O O
there O O
and O O
made O O
us O O
free O O
from O O
sin O O
forever O O
. O O

The O O
blood O O
of O O
goats O O
and O O
bulls O O
and O O
the O O
ashes O O
of O O
a O O
cow O O
were O O
sprinkled O O
on O O
those O O
who O O
were O O
no O O
longer O O
pure O O
enough O O
to O O
enter O O
the O O
place O O
of O O
worship O O
. O O

The O O
blood O O
and O O
ashes O O
made O O
them O O
pure O O
again O O
-- O O
but O O
only O O
their O O
bodies O O
. O O

So O O
surely O O
the O O
blood O O
sacrifice O O
of O O
Christ O O
can O O
do O O
much O O
more O O
. O O

Christ O O
offered O O
himself O O
through O O
the O O
eternal O O
Spirit O O
as O O
a O O
perfect O O
sacrifice O O
to O O
God O O
. O O

His O O
blood O O
will O O
make O O
us O O
completely O O
clean O O
from O O
the O O
evil O O
we O O
have O O
done O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
give O O
us O O
clear O O
consciences O O
so O O
that O O
we O O
can O O
worship O O
the O O
living O O
God O O
. O O

So O O
Christ O O
brings O O
a O O
new O O
agreement O O
from O O
God O O
to O O
his O O
people O O
. O O

He O O
brings O O
this O O
agreement O O
so O O
that O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
chosen O O
by O O
God O O
can O O
have O O
the O O
blessings O O
God O O
promised O O
, O O
blessings O O
that O O
last O O
forever O O
. O O

This O O
can O O
happen O O
only O O
because O O
Christ O O
died O O
to O O
free O O
people O O
from O O
sins O O
committed O O
against O O
the O O
commands O O
of O O
the O O
first O O
agreement O O
. O O

When O O
someone O O
dies O O
and O O
leaves O O
a O O
will O O
, O O
there O O
must O O
be O O
proof O O
that O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
wrote O O
the O O
will O O
is O O
dead O O
. O O

A O O
will O O
means O O
nothing O O
while O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
wrote O O
it O O
is O O
still O O
living O O
. O O

It O O
can O O
be O O
used O O
only O O
after O O
that O O
person O O
's O O
death O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
why O O
blood O O
was O O
needed O O
to O O
begin O O
the O O
first O O
agreement O O
between O O
God O O
and O O
his O O
people O O
. O O

First O O
, O O
Moses O O
told O O
the O O
people O O
every O O
command O O
in O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
took O O
the O O
blood O O
of O O
young O O
bulls O O
and O O
mixed O O
it O O
with O O
water O O
. O O

He O O
used O O
red O O
wool O O
and O O
a O O
branch O O
of O O
hyssop O O
to O O
sprinkle O O
the O O
blood O O
and O O
water O O
on O O
the O O
book O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
and O O
on O O
all O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
the O O
blood O O
that O O
makes O O
the O O
agreement O O
good O O
-- O O
the O O
agreement O O
that O O
God O O
commanded O O
you O O
to O O
follow O O
. O O
'' O O

In O O
the O O
same O O
way O O
, O O
Moses O O
sprinkled O O
the O O
blood O O
on O O
the O O
Holy O O
Tent O O
. O O

He O O
sprinkled O O
the O O
blood O O
over O O
everything O O
used O O
in O O
worship O O
. O O

The O O
law O O
says O O
that O O
almost O O
everything O O
must O O
be O O
made O O
clean O O
by O O
blood O O
. O O

Sins O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
forgiven O O
without O O
a O O
blood O O
sacrifice O O
. O O

These O O
things O O
are O O
copies O O
of O O
the O O
real O O
things O O
that O O
are O O
in O O
heaven O O
. O O

These O O
copies O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
made O O
clean O O
by O O
animal O O
sacrifices O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
real O O
things O O
in O O
heaven O O
must O O
have O O
much O O
better O O
sacrifices O O
. O O

Christ O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
was O O
not O O
the O O
man O O
- O O
made O O
one O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
only O O
a O O
copy O O
of O O
the O O
real O O
one O O
. O O

He O O
went O O
into O O
heaven O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
is O O
there O O
now O O
before O O
God O O
to O O
help O O
us O O
. O O

The O O
high O O
priest O O
enters O O
the O O
Most O O
Holy O O
Place O O
once O O
every O O
year O O
. O O

He O O
takes O O
with O O
him O O
blood O O
to O O
offer O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
does O O
not O O
offer O O
his O O
own O O
blood O O
like O O
Christ O O
did O O
. O O

Christ O O
went O O
into O O
heaven O O
, O O
but O O
not O O
to O O
offer O O
himself O O
many O O
times O O
like O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
offers O O
blood O O
again O O
and O O
again O O
. O O

If O O
Christ O O
had O O
offered O O
himself O O
many O O
times O O
, O O
he O O
would O O
have O O
needed O O
to O O
suffer O O
many O O
times O O
since O O
the O O
time O O
the O O
world O O
was O O
made O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
came O O
to O O
offer O O
himself O O
only O O
once O O
. O O

And O O
that O O
once O O
is O O
enough O O
for O O
all O O
time O O
. O O

He O O
came O O
at O O
a O O
time O O
when O O
the O O
world O O
is O O
nearing O O
an O O
end O O
. O O

He O O
came O O
to O O
take O O
away O O
all O O
sin O O
by O O
offering O O
himself O O
as O O
a O O
sacrifice O O
. O O

Everyone O O
must O O
die O O
once O O
. O O

Then O O
they O O
are O O
judged O O
. O O

So O O
Christ O O
was O O
offered O O
as O O
a O O
sacrifice O O
one O O
time O O
to O O
take O O
away O O
the O O
sins O O
of O O
many O O
people O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
will O O
come O O
a O O
second O O
time O O
, O O
but O O
not O O
to O O
offer O O
himself O O
for O O
sin O O
. O O

He O O
will O O
come O O
the O O
second O O
time O O
to O O
bring O O
salvation O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
waiting O O
for O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
got O O
into O O
a O O
boat O O
and O O
went O O
back O O
across O O
the O O
lake O O
to O O
his O O
own O O
town O O
. O O

Some O O
people O O
brought O O
to O O
him O O
a O O
man O O
who O O
was O O
paralyzed O O
and O O
was O O
lying O O
on O O
a O O
mat O O
. O O

Jesus O O
saw O O
that O O
these O O
people O O
had O O
much O O
faith O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
paralyzed O O
man O O
, O O
`` O O
Young O O
man O O
, O O
you O O
will O O
be O O
glad O O
to O O
hear O O
this O O
. O O

Your O O
sins O O
are O O
forgiven O O
. O O
'' O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
heard O O
what O O
Jesus O O
said O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
to O O
themselves O O
, O O
`` O O
What O O
an O O
insult O O
to O O
God O O
for O O
this O O
man O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
! O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
knew O O
what O O
they O O
were O O
thinking O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
are O O
you O O
thinking O O
such O O
evil O O
thoughts O O
? O O

The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
has O O
power O O
on O O
earth O O
to O O
forgive O O
sins O O
. O O

But O O
how O O
can O O
I O O
prove O O
this O O
to O O
you O O
? O O

Maybe O O
you O O
are O O
thinking O O
it O O
was O O
easy O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
say O O
, O O
' O O
Your O O
sins O O
are O O
forgiven O O
. O O
' O O

There O O
's O O
no O O
proof O O
that O O
it O O
really O O
happened O O
. O O

But O O
what O O
if O O
I O O
say O O
to O O
the O O
man O O
, O O
' O O
Stand O O
up O O
and O O
walk O O
' O O
? O O

Then O O
you O O
will O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
see O O
that O O
I O O
really O O
have O O
this O O
power O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
paralyzed O O
man O O
, O O
`` O O
Stand O O
up O O
. O O

Take O O
your O O
mat O O
and O O
go O O
home O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
stood O O
up O O
and O O
went O O
home O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
saw O O
this O O
and O O
they O O
were O O
amazed O O
. O O

They O O
praised O O
God O O
for O O
letting O O
someone O O
have O O
such O O
power O O
. O O

When O O
Jesus O O
was O O
leaving O O
, O O
he O O
saw O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Matthew O O
sitting O O
at O O
the O O
place O O
for O O
collecting O O
taxes O O
. O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Follow O O
me O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
he O O
got O O
up O O
and O O
followed O O
Jesus O O
. O O

Jesus O O
ate O O
dinner O O
at O O
Matthew O O
's O O
house O O
. O O

Many O O
tax O O
collectors O O
and O O
others O O
with O O
bad O O
reputations O O
came O O
and O O
ate O O
with O O
him O O
and O O
his O O
followers O O
. O O

The O O
Pharisees O O
saw O O
that O O
Jesus O O
was O O
eating O O
with O O
these O O
people O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
does O O
your O O
teacher O O
eat O O
with O O
tax O O
collectors O O
and O O
other O O
sinners O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
heard O O
them O O
say O O
this O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
said O O
to O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
It O O
is O O
the O O
sick O O
people O O
who O O
need O O
a O O
doctor O O
, O O
not O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
healthy O O
. O O

You O O
need O O
to O O
go O O
and O O
learn O O
what O O
this O O
Scripture O O
means O O
: O O
' O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
animal O O
sacrifices O O
; O O
I O O
want O O
you O O
to O O
show O O
kindness O O
to O O
people O O
. O O
' O O

I O O
did O O
not O O
come O O
to O O
invite O O
good O O
people O O
. O O

I O O
came O O
to O O
invite O O
sinners O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
followers O O
of O O
John O O
came O O
to O O
Jesus O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
and O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
fast O O
often O O
, O O
but O O
your O O
followers O O
do O O
n't O O
ever O O
fast O O
. O O

Why O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
At O O
a O O
wedding O O
the O O
friends O O
of O O
the O O
bridegroom O O
are O O
not O O
sad O O
while O O
he O O
is O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

They O O
can O O
not O O
fast O O
then O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
time O O
will O O
come O O
when O O
the O O
bridegroom O O
will O O
be O O
taken O O
from O O
them O O
. O O

Then O O
they O O
will O O
fast O O
. O O

`` O O
When O O
someone O O
sews O O
a O O
patch O O
over O O
a O O
hole O O
in O O
an O O
old O O
coat O O
, O O
they O O
never O O
use O O
a O O
piece O O
of O O
cloth O O
that O O
has O O
not O O
already O O
been O O
shrunk O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
do O O
, O O
the O O
patch O O
will O O
shrink O O
and O O
pull O O
away O O
from O O
the O O
coat O O
. O O

Then O O
the O O
hole O O
will O O
be O O
worse O O
. O O

Also O O
, O O
people O O
never O O
pour O O
new O O
wine O O
into O O
old O O
wineskins O O
. O O

They O O
would O O
break O O
, O O
the O O
wine O O
would O O
spill O O
out O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
wineskins O O
would O O
be O O
ruined O O
. O O

People O O
always O O
put O O
new O O
wine O O
into O O
new O O
wineskins O O
, O O
which O O
wo O O
n't O O
break O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
wine O O
stays O O
good O O
. O O
'' O O

While O O
Jesus O O
was O O
still O O
talking O O
, O O
a O O
leader O O
of O O
the O O
synagogue O O
came O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

The O O
leader O O
bowed O O
down O O
before O O
him O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
My O O
daughter O O
has O O
just O O
died O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
you O O
will O O
come O O
and O O
touch O O
her O O
with O O
your O O
hand O O
, O O
she O O
will O O
live O O
again O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
Jesus O O
and O O
his O O
followers O O
went O O
with O O
the O O
man O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
way O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
woman O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
bleeding O O
for O O
twelve O O
years O O
. O O

She O O
came O O
close O O
behind O O
Jesus O O
and O O
touched O O
the O O
bottom O O
of O O
his O O
coat O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
thinking O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
I O O
can O O
touch O O
his O O
coat O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
be O O
healed O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
turned O O
and O O
saw O O
the O O
woman O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Be O O
happy O O
, O O
dear O O
woman O O
. O O

You O O
are O O
made O O
well O O
because O O
you O O
believed O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
woman O O
was O O
healed O O
. O O

Jesus O O
continued O O
going O O
with O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leader O O
and O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
leader O O
's O O
house O O
. O O

He O O
saw O O
people O O
there O O
who O O
make O O
music O O
for O O
funerals O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
saw O O
a O O
crowd O O
of O O
people O O
crying O O
loudly O O
. O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Go O O
away O O
. O O

The O O
girl O O
is O O
not O O
dead O O
. O O

She O O
is O O
only O O
sleeping O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
people O O
laughed O O
at O O
him O O
. O O

After O O
the O O
people O O
were O O
put O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
house O O
, O O
Jesus O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
girl O O
's O O
room O O
. O O

He O O
held O O
the O O
girl O O
's O O
hand O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
girl O O
stood O O
up O O
. O O

The O O
news O O
about O O
this O O
spread O O
all O O
around O O
the O O
area O O
. O O

As O O
Jesus O O
was O O
going O O
away O O
from O O
there O O
, O O
two O O
blind O O
men O O
followed O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
loudly O O
, O O
`` O O
Show O O
kindness O O
to O O
us O O
, O O
Son O O
of O O
David O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
went O O
inside O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
blind O O
men O O
went O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
you O O
believe O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
able O O
to O O
make O O
you O O
see O O
again O O
? O O
'' O O

They O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Yes O O
, O O
Lord O O
, O O
we O O
believe O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
touched O O
their O O
eyes O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
believe O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
make O O
you O O
see O O
again O O
, O O
so O O
it O O
will O O
happen O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
men O O
were O O
able O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

Jesus O O
gave O O
them O O
a O O
strong O O
warning O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
tell O O
anyone O O
about O O
this O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
they O O
left O O
and O O
spread O O
the O O
news O O
about O O
Jesus O O
all O O
around O O
that O O
area O O
. O O

As O O
these O O
two O O
men O O
were O O
leaving O O
, O O
some O O
people O O
brought O O
another O O
man O O
to O O
Jesus O O
. O O

This O O
man O O
could O O
not O O
talk O O
because O O
he O O
had O O
a O O
demon O O
inside O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
forced O O
the O O
demon O O
out O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
man O O
was O O
able O O
to O O
talk O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
were O O
amazed O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
never O O
seen O O
anything O O
like O O
this O O
in O O
Israel O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
ruler O O
of O O
demons O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
that O O
gives O O
him O O
power O O
to O O
force O O
demons O O
out O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
traveled O O
through O O
all O O
the O O
towns O O
and O O
villages O O
. O O

He O O
taught O O
in O O
their O O
synagogues O O
and O O
told O O
people O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
about O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O

He O O
healed O O
all O O
kinds O O
of O O
diseases O O
and O O
sicknesses O O
. O O

Jesus O O
saw O O
the O O
many O O
people O O
and O O
felt O O
sorry O O
for O O
them O O
because O O
they O O
were O O
worried O O
and O O
helpless O O
-- O O
like O O
sheep O O
without O O
a O O
shepherd O O
to O O
lead O O
them O O
. O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
There O O
is O O
such O O
a O O
big O O
harvest O O
of O O
people O O
to O O
bring O O
in O O
. O O

But O O
there O O
are O O
only O O
a O O
few O O
workers O O
to O O
help O O
harvest O O
them O O
. O O

God O O
owns O O
the O O
harvest O O
. O O

Ask O O
him O O
to O O
send O O
more O O
workers O O
to O O
help O O
gather O O
his O O
harvest O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
Jesus O O
said O O
all O O
these O O
things O O
, O O
he O O
left O O
Galilee O O
. O O

He O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
area O O
of O O
Judea O O
on O O
the O O
other O O
side O O
of O O
the O O
Jordan O O
River O O
. O O

Many O O
people O O
followed O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
healed O O
the O O
sick O O
people O O
there O O
. O O

Some O O
Pharisees O O
came O O
to O O
Jesus O O
. O O

They O O
tried O O
to O O
make O O
him O O
say O O
something O O
wrong O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Is O O
it O O
right O O
for O O
a O O
man O O
to O O
divorce O O
his O O
wife O O
for O O
any O O
reason O O
he O O
chooses O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Surely O O
you O O
have O O
read O O
this O O
in O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
: O O
When O O
God O O
made O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
' O O
he O O
made O O
people O O
male O O
and O O
female O O
. O O
' O O

And O O
God O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
That O O
is O O
why O O
a O O
man O O
will O O
leave O O
his O O
father O O
and O O
mother O O
and O O
be O O
joined O O
to O O
his O O
wife O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
two O O
people O O
will O O
become O O
one O O
. O O
' O O

So O O
they O O
are O O
no O O
longer O O
two O O
, O O
but O O
one O O
. O O

God O O
has O O
joined O O
them O O
together O O
, O O
so O O
no O O
one O O
should O O
separate O O
them O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Pharisees O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
Then O O
why O O
did O O
Moses O O
give O O
a O O
command O O
allowing O O
a O O
man O O
to O O
divorce O O
his O O
wife O O
by O O
writing O O
a O O
certificate O O
of O O
divorce O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Moses O O
allowed O O
you O O
to O O
divorce O O
your O O
wives O O
because O O
you O O
refused O O
to O O
accept O O
God O O
's O O
teaching O O
. O O

But O O
divorce O O
was O O
not O O
allowed O O
in O O
the O O
beginning O O
. O O

I O O
tell O O
you O O
that O O
whoever O O
divorces O O
his O O
wife O O
, O O
except O O
for O O
the O O
problem O O
of O O
sexual O O
sin O O
, O O
and O O
marries O O
another O O
woman O O
is O O
guilty O O
of O O
adultery O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
followers O O
said O O
to O O
Jesus O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
that O O
is O O
the O O
only O O
reason O O
a O O
man O O
can O O
divorce O O
his O O
wife O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
better O O
not O O
to O O
marry O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
statement O O
is O O
true O O
for O O
some O O
, O O
but O O
not O O
for O O
everyone O O
-- O O
only O O
for O O
those O O
who O O
have O O
been O O
given O O
this O O
gift O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
different O O
reasons O O
why O O
some O O
men O O
do O O
n't O O
marry O O
. O O

Some O O
were O O
born O O
without O O
the O O
ability O O
to O O
produce O O
children O O
. O O

Others O O
were O O
made O O
that O O
way O O
later O O
in O O
life O O
. O O

And O O
others O O
have O O
given O O
up O O
marriage O O
because O O
of O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
for O O
anyone O O
who O O
is O O
able O O
to O O
accept O O
it O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
people O O
brought O O
their O O
little O O
children O O
to O O
Jesus O O
so O O
that O O
he O O
could O O
lay O O
his O O
hands O O
on O O
them O O
to O O
bless O O
them O O
and O O
pray O O
for O O
them O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
followers O O
saw O O
this O O
, O O
they O O
told O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
stop O O
bringing O O
their O O
children O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

But O O
Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Let O O
the O O
little O O
children O O
come O O
to O O
me O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
stop O O
them O O
, O O
because O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
belongs O O
to O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
like O O
these O O
children O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
Jesus O O
blessed O O
the O O
children O O
, O O
he O O
left O O
there O O
. O O

A O O
man O O
came O O
to O O
Jesus O O
and O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
what O O
good O O
thing O O
must O O
I O O
do O O
to O O
have O O
eternal O O
life O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
do O O
you O O
ask O O
me O O
about O O
what O O
is O O
good O O
? O O

Only O O
God O O
is O O
good O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
have O O
eternal O O
life O O
, O O
obey O O
the O O
law O O
's O O
commands O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
Which O O
ones O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
' O O
You O O
must O O
not O O
murder O O
anyone O O
, O O
you O O
must O O
not O O
commit O O
adultery O O
, O O
you O O
must O O
not O O
steal O O
, O O
you O O
must O O
not O O
tell O O
lies O O
about O O
others O O
, O O
you O O
must O O
respect O O
your O O
father O O
and O O
mother O O
, O O
' O O
and O O
' O O
love O O
your O O
neighbor O O
the O O
same O O
as O O
you O O
love O O
yourself O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

The O O
young O O
man O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
have O O
obeyed O O
all O O
these O O
commands O O
. O O

What O O
else O O
do O O
I O O
need O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
perfect O O
, O O
then O O
go O O
and O O
sell O O
all O O
that O O
you O O
own O O
. O O

Give O O
the O O
money O O
to O O
the O O
poor O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
will O O
have O O
riches O O
in O O
heaven O O
. O O

Then O O
come O O
and O O
follow O O
me O O
! O O
'' O O

But O O
when O O
the O O
young O O
man O O
heard O O
Jesus O O
tell O O
him O O
to O O
give O O
away O O
his O O
money O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
sad O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
this O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
was O O
very O O
rich O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
left O O
. O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
truth O O
is O O
, O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
very O O
hard O O
for O O
a O O
rich O O
person O O
to O O
enter O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
I O O
tell O O
you O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
easier O O
for O O
a O O
camel O O
to O O
go O O
through O O
the O O
eye O O
of O O
a O O
needle O O
than O O
for O O
a O O
rich O O
person O O
to O O
enter O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
followers O O
were O O
amazed O O
to O O
hear O O
this O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
Then O O
who O O
can O O
be O O
saved O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
looked O O
at O O
them O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
something O O
that O O
people O O
can O O
not O O
do O O
. O O

But O O
God O O
can O O
do O O
anything O O
. O O
'' O O

Peter O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
left O O
everything O O
we O O
had O O
and O O
followed O O
you O O
. O O

So O O
what O O
will O O
we O O
have O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
When O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
the O O
new O O
world O O
comes O O
, O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
will O O
sit O O
on O O
his O O
great O O
and O O
glorious O O
throne O O
. O O

And O O
I O O
can O O
promise O O
that O O
you O O
who O O
followed O O
me O O
will O O
sit O O
on O O
twelve O O
thrones O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
will O O
judge O O
the O O
twelve O O
tribes O O
of O O
Israel O O
. O O

Everyone O O
who O O
has O O
left O O
houses O O
, O O
brothers O O
, O O
sisters O O
, O O
father O O
, O O
mother O O
, O O
children O O
, O O
or O O
farms O O
to O O
follow O O
me O O
will O O
get O O
much O O
more O O
than O O
they O O
left O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
will O O
have O O
eternal O O
life O O
. O O

Many O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
first O O
now O O
will O O
be O O
last O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

And O O
many O O
who O O
are O O
last O O
now O O
will O O
be O O
first O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

While O O
Apollos O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Corinth O O
, O O
Paul O O
was O O
visiting O O
some O O
places O O
on O O
his O O
way O O
to O O
Ephesus O O
. O O

In O O
Ephesus O O
he O O
found O O
some O O
other O O
followers O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

He O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Did O O
you O O
receive O O
the O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
when O O
you O O
believed O O
? O O
'' O O

These O O
followers O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
never O O
even O O
heard O O
of O O
a O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
! O O
'' O O

Paul O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
So O O
what O O
kind O O
of O O
baptism O O
did O O
you O O
have O O
? O O
'' O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
It O O
was O O
the O O
baptism O O
that O O
John O O
taught O O
. O O
'' O O

Paul O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
John O O
told O O
people O O
to O O
be O O
baptized O O
to O O
show O O
they O O
wanted O O
to O O
change O O
their O O
lives O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
people O O
to O O
believe O O
in O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
would O O
come O O
after O O
him O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
one O O
is O O
Jesus O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
these O O
followers O O
heard O O
this O O
, O O
they O O
were O O
baptized O O
in O O
the O O
name O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
Jesus O O
. O O

Then O O
Paul O O
laid O O
his O O
hands O O
on O O
them O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
came O O
on O O
them O O
. O O

They O O
began O O
speaking O O
different O O
languages O O
and O O
prophesying O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
about O O
twelve O O
men O O
in O O
this O O
group O O
. O O

Paul O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
synagogue O O
and O O
spoke O O
very O O
boldly O O
. O O

He O O
continued O O
doing O O
this O O
for O O
three O B-DATE
months O I-DATE
. O O

He O O
talked O O
with O O
the O O
Jews O O
, O O
trying O O
to O O
persuade O O
them O O
to O O
accept O O
what O O
he O O
was O O
telling O O
them O O
about O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O

But O O
some O O
of O O
them O O
became O O
stubborn O O
and O O
refused O O
to O O
believe O O
. O O

In O O
front O O
of O O
everyone O O
, O O
they O O
said O O
bad O O
things O O
about O O
the O O
Way O O
. O O

So O O
Paul O O
left O O
these O O
Jews O O
and O O
took O O
the O O
Lord O O
's O O
followers O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
went O O
to O O
a O O
place O O
where O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Tyrannus O O
had O O
a O O
school O O
. O O

There O O
Paul O O
talked O O
with O O
people O O
every O O
day O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
this O O
for O O
two O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
. O O

Because O O
of O O
this O O
work O O
, O O
everyone O O
in O O
Asia O O
, O O
Jews O O
and O O
Greeks O O
, O O
heard O O
the O O
word O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

God O O
used O O
Paul O O
to O O
do O O
some O O
very O O
special O O
miracles O O
. O O

Some O O
people O O
carried O O
away O O
handkerchiefs O O
and O O
clothes O O
that O O
Paul O O
had O O
used O O
and O O
put O O
them O O
on O O
those O O
who O O
were O O
sick O O
. O O

The O O
sick O O
people O O
were O O
healed O O
, O O
and O O
evil O O
spirits O O
left O O
them O O
. O O

Some O O
Jews O O
also O O
were O O
traveling O O
around O O
forcing O O
evil O O
spirits O O
out O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

The O O
seven O O
sons O O
of O O
Sceva O O
, O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
leading O O
priests O O
, O O
were O O
doing O O
this O O
. O O

These O O
Jews O O
tried O O
to O O
use O O
the O O
name O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
Jesus O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
evil O O
spirits O O
go O O
out O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

They O O
all O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
By O O
the O O
same O O
Jesus O O
that O O
Paul O O
talks O O
about O O
, O O
I O O
order O O
you O O
to O O
come O O
out O O
! O O
'' O O

But O O
one O O
time O O
an O O
evil O O
spirit O O
said O O
to O O
these O O
Jews O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
know O O
Jesus O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
know O O
about O O
Paul O O
, O O
but O O
who O O
are O O
you O O
? O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
man O O
who O O
had O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
inside O O
him O O
jumped O O
on O O
these O O
Jews O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
much O O
stronger O O
than O O
all O O
of O O
them O O
. O O

He O O
beat O O
them O O
up O O
and O O
tore O O
their O O
clothes O O
off O O
. O O

They O O
all O O
ran O O
away O O
from O O
that O O
house O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
Ephesus O O
, O O
Jews O O
and O O
Greeks O O
, O O
learned O O
about O O
this O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
all O O
filled O O
with O O
fear O O
and O O
gave O O
great O O
honor O O
to O O
the O O
Lord O O
Jesus O O
. O O

Many O O
of O O
the O O
believers O O
began O O
to O O
confess O O
, O O
telling O O
about O O
all O O
the O O
evil O O
things O O
they O O
had O O
done O O
. O O

Some O O
of O O
them O O
had O O
used O O
magic O O
. O O

These O O
believers O O
brought O O
their O O
magic O O
books O O
and O O
burned O O
them O O
before O O
everyone O O
. O O

These O O
books O O
were O O
worth O O
about O O
50 O O
, O O
000 O O
silver O O
coins O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
how O O
the O O
word O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
was O O
spreading O O
in O O
a O O
powerful O O
way O O
, O O
causing O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
people O O
to O O
believe O O
. O O

After O O
this O O
, O O
Paul O O
made O O
plans O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
planned O O
to O O
go O O
through O O
the O O
regions O O
of O O
Macedonia O O
and O O
Achaia O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
go O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
thought O O
, O O
`` O O
After O O
I O O
visit O O
Jerusalem O O
, O O
I O O
must O O
also O O
visit O O
Rome O O
. O O
'' O O

Timothy O O
and O O
Erastus O O
were O O
two O O
of O O
his O O
helpers O O
. O O

Paul O O
sent O O
them O O
ahead O O
to O O
Macedonia O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
stayed O O
in O O
Asia O O
for O O
a O O
while O O
. O O

But O O
during O O
that O O
time O O
there O O
was O O
some O O
trouble O O
in O O
Ephesus O O
about O O
the O O
Way O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
how O O
it O O
all O O
happened O O
: O O
There O O
was O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Demetrius O O
. O O

He O O
worked O O
with O O
silver O O
. O O

He O O
made O O
little O O
silver O O
models O O
that O O
looked O O
like O O
the O O
temple O O
of O O
the O O
goddess O O
Artemis O O
. O O

The O O
men O O
who O O
did O O
this O O
work O O
made O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
money O O
. O O

Demetrius O O
had O O
a O O
meeting O O
with O O
these O O
men O O
and O O
some O O
others O O
who O O
did O O
the O O
same O O
kind O O
of O O
work O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Men O O
, O O
you O O
know O O
that O O
we O O
make O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
money O O
from O O
our O O
business O O
. O O

But O O
look O O
at O O
what O O
this O O
man O O
Paul O O
is O O
doing O O
. O O

Listen O O
to O O
what O O
he O O
is O O
saying O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
convinced O O
many O O
people O O
in O O
Ephesus O O
and O O
all O O
over O O
Asia O O
to O O
change O O
their O O
religion O O
. O O

He O O
says O O
the O O
gods O O
that O O
people O O
make O O
by O O
hand O O
are O O
not O O
real O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
afraid O O
this O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
turn O O
people O O
against O O
our O O
business O O
. O O

But O O
there O O
is O O
also O O
another O O
problem O O
. O O

People O O
will O O
begin O O
to O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
temple O O
of O O
the O O
great O O
goddess O O
Artemis O O
is O O
not O O
important O O
. O O

Her O O
greatness O O
will O O
be O O
destroyed O O
. O O

And O O
Artemis O O
is O O
the O O
goddess O O
that O O
everyone O O
in O O
Asia O O
and O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
worships O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
the O O
men O O
heard O O
this O O
, O O
they O O
became O O
very O O
angry O O
. O O

They O O
shouted O O
, O O
`` O O
Great O O
is O O
Artemis O O
, O O
the O O
goddess O O
of O O
Ephesus O O
! O O
'' O O

The O O
whole O O
city O O
was O O
thrown O O
into O O
confusion O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
grabbed O O
Gaius O O
and O O
Aristarchus O O
, O O
men O O
from O O
Macedonia O O
who O O
were O O
traveling O O
with O O
Paul O O
, O O
and O O
rushed O O
all O O
together O O
into O O
the O O
stadium O O
. O O

Paul O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
in O O
and O O
talk O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
Lord O O
's O O
followers O O
did O O
not O O
let O O
him O O
go O O
. O O

Also O O
, O O
some O O
leaders O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
who O O
were O O
friends O O
of O O
Paul O O
sent O O
him O O
a O O
message O O
telling O O
him O O
not O O
to O O
go O O
into O O
the O O
stadium O O
. O O

Some O O
people O O
were O O
shouting O O
one O O
thing O O
and O O
others O O
were O O
shouting O O
something O O
else O O
. O O

The O O
meeting O O
was O O
very O O
confused O O
. O O

Most O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
why O O
they O O
had O O
come O O
there O O
. O O

Some O O
Jews O O
made O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Alexander O O
stand O O
before O O
the O O
crowd O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
told O O
him O O
what O O
to O O
say O O
. O O

Alexander O O
waved O O
his O O
hand O O
, O O
trying O O
to O O
explain O O
things O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

But O O
when O O
the O O
people O O
saw O O
that O O
Alexander O O
was O O
a O O
Jew O O
, O O
they O O
all O O
began O O
shouting O O
the O O
same O O
thing O O
. O O

For O O
two O O
hours O O
they O O
continued O O
shouting O O
, O O
`` O O
Great O O
is O O
Artemis O O
of O O
Ephesus O O
! O O

Great O O
is O O
Artemis O O
of O O
Ephesus O O
! O O

Great O O
is O O
Artemis O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
! O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
city O O
clerk O O
persuaded O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
be O O
quiet O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Men O O
of O O
Ephesus O O
, O O
everyone O O
knows O O
that O O
Ephesus O O
is O O
the O O
city O O
that O O
keeps O O
the O O
temple O O
of O O
the O O
great O O
goddess O O
Artemis O O
. O O

Everyone O O
knows O O
that O O
we O O
also O O
keep O O
her O O
holy O O
rock O O
. O O

No O O
one O O
can O O
deny O O
this O O
, O O
so O O
you O O
should O O
be O O
quiet O O
. O O

You O O
must O O
stop O O
and O O
think O O
before O O
you O O
do O O
anything O O
else O O
. O O

`` O O
You O O
brought O O
these O O
men O O
here O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
have O O
not O O
said O O
anything O O
bad O O
against O O
our O O
goddess O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
not O O
stolen O O
anything O O
from O O
her O O
temple O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
courts O O
of O O
law O O
and O O
there O O
are O O
judges O O
. O O

Do O O
Demetrius O O
and O O
those O O
men O O
who O O
work O O
with O O
him O O
have O O
a O O
charge O O
against O O
anyone O O
? O O

They O O
should O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
courts O O
. O O

Let O O
them O O
argue O O
with O O
each O O
other O O
there O O
. O O

`` O O
Is O O
there O O
something O O
else O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
talk O O
about O O
? O O

Then O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
regular O O
town O O
meeting O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

It O O
can O O
be O O
decided O O
there O O
. O O

I O O
say O O
this O O
because O O
someone O O
might O O
see O O
this O O
trouble O O
today O B-DATE
and O O
say O O
we O O
are O O
rioting O O
. O O

We O O
could O O
not O O
explain O O
all O O
this O O
trouble O O
, O O
because O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
real O O
reason O O
for O O
this O O
meeting O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
the O O
city O O
clerk O O
said O O
this O O
, O O
he O O
told O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
go O O
home O O
. O O

In O O
Jerusalem O O
Saul O O
was O O
still O O
trying O O
to O O
scare O O
the O O
followers O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
, O O
even O O
saying O O
he O O
would O O
kill O O
them O O
. O O

He O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
and O O
asked O O
him O O
to O O
write O O
letters O O
to O O
the O O
synagogues O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Damascus O O
. O O

Saul O O
wanted O O
the O O
high O O
priest O O
to O O
give O O
him O O
the O O
authority O O
to O O
find O O
people O O
in O O
Damascus O O
who O O
were O O
followers O O
of O O
the O O
Way O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
found O O
any O O
believers O O
there O O
, O O
men O O
or O O
women O O
, O O
he O O
would O O
arrest O O
them O O
and O O
bring O O
them O O
back O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

So O O
Saul O O
went O O
to O O
Damascus O O
. O O

When O O
he O O
came O O
near O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
a O O
very O O
bright O O
light O O
from O O
heaven O O
suddenly O O
shined O O
around O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
fell O O
to O O
the O O
ground O O
and O O
heard O O
a O O
voice O O
saying O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Saul O O
, O O
Saul O O
! O O

Why O O
are O O
you O O
persecuting O O
me O O
? O O
'' O O

Saul O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Who O O
are O O
you O O
, O O
Lord O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
voice O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
am O O
Jesus O O
, O O
the O O
one O O
you O O
are O O
persecuting O O
. O O

Get O O
up O O
now O O
and O O
go O O
into O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Someone O O
there O O
will O O
tell O O
you O O
what O O
you O O
must O O
do O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
men O O
traveling O O
with O O
Saul O O
just O O
stood O O
there O O
, O O
unable O O
to O O
speak O O
. O O

They O O
heard O O
the O O
voice O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
saw O O
no O O
one O O
. O O

Saul O O
got O O
up O O
from O O
the O O
ground O O
and O O
opened O O
his O O
eyes O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
could O O
not O O
see O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
men O O
with O O
him O O
held O O
his O O
hand O O
and O O
led O O
him O O
into O O
Damascus O O
. O O

For O O
three O O
days O O
Saul O O
could O O
not O O
see O O
; O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
eat O O
or O O
drink O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
follower O O
of O O
Jesus O O
in O O
Damascus O O
named O O
Ananias O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
vision O O
the O O
Lord O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Ananias O O
! O O
'' O O

Ananias O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Here O O
I O O
am O O
, O O
Lord O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Lord O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Get O O
up O O
and O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
street O O
called O O
Straight O O
Street O O
. O O

Find O O
the O O
house O O
of O O
Judas O O
and O O
ask O O
for O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Saul O O
from O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Tarsus O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
there O O
now O O
, O O
praying O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
seen O O
a O O
vision O O
in O O
which O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Ananias O O
came O O
and O O
laid O O
his O O
hands O O
on O O
him O O
so O O
that O O
he O O
could O O
see O O
again O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
Ananias O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Lord O O
, O O
many O O
people O O
have O O
told O O
me O O
about O O
this O O
man O O
. O O

They O O
told O O
me O O
about O O
the O O
many O O
bad O O
things O O
he O O
did O O
to O O
your O O
holy O O
people O O
in O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

Now O O
he O O
has O O
come O O
here O O
to O O
Damascus O O
. O O

The O O
leading O O
priests O O
have O O
given O O
him O O
the O O
power O O
to O O
arrest O O
all O O
people O O
who O O
trust O O
in O O
you O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
Lord O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
Ananias O O
, O O
`` O O
Go O O
! O O

I O O
have O O
chosen O O
Saul O O
for O O
an O O
important O O
work O O
. O O

He O O
must O O
tell O O
about O O
me O O
to O O
other O O
nations O O
and O O
their O O
rulers O O
and O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Israel O O
. O O

I O O
will O O
show O O
him O O
all O O
that O O
he O O
must O O
suffer O O
for O O
me O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
Ananias O O
left O O
and O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
house O O
of O O
Judas O O
. O O

He O O
laid O O
his O O
hands O O
on O O
Saul O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Saul O O
, O O
my O O
brother O O
, O O
the O O
Lord O O
Jesus O O
sent O O
me O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
you O O
saw O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
when O O
you O O
came O O
here O O
. O O

He O O
sent O O
me O O
so O O
that O O
you O O
can O O
see O O
again O O
and O O
also O O
be O O
filled O O
with O O
the O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
. O O
'' O O

Immediately O O
, O O
something O O
that O O
looked O O
like O O
fish O O
scales O O
fell O O
off O O
Saul O O
's O O
eyes O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
able O O
to O O
see O O
! O O

Then O O
he O O
got O O
up O O
and O O
was O O
baptized O O
. O O

After O O
he O O
ate O O
, O O
he O O
began O O
to O O
feel O O
strong O O
again O O
. O O

Saul O O
stayed O O
with O O
the O O
followers O O
of O O
Jesus O O
in O O
Damascus O O
for O O
a O O
few O O
days O O
. O O

Soon O O
he O O
began O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
synagogues O O
and O O
tell O O
people O O
about O O
Jesus O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
the O O
people O O
, O O
`` O O
Jesus O O
is O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
God O O
! O O
'' O O

All O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
heard O O
Saul O O
were O O
amazed O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
man O O
who O O
was O O
in O O
Jerusalem O O
trying O O
to O O
destroy O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
trust O O
in O O
Jesus O O
! O O

And O O
that O O
's O O
why O O
he O O
has O O
come O O
here O O
-- O O
to O O
arrest O O
the O O
followers O O
of O O
Jesus O O
and O O
take O O
them O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
leading O O
priests O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
Saul O O
became O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
powerful O O
in O O
proving O O
that O O
Jesus O O
is O O
the O O
Christ O O
. O O

His O O
proofs O O
were O O
so O O
strong O O
that O O
the O O
Jews O O
who O O
lived O O
in O O
Damascus O O
could O O
not O O
argue O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

After O O
many O O
days O O
, O O
some O O
Jews O O
made O O
plans O O
to O O
kill O O
Saul O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
watching O O
the O O
city O O
gates O O
day O O
and O O
night O O
. O O

They O O
wanted O O
to O O
kill O O
Saul O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
learned O O
about O O
their O O
plan O O
. O O

One O O
night O O
some O O
followers O O
that O O
Saul O O
had O O
taught O O
helped O O
him O O
leave O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

They O O
put O O
him O O
in O O
a O O
basket O O
and O O
lowered O O
it O O
down O O
through O O
a O O
hole O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
wall O O
. O O

Then O O
Saul O O
went O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
tried O O
to O O
join O O
the O O
group O O
of O O
followers O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
were O O
all O O
afraid O O
of O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
believe O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
really O O
a O O
follower O O
of O O
Jesus O O
. O O

But O O
Barnabas O O
accepted O O
Saul O O
and O O
took O O
him O O
to O O
the O O
apostles O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
them O O
how O O
Saul O O
had O O
seen O O
the O O
Lord O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
and O O
how O O
the O O
Lord O O
had O O
spoken O O
to O O
Saul O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
told O O
them O O
how O O
boldly O O
Saul O O
had O O
spoken O O
for O O
the O O
Lord O O
in O O
Damascus O O
. O O

And O O
so O O
Saul O O
stayed O O
with O O
the O O
followers O O
and O O
went O O
all O O
around O O
Jerusalem O O
speaking O O
boldly O O
for O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

He O O
often O O
had O O
arguments O O
with O O
the O O
Greek O O
- O O
speaking O O
Jews O O
, O O
who O O
began O O
making O O
plans O O
to O O
kill O O
him O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
believers O O
learned O O
about O O
this O O
, O O
they O O
took O O
Saul O O
to O O
Caesarea O O
, O O
and O O
from O O
there O O
they O O
sent O O
him O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Tarsus O O
. O O

The O O
church O O
in O O
Judea O O
, O O
Galilee O O
, O O
and O O
Samaria O O
had O O
a O O
time O O
of O O
peace O O
. O O

With O O
the O O
help O O
of O O
the O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
, O O
the O O
groups O O
of O O
believers O O
became O O
stronger O O
and O O
showed O O
their O O
respect O O
for O O
the O O
Lord O O
by O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
lived O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
church O O
everywhere O O
grew O O
in O O
numbers O O
. O O

Peter O O
was O O
traveling O O
through O O
all O O
the O O
areas O O
around O O
Jerusalem O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
stopped O O
to O O
visit O O
the O O
believers O O
who O O
lived O O
in O O
Lydda O O
. O O

There O O
he O O
met O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Aeneas O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
paralyzed O O
and O O
had O O
not O O
been O O
able O O
to O O
get O O
out O O
of O O
bed O O
for O O
the O O
past O O
eight O O
years O O
. O O

Peter O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Aeneas O O
, O O
Jesus O O
Christ O O
heals O O
you O O
. O O

Get O O
up O O
and O O
make O O
your O O
bed O O
! O O
'' O O

He O O
stood O O
up O O
immediately O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
people O O
living O O
in O O
Lydda O O
and O O
on O O
the O O
plain O O
of O O
Sharon O O
saw O O
him O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
decided O O
to O O
follow O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Joppa O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
follower O O
of O O
Jesus O O
named O O
Tabitha O O
. O O

Her O O
Greek O O
name O O
, O O
Dorcas O O
, O O
means O O
`` O O
a O O
deer O O
. O O
'' O O

She O O
was O O
always O O
doing O O
good O O
things O O
for O O
people O O
and O O
giving O O
money O O
to O O
those O O
in O O
need O O
. O O

While O O
Peter O O
was O O
in O O
Lydda O O
, O O
Tabitha O O
became O O
sick O O
and O O
died O O
. O O

They O O
washed O O
her O O
body O O
and O O
put O O
it O O
in O O
an O O
upstairs O O
room O O
. O O

The O O
followers O O
in O O
Joppa O O
heard O O
that O O
Peter O O
was O O
in O O
Lydda O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
not O O
far O O
away O O
. O O

So O O
they O O
sent O O
two O O
men O O
, O O
who O O
begged O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Hurry O O
, O O
please O O
come O O
quickly O O
! O O
'' O O

Peter O O
got O O
ready O O
and O O
went O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

When O O
he O O
arrived O O
, O O
they O O
took O O
him O O
to O O
the O O
upstairs O O
room O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
widows O O
stood O O
around O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
crying O O
and O O
showing O O
him O O
the O O
coats O O
and O O
other O O
clothes O O
that O O
Tabitha O O
had O O
made O O
during O O
her O O
time O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

Peter O O
sent O O
all O O
the O O
people O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
room O O
. O O

He O O
knelt O O
down O O
and O O
prayed O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
turned O O
to O O
Tabitha O O
's O O
body O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Tabitha O O
, O O
stand O O
up O O
! O O
'' O O

She O O
opened O O
her O O
eyes O O
. O O

When O O
she O O
saw O O
Peter O O
, O O
she O O
sat O O
up O O
. O O

He O O
gave O O
her O O
his O O
hand O O
and O O
helped O O
her O O
stand O O
up O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
called O O
the O O
believers O O
and O O
the O O
widows O O
into O O
the O O
room O O
. O O

He O O
showed O O
them O O
Tabitha O O
; O O
she O O
was O O
alive O O
! O O

People O O
everywhere O O
in O O
Joppa O O
learned O O
about O O
this O O
, O O
and O O
many O O
believed O O
in O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O

Peter O O
stayed O O
in O O
Joppa O O
for O O
many O O
days O O
at O O
the O O
home O O
of O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Simon O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
a O O
leatherworker O O
. O O

While O O
Jesus O O
was O O
walking O O
, O O
he O O
saw O O
a O O
man O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
blind O O
since O O
the O O
time O O
he O O
was O O
born O O
. O O

Jesus O O
' O O
followers O O
asked O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
why O O
was O O
this O O
man O O
born O O
blind O O
? O O

Whose O O
sin O O
made O O
it O O
happen O O
? O O

Was O O
it O O
his O O
own O O
sin O O
or O O
that O O
of O O
his O O
parents O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
It O O
was O O
not O O
any O O
sin O O
of O O
this O O
man O O
or O O
his O O
parents O O
that O O
caused O O
him O O
to O O
be O O
blind O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
born O O
blind O O
so O O
that O O
he O O
could O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
show O O
what O O
great O O
things O O
God O O
can O O
do O O
. O O

While O O
it O O
is O O
daytime O O
, O O
we O O
must O O
continue O O
doing O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
sent O O
me O O
. O O

The O O
night O O
is O O
coming O O
, O O
and O O
no O O
one O O
can O O
work O O
at O O
night O O
. O O

While O O
I O O
am O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
the O O
light O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
Jesus O O
said O O
this O O
, O O
he O O
spit O O
on O O
the O O
dirt O O
, O O
made O O
some O O
mud O O
and O O
put O O
it O O
on O O
the O O
man O O
's O O
eyes O O
. O O

Jesus O O
told O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Go O O
and O O
wash O O
in O O
Siloam O O
pool O O
. O O
'' O O

-LRB- O O
Siloam O O
means O O
`` O O
Sent O O
. O O
'' O O
-RRB- O O

So O O
the O O
man O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
pool O O
, O O
washed O O
and O O
came O O
back O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
now O O
able O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

His O O
neighbors O O
and O O
some O O
others O O
who O O
had O O
seen O O
him O O
begging O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Look O O
! O O

Is O O
this O O
the O O
same O O
man O O
who O O
always O O
sits O O
and O O
begs O O
? O O
'' O O

Some O O
people O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Yes O O
! O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
others O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
No O O
, O O
he O O
ca O O
n't O O
be O O
the O O
same O O
man O O
. O O

He O O
only O O
looks O O
like O O
him O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
man O O
himself O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
am O O
that O O
same O O
man O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
What O O
happened O O
? O O

How O O
did O O
you O O
get O O
your O O
sight O O
? O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
man O O
they O O
call O O
Jesus O O
made O O
some O O
mud O O
and O O
put O O
it O O
on O O
my O O
eyes O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
told O O
me O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
Siloam O O
and O O
wash O O
. O O

So O O
I O O
went O O
there O O
and O O
washed O O
. O O

And O O
then O O
I O O
could O O
see O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
asked O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Where O O
is O O
this O O
man O O
? O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
people O O
brought O O
the O O
man O O
to O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
. O O

The O O
day O O
Jesus O O
had O O
made O O
mud O O
and O O
healed O O
the O O
man O O
's O O
eyes O O
was O O
a O O
Sabbath O O
day O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
asked O O
the O O
man O O
, O O
`` O O
How O O
did O O
you O O
get O O
your O O
sight O O
? O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
He O O
put O O
mud O O
on O O
my O O
eyes O O
. O O

I O O
washed O O
, O O
and O O
now O O
I O O
can O O
see O O
. O O
'' O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
That O O
man O O
does O O
not O O
obey O O
the O O
law O O
about O O
the O O
Sabbath O O
day O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
is O O
not O O
from O O
God O O
. O O
'' O O

Others O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
But O O
someone O O
who O O
is O O
a O O
sinner O O
can O O
not O O
do O O
these O O
miraculous O O
signs O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
agree O O
with O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
the O O
man O O
again O O
, O O
`` O O
Since O O
it O O
was O O
your O O
eyes O O
he O O
healed O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
say O O
about O O
him O O
? O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
He O O
is O O
a O O
prophet O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
still O O
did O O
not O O
believe O O
that O O
this O O
really O O
happened O O
to O O
the O O
man O O
-- O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
blind O O
and O O
was O O
now O O
healed O O
. O O

But O O
later O O
they O O
sent O O
for O O
his O O
parents O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Is O O
this O O
your O O
son O O
? O O

You O O
say O O
he O O
was O O
born O O
blind O O
. O O

So O O
how O O
can O O
he O O
see O O
? O O
'' O O

His O O
parents O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
know O O
that O O
this O O
man O O
is O O
our O O
son O O
. O O

And O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
born O O
blind O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
why O O
he O O
can O O
see O O
now O O
. O O

We O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
who O O
healed O O
his O O
eyes O O
. O O

Ask O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
old O O
enough O O
to O O
answer O O
for O O
himself O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
said O O
this O O
because O O
they O O
were O O
afraid O O
of O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
. O O

The O O
leaders O O
had O O
already O O
decided O O
that O O
they O O
would O O
punish O O
anyone O O
who O O
said O O
Jesus O O
was O O
the O O
Christ O O
. O O

They O O
would O O
stop O O
them O O
from O O
coming O O
to O O
the O O
synagogue O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
why O O
his O O
parents O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
He O O
is O O
old O O
enough O O
. O O

Ask O O
him O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
called O O
the O O
man O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
blind O O
. O O

They O O
told O O
him O O
to O O
come O O
in O O
again O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
should O O
honor O O
God O O
by O O
telling O O
the O O
truth O O
. O O

We O O
know O O
that O O
this O O
man O O
is O O
a O O
sinner O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
if O O
he O O
is O O
a O O
sinner O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
do O O
know O O
this O O
: O O
I O O
was O O
blind O O
, O O
and O O
now O O
I O O
can O O
see O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
What O O
did O O
he O O
do O O
to O O
you O O
? O O

How O O
did O O
he O O
heal O O
your O O
eyes O O
? O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
have O O
already O O
told O O
you O O
that O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
would O O
not O O
listen O O
to O O
me O O
. O O

Why O O
do O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
hear O O
it O O
again O O
? O O

Do O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
his O O
followers O O
too O O
? O O
'' O O

At O O
this O O
they O O
shouted O O
insults O O
at O O
him O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
are O O
his O O
follower O O
, O O
not O O
us O O
! O O

We O O
are O O
followers O O
of O O
Moses O O
. O O

We O O
know O O
that O O
God O O
spoke O O
to O O
Moses O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
even O O
know O O
where O O
this O O
man O O
comes O O
from O O
! O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
really O O
strange O O
! O O

You O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
where O O
he O O
comes O O
from O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
healed O O
my O O
eyes O O
. O O

We O O
all O O
know O O
that O O
God O O
does O O
not O O
listen O O
to O O
sinners O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
will O O
listen O O
to O O
anyone O O
who O O
worships O O
and O O
obeys O O
him O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
time O O
we O O
have O O
ever O O
heard O O
of O O
anyone O O
healing O O
the O O
eyes O O
of O O
someone O O
born O O
blind O O
. O O

This O O
man O O
must O O
be O O
from O O
God O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
were O O
not O O
from O O
God O O
, O O
he O O
could O O
not O O
do O O
anything O O
like O O
this O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
were O O
born O O
full O O
of O O
sin O O
! O O

Are O O
you O O
trying O O
to O O
teach O O
us O O
? O O
'' O O

And O O
they O O
told O O
the O O
man O O
to O O
get O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
synagogue O O
and O O
to O O
stay O O
out O O
. O O

When O O
Jesus O O
heard O O
that O O
they O O
had O O
forced O O
the O O
man O O
to O O
leave O O
, O O
he O O
found O O
him O O
and O O
asked O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
you O O
believe O O
in O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Tell O O
me O O
who O O
he O O
is O O
, O O
sir O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
can O O
believe O O
in O O
him O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
have O O
already O O
seen O O
him O O
. O O

The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
talking O O
with O O
you O O
now O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
man O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Yes O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
, O O
Lord O O
! O O
'' O O

Then O O
he O O
bowed O O
and O O
worshiped O O
Jesus O O
. O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
came O O
into O O
this O O
world O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
world O O
could O O
be O O
judged O O
. O O

I O O
came O O
so O O
that O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
blind O O
could O O
see O O
. O O

And O O
I O O
came O O
so O O
that O O
people O O
who O O
think O O
they O O
see O O
would O O
become O O
blind O O
. O O
'' O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
were O O
near O O
Jesus O O
. O O

They O O
heard O O
him O O
say O O
this O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
What O O
? O O

Are O O
you O O
saying O O
that O O
we O O
are O O
blind O O
too O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
you O O
were O O
really O O
blind O O
, O O
you O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
guilty O O
of O O
sin O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
say O O
that O O
you O O
see O O
, O O
so O O
you O O
are O O
still O O
guilty O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Pilate O O
ordered O O
that O O
Jesus O O
be O O
taken O O
away O O
and O O
whipped O O
. O O

The O O
soldiers O O
made O O
a O O
crown O O
from O O
thorny O O
branches O O
and O O
put O O
it O O
on O O
his O O
head O O
. O O

Then O O
they O O
put O O
a O O
purple O O
robe O O
around O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
kept O O
coming O O
up O O
to O O
him O O
and O O
saying O O
, O O
`` O O
Hail O O
to O O
the O O
king O O
of O O
the O O
Jews O O
! O O
'' O O

And O O
they O O
hit O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
face O O
. O O

Again O O
Pilate O O
came O O
out O O
and O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
, O O
`` O O
Look O O
! O O

I O O
am O O
bringing O O
Jesus O O
out O O
to O O
you O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
you O O
to O O
know O O
that O O
I O O
find O O
nothing O O
I O O
can O O
charge O O
him O O
with O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
came O O
out O O
wearing O O
the O O
crown O O
of O O
thorns O O
and O O
the O O
purple O O
robe O O
. O O

Pilate O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
Jews O O
, O O
`` O O
Here O O
is O O
the O O
man O O
! O O
'' O O

When O O
the O O
leading O O
priests O O
and O O
the O O
Jewish O O
guards O O
saw O O
Jesus O O
they O O
shouted O O
, O O
`` O O
Kill O O
him O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
! O O

Kill O O
him O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
! O O
'' O O

But O O
Pilate O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
take O O
him O O
and O O
nail O O
him O O
to O O
a O O
cross O O
yourselves O O
. O O

I O O
find O O
nothing O O
I O O
can O O
charge O O
him O O
with O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
a O O
law O O
that O O
says O O
he O O
must O O
die O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
said O O
he O O
is O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
God O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
Pilate O O
heard O O
this O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
more O O
afraid O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
went O O
back O O
inside O O
the O O
palace O O
and O O
asked O O
Jesus O O
, O O
`` O O
Where O O
are O O
you O O
from O O
? O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
did O O
not O O
answer O O
him O O
. O O

Pilate O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
refuse O O
to O O
speak O O
to O O
me O O
? O O

Remember O O
, O O
I O O
have O O
the O O
power O O
to O O
make O O
you O O
free O O
or O O
to O O
kill O O
you O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
only O O
power O O
you O O
have O O
over O O
me O O
is O O
the O O
power O O
given O O
to O O
you O O
by O O
God O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
handed O O
me O O
over O O
to O O
you O O
is O O
guilty O O
of O O
a O O
greater O O
sin O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
this O O
, O O
Pilate O O
tried O O
to O O
let O O
Jesus O O
go O O
free O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
shouted O O
, O O
`` O O
Anyone O O
who O O
makes O O
himself O O
a O O
king O O
is O O
against O O
Caesar O O
. O O

So O O
if O O
you O O
let O O
this O O
man O O
go O O
free O O
, O O
that O O
means O O
you O O
are O O
not O O
Caesar O O
's O O
friend O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
Pilate O O
heard O O
this O O
, O O
he O O
brought O O
Jesus O O
out O O
to O O
the O O
place O O
called O O
`` O O
The O O
Stone O O
Pavement O O
. O O
'' O O

-LRB- O O
In O O
Aramaic O O
the O O
name O O
is O O
Gabbatha O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

Pilate O O
sat O O
down O O
on O O
the O O
judge O O
's O O
seat O O
there O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
now O O
almost O O
noon O O
on O O
Preparation O O
day O O
of O O
Passover O O
week O O
. O O

Pilate O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
Jews O O
, O O
`` O O
Here O O
is O O
your O O
king O O
! O O
'' O O

They O O
shouted O O
, O O
`` O O
Take O O
him O O
away O O
! O O

Take O O
him O O
away O O
! O O

Kill O O
him O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
! O O
'' O O

Pilate O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
you O O
want O O
me O O
to O O
kill O O
your O O
king O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
leading O O
priests O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
only O O
king O O
we O O
have O O
is O O
Caesar O O
! O O
'' O O

So O O
Pilate O O
handed O O
Jesus O O
over O O
to O O
them O O
to O O
be O O
killed O O
on O O
a O O
cross O O
. O O

The O O
soldiers O O
took O O
Jesus O O
. O O

He O O
carried O O
his O O
own O O
cross O O
to O O
a O O
place O O
called O O
`` O O
The O O
Place O O
of O O
the O O
Skull O O
. O O
'' O O

-LRB- O O
In O O
Aramaic O O
the O O
name O O
of O O
this O O
place O O
is O O
`` O O
Golgotha O O
. O O
'' O O
-RRB- O O

There O O
they O O
nailed O O
Jesus O O
to O O
the O O
cross O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
nailed O O
two O O
other O O
men O O
to O O
crosses O O
. O O

They O O
put O O
them O O
on O O
each O O
side O O
of O O
Jesus O O
with O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
middle O O
. O O

Pilate O O
told O O
them O O
to O O
write O O
a O O
sign O O
and O O
put O O
it O O
on O O
the O O
cross O O
. O O

The O O
sign O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
jesus O O
of O O
nazareth O O
, O O
the O O
king O O
of O O
the O O
jews O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
sign O O
was O O
written O O
in O O
Aramaic O O
, O O
in O O
Latin O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
Greek O O
. O O

Many O O
of O O
the O O
Jews O O
read O O
this O O
sign O O
, O O
because O O
the O O
place O O
where O O
Jesus O O
was O O
nailed O O
to O O
the O O
cross O O
was O O
near O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

The O O
leading O O
Jewish O O
priests O O
said O O
to O O
Pilate O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
write O O
, O O
' O O
The O O
King O O
of O O
the O O
Jews O O
. O O
' O O

But O O
write O O
, O O
' O O
This O O
man O O
said O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
the O O
King O O
of O O
the O O
Jews O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

Pilate O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
will O O
not O O
change O O
what O O
I O O
have O O
written O O
. O O
'' O O

After O O
the O O
soldiers O O
nailed O O
Jesus O O
to O O
the O O
cross O O
, O O
they O O
took O O
his O O
clothes O O
and O O
divided O O
them O O
into O O
four O O
parts O O
. O O

Each O O
soldier O O
got O O
one O O
part O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
took O O
his O O
tunic O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
all O O
one O O
piece O O
of O O
cloth O O
woven O O
from O O
top O O
to O O
bottom O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
soldiers O O
said O O
to O O
each O O
other O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
should O O
not O O
tear O O
this O O
into O O
parts O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
throw O O
lots O O
to O O
see O O
who O O
will O O
get O O
it O O
. O O
'' O O

This O O
happened O O
to O O
make O O
clear O O
the O O
full O O
meaning O O
of O O
what O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
: O O
`` O O
They O O
divided O O
my O O
clothes O O
among O O
them O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
threw O O
lots O O
for O O
what O O
I O O
was O O
wearing O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
soldiers O O
did O O
this O O
. O O

Jesus O O
' O O
mother O O
stood O O
near O O
his O O
cross O O
. O O

Her O O
sister O O
was O O
also O O
standing O O
there O O
with O O
Mary O O
the O O
wife O O
of O O
Clopas O O
, O O
and O O
Mary O O
Magdalene O O
. O O

Jesus O O
saw O O
his O O
mother O O
. O O

He O O
also O O
saw O O
the O O
follower O O
he O O
loved O O
very O O
much O O
standing O O
there O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
mother O O
, O O
`` O O
Dear O O
woman O O
, O O
here O O
is O O
your O O
son O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
he O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
follower O O
, O O
`` O O
Here O O
is O O
your O O
mother O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
after O O
that O O
, O O
this O O
follower O O
took O O
Jesus O O
' O O
mother O O
to O O
live O O
in O O
his O O
home O O
. O O

Later O O
, O O
Jesus O O
knew O O
that O O
everything O O
had O O
been O O
done O O
. O O

To O O
make O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
come O O
true O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
am O O
thirsty O O
. O O
'' O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
jar O O
full O O
of O O
sour O O
wine O O
there O O
, O O
so O O
the O O
soldiers O O
soaked O O
a O O
sponge O O
in O O
it O O
. O O

They O O
put O O
the O O
sponge O O
on O O
a O O
branch O O
of O O
a O O
hyssop O O
plant O O
and O O
lifted O O
it O O
to O O
Jesus O O
' O O
mouth O O
. O O

When O O
he O O
tasted O O
the O O
wine O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
It O O
is O O
finished O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
he O O
bowed O O
his O O
head O O
and O O
died O O
. O O

This O O
day O O
was O O
Preparation O O
day O O
. O O

The O O
next O O
day O O
was O O
a O O
special O O
Sabbath O O
day O O
. O O

The O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
the O O
bodies O O
to O O
stay O O
on O O
the O O
cross O O
on O O
the O O
Sabbath O O
day O O
. O O

So O O
they O O
asked O O
Pilate O O
to O O
order O O
that O O
the O O
legs O O
of O O
the O O
men O O
be O O
broken O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
asked O O
that O O
the O O
bodies O O
be O O
taken O O
down O O
from O O
the O O
crosses O O
. O O

So O O
the O O
soldiers O O
came O O
and O O
broke O O
the O O
legs O O
of O O
the O O
two O O
men O O
on O O
the O O
crosses O O
beside O O
Jesus O O
. O O

But O O
when O O
the O O
soldiers O O
came O O
close O O
to O O
Jesus O O
, O O
they O O
saw O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
already O O
dead O O
. O O

So O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
break O O
his O O
legs O O
. O O

But O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
soldiers O O
stuck O O
his O O
spear O O
into O O
Jesus O O
' O O

side O O
. O O

Immediately O O
blood O O
and O O
water O O
came O O
out O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
The O O
one O O
who O O
saw O O
this O O
happen O O
has O O
told O O
about O O
it O O
. O O

He O O
told O O
about O O
it O O
so O O
that O O
you O O
also O O
can O O
believe O O
. O O

The O O
things O O
he O O
says O O
are O O
true O O
. O O

He O O
knows O O
that O O
he O O
tells O O
the O O
truth O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

These O O
things O O
happened O O
to O O
give O O
full O O
meaning O O
to O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
that O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
None O O
of O O
his O O
bones O O
will O O
be O O
broken O O
'' O O

and O O
`` O O
People O O
will O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
one O O
they O O
stabbed O O
. O O
'' O O

Later O O
, O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Joseph O O
from O O
Arimathea O O
asked O O
Pilate O O
for O O
the O O
body O O
of O O
Jesus O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
Joseph O O
was O O
a O O
follower O O
of O O
Jesus O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
tell O O
anyone O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
was O O
afraid O O
of O O
the O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

Pilate O O
said O O
Joseph O O
could O O
take O O
Jesus O O
' O O
body O O
, O O
so O O
he O O
came O O
and O O
took O O
it O O
away O O
. O O

Nicodemus O O
went O O
with O O
Joseph O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
the O O
man O O
who O O
had O O
come O O
to O O
Jesus O O
before O O
and O O
talked O O
to O O
him O O
at O O
night O O
. O O

He O O
brought O O
about O B-QUANTITY
100 O I-QUANTITY
pounds O I-QUANTITY
of O O
spices O O
-- O O
a O O
mixture O O
of O O
myrrh O O
and O O
aloes O O
. O O

These O O
two O O
men O O
took O O
Jesus O O
' O O
body O O
and O O
wrapped O O
it O O
in O O
pieces O O
of O O
linen O O
cloth O O
with O O
the O O
spices O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
This O O
is O O
how O O
the O O
Jews O O
bury O O
people O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

In O O
the O O
place O O
where O O
Jesus O O
was O O
killed O O
on O O
the O O
cross O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
garden O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
garden O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
new O O
tomb O O
. O O

No O O
one O O
had O O
ever O O
been O O
buried O O
there O O
before O O
. O O

The O O
men O O
put O O
Jesus O O
in O O
that O O
tomb O O
because O O
it O O
was O O
near O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
Jews O O
were O O
preparing O O
to O O
start O O
their O O
Sabbath O O
day O O
. O O

Jesus O O
was O O
going O O
through O O
the O O
city O O
of O O
Jericho O O
. O O

In O O
Jericho O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
man O O
named O O
Zacchaeus O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
a O O
wealthy O O
, O O
very O O
important O O
tax O O
collector O O
. O O

He O O
wanted O O
to O O
see O O
who O O
Jesus O O
was O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
many O O
others O O
who O O
wanted O O
to O O
see O O
Jesus O O
too O O
. O O

Zacchaeus O O
was O O
too O O
short O O
to O O
see O O
above O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
ran O O
to O O
a O O
place O O
where O O
he O O
knew O O
Jesus O O
would O O
come O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
climbed O O
a O O
sycamore O O
tree O O
so O O
he O O
could O O
see O O
him O O
. O O

When O O
Jesus O O
came O O
to O O
where O O
Zacchaeus O O
was O O
, O O
he O O
looked O O
up O O
and O O
saw O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
tree O O
. O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Zacchaeus O O
, O O
hurry O O
! O O

Come O O
down O O
! O O

I O O
must O O
stay O O
at O O
your O O
house O O
today O O
. O O
'' O O

Zacchaeus O O
hurried O O
and O O
came O O
down O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
happy O O
to O O
have O O
Jesus O O
in O O
his O O
house O O
. O O

Everyone O O
saw O O
this O O
. O O

They O O
began O O
to O O
complain O O
, O O
`` O O
Look O O
at O O
the O O
kind O O
of O O
man O O
Jesus O O
is O O
staying O O
with O O
. O O

Zacchaeus O O
is O O
a O O
sinner O O
! O O
'' O O

Zacchaeus O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
Lord O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
good O O
. O O

I O O
will O O
give O O
half O O
of O O
my O O
money O O
to O O
the O O
poor O O
. O O

If O O
I O O
have O O
cheated O O
anyone O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
pay O O
them O O
back O O
four O O
times O O
more O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Today O O
is O O
the O O
day O O
for O O
this O O
family O O
to O O
be O O
saved O O
from O O
sin O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
even O O
this O O
tax O O
collector O O
is O O
one O O
of O O
God O O
's O O
chosen O O
people O O
. O O

The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
came O O
to O O
find O O
lost O O
people O O
and O O
save O O
them O O
. O O
'' O O

As O O
the O O
crowd O O
listened O O
to O O
what O O
he O O
was O O
saying O O
, O O
Jesus O O
went O O
on O O
to O O
tell O O
a O O
story O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
now O O
near O O
Jerusalem O O
and O O
knew O O
that O O
the O O
people O O
thought O O
it O O
was O O
almost O O
time O O
for O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
to O O
come O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
A O O
very O O
important O O
man O O
was O O
preparing O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
a O O
country O O
far O O
away O O
to O O
be O O
made O O
a O O
king O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
planned O O
to O O
return O O
home O O
and O O
rule O O
his O O
people O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
called O O
ten O O
of O O
his O O
servants O O
together O O
. O O

He O O
gave O O
a O O
bag O O
of O O
money O O
to O O
each O O
servant O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
Do O O
business O O
with O O
this O O
money O O
until O O
I O O
come O O
back O O
. O O
' O O

But O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
kingdom O O
hated O O
the O O
man O O
. O O

They O O
sent O O
a O O
group O O
to O O
follow O O
him O O
to O O
the O O
other O O
country O O
. O O

There O O
they O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
We O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
this O O
man O O
to O O
be O O
our O O
king O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
But O O
the O O
man O O
was O O
made O O
king O O
. O O

When O O
he O O
came O O
home O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
Call O O
those O O
servants O O
who O O
have O O
my O O
money O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
how O O
much O O
more O O
money O O
they O O
earned O O
with O O
it O O
. O O
' O O

The O O
first O O
servant O O
came O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
Sir O O
, O O
I O O
earned O O
ten O O
bags O O
of O O
money O O
with O O
the O O
one O O
bag O O
you O O
gave O O
me O O
. O O
' O O

The O O
king O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
' O O
That O O
's O O
great O O
! O O

You O O
are O O
a O O
good O O
servant O O
. O O

I O O
see O O
that O O
I O O
can O O
trust O O
you O O
with O O
small O O
things O O
. O O

So O O
now O O
I O O
will O O
let O O
you O O
rule O O
over O O
ten O O
of O O
my O O
cities O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
The O O
second O O
servant O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
Sir O O
, O O
with O O
your O O
one O O
bag O O
of O O
money O O
I O O
earned O O
five O O
bags O O
. O O
' O O

The O O
king O O
said O O
to O O
this O O
servant O O
, O O
' O O
You O O
can O O
rule O O
over O O
five O O
cities O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
Then O O
another O O
servant O O
came O O
in O O
and O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
king O O
, O O
' O O
Sir O O
, O O
here O O
is O O
your O O
bag O O
of O O
money O O
. O O

I O O
wrapped O O
it O O
in O O
a O O
piece O O
of O O
cloth O O
and O O
hid O O
it O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
afraid O O
of O O
you O O
because O O
you O O
are O O
a O O
hard O O
man O O
. O O

You O O
even O O
take O O
money O O
that O O
you O O
did O O
n't O O
earn O O
and O O
gather O O
food O O
that O O
you O O
did O O
n't O O
grow O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
Then O O
the O O
king O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
' O O
What O O
a O O
bad O O
servant O O
you O O
are O O
! O O

I O O
will O O
use O O
your O O
own O O
words O O
to O O
condemn O O
you O O
. O O

You O O
said O O
that O O
I O O
am O O
a O O
hard O O
man O O
. O O

You O O
said O O
that O O
I O O
even O O
take O O
money O O
that O O
I O O
did O O
n't O O
earn O O
and O O
gather O O
food O O
that O O
I O O
did O O
n't O O
grow O O
. O O

If O O
that O O
is O O
true O O
, O O
you O O
should O O
have O O
put O O
my O O
money O O
in O O
the O O
bank O O
. O O

Then O O
, O O
when O O
I O O
came O O
back O O
, O O
my O O
money O O
would O O
have O O
earned O O
some O O
interest O O
. O O
' O O

Then O O
the O O
king O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
men O O
who O O
were O O
watching O O
, O O
' O O
Take O O
the O O
bag O O
of O O
money O O
away O O
from O O
this O O
servant O O
and O O
give O O
it O O
to O O
the O O
servant O O
who O O
earned O O
ten O O
bags O O
of O O
money O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
The O O
men O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
king O O
, O O
' O O
But O O
sir O O
, O O
that O O
servant O O
already O O
has O O
ten O O
bags O O
of O O
money O O
. O O
' O O

`` O O
The O O
king O O
said O O
, O O
' O O
People O O
who O O
use O O
what O O
they O O
have O O
will O O
get O O
more O O
. O O

But O O
those O O
who O O
do O O
not O O
use O O
what O O
they O O
have O O
will O O
have O O
everything O O
taken O O
away O O
from O O
them O O
. O O

Now O O
where O O
are O O
my O O
enemies O O
? O O

Where O O
are O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
me O O
to O O
be O O
king O O
? O O

Bring O O
my O O
enemies O O
here O O
and O O
kill O O
them O O
. O O

I O O
will O O
watch O O
them O O
die O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

After O O
Jesus O O
said O O
these O O
things O O
, O O
he O O
continued O O
traveling O O
toward O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
came O O
near O O
Bethphage O O
and O O
Bethany O O
, O O
towns O O
near O O
the O O
hill O O
called O O
the O O
Mount O O
of O O
Olives O O
. O O

He O O
sent O O
out O O
two O O
of O O
his O O
followers O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Go O O
into O O
the O O
town O O
you O O
can O O
see O O
there O O
. O O

When O O
you O O
enter O O
the O O
town O O
, O O
you O O
will O O
find O O
a O O
young O O
donkey O O
tied O O
there O O
that O O
no O O
one O O
has O O
ever O O
ridden O O
. O O

Untie O O
it O O
, O O
and O O
bring O O
it O O
here O O
to O O
me O O
. O O

If O O
anyone O O
asks O O
you O O
why O O
you O O
are O O
taking O O
the O O
donkey O O
, O O
you O O
should O O
say O O
, O O
' O O
The O O
Master O O
needs O O
it O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

The O O
two O O
followers O O
went O O
into O O
town O O
. O O

They O O
found O O
the O O
donkey O O
exactly O O
like O O
Jesus O O
told O O
them O O
. O O

They O O
untied O O
it O O
, O O
but O O
its O O
owners O O
came O O
out O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
are O O
you O O
untying O O
our O O
donkey O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
followers O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
Master O O
needs O O
it O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
followers O O
brought O O
the O O
donkey O O
to O O
Jesus O O
. O O

They O O
put O O
their O O
coats O O
on O O
its O O
back O O
. O O

Then O O
they O O
put O O
Jesus O O
on O O
the O O
donkey O O
. O O

He O O
rode O O
along O O
the O O
road O O
toward O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

The O O
followers O O
spread O O
their O O
coats O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
before O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
was O O
coming O O
close O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
already O O
near O O
the O O
bottom O O
of O O
the O O
Mount O O
of O O
Olives O O
. O O

The O O
whole O O
group O O
of O O
followers O O
was O O
happy O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
very O O
excited O O
and O O
praised O O
God O O
. O O

They O O
thanked O O
God O O
for O O
all O O
the O O
powerful O O
things O O
they O O
had O O
seen O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
' O O
Welcome O O
! O O

God O O
bless O O
the O O
king O O
who O O
comes O O
in O O
the O O
name O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O O
. O O
' O O

Peace O O
in O O
heaven O O
and O O
glory O O
to O O
God O O
! O O
'' O O

Some O O
of O O
the O O
Pharisees O O
said O O
to O O
Jesus O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
tell O O
your O O
followers O O
not O O
to O O
say O O
these O O
things O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
tell O O
you O O
, O O
if O O
my O O
followers O O
did O O
n't O O
say O O
them O O
, O O
these O O
stones O O
would O O
shout O O
them O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
came O O
near O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

Looking O O
at O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
he O O
began O O
to O O
cry O O
for O O
it O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
wish O O
you O O
knew O O
today O O
what O O
would O O
bring O O
you O O
peace O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
is O O
hidden O O
from O O
you O O
now O O
. O O

A O O
time O O
is O O
coming O O
when O O
your O O
enemies O O
will O O
build O O
a O O
wall O O
around O O
you O O
and O O
hold O O
you O O
in O O
on O O
all O O
sides O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
destroy O O
you O O
and O O
all O O
your O O
people O O
. O O

Not O O
one O O
stone O O
of O O
your O O
buildings O O
will O O
stay O O
on O O
top O O
of O O
another O O
. O O

All O O
this O O
will O O
happen O O
because O O
you O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
the O O
time O O
when O O
God O O
came O O
to O O
save O O
you O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
Temple O O
area O O
. O O

He O O
began O O
to O O
throw O O
out O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
were O O
selling O O
things O O
there O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
, O O
' O O
My O O
Temple O O
will O O
be O O
a O O
house O O
of O O
prayer O O
. O O
' O O

But O O
you O O
have O O
changed O O
it O O
into O O
a O O
' O O
hiding O O
place O O
for O O
thieves O O
. O O
' O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
taught O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
Temple O O
area O O
every O O
day O O
. O O

The O O
leading O O
priests O O
, O O
the O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
, O O
and O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
leaders O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
wanted O O
to O O
kill O O
him O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
how O O
they O O
could O O
do O O
it O O
, O O
because O O
everyone O O
was O O
listening O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
were O O
very O O
interested O O
in O O
what O O
Jesus O O
said O O
. O O

Jesus O O
called O O
his O O
twelve O O
apostles O O
together O O
. O O

He O O
gave O O
them O O
power O O
to O O
heal O O
sicknesses O O
and O O
power O O
to O O
force O O
demons O O
out O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

He O O
sent O O
them O O
to O O
tell O O
about O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
and O O
to O O
heal O O
the O O
sick O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
to O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
When O O
you O O
travel O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
take O O
a O O
walking O O
stick O O
. O O

Also O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
carry O O
a O O
bag O O
, O O
food O O
, O O
or O O
money O O
. O O

Take O O
for O O
your O O
trip O O
only O O
the O O
clothes O O
you O O
are O O
wearing O O
. O O

When O O
you O O
go O O
into O O
a O O
house O O
, O O
stay O O
there O O
until O O
it O O
is O O
time O O
to O O
leave O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
town O O
will O O
not O O
welcome O O
you O O
, O O
go O O
outside O O
the O O
town O O
and O O
shake O O
the O O
dust O O
off O O
your O O
feet O O
as O O
a O O
warning O O
to O O
them O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
apostles O O
went O O
out O O
. O O

They O O
traveled O O
through O O
all O O
the O O
towns O O
. O O

They O O
told O O
the O O
Good O O
News O O
and O O
healed O O
people O O
everywhere O O
. O O

Herod O O
the O O
ruler O O
heard O O
about O O
all O O
these O O
things O O
that O O
were O O
happening O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
confused O O
because O O
some O O
people O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
John O O
the O O
Baptizer O O
has O O
risen O O
from O O
death O O
. O O
'' O O

Others O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Elijah O O
has O O
come O O
to O O
us O O
. O O
'' O O

And O O
some O O
others O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
One O O
of O O
the O O
prophets O O
from O O
long O O
ago O O
has O O
risen O O
from O O
death O O
. O O
'' O O

Herod O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
cut O O
off O O
John O O
's O O
head O O
. O O

So O O
who O O
is O O
this O O
man O O
I O O
hear O O
these O O
things O O
about O O
? O O
'' O O

Herod O O
continued O O
trying O O
to O O
see O O
Jesus O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
apostles O O
came O O
back O O
, O O
they O O
told O O
Jesus O O
what O O
they O O
had O O
done O O
on O O
their O O
trip O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
took O O
them O O
away O O
to O O
a O O
town O O
called O O
Bethsaida O O
. O O

There O O
, O O
he O O
and O O
his O O
apostles O O
could O O
be O O
alone O O
together O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
people O O
learned O O
where O O
Jesus O O
went O O
and O O
followed O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
welcomed O O
them O O
and O O
talked O O
with O O
them O O
about O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O

He O O
healed O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
were O O
sick O O
. O O

Late O O
in O O
the O O
afternoon O O
, O O
the O O
twelve O O
apostles O O
came O O
to O O
Jesus O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
No O O
one O O
lives O O
in O O
this O O
place O O
. O O

Send O O
the O O
people O O
away O O
. O O

They O O
need O O
to O O
find O O
food O O
and O O
places O O
to O O
sleep O O
in O O
the O O
farms O O
and O O
towns O O
around O O
here O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
apostles O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
give O O
them O O
something O O
to O O
eat O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
only O O
five O O
loaves O O
of O O
bread O O
and O O
two O O
fish O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
want O O
us O O
to O O
go O O
buy O O
food O O
for O O
all O O
these O O
people O O
? O O
'' O O

There O O
are O O
too O O
many O O
! O O

-LRB- O O
There O O
were O O
about O O
5000 O O
men O O
there O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
Tell O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
sit O O
in O O
groups O O
of O O
about O O
50 O O
people O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
followers O O
did O O
this O O
and O O
everyone O O
sat O O
down O O
. O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
took O O
the O O
five O O
loaves O O
of O O
bread O O
and O O
two O O
fish O O
. O O

He O O
looked O O
up O O
into O O
the O O
sky O O
and O O
thanked O O
God O O
for O O
the O O
food O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
broke O O
it O O
into O O
pieces O O
, O O
which O O
he O O
gave O O
to O O
the O O
followers O O
to O O
give O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

They O O
all O O
ate O O
until O O
they O O
were O O
full O O
. O O

And O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
food O O
left O O
. O O

Twelve O O
baskets O O
were O O
filled O O
with O O
the O O
pieces O O
of O O
food O O
that O O
were O O
not O O
eaten O O
. O O

One O O
time O O
Jesus O O
was O O
praying O O
alone O O
. O O

His O O
followers O O
came O O
together O O
there O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
asked O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Who O O
do O O
the O O
people O O
say O O
I O O
am O O
? O O
'' O O

They O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Some O O
people O O
say O O
you O O
are O O
John O O
the O O
Baptizer O O
. O O

Others O O
say O O
you O O
are O O
Elijah O O
. O O

And O O
some O O
people O O
say O O
you O O
are O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
prophets O O
from O O
long O O
ago O O
that O O
has O O
come O O
back O O
to O O
life O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
And O O
who O O
do O O
you O O
say O O
I O O
am O O
? O O
'' O O

Peter O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
are O O
the O O
Christ O O
from O O
God O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
warned O O
them O O
not O O
to O O
tell O O
anyone O O
. O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
must O O
suffer O O
many O O
things O O
. O O

He O O
will O O
be O O
rejected O O
by O O
the O O
older O O
Jewish O O
leaders O O
, O O
the O O
leading O O
priests O O
, O O
and O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
will O O
be O O
killed O O
. O O

But O O
after O O
three O O
days O O
he O O
will O O
be O O
raised O O
from O O
death O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
continued O O
to O O
say O O
to O O
all O O
of O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
Any O O
of O O
you O O
who O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
my O O
follower O O
must O O
stop O O
thinking O O
about O O
yourself O O
and O O
what O O
you O O
want O O
. O O

You O O
must O O
be O O
willing O O
to O O
carry O O
the O O
cross O O
that O O
is O O
given O O
to O O
you O O
every O O
day O O
for O O
following O O
me O O
. O O

Any O O
of O O
you O O
who O O
try O O
to O O
save O O
the O O
life O O
you O O
have O O
will O O
lose O O
it O O
. O O

But O O
you O O
who O O
give O O
up O O
your O O
life O O
for O O
me O O
will O O
save O O
it O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
worth O O
nothing O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
have O O
the O O
whole O O
world O O
if O O
you O O
yourself O O
are O O
destroyed O O
or O O
lost O O
. O O

Do O O
n't O O
be O O
ashamed O O
of O O
me O O
and O O
my O O
teaching O O
. O O

If O O
that O O
happens O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
be O O
ashamed O O
of O O
you O O
when O O
I O O
come O O
with O O
my O O
divine O O
greatness O O
and O O
that O O
of O O
the O O
Father O O
and O O
the O O
holy O O
angels O O
. O O

Believe O O
me O O
when O O
I O O
say O O
that O O
some O O
of O O
you O O
people O O
standing O O
here O O
will O O
see O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
before O O
you O O
die O O
. O O
'' O O

About O O
eight O O
days O O
after O O
Jesus O O
said O O
these O O
things O O
, O O
he O O
took O O
Peter O O
, O O
John O O
, O O
and O O
James O O
and O O
went O O
up O O
on O O
a O O
mountain O O
to O O
pray O O
. O O

While O O
Jesus O O
was O O
praying O O
, O O
his O O
face O O
began O O
to O O
change O O
. O O

His O O
clothes O O
became O O
shining O O
white O O
. O O

Then O O
two O O
men O O
were O O
there O O
, O O
talking O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
Moses O O
and O O
Elijah O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
looked O O
bright O O
and O O
glorious O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
talking O O
with O O
Jesus O O
about O O
his O O
death O O
that O O
would O O
happen O O
in O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

Peter O O
and O O
the O O
others O O
were O O
asleep O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
woke O O
up O O
and O O
saw O O
the O O
glory O O
of O O
Jesus O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
saw O O
the O O
two O O
men O O
who O O
were O O
standing O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

When O O
Moses O O
and O O
Elijah O O
were O O
leaving O O
, O O
Peter O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O

Master O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
good O O
that O O
we O O
are O O
here O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
put O O
three O O
tents O O
here O O
-- O O
one O O
for O O
you O O
, O O
one O O
for O O
Moses O O
, O O
and O O
one O O
for O O
Elijah O O
. O O
'' O O

-LRB- O O
He O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
what O O
he O O
was O O
saying O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

While O O
Peter O O
was O O
saying O O
these O O
things O O
, O O
a O O
cloud O O
came O O
all O O
around O O
them O O
. O O

Peter O O
, O O
John O O
, O O
and O O
James O O
were O O
afraid O O
when O O
the O O
cloud O O
covered O O
them O O
. O O

A O O
voice O O
came O O
from O O
the O O
cloud O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
my O O
Son O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
I O O
have O O
chosen O O
. O O

Obey O O
him O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
the O O
voice O O
stopped O O
, O O
only O O
Jesus O O
was O O
there O O
. O O

Peter O O
, O O
John O O
, O O
and O O
James O O
said O O
nothing O O
. O O

And O O
for O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
after O O
that O O
, O O
they O O
told O O
no O O
one O O
about O O
what O O
they O O
had O O
seen O O
. O O

The O O
next O O
day O O
, O O
Jesus O O
, O O
Peter O O
, O O
John O O
, O O
and O O
James O O
came O O
down O O
from O O
the O O
mountain O O
. O O

A O O
large O O
group O O
of O O
people O O
met O O
Jesus O O
. O O

A O O
man O O
in O O
the O O
group O O
shouted O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
please O O
come O O
and O O
look O O
at O O
my O O
son O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
only O O
child O O
I O O
have O O
. O O

An O O
evil O O
spirit O O
comes O O
into O O
him O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
he O O
shouts O O
. O O

He O O
loses O O
control O O
of O O
himself O O
and O O
foams O O
at O O
the O O
mouth O O
. O O

The O O
evil O O
spirit O O
continues O O
to O O
hurt O O
him O O
and O O
almost O O
never O O
leaves O O
him O O
. O O

I O O
begged O O
your O O
followers O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
leave O O
my O O
son O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
do O O
it O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
people O O
today O O
have O O
no O O
faith O O
. O O

Your O O
lives O O
are O O
all O O
wrong O O
. O O

How O O
long O O
must O O
I O O
be O O
with O O
you O O
and O O
be O O
patient O O
with O O
you O O
? O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
man O O
, O O
`` O O
Bring O O
your O O
son O O
here O O
. O O
'' O O

While O O
the O O
boy O O
was O O
coming O O
, O O
the O O
demon O O
threw O O
the O O
boy O O
to O O
the O O
ground O O
. O O

The O O
boy O O
lost O O
control O O
of O O
himself O O
. O O

But O O
Jesus O O
gave O O
a O O
strong O O
command O O
to O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
. O O

Then O O
the O O
boy O O
was O O
healed O O
, O O
and O O
Jesus O O
gave O O
him O O
back O O
to O O
his O O
father O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
people O O
were O O
amazed O O
at O O
the O O
great O O
power O O
of O O
God O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
were O O
still O O
amazed O O
about O O
all O O
the O O
things O O
Jesus O O
did O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
to O O
his O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
forget O O
what O O
I O O
will O O
tell O O
you O O
now O O
: O O
The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
will O O
soon O O
be O O
handed O O
over O O
to O O
the O O
control O O
of O O
other O O
men O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
followers O O
did O O
not O O
understand O O
what O O
he O O
meant O O
. O O

The O O
meaning O O
was O O
hidden O O
from O O
them O O
so O O
that O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
understand O O
it O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
were O O
afraid O O
to O O
ask O O
Jesus O O
about O O
what O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Jesus O O
' O O
followers O O
began O O
to O O
have O O
an O O
argument O O
about O O
which O O
one O O
of O O
them O O
was O O
the O O
greatest O O
. O O

Jesus O O
knew O O
what O O
they O O
were O O
thinking O O
, O O
so O O
he O O
took O O
a O O
little O O
child O O
and O O
stood O O
the O O
child O O
beside O O
him O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
followers O O
, O O
`` O O
Whoever O O
accepts O O
a O O
little O O
child O O
like O O
this O O
in O O
my O O
name O O
is O O
accepting O O
me O O
. O O

And O O
anyone O O
who O O
accepts O O
me O O
is O O
also O O
accepting O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
sent O O
me O O
. O O

The O O
one O O
among O O
you O O
who O O
is O O
the O O
most O O
humble O O
-- O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
is O O
great O O
. O O
'' O O

John O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Master O O
, O O
we O O
saw O O
someone O O
using O O
your O O
name O O
to O O
force O O
demons O O
out O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

We O O
told O O
him O O
to O O
stop O O
because O O
he O O
does O O
not O O
belong O O
to O O
our O O
group O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
stop O O
him O O
. O O

Whoever O O
is O O
not O O
against O O
you O O
is O O
for O O
you O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
time O O
was O O
coming O O
near O O
when O O
Jesus O O
would O O
leave O O
and O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
heaven O O
. O O

He O O
decided O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

He O O
sent O O
some O O
men O O
ahead O O
of O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
went O O
into O O
a O O
town O O
in O O
Samaria O O
to O O
make O O
everything O O
ready O O
for O O
him O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
people O O
there O O
would O O
not O O
welcome O O
Jesus O O
because O O
he O O
was O O
going O O
toward O O
Jerusalem O O
. O O

James O O
and O O
John O O
, O O
the O O
followers O O
of O O
Jesus O O
, O O
saw O O
this O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Lord O O
, O O
do O O
you O O
want O O
us O O
to O O
call O O
fire O O
down O O
from O O
heaven O O
and O O
destroy O O
those O O
people O O
? O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
turned O O
and O O
criticized O O
them O O
for O O
saying O O
this O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
and O O
his O O
followers O O
went O O
to O O
another O O
town O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
all O O
traveling O O
along O O
the O O
road O O
. O O

Someone O O
said O O
to O O
Jesus O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
will O O
follow O O
you O O
anywhere O O
you O O
go O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
foxes O O
have O O
holes O O
to O O
live O O
in O O
. O O

The O O
birds O O
have O O
nests O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
has O O
no O O
place O O
where O O
he O O
can O O
rest O O
his O O
head O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
another O O
man O O
, O O
`` O O
Follow O O
me O O
! O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
man O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Lord O O
, O O
let O O
me O O
go O O
and O O
bury O O
my O O
father O O
first O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Let O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
dead O O
bury O O
their O O
own O O
dead O O
. O O

You O O
must O O
go O O
and O O
tell O O
about O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O
'' O O

Another O O
man O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
will O O
follow O O
you O O
, O O
Lord O O
, O O
but O O
first O O
let O O
me O O
go O O
and O O
say O O
goodbye O O
to O O
my O O
family O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Anyone O O
who O O
begins O O
to O O
plow O O
a O O
field O O
but O O
looks O O
back O O
is O O
not O O
prepared O O
for O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
. O O
'' O O

I O O
am O O
in O O
Christ O O
and O O
I O O
am O O
telling O O
you O O
the O O
truth O O
. O O

I O O
am O O
not O O
lying O O
. O O

And O O
my O O
conscience O O
, O O
ruled O O
by O O
the O O
Holy O O
Spirit O O
, O O
agrees O O
that O O
what O O
I O O
say O O
now O O
is O O
true O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
great O O
sorrow O O
and O O
always O O
feel O O
much O O
sadness O O
for O O
my O O
own O O
people O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
my O O
brothers O O
and O O
sisters O O
, O O
my O O
earthly O O
family O O
. O O

I O O
wish O O
I O O
could O O
help O O
them O O
. O O

I O O
would O O
even O O
have O O
a O O
curse O O
on O O
me O O
and O O
cut O O
myself O O
off O O
from O O
Christ O O
if O O
that O O
would O O
help O O
them O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Israel O O
, O O
God O O
's O O
chosen O O
children O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
the O O
glory O O
of O O
God O O
and O O
the O O
agreements O O
he O O
made O O
between O O
himself O O
and O O
his O O
people O O
. O O

God O O
gave O O
them O O
the O O
Law O O
of O O
Moses O O
, O O
the O O
Temple O O
worship O O
, O O
and O O
his O O
promises O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
the O O
descendants O O
of O O
our O O
great O O
fathers O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
are O O
the O O
earthly O O
family O O
of O O
Christ O O
. O O

And O O
Christ O O
is O O
God O O
over O O
all O O
things O O
. O O

Praise O O
him O O
forever O O
! O O

Amen O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
mean O O
that O O
God O O
failed O O
to O O
keep O O
his O O
promise O O
to O O
the O O
Jewish O O
people O O
. O O

But O O
only O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Israel O O
are O O
really O O
God O O
's O O
people O O
. O O

And O O
only O O
some O O
of O O
Abraham O O
's O O
descendants O O
are O O
true O O
children O O
of O O
Abraham O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
what O O
God O O
said O O
to O O
Abraham O O
: O O
`` O O
Your O O
true O O
descendants O O
will O O
be O O
those O O
who O O
come O O
through O O
Isaac O O
. O O
'' O O

This O O
means O O
that O O
not O O
all O O
of O O
Abraham O O
's O O
descendants O O
are O O
God O O
's O O
true O O
children O O
. O O

Abraham O O
's O O
true O O
children O O
are O O
those O O
who O O
become O O
God O O
's O O
children O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
promise O O
he O O
made O O
to O O
Abraham O O
. O O

Here O O
is O O
what O O
God O O
said O O
in O O
that O O
promise O O
: O O
`` O O
About O O
this O O
time O O
next O O
year O O
I O O
will O O
come O O
back O O
, O O
and O O
Sarah O O
will O O
have O O
a O O
son O O
. O O
'' O O

And O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
all O O
. O O

Rebecca O O
also O O
had O O
sons O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
had O O
the O O
same O O
father O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
our O O
father O O
Isaac O O
. O O

But O O
before O O
the O O
two O O
sons O O
were O O
born O O
, O O
God O O
told O O
Rebecca O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
older O O
son O O
will O O
serve O O
the O O
younger O O
. O O
'' O O

This O O
was O O
before O O
the O O
boys O O
had O O
done O O
anything O O
good O O
or O O
bad O O
. O O

God O O
said O O
this O O
before O O
they O O
were O O
born O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
boy O O
he O O
wanted O O
would O O
be O O
chosen O O
because O O
of O O
God O O
's O O
own O O
plan O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
chosen O O
because O O
he O O
was O O
the O O
one O O
God O O
wanted O O
to O O
call O O
, O O
not O O
because O O
of O O
anything O O
the O O
boys O O
did O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
loved O O
Jacob O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
hated O O
Esau O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
what O O
does O O
this O O
mean O O
? O O

That O O
God O O
is O O
not O O
fair O O
? O O

We O O
can O O
not O O
say O O
that O O
. O O

God O O
said O O
to O O
Moses O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
will O O
show O O
mercy O O
to O O
anyone O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
show O O
mercy O O
to O O
. O O

I O O
will O O
show O O
pity O O
to O O
anyone O O
I O O
choose O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
God O O
will O O
choose O O
anyone O O
he O O
decides O O
to O O
show O O
mercy O O
to O O
, O O
and O O
his O O
choice O O
does O O
not O O
depend O O
on O O
what O O
people O O
want O O
or O O
try O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
God O O
says O O
to O O
Pharaoh O O
: O O
`` O O
I O O
made O O
you O O
king O O
so O O
that O O
you O O
could O O
do O O
this O O
for O O
me O O
. O O

I O O
wanted O O
to O O
show O O
my O O
power O O
through O O
you O O
. O O

I O O
wanted O O
my O O
name O O
to O O
be O O
announced O O
throughout O O
the O O
world O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
God O O
shows O O
mercy O O
to O O
those O O
he O O
wants O O
to O O
show O O
mercy O O
to O O
and O O
makes O O
stubborn O O
those O O
he O O
wants O O
to O O
make O O
stubborn O O
. O O

So O O
one O O
of O O
you O O
will O O
ask O O
me O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
God O O
controls O O
what O O
we O O
do O O
, O O
why O O
does O O
he O O
blame O O
us O O
for O O
our O O
sins O O
? O O
'' O O

Do O O
n't O O
ask O O
that O O
. O O

You O O
are O O
only O O
human O O
and O O
have O O
no O O
right O O
to O O
question O O
God O O
. O O

A O O
clay O O
jar O O
does O O
not O O
question O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
made O O
it O O
. O O

It O O
does O O
not O O
say O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
did O O
you O O
make O O
me O O
like O O
this O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
one O O
who O O
makes O O
the O O
jar O O
can O O
make O O
anything O O
he O O
wants O O
. O O

He O O
uses O O
the O O
same O O
clay O O
to O O
make O O
different O O
things O O
. O O

He O O
might O O
make O O
one O B-CARDINAL
thing O O
for O O
special O O
purposes O O
and O O
another O O
for O O
daily O O
use O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
way O O
with O O
what O O
God O O
has O O
done O O
. O O

He O O
wanted O O
to O O
show O O
his O O
anger O O
and O O
to O O
let O O
people O O
see O O
his O O
power O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
patiently O O
endured O O
those O O
he O O
was O O
angry O O
with O O
-- O O
people O O
who O O
were O O
ready O O
to O O
be O O
destroyed O O
. O O

He O O
waited O O
with O O
patience O O
so O O
that O O
he O O
could O O
make O O
known O O
the O O
riches O O
of O O
his O O
glory O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
he O O
has O O
chosen O O
to O O
receive O O
his O O
mercy O O
. O O

God O O
has O O
already O O
prepared O O
them O O
to O O
share O O
his O O
glory O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
those O O
people O O
, O O
the O O
ones O O
God O O
chose O O
not O O
only O O
from O O
the O O
Jews O O
but O O
also O O
from O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
not O O
Jews O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
in O O
the O O
book O O
of O O
Hosea O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
not O O
mine O O
-- O O
I O O
will O O
say O O
they O O
are O O
my O O
people O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
people O O
I O O
did O O
not O O
love O O
-- O O
I O O
will O O
say O O
they O O
are O O
the O O
people O O
I O O
love O O
. O O
'' O O

And O O
, O O
`` O O
Where O O
God O O
said O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
, O O
' O O
You O O
are O O
not O O
my O O
people O O
' O O
-- O O
there O O
they O O
will O O
be O O
called O O
children O O
of O O
the O O
living O O
God O O
. O O
'' O O

And O O
Isaiah O O
cries O O
out O O
about O O
Israel O O
: O O
`` O O
There O O
are O O
so O O
many O O
people O O
of O O
Israel O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
like O O
the O O
grains O O
of O O
sand O O
by O O
the O O
sea O O
. O O

But O O
only O O
a O O
few O O
of O O
them O O
will O O
be O O
saved O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
the O O
Lord O O
will O O
quickly O O
finish O O
judging O O
the O O
people O O
on O O
the O O
earth O O
. O O
'' O O

It O O
is O O
just O O
as O O
Isaiah O O
said O O
: O O
`` O O
The O O
Lord O O
All O O
- O O
Powerful O O
allowed O O
some O O
of O O
our O O
people O O
to O O
live O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
had O O
not O O
done O O
that O O
, O O
we O O
would O O
now O O
be O O
like O O
Sodom O O
, O O
and O O
we O O
would O O
be O O
like O O
Gomorrah O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
what O O
does O O
all O O
this O O
mean O O
? O O

It O O
means O O
that O O
people O O
who O O
are O O
not O O
Jews O O
were O O
made O O
right O O
with O O
God O O
because O O
of O O
their O O
faith O O
, O O
even O O
though O O
they O O
were O O
not O O
trying O O
to O O
make O O
themselves O O
right O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Israel O O
, O O
who O O
tried O O
to O O
make O O
themselves O O
right O O
with O O
God O O
by O O
following O O
the O O
law O O
, O O
did O O
not O O
succeed O O
. O O

They O O
failed O O
because O O
they O O
tried O O
to O O
make O O
themselves O O
right O O
by O O
the O O
things O O
they O O
did O O
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
trust O O
in O O
God O O
to O O
make O O
them O O
right O O
. O O

They O O
fell O O
over O O
the O O
stone O O
that O O
makes O O
people O O
fall O O
. O O

The O O
Scriptures O O
talk O O
about O O
that O O
stone O O
: O O
`` O O
Look O O
, O O
I O O
put O O
in O O
Zion O O
a O O
stone O O
that O O
will O O
make O O
people O O
stumble O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
a O O
rock O O
that O O
will O O
make O O
people O O
fall O O
. O O

But O O
anyone O O
who O O
trusts O O
in O O
him O O
will O O
never O O
be O O
disappointed O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
fifth O O
angel O O
blew O O
his O O
trumpet O O
. O O

Then O O
I O O
saw O O
a O O
star O O
fall O O
from O O
the O O
sky O O
to O O
the O O
earth O O
. O O

The O O
star O O
was O O
given O O
the O O
key O O
to O O
the O O
deep O O
hole O O
that O O
leads O O
down O O
to O O
the O O
bottomless O O
pit O O
. O O

Then O O
the O O
star O O
opened O O
the O O
hole O O
leading O O
to O O
the O O
pit O O
. O O

Smoke O O
came O O
up O O
from O O
the O O
hole O O
like O O
smoke O O
from O O
a O O
big O O
furnace O O
. O O

The O O
sun O O
and O O
sky O O
became O O
dark O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
smoke O O
from O O
the O O
hole O O
. O O

Then O O
locusts O O
came O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
smoke O O
and O O
went O O
down O O
to O O
the O O
earth O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
given O O
the O O
power O O
to O O
sting O O
like O O
scorpions O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
told O O
not O O
to O O
damage O O
the O O
fields O O
of O O
grass O O
or O O
any O O
plant O O
or O O
tree O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
to O O
hurt O O
only O O
those O O
who O O
did O O
not O O
have O O
God O O
's O O
mark O O
on O O
their O O
foreheads O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
not O O
given O O
the O O
power O O
to O O
kill O O
them O O
but O O
only O O
to O O
cause O O
them O O
pain O O
for O O
five O O
months O O
-- O O
pain O O
like O O
a O O
person O O
feels O O
when O O
stung O O
by O O
a O O
scorpion O O
. O O

During O O
those O O
days O O
people O O
will O O
look O O
for O O
a O O
way O O
to O O
die O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
will O O
not O O
find O O
it O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
want O O
to O O
die O O
, O O
but O O
death O O
will O O
hide O O
from O O
them O O
. O O

The O O
locusts O O
looked O O
like O O
horses O O
prepared O O
for O O
battle O O
. O O

On O O
their O O
heads O O
they O O
wore O O
something O O
that O O
looked O O
like O O
a O O
gold O O
crown O O
. O O

Their O O
faces O O
looked O O
like O O
human O O
faces O O
. O O

Their O O
hair O O
was O O
like O O
women O O
's O O
hair O O
. O O

Their O O
teeth O O
were O O
like O O
lions O O
' O O
teeth O O
. O O

Their O O
chests O O
looked O O
like O O
iron O O
breastplates O O
. O O

The O O
sound O O
their O O
wings O O
made O O
was O O
like O O
the O O
noise O O
of O O
many O O
horses O O
and O O
chariots O O
hurrying O O
into O O
battle O O
. O O

The O O
locusts O O
had O O
tails O O
with O O
stingers O O
like O O
scorpions O O
. O O

The O O
power O O
they O O
had O O
to O O
give O O
people O O
pain O O
for O O
five O O
months O O
was O O
in O O
their O O
tails O O
. O O

They O O
had O O
a O O
ruler O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
the O O
angel O O
of O O
the O O
bottomless O O
pit O O
. O O

His O O
name O O
in O O
Hebrew O O
is O O
Abaddon O O
. O O

In O O
Greek O O
it O O
is O O
Apollyon O O
. O O

The O O
first O O
terror O O
is O O
now O O
past O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
still O O
two O O
other O O
terrors O O
to O O
come O O
. O O

The O O
sixth O O
angel O O
blew O O
his O O
trumpet O O
. O O

Then O O
I O O
heard O O
a O O
voice O O
coming O O
from O O
the O O
horns O O
on O O
the O O
four O O
corners O O
of O O
the O O
golden O O
altar O O
that O O
is O O
before O O
God O O
. O O

It O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
sixth O O
angel O O
who O O
had O O
the O O
trumpet O O
, O O
`` O O
Free O O
the O O
four O O
angels O O
who O O
are O O
tied O O
at O O
the O O
great O O
river O O
Euphrates O O
. O O
'' O O

These O O
four O O
angels O O
had O O
been O O
kept O O
ready O O
for O O
this O O
hour O O
and O O
day O O
and O O
month O O
and O O
year O O
. O O

The O O
angels O O
were O O
set O O
free O O
to O O
kill O O
a O O
third O O
of O O
all O O
the O O
people O O
on O O
the O O
earth O O
. O O

I O O
heard O O
how O O
many O O
troops O O
on O O
horses O O
were O O
in O O
their O O
army O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
200 O O
, O O
000 O O
, O O
000 O O
. O O

In O O
my O O
vision O O
, O O
I O O
saw O O
the O O
horses O O
and O O
the O O
riders O O
on O O
the O O
horses O O
. O O

They O O
looked O O
like O O
this O O
: O O
They O O
had O O
breastplates O O
that O O
were O O
fiery O O
red O O
, O O
dark O O
blue O O
, O O
and O O
yellow O O
like O O
sulfur O O
. O O

The O O
heads O O
of O O
the O O
horses O O
looked O O
like O O
heads O O
of O O
lions O O
. O O

The O O
horses O O
had O O
fire O O
, O O
smoke O O
, O O
and O O
sulfur O O
coming O O
out O O
of O O
their O O
mouths O O
. O O

A O O
third O O
of O O
all O O
the O O
people O O
on O O
earth O O
were O O
killed O O
by O O
these O O
three O O
plagues O O
coming O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
horses O O
' O O
mouths O O
: O O
the O O
fire O O
, O O
the O O
smoke O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
sulfur O O
. O O

The O O
horses O O
' O O
power O O
was O O
in O O
their O O
mouths O O
and O O
also O O
in O O
their O O
tails O O
. O O

Their O O
tails O O
were O O
like O O
snakes O O
that O O
have O O
heads O O
to O O
bite O O
and O O
hurt O O
people O O
. O O

The O O
other O O
people O O
on O O
earth O O
were O O
not O O
killed O O
by O O
these O O
plagues O O
. O O

But O O
these O O
people O O
still O O
did O O
not O O
change O O
their O O
hearts O O
and O O
turn O O
away O O
from O O
worshiping O O
the O O
things O O
they O O
had O O
made O O
with O O
their O O
own O O
hands O O
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
stop O O
worshiping O O
demons O O
and O O
idols O O
made O O
of O O
gold O O
, O O
silver O O
, O O
bronze O O
, O O
stone O O
, O O
and O O
wood O O
-- O O
things O O
that O O
can O O
not O O
see O O
or O O
hear O O
or O O
walk O O
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
change O O
their O O
hearts O O
and O O
turn O O
away O O
from O O
killing O O
other O O
people O O
or O O
from O O
their O O
evil O O
magic O O
, O O
their O O
sexual O O
sins O O
, O O
and O O
their O O
stealing O O
. O O

After O O
this O O
I O O
heard O O
what O O
sounded O O
like O O
a O O
large O O
crowd O O
of O O
people O O
in O O
heaven O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
were O O
saying O O
, O O
`` O O
Hallelujah O O
! O O

Victory O O
, O O
glory O O
, O O
and O O
power O O
belong O O
to O O
our O O
God O O
. O O

His O O
judgments O O
are O O
true O O
and O O
right O O
. O O

Our O O
God O O
has O O
punished O O
the O O
prostitute O O
. O O

She O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
ruined O O
the O O
earth O O
with O O
her O O
sexual O O
sin O O
. O O

God O O
has O O
punished O O
the O O
prostitute O O
to O O
pay O O
her O O
back O O
for O O
the O O
death O O
of O O
his O O
servants O O
. O O
'' O O

These O O
people O O
also O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Hallelujah O O
! O O

She O O
is O O
burning O O
and O O
her O O
smoke O O
will O O
rise O O
forever O O
and O O
ever O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
24 O O
elders O O
and O O
the O O
four O O
living O O
beings O O
bowed O O
down O O
. O O

They O O
worshiped O O
God O O
, O O
who O O
sits O O
on O O
the O O
throne O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Amen O O
! O O

Hallelujah O O
! O O
'' O O

Then O O
a O O
voice O O
came O O
from O O
the O O
throne O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Praise O O
our O O
God O O
, O O
all O O
you O O
who O O
serve O O
him O O
! O O

Praise O O
our O O
God O O
, O O
all O O
you O O
small O O
and O O
great O O
who O O
honor O O
him O O
! O O
'' O O

Then O O
I O O
heard O O
something O O
that O O
sounded O O
like O O
a O O
large O O
crowd O O
of O O
people O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
as O O
loud O O
as O O
crashing O O
waves O O
or O O
claps O O
of O O
thunder O O
. O O

The O O
people O O
were O O
saying O O
, O O
`` O O
Hallelujah O O
! O O

Our O O
Lord O O
God O O
rules O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
All O O
- O O
Powerful O O
. O O

Let O O
us O O
rejoice O O
and O O
be O O
happy O O
and O O
give O O
God O O
glory O O
! O O

Give O O
God O O
glory O O
, O O
because O O
the O O
wedding O O
of O O
the O O
Lamb O O
has O O
come O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
Lamb O O
's O O
bride O O
has O O
made O O
herself O O
ready O O
. O O

Fine O O
linen O O
was O O
given O O
to O O
the O O
bride O O
for O O
her O O
to O O
wear O O
. O O

The O O
linen O O
was O O
bright O O
and O O
clean O O
. O O
'' O O

-LRB- O O
The O O
fine O O
linen O O
means O O
the O O
good O O
things O O
that O O
God O O
's O O
holy O O
people O O
did O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

Then O O
the O O
angel O O
said O O
to O O
me O O
, O O
`` O O
Write O O
this O O
: O O
Great O O
blessings O O
belong O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
invited O O
to O O
the O O
wedding O O
meal O O
of O O
the O O
Lamb O O
! O O
'' O O

Then O O
the O O
angel O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
These O O
are O O
the O O
true O O
words O O
of O O
God O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
I O O
bowed O O
down O O
before O O
the O O
angel O O
's O O
feet O O
to O O
worship O O
him O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
angel O O
said O O
to O O
me O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
worship O O
me O O
! O O

I O O
am O O
a O O
servant O O
like O O
you O O
and O O
your O O
brothers O O
and O O
sisters O O
who O O
have O O
the O O
truth O O
of O O
Jesus O O
. O O

So O O
worship O O
God O O
! O O

Because O O
the O O
truth O O
of O O
Jesus O O
is O O
the O O
spirit O O
of O O
prophecy O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
I O O
saw O O
heaven O O
open O O
. O O

There O O
before O O
me O O
was O O
a O O
white O O
horse O O
. O O

The O O
rider O O
on O O
the O O
horse O O
was O O
called O O
Faithful O O
and O O
True O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
is O O
right O O
in O O
his O O
judging O O
and O O
in O O
making O O
war O O
. O O

His O O
eyes O O
were O O
like O O
burning O O
fire O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
many O O
crowns O O
on O O
his O O
head O O
. O O

A O O
name O O
was O O
written O O
on O O
him O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
was O O
the O O
only O O
one O O
who O O
knew O O
its O O
meaning O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
dressed O O
in O O
a O O
robe O O
dipped O O
in O O
blood O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
was O O
called O O
the O O
Word O O
of O O
God O O
. O O

The O O
armies O O
of O O
heaven O O
were O O
following O O
the O O
rider O O
on O O
the O O
white O O
horse O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
also O O
riding O O
white O O
horses O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
dressed O O
in O O
fine O O
linen O O
, O O
white O O
and O O
clean O O
. O O

A O O
sharp O O
sword O O
came O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
rider O O
's O O
mouth O O
, O O
a O O
sword O O
that O O
he O O
would O O
use O O
to O O
defeat O O
the O O
nations O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
will O O
rule O O
the O O
nations O O
with O O
a O O
rod O O
of O O
iron O O
. O O

He O O
will O O
crush O O
the O O
grapes O O
in O O
the O O
winepress O O
of O O
the O O
terrible O O
anger O O
of O O
God O O
All O O
- O O
Powerful O O
. O O

On O O
his O O
robe O O
and O O
on O O
his O O
leg O O
was O O
written O O
this O O
name O O
: O O
king O O
of O O
kings O O
and O O
lord O O
of O O
lords O O
Then O O
I O O
saw O O
an O O
angel O O
standing O O
in O O
the O O
sun O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
loud O O
voice O O
the O O
angel O O
said O O
to O O
all O O
the O O
birds O O
flying O O
in O O
the O O
sky O O
, O O
`` O O
Come O O
together O O
for O O
the O O
great O O
supper O O
of O O
God O O
. O O

Come O O
together O O
so O O
that O O
you O O
can O O
eat O O
the O O
bodies O O
of O O
rulers O O
and O O
army O O
commanders O O
and O O
famous O O
men O O
. O O

Come O O
to O O
eat O O
the O O
bodies O O
of O O
the O O
horses O O
and O O
their O O
riders O O
and O O
the O O
bodies O O
of O O
all O O
people O O
-- O O
free O O
, O O
slave O O
, O O
small O O
, O O
and O O
great O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
I O O
saw O O
the O O
beast O O
and O O
the O O
rulers O O
of O O
the O O
earth O O
. O O

Their O O
armies O O
were O O
gathered O O
together O O
to O O
make O O
war O O
against O O
the O O
rider O O
on O O
the O O
horse O O
and O O
his O O
army O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
beast O O
was O O
captured O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
false O O
prophet O O
was O O
also O O
captured O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
did O O
the O O
miracles O O
for O O
the O O
beast O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
used O O
these O O
miracles O O
to O O
trick O O
those O O
who O O
had O O
the O O
mark O O
of O O
the O O
beast O O
and O O
worshiped O O
its O O
idol O O
. O O

The O O
false O O
prophet O O
and O O
the O O
beast O O
were O O
thrown O O
alive O O
into O O
the O O
lake O O
of O O
fire O O
that O O
burns O O
with O O
sulfur O O
. O O

Their O O
armies O O
were O O
killed O O
with O O
the O O
sword O O
that O O
came O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
mouth O O
of O O
the O O
rider O O
on O O
the O O
horse O O
. O O

All O O
the O O
birds O O
ate O O
these O O
bodies O O
until O O
they O O
were O O
full O O
. O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Believe O O
me O O
when O O
I O O
say O O
that O O
some O O
of O O
you O O
people O O
standing O O
here O O
will O O
see O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
come O O
with O O
power O O
before O O
you O O
die O O
. O O
'' O O

Six O O
days O O
later O O
, O O
Jesus O O
took O O
Peter O O
, O O
James O O
, O O
and O O
John O O
and O O
went O O
up O O
on O O
a O O
high O O
mountain O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
all O O
alone O O
there O O
. O O

While O O
these O O
followers O O
watched O O
him O O
, O O
Jesus O O
was O O
changed O O
. O O

His O O
clothes O O
became O O
shining O O
white O O
-- O O
whiter O O
than O O
anyone O O
on O O
earth O O
could O O
make O O
them O O
. O O

Then O O
two O O
men O O
were O O
there O O
talking O O
with O O
Jesus O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
Elijah O O
and O O
Moses O O
. O O

Peter O O
said O O
to O O
Jesus O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
good O O
that O O
we O O
are O O
here O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
put O O
three O O
tents O O
here O O
-- O O
one O O
for O O
you O O
, O O
one O O
for O O
Moses O O
, O O
and O O
one O O
for O O
Elijah O O
. O O
'' O O

Peter O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
what O O
to O O
say O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
and O O
the O O
other O O
two O O
followers O O
were O O
so O O
afraid O O
. O O

Then O O
a O O
cloud O O
came O O
and O O
covered O O
them O O
. O O

A O O
voice O O
came O O
from O O
the O O
cloud O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
my O O
Son O O
, O O
the O O
one O O
I O O
love O O
. O O

Obey O O
him O O
! O O
'' O O

The O O
followers O O
looked O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
saw O O
only O O
Jesus O O
there O O
alone O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

As O O
Jesus O O
and O O
the O O
followers O O
were O O
walking O O
back O O
down O O
the O O
mountain O O
, O O
he O O
gave O O
them O O
these O O
instructions O O
: O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
tell O O
anyone O O
about O O
what O O
you O O
saw O O
on O O
the O O
mountain O O
. O O

Wait O O
until O O
after O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
rises O O
from O O
death O O
. O O

Then O O
you O O
can O O
tell O O
people O O
what O O
you O O
saw O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
followers O O
waited O O
to O O
say O O
anything O O
about O O
what O O
they O O
saw O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
discussed O O
among O O
themselves O O
what O O
Jesus O O
meant O O
about O O
rising O O
from O O
death O O
. O O

They O O
asked O O
him O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
do O O
the O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
say O O
that O O
Elijah O O
must O O
come O O
first O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
They O O
are O O
right O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
Elijah O O
must O O
come O O
first O O
. O O

Elijah O O
makes O O
all O O
things O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
should O O
be O O
. O O

But O O
why O O
do O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
that O O
the O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
will O O
suffer O O
much O O
and O O
that O O
people O O
will O O
think O O
he O O
is O O
worth O O
nothing O O
? O O

I O O
tell O O
you O O
that O O
Elijah O O
has O O
already O O
come O O
. O O

And O O
people O O
did O O
to O O
him O O
all O O
the O O
bad O O
things O O
they O O
wanted O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

The O O
Scriptures O O
said O O
this O O
would O O
happen O O
to O O
him O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
, O O
Peter O O
, O O
James O O
, O O
and O O
John O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
other O O
followers O O
. O O

They O O
saw O O
many O O
people O O
around O O
them O O
. O O

The O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
were O O
arguing O O
with O O
the O O
followers O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
people O O
saw O O
Jesus O O
, O O
they O O
were O O
very O O
surprised O O
and O O
ran O O
to O O
welcome O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
asked O O
, O O
`` O O
What O O
are O O
you O O
arguing O O
about O O
with O O
the O O
teachers O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
? O O
'' O O

A O O
man O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
I O O
brought O O
my O O
son O O
to O O
you O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
controlled O O
by O O
an O O
evil O O
spirit O O
that O O
keeps O O
him O O
from O O
talking O O
. O O

The O O
spirit O O
attacks O O
him O O
and O O
throws O O
him O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
. O O

He O O
foams O O
at O O
the O O
mouth O O
, O O
grinds O O
his O O
teeth O O
, O O
and O O
becomes O O
very O O
stiff O O
. O O

I O O
asked O O
your O O
followers O O
to O O
force O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
out O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
people O O
today O O
do O O
n't O O
believe O O
! O O

How O O
long O O
must O O
I O O
stay O O
with O O
you O O
? O O

How O O
long O O
must O O
I O O
be O O
patient O O
with O O
you O O
? O O

Bring O O
the O O
boy O O
to O O
me O O
! O O
'' O O

So O O
the O O
followers O O
brought O O
the O O
boy O O
to O O
Jesus O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
saw O O
Jesus O O
, O O
it O O
attacked O O
the O O
boy O O
. O O

The O O
boy O O
fell O O
down O O
and O O
rolled O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
foaming O O
at O O
the O O
mouth O O
. O O

Jesus O O
asked O O
the O O
boy O O
's O O
father O O
, O O
`` O O
How O O
long O O
has O O
this O O
been O O
happening O O
to O O
him O O
? O O
'' O O

The O O
father O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
Since O O
he O O
was O O
very O O
young O O
. O O

The O O
spirit O O
often O O
throws O O
him O O
into O O
a O O
fire O O
or O O
into O O
water O O
to O O
kill O O
him O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
can O O
do O O
anything O O
, O O
please O O
have O O
pity O O
on O O
us O O
and O O
help O O
us O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
the O O
father O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
did O O
you O O
say O O
' O O
if O O
you O O
can O O
' O O
? O O

All O O
things O O
are O O
possible O O
for O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
believes O O
. O O
'' O O

Immediately O O
the O O
father O O
shouted O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
do O O
believe O O
. O O

Help O O
me O O
to O O
believe O O
more O O
! O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
saw O O
that O O
all O O
the O O
people O O
were O O
running O O
there O O
to O O
see O O
what O O
was O O
happening O O
. O O

So O O
he O O
spoke O O
to O O
the O O
evil O O
spirit O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
You O O
evil O O
spirit O O
that O O
makes O O
this O O
boy O O
deaf O O
and O O
stops O O
him O O
from O O
talking O O
-- O O
I O O
command O O
you O O
to O O
come O O
out O O
of O O
him O O
and O O
never O O
enter O O
him O O
again O O
! O O
'' O O

The O O
evil O O
spirit O O
screamed O O
. O O

It O O
caused O O
the O O
boy O O
to O O
fall O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
again O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
it O O
came O O
out O O
. O O

The O O
boy O O
looked O O
as O O
if O O
he O O
was O O
dead O O
. O O

Many O O
people O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
He O O
is O O
dead O O
! O O
'' O O

But O O
Jesus O O
took O O
hold O O
of O O
his O O
hand O O
and O O
helped O O
him O O
stand O O
up O O
. O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
went O O
into O O
the O O
house O O
. O O

His O O
followers O O
were O O
alone O O
with O O
him O O
there O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Why O O
were O O
n't O O
we O O
able O O
to O O
force O O
that O O
evil O O
spirit O O
out O O
? O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
answered O O
, O O
`` O O
That O O
kind O O
of O O
spirit O O
can O O
be O O
forced O O
out O O
only O O
with O O
prayer O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
and O O
his O O
followers O O
left O O
there O O
and O O
went O O
through O O
Galilee O O
. O O

Jesus O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
the O O
people O O
to O O
know O O
where O O
they O O
were O O
. O O

He O O
wanted O O
to O O
teach O O
his O O
followers O O
alone O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
to O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
Son O O
of O O
Man O O
will O O
be O O
handed O O
over O O
to O O
the O O
control O O
of O O
other O O
men O O
, O O
who O O
will O O
kill O O
him O O
. O O

After O O
three O O
days O O
, O O
he O O
will O O
rise O O
from O O
death O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
followers O O
did O O
not O O
understand O O
what O O
he O O
meant O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
were O O
afraid O O
to O O
ask O O
him O O
. O O

Jesus O O
and O O
his O O
followers O O
went O O
to O O
Capernaum O O
. O O

They O O
went O O
into O O
a O O
house O O
, O O
and O O
Jesus O O
said O O
to O O
them O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
heard O O
you O O
arguing O O
on O O
the O O
way O O
here O O
today O O
. O O

What O O
were O O
you O O
arguing O O
about O O
? O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
followers O O
did O O
not O O
answer O O
, O O
because O O
their O O
argument O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
was O O
about O O
which O O
one O O
of O O
them O O
was O O
the O O
greatest O O
. O O

Jesus O O
sat O O
down O O
and O O
called O O
the O O
twelve O O
apostles O O
to O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Whoever O O
wants O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
most O O
important O O
must O O
make O O
others O O
more O O
important O O
than O O
themselves O O
. O O

They O O
must O O
serve O O
everyone O O
else O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
Jesus O O
took O O
a O O
small O O
child O O
and O O
stood O O
the O O
child O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
the O O
followers O O
. O O

He O O
held O O
the O O
child O O
in O O
his O O
arms O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Whoever O O
accepts O O
children O O
like O O
these O O
in O O
my O O
name O O
is O O
accepting O O
me O O
. O O

And O O
anyone O O
who O O
accepts O O
me O O
is O O
also O O
accepting O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
sent O O
me O O
. O O
'' O O

Then O O
John O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Teacher O O
, O O
we O O
saw O O
a O O
man O O
using O O
your O O
name O O
to O O
force O O
demons O O
out O O
of O O
someone O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
not O O
one O O
of O O
us O O
. O O

So O O
we O O
told O O
him O O
to O O
stop O O
, O O
because O O
he O O
does O O
not O O
belong O O
to O O
our O O
group O O
. O O
'' O O

Jesus O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
Do O O
n't O O
stop O O
him O O
. O O

Whoever O O
uses O O
my O O
name O O
to O O
do O O
powerful O O
things O O
will O O
not O O
soon O O
say O O
bad O O
things O O
about O O
me O O
. O O

Whoever O O
is O O
not O O
against O O
us O O
is O O
with O O
us O O
. O O

I O O
can O O
assure O O
you O O
that O O
anyone O O
who O O
helps O O
you O O
by O O
giving O O
you O O
a O O
drink O O
of O O
water O O
because O O
you O O
belong O O
to O O
the O O
Christ O O
will O O
definitely O O
get O O
a O O
reward O O
. O O

`` O O
If O O
one O O
of O O
these O O
little O O
children O O
believes O O
in O O
me O O
, O O
and O O
someone O O
causes O O
that O O
child O O
to O O
sin O O
, O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
very O O
bad O O
for O O
that O O
person O O
. O O

It O O
would O O
be O O
better O O
for O O
them O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
millstone O O
tied O O
around O O
their O O
neck O O
and O O
be O O
drowned O O
in O O
the O O
sea O O
. O O

If O O
your O O
hand O O
makes O O
you O O
sin O O
, O O
cut O O
it O O
off O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
better O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
lose O O
part O O
of O O
your O O
body O O
and O O
have O O
eternal O O
life O O
than O O
to O O
have O O
two O O
hands O O
and O O
go O O
to O O
hell O O
. O O

There O O
the O O
fire O O
never O O
stops O O
. O O

If O O
your O O
foot O O
makes O O
you O O
sin O O
, O O
cut O O
it O O
off O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
better O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
lose O O
part O O
of O O
your O O
body O O
and O O
have O O
eternal O O
life O O
than O O
to O O
have O O
two O O
feet O O
and O O
be O O
thrown O O
into O O
hell O O
. O O

If O O
your O O
eye O O
makes O O
you O O
sin O O
, O O
take O O
it O O
out O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
better O O
for O O
you O O
to O O
have O O
only O O
one O O
eye O O
and O O
enter O O
God O O
's O O
kingdom O O
than O O
to O O
have O O
two O O
eyes O O
and O O
be O O
thrown O O
into O O
hell O O
. O O

The O O
worms O O
that O O
eat O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
hell O O
never O O
die O O
. O O

The O O
fire O O
there O O
is O O
never O O
stopped O O
. O O

`` O O
Everyone O O
will O O
be O O
salted O O
with O O
fire O O
. O O

`` O O
Salt O O
is O O
good O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
it O O
loses O O
its O O
salty O O
taste O O
, O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
make O O
it O O
good O O
again O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
do O O
n't O O
lose O O
that O O
good O O
quality O O
of O O
salt O O
you O O
have O O
. O O

And O O
live O O
in O O
peace O O
with O O
each O O
other O O
. O O
'' O O

I O O
really O O
do O O
n't O O
need O O
to O O
write O O
to O O
you O O
about O O
this O O
help O O
for O O
God O O
's O O
people O O
. O O

I O O
know O O
that O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
help O O
. O O

I O O
have O O
been O O
bragging O O
about O O
you O O
to O O
the O O
people O O
in O O
Macedonia O O
. O O

I O O
told O O
them O O
that O O
you O O
people O O
in O O
Achaia O O
have O O
been O O
ready O O
to O O
give O O
since O O
last O O
year O O
. O O

And O O
your O O
desire O O
to O O
give O O
has O O
made O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
here O O
ready O O
to O O
give O O
also O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
am O O
sending O O
the O O
brothers O O
to O O
you O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
our O O
bragging O O
about O O
you O O
in O O
this O O
to O O
be O O
for O O
nothing O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
you O O
to O O
be O O
ready O O
just O O
as O O
I O O
said O O
you O O
would O O
be O O
. O O

If O O
any O O
of O O
those O O
from O O
Macedonia O O
come O O
with O O
me O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
find O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
not O O
ready O O
, O O
we O O
will O O
be O O
ashamed O O
. O O

We O O
will O O
be O O
ashamed O O
that O O
we O O
were O O
so O O
sure O O
of O O
you O O
. O O

And O O
you O O
will O O
be O O
ashamed O O
too O O
! O O

So O O
I O O
thought O O
that O O
I O O
should O O
ask O O
these O O
brothers O O
to O O
come O O
there O O
before O O
we O O
do O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
help O O
in O O
getting O O
together O O
the O O
generous O O
gift O O
you O O
promised O O
. O O

Then O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
ready O O
when O O
we O O
come O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
seen O O
as O O
a O O
blessing O O
you O O
are O O
giving O O
, O O
not O O
as O O
something O O
you O O
were O O
forced O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

Remember O O
this O O
: O O
The O O
one O O
who O O
plants O O
few O O
seeds O O
will O O
have O O
a O O
small O O
harvest O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
plants O O
a O O
lot O O
will O O
have O O
a O O
big O O
harvest O O
. O O

Each O O
one O O
of O O
you O O
should O O
give O O
what O O
you O O
have O O
decided O O
in O O
your O O
heart O O
to O O
give O O
. O O

You O O
should O O
not O O
give O O
if O O
it O O
makes O O
you O O
unhappy O O
or O O
if O O
you O O
feel O O
forced O O
to O O
give O O
. O O

God O O
loves O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
happy O O
to O O
give O O
. O O

And O O
God O O
can O O
give O O
you O O
more O O
blessings O O
than O O
you O O
need O O
, O O
and O O
you O O
will O O
always O O
have O O
plenty O O
of O O
everything O O
. O O

You O O
will O O
have O O
enough O O
to O O
give O O
to O O
every O O
good O O
work O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
Scriptures O O
say O O
, O O
`` O O
He O O
gives O O
generously O O
to O O
the O O
poor O O
; O O
his O O
goodness O O
will O O
continue O O
forever O O
. O O
'' O O

God O O
is O O
the O O
one O O
who O O
gives O O
seed O O
to O O
those O O
who O O
plant O O
, O O
and O O
he O O
gives O O
bread O O
for O O
food O O
. O O

And O O
God O O
will O O
give O O
you O O
spiritual O O
seed O O
and O O
make O O
that O O
seed O O
grow O O
. O O

He O O
will O O
produce O O
a O O
great O O
harvest O O
from O O
your O O
goodness O O
. O O

God O O
will O O
make O O
you O O
rich O O
in O O
every O O
way O O
so O O
that O O
you O O
can O O
always O O
give O O
freely O O
. O O

And O O
your O O
giving O O
through O O
us O O
will O O
make O O
people O O
give O O
thanks O O
to O O
God O O
. O O

The O O
service O O
you O O
are O O
offering O O
helps O O
God O O
's O O
people O O
with O O
their O O
needs O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
all O O
it O O
does O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
also O O
bringing O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
thanks O O
to O O
God O O
. O O

This O O
service O O
is O O
a O O
proof O O
of O O
your O O
faith O O
, O O
and O O
people O O
will O O
praise O O
God O O
because O O
of O O
it O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
praise O O
him O O
because O O
you O O
are O O
following O O
the O O
message O O
about O O
Christ O O
-- O O
the O O
message O O
you O O
say O O
you O O
believe O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
praise O O
God O O
because O O
you O O
freely O O
share O O
with O O
them O O
and O O
with O O
all O O
people O O
. O O

And O O
when O O
they O O
pray O O
, O O
they O O
will O O
wish O O
they O O
could O O
be O O
with O O
you O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
feel O O
this O O
way O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
great O O
grace O O
that O O
God O O
gave O O
you O O
. O O

Thanks O O
be O O
to O O
God O O
for O O
his O O
gift O O
that O O
is O O
too O O
wonderful O O
to O O
describe O O
. O O

In O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
total O O
amount O O
of O O
foreign O O
trade O O
broke O O
through O O
220 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
which O O
created O O
a O O
new O O
historical O O
record O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
in O O
reviewing O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
foreign O O
trade O O
situation O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
it O O
might O O
be O O
appropriate O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
between O O
joy O O
and O O
sorrow O O
. O O

The O O
joy O O
lies O O
in O O
that O O
the O O
total O O
amount O O
of O O
foreign O O
trade O O
still O O
maintains O O
a O O
strong O O
growth O O
momentum O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
realized O O
trade O O
surpluses O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
in I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
row I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
whereas O O
the O O
sorrow O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
trade O O
surplus O O
has O O
sharply O O
reversed O O
, O O
and O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
relatively O O
large O O
deficit O O
may O O
appear O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
official O O
journals O O
published O O
recently O O
by O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
foreign O O
trade O O
in O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
continued O O
to O O
grow O O
rapidly O O
, O O
the O O
total O O
amount O O
of O O
imports O O
and O O
exports O O
reached O O
220.178 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
18.85 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
within O O
that O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
exports O O
was O O
110.380 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
imports O O
was O O
109.798 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
and O O
22.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
1996 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
respectively O O
. O O

The O O
trade O O
surplus O O
was O O
582 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Foreign O O
trade O O
occupies O O
a O O
pivotal O O
position O O
in O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
economy O O
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
exports O O
account O O
for O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
30 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
GDP O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
primary O O
economic O O
growth O O
forces O O
. O O

After O O
the O O
outbreak O O
of O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
financial O O
crisis O O
in O O
1994 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
currency O O
, O O
the O O
peso O O
was O O
greatly O O
devalued O O
, O O
thus O O
greatly O O
strengthening O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
export O O
competitiveness O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
government O O
has O O
been O O
vigorously O O
supporting O O
exports O O
, O O
and O O
exports O O
grew O O
rapidly O O
. O O

In O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
situation O O
of O O
successive O O
foreign O O
trade O O
deficit O O
reversed O O
, O O
and O O
up O O
to O O
now O O
, O O
has O O
maintained O O
trade O O
surpluses O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
row I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

However O O
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
foreign O O
trade O O
surplus O O
showed O O
a O O
substantial O O
degradation O O
: O O
7.889 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
6.424 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
1996 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
and O O
only B-MONEY O
582 I-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Especially O O
deserving O O
to O O
be O O
pointed O O
out O O
is O O
that O O
, O O
after O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
monthly O B-DATE
deficit O O
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-DATE O
rest I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
saw O O
successive O O
monthly O B-DATE
deficits O O
with O O
the O O
amounts O O
of O O
deficit O O
almost O O
doubling O O
, O O
roaring O O
from O O
20 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
722 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
reducing O O
the O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
annual O O
accumulative O O
trade O O
surplus O O
amount O O
to O O
a O O
trivial O O
number O O
. O O

Local O O
economic O O
analysts O O
felt O O
that O O
the O O
trade O O
deficit O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
mainly O O
due O O
to O O
an O O
overly O O
high O O
import O O
growth O O
rate O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
even O O
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
exports O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
average O O
growth O O
rate O O
of O O
imports O O
was O O
6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT O
7 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
exports O O
. O O

Among O O
import O O
sectors O O
, O O
swift O O
growth O O
comes O O
mainly O O
from O O
imports O O
of O O
consumer O O
products O O
and O O
capital O O
goods O O
, O O
39.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
and O O
38.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
1996 B-DATE B-DATE
respectively O O
. O O

The O O
growth O O
of O O
imports O O
of O O
semi-finished O O
products O O
was O O
up O O
by O O
18.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Secondly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
the O O
overly O O
high O O
valuation O O
of O O
the O O
peso O O
is O O
also O O
an O O
indispensable O O
factor O O
. O O

An O O
overly O O
high O O
peso O O
exchange O O
rate O O
stimulated O O
imports O O
, O O
but O O
hindered O O
exports O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
commonly O O
known O O
that O O
in O O
1994 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
before O O
the O O
outbreak O O
of O O
the O O
financial O O
crisis O O
, O O
the O O
trade O O
deficit O O
was O O
once O O
as O O
high O O
as O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
18 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
huge O O
trade O O
deficit O O
was O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
internal O O
reasons O O
that O O
triggered O O
this O O
crisis O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
the O O
trade O O
situation O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
caused O O
extreme O O
concern O O
among O O
people O O
from O O
economic O O
circles O O
, O O
who O O
even O O
predicted O O
that O O
in O O
1998 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
foreign O O
trade O O
deficit O O
would O O
revive O O
. O O

They O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
, O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
except O O
for O O
an O O
overly O O
high O O
peso O O
exchange O O
rate O O
, O O
exports O O
would O O
also O O
face O O
some O O
new O O
unfavorable O O
factors O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
Asian B-NORP B-NORP
currency O O
devaluation O O
will O O
decrease O O
export O O
competitiveness O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
fall O O
of O O
oil O O
price O O
will O O
significantly O O
reduce O O
oil O O
revenues O O
. O O

Under O O
these O O
circumstances O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
import O O
growth O O
momentum O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
restrained O O
, O O
this O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
, O O
a O O
trade O O
deficit O O
of O O
4 B-MONEY B-MONEY
to I-MONEY I-MONEY
5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
may O O
appear O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
March B-DATE B-DATE
9th I-DATE I-DATE

The O O
statistics O O
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
General I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Customs I-ORG I-ORG
show O O
that O O
, O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
trade O O
with O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
continued O O
increasing O O
, O O
the O O
gross O O
value O O
of O O
imports O O
and O O
exports O O
reached O O
60.06 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
4.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
accounted O O
for O O
20.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
gross O O
value O O
of O O
foreign O O
trade O O
. O O

Of O O
which O O
, O O
exports O O
were O O
30.88 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
imports O O
were O O
29.18 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
trade O O
surplus O O
against O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
1.7 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Japan B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
, O O
for O O
four B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
successively O O
ranked O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
place O O
among O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
foreign O O
trade O O
partners O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
bilateral O O
trade O O
volume O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
17.22 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
largest O O
trade O O
partner O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
presentations O O
, O O
the O O
dependency O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
exported O O
products O O
on O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
market O O
has O O
been O O
increasing O O
annually O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
proportion O O
of O O
imported O O
products O O
in O O
the O O
total O O
import O O
volume O O
from O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
fluctuated O O
irregularly O O
; O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
various O O
trade O O
methods O O
was O O
not O O
balanced O O
, O O
general O O
trade O O
has O O
decreased O O
, O O
processing O O
trade O O
has O O
increased O O
; O O
while O O
the O O
growth O O
of O O
primary O O
product O O
trade O O
was O O
considerably O O
fast O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
exports O O
of O O
primary O O
products O O
to O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
were O O
8 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
10.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
imports O O
of O O
primary O O
products O O
from O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
were O O
1 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
a O O
4.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
growth O O
. O O

The O O
trade O O
of O O
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
with O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
increased O O
rapidly O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
exports O O
of O O
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
to O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
were O O
14.9 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
up O O
35.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
and O O
accounted O O
for O O
48 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
exports O O
to O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
; O O
imports O O
were O O
19.5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
up O O
14.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
and O O
accounted O O
for O O
67 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
total O O
import O O
value O O
from O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

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End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
3rd I-DATE I-DATE

In O O
order O O
to O O
perfect O O
the O O
management O O
of O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
decided O O
to O O
implement O O
a O O
new O O
method O O
of O O
managing O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
borrowed O O
by O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
from O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
1st I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

According O O
to O O
regulations O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
indicate O O
loans O O
raised O O
and O O
borrowed O O
by O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
from O O
financial O O
institutions O O
, O O
enterprises O O
, O O
individual O O
or O O
other O O
economic O O
organizations O O
abroad O O
, O O
and O O
from O O
foreign O O
- O O
funded O O
financial O O
institutions O O
within O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
border O O
, O O
whose O O
contractual O O
repayment O O
obligations O O
are O O
in O O
foreign O O
currency O O
. O O

Export O O
credits O O
, O O
international O O
financing O O
leaseholds O O
, O O
compensation O O
trades O O
with O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
repayment O O
methods O O
, O O
overseas O O
institution O O
's O O
and O O
individual O O
's O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
deposits O O
-LRB- O O
excluding O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
deposits O O
in O O
banks O O
approved O O
for O O
offshore O O
operations O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
project O O
financing O O
, O O
financing O O
under O O
trade O O
projects O O
over B-DATE O
90 I-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
other O O
forms O O
of O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
loans O O
will O O
all O O
be O O
treated O O
and O O
managed O O
as O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
regulations O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
the O O
approving O O
authority O O
for O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
borrowed O O
by O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
authorized O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
be O O
specifically O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
approval O O
, O O
supervision O O
and O O
management O O
of O O
commercial O O
loans O O
by O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
. O O

All O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
borrowed O O
by O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
should O O
be O O
approved O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

International O O
business O O
loans O O
that O O
have O O
not O O
been O O
approved O O
but O O
were O O
signed O O
on O O
their O O
own O O
authority O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
valid O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
not O O
process O O
the O O
registration O O
of O O
foreign O O
debts O O
, O O
banks O O
are O O
not O O
allowed O O
to O O
open O O
exclusive O O
foreign O O
debt O O
accounts O O
for O O
them O O
, O O
loan O O
principals O O
and O O
interests O O
are O O
not O O
to O O
be O O
remitted O O
out O O
on O O
their O O
own O O
authority O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
clearly O O
stipulated O O
in O O
the O O
new O O
method O O
that O O
, O O
domestic O O
institutions O O
borrowing O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
externally O O
are O O
only O O
limited O O
to O O
: O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
capital O O
financial O O
institutions O O
approved O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
operate O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
loan O O
business O O
; O O
juridical O O
people O O
of O O
non-financial O O
corporations O O
approved O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Authorization B-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Juridical O O
people O O
of O O
non-financial O O
institutions O O
who O O
borrow O O
international O O
commercial O O
loans O O
directly O O
must O O
possess O O
these O O
several O O
conditions O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
, O O
have O O
continual O O
profits O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
have O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
business O O
permission O O
, O O
belong O O
to O O
a O O
national O O
encouraged O O
industry O O
; O O
possess O O
a O O
complete O O
financial O O
management O O
system O O
; O O
must O O
have O O
a O O
ratio O O
of O O
net O O
assets O O
to O O
total O O
assets O O
not B-PERCENT O
lower I-PERCENT O
than I-PERCENT O
15 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
juridical O O
people O O
of O O
trade O O
- O O
type O O
non-financial O O
corporations O O
, O O
must O O
have O O
ratios O O
of O O
net O O
assets O O
to O O
total O O
assets O O
not B-PERCENT O
lower I-PERCENT O
than I-PERCENT O
30 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
juridical O O
people O O
of O O
non O O
trade O O
- O O
type O O
non-financial O O
corporations O O
; O O
must O O
have O O
a O O
total O O
sum O O
of O O
international O O
business O O
loans O O
borrowed O O
and O O
foreign O O
guarantee O O
surpluses O O
not B-PERCENT O
exceeding I-PERCENT O
50 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
net O O
asset O O
's O O
equivalent O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
worth O O
; O O
must O O
have O O
total O O
of O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
loan O O
and O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
guarantee O O
surplus O O
not O O
exceeding O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
exchange O O
created O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

According O O
to O O
presentations O O
, O O
the O O
principal O O
features O O
of O O
the O O
industrial O O
production O O
of O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
are O O
: O O

-- O O
Production O O
increased O O
steadily O O
. O O

The O O
growth O O
rate O O
was O O
somewhat O O
lower O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
nation O O
's O O
county O O
and O O
above O O
county O O
industries O O
accomplished O O
an O O
annual O O
industrial O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
2.0476 B-MONEY B-MONEY
trillion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
calculated O O
by O O
comparable O O
prices O O
, O O
10.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
somewhat O O
dropping O O
in O O
growth O O
rate O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
some O O
fluctuations O O
in O O
growth O O
rates O O
of O O
every O B-DATE
quarter O I-DATE
of O I-DATE
the B-DATE I-DATE
whole I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
the O O
difference O O
was O O
not O O
significant O O
, O O
which O O
can O O
be O O
regarded O O
as O O
a O O
steady O O
operation O O
. O O

The O O
growth O O
rate O O
of O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
owned O O
industries O O
was O O
basically O O
stable O O
. O O

Collective O O
industries O O
dropped O O
substantially O O
. O O

The O O
annual O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
owned O O
and O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
owned O O
holding O O
enterprises O O
was O O
1.1726 B-MONEY B-MONEY
trillion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
7.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
the O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
collective O O
industries O O
was O O
613.2 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Growing O O
11.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
but O O
growth O O
rate O O
declined O O
6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
the O O
industrial O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
other O O
economic O O
types O O
was O O
445 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
a O O
13.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
growth O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
climb O O
from O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Additionally O O
, O O
the O O
annual O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
light O O
industry O O
was O O
885.5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
11.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
the O O
added O O
value O O
of O O
heavy O O
industry O O
was O O
1.1621 B-MONEY B-MONEY
trillion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
a O O
10.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
growth O O
. O O

-- O O
Industry O O
restructuring O O
made O O
vigorous O O
progress O O
. O O

From O O
the O O
view O O
of O O
main O O
industrial O O
products O O
, O O
the O O
impact O O
of O O
self O O
- O O
generated O O
adjustments O O
due O O
to O O
market O O
constraints O O
was O O
considerably O O
significant O O
. O O

The O O
production O O
of O O
such O O
fundamental O O
products O O
as O O
energy O O
resources O O
, O O
main O O
raw O O
materials O O
, O O
etc. O O
grew O O
at O O
a O O
low O O
rate O O
subject O O
to O O
the O O
impact O O
of O O
market O O
demands O O
. O O

The O O
national O O
total O O
production O O
volume O O
of O O
disposable O O
energy O O
resources O O
was O O
2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
growth O O
of O O
chemical O O
fiber O O
production O O
, O O
man O O
- O O
made O O
board O O
, O O
synthetic O O
fiber O O
monomer O O
and O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
types O O
of O O
non-ferrous O O
metal O O
, O O
etc. O O
was O O
rather O O
fast O O
, O O
with O O
a O O
14.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
32.3 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
growth O O
. O O

Timber O O
, O O
machine O O
- O O
made O O
paper O O
, O O
drugs O O
made O O
of O O
chemical O O
materials O O
, O O
etc. O O
dropped O O
1.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
9.2 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Electromechanical O O
products O O
of O O
an O O
investment O O
nature O O
had O O
ups O O
and O O
downs O O
. O O

The O O
production O O
of O O
internal O O
- O O
combustion O O
engines O O
, O O
metal O O
- O O
cutting O O
machines O O
, O O
large O O
, O O
medium O O
and O O
small O O
- O O
sized O O
tractors O O
, O O
vans O O
, O O
motor O O
trucks O O
, O O
etc. O O
dropped O O
1.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
10.3 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Electrical O O
and O O
high O O
science O O
and O O
technology O O
products O O
grew O O
considerably O O
. O O

Sedans O O
, O O
digital O O
program O O
- O O
controlled O O
switches O O
, O O
electronic O O
computers O O
, O O
large O O
- O O
scale O O
integrated O O
circuits O O
, O O
etc. O O
grew O O
by O O
21.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O O
1.7 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
. O O

The O O
production O O
of O O
main O O
consumer O O
products O O
grew O O
or O O
dropped O O
significantly O O
subject O O
to O O
the O O
restraints O O
of O O
market O O
demands O O
. O O

Some O O
basic O O
consumer O O
goods O O
and O O
food O O
kept O O
steady O O
growth O O
, O O
among O O
which O O
candy O O
, O O
dairy O O
products O O
, O O
beer O O
, O O
soft O O
drink O O
, O O
cloth O O
, O O
and O O
silk O O
grew O O
by O O
10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
19.2 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Main O O
durable O O
consumer O O
goods O O
such O O
as O O
, O O
washing O O
machines O O
, O O
vacuum O O
cleaners O O
, O O
room O O
air O O
- O O
conditioners O O
, O O
color O O
TVs O O
, O O
music O O
centers O O
, O O
etc. O O
grew O O
by O O
10.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O O
47.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
bicycles O O
, O O
electric O O
fans O O
, O O
exhaust O O
fans O O
, O O
VCRs O O
dropped O O
by O O
0.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O O
16.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

-- O O
The O O
rate O O
of O O
industrial O O
production O O
and O O
marketing O O
had O O
some O O
growth O O
, O O
whereas O O
exports O O
grew O O
considerably O O
. O O

An O O
annual O O
industrial O O
sales O O
output O O
value O O
of O O
6.8354 B-MONEY B-MONEY
trillion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
was O O
achieved O O
, O O
10.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
higher O O
than O O
the O O
growth O O
rate O O
of O O
the O O
output O O
of O O
the O O
same O O
period O O
. O O

The O O
sales O O
rate O O
of O O
industrial O O
products O O
was O O
96.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
0.3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
the O O
export O O
delivery O O
value O O
of O O
industrial O O
enterprises O O
' O O
production O O
for O O
foreign O O
trade O O
export O O
purposes O O
was O O
954.5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
14.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
The O O
level O O
of O O
economic O O
benefits O O
were O O
recovered O O
back O O
. O O

From O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
composite O O
index O O
of O O
the O O
economic O O
benefits O O
of O O
nationwide O O
370,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
village O O
and O O
above O O
village O O
industrial O O
enterprises O O
with O O
independent O O
accountability O O
was O O
89.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
3.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
analysis O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
shows O O
, O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
there O O
were O O
still O O
certain O O
problems O O
during O O
the O O
industrial O O
economy O O
operation O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
capital O O
defaults O O
increased O O
, O O
deficits O O
were O O
still O O
serious O O
, O O
fundamental O O
products O O
such O O
as O O
energy O O
resources O O
, O O
raw O O
materials O O
, O O
etc. O O
grew O O
at O O
low O O
rates O O
, O O
the O O
transfer O O
of O O
industrial O O
structure O O
was O O
considerably O O
slow O O
, O O
and O O
all O O
these O O
are O O
restraining O O
factors O O
assailing O O
the O O
further O O
healthy O O
development O O
of O O
an O O
industrial O O
economy O O
. O O

This B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
spirit O O
of O O
National B-EVENT B-EVENT
Economy I-EVENT I-EVENT
Work I-EVENT I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT I-EVENT
should O O
be O O
carried O O
through O O
and O O
implemented O O
, O O
while O O
deepening O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
owned O O
enterprise O O
reform O O
and O O
continuing O O
to O O
reinforce O O
restructuring O O
, O O
striving O O
to O O
increase O O
effective O O
demands O O
, O O
improving O O
supply O O
quality O O
, O O
promoting O O
the O O
healthy O O
and O O
steady O O
development O O
of O O
an O O
industrial O O
economy O O
. O O

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End O O
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On O O
the O O
invitation O O
of O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Mahathir B-PERSON B-PERSON
of O O
Malaysia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Premier O O
Peng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON I-PERSON
arrived O O
in O O
Malaysia B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
of I-TIME I-TIME
December I-TIME B-DATE
10th I-TIME I-DATE
, I-TIME I-DATE
1990 I-TIME I-DATE
to O O
carry O O
out O O
a O O
friendly O O
official O O
visit O O
. O O

The O O
picture O O
showed O O
Premier O O
Peng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON I-PERSON
visiting O O
Malacca B-GPE B-GPE
State I-GPE I-GPE

Picture O O
taken O O
by O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
reporter O O
Shengnan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON I-PERSON

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
5th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Huangbiao B-PERSON B-PERSON
He I-PERSON I-PERSON

The B-ORG B-ORG
Wangma I-ORG I-ORG
Computer I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
high O O
science O O
and O O
technology O O
enterprise O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Zhongguan B-GPE B-GPE
village O I-GPE
, O O
held O O
a O O
press O O
conference O O
in O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Great I-FAC I-FAC
Hall I-FAC I-FAC
Of I-FAC I-FAC
the I-FAC I-FAC
People I-FAC I-FAC
on O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
4th I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
announced O O
: O O
to O O
meet O O
urgent O O
demands O O
for O O
office O O
automation O O
of O O
all O O
Party B-ORG B-ORG
departments O O
, O O
the O O
government O O
and O O
the O O
army O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
decided O O
to O O
" O O
open O O
" O O
a O O
whole O O
set O O
of O O
top O O
- O O
quality O O
products O O
of O O
Wangma B-ORG B-ORG
Software I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
can O O
profit O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
one I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
to O O
the O O
home O O
, O O
all O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
to O O
non-encoded O O
floppy O O
disks O O
, O O
exempting O O
technical O O
fees O O
, O O
so O O
that O O
all O O
domestic O O
computer O O
users O O
can O O
copy O O
and O O
use O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Wangma I-ORG I-ORG
Computer I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
named O O
for O O
the O O
Wubi B-ORG B-PRODUCT
font O O
, O O
the O O
coding O O
method O O
of O O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
characters O O
invented O O
by O O
the O O
famous O O
computer O O
expert O O
- O O
Yongmin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

This O O
simple O O
, O O
convenient O O
and O O
efficient O O
input O O
method O O
covers O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
85 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
nation O O
's O O
computer O O
users O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
become O O
the O O
input O O
technology O O
of O O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE B-NORP
characters O O
which O O
dominates O O
the O O
leading O O
position O O
in O O
our O O
nation O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
rapid O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
computer O O
business O O
, O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
computer O O
users O O
successively O O
come O O
" O O
line O O
up O O
to O O
register O O
" O O
and O O
purchase O O
Wubi B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
latest O O
edition O O
and O O
the O O
operating O O
system O O
using O O
the O O
Wangma B-ORG B-NORP
Chinese B-LANGUAGE I-NORP
characters O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
benefit O O
society O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Wangma I-ORG I-ORG
Computer I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
determinedly O O
gave O O
up O O
an O O
opportunity O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
earned O O
big O O
money O O
by O O
dedicating O O
unencoded O O
floppy O O
disks O O
to O O
users O O
, O O
allowing O O
them O O
to O O
copy O O
by O O
themselves O O
. O O

Leaders O O
, O O
experts O O
and O O
users O O
attending O O
the O O
conference O O
gave O O
a O O
very O O
high O O
appraisal O O
of O O
the O O
decision O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Wangma I-ORG I-ORG
Computer I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
selflessly O O
contribute O O
. O O

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End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Jinan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
18th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Xueqing B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON I-PERSON

Mingquan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
vice O O
director O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Foreign B-ORG B-ORG
Economy I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
that O O
in O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
quality O O
and O O
level O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
had O O
further O O
improved O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
although O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
drop O O
in O O
the O O
quantity O O
and O O
the O O
contract O O
amount O O
of O O
recently O O
approved O O
projects O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
foreign O O
capital O O
actually O O
utilized O O
maintained O O
growth O O
, O O
reaching O O
over B-MONEY O
4.2 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
increasing O O
more B-PERCENT O
than I-PERCENT O
17 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Of O O
this O O
amount O O
, O O
foreign O O
merchants O O
' O O
investment O O
actually O O
realized O O
was O O
over B-MONEY O
3 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
whole I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
enterprises O O
that O O
were O O
newly O O
approved O O
and O O
that O O
were O O
invested O O
in O O
by O O
foreign O O
merchants O O
neared O O
1,600 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
and O O
the O O
accumulated O O
total O O
already O O
has O O
reached O O
over B-CARDINAL O
20,000 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

The O O
momentum O O
of O O
multinational O O
companies O O
investing O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
not O O
decreased O O
. O O

After O O
such O O
multi-national O O
companies O O
as O O
Dupont B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
HP B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Siemens B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Panasonic B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Daewoo B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
successively O O
invested O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
multinational O O
companies O O
such O O
as O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Chevron B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Eton B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Elf B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Shenggeban B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O B-ORG
French B-NORP I-ORG
Electric B-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Deutsch B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
UK B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Chemicals I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
have O O
come O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
. O O

By O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
multinational O O
companies O O
coming O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
were O O
over O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
hundred I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
among O O
which O O
26 O B-CARDINAL
were O O
ranked O O
the O O
top O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

These O O
multinational O O
companies O O
' O O
investment O O
projects O O
are O O
large O O
in O O
scale O O
, O O
high O O
in O O
technology O O
, O O
and O O
strong O O
in O O
their O O
industrial O O
promotion O O
. O O

New O O
breakthroughs O O
were O O
achieved O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
methods O O
of O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

Since O O
Qingdao B-ORG B-ORG
Beer I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Shandong B-ORG B-ORG
Huaneng I-ORG I-ORG
succeeded O O
in O O
respectively O O
issuing O O
H O O
- O O
shares O O
and O O
N O O
- O O
shares O O
in O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
5 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
more O O
share O O
- O O
holding O O
companies O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Chenmin B-ORG B-ORG
Paper I-ORG I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Jinan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Qingqi B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Yantai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Zhangyu B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Xinhua B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Pharmacy B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Lutai B-GPE B-ORG
's O O
Textile B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
also O O
entered O O
the O O
market O O
issuing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
shares O O
, O O
altogether O O
attracting O O
265 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

By O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
enterprises O O
in O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
issued O O
H O O
- O O
shares O O
, O O
N O O
- O O
shares O O
or O O
B O O
- O O
shares O O
, O O
altogether O O
attracting O O
over O O
700 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

New O O
progress O O
has O O
also O O
been O O
made O O
in O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
for O O
infrastructure O O
, O O
foundation O O
industries O O
and O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
projects O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
area O O
of O O
energy O O
, O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
China B-ORG B-ORG
Power I-ORG I-ORG
Generation I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, O I-ORG
Ltd. O I-ORG
obtained O O
the O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
approval O O
. O O

With O O
a O O
total O O
project O O
investment O O
of O O
nearly B-MONEY B-MONEY
2.3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
over B-MONEY O
1 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
contracted O O
foreign O O
capital O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
currently O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
largest O O
project O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

In O O
agriculture O O
, O O
the O O
integrated O O
agricultural O O
development O O
project O O
invested O O
in O O
by O O
Australia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Southern B-GPE B-LOC
Australia I-GPE I-LOC
-- O O
Shandong B-ORG B-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
holding I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
the O O
Yellow B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
delta O O
region O O
has O O
a O O
total O O
investment O O
of O O
nearly B-MONEY B-MONEY
30 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
over B-MONEY O
10 I-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
contracted O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
currently O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
largest O O
integrated O O
agricultural O O
development O O
project O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
area O O
of O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
, O O
the O O
investment O O
projects O O
of O O
world O O
famous O O
multinational O O
companies O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Eton B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Deutsch B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
UK B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Chemicals I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
all O O
have O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
- O O
class O O
international O O
levels O O
of O O
technology O O
. O O

These O O
projects O O
powerfully O O
bring O O
about O O
optimization O O
and O O
improvement O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
industrial O O
structure O O
. O O

In O O
infrastructure O O
, O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
expressway O O
projects O O
have O O
been O O
formally O O
signed O O
with O O
the O O
outside O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
municipal O O
public O O
infrastructure O O
merchant O O
- O O
invitation O O
projects O O
have O O
also O O
been O O
announced O O
overseas O O
, O O
signifying O O
the O O
complete O O
start O O
of O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
in O O
the O O
areas O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
infrastructure O O
. O O

The O O
economic O O
development O O
district O O
has O O
become O O
a O O
hotspot O O
for O O
attracting O O
foreign O O
merchant O O
investment O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
various O O
types O O
of O O
economic O O
development O O
districts O O
recently O O
approved O O
over O O
1480 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
projects O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
more B-PERCENT O
than I-PERCENT O
24 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
total O O
of O O
the O O
entire O O
province O O
. O O

Over B-MONEY O
900 I-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
foreign O O
capital O O
was O O
actually O O
utilized O O
, O O
increasing O O
nearly B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
40 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
total O O
industrial O O
output O O
completed O O
by O O
enterprises O O
within O O
the O O
district O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
over B-MONEY O
47 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
nearly B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
80 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
had O O
nearly B-MONEY O
1.7 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
foreign O O
export O O
currency O O
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
31 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

As O O
a O O
new O O
point O O
of O O
growth O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
open O O
economy O O
, O O
the O O
economic O O
development O O
district O O
is O O
showing O O
development O O
vitality O O
that O O
grows O O
stronger O O
daily O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
total O O
output O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
reached O O
over B-MONEY O
19.7 I-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
over B-PERCENT O
10 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Among O O
this O O
, O O
exports O O
broke O O
through O O
13 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
25 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Export O O
values O O
ranked O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
in O O
the O O
nation O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
growth O O
rate O O
ranked O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
among O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
main O O
coastal O O
provinces O O
and O O
cities O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
3rd I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporters O O
Zhigen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Yuming B-PERSON B-PERSON
Che I-PERSON I-PERSON

Xuming B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
said O O
that O O
, O O
at O O
present O O
there O O
were O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
200 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
enterprises O O
operating O O
with O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
that O O
the O O
total O O
value O O
of O O
assets O O
is O O
more B-MONEY B-CARDINAL
than I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
90 I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
billion I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
patacas I-MONEY O
. O O

Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
enterprises O O
have O O
become O O
the O O
biggest O O
foreign O O
investors O O
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Xuming B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON
recently O O
said O O
at O O
the O O
joint O O
meeting O O
for O O
the O O
fifth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
anniversary O O
of O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
that O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
inland O O
investment O O
enterprises O O
, O O
from O O
small O O
to O O
large O O
and O O
from O O
weak O O
to O O
strong O O
, O O
have O O
developed O O
into O O
an O O
important O O
force O O
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
economic O O
domain O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
made O O
important O O
contributions O O
to O O
the O O
prosperity O O
and O O
stability O O
of O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

According O O
to O O
presentations O O
, O O
these O O
enterprises O O
have O O
extensively O O
taken O O
part O O
in O O
many O O
areas O O
of O O
operating O O
activities O O
such O O
as O O
trade O O
, O O
industry O O
, O O
finance O O
, O O
insurance O O
, O O
tourism O O
, O O
catering O O
, O O
traffic O O
and O O
transportation O O
, O O
construction O O
, O O
real O O
estate O O
, O O
etc. O O
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Among O O
these O O
, O O
the O O
proportion O O
that O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
accounts O O
for O O
in O O
financial O O
insurance O O
has O O
reached O O
50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

It O O
accounts O O
for O O
from O O
50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O I-PERCENT
70 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
tourism O O
industry O O
, O O
accounts O O
for O O
30 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
imports O O
and O O
exports O O
, O O
and O O
accounts O O
for O O
70 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
real O O
estate O O
. O O

Xuming B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON
expressed O O
that O O
enterprises O O
operating O O
with O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
capital O O
in O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
continue O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
direction O O
of O O
Xiaoping B-PERSON B-PERSON
Deng I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
program O O
of O O
" O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
country O O
, O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
systems O O
" O O
and O O
of O O
all O O
national O O
guidelines O O
and O O
policies O O
for O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
to O O
adhere O O
to O O
the O O
principle O O
of O O
" O O
Some O O
to O O
do O O
and O O
some O O
not O O
to O O
do O O
" O O
, O O
and O O
to O O
strive O O
together O O
with O O
local O O
figures O O
in O O
industrial O O
and O O
commercial O O
circles O O
to O O
make O O
more O O
contributions O O
to O O
promoting O O
Macau B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
economic O O
stability O O
and O O
social O O
development O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Buenos B-GPE B-GPE
Aires I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
7th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Hong B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xue I-PERSON I-PERSON

The O O
handover O O
ceremony O O
for O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
mechanical O O
products O O
purchased O O
by O O
Argentina B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
LaRioja B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
using O O
a O O
loan O O
provided O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
was O O
held O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
Catamarca B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
of O O
this O O
province O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
mechanical O O
products O O
have O O
entered O O
Argentina B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
large O O
quantities O O
. O O

Minister O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Mechanical B-ORG B-ORG
Industry I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
, B-PERSON O
Xuding I-PERSON B-PERSON
Bao I-PERSON I-PERSON
, I-PERSON O
who O O
came O O
specially O O
to O O
attend O O
the O O
handing O O
- O O
over O O
and O O
taking O O
- O O
over O O
ceremony O O
, O O
handed O O
this O O
group O O
of O O
mechanical O O
products O O
whose O O
total O O
value O O
is O O
5.5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
to O O
Masa B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
governor O O
of O O
LaRioja B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

These O O
products O O
included O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1800 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
sets O O
of O O
tractors O O
and O O
road O O
- O O
building O O
machinery O O
. O O

Minister O O
Xuding B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bao I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Governor O O
Masa B-PERSON B-PERSON
delivered O O
ebullient O O
speeches O O
in O O
the O O
ceremony O O
, O O
both O O
hoped O O
to O O
use O O
this O O
as O O
a O O
start O O
to O O
expand O O
trade O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
and O O
to O O
promote O O
development O O
in O O
other O O
areas O O
of O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
. O O

Recently O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
provided O O
Argentina B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
loan O O
of O O
20 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

LaRioja B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
to O O
use O O
this O O
loan O O
to O O
import O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
products O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
February B-DATE B-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Peilice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dekuliar I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
- O O
General O O
, O O
expressed O O
grief O O
at O O
the O O
multi-national O O
forces O O
air O O
striking O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
resulting O O
in O O
civilians O O
deaths O O
. O O

Julileah B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
spokesman O O
for O O
the O O
Secretary O O
- O O
General O O
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
that O O
Peilice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dekuliar I-PERSON I-PERSON
felt O O
deep O O
grief O O
that O O
so O O
many O O
civilians O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
had O O
died O O
in O O
the O O
air O O
attack O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
a O O
news O O
report O O
on O O
February B-DATE B-DATE
14th I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
from O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
when O O
the O O
multi-national O O
forces O O
carried O O
out O O
an O O
air O O
attack O O
on O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
civilians O O
were O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
bombing O O
. O O

World O O
public O O
opinion O O
has O O
reacted O O
strongly O O
to O O
the O O
event O O
. O O

Officials O O
in O O
the O B-ORG
Iraqi B-NORP I-ORG
Department B-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Defense I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
that O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
missiles O O
or O O
bomb O O
shells O O
dropped O O
by O O
planes O O
of O O
the O O
multi-national O O
forces O O
on O O
the B-TIME B-DATE
13th I-TIME I-DATE
at I-TIME O
4 I-TIME B-TIME
O'clock I-TIME I-TIME
in I-TIME I-TIME
the I-TIME I-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
local I-TIME O
time I-TIME O
hit O O
a O O
large O O
sized O O
underground O O
bomb O O
shelter O O
and O O
, O O
at O B-CARDINAL
least O I-CARDINAL
500 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
civilians O O
hiding O O
inside O O
were O O
killed O O
, O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
whom O O
were O O
women O O
and O O
children O O
. O O

The O O
Tunisian B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
thinks O O
that O O
this O O
bombing O O
again O O
shows O O
that O O
the O O
activity O O
of O O
the O O
multi-national O O
forces O O
has O O
exceeded O O
authorized O O
limits O O
set O O
by O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
decision O O
. O O

Tunisia B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
again O O
appealed O O
to O O
international O O
conscience O O
to O O
take O O
action O O
, O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
blood O O
and O O
end O O
the O O
destructive O O
war O O
, O O
and O O
create O O
conditions O O
for O O
a O O
peaceful O O
settlement O O
of O O
the O O
conflict O O
. O O

Ashitaer B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
representative O O
of O O
Yemen B-GPE B-GPE
strongly O O
condemned O O
this O O
incident O O
and O O
asked O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
be O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
passed O O
resolution B-LAW B-LAW
No. I-LAW I-LAW
678 I-LAW I-LAW
which O O
permits O O
military O O
actions O O
against O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
no O O
one O O
feels O O
this O O
" O O
ferocious O O
and O O
inexcusable O O
" O O
bombing O O
is O O
just O O
. O O

In O O
Amman B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
capital O O
of O O
Jordan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
angry O O
people O O
paraded O O
and O O
demonstrated O O
in O O
front O O
of O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
embassy O O
, O O
objecting O O
to O O
the O O
multi-national O O
forces O O
bombing O O
and O O
killing O O
innocent O O
civilians O O
in O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Changchun B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
16th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Changqing B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON I-PERSON

This B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
held O O
a B-EVENT B-EVENT
Tumen I-EVENT I-EVENT
River I-EVENT I-EVENT
Area I-EVENT I-EVENT
International I-EVENT I-EVENT
Tourism I-EVENT I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT I-EVENT
in O O
Jilin B-GPE B-GPE
, I-GPE O
China I-GPE B-GPE
, O O
actively O O
supporting O O
projects O O
such O O
as O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Changbai B-LOC B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC I-LOC
's O I-LOC
ice O O
and O O
snow O O
winter O B-DATE
tourism O O
, O O
etc. O O
, O O
while O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
still O O
providing O O
funds O O
for O O
training O O
international O O
economic O O
and O O
trade O O
talent O O
here O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
recently O O
implemented O O
a O O
thorough O O
investigation O O
into O O
the O O
current O O
state O O
of O O
industrial O O
projects O O
in O O
the B-LOC O
Tumen I-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
region I-LOC O
, O O
and O O
made O O
some O O
suggestions O O
about O O
future O O
industrial O O
development O O
projects O O
in O O
this O O
area O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
invited O O
some O O
experts O O
to O O
implement O O
an O O
appraisal O O
of O O
the O O
industrial O O
projects O O
put O O
forward O O
by O O
related O O
countries O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
after O O
the O O
appraisal O O
, O O
entered O O
these O O
projects O O
into O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
network O O
to O O
attract O O
international O O
business O O
. O O

International O O
societies O O
represented O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
have O O
always O O
given O O
active O O
support O O
and O O
effective O O
promotion O O
to O O
the B-LOC O
Tumen I-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
region I-LOC I-LOC
's I-LOC I-LOC
international O O
cooperation O O
and O O
development O O
program O O
. O O

The O O
Tumen B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
development O O
program O O
, O O
aiming O O
at O O
building O O
up O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Tumen I-LOC I-LOC
Delta I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
where O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
meet O O
, O O
into O O
a O O
cosmopolitan O O
hub O O
for O O
the O O
circulation O O
of O O
material O O
and O O
a O O
center O O
for O O
economy O O
and O O
trade O O
, O O
was O O
initially O O
proposed O O
by O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
experts O O
such O O
as O O
Shishen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
etc O O
. O O

In O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
decided O O
to O O
support O O
it O O
and O O
announced O O
it O O
to O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

Since O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1995 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
the O O
program O O
changed O O
from O O
the O O
appraisal O O
phase O O
into O O
the O O
implementation O O
phase O O
, O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
: O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
have O O
all O O
implemented O O
some O O
infrastructure O O
construction O O
and O O
activities O O
for O O
attracting O O
business O O
and O O
investment O O
, O O
and O O
have O O
initially O O
started O O
bilateral O O
and O O
multilateral O O
cooperation O O
. O O

Concerned O O
countries O O
and O O
the O O
international O O
societies O O
have O O
also O O
given O O
support O O
to O O
this O O
program O O
. O O

For O O
several B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
, O O
as O O
always O O
, O O
supported O O
the O O
Tumen B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
development O O
, O O
and O O
actively O O
helped O O
the O O
three O B-CARDINAL
countries O O
: O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
to O O
attract O O
world O O
business O O
and O O
to O O
help O O
implement O O
feasibility O O
studies O O
for O O
development O O
projects O O
. O O

In O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE O
1996 I-DATE B-DATE
, O O
with O O
the O O
help O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
successively O O
held O O
the O B-EVENT
" O I-EVENT
Tumen B-LOC I-EVENT
River I-LOC I-EVENT
region I-LOC I-EVENT
investment O I-EVENT
and O I-EVENT
trade O I-EVENT
negotiation O I-EVENT
conference O I-EVENT
" O I-EVENT
, O O
and O O
both O O
made O O
relatively O O
good O O
achievements O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
near O O
future O O
, O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Russian I-EVENT I-EVENT
Tumen I-EVENT I-EVENT
River I-EVENT I-EVENT
Region I-EVENT I-EVENT
Negotiation I-EVENT I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT I-EVENT
will O O
also O O
be O O
held O O
in O O
Vladivostok B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
also O O
entrusted O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Northeast B-ORG B-ORG
Teacher I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
has O O
considerably O O
researched O O
the O O
regional O O
economy O O
, O O
to O O
implement O O
the O O
preliminary O O
investigation O O
and O O
research O O
for O O
analysis O O
of O O
the O O
circulation O O
of O O
materials O O
via O O
the O O
sea O O
, O O
land O O
and O O
air O O
transportation O O
system O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Northeast I-LOC I-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
region I-LOC I-LOC
in O O
the B-ORG B-DATE
next I-ORG I-DATE
twenty I-ORG I-DATE
years I-ORG I-DATE
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Tumen I-ORG I-ORG
River I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
Program I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
also O O
received O O
strong O O
support O O
from O O
governments O O
and O O
enterprises O O
of O O
many O O
countries O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
the O O
Finnish B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
has O O
allocated O O
1 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
as O O
a O O
subsidy O O
for O O
the O O
preliminary O O
work O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-ORG
Tumen I-GPE I-ORG
River I-GPE I-ORG
Development I-GPE I-ORG
; O O
Sweden B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
put O O
forth O O
funding O O
to O O
do O O
feasibility O O
studies O O
on O O
the O O
linking O O
of O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Mongolian B-NORP B-NORP
railways O O
and O O
the O O
construction O O
of O O
a O O
new O O
Northeast B-NORP B-NORP
Asian I-NORP I-NORP
continental O O
bridge O O
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Japanese I-ORG I-ORG
Import I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Export I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
signed O O
a O O
contract O O
with O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
participate O O
in O O
the O O
construction O O
of O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Zalubinau B-GPE B-GPE
port O O
expansion O O
project O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
invitation O O
of O O
concerned O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
departments O O
, O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
also O O
made O O
investigations O O
into O O
the O O
comprehensive O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
regions O O
along O O
the O O
railway O O
from O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Changchun B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Shuoren B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jin I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
mayor O O
of O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
Jilin B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
International O O
societies O O
' O O
support O O
and O O
participation O O
play O O
an O O
active O O
and O O
key O O
role O O
in O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
development O O
and O O
opening O O
up O O
. O O

The B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
been O O
the O O
period O O
when O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
overall O O
strength O O
has O O
been O O
enhanced O O
most O O
remarkably O O
, O O
the O O
appearance O O
of O O
urban O O
and O O
rural O O
areas O O
has O O
changed O O
most O O
noticeably O O
and O O
the O O
most O O
real O O
benefits O O
have O O
been O O
gained O O
by O O
people O O
. O O
" O O

According O O
to O O
investigations O O
, O O
South B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
enterprise O O
circles O O
have O O
invested O O
nearly O O
100 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
have O O
become O O
an O O
important O O
pillar O O
of O O
the O O
local O O
economy O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
promote O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
the B-LOC O
Tumen I-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
region I-LOC O
, O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
donated O O
one B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
establish O O
the O O
Tumen B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
development O O
fund O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
100,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
has O O
been O O
taken O O
from O O
the O O
fund O O
to O O
make O O
an O O
evaluation O O
of O O
the O O
environment O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Huichun B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
frontier O O
cooperative O O
area O O
in O O
the O O
expectation O O
of O O
providing O O
consultation O O
on O O
the O O
environmental O O
aspect O O
for O O
the O O
entry O O
of O O
large O O
quantities O O
of O O
foreign O O
capital O O
into O O
this O O
area O O
. O O

Zhezhu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Quan I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
vice O O
governor O O
of O O
Jilin B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
who O O
is O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
economy O O
and O O
trade O O
, O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
International O O
societies O O
are O O
welcome O O
to O O
join O O
us O O
for O O
joint O O
promotion O O
of O O
the O O
Tumen B-LOC B-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
development O O
undertaking O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
regional O O
economy O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
benefit O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Northeast B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
. O O
" O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Dec. B-DATE B-DATE
20th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Yu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON I-PERSON

From O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
total O O
foreign O O
trade O O
export O O
volume O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
reached O O
22.02 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
73 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compared O O
with O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

This O O
reporter O O
learned O O
from O O
the O O
municipal O O
foreign O O
economy O O
and O O
trade O O
committee O O
that O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
5 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
through O O
foreign O O
trade O O
system O O
reform O O
and O O
implementing O O
a O O
" O O
big O O
foreign O O
trade O O
" O O
strategy O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
total O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
volume O O
is O O
steadily O O
increasing O O
at O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
14 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
per O O
year O O
, O O
and O O
its O O
foreign O O
trade O O
has O O
entered O O
its O O
fastest O O
period O O
of O O
development O O
in O O
history O O
. O O

Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
estimates O O
that O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
value O O
of O O
exports O O
could O O
exceed O O
14.5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
among O O
which O O
finished O O
industrial O O
products O O
account O O
for O O
93.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
having O O
increased O O
4.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Mechanical O O
and O O
electronic O O
products O O
account O O
for O O
31.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
total O O
export O O
value O O
, O O
up O O
from O O
17.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
5 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
established O O
trade O O
contacts O O
with O O
205 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
and O O
regions O O
, O O
and O O
Southeast B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Oceania B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Latin B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Africa I-GPE I-GPE
have O O
become O O
new O O
markets O O
opened O O
up O O
by O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

According O O
to O O
Xiaoming B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
sped O O
up O O
implementing O O
a O O
business O O
strategy O O
of O O
diversity O O
in O O
foreign O O
trade O O
enterprises O O
to O O
meet O O
the O O
requirements O O
of O O
national O O
policy O O
. O O

This O O
gradually O O
changes O O
the O O
entire O O
city O O
's O O
725 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
foreign O O
trade O O
enterprises O O
of O O
various O O
kinds O O
into O O
market O O
economic O O
principles O O
that O O
autonomously O O
manage O O
business O O
and O O
are O O
responsible O O
for O O
their O O
own O O
profits O O
and O O
losses O O
. O O

By O O
such O O
economic O O
means O O
as O O
merging O O
, O O
holding O O
stocks O O
, O O
sharing O O
stocks O O
, O O
etc. O O
, O O
foreign O O
trade O O
group O O
companies O O
such O O
as O O
Oriental B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Lansheng B-GPE B-ORG
, O O
and O O
those O O
in O O
foreign O O
economy O O
, O O
light O O
industry O O
, O O
machinery O O
and O O
livestock O O
production O O
, O O
etc. O O
have O O
been O O
successively O O
organized O O
, O O
raising O O
the O O
scale O O
of O O
operations O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
formed O O
6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
export O O
forces O O
: O O
foreign O O
trade O O
, O O
industrial O O
trade O O
, O O
self O O
- O O
management O O
enterprises O O
, O O
enterprises O O
subordinate O O
to O O
central O O
government O O
departments O O
and O O
enterprises O O
in O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
invested O O
by O O
other O O
provinces O O
and O O
cities O O
, O O
and O O
foreign O O
investment O O
enterprises O O
. O O

Besides O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
maintains O O
the O O
trinity O O
of O O
harmonious O O
development O O
: O O
the O O
goods O O
trade O O
, O O
technology O O
trade O O
and O O
services O O
trade O O
, O O
while O O
implementing O O
the O O
" O O
Dragon O O
's O O
head O O
program O O
" O O
, O O
and O O
optimizing O O
its O O
export O O
goods O O
structure O O
. O O

It O O
takes O O
full O O
advantage O O
of O O
the O O
policy O O
for O O
the O O
new O O
Pudong B-GPE B-GPE
region O O
to O O
breed O O
new O O
growth O O
of O O
foreign O O
trade O O
export O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
estimates O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
technology O O
export O O
transaction O O
value O O
could O O
reach O O
650 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
which O O
is O O
3.53 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
that O O
of O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
technology O O
trade O O
and O O
the O O
service O O
trade O O
account O O
for O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
14 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
total O O
exports O O
. O O

80 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
types O O
of O O
" O O
Dragon O O
's O O
head O O
merchandise O O
" O O
such O O
as O O
clothing O O
, O O
textile O O
products O O
, O O
vessels O O
, O O
steel O O
, O O
electronic O O
computers O O
, O O
household O O
electrical O O
appliances O O
, O O
containers O O
, O O
etc. O O
have O O
developed O O
quickly O O
and O O
account O O
for O O
more O B-CARDINAL
than O I-CARDINAL
half O I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
entire O O
city O O
's O O
export O O
volume O O
. O O

From O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
new O O
Pudong B-GPE B-GPE
region O O
's O O
foreign O O
trade O O
export O O
volume O O
was O O
2.8 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
1/5 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
entire O O
city O O
's O O
export O O
volume O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
reported O O
that O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
5 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
through O O
such O O
methods O O
as O O
actively O O
purchasing O O
export O O
goods O O
from O O
other O O
provinces O O
and O O
cities O O
and O O
by O O
holding O O
activities O O
such O O
as O O
the B-EVENT B-ORG
East I-EVENT I-ORG
China I-EVENT I-ORG
Export I-EVENT I-ORG
Goods I-EVENT I-ORG
Trade I-EVENT I-ORG
Fair I-EVENT I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
, O O
has O O
strengthened O O
its O O
influence O O
as O O
a O O
port O O
city O O
on O O
the O O
entire O O
country O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
it O O
develops O O
multinational O O
operations O O
and O O
vigorously O O
opens O O
up O O
diversified O O
markets O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
the O O
latest O O
statistics O O
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
founded O O
218 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
trade O O
- O O
oriented O O
companies O O
and O O
organizations O O
abroad O O
, O O
organized O O
6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
regional O O
overseas O O
group O O
companies O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
has O O
approved O O
overseas O O
non-trade O O
enterprises O O
reaching O O
260 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
with O O
a O O
total O O
investment O O
of O O
200 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
business O O
of O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
foreign O O
engineering O O
contracts O O
is O O
also O O
developing O O
quickly O O
. O O

This B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
586 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
new O O
foreign O O
engineering O O
contracting O O
and O O
labor O O
contracts O O
have O O
been O O
signed O O
with O O
contracted O O
funds O O
of O O
265 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Guiyang B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
December O B-DATE
22nd O I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Fang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fang I-PERSON I-PERSON

Guizhou B-GPE B-FAC
Mao B-ORG I-FAC
- I-ORG I-FAC
tai I-ORG I-FAC
Distillery I-ORG I-FAC
, O O
which O O
is O O
well O O
- O O
known O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
abroad O O
, O O
plans O O
to O O
implement O O
a O O
technology O O
renovation O O
project O O
with O O
an O O
investment O O
surpassing O O
400 O B-MONEY
million O I-MONEY
RMB O I-MONEY
to O O
further O O
increase O O
the O O
output O O
of O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
in O O
the O B-DATE
next O I-DATE
three O I-DATE
years O I-DATE
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
solve O O
the O O
enormous O O
need O O
for O O
capital O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
is O O
now O O
striving O O
to O O
issue O O
stock O O
and O O
to O O
attempt O O
more O O
financing O O
channels O O
. O O

The O O
information O O
was O O
revealed O O
a O B-DATE
few O I-DATE
days O I-DATE
ago O I-DATE
by O O
Keliang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ji I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
board O O
chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Guizhou I-ORG I-ORG
Mao I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
tai I-ORG I-ORG
Distillery I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
-RRB- I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Keliang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ji I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
this O O
expansion O O
project O O
would O O
increase O O
the O O
annual O O
output O O
capacity O O
of O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
by O O
2,000 O B-QUANTITY
tons O I-QUANTITY
, O O
reaching O O
an O O
output O O
of O O
6,000 O B-QUANTITY
tons O I-QUANTITY
per O O
year O O
by O O
2000 O B-DATE
. O O

Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
, O O
which O O
is O O
praised O O
as O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
" O O
national O O
alcoholic O O
drink O O
" O O
, O O
has O O
a O O
very O O
long O O
history O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
called O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
three O B-CARDINAL
famous O O
distilled O O
spirits O O
, O O
the O O
other O O
two O B-CARDINAL
being O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
Cognac O O
and O O
the O O
UK B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Scotch B-NORP O
whiskey O O
. O O

Because O O
the O O
art O O
of O O
manufacturing O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
is O O
complicated O O
and O O
its O O
production O O
cycle O O
is O O
long O O
, O O
the O O
output O O
of O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
is O O
extremely O O
limited O O
. O O

The O O
annual O O
output O O
only O O
reached O O
1,200 O B-QUANTITY
tons O I-QUANTITY
in O O
1987 O B-DATE
. O O

In O O
recent O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
, O O
under O O
the O O
support O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
Ministry B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Light I-ORG I-ORG
Industry I-ORG I-ORG
Headquarters I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-FAC
Mao I-ORG I-FAC
- I-ORG I-FAC
tai I-ORG I-FAC
Distillery I-ORG I-FAC
invested O O
530 O B-MONEY
million O I-MONEY
yuan O I-MONEY
RMB O I-MONEY
to O O
successively O O
implement O O
a O O
two O B-CARDINAL
- O O
phase O O
expansion O O
and O O
technology O O
renovation O O
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
it O O
has O O
an O O
annual O O
production O O
capacity O O
of O O
4,000 O B-QUANTITY
tons O I-QUANTITY
. O O

In O O
1997 O B-DATE
, O O
this O O
plant O O
made O O
over O B-QUANTITY
4,400 O I-QUANTITY
tons O I-QUANTITY
of O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
; O O
with O O
sales O O
income O O
exceeding O O
500 O B-MONEY
million O I-MONEY
yuan O I-MONEY
RMB O I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
profit O O
and O O
taxes O O
reaching O O
370 O B-MONEY
million O I-MONEY
RMB O I-MONEY
, O O
both O O
being O O
the O O
best O O
levels O O
in O O
history O O
. O O

Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
, O O
which O O
is O O
made O O
in O O
the O O
Chishui B-LOC B-LOC
river I-LOC O
valley I-LOC O
area O O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
part O O
of O O
Guizhou B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
in O O
southwest O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
is O O
known O O
for O O
its O O
extremely O O
special O O
fermentation O O
technique O O
. O O

The O O
water O O
used O O
comes O O
from O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Chishui I-LOC I-LOC
river I-LOC I-LOC
that O O
flows O O
over O O
cinnabar O O
quality O O
soil O O
and O O
selectively O O
uses O O
such O O
locally O O
produced O O
raw O O
materials O O
as O O
sorghum O O
, O O
high O O
quality O O
wheat O O
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
is O O
fermented O O
during O O
the O O
period O O
from O O
the O B-EVENT
Chinese O I-EVENT
Dragon O I-EVENT
Boat O I-EVENT
Festival O I-EVENT
to O O
the O B-EVENT
Double O I-EVENT
Ninth O I-EVENT
Festival O I-EVENT
. O O

After O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
10 O B-DATE
months O I-DATE
fermentation O O
, O O
which O O
requires O O
adding O O
material O O
twice O O
, O O
distilling O O
7 O B-CARDINAL
times O O
, O O
fermenting O O
8 O B-CARDINAL
times O O
, O O
and O O
braising O O
and O O
boiling O O
9 O B-CARDINAL
times O O
, O O
the O O
spirit O O
is O O
then O O
put O O
into O O
specially O O
made O O
earthen O O
jars O O
, O O
sealed O O
and O O
stored O O
for O O
over O B-DATE
three O I-DATE
years O I-DATE
. O O

Finally O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
finished O O
by O O
veteran O O
brewers O O
carefully O O
mixing O O
additives O O
. O O

What O O
makes O O
Mao B-ORG B-PERSON
- I-ORG I-PERSON
tai I-ORG I-PERSON
even O O
more O O
famous O O
is O O
that O O
first O B-ORDINAL
generation O O
leaders O O
of O O
new O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
had O O
used O O
it O O
to O O
entertain O O
distinguished O O
guests O O
such O O
as O O
former O O
president O O
Nixon B-PERSON B-PERSON
of O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Tanaka B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kakuei I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
former O O
prime O O
minister O O
of O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
etc O O
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Shenyang B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
March B-DATE B-DATE
19 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O

Liaoning B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
a O O
large O O
industrial O O
province O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
beginning I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
comprehensively O O
increased O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
total O O
value O O
of O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
reached O O
1.24 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
from O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
February I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
total O O
export O O
volume O O
of O O
Liaoning B-GPE B-GPE
achieved O O
1 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
4.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
including O O
780 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
local O O
product O O
export O O
which O O
was O O
mainly O O
finished O O
products O O
. O O

The O O
foreign O O
trade O O
export O O
proportion O O
of O O
Liaoning B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
capital O O
enterprises O O
has O O
started O O
to O O
increase O O
. O O

In O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
February I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
export O O
volume O O
of O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
capital O O
enterprises O O
for O O
the O O
whole O O
province O O
reached O O
260 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
which O O
was O O
twice O O
as O O
much O O
as O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
12 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
the O O
total O O
export O O
volume O O
of O O
the O O
whole O O
province O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
Liaoning B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
possesses O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
100 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
import O O
and O O
export O O
companies O O
varying O O
in O O
business O O
and O O
administration O O
at O O
the O O
province O O
, O O
city O O
, O O
and O O
county O O
level O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
200 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
large O O
and O O
medium O O
- O O
sized O O
manufacturing O O
enterprises O O
with O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
authorization O O
and O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1500 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
doing O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
business O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
total O O
achieved O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
volume O O
was O O
10.99 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Xi'an B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
30th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Lianye B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON

At O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
Spring I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
" O O
'98 B-DATE B-DATE
negotiation B-EVENT O
conference I-EVENT O
on I-EVENT O
cooperation I-EVENT O
between I-EVENT O
east I-EVENT O
and I-EVENT O
west I-EVENT O
China I-EVENT B-GPE
and I-EVENT O
investment I-EVENT O
and I-EVENT O
trade I-EVENT O
" O O
, O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
will O O
promote O O
public O O
auctioning O O
of O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
small O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
to O O
domestic O O
and O O
overseas O O
traveling O O
merchants O O
. O O

This O O
province O O
has O O
currently O O
drafted O O
preferential O O
policies O O
to O O
encourage O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
, O O
collective O O
enterprises O O
, O O
privately O O
- O O
operated O O
enterprises O O
, O O
individually O O
- O O
owned O O
science O O
and O O
technology O O
enterprises O O
, O O
foreign O O
funded O O
enterprises O O
and O O
average O O
people O O
from O O
inside O O
and O O
outside O O
the O O
province O O
using O O
various O O
methods O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
small O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprise O O
reforms O O
. O O

It O O
encourages O O
small O O
State O B-ORG
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
to O O
cross O O
industries O O
, O O
to O O
cross O O
regions O O
and O O
to O O
cross O O
ownership O O
systems O O
to O O
look O O
for O O
co-operation O O
partners O O
and O O
to O O
proactively O O
" O O
become O O
related O O
by O O
marriage O O
" O O
with O O
dominant O O
enterprises O O
and O O
to O O
mutually O O
merge O O
. O O

Small O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
of O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
account O O
for O O
over B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
ninety I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
total O O
number O O
of O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
, O O
with O O
fixed O O
assets O O
accounting O O
for O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
thirty I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
and O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
employees O O
accounting O O
for O O
over O B-PERCENT
fifty B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
total O O
number O O
. O O

Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
states O O
that O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
it O O
will O O
basically O O
give O O
more O O
freedom O O
to O O
provincial O O
small O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
to O O
do O O
business O O
. O O

Recently O O
issued O O
preferential O O
policies O O
include O O
: O O
appropriate O O
preferences O O
should O O
be O O
granted O O
to O O
enterprises O O
with O O
net O O
assets O O
and O O
relatively O O
good O O
operations O O
, O O
where O O
enterprise O O
assets O O
are O O
sold O O
to O O
lawyers O O
and O O
average O O
people O O
; O O
for O O
those O O
implementing O O
auctions O O
, O O
related O O
taxes O O
can O O
be O O
reduced O O
or O O
eliminated O O
; O O
for O O
those O O
implementing O O
shares O O
cooperation O O
system O O
reforms O O
, O O
the O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
net O O
assets O O
should O O
be O O
first B-ORDINAL O
sold O O
to O O
employees O O
of O O
these O O
enterprises O O
. O O

Income O O
from O O
transferring O O
enterprise O O
property O O
rights O O
should O O
not O O
only O O
be O O
used O O
for O O
settling O O
employees O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
should O O
be O O
collected O O
for O O
re-investment O O
. O O

Through O O
evaluation O O
, O O
enterprises O O
whose O O
assets O O
and O O
debt O O
are O O
quite O O
balanced O O
will O O
implement O O
a O O
" O O
zero B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
assets O O
" O O
sale O O
and O O
debt O O
will O O
go O O
with O O
the O O
assets O O
. O O

If O O
sold O O
to O O
employees O O
, O O
the O O
form O O
of O O
these O O
enterprise O O
's O O
ownership O O
system O O
and O O
employee O O
status O O
will O O
be O O
changed O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
. O O

If O O
sold O O
to O O
a O O
legal O O
person O O
or O O
an O O
ordinary O O
person O O
who O O
accepts O O
settling O O
employees O O
, O O
the O O
cost O O
of O O
buying O O
seniority O O
of O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
employees O O
, O O
can O O
be O O
resolved O O
by O O
adopting O O
the O O
method O O
of O O
reducing O O
or O O
eliminating O O
local O O
taxes O O
. O O

If O O
not O O
settling O O
employees O O
, O O
the O O
cost O O
of O O
buying O O
seniority O O
will O O
be O O
paid O O
from O O
the O O
sale O O
income O O
of O O
the O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
net O O
assets O O
according O O
to O O
the O O
financial O O
affiliation O O
relationship O O
. O O

For O O
enterprises O O
whose O O
assets O O
do O O
not O O
offset O O
debt O O
and O O
that O O
are O O
on O O
the O O
verge O O
of O O
bankruptcy O O
, O O
measures O O
can O O
be O O
adopted O O
for O O
reorganization O O
such O O
as O O
reorganizing O O
enterprise O O
management O O
levels O O
, O O
changing O O
methods O O
of O O
enterprise O O
assets O O
operation O O
, O O
and O O
guiding O O
the O O
enterprise O O
organization O O
of O O
structural O O
adjustment O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

For O O
enterprises O O
with O O
no O O
hope O O
of O O
revival O O
, O O
bankruptcy O O
must O O
resolutely O O
be O O
implemented O O
according O O
to O O
law O O
. O O

At O O
bankruptcy O O
, O O
income O O
from O O
liquidating O O
assets O O
should O O
be O O
used O O
first O B-ORDINAL
to O O
settle O O
employees O O
and O O
insufficiencies O O
should O O
be O O
made O O
up O O
for O O
from O O
the O O
sale O O
of O O
real O O
estate O O
. O O

Stock O O
cooperatives O O
are O O
an O O
important O O
form O O
of O O
opening O O
up O O
small O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
. O O

Enterprises O O
whose O O
system O O
is O O
changed O O
in O O
this O O
form O O
can O O
enjoy O O
preferential O O
policies O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
income O O
taxes O O
being O O
returned O O
when O O
they O O
exceed O O
the O O
base O O
, O O
temporarily O O
not O O
levying O O
business O O
tax O O
on O O
fixed O O
assets O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

For O O
those O O
implementing O O
mergers O O
, O O
the O O
merging O O
party O O
can O O
enjoy O O
policy O O
- O O
type O O
loss O O
subsidies O O
of O O
the O O
merged O O
enterprise O O
, O O
or O O
the O O
enterprise O O
accumulation O O
fund O O
can O O
also O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
compensate O O
for O O
loss O O
, O O
and O O
insufficiencies O O
can O O
be O O
listed O O
as O O
pre-tax O O
expenditures O O
. O O

Non-bank O O
debt O O
of O O
reformed O O
enterprises O O
can O O
be O O
transferred O O
from O O
creditor O O
rights O O
to O O
stock O O
ownership O O
; O O
those O O
having O O
difficulty O O
paying O O
taxes O O
, O O
can O O
implement O O
" O O
temporarily O O
postponing O O
old O O
debt O O
but O O
not O O
owing O O
on O O
new O O
taxes O O
, O O
and O O
suspending O O
taxes O O
and O O
waiving O O
fines O O
, O O
and O O
paying O O
off O O
year O O
by O O
year O B-DATE
" O O
. O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
26th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Xidong B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON I-PERSON

China B-GPE B-GPE
plans O O
to O O
formulate O O
many O O
new O O
preferential O O
policies O O
to O O
ensure O O
positively O O
, O O
reasonably O O
and O O
effectively O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
investment O O
and O O
to O O
improve O O
the O O
pattern O O
of O O
opening O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
outside O O
world O O
. O O

A O O
relevant O O
department O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
presented O O
that O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
expand O O
channels O O
of O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
capital O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
actively O O
experiment O O
with O O
and O O
gradually O O
develop O O
a O O
variety O O
of O O
ways O O
such O O
as O O
BOT O B-ORG
, O O
project O O
financing O O
and O O
issuing O O
stocks O O
overseas O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
expand O O
co-operation O O
with O O
developed O O
countries O O
and O O
the O O
widely O O
developing O O
countries O O
, O O
expand O O
fields O O
for O O
opening O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
outside O O
world O O
, O O
and O O
continue O O
experiments O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
investment O O
in O O
the O O
insurance O O
industry O O
and O O
retail O O
commerce O O
industry O O
. O O

In O O
industries O O
such O O
as O O
mining O O
resources O O
development O O
and O O
retail O O
, O O
etc. O O
new O O
policies O O
for O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
investment O O
will O O
be O O
promoted O O
. O O

Data O O
provided O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Taxation I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
show O O
that O O
, O O
starting O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
foreign O O
business O O
investment O O
BOT O O
projects O O
will O O
continue O O
to O O
enjoy O O
preferential O O
taxation O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
scope O O
of O O
their O O
preferential O O
policies O O
will O O
include O O
investment O O
enterprises O O
and O O
individual O O
investors O O
engaged O O
in O O
BOT O O
projects O O
. O O

A O O
relevant O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
Special I-ORG B-ORG
Zone I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
director O O
expressed O O
that O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
encourage O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
investment O O
in O O
the O O
mid O O
and O O
western O O
areas O O
, O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
will O O
be O O
allowed O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
mid O O
and O O
western O O
areas O O
, O O
to O O
initiate O O
projects O O
in O O
which O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
industrial O O
policy O O
restricts O O
foreign O O
business O O
investment O O
but O O
which O O
can O O
make O O
use O O
of O O
manpower O O
resources O O
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
encourage O O
Sino B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
foreign I-NORP I-NORP
joint O O
investments O O
to O O
construct O O
and O O
operate O O
public O O
docks O O
and O O
berths O O
, O O
and O O
will O O
allow O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
investing O O
exclusively O O
to O O
construct O O
cargo O O
owners O O
' O O
wharves O O
and O O
their O O
specialized O O
waterways O O
. O O

With O O
approval O O
, O O
foreign O O
companies O O
can O O
establish O O
Sino B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
foreign I-NORP I-NORP
joint O O
venture O O
shipping O O
companies O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
foreign O O
shipping O O
companies O O
investing O O
exclusively O O
can O O
establish O O
shipping O O
service O O
companies O O
by O O
following O O
shipping O O
agreements O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
governments O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
up O O
to O O
now O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
totally O O
approved O O
over B-CARDINAL O
300,000 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
actually O O
utilized O O
foreign O O
investment O O
of O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
200 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
utilized O O
foreign O O
investment O O
has O O
accounted O O
for O O
over B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
fixed O O
assets O O
investment O O
of O O
the O O
whole O O
society O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
analysis O O
, O O
due O O
to O O
promotion O O
of O O
enterprise O O
reforms O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
demand O O
for O O
foreign O O
investment O O
will O O
grow O O
accordingly O O
, O O
and O O
industries O O
invested O O
in O O
by O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
will O O
also O O
expand O O
daily O O
. O O

New O O
policies O O
being O O
successively O O
issued O O
show O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
actively O O
lead O O
the O O
direction O O
of O O
foreign O O
investment O O
to O O
reach O O
the O O
goal O O
of O O
reasonably O O
utilizing O O
foreign O O
investment O O
. O O

For O O
a O O
future O O
period O O
of O O
time O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
encourage O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
to O O
invest O O
in O O
new O O
agricultural O O
technology O O
, O O
comprehensive O O
development O O
of O O
land O O
resources O O
, O O
and O O
such O O
basic O O
industries O O
and O O
pillar O O
industries O O
as O O
water O O
conservation O O
, O O
energy O O
, O O
transportation O O
, O O
important O O
raw O O
materials O O
, O O
machinery O O
and O O
electronics O O
, O O
mining O O
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
will O O
encourage O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
to O O
employ O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
the O O
technical O O
transformation O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
enterprises O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Ningbo B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
February B-DATE B-DATE
7th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporters O O
Hongwei B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Jicheng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chai I-PERSON I-PERSON

The B-GPE B-GPE
Ningbo I-GPE I-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
which O O
occupies O O
a O O
total O O
area O O
of O O
2.3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
has O O
made O O
substantial O O
achievements O O
after O O
3 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
construction O O
. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
Ningbo I-GPE I-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
13 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
bonded O O
areas O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
was O O
established O O
after O O
approval O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
the O O
various O O
functions O O
of O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
have O O
fundamentally O O
taken O O
shaped O O
, O O
and O O
its O O
development O O
level O O
is O O
high O O
among O O
all O O
the O O
bonded O O
areas O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
by O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Ningbo I-GPE I-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
added O O
up O O
to O O
812 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
alone I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
amounts O O
going O O
through O O
customs O O
of O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
reached O O
365 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
10 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
bonded O O
warehouses O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
, O O
the O O
storage O O
area O O
of O O
which O O
is O O
more B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
than I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
80,000 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
alone I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
value O O
of O O
goods O O
stored O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
reached O O
2.627 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
RMB I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

With O O
the O O
adjustment O O
of O O
related O O
special O O
policies O O
outside O O
the O O
bonded O O
areas O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
starting O O
in O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
advantage O O
of O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
's O O
stability O O
in O O
certificate O O
- O O
free O O
, O O
duty O O
- O O
free O O
and O O
bonded O O
policies O O
is O O
becoming O O
more O O
obvious O O
. O O

A O O
great O O
number O O
of O O
industrial O O
processing O O
projects O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
area O O
successively O O
from O O
inside O O
and O O
outside O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

By O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
December I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
total O O
number O O
of O O
enterprises O O
in O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
was O O
1,614 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
of O O
which O O
260 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
were O O
foreign O O
- O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
and O O
the O O
total O O
investment O O
reached O O
1.2 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
with O O
an O O
actual O O
utilized O O
foreign O O
investment O O
of O O
113 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Additionally O O
, O O
a O O
large O O
number O O
of O O
domestic O O
enterprises O O
coupled O O
themselves O O
with O O
the O O
international O O
market O O
through O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
. O O

To O O
complement O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
with O O
operations O O
, O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Ningbo I-GPE I-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
taken O O
the O O
lead O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
implementing O O
trial O O
one O O
- O O
stop O O
management O O
and O O
one O B-CARDINAL
- O O
time O O
handling O O
of O O
direct O O
, O O
legal O O
enterprise O O
registration O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
the O O
bonded O O
zone O O
is O O
taking O O
a O O
firm O O
hold O O
in O O
the O O
construction O O
of O O
a O O
network O O
system O O
for O O
the O O
information O O
highway O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
create O O
favorable O O
complementary O O
conditions O O
for O O
the O O
realization O O
of O O
modernized O O
management O O
. O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Tianjin B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
10 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O
-LRB- O O
reporter O O
Xuejie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Man I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
correspondent O O
Hong B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

This O O
reporter O O
learned O O
from O O
the B-GPE B-ORG
Tianjin I-GPE I-ORG
Port I-GPE I-ORG
Bonded I-GPE I-ORG
Area I-GPE I-ORG
that O O
in O O
1997 B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
comprehensively O O
surpassed O O
quotas O O
on O O
various O O
economic O O
indicators O O
with O O
an O O
average O O
growth O O
rate O O
reaching O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
70 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
ranking O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
among O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
bonded O O
areas O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-GPE B-ORG
Tianjin I-GPE I-ORG
Port I-GPE I-ORG
Bonded I-GPE I-ORG
Area I-GPE I-ORG
completed O O
a O O
total O O
amount O O
of O O
850 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
investment O O
agreements O O
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
72 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
with O O
total O O
foreign O O
investment O O
agreements O O
of O O
700 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
75 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

It O O
achieved O O
a O O
total O O
volume O O
of O O
4 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
goods O O
going O O
into O O
and O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
area O O
, O O
increasing O O
by O O
83 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
with O O
a O O
total O O
amount O O
of O O
1 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
from O O
imports O O
and O O
exports O O
. O O

All O O
these O O
were O O
the O O
highest O O
levels O O
in O O
history O O
. O O

Since O O
being O O
put O O
into O O
operation O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-GPE B-ORG
Tianjin I-GPE I-ORG
Port I-GPE I-ORG
Bonded I-GPE I-ORG
Area I-GPE I-ORG
has O O
completed O O
the O O
construction O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
goods O O
distribution O O
center O O
, O O
functions O O
like O O
a O O
customs O O
port O O
, O O
opened O O
up O O
the O O
special O O
use O O
the O O
railway O O
line O O
from O O
the B-GPE B-LOC
Tianjin I-GPE I-LOC
Port I-GPE I-LOC
Bonded I-GPE I-LOC
Area I-GPE I-LOC
passing O O
Xi'an B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Lanzhou B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
arrive O O
at O O
Xinjiang B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Allah B-LOC B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC I-LOC
pass O O
customs O O
port O O
, O O
established O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
large O O
- O O
scale O O
materials O O
circulation O O
distribution O O
and O O
supply O O
centers O O
integrating O O
storage O O
, O O
transportation O O
and O O
sales O O
, O O
opened O O
multiple O O
railway O O
and O O
international O O
container O O
joint O O
- O O
operations O O
with O O
a O O
monthly O O
loading O O
and O O
unloading O O
capacity O O
reaching O O
6,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
standard O O
containers O O
. O O

It O O
has O O
built O O
up O O
an O O
installation O O
capacity O O
of O O
7,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sets O O
of O O
program O O
- O O
controlled O O
telephones O O
, O O
had O O
a O O
power O O
supply O O
capacity O O
of O O
25,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kilovolts I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
and O O
a O O
daily O O
water O O
supply O O
capacity O O
of O O
10,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
has O O
implemented O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
preferential O O
policies O O
towards O O
enterprises O O
entering O O
the O O
area O O
: O O
it O O
has O O
established O O
a O O
system O O
of O O
" O O
no O O
custom O O
accounting O O
" O O
and O O
established O O
manuals O O
and O O
management O O
; O O
for O O
enterprises O O
engaged O O
in O O
international O O
trade O O
and O O
storage O O
processing O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
, O O
the O O
equipment O O
and O O
materials O O
needed O O
are O O
duty O O
free O O
, O O
and O O
domestic O O
trade O O
continuing O O
to O O
sell O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
bonded O O
area O O
is O O
regarded O O
as O O
export O O
, O O
for O O
which O O
customs O O
provides O O
tax O O
refunds O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

With O O
the O O
daily O O
improvement O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Tianjin I-GPE I-GPE
Port I-GPE I-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
investment O O
environment O O
, O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
coming O O
to O O
invest O O
are O O
increasing O O
daily O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
there O O
were O O
thirteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
large O O
projects O O
of O O
over O B-MONEY
20 B-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
alone O O
. O O

CALTEX B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Caterpillar B-ORG B-ORG
from O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Itochu B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Daewoo B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Consortium I-ORG I-ORG
from O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
had O O
been O O
successively O O
entering O O
the O O
zone O O
to O O
invest O O
and O O
open O O
business O O
. O O

While O O
foreign O O
investments O O
were O O
flocking O O
in O O
large O O
numbers O O
, O O
twenty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
large O O
and O O
medium O O
- O O
sized O O
state O O
- O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
also O O
entered O O
and O O
settled O O
themselves O O
in O O
the O O
zone O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
investing O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
nearly O B-MONEY
200 B-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Tianjin B-GPE B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE I-GPE
Area I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
attracted O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
over O O
3000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
enterprises O O
from O O
73 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
and O O
regions O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
world O O
and O O
25 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
domestic O O
provinces O O
, O O
cities O O
and O O
municipalities O O
to O O
invest O O
, O O
reaching O O
a O O
total O O
agreed O O
investment O O
value O O
of O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
a O O
total O O
agreed O O
foreign O O
investment O O
reaching O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, I-GPE I-GPE
DC I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
20 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O
-LRB- O O
reporter O O
Qian B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

The O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
branch O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Chamber I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
recently O O
dispatched O O
a O O
delegation O O
made O O
up O O
of O O
twenty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
five I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
launching O O
a O O
month B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
long I-DATE I-DATE
lobbying O O
campaign O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
directed O O
at O O
congress O O
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
asking O O
them O O
to O O
continue O O
to O O
extend O O
granting O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
most O O
- O O
favored O O
- O O
nation O O
trading O O
status O O
. O O

The O B-ORG
Chamber B-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
delegates O O
participating O O
in O O
this O O
lobbying O O
campaign O O
come O O
from O O
many O O
well O O
- O O
known O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
large O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
companies O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
Dow B-ORG B-ORG
Jones I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
AT&T B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
IBM B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Boeing B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Westinghouse B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Ford B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Xian I-ORG I-ORG
Ni I-ORG I-ORG
Lei I-ORG I-ORG
De I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc O O
. O O

They O O
split O O
into O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
groups O O
and O O
altogether O O
visited O O
about O B-CARDINAL
150 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
members O O
of O O
congress O B-ORG
, O O
congressional O O
aides O O
, O O
and O O
government O O
officials O O
, O O
using O O
their O O
experience O O
of O O
investing O O
in O O
and O O
managing O O
enterprises O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
explain O O
the O O
necessity O O
of O O
extending O O
giving O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
most O O
- O O
favored O O
- O O
nation O O
trading O O
status O O
. O O

With O O
the O O
once O O
- O O
a O O
- O O
year O O
deliberations O O
by O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
administration O O
and O O
congress O B-ORG
concerning O O
the O O
question O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
- O O
favored O O
- O O
nation O O
trading O O
status O O
again O O
approaching O O
, O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
businesses O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
universally O O
concerned O O
that O O
the O O
disputes O O
among O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
political O O
parties O O
in O O
this O B-DATE
big O I-DATE
election O I-DATE
year O I-DATE
could O O
make O O
this O O
question O O
even O O
more O O
complicated O O
, O O
hence O O
the O O
organization O O
of O O
groups O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
a O O
lobbying O O
campaign O O
directed O O
at O O
them O O
that O O
is O O
organized O O
and O O
is O O
planned O O
. O O

Zhen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
businessman O O
of O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
descent O O
who O O
is O O
representing O O
the O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
chapter O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Chamber I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Xian I-ORG I-ORG
Ni I-ORG I-ORG
Lei I-ORG I-ORG
De I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
is O O
participating O O
in O O
the O O
lobbying O O
team O O
, O O
said O O
to O O
this O O
reporter O O
that O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
follow O O
- O O
up O O
action O O
to O O
this O O
lobbying O O
effort O O
, O O
he O O
prepared O O
to O O
mobilize O O
tens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousands I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
distributors O O
who O O
belong O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
to O O
write O O
to O O
their O O
local O O
congressional O O
representatives O O
to O O
support O O
extending O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
- O O
favored O O
- O O
nation O O
trading O O
status O O
. O O

The O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
branch O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Chamber I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
attorney O O
Yonghua B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
said O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
had O O
already O O
demonstrated O O
that O O
it O O
wanted O O
to O O
extend O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
- O O
favored O O
- O O
nation O O
trading O O
status O O
and O O
because O O
of O O
this O O
, O O
the O O
focus O O
of O O
this O O
round O O
of O O
lobbying O O
was O O
those O O
members O O
of O O
congress O B-ORG
who O O
are O O
more O O
conservative O O
. O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Lanzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
February B-DATE B-DATE
15 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O
-LRB- O O
reporter O O
Zhi B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qu I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Currently O O
, O O
foreign O O
funded O O
enterprises O O
in O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
no O O
longer O O
worry O O
about O O
investment O O
risk O O
. O O

To O O
ensure O O
that O O
the O O
opening O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
outside O O
world O O
can O O
be O O
implemented O O
smoothly O O
, O O
during O O
the O O
" O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
" O O
period O O
-LRB- O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
1995 I-DATE I-DATE
-RRB- O O
, O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
foreign O O
affairs O O
insurance O O
industry O O
developed O O
rapidly O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
has O O
already O O
provided O O
an O O
accumulated O O
sum O O
of O O
61.1 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
terms O O
of O O
risk O O
safeguard O O
. O O

Insurance O O
coverages O O
include O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
large O O
categories O O
of O O
property O O
, O O
liability O O
, O O
credit O O
and O O
life O O
, O O
with O O
more O B-CARDINAL
than O I-CARDINAL
sixty B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
primary O O
and O O
secondary O O
risk O O
types O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
presentations O O
from O O
concerned O O
departments O O
in O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
since O O
the O O
" O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
" O O
, O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
used O O
foreign O O
investments O O
to O O
vigorously O O
develop O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
basis O O
of O O
meeting O O
the O O
needs O O
of O O
economic O O
development O O
and O O
overseas O O
investors O O
, O O
the O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
provincial O O
branch O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
caters O O
to O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
's O O
requirements O O
, O O
providing O O
whole O O
- O O
process O O
insurance O O
which O O
extends O O
from O O
the O O
import O O
of O O
equipment O O
to O O
its O O
transportation O O
, O O
and O O
from O O
installation O O
to O O
the O O
formation O O
of O O
fixed O O
assets O O
, O O
thus O O
helping O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
to O O
set O O
their O O
minds O O
at O O
ease O O
. O O

Conventional O O
insurance O O
lines O O
such O O
as O O
transportation O O
insurance O O
, O O
property O O
insurance O O
, O O
automobile O O
insurance O O
, O O
etc. O O
are O O
specially O O
offered O O
to O O
foreign O O
funded O O
enterprises O O
such O O
as O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Zhengda I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Huaxing I-ORG I-ORG
Aluminum I-ORG I-ORG
Firm I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
new O O
types O O
of O O
insurance O O
such O O
as O O
employer O O
liability O O
insurance O O
, O O
investment O O
insurance O O
, O O
and O O
profit O O
- O O
loss O O
insurance O O
, O O
etc. O O
are O O
also O O
offered O O
at O O
the O O
appropriate O O
time O O
, O O
satisfying O O
the O O
investment O O
needs O O
of O O
foreign O O
businessmen O O
, O O
bringing O O
the O O
insurance O O
rate O O
of O O
the O O
foreign O O
business O O
invested O O
enterprises O O
to O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
during O O
the O O
" O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
" O O
period O O
, O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
risk O O
People B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
took O O
up O O
for O O
the O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
of O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
reached O O
771 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
paid O O
out O O
13.855 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
as O O
indemnity O O
, O O
effectively O O
promoting O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
import O O
and O O
export O O
trade O O
. O O

The O O
" O O
redirection O O
of O O
the B-LOC O
Da I-LOC O
river I-LOC O
to O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
" O O
project O O
mortgaged O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
the O O
longest O O
gravity O O
- O O
irrigation O O
water O O
conservancy O O
project O O
in O O
the O O
whole O O
country O O
. O O

People B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
provided O O
all O O
kinds O O
of O O
risk O O
insurance O O
to O O
thirteen O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
joint O O
venture O O
contractors O O
and O O
had O O
indemnity O O
reaching O O
693 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

They O O
also O O
provided O O
190 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
installation O O
insurance O O
for O O
a O O
national O O
key O O
project O O
: O O
the O O
Lanhua B-FAC B-ORG
Chemical I-FAC I-ORG
Fertilizer I-FAC I-ORG
Plant I-FAC I-ORG
reform O O
and O O
expansion O O
project O O
. O O

Aiming O O
at O O
the O O
development O O
requirements O O
of O O
the O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
tourism O O
industry O O
, O O
People B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
actively O O
promotes O O
travel O O
insurance O O
for O O
overseas O O
tourists O O
, O O
and O O
took O O
the O O
lead O O
at O O
home O O
in O O
providing O O
insurance O O
for O O
individual O O
overseas O O
tourists O O
, O O
which O O
made O O
sure O O
that O O
all O O
those O O
who O O
came O O
sightseeing O O
in O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
during O O
the O O
" O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
" O O
period O O
had O O
insurance O O
. O O

Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
also O O
actively O O
explored O O
high O O
risk O O
business O O
. O O

During O O
the O O
" O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
" O O
period O O
, O O
it O O
participated O O
in O O
the O O
co-insurance O O
of O O
satellite O O
launching O O
, O O
with O O
a O O
shared O O
risk O O
amount O O
reaching O O
10 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
, O O
paying O O
5 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
indemnity O O
, O O
became O O
the O O
northwest O O
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
company O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
the O O
aerospace O O
industry O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
it O O
actively O O
expanded O O
its O O
insurance O O
business O O
in O O
the O O
overseas O O
market O O
, O O
providing O O
nearly B-MONEY O
30 I-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
comprehensive O O
insurance O O
for O O
construction O O
engineering O O
to O O
the O O
Zimbabwe B-FAC B-GPE
Highway I-FAC O
project O O
that O O
was O O
bid O O
on O O
by O O
an O O
international O O
company O O
in O O
the O O
province O O
; O O
providing O O
liability O O
insurance O O
of O O
13 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
the O O
overseas O O
department O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Lanzhou I-ORG I-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG I-ORG
Machinery I-ORG I-ORG
Factory I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Singapore I-ORG I-ORG
Oil I-ORG I-ORG
Drilling I-ORG I-ORG
Platform I-ORG I-ORG
; O O
providing O O
related O O
forms O O
of O O
insurance O O
for O O
Gansu B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Overseas B-ORG B-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Negotiation I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
for O O
laborers O O
exported O O
overseas O O
; O O
and O O
also O O
providing O O
complementary O O
insurance O O
services O O
for O O
the O O
overseas O O
business O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Gansu I-ORG I-ORG
Province I-ORG I-ORG
Thermoelectric I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

The O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
cause O O
has O O
undergone O O
the O O
several O O
stages O O
of O O
conceptualization O O
, O O
growth O O
and O O
expansion O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
currently O O
rising O O
. O O

The O O
holding O O
of O O
the O O
6th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
Far B-EVENT B-EVENT
East I-EVENT I-EVENT
and I-EVENT I-EVENT
South I-EVENT I-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT I-EVENT
Disabled I-EVENT I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT I-EVENT
will O O
provide O O
more O O
impetus O O
for O O
this O O
trend O O
. O O

Each O O
development O O
step O O
of O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
can O O
not O O
be O O
separated O O
from O O
the O O
concern O O
and O O
support O O
of O O
the O O
Party B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
beginning O O
of O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
People I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Republic I-GPE I-GPE
of I-GPE I-GPE
China I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
social O O
welfare O O
services O O
and O O
schools O O
for O O
blind O O
children O O
and O O
deaf O O
people O O
were O O
established O O
successively O O
everywhere O O
. O O

Welfare O O
factories O O
developed O O
activities O O
such O O
as O O
broadcast O O
exercises O O
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
schools O O
established O O
physical O O
education O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
cause O O
for O O
the O O
disabled O O
, O O
disabled O O
sports O O
began O O
to O O
grow O O
. O O

Every O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
, O O
the O O
nation O O
allocates O O
special O O
funds O O
to O O
be O O
used O O
in O O
developing O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
activities O O
. O O

Nationwide O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
games O O
began O O
to O O
be O O
held O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
late I-DATE I-DATE
1950's I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
games O O
accelerated O O
improvement O O
and O O
drove O O
popularization O O
. O O

The O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
cause O O
has O O
gradually O O
grown O O
. O O

Since O O
the O O
reform O O
and O O
opening O O
up O O
, O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
economy O O
has O O
developed O O
rapidly O O
. O O

This O O
enabled O O
more O O
people O O
to O O
put O O
money O O
and O O
material O O
resource O O
into O O
the O O
disabled O O
sports O O
cause O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
short I-DATE I-DATE
10 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
cause O O
has O O
achieved O O
success O O
of O O
attention O O
from O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
abroad O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
reasonable O O
to O O
believe O O
that O O
the O O
disabled O O
cause O O
will O O
be O O
increasingly O O
recognized O O
and O O
supported O O
as O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
overall O O
national O O
strength O O
escalates O O
. O O

The O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
cause O O
will O O
also O O
have O O
broad O O
development O O
. O O

The O O
establishment O O
and O O
healthiness O O
of O O
disabled O O
sports O O
organizations O O
provide O O
organizational O O
assurance O O
for O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
sports O O
cause O O
for O O
handicapped O O
people O O
. O O

The B-ORG O
Chinese I-ORG B-NORP
Injured I-ORG O
and I-ORG O
Disabled I-ORG B-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
Sports I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
renamed O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Disabled I-ORG I-ORG
Sports I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
-RRB- O O
was O O
established O O
in O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1983 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

After O O
this O O
a O O
succession O O
of O O
handicapped O O
sports O O
organizations O O
were O O
established O O
throughout O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Mentally I-ORG I-ORG
Impaired I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Blind I-ORG I-ORG
Sports I-ORG I-ORG
Associations I-ORG I-ORG
were O O
also O O
established O O
. O O

Having O O
organization O O
and O O
leadership O O
, O O
activities O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
games O O
and O O
competitions O O
, O O
etc. O O
were O O
increasingly O O
and O O
frequently O O
held O O
. O O

The O O
enthusiasm O O
of O O
handicapped O O
people O O
participating O O
in O O
the O O
sports O O
activities O O
was O O
unprecedentedly O O
increasing O O
, O O
sports O O
levels O O
continually O O
improve O O
and O O
the O O
reserve O O
force O O
is O O
growing O O
. O O

Three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
National B-EVENT B-EVENT
Disabled I-EVENT I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT I-EVENT
were O O
held O O
respectively O O
in O O
Hefei B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Tangshan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
scale O O
became O O
larger O O
and O O
larger O O
and O O
the O O
level O O
became O O
higher O O
and O O
higher O O
. O O

The O O
games O O
have O O
received O O
more O O
broad O O
attention O O
and O O
support O O
of O O
the O O
public O O
, O O
and O O
have O O
attracted O O
more O O
disabled O O
people O O
to O O
take O O
part O O
in O O
the O O
events O O
. O O

Since B-DATE O
1984 I-DATE B-DATE
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Disabled I-ORG I-ORG
Sports I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
become O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
8 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
international O O
disabled O O
sports O O
organizations O O
successively O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Para I-ORG I-ORG
Olympic I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
has O O
established O O
relations O O
with O O
disabled O O
sports O O
organizations O O
in O O
various O O
countries O O
and O O
areas O O
and O O
taken O O
part O O
in O O
international O O
events O O
such O O
as O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Special I-EVENT I-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT I-EVENT
, O O
etc O O
. O O

In O O
competitions O O
and O O
contacts O O
, O O
disabled O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
have O O
revealed O O
extraordinary O O
physical O O
abilities O O
, O O
achieved O O
excellent O O
results O O
, O O
enhanced O O
friendship O O
with O O
disabled O O
people O O
from O O
various O O
countries O O
and O O
areas O O
and O O
contributed O O
to O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
physical O O
activities O O
for O O
disabled O O
people O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

" B-LAW O
The I-LAW B-LAW
Guaranteed I-LAW I-LAW
Law I-LAW I-LAW
for I-LAW I-LAW
Disabled I-LAW I-LAW
Persons I-LAW I-LAW
in I-LAW I-LAW
the I-LAW I-LAW
People I-LAW I-LAW
's I-LAW I-LAW
Republic I-LAW I-LAW
of I-LAW I-LAW
China I-LAW I-LAW
" I-LAW I-LAW
, O O
which O O
was O O
drafted O O
and O O
implemented O O
in O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
stipulates O O
to O O
organize O O
and O O
support O O
disabled O O
people O O
to O O
develop O O
mass O O
sports O O
activities O O
, O O
to O O
hold O O
special O O
games O O
and O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
important O O
international O O
competitions O O
and O O
communication O O
. O O

The O O
guarantee O O
of O O
the O O
law O O
has O O
and O O
will O O
continue O O
to O O
boost O O
the O O
vigorous O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
sports O O
cause O O
for O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
disabled O O
. O O

Holding O O
the O O
6th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
Asia B-EVENT B-EVENT
- I-EVENT I-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT I-EVENT
Special I-EVENT I-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT I-EVENT
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
will O O
motivate O O
all O O
of O O
society O O
to O O
better O O
understand O O
and O O
support O O
disabled O O
sports O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
make O O
the O O
public O O
more O O
conscious O O
of O O
helping O O
disabled O O
people O O
and O O
encourage O O
more O O
disabled O O
people O O
to O O
take O O
part O O
in O O
physical O O
activities O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
, O O
therefore O O
, O O
greatly O O
assist O O
in O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
sports O O
cause O O
for O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
disabled O O
. O O

Truly O O
, O O
the O O
foundation O O
of O O
disabled O O
sports O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
not O O
very O O
strong O O
, O O
popularization O O
is O O
not O O
yet O O
widespread O O
, O O
and O O
compared O O
with O O
some O O
developed O O
countries O O
, O O
still O O
has O O
a O O
large O O
gap O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
" O O
impact O O
" O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Far I-EVENT I-EVENT
South I-EVENT I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT I-EVENT
foreshadows O O
a O O
bright O O
future O O
for O O
this O O
civilized O O
and O O
progressive O O
cause O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

In O O
the O O
script O O
" O O
Mongolian B-NORP B-NORP
handicapped O O
athletes O O
prepare O O
for O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
Far I-EVENT I-EVENT
South I-EVENT I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT I-EVENT
" O O
broadcast O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
" O I-WORK_OF_ART
Sports B-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Association I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Chairman O I-WORK_OF_ART
Lahagewasu O I-WORK_OF_ART
" O O
at O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
paragraph O O
three O B-CARDINAL
should O O
be O O
changed O O
to O O
" O O
Sports B-ORG B-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Lahagewasulen B-PERSON B-PERSON
" O O
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
31st I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
31st I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Jierong B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON I-PERSON

US B-GPE B-GPE
Commerce O B-ORG
Secretary O O
Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
is O O
visiting O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
, O O
said O O
here O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
city O O
whose O O
economy O O
is O O
rapidly O O
developing O O
. O O

The O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
commercial O O
sector O O
is O O
very O O
interested O O
in O O
building O O
a O O
good O O
relationship O O
with O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
expressed O O
that O O
, O O
both O O
sides O O
could O O
achieve O O
further O O
co-operation O O
in O O
the O O
areas O O
of O O
transportation O O
, O O
telecommunication O O
, O O
power O O
generation O O
, O O
financial O O
services O O
etc O O
. O O

Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
arrived O O
in O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
from O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
late B-TIME B-TIME
last I-TIME I-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
separately O O
attended O O
the O O
signing O O
of O O
a O O
20 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
joint O O
investment O O
agreement O O
between O O
a O O
world O O
famous O O
power O O
plant O O
equipment O O
manufacturer O O
-- O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Westinghouse B-ORG B-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
; O O
and O O
the O O
signing O O
of O O
a O O
joint O O
investment O O
agreement O O
between O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Electricity I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
jointly O O
invest O O
in O O
and O O
establish O O
a O O
combustible O O
engine O O
electric O O
power O O
generation O O
company O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
reported O O
that O O
, O O
the O O
joint O O
- O O
investment O O
agreement O O
between O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
Westinghouse B-ORG B-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
included O O
the O O
joint O O
manufacture O O
of O O
key O O
components O O
of O O
300,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kW I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
thermal O O
power O O
generating O O
units O O
, O O
and O O
simultaneously O O
expanding O O
co-operation O O
in O O
various O O
areas O O
of O O
600,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kW I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
units O O
. O O

Co-operation O O
between O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
included O O
investment O O
in O O
building O O
4 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sets O O
of O O
100,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kW I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
class O O
turbine O O
generating O O
units O O
. O O

This B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
visited O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
AMP B-ORG B-ORG
Linking I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
was O O
jointly O O
invested O O
and O O
built O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Component I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
AMP B-ORG B-ORG
China I-ORG I-ORG
Limited I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
situated O O
in O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Caohejing B-LOC B-GPE
high O O
- O O
tech O O
development O O
district O O
. O O

He O O
also O O
cut O O
the O O
ribbon O O
for O O
the O O
sixth O B-ORDINAL
US B-GPE B-GPE
Boeing B-PRODUCT B-ORG
aircraft I-PRODUCT O
, O O
which O O
was O O
introduced O O
by O O
Shanghai B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Committee O O
member O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
CCP I-ORG I-ORG
Central I-ORG I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
Secretary O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Bangguo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON I-PERSON
met O O
with O O
Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
this B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
and O O
introduced O O
the O O
progress O O
and O O
development O O
prospects O O
of O O
reforms O O
and O O
opening O O
up O O
in O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Brown B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
his O O
delegation O O
left O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

The O O
representative O O
to O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Mayor O O
, O O
and O O
Municipal B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Director O O
, O O
Zukang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON I-PERSON
went O O
to O O
the O O
airport O O
to O O
escort O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
guests O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
31st I-DATE I-DATE

The O O
main O O
Bureau B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Customs I-ORG I-ORG
recently O O
issued O O
an O O
announcement O O
that O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
implement O O
protective O O
measures O O
for O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
at O O
border O O
entry O O
and O O
exit O O
junctions O O
starting O O
on O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
15th I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1994 I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
currently O O
implemented O O
related O O
laws O O
and O O
the O O
" O O
decision O O
regarding O O
the O O
further O O
strengthening O O
of O O
work O O
protecting O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
" O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
announcement O O
clearly O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
goods O O
violating O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
, O O
including O O
exclusive O O
rights O O
of O O
trademarks O O
, O O
copyrights O O
and O O
patent O O
rights O O
, O O
were O O
not O O
allowed O O
to O O
be O O
imported O O
or O O
exported O O
; O O
when O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
discovers O O
the O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
of O O
goods O O
that O O
are O O
reported O O
as O O
violating O O
rights O O
and O O
other O O
goods O O
that O O
were O O
suspected O O
of O O
violating O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
, O O
it O O
has O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
ask O O
the O O
people O O
importing O O
and O O
exporting O O
the O O
goods O O
to O O
provide O O
legal O O
proof O O
of O O
use O O
of O O
related O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
and O O
make O O
additional O O
reports O O
to O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
about O O
the O O
state O O
of O O
the O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
of O O
goods O O
. O O

Customs B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
entitled O O
to O O
reject O O
shipments O O
of O O
goods O O
that O O
can O O
not O O
provide O O
legal O O
proof O O
; O O
for O O
importing O O
and O O
exporting O O
laser O O
discs O O
, O O
laser O O
video O O
discs O O
and O O
importing O O
laser O O
disc O O
molds O O
and O O
materials O O
and O O
laser O O
videos O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
processing O O
trade O O
, O O
the O O
consignors O O
and O O
consignees O O
shall O O
complete O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
formalities O O
based O O
on O O
relevant O O
regulations O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
and O O
proof O O
of O O
approval O O
issued O O
by O O
relevant O O
departments O O
concerned O O
with O O
audio O O
and O O
video O O
products O O
; O O
when O O
importing O O
and O O
exporting O O
goods O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
consignors O O
and O O
consignees O O
falsify O O
conditions O O
of O O
the O O
property O O
rights O O
of O O
the O O
goods O O
, O O
evade O O
supervision O O
of O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
and O O
smuggle O O
goods O O
that O O
violate O O
rights O O
, O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
handle O O
them O O
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
the O O
relevant O O
regulations O O
. O O

The O O
announcement O O
also O O
made O O
some O O
stipulations O O
about O O
the O O
rights O O
, O O
responsibilities O O
and O O
obligations O O
of O O
the O O
owners O O
of O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
. O O

The O O
owners O O
of O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
who O O
are O O
protected O O
by O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
law O O
can O O
report O O
to O O
local O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
when O O
they O O
discover O O
that O O
goods O O
that O O
violate O O
their O O
rights O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
imported O O
or O O
exported O O
. O O

Based O O
on O O
rights O O
certificates O O
of O O
the O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
-LRB- O O
for O O
example O O
certificates O O
of O O
registration O O
of O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
or O O
samples O O
of O O
the O O
works O O
that O O
are O O
copyrighted O O
and O O
related O O
materials O O
sufficient O O
to O O
prove O O
their O O
rights O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
they O O
can O O
report O O
to O O
Custom B-ORG B-ORG
locations O O
where O O
the O O
relevant O O
goods O O
are O O
imported O O
or O O
exported O O
and O O
also O O
request O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
investigate O O
and O O
deal O O
with O O
the O O
import O O
and O O
export O O
of O O
goods O O
that O O
violate O O
. O O

Owners O O
of O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
, O O
when O O
requesting O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
investigate O O
and O O
deal O O
with O O
goods O O
that O O
violate O O
rights O O
, O O
should O O
bear O O
responsibility O O
for O O
reporting O O
, O O
assist O O
Customs B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
develop O O
investigation O O
work O O
and O O
pay O O
the O O
appraisal O O
and O O
investigation O O
of O O
the O O
related O O
goods O O
and O O
other O O
related O O
expenses O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1st I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Wei B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON I-PERSON

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
exerted O O
itself O O
to O O
explore O O
new O O
ways O O
of O O
attracting O O
talent O O
under O O
market O O
economy O O
conditions O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
been O O
active O O
in O O
using O O
market O O
mechanisms O O
to O O
allocate O O
resources O O
of O O
talent O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
achieved O O
preliminary O O
results O O
. O O

" O O
Taking O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
step O O
" O O
in O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
reform O O
and O O
opening O O
up O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1980's I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
closely O O
related O O
to O O
the O O
situation O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
of O O
the O O
" O O
Peafowl B-WORK_OF_ART O
Flying I-WORK_OF_ART O
Towards I-WORK_OF_ART O
the I-WORK_OF_ART O
Southeast I-WORK_OF_ART B-LOC
" O O
-LRB- O O
human O O
talents O O
from O O
all O O
over O O
, O O
one O O
after O O
another O O
, O O
going O O
to O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O

With O O
the O O
overall O O
opening O O
up O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
coastal O O
areas O O
, O O
frontier O O
areas O O
, O O
riverside O O
areas O O
and O O
capital O O
cities O O
of O O
every O O
province O O
since B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
1990's I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
flow O O
of O O
talent O O
tends O O
to O O
be O O
multi-directional O O
and O O
the O O
competition O O
has O O
become O O
increasingly O O
fierce O O
. O O

Further O O
enhancing O O
the O O
attraction O O
to O O
talented O O
persons O O
has O O
become O O
the O O
key O O
point O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
further O O
development O O
. O O

Limo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qin I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Talent I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
done O O
analysis O O
and O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
the O O
economic O O
development O O
rate O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
was O O
at O O
an O O
intermediate O O
level O O
of O O
that O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
recent I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
that O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
it O O
introduced O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
100,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
talented O O
persons O O
of O O
various O O
types O O
. O O

Developing O O
at O O
this O O
rate O O
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
ten I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
not O O
including O O
graduates O O
from O O
higher O O
education O O
institutes O O
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
talent O O
gap O O
is O O
conservatively O O
estimated O O
to O O
surpass O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
further O O
opening O O
minds O O
and O O
introducing O O
talent O O
are O O
guidelines O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
policy O O
regarding O O
talented O O
people O O
. O O
" O O

In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
there O O
have O O
been O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
climaxes O O
in O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
talent O O
market O O
. O O

Each O O
year O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
several O O
large O O
- O O
scale O O
talent O O
employment O O
fairs O O
whose O O
service O O
for O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
employers O O
and O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
10,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
applicants O O
lasts O O
for O O
more B-DATE B-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
whole I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1993 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
talent O O
exchange O O
centers O O
of O O
personnel O O
departments O O
across O O
the O O
province O O
registered O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
463,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
applying O O
for O O
jobs O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
62,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
with O O
documents O O
of O O
transfer O O
or O O
employment O O
processed O O
, O O
of O O
which O O
45.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
had O O
intermediate O O
or O O
advanced O O
level O O
titles O O
of O O
specialty O O
or O O
profession O O
, O O
and O O
78 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
had O O
an O O
undergraduate O O
or O O
higher O O
degree O O
. O O

Talent O O
introduction O O
departments O O
also O O
actively O O
went O O
out O O
visiting O O
science O O
and O O
technology O O
management O O
talent O O
. O O

Fourteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cities O O
such O O
as O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
etc. O O
went O O
to O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
national O O
talent O O
and O O
technology O O
exchange O O
fair O O
, O O
where O O
they O O
established O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
employment O O
booths O O
. O O

At O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
beginning I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1993 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cities O O
such O O
as O O
Zhuhai B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Foshan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
etc. O O
also O O
organized O O
a O O
delegation O O
to O O
advertise O O
in O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
students O O
studying O O
abroad O O
. O O

1006 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
students O O
abroad O O
filled O O
out O O
application O O
forms O O
, O O
and O O
quite O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
people O O
have O O
successively O O
returned O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
take O O
jobs O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
the O O
construction O O
of O O
talent O O
market O O
is O O
also O O
accelerating O O
. O O

Since B-DATE O
1991 I-DATE B-DATE
when O O
Shenzhen B-GPE B-GPE
established O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
standing O O
talent O O
market O O
, O O
such O O
" O O
all O O
- O O
weather O O
" O O
talent O O
exchange O O
organizations O O
have O O
rapidly O O
spread O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC I-LOC
Delta I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
all O O
cities O O
within O O
the O O
province O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
fifteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cities O O
with O O
relatively O O
more O O
advanced O O
economies O O
in O O
the O O
province O O
having O O
built O O
up O O
regular O O
markets O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
further O O
enhance O O
the O O
attraction O O
of O O
talent O O
, O O
to O O
break O O
through O O
the O O
barrier O O
of O O
" O O
departmental O O
ownership O O
" O O
of O O
talent O O
, O O
and O O
to O O
promote O O
the O O
flow O O
of O O
talent O O
by O O
forming O O
mechanisms O O
of O O
independent O O
employment O O
and O O
job O O
choice O O
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
also O O
paid O O
greater O O
attention O O
to O O
the O O
formulation O O
of O O
relevant O O
policies O O
and O O
regulations O O
. O O

Limo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qin I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
in O O
his O O
introduction O O
that O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
provincial O O
government O O
has O O
successively O O
issued O O
documents O O
such O O
as O O
" B-LAW O
Temporary I-LAW O
regulations I-LAW O
on I-LAW O
encouraging I-LAW O
persons I-LAW O
studying I-LAW O
abroad I-LAW O
to I-LAW O
work I-LAW O
in I-LAW O
Guangdong I-LAW B-GPE
" I-LAW O
, O O
" B-LAW O
Notices I-LAW O
on I-LAW O
better I-LAW O
advertising I-LAW O
for I-LAW O
talent I-LAW O
" I-LAW O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
soon O O
promulgate O O
documents O O
such O O
as O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART O
Detailed I-WORK_OF_ART O
rules I-WORK_OF_ART O
for I-WORK_OF_ART O
implementing I-WORK_OF_ART O
temporary I-WORK_OF_ART O
regulations I-WORK_OF_ART O
on I-WORK_OF_ART O
resignations I-WORK_OF_ART O
of I-WORK_OF_ART O
specialists I-WORK_OF_ART O
, I-WORK_OF_ART O
technicians I-WORK_OF_ART O
and I-WORK_OF_ART O
managers I-WORK_OF_ART O
in I-WORK_OF_ART O
state I-WORK_OF_ART O
- I-WORK_OF_ART O
owned I-WORK_OF_ART O
units I-WORK_OF_ART O
" I-WORK_OF_ART O
and O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART O
Supplementary I-WORK_OF_ART O
regulations I-WORK_OF_ART O
of I-WORK_OF_ART O
Guangdong I-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
Province I-WORK_OF_ART I-GPE
on I-WORK_OF_ART O
the I-WORK_OF_ART O
management I-WORK_OF_ART O
of I-WORK_OF_ART O
Chinese I-WORK_OF_ART B-NORP
side I-WORK_OF_ART O
cadres I-WORK_OF_ART O
in I-WORK_OF_ART O
foreign I-WORK_OF_ART O
investment I-WORK_OF_ART O
enterprises I-WORK_OF_ART O
" I-WORK_OF_ART O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

Additionally O O
, O O
some O O
new O O
methods O O
in O O
inviting O O
and O O
managing O O
talent O O
have O O
been O O
being O O
tried O O
in O O
various O O
regions O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O
-LRB- O O
reporter O O
Xiaoguang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O

Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
fully O O
utilizing O O
its O O
geographical O O
advantage O O
of O O
being O O
in O O
close O O
proximity O O
to O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Macao B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
being O O
located O O
in O O
the O O
Asian B-NORP B-NORP
tropics O O
, O O
is O O
vigorously O O
developing O O
extroverted O O
agriculture O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
export O O
volume O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
agricultural O O
and O O
secondary B-ORDINAL O
products O O
and O O
processed O O
products O O
has O O
always O O
been O O
in O O
the O O
forefront O O
in O O
the O O
nation O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
its O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
income O O
was O O
up O O
to O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
2.1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
exports O O
again O O
had O O
new O O
growth O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
countryside O O
of O O
southern O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
this O O
reporter O O
learned O O
that O O
vegetable O O
plots O O
have O O
an O O
abundance O O
of O O
green O O
and O O
lush O O
western O O
lettuce O O
, O O
western O O
celery O O
, O O
western O O
cauliflower O O
; O O
fish O O
ponds O O
have O O
an O O
abundance O O
of O O
vigorous O O
Californian B-NORP B-NORP
perch O O
, O O
whitish O O
pomfret O O
; O O
while O O
flower O O
farmers O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
lovely O O
western O O
flowers O O
such O O
as O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
tulips O O
, O O
Belgium B-NORP B-GPE
azalea O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
farmers O O
who O O
have O O
tasted O O
the O O
sweetness O O
of O O
agriculture O O
that O O
earns O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
are O O
actively O O
bringing O O
in O O
and O O
carefully O O
cultivating O O
excellent O O
, O O
rare O O
, O O
famous O O
and O O
precious O O
varieties O O
. O O

Various O O
improved O O
domestic O O
and O O
foreign O O
varieties O O
of O O
flowers O O
, O O
fruits O O
, O O
trees O O
, O O
grasses O O
, O O
vegetables O O
, O O
fish O O
, O O
poultry O O
, O O
animals O O
, O O
etc. O O
are O O
successively O O
settling O O
down O O
in O O
Lingnan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

According O O
to O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Department B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG I-ORG
statistics O O
, O O
since B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
mid-80s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
attracted O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1100 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
improved O O
species O O
of O O
foreign O O
animals O O
and O O
plants O O
, O O
among O O
which O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
300 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
have O O
been O O
marketed O O
to O O
farmers O O
. O O

Various O O
regions O O
have O O
introduced O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
30,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
sets O O
of O O
advanced O O
processing O O
equipment O O
and O O
technologies O O
, O O
and O O
expanded O O
agricultural O O
product O O
processing O O
capacity O O
. O O

Improvement O O
of O O
the O O
structure O O
of O O
the O O
varieties O O
strengthens O O
the O O
competitiveness O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
agricultural O O
products O O
in O O
the O O
international O O
market O O
, O O
and O O
economic O O
benefits O O
have O O
also O O
tremendously O O
increased O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
satisfy O O
the O O
requirements O O
of O O
the O O
continuously O O
expanding O O
overseas O O
markets O O
, O O
various O O
areas O O
of O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
have O O
adjusted O O
to O O
local O O
conditions O O
and O O
selected O O
famous O O
, O O
special O O
and O O
improved O O
varieties O O
, O O
and O O
have O O
built O O
up O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
2,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
agricultural O O
export O O
merchandise O O
production O O
and O O
processing O O
bases O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
make O O
up O O
for O O
deficiencies O O
in O O
investment O O
funds O O
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
tried O O
every O O
possible O O
means O O
to O O
attract O O
foreign O O
capital O O
. O O

The O O
entire O O
province O O
has O O
actually O O
utilized O O
foreign O O
funds O O
of O O
nearly B-MONEY B-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
has O O
established O O
a O O
large O O
number O O
of O O
extroverted O O
agricultural O O
" O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
capital O O
" O O
enterprises O O
which O O
combine O O
agriculture O O
, O O
industry O O
, O O
trade O O
and O O
technology O O
and O O
integrate O O
manufacturing O O
, O O
supply O O
and O O
marketing O O
, O O
and O O
through O O
foreign O O
merchants O O
sales O O
channels O O
, O O
it O O
has O O
also O O
expanded O O
its O O
export O O
of O O
agricultural O O
products O O
. O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1st I-DATE I-DATE

At O O
the O O
press O O
conference O O
held O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
Guofang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
spokesman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
answered O O
reporters O O
' O O
questions O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
concerning O O
the O O
" O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
financial O I-DATE
year O I-DATE
overseas O O
activities O O
fund O O
appropriation O O
act O O
" O O
of O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
etc O O
. O O

A O O
reporter O O
asked O O
: O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Standing I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Congress I-ORG I-ORG
had O O
passed O O
a O O
resolution O O
regarding O O
" O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
tiered O O
administrative O O
system O O
of O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
will O O
operate O O
until O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
30th I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1997 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
then O O
cease O O
. O O
" O O
; O O

Then O O
, O O
what O O
will O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
level O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
restructured O O
administrative O O
system O O
be O O
like O O
? O O

And O O
when O O
does O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
side O O
plan O O
to O O
set O O
about O O
preparing O O
to O O
construct O O
this O O
system O O
? O O

Guofang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
that O O
the O O
HK B-GPE O
- O O
UK B-GPE O
three B-CARDINAL O
- O O
level O O
administrative O O
system O O
, O O
namely O O
the O O
last O O
HK B-GPE O
- O O
UK B-GPE O
legislative O O
council O O
, O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
municipal O O
departments O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
district O O
parliament O O
will O O
only O O
exist O O
till O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
30th I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1997 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
inevitable O O
outcome O O
of O O
the O O
UK B-GPE B-GPE
terminating O O
its O O
rule O O
over O O
Hong B-GPE B-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
at O O
the O O
designated O O
time O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
has O O
repeatedly O O
stated O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Hong I-GPE I-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
Special I-GPE I-GPE
Administrative I-GPE I-GPE
Region I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
legislative O O
assembly O O
and O O
regional O O
organizations O O
will O O
be O O
formed O O
according O O
to O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Basic I-LAW I-LAW
Law I-LAW I-LAW
and O O
relevant O O
resolutions O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
People I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Congress I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Preparatory I-ORG I-ORG
Work I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Preparatory I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Hong I-GPE I-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
Special I-GPE I-GPE
Administrative I-GPE I-GPE
Region I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
studying O O
relevant O O
specific O O
issues O O
on O O
forming O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Hong I-GPE I-GPE
Kong I-GPE I-GPE
Special I-GPE I-GPE
Administrative I-GPE I-GPE
Region I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
legislative O O
assembly O O
, O O
and O O
will O O
submit O O
suggestions O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Preparatory I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
will O O
be O O
established O O
in O O
1996 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

A O O
reporter O O
asked O O
: O O
on O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
23rd I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
president O O
signed O O
the O O
" O O
1995 B-DATE B-DATE
financial B-LAW B-LAW
year I-LAW I-LAW
overseas I-LAW I-LAW
activities I-LAW I-LAW
fund I-LAW I-LAW
appropriation I-LAW I-LAW
act I-LAW I-LAW
" O I-LAW
in O O
which O O
it O O
is O O
stipulated O O
that O O
any O O
donation O O
made O O
by O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
population O O
fund O O
must O O
not O O
be O O
used O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

What O O
is O O
your O O
opinion O O
of O O
this O O
? O O

Guofang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
that O O
this O O
bill O O
is O O
a O O
bill O O
carrying O O
political O O
discrimination O O
and O O
extremely O O
unfriendly O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

It O O
is O O
an O O
insult O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
family O O
planning O O
policy O O
, O O
has O O
seriously O O
violated O O
the O O
mission O O
and O O
principles O O
of O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
charter O O
, O O
and O O
sets O O
a O O
very O O
bad O O
precedent O O
for O O
the O O
provision O O
of O O
aid O O
to O O
multi-lateral O O
organizations O O
of O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

He O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
" O O
we O O
resolutely O O
oppose O O
any O O
country O O
providing O O
donations O O
with O O
attached O O
conditions O O
to O O
the O O
population O O
fund O O
. O O

We O O
do O O
not O O
hope O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
population O O
fund O O
receiving O O
interference O O
or O O
even O O
being O O
diverted O O
from O O
its O O
principles O O
and O O
mission O O
due O O
to O O
pressure O O
from O O
the O O
US B-ORG B-GPE
. O O
" O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1st I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Liang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON I-PERSON

China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
down O O
and O O
down O O
products O O
industry O O
has O O
arisen O O
rapidly O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
ten I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
odd I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
has O O
now O O
become O O
an O O
important O O
component O O
of O O
light O O
industry O O
, O O
with O O
both O O
annual O O
export O O
volumes O O
and O O
export O O
values O O
accounting O O
for O O
half B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
total O O
volume O O
of O O
down O O
trade O O
, O O
and O O
being O O
well O O
received O O
in O O
the O O
international O O
down O O
market O O
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
down O O
and O O
down O O
products O O
industry O O
started O O
its O O
rapid O O
development O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
mid I-DATE I-DATE
'80s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
entire O O
industry O O
makes O O
use O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
resources O O
and O O
manpower O O
advantage O O
, O O
and O O
additionally O O
stresses O O
introducing O O
advanced O O
foreign O O
technology O O
and O O
equipment O O
, O O
thus O O
increasing O O
production O O
volume O O
and O O
quality O O
by O O
a O O
large O O
margin O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
incomplete O O
statistics O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
currently O O
has O O
over B-CARDINAL O
3,000 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
down O O
and O O
down O O
product O O
enterprises O O
, O O
among O O
which O O
, O O
those O O
above O O
scale O O
have O O
reached O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
600 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
, O O
with O O
employed O O
staff O O
of O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
300,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

It O O
has O O
an O O
annual O O
production O O
capacity O O
of O O
50 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
down O O
products O O
with O O
a O O
total O O
annual O O
industrial O O
output O O
value O O
reaching O O
8 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Through O O
more B-DATE B-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
ten I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
' I-DATE I-DATE
market O O
development O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
now O O
become O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
main O O
down O O
manufacturing O O
country O O
and O O
down O O
products O O
export O O
country O O
, O O
annually O O
exporting O O
nearly B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
30,000 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
down O O
and O O
over B-CARDINAL O
20 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
down O O
products O O
, O O
with O O
earned O O
foreign O O
exchange O O
reaching O O
820 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
US I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
including O O
down O O
clothing O O
export O O
values O O
accounting O O
for O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
50 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
total O O
industry O O
export O O
values O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
presentations O O
, O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
down O O
industry O O
products O O
has O O
shown O O
a O O
trend O O
of O O
stable O O
increase O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
country O O
selectively O O
examined O O
56 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
down O O
clothing O O
enterprises O O
, O O
and O O
products O O
of O O
47 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
enterprises O O
passed O O
completely O O
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
84 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

In O O
market O O
competition O O
, O O
products O O
such O O
as O O
Jiangxi B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Yaya B-ORG B-ORG
brand O O
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Yililan B-ORG B-ORG
brand O O
, O O
Guangdong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Galanz B-ORG B-ORG
brand O O
, O O
and O O
Sichuan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Tian'ge B-ORG B-ORG
brand O O
, O O
etc. O O
have O O
great O O
reputations O O
. O O

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End O O
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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
31st I-DATE I-DATE

This B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
vice O O
premier O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Foreign O O
Affairs B-ORG O
Minister I-ORG O
Qichen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON I-PERSON
met O O
here O O
individually O O
with O O
former O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
Prime O O
Minister O O
Raymond B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barre I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
vice O O
Foreign B-ORG O
Affairs I-ORG O
Minister O O
of O O
Paraguay B-GPE B-ORG
East I-GPE I-ORG
Coast I-GPE I-ORG
Republic I-GPE I-ORG
Hershy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Maria I-PERSON I-PERSON
Carmel I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Qichen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON I-PERSON
told O O
the O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
guest O O
that O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
big O O
western O O
country O O
to O O
establish O O
diplomatic O O
relations O O
with O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
that O O
over B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
since O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
diplomatic O O
relations O O
between O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
bilateral O O
relations O O
has O O
been O O
satisfactory O O
overall O O
despite O O
some O O
complications O O
. O O

He O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
regardless O O
of O O
whatever O O
major O O
changes O O
happen O O
in O O
the O O
international O O
situation O O
, O O
maintaining O O
friendly O O
relations O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
, O O
namely O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
will O O
always O O
be O O
important O O
for O O
the O O
peace O O
, O O
stability O O
and O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

Both O O
sides O O
also O O
exchanged O O
views O O
on O O
relevant O O
problems O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
security O O
situation O O
and O O
economic O O
development O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
unification O O
of O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
etc O O
. O O

Barre B-PERSON B-PERSON
hoped O O
that O O
Franco B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP I-NORP
Chinese I-NORP I-NORP
relations O O
would O O
achieve O O
further O O
development O O
and O O
strengthening O O
, O O
and O O
also O O
expressed O O
that O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
using O O
its O O
dominant O O
position O O
, O O
was O O
willing O O
to O O
more O O
actively O O
participate O O
in O O
the O O
economic O O
build O O
- O O
up O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

President O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
Shuqin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
also O O
present O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
. O O

Barre B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
his O O
entourage O O
arrived O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
30th I-DATE I-DATE
at O O
the O O
invitation O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

They O O
will O O
also O O
go O O
to O O
Shanghai B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
a O O
visit O O
. O O

In O O
his O O
meeting O O
with O O
the O O
Uruguayan B-NORP B-NORP
guests O O
, O O
Qichen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON I-PERSON
expressed O O
welcome O O
over O O
the O O
visit O O
by O O
vice O O
Foreign B-ORG O
Affairs I-ORG O
Minister O O
Kamyao B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
the O O
political O O
consultations O O
in O O
progress O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
more I-DATE I-DATE
than I-DATE I-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
since O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
diplomatic O O
relations O O
between O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
friendly O O
co-operative O O
relations O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
had O O
continued O O
its O O
steady O O
development O O
. O O

Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
earliest O O
countries O O
in O O
the B-LOC O
Latin I-LOC B-NORP
American I-LOC I-NORP
region I-LOC O
to O O
develop O O
trade O O
with O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
bilateral O O
trade O O
development O O
has O O
been O O
relatively O O
rapid O O
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
the O O
largest O O
buyer O O
of O O
Uruguayan B-NORP B-NORP
wool O O
. O O

He O O
hoped O O
that O O
henceforth O O
, O O
both O O
countries O O
' O O
co-operation O O
and O O
interaction O O
in O O
economics O O
, O O
trade O O
and O O
technology O O
would O O
further O O
expand O O
and O O
develop O O
. O O

Qichen B-PERSON B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON I-PERSON
expressed O O
his O O
gratitude O O
towards O O
the O O
support O O
Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
given O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
international O O
affairs O O
, O O
and O O
expressed O O
commendation O O
over O O
Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
's O O
position O O
of O O
persisting O O
in O O
their O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
stance O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
Latin B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
was O O
a O O
continent O O
filled O O
with O O
hopes O O
, O O
and O O
possessed O O
huge O O
development O O
potential O O
. O O

In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
Latin B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
economy O O
has O O
steadily O O
grown O O
, O O
which O O
has O O
provided O O
good O O
conditions O O
for O O
further O O
strengthening O O
economic O O
and O O
trade O O
co-operation O O
between O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Latin B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
puts O O
great O O
importance O O
on O O
strengthening O O
friendly O O
co-operative O O
relations O O
with O O
countries O O
of O O
the O O
southern O O
common O O
market O O
, O O
including O O
Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
other O O
Latin B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
countries O O
. O O

Kamyao B-PERSON B-PERSON
expressed O O
, O O
Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
puts O O
great O O
importance O O
on O O
developing O O
relations O O
with O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
areas O O
such O O
as O O
economics O O
, O O
trade O O
, O O
science O O
, O O
technology O O
, O O
culture O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
70's I-DATE I-DATE
China B-GPE B-GPE
recovered O O
a O O
legal O O
seat O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
this O O
was O O
a O O
major O O
development O O
in O O
the O O
affairs O O
of O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
highly O O
commended O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
playing O O
an O O
increasingly O O
important O O
role O O
in O O
international O O
affairs O O
, O O
especially O O
the O O
active O O
role O O
taken O O
in O O
building O O
a O O
new O O
political O O
and O O
economic O O
world O O
order O O
. O O

Uruguay B-GPE B-GPE
resolutely O O
supports O O
the O O
recovery O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
status O O
as O O
a O O
signatory O O
country O O
of O O
GATT B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
and O O
believes O O
that O O
it O O
will O O
make O O
active O O
contributions O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

This B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
Kamyao B-PERSON B-PERSON
represented O O
the O O
Paraguay B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
in O O
presenting O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Weaving B-ORG B-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
with O O
17 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
wool O O
for O O
the O O
purpose O O
of O O
scientific O O
research O O
by O O
relevant O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
departments O O
, O O
scientific O O
research O O
organizations O O
and O O
other O O
high O O
level O O
institutes O O
. O O

Vice O O
Foreign B-ORG O
Affairs I-ORG O
Minister O O
Huaqiu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON I-PERSON
held O O
talks O O
with O O
Kamyao B-PERSON B-PERSON
here O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
29th I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Both O O
parties O O
exchanged O O
opinions O O
in O O
depth O O
regarding O O
further O O
developing O O
bilateral O O
relations O O
and O O
also O O
international O O
and O O
regional O O
problems O O
that O O
were O O
of O O
common O O
concern O O
, O O
and O O
they O O
achieved O O
widespread O O
agreement O O
. O O

Kamyao B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
his O O
entourage O O
, O O
were O O
invited O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
a O O
visit O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
arrived O O
on O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
29th I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
carry O O
out O O
political O O
consultations O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
' O O
foreign O O
affair O O
ministries O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
also O O
go O O
to O O
Hangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
a O O
visit O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
23rd I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
correspondent O O
Shengmin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON I-PERSON

Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
private O O
sector O O
economy O O
is O O
developing O O
swiftly O O
, O O
enterprise O O
scale O O
is O O
gradually O O
enlarging O O
, O O
and O O
has O O
begun O O
to O O
develop O O
towards O O
the O O
area O O
of O O
high O O
and O O
new O O
technology O O
industries O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
statistics O O
, O O
by O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
registered O O
private O O
enterprises O O
in O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
reached O O
7646 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

There O O
are O O
97,963 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
employed O O
people O O
, O O
and O O
registered O O
capital O O
of O O
private O O
enterprises O O
is O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
3.08 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
respectively O O
10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
privately O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
again O O
showed O O
many O O
characteristics O O
: O O
all O O
walks O O
of O O
life O O
are O O
developing O O
extensively O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
industry O O
and O O
commerce O O
is O O
remarkable O O
. O O

Privately O O
owned O O
industry O O
and O O
commercial O O
enterprises O O
total O O
5836 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

There O O
are O O
76,724 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
employed O O
people O O
, O O
respectively O O
increasing O O
by O O
9.33 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
and I-PERCENT O
11.22 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
than O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
proportion O O
of O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
private O O
industries O O
and O O
private O O
commerce O O
in O O
the O O
total O O
number O O
of O O
private O O
enterprises O O
and O O
employed O O
people O O
of O O
the O O
whole O O
city O O
is O O
respectively O O
76.33 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
and I-PERCENT O
78.32 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
recently O O
opened O O
private O O
enterprises O O
are O O
continually O O
increasing O O
. O O

The B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
totally O O
, O O
registered O O
and O O
recently O O
started O O
privately O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
of O O
the O O
whole O O
city O O
are O O
851 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
5.98 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Additionally O O
, O O
the O O
input O O
of O O
registered O O
capital O O
of O O
privately O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
has O O
shown O O
a O O
trend O O
of O O
substantial O O
growth O O
. O O

By O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
registered O O
capital O O
of O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
privately O O
owned O O
enterprises O O
is O O
3.08 B-MONEY B-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
24.97 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
private O O
enterprises O O
have O O
begun O O
to O O
set O O
foot O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
of O O
high O O
and O O
new O O
technology O O
industries O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
rate O O
of O O
development O O
is O O
considerably O O
fast O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
science O O
and O O
technology O O
consulting O O
enterprises O O
in O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
reached O O
534 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
more O O
than O O
double O O
of O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

With O O
the O O
operation O O
scale O O
constantly O O
expanding O O
, O O
the O O
economic O O
benefits O O
have O O
increased O O
significantly O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
private O O
industries O O
, O O
construction O O
industries O O
and O O
traffic O O
and O O
transportation O O
industries O O
have O O
achieved O O
a O O
total O O
output O O
value O O
of O O
412 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
22.62 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
than O O
that O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
same I-DATE I-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Jinan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
2nd I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
reporter O O
Baixin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON I-PERSON

Laiwu B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
of O I-GPE
Shandong B-GPE I-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
established O O
a O O
cell O O
structure O O
cultivation O O
center O O
inside O O
the O O
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
, O O
to O O
introduce O O
and O O
tame O O
improved O O
breeds O O
of O O
nurseries O O
, O O
flowers O O
and O O
vegetables O O
from O O
home O O
and O O
abroad O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
50 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
new O O
breeds O O
such O O
as O O
melons O O
, O O
vegetables O O
, O O
flowers O O
and O O
fruit O O
trees O O
, O O
etc. O O
have O O
successively O O
been O O
introduced O O
from O O
countries O O
such O O
as O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
etc. O O
and O O
has O O
bred O O
3.5 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
improved O O
nurseries O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
understanding O O
, O O
currently O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
established O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
similar O O
to O O
that O O
of O O
Laiwu B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

A O O
government O O
official O O
of O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
told O O
this O O
reporter O O
that O O
this O O
province O O
established O O
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
beginning O O
in O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
whose O O
main O O
purpose O O
is O O
to O O
accelerate O O
the O O
transformation O O
of O O
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
achievements O O
through O O
introducing O O
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technologies O O
from O O
home O O
and O O
abroad O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
development O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
provide O O
effective O O
models O O
for O O
agricultural O O
production O O
and O O
rural O O
economy O O
development O O
to O O
promote O O
the O O
transformation O O
of O O
traditional O O
agriculture O O
into O O
modern O O
agriculture O O
. O O

Currently O O
, O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
have O O
designated O O
180,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
mu I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
land O O
to O O
become O O
the O O
central O O
model O O
zone O O
. O O

To O O
accelerate O O
construction O O
of O O
the O O
model O O
zones O O
, O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
Province I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
totally O O
invested O O
capital O O
of O O
more O B-MONEY
than O I-MONEY
62 B-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
yuan I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
with O O
a O O
construction O O
area O O
reaching O O
218,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

The O O
model O O
zones O O
have O O
basically O O
implemented O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
conveniences O O
of O O
water O O
, O O
electricity O O
, O O
roads O O
and O O
telecommunications O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zone O O
of O O
Zibo B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
in O O
the B-GPE B-LOC
Zhangdian I-GPE I-LOC
District I-GPE I-LOC
, O O
plan O O
to O O
establish O O
a O O
agricultural O O
scientific O O
research O O
training O O
institute O O
, O O
a O O
breeding O O
area O O
for O O
improved O O
agricultural O O
varieties O O
, O O
an O O
organic O O
vegetable O O
area O O
, O O
a O O
quality O O
orchard O O
, O O
the O O
fine O O
stock O O
breeding O O
farm O O
, O O
etc O O
. O O

Not O O
only O O
are O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
advanced O O
domestic O O
agricultural O O
technologies O O
here O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
new O O
varieties O O
introduced O O
from O O
foreign O O
countries O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
have O O
promoted O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
a I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
hundred I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
new O O
agricultural O O
varieties O O
, O O
developed O O
23 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
projects O O
entering O O
the O O
zone O O
, O O
and O O
reaped O O
better O O
economic O O
benefits O O
and O O
social O O
benefits O O
. O O

The O O
Weihai B-GPE B-GPE
agricultural O O
new O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zone O O
introduced O O
a O O
new O O
potato O O
variety O O
, O O
and O O
after O O
cultivation O O
and O O
breeding O O
, O O
has O O
provided O O
50,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
kg I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
potatoes O O
to O O
society O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

They O O
have O O
also O O
bred O O
200,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
toxin O O
- O O
free O O
fruit O O
tree O O
nurseries O O
. O O

New O O
high O O
level O O
technology O O
development O O
and O O
model O O
zones O O
have O O
become O O
Shandong B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
agricultural O O
" O O
model O O
gardens O O
" O O
. O O

Many O O
peasants O O
often O O
come O O
here O O
to O O
learn O O
techniques O O
and O O
purchase O O
quality O O
varieties O O
. O O

The O O
modeling O O
and O O
leading O O
effects O O
of O O
the O O
model O O
zones O O
have O O
become O O
larger O O
and O O
larger O O
. O O

Laiwu B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
established O O
a O O
detoxification O O
production O O
base O O
to O O
carry O O
out O O
nursery O O
detoxification O O
on O O
traditional O O
products O O
such O O
as O O
shallot O O
, O O
ginger O O
and O O
garlic O O
, O O
and O O
after O O
detoxification O O
, O O
the O O
output O O
of O O
shallot O O
, O O
ginger O O
and O O
garlic O O
has O O
increased O O
more O O
than O O
doubled O O
. O O

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Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
31 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
wire O O

Israel B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
, B-PERSON O
Shimon I-PERSON B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON I-PERSON
, I-PERSON O
said O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
by O O
persevering O O
in O O
going O O
its O O
own O O
way O O
, O O
and O O
concentrating O O
its O O
efforts O O
on O O
conquering O O
poverty O O
set O O
an O O
example O O
for O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
every O O
country O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

This O O
is O O
what O O
Peres B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
in O O
the O O
preface O O
he O O
composed O O
especially O O
for O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
edition O O
of O O
his O O
just O O
published O O
new O O
work O O
" O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-LOC
New I-WORK_OF_ART I-LOC
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART I-LOC
East I-WORK_OF_ART I-LOC
. O O
" O O

Peres B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
: O O
" O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
are O O
at O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
ends O O
of O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
separated O O
by O O
' O O
ten B-CARDINAL O
thousand I-CARDINAL O
crags O O
and O O
torrents O O
. O O
' O O

Yet O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
our O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
nevertheless O O
are O O
similar O O
to O O
one O O
another O O
. O O

The O O
great O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
offered O O
up O O
to O O
the O O
world O O
cultural O O
riches O O
on O O
the O O
spiritual O O
plane O O
and O O
material O O
plane O O
. O O

If O O
these O O
riches O O
did O O
n't O O
exist O O
, O O
people O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
describe O O
the O O
course O O
of O O
history O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
said O O
in O O
addition O O
: O O
" O O
We O O
who O O
live O O
in O O
western O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
are O O
gazing O O
at O O
the O O
east O O
with O O
a O O
look O O
of O O
hope O O
and O O
reverence O O
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
already O O
demonstrated O O
to O O
the O O
entire O O
world O O
that O O
the O O
strategy O O
for O O
resolving O O
the O O
question O O
of O O
poverty O O
in O O
society O O
lies O O
in O O
carrying O O
out O O
a O O
plan O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
reasoned O O
out O O
and O O
in O O
concentrating O O
strength O O
towards O O
a O O
task O O
that O O
has O O
a O O
reasonable O O
hope O O
of O O
success O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
still O O
believes O O
in O O
the O O
path O O
that O O
it O O
itself O O
has O O
specified O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
past O O
it O O
has O O
not O O
yielded O O
to O O
any O O
pressure O O
from O O
outside O O
, O O
and O O
now O O
it O O
still O O
unswervingly O O
defends O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
determine O O
its O O
own O O
future O O
for O O
itself O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
book O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
New I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
East I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
originally O O
was O O
published O O
as O O
an O O
English B-LANGUAGE B-LANGUAGE
edition O O
around O B-DATE
the B-DATE I-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
autumn I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
author O O
starts O O
the O O
discussion O O
from O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
that I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
with O O
Israel B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
signing O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Declaration I-LAW I-LAW
of I-LAW I-LAW
Principles I-LAW I-LAW
of I-LAW I-LAW
Palestinian I-LAW I-LAW
Autonomy I-LAW I-LAW
with I-LAW O
the I-LAW B-ORG
Palestine I-LAW I-ORG
Liberation I-LAW I-ORG
Organization I-LAW I-ORG
, O O
and O O
looks O O
back O O
at O O
the O O
complex O O
struggles O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
hundred I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
especially O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
most I-DATE I-DATE
recent I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

He O O
expresses O O
his O O
views O O
on O O
building O O
a O O
new O O
Middle B-LOC B-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
preface O O
to O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
edition O O
, O O
Peres B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
that O O
the O O
leaders O O
of O O
every O O
country O O
must O O
have O O
vision O O
, O O
relinquish O O
old O O
grudges O O
, O O
and O O
create O O
peace O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
deal O O
with O O
" O O
challenges O O
of O O
tomorrow O B-DATE
. O O
" O O

He O O
points O O
out O O
, O O
" O O
At O O
a O O
time O O
when O O
we O O
are O O
on O O
the O O
threshold O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
21st I-DATE I-DATE
century I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
warfare O O
no O O
longer O O
has O O
any O O
use O O
. O O

The O O
important O O
problems O O
we O O
are O O
up O O
against O O
are O O
how O O
to O O
conquer O O
poverty O O
and O O
scarcity O O
. O O
" O O

To O O
do O O
this O O
, O O
he O O
emphasized O O
, O O
" O O
We O O
must O O
control O O
the O O
desert O O
that O O
is O O
day O O
- O O
by O O
- O O
day O O
eroding O O
arable O O
land O O
, O O
develop O O
new O O
sources O O
of O O
water O O
, O O
and O O
carry O O
out O O
new O O
engineering O O
projects O O
. O O
" O O

Peres B-PERSON B-PERSON
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
these O O
goals O O
are O O
not O O
likely O O
to O O
be O O
realized O O
easily O O
. O O

They O O
require O O
a O O
sensible O O
attitude O O
and O O
a O O
dedicated O O
spirit O O
. O O

He O O
observed O O
, O O
" O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
already O O
demonstrated O O
that O O
it O O
could O O
conquer O O
poverty O O
and O O
the O O
misery O O
that O O
generations O O
of O O
people O O
have O O
suffered O O
. O O

We O O
hope O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
becomes O O
a O O
model O O
that O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
all O O
Middle B-NORP B-NORP
Eastern I-NORP I-NORP
countries O O
, O O
including O O
both O O
Israelis B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Arabs B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
can O O
imitate O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
that O O
we O O
walk O O
together O O
heading O O
towards O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

The O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
edition O O
of O O
the O O
book O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
New I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
East I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
has O O
already O O
recently O O
been O O
published O O
and O O
distributed O O
through O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

-LRB- O O
End O O
-RRB- O O

Japan B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
wholesale O O
prices O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
rose O O
3.3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
were O O
up O O
0.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Japan I-ORG I-ORG
announced O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
wholesale O O
price O O
index O O
stood O O
at O O
90.1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
compared O O
with O O
a O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
base O O
of O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

Time B-ORG B-ORG
magazine O O
, O O
in O O
a O O
move O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
costs O O
of O O
wooing O O
new O O
subscribers O O
, O O
is O O
lowering O O
its O O
circulation O O
guarantee O O
to O O
advertisers O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
consecutive I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
increasing O O
its O O
subscription O O
rates O O
and O O
cutting O O
back O O
on O O
merchandise O O
giveaways O O
. O O

In O O
an O O
announcement O O
to O O
its O O
staff O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
executives O O
at O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
Warner I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
weekly B-DATE B-DATE
magazine O O
said O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
`` O O
dramatically O O
de-emphasize O O
'' O O
its O O
use O O
of O O
electronic O O
giveaways O O
such O O
as O O
telephones O O
in O O
television O O
subscription O O
drives O O
; O O
cut O O
the O O
circulation O O
it O O
guarantees O O
advertisers O O
by O O
300,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
to O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
; O O
and O O
increase O O
the O O
cost O O
of O O
its O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
subscription O O
rate O O
by O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
4 I-MONEY I-MONEY
to I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
55 I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

In O O
a O O
related O O
development O O
, O O
the O O
news O O
- O O
weekly O B-DATE
, O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
in O I-DATE
a O I-DATE
row O I-DATE
, O O
said O O
it O O
wo O O
n't O O
increase O O
its O O
advertising O O
rates O O
in O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
; O O
a O O
full O O
, O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
color O O
page O O
in O O
the O O
magazine O O
costs O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
120,000 I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

However O O
, O O
because O O
the O O
guaranteed O O
circulation O O
base O O
is O O
being O O
lowered O O
, O O
ad O O
rates O O
will O O
be O O
effectively O O
7.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
higher O O
per O O
subscriber O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Heinemann I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
associate O O
publisher O O
. O O

Time B-ORG O
is O O
following O O
the O O
course O O
of O O
some O O
other O O
mass O O
- O O
circulation O O
magazines O O
that O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
have O O
challenged O O
the O O
publishing O O
myth O O
that O O
maintaining O O
artificially O O
high O O
, O O
and O O
expensive O O
, O O
circulations O O
is O O
the O O
way O O
to O O
draw O O
advertisers O O
. O O

In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Reader B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Digest I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
McCall B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
, O O
and O O
most O O
recently O O
News B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
TV B-ORG B-ORG
Guide I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
have O O
cut O O
their O O
massive O O
circulation O O
rate O O
bases O O
to O O
eliminate O O
marginal O O
circulation O O
and O O
hold O O
down O O
rates O O
for O O
advertisers O O
. O O

Deep O O
discounts O O
in O O
subscriptions O O
and O O
offers O O
of O O
free O O
clock O O
radios O O
and O O
watches O O
have O O
become O O
accepted O O
forms O O
of O O
attracting O O
new O O
subscribers O O
in O O
the O O
hyper-competitive O O
world O O
of O O
magazine O O
news O O
- O O
weeklies O O
. O O

But O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
more O O
cost O O
- O O
conscious O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
Warner I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
wants O O
to O O
wean O O
itself O O
away O O
from O O
expensive O O
gimmicks O O
. O O

Besides O O
, O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
executives O O
think O O
selling O O
a O O
news O O
magazine O O
with O O
a O O
clock O O
radio O O
is O O
tacky O O
. O O

`` O O
Giveaways O O
just O O
give O O
people O O
the O O
wrong O O
image O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Mr. O O
Heinemann B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

`` O O
That O O
perception O O
takes O O
the O O
focus O O
off O O
the O O
magazine O O
. O O
'' O O

Time B-ORG B-ORG
magazine O O
executives O O
predictably O O
paint O O
the O O
circulation O O
cut O O
as O O
a O O
show O O
of O O
strength O O
and O O
actually O O
a O O
benefit O O
to O O
advertisers O O
. O O

`` O O
What O O
we O O
are O O
doing O O
is O O
screening O O
out O O
the O O
readers O O
who O O
are O O
only O O
casually O O
related O O
to O O
the O O
magazine O O
and O O
do O O
n't O O
really O O
read O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Mr. O O
Heinemann B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

`` O O
We O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
create O O
quality O O
and O O
involvement O O
. O O
'' O O

However O O
, O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
executives O O
used O O
the O O
same O O
explanation O O
when O O
in O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
magazine O O
cut O O
its O O
guaranteed O O
circulation O O
from O O
4.6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
to O O
4.3 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

And O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
paid O O
circulation O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
Audit B-ORG B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Circulations I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
dropped O O
7.3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to O O
4,393,237 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
ended I-DATE I-DATE
June I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Still O O
, O O
Time B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
move O O
is O O
being O O
received O O
well O O
, O O
once O O
again O O
. O O

`` O O
It O O
's O O
terrific O O
for O O
advertisers O O
to O O
know O O
the O O
reader O O
will O O
be O O
paying O O
more O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Drexler I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
national O O
media O O
director O O
at O O
Bozell B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
ad O O
agency O O
. O O

`` O O
A O O
few O O
drops O O
in O O
circulation O O
are O O
of O O
no O O
consequence O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
show O O
of O O
weakness O O
; O O
they O O
are O O
improving O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
circulation O O
while O O
insuring O O
their O O
profits O O
. O O
'' O O

Mr. O O
Heinemann B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
the O O
changes O O
represent O O
a O O
new O O
focus O O
in O O
the O O
magazine O O
industry O O
: O O
a O O
magazine O O
's O O
net O O
revenue O O
per O O
subscriber O O
, O O
or O O
the O O
actual O O
revenue O O
from O O
subscribers O O
after O O
discounts O O
and O O
the O O
cost O O
of O O
premiums O O
have O O
been O O
stripped O O
away O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
question O O
is O O
how O O
much O O
are O O
we O O
getting O O
from O O
each O O
reader O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Mr. O O
Heinemann B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Time B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
rivals O O
news O O
- O O
weeklies O O
, O O
Washington B-ORG B-ORG
Post I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Newsweek B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Report I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
are O O
less O O
reliant O O
on O O
electronic O O
giveaways O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
both O O
have O O
been O O
increasing O O
their O O
circulation O O
rate O O
bases O O
. O O

Both O O
magazines O O
are O O
expected O O
to O O
announce O O
their O O
ad O O
rates O O
and O O
circulation O O
levels O O
for O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
within O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Ford B-ORG B-ORG
Motor I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
acquired O O
5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
shares O O
in O O
Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
London I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
are O O
being O O
notified O O
of O O
the O O
transactions O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
advised O O
Ford B-ORG B-ORG
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
it O O
would O O
n't O O
raise O O
any O O
objection O O
to O O
the O O
acquisition O O
of O O
as B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
much I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
as I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
15 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
shares O O
. O O

The O O
No. O O
2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
auto O O
maker O O
disclosed O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
it O O
wants O O
to O O
buy O O
as B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
much I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
as I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
15 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
luxury O O
- O O
car O O
maker O O
, O O
the O O
maximum O O
allowed O O
under O O
current O O
United B-GPE B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE I-GPE
government O O
restrictions O O
. O O

General B-ORG B-ORG
Motors I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
had O O
discussed O O
the O O
possibility O O
of O O
a O O
joint O O
venture O O
with O O
Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
before O O
Ford B-ORG B-ORG
began O O
buying O O
shares O O
. O O

GM B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
still O O
is O O
talking O O
with O O
Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
about O O
acquiring O O
a O O
minority O O
interest O O
. O O

Investors O O
who O O
bought O O
stock O O
with O O
borrowed O O
money O O
-- O O
that O O
is O O
, O O
`` O O
on O O
margin O O
'' O O
-- O O
may O O
be O O
more O O
worried O O
than O O
most O O
following O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
market O O
drop O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
because O O
their O O
brokers O O
can O O
require O O
them O O
to O O
sell O O
some O O
shares O O
or O O
put O O
up O O
more O O
cash O O
to O O
enhance O O
the O O
collateral O O
backing O O
their O O
loans O O
. O O

In O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
these O O
margin O O
calls O O
were O O
thought O O
to O O
have O O
contributed O O
to O O
the O O
downward O O
spiral O O
of O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
. O O

Typically O O
, O O
a O O
margin O O
call O O
occurs O O
when O O
the O O
price O O
of O O
a O O
stock O O
falls O O
below O O
75 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
original O O
value O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
investor O O
does O O
n't O O
put O O
up O O
the O O
extra O O
cash O O
to O O
satisfy O O
the O O
call O O
, O O
the O O
brokerage O O
firm O O
may O O
begin O O
liquidating O O
the O O
securities O O
. O O

But O O
some O O
big O O
brokerage O O
firms O O
said O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
expect O O
major O O
problems O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
margin O O
calls O O
. O O

Margin O O
calls O O
since O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
`` O O
have O O
been O O
higher O O
than O O
usual O O
, O O
but O O
reasonable O O
, O O
'' O O
a O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Shearson B-ORG B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
. O O

Merrill B-ORG B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
officials O O
`` O O
do O O
n't O O
expect O O
-LCB- O O
margin O O
calls O O
-RCB- O O
to O O
be O O
as O O
big O O
a O O
factor O O
as O O
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
'' O O
because O O
fewer O O
individual O O
investors O O
are O O
buying O O
stock O O
on O O
margin O O
, O O
a O O
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

Hugo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Quackenbush I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
Charles B-ORG B-ORG
Schwab I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
San B-GPE B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
based O O
discount O O
brokerage O O
firm O O
, O O
said O O
he O O
did O O
n't O O
expect O O
any O O
immediate O O
problems O O
with O O
margin O O
calls O O
for O O
Schwab B-ORG B-ORG
customers O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
Schwab B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
increased O O
margin O O
requirements O O
`` O O
so O O
customers O O
have O O
more O O
of O O
a O O
cushion O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
added O O
: O O
`` O O
We O O
learned O O
a O O
lesson O O
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
about O O
volatility O O
. O O

Honeywell B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Business I-ORG I-ORG
Machines I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
received O O
Air B-ORG B-ORG
Force I-ORG I-ORG
contracts O O
to O O
develop O O
integrated O O
circuits O O
for O O
use O O
in O O
space O O
. O O

Honeywell B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
contract O O
totaled O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
69.7 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
and O O
IBM B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
68.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Boeing B-ORG B-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
received O O
a O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
46.7 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Air B-ORG B-ORG
Force I-ORG I-ORG
contract O O
for O O
developing O O
cable O O
systems O O
for O O
the B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Minuteman I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Missile I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
. O O

General B-ORG B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
received O O
a O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
29 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Air B-ORG B-ORG
Force I-ORG I-ORG
contract O O
for O O
electronic O O
- O O
warfare O O
training O O
sets O O
. O O

Grumman B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
received O O
an O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
18.1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Navy B-ORG B-ORG
contract O O
to O O
upgrade O O
aircraft O O
electronics O O
. O O

Avco B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
received O O
an O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
11.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Army B-ORG B-ORG
contract O O
for O O
helicopter O O
engines O O
. O O

Chase B-ORG B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Willard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Butcher I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
a O O
conservative O O
banker O O
and O O
a O O
loyal O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
but O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
morning B-TIME B-TIME
he O O
had O O
few O O
kind O O
words O O
for O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
economic O O
policy O O
- O O
making O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
are O O
some O O
very O O
significant O O
issues O O
out O O
there O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
fiscal O O
deficit O O
, O O
the O O
trade O O
deficit O O
, O O
our O O
relations O O
with O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
that O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
major O O
initiatives O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
in O O
an O O
interview O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
'd O O
like O O
to O O
see O O
that O O
initiative O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
n't O O
a O O
big O O
shot O O
, O O
an O O
agenda O O
. O O
'' O O

A B-TIME B-TIME
few I-TIME I-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
later I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
dropped O O
190 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
points O O
. O O

Politicians O O
tried O O
to O O
finger O O
each O O
other O O
for O O
the O O
blame O O
, O O
although O O
many O O
analysts O O
doubt O O
that O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
singly O O
responsible O O
for O O
Wall O O
Street O O
's O O
woes O O
. O O

But O O
Mr. O O
Butcher B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
comments O O
make O O
one O B-CARDINAL
thing O O
clear O O
: O O
Some O O
on O O
Wall O O
Street O O
wonder O O
if O O
anyone O O
is O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
economic O O
policy O O
. O O

Consider O O
this O O
: O O

-- O O
By O O
11:59 B-TIME B-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
tonight I-TIME B-TIME
, O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
must O O
order O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
16 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
automatic O O
, O O
across O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
board O O
cuts O O
in O O
government O O
spending O O
to O O
comply O O
with O O
the O O
Gramm B-LAW B-LAW
- I-LAW I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW I-LAW
budget O O
law O O
. O O

The O O
cuts O O
are O O
necessary O O
because O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
administration O O
have O O
failed O O
to O O
reach O O
agreement O O
on O O
a O O
deficit O O
- O O
cutting O O
bill O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
simply O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
strong O O
leadership O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
deficit O O
and O O
make O O
tough O O
choices O O
, O O
'' O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Leon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Panetta I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Calif B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE I-GPE
-RRB- O O
said O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
on O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
`` O O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

-- O O
For O O
the O B-DATE
last O I-DATE
two B-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
have O O
been O O
engaged O O
in O O
a O O
semi-public O O
battle O O
over O O
international O O
economic O O
policy O O
. O O

The O O
administration O O
has O O
been O O
trying O O
to O O
push O O
the O O
dollar O O
lower O O
; O O
the O O
Fed B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
resisting O O
. O O

`` O O
One O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
things O O
that O O
continues O O
to O O
worry O O
me O O
is O O
this O O
monetary O O
warfare O O
between O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Lawrence B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kudlow I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
Bear B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Stearns I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
economist O O
, O O
on O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
`` O O
This B-WORK_OF_ART O
Week I-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

-- O O
The O O
administration O O
has O O
sent O O
out O O
confusing O O
signals O O
about O O
its O O
response O O
to O O
a O O
recent O O
spate O O
of O O
airline O O
takeovers O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Transportation B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Sam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Skinner I-PERSON I-PERSON
forced O O
Northwest B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
reduce O O
a O O
stake O O
held O O
by O O
KLM B-ORG B-ORG
Royal I-ORG B-ORG
Dutch I-ORG I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
he O O
has O O
since O O
run O O
into O O
opposition O O
from O O
the O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
over O O
that O O
decision O O
. O O

And O O
he O O
has O O
kept O O
mum O O
on O O
how O O
his O O
decision O O
might O O
affect O O
a O O
bid O O
for O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
includes O O
a O O
big O O
stake O O
by O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Some O O
analysts O O
say O O
uncertainty O O
about O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
anti-takeover O O
policy O O
was O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reason O O
that O O
financing O O
for O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
takeover O O
fell O O
through O O
-- O O
the O O
event O O
that O O
triggered O O
the O O
market O O
drop O O
. O O

In O O
many O O
ways O O
, O O
the O O
backdrop O O
to O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
stock O O
decline O O
is O O
eerily O O
similar O O
to O O
that O O
of O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE O
508 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
point O O
crash O O
. O O

Then O O
, O O
as O O
now O O
, O O
the O O
budget O O
debate O O
was O O
behind O O
schedule O O
and O O
automatic O O
spending O O
cuts O O
were O O
within O O
days B-DATE B-DATE
of O O
taking O O
hold O O
. O O

The O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
locked O O
in O O
a O O
battle O O
over O O
international O O
economic O O
policy O O
, O O
although O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
it O O
was O O
with O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
German I-NORP I-NORP
officials O O
rather O O
than O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

And O O
concern O O
about O O
official O O
actions O O
aimed O O
at O O
takeovers O O
-- O O
then O O
by O O
the O O
tax O O
- O O
writing O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
Ways I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Means I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
rather O O
than O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
-- O O
were O O
making O O
markets O O
nervous O O
. O O

The O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
brought O O
the O O
Reagan B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
and O O
Democratic B-NORP B-NORP
lawmakers O O
to O O
the O O
table O O
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
budget O O
summit O O
, O O
resulting O O
in O O
a O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
plan O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
deficit O O
by O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
76 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
-- O O
even O O
though O O
the O O
deficit O O
actually O O
rose O O
by O O
nearly O B-MONEY
$ B-MONEY I-MONEY
12 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
during O O
that O B-DATE
period O I-DATE
. O O

But O O
, O O
barring O O
further O O
drops O O
in O O
the O O
market O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
similar O O
outcome O O
does O O
n't O O
seem O O
likely O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Lawmakers O O
and O O
administration O O
officials O O
agree O O
that O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
drop O O
, O O
by O O
itself O O
, O O
is O O
n't O O
enough O O
to O O
force O O
both O O
sides O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
table O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
reach O O
a O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
agreement O O
that O O
would O O
be O O
more O O
serious O O
and O O
more O O
far O O
- O O
reaching O O
than O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
gimmick O O
- O O
ridden O O
plan O O
, O O
which O O
still O O
is O O
n't O O
fully O O
implemented O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
biggest O O
reasons O O
that O O
new O O
talks O O
are O O
n't O O
likely O O
to O O
come O O
about O O
is O O
that O O
, O O
as O O
everyone O O
learned O O
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
economy O O
and O O
the O O
market O O
can O O
survive O O
a O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
508 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
point O O
tumble O O
. O O

`` O O
Everybody O O
thought O O
we O O
were O O
looking O O
at O O
a O O
repetition O O
of O O
1929 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
that O O
we O O
were O O
looking O O
at O O
a O O
recession O O
, O O
'' O O
Rep. O O
Panetta B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
an O O
interview O O
. O O

`` O O
That O O
did O O
not O O
happen O O
. O O

They O O
learned O O
they O O
could O O
survive O O
it O O
without O O
much O O
problem O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
administration O O
officials O O
privately O O
agree O O
with O O
Mr. O O
Panetta B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
said O O
a O O
precipitous O O
drop O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
`` O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
force O O
the O O
president O O
and O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
take O O
a O O
much O O
harder O O
look O O
at O O
fiscal O O
policy O O
. O O
'' O O

In O O
that O O
case O O
, O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
plenty O O
of O O
blame O O
to O O
go O O
around O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
is O O
an O O
underlying O O
concern O O
on O O
the O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
-- O O
and O O
there O O
should O O
be O O
- O O
that O O
the O O
administration O O
has O O
not O O
gone O O
far O O
enough O O
in O O
cutting O O
this O O
deficit O O
and O O
that O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
unwilling O O
to O O
cut O O
what O O
the O O
administration O O
asked O O
us O O
to O O
cut O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Lloyd B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bentsen I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O

Nevertheless O O
, O O
it O O
clearly O O
will O O
take O O
more O O
than O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
190 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
point O O
decline O O
to O O
overcome O O
the O O
bitter O O
feelings O O
that O O
have O O
developed O O
between O O
lawmakers O O
and O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Budget O O
Director O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON I-PERSON
over O O
the O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
fight O O
. O O

Hill B-ORG B-ORG
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
particularly O O
angry O O
over O O
Mr. O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
claim O O
that O O
the O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
cut O O
was O O
part O O
of O O
April B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
budget O O
accord O O
and O O
his O O
insistence O O
on O O
combining O O
it O O
with O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
legislation O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
is O O
no O O
prospect O O
of O O
any O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
grand O O
compromise O O
or O O
deal O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
because O O
the O O
administration O O
simply O O
did O O
n't O O
live O O
up O O
to O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
deal O O
, O O
'' O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Majority O O
Leader O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Maine B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
said O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
on O O
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
`` O O
Face B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Nation I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

During O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
maneuverings O O
on O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
cutting O O
bill O O
and O O
the O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
issue O O
, O O
there O O
were O O
signs O O
that O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
administration O O
were O O
at O O
odds O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
very O O
moment O O
that O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
were O O
negotiating O O
a O O
deal O O
to O O
exclude O O
capital O O
gains O O
from O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
legislation O O
, O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
Marlin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON I-PERSON
told O O
reporters O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
the O O
president O O
's O O
policy O O
to O O
include O O
it O O
. O O

When O O
an O O
agreement O O
was O O
reached O O
to O O
strip O O
capital O O
gains O O
from O O
the O O
legislation O O
, O O
Oregon B-GPE B-GPE
Sen. O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Packwood I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
ranking O O
GOP B-ORG B-ORG
member O O
of O O
the O O
tax O O
- O O
writing O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
hailed O O
it O O
. O O

Asked O O
if O O
the O O
administration O O
agreed O O
, O O
he O O
curtly O O
replied O O
: O O
`` O O
The O O
adminstration O O
will O O
have O O
to O O
speak O O
for O O
itself O O
. O O
'' O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
market O O
tumble O O
could O O
spur O O
action O O
on O O
reconciling O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
versions O O
of O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
measure O O
, O O
a O O
process O O
that O O
is O O
n't O O
expected O O
to O O
begin O O
until O O
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
the O O
soonest O O
. O O

Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
expressed O O
the O O
hope O O
that O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
follow O O
the O O
lead O O
of O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
agreed O O
to O O
drop O O
a O O
variety O O
of O O
spending O O
measures O O
and O O
tax O O
breaks O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
increased O O
the O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
deficit O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
market O O
needs O O
a O O
strong O O
signal O O
that O O
we O O
're O O
serious O O
about O O
deficit O O
reduction O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
best O O
way O O
to O O
do O O
that O O
is O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Representatives I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
strip O O
their O O
bill O O
'' O O
of O O
similar O O
provisions O O
, O O
Sen. O O
Warren B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rudman I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
N.H B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE I-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O
said O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
whose O O
calculations O O
determine O O
whether O O
the O O
Gramm B-LAW B-LAW
- I-LAW I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW I-LAW
targets O O
are O O
met O O
, O O
estimated O O
that O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
passed O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
measure O O
would O O
cut O O
the O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
shortfall O O
by O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
6.2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
almost B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG I-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
Office I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
estimate O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
11.0 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Rep. O O
Panetta B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
that O O
OMB B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
figure O O
would O O
still O O
be O O
enough O O
to O O
avoid O O
permanent O O
across O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
board O O
cuts O O
, O O
but O O
added O O
: O O
`` O O
We O O
're O O
getting O O
very O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
margins O O
here O O
. O O
'' O O

No O O
one O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
was O O
willing O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
blame O O
for O O
provoking O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
drop O O
in O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
. O O

But O O
some O O
players O O
were O O
quick O O
to O O
seize O O
the O O
moment O O
. O O

Before O O
the O O
sun O O
had O O
set O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rahn I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
supply O O
- O O
side O O
chief O O
economist O O
of O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
Chamber B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
issued O O
a O O
statement O O
attributing O O
the O O
drop O O
in O O
stock O O
prices O O
to O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
decision O O
to O O
postpone O O
action O O
on O O
capital O O
gains O O
. O O

`` O O
Investors O O
, O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
holding O O
assets O O
in O O
anticipation O O
of O O
a O O
more O O
favorable O O
time O O
to O O
sell O O
, O O
were O O
spooked O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
have O O
been O O
many O O
preposterous O O
reasons O O
advanced O O
to O O
support O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
, O O
'' O O
Sen. O O
Mitchell B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
during O O
his O O
television O O
appearance O O
, O O
`` O O
but O O
I O O
suggest O O
that O O
is O O
perhaps O O
more O O
than O O
any O O
of O O
the O O
others O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
sold O O
the O O
deposits O O
of O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
savings O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
loan O O
institutions O O
, O O
in O O
its O O
first O B-ORDINAL
wave O O
of O O
sales O O
of O O
big O O
, O O
sick O O
thrifts O O
, O O
but O O
low O O
bids O O
prevented O O
the O O
sale O O
of O O
a O O
fifth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
. O O

The O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
S&Ls O O
were O O
sold O O
to O O
large O O
banks O O
, O O
as O O
was O O
the O O
case O O
with O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
28 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
previous O O
transactions O O
initiated O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG I-ORG
Trust I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
since O O
it O O
was O O
created O O
in O O
the O O
S&L O B-ORG
bailout O O
legislation O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
big O O
thrifts O O
were O O
sold O O
to O O
NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Charlotte B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
N.C. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
has O O
aggressively O O
expanded O O
its O O
markets O O
, O O
particularly O O
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
bank O O
bought O O
another O O
thrift O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
transaction O O
with O O
a O O
foreign O O
bank O O
. O O

Under O O
these O O
deals O O
, O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
sells O O
just O O
the O O
deposits O O
and O O
the O O
healthy O O
assets O O
. O O

These O O
`` O O
clean O O
- O O
bank O O
'' O O
transactions O O
leave O O
the O O
bulk O O
of O O
bad O O
assets O O
, O O
mostly O O
real O O
estate O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
government O O
, O O
to O O
be O O
sold O O
later O O
. O O

In O O
these O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
stuck O O
with O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
4.51 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
bad O O
assets O O
. O O

Acquirers O O
paid O O
premiums O O
ranging O O
from O O
1.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
3.7 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
the O O
deposits O O
and O O
branch O O
systems O O
, O O
roughly O O
in O O
line O O
with O O
what O O
analysts O O
were O O
expecting O O
. O O

The O O
buyers O O
will O O
also O O
be O O
locked O O
into O O
deposit O O
rates O O
for O O
just O B-DATE
two B-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
as O O
has O O
been O O
the O O
case O O
with O O
previous O O
deals O O
. O O

After O O
that O O
, O O
the O O
buyers O O
may O O
repudiate O O
the O O
rates O O
paid O O
by O O
the O O
former O O
thrifts O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
's O O
uncertain O O
whether O O
these O O
institutions O O
will O O
take O O
those O O
steps O O
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
for O O
example O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
highest O O
rate O O
payers O O
in O O
the O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
market O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
rates O O
are O O
especially O O
sensitive O O
in O O
retirement O O
communities O O
. O O

The O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
previously O O
targeted O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thrifts O O
for O O
quick O O
sales O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
spend O O
cash O O
by O O
certain O O
budgetary O O
deadlines O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
delays O O
illustrate O O
the O O
tough O O
chore O O
facing O O
the O O
agency O O
. O O

`` O O
These O O
thrifts O O
are O O
beached O O
whales O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Bert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ely I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
industry O O
consultant O O
based O O
in O O
Alexandria B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Va B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
the O O
delay O O
in O O
selling O O
People B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Heritage I-ORG I-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Salina B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Kan. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
with O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.7 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assets O O
, O O
has O O
forced O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
consider O O
selling O O
off O O
the O O
thrift O O
branch O O
- O O
by O O
- O O
branch O O
, O O
instead O O
of O O
as O O
a O O
whole O O
institution O O
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
continued O O
its O O
foray O O
into O O
the O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
markets O O
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
acquire O O
University B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Houston B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
had O O
assets O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
2.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
Texas I-ORG I-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
pay O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
a O O
premium O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
129 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
3.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
deposits O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
measure O O
of O O
the O O
depths O O
to O O
which O O
the O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
real O O
estate O O
market O O
has O O
sunk O O
, O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
pay O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
3.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
take O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
750 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
bad O O
assets O O
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
acquired O O
Freedom B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Tampa B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Fla. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
had O O
total O O
assets O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
900 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
pay O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
a O O
premium O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
40.4 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
for O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
deposits O O
. O O

NCNB B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
also O O
acquire O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
266 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
Freedom B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
assets O O
from O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
will O O
require O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
875 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assistance O O
. O O

Meridian B-ORG B-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Reading B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Pa. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
will O O
acquire O O
Hill B-ORG B-ORG
Financial I-ORG I-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Red B-GPE B-GPE
Hill I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Pa. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
had O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
2.3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assets O O
. O O

Meridian B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
pay O O
a O O
premium O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
30.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
assume O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
deposits O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
also O O
purchase O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
845 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
the O O
thrift O O
's O O
assets O O
, O O
with O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.9 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
assistance O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
transaction O O
with O O
a O O
foreign O O
buyer O O
, O O
Royal B-ORG B-ORG
Trustco I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Toronto B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
will O O
acquire O O
Pacific B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Costa B-GPE B-GPE
Mesa I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Calif. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
had O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
949 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assets O O
. O O

Royal B-ORG B-ORG
Trustco I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
pay O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
25 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
assume O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
989 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
deposits O O
. O O

It O O
will O O
also O O
purchase O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
473 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assets O O
, O O
and O O
receive O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
550 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
assistance O O
from O O
the O O
RTC B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

SOUTH B-GPE B-GPE
AFRICA I-GPE I-GPE
FREED O O
the O O
ANC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Sisulu B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
other O O
political O O
prisoners O O
. O O

Thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
supporters O O
, O O
many O O
brandishing O O
flags O O
of O O
the O O
outlawed O O
African B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Congress I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
gave O O
the O O
anti-apartheid O O
activists O O
a O O
tumultuous O O
reception O O
upon O O
their O O
return O O
to O O
black O O
townships O O
across O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

Most O O
of O O
those O O
freed O O
had O O
spent O O
at B-DATE B-DATE
least I-DATE I-DATE
25 I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
prison O O
. O O

The O O
77 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
Sisulu B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
sentenced O O
to O O
life O O
in O O
1964 B-DATE B-DATE
along O O
with O O
black O O
nationalist O O
Nelson B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mandela I-PERSON I-PERSON
for O O
plotting O O
to O O
overthrow O O
the O O
government O O
, O O
said O O
equality O O
for O O
blacks O O
in O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Africa I-GPE I-GPE
was O O
in O O
reach O O
. O O

The O O
releases O O
, O O
announced O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
President O O
de B-PERSON B-PERSON
Klerk I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
were O O
viewed O O
as O O
Pretoria B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
tacit O O
legalization O O
of O O
the O O
ANC B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Mandela B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
considered O O
the O O
most O O
prominent O O
leader O O
of O O
the O O
ANC B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
remains O O
in O O
prison O O
. O O

But O O
his O O
release O O
within O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
widely O O
expected O O
. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
reported O O
that O O
thousands B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
of I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
tons I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
goods O O
needed O O
to O O
ease O O
widespread O O
shortages O O
across O O
the O O
nation O O
were O O
piled O O
up O O
at O O
ports O O
and O O
rail O O
depots O O
, O O
and O O
food O O
shipments O O
were O O
rotting O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
people O O
and O O
equipment O O
to O O
move O O
the O O
cargo O O
. O O

Strikes O O
and O O
mismanagement O O
were O O
cited O O
, O O
and O O
Premier O O
Ryzhkov B-PERSON B-PERSON
warned O O
of O O
`` O O
tough O O
measures O O
. O O
'' O O

Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
indicated O O
there O O
might O O
be O O
`` O O
room O O
for O O
flexibility O O
'' O O
in O O
a O O
bill O O
to O O
allow O O
federal O O
funding O O
of O O
abortions O O
for O O
poor O O
women O O
who O O
are O O
vicitims O O
of O O
rape O O
and O O
incest O O
. O O

He O O
reiterated O O
his O O
opposition O O
to O O
such O O
funding O O
, O O
but O O
expressed O O
hope O O
of O O
a O O
compromise O O
. O O

The O O
president O O
, O O
at O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
also O O
renewed O O
a O O
call O O
for O O
the O O
ouster O O
of O O
Panama B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Noriega B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
minors O O
have O O
n't O O
any O O
right O O
to O O
abortion O O
without O O
the O O
consent O O
of O O
their O O
parents O O
. O O

The O O
administration O O
's O O
policy O O
was O O
stated O O
in O O
a O O
friend O O
- O O
of O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
court O O
brief O O
urging O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
give O O
states O O
more O O
leeway O O
to O O
restrict O O
abortions O O
. O O

Ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
nation O O
's O O
governors O O
, O O
meanwhile O O
, O O
called O O
on O O
the O O
justices O O
to O O
reject O O
efforts O O
to O O
limit O O
abortions O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Justice I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
announced O O
that O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
given O O
the O O
authority O O
to O O
seize O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
fugitives O O
overseas O O
without O O
the O O
permission O O
of O O
foreign O O
governments O O
. O O

Secretary O O
of O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Baker B-PERSON B-PERSON
emphasized O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
the O O
new O O
policy O O
would O O
n't O O
be O O
invoked O O
by O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
without O O
full O O
consideration O O
of O O
foreign O O
- O O
policy O O
implications O O
. O O

NASA B-ORG B-ORG
pronounced O O
the O O
space O O
shuttle O O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
ready O O
for O O
launch O O
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
following O O
a O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
postponement O O
of O O
the O O
flight O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
faulty O O
engine O O
computer O O
. O O

The O O
device O O
was O O
replaced O O
. O O

The O O
spacecraft O O
's O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
astronauts O O
are O O
to O O
dispatch O O
the O O
Galileo B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
space O O
probe O O
on O O
an O O
exploration O O
mission O O
to O O
Jupiter B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
President O O
Roh B-PERSON B-PERSON
traveled O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
a O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
visit O O
that O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
focus O O
on O O
ties O O
between O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Seoul B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Roh B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
is O O
facing O O
calls O O
for O O
the O O
reduction O O
of O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
military O O
forces O O
in O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
is O O
to O O
meet O O
with O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
is O O
to O O
address O O
a O O
joint O O
session O O
of O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

China B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Communist B-NORP B-NORP
leadership O O
voted O O
to O O
purge O O
the O O
party O O
of O O
`` O O
hostile O O
and O O
anti-party O O
elements O O
'' O O
and O O
wealthy O O
private O O
businessmen O O
, O O
whom O O
they O O
called O O
exploiters O O
. O O

The O O
decision O O
, O O
reported O O
by O O
the O O
official O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
indicated O O
that O O
the O O
crackdown O O
prompted O O
by O O
student O O
- O O
led O O
pro-democracy O O
protests O O
in O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
is O O
intensifying O O
. O O

Hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
East B-NORP B-NORP
Germans I-NORP I-NORP
flocked O O
to O O
Bonn B-GPE B-GPE
's O B-FAC
Embassy B-ORG I-FAC
in O O
Warsaw B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
bringing O O
to O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1,200 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
the O O
number O O
of O O
emigres O O
expected O O
to O O
flee O O
to O O
the O O
West O O
beginning O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

More B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
2,100 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
others O O
escaped O O
to O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Germany I-GPE I-GPE
through O O
Hungary B-GPE B-GPE
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
Weekend I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
Leipzig B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
activists O O
vowed O O
to O O
continue O O
street O O
protests O O
to O O
demand O O
internal O O
change O O
. O O

Zaire B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
President O O
Mobutu B-PERSON B-PERSON
met O O
in O O
southern O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
with O O
Angolan B-NORP B-NORP
rebel O O
leader O O
Savimbi B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
a O O
senior O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
envoy O O
in O O
a O O
bid O O
to O O
revive O O
an O O
accord O O
to O O
end O O
Angola B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
civil O O
war O O
. O O

Details O O
of O O
the O O
talks O O
, O O
described O O
by O O
a O O
Zairean B-NORP B-NORP
official O O
as O O
`` O O
very O O
delicate O O
, O O
'' O O
were O O
n't O O
disclosed O O
. O O

PLO B-ORG B-ORG
leader O O
Arafat B-PERSON B-PERSON
insisted O O
on O O
guarantees O O
that O O
any O O
elections O O
in O O
the O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
occupied O O
territories O O
would O O
be O O
impartial O O
. O O

He O O
made O O
his O O
remarks O O
to O O
a O O
PLO B-ORG B-ORG
gathering O O
in O O
Baghdad B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
the O O
occupied O O
lands O O
, O O
underground O O
leaders O O
of O O
the O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
uprising O O
rejected O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
plan O O
to O O
arrange O O
Israeli B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Palestinian O O
talks O O
as O O
Shamir B-PERSON B-PERSON
opposed O O
holding O O
such O O
discussions O O
in O O
Cairo B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Lebanese B-NORP B-NORP
Christian B-NORP B-NORP
lawmakers O O
presented O O
to O O
Arab B-NORP B-NORP
mediators O O
at O O
talks O O
in O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
proposals O O
for O O
a O O
new O O
timetable O O
for O O
the O O
withdrawal O O
of O O
Syria B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
forces O O
from O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
plan O O
currently O O
under O O
study O O
gives O O
Damascus B-GPE B-GPE
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
pull O O
back O O
to O O
eastern O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
starting O O
from O O
the O O
time O O
Beirut B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
legislature O O
increases O O
political O O
power O O
for O O
Moslems B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Hurricane B-EVENT B-EVENT
Jerry I-EVENT I-EVENT
threatened O O
to O O
combine O O
with O O
the O O
highest O O
tides O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
swamp O O
the O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
Louisiana O O
coast O O
. O O

Thousands B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
residents O O
of O O
low O O
- O O
lying O O
areas O O
were O O
ordered O O
to O O
evacuate O O
as O O
the O O
storm O O
headed O O
north O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC I-LOC
of I-LOC I-LOC
Mexico I-LOC I-LOC
with O O
80 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
mph I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
winds O O
. O O

If O O
a O O
hostile O O
predator O O
emerges O O
for O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Saatchi I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
co-founders O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Maurice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON I-PERSON
will O O
lead O O
a O O
management O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
attempt O O
, O O
an O O
official O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
. O O

Financing O O
for O O
any O O
takeover O O
attempt O O
may O O
be O O
problematic O O
in O O
the O O
wake O O
of O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
stock O O
- O O
market O O
sell O O
- O O
off O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
turmoil O O
in O O
the O O
junk O O
- O O
bond O O
market O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
beleaguered O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
advertising O O
and O O
consulting O O
giant O O
, O O
which O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
named O O
a O O
new O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
to O O
replace O O
Maurice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
has O O
been O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
intense O O
takeover O O
speculation O O
for O O
weeks B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
largest O O
shareholder O O
, O O
Southeastern B-ORG B-ORG
Asset I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
it O O
had O O
been O O
approached O O
by O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
more O O
third B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
parties O O
interested O O
in O O
a O O
possible O O
restructuring O O
. O O

And O O
Carl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Spielvogel I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
of O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
big O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
Bates I-ORG I-ORG
advertising O O
unit O O
, O O
said O O
he O O
had O O
offered O O
to O O
lead O O
a O O
management O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
company O O
, O O
but O O
was O O
rebuffed O O
by O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Mr. O O
Spielvogel B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
he O O
would O O
n't O O
launch O O
a O O
hostile O O
bid O O
. O O

The O O
executive O O
close O O
to O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Saatchi I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
that O O
`` O O
if O O
a O O
bidder O O
came O O
up O O
with O O
a O O
ludicrously O O
high O O
offer O O
, O O
a O O
crazy O O
offer O O
which O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
knew O O
it O O
could O O
n't O O
beat O O
, O O
it O O
would O O
have O O
no O O
choice O O
but O O
to O O
recommend O O
it O O
to O O
shareholders O O
. O O

But O O
-LCB- O O
otherwise O O
-RCB- O O
it O O
would O O
undoubtedly O O
come O O
back O O
'' O O
with O O
an O O
offer O O
by O O
management O O
. O O

The O O
executive O O
said O O
any O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
would O O
be O O
led O O
by O O
the O O
current O O
board O O
, O O
whose O O
chairman O O
is O O
Maurice B-PERSON B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
whose O O
strategic O O
guiding O O
force O O
is O O
believed O O
to O O
be O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Mr. O O
Spielvogel B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
n't O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
board O O
, O O
nor O O
are O O
any O O
of O O
the O O
other O O
heads O O
of O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
big O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
ad O O
agencies O O
. O O

The O O
executive O O
did O O
n't O O
name O O
any O O
price O O
, O O
but O O
securities O O
analysts O O
have O O
said O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
fetch O O
upward O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

The O O
executive O O
denied O O
speculation O O
that O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
bringing O O
in O O
the O O
new O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
only O O
to O O
clean O O
up O O
the O O
company O O
financially O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
brothers O O
could O O
lead O O
a O O
buy O O
- O O
back O O
. O O

That O O
speculation O O
abounded O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
as O O
industry O O
executives O O
analyzed O O
the O O
appointment O O
of O O
the O O
new O O
chief O O
executive O O
, O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Louis I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dreyfus I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
joins O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
becomes O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
its O O
board O O
on O O
Jan. B-DATE B-DATE
1 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Mr. O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dreyfus I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
formerly O O
chief O O
executive O O
of O O
the O O
pharmaceutical O O
research O O
firm O O
IMS B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
has O O
a O O
reputation O O
as O O
a O O
savvy O O
financial O O
manager O O
, O O
and O O
will O O
be O O
charged O O
largely O O
with O O
repairing O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
poor O O
financial O O
state O O
. O O

Asked O O
about O O
the O O
speculation O O
that O O
Mr. O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dreyfus I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
been O O
hired O O
to O O
pave O O
the O O
way O O
for O O
a O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
by O O
the O O
brothers O O
, O O
the O O
executive O O
replied O O
, O O
`` O O
That O O
is O O
n't O O
the O O
reason O O
Dreyfus B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
been O O
brought O O
in O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
brought O O
in O O
to O O
turn O O
around O O
the O O
company O O
. O O
'' O O

Separately O O
, O O
several O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
agency O O
clients O O
said O O
they O O
believe O O
the O O
company O O
's O O
management O O
shakeup O O
will O O
have O O
little O O
affect O O
on O O
them O O
. O O

`` O O
It O O
has O O
n't O O
had O O
any O O
impact O O
on O O
us O O
, O O
nor O O
do O O
we O O
expect O O
it O O
to O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
a O O
spokeswoman O O
for O O
Miller B-ORG B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
major O O
client O O
of O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lampe I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
director O O
of O O
advertising O O
at O O
PaineWebber B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Saatchi I-ORG I-ORG
Advertising I-ORG I-ORG
client O O
, O O
said O O
: O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
no O O
problem O O
with O O
the O O
announcement O O
, O O
because O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
what O O
change O O
it O O
's O O
going O O
to O O
bring O O
about O O
. O O

We O O
are O O
n't O O
going O O
to O O
change O O
agencies O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
change O O
in O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
. O O
'' O O

Executives O O
at O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
client O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
at O O
Saatchi B-ORG B-ORG
client O O
Philips B-ORG B-ORG
Lighting I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
also O O
said O O
they O O
saw O O
no O O
effect O O
. O O

Executives O O
at O O
Prudential B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Bache I-ORG I-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
client O O
that O O
is O O
reviewing O O
its O O
account O O
, O O
declined O O
comment O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Spielvogel B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
said O O
that O O
Prudential B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Bache I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
prepared O O
to O O
finance O O
either O O
a O O
management O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
and O O
restructuring O O
, O O
or O O
a O O
buy O O
- O O
out O O
of O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
alone O O
, O O
led O O
by O O
him O O
. O O

Ad O O
Notes O O
... O O
. O O

NEW O O
ACCOUNT O O
: O O

California B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Glendale B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
awarded O O
its O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
12 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
to I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
15 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
account O O
to O O
the O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
office O O
of O O
Omnicom B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
BBDO B-ORG B-ORG
agency O O
. O O

The O O
account O O
was O O
previously O O
handled O O
by O O
Davis B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Ball I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Colombatto I-ORG I-ORG
Advertising I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
agency O O
. O O

ACCOUNT O O
REVIEW O O
: O O

Royal B-ORG B-ORG
Crown I-ORG I-ORG
Cola I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
ended O O
its O O
relationship O O
with O O
the O O
Boston B-GPE B-GPE
office O O
of O O
Hill B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Holliday I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Connors I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Cosmopulos I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
account O O
had O O
billed O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
6 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
according O O
to O O
Leading B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Advertisers I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

NOT O O
- O O
GUILTY O O
PLEA O O
: O O

As O O
expected O O
, O O
Young B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Rubicam I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
along O O
with O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
senior O O
executives O O
and O O
a O O
former O O
employee O O
, O O
pleaded O O
not O O
guilty O O
in O O
federal O O
court O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Haven I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Conn. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
to O O
conspiracy O O
and O O
racketeering O O
charges O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
has O O
charged O O
that O O
they O O
bribed O O
Jamaican B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
to O O
win O O
the O O
Jamaica B-ORG B-ORG
Tourist I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
ad O O
account O O
in O O
1981 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
Attorney O O
's O O
office O O
said O O
extradition O O
proceedings O O
are O O
`` O O
just O O
beginning O O
'' O O
for O O
the O O
other O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
defendants O O
in O O
the O O
case O O
, O O
Eric B-PERSON B-PERSON
Anthony I-PERSON I-PERSON
Abrahams I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
former O O
Jamaican B-NORP B-NORP
tourism O O
minister O O
, O O
and O O
Jamaican B-NORP B-NORP
businessman O O
Arnold B-PERSON B-PERSON
Foote I-PERSON I-PERSON
Jr I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

KOREAN B-NORP O
AGENCY O O
: O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Samsung I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Bozell B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
agreed O O
to O O
establish O O
a O O
joint O O
venture O O
advertising O O
agency O O
in O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Bozell B-ORG B-ORG
Cheil I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
as O O
the O O
new O O
agency O O
will O O
be O O
called O O
, O O
will O O
be O O
based O O
in O O
Seoul B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
is O O
70 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
owned O O
by O O
Samsung B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
30 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
owned O O
by O O
Bozell B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Samsung B-ORG B-ORG
already O O
owns O O
Korea B-ORG B-ORG
First I-ORG I-ORG
Advertising I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
that O O
country O O
's O O
largest O O
agency O O
. O O

Bozell B-ORG B-ORG
joins O O
Backer B-ORG B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG I-ORG
Bates I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Ogilvy B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
as O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
agencies O O
with O O
interests O O
in O O
Korean B-NORP B-NORP
agencies O O
. O O

Valley B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
withdrew O O
from O O
regulators O O
its O O
application O O
to O O
buy O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Valley B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
branches O O
, O O
leaving O O
the O O
transaction O O
in O O
limbo O O
. O O

The O O
broken O O
purchase O O
appears O O
as O O
additional O O
evidence O O
of O O
trouble O O
at O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
whose O O
spokesman O O
said O O
the O O
company O O
withdrew O O
its O O
application O O
from O O
the O O
federal O O
Office B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Thrift I-ORG I-ORG
Supervision I-ORG I-ORG
because O O
of O O
an O O
informal O O
notice O O
that O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
thrift O O
unit O O
failed O O
to O O
meet O O
Community B-LAW B-LAW
Reinvestment I-LAW I-LAW
Act I-LAW I-LAW
requirements O O
. O O

The B-LAW B-LAW
Community I-LAW I-LAW
Reinvestment I-LAW I-LAW
Act I-LAW I-LAW
requires O O
savings O O
and O O
loan O O
associations O O
to O O
lend O O
money O O
in O O
amounts O O
related O O
to O O
areas O O
where O O
deposits O O
are O O
received O O
. O O

The O O
transaction O O
, O O
announced O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
included O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
146 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
deposits O O
at O O
the O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
outlets O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
San B-LOC B-LOC
Joaquin I-LOC I-LOC
Valley I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Terms O O
were O O
n't O O
disclosed O O
, O O
but O O
Valley B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
had O O
said O O
it O O
expected O O
to O O
post O O
a O O
modest O O
pretax O O
gain O O
and O O
to O O
save O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
operating O O
costs O O
annually B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Valley B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
it O O
is O O
considering O O
whether O O
to O O
seek O O
another O O
buyer O O
for O O
the O O
branches O O
or O O
to O O
pursue O O
the O O
transaction O O
with O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
said O O
it O O
is O O
attempting O O
to O O
meet O O
Community B-LAW B-LAW
Reinvestment I-LAW I-LAW
Act I-LAW I-LAW
requirements O O
. O O

Valley B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
with O O
assets O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
3.3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
is O O
based O O
in O O
Van B-GPE B-GPE
Nuys I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
based O O
in O O
San B-GPE B-GPE
Diego I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
is O O
the O O
parent O O
of O O
Imperial B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
it O O
posted O O
a O O
net O O
loss O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
33.1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Pension O O
funds O O
, O O
insurers O O
and O O
other O O
behemoths O O
of O O
the O O
investing O O
world O O
said O O
they O O
began O O
scooping O O
up O O
stocks O O
during O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
market O O
rout O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
plan O O
to O O
buy O O
more O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Rightly O O
or O O
wrongly O O
, O O
many O O
giant O O
institutional O O
investors O O
appear O O
to O O
be O O
fighting O O
the O O
latest O O
war O O
by O O
applying O O
the O O
lesson O O
they O O
learned O O
in O O
the O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
crash O O
: O O
Buying O O
at O O
the O O
bottom O O
pays O O
off O O
. O O

To O O
be O O
sure O O
, O O
big O O
investors O O
might O O
put O O
away O O
their O O
checkbooks O O
in O O
a O O
hurry O O
if O O
stocks O O
open O O
sharply O O
lower O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

They O O
could O O
still O O
panic O O
and O O
bail O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
market O O
. O O

But O O
their O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
performance O O
indicates O O
that O O
they O O
wo O O
n't O O
abandon O O
stocks O O
unless O O
conditions O O
get O O
far O O
worse O O
. O O

`` O O
Last O O
time O O
, O O
we O O
got O O
rewarded O O
for O O
going O O
out O O
and O O
buying O O
stocks O O
when O O
the O O
panic O O
was O O
the O O
worst O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
Ariel B-ORG B-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
manages O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
stocks O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Rogers B-PERSON B-PERSON
spent O O
half O B-CARDINAL
his O O
cash O O
on O O
hand O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
for O O
`` O O
our O O
favorite O O
stocks O O
that O O
have O O
fallen O O
apart O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
expects O O
to O O
invest O O
the O O
rest O O
if O O
the O O
market O O
weakens O O
further O O
. O O

Denver B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
portfolio O O
manager O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
n't O O
daunted O O
when O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
rout O O
shaved O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
40 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
from O O
the O O
value O O
of O O
the O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
752 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Janus O B-ORG
Fund O I-ORG
he O O
oversees O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
waited O O
to O O
make O O
sure O O
all O O
the O O
program O O
trades O O
had O O
kicked O O
through O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Then O O
he O O
jumped O O
into O O
the O O
market O O
: O O

`` O O
I O O
spent O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
30 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
last I-TIME I-TIME
half I-TIME I-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
. O O
'' O O

Other O O
money O O
managers O O
also O O
opened O O
their O O
wallets O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
was O O
buying O O
at O O
the O O
close O O
-LRB- O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
-RRB- O O
and O O
I O O
'll O O
be O O
buying O O
again O O
because O O
I O O
know O O
we O O
're O O
getting O O
good O O
value O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Frederick B-PERSON B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Moran I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
Moran B-ORG B-ORG
Asset I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Greenwich B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Conn B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

`` O O
There O O
is O O
no O O
justification O O
on O O
the O O
fundamental O O
level O O
for O O
this O O
crash O O
. O O
'' O O

Unlike O O
mutual O O
funds O O
, O O
which O O
can O O
be O O
forced O O
to O O
sell O O
stockholdings O O
when O O
investors O O
rush O O
to O O
withdraw O O
money O O
, O O
big O O
investors O O
such O O
as O O
pension O O
funds O O
and O O
insurance O O
companies O O
can O O
decide O O
to O O
ride O O
out O O
market O O
storms O O
without O O
jettisoning O O
stock O O
. O O

Most O O
often O O
, O O
they O O
do O O
just O O
that O O
, O O
because O O
stocks O O
have O O
proved O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
best O O
- O O
performing O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
investment O O
, O O
attracting O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
trillion I-MONEY I-MONEY
from O O
pension O O
funds O O
alone O O
. O O

`` O O
If O O
you O O
bought O O
after O O
the O O
crash O O
, O O
you O O
did O O
very O O
very O O
well O O
off O O
the O O
bottom O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Stephen B-PERSON B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Timbers I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chief O O
investment O O
officer O O
of O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
Kemper B-ORG B-ORG
Financial I-ORG I-ORG
Services I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
56 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
California B-ORG B-ORG
Public I-ORG I-ORG
Employees I-ORG I-ORG
Retirement I-ORG I-ORG
System I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
for O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
added O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
its O O
stock O O
portfolio O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
The O O
last O O
crash O O
taught O O
institutional O O
investors O O
that O O
they O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
holders O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
they O O
ca O O
n't O O
react O O
to O O
short O O
- O O
term O O
events O O
, O O
good O O
or O O
bad O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Stephen B-PERSON B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Nesbitt I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
for O O
the O O
pension O O
consultants O O
Wilshire B-ORG B-ORG
Associates I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Santa B-GPE B-GPE
Monica I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Calif B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

`` O O
Those O O
that O O
pulled O O
out O O
-LRB- O O
of O O
stocks O O
-RRB- O O
regretted O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
so O O
I O O
doubt O O
you O O
'll O O
see O O
any O O
significant O O
changes O O
'' O O
in O O
institutional O O
portfolios O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
of O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
decline O O
. O O

Stocks O O
, O O
as O O
measured O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Standard I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Poor I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
500 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
stock O O
index O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
stellar O O
performers O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
rising O O
27.97 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
before O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
plunge O O
, O O
excluding O O
dividends O O
. O O

Even O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
slump O O
leaves O O
investors O O
ahead O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
well O O
above O O
the O O
annual B-DATE O
average O O
for O O
stocks O O
over O O
several B-DATE B-DATE
decades I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
You O O
could O O
go O O
down O O
400 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
points O O
and O O
still O O
have O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
good I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
the O O
market O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Awad I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
based O O
BMI B-ORG B-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Mr. O O
Awad B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
however O O
, O O
worries O O
that O O
the O O
market O O
`` O O
could O O
go O O
down O O
800 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
900 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
points O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

It O O
can O O
happen O O
before O O
you O O
can O O
turn O O
around O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
said O O
he O O
discerns O O
many O O
parallels O O
with O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
including O O
the O O
emphasis O O
on O O
takeover O O
stocks O O
and O O
the O O
re-emergence O O
of O O
computerized O O
program O O
trading O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
only O O
thing O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
is O O
the O O
` O O
portfolio O O
insurance O O
' O O
phenomenon O O
overlaid O O
on O O
the O O
rest O O
. O O
'' O O

Most O O
institutional O O
investors O O
have O O
abandoned O O
the O O
portfolio O O
insurance O O
hedging O O
technique O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
widely O O
thought O O
to O O
have O O
worsened O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
. O O

Not O O
really O O
insurance O O
, O O
this O O
tactic O O
was O O
designed O O
to O O
soften O O
the O O
blow O O
of O O
declining O O
stock O O
prices O O
and O O
generate O O
an O O
offsetting O O
profit O O
by O O
selling O O
waves O O
of O O
S&P B-ORG B-ORG
futures O O
contracts O O
. O O

In O O
its O O
severest O O
test O O
, O O
the O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
60 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
portfolio O O
insurance O O
in O O
effect O O
in O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
did O O
n't O O
work O O
, O O
as O O
stock O O
buyers O O
disappeared O O
and O O
stock O O
and O O
futures O O
prices O O
became O O
disconnected O O
. O O

Even O O
without O O
portfolio O O
insurance O O
, O O
market O O
conditions O O
were O O
grim O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
money O O
managers O O
said O O
. O O

Neil B-PERSON B-PERSON
Weisman I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
based O O
Chilmark B-ORG B-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Partners I-ORG I-ORG
had O O
converted O O
85 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
220 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
investment O O
pool O O
to O O
cash O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
besieged O O
by O O
Wall O O
Street O O
firms O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
asking O O
him O O
to O O
take O O
stock O O
off O O
their O O
hands O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
got O O
calls O O
from O O
big O O
block O O
houses O O
asking O O
us O O
if O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
make O O
bids O O
on O O
anything O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Mr. O O
Weisman B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
, O O
happy O O
with O O
his O O
returns O O
on O O
investments O O
chalked O O
up O O
earlier O O
, O O
declined O O
the O O
offers O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Weisman B-PERSON B-PERSON
predicts O O
stocks O O
will O O
appear O O
to O O
stabilize O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
declining O O
again O O
, O O
trapping O O
more O O
investors O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
will O O
be O O
a O O
rigor O O
mortis O O
rally O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
brought O O
a O O
reprieve O O
for O O
money O O
managers O O
whose O O
investment O O
styles O O
had O O
put O O
them O O
at O O
odds O O
with O O
the O O
market O O
rally O O
. O O

Especially O O
gleeful O O
were O O
the O O
short O O
sellers O O
, O O
who O O
have O O
been O O
pounded O O
by O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
market O O
climb O O
. O O

The O O
shorts O O
sell O O
borrowed O O
shares O O
, O O
hoping O O
to O O
profit O O
by O O
replacing O O
them O O
later O O
at O O
a O O
lower O O
price O O
. O O

The O O
nation O O
's O O
largest O O
short O O
- O O
selling O O
operation O O
is O O
Feshbach B-ORG B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Palo B-GPE B-GPE
Alto I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Calif. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
said O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
May I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
its O O
short O O
positions O O
had O O
shown O O
losses O O
of O O
10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
up O O
to O O
that O O
point O O
. O O

All O O
that O O
now O O
has O O
changed O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
're O O
ahead O O
for O O
the B-DATE O
year I-DATE O
because O O
of O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
'' O O
said O O
the O O
firm O O
's O O
Kurt B-PERSON B-PERSON
Feshbach I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

`` O O
We O O
're O O
not O O
making O O
a O O
killing O O
, O O
but O O
we O O
had O O
a B-DATE O
good I-DATE O
day I-DATE O
. O O

The O O
following O O
were O O
among O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
offerings O O
and O O
pricings O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
non-U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
capital O O
markets O O
, O O
with O O
terms O O
and O O
syndicate O O
manager O O
, O O
as O O
compiled O O
by O O
Dow B-ORG B-ORG
Jones I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Markets I-ORG I-ORG
Report I-ORG I-ORG
: O O

Dow B-ORG B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
-- I-ORG O

$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
150 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
8.55 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
senior O O
notes O O
due O O
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
15 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
2009 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
priced O O
at O O
par O O
. O O

The O O
issue O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
puttable O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
at O O
par O O
on O O
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
15 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1999 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
was O O
priced O O
at O O
a O O
spread O O
of O O
50 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
basis O O
points O O
above O O
the O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
10 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
note O O
. O O

Rated O O
single O O
- O O
A O O
- O O
1 B-CARDINAL O
by O O
Moody B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Investors I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
single O O
- O O
A O O
by O O
Standard B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Poor I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
non-callable O O
issue O O
will O O
be O O
sold O O
through O O
underwriters O O
led O O
by O O
Merrill B-ORG B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Markets I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Centel B-ORG B-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
-- I-ORG O

$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
150 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
debentures O O
due O O
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
15 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
2019 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
priced O O
at O O
99.943 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
yield O O
9.008 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

The O O
non-callable O O
issue O O
, O O
which O O
can O O
be O O
put O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
in O O
1999 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
was O O
priced O O
at O O
99 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
basis O O
points O O
above O O
the O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
10 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
note O O
. O O

Rated O O
Baa O O
- O O
1 B-CARDINAL O
by O O
Moody B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
triple O O
- O O
B O O
- O O
plus O O
by O O
S&P B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
issue O O
will O O
be O O
sold O O
through O O
underwriters O O
led O O
by O O
Morgan B-ORG B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Home I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
-- I-ORG O

$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
500 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
Remic O O
mortgage O O
securities O O
offered O O
in O O
13 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
classes O O
by O O
Prudential B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Bache I-ORG I-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
offering O O
, O O
Series O O
102 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
backed O O
by O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
1/2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
securities O O
with O O
a O O
weighted O O
average O O
remaining O O
term O O
to O O
maturity O O
of O O
28.4 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
was O O
priced O O
before O O
the O O
market O O
's O O
afternoon B-TIME B-TIME
surge O O
. O O

Among O O
classes O O
for O O
which O O
details O O
were O O
available O O
, O O
yields O O
ranged O O
from O O
8.78 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
or O O
75 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
basis O O
points O O
over O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
securities O O
, O O
to O O
10.05 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
or O O
200 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
basis O O
points O O
over O O
10 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
Treasurys B-ORG O
. O O

Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Home I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
-- I-ORG O

$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
300 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
Remic O O
mortgage O O
securities O O
offered O O
by O O
Citicorp B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
Markets I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
offering O O
, O O
Series O O
101 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
is O O
backed O O
by O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
1/2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
securities O O
. O O

Pricing O O
details O O
were O O
n't O O
immediately O O
available O O
. O O

Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Home I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
-- I-ORG O

$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
200 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
stripped O O
mortgage O O
securities O O
underwritten O O
by O O
BT B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
agency O O
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
strips O O
issue O O
, O O
collateralized O O
by O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
securities O O
pooled O O
into O O
a O O
single O O
security O O
called O O
a O O
Giant B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
will O O
be O O
divided O O
into O O
interest O O
- O O
only O O
and O O
principal O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
. O O

The O O
collateral O O
is O O
being O O
sold O O
by O O
a O O
thrift O O
institution O O
. O O

The O O
principal O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
will O O
be O O
repackaged O O
by O O
BT B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
into O O
a O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
Remic O O
, O O
Series O O
103 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
that O O
will O O
have O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
classes O O
. O O

The O O
interest O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
will O O
be O O
sold O O
separately O O
by O O
BT B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
principal O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
pay O O
the O O
principal O O
from O O
the O O
underlying O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
securities O O
, O O
while O O
the O O
interest O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
pay O O
only O O
interest O O
. O O

Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
the O O
principal O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
were O O
priced O O
at O O
58 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
1/4 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
to O O
yield O O
8.45 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
assuming O O
an O O
average O O
life O O
of O O
eight B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
a O O
prepayment O O
of O O
160 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
PSA B-ORG B-ORG
model O O
. O O

The O O
interest O O
- O O
only O O
securities O O
were O O
priced O O
at O O
35 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
1/2 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
to O O
yield O O
10.72 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

There O O
were O O
no O O
major O O
Eurobond O O
or O O
foreign O O
bond O O
offerings O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
oil O O
industry O O
's O O
middling O O
profits O O
could O O
persist O O
through O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Major O O
oil O O
companies O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
are O O
expected O O
to O O
report O O
much O O
less O O
robust O O
earnings O O
than O O
they O O
did O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
largely O O
reflecting O O
deteriorating O O
chemical O O
prices O O
and O O
gasoline O O
profitability O O
. O O

The O O
gasoline O O
picture O O
may O O
improve O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
chemicals O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
remain O O
weak O O
, O O
industry O O
executives O O
and O O
analysts O O
say O O
, O O
reducing O O
chances O O
that O O
profits O O
could O O
equal O O
their O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
performance O O
. O O

The O O
industry O O
is O O
`` O O
seeing O O
a O O
softening O O
somewhat O O
in O O
volume O O
and O O
certainly O O
in O O
price O O
in O O
petrochemicals O O
, O O
'' O O
Glenn B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cox I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
Phillips B-ORG B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
in O O
an O O
interview O O
. O O

`` O O
That O O
change O O
will O O
obviously O O
impact O O
third B-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
earnings O O
'' O O
for O O
the O O
industry O O
in O O
general O O
, O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
n't O O
forecast O O
Phillips B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
results O O
. O O

But O O
securities O O
analysts O O
say O O
Phillips B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
be O O
among O O
the O O
companies O O
hard O O
- O O
hit O O
by O O
weak O O
chemical O O
prices O O
and O O
will O O
probably O O
post O O
a O O
drop O O
in O O
third B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
earnings O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
too O O
, O O
many O O
analysts O O
predict O O
, O O
will O O
Exxon B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Chevron B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Amoco B-ORG B-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Typical O O
is O O
what O O
happened O O
to O O
the O O
price O O
of O O
ethylene O O
, O O
a O O
major O O
commodity O O
chemical O O
produced O O
in O O
vast O O
amounts O O
by O O
many O O
oil O O
companies O O
. O O

It O O
has O O
plunged O O
13 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
since O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
around B-MONEY B-MONEY
26 I-MONEY I-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
. O O

A B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
ethylene O O
sold O O
for O O
33 B-MONEY B-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
peaking O O
at O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
34 I-MONEY I-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
last B-DATE B-DATE
December I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

A O O
big O O
reason O O
for O O
the O O
chemical O O
price O O
retreat O O
is O O
overexpansion O O
. O O

Beginning O O
in O O
mid-1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
prices O O
began O O
accelerating O O
as O O
a O O
growing O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
economy O O
and O O
the O O
weak O O
dollar O O
spurred O O
demand O O
. O O

Companies O O
added O O
capacity O O
furiously O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
greatly O O
increased O O
supplies O O
are O O
on O O
the O O
market O O
, O O
while O O
the O O
dollar O O
is O O
stronger O O
, O O
and O O
domestic O O
economic O O
growth O O
is O O
slower O O
. O O

Third O B-DATE
- O I-DATE
quarter O I-DATE
profits O O
from O O
gasoline O O
were O O
weaker O O
. O O

`` O O
Refining O O
margins O O
were O O
so O O
good O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
generally O O
not O O
very O O
good O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
'' O O
said O O
William B-PERSON B-PERSON
Randol I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
securities O O
analyst O O
at O O
First B-ORG B-ORG
Boston I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Oil O O
company O O
refineries O O
ran O O
flat O O
out O O
to O O
prepare O O
for O O
a O O
robust O O
holiday O O
driving O O
season O O
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
did O O
n't O O
materialize O O
. O O

The O O
excess O O
supply O O
pushed O O
gasoline O O
prices O O
down O O
in O O
that O O
period O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
crude O O
oil O O
prices O O
were O O
up O O
some O O
from O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
further O O
pressuring O O
profitability O O
. O O

Refiners O O
say O O
margins O O
picked O O
up O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
and O O
many O O
industry O O
officials O O
believe O O
gasoline O O
profits O O
will O O
rebound O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
though O O
still O O
not O O
to O O
the O O
level O O
of O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

During O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
many O O
companies O O
posted O O
record O O
gasoline O O
and O O
chemical O O
profits O O
. O O

Crude O O
oil O O
production O O
may O O
turn O O
out O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
most O O
surprising O O
element O O
of O O
companies O O
' O O
earnings O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Prices O O
-- O O
averaging O O
roughly O B-MONEY
$ O I-MONEY
2 B-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
barrel O O
higher O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
than O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
-- O O
have O O
stayed O O
well O O
above O O
most O O
companies O O
' O O
expectations O O
. O O

Demand O O
has O O
been O O
much O O
stronger O O
than O O
anticipated O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
typically O O
accelerates O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
We O O
could O O
see O O
higher O O
oil O O
prices O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Bryan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jacoboski I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
analyst O O
at O O
PaineWebber B-ORG B-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

That O O
will O O
translate O O
into O O
sharply O O
higher O O
production O O
profits O O
, O O
particularly O O
compared O O
with O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
oil O O
prices O O
steadily O O
fell O O
to O O
below O B-MONEY
$ O I-MONEY
13 B-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
barrel O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

While O O
oil O O
prices O O
have O O
been O O
better O O
than O O
expected O O
, O O
natural O O
gas O O
prices O O
have O O
been O O
worse O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
they O O
averaged O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
5 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
less O O
than O O
they O O
were O O
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
main O O
reason O O
remains O O
weather O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
notable O O
for O O
a O O
heat O O
wave O O
and O O
drought O O
that O O
caused O O
utilities O O
to O O
burn O O
more O O
natural O O
gas O O
to O O
feed O O
increased O O
electrical O O
demand O O
from O O
air O O
conditioning O O
use O O
. O O

This B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
on O O
the O O
other O O
hand O O
, O O
had O O
milder O O
weather O O
than O O
usual O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
've O O
been O O
very O O
disappointed O O
in O O
the O O
performance O O
of O O
natural O O
gas O O
prices O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Mr. O O
Cox B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
Phillips B-ORG B-PERSON
's O O
president O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
lagging O O
gas O O
price O O
is O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
assist O O
fourth B-DATE B-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
performance O O
as O O
many O O
had O O
expected O O
. O O
'' O O

Going O O
into O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
natural O O
gas O O
prices O O
are O O
anywhere O O
from O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT O
17 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
lower O O
than O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
earlier I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
natural O O
gas O O
currently O O
produced O O
along O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC I-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
is O O
selling O O
on O O
the O O
spot O O
market O O
for O O
around B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
1.47 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a B-QUANTITY O
thousand I-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
cubic I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
feet I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
down O O
13 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
$ O O
1.69 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
thousand I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
cubic I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
feet I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Just O O
when O O
it O O
seemed O O
safe O O
to O O
go O O
back O O
into O O
stocks O O
, O O
Wall O B-ORG
Street O I-ORG
suffered O O
another O O
severe O O
attack O O
of O O
nerves O O
. O O

Does O O
this O O
signal O O
another B-EVENT B-EVENT
Black I-EVENT I-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT I-EVENT
is O O
coming O O
? O O

Or O O
is O O
this O O
an O O
extraordinary O O
buying O O
opportunity O O
, O O
just O O
like O O
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
19 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE O
eventually O O
turned O O
out O O
to O O
be O O
? O O

Here O O
's O O
what O O
several O O
leading O O
market O O
experts O O
and O O
money O O
managers O O
say O O
about O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
action O O
, O O
what O O
happens O O
next O O
and O O
what O O
investors O O
should O O
do O O
. O O

Joseph B-PERSON B-PERSON
Granville I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

`` O O
I O O
'm O O
the O O
only O O
one O O
who O O
said O O
there O O
would O O
be O O
an O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
massacre O O
, O O
all O O
through O O
late B-DATE B-DATE
August I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Granville B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
once O O
a O O
widely O O
followed O O
market O O
guru O O
and O O
still O O
a O O
well O O
- O O
known O O
newsletter O O
writer O O
. O O

`` O O
Everyone O O
will O O
tell O O
you O O
that O O
this O O
time O O
is O O
different O O
from O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
Well O O
, O O
in O O
some O O
ways O O
it O O
is O O
different O O
, O O
but O O
technically O O
it O O
is O O
just O O
the O O
same O O
. O O

If O O
you O O
're O O
a O O
technician O O
, O O
you O O
obey O O
the O O
signals O O
. O O

Right O O
now O O
they O O
're O O
telling O O
me O O
to O O
get O O
the O O
hell O O
out O O
and O O
stay O O
out O O
. O O

I O O
see O O
no O O
major O O
support O O
until O O
2200 B-DATE B-TIME
. O O

I O O
see O O
a O O
possibility O O
of O O
going O O
to O O
2200 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
this B-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O
'' O O

Mr. O O
Granville B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
he O O
would O O
n't O O
even O O
think O O
of O O
buying O O
until O O
at O B-CARDINAL
least O I-CARDINAL
600 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
to O O
700 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
stocks O O
have O O
hit O O
52 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
lows O O
; O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
100 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
stocks O O
hit O O
new O O
lows O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

`` O O
Most O O
people O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
`` O O
have O O
no O O
idea O O
what O O
a O O
massacre O O
pattern O O
looks O O
like O O
. O O
'' O O

Elaine B-PERSON B-PERSON
Garzarelli I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

A O O
quantitative O O
analyst O O
with O O
Shearson B-ORG B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Ms. O O
Garzarelli B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
warned O O
clients O O
to O O
take O O
their O O
money O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
market O O
before O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
big O O
drop O O
, O O
she O O
says O O
, O O
`` O O
was O O
not O O
a O O
crash O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
an O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
massacre O O
'' O O
like O O
those O O
that O O
occurred O O
in O O
1978 B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
1979 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Now O O
, O O
as O O
in O O
those B-DATE B-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
her O O
stock O O
market O O
indicators O O
are O O
positive O O
. O O

So O O
she O O
thinks O O
the O O
damage O O
will O O
be O O
short O O
- O O
lived O O
and O O
contained O O
. O O

`` O O
Those O O
corrections O O
lasted O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
took O O
the O O
market O O
10%-12 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
down O O
, O O
'' O O
she O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
This O O
is O O
exactly O O
the O O
same O O
thing O O
, O O
as O O
far O O
as O O
I O O
'm O O
concerned O O
. O O
'' O O

Thus O O
, O O
she O O
says O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
Dow O O
Jones O O
Industrial O O
Average O O
dropped O O
below O O
2450 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
`` O O
It O O
would O O
just O O
be O O
a O O
fluke O O
. O O

My O O
advice O O
is O O
to O O
buy O O
. O O
'' O O

As O O
she O O
calculates O O
it O O
, O O
the O O
average O O
stock O O
now O O
sells O O
for O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
12.5 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
times O O
companies O O
' O O
earnings O O
. O O

She O O
says O O
that O O
ratio O O
could O O
climb O O
to O O
14.5 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
given O O
current O O
interest O O
rates O O
, O O
and O O
still O O
be O O
within O O
the O O
range O O
of O O
`` O O
fair O O
value O O
. O O
'' O O

Ned B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
fall O O
marks O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
a O O
bear O O
market O O
, O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Davis B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
Ned B-ORG B-ORG
Davis I-ORG I-ORG
Research I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
Mr. O O
Davis B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
views O O
are O O
widely O O
respected O O
by O O
money O O
managers O O
, O O
says O O
he O O
expects O O
no O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
- O O
style O O
crash O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
was O O
a O O
unique O O
combination O O
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
Margin O O
debt O O
was O O
at O O
a O O
record O O
high O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
tremendous O O
public O O
enthusiasm O O
for O O
stock O O
mutual O O
funds O O
. O O

The O O
main O O
thing O O
was O O
portfolio O O
insurance O O
, O O
'' O O
a O O
mechanical O O
trading O O
system O O
intended O O
to O O
protect O O
an O O
investor O O
against O O
losses O O
. O O
`` O O

A B-MONEY B-MONEY
hundred I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
stock O O
was O O
subject O O
'' O O
to O O
it O O
. O O

In O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
such O O
selling O O
contributed O O
to O O
a O O
snowball O O
effect O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
could O O
even O O
be O O
an B-DATE B-DATE
up I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Mr. O O
Davis B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
if O O
major O O
brokerage O O
firms O O
agree O O
to O O
refrain O O
from O O
program O O
trading O O
. O O

Over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
though O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
things O O
look O O
bad O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
market O O
will O O
be O O
heading O O
down O O
into O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
will O O
probably O O
have O O
a O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
rally O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
go O O
down O O
again O O
. O O

Sort O O
of O O
a O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
step O O
bear O O
market O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
expects O O
the O O
downturn O O
to O O
carry O O
the O O
Dow O O
Jones O O
Industrial O O
Average O O
down O O
to O O
around O B-CARDINAL
2000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
sometime O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
That O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
normal O O
bear O O
market O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
guess O O
that O O
's O O
my O O
forecast O O
. O O
'' O O

Leon B-PERSON B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Cooperman I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

`` O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
the O O
market O O
is O O
going O O
through O O
another B-DATE O
October I-DATE B-DATE
'87 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
that O O
's O O
the O O
case O O
at O O
all O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Cooperman B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
partner O O
at O O
Goldman B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Sachs I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
chairman O O
of O O
Goldman B-ORG B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG I-ORG
Asset I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Mr. O O
Cooperman B-PERSON B-PERSON
sees O O
this O O
as O O
a O O
good O O
time O O
to O O
pick O O
up O O
bargains O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
does O O
n't O O
think O O
there O O
's O O
any O O
need O O
to O O
rush O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
expect O O
the O O
market O O
to O O
open O O
weaker O O
Monday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
but O O
then O O
it O O
should O O
find O O
some O O
stability O O
. O O
'' O O

He O O
ticks O O
off O O
several O O
major O O
differences O O
between O O
now B-DATE O
and O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Unlike O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
interest O O
rates O O
have O O
been O O
falling O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Unlike O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
dollar O O
has O O
been O O
strong O O
. O O

And O O
unlike O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
economy O O
does O O
n't O O
appear O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
any O O
danger O O
of O O
overheating O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
economy O O
's O O
slower O O
growth O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
also O O
means O O
the O O
outlook O O
for O O
corporate O O
profits O O
`` O O
is O O
n't O O
good O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
So O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
very O O
mixed O O
bag O O
. O O
'' O O

Thus O O
, O O
he O O
concludes O O
, O O
`` O O
This O O
is O O
not O O
a O O
good O O
environment O O
to O O
be O O
fully O O
invested O O
'' O O
in O O
stocks O O
. O O

`` O O
If O O
I O O
had O O
come O O
into O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
on O O
margin O O
or O O
with O O
very O O
little O O
cash O O
in O O
the O O
portfolios O O
, O O
I O O
would O O
not O O
do O O
any O O
buying O O
. O O

But O O
we O O
came O O
into O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
with O O
a O O
conservative O O
portfolio O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
would O O
look O O
to O O
do O O
some O O
modest O O
buying O O
'' O O
on O O
behalf O O
of O O
clients O O
. O O
`` O O

We O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
look O O
for O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
better O O
- O O
known O O
companies O O
that O O
got O O
clocked O O
'' O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kenneth I-PERSON I-PERSON
Galbraith I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

`` O O
This O O
is O O
the O O
latest O O
manifestation O O
of O O
the O O
capacity O O
of O O
the O O
financial O O
community O O
for O O
recurrent O O
insanity O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Galbraith B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
an O O
economist O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
see O O
this O O
as O O
a O O
reaction O O
to O O
the O O
whole O O
junk O O
bond O O
explosion O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
explosion O O
of O O
junk O O
bonds O O
and O O
takeovers O O
has O O
lodged O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
insecure O O
securities O O
in O O
the O O
hands O O
of O O
investors O O
and O O
loaded O O
the O O
corporations O O
that O O
are O O
the O O
objects O O
of O O
takeovers O O
or O O
feared O O
takeovers O O
with O O
huge O O
amounts O O
of O O
debt O O
rather O O
than O O
equity O O
. O O

This O O
has O O
both O O
made O O
investors O O
uneasy O O
and O O
the O O
corporations O O
more O O
vulnerable O O
. O O
'' O O

Nevertheless O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
a O O
depression O O
does O O
n't O O
appear O O
likely O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
is O O
more O O
resiliency O O
in O O
the O O
economy O O
at O O
large O O
than O O
we O O
commonly O O
suppose O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
It O O
takes O O
more O O
error O O
now O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
major O O
depression O O
than O O
back O O
in O O
the O O
Thirties B-DATE B-NORP
-- O O
much O O
as O O
the O O
financial O O
community O O
and O O
the O O
government O O
may O O
try O O
. O O
'' O O

Mario B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gabelli I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
money O O
manager O O
Mario B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gabelli I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
expert O O
at O O
spotting O O
takeover O O
candidates O O
, O O
says O O
that O O
takeovers O O
are O O
n't O O
totally O O
gone O O
. O O

`` O O
Companies O O
are O O
still O O
going O O
to O O
buy O O
companies O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Examples O O
are O O
`` O O
Ford B-ORG B-ORG
looking O O
at O O
Jaguar B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
BellSouth B-ORG B-ORG
looking O O
at O O
LIN B-ORG B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG I-ORG
. O O
'' O O

These O O
sorts O O
of O O
takeovers O O
do O O
n't O O
require O O
junk O O
bonds O O
or O O
big O O
bank O O
loans O O
to O O
finance O O
them O O
, O O
so O O
Mr. O O
Gabelli B-PERSON B-PERSON
figures O O
they O O
will O O
continue O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
market O O
was O O
up O O
35 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
since O O
-LCB- O O
President O O
-RCB- O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
took O O
office O O
, O O
'' O O
Mr. O O
Gabelli B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
so O O
a O O
correction O O
was O O
to O O
be O O
expected O O
. O O

He O O
thinks O O
another O O
crash O O
is O O
`` O O
unlikely O O
, O O
'' O O
and O O
says O O
he O O
was O O
`` O O
nibbling O O
at O O
'' O O
selected O O
stocks O O
during O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
plunge O O
. O O

`` O O
Stocks O O
that O O
were O O
thrown O O
out O O
just O O
on O O
an O O
emotional O O
basis O O
are O O
a O O
great O O
opportunity O O
-LCB- O O
this O B-DATE
-RCB- O I-DATE
week B-DATE I-DATE
for O O
guys O O
like O O
me O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Jim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

`` O O
It O O
seems O O
to O O
me O O
that O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
pin O O
that O O
has O O
finally O O
pricked O O
the O O
balloon O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Rogers B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
professor O O
of O O
finance O O
at O O
Columbia B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
former O O
co-manager O O
of O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
most O O
successful O O
hedge O O
funds O O
in O O
history O O
, O O
Quantum B-ORG B-ORG
Fund I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

He O O
sees O O
`` O O
economic O O
problems O O
, O O
financial O O
problems O O
'' O O
ahead O O
for O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
with O O
a O O
fairly O O
strong O O
possibility O O
of O O
a O O
recession O O
. O O

`` O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
you O O
could O O
n't O O
sell O O
dollars O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Dealers O O
`` O O
would O O
give O O
you O O
a O O
quote O O
, O O
but O O
then O O
refuse O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
trade O O
. O O
'' O O

If O O
the O O
dollar O O
stays O O
weak O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
that O O
will O O
add O O
to O O
inflationary O O
pressures O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
make O O
it O O
hard O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
ease O O
interest O O
rates O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Rogers B-PERSON B-PERSON
wo O O
n't O O
decide O O
what O O
to O O
do O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
until O O
he O O
sees O O
how O O
the O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Tokyo B-GPE B-GPE
markets O O
go O O
. O O

He O O
recommends O O
that O O
investors O O
sell O O
takeover O O
- O O
related O O
stocks O O
, O O
but O O
hang O O
on O O
to O O
some O O
other O O
stocks O O
-- O O
especially O O
utilities O O
, O O
which O O
often O O
do O O
well O O
during O O
periods O O
of O O
economic O O
weakness O O
. O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Curzio I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

Many O O
people O O
now O O
claim O O
to O O
have O O
predicted O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
. O O

Queens B-GPE B-GPE
newsletter O O
writer O O
Francis B-PERSON B-PERSON
X. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Curzio I-PERSON I-PERSON
actually O O
did O O
it O O
: O O
He O O
stated O O
in O O
writing O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
the O O
Dow O O
Jones O O
Industrial O O
Average O O
was O O
likely O O
to O O
decline O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
500 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
points O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
following I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Mr. O O
Curzio B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
what O O
happens O O
now O O
will O O
depend O O
a O O
good O O
deal O O
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

If O O
it O O
promptly O O
cuts O O
the O O
discount O O
rate O O
it O O
charges O O
on O O
loans O O
to O O
banks O O
, O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
`` O O
That O O
could O O
quiet O O
things O O
down O O
. O O
'' O O

If O O
not O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
could O O
go O O
to O O
2200 B-CARDINAL O
very O O
soon O O
. O O
'' O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Terrizzi I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON I-PERSON

Stock O O
prices O O
`` O O
would O O
still O O
have O O
to O O
go O O
down O O
some O O
additional O O
amount O O
before O O
we O O
become O O
positive O O
on O O
stocks O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Terrizzi B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
president O O
and O O
managing O O
director O O
of O O
Renaissance B-ORG B-ORG
Investment I-ORG I-ORG
Management I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Cincinnati B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Renaissance B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
manages O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
1.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
drew O O
stiff O O
criticism O O
from O O
many O O
clients O O
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
because O O
it O O
pulled O O
entirely O O
out O O
of O O
stocks O O
at O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
beginning I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
thus O O
missed O O
a O O
strong O O
rally O O
. O O

Renaissance B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
keeping O O
its O O
money O O
entirely O O
in O O
cash O O
equivalents O O
, O O
primarily O O
U.S. B-GPE B-ORG
Treasury B-ORG I-ORG
bills O O
. O O

`` O O
T O O
- O O
bills O O
probably O O
are O O
the O O
right O O
place O O
to O O
be O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Call O O
it O O
the O O
`` O O
we O O
're O O
too O O
broke O O
to O O
fight O O
'' O O
defense O O
. O O

Lawyers O O
for O O
dozens B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
insolvent O O
savings O O
and O O
loan O O
associations O O
are O O
trying O O
a O O
new O O
tack O O
in O O
their O O
efforts O O
to O O
defuse O O
suits O O
filed O O
by O O
borrowers O O
, O O
developers O O
and O O
creditors O O
. O O

The O O
thrifts O O
' O O
lawyers O O
claim O O
that O O
the O O
suits O O
, O O
numbering O O
700 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to I-CARDINAL O
1,000 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
alone O O
, O O
should O O
be O O
dismissed O O
as O O
moot O O
because O O
neither O O
the O O
S&Ls O B-ORG
nor O O
the O O
extinct O O
Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
the O O
money O O
to O O
pay O O
judgments O O
. O O

Though O O
the O O
argument O O
may O O
have O O
a O O
common O O
- O O
sense O O
ring O O
to O O
it O O
, O O
even O O
the O O
S&L O B-ORG
lawyers O O
concede O O
there O O
's O O
little O O
precedent O O
to O O
back O O
their O O
position O O
. O O

Still O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
federal O O
appeals O O
court O O
has O O
signaled O O
it O O
's O O
willing O O
to O O
entertain O O
the O O
notion O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
lawyers O O
have O O
renewed O O
their O O
arguments O O
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
other O O
states O O
where O O
the O O
defense O O
is O O
permitted O O
under O O
state O O
law O O
. O O

The O O
dismissal O O
of O O
the O O
pending O O
suits O O
could O O
go O O
a O O
long O O
way O O
toward O O
clearing O O
court O O
dockets O O
in O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
reducing O O
the O O
FSLIC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
massive O O
legal O O
bills O O
, O O
which O O
topped O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
73 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
S&L O B-ORG
lawyers O O
were O O
encouraged O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
an O O
appellate O O
- O O
court O O
ruling O O
in O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cases O O
brought O O
against O O
defunct O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Loan I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of O I-ORG
Dallas B-GPE I-ORG
by O O
the O O
developers O O
of O O
the B-FAC B-ORG
Valley I-FAC I-ORG
Ranch I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
best O O
known O O
as O O
the O O
training O O
center O O
for O O
the O O
Dallas B-ORG B-ORG
Cowboys I-ORG I-ORG
football O O
team O O
. O O

Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
foreclosed O O
on O O
the O O
ranch O O
. O O

Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
FSLIC B-ORG B-ORG
argued O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG I-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Appeals I-ORG I-ORG
`` O O
that O O
there O O
will O O
never O O
be O O
any O O
assets O O
with O O
which O O
to O O
satisfy O O
a O O
judgment O O
against O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
nor O O
any O O
means O O
to O O
collect O O
from O O
any O O
other O O
party O O
, O O
including O O
FSLIC B-ORG B-ORG
. O O
'' O O

`` O O
If O O
true O O
, O O
'' O O
the O O
court O O
wrote O O
, O O
`` O O
this O O
contention O O
would O O
justify O O
dismissal O O
of O O
these O O
actions O O
on O O
prudential O O
grounds O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
the O O
court O O
said O O
it O O
lacked O O
enough O O
financial O O
information O O
about O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
FSLIC B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
sent O O
the O O
cases O O
back O O
to O O
federal O O
district O O
court O O
in O O
Dallas B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Haworth I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
lawyer O O
for O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
says O O
he O O
plans O O
to O O
file O O
a O O
brief O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
urging O O
the O O
district O O
judge O O
to O O
dismiss O O
the O O
suits O O
, O O
because O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
liabilities O O
exceeded O O
its O O
assets O O
by O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
when O O
federal O O
regulators O O
closed O O
it O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
This O O
institution O O
is O O
just O O
brain O O
dead O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Haworth B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
partner O O
in O O
the O O
Dallas B-GPE B-GPE
office O O
of O O
Andrews B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Kurth I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Houston B-GPE B-GPE
law O O
firm O O
. O O

But O O
a O O
lawyer O O
for O O
Triland B-ORG B-ORG
Investment I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
developer O O
of O O
Valley B-FAC B-ORG
Ranch I-FAC I-ORG
, O O
dismisses O O
such O O
arguments O O
as O O
a O O
`` O O
defense O O
du O O
jour O O
. O O
'' O O

Attorney O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
Dallas B-GPE B-GPE
says O O
a O O
judgment O O
for O O
Triland B-ORG B-ORG
could O O
be O O
satisfied O O
in O O
ways O O
other O O
than O O
a O O
monetary O O
award O O
, O O
including O O
the O O
reversal O O
of O O
Sunbelt B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
foreclosure O O
on O O
Valley B-FAC B-ORG
Ranch I-FAC I-ORG
. O O

`` O O
We O O
're O O
asking O O
the O O
court O O
for O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
things O O
he O O
can O O
grant O O
in O O
addition O O
to O O
the O O
thrill O O
of O O
victory O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
'd O O
take O O
the B-FAC B-LOC
Valley I-FAC I-LOC
Ranch I-FAC I-LOC
free O O
and O O
clear O O
as O O
a O O
booby O O
prize O O
. O O

British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
CSF I-ORG I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
they O O
are O O
nearing O O
an O O
agreement O O
to O O
merge O O
their O O
guided O O
- O O
missile O O
divisions O O
, O O
greatly O O
expanding O O
collaboration O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
defense O O
contractors O O
. O O

The O O
50 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
50 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
joint O O
venture O O
, O O
which O O
may O O
be O O
dubbed O O
Eurodynamics B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
would O O
have O O
combined O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
sales O O
of O O
at B-MONEY B-MONEY
least I-MONEY I-MONEY
1.4 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
-LRB- O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
2.17 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
-RRB- O O
and O O
would O O
be O O
among O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
largest O O
missile O O
makers O O
. O O

After O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
talks O O
, O O
plans O O
for O O
the O O
venture O O
are O O
sufficiently O O
advanced O O
for O O
the O O
companies O O
to O O
seek O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
clearance O O
. O O

The O O
companies O O
hope O O
for O O
a O O
final O O
agreement O O
by O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
venture O O
would O O
strengthen O O
the O O
rapidly O O
growing O O
ties O O
between O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
companies O O
, O O
and O O
help O O
make O O
them O O
a O O
leading O O
force O O
in O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
defense O O
contracting O O
. O O

In O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
string O O
of O O
cross-border O O
mergers O O
and O O
joint O O
ventures O O
have O O
reshaped O O
the O O
once O O
- O O
balkanized O O
world O O
of O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
arms O O
manufacture O O
. O O

Already O O
, O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
- O O
controlled O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
CSF I-ORG I-ORG
collaborate O O
on O O
a O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
missile O O
contract O O
and O O
on O O
an O O
air O O
- O O
traffic O O
control O O
radar O O
system O O
. O O

Just B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
they O O
announced O O
they O O
may O O
make O O
a O O
joint O O
bid O O
to O O
buy O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Signal I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
smaller O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
defense O O
contractor O O
rocked O O
by O O
alleged O O
accounting O O
fraud O O
at O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
unit O O
. O O

The O O
sudden O O
romance O O
of O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
CSF I-ORG I-ORG
-- O O
traditionally O O
bitter O O
competitors O O
for O O
Middle B-LOC B-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Third O O
World O O
weapons O O
contracts O O
-- O O
is O O
stirring O O
controversy O O
in O O
Western B-LOC B-LOC
Europe I-LOC I-LOC
's I-LOC I-LOC
defense O O
industry O O
. O O

Most O O
threatened O O
by O O
closer O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Thomson I-ORG I-ORG
ties O O
would O O
be O O
their O O
respective O O
national O O
rivals O O
, O O
including O O
Matra B-ORG B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
neither O O
Matra B-ORG B-ORG
nor O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
-- O O
unrelated O O
to O O
Stamford B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Conn. B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
-- O O
are O O
sitting O O
quietly O O
by O O
as O O
their O O
competitors O O
join O O
forces O O
. O O

Yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
a O O
source O O
close O O
to O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
confirmed O O
that O O
his O O
company O O
may O O
join O O
the O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
fight O O
, O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
a O O
possible O O
consortium O O
that O O
would O O
bid O O
against O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
CSF I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Companies O O
with O O
which O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
had O O
talks O O
about O O
a O O
possible O O
joint O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
bid O O
include O O
Matra B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Dowty B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Germany I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Daimler B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Benz I-ORG I-ORG
AG I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Dassault B-ORG B-ORG
group O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
weeks B-DATE B-DATE
before O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
its O O
potential O O
partners O O
decide O O
whether O O
to O O
bid O O
, O O
the O O
source O O
indicated O O
. O O

GEC B-ORG B-ORG
plans O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
to O O
study O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
financial O O
accounts O O
, O O
which O O
auditors O O
recently O O
said O O
included O O
215 B-MONEY B-CARDINAL
million I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
in O O
fictitious O O
contracts O O
at O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
unit O O
, O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Signal I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Control I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
with O O
which O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
merged O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Also O O
, O O
any O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
bid O O
might O O
be O O
blocked O O
by O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
antitrust O O
regulators O O
; O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
main O O
competitor O O
on O O
several O O
key O O
defense O O
- O O
electronics O O
contracts O O
, O O
and O O
its O O
purchase O O
by O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
may O O
heighten O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Defense I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
worries O O
about O O
concentration O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
defense O O
industry O O
. O O

A O O
consortium O O
bid O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
would O O
diminish O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
direct O O
role O O
in O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
might O O
consequently O O
appease O O
ministry O O
officials O O
. O O

A O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
spokeswoman O O
appeared O O
unperturbed O O
by O O
the O O
prospect O O
of O O
a O O
fight O O
with O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
for O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
: O O
`` O O
Competition O O
is O O
the O O
name O O
of O O
the O O
game O O
, O O
'' O O
she O O
said O O
. O O

At B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
potential O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
partner O O
, O O
Matra B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
insists O O
it O O
is O O
n't O O
interested O O
in O O
Ferranti B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

`` O O
We O O
have O O
nothing O O
to O O
say O O
about O O
this O O
affair O O
, O O
which O O
does O O
n't O O
concern O O
us O O
, O O
'' O O
a O O
Matra B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
said O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
missile O O
venture O O
, O O
the O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
spokeswoman O O
said O O
, O O
is O O
a O O
needed O O
response O O
to O O
the O O
`` O O
new O O
environment O O
'' O O
in O O
defense O O
contracting O O
. O O

For O O
both O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
earnings O O
in O O
their O O
home O O
markets O O
have O O
come O O
under O O
pressure O O
from O O
increasingly O O
tight O O
- O O
fisted O O
defense O O
ministries O O
; O O
and O O
Middle B-LOC B-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
sales O O
, O O
a O O
traditional O O
mainstay O O
for O O
both O O
companies O O
' O O
exports O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
hurt O O
by O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
weak O O
oil O O
prices O O
. O O

The O O
venture O O
's O O
importance O O
for O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
great O O
. O O

Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
feels O O
the O O
future O O
of O O
its O O
defense O O
business O O
depends O O
on O O
building O O
cooperation O O
with O O
other O O
Europeans B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

The O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
defense O O
industry O O
is O O
consolidating O O
; O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Germany I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
Siemens B-ORG B-ORG
AG I-ORG I-ORG
recently O O
joined O O
GEC B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
a O O
takeover O O
of O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Plessey B-ORG B-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
Daimler B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Benz I-ORG I-ORG
agreed O O
to O O
buy O O
Messerschmitt B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Boelkow I-ORG I-ORG
Blohm I-ORG I-ORG
G.m.b I-ORG I-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
H I-ORG I-ORG
. O I-ORG

In O O
missiles O O
, O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
already O O
overshadowed O O
by O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
by O O
its O O
home O O
rival O O
, O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Aerospatiale B-ORG B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG I-ORG
; O O
to O O
better O O
compete O O
, O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
say O O
, O O
they O O
need O O
a O O
partnership O O
. O O

To O O
justify O O
50 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
50 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
ownership O O
of O O
the O O
planned O O
venture O O
, O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
make O O
a O O
cash O O
payment O O
to O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Annual B-DATE O
revenue O O
of O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
missile O O
business O O
is O O
about B-MONEY B-CARDINAL
950 I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
million I-MONEY I-CARDINAL
, O O
a O O
Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
chief O O
missile O O
products O O
include O O
its O O
17 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
family O O
of O O
Rapier B-PRODUCT O
surface O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
air O O
missiles O O
. O O

Thomson B-ORG B-ORG
missile O O
products O O
, O O
with O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
British B-ORG B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
annual B-DATE B-DATE
revenue O O
, O O
include O O
the O O
Crotale B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
surface O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
air O O
missile O O
family O O
. O O

The O O
following O O
issues O O
were O O
recently O O
filed O O
with O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
: O O

American B-ORG B-ORG
Cyanamid I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
offering O O
of O O
1,250,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
common O O
shares O O
, O O
via O O
Merrill B-ORG B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Markets I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Limited B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
offering O O
of O O
up B-MONEY B-MONEY
to I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
300 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
debt O O
securities O O
and O O
warrants O O
. O O

Nuveen B-ORG B-ORG
California I-ORG I-ORG
Performance I-ORG I-ORG
Plus I-ORG I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Fund I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
initial O O
offering O O
of O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
common O O
shares O O
, O O
via O O
Alex B-ORG B-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
Brown I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Sons I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
John B-ORG B-ORG
Nuveen I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Prudential B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Bache I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Funding I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
Bateman B-ORG B-ORG
Eichler I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG O
Hill I-ORG B-ORG
Richards I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

PacifiCare B-ORG B-ORG
Health I-ORG I-ORG
Systems I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
proposed O O
offering O O
of O O
1.5 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
common O O
shares O O
, O O
of O O
which O O
700,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
shares O O
will O O
be O O
offered O O
by O O
PacifiCare B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
800,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
shares O O
by O O
UniHealth B-ORG B-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
PacifiCare B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
71 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
-RRB- O O
, O O
via O O
Dillon B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Read I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Goldman B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Sachs I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Dean B-ORG B-ORG
Witter I-ORG I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Pricor B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
offering O O
of O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
new O O
shares O O
of O O
common O O
stock O O
and O O
300,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
shares O O
by O O
holders O O
, O O
via O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
J.C. B-ORG B-ORG
Bradford I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Trans B-ORG B-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
offering O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
150 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
senior O O
notes O O
, O O
via O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

When O O
the O O
news O O
broke O O
of O O
an O O
attempted O O
coup O O
in O O
Panama B-GPE B-GPE
two B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Sen. O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dodd I-PERSON I-PERSON
called O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
a O O
briefing O O
. O O

`` O O
They O O
said O O
, O O
` O O
follow O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
' O O
'' O O
he O O
told O O
reporters O O
. O O

That O O
shows O O
how O O
far O O
Ted B-PERSON B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
Cable B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Network I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
come O O
since O O
its O O
birth O O
nine B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
it O O
was O O
considered O O
the O O
laughingstock O O
of O O
television O O
news O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
bigger O O
, O O
faster O O
and O O
more O O
profitable O O
than O O
the O O
news O O
divisions O O
of O O
any O O
of O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
major O O
broadcast O O
networks O O
. O O

Its O O
niche O O
as O O
the O O
`` O O
network O O
of O O
record O O
'' O O
during O O
major O O
crises O O
draws O O
elite O O
audiences O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
. O O

But O O
for O O
all O O
its O O
success O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
hit O O
a O O
plateau O O
. O O

Although O O
viewership O O
soars O O
when O O
big O O
news O O
breaks O O
, O O
it O O
ebbs O O
during O O
periods O O
of O O
calm O O
. O O

CNN B-ORG B-ORG
executives O O
worry O O
that O O
the O O
network O O
's O O
punchy O O
but O O
repetitive O O
news O O
format O O
may O O
be O O
getting O O
stale O O
and O O
wo O O
n't O O
keep O O
viewers O O
coming O O
back O O
as O O
the O O
alternatives O O
multiply O O
for O O
news O O
and O O
information O O
on O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
. O O

`` O O
Just O O
the O O
fact O O
we O O
're O O
on O O
24 B-TIME B-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
is O O
no O O
longer O O
bulletin O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Ed B-PERSON B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
news O O
gathering O O
-LRB- O O
and O O
no O O
relation O O
to O O
Ted B-PERSON B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O
. O O

`` O O
You O O
ca O O
n't O O
live O O
on O O
that O O
. O O
'' O O

So O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
a O O
unit O O
of O O
Atlanta B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
Turner B-ORG B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG I-ORG
System I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
is O O
trying O O
to O O
reposition O O
itself O O
as O O
a O O
primary O O
channel O O
, O O
or O O
what O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
television O O
industry O O
call O O
a O O
`` O O
top O O
of O O
mind O O
'' O O
network O O
. O O

Tonight B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
to O O
kick O O
off O O
the O O
effort O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
premiere O O
its O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
prime O O
- O O
time O O
newscast O O
in O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
an O O
hourlong B-TIME O
show O O
at O O
6 B-TIME B-TIME
p.m I-TIME I-TIME
. I-TIME I-TIME
Eastern I-TIME I-TIME
time I-TIME I-TIME
to O O
air O O
head O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
head O O
against O O
the O O
network O O
newscasts O O
. O O

The O O
show O O
will O O
be O O
co-anchored O O
by O O
Bernard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shaw I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Catherine B-PERSON B-PERSON
Crier I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
34 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
former O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
judge O O
and O O
campus O O
beauty O O
queen O O
who O O
has O O
never O O
held O O
a O O
job O O
in O O
television O O
or O O
journalism O O
. O O

The O O
new O O
show O O
is O O
perhaps O O
the O O
boldest O O
in O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
steps O O
the O O
network O O
is O O
taking O O
to O O
build O O
audience O O
loyalty O O
by O O
shifting O O
away O O
from O O
its O O
current O O
format O O
toward O O
more O O
full O O
- O O
length O O
`` O O
signature O O
'' O O
programming O O
with O O
recognizable O O
stars O O
. O O

To O O
distinguish O O
itself O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
also O O
expanding O O
international O O
coverage O O
and O O
adding O O
a O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
global O O
- O O
news O O
program O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
paying O O
higher O O
salaries O O
-- O O
after O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
of O O
scrimping O O
-- O O
to O O
lure O O
and O O
keep O O
experienced O O
staffers O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
is O O
embarking O O
on O O
an O O
expensive O O
gamble O O
to O O
break O O
major O O
stories O O
with O O
a O O
large O O
investigative O O
- O O
reporting O O
team O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
next O O
stage O O
is O O
to O O
get O O
beyond O O
the O O
opinion O O
leaders O O
who O O
use O O
us O O
as O O
a O O
point O O
of O O
reference O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
point O O
of O O
reference O O
at O O
ordinary O O
dinner O O
tables O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Jon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Petrovich I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
of O O
Headline B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
sister O O
network O O
. O O

But O O
that O O
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
easy O O
. O O

Networks O O
, O O
like O O
other O O
consumer O O
products O O
, O O
develop O O
images O O
in O O
peoples O O
' O O
minds O O
that O O
are O O
n't O O
easy O O
to O O
change O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
takes O O
money O O
that O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
been O O
reluctant O O
to O O
spend O O
to O O
make O O
programs O O
and O O
hire O O
talent O O
that O O
viewers O O
will O O
tune O O
in O O
specially O O
to O O
see O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
operators O O
-- O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
distributors O O
and O O
part O O
owners O O
-- O O
like O O
things O O
just O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
are O O
. O O

The O O
repositioning O O
bid O O
is O O
aimed O O
at O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
unsteady O O
viewership O O
-- O O
and O O
what O O
may O O
happen O O
to O O
it O O
as O O
the O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
news O O
market O O
grows O O
more O O
competitive O O
. O O

Already O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
facing O O
stronger O O
competition O O
from O O
Financial B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
Network I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Consumer B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
and O I-ORG
Business B-ORG I-ORG
Channel I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
both O O
of O O
which O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
pursue O O
more O O
general O O
news O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
many O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
systems O O
themselves O O
are O O
airing O O
more O O
local O O
and O O
regional O O
news O O
programs O O
produced O O
by O O
local O O
broadcast O O
stations O O
. O O

CNN B-ORG B-ORG
wants O O
to O O
change O O
its O O
viewers O O
' O O
habits O O
. O O

Its O O
watchers O O
are O O
, O O
on O O
the O O
whole O O
, O O
a O O
disloyal O O
group O O
of O O
channel O O
- O O
zapping O O
`` O O
grazers O O
'' O O
and O O
news O O
junkies O O
, O O
who O O
spend O O
an O O
average O O
of O O
just B-TIME B-TIME
26 I-TIME I-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
a O O
day O O
watching O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
according O O
to O O
audience O O
research O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
less B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
the O O
time O O
that O O
viewers O O
watch O O
the O O
major O O
broadcast O O
networks O O
. O O

The O O
brief O O
attention O O
viewers O O
give O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
could O O
put O O
it O O
at O O
a O O
disadvantage O O
as O O
ratings O O
data O O
, O O
and O O
advertising O O
, O O
become O O
more O O
important O O
to O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
channels O O
. O O

CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
viewer O O
habits O O
have O O
been O O
molded O O
by O O
its O O
format O O
. O O

Its O O
strategy O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
has O O
been O O
to O O
serve O O
as O O
a O O
TV O O
wire O O
service O O
. O O

It O O
focused O O
on O O
building O O
up O O
its O O
news O O
bureaus O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
so O O
as O O
events O O
took O O
place O O
it O O
could O O
go O O
live O O
quicker O O
and O O
longer O O
than O O
other O O
networks O O
. O O

It O O
filled O O
its O O
daily B-DATE O
schedule O O
with O O
newscasts O O
called O O
`` O O
Daybreak B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
`` O O
Daywatch B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
`` O O
Newsday B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
, O O
'' O O
and O O
`` O O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
but O O
the O O
shows O O
varied O O
little O O
in O O
content O O
, O O
personality O O
or O O
look O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
the O O
push O O
is O O
on O O
for O O
more O O
- O O
distinctive O O
shows O O
. O O

`` O O
Our O O
goal O O
is O O
to O O
create O O
more O O
programs O O
with O O
an O O
individual O O
identity O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Paul B-PERSON B-PERSON
Amos I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
for O O
programming O O
. O O

Accordingly O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
adding O O
a O O
world O O
- O O
affairs O O
show O O
in O O
the B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
because O O
surveys O O
show O O
its B-TIME O
global I-TIME O
- I-TIME O
news I-TIME O
hour I-TIME B-TIME
in O I-TIME
the B-TIME I-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
is O O
among O O
its O O
most O O
`` O O
differentiated O O
'' O O
programs O O
in O O
viewers O O
' O O
minds O O
, O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Amos B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

And O O
it O O
is O O
exploring O O
other O O
original O O
programs O O
, O O
similar O O
to O O
its O O
`` O O
Larry B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
King I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
and O O
`` O O
Crossfire B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
talk O O
shows O O
, O O
which O O
executives O O
hope O O
will O O
keep O O
people O O
tuned O O
in O O
. O O

Then O O
there O O
's O O
`` O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
the O O
prime O O
- O O
time O O
newscast O O
featuring O O
Mr. O O
Shaw B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Ms. O O
Crier B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Until O O
now O O
, O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
featured O O
its O O
Hollywood B-GPE B-GPE
gossip O O
show O O
during O O
the O O
key O O
evening B-TIME O
period O O
. O O

But O O
70 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
cable O O
- O O
television O O
- O O
equipped O O
households O O
that O O
watch O O
news O O
do O O
so O O
between B-TIME B-TIME
6:30 I-TIME I-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
and I-TIME O
7 I-TIME B-TIME
p.m. I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
network O O
discovered O O
, O O
so O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
wants O O
in O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Amos B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
the O O
Shaw B-PERSON B-ORG
- O I-ORG
Crier O I-ORG
team O O
will O O
probably O O
do O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
live O O
interviews O O
a O O
day O O
, O O
with O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
program O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
for O O
now O O
, O O
appearing O O
similar O O
to O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
other O O
newcasts O O
. O O

Some O O
in O O
the O O
industry O O
are O O
skeptical O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
find O O
it O O
hard O O
to O O
conceive O O
of O O
people O O
switching O O
over O O
to O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
for O O
what O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
in O O
the O O
public O O
's O O
mind O O
, O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
news O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Reuven B-PERSON B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
former O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
time O O
president O O
of O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
creator O O
of O O
the B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Huntley I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
- I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Brinkley I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Report I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
. O O

The O O
evening B-TIME B-TIME
news O O
is O O
also O O
slated O O
as O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
stage O O
for O O
its O O
big O O
push O O
into O O
investigative O O
journalism O O
. O O

In O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
network O O
hired O O
award O O
- O O
winning O O
producer O O
Pamela B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
former O O
head O O
of O O
news O O
specials O O
at O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

She O O
's O O
assembling O O
a O O
staff O O
of O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
35 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
investigative O O
reporters O O
who O O
will O O
produce O O
weekly B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
in O O
- O O
depth O O
segments O O
, O O
with O O
an O O
eye O O
toward O O
breaking O O
big O O
stories O O
. O O

CNN B-ORG B-ORG
executives O O
hope O O
the O O
headlines O O
created O O
by O O
such O O
scoops O O
will O O
generate O O
excitement O O
for O O
its O O
`` O O
branded O O
'' O O
programs O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
`` O O
60 B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
did O O
so O O
well O O
for O O
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

That O O
's O O
such O O
a O O
departure O O
from O O
the O O
past O O
that O O
many O O
in O O
the O O
industry O O
are O O
skeptical O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
follow O O
through O O
with O O
its O O
investigative O O
commitment O O
, O O
especially O O
after O O
it O O
sees O O
the O O
cost O O
of O O
producing O O
in O O
- O O
depth O O
pieces O O
. O O

`` O O
They O O
've O O
never O O
shown O O
any O O
inclination O O
to O O
spend O O
money O O
on O O
production O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mosettig I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
senior O O
producer O O
with O O
MacNeil B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
- I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Lehrer I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
NewsHour I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
, O O
who O O
notes O O
that O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
indispensable O O
to O O
his O O
job O O
. O O

The O O
network O O
's O O
salaries O O
have O O
always O O
ranged O O
far O O
below O O
industry O O
standards O O
, O O
resulting O O
in O O
a O O
less O O
- O O
experienced O O
work O O
force O O
. O O

CNN B-ORG B-ORG
recently O O
gave O O
most O O
employees O O
raises O O
of O O
as B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
much I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
as I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
15 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
but O O
they O O
're O O
still O O
drastically O O
underpaid O O
compared O O
with O O
the O O
networks O O
. O O

Says O O
Mr. O O
Mosettig B-PERSON B-PERSON
: O O
`` O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
my O O
wire O O
service O O
; O O
they O O
're O O
on O O
top O O
of O O
everything O O
. O O

But O O
to O O
improve O O
, O O
they O O
've O O
really O O
got O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
investment O O
in O O
people O O
. O O
'' O O

In O O
any O O
case O O
, O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
- O O
system O O
operators O O
have O O
reason O O
to O O
fear O O
any O O
tinkering O O
with O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
format O O
. O O

They O O
market O O
cable O O
- O O
TV O O
on O O
the O O
very O O
grazing O O
opportunities O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
seeks O O
to O O
discourage O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
would O O
obviously O O
be O O
upset O O
if O O
those O O
kinds O O
of O O
services O O
evolved O O
into O O
more O O
general O O
- O O
interest O O
, O O
long O O
- O O
format O O
programming O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Stengel I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
programming O O
, O O
of O O
Continental B-ORG B-ORG
Cablevision I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
holds O O
a O O
2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
Turner B-ORG B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
response O O
to O O
your O O
overly O O
optimistic O O
, O O
outdated O O
piece O O
on O O
how O O
long O O
unemployment O O
lasts O O
-LRB- O O
People B-WORK_OF_ART O
Patterns I-WORK_OF_ART O
, O O
Sept. B-DATE B-DATE
20 I-DATE I-DATE
-RRB- O O
: O O
I O O
am O O
in O O
the O O
communications O O
field O O
, O O
above O O
entry O O
level O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
laid O O
off O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
after O O
a O O
thorough O O
and O O
exhausting O O
job O O
search O O
, O O
was O O
hired O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

My O O
unemployment O O
insurance O O
ran O O
out O O
before O O
I O O
found O O
a O O
job O O
; O O
I O O
found O O
cutbacks O O
and O O
layoffs O O
in O O
many O O
companies O O
. O O

The O O
statistics O O
quoted O O
by O O
the O O
`` O O
new O O
'' O O
Census B-ORG B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
report O O
-LRB- O O
garnered O O
from O B-DATE
1984 B-DATE I-DATE
to O I-DATE
1986 B-DATE I-DATE
-RRB- O O
are O O
out O O
of O O
date O O
, O O
certainly O O
as O O
an O O
average O O
for O O
the O O
Northeast B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
possibly O O
for O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
what O O
bothered O O
me O O
most O O
about O O
the O O
piece O O
was O O
that O O
there O O
seemed O O
to O O
be O O
an O O
underlying O O
attitude O O
to O O
tell O O
your O O
readers O O
all O O
is O O
well O O
-- O O
if O O
you O O
're O O
getting O O
laid O O
off O O
do O O
n't O O
worry O O
, O O
and O O
if O O
you O O
're O O
unemployed O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
seller O O
's O O
market O O
. O O

To O O
top O O
it O O
off O O
, O O
you O O
captioned O O
the O O
graph O O
showing O O
the O O
average O O
number O O
of O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
a O O
job O O
search O O
as O O
`` O O
Time B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Off I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

Are O O
you O O
kidding O O
? O O

Looking O O
for O O
a O O
job O O
was O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
anxious O O
periods O O
of O O
my O O
life O O
-- O O
and O O
is O O
for O O
most O O
people O O
. O O

Your O O
paper O O
needs O O
a O O
serious O O
reality O O
check O O
. O O

Reva B-PERSON B-PERSON
Levin I-PERSON I-PERSON

Cambridge B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Mass B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE O

Kenneth B-PERSON B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Thygerson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
was O O
named O O
president O O
of O O
this O O
thrift O O
holding O O
company O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
resigned O O
, O O
citing O O
personal O O
reasons O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Thygerson B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
he O O
had O O
planned O O
to O O
travel O O
between O O
the O O
job O O
in O O
Denver B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
his O O
San B-GPE B-GPE
Diego I-GPE I-GPE
home O O
, O O
but O O
has O O
found O O
the O O
commute O O
too O O
difficult O O
to O O
continue O O
. O O

A O O
new O O
president O O
was O O
n't O O
named O O
. O O

Alan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Seelenfreund I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
52 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
was O O
named O O
chairman O O
of O O
this O O
processor O O
of O O
prescription O O
claims O O
, O O
succeeding O O
Thomas B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Field I-PERSON I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
55 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
who O O
resigned O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Mr. O O
Field B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
had O O
been O O
chairman O O
of O O
McKesson B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
resigning O O
that O O
post O O
after O O
a O O
dispute O O
with O O
the O O
board O O
over O O
corporate O O
strategy O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Seelenfreund B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
financial O O
officer O O
of O O
McKesson B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
will O O
continue O O
in O O
those O O
roles O O
. O O

PCS B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
named O O
Rex B-PERSON B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Malson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
57 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
executive O O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
McKesson B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
as O O
a O O
director O O
, O O
filling O O
the O O
seat O O
vacated O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Field B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Messrs. O O
Malson B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Seelenfreund B-PERSON B-PERSON
are O O
directors O O
of O O
McKesson B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
has O O
an O O
86 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
PCS B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

With O O
economic O O
tension O O
between O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
worsening O O
, O O
many O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
had O O
feared O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
visit O O
from O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
Trade O O
Representative O O
Carla B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hills I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

They O O
expected O O
a O O
new O O
barrage O O
of O O
demands O O
that O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
do O O
something O O
quickly O O
to O O
reduce O O
its O O
trade O O
surplus O O
with O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Instead O O
, O O
they O O
got O O
a O O
discussion O O
of O O
the O O
need O O
for O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
work O O
together O O
and O O
of O O
the O O
importance O O
of O O
the O O
long O O
- O O
term O O
view O O
. O O

Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
' O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
trip O O
to O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
chief O O
trade O O
negotiator O O
had O O
a O O
completely O O
different O O
tone O O
from O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
visit O O
by O O
Commerce B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Mosbacher I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Mr. O O
Mosbacher B-PERSON B-PERSON
called O O
for O O
concrete O O
results O O
by O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
negotiations O O
over O O
fundamental O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
business O O
practices O O
that O O
supposedly O O
inhibit O O
free O O
trade O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
such O O
results O O
should O O
be O O
`` O O
measurable O O
in O O
dollars O O
and O O
cents O O
'' O O
in O O
reducing O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
trade O O
deficit O O
with O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

But O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
speaking O O
at O O
a O O
breakfast O O
meeting O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Chamber I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
on O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
stressed O O
that O O
the O O
objective O O
`` O O
is O O
not O O
to O O
get O O
definitive O O
action O O
by O O
spring B-DATE B-DATE
or O O
summer B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
it O O
is O O
rather O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
blueprint O O
for O O
action O O
. O O
'' O O

She O O
added O O
that O O
she O O
expected O O
`` O O
perhaps O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
down O O
payment O O
... O O
some O O
small O O
step O O
to O O
convince O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
and O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
that O O
we O O
're O O
moving O O
in O O
earnest O O
. O O
'' O O

How O O
such O O
remarks O O
translate O O
into O O
policy O O
wo O O
n't O O
become O O
clear O O
for O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

American B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
offered O O
several O O
theories O O
for O O
the O O
difference O O
in O O
approach O O
betwen O O
Mr. O O
Mosbacher B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Many O O
called O O
it O O
simply O O
a O O
contrast O O
in O O
styles O O
. O O

But O O
some O O
saw O O
it O O
as O O
a O O
classic O O
negotiating O O
tactic O O
. O O

Others O O
said O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
may O O
feel O O
the O O
rhetoric O O
on O O
both O O
sides O O
is O O
getting O O
out O O
of O O
hand O O
. O O

And O O
some O O
said O O
it O O
reflected O O
the O O
growing O O
debate O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
over O O
pursuing O O
free O O
trade O O
with O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
versus O O
some O O
kind O O
of O O
managed O O
trade O O
. O O

Asked O O
to O O
compare O O
her O O
visit O O
to O O
Mr. O O
Mosbacher B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
, O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
replied O O
: O O
`` O O
I O O
did O O
n't O O
hear O O
every O O
word O O
he O O
spoke O O
, O O
but O O
as O O
a O O
general O O
proposition O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
we O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
consistent O O
trade O O
strategy O O
in O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
. O O
'' O O

Yet O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
American B-NORP B-NORP
official O O
who O O
sat O O
in O O
with O O
her O O
during O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
talks O O
with O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
officials O O
said O O
her O O
tone O O
often O O
was O O
surprisingly O O
`` O O
conciliatory O O
. O O
'' O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
my O O
line O O
has O O
been O O
very O O
consistent O O
, O O
'' O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
at O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
afternoon B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

`` O O
I O O
am O O
painted O O
sometimes O O
as O O
ferocious O O
, O O
perhaps O O
because O O
I O O
have O O
a O O
ferocious O O
list O O
of O O
statutes O O
to O O
implement O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
feel O O
very O O
ferocious O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
feel O O
either O O
hard O O
or O O
soft O O
. O O

I O O
feel O O
committed O O
to O O
the O O
program O O
of O O
opening O O
markets O O
and O O
expanding O O
trade O O
. O O
'' O O

When O O
she O O
met O O
the O O
local O O
press O O
for O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
firmly O O
reiterated O O
the O O
need O O
for O O
progress O O
in O O
removing O O
barriers O O
to O O
trade O O
in O O
forest O O
products O O
, O O
satellites O O
and O O
supercomputers O O
, O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
areas O O
targeted O O
under O O
the O O
Super B-LAW B-LAW
301 I-LAW I-LAW
provision O O
of O O
the O O
1988 O B-DATE
trade O O
bill O O
. O O

She O O
highlighted O O
exclusionary O O
business O O
practices O O
that O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
has O O
identified O O
. O O

But O O
her O O
main O O
thrust O O
was O O
to O O
promote O O
the O O
importance O O
of O O
world O O
- O O
wide O O
free O O
trade O O
and O O
open O O
competition O O
. O O

She O O
said O O
the O O
trade O O
imbalance O O
was O O
mainly O O
due O O
to O O
macroeconomic O O
factors O O
and O O
should O O
n't O O
be O O
tackled O O
by O O
setting O O
quantitative O O
targets O O
. O O

At O O
her O O
news O O
conference O O
for O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
reporters O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
economics O O
journalist O O
summed O O
up O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
sense O O
of O O
relief O O
. O O

`` O O
My O O
impression O O
was O O
that O O
you O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
scary O O
old O O
lady O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
drawing O O
a O O
few O O
nervous O O
chuckles O O
from O O
his O O
colleagues O O
. O O

`` O O
But O O
I O O
am O O
relieved O O
to O O
see O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
beautiful O O
and O O
gentle O O
and O O
intelligent O O
and O O
a O O
person O O
of O O
integrity O O
. O O
'' O O

Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
' O O
remarks O O
did O O
raise O O
questions O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
among O O
some O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
officials O O
, O O
about O O
what O O
exactly O O
her O O
stance O O
is O O
on O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
access O O
to O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
semiconductor O O
market O O
. O O

The O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
share O O
of O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
market O O
has O O
been O O
stuck O O
around O B-PERCENT
10 B-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
for O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Many O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
interpreted O O
a O O
1986 B-DATE B-DATE
agreement O O
as O O
assuring O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
companies O O
a O O
20 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
share O O
by O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
but O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
denied O O
making O O
any O O
such O O
promise O O
. O O

At O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
her O O
news O O
conferences O O
, O O
Mrs. O O
Hills B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
believe O O
we O O
can O O
do O O
much O O
better O O
than O O
20 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O
'' O O

But O O
she O O
stressed O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
am O O
against O O
managed O O
trade O O
. O O

I O O
will O O
not O O
enter O O
into O O
an O O
agreement O O
that O O
stipulates O O
to O O
a O O
percentage O O
of O O
the O O
market O O
. O O

Moody B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Investors I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
reduced O O
its O O
rating O O
on O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
165 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
subordinated O O
debt O O
of O O
this O O
Beverly B-GPE B-GPE
Hills I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Calif. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
thrift O O
, O O
citing O O
turmoil O O
in O O
the O O
market O O
for O O
low O O
- O O
grade O O
, O O
high O O
- O O
yield O O
securities O O
. O O

The O O
agency O O
said O O
it O O
reduced O O
its O O
rating O O
on O O
the O O
thrift O O
's O O
subordinated O O
debt O O
to O O
B O O
- O O
2 O O
from O O
Ba O B-ORG
- O I-ORG
2 O I-ORG
and O O
will O O
keep O O
the O O
debt O O
under O O
review O O
for O O
possible O O
further O O
downgrade O O
. O O

Columbia B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
a O O
major O O
holder O O
of O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
junk O O
bonds O O
. O O

New O O
federal O O
legislation O O
requires O O
that O O
all O O
thrifts O O
divest O O
themselves O O
of O O
such O O
speculative O O
securities O O
over O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Columbia B-ORG B-ORG
Savings I-ORG I-ORG
officials O O
were O O
n't O O
available O O
for O O
comment O O
on O O
the O O
downgrade O O
. O O

FRANKLIN B-ORG B-ORG
SAVINGS I-ORG I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
Ottawa B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Kan. B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
-- O O

Moody B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Investors I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
downgraded O O
its O O
rating O O
to O O
B O O
- O O
2 O O
from O O
Ba O B-ORG
- O I-ORG
3 O I-ORG
on O O
less B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
20 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
this O O
thrift O O
's O O
senior O O
subordinated O O
notes O O
. O O

The O O
rating O O
concern O O
said O O
Franklin B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
`` O O
troubled O O
diversification O O
record O O
in O O
the O O
securities O O
business O O
'' O O
was O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reason O O
for O O
the O O
downgrade O O
, O O
citing O O
the O O
troubles O O
at O O
its O O
L.F. B-ORG B-ORG
Rothschild I-ORG I-ORG
subsidiary O O
and O O
the O O
possible O O
sale O O
of O O
other O O
subsidiaries O O
. O O

`` O O
They O O
perhaps O O
had O O
concern O O
that O O
we O O
were O O
getting O O
out O O
of O O
all O O
these O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Franklin B-ORG B-PERSON
President O O
Duane B-PERSON B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
little O O
premature O O
on O O
their O O
part O O
. O O

Sharp O O
increases O O
in O O
the O O
price O O
of O O
fresh O O
produce O O
caused O O
Spain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
consumer O O
price O O
index O O
to O O
shoot O O
up O O
1.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
previous I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
pushing O O
the O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
rate O O
of O O
inflation O O
to O O
6.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
monthly B-DATE B-DATE
increase O O
is O O
the O O
highest O O
recorded O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
index O O
, O O
which O O
registered O O
156.8 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
at O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
September I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
has O O
a O O
base O O
of O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
set O O
in O O
1983 B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
is O O
n't O O
seasonally B-DATE O
adjusted O O
. O O

Prices O O
have O O
risen O O
5.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
nine I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
outstripping O O
both O O
the O O
initial O O
3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
inflation O O
goal O O
set O O
by O O
the O O
government O O
of O O
Socialist B-NORP B-NORP
Prime O O
Minister O O
Felipe B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gonzalez I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
revised O O
goal O O
of O O
5.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Avis B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
following O O
rival O O
Hertz B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
's O I-ORG
lead O O
, O O
said O O
it O O
is O O
backing O O
out O O
of O O
frequent O O
- O O
flier O O
programs O O
with O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
airlines O O
. O O

The O O
Garden B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
N.Y. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
car O O
- O O
rental O O
company O O
said O O
it O O
wo O O
n't O O
renew O O
contracts O O
with O O
NWA B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Northwest B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
unit O O
, O O
Pan B-ORG B-ORG
Am I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Pan B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
World I-ORG I-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
unit O O
and O O
Midway B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

But O O
it O O
remains O O
involved O O
in O O
programs O O
with O O
AMR B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
American B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
unit O O
and O O
Delta B-ORG B-ORG
Air I-ORG I-ORG
Lines I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Industry O O
estimates O O
put O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
annual O B-DATE
cost O O
of O O
all O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
programs O O
at O O
between B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
and I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
14 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
n't O O
specify O O
the O O
costs O O
but O O
said O O
the O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
airlines O O
being O O
dropped O O
account O O
for O O
`` O O
far B-CARDINAL O
less I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
'' O O
of O O
the O O
total O O
. O O

Budget B-ORG B-ORG
Rent I-ORG I-ORG
a I-ORG I-ORG
Car I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
of O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Car I-ORG I-ORG
Rental I-ORG I-ORG
Systems I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
of O O
Minneapolis B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
both O O
said O O
they O O
had O O
no O O
plans O O
to O O
follow O O
suit O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
Budget B-ORG B-ORG
indicated O O
it O O
saw O O
some O O
benefit O O
to O O
staying O O
involved O O
in O O
these O O
programs O O
, O O
in O O
which O O
renters O O
earn O O
frequent O O
- O O
flier O O
miles O O
and O O
fliers O O
can O O
get O O
car O O
- O O
rental O O
discounts O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
can O O
not O O
see O O
how O O
this O O
news O O
by O O
Hertz B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
can O O
not O O
benefit O O
Budget B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
programs O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Budget B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
marketing O O
planning O O
. O O

Northwest B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Midway B-ORG B-ORG
are O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
airlines O O
with O O
which O O
Budget B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
agreements O O
. O O

National B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
participates O O
in O O
the O O
Northwest B-ORG B-ORG
frequent O O
- O O
flier O O
program O O
along O O
with O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
other O O
airlines O O
, O O
including O O
Delta B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
USAir B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
USAir B-ORG B-ORG
unit O O
. O O

A B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Hertz B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
of O O
Park B-GPE B-GPE
Ridge I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
N.J. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
said O O
that O O
it O O
would O O
drop O O
its O O
marketing O O
agreements O O
at O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
with O O
Delta B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
America B-ORG B-ORG
West I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Texas B-ORG B-ORG
Air I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Continental B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Eastern B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
that O O
pacts O O
with O O
American B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
UAL B-ORG B-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
United B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
USAir B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
would O O
be O O
ended O O
... O O
sometime O O
after O O
Dec. B-DATE B-DATE
31 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

At O O
the O O
time O O
, O O
Hertz B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
its O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
fees O O
to O O
those O O
airlines O O
amounted O O
to O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
20 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
that O O
the O O
value O O
of O O
redeemed O O
awards O O
topped O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
15 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Analysts O O
and O O
competitors O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
doubt O O
the O O
numbers O O
were O O
that O O
high O O
. O O

Budget B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
its O O
frequent O O
- O O
flier O O
costs O O
are O O
`` O O
substantially O O
below O O
'' O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
level O O
. O O

Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Cardillo I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
vice O O
president O O
of O O
marketing O O
, O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
The O O
proliferation O O
and O O
costs O O
attached O O
to O O
-LCB- O O
frequent O O
- O O
flier O O
programs O O
-RCB- O O
have O O
significantly O O
diminished O O
their O O
value O O
. O O
'' O O

This B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
been O O
difficult O O
for O O
both O O
Hertz B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Avis B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
said O O
Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
Finnie I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
car O O
- O O
rental O O
industry O O
analyst O O
at O O
Alex B-ORG B-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
Brown I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Sons I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

`` O O
They O O
've O O
been O O
looking O O
to O O
get O O
their O O
costs O O
down O O
, O O
and O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
fairly O O
sensible O O
way O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Measuring O O
cups O O
may O O
soon O O
be O O
replaced O O
by O O
tablespoons O O
in O O
the O O
laundry O O
room O O
. O O

Procter B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Gamble I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
plans O O
to O O
begin O O
testing O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
a O O
superconcentrated O O
detergent O O
that O O
will O O
require O O
only B-QUANTITY O
a I-QUANTITY O
few I-QUANTITY O
spoonfuls I-QUANTITY O
per O O
washload O O
. O O

The O O
move O O
stems O O
from O O
lessons O O
learned O O
in O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
where O O
local O O
competitors O O
have O O
had O O
phenomenal O O
success O O
with O O
concentrated O O
soapsuds O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
marks O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
growing O O
concern O O
that O O
its O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
rivals O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
Kao B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
may O O
bring O O
their O O
superconcentrates O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
Cincinnati B-GPE B-GPE
consumer O O
- O O
products O O
giant O O
got O O
clobbered O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
when O O
Kao B-ORG B-ORG
introduced O O
a O O
powerful O O
detergent O O
, O O
called O O
Attack B-PRODUCT B-ORG
, O O
which O O
quickly O O
won O O
a O O
30 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
markets O O
. O O

`` O O
They O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
get O O
caught O O
again O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
industry O O
watcher O O
. O O

Retailers O O
in O O
Phoenix B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ariz. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
say O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
new O O
powdered O O
detergent O O
-- O O
to O O
be O O
called O O
Cheer B-PRODUCT B-ORG
with I-PRODUCT I-ORG
Color I-PRODUCT I-ORG
Guard I-PRODUCT I-ORG
-- O O
will O O
be O O
on O O
shelves O O
in O O
that O O
market O O
by O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
November I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

A O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
spokeswoman O O
confirmed O O
that O O
shipments O O
to O O
Phoenix B-GPE B-GPE
started O O
late B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

She O O
said O O
the O O
company O O
will O O
study O O
results O O
from O O
this O O
market O O
before O O
expanding O O
to O O
others O O
. O O

Superconcentrates O O
are O O
n't O O
entirely O O
new O O
for O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

The O O
company O O
introduced O O
a O O
superconcentrated O O
Lemon B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Cheer I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
in O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
after O O
watching O O
the O O
success O O
of O O
Attack B-PRODUCT B-ORG
. O O

When O O
Attack B-PRODUCT O
hit O O
the O O
shelves O O
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
share O O
of O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
market O O
fell O O
to O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
more B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
20 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

With O O
the O O
help O O
of O O
Lemon B-PRODUCT B-ORG
Cheer I-PRODUCT I-ORG
, O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
share O O
is O O
now O O
estimated O O
to O O
be O O
12 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

While O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
embraced O O
the O O
compact O O
packaging O O
and O O
convenience O O
of O O
concentrated O O
products O O
, O O
the O O
true O O
test O O
for O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
be O O
in O O
the O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
4 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
detergent O O
market O O
, O O
where O O
growth O O
is O O
slow O O
and O O
liquids O O
have O O
gained O O
prominence O O
over O O
powders O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
may O O
have O O
chosen O O
to O O
market O O
the O O
product O O
under O O
the O O
Cheer B-PRODUCT B-ORG
name O O
since O O
it O O
's O O
already O O
expanded O O
its O O
best O O
- O O
selling O O
Tide B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
into O O
16 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
different O O
varieties O O
, O O
including O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
big O O
hit O O
, O O
Tide B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
with I-PRODUCT O
Bleach I-PRODUCT O
. O O

With O O
superconcentrates O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
n't O O
always O O
easy O O
to O O
persuade O O
consumers O O
that O O
less O O
is O O
more O O
; O O
many O O
people O O
tend O O
to O O
dump O O
too O O
much O O
detergent O O
into O O
the O O
washing O O
machine O O
, O O
believing O O
that O O
it O O
takes O O
a B-QUANTITY O
cup I-QUANTITY O
of O O
powder O O
to O O
really O O
clean O O
the O O
laundry O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
1980s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
tried O O
to O O
launch O O
here O O
a O O
concentrated O O
detergent O O
under O O
the O O
Ariel B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
brand O O
name O O
that O O
it O O
markets O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

But O O
the O O
product O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
n't O O
as O O
concentrated O O
as O O
the O O
new O O
Cheer B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
, O O
bombed O O
in O O
a O O
market O O
test O O
in O O
Denver B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
was O O
dropped O O
. O O

P&G B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
others O O
also O O
have O O
tried O O
repeatedly O O
to O O
hook O O
consumers O O
on O O
detergent O O
and O O
fabric O O
softener O O
combinations O O
in O O
pouches O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
have O O
n't O O
sold O O
well O O
, O O
despite O O
the O O
convenience O O
. O O

But O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
contends O O
the O O
new O O
Cheer B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
is O O
a O O
unique O O
formula O O
that O O
also O O
offers O O
an O O
ingredient O O
that O O
prevents O O
colors O O
from O O
fading O O
. O O

And O O
retailers O O
are O O
expected O O
to O O
embrace O O
the O O
product O O
, O O
in O O
part O O
because O O
it O O
will O O
take O O
up O O
less O O
shelf O O
space O O
. O O

`` O O
When O O
shelf O O
space O O
was O O
cheap O O
, O O
bigger O O
was O O
better O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Hugh B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zurkuhlen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
analyst O O
at O O
Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
Bros I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
with O O
so O O
many O O
brands O O
vying O O
for O O
space O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
no O O
longer O O
the O O
case O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
new O O
Cheer B-PRODUCT B-ORG
sells O O
well O O
, O O
the O O
trend O O
toward O O
smaller O O
packaging O O
is O O
likely O O
to O O
accelerate O O
as O O
competitors O O
follow O O
with O O
their O O
own O O
superconcentrates O O
. O O

Then O O
retailers O O
`` O O
will O O
probably O O
push O O
the O O
-LCB- O O
less O O
- O O
established O O
-RCB- O O
brands O O
out O O
altogether O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Competition O O
is O O
bound O O
to O O
get O O
tougher O O
if O O
Kao B-ORG B-PERSON
introduces O O
a O O
product O O
like O O
Attack B-PRODUCT O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

To O O
be O O
sure O O
, O O
Kao B-ORG B-PERSON
would O O
n't O O
have O O
an O O
easy O O
time O O
taking O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
market O O
share O O
away O O
from O O
the O O
mighty O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
has O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
23 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
market O O
. O O

Kao B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
previously O O
have O O
said O O
they O O
are O O
interested O O
in O O
selling O O
detergents O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
but O O
so O O
far O O
the O O
company O O
has O O
focused O O
on O O
acquisitions O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
purchase O O
of O O
Andrew B-ORG B-ORG
Jergens I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Cincinnati B-GPE B-GPE
hand O O
- O O
lotion O O
maker O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
has O O
a O O
product O O
- O O
testing O O
facility O O
in O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Some O O
believe O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
interest O O
in O O
a O O
superconcentrated O O
detergent O O
goes O O
beyond O O
the O O
concern O O
for O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

`` O O
This O O
is O O
something O O
P&G B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
do O O
with O O
or O O
without O O
Kao B-ORG B-PERSON
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Mr. O O
Zurkuhlen B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

This O O
small O O
Dallas B-GPE B-GPE
suburb O O
's O O
got O O
trouble O O
. O O

Trouble O O
with O O
a O O
capital O O
T O O
and O O
that O O
rhymes O O
with O O
P O O
and O O
that O O
stands O O
for O O
pool O O
. O O

More O B-DATE
than O I-DATE
30 B-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Prof. O O
Harold B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
con O O
man O O
in O O
Meredith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Willson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
`` O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Music I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
warned O O
the O O
citizens O O
of O O
River B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Iowa B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
against O O
the O O
game O O
. O O

Now O O
kindred O O
spirits O O
on O O
Addison B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
town O O
council O O
have O O
barred O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
fanciest O O
hotel O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-FAC
Grand I-ORG I-FAC
Kempinski I-ORG I-FAC
, O O
from O O
installing O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
free O O
pool O O
tables O O
in O O
its O O
new O O
lounge O O
. O O

Mayor O O
Lynn B-PERSON B-PERSON
Spruill I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
members O O
of O O
the O O
council O O
said O O
they O O
were O O
worried O O
about O O
setting O O
a O O
precedent O O
that O O
would O O
permit O O
pool O O
halls O O
along O O
Addison B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
main O O
street O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
mayor O O
, O O
in O O
an O O
admonition O O
that O O
bears O O
a O O
rhythmic O O
resemblance O O
to O O
Prof. O O
Hill B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
, O O
warned O O
that O O
`` O O
alcohol O O
leads O O
to O O
betting O O
, O O
which O O
leads O O
to O O
fights O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
council O O
's O O
action O O
is O O
yet O O
another O O
blow O O
to O O
a O O
sport O O
that O O
its O O
fans O O
claim O O
has O O
been O O
maligned O O
unjustly O O
for O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

`` O O
Obviously O O
they O O
're O O
not O O
in O O
touch O O
with O O
what O O
's O O
going O O
on O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Manske I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
vice O O
president O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Pocket I-ORG I-ORG
Billiards I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Pool O O
is O O
hot O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
he O O
insists O O
, O O
where O O
`` O O
upscale O O
, O O
suit O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
tie O O
places O O
'' O O
are O O
adding O O
tables O O
. O O

With O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
tougher O O
drunk O O
driving O O
laws O O
, O O
he O O
adds O O
, O O
`` O O
people O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
just O O
sit O O
around O O
and O O
drink O O
. O O
'' O O

Besides O O
, O O
rowdy O O
behavior O O
seems O O
unlikely O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-FAC
Grand I-ORG I-FAC
Kempinski I-ORG I-FAC
, O O
where O O
rooms O O
average O O
$ O O
200 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
night O O
and O O
the O O
cheap O O
mixed O O
drinks O O
go O O
for O O
$ O O
3.50 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
pop O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
lounge O O
, O O
manager O O
Elizabeth B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dyer I-PERSON I-PERSON
wo O O
n't O O
admit O O
patrons O O
in O O
jeans O O
, O O
T O O
- O O
shirts O O
or O O
tennis O O
shoes O O
. O O

But O O
a O O
majority O O
of O O
the O O
Addison B-GPE B-PERSON
council O O
did O O
n't O O
buy O O
those O O
arguments O O
. O O

Introducing O O
pool O O
, O O
argued O O
Councilwoman O O
Riley B-PERSON B-PERSON
Reinker I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
would O O
be O O
`` O O
dangerous O O
. O O

It O O
would O O
open O O
a O O
can O O
of O O
worms O O
. O O
'' O O

Addison B-GPE B-PERSON
is O O
no O O
stranger O O
to O O
cans O O
of O O
worms O O
, O O
either O O
. O O

After O O
its O O
previous O O
mayor O O
committed O O
suicide O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
an O O
investigation O O
disclosed O O
that O O
town O O
officials O O
regularly O O
voted O O
on O O
their O O
own O O
projects O O
, O O
gave O O
special O O
favors O O
to O O
developer O O
friends O O
and O O
dipped O O
into O O
the O O
town O O
's O O
coffers O O
for O O
trips O O
and O O
retreats O O
. O O

The O O
revelations O O
embarrassed O O
town O O
officials O O
, O O
although O O
they O O
argued O O
that O O
the O O
problems O O
were O O
n't O O
as O O
severe O O
as O O
the O O
media O O
suggested O O
. O O

Now O O
comes O O
the O O
pool O O
flap O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
there O O
's O O
some O O
people O O
worried O O
about O O
something O O
pretty O O
ridiculous O O
, O O
'' O O
Councilman O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Nolan I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
thought O O
this O O
was O O
all O O
taken O O
care O O
of O O
in O O
` O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Music I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O

Of O O
all O O
the O O
ethnic O O
tensions O O
in O O
America B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
is O O
the O O
most O O
troublesome O O
right O O
now O O
? O O

A O O
good O O
bet O O
would O O
be O O
the O O
tension O O
between O O
blacks O O
and O O
Jews B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Or O O
so O O
it O O
must O O
seem O O
to O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mason I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
veteran O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
comedian O O
appearing O O
in O O
a O O
new O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
sitcom O O
airing O O
on O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-TIME
nights B-TIME I-TIME
-LRB- O O
9:30 O B-TIME
- O I-TIME
10 O I-TIME
p.m. B-TIME I-TIME
EDT I-TIME I-TIME
-RRB- O O
. O O

Not O O
only O O
is O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
the O O
star O O
of O O
`` O O
Chicken B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Soup I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
he O O
's O O
also O O
the O O
inheritor O O
of O O
a O O
comedic O O
tradition O O
dating O O
back O O
to O O
`` O O
Duck B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Soup I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
and O O
he O O
's O O
currently O O
a O O
man O O
in O O
hot O O
water O O
. O O

Here O O
, O O
in O O
neutral O O
language O O
, O O
is O O
the O O
gist O O
of O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
remarks O O
, O O
quoted O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Village I-ORG I-ORG
Voice I-ORG I-ORG
while O O
he O O
was O O
a O O
paid O O
spokesman O O
for O O
the O O
Rudolph B-PERSON B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON I-PERSON
mayoral O O
campaign O O
, O O
and O O
then O O
in O O
Newsweek B-ORG B-ORG
after O O
he O O
and O O
the O O
campaign O O
parted O O
company O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
that O O
many O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
voters O O
feel O O
guilty O O
toward O O
blacks O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
support O O
black O O
candidates O O
uncritically O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
many O O
black O O
voters O O
feel O O
bitter O O
about O O
racial O O
discrimination O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
, O O
too O O
, O O
support O O
black O O
candidates O O
uncritically O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
Jews B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
contributed O O
more O O
to O O
black O O
causes O O
over O O
the B-DATE O
years I-DATE O
than O O
vice O O
versa O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
did O O
not O O
use O O
neutral O O
language O O
. O O

As O O
a O O
practitioner O O
of O O
ethnic O O
humor O O
from O O
the B-DATE O
old I-DATE O
days I-DATE O
on O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Borscht I-LOC I-LOC
Belt I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
live O O
television O O
and O O
the O O
nightclub O O
circuit O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
instinctively O O
reached O O
for O O
the O O
vernacular O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
Jews B-NORP O
were O O
`` O O
sick O O
with O O
complexes O O
'' O O
; O O
and O O
he O O
called O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dinkins I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Mr. O O
Giuliani B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
black O O
opponent O O
, O O
`` O O
a O O
fancy O O
shvartze O O
with O O
a O O
mustache O O
. O O
'' O O

If O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
used O O
less O O
derogatory O O
language O O
to O O
articulate O O
his O O
amateur O O
analysis O O
of O O
the O O
voting O O
behavior O O
of O O
his O O
fellow O O
New B-NORP B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP I-NORP
, O O
would O O
the O O
water O O
be O O
quite O O
so O O
hot O O
? O O

It O O
probably O O
would O O
, O O
because O O
few O O
or O O
none O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
upset O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
remarks O O
have O O
bothered O O
to O O
distinguish O O
between O O
the O O
substance O O
of O O
his O O
comments O O
and O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
he O O
used O O
insulting O O
language O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
some O O
of O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
critics O O
have O O
implied O O
that O O
his O O
type O O
of O O
ethnic O O
humor O O
is O O
itself O O
a O O
form O O
of O O
racism O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
the O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
state O O
counsel O O
for O O
the O O
NAACP B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
that O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
`` O O
like O O
a O O
dinosaur O O
. O O

People O O
are O O
fast O O
leaving O O
the O O
place O O
where O O
he O O
is O O
stuck O O
. O O
'' O O

These O O
critics O O
fail O O
to O O
distinguish O O
between O O
the O O
type O O
of O O
ethnic O O
humor O O
that O O
aims O O
at O O
disparaging O O
another O O
group O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
`` O O
Polish B-NORP B-NORP
jokes O O
'' O O
; O O
and O O
the O O
type O O
that O O
is O O
double O O
- O O
edged O O
, O O
aiming O O
inward O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
outward O O
. O O

The O O
latter O O
typically O O
is O O
the O O
humor O O
of O O
the O O
underdog O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
perfected O O
by O O
both O O
blacks O O
and O O
Jews B-NORP B-NORP
on O O
the O O
minstrel O O
and O O
vaudeville O O
stage O O
as O O
a O O
means O O
of O O
mocking O O
their O O
white O O
and O O
gentile O O
audiences O O
along O O
with O O
themselves O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
hands O O
of O O
a O O
zealot O O
like O O
Lenny B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bruce I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
this O O
double O O
- O O
edged O O
blade O O
could O O
cut O O
both O O
the O O
self O O
and O O
the O O
audience O O
to O O
ribbons O O
. O O

But O O
wielded O O
by O O
a O O
pro O O
like O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mason I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
constructive O O
form O O
of O O
mischief O O
. O O

Why O O
constructive O O
? O O

Because O O
despite O O
all O O
the O O
media O O
prattle O O
about O O
comedy O O
and O O
politics O O
not O O
mixing O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
similar O O
in O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
respect O O
: O O
Both O O
can O O
serve O O
as O O
mechanisms O O
for O O
easing O O
tensions O O
and O O
facilitating O O
the O O
co-existence O O
of O O
groups O O
in O O
conflict O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
why O O
it O O
's O O
dangerous O O
to O O
have O O
well O O
- O O
intentioned O O
thought O O
police O O
, O O
on O O
college O O
campuses O O
and O O
elsewhere O O
, O O
taboo O O
all O O
critical O O
mention O O
of O O
group O O
differences O O
. O O

As O O
Elizabeth B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kristol I-PERSON I-PERSON
wrote O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
just O O
before O O
the O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
donnybrook O O
, O O
`` O O
Perhaps O O
intolerance O O
would O O
not O O
boil O O
over O O
with O O
such O O
intensity O O
if O O
honest O O
differences O O
were O O
allowed O O
to O O
simmer O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
question O O
is O O
, O O
if O O
group O O
conflicts O O
still O O
exist O O
-LRB- O O
as O O
undeniably O O
they O O
do O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
and O O
if O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
type O O
of O O
ethnic O O
humor O O
is O O
passe O O
, O O
then O O
what O O
other O O
means O O
do O O
we O O
have O O
for O O
letting O O
off O O
steam O O
? O O

Do O O
n't O O
say O O
the O O
TV O O
sitcom O O
, O O
because O O
that O O
happens O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
genre O O
that O O
, O O
in O O
its O O
desperate O O
need O O
to O O
attract O O
everybody O O
and O O
offend O O
nobody O O
, O O
resembles O O
politics O O
more O O
than O O
it O O
does O O
comedy O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
true O O
that O O
the O O
best O O
sitcoms O O
do O O
allow O O
group O O
differences O O
to O O
simmer O O
: O O
yuppies O O
vs. O O
blue O O
- O O
collar O O
Bostonians B-NORP B-NORP
in O O
`` O O
Cheers B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
; O O
children O O
vs. O O
adults O O
in O O
`` O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Cosby I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

But O O
these O O
are O O
not O O
the O O
differences O O
that O O
make O O
headlines O O
. O O

In O O
`` O O
Chicken B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Soup I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
plays O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
bachelor O O
courting O O
Maddie B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- B-PERSON O
Lynn I-PERSON B-PERSON
Redgrave I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- I-PERSON O
, O O
an O O
Irish B-NORP B-NORP
widow O O
and O O
mother O O
of O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
against O O
the O O
wishes O O
of O O
his O O
mother O O
-LRB- O O
Rita B-PERSON B-PERSON
Karin I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O
and O O
her O O
brother O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
-LRB- O O
Brandon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Maggart I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
worth O O
noting O O
that O O
both O O
disapproving O O
relatives O O
are O O
immigrants O O
. O O

At O O
least O O
, O O
they O O
both O O
speak O O
with O O
strong O O
accents O O
, O O
as O O
do O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Maddie B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

It O O
could O O
n't O O
be O O
more O O
obvious O O
that O O
`` O O
Chicken B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Soup I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
is O O
being O O
made O O
from O O
an O O
old O O
recipe O O
. O O

And O O
a O O
safe O O
one O O
-- O O
imagine O O
if O O
the O O
romance O O
in O O
question O O
were O O
between O O
an B-NORP B-NORP
Orthodox I-NORP I-NORP
Jew I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
the B-NORP O
Nation I-NORP O
of I-NORP O
Islam I-NORP B-ORG
. O O

Back O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1920s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
play O O
and O O
movie O O
versions O O
of O O
`` O O
Abie B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Irish I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Rose I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
made O O
the O O
theme O O
of O O
courtship O O
between O O
the O O
assimilated O O
offspring O O
of O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Irish B-NORP B-NORP
immigrants O O
so O O
popular O O
that O O
its O O
author O O
, O O
Anne B-PERSON B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
lost O O
a O O
plagiarism O O
suit O O
on O O
the O O
grounds O O
that O O
the O O
plot O O
has O O
entered O O
the O O
public O O
domain O O
. O O

And O O
it O O
has O O
remained O O
there O O
, O O
as O O
evidenced O O
by O O
its O O
reappearance O O
in O O
a O O
1972 B-DATE B-DATE
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
sitcom O O
called O O
`` O O
Bridget B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Loves I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Bernie I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
whose O O
sole O O
distinction O O
was O O
that O O
it O O
led O O
to O O
the O O
real O O
- O O
life O O
marriage O O
of O O
Meredith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Baxter I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
David B-PERSON B-PERSON
Birney I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Clearly O O
, O O
the O O
question O O
with O O
`` O O
Chicken B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Soup I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
is O O
not O O
whether O O
the O O
pot O O
will O O
boil O O
over O O
, O O
but O O
whether O O
it O O
will O O
simmer O O
at O O
all O O
. O O

So O O
far O O
, O O
the O O
bubbles O O
have O O
been O O
few O O
and O O
far O O
between O O
. O O

Part O O
of O O
the O O
problem O O
is O O
the O O
tendency O O
of O O
all O O
sitcoms O O
, O O
ever O O
since O O
the B-DATE O
didactic I-DATE O
days I-DATE O
of O O
Norman B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lear I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
to O O
preach O O
about O O
social O O
issues O O
. O O

To O O
some O O
extent O O
, O O
this O O
tendency O O
emerges O O
whenever O O
the O O
show O O
tries O O
to O O
enlighten O O
us O O
about O O
ethnic O O
stereotypes O O
by O O
reversing O O
them O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
dislikes O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
not O O
because O O
he O O
's O O
a O O
shrewd O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
businessman O O
, O O
but O O
because O O
he O O
quits O O
his O O
well O O
- O O
paying O O
job O O
as O O
a O O
salesman O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
social O O
worker O O
. O O

Even O O
more O O
problematic O O
is O O
the O O
incompatibility O O
between O O
sitcom O O
preachiness O O
and O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
comic O O
persona O O
. O O

The O O
best O O
moments O O
in O O
the O O
show O O
occur O O
at O O
the O O
beginning O O
and O O
the O O
end O O
-LRB- O O
and O O
occasionally O O
in O O
the O O
middle O O
-RRB- O O
, O O
when O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
slips O O
into O O
his O O
standup O O
mode O O
and O O
starts O O
meting O O
out O O
that O O
old O O
- O O
fashioned O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
mischief O O
to O O
other O O
people O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
to O O
himself O O
. O O

But O O
too O O
often O O
, O O
these O O
routines O O
lack O O
spark O O
because O O
this O O
sitcom O O
, O O
like O O
all O O
sitcoms O O
, O O
is O O
timid O O
about O O
confronting O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
stock O O
in O O
trade O O
- O O
ethnic O O
differences O O
. O O

I O O
'm O O
not O O
suggesting O O
that O O
the O O
producers O O
start O O
putting O O
together O O
episodes O O
about O O
topics O O
like O O
the O O
Catholic B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
Jewish O O
dispute O O
over O O
the O O
Carmelite B-NORP B-NORP
convent O O
at O O
Auschwitz B-FAC B-FAC
. O O

That O O
issue O O
, O O
like O O
racial O O
tensions O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
will O O
have O O
to O O
cool O O
down O O
, O O
not O O
heat O O
up O O
, O O
before O O
it O O
can O O
simmer O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
am O O
suggesting O O
that O O
they O O
stop O O
requiring O O
Mr. O O
Mason B-PERSON B-PERSON
to O O
interrupt O O
his O O
classic O O
shtik O O
with O O
some O O
line O O
about O O
`` O O
caring O O
for O O
other O O
people O O
'' O O
that O O
would O O
sound O O
shmaltzy O O
on O O
the O O
lips O O
of O O
Miss B-PERSON O
America I-PERSON B-GPE
. O O

At O O
your O O
age O O
, O O
Jackie B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
you O O
ought O O
to O O
know O O
that O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
make O O
soup O O
without O O
turning O O
up O O
the O O
flame O O
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
October I-DATE I-DATE
13 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE

The O O
key O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
foreign O O
annual O B-DATE
interest O O
rates O O
below O O
are O O
a O O
guide O O
to O O
general O O
levels O O
but O O
do O O
n't O O
always O O
represent O O
actual O O
transactions O O
. O O

PRIME O O
RATE O O
: O O

10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
1/2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. I-PERCENT O

The O O
base O O
rate O O
on O O
corporate O O
loans O O
at O O
large O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
money O O
center O O
commercial O O
banks O O
. O O

FEDERAL O O
FUNDS O O
: O O

8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
13/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
high O O
, O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
1/2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
low O O
, O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
5/8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
near O O
closing O O
bid O O
, O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
3/4 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
offered O O
. O O

Reserves O O
traded O O
among O O
commercial O O
banks O O
for O O
overnight O B-TIME
use O O
in O O
amounts O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
or O O
more O O
. O O

Source O O
: O O
Fulton B-ORG B-ORG
Prebon I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- I-ORG I-ORG
U.S.A I-ORG I-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
-RRB- I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

DISCOUNT O O
RATE O O
: O O

7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. I-PERCENT O

The O O
charge O O
on O O
loans O O
to O O
depository O O
institutions O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

CALL O O
MONEY O O
: O O

9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
3/4 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
10 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

The O O
charge O O
on O O
loans O O
to O O
brokers O O
on O O
stock O O
exchange O O
collateral O O
. O O

COMMERCIAL O O
PAPER O O
placed O O
directly O O
by O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Motors I-ORG I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
: O O

8.60 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
30 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
44 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.55 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
45 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
59 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.375 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
60 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
79 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
80 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
89 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.25 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
119 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.125 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
120 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
149 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
150 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
179 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
7.625 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
180 B-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
270 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

COMMERCIAL O O
PAPER O O
: O O

High O O
- O O
grade O O
unsecured O O
notes O O
sold O O
through O O
dealers O O
by O O
major O O
corporations O O
in O O
multiples O O
of O O
$ O O
1,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
: O O

8.65 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
30 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.55 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
60 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.55 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

CERTIFICATES O O
OF O O
DEPOSIT O O
: O O

8.15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
two B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.13 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
three B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.11 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
six B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.08 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Average O O
of O O
top O O
rates O O
paid O O
by O O
major O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
banks O O
on O O
primary O O
new O O
issues O O
of O O
negotiable O O
C.D.s O O
, O O
usually O O
on O O
amounts O O
of O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
and O O
more O O
. O O

The O O
minimum O O
unit O O
is O O
$ O O
100,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
. O O

Typical O O
rates O O
in O O
the O O
secondary O O
market O O
: O O

8.65 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.65 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
three B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.55 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
six B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

BANKERS O O
ACCEPTANCES O O
: O O

8.52 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
30 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.37 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
60 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8.15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
90 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
7.98 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
120 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
7.92 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
150 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
7.80 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
180 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Negotiable O O
, O O
bank O O
- O O
backed O O
business O O
credit O O
instruments O O
typically O O
financing O O
an O O
import O O
order O O
. O O

LONDON B-GPE B-GPE
LATE O O
EURODOLLARS O O
: O O

8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
13/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
11/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
13/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
11/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
two B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
13/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
11/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
three B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
3/4 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
5/8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
four B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
11/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
9/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
five B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
5/8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
8 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
1/2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
six B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

LONDON B-GPE B-GPE
INTERBANK O O
OFFERED O O
RATES O O
-LRB- O O
LIBOR O O
-RRB- O O
: O O

8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
3/4 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
3/4 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
three B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
9/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
six B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
9/16 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
one B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
average O O
of O O
interbank O O
offered O O
rates O O
for O O
dollar O O
deposits O O
in O O
the O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
market O O
based O O
on O O
quotations O O
at O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
major O O
banks O O
. O O

FOREIGN O O
PRIME O O
RATES O O
: O O

Canada B-GPE B-GPE
13.50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
8.50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
4.875 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
Switzerland B-GPE B-GPE
8.50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
; O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

These O O
rate O O
indications O O
are O O
n't O O
directly O O
comparable O O
; O O
lending O O
practices O O
vary O O
widely O O
by O O
location O O
. O O

TREASURY B-ORG B-ORG
BILLS O O
: O O

Results O O
of O O
the O O
Tuesday B-DATE B-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
October I-DATE I-DATE
10 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
auction O O
of O O
short O O
- O O
term O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
bills O O
, O O
sold O O
at O O
a O O
discount O O
from O O
face O O
value O O
in O O
units O O
of O O
$ O O
10,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
to O I-MONEY
$ B-MONEY I-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
: O O

7.63 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
13 B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
7.60 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
26 B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

FEDERAL B-ORG B-ORG
HOME I-ORG I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG I-ORG
CORP I-ORG I-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
Freddie B-ORG B-ORG
Mac I-ORG I-ORG
-RRB- O O
: O O

Posted O O
yields O O
on O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
mortgage O O
commitments O O
for O O
delivery O O
within O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

9.91 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
standard O O
conventional O O
fixedrate O O
mortgages O O
; O O
7.875 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
rate O O
capped O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
adjustable O O
rate O O
mortgages O O
. O O

Source O O
: O O
Telerate B-ORG B-ORG
Systems I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

FEDERAL B-ORG B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG I-ORG
-LRB- O O
Fannie B-ORG B-ORG
Mae I-ORG I-ORG
-RRB- O O
: O O

Posted O O
yields O O
on O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
mortgage O O
commitments O O
for O O
delivery O O
within O O
30 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
-LRB- O O
priced O O
at O O
par O O
-RRB- O O

9.86 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
standard O O
conventional O O
fixed O O
- O O
rate O O
mortgages O O
; O O
8.85 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
6/2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
rate O O
capped O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
adjustable O O
rate O O
mortgages O O
. O O

Source O O
: O O
Telerate B-ORG B-ORG
Systems I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

MERRILL B-ORG B-ORG
LYNCH I-ORG I-ORG
READY O O
ASSETS O O
TRUST O O
: O O

8.33 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. I-PERCENT O

Annualized O O
average O O
rate O O
of O O
return O O
after O O
expenses O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
; O O
not O O
a O O
forecast O O
of O O
future O O
returns O O
. O O

Syms B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
completed O O
the O O
sale O O
of O O
its O O
A. B-ORG B-ORG
Sulka I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
subsidiary O O
, O O
a O O
men O O
's O O
luxury O O
haberdashery O O
, O O
to O O
Luxco B-ORG B-ORG
Investments I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Terms O O
were O O
n't O O
disclosed O O
. O O

As O O
Syms B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
`` O O
core O O
business O O
of O O
off O O
- O O
price O O
retailing O O
grows O O
, O O
a O O
small O O
subsidiary O O
that O O
is O O
operationally O O
unrelated O O
becomes O O
a O O
difficult O O
distraction O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Marcy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Syms I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
the O O
parent O O
, O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
. O O

A O O
spokeswoman O O
said O O
Sulka B-ORG B-ORG
operates O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
stores O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
overseas O O
. O O

Syms B-ORG B-ORG
operates O O
25 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
off O O
- O O
price O O
apparel O O
stores O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Population O O
Drain O O
Ends O O
For O O
Midwestern O O
States O O

IOWA B-GPE B-GPE
IS O O
MAKING O O
a O O
comeback O O
. O O

So O O
are O O
Indiana B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ohio B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Michigan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
population O O
of O O
all O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
states O O
is O O
on O O
the O O
upswing O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
new O O
Census B-ORG B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
estimates O O
, O O
following O O
declines O O
throughout O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
1980s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
gains O O
, O O
to O O
be O O
sure O O
, O O
are O O
rather O O
small O O
. O O

Iowa B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
saw O O
its O O
population O O
grow O O
by O O
11,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
, O O
or O O
0.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
between B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Census I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
says O O
. O O

Still O O
, O O
even O O
that O O
modest O O
increase O O
is O O
good O O
news O O
for O O
a O O
state O O
that O O
had O O
n't O O
grown O O
at O O
all O O
since O O
1981 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Between B-DATE B-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
1988 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE I-GPE
was O O
the O O
only O O
state O O
in O O
the O O
Midwest B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
lose O O
population O O
, O O
a O O
loss O O
of O O
4,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
people O O
. O O

Six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
12 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
midwestern O O
states O O
have O O
been O O
growing O O
steadily O O
since O O
1980 B-DATE B-DATE
-- O O
Illinois B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Kansas B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Minnesota B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Missouri B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Wisconsin B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
Northeast B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
been O O
holding O O
its O O
own O O
in O O
the O O
population O O
race O O
. O O

Seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
states O O
have O O
grown O O
each B-DATE O
year I-DATE O
since O O
1980 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
including O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
which O O
lost O O
4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
population O O
during O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1970s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

And O O
although O O
Pennsylvania B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Massachusetts B-GPE B-GPE
suffered O O
slight O O
declines O O
earlier O B-DATE
in O I-DATE
the B-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
they O O
are O O
growing O O
again O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
several O O
states O O
in O O
the O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
had O O
their O O
own O O
population O O
turnaround O O
. O O

Seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
states O O
that O O
grew O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
1980s I-DATE I-DATE
are O O
now O O
losing O O
population O O
-- O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Mississippi B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Louisiana B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Oklahoma B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Montana B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Wyoming B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Alaska B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Overall O O
, O O
though O O
, O O
the O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
still O O
outpace O O
the O O
Northeast B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Midwest B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
fast O O
- O O
growing O O
states O O
like O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
California B-GPE B-GPE
ensure O O
that O O
the O O
pattern O O
will O O
continue O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
growth O O
gap O O
between O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Sun I-LOC I-LOC
Belt I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
other O O
regions O O
has O O
clearly O O
started O O
narrowing O O
. O O

More O O
Elderly O O
Maintain O O
Their O O
Independence O O

THANKS O O
TO O O
modern O O
medicine O O
, O O
more O O
couples O O
are O O
growing O O
old O O
together O O
. O O

And O O
even O O
after O O
losing O O
a O O
spouse O O
, O O
more O O
of O O
the O O
elderly O O
are O O
staying O O
independent O O
. O O

A O O
new O O
Census B-ORG B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
study O O
of O O
the O O
noninstitutionalized O O
population O O
shows O O
that O O
64 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
people O O
aged B-DATE O
65 I-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
74 I-DATE I-DATE
were O O
living O O
with O O
a O O
spouse O O
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
up O O
from O O
59 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1970 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

This O O
does O O
n't O O
mean O O
they O O
're O O
less O O
likely O O
to O O
live O O
alone O O
, O O
however O O
. O O

That O O
share O O
has O O
remained O O
at O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
24 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
since O O
1970 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

What O O
has O O
changed O O
is O O
that O O
more O O
of O O
the O O
young O O
elderly O O
are O O
living O O
with O O
spouses O O
rather O O
than O O
with O O
other O O
relatives O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
children O O
. O O

In O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
those O O
aged B-DATE O
65 I-DATE B-DATE
to I-DATE I-DATE
74 I-DATE I-DATE
lived I-DATE O
with O O
relatives O O
other O O
than O O
spouses O O
, O O
down O O
from O O
15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1970 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

As O O
people O O
get O O
even O O
older O O
, O O
many O O
become O O
widowed O O
. O O

But O O
even O O
among O O
those O O
aged B-DATE O
75 I-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
older I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
share O O
living O O
with O O
a O O
spouse O O
rose O O
slightly O O
, O O
to O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
from O O
38 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1970 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Like O O
their O O
younger O O
counterparts O O
, O O
the O O
older O O
elderly O O
are O O
less O O
likely O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
other O O
relatives O O
. O O

Only B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
17 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
those O O
aged B-DATE O
75 I-DATE B-DATE
and I-DATE O
older I-DATE O
lived O O
with O O
relatives O O
other O O
than O O
spouses O O
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
down O O
from O O
26 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1970 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
likelihood O O
of O O
living O O
alone O O
beyond O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
age I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
75 I-DATE I-DATE
has O O
increased O O
to O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
32 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

More O O
people O O
are O O
remaining O O
independent O O
longer O O
presumably O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
better O O
off O O
physically O O
and O O
financially O O
. O O

Careers O O
Count O O
Most O O
For O O
the O O
Well O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
Do O O

MANY O O
AFFLUENT O O
people O O
place O O
personal O O
success O O
and O O
money O O
above O O
family O O
. O O

At O O
least O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
a O O
survey O O
by O O
Ernst B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Young I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Yankelovich B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Clancy I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG O
Shulman I-ORG B-PERSON
indicates O O
. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thirds I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
respondents O O
said O O
they O O
strongly O O
felt O O
the O O
need O O
to O O
be O O
successful O O
in O O
their O O
jobs O O
, O O
while O O
fewer B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
said O O
they O O
strongly O O
felt O O
the O O
need O O
to O O
spend O O
more O O
time O O
with O O
their O O
families O O
. O O

Being O O
successful O O
in O O
careers O O
and O O
spending O O
the O O
money O O
they O O
make O O
are O O
top O O
priorities O O
for O O
this O O
group O O
. O O

Unlike O O
most O O
studies O O
of O O
the O O
affluent O O
market O O
, O O
this O O
survey O O
excluded O O
the O O
super-rich O O
. O O

Average O O
household O O
income O O
for O O
the O O
sample O O
was O O
$ O O
194,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
, O O
and O O
average O O
net O O
assets O O
were O O
reported O O
as O O
$ O O
775,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
. O O

The O O
goal O O
was O O
to O O
learn O O
about O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
fastest O O
- O O
growing O O
income O O
groups O O
, O O
the O O
upper O O
- O O
middle O O
class O O
. O O

Although O O
they O O
represent O O
only B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
population O O
, O O
they O O
control O O
nearly B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
third I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
discretionary O O
income O O
. O O

Across O O
the O O
board O O
, O O
these O O
consumers O O
value O O
quality O O
, O O
buy O O
what O O
they O O
like O O
rather O O
than O O
just O O
what O O
they O O
need O O
, O O
and O O
appreciate O O
products O O
that O O
are O O
distinctive O O
. O O

Despite O O
their O O
considerable O O
incomes O O
and O O
assets O O
, O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
respondents O O
in O O
the O O
study O O
do O O
n't O O
feel O O
financially O O
secure O O
, O O
and O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
fourth I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
do O O
n't O O
feel O O
that O O
they O O
have O O
made O O
it O O
. O O

Twenty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
do O O
n't O O
even O O
feel O O
they O O
are O O
financially O O
well O O
off O O
. O O

Many O O
of O O
the O O
affluent O O
are O O
n't O O
comfortable O O
with O O
themselves O O
, O O
either O O
. O O

About B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
40 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
do O O
n't O O
feel O O
they O O
're O O
more O O
able O O
than O O
others O O
. O O

While O O
twothirds B-CARDINAL O
feel O O
some O O
guilt O O
about O O
being O O
affluent O O
, O O
only B-PERCENT O
25 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
give O O
$ O O
2,500 B-MONEY B-MONEY
or O O
more O O
to O O
charity O O
each B-DATE O
year I-DATE O
. O O

Thirty B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
- I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
five I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
attend O O
religious O O
services O O
regularly O O
; O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
60 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
feel O O
that O O
in O O
life O O
one O O
sometimes O O
has O O
to O O
compromise O O
one O O
's O O
principles O O
. O O

Odds O O
and O O
Ends O O

THE O O
NUMBER O O
of O O
women O O
and O O
minorities O O
who O O
hold O O
jobs O O
in O O
top O O
management O O
in O O
the O O
nation O O
's O O
largest O O
banks O O
has O O
more O O
than O O
doubled O O
since O O
1978 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Bankers I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
says O O
that O O
women O O
make O O
up O O
47 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
officials O O
and O O
managers O O
in O O
the O O
top O O
50 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
banks O O
, O O
up O O
from O O
33 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
1978 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
share O O
of O O
minorities O O
in O O
those O O
positions O O
has O O
risen O O
to O O
16 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
12 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
... O O
. O O

Per O O
- O O
capita O O
personal O O
income O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
grew O O
faster O O
than O O
inflation O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
according O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Economic I-ORG I-ORG
Analysis I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
amount O O
of O O
income O O
divvied O O
up O O
for O O
each O O
man O O
, O O
woman O O
and O O
child O O
was O O
$ O O
16,489 B-MONEY B-MONEY
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
up O O
6.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
$ O O
15,472 B-MONEY B-MONEY
in O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Per O O
capita O O
personal O O
income O O
ranged O O
from O O
$ O O
11,116 B-MONEY B-MONEY
in O O
Mississippi B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
$ O O
23,059 B-MONEY B-MONEY
in O O
Connecticut B-GPE B-GPE
... O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
13.1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
students O O
in O O
college O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
fall I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
up O O
2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
for I-ORG I-ORG
Education I-ORG I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG I-ORG
estimates O O
. O O

About B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
54 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
are O O
women O O
, O O
and O O
44 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
are O O
part O O
- O O
time O O
students O O
. O O

While O O
corn O O
and O O
soybean O O
prices O O
have O O
slumped O O
well O O
below O O
their O O
drought O O
- O O
induced O O
peaks O O
of O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
wheat O O
prices O O
remain O O
stubbornly O O
high O O
. O O

And O O
they O O
're O O
likely O O
to O O
stay O O
that O O
way O O
for O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
come O O
, O O
analysts O O
say O O
. O O

For O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thing O O
, O O
even O O
with O O
many O O
farmers O O
planting O O
more O O
winter B-DATE B-DATE
wheat O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
than O O
last O O
, O O
tight O O
wheat O O
supplies O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
support O O
prices O O
well O O
into O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
analysts O O
say O O
. O O

And O O
if O O
rain O O
does O O
n't O O
fall O O
soon O O
across O O
many O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Great I-LOC I-LOC
Plains I-LOC I-LOC
' I-LOC I-LOC
wheat O O
- O O
growing O O
areas O O
, O O
yields O O
in O O
the O O
crop O O
now O O
being O O
planted O O
could O O
be O O
reduced O O
, O O
further O O
squeezing O O
supplies O O
. O O

Also O O
supporting O O
prices O O
are O O
expectations O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
will O O
place O O
substantial O O
buying O O
orders O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

By O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
May I-DATE I-DATE
31 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
stocks O O
of O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
wheat O O
to O O
be O O
carried O O
over O O
into O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
season I-DATE I-DATE
-- O O
before O O
the O O
winter B-DATE B-DATE
wheat O O
now O O
being O O
planted O O
is O O
harvested O O
-- O O
are O O
projected O O
to O O
drop O O
to O O
443 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
bushels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

That O O
would O O
be O O
the O O
lowest O O
level O O
since O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
1970s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Stocks O O
were O O
698 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
bushels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
on O O
May B-DATE B-DATE
31 I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

In O O
response O O
to O O
dwindling O O
domestic O O
supplies O O
, O O
Agriculture B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Clayton B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yeutter I-PERSON I-PERSON
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
said O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
would O O
slightly O O
increase O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
acres O O
farmers O O
can O O
plant O O
in O O
wheat O O
for O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
still O O
qualify O O
for O O
federal O O
support O O
payments O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
estimates O O
that O O
the O O
new O O
plan O O
will O O
boost O O
production O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
66 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
bushels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

It O O
now O O
estimates O O
production O O
for O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
at O O
just B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
under I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
2.6 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
billion I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
bushels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
compared O O
with O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
estimated O O
2.04 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
billion I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
and O O
a O O
drought O O
- O O
stunted O O
1.81 B-CARDINAL B-MONEY
billion I-CARDINAL I-MONEY
in O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

But O O
the O O
full O O
effect O O
on O O
prices O O
of O O
the O O
winter B-DATE B-DATE
wheat O O
now O O
being O O
planted O O
wo O O
n't O O
be O O
felt O O
until O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
second I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Until O O
then O O
, O O
limited O O
stocks O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
keep O O
prices O O
near O O
the O O
$ O O
4 B-MONEY B-MONEY
- O O
a O O
- O O
bushel O O
level O O
, O O
analysts O O
say O O
. O O

On O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
wheat O O
for O O
December B-DATE B-DATE
delivery O O
settled O O
at O O
$ O O
4.0675 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
bushel O O
, O O
unchanged O O
. O O

In O O
theory O O
at O O
least O O
, O O
tight O O
supplies O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
could O O
leave O O
the O O
wheat O O
futures O O
market O O
susceptible O O
to O O
a O O
supply O O
- O O
demand O O
squeeze O O
, O O
said O O
Daniel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Basse I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
futures O O
analyst O O
with O O
AgResource B-ORG B-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Such O O
a O O
situation O O
can O O
wreak O O
havoc O O
, O O
as O O
was O O
shown O O
by O O
the O O
emergency O O
that O O
developed O O
in O O
soybean O O
futures O O
trading O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
CBOT B-ORG B-ORG
ordered O O
Ferruzzi B-ORG B-ORG
Finanziaria I-ORG I-ORG
S.p I-ORG I-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
A. I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
liquidate O O
futures O O
positions O O
equal O O
to O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
23 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
bushels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
soybeans O O
. O O

The O O
exchange O O
said O O
it O O
feared O O
that O O
some O O
members O O
would O O
n't O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
find O O
enough O O
soybeans O O
to O O
deliver O O
and O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
default O O
on O O
their O O
contractual O O
obligation O O
to O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
conglomerate O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
refused O O
requests O O
to O O
reduce O O
its O O
holdings O O
. O O

Ferruzzi B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
denied O O
it O O
was O O
trying O O
to O O
manipulate O O
the O O
soybean O O
futures O O
market O O
. O O

Unseasonably O O
hot O O
, O O
dry O O
weather O O
across O O
large O O
portions O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Great I-LOC I-LOC
Plains I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
in O O
wheat O O
- O O
growing O O
areas O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Oregon B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
threatening O O
to O O
reduce O O
the O O
yield O O
from O O
this O O
season B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
winter B-DATE B-DATE
wheat O O
crop O O
, O O
said O O
Conrad B-PERSON B-PERSON
Leslie I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
futures O O
analyst O O
and O O
head O O
of O O
Leslie B-ORG B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
Oklahoma B-GPE B-GPE
panhandle O O
, O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
or O O
more O O
of O O
the O O
topsoil O O
is O O
short O O
of O O
moisture O O
. O O

That O O
figure O O
climbs O O
to O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
47 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
wheat O O
- O O
growing O O
portions O O
of O O
Kansas B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
n't O O
given O O
any O O
clear O O
indication O O
of O O
its O O
wheat O O
purchase O O
plans O O
, O O
but O O
many O O
analysts O O
expect O O
Moscow B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
place O O
sizable O O
orders O O
for O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
wheat O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
further O O
supporting O O
prices O O
. O O

`` O O
Wheat O O
prices O O
will O O
increasingly O O
pivot O O
off O O
of O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
demand O O
'' O O
in O O
coming B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
predicted O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Feltes I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
research O O
, O O
for O O
Refco B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Looking O O
ahead O O
to O O
other O O
commodity O O
markets O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
: O O

Orange O B-ORG
Juice O I-ORG
Traders O I-ORG
will O O
be O O
watching O O
to O O
see O O
how O O
long O O
and O O
how O O
far O O
the O O
price O O
decline O O
that O O
began O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
will O O
go O O
. O O

Late B-DATE B-TIME
Thursday I-DATE I-TIME
, O O
after O O
the O O
close O O
of O O
trading O O
, O O
the O O
market O O
received O O
what O O
would O O
normally O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
bullish O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG I-ORG
estimate O O
of O O
the O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
90 I-DATE I-DATE
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
orange O O
crop O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
near O O
the O O
low O O
range O O
of O O
estimates O O
, O O
at O O
130 B-CARDINAL B-QUANTITY
million I-CARDINAL I-QUANTITY
90 B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
pound I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
boxes O O
, O O
compared O O
with O O
146.6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
boxes O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
season I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

However O O
, O O
as O O
expected O O
, O O
Brazil B-GPE B-GPE
waited O O
for O O
the O O
crop O O
estimate O O
to O O
come O O
out O O
and O O
then O O
cut O O
the O O
export O O
price O O
of O O
its O O
juice O O
concentrate O O
to O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
1.34 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
from O O
around B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
1.55 I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
consequent O O
selling O O
of O O
futures O O
contracts O O
erased O O
whatever O O
supportive O O
effect O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
report O O
might O O
have O O
had O O
and O O
sent O O
the O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
orange O O
juice O O
contract O O
down O O
as B-MONEY B-MONEY
much I-MONEY I-MONEY
as I-MONEY I-MONEY
6.55 I-MONEY I-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
at O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
time O O
. O O

It O O
settled O O
with O O
a O O
loss O O
of O O
4.95 B-MONEY B-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
at O O
$ O O
1.3210 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
. O O

Brazilian B-NORP B-NORP
juice O O
, O O
after O O
a O O
delay O O
caused O O
by O O
drought O O
at O O
the B-DATE O
start I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
its I-DATE O
crop I-DATE O
season I-DATE O
, O O
is O O
beginning O O
to O O
arrive O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
large O O
quantities O O
. O O

Brazil B-GPE B-GPE
wants O O
to O O
stimulate O O
demand O O
for O O
its O O
product O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
plentiful O O
supply O O
. O O

The O O
price O O
cut O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
analyst O O
said O O
, O O
appeared O O
to O O
be O O
aimed O O
even O O
more O O
at O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
where O O
consumption O O
of O O
Brazilian B-NORP B-NORP
juice O O
has O O
fallen O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
a O O
dollar O O
- O O
priced O O
product O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
strong O O
dollar O O
has O O
made O O
it O O
more O O
expensive O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
analyst O O
said O O
. O O

New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
futures O O
prices O O
have O O
dropped O O
significantly O O
from O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
2 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
at O O
midyear B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Barring O O
a O O
cold O O
snap O O
or O O
other O O
crop O O
problems O O
in O O
the O O
growing O O
areas O O
, O O
downward O O
pressure O O
on O O
prices O O
is O O
likely O O
to O O
continue O O
into O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
when O O
harvesting O O
and O O
processing O O
of O O
oranges O O
in O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
reach O O
their O O
peak O O
, O O
the O O
analyst O O
said O O
. O O

Energy O O

Although O O
some O O
analysts O O
look O O
for O O
profit O O
- O O
taking O O
in O O
the O O
wake O O
of O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
leap O O
in O O
crude O O
oil O O
prices O O
, O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
rally O O
is O O
generally O O
expected O O
to O O
continue O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
I O O
would O O
continue O O
to O O
look O O
for O O
a O O
stable O O
crude O O
market O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
in O O
futures O O
'' O O
trading O O
, O O
said O O
William B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
energy O O
futures O O
broker O O
with O O
Stotler B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
capped O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
steadily O O
rising O O
crude O O
oil O O
prices O O
in O O
both O O
futures O O
and O O
spot O O
markets O O
. O O

On O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
West B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
crude O O
for O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
delivery O O
finished O O
at O O
$ O O
20.89 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
barrel O O
, O O
up O O
42 B-MONEY B-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

On O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
markets O O
, O O
meanwhile O O
, O O
spot O O
prices O O
of O O
North B-LOC B-LOC
Sea I-LOC I-LOC
crudes O O
were O O
up O O
35 B-CARDINAL B-MONEY
to O I-MONEY
75 B-MONEY I-MONEY
cents I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
barrel O O
. O O

`` O O
This O O
market O O
still O O
wants O O
to O O
go O O
higher O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Nauman B-PERSON B-PERSON
Barakat I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
first B-ORDINAL O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
Shearson B-ORG B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

He O O
predicted O O
that O O
the O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
contract O O
will O O
reach O O
$ O O
21.50 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
barrel O O
or O O
more O O
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

There O O
has O O
been O O
little O O
news O O
to O O
account O O
for O O
such O O
buoyancy O O
in O O
the O O
oil O O
markets O O
. O O

Analysts O O
generally O O
cite O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
bearish O O
developments O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
rumors O O
of O O
a O O
possible O O
tightening O O
of O O
supplies O O
of O O
some O O
fuels O O
and O O
crudes O O
. O O

There O O
also O O
are O O
recurring O O
reports O O
that O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
having O O
difficulties O O
with O O
its O O
oil O O
exports O O
and O O
that O O
Nigeria B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
about O O
reached O O
its O O
production O O
limit O O
and O O
ca O O
n't O O
produce O O
as O O
much O O
as O O
it O O
could O O
sell O O
. O O

Many O O
traders O O
foresee O O
a O O
tightening O O
of O O
near O O
- O O
term O O
supplies O O
, O O
particularly O O
of O O
high O O
- O O
quality O O
crudes O O
such O O
as O O
those O O
produced O O
in O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
North I-LOC I-LOC
Sea I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
in O O
Nigeria B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
German I-NORP I-NORP
retailer O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
Deutsche I-ORG I-ORG
Kaufhaus I-ORG I-ORG
AG I-ORG I-ORG
plans O O
to O O
challenge O O
the O O
legality O O
of O O
a O O
widely O O
employed O O
anti-takeover O O
defense O O
of O O
companies O O
in O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
eventual O O
court O O
decision O O
could O O
become O O
a O O
landmark O O
in O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
corporate O O
law O O
because O O
the O O
lawsuit O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
plans O O
to O O
file O O
would O O
be O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
to O O
challenge O O
the O O
entire O O
principle O O
and O O
practice O O
of O O
companies O O
issuing O O
voting O O
preferred O O
shares O O
to O O
management O O
- O O
controlled O O
trusts O O
to O O
dilute O O
voting O O
power O O
of O O
common O O
stockholders O O
. O O

Up O O
to O O
now O O
only O O
specific O O
aspects O O
of O O
these O O
defenses O O
have O O
been O O
challenged O O
, O O
though O O
unsuccessfully O O
, O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
lawyers O O
noted O O
. O O

Should O O
the O O
courts O O
uphold O O
the O O
validity O O
of O O
this O O
type O O
of O O
defense O O
, O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
then O O
ask O O
the O O
court O O
to O O
overturn O O
such O O
a O O
vote O O
- O O
diluting O O
maneuver O O
recently O O
deployed O O
by O O
Koninklijke B-ORG B-ORG
Ahold I-ORG I-ORG
NV I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
the O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
based O O
international O O
food O O
retailer O O
had O O
n't O O
reasonable O O
grounds O O
to O O
issue O O
preferred O O
stock O O
to O O
a O O
friendly O O
trust O O
and O O
thus O O
dilute O O
the O O
worth O O
and O O
voting O O
power O O
of O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
other O O
shareholders O O
. O O

Speaking O O
through O O
its O O
Dutch B-NORP B-NORP
lawyers O O
, O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
disclosed O O
it O O
holds O O
a O O
15 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
was O O
previously O O
thought O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
held O O
a O O
13.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
that O O
was O O
accumulated O O
since O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
his O O
company O O
is O O
confident O O
of O O
its O O
own O O
position O O
and O O
the O O
propriety O O
of O O
the O O
preferred O O
- O O
share O O
issue O O
. O O

He O O
termed O O
ASKO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
legal O O
actions O O
as O O
`` O O
unproductive O O
'' O O
to O O
international O O
cooperation O O
among O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
retailers O O
. O O

When O O
Justice O O
William B-PERSON B-PERSON
Brennan I-PERSON I-PERSON
marks O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
his O O
34th B-ORDINAL B-DATE
year B-DATE I-DATE
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
occasion O O
will O O
differ O O
sharply O O
from O O
previous O O
anniversaries O O
of O O
his O O
tenure O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
, O O
the O O
83 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
justice O O
finds O O
his O O
influence O O
almost O O
exclusively O O
in O O
dissent O O
, O O
rather O O
than O O
as O O
a O O
force O O
in O O
the O O
high O O
court O O
's O O
majority O O
. O O

This O O
role O O
reversal O O
holds O O
true O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
, O O
for O O
his O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
liberal O O
and O O
moderate O O
allies O O
, O O
Justices O O
Thurgood B-PERSON B-PERSON
Marshall I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Blackmun I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Stevens I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

But O O
are O O
these O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
players O O
, O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
them O O
in O O
their O O
80s B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
ready O O
to O O
assume O O
a O O
different O O
role O O
after O O
88 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
collectively O O
, O O
of O O
service O O
on O O
the O O
high O O
court O O
? O O

Every O O
indication O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
are O O
prepared O O
to O O
accept O O
this O O
new O O
role O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
frustrations O O
that O O
go O O
with O O
it O O
, O O
but O O
in O O
different O O
ways O O
. O O

Justices O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Stevens B-PERSON B-PERSON
appear O O
philosophical O O
about O O
it O O
; O O
Justices O O
Marshall B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Blackmun B-PERSON B-PERSON
appear O O
fighting O O
mad O O
. O O

The O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
justices O O
are O O
no O O
newcomers O O
to O O
dissent O O
, O O
often O O
joining O O
forces O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
criticize O O
the O O
court O O
's O O
conservative O O
drift O O
. O O

But O O
always O O
, O O
in O O
years B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE O
, O O
they O O
have O O
bucked O O
the O O
trend O O
and O O
have O O
been O O
able O O
to O O
pick O O
up O O
a O O
fifth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
vote O O
to O O
eke O O
out O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
major O O
victories O O
in O O
civil O O
rights O O
and O O
liberties O O
cases O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
as O O
the O O
court O O
's O O
new O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
member O O
conservative O O
majority O O
continues O O
to O O
solidify O O
, O O
victories O O
for O O
the O O
liberals O O
are O O
rare O O
. O O

The O O
change O O
is O O
most O O
dramatic O O
for O O
Justice O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
last O O
survivor O O
of O O
the O O
mid-1960s B-DATE B-DATE
liberal O O
majority O O
under O O
Chief O O
Justice O O
Earl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Warren I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

In O O
the O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
Supreme B-ORG B-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
terms O O
from B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
fall I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1962 I-DATE I-DATE
through I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1967 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
height O O
of O O
the O B-ORG
Warren B-PERSON I-ORG
Court O I-ORG
's O I-ORG
power O O
, O O
Justice O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
cast O O
only B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
25 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
dissenting O O
votes O O
in O O
555 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
cases O O
decided O O
by O O
the O O
court O O
. O O

Last B-DATE O
term I-DATE O
alone O O
he O O
cast O O
52 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
dissenting O O
votes O O
in O O
133 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
decisions O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
contentious O O
flag O O
- O O
burning O O
ruling O O
as O O
his O O
only O O
big O O
victory O O
. O O

But O O
Justice O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
foresaw O O
his O O
new O O
role O O
, O O
strongly O O
defending O O
the O O
importance O O
of O O
dissents O O
in O O
a O O
1985 B-DATE B-DATE
speech O O
. O O

`` O O
Each O O
time O O
the O O
court O O
revisits O O
an O O
issue O O
, O O
the O O
justices O O
will O O
be O O
forced O O
by O O
a O O
dissent O O
to O O
reconsider O O
the O O
fundamental O O
questions O O
and O O
to O O
rethink O O
the O O
result O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
he O O
has O O
said O O
that O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
on O O
the O O
winning O O
side O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1960s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
he O O
knew O O
that O O
the O O
tables O O
might O O
turn O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
now O O
knows O O
how O O
Justice O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Harlan I-PERSON I-PERSON
felt O O
, O O
a O O
reference O O
to O O
the O O
late O O
conservative O O
justice O O
who O O
was O O
the O O
most O O
frequent O O
dissenter O O
from O O
the O B-ORG
Warren B-PERSON I-ORG
Court O I-ORG
's O I-ORG
opinions O O
. O O

Associates O O
of O O
81 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
Justice O O
Marshall B-PERSON B-PERSON
say O O
he O O
was O O
`` O O
depressed O O
'' O O
about O O
the O O
court O O
's O O
direction O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
but O O
is O O
feisty O O
about O O
his O O
role O O
and O O
determined O O
to O O
speak O O
out O O
against O O
the O O
court O O
's O O
cutbacks O O
in O O
civil O O
rights O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
could O O
sweep O O
it O O
under O O
the O O
rug O O
and O O
hide O O
it O O
, O O
but O O
I O O
'm O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
in O O
a O O
speech O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

He O O
, O O
like O O
Justice O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
considers O O
dissents O O
highly O O
important O O
for O O
the O O
future O O
, O O
a O O
point O O
that O O
has O O
n't O O
escaped O O
legal O O
scholars O O
. O O

Harvard B-ORG B-ORG
Law I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-ORG
Professor O O
Laurence B-PERSON B-PERSON
Tribe I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
`` O O
generation O O
- O O
skipping O O
'' O O
flavor O O
to O O
current O O
dissents O O
. O O

The O O
dissenters O O
in O O
the O B-ORG
Warren B-PERSON I-ORG
Court O I-ORG
, O O
he O O
says O O
, O O
appeared O O
to O O
be O O
writing O O
for O O
the O O
short O O
- O O
term O O
, O O
suggesting O O
that O O
the O O
court O O
's O O
direction O O
might O O
change O O
soon O O
. O O

`` O O
Brennan B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Marshall B-PERSON B-PERSON
are O O
speaking O O
in O O
their O O
dissents O O
to O O
a O O
more O O
distant O O
future O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
says O O
. O O

Justice O O
Blackmun B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
will O O
turn O O
81 B-DATE B-CARDINAL
next B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
also O O
seems O O
feisty O O
about O O
his O O
new O O
role O O
. O O

Associates O O
say O O
he O O
takes O O
some O O
defeats O O
more O O
personally O O
than O O
his O O
colleagues O O
, O O
especially O O
attempts O O
to O O
curtail O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
abortion O O
first B-ORDINAL O
recognized O O
in O O
his O O
1973 B-DATE B-DATE
opinion O O
, O O
Roe B-PERSON B-PERSON
vs. O O
Wade B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Friends O O
and O O
associates O O
who O O
saw O O
Justice O O
Blackmun B-PERSON B-PERSON
during O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
said O O
he O O
was O O
no O O
more O O
discouraged O O
about O O
the O O
court O O
than O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

And O O
his O O
outlook O O
improved O O
after O O
successful O O
cataract O O
surgery O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

But O O
his O O
level O O
of O O
frustration O O
showed O O
in O O
a O O
recent O O
, O O
impassioned O O
speech O O
to O O
a O O
group O O
of O O
hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
lawyers O O
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

He O O
concluded O O
his O O
remarks O O
by O O
quoting O O
, O O
emotionally O O
and O O
at O O
some O O
length O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
those O O
present O O
, O O
the O O
late O O
Martin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Luther I-PERSON I-PERSON
King I-PERSON I-PERSON
's O I-PERSON
famous O O
`` O O
I B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Have I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Dream I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
speech O O
from O O
the O O
1963 B-DATE B-DATE
March B-EVENT B-DATE
on I-EVENT O
Washington I-EVENT B-GPE
. O O

Justice O O
Stevens B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
69 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
is O O
probably O O
the O O
most O O
philosophical O O
of O O
the O O
dissenters O O
about O O
his O O
role O O
, O O
in O O
part O O
because O O
he O O
may O O
be O O
the O O
least O O
liberal O O
of O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
, O O
but O O
also O O
because O O
he O O
enjoys O O
the O O
intellectual O O
challenge O O
of O O
arguing O O
with O O
the O O
majority O O
more O O
than O O
the O O
others O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
role O O
these O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
dissenters O O
are O O
assuming O O
is O O
a O O
familiar O O
one B-CARDINAL O
in O O
modern O O
Supreme B-ORG B-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
history O O
, O O
it O O
also O O
differs O O
in O O
an O O
important O O
way O O
from O O
recent O O
history O O
, O O
court O O
watchers O O
say O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
dissenters O O
of O O
the O B-ORG
Warren B-PERSON I-ORG
Court O I-ORG
were O O
often O O
defending O O
a O O
legal O O
legacy O O
that O O
they O O
inherited O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Prof. O O
A.E. B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dick I-PERSON I-PERSON
Howard I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Virginia I-ORG I-ORG
Law I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
`` O O
but O O
the O O
dissenters O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
are O O
defending O O
a O O
legacy O O
that O O
they O O
created O O
. O O

Weatherford B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
canceled O O
plans O O
for O O
a O O
preferred O O
- O O
stock O O
swap O O
but O O
may O O
resume O O
payment O O
of O O
dividends O O
on O O
the O O
stock O O
, O O
and O O
added O O
that O O
it O O
expects O O
to O O
publicly O O
offer O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
10 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
common O O
shares O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
said O O
it O O
planned O O
to O O
offer O O
an O O
undetermined O O
number O O
of O O
common O O
shares O O
in O O
exchange O O
for O O
the O O
585,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
shares O O
of O O
its O O
preferred O O
stock O O
outstanding O O
. O O

The O O
exchange O O
ratio O O
was O O
never O O
established O O
. O O

Weatherford B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
market O O
conditions O O
led O O
to O O
the O O
cancellation O O
of O O
the O O
planned O O
exchange O O
. O O

The O O
energy O O
- O O
services O O
concern O O
said O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
that O O
in O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
it O O
may O O
resume O O
payments O O
of O O
dividends O O
on O O
the O O
preferred O O
stock O O
. O O

Weatherford B-ORG B-ORG
suspended O O
its O O
preferred O O
- O O
dividend O O
payment O O
in O O
October B-DATE B-DATE
1985 I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
said O O
it O O
has O O
n't O O
any O O
plans O O
to O O
catch O O
up O O
on O O
dividends O O
in O O
arrears O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
6 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
but O O
will O O
do O O
so O O
some O O
time O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

Additionally O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
it O O
filed O O
with O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
the O O
proposed O O
offering O O
of O O
10 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
shares O O
of O O
common O O
stock O O
, O O
expected O O
to O O
be O O
offered O O
in O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
company O O
said O O
Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Howard B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG I-ORG
Weil I-ORG I-ORG
, I-ORG O
Labouisse I-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG O
Friedrichs I-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
underwriters O O
for O O
the O O
offering O O
, O O
were O O
granted O O
an O O
option O O
to O O
buy O O
as B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
much I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
as I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
an I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
additional I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
1.5 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
shares O O
to O O
cover O O
over O O
- O O
allotments O O
. O O

Proceeds O O
will O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
eliminate O O
and O O
restructure O O
bank O O
debt O O
. O O

Weatherford B-ORG B-ORG
currently O O
has O O
approximately B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
11.1 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
common O O
shares O O
outstanding O O
. O O

September B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
steep O O
rise O O
in O O
producer O O
prices O O
shows O O
that O O
inflation O O
still O O
persists O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
pessimism O O
over O O
interest O O
rates O O
caused O O
by O O
the O O
new O O
price O O
data O O
contributed O O
to O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
's O O
plunge O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

After O O
falling O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
consecutive I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
producer O O
price O O
index O O
for O O
finished O O
goods O O
shot O O
up O O
0.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Labor I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
reported O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
as O O
energy O O
prices O O
jumped O O
after O O
tumbling O O
through O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Although O O
the O O
report O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
released O O
before O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
opened O O
, O O
did O O
n't O O
trigger O O
the O O
190.58 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
point O O
drop O O
in O O
the O O
Dow O O
Jones O O
Industrial O O
Average O O
, O O
analysts O O
said O O
it O O
did O O
play O O
a O O
role O O
in O O
the O O
market O O
's O O
decline O O
. O O

Analysts O O
immediately O O
viewed O O
the O O
price O O
data O O
, O O
the O O
grimmest O O
inflation O O
news O O
in O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
as O O
evidence O O
that O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
unlikely O O
to O O
allow O O
interest O O
rates O O
to O O
fall O O
as O O
many O O
investors O O
had O O
hoped O O
. O O

Further O O
fueling O O
the O O
belief O O
that O O
pressures O O
in O O
the O O
economy O O
were O O
sufficient O O
to O O
keep O O
the O O
Fed B-ORG B-ORG
from O O
easing O O
credit O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
reported O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
retail O O
sales O O
grew O O
0.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
to O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
145.21 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

That O O
rise O O
came O O
on O O
top O O
of O O
a O O
0.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
gain O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
and O O
suggested O O
there O O
is O O
still O O
healthy O O
consumer O O
demand O O
in O O
the O O
economy O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
report O O
, O O
combined O O
with O O
the O O
actions O O
of O O
the O O
Fed B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
weakened O O
the O O
belief O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
an O O
imminent O O
easing O O
of O O
monetary O O
policy O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dederick I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chief O O
economist O O
at O O
Northern B-ORG B-ORG
Trust I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

But O O
economists O O
were O O
divided O O
over O O
the O O
extent O O
of O O
the O O
inflation O O
threat O O
signaled O O
by O O
the O O
new O O
numbers O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
overall O O
0.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
increase O O
is O O
serious O O
in O O
itself O O
, O O
but O O
what O O
is O O
even O O
worse O O
is O O
that O O
excluding O O
food O O
and O O
energy O O
, O O
the O O
producer O O
price O O
index O O
still O O
increased O O
by O O
0.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Gordon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richards I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
economist O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Manufacturers I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

But O O
Sung B-PERSON B-PERSON
Won I-PERSON I-PERSON
Sohn I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chief O O
economist O O
at O O
Norwest B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Minneapolis B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
blamed O O
rising O O
energy O O
prices O O
and O O
the O O
annual B-DATE O
autumn B-DATE B-DATE
increase O O
in O O
car O O
prices O O
for O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
jump O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
would O O
say O O
this O O
is O O
not O O
bad O O
news O O
; O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
blip O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
core O O
rate O O
is O O
not O O
really O O
out O O
of O O
line O O
. O O
'' O O

All B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
energy O O
prices O O
have O O
skewed O O
the O O
producer O O
price O O
index O O
, O O
which O O
measures O O
changes O O
in O O
the O O
prices O O
producers O O
receive O O
for O O
goods O O
. O O

Inflation O O
unquestionably O O
has O O
fallen O O
back O O
from O O
its O O
torrid O O
pace O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
winter I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
a O O
steep O O
run O O
- O O
up O O
in O O
world O O
oil O O
prices O O
sent O O
the O O
index O O
surging O O
at O O
double O O
- O O
digit O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
rates O O
. O O

Energy O O
prices O O
then O O
plummeted O O
through O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
causing O O
the O O
index O O
to O O
decline O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
consecutive I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Overall O O
, O O
the O O
index O O
has O O
climbed O O
at O O
a O O
5.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
compound O O
annual B-DATE B-DATE
rate O O
since O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
start I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Labor I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
. O O

While O O
far O O
more O O
restrained O O
than O O
the O O
pace O O
at B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
beginning I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
that O O
is O O
still O O
a O O
steeper O O
rise O O
than O O
the O O
4.0 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
increase O O
for O O
all O O
of O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
this O O
year B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
good O O
inflation O O
news O O
may O O
have O O
ended O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
energy O O
prices O O
zoomed O O
up O O
6.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
after O O
plunging O O
7.3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Some O O
analysts O O
expect O O
oil O O
prices O O
to O O
remain O O
relatively O O
stable O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
ahead I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
leaving O O
the O O
future O O
pace O O
of O O
inflation O O
uncertain O O
. O O

Analysts O O
had O O
expected O O
that O O
the O O
climb O O
in O O
oil O O
prices O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
would O O
lead O O
to O O
a O O
substantial O O
rise O O
in O O
the O O
producer O O
price O O
index O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
0.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
climb O O
was O O
higher O O
than O O
most O O
anticipated O O
. O O

`` O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
resurgence O O
-LCB- O O
in O O
inflation O O
-RCB- O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
continue O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
'' O O
said O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mueller I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chief O O
economist O O
at O O
Bell B-ORG B-ORG
Mueller I-ORG I-ORG
Cannon I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
economic O O
forecasting O O
firm O O
. O O

He O O
predicted O O
that O O
inflation O O
will O O
moderate O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
saying O O
that O O
credit O O
conditions O O
are O O
fairly O O
tight O O
world O O
- O O
wide O O
. O O

But O O
Dirk B-PERSON B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dongen I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Wholesaler I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Distributors I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
that O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
rise O O
`` O O
is O O
n't O O
as O O
bad O O
an O O
omen O O
'' O O
as O O
the O O
0.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
figure O O
suggests O O
. O O

`` O O
If O O
you O O
examine O O
the O O
data O O
carefully O O
, O O
the O O
increase O O
is O O
concentrated O O
in O O
energy O O
and O O
motor O O
vehicle O O
prices O O
, O O
rather O O
than O O
being O O
a O O
broad O O
- O O
based O O
advance O O
in O O
the O O
prices O O
of O O
consumer O O
and O O
industrial O O
goods O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
explained O O
. O O

Passenger O O
car O O
prices O O
jumped O O
3.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
after O O
climbing O O
0.5 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
declining O O
in O O
the O B-DATE
late B-DATE I-DATE
spring I-DATE I-DATE
and O I-DATE
summer B-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Many O O
analysts O O
said O O
the O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
increase O O
was O O
a O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
time O O
event O O
, O O
coming O O
as O O
dealers O O
introduced O O
their O O
1990 B-DATE B-DATE
models O O
. O O

Although O O
all O O
the O O
price O O
data O O
were O O
adjusted O O
for O O
normal O O
seasonal O B-DATE
fluctuations O O
, O O
car O O
prices O O
rose O O
beyond O O
the O O
customary O O
autumn B-DATE B-DATE
increase O O
. O O

Prices O O
for O O
capital O O
equipment O O
rose O O
a O O
hefty O O
1.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
while O O
prices O O
for O O
home O O
electronic O O
equipment O O
fell O O
1.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Food O O
prices O O
declined O O
0.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
, O O
after O O
climbing O O
0.3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Meanwhile O O
, O O
the O O
retail O O
sales O O
report O O
showed O O
that O O
car O O
sales O O
rose O O
0.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
32.82 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

But O O
at O O
least O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
increase O O
could O O
have O O
come O O
from O O
higher O O
prices O O
, O O
analysts O O
said O O
. O O

Sales O O
at O O
general O O
merchandise O O
stores O O
rose O O
1.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
after O O
declining O O
0.6 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
while O O
sales O O
of O O
building O O
materials O O
fell O O
1.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
after O O
rising O O
1.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O

Producer O O
prices O O
for O O
intermediate O O
goods O O
grew O O
0.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
after O O
dropping O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
consecutive I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Prices O O
for O O
crude O O
goods O O
, O O
an O O
array O O
of O O
raw O O
materials O O
, O O
jumped O O
1.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
after O O
declining O O
1.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
edging O O
up O O
0.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Here O O
are O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Labor I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
producer O O
price O O
indexes O O
-LRB- O O
1982 B-DATE B-DATE
= O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
-RRB- O O
for O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
before O O
seasonal O B-DATE
adjustment O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
percentage O O
changes O O
from O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
, O I-DATE
1988 B-DATE I-DATE
. O O

A O O
group O O
of O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
franchisees O O
said O O
they O O
formed O O
an O O
association O O
to O O
oppose O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
Beach I-GPE I-GPE
financier O O
Victor B-PERSON B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON I-PERSON
's O I-PERSON
control O O
of O O
the O O
restaurant O O
chain O O
. O O

The O O
decision O O
is O O
the O O
latest O O
move O O
in O O
an O O
escalating O O
battle O O
between O O
the O O
franchisees O O
and O O
Mr. O O
Posner B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
began O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

At O O
the O O
time O O
, O O
a O O
group O O
called O O
R.B. B-ORG B-ORG
Partners I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
consisting O O
of O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG O
largest O O
franchisees O O
, O O
offered O O
more B-MONEY B-MONEY
than I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
200 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
to O O
buy O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
is O O
part O O
of O O
DWG B-ORG B-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

DWG B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
a O O
holding O O
company O O
controlled O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Posner B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

One B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Leonard B-PERSON B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
of O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
was O O
fired O O
in O O
a O O
dispute O O
with O O
Mr. O O
Posner B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Friday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
42 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
franchisees O O
announced O O
the O O
formation O O
of O O
an O O
association O O
-- O O
called O O
A.P. B-ORG B-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
-- O O
to O O
`` O O
preserve O O
the O O
integrity O O
of O O
the O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
system O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
franchisees O O
, O O
owners O O
or O O
operators O O
of O O
1,000 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
1,900 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
franchised O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's O I-ORG
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
said O O
: O O
`` O O
We O O
have O O
concluded O O
that O O
continued O O
control O O
of O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
by O O
Victor B-PERSON B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
totally O O
unacceptable O O
to O O
us O O
, O O
because O O
it O O
is O O
extremely O O
likely O O
to O O
cause O O
irreparable O O
damage O O
to O O
the O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
system O O
. O O

We O O
support O O
all O O
efforts O O
to O O
remove O O
Victor B-PERSON B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON I-PERSON
from O O
control O O
of O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the O O
Arby B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
system O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
group O O
said O O
it O O
would O O
consider O O
, O O
among O O
other O O
things O O
, O O
withholding O O
royalty O O
payments O O
and O O
initiating O O
a O O
class O O
- O O
action O O
lawsuit O O
seeking O O
court O O
approval O O
for O O
the O O
withholdings O O
. O O

In O O
Florida B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Renee B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mottram I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
DWG B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
responded O O
: O O
`` O O
We O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
any O O
individual O O
or O O
group O O
should O O
disrupt O O
a O O
winning O O
system O O
or O O
illegally O O
interfere O O
with O O
existing O O
contractual O O
relationships O O
for O O
their O O
own O O
self O O
- O O
serving O O
motives O O
. O O

The O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
, O O
trying O O
to O O
blunt O O
growing O O
demands O O
from O O
Western B-LOC B-LOC
Europe I-LOC I-LOC
for O O
a O O
relaxation O O
of O O
controls O O
on O O
exports O O
to O O
the O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
bloc B-LOC O
, O O
is O O
questioning O O
whether O O
Italy B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Ing B-ORG B-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
C. I-ORG I-ORG
Olivetti I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
supplied O O
militarily O O
valuable O O
technology O O
to O O
the O O
Soviets B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

Most O O
of O O
the O O
Western B-NORP B-NORP
European I-NORP I-NORP
members O O
of O O
Coordinating B-ORG B-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
on I-ORG I-ORG
Multilateral I-ORG I-ORG
Export I-ORG I-ORG
Controls I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
unofficial O O
forum O O
through O O
which O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
its O O
allies O O
align O O
their O O
export O O
- O O
control O O
policies O O
, O O
are O O
expected O O
to O O
argue O O
for O O
more O O
liberal O O
export O O
rules O O
at O O
a O O
meeting O O
to O O
be O O
held O O
in O O
Paris B-GPE B-GPE
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
25 I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
26 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

They O O
plan O O
to O O
press O O
specifically O O
for O O
a O O
relaxation O O
of O O
rules O O
governing O O
exports O O
of O O
machine O O
tools O O
, O O
computers O O
and O O
other O O
high O O
- O O
technology O O
products O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
says O O
it O O
wants O O
to O O
see O O
evidence O O
that O O
all O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
members O O
are O O
complying O O
fully O O
with O O
existing O O
export O O
- O O
control O O
procedures O O
before O O
it O O
will O O
support O O
further O O
liberalization O O
. O O

To O O
make O O
its O O
point O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
challenging O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
to O O
explain O O
reports O O
that O O
Olivetti B-ORG B-ORG
may O O
have O O
supplied O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
Soviet I-GPE I-GPE
Union I-GPE I-GPE
with O O
sophisticated O O
computer O O
- O O
driven O O
devices O O
that O O
could O O
be O O
used O O
to O O
build O O
parts O O
for O O
combat O O
aircraft O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
London I-ORG I-ORG
Sunday I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
first O B-ORDINAL
reported O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
concerns O O
, O O
cited O O
a O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
intelligence O O
report O O
as O O
the O O
source O O
of O O
the O O
allegations O O
that O O
Olivetti B-ORG B-ORG
exported O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
25 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
`` O O
embargoed O O
, O O
state O O
- O O
of O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
art O O
, O O
flexible O O
manufacturing O O
systems O O
to O O
the O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
aviation O O
industry O O
. O O
'' O O

Olivetti B-ORG B-ORG
reportedly O O
began O O
shipping O O
these O O
tools O O
in O O
1984 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

A O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
acknowledged O O
that O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
discussing O O
the O O
allegations O O
with O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
and O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
but O O
declined O O
to O O
confirm O O
any O O
details O O
. O O

Italian B-NORP B-NORP
President O O
Francesco B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cossiga I-PERSON I-PERSON
promised O O
a O O
quick O O
investigation O O
into O O
whether O O
Olivetti B-ORG B-ORG
broke O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
rules O O
. O O

President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
called O O
his O O
attention O O
to O O
the O O
matter O O
during O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
leader O O
's O O
visit O O
here O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Olivetti B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
denied O O
that O O
it O O
violated O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
rules O O
, O O
asserting O O
that O O
the O O
reported O O
shipments O O
were O O
properly O O
licensed O O
by O O
the O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
authorities O O
. O O

Although O O
the O O
legality O O
of O O
these O O
sales O O
is O O
still O O
an O O
open O O
question O O
, O O
the O O
disclosure O O
could O O
n't O O
be O O
better O O
timed O O
to O O
support O O
the O O
position O O
of O O
export O O
- O O
control O O
hawks O O
in O O
the O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
intelligence O O
community O O
. O O

`` O O
It O O
seems O O
to O O
me O O
that O O
a O O
story O O
like O O
this O O
breaks O O
just O O
before O O
every O O
important O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
meeting O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
a O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
lobbyist O O
for O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
computer O O
companies O O
. O O

The O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
has O O
sent O O
conflicting O O
signals O O
about O O
its O O
export O O
- O O
control O O
policies O O
, O O
reflecting O O
unhealed O O
divisions O O
among O O
several O O
competing O O
agencies O O
. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
summer I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Mr. O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
moved O O
the O O
administration O O
in O O
the O O
direction O O
of O O
gradual O O
liberalization O O
when O O
he O O
told O O
a O O
North B-ORG B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG I-ORG
Treaty I-ORG I-ORG
Organization I-ORG I-ORG
meeting O O
that O O
he O O
would O O
allow O O
some O O
exceptions O O
to O O
the O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
embargo O O
of O O
strategic O O
goods O O
. O O

But O O
more O O
recently O O
, O O
the O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
openly O O
feuded O O
over O O
the O O
extent O O
to O O
which O O
Cocom B-ORG B-ORG
should O O
liberalize O O
exports O O
of O O
personal O O
computers O O
to O O
the O O
bloc B-LOC O
. O O

However O O
, O O
these O O
agencies O O
generally O O
agree O O
that O O
the O O
West O O
should O O
be O O
cautious O O
about O O
any O O
further O O
liberalization O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
's O O
no O O
evidence O O
that O O
the O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
program O O
to O O
-LRB- O O
illegally O O
-RRB- O O
acquire O O
Western O O
technology O O
has O O
diminished O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
a O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
. O O

James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
57 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
was O O
elected O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
of O O
this O O
maker O O
of O O
magnetic O O
recording O O
heads O O
for O O
disk O O
drives O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
been O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
executive O O
officer O O
of O O
Amperex B-ORG B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
division O O
of O O
North B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Philips I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
itself O O
a O O
subsidiary O O
of O O
N.V B-ORG B-ORG
. I-ORG I-ORG
Philips I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
the O O
Netherlands B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Lawson I-PERSON I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
68 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
acting O O
chief O O
executive O O
since O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
14 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
will O O
continue O O
as O O
chairman O O
. O O

The O O
former O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
executive O O
, O O
Eric B-PERSON B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Markrud I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
resigned O O
in O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
a O O
wonderful O O
botanical O O
garden O O
, O O
a O O
great O O
zoo O O
, O O
its O O
own O O
charming O O
Little B-LOC B-LOC
Italy I-LOC I-LOC
-LRB- O O
on O O
Arthur B-FAC B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC I-FAC
-RRB- O O
and O O
, O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
the O O
Yankees B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

However O O
, O O
most O O
people O O
, O O
having O O
been O O
subjected O O
to O O
news O O
footage O O
of O O
the O O
devastated O O
South B-GPE B-LOC
Bronx I-GPE I-LOC
, O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
borough O O
the O O
way O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wolfe I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
Sherman B-PERSON B-PERSON
McCoy I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
in O O
`` O O
Bonfire B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Vanities I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
-- O O
as O O
a O O
wrong O O
turn O O
into O O
hell O O
. O O

But O O
Laura B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cunningham I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
her O O
childhood O O
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
of O O
the O O
'50s B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
is O O
something O O
else O O
altogether O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
lovely O O
, O O
novelistic O O
memoir O O
, O O
`` O O
Sleeping B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Arrangements I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O O
Knopf B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
195 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
pages O O
, O O
$ O O
18.95 B-MONEY B-MONEY
-RRB- O O
, O O
she O O
remembers O O
an O O
exotic O O
playground O O
, O O
peopled O O
mainly O O
by O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
eccentrics O O
and O O
the O O
occasional O O
Catholic B-NORP B-NORP
-LRB- O O
real O O
oddballs O O
like O O
her O O
sexpot O O
friend O O
, O O
the O O
hell O O
- O O
kitten O O
Diana B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
age O B-DATE
five B-DATE I-DATE
-RRB- O O
. O O

Ms. O O
Cunningham B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
a O O
novelist O O
and O O
playwright O O
, O O
has O O
a O O
vivid O O
and O O
dramatically O O
outsized O O
sense O O
of O O
recall O O
. O O

She O O
transforms O O
her O O
`` O O
Bronx B-GPE O
of O O
the O O
emotions O O
, O O
a O O
place O O
where O O
the O O
flats O O
of O O
mediocrity O O
are O O
only O O
relieved O O
by O O
steep O O
descents O O
into O O
hysteria O O
'' O O
into O O
the B-GPE B-LOC
`` I-GPE I-LOC
Babylonian I-GPE I-LOC
Bronx I-GPE I-LOC
, O O
'' O O
a O O
world O O
simmering O O
with O O
sex O O
and O O
death O O
and O O
intrigue O O
. O O

In O O
the B-GPE B-LOC
Babylonian I-GPE I-LOC
Bronx I-GPE I-LOC
, O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
working O O
- O O
class O O
people O O
lived O O
in O O
drab O O
, O O
Soviet B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
style O O
buildings O O
`` O O
glamorized O O
'' O O
with O O
names O O
like O O
AnaMor B-FAC B-PERSON
Towers I-FAC I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
after O O
owners O O
Anna B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Morris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Snezak I-PERSON I-PERSON
-RRB- O O
, O O
whose O O
lobbies O O
and O O
hallways O O
were O O
decorated O O
with O O
murals O O
of O O
ancient O O
Syrians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Greeks B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
friezes O O
of O O
Pompeii B-GPE B-LOC
. O O

For O O
Ms. O O
Cunningham B-PERSON B-PERSON
the O O
architectural O O
discombobulation O O
matched O O
the O O
discrepancy O O
she O O
felt O O
living O O
in O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
AnaMor I-FAC I-FAC
Towers I-FAC I-FAC
as O O
a O O
little O O
girl O O
: O O
`` O O
... O O
outwardly O O
ordinary O O
, O O
inwardly O O
ornate O O
, O O
owing O O
all O O
inspiration O O
to O O
heathen O O
cultures O O
. O O
'' O O

Sharp O O
- O O
witted O O
and O O
funny O O
but O O
never O O
mean O O
, O O
she O O
's O O
a O O
memorialist O O
a O O
bit O O
like O O
Truman B-PERSON B-PERSON
Capote I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
if O O
he O O
'd O O
been O O
Jewish B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
female O O
and O O
less O O
bitchy O O
. O O

Little B-PERSON O
Lily I-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
as O O
Ms. O O
Cunningham B-PERSON B-PERSON
calls O O
herself O O
in O O
the O O
book O O
, O O
really O O
was O O
n't O O
ordinary O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
raised O O
, O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
eight I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
by O O
her O O
mother O O
, O O
Rosie B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
whom O O
she O O
remembers O O
as O O
a O O
loving O O
liar O O
, O O
who O O
realigned O O
history O O
to O O
explain O O
why O O
Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
father O O
did O O
n't O O
live O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

Rosie B-PERSON B-PERSON
reinvented O O
this O O
man O O
, O O
who O O
may O O
or O O
may O O
not O O
have O O
known O O
about O O
his O O
child O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
war O O
hero O O
for O O
Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
benefit O O
. O O

Rosie B-PERSON B-PERSON
died O O
young O O
and O O
Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
remembered O O
her O O
as O O
a O O
romantic O O
figure O O
, O O
who O O
did O O
n't O O
interfere O O
much O O
with O O
her O O
child O O
's O O
education O O
on O O
the O O
streets O O
. O O

The O O
games O O
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
children O O
played O O
-LRB- O O
holding O O
kids O O
down O O
and O O
stripping O O
them O O
, O O
for O O
example O O
-RRB- O O
seem O O
tame O O
by O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
crack O O
standards O O
, O O
but O O
Ms. O O
Cunningham B-PERSON B-PERSON
makes O O
it O O
all O O
sound O O
like O O
a O O
great O O
adventure O O
. O O

`` O O
Without O O
official O O
knowledge O O
of O O
sex O O
or O O
death O O
, O O
we O O
flirted O O
with O O
both O O
, O O
'' O O
she O O
writes O O
. O O

She O O
analyzed O O
families O O
by O O
their O O
sleeping O O
arrangements O O
. O O

Her O O
friend O O
Susan B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
whose O O
parents O O
kept O O
reminding O O
her O O
she O O
was O O
unwanted O O
, O O
slept O O
on O O
a O O
narrow O O
bed O O
wedged O O
into O O
her O O
parents O O
' O O
bedroom O O
, O O
as O O
though O O
she O O
were O O
a O O
temporary O O
visitor O O
. O O

Her O O
friend O O
Diana B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
father O O
was O O
a O O
professional O O
thief O O
; O O
they O O
did O O
n't O O
seem O O
to O O
have O O
any O O
bedrooms O O
at O O
all O O
. O O

Maybe O O
Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
became O O
so O O
obsessed O O
with O O
where O O
people O O
slept O O
and O O
how O O
because O O
her O O
own O O
arrangements O O
kept O O
shifting O O
. O O

When O O
Rosie B-PERSON B-PERSON
died O O
, O O
her O O
uncles O O
moved O O
in O O
-- O O
and O O
let O O
her O O
make O O
the O O
sleeping O O
and O O
other O O
household O O
arrangements O O
. O O

They O O
painted O O
the O O
apartment O O
orange O O
, O O
pink O O
and O O
white O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
her O O
instructions O O
. O O

With O O
loving O O
detail O O
she O O
recalls O O
her O O
Uncle B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gabe I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
an O O
Orthodox B-NORP B-NORP
Jew I-NORP O
and O O
song O O
lyricist O O
-LRB- O O
who O O
rhymed O O
river O O
with O O
liver O O
in O O
a O O
love O O
song O O
-RRB- O O
; O O
and O O
Uncle B-PERSON B-PERSON
Len I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
mysterious O O
part O O
- O O
time O O
investigator O O
who O O
looked O O
like O O
Lincoln B-PERSON B-ORG
and O O
carried O O
a O O
change O O
of O O
clothing O O
in O O
a O O
Manila O B-GPE
envelope O O
, O O
like O O
an O O
`` O O
undercover O O
President O O
on O O
a O O
good O O
- O O
will O O
mission O O
. O O
'' O O

They O O
came O O
by O O
their O O
strangeness O O
honestly O O
. O O

Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
grandmother O O
, O O
no O O
cookie O O
baker O O
, O O
excised O O
the O O
heads O O
of O O
disliked O O
relatives O O
from O O
the O O
family O O
album O O
, O O
and O O
lugged O O
around O O
her O O
perennial O O
work O O
- O O
in O O
- O O
progress O O
, O O
`` O O
Philosophy B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Women I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

The O O
book O O
loses O O
some O O
momentum O O
toward O O
the O O
end O O
, O O
when O O
Lily B-PERSON B-PERSON
becomes O O
more O O
preoccupied O O
with O O
dating O O
boys O O
and O O
less O O
with O O
her O O
delightfully O O
weird O O
family O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
most O O
part O O
, O O
though O O
, O O
there O O
's O O
much O O
pleasure O O
in O O
her O O
saucy O O
, O O
poignant O O
probe O O
into O O
the O O
mysteries O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-LOC
Babylonian I-GPE I-LOC
Bronx I-GPE I-LOC
. O O

The O O
Bronx B-GPE B-GPE
also O O
figures O O
in O O
Bruce B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jay I-PERSON I-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
latest O O
novel O O
, O O
which O O
flashes O O
back O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
New I-GPE I-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
of O O
the O O
'50s B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

But O O
both O O
the O O
past O O
and O O
present O O
worlds O O
of O O
`` O B-WORK_OF_ART
The B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Current I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Climate I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
-LRB- O O
Atlantic B-ORG B-ORG
Monthly I-ORG I-ORG
Press I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
200 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
pages O O
, O O
$ O O
18.95 B-MONEY B-MONEY
-RRB- O O
feel O O
cramped O O
and O O
static O O
. O O

For O O
his O O
sixth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
novel O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Friedman B-PERSON B-PERSON
tried O O
to O O
resuscitate O O
the O O
protagonist O O
of O O
his O O
1972 B-DATE B-DATE
work O O
, O O
`` O O
About B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Harry I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Towns I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
now O O
a O O
57 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
writer O O
, O O
whose O O
continuing O O
flirtation O O
with O O
drugs O O
and O O
marginal O O
types O O
in O O
Hollywood B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
seems O O
quaintly O O
out O O
- O O
of O O
- O O
synch O O
. O O

Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
fondly O O
remembers O O
the B-DATE O
`` I-DATE O
old I-DATE O
'' I-DATE O
days I-DATE O
of I-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
'70s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
people O O
like O O
his O O
friend O O
Travis B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
take O O
a O O
psychiatrist O O
on O O
a O O
date O O
to O O
analyze O O
what O O
Travis B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
doing O O
wrong O O
. O O

`` O O
An O O
L.A. B-GPE B-GPE
solution O O
, O O
'' O O
explains O O
Mr. O O
Friedman B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

Line O O
by O O
line O O
Mr. O O
Friedman B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
weary O O
cynicism O O
can O O
be O O
amusing O O
, O O
especially O O
when O O
he O O
's O O
riffing O O
on O O
the O O
Hollywood B-GPE B-GPE
social O O
scheme O O
-- O O
the O O
way O O
people O O
size O O
each O O
other O O
up O O
, O O
immediately O O
canceling O O
the O O
desperate O O
ones O O
who O O
merely O O
almost O O
made O O
it O O
. O O

Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
avoided O O
all O O
that O O
by O O
living O O
in O O
a O O
Long B-LOC B-GPE
Island I-LOC I-GPE
suburb O O
with O O
his O O
wife O O
, O O
who O O
's O O
so O O
addicted O O
to O O
soap O O
operas O O
and O O
mystery O O
novels O O
she O O
barely O O
seems O O
to O O
notice O O
when O O
her O O
husband O O
disappears O O
for O O
drug O O
- O O
seeking O O
forays O O
into O O
Manhattan B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

But O O
it O O
does O O
n't O O
take O O
too O O
many O O
lines O O
to O O
figure O O
Harry B-PERSON B-PERSON
out O O
. O O

He O O
's O O
a O O
bore O O
. O O

The O O
only O O
thing O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Goldberg I-PERSON I-PERSON
could O O
praise O O
about O O
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
new O O
show O O
`` O O
Island B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Son I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
-LRB- O O
Leisure B-ORG B-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Arts I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Sept. B-DATE B-DATE
25 I-DATE I-DATE
-RRB- O O
was O O
the O O
local O O
color O O
; O O
unfortunately O O
neither O O
he O O
nor O O
the O O
producers O O
of O O
the O O
show O O
have O O
done O O
their O O
homework O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
: O O
`` O O
Haole O O
'' O O
-LRB- O O
white O O
-RRB- O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
ultimate O O
insult O O
; O O
`` O O
Mainland O O
haole O O
'' O O
is O O
. O O

Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Chamberlain I-PERSON I-PERSON
dresses O O
as O O
a O O
`` O O
Mainland O O
haole O O
, O O
'' O O
tucking O O
in O O
a O O
Hawaiian B-NORP B-NORP
shirt O O
and O O
rolling O O
up O O
its O O
long O O
sleeves O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
local O O
expression O O
for O O
brother O O
is O O
`` O O
brah O O
, O O
'' O O
not O O
`` O O
bruddah O O
. O O
'' O O

And O O
even O O
if O O
a O O
nurse O O
would O O
wear O O
flowers O O
in O O
her O O
hair O O
while O O
on O O
duty O O
, O O
if O O
she O O
were O O
engaged O O
she O O
would O O
know O O
to O O
wear O O
them O O
behind O O
her O O
left O O
, O O
not O O
right O O
, O O
ear O O
. O O

Sorry O O
, O O
the O O
show O O
does O O
not O O
even O O
have O O
the O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
redeeming O O
quality O O
of O O
genuine O O
local O O
color O O
. O O

Anita B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON

Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
Pipe I-ORG I-ORG
Line I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
will O O
delay O O
a O O
proposed O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
step O O
, O O
830 B-MONEY B-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
Canadian I-MONEY I-MONEY
- I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollar I-MONEY I-MONEY
-LRB- O O
US$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
705.6 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
-RRB- O O
expansion O O
of O O
its O O
system O O
because O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
output O O
of O O
crude O O
oil O O
is O O
shrinking O O
. O O

Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
biggest O O
oil O O
pipeline O O
operator O O
and O O
a O O
major O O
transporter O O
of O O
crude O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
said O O
revised O O
industry O O
forecasts O O
indicate O O
that O O
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
oil O O
output O O
will O O
total O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
1.64 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
barrels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a O O
day O O
by O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
lower O O
than O O
a O O
previous O O
estimate O O
. O O

Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
crude O O
production O O
averaged O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
1.69 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
barrels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a O O
day O O
during O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
's I-DATE I-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
half I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
1 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
below O O
the O O
1988 B-DATE B-DATE
level O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
capability O O
of O O
existing O O
fields O O
to O O
deliver O O
oil O O
is O O
dropping O O
, O O
'' O O
and O O
oil O O
exploration O O
activity O O
is O O
also O O
down O O
dramatically O O
, O O
as O O
many O O
producers O O
shift O O
their O O
emphasis O O
to O O
natural O O
gas O O
, O O
said O O
Ronald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Watkins I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
vice O O
president O O
for O O
government O O
and O O
industry O O
relations O O
with O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
parent O O
, O O
Interhome B-ORG B-ORG
Energy I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Mr. O O
Watkins B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
volume O O
on O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
system O O
is O O
down O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
since O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
fall O O
further O O
, O O
making O O
expansion O O
unnecessary O O
until O O
perhaps O O
the O B-DATE
mid-1990s B-DATE I-DATE
. O O

`` O O
There O O
has O O
been O O
a O O
swing O O
of O O
the O O
pendulum O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
gas O O
side O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Many O O
of O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
oil O O
and O O
gas O O
producers O O
say O O
the O O
outlook O O
for O O
natural O O
gas O O
is O O
better O O
than O O
it O O
is O O
for O O
oil O O
, O O
and O O
have O O
shifted O O
their O O
exploration O O
and O O
development O O
budgets O O
accordingly O O
. O O

The O O
number O O
of O O
active O O
drilling O O
rigs O O
in O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
down O O
30 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
from O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
completed O O
oil O O
wells O O
is O O
`` O O
down O O
more O O
than O O
that O O
, O O
due O O
to O O
the O O
increasing O O
focus O O
on O O
gas O O
exploration O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Feick I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
manager O O
of O O
crude O O
oil O O
with O O
Calgary B-ORG B-GPE
's I-ORG O
Independent I-ORG B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Canada I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
an O O
industry O O
group O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Watkins B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
the O O
main O O
reason O O
for O O
the O O
production O O
decline O O
is O O
shrinking O O
output O O
of O O
light O O
crude O O
from O O
mature O O
, O O
conventional O O
fields O O
in O O
western O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Interprovincial B-ORG O
transports O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
75 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
all O O
crude O O
produced O O
in O O
western O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
almost B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
60 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
total O O
volume O O
consists O O
of O O
light O O
crude O O
. O O

Nearly O O
all O O
of O O
the O O
crude O O
oil O O
that O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
exports O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
transported O O
on O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
system O O
, O O
whose O O
main O O
line O O
runs O O
from O O
Edmonton B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
major O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
cities O O
in O O
the O O
Great B-LOC B-LOC
Lakes I-LOC I-LOC
region O O
, O O
including O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Buffalo B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Toronto B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Montreal B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
current O O
oil O O
exports O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
total O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
600,000 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
barrels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a O O
day O O
, O O
or O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
9.1 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
net O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
crude O O
imports O O
, O O
said O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lichtblau I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
president O O
of O O
the O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
- O O
based O O
Petroleum B-ORG B-ORG
Industry I-ORG I-ORG
Research I-ORG I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

That O O
ranks O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
as O O
the O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
- O O
largest O O
source O O
of O O
imported O O
crude O O
, O O
behind O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Nigeria B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Mexico B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Mr. O O
Lichtblau B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
declining O O
crude O O
output O O
, O O
combined O O
with O O
the O O
fast O O
- O O
shrinking O O
output O O
of O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
crude O O
, O O
will O O
help O O
intensify O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
reliance O O
on O O
oil O O
from O O
overseas O O
, O O
particularly O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Middle I-LOC I-LOC
East I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

`` O O
It O O
's O O
very O O
much O O
a O O
growing O O
concern O O
. O O

But O O
when O O
something O O
is O O
inevitable O O
, O O
you O O
learn O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Lichtblau B-PERSON B-PERSON
stressed O O
that O O
the O O
delay O O
of O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
proposed O O
expansion O O
wo O O
n't O O
by O O
itself O O
increase O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
dependence O O
on O O
offshore O O
crude O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
since O O
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
imports O O
are O O
limited O O
in O O
any O O
case O O
by O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
falling O O
output O O
. O O

Under O O
terms O O
of O O
its O O
proposed O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
step O O
expansion O O
, O O
which O O
would O O
have O O
required O O
regulatory O O
approval O O
, O O
Interprovincial B-ORG B-ORG
intended O O
to O O
add O O
200,000 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
barrels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a O O
day O O
of O O
additional O O
capacity O O
to O O
its O O
system O O
, O O
beginning O O
with O O
a O O
modest O O
expansion O O
by O O
1991 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
system O O
currently O O
has O O
a O O
capacity O O
of O O
1.55 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
million I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
barrels I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
a O O
day O O
. O O

The O O
Second B-ORG B-ORDINAL
U.S. I-ORG B-ORG
Circuit I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Appeals I-ORG I-ORG
opinion O O
in O O
the O O
Arcadian B-ORG B-ORG
Phosphate I-ORG I-ORG
case O O
did O O
not O O
repudiate O O
the O O
position O O
Pennzoil B-ORG B-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
took O O
in O O
its O O
dispute O O
with O O
Texaco B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
contrary O O
to O O
your O O
Sept. B-DATE B-DATE
8 I-DATE I-DATE
article O O
`` O O
Court B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Backs I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Texaco I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
View I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Pennzoil I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Case I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
-- I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Too I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Late I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

The O O
fundamental O O
rule O O
of O O
contract O O
law O O
applied O O
to O O
both O O
cases O O
was O O
that O O
courts O O
will O O
not O O
enforce O O
agreements O O
to O O
which O O
the O O
parties O O
did O O
not O O
intend O O
to O O
be O O
bound O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
Pennzoil B-ORG B-ORG
/ O I-ORG
Texaco O I-ORG
litigation O O
, O O
the O O
courts O O
found O O
Pennzoil B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Getty B-ORG B-ORG
Oil I-ORG I-ORG
intended O O
to O O
be O O
bound O O
; O O
in O O
Arcadian B-ORG B-ORG
Phosphates I-ORG I-ORG
they O O
found O O
there O O
was O O
no O O
intention O O
to O O
be O O
bound O O
. O O

Admittedly O O
, O O
the O O
principle O O
in O O
the O O
cases O O
is O O
the O O
same O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
outcome O O
of O O
a O O
legal O O
dispute O O
almost O O
always O O
turns O O
on O O
the O O
facts O O
. O O

And O O
the O O
facts O O
, O O
as O O
found O O
by O O
the O O
various O O
courts O O
in O O
these O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
lawsuits O O
, O O
were O O
different O O
. O O

When O O
you O O
suggest O O
otherwise O O
, O O
you O O
leave O O
the O O
realm O O
of O O
reporting O O
and O O
enter O O
the O O
orbit O O
of O O
speculation O O
. O O

Charles B-PERSON B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Vihon I-PERSON I-PERSON

The O O
real O O
estate O O
slump O O
that O O
's O O
pushing O O
down O O
the O O
price O O
of O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
office O O
space O O
and O O
housing O O
is O O
also O O
affecting O O
the O O
city O O
's O O
retail O O
real O O
estate O O
market O O
. O O

In O O
Manhattan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
once O O
- O O
desirable O O
store O O
sites O O
sit O O
vacant O O
and O O
newly O O
constructed O O
space O O
has O O
been O O
slow O O
to O O
fill O O
. O O

Retail O O
real O O
estate O O
brokers O O
say O O
tenants O O
are O O
reluctant O O
to O O
sign O O
leases O O
because O O
of O O
uncertainty O O
about O O
the O O
local O O
economy O O
, O O
turmoil O O
in O O
their O O
own O O
industries O O
and O O
a O O
belief O O
that O O
rents O O
have O O
not O O
yet O O
hit O O
bottom O O
. O O

`` O O
There O O
is O O
an O O
unbelievable O O
amount O O
of O O
space O O
available O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Faith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Consolo I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
Garrick B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Aug I-ORG I-ORG
Associates I-ORG I-ORG
Store I-ORG I-ORG
Leasing I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

There O O
are O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
2,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
stores O O
for O O
rent O O
, O O
up O O
from O O
a O O
more O O
typical O O
range O O
of O O
1,200 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
1,500 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O

`` O O
This O O
further O O
confuses O O
retailers O O
, O O
'' O O
she O O
says O O
. O O

`` O O
They O O
wonder O O
should O O
they O O
sign O O
a O O
lease O O
if O O
prices O O
are O O
still O O
coming O O
down O O
? O O

Is O O
this O O
the O O
wrong O O
time O O
to O O
open O O
a O O
store O O
? O O

Who O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
the O O
space O O
next O O
door O O
? O O
'' O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
Ms. O O
Consolo B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
tenants O O
usually O O
can O O
negotiate O O
to O O
pay O O
rents O O
that O O
are O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
quarter I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
lower O O
than O O
landlords O O
' O O
initial O O
asking O O
price O O
. O O

A O O
handful O O
of O O
hot O O
retail O O
locations O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
57th B-FAC B-FAC
Street I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
Madison B-FAC B-GPE
and O O
Fifth B-FAC B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC I-FAC
areas O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
able O O
to O O
sustain O O
what O O
many O O
see O O
as O O
astronomical O O
rents O O
. O O

And O O
, O O
in O O
some O O
neighborhoods O O
, O O
rents O O
have O O
merely O O
hit O O
a O O
plateau O O
. O O

But O O
on O O
average O O
, O O
Manhattan B-GPE B-GPE
retail O O
rents O O
have O O
dropped O O
10 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
to I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
15 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
alone O O
, O O
experts O O
say O O
. O O

That O O
follows O O
a O O
more O O
subtle O O
decline O O
in O O
the O B-DATE
prior O I-DATE
six B-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
after O O
Manhattan B-GPE B-GPE
rents O O
had O O
run O O
up O O
rapidly O O
since O O
1986 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

The O O
same O O
factors O O
limiting O O
demand O O
for O O
office O O
space O O
have O O
affected O O
retailing O O
. O O

`` O O
As O O
businesses O O
contract O O
or O O
depart O O
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
employees O O
who O O
might O O
use O O
retail O O
services O O
shrinks O O
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Edward B-PERSON B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
senior O O
vice O O
president O O
of O O
Helmsley B-ORG B-ORG
Spear I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

He O O
says O O
financial O O
problems O O
plaguing O O
electronics O O
, O O
fur O O
and O O
furniture O O
companies O O
-- O O
key O O
categories O O
in O O
the O O
local O O
retail O O
economy O O
-- O O
have O O
further O O
deflated O O
the O O
market O O
. O O

Hardest O O
hit O O
are O O
what O O
he O O
calls O O
`` O O
secondary O O
'' O O
sites O O
that O O
primarily O O
serve O O
neighborhood O O
residents O O
. O O

In O O
these O O
locations O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Friedman B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
, O O
`` O O
Retailers O O
are O O
increasingly O O
cautious O O
about O O
expanding O O
and O O
rents O O
have O O
remained O O
steady O O
or O O
in O O
some O O
cases O O
have O O
declined O O
. O O
'' O O

Weakness O O
in O O
the O O
restaurant O O
industry O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
leaving O O
retail O O
space O O
vacant O O
, O O
exacerbates O O
the O O
problem O O
for O O
landlords O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
also O O
no O O
comfort O O
to O O
landlords O O
and O O
small O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
retailers O O
when O O
the O O
future O O
of O O
larger O O
department O O
stores O O
, O O
which O O
anchor O O
retail O O
neighborhoods O O
, O O
are O O
in O O
doubt O O
. O O

Hooker B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
parent O O
of O O
Bonwit B-ORG B-ORG
Teller I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
B. B-ORG B-ORG
Altman I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
is O O
mired O O
in O O
bankruptcy O O
proceedings O O
and O O
Bloomingdale B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
for O O
sale O O
by O O
its O O
owner O O
, O O
Campeau B-ORG B-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
trend O O
toward O O
lower O O
rents O O
may O O
seem O O
surprising O O
given O O
that O O
some O O
communities O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
are O O
bemoaning O O
the O O
loss O O
of O O
favorite O O
local O O
businesses O O
to O O
high O O
rents O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
despite O O
the O O
recent O O
softening O O
, O O
for O O
many O O
of O O
these O O
retailers O O
there O O
's O O
still O O
been O O
too O O
big O O
a O O
jump O O
from O O
the O O
rental O O
rates O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
late I-DATE I-DATE
1970s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
their O O
leases O O
were O O
signed O O
. O O

Certainly O O
, O O
the O O
recent O O
drop O O
in O O
prices O O
does O O
n't O O
mean O O
Manhattan B-GPE B-GPE
comes O O
cheap O O
. O O

New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
retail O O
rents O O
still O O
run O O
well O O
above O O
the O O
going O O
rate O O
in O O
other O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
cities O O
. O O

Madison B-FAC B-ORG
and O O
Fifth B-FAC B-FAC
Avenues I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
57th I-FAC I-FAC
Street I-FAC I-FAC
can O O
command O O
rents O O
of O O
up B-MONEY B-MONEY
to I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
500 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
square O O
foot O O
, O O
and O O
$ O O
250 B-MONEY B-MONEY
is O O
not O O
uncommon O O
. O O

The O O
thriving O O
34th B-FAC B-FAC
Street I-FAC I-FAC
area O O
offers O O
rents O O
of O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
100 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
square O O
foot O O
, O O
as O O
do O O
up O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
coming O O
locations O O
along O O
lower O O
Fifth B-FAC B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

By O O
contrast O O
, O O
rentals O O
in O O
the O O
best O O
retail O O
locations O O
in O O
Boston B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
San B-GPE B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
rarely O O
top O O
$ O O
100 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
square O O
foot O O
. O O

And O O
rents O O
on O O
Beverly B-GPE B-GPE
Hills I-GPE I-GPE
' I-GPE I-GPE
Rodeo B-FAC B-FAC
Drive I-FAC I-FAC
generally O O
do O O
n't O O
exceed O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
125 I-MONEY I-MONEY
a O O
square O O
foot O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
securities O O
will O O
begin O O
trading O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Precision B-ORG B-ORG
Castparts I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Portland B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ore. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
will O O
begin O O
trading O O
with O O
the O O
symbol O O
PCP B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
makes O O
investment O O
castings O O
and O O
has O O
traded O O
over O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
counter O O
. O O

Royal B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Scotland I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
an O O
Edinburgh B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Scotland B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
financial O O
services O O
company O O
, O O
will O O
list O O
American B-NORP B-ORG
depositary O O
shares O O
, O O
representing O O
preferred O O
shares O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
symbol O O
RBSPr B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
will O O
continue O O
to O O
trade O O
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
listed O O
shares O O
of O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
companies O O
. O O

AIM B-ORG B-ORG
Telephones I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Parsippany B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
N.J. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
telecommunications O O
equipment O O
supply O O
company O O
, O O
started O O
trading O O
with O O
the O O
symbol O O
AIM B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
had O O
traded O O
over O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
counter O O
. O O

Columbia B-ORG B-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Miami B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
began O O
trading O O
with O O
the O O
symbol O O
COB B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

The O O
pharmaceuticals O O
maker O O
had O O
traded O O
over O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
counter O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Market I-ORG I-ORG
System I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
the O O
Nasdaq B-ORG B-ORG
over O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
counter O O
market O O
listed O O
shares O O
of O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
company O O
. O O

Employee B-ORG B-ORG
Benefit I-ORG I-ORG
Plans I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
Minneapolis B-GPE B-GPE
health O O
- O O
care O O
services O O
company O O
, O O
was O O
listed O O
with O O
the O O
symbol O O
EBPI B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
Basic I-ORG I-ORG
Industries I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
its O O
directors O O
reached O O
an O O
agreement O O
in O O
principle O O
calling O O
for O O
HOFI B-ORG B-ORG
North I-ORG I-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
combine O O
its O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
cement O O
holdings O O
with O O
Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
a O O
transaction O O
that O O
will O O
leave O O
Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
minority O O
shareholders O O
with O O
12.8 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
combined O O
company O O
. O O

HOFI B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
holding O O
company O O
of O O
Swiss B-NORP B-NORP
concern O O
Holderbank B-ORG B-ORG
Financiere I-ORG I-ORG
Glaris I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
previously O O
proposed O O
combining O O
its O O
100 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
St. B-ORG B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG I-ORG
Cement I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
its O O
60 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
Cement I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
with O O
its O O
67 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

But O O
HOFI B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
offer O O
would O O
have O O
given O O
Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
other O O
shareholders O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
10 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
combined O O
company O O
. O O

Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
directors O O
rejected O O
that O O
offer O O
, O O
although O O
they O O
said O O
they O O
endorsed O O
the O O
merger O O
proposal O O
. O O

Under O O
the O O
agreement O O
, O O
HOFI B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
own O O
87.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
combined O O
company O O
. O O

Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
current O O
operations O O
will O O
represent O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
39.2 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
combined O O
company O O
. O O

The O O
transaction O O
is O O
subject O O
to O O
a O O
definitive O O
agreement O O
and O O
approval O O
by O O
Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
shareholders O O
. O O

Ideal B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
expects O O
to O O
complete O O
the O O
transaction O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Information B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
was O O
sued O O
by O O
a O O
buyer O O
of O O
its O O
computerized O O
newspaper O O
- O O
publishing O O
system O O
, O O
alleging O O
that O O
the O O
company O O
failed O O
to O O
correct O O
deficiencies O O
in O O
the O O
system O O
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Information B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
the O O
lawsuit O O
by O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
units O O
of O O
Morris B-ORG B-ORG
Communications I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
seeks O O
restitution O O
of O O
the O O
system O O
's O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
purchase O O
price O O
and O O
cancellation O O
of O O
a O O
software O O
license O O
provided O O
by O O
the O O
Morris B-ORG B-ORG
units O O
to O O
Information B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
alleged O O
failure O O
to O O
pay O O
royalties O O
. O O

Information B-ORG B-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
believes O O
that O O
the O O
complaints O O
, O O
filed O O
in O O
federal O O
court O O
in O O
Georgia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
are O O
without O O
merit O O
. O O

Closely O O
held O O
Morris B-ORG B-ORG
Communications I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
based O O
in O O
Augusta B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ga B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

The O O
units O O
that O O
filed O O
the O O
suit O O
are O O
Southeastern B-ORG B-ORG
Newspapers I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Florida B-ORG B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG O
Santa I-ORG B-GPE
Barbara I-ORG I-GPE
filed O O
suit O O
against O O
former O O
stock O O
speculator O O
Ivan B-PERSON B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Boesky I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
charging O O
they O O
defrauded O O
the O O
thrift O O
by O O
concealing O O
their O O
relationship O O
when O O
persuading O O
it O O
to O O
buy O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
284 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
high O O
- O O
yield O O
, O O
high O O
- O O
risk O O
junk O O
bonds O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
suit O O
filed O O
in O O
federal O O
court O O
Thursday B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
the O O
S&L O B-ORG
alleged O O
that O O
a O O
`` O O
disproportionate O O
number O O
'' O O
of O O
the O O
bonds O O
it O O
purchased O O
in O O
1984 B-DATE B-DATE
declined O O
in O O
value O O
. O O

Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
purchased O O
the O O
bonds O O
, O O
the O O
suit O O
alleged O O
, O O
after O O
Mr. O O
Boesky B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
negotiated O O
an O O
agreement O O
for O O
Vagabond B-ORG B-ORG
Hotels I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
purchase O O
a O O
51 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
the O O
thrift O O
for O O
about B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
34 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Vagabond B-ORG B-ORG
Hotels I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
controlled O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Boesky B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
currently O O
is O O
serving O O
a O O
prison O O
term O O
for O O
securities O O
violations O O
. O O

Officials O O
at O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
they O O
had O O
n't O O
seen O O
the O O
suit O O
and O O
thus O O
could O O
n't O O
comment O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
to O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
33 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
compensatory O O
damages O O
, O O
the O O
suit O O
seeks O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
100 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
punitive O O
damages O O
. O O

Also O O
named O O
in O O
the O O
suit O O
is O O
Ivan B-ORG B-ORG
F. I-ORG I-ORG
Boesky I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Northview B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
successor O O
company O O
to O O
Vagabonds B-ORG B-ORG
Hotels I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Northview B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
could O O
n't O O
be O O
located O O
. O O

Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
agreed O O
to O O
buy O O
the O O
bonds O O
after O O
a O O
representative O O
of O O
Ivan B-ORG B-ORG
F. I-ORG I-ORG
Boesky I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
visited O O
it O O
in O O
November B-DATE B-DATE
1983 I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
said O O
Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
could O O
improve O O
its O O
financial O O
condition O O
by O O
purchasing O O
the O O
bonds O O
. O O

Shortly O O
before O O
the O O
visit O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Boesky B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Drexel B-ORG B-ORG
representives O O
had O O
met O O
with O O
Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
officials O O
and O O
had O O
signed O O
a O O
letter O O
of O O
intent O O
to O O
acquire O O
the O O
51 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
stake O O
in O O
the O O
company O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
agreement O O
was O O
canceled O O
in O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
1984 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Financial B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
purchased O O
the O O
bonds O O
in O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
70 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
different O O
transactions O O
in O O
1984 B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
since O O
then O O
has O O
realized O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
11 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
losses O O
on O O
them O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
the O O
stock O O
market O O
plummeted O O
nearly B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
200 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
points O O
. O O

Just O O
a O O
coincidence O O
? O O

Or O O
is O O
triskaidekaphobia O O
-- O O
fear O O
of O O
the O O
number O O
13 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
-- O O
justified O O
? O O

In O O
academia O O
, O O
a O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
effect O O
has O O
been O O
set O O
up O O
and O O
shot O O
down O O
by O O
different O O
professors O O
. O O

Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kolb I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Ricardo B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rodriguez I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
professors O O
of O O
finance O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Miami I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
found O O
evidence O O
that O O
the O O
market O O
is O O
spooked O O
by O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

But O O
their O O
study O O
, O O
which O O
spanned O O
the O O
1962 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
85 I-DATE I-DATE
period O O
, O O
has O O
since O O
been O O
shown O O
to O O
be O O
jinxed O O
by O O
an O O
unlucky O O
choice O O
of O O
data O O
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
'70s I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
market O O
took O O
falls O O
nine B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
in O O
a O O
row O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
the I-DATE O
you I-DATE O
- I-DATE O
know I-DATE O
- I-DATE O
what I-DATE O
. O O

But O O
the O O
date O O
tends O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
plus O O
, O O
not O O
a O O
minus O O
, O O
for O O
stocks O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
Yale B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hirsch I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
collector O O
of O O
stock O O
market O O
lore O O
. O O

Another O O
study O O
found O O
that O O
the O B-DATE
82 B-CARDINAL I-DATE
Fridays B-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
the O O
1940 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
1987 I-DATE I-DATE
period O O
had O O
higher O O
than O O
average O O
returns O O
-- O O
higher O O
even O O
than O O
Fridays B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
general O O
, O O
which O O
tend O O
to O O
be O O
strong O O
days B-DATE B-DATE
for O O
stock O O
prices O O
. O O

On O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
only I-DATE I-DATE
other I-DATE I-DATE
Friday I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
13th I-DATE I-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
Dow O O
Jones O O
Industrial O O
Average O O
rose O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
four I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
points O O
. O O

Professor O O
Kolb B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
the O O
original O O
study O O
, O O
titled O O
Friday B-WORK_OF_ART B-DATE
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-DATE
13th I-WORK_OF_ART I-DATE
, I-WORK_OF_ART O
Part I-WORK_OF_ART O
VII I-WORK_OF_ART O
, O O
was O O
published O O
tongue O O
- O O
in O O
- O O
cheek O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
similar O O
vein O O
, O O
he O O
adds O O
that O O
the O O
anniversary O O
of O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
and O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
full O O
moon O O
could O O
have O O
played O O
a O O
part O O
, O O
too O O
, O O
in O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
market O O
activity O O
. O O

Food B-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Drug I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
Jeff B-PERSON B-PERSON
Nesbit I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
the O O
agency O O
has O O
turned O O
over O O
evidence O O
in O O
a O O
criminal O O
investigation O O
concerning O O
Vitarine B-ORG B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
Attorney O O
's O O
office O O
in O O
Baltimore B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Neither O O
Vitarine B-ORG B-ORG
nor O O
any O O
of O O
the O B-FAC
Springfield B-GPE I-FAC
Gardens I-GPE I-FAC
, O O
N.Y. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
company O O
's O O
officials O O
or O O
employees O O
have O O
been O O
charged O O
with O O
any O O
crimes O O
. O O

Vitarine B-ORG B-ORG
won O O
approval O O
to O O
market O O
a O O
version O O
of O O
a O O
blood O O
pressure O O
medicine O O
but O O
acknowledged O O
that O O
it O O
substituted O O
a O O
SmithKline B-ORG B-ORG
Beecham I-ORG I-ORG
PLC I-ORG I-ORG
product O O
as O O
its O O
own O O
in O O
tests O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Nesbit B-PERSON B-PERSON
also O O
said O O
the O O
FDA B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
asked O O
Bolar B-ORG B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
recall O O
at O O
the O O
retail O O
level O O
its O O
urinary O O
tract O O
antibiotic O O
. O O

But O O
so O O
far O O
the O O
company O O
has O O
n't O O
complied O O
with O O
that O O
request O O
, O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

Bolar B-ORG B-PERSON
, O O
the O O
subject O O
of O O
a O O
criminal O O
investigation O O
by O O
the O O
FDA B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
Inspector O O
General O O
's O O
office O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Health I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Human I-ORG I-ORG
Services I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
only O O
agreed O O
to O O
recall O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
strengths O O
of O O
its O O
version O O
of O O
Macrodantin B-PRODUCT B-ORG
`` O O
as O O
far O O
down O O
as O O
direct O O
customers O O
, O O
mostly O O
wholesalers O O
, O O
'' O O
Mr. O O
Nesbit B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
. O O

Bolar B-ORG B-PERSON
, O O
of O O
Copiague B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
N.Y. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
earlier O O
began O O
a O O
voluntary O O
recall O O
of O O
both O O
its O O
100 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
milligram I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
and O O
50 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
milligram I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
versions O O
of O O
the O O
drug O O
. O O

The O O
FDA B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
said O O
it O O
presented O O
evidence O O
it O O
uncovered O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
indicating O O
that O O
Bolar B-ORG B-ORG
substituted O O
the O O
brand O O
- O O
name O O
product O O
for O O
its O O
own O O
to O O
gain O O
government O O
approval O O
to O O
sell O O
generic O O
versions O O
of O O
Macrodantin B-PRODUCT B-ORG
. O O

Bolar B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
denied O O
that O O
it O O
switched O O
the O O
brand O O
- O O
name O O
product O O
for O O
its O O
own O O
in O O
such O O
testing O O
. O O

CBS B-ORG B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
cutting O O
`` O B-WORK_OF_ART
The B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Pat I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Sajak I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O I-WORK_OF_ART
down O O
to O O
one B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
from O O
its O O
current O O
90 B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

CBS B-ORG B-ORG
insisted O O
the O O
move O O
was O O
n't O O
a O O
setback O O
for O O
the O O
program O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
the O O
network O O
's O O
first O B-ORDINAL
entry O O
into O O
the O O
late O B-TIME
- O I-TIME
night O I-TIME
talk O O
show O O
format O O
since O O
1972 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

`` O O
I O O
have O O
every O O
intention O O
of O O
making O O
this O O
the O O
best O O
possible O O
show O O
and O O
having O O
it O O
run O O
one B-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
is O O
the O O
best O O
way O O
to O O
it O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Rod B-PERSON B-PERSON
Perth I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
was O O
named O O
vice O O
president O O
of O O
late B-TIME B-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
entertainment O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

`` O O
This O O
will O O
raise O O
the O O
energy O O
level O O
of O O
the O O
show O O
. O O
'' O O

CBS B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
continue O O
to O O
program O O
action O O
- O O
adventure O O
shows O O
to O O
follow O O
the O O
Sajak B-PERSON B-PERSON
hour B-TIME O
. O O

But O O
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
extend O O
its O O
four B-DATE B-TIME
- I-DATE I-TIME
hour I-DATE I-TIME
`` O O
Nightwatch B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
by O O
30 B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
and O O
begin O O
at O O
1:30 B-TIME B-TIME
a.m I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

The O O
show O O
, O O
despite O O
a O O
promising O O
start O O
, O O
has O O
slipped O O
badly O O
in O O
the O O
weekly B-DATE B-DATE
ratings O O
as O O
compiled O O
by O O
A.C. B-ORG B-ORG
Nielsen I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
finishing O O
far O O
below O O
`` O O
Tonight B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
on O O
NBC B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
a O O
unit O O
of O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Electric I-ORG I-ORG
Co. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
`` O O
Nightline B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
on O O
ABC B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
TV I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
unit O O
of O O
Capital B-ORG B-ORG
Cities I-ORG I-ORG
/ I-ORG I-ORG
ABC I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Further O O
fractioning O O
the O O
late O B-TIME
- O I-TIME
night O I-TIME
audience O O
is O O
the O O
addition O O
of O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
`` O I-WORK_OF_ART
Arsenio B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Hall I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
syndicated O O
by O O
Paramount B-ORG B-ORG
Communications I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Southmark B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
that O O
it O O
filed O O
part O O
of O O
its O O
10 O B-ORG
- O I-ORG
K O I-ORG
report O O
with O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
but O O
that O O
the O O
filing O O
does O O
n't O O
include O O
its O O
audited O O
financial O O
statements O O
and O O
related O O
information O O
. O O

The O O
real O O
estate O O
and O O
thrift O O
concern O O
, O O
operating O O
under O O
bankruptcy O O
- O O
law O O
proceedings O O
, O O
said O O
it O O
told O O
the O O
SEC B-ORG B-ORG
it O O
could O O
n't O O
provide O O
financial O O
statements O O
by O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
its O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
extension O O
`` O O
without O O
unreasonable O O
burden O O
or O O
expense O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
company O O
asked O O
for O O
a O O
15 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
extension O O
Sept. B-DATE B-DATE
30 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
when O O
the O O
financial O O
reports O O
were O O
due O O
. O O

Southmark B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
plans O O
to O O
amend O O
its O O
10K O B-CARDINAL
to O O
provide O O
financial O O
results O O
as O O
soon O O
as O O
its O O
audit O O
is O O
completed O O
. O O

The O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
decision O O
to O O
approve O O
a O O
bare O O
- O O
bones O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
bill O O
without O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
still O O
leaves O O
open O O
the O O
possibility O O
of O O
enacting O O
a O O
gains O O
tax O O
reduction O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Late B-DATE B-TIME
Friday I-DATE I-TIME
night B-TIME I-TIME
, O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
voted O O
87 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-CARDINAL O
7 I-CARDINAL O
to O O
approve O O
an O B-MONEY
estimated B-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
13.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
measure O O
that O O
had O O
been O O
stripped O O
of O O
hundreds B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
provisions O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
widened O O
, O O
rather O O
than O O
narrowed O O
, O O
the O O
federal O O
budget O O
deficit O O
. O O

Lawmakers O O
drastically O O
streamlined O O
the O O
bill O O
to O O
blunt O O
criticism O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
bloated O O
with O O
special O O
- O O
interest O O
tax O O
breaks O O
and O O
spending O O
increases O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
're O O
putting O O
a O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
bill O O
back O O
in O O
the O O
category O O
of O O
being O O
a O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
bill O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
James B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sasser I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Tenn B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE I-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O

But O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
supporters O O
of O O
the O O
trimmer O O
legislation O O
said O O
that O O
other O O
bills O O
would O O
soon O O
be O O
moving O O
through O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
that O O
could O O
carry O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
measures O O
that O O
had O O
been O O
cast O O
aside O O
, O O
including O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
the O O
companion O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
bill O O
already O O
passed O O
by O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
includes O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
provision O O
. O O

House B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Senate O O
negotiations O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
begin O O
at O O
midweek B-DATE B-DATE
and O O
last O O
for O O
a O O
while O O
. O O

`` O O
No O O
one O O
can O O
predict O O
exactly O O
what O O
will O O
happen O O
on O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
side O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Minority O O
Leader O O
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dole I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
R. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Kan B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE I-GPE
-RRB- O O
. O O

But O O
, O O
he O O
added O O
, O O
`` O O
I O O
believe O O
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
will O O
work O O
together O O
to O O
get O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
reform O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O
'' O O

White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Budget O O
Director O O
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON I-PERSON
told O O
reporters O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
the O O
administration O O
would O O
n't O O
push O O
to O O
keep O O
the O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
cut O O
in O O
the O O
final O O
version O O
of O O
the O O
bill O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
do O O
n't O O
need O O
this O O
as O O
a O O
way O O
to O O
get O O
capital O O
gains O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

House B-ORG B-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Leon B-PERSON B-PERSON
Panetta I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Calif B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE I-GPE
-RRB- O O
said O O
in O O
an O O
interview O O
, O O
`` O O
If O O
that O O
's O O
the O O
signal O O
that O O
comes O O
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
that O O
will O O
help O O
a O O
great O O
deal O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
decision O O
was O O
a O O
setback O O
for O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
will O O
make O O
approval O O
of O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
less O O
certain O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Opponents O O
of O O
the O O
cut O O
are O O
playing O O
hardball O O
. O O

Senate B-ORG B-ORG
Majority O O
Leader O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Maine B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
`` O O
confident O O
'' O O
that O O
any O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Senate O O
agreement O O
on O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
legislation O O
would O O
n't O O
include O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
. O O

And O O
a O O
senior O O
aide O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Ways I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Means I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
where O O
tax O O
legislation O O
originates O O
, O O
said O O
there O O
are O O
n't O O
any O O
`` O O
plans O O
to O O
produce O O
another O O
tax O O
bill O O
that O O
could O O
carry O O
a O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O
'' O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
obvious O O
place O O
to O O
attach O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
, O O
and O O
perhaps O O
other O O
popular O O
items O O
stripped O O
from O O
the O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
bill O O
, O O
is O O
the O O
legislation O O
to O O
raise O O
the O O
federal O O
borrowing O O
limit O O
. O O

Such O O
legislation O O
must O O
be O O
enacted O O
by O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
bill O O
was O O
pared O O
back O O
in O O
an O O
attempt O O
to O O
speed O O
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
through O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Because O O
the O O
legislation O O
has O O
n't O O
been O O
completed O O
, O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
until O O
midnight B-TIME B-TIME
tonight I-TIME I-TIME
to O O
enact O O
across O O
- O O
the O O
- O O
board O O
spending O O
cuts O O
mandated O O
by O O
the O O
Gramm B-LAW B-LAW
- I-LAW I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW I-LAW
deficit O O
- O O
reduction O O
law O O
. O O

Senators O O
hope O O
that O O
the O O
need O O
to O O
avoid O O
those O O
cuts O O
will O O
pressure O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
agree O O
to O O
the O O
streamlined O O
bill O O
. O O

The O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
appears O O
reluctant O O
to O O
join O O
the O O
senators O O
. O O

A O O
key O O
is O O
whether O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
willing O O
to O O
acquiesce O O
to O O
their O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
colleagues O O
' O O
decision O O
to O O
drop O O
many O O
pet O O
provisions O O
. O O

`` O O
Although O O
I O O
am O O
encouraged O O
by O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
action O O
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Chairman O O
Dan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rostenkowski I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Ill B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE O
-RRB- O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Ways I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Means I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
`` O O
it O O
is O O
uncertain O O
whether O O
a O O
clean O O
bill O O
can O O
be O O
achieved O O
in O O
the O O
upcoming O O
conference O O
with O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
. O O
'' O O

Another O O
big O O
question O O
hovering O O
over O O
the O O
debate O O
is O O
what O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
thinks O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
been O O
resisting O O
a O O
stripped O O
- O O
down O O
bill O O
without O O
a O O
guaranteed O O
vote O O
on O O
his O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
tax O O
cut O O
. O O

But O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
senators O O
saw O O
no O O
way O O
to O O
overcome O O
a O O
procedural O O
hurdle O O
and O O
garner O O
the O O
60 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
votes O O
needed O O
to O O
win O O
the O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
issue O O
on O O
the O O
floor O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
went O O
ahead O O
with O O
the O O
streamlined O O
bill O O
. O O

The O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
bill O O
was O O
stripped O O
of O O
many O O
popular O O
, O O
though O O
revenue O O
- O O
losing O O
, O O
provisions O O
, O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
which O O
are O O
included O O
in O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
passed O O
bill O O
. O O

These O O
include O O
a O O
child O O
- O O
care O O
initiative O O
and O O
extensions O O
of O O
soon O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
expire O O
tax O O
breaks O O
for O O
low O O
- O O
income O O
housing O O
and O O
research O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
development O O
expenditures O O
. O O

Also O O
missing O O
from O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
bill O O
is O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
repeal O O
of O O
a O O
law O O
, O O
called O O
Section B-LAW B-LAW
89 I-LAW I-LAW
, O O
that O O
compels O O
companies O O
to O O
give O O
rank O O
- O O
and O O
- O O
file O O
workers O O
comparable O O
health O O
benefits O O
to O O
top O O
paid O O
executives O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
high O O
- O O
profile O O
provision O O
that O O
was O O
originally O O
in O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
bill O O
but O O
was O O
cut O O
out O O
because O O
it O O
lost O O
money O O
was O O
the O O
proposal O O
by O O
Chairman O O
Lloyd B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bentsen I-PERSON I-PERSON
-LRB- O O
D. B-NORP B-NORP
, O O
Texas B-GPE B-GPE
-RRB- O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG I-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
expand O O
the O O
deduction O O
for O O
individual O O
retirement O O
accounts O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Bentsen B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
he O O
hopes O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
consider O O
that O O
measure O O
soon O O
. O O

To O O
the O O
delight O O
of O O
some O O
doctors O O
, O O
the O O
bill O O
dropped O O
a O O
plan O O
passed O O
by O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
would O O
have O O
overhauled O O
the O O
entire O O
physician O O
- O O
reimbursement O O
system O O
under O O
Medicare B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

To O O
the O O
detriment O O
of O O
many O O
low O O
- O O
income O O
people O O
, O O
efforts O O
to O O
boost O O
Medicaid B-ORG B-ORG
funding O O
, O O
especially O O
in O O
rural O O
areas O O
, O O
also O O
were O O
stricken O O
. O O

Asked O O
why O O
senators O O
were O O
giving O O
up O O
so O O
much O O
, O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE I-GPE
Sen. O O
Pete B-PERSON B-PERSON
Domenici I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
the O O
ranking O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
on O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG I-ORG
Budget I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
, O O
`` O O
We O O
're O O
looking O O
like O O
idiots O O
. O O

Things O O
had O O
just O O
gone O O
too O O
far O O
. O O
'' O O

Sen. O O
Dole B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
that O O
the O O
move O O
required O O
sacrifice O O
by O O
every O O
senator O O
. O O

It O O
worked O O
, O O
others O O
said O O
, O O
because O O
there O O
were O O
no O O
exceptions O O
: O O
all O O
revenue O O
- O O
losing O O
provisions O O
were O O
stricken O O
. O O

The O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
dropped O O
a O O
plan O O
by O O
its O O
Finance B-ORG B-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
would O O
have O O
increased O O
the O O
income O O
threshold O O
beyond O O
which O O
senior O O
citizens O O
have O O
their O O
Social B-ORG B-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
benefits O O
reduced O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
the O O
bill O O
dropped O O
a O O
plan O O
to O O
make O O
permanent O O
a O O
3 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
excise O O
tax O O
on O O
long O O
- O O
distance O O
telephone O O
calls O O
. O O

It O O
no O O
longer O O
includes O O
a O O
plan O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
repealed O O
what O O
remains O O
of O O
the O O
completed O O
- O O
contract O O
method O O
of O O
accounting O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
used O O
by O O
military O O
contractors O O
to O O
reduce O O
their O O
tax O O
burden O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
drops O O
a O O
provision O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
permitted O O
corporations O O
to O O
use O O
excess O O
pension O O
funds O O
to O O
pay O O
health O O
benefits O O
for O O
current O O
retirees O O
. O O

Also O O
stricken O O
was O O
a O O
fivefold O B-ORDINAL
increase O O
in O O
the O O
maximum O O
Occupational B-ORG B-ORG
Safety I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Health I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
penalties O O
, O O
which O O
would O O
have O O
raised O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
65 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

A O O
provision O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
made O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Social I-ORG I-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
an O O
independent O O
agency O O
was O O
excised O O
. O O

The O O
approval O O
of O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
bill O O
was O O
especially O O
sweet O O
for O O
Sen. O O
Mitchell B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
had O O
proposed O O
the O O
streamlining O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Mitchell B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
relations O O
with O O
Budget O B-ORG
Director O O
Darman B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
pushed O O
for O O
a O O
capital O O
- O O
gains O O
cut O O
to O O
be O O
added O O
to O O
the O O
measure O O
, O O
have O O
been O O
strained O O
since O O
Mr. O O
Darman B-PERSON B-PERSON
chose O O
to O O
bypass O O
the O O
Maine B-GPE B-GPE
Democrat B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
deal O O
with O O
other O O
lawmakers O O
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
during O O
a O O
dispute O O
over O O
drug O O
funding O O
in O O
the O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
supplemental O O
spending O O
bill O O
. O O

The O O
deficit O O
reduction O O
bill O O
contains O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
5.3 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
tax O O
increases O O
in O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
and O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
26 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
over O O
five B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
revenue O O
- O O
raising O O
provisions O O
, O O
which O O
affect O O
mostly O O
corporations O O
, O O
would O O
: O O

-- O O
Prevent O O
companies O O
that O O
have O O
made O O
leveraged O O
buy O O
- O O
outs O O
from O O
getting O O
federal O O
tax O O
refunds O O
resulting O O
from O O
losses O O
caused O O
by O O
interest O O
payments O O
on O O
debt O O
issued O O
to O O
finance O O
the O O
buy O O
- O O
outs O O
, O O
effective O O
Aug. B-DATE B-DATE
2 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
Require O O
mutual O O
funds O O
to O O
include O O
in O O
their O O
taxable O O
income O O
dividends O O
paid O O
to O O
them O O
on O O
the B-DATE O
date I-DATE O
that O O
the O O
dividends O O
are O O
declared O O
rather O O
than O O
received O O
, O O
effective O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
after O O
the O O
tax O O
bill O O
is O O
enacted O O
. O O

-- O O
Close O O
a O O
loophole O O
regarding O O
employee O O
stock O O
ownership O O
plans O O
, O O
effective O O
June B-DATE B-DATE
6 I-DATE I-DATE
, I-DATE I-DATE
1989 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
exploited O O
by O O
investment O O
bankers O O
in O O
corporate O O
takeovers O O
. O O

The O O
measure O O
repeals O O
a O O
50 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
exclusion O O
given O O
to O O
banks O O
on O O
the O O
interest O O
from O O
loans O O
used O O
to O O
acquire O O
securities O O
for O O
an O O
ESOP O B-ORG
, O O
if O O
the O O
ESOP O B-ORG
owns O O
less B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
than I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
30 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
employer O O
's O O
stock O O
. O O

-- O O
Curb O O
junk O O
bonds O O
by O O
ending O O
tax O O
benefits O O
for O O
certain O O
securities O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
zero B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
- O O
coupon O O
bonds O O
, O O
that O O
postpone O O
cash O O
interest O O
payments O O
. O O

-- O O
Raise O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
851 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
by O O
suspending O O
for O O
one B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
an O O
automatic O O
reduction O O
in O O
airport O O
and O O
airway O O
taxes O O
. O O

-- O O
Speed O O
up O O
the O O
collection O O
of O O
the O O
payroll O O
tax O O
from O O
large O O
companies O O
, O O
effective O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
Impose O O
a O O
tax O O
on O O
ozone O O
- O O
depleting O O
chemicals O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
those O O
used O O
in O O
air O O
conditioners O O
and O O
in O O
Styrofoam O B-PRODUCT
, O O
beginning O O
at O O
$ O O
1.10 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
pound O O
starting O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
Withhold O O
income O O
taxes O O
from O O
the O O
paychecks O O
of O O
certain O O
farm O O
workers O O
currently O O
exempt O O
from O O
withholding O O
. O O

-- O O
Change O O
the O O
collection O O
of O O
gasoline O O
excise O O
taxes O O
to O O
weekly B-DATE B-DATE
from O O
semimonthly B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
effective O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
Restrict O O
the O O
ability O O
of O O
real O O
estate O O
owners O O
to O O
escape O O
taxes O O
by O O
swapping O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
piece O O
of O O
property O O
for O O
another O O
instead O O
of O O
selling O O
it O O
for O O
cash O O
. O O

-- O O
Increase O O
to O O
$ O O
6 B-MONEY B-MONEY
a O O
person O O
from O O
$ O O
3 B-MONEY B-MONEY
the O O
international O O
air O O
- O O
passenger O O
departure O O
tax O O
, O O
and O O
impose O O
a O O
$ O O
3 B-MONEY B-MONEY
- O O
a O O
- O O
person O O
tax O O
on O O
international O O
departures O O
by O O
commercial O O
ships O O
. O O

The O O
measure O O
also O O
includes O O
spending O O
cuts O O
and O O
increases O O
in O O
federal O O
fees O O
. O O

Among O O
its O O
provisions O O
: O O

-- O O
Reduction O O
of O O
Medicare B-ORG B-ORG
spending O O
in O O
fiscal B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
some B-MONEY B-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
2.8 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
, O O
in O O
part O O
by O O
curbing O O
increases O O
in O O
reimbursements O O
to O O
physicians O O
. O O

The O O
plan O O
would O O
impose O O
a O O
brief O O
freeze O O
on O O
physician O O
fees O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

-- O O
Removal O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Postal I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
operating O O
budget O O
from O O
the O O
federal O O
budget O O
, O O
reducing O O
the O O
deficit O O
by O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.77 I-MONEY I-MONEY
billion I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

A O O
similar O O
provision O O
is O O
in O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
version O O
. O O

-- O O
Authority O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Federal I-ORG I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
raise O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
239 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
by O O
charging O O
fees O O
for O O
commercial O O
airline O O
- O O
landing O O
rights O O
at O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
LaGuardia B-FAC B-ORG
and O O
John B-FAC B-FAC
F. I-FAC I-FAC
Kennedy I-FAC I-FAC
International I-FAC I-FAC
Airports I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
O'Hare B-FAC B-FAC
International I-FAC I-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
National B-FAC B-FAC
Airport I-FAC I-FAC
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

-- O O
Increases O O
in O O
Nuclear B-ORG B-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
fees O O
totaling O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
54 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

-- O O
Direction O O
to O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG I-ORG
Coast I-ORG I-ORG
Guard I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
collect O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
50 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
from O O
users O O
of O O
Coast B-ORG B-ORG
Guard I-ORG I-ORG
services O O
. O O

-- O O
Raising O O
an B-MONEY B-MONEY
additional I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
43 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
by O O
increasing O O
existing O O
Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Communications I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
fees O O
and O O
penalties O O
and O O
establishing O O
new O O
fees O O
for O O
amateur O O
radio O O
operators O O
, O O
ship O O
stations O O
and O O
mobile O O
radio O O
facilities O O
. O O

John B-PERSON B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
contributed O O
to O O
this O O
article O O
. O O

General B-ORG B-ORG
Motors I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
in O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
moves O O
that O O
angered O O
union O O
officials O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Canada B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
has O O
signaled O O
that O O
as B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
many I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
as I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
five I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
North B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
assembly O O
plants O O
may O O
not O O
survive O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
mid-1990s I-DATE I-DATE
as O O
the O O
corporation O O
struggles O O
to O O
cut O O
its O O
excess O O
vehicle O O
- O O
making O O
capacity O O
. O O

In O O
announcements O O
to O O
workers O O
late O B-DATE
last B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
effectively O O
signed O O
death O O
notices O O
for O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
full O O
- O O
sized O O
van O O
assembly O O
plants O O
, O O
and O O
cast O O
serious O O
doubt O O
on O O
the O O
futures O O
of O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
car O O
factories O O
. O O

GM B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
under O O
intense O O
pressure O O
to O O
close O O
factories O O
that O O
became O O
unprofitable O O
as O O
the O O
giant O O
auto O O
maker O O
's O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
market O O
share O O
skidded O O
during O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
decade I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
company O O
, O O
currently O O
using O O
about B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
80 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
its O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
American I-NORP I-NORP
vehicle O O
capacity O O
, O O
has O O
vowed O O
it O O
will O O
run O O
at O O
100 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
capacity O O
by O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Just B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
announced O O
it O O
would O O
make O O
an O O
aging O O
assembly O O
plant O O
in O O
Lakewood B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ga. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
the O O
eighth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
assembly O O
facility O O
to O O
close O O
since O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Now O O
, O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
appears O O
to O O
be O O
stepping O O
up O O
the O O
pace O O
of O O
its O O
factory O O
consolidation O O
to O O
get O O
in O O
shape O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
1990s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reason O O
is O O
mounting O O
competition O O
from O O
new O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
car O O
plants O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
are O O
pouring O O
out O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
vehicles O O
a O O
year O O
at O O
costs O O
lower O O
than O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
can O O
match O O
. O O

Another O O
is O O
that O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Auto I-ORG I-ORG
Workers I-ORG I-ORG
union O O
officials O O
have O O
signaled O O
they O O
want O O
tighter O O
no O O
- O O
layoff O O
provisions O O
in O O
the O O
new O O
Big O B-ORG
Three O I-ORG
national O O
contract O O
that O O
will O O
be O O
negotiated O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

GM B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
want O O
to O O
get O O
their O O
strategy O O
to O O
reduce O O
capacity O O
and O O
the O O
work O O
force O O
in O O
place O O
before O O
those O O
talks O O
begin O O
. O O

The O O
problem O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
is O O
that O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
moves O O
are O O
coming O O
at O O
a O O
time O O
when O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
leaders O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
silence O O
dissidents O O
who O O
charge O O
the O O
union O O
is O O
too O O
passive O O
in O O
the O O
face O O
of O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
layoffs O O
. O O

Against O O
that O O
backdrop O O
, O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
Vice O O
President O O
Stephen B-PERSON B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Yokich I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
who O O
recently O O
became O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
union O O
's O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
department O O
, O O
issued O O
a O O
statement O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
blasting O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
`` O O
flagrant O O
insensitivity O O
'' O O
toward O O
union O O
members O O
. O O

The O O
auto O O
maker O O
's O O
decision O O
to O O
let O O
word O O
of O O
the O O
latest O O
shutdowns O O
and O O
product O O
reassignments O O
trickle O O
out O O
in O O
separate O O
communiques O O
to O O
the O O
affected O O
plants O O
showed O O
`` O O
disarray O O
'' O O
and O O
an O O
`` O O
inability O O
or O O
unwillingness O O
to O O
provide O O
consistent O O
information O O
, O O
'' O O
Mr. O O
Yokich B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
. O O

GM B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
told O O
workers O O
late O B-DATE
last B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
of O O
the O O
following O O
moves O O
: O O
Production O O
of O O
full O O
- O O
sized O O
vans O O
will O O
be O O
consolidated O O
into O O
a O O
single O O
plant O O
in O O
Flint B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Mich B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

That O O
means O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
plants O O
-- O O
one O O
in O O
Scarborough B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ontario B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
the O O
other O O
in O O
Lordstown B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ohio B-GPE B-GPE
-- O O
probably O O
will O O
be O O
shut O O
down O O
after O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
1991 I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

The O O
shutdowns O O
will O O
idle O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
3,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
assembly O O
workers O O
and O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
2,500 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
workers O O
in O O
Ohio B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
White I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Canadian B-ORG B-ORG
Auto I-ORG I-ORG
Workers I-ORG I-ORG
union O O
president O O
, O O
used O O
the O O
impending O O
Scarborough B-GPE B-ORG
shutdown O O
to O O
criticize O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
Canada O O
free O O
trade O O
agreement O O
and O O
its O O
champion O O
, O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mulroney I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

But O O
Canadian B-NORP B-NORP
auto O O
workers O O
may O O
benefit O O
from O O
a O O
separate O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
move O O
that O O
affects O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
car O O
plants O O
and O O
one B-CARDINAL O
in O O
Quebec B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Workers O O
at O O
plants O O
in O O
Van B-GPE B-GPE
Nuys I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Calif. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Oklahoma B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Pontiac B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Mich. B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
were O O
told O O
their O O
facilities O O
are O O
no O O
longer O O
being O O
considered O O
to O O
build O O
the O O
next O O
generation O O
of O O
the O O
Pontiac B-ORG B-ORG
Firebird B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
and O O
Chevrolet B-ORG B-ORG
Camaro B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
muscle O O
cars O O
. O O

GM B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
studying O O
whether O O
it O O
can O O
build O O
the O O
new O O
Camaro B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
Firebird I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
profitably O O
at O O
a O O
plant O O
in O O
St. B-GPE B-GPE
Therese I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Quebec B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
company O O
and O O
union O O
officials O O
said O O
. O O

That O O
announcement O O
left O O
union O O
officials O O
in O O
Van B-GPE B-GPE
Nuys I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Oklahoma B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
uncertain O O
about O O
their O O
futures O O
. O O

The O O
Van B-GPE B-GPE
Nuys I-GPE I-GPE
plant O O
, O O
which O O
employs O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
3,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
workers O O
, O O
does O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
product O O
to O O
build O O
after O O
1993 B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Jerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shrieves I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
local O O
president O O
, O O
said O O
the O O
facility O O
was O O
asked O O
to O O
draw O O
up O O
plans O O
to O O
continue O O
working O O
as O O
a O O
`` O O
flex O O
plant O O
, O O
'' O O
which O O
could O O
build O O
several O O
different O O
types O O
of O O
products O O
on O O
short O O
notice O O
to O O
satisfy O O
demand O O
. O O

At O O
the O O
Oklahoma B-GPE B-GPE
City I-GPE I-GPE
plant O O
, O O
which O O
employs O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
6,000 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
workers O O
building O O
the O O
eight B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
A O O
- O O
body O O
mid-sized O O
cars O O
, O O
Steve B-PERSON B-PERSON
Featherston I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
local O O
vice O O
president O O
, O O
said O O
the O O
plant O O
has O O
no O O
new O O
product O O
lined O O
up O O
, O O
and O O
`` O O
none O O
of O O
us O O
knows O O
'' O O
when O O
the O O
A O O
- O O
body O O
cars O O
will O O
die O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
he O O
believes O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
plans O O
to O O
keep O O
building O O
A O O
- O O
body O O
cars O O
into O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
mid-1990s I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

At O O
Pontiac B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
however O O
, O O
the O O
Camaro B-PRODUCT B-ORG
- I-PRODUCT O
Firebird I-PRODUCT O
decision O O
appears O O
to O O
erase O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
hopes O O
that O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
reopen O O
the O O
shuttered O O
assembly O O
plant O O
that O O
last O O
built O O
the O O
plastic O O
- O O
bodied O O
, O O
two O B-CARDINAL
- O O
seater O O
Pontiac B-ORG B-PRODUCT
Fiero I-ORG I-PRODUCT
model O O
. O O

The O O
Fiero B-ORG B-ORG
plant O O
was O O
viewed O O
as O O
a O O
model O O
of O O
union O O
- O O
management O O
cooperation O O
at O O
GM B-ORG B-ORG
before O O
slow O O
sales O O
of O O
the O O
Fiero B-ORG B-ORG
forced O O
the O O
company O O
to O O
close O O
the O O
factory O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Union O O
officials O O
have O O
taken O O
a O O
beating O O
politically O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
. O O

Dissident O O
UAW B-ORG B-ORG
members O O
have O O
used O O
the O O
Fiero B-ORG B-ORG
plant O O
as O O
a O O
symbol O O
of O O
labor O O
- O O
management O O
cooperation O O
's O O
failure O O
. O O

Gulf B-ORG B-ORG
Resources I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Chemical I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
it O O
agreed O O
to O O
pay O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1.5 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
as O O
part O O
of O O
an O O
accord O O
with O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG I-ORG
Protection I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
regarding O O
an O O
environmental O O
cleanup O O
of O O
a O O
defunct O O
smelter O O
the O O
company O O
formerly O O
operated O O
in O O
Idaho B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

In O O
1984 B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
notified O O
Gulf B-ORG B-ORG
Resources I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
was O O
a O O
part O O
- O O
owner O O
of O O
the O O
smelter O O
, O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
potentially O O
liable O O
for O O
sharing O O
cleanup O O
costs O O
at O O
the O O
site O O
under O O
the O O
federal O O
Superfund B-ORG B-LAW
program O O
. O O

The O O
21 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
- I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
mile I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
area O O
is O O
contaminated O O
with O O
lead O O
, O O
zinc O O
and O O
other O O
metals O O
. O O

Gulf B-ORG B-ORG
Resources I-ORG I-ORG
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
proposed O O
a O O
reorganization O O
plan O O
that O O
would O O
make O O
it O O
a O O
unit O O
of O O
a O O
Bermuda B-GPE B-GPE
concern O O
, O O
potentially O O
exempting O O
it O O
from O O
liability O O
for O O
the O O
smelter O O
's O O
cleanup O O
costs O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
said O O
that O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
its O O
agreement O O
with O O
the O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
it O O
`` O O
made O O
certain O O
voluntary O O
undertakings O O
with O O
respect O O
to O O
intercorporate O O
transactions O O
entered O O
into O O
after O O
the O O
reorganization O O
. O O
'' O O

The O O
company O O
, O O
which O O
issued O O
a O O
statement O O
on O O
the O O
agreement O O
late B-DATE B-DATE
Friday I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
said O O
that O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
1 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
of O O
the O O
payment O O
was O O
previously O O
provided O O
for O O
in O O
its O O
financial O O
statements O O
and O O
that O O
$ O O
500,000 B-MONEY B-MONEY
will O O
be O O
recognized O O
in O O
its O O
1989 B-DATE B-DATE
third I-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
quarter I-DATE I-DATE
statement O O
. O O

The O O
agreement O O
and O O
consent O O
decree O O
are O O
subject O O
to O O
court O O
approval O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
. O O

Gulf B-ORG B-ORG
Resources I-ORG I-ORG
added O O
that O O
it O O
`` O O
will O O
seek O O
to O O
recover O O
equitable O O
contribution O O
from O O
others O O
for O O
both O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
the O O
settlement O O
and O O
any O O
other O O
liabilities O O
it O O
may O O
incur O O
under O O
the O O
Superfund B-ORG B-LAW
law O O
. O O
'' O O

Under O O
the O O
agreement O O
, O O
Gulf B-ORG B-LOC
must O O
give O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
45 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
' I-DATE O
advance O O
written O O
notice O O
before O O
issuing O O
any O O
dividends O O
on O O
common O O
stock O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
's O O
net O O
worth O O
can O O
not O O
fall O O
below O B-MONEY
$ B-MONEY I-MONEY
185 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
after O O
the O O
dividends O O
are O O
issued O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
terms O O
of O O
that O O
agreement O O
only O O
become O O
effective O O
the B-DATE O
date I-DATE O
of O O
Gulf B-ORG B-LOC
's O O
reorganization O O
, O O
which O O
we O O
anticipate O O
will O O
occur O O
sometime O O
in O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
'' O O
said O O
Lawrence B-PERSON B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Mehl I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Gulf B-ORG B-LOC
's O O
general O O
counsel O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
Gulf B-ORG B-LOC
must O O
give O O
the O O
government O O
20 B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
' I-DATE I-DATE
advance O O
written O O
notice O O
of O O
any O O
loans O O
exceeding O O
$ B-MONEY B-MONEY
50 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
that O O
are O O
made O O
to O O
the O O
Bermuda B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
based O O
holding O O
company O O
. O O

Gulf B-ORG B-LOC
's O O
net O O
worth O O
after O O
those O O
transaction O O
must O O
be O O
at B-MONEY B-MONEY
least I-MONEY I-MONEY
$ I-MONEY I-MONEY
150 I-MONEY I-MONEY
million I-MONEY I-MONEY
. O O

Separately O O
, O O
the O O
company O O
said O O
it O O
expects O O
to O O
hold O O
a O O
special O O
meeting O O
for O O
shareholders O O
in O O
early B-DATE B-DATE
1990 I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
vote O O
on O O
its O O
proposed O O
reorganization O O
. O O

The O O
official O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
reaction O O
to O O
a O O
plunge O O
in O O
stock O O
prices O O
has O O
a O O
60 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
history O O
of O O
calm O O
, O O
right O O
up O O
through O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Nicholas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
the O O
stock O O
- O O
market O O
decline O O
`` O O
does O O
n't O O
signal O O
any O O
fundamental O O
change O O
in O O
the O O
condition O O
of O O
the O O
economy O O
. O O
'' O O

`` O O
The O O
economy O O
, O O
'' O O
he O O
added O O
, O O
`` O O
remains O O
well O O
- O O
balanced O O
and O O
the O O
outlook O O
is O O
for O O
continued O O
moderate O O
growth O O
. O O
'' O O

Sound O O
familiar O O
? O O

Here O O
's O O
what O O
Ronald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
after O O
the O O
1987 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
: O O
`` O O
The O O
underlying O O
economy O O
remains O O
sound O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
nothing O O
wrong O O
with O O
the O O
economy O O
... O O
all O O
the O O
indices O O
are O O
up O O
. O O
'' O O

Heard O O
that O O
before O O
? O O

After O O
the O O
1929 B-DATE B-DATE
crash O O
, O O
Herbert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hoover I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
: O O
`` O O
The O O
fundamental O O
business O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
... O O
is O O
on O O
a O O
sound O O
and O O
prosperous O O
basis O O
. O O

Regarding O O
the O O
Oct. B-DATE B-DATE
3 I-DATE I-DATE
letter O O
to O O
the O O
editor O O
from O O
Rep. O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Lantos I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
chairman O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Subcommittee I-ORG I-ORG
on I-ORG I-ORG
Employment I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Housing I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
alleging O O
: O O

1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
That O O
your O O
Sept. B-DATE B-DATE
28 I-DATE I-DATE
editorial O O
`` O O
Kangaroo B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Committees I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
was O O
factually O O
inaccurate O O
and O O
deliberately O O
misleading O O
. O O

I O O
thought O O
your O O
editorial O O
was O O
factually O O
accurate O O
and O O
deliberately O O
elucidative O O
. O O

2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
That O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
supported O O
the O O
rights O O
of O O
the O O
witnesses O O
to O O
take O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Fifth I-LAW I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
he O O
did O O
. O O

As O O
I O O
watched O O
him O O
on O O
C B-ORG B-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
Span I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
I O O
heard O O
him O O
speak O O
those O O
lovely O O
words O O
about O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Bill I-LAW I-LAW
of I-LAW I-LAW
Rights I-LAW I-LAW
, O O
which O O
he O O
quotes O O
from O O
the O O
transcript O O
of O O
the O O
hearings O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
repeat O O
those O O
nice O O
platitudes O O
several O O
times O O
as O O
an O O
indication O O
of O O
his O O
support O O
for O O
the O O
Constitution B-LAW B-LAW
. O O

He O O
used O O
about B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
56 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
words O O
defending O O
the O O
witnesses O O
' O O
constitutional O O
rights O O
. O O

Unfortunately O O
, O O
by O O
my O O
rough O O
guess O O
, O O
he O O
used O O
better O B-CARDINAL
than O I-CARDINAL
5,000 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
words O O
heaping O O
scorn O O
on O O
the O O
witnesses O O
for O O
exercising O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
. O O

He O O
sandwiched O O
his O O
praise O O
of O O
constitutional O O
meat O O
between O O
large O O
loaves O O
of O O
bilious O O
commentary O O
. O O

As O O
your O O
editorial O O
rightly O O
pointed O O
out O O
, O O
Samuel B-PERSON B-PERSON
Pierce I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
former O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
secretary O O
, O O
and O O
Lance B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Mr. O O
Pierce B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
former O O
aide O O
, O O
`` O O
are O O
currently O O
being O O
held O O
up O O
to O O
scorn O O
for O O
taking O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Fifth I-LAW I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
. O O

'' O O
That O O
certainly O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
supposed O O
`` O O
distorted O O
reading O O
'' O O
indicated O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O

3 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
That O O
his O O
`` O O
committee O O
does O O
not O O
deal O O
with O O
any O O
possible O O
criminal O O
activity O O
at O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

My O O
colleagues O O
and O O
I O O
fully O O
realize O O
we O O
are O O
not O O
a O O
court O O
... O O
etc O O
. O O
'' O O

Absolute O O
rubbish O O
. O O

By O O
any O O
`` O O
reasonable O O
man O O
'' O O
criterion O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
his O O
colleagues O O
have O O
a O O
whole O O
bunch O O
of O O
people O O
tried O O
and O O
convicted O O
. O O

Apparently O O
, O O
their O O
verdict O O
is O O
in O O
. O O

Right O O
now O O
they O O
're O O
pursuing O O
evidence O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
bad O O
way O O
to O O
proceed O O
, O O
just O O
somewhat O O
different O O
from O O
standard O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
practice O O
. O O

How O O
was O O
that O O
practice O O
referred O O
to O O
when O O
I O O
was O O
in O O
school O O
? O O

Ah O O
, O O
yes O O
, O O
something O O
called O O
a B-ORG B-ORG
Star I-ORG I-ORG
Chamber I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
doth O O
protest O O
that O O
his O O
subcommittee O O
simply O O
seeks O O
information O O
for O O
legislative O O
change O O
. O O

No O O
doubt O O
that O O
's O O
partially O O
true O O
. O O

Everything O O
that O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
says O O
in O O
his O O
letter O O
is O O
partially O O
true O O
. O O

He O O
's O O
right O O
about O O
his O O
subcommittee O O
's O O
responsibilities O O
when O O
it O O
comes O O
to O O
obtaining O O
information O O
from O O
prior O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
. O O

But O O
if O O
his O O
explanation O O
of O O
motivation O O
is O O
true O O
, O O
why O O
is O O
his O O
investigation O O
so O O
oriented O O
as O O
to O O
identify O O
criminal O O
activity O O
? O O

Why O O
not O O
simply O O
questions O O
designed O O
to O O
identify O O
sources O O
and O O
causes O O
of O O
waste O O
and O O
inefficiency O O
? O O

Such O O
as O O
, O O
what O O
happened O O
when O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
wanted O O
to O O
know O O
about O B-MONEY
$ O I-MONEY
400 B-MONEY I-MONEY
toilet O O
seats O O
or O O
whatever O O
they O O
supposedly O O
cost O O
? O O

No O O
, O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
complaints O O
simply O O
wo O O
n't O O
wash O O
. O O

4 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
. O O
That O O
the O O
Journal B-ORG B-ORG
defends O O
`` O O
the O O
sleaze O O
, O O
fraud O O
, O O
waste O O
, O O
embezzlement O O
, O O
influence O O
- O O
peddling O O
and O O
abuse O O
of O O
the O O
public O O
that O O
took O O
place O O
while O O
Mr. O O
Pierce B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
secretary O O
of O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
'' O O
etc. O O
and O O
so O O
forth O O
. O O

No O O
, O O
to O O
my O O
mind O O
, O O
the O O
Journal B-ORG B-ORG
did O O
not O O
`` O O
defend O O
sleaze O O
, O O
fraud O O
, O O
waste O O
, O O
embezzlement O O
, O O
influence O O
- O O
peddling O O
and O O
abuse O O
of O O
the O O
public O O
trust O O
... O O
'' O O

it O O
defended O O
appropriate O O
constitutional O O
safeguards O O
and O O
practical O O
common O O
sense O O
. O O

The O O
problem O O
, O O
which O O
the O O
Journal B-ORG B-ORG
so O O
rightly O O
pointed O O
out O O
in O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
articles O O
, O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
likes O O
of O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
who O O
after O O
all O O
is O O
really O O
a O O
bit O O
player O O
on O O
the O O
stage O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
attempt O O
by O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
enhance O O
itself O O
into O O
a O O
quasi-parliamentary O O
/ O O
judicial O O
body O O
. O O

-LRB- O O
Of O O
course O O
, O O
we O O
've O O
also O O
got O O
a O O
judiciary O O
that O O
seeks O O
the O O
same O O
objective O O
. O O
-RRB- O O

The O O
system O O
is O O
the O O
problem O O
, O O
not O O
an O O
individual O O
member O O
. O O

Individuals O O
can O O
always O O
have O O
their O O
hands O O
slapped O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
when O O
such O O
slapping O O
does O O
n't O O
occur O O
that O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
trouble O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
not O O
by O O
any O O
means O O
defend O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
management O O
. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
kind O O
of O O
congressional O O
investigation O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
pursued O O
is O O
a O O
far O O
greater O O
danger O O
to O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
notions O O
of O O
liberty O O
and O O
freedom O O
than O O
any O O
incompetency O O
-LRB- O O
and O O
, O O
yes O O
, O O
maybe O O
criminality O O
-RRB- O O
within O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
could O O
possibly O O
generate O O
. O O

The O O
last O O
time O O
I O O
saw O O
a O O
similar O O
congressional O O
hearing O O
was O O
when O O
`` B-PERSON O
Tail I-PERSON B-PERSON
Gunner I-PERSON I-PERSON
Joe I-PERSON I-PERSON
'' I-PERSON I-PERSON
McCarthy I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
his O O
work O O
. O O

Raymond B-PERSON B-PERSON
Weber I-PERSON I-PERSON

Parsippany B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
N.J B-GPE B-GPE
. I-GPE O

I O O
disagree O O
with O O
the O O
statement O O
by O O
Mr. O O
Lantos B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
one O O
should O O
not O O
draw O O
an O O
adverse O O
inference O O
against O O
former O O
HUD B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
who O O
assert O O
their O O
Fifth B-LAW B-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
privilege O O
against O O
self O O
- O O
incrimination O O
in O O
congressional O O
hearings O O
. O O

The B-LAW B-LAW
Fifth I-LAW I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
states O O
in O O
relevant O O
part O O
that O O
no O O
person O O
`` O O
shall O O
be O O
compelled O O
, O O
in O O
any O O
criminal O O
case O O
, O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
witness O O
against O O
himself O O
. O O
'' O O

This O O
privilege O O
against O O
self O O
- O O
incrimination O O
precludes O O
the O O
drawing O O
of O O
an O O
adverse O O
inference O O
against O O
a O O
criminal O O
defendant O O
who O O
chooses O O
not O O
to O O
testify O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
in O O
a O O
criminal O O
case O O
, O O
a O O
prosecutor O O
can O O
not O O
comment O O
on O O
a O O
defendant O O
's O O
failure O O
to O O
testify O O
nor O O
can O O
the O O
defendant O O
be O O
compelled O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
stand O O
as O O
a O O
witness O O
, O O
thus O O
forcing O O
him O O
to O O
`` O O
take O O
the O B-DATE
Fifth B-LAW I-DATE
. O O
'' O O

The O O
privilege O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
limited O O
in O O
accordance O O
with O O
its O O
plain O O
language O O
to O O
protect O O
the O O
defendant O O
in O O
criminal O O
matters O O
only O O
. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
some O O
states O O
have O O
specifically O O
recognized O O
that O O
`` O O
the B-LAW B-LAW
Fifth I-LAW I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
does O O
not O O
preclude O O
the O O
inference O O
where O O
the O O
privilege O O
is O O
claimed O O
by O O
a O O
party O O
to O O
a O O
civil O O
cause O O
. O O
'' O O

Baxter B-PERSON B-ORG
v. O O
Palmingiano B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
425 B-LAW O
U.S. I-LAW B-FAC
308 I-LAW I-FAC
-LRB- O O
1976 B-DATE B-DATE
-RRB- O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
in O O
a O O
civil O O
case O O
, O O
a O O
defendant O O
may O O
be O O
called O O
as O O
a O O
witness O O
, O O
he O O
may O O
be O O
forced O O
to O O
testify O O
or O O
take O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
, O O
and O O
his O O
taking O O
of O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
may O O
permit O O
the O O
drawing O O
of O O
an O O
adverse O O
inference O O
against O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
civil O O
matter O O
. O O

He O O
may O O
take O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
in O O
a O O
civil O O
matter O O
only O O
if O O
he O O
has O O
a O O
good O O
faith O O
and O O
justifiable O O
belief O O
that O O
his O O
testimony O O
may O O
subject O O
him O O
to O O
criminal O O
prosecution O O
. O O

Allowing O O
the O O
defendant O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
in O O
a O O
civil O O
matter O O
is O O
not O O
based O O
on O O
a O O
constitutional O O
right O O
to O O
refuse O O
to O O
testify O O
where O O
one O O
's O O
testimony O O
harms O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
civil O O
matter O O
, O O
but O O
because O O
the O O
testimony O O
in O O
the O O
civil O O
matter O O
could O O
be O O
unconstitutionally O O
used O O
against O O
him O O
in O O
a O O
subsequent O O
criminal O O
prosecution O O
. O O

Absent O O
the O O
risk O O
of O O
such O O
prosecution O O
, O O
a O O
court O O
may O O
order O O
the O O
defendant O O
to O O
testify O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
when O O
Mr. O O
Pierce B-PERSON B-PERSON
asserted O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-ORDINAL
in O O
a O O
noncriminal O O
proceeding O O
, O O
particularly O O
after O O
presumably O O
receiving O O
extensive O O
advice O O
from O O
legal O O
counsel O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL O
must O O
conclude O O
that O O
he O O
held O O
a O O
good O O
- O O
faith O O
, O O
justifiable O O
belief O O
that O O
his O O
testimony O O
could O O
be O O
used O O
against O O
him O O
in O O
a O O
subsequent O O
criminal O O
prosecution O O
. O O

The O O
subcommittee O O
, O O
Congress B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
public O O
have O O
every O O
right O O
to O O
draw O O
the O O
adverse O O
inference O O
and O O
to O O
concur O O
with O O
Mr. O O
Pierce B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
own O O
belief O O
that O O
his O O
testimony O O
could O O
help O O
convict O O
him O O
of O O
a O O
crime O O
. O O

Drawing O O
the O O
adverse O O
inference O O
in O O
a O O
noncriminal O O
congressional O O
hearing O O
does O O
not O O
offend O O
the O O
Fifth B-LAW B-LAW
Amendment I-LAW I-LAW
shield O O
against O O
self O O
- O O
incrimination O O
. O O

Clark B-PERSON B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON I-PERSON
Spalsbury I-PERSON I-PERSON
Jr I-PERSON I-PERSON
. I-PERSON O

Estes B-GPE B-GPE
Park I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
Colo B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

On O O
a O O
recent O O
Saturday B-DATE B-TIME
night B-TIME I-TIME
, O O
in O O
the O O
midst O O
of O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Germany I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
most O O
popular O O
prime O O
- O O
time O O
show O O
, O O
a O O
contestant O O
bet O O
the O O
host O O
that O O
she O O
could O O
name O O
any O O
of O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
different O O
cheeses O O
after O O
just O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nibble O O
, O O
while O O
blindfolded O O
. O O

The O O
woman O O
won O O
the O O
bet O O
. O O

But O O
perhaps O O
even O O
more O O
remarkable O O
, O O
the O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
- O O
show O O
, O O
`` O O
Wetten B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Dass I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
-LRB- O O
Make B-WORK_OF_ART O
a I-WORK_OF_ART O
Bet I-WORK_OF_ART O
-RRB- O O
, O O
regularly O O
wins O O
the O O
top O O
slot O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
TV O O
ratings O O
, O O
sometimes O O
drawing O O
as B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
many I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
as I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
50 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
German I-NORP I-NORP
households O O
. O O

As O O
the O O
1992 B-DATE B-DATE
economic O O
integration O O
approaches O O
, O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
cultural O O
curators O O
have O O
taken O O
to O O
the O O
ramparts O O
against O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
`` O O
cultural O O
imperialism O O
, O O
'' O O
threatening O O
to O O
impose O O
quotas O O
against O O
such O O
pop O O
invaders O O
as O O
`` O O
Dallas B-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
, O O
'' O O
`` O B-WORK_OF_ART
Miami B-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Vice I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
and O O
`` O O
L.A. B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

But O O
much O O
of O O
what O O
the O O
Europeans B-NORP B-NORP
want O O
to O O
protect O O
seems O O
every O O
bit O O
as O O
cheesy O O
as O O
what O O
they O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
keep O O
out O O
. O O

The O O
most O O
militant O O
opposition O O
to O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
TV O O
imports O O
has O O
come O O
from O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
television O O
and O O
movie O O
producers O O
, O O
who O O
have O O
demanded O O
quotas O O
ensuring O O
that O O
a B-PERCENT O
full I-PERCENT O
60 I-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
TV O O
shows O O
be O O
produced O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

So O O
far O O
, O O
the O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
failed O O
to O O
win O O
enough O O
broad O O
- O O
based O O
support O O
to O O
prevail O O
. O O

A O O
glance O O
through O O
the O O
television O O
listings O O
and O O
a O O
few O O
twists O O
of O O
the O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
television O O
dial O O
suggest O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reason O O
why O O
. O O

While O O
there O O
are O O
some O O
popular O O
action O O
and O O
drama O O
series O O
, O O
few O O
boast O O
the O O
high O O
culture O O
and O O
classy O O
production O O
values O O
one O O
might O O
expect O O
. O O

More O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
air O O
time O O
is O O
filled O O
with O O
low O O
- O O
budget O O
game O O
shows O O
, O O
variety B-TIME O
hours I-TIME O
, O O
movies O O
and O O
talk O O
shows O O
, O O
many O O
of O O
which O O
are O O
authorized O O
knock O O
- O O
offs O O
of O O
their O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
counterparts O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
popular O O
Saturday B-DATE B-DATE
night B-TIME B-TIME
programs O O
features O O
semi-celebrities O O
seeking O O
out O O
their O O
grammar O O
- O O
school O O
classmates O O
for O O
on O O
- O O
air O O
reunions O O
. O O

A O O
Flemish B-NORP B-NORP
game O O
show O O
has O O
as O O
its O O
host O O
a O O
Belgian B-NORP B-NORP
pretending O O
to O O
be O O
Italian B-NORP B-NORP
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
Italy B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
favorite O O
shows O O
, O O
`` O O
Fantastico B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
a O O
tepid O O
variety O O
show O O
, O O
is O O
so O O
popular O O
that O O
viewers O O
clamored O O
to O O
buy O O
a O O
chocolate O O
product O O
, O O
`` O O
Cacao B-PRODUCT B-PRODUCT
Fantastico I-PRODUCT I-PRODUCT
, O O
'' O O
whose O O
praises O O
were O O
sung O O
each B-DATE O
week I-DATE O
by O O
dancing O O
showgirls O O
-- O O
even O O
though O O
the O O
product O O
did O O
n't O O
exist O O
. O O

Topping O O
the O O
cheese O O
stunt O O
, O O
on O O
another B-TIME O
typical I-TIME O
evening I-TIME B-TIME
of O O
fun O O
on O O
`` O O
Wetten B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Dass I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
a O O
contestant O O
won O O
a O O
bet O O
with O O
the O O
show O O
's O O
host O O
, O O
Thomas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gottschalk I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
that O O
he O O
could O O
identify O O
300 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
German B-NORP B-NORP
dialects O O
over O O
the O O
telephone O O
. O O

A O O
celebrity O O
guest O O
, O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
Ambassador O O
to O O
West B-GPE B-GPE
Germany I-GPE I-GPE
Richard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Burt I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
also O O
won O O
a O O
bet O O
that O O
someone O O
could O O
pile O O
up O O
$ O O
150 B-MONEY B-MONEY
worth O O
of O O
quarters O O
on O O
a O O
slanted O O
coin O O
. O O

Mr. O O
Burt B-PERSON B-PERSON
nonetheless O O
paid O O
the O O
penalty O O
as O O
if O O
he O O
had O O
lost O O
, O O
agreeing O O
to O O
spend O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
with O O
West B-NORP B-NORP
German I-NORP I-NORP
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Hans B-PERSON B-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dietrich I-PERSON I-PERSON
Genscher I-PERSON I-PERSON
frying O O
and O O
selling O O
their O O
combined O O
weight O O
in O O
potato O O
pancakes O O
. O O

If O O
this O O
seems O O
like O O
pretty O O
weak O O
stuff O O
around O O
which O O
to O O
raise O O
the O O
protectionist O O
barriers O O
, O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
because O O
these O O
shows O O
need O O
all O O
the O O
protection O O
they O O
can O O
get O O
. O O

European B-NORP B-NORP
programs O O
usually O O
target O O
only O O
their O O
own O O
local O O
audience O O
, O O
and O O
often O O
only O O
a O O
small O O
portion O O
of O O
that O O
. O O

Mega-hits O O
in O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
Italy B-GPE B-GPE
rarely O O
make O O
it O O
even O O
to O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
Great B-GPE B-GPE
Britain I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
and O O
almost O O
never O O
show O O
up O O
on O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
screens O O
. O O

Attempts O O
to O O
produce O O
`` O O
pan-European B-NORP O
'' O O
programs O O
have O O
generally O O
resulted O O
in O O
disappointment O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
annual B-DATE O
co-production O O
, O O
the O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
- O O
long O O
`` O O
Eurovision B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Song I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Contest I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
featuring O O
soft O O
- O O
rock O O
songs O O
from O O
each O O
of O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
European B-NORP B-NORP
countries O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
described O O
as O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
most O O
boring O O
TV O O
show O O
. O O

Another O O
, O O
`` O O
Jeux B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Sans I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Frontieres I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
where O O
villagers O O
from O O
assorted O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
countries O O
make O O
fools O O
of O O
themselves O O
performing O O
pointless O O
tasks O O
, O O
is O O
a O O
hit O O
in O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

A O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
- O O
made O O
imitation O O
under O O
the O O
title O O
`` O O
Almost B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Anything I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Goes I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
flopped O O
fast O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
most O O
part O O
, O O
what O O
's O O
made O O
here O O
stays O O
here O O
, O O
and O O
for O O
good O O
reason O O
. O O

The O O
cream O O
of O O
the O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
crop O O
, O O
the O O
literary O O
dramas O O
that O O
are O O
shown O O
on O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
public O O
television O O
as O O
`` O O
Masterpiece B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Theater I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
make O O
up O O
a O O
relatively O O
small O O
part O O
of O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
air O O
time O O
. O O

Most O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
programming O O
is O O
more O O
of O O
an O O
acquired O O
taste O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
`` O O
One B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
His I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Dog I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
a O O
herding O O
contest O O
among O O
sheep O O
dogs O O
. O O

Also O O
riveting O O
to O O
the O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
hours B-TIME B-TIME
of O O
dart O O
- O O
throwing O O
championships O O
, O O
even B-TIME O
more I-TIME O
hours I-TIME O
of O O
lawn O O
bowling O O
contests O O
and O O
still B-TIME O
more I-TIME B-TIME
hours I-TIME I-TIME
of O O
snooker O O
marathons O O
. O O

European B-NORP B-NORP
drama O O
has O O
had O O
better O O
, O O
though O O
still O O
mixed O O
, O O
fortunes O O
. O O

The O O
most O O
popular O O
such O O
shows O O
focus O O
on O O
narrow O O
national O O
concerns O O
. O O

A O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
knock O O
- O O
off O O
of O O
`` O O
Dallas B-WORK_OF_ART B-GPE
, O O
'' O O
called O O
`` O O
Chateauvallon B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O O
and O O
set O O
in O O
a O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
vineyard O O
, O O
had O O
a O O
good O O
run O O
in O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
which O O
ended O O
after O O
the O O
female O O
lead O O
was O O
injured O O
in O O
a O O
real O O
- O O
life O O
auto O O
accident O O
. O O

`` O O
Schwarzwaldklinik B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
-LRB- O O
Black B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
Forest I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Clinic I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
-RRB- O O
, O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
German B-NORP B-NORP
`` O O
St B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
. I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Elsewhere I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
'' O O
set O O
in O O
a O O
health O O
spa O O
, O O
is O O
popular O O
in O O
Germany B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
has O O
spread O O
into O O
France B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Italy B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
popular O O
series O O
is O O
a O O
drama O O
called O O
`` O O
La B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Piovra I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
or O O
`` O O
The B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Octopus I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
which O O
chronicles O O
the O O
fight O O
of O O
an O O
idealistic O O
young O O
investigator O O
in O O
Palermo B-GPE B-GPE
against O O
the O O
Mafia B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
was O O
front O O
- O O
page O O
news O O
in O O
Italy B-GPE B-GPE
earlier B-DATE B-DATE
this I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
the O O
fictional O O
inspector O O
was O O
gunned O O
down O O
in O O
the O O
series O O
. O O

Spain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
most O O
popular O O
mini-series O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
`` O O
Juncal B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
, O O
'' O O
the O O
story O O
of O O
an O O
aging O O
bullfighter O O
. O O

`` O O
The O O
trend O O
is O O
pretty O O
well O O
established O O
now O O
that O O
local O O
programs O O
are O O
the O O
most O O
popular O O
, O O
with O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
programs O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
'' O O
says O O
Brian B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wenham I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
former O O
director O O
of O O
programs O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
British I-ORG I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

`` O O
Given O O
a O O
choice O O
, O O
everybody O O
will O O
watch O O
a O O
home O O
- O O
produced O O
show O O
. O O
'' O O

But O O
frequently O O
there O O
is O O
n't O O
much O O
choice O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
begun O O
the O O
recent O O
crusade O O
to O O
produce O O
more O O
worthy O O
shows O O
of O O
its O O
own O O
, O O
programs O O
with O O
broader O O
appeal O O
. O O

`` O O
We O O
've O O
basically O O
got O O
to O O
start O O
from O O
scratch O O
, O O
to O O
train O O
writers O O
and O O
producers O O
to O O
make O O
shows O O
that O O
other O O
people O O
will O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
, O O
'' O O
concedes O O
Colin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Young I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
head O O
of O O
Britain B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Film I-ORG I-ORG
Theatre I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

While O O
some O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
contend O O
that O O
advertising O O
is O O
the O O
bane O O
of O O
television O O
, O O
here O O
many O O
believe O O
that O O
its O O
absence O O
is O O
to O O
blame O O
for O O
the O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
TV O O
industry O O
's O O
sluggish O O
development O O
. O O

Until O O
recently O O
, O O
national O O
governments O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
controlled O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
air O O
time O O
and O O
allowed O O
little O O
or O O
no O O
advertising O O
. O O

Since O O
production O O
costs O O
were O O
guaranteed O O
, O O
it O O
did O O
n't O O
matter O O
that O O
a O O
program O O
could O O
n't O O
be O O
sold O O
abroad O O
or O O
put O O
into O O
syndication O O
, O O
as O O
most O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
programs O O
are O O
. O O

But O O
not O O
much O O
money O O
was O O
spent O O
on O O
the O O
shows O O
, O O
either O O
, O O
a O O
situation O O
that O O
encouraged O O
cheap O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
make O O
talk O O
and O O
game O O
shows O O
, O O
while O O
discouraging O O
expensive O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
produce O O
dramas O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
commercial O O
channels O O
are O O
coming O O
to O O
most O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
countries O O
, O O
and O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
satellite O O
and O O
cable O O
technology O O
is O O
spreading O O
rapidly O O
. O O

Just B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
Greece B-GPE B-GPE
authorized O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
commercial O O
channels O O
for O O
the O O
first O B-ORDINAL
time O O
; O O
Spain B-GPE B-GPE
earlier O O
began O O
to O O
allow O O
commercial O O
television O O
alongside O O
its O O
state O O
channels O O
. O O

The O O
result O O
is O O
a O O
new O O
and O O
huge O O
appetite O O
for O O
programming O O
. O O

But O O
perhaps O O
to O O
the O O
consternation O O
of O O
those O O
calling O O
for O O
quotas O O
, O O
most O O
of O O
this O O
void O O
is O O
likely O O
to O O
be O O
filled O O
with O O
the O O
cheapest O O
and O O
most O O
plentiful O O
programming O O
now O O
available O O
-- O O
reruns O O
-- O O
usually O O
of O O
shows O O
made O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Sky B-ORG B-ORG
Channel I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
- O O
based O O
venture O O
of O O
Australian B-NORP B-NORP
- I-NORP O
American I-NORP O
press O O
tycoon O O
Rupert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
offers O O
what O O
must O O
be O O
a O O
baffling O O
cultural O O
mix O O
to O O
most O O
of O O
its O O
audience O O
. O O

The O O
financially O O
struggling O O
station O O
offers O O
programs O O
obviously O O
made O O
available O O
cheaply O O
from O O
its O O
boss O O
's O O
other O O
ventures O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
Madrid B-GPE B-GPE
hotel O O
room O O
recently O O
, O O
a O O
viewer O O
caught O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
a O O
badly O O
acted O O
series O O
about O O
a O O
fishing O O
boat O O
on O O
Australia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
Great B-LOC B-LOC
Barrier I-LOC I-LOC
Reef I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
only O O
to O O
be O O
urged O O
by O O
the O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
announcer O O
to O O
`` O O
stay O O
tuned O O
for O O
the O O
further O O
adventures O O
of O O
Skippy O B-WORK_OF_ART
the O I-WORK_OF_ART
Kangaroo O I-WORK_OF_ART
. O O
'' O O

Lisa B-PERSON B-PERSON
Grishaw I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Mueller I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Bonn B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Laura B-PERSON B-PERSON
Colby I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Milan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carrington I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
London B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Carlta B-PERSON B-PERSON
Vitzhum I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Madrid B-GPE B-GPE
contributed O O
to O O
this O O
article O O
. O O

-LSB- O O
-RSB- O O

Children O O
are O O
left O O
at O O
home O O
in O O
the O O
rural O O
areas O O
, O O
after O O
parents O O
leave O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

These O O
are O O
called O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
. O O

The O O
parents O O
are O O
also O O
forced O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
no O O
alternatives O O
but O O
to O O
make O O
such O O
a O O
decision O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
120 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
farmers O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
all O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
round O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
thus O O
creating O O
nearly O O
20 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
tell O O
them O O
that O O
I O O
miss O O
them O O
a O O
lot O O
. O O

Day O B-DATE
after O I-DATE
day O I-DATE
and O I-DATE
year O I-DATE
after O I-DATE
year O I-DATE
, O O
they O O
long O O
for O O
love O O
in O O
loneliness O O
and O O
wait O O
for O O
family O O
affection O O
in O O
defect O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
especially O O
important O O
to O O
have O O
emotional O O
exchanges O O
with O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

Visit O O
the O O
children O O
more O O
often O O
whenever O O
possible O O
. O O

-LSB- O O
-RSB- O O

In O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
2005 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
study O O
report O O
titled O O
" B-WORK_OF_ART O
Concern I-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Left I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
behind I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Children I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
had O O
drawn O O
wide O O
public O O
attention O O
. O O

While O O
the O O
situation O O
of O O
peasant O O
workers O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
has O O
repeatedly O O
put O O
society O O
into O O
question O O
, O O
the O O
phenomenon O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
in O O
rural O O
areas O O
has O O
gradually O O
entered O O
the O O
view O O
of O O
the O O
public O O
. O O

Ye B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jingzhong I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
the O O
assistant O O
dean O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
College I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Humanities I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Development I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
China B-ORG B-ORG
Agricultural I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
and O O
team O O
leader O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Left I-ORG I-ORG
- I-ORG I-ORG
behind I-ORG I-ORG
Children I-ORG I-ORG
Task I-ORG I-ORG
Force I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

In O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
he O O
has O O
led O O
the O O
task O O
force O O
to O O
conduct O O
many O O
field O O
interviews O O
and O O
investigations O O
on O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
in O O
numerous O O
rural O O
areas O O
in O O
central O O
and O O
western O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
including O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Ningxia B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
Hebei B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Why O O
did O O
you O O
pick O O
the O O
central O O
and O O
western O O
parts O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
not O O
the O O
south O O
, O O
to O O
conduct O O
this O O
study O O
? O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
of O O
all O O
, O O
for O O
people O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
from O O
the O O
central O O
and O O
western O O
regions O O
um O O
, O O
uh O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
their O O
educational O O
level O O
, O O
they O O
generally O O
engage O O
in O O
strenuous O O
manual O O
labor O O
when O O
they O O
leave O O
for O O
the O O
city O O
to O O
work O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
not O O
in O O
a O O
position O O
to O O
bring O O
their O O
children O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

When O O
we O O
conducted O O
this O O
research O O
study O O
, O O
our O O
focus O O
was O O
to O O
analyze O O
the O O
impact O O
on O O
children O O
when O O
their O O
parents O O
, O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

, O O
its O O
main O O
impact O O
is O O
the O O
lack O O
of O O
love O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
absence O O
of O O
their O O
parents O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
we O O
believe O O
that O O
whether O O
it O O
's O O
in O O
southern O O
or O O
northern O O
part O O
, O O
no O O
matter O O
which O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
the O O
research O O
is O O
conducted O O
in O O
, O O
the O O
results O O
should O O
be O O
consistent O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
your O O
estimation O O
, O O
how O O
many O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
are O O
there O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
now O O
? O O

This O O
group O O
should O O
be O O
the O O
biggest O O
in O O
number O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
the O O
most O O
conservative O O
statistics O O
for O O
the O O
group O O
of O O
people O O
who O O
leave O O
the O O
country O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
in O O
our O O
country O O
is O O
100 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Nowadays O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
many O O
places O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
cite O O
a O O
figure O O
of O O
120 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Many O O
people O O
quote O O
a O O
figure O O
of O O
150 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Let O O
's O O
think O O
about O O
it O O
this O O
way O O
. O O

If O O
we O O
actually O O
use O O
120 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
as O O
the O O
statistic O O
for O O
the O O
group O O
who O O
leave O O
the O O
country O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
, O O
at O O
least O O
half B-CARDINAL O
of O O
them O O
are O O
um O O
, O O
married O O
before O O
they O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
families O O
of O O
these O O
married O O
people O O
will O O
usually O O
have O O
children O O
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
they O O
will O O
usually O O
have O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
one I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
child O O
in O O
rural O O
areas O O
. O O

So O O
you O O
can O O
imagine O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
group O O
is O O
definitely O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
10 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
or I-CARDINAL O
20 I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

It O O
, O O
uh O O
, O O
, O O
in O O
my O O
opinion O O
, O O
should O O
be O O
around O B-CARDINAL
50 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
not O O
conducted O O
exact O O
statistical O O
calculations O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
this O O
group O O
should O O
be O O
particularly O O
large O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
the O O
study O O
by O O
the O O
task O O
force O O
, O O
at O O
present O O
, O O
the O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
main O O
types O O
of O O
custody O O
for O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
include O O
single O O
- O O
parent O O
custody O O
, O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
, O O
relative O O
custody O O
, O O
and O O
same O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
. O O
Among O O
which O O
, O O
single O O
- O O
parent O O
custody O O
had O O
the O O
highest O O
number O O
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
79.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
people O O
surveyed O O
. O O

The O O
next O O
one B-CARDINAL O
was O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
16.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
. O O
While O O
those O O
who O O
lived O O
with O O
relatives O O
or O O
were O O
entrusted O O
to O O
the O O
care O O
of O O
someone O O
else O O
made O O
up O O
4.1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
and O O
.9 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
total O O
number O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
, O O
respectively O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
your O O
study O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
these O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
generally O O
do O O
with O O
their O O
daily O O
life O O
if O O
their O O
parents O O
or O O
parent O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
? O O

Different O O
types O O
of O O
custody O O
have O O
different O O
impacts O O
on O O
their O O
life O O
. O O

No O O
doubt O O
, O O
, O O
single O O
- O O
parent O O
custody O O
definitely O O
creates O O
less O O
impact O O
compared O O
to O O
the O O
other O O
types O O
. O O

The O O
impact O O
of O O
single O O
- O O
parent O O
custody O O
is O O
smaller O O
because O O
at O O
least O O
the O O
mother O O
is O O
at O O
home O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
major O O
problem O O
in O O
the O O
children O O
's O O
material O O
life O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
many O O
impacts O O
in O O
other O O
aspects O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
peer O O
socialization O O
. O O

The O O
one B-CARDINAL O
that O O
creates O O
a O O
huge O O
impact O O
is O O
definitely O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
. O O

Skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
means O O
the O O
grandparents O O
look O O
after O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
also O O
relative O O
or O O
neighbor O O
custody O O
that O O
asks O O
neighbors O O
or O O
relatives O O
to O O
look O O
after O O
the O O
children O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
type O O
called O O
self O O
- O O
custody O O
. O O

These O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
types O O
create O O
the O O
biggest O O
and O O
the O O
most O O
impact O O
. O O

If O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
discuss O O
this O O
in O O
more O O
detail O O
, O O
let O O
's O O
say O O
, O O
the O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
. O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
in O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
, O O
their O O
material O O
life O O
will O O
no O O
doubt O O
be O O
a O O
lot O O
less O O
taken O O
care O O
of O O
when O O
compared O O
to O O
the O O
usual O O
both O O
parents O O
or O O
one O B-CARDINAL
parent O O
at O O
home O O
situation O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
indisputable O O
. O O

This O O
type O O
of O O
family O O
is O O
not O O
as O O
good O O
as O O
the O O
others O O
. O O

We O O
had O O
an O O
example O O
of O O
a O O
child O O
in O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Um O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
family O O
! O O

This O O
family O O
had O O
an O O
older O O
brother O O
and O O
a O O
younger O O
sister O O
. O O

Both O O
parents O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
to O O
work O O
. O O

The O O
father O O
went O O
first B-ORDINAL O
, O O
and O O
later O O
the O O
mother O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
, O O
too O O
. O O

What O O
happened O O
to O O
these O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
children O O
? O O

The O O
grandparents O O
were O O
unwilling O O
to O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
them O O
because O O
in O O
rural O O
areas O O
, O O
grandparents O O
also O O
have O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
field O O
! O O

As O O
a O O
result O O
, O O
, O O
this O O
mother O O
sent O O
, O O
these O O
brother O O
and O O
sister O O
, O O
to O O
martial O O
arts O O
school O O
to O O
study O O
. O O

After O O
they O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
martial O O
arts O O
school O O
for O O
a O O
while O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
their O O
mother O O
was O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
a O O
little O O
worried O O
, O O
so O O
she O O
went O O
to O O
visit O O
them O O
. O O

She O O
went O O
to O O
visit O O
them O O
. O O

When O O
she O O
saw O O
them O O
, O O
, O O
the O O
girl O O
cried O O
to O O
her O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
" O O
I O O
really O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
stay O O
here O O
. O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
home O O
. O O
" O O

Later O O
, O O
the O O
mother O O
was O O
moved O O
and O O
brought O O
, O O
this O O
girl O O
home O O
and O O
had O O
the O O
grandparents O O
look O O
after O O
her O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
she O O
still O O
, O O
ai O O
, O O
left O O
him O O
at O O
the O O
martial O O
arts O O
school O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
after O O
the O O
girl O O
returned O O
, O O
the O O
mother O O
continued O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

When O O
she O O
came O O
back O O
one B-CARDINAL O
time O O
in O O
between O O
work O O
, O O
she O O
found O O
that O O
the O O
girl O O
's O O
body O O
was O O
dotted O O
with O O
red O O
marks O O
and O O
red O O
swellings O O
. O O

She O O
then O O
discovered O O
ah O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
the O O
grandparents O O
had O O
not O O
washed O O
her O O
clothes O O
for O O
a O O
very O O
long O O
time O O
. O O

The O O
situation O O
you O O
mentioned O O
, O O
is O O
it O O
common O O
or O O
is O O
it O O
a O O
rather O O
extreme O O
example O O
, O O
because O O
generally O O
, O O
people O O
will O O
think O O
that O O
grandparents O O
will O O
particularly O O
love O O
and O O
care O O
about O O
their O O
grandchildren O O
? O O

The O O
situation O O
that O O
I O O
just O O
mentioned O O
regarding O O
skip O O
- O O
generation O O
custody O O
is O O
no O O
doubt O O
common O O
. O O

Why O O
is O O
it O O
so O O
? O O

You O O
said O O
that O O
grandparents O O
certainly O O
have O O
special O O
love O O
for O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
true O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
true O O
that O O
they O O
will O O
go O O
out O O
of O O
their O O
way O O
to O O
pamper O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
for O O
the O O
elderly O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
difference O O
in O O
age O O
and O O
time O O
, O O
, O O
their O O
, O O
ways O O
of O O
taking O O
care O O
and O O
loving O O
the O O
children O O
are O O
different O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
influenced O O
by O O
their O O
own O O
habits O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
child O O
who O O
was O O
sick O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
the O O
grandparents O O
asked O O
him O O
to O O
take O O
, O O
a O O
small O O
pill O O
that O O
was O O
made O O
in O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
even O O
know O O
what O O
it O O
was O O
made O O
of O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
a O O
local O O
method O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
after O O
all O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
different O O
from O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
young O O
people O O
in O O
this O O
respect O O
. O O

Instead O O
of O O
sending O O
the O O
child O O
to O O
the O O
hospital O O
as O O
quickly O O
as O O
possible O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
influenced O O
by O O
, O O
some O O
habits O O
in O O
this O O
aspect O O
. O O

, O O
they O O
raised O O
this O O
point O O
themselves O O
. O O

Another O O
important O O
point O O
they O O
mentioned O O
was O O
that O O
they O O
had O O
to O O
take O O
care O O
of O O
the O O
entire O O
family O O
. O O

" O O
Her O O
father O O
and O O
mother O O
are O O
not O O
home O O
, O O
so O O
the O O
entire O O
family O O
falls O O
onto O O
our O O
shoulders O O
, O O
especially O O
when O O
we O O
still O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
farm O O
work O O
on O O
the O O
farmland O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
all O O
I O O
can O O
do O O
is O O
to O O
feed O O
her O O
and O O
make O O
sure O O
that O O
she O O
is O O
not O O
cold O O
. O O
" O O

They O O
also O O
had O O
to O O
face O O
such O O
a O O
reality O O
, O O
one O O
that O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
resolve O O
. O O

After O O
all O O
, O O
a O O
family O O
that O O
had O O
so O O
many O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
beginning O O
, O O
, O O
the O O
parents O O
of O O
the O O
children O O
were O O
a O O
very O O
important O O
um O O
, O O
workforce O O
. O O

Now O O
it O O
was O O
down O O
to O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
grandparents O O
. O O

No O O
doubt O O
, O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
help O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
study O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
, O O
many O O
staff O O
found O O
out O O
by O O
surprise O O
that O O
the O O
biological O O
cycle O O
of O O
the O O
farmers O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
inculcation O O
and O O
upbringing O O
cycle O O
of O O
their O O
children O O
, O O
have O O
formed O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
parallel O O
lines O O
that O O
will O O
never O O
meet O O
. O O

Farmers O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
are O O
generally O O
a O O
young O O
workforce O O
in O O
their O O
prime O O
, O O
while O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
period O O
in O O
which O O
their O O
children O O
attend O O
primary O O
or O O
junior O O
high O O
school O O
. O O

Originally O O
, O O
they O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
hope O O
that O O
their O O
children O O
can O O
receive O O
a O O
better O O
education O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
adolescent O O
children O O
need O O
the O O
loving O O
care O O
and O O
guidance O O
of O O
their O O
parents O O
even O O
more O O
. O O

During O O
this O O
period O O
, O O
the O O
absence O O
of O O
both O O
or O O
even O O
one O B-CARDINAL
parent O O
will O O
create O O
obstacles O O
to O O
the O O
character O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

This O O
pair O O
of O O
unavoidable O O
contradictions O O
has O O
made O O
the O O
problem O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
in O O
rural O O
areas O O
become O O
more O O
obvious O O
. O O

You O O
have O O
seen O O
many O O
kinds O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
. O O

Was O O
there O O
a O O
particular O O
case O O
or O O
a O O
particular O O
child O O
who O O
had O O
left O O
an O O
especially O O
deep O O
impression O O
on O O
you O O
that O O
you O O
still O O
remember O O
now O O
? O O

, O O
um O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
child O O
in O O
Ningxia B-GPE B-GPE
whose O O
name O O
was O O
Yao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhengang I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

This O O
child O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
did O O
not O O
do O O
exceptionally O O
well O O
in O O
school O O
. O O

What O O
impressed O O
me O O
the O O
most O O
about O O
him O O
was O O
that O O
he O O
really O O
missed O O
his O O
parents O O
. O O

He O O
felt O O
particularly O O
lonely O O
and O O
especially O O
wanted O O
his O O
father O O
to O O
come O O
back O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
sick O O
one B-CARDINAL O
time O O
. O O

His O O
father O O
worked O O
in O O
Guyuan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
about O B-QUANTITY
40 B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
50 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilometers I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
away O O
from O O
home O O
. O O

After O O
his O O
father O O
learned O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
very O O
sick O O
, O O
he O O
ran O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
village O O
right O O
away O O
. O O

After O O
he O O
arrived O O
at O O
the O O
village O O
, O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
say O O
anything O O
, O O
but O O
to O O
put O O
him O O
on O O
his O O
back O O
and O O
carry O O
him O O
to O O
the O O
town O O
to O O
see O O
a O O
doctor O O
. O O

He O O
just O O
carried O O
him O O
like O O
that O O
without O O
saying O O
a O O
word O O
. O O

When O O
the O O
doctor O O
in O O
the O O
town O O
took O O
a O O
look O O
and O O
told O O
him O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
unable O O
to O O
cure O O
the O O
sickness O O
, O O
he O O
carried O O
the O O
child O O
to O O
the O O
county O O
. O O

When O O
Yao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhengang I-PERSON I-PERSON
told O O
us O O
what O O
happened O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
" O O
My O O
father O O
had O O
never O O
bought O O
me O O
so O O
many O O
tasty O O
foods O O
before O O
. O O

On O O
that B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
he O O
bought O O
me O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
tasty O O
food O O
while O O
we O O
were O O
in O O
the O O
county O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
eat O O
any O O
himself O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
thought O O
about O O
this O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
. O O

After O O
I O O
heard O O
this O O
incident O O
, O O
I O O
particularly O O
understood O O
what O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
mind O O
of O O
Yao B-PERSON B-PERSON
Zhengang I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
father O O
. O O

He O O
might O O
have O O
felt O O
especially O O
guilty O O
toward O O
his O O
child O O
. O O

What O O
he O O
felt O O
was O O
that O O
" O O
I O O
go O O
out O O
to O O
work O O
and O O
leave O O
my O O
child O O
home O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
his O O
child O O
had O O
also O O
said O O
, O O
" O O
When O O
he O O
was O O
at O O
home O O
, O O
he O O
always O O
encouraged O O
me O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
would O O
say O O
, O O
" O O
No O O
problem O O
. O O
You O O
work O O
hard O O
and O O
get O O
a O O
better O O
grade O O
next O O
time O O
, O O
" O O
when O O
I O O
had O O
low O O
grades O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
could O O
receive O O
many O O
, O O
such O O
encouragements O O
, O O
he O O
would O O
not O O
have O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
disliked O O
school O O
sometimes O O
. O O

He O O
does O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
school O O
now O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
in O O
his O O
example O O
, O O
I O O
could O O
imagine O O
what O O
went O O
through O O
his O O
father O O
's O O
mind O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
he O O
felt O O
very O O
guilty O O
toward O O
his O O
child O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
I O O
can O O
feel O O
that O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
parents O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
also O O
have O O
no O O
alternative O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
forced O O
into O O
making O O
such O O
decisions O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
also O O
this O O
child O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
child O O
, O O
a O O
girl O O
in O O
Xixiang B-GPE B-GPE
county I-GPE I-GPE
, O I-GPE
Shaanxi B-GPE I-GPE
province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Um O O
, O O
when O O
I O O
asked O O
, O O
" O O
What O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
are O O
the O O
changes O O
that O O
your O O
parents O O
working O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
have O O
caused O O
you O O
? O O
" O O
She O O
did O O
not O O
answer O O
. O O

She O O
went O O
home O O
to O O
get O O
a O O
small O O
box O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
small O O
finger O O
inside O O
the O O
box O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
terrifying O O
incident O O
. O O

What O O
was O O
the O O
small O O
finger O O
all O O
about O O
? O O

What O O
happened O O
was O O
that O O
when O O
her O O
um O O
, O O
parents O O
left O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
her O O
grandparents O O
looked O O
after O O
her O O
. O O

They O O
had O O
a O O
cellar O O
at O O
home O O
and O O
inside O O
was O O
a O O
hay O O
cutter O O
for O O
cutting O O
hay O O
. O O

When O O
she O O
went O O
downstairs O O
to O O
play O O
by O O
herself O O
, O O
an O O
accident O O
happened O O
. O O

Her O O
grandparents O O
said O O
, O O
" O O
We O O
ca O O
n't O O
help O O
. O O

We O O
ca O O
n't O O
keep O O
an O O
eye O O
on O O
her O O
all O O
the O O
time O O
. O O
" O O

, O O
before O O
they O O
went O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
they O O
could O O
watch O O
her O O
and O O
forbade O O
her O O
to O O
go O O
down O O
to O O
the O O
cellar O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
told O O
her O O
not O O
to O O
do O O
that O O
before O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
I O O
said O O
that O O
sometimes O O
it O O
is O O
very O O
difficult O O
to O O
ask O O
children O O
to O O
have O O
self O O
control O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
why O O
she O O
turned O O
this O O
way O O
. O O

-LSB- O O
-RSB- O O

This O O
is O O
Ruangang B-GPE B-GPE
village I-GPE I-GPE
, I-GPE O
Bocang I-GPE B-GPE
town I-GPE I-GPE
, I-GPE O
Yi I-GPE B-GPE
county I-GPE I-GPE
, I-GPE I-GPE
Hebei I-GPE I-GPE
province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Among O O
the O O
303 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
households O O
in O O
the O O
village O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL O
- I-CARDINAL O
third I-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
families O O
have O O
people O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

More B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
children O O
in O O
the O O
village O O
are O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
. O O

Most O O
of O O
the O O
children O O
's O O
parents O O
are O O
in O O
the O O
southern O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

Many O O
people O O
want O O
to O O
save O O
some O O
travel O O
expenses O O
and O O
earn O O
some O O
more O O
money O O
, O O
so O O
it O O
is O O
very O O
common O O
for O O
them O O
not O O
to O O
return O O
home O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
or I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Life O O
is O O
so O O
vast O O
. O O

Life O O
is O O
an O O
ocean O O
wherever O O
life O O
exists O O
. O O

It O O
has O O
been O O
six B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
since O O
14 B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
- O I-DATE
old O I-DATE
Jiang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Beiwen I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
sent O O
by O O
his O O
parents O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
his O O
maternal O O
grandfather O O
in O O
Ruangang B-GPE B-GPE
village I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

His O O
parents O O
rely O O
on O O
selling O O
rice O O
in O O
Guangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
support O O
their O O
child O O
's O O
education O O
. O O

They O O
live O O
a O O
very O O
hard O O
life O O
. O O

Little O B-PERSON
Beiwen B-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
not O O
seen O O
them O O
once O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
. O O

Oh O O
, O O
I O O
see O O
so O O
many O O
children O O
here O O
who O O
can O O
turn O O
for O O
comfort O O
in O O
their O O
parents O O
' O O
arms O O
! O O

Ah O O
, O O
I O O
envy O O
them O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
I O O
also O O
, O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
turn O O
to O O
comfort O O
in O O
my O O
parents O O
' O O
arms O O
. O O

I O O
was O O
at O O
school O O
the O O
time O O
I O O
missed O O
my O O
mother O O
the O O
most O O
. O O

Uh O O
huh O O
. O O

We O O
had O O
a O O
market O O
! O O

Oh O O
, O O
every O O
day O O
, O O
there O O
were O O
parents O O
who O O
bought O O
things O O
for O O
their O O
oh O O
, O O
sons O O
and O O
daughters O O
. O O

I O O
also O O
wish O O
that O O
my O O
parents O O
could O O
buy O O
me O O
things O O
. O O

I O O
envied O O
them O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
when O O
I O O
missed O O
my O O
mother O O
the O O
most O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
Jiang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Beiwen I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
favorite O O
photo O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
taken O O
with O O
his O O
father O O
six B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
before O O
he O O
sent O O
him O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
his O O
maternal O O
grandfather O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
only O O
eight B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
old O I-DATE
at O O
that O O
time O O
. O O

The O O
only O O
connection O O
that O O
little O O
Beiwen B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
with O O
his O O
parents O O
now O O
is O O
to O O
talk O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
with O O
them O O
once O O
a O O
week O O
. O O

In O O
his O O
opinion O O
, O O
affection O O
among O O
family O O
members O O
is O O
something O O
unreachable O O
. O O

How O O
often O O
can O O
your O O
mother O O
call O O
you O O
? O O

Uh O O
, O O
once O O
a O O
week O O
! O O

What O O
do O O
you O O
talk O O
about O O
? O O

I O O
will O O
talk O O
about O O
my O O
studies O O
and O O
life O O
. O O

My O O
schoolwork O O
was O O
not O O
quite O O
good O O
when O O
I O O
first B-ORDINAL O
came O O
! O O

My O O
mother O O
scolded O O
me O O
in O O
the O O
beginning O O
when O O
my O O
schoolwork O O
was O O
poor O O
. O O

She O O
said O O
that O O
I O O
was O O
losing O O
honor O O
for O O
not O O
doing O O
well O O
at O O
school O O
! O O

Then O O
I O O
cried O O
and O O
after O O
that O O
, O O
my O O
mother O O
cried O O
, O O
too O O
. O O

Since O O
they O O
move O O
from O O
place O O
to O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
to O O
work O O
all O O
year O O
round O O
, O O
parents O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
have O O
little O O
communication O O
with O O
their O O
children O O
. O O

While O O
for O O
temporary O O
custodians O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
only O O
limited O O
to O O
providing O O
superficial O O
care O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
making O O
sure O O
the O O
children O O
have O O
food O O
and O O
stay O O
warm O O
, O O
but O O
can O O
not O O
fulfill O O
the O O
responsibility O O
of O O
educating O O
the O O
children O O
. O O

The O O
survey O O
found O O
that O O
36.7 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
children O O
had O O
never O O
been O O
to O O
their O O
parents O O
' O O
workplace O O
. O O

8.2 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
parents O O
almost O O
never O O
contacted O O
their O O
children O O
. O O

21.4 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
parents O O
contacted O O
their O O
children O O
less O O
than O O
once O O
a O O
month O O
. O O

Since O O
their O O
parents O O
are O O
absent O O
, O O
how O O
can O O
these O O
children O O
communicate O O
and O O
exchange O O
with O O
their O O
parents O O
? O O

Our O O
study O O
found O O
that O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
the O O
principal O O
means O O
of O O
contact O O
between O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
and O O
their O O
parents O O
was O O
through O O
the O O
telephone O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
contrary O O
to O O
our O O
belief O O
that O O
they O O
could O O
talk O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
for O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
when O O
they O O
called O O
, O O
approximately B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
50 I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
we O O
surveyed O O
talked O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
with O O
their O O
parents O O
for O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
or O O
so O O
. O O

What O O
could O O
they O O
talk O O
about O O
in O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
? O O

I O O
think O O
it O O
is O O
hard O O
to O O
say O O
anything O O
meaningful O O
in O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
we O O
also O O
studied O O
what O O
these O O
children O O
talked O O
to O O
their O O
parents O O
about O O
in O O
these O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
minute I-TIME I-TIME
telephone O O
conversations O O
. O O

What O O
did O O
the O O
parents O O
who O O
worked O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
talk O O
about O O
with O O
their O O
children O O
? O O

What O O
touched O O
us O O
very O O
deeply O O
was O O
that O O
70 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
content O O
of O O
the O O
children O O
's O O
conversations O O
with O O
their O O
parents O O
was O O
to O O
ask O O
about O O
their O O
safety O O
and O O
not O O
other O O
things O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
how O O
much O O
they O O
had O O
earned O O
. O O

As O O
for O O
the O O
content O O
of O O
the O O
parents O O
' O O
conversations O O
with O O
their O O
children O O
, O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
it O O
was O O
school O O
. O O

Whether O O
they O O
were O O
good O O
and O O
how O O
their O O
schoolwork O O
was O O
. O O

Second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
it O O
was O O
whether O O
they O O
obeyed O O
their O O
custodians O O
and O O
what O O
they O O
ate O O
and O O
things O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

Uh O O
, O O
as O O
for O O
safety O O
matters O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
have O O
any O O
emotional O O
exchange O O
. O O

We O O
know O O
that O O
sometimes O O
when O O
we O O
talk O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
, O O
even O O
a O O
pause O O
is O O
a O O
need O O
for O O
emotional O O
exchange O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
parents O O
may O O
not O O
have O O
realized O O
this O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
the O O
child O O
has O O
stopped O O
talking O O
. O O

He O O
stops O O
talking O O
because O O
he O O
needs O O
to O O
pause O O
to O O
consider O O
how O O
to O O
say O O
what O O
is O O
in O O
his O O
mind O O
. O O

The O O
parents O O
may O O
not O O
have O O
realized O O
this O O
point O O
, O O
so O O
they O O
hang O O
up O O
the O O
phone O O
immediately O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
for O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
why O O
was O O
it O O
only O O
for O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
minutes I-TIME I-TIME
? O O

In O O
many O O
cases O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
because O O
they O O
worried O O
about O O
the O O
charge O O
. O O

, O O
many O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
told O O
us O O
that O O
they O O
especially O O
wanted O O
to O O
call O O
their O O
parents O O
on O O
the O O
phone O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
they O O
considered O O
that O O
um O O
, O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thing O O
, O O
sometimes O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
have O O
a O O
telephone O O
at O O
home O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
very O O
difficult O O
for O O
children O O
to O O
borrow O O
the O O
phone O O
from O O
their O O
neighbors O O
. O O

Second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
um O O
, O O
they O O
considered O O
that O O
they O O
needed O O
money O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
phone O O
call O O
. O O

Some O O
children O O
told O O
me O O
, O O
" O O
I O O
secretly O O
called O O
my O O
parents O O
when O O
my O O
custodians O O
were O O
not O O
home O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
children O O
have O O
a O O
great O O
need O O
for O O
this O O
type O O
of O O
telephone O O
exchange O O
. O O

Do O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
understand O O
why O O
their O O
parents O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
? O O

Um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
we O O
conducted O O
a O O
survey O O
on O O
this O O
question O O
. O O

We O O
were O O
very O O
surprised O O
to O O
find O O
that O O
40 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
had O O
no O O
idea O O
what O O
jobs O O
their O O
parents O O
held O O
away O O
from O O
home O O
. O O

How O O
could O O
that O O
be O O
possible O O
? O O

How O O
could O O
that O O
be O O
possible O O
? O O

We O O
interviewed O O
some O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
, O O
their O O
custodians O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Why O O
would O O
n't O O
the O O
children O O
know O O
what O O
they O O
did O O
? O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
we O O
can O O
tell O O
from O O
the O O
content O O
of O O
the O O
three B-TIME B-TIME
- I-TIME I-TIME
minute I-TIME I-TIME
telephone O O
conversations O O
we O O
mentioned O O
earlier O O
that O O
children O O
are O O
particularly O O
concerned O O
about O O
the O O
safety O O
of O O
the O O
parents O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
the O O
work O O
that O O
the O O
parents O O
engaged O O
in O O
is O O
dangerous O O
work O O
, O O
including O O
coalmines O O
, O O
construction O O
, O O
and O O
some O O
others O O
, O O
many O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
dangerous O O
jobs O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
the O O
parents O O
of O O
these O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
also O O
choose O O
not O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
initiative O O
and O O
tell O O
them O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
their O O
job O O
. O O

Why O O
do O O
they O O
do O O
that O O
? O O

It O O
is O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
afraid O O
that O O
their O O
children O O
will O O
worry O O
. O O

Second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
, O O
parents O O
, O O
especially O O
fathers O O
, O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
have O O
a O O
particularly O O
lofty O O
image O O
in O O
the O O
children O O
's O O
mind O O
. O O

Maybe O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
want O O
their O O
children O O
to O O
know O O
about O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
their O O
job O O
or O O
tell O O
them O O
what O O
they O O
do O O
. O O

They O O
, O O
do O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
destroy O O
the O O
lofty O O
image O O
of O O
themselves O O
in O O
the O O
child O O
's O O
mind O O
. O O

At O O
noon B-TIME O
, O O
the O O
maternal O O
grandmother O O
and O O
maternal O O
grandfather O O
went O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
field O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
come O O
home O O
. O O

Jiang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Beiwen I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
to O O
make O O
lunch O O
for O O
himself O O
. O O

This O O
happens O O
to O O
him O O
very O O
often O O
. O O

He O O
could O O
look O O
after O O
himself O O
since O O
he O O
was O O
nine B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

What O O
work O O
are O O
you O O
going O O
to O O
do O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
other O O
than O O
cooking O O
? O O

Uh O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
do O O
the O O
dishes O O
after O O
I O O
finish O O
eating O O
. O O

If O O
it O O
is O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
when O O
I O O
am O O
free O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
, O O
also O O
do O O
some O O
farm O O
work O O
. O O

What O O
kind O O
of O O
work O O
? O O

Uh O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
hoe O O
the O O
field O O
, O O
uh O O
, O O
when O O
we O O
are O O
in O O
a O O
hurry O O
to O O
till O O
the O O
land O O
for O O
growing O O
crops O O
, O O
I O O
will O O
help O O
do O O
some O O
work O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
still O O
remember O O
your O O
mother O O
's O O
cooking O O
? O O

Uh O O
huh O O
, O O
I O O
do O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
especially O O
tasty O O
. O O

Now O O
, O O
the O O
most O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
is O O
, O O
my O O
parents O O
' O O
health O O
. O O

Why O O
do O O
you O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
about O O
that O O
? O O

It O O
is O O
because O O
I O O
care O O
about O O
my O O
parents O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
about O O
their O O
work O O
because O O
I O O
know O O
that O O
they O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
because O O
of O O
me O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
care O O
about O O
them O O
a O O
lot O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
be O O
worn O O
out O O
from O O
working O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
working O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
to O O
make O O
money O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
it O O
is O O
also O O
because O O
of O O
me O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
care O O
about O O
their O O
health O O
a O O
lot O O
. O O

Because O O
of O O
you O O
, O O
why O O
is O O
it O O
because O O
of O O
you O O
? O O

Because O O
if O O
they O O
did O O
n't O O
have O O
me O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
they O O
uh O O
, O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
lot O O
more O O
, O O
relaxed O O
when O O
they O O
worked O O
. O O

Then O O
, O O
are O O
these O O
children O O
willing O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
their O O
parents O O
? O O
Or O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
with O O
them O O
? O O

In O O
regard O O
to O O
this O O
, O O
first B-ORDINAL O
, O O
, O O
children O O
all O O
want O O
their O O
parents O O
to O O
come O O
back O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
51 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
children O O
we O O
surveyed O O
were O O
unwilling O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
with O O
their O O
parents O O
, O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
to O O
live O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
they O O
all O O
wanted O O
their O O
parents O O
to O O
come O O
back O O
, O O
but O O
half B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
children O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

We O O
also O O
asked O O
them O O
why O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
also O O
very O O
surprising O O
to O O
us O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
city O O
is O O
another O O
world O O
and O O
they O O
were O O
especially O O
worried O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
afraid O O
that O O
once O O
they O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
they O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
assimilate O O
into O O
the O O
schools O O
and O O
things O O
like O O
that O O
. O O

Second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
they O O
realized O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
already O O
a O O
very O O
difficult O O
task O O
for O O
their O O
parents O O
to O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Their O O
parents O O
have O O
to O O
send O O
money O O
home O O
, O O
among O O
other O O
things O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
go O O
live O O
with O O
them O O
, O O
they O O
will O O
add O O
more O O
burdens O O
to O O
their O O
parents O O
. O O

If O O
we O O
are O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
every O O
day O O
, O O
live O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
every O O
day O O
, O O
we O O
may O O
know O O
that O O
oh O O
, O O
city O O
life O O
is O O
like O O
this O O
. O O

As O O
for O O
children O O
from O O
rural O O
areas O O
and O O
people O O
from O O
rural O O
areas O O
who O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
not O O
familiar O O
with O O
this O O
world O O
and O O
they O O
have O O
a O O
type O O
of O O
fear O O
. O O

As O O
for O O
parents O O
, O O
are O O
they O O
more O O
willing O O
to O O
bring O O
their O O
children O O
with O O
them O O
or O O
leave O O
them O O
at O O
home O O
? O O

I O O
believe O O
when O O
parents O O
make O O
this O O
decision O O
, O O
their O O
main O O
consideration O O
is O O
not O O
willing O O
or O O
unwilling O O
. O O

All O O
parents O O
, O O
I O O
can O O
say O O
the O O
majority O O
of O O
the O O
parents O O
, O O
definitely O O
want O O
to O O
live O O
with O O
their O O
children O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
reality O O
that O O
they O O
have O O
to O O
face O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
that O O
they O O
can O O
not O O
solve O O
this O O
problem O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
we O O
know O O
what O O
the O O
reality O O
is O O
. O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
their O O
families O O
are O O
rather O O
poor O O
to O O
begin O O
with O O
. O O

Only O O
the O O
lower O O
- O O
middle O O
class O O
will O O
leave O O
the O O
rural O O
areas O O
and O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
to O O
make O O
money O O
to O O
support O O
the O O
family O O
. O O

They O O
will O O
need O O
a O O
huge O O
sum O O
of O O
money O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
bring O O
their O O
children O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Nonetheless O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
there O O
are O O
also O O
many O O
other O O
reasons O O
. O O

They O O
also O O
have O O
to O O
consider O O
whether O O
their O O
children O O
can O O
go O O
to O O
school O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
to O O
find O O
a O O
place O O
to O O
live O O
. O O

All O O
these O O
are O O
problems O O
that O O
they O O
need O O
to O O
resolve O O
. O O

The O O
problems O O
they O O
face O O
are O O
too O O
many O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
children O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
the O O
expenses O O
will O O
be O O
very O O
high O O
. O O

Since O O
circumstances O O
do O O
not O O
permit O O
, O O
they O O
can O O
not O O
bring O O
their O O
children O O
with O O
them O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
their O O
will O O
or O O
their O O
psychological O O
need O O
. O O

Many O O
parents O O
are O O
unable O O
to O O
bring O O
their O O
children O O
with O O
them O O
. O O

What O O
would O O
you O O
tell O O
your O O
parents O O
if O O
you O O
could O O
see O O
them O O
now O O
? O O

I O O
want O O
to O O
tell O O
them O O
that O O
I O O
miss O O
them O O
very O O
much O O
. O O

Judging O O
from O O
the O O
surface O O
, O O
is O O
there O O
any O O
obvious O O
difference O O
between O O
the O O
character O O
of O O
these O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
and O O
non-left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
? O O

It O O
is O O
hard O O
to O O
tell O O
from O O
the O O
surface O O
. O O

Why O O
is O O
it O O
so O O
? O O

For O O
these O O
children O O
, O O
it O O
depends O O
on O O
how O O
long O O
their O O
parents O O
have O O
been O O
working O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
some O O
have O O
just O O
gone O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
while O O
others O O
have O O
gone O O
for O O
10 B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
already O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
case O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
generally O O
speaking O O
, O O
uh O O
, O O
we O O
did O O
not O O
conduct O O
any O O
psychological O O
testing O O
or O O
comparison O O
in O O
this O O
psychological O O
aspect O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
many O O
schools O O
and O O
custodians O O
reported O O
that O O
many O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
had O O
become O O
very O O
withdrawn O O
. O O

They O O
had O O
very O O
strange O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
temperaments O O
. O O

They O O
did O O
not O O
like O O
to O O
speak O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
, O O
a O O
child O O
who O O
was O O
in O O
the B-DATE O
first I-DATE O
year I-DATE O
of O O
junior O O
high O O
school O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
he O O
told O O
us O O
himself O O
that O O
he O O
particularly O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
misses O O
his O O
father O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
very O O
good O O
at O O
school O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
one O O
time O O
we O O
visited O O
him O O
, O O
his O O
um O O
, O O
family O O
told O O
us O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
in O O
his O O
class O O
in O O
his O O
examination O O
. O O

After O O
that O O
, O O
he O O
became O O
extremely O O
, O O
extremely O O
, O O
annoyed O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
his O O
language O O
and O O
other O O
things O O
became O O
very O O
strange O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
we O O
also O O
asked O O
his O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
grandparents O O
who O O
had O O
custody O O
of O O
him O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
that O O
when O O
his O O
father O O
was O O
home O O
, O O
he O O
would O O
always O O
encourage O O
him O O
and O O
um O O
, O O
exchange O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
not O O
necessarily O O
because O O
his O O
parents O O
worked O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
for O O
some O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
, O O
their O O
parents O O
working O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
has O O
caused O O
some O O
psychological O O
abnormalities O O
and O O
unusual O O
development O O
. O O

This O O
situation O O
indeed O O
exists O O
. O O

After O O
all O O
, O O
these O O
are O O
families O O
whose O O
love O O
is O O
inadequate O O
and O O
incomplete O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
love O O
is O O
especially O O
important O O
. O O

Children O O
need O O
love O O
from O O
the O O
time O O
they O O
are O O
small O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
to O O
understand O O
our O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
saying O O
, O O
" O O
The O O
child O O
is O O
father O O
to O O
the O O
man O O
. O O
" O O

What O O
it O O
says O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
character O O
that O O
children O O
form O O
at O O
a O O
very O O
young O O
age O O
will O O
affect O O
their O O
entire O O
life O O
. O O

Only O O
children O O
who O O
are O O
loved O O
and O O
who O O
realize O O
the O O
importance O O
of O O
love O O
since O O
they O O
are O O
young O O
will O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
love O O
other O O
people O O
in O O
the O O
future O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
case O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
for O O
this O O
type O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
this O O
group O O
of O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
, O O
psychologically O O
, O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
have O O
family O O
love O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
parents O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
these O O
children O O
perhaps O O
will O O
not O O
receive O O
timely O O
attention O O
when O O
they O O
encounter O O
many O O
difficulties O O
at O O
home O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
the O O
neighbors O O
around O O
are O O
all O O
facing O O
different O O
realities O O
and O O
can O O
not O O
offer O O
them O O
timely O O
love O O
. O O

Under O O
this O O
situation O O
, O O
I O O
believe O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
not O O
sure O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
I O O
am O O
unwilling O O
to O O
imagine O O
what O O
mentality O O
and O O
character O O
these O O
children O O
will O O
develop O O
when O O
they O O
grow O O
up O O
. O O

Will O O
they O O
believe O O
there O O
is O O
love O O
in O O
society O O
or O O
not O O
? O O

Will O O
they O O
think O O
that O O
love O O
is O O
important O O
in O O
society O O
or O O
not O O
, O O
because O O
they O O
have O O
never O O
experienced O O
it O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
never O O
completely O O
experienced O O
it O O
. O O

Thus O O
, O O
if O O
such O O
a O O
large O O
group O O
in O O
society O O
does O O
not O O
realize O O
that O O
love O O
should O O
be O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
given O O
or O O
received O O
in O O
society O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
this O O
is O O
, O O
something O O
that O O
I O O
do O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
imagine O O
. O O

Despite O O
the O O
guarantee O O
in O O
food O O
, O O
clothing O O
, O O
and O O
school O O
that O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
get O O
because O O
their O O
parents O O
work O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
to O O
make O O
money O O
, O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
have O O
the O O
psychological O O
and O O
physiological O O
satisfaction O O
that O O
they O O
require O O
. O O

According O O
to O O
the O O
survey O O
, O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
were O O
dissatisfied O O
with O O
their O O
current O O
life O O
. O O

58 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
of O O
the O O
left O O
- O O
behind O O
children O O
believed O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
unhappy O O
. O O

Are O O
the O O
parents O O
worried O O
about O O
leaving O O
their O O
children O O
at O O
home O O
by O O
themselves O O
? O O

Do O O
they O O
understand O O
the O O
living O O
conditions O O
of O O
their O O
children O O
at O O
home O O
? O O

They O O
thought O O
that O O
this O O
was O O
a O O
reality O O
that O O
they O O
could O O
not O O
um O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
face O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
condemned O O
to O O
this O O
reality O O
. O O

No O O
doubt O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
some O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
parents O O
have O O
not O O
had O O
such O O
profound O O
consideration O O
. O O

Why O O
do O O
n't O O
they O O
? O O

I O O
believe O O
people O O
are O O
all O O
the O O
same O O
. O O

If O O
they O O
face O O
such O O
an O O
urgent O O
need O O
for O O
a O O
livelihood O O
, O O
their O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
consideration O O
will O O
be O O
the O O
need O O
for O O
a O O
livelihood O O
. O O

They O O
can O O
not O O
consider O O
the O O
deeper O O
issue O O
of O O
children O O
's O O
safety O O
and O O
psychology O O
when O O
their O O
livelihood O O
has O O
not O O
been O O
solved O O
, O O
satisfied O O
, O O
and O O
guaranteed O O
. O O

For O O
example O O
, O O
there O O
were O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
sisters O O
who O O
lived O O
in O O
a O O
cave O O
dwelling O O
in O O
Shaanxi B-GPE B-GPE
province I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

Many O O
people O O
whom O O
we O O
interviewed O O
lived O O
in O O
cave O O
dwellings O O
. O O

Once O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
flood O O
. O O

, O O
these O O
sisters O O
stayed O O
in O O
the O O
cave O O
dwelling O O
to O O
look O O
after O O
the O O
home O O
! O O

This O O
happened O O
in O O
the O O
rural O O
area O O
. O O

These O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
children O O
were O O
looking O O
after O O
the O O
home O O
. O O

Their O O
uncle O O
saved O O
them O O
when O O
the O O
flood O O
was O O
almost O O
past O O
their O O
bellies O O
. O O

Their O O
father O O
called O O
later O O
to O O
see O O
if O O
they O O
were O O
fine O O
. O O

The O O
family O O
told O O
him O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
fine O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
not O O
come O O
back O O
after O O
that O O
. O O

He O O
did O O
not O O
come O O
back O O
to O O
check O O
if O O
everything O O
was O O
fine O O
. O O

I O O
believe O O
the O O
reason O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
return O O
was O O
that O O
he O O
would O O
ponder O O
whether O O
he O O
should O O
return O O
or O O
not O O
. O O

Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
in O O
the O O
shadows O O
/. O O

As O O
Iraqis B-NORP B-NORP
vote O O
on O O
a O O
new O O
constitution O O
have O O
the O O
media O O
dropped O O
the O O
ball O O
on O O
this O O
long O O
and O O
bloody O O
war O O
/? O O

Has O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
been O O
overshadowed O O
by O O
Katrina B-EVENT B-EVENT
and O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Harriet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Meyers I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
quake O O
/? O O

A O O
conversation O O
with O O
columnist O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

Was O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
unfair O O
to O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
airing O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
charges O O
against O O
him O O
/? O O

Former O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
lawyer O O
Lanny B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
our O O
new O O
Talk B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Back I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
Media I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
segment O O
/. O O

Plus O O
that O O
bogus O O
subway O O
terror O O
alert O O
/. O O

Why O O
did O O
n't O O
television O O
slam O O
on O O
the O O
brakes O O
/? O O

Welcome O O
to O O
Reliable B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Sources I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O O

I O O
'm O O
Howard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kurtz I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

You O O
're O O
joining O O
us O O
at O O
our O O
new O O
time O O
ten B-TIME B-TIME
AM I-TIME I-TIME
eastern I-TIME I-TIME
seven B-TIME O
pacific I-TIME O
for O O
a B-TIME B-TIME
full I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
of O O
media O O
analysis O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

We O O
have O O
some O O
new O O
segments O O
we O O
'll O O
be O O
adding O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
coming I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

so O O
stay O O
tuned O O
/. O O

I O O
had O O
a O O
wide O O
ranging O O
sitdown O O
with O O
Pulitzer B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
winner O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

but O O
first B-ORDINAL O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
finally O O
go O O
public O O
on O O
the O O
front O O
page O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
with O O
their O O
nearly B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
six I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
word O O
account O O
of O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
leak O O
investigation O O
/. O O

In O O
a O O
separate O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
person O O
account O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
confirmed O O
that O O
she O O
told O O
the O O
grand O O
jury O O
that O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
Dick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
top O O
aide O O
discussed O O
with O O
her O O
as B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
many I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
as I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
three I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
times O O
the O O
role O O
of O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
as O O
a O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
employee O O
/. O O

This O O
says O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
was O O
angry O O
about O O
her O O
husband O O
Joe B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
role O O
in O O
criticizing O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
on O O
whether O O
Saddam B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON I-PERSON
had O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
/. O O

The O O
conclusion O O
by O O
a O O
team O O
of O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
reporters O O
/. O O

The O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
incurred O O
millions B-MONEY B-MONEY
of I-MONEY I-MONEY
dollars I-MONEY I-MONEY
in O O
legal O O
fees O O
in O O
Miss O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
case O O
/. O O

It O O
limited O O
its O O
own O O
ability O O
to O O
cover O O
aspects O O
of O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
biggest O O
scandals O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Even O O
as O O
the O O
paper O O
asked O O
for O O
the O O
public O O
's O O
support O O
it O O
was O O
unable O O
to O O
answer O O
its O O
questions O O
/. O O

Among O O
the O O
journalistic O O
revelations, O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
released O O
from O O
jail O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
says O O
she O O
pushed O O
for O O
a O O
story O O
on O O
the O O
outing O O
of O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
back O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

She O O
never O O
wrote O O
one B-CARDINAL O
/. O O

but O O
her O O
former O O
boss O O
says O O
no O O
way O O
/. O O

that O O
never O O
happened O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
so O O
conflicted O O
in O O
covering O O
the O O
controversy O O
the O O
editors O O
killed O O
the O O
story O O
about O O
Libby B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
pulled O O
their O O
punches O O
in O O
other O O
ways O O
/. O O

And O O
joining O O
us O O
now O O
in O O
Los B-GPE B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE I-GPE
Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
syndicated O O
columnist O O
and O O
founder O O
of O O
the O O
blog O O
huffington O O
post O O
dot O O
com O O
/. O O

in O O
Minneapolis B-GPE B-GPE
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
executive O O
director O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Reporters I-ORG I-ORG
' I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
for I-ORG I-ORG
Freedom I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-ORG
Press I-ORG I-ORG
/. O O

and O O
here O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sesno I-PERSON I-PERSON
professor O O
of O O
public O O
policy O O
and O O
communication O O
at O O
George B-ORG B-ORG
Mason I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
a O O
CNN B-ORG B-ORG
special O O
correspondant O O
/. O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sesno I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
belatedly O O
to O O
be O O
sure O O
fought O O
and O O
finally O O
made O O
an O O
honest O O
accounting O O
of O O
its O O
role O O
of O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
role O O
and O O
the O O
tensions O O
that O O
she O O
created O O
in O O
the O O
newsroom O O
/? O O

Well O O
an O O
honest O O
accounting O O
/. O O

yeah O O
maybe O O
/. O O

but O O
not O O
a O O
full O O
accounting O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
and O O
if O O
the O O
whole O O
bottom O O
line O O
of O O
this O O
mess O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
public O O
has O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
know O O
and O O
that O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
this O O
is O O
all O O
about O O
the O O
public O O
still O O
does O O
n't O O
know O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
things O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
still O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
questions O O
here O O
/. O O

Why O O
was O O
that O O
waiver O O
that O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
apparently O O
granted O O
by O O
uh O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
a B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
/- O O

Why O O
did O O
it O O
wait O O
until O O
she O O
sat O O
in O O
jail O O
for O O
all O O
that O O
time O O
before O O
she O O
actually O O
took O O
up O O
on O O
it O O
/? O O

you O O
know O O
she O O
's O O
referred O O
to O O
in O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
' O O
own O O
account O O
as O O
Miss B-PERSON O
Run I-PERSON B-PERSON
Amuck I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

She O O
was O O
pulled O O
off O O
of O O
certain O O
stories O O
on O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
/. O O

What O O
are O O
her O O
motives O O
and O O
bottom O O
lines O O
to O O
the O O
secrecy O O
of O O
this O O
whole O O
thing O O
/? O O

There O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
we O O
still O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
/. O O

Miss B-PERSON O
Run I-PERSON B-PERSON
Amuck I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
a O O
name O O
she O O
gave O O
herself O O
quite O O
proudly O O
apparently O O
/. O O

Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
piece O O
a O O
lengthy O O
piece O O
acknowledges O O
that O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
a O O
controversial O O
figure O O
in O O
the O O
newsroom O O
whose O O
own O O
WMD O O
reporting O O
was O O
wrong O O
and O O
that O O
while O O
she O O
claims O O
to O O
have O O
pushed O O
for O O
this O O
uh O O
story O O
on O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
Jill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abrahamson I-PERSON I-PERSON
now O O
the O O
paper O O
's O O
managing O O
editor O O
says O O
No O O
way O O
/. O O

That O O
did O O
n't O O
happen O O
/. O O

In O O
other O O
words O O
there O O
's O O
a O O
dispute O O
in O O
the O O
accounts O O
/. O O

Pretty O O
candid O O
stuff O O
for O O
a O O
newspaper O O
to O O
publish O O
about O O
itself O O
would O O
n't O O
you O O
say O O
/? O O

Well O O
as O O
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
there O O
are O O
many O O
unanswered O O
questions O O
/. O O

And O O
there O O
are O O
many O O
very O O
devastating O O
eh O O
comments O O
and O O
conclusions O O
about O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
as O O
a O O
journalist O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
any O O
choice O O
though O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
. O O
Because O O
remember O O
as O O
a O O
press O O
reporter O O
back O O
on O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
twenty I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
seventh I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
turmoil O O
in O O
the O O
newsroom O O
has O O
been O O
going O O
on O O
for O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
about O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
the O O
way O O
the O O
paper O O
has O O
decided O O
to O O
cover O O
the O O
story O O
and O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
decided O O
to O O
present O O
her O O
as O O
a O O
martyr O O
for O O
the B-LAW O
first I-LAW B-ORDINAL
amendment I-LAW O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
main O O
unanswered O O
question O O
here O O
is O O
why O O
did O O
Arthur B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sulzberger I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
newspaper O O
's O O
publisher O O
allow O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
hijack O O
the O O
reporting O O
of O O
that O O
story O O
and O O
the O O
editorial O O
policy O O
on O O
that O O
story O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
similarities O O
for O O
the O O
Jayson B-PERSON B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON I-PERSON
case O O
/. O O

Remember O O
after O O
the O O
Jayson B-PERSON B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON I-PERSON
scandal O O
broke O O
we O O
had O O
a O O
seven B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
word I-CARDINAL O
story O O
that O O
did O O
not O O
give O O
a O O
full O O
account O O
of O O
what O O
happened O O
. O O
Especially O O
about O O
why O O
is O O
a O O
major O O
institution O O
like O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
ignoring O O
so O O
many O O
red O O
flags O O
/. O O

Alright O O
/. O O

In O O
the O O
story O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
things O O
that O O
we O O
learn O O
is O O
that O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON I-PERSON
took O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
off O O
her O O
WMD O O
beat O O
as O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
his O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
personnel O O
decisions O O
when O O
he O O
took O O
eh O O
the O O
reins O O
as O O
editor O O
/. O O

Alright O O
/. O O

Well O O
uh O O
I O O
agree O O
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are O O
some O O
unanswered O O
questions O O
/. O O

but O O
I O O
'm O O
willing O O
to O O
give O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
a O O
little O O
more O O
credit O O
than O O
you O O
for O O
at O O
least O O
attempting O O
to O O
answer O O
uh O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
questions O O
/. O O

And O O
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
here O O
's O O
the O O
thing O O
that O O
jumped O O
out O O
at O O
me O O
in O O
the O O
story O O
/. O O

Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
acknowledges O O
that O O
at O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
request O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
Dick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON I-PERSON
aide O O
she O O
agreed O O
to O O
refer O O
to O O
him O O
and O O
in O O
stories O O
not O O
as O O
a O O
senior O O
administration O O
official O O
but O O
as O O
a O O
former O O
Hill B-LOC B-PERSON
aide O O
because O O
he O O
had O O
once O O
worked O O
on O O
Capitol B-LOC B-ORG
Hill I-LOC I-ORG
/. O O

Do O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
problem O O
with O O
that O O
sort O O
of O O
thing O O
/? O O

I O O
thought O O
that O O
was O O
a O O
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bit O O
misleading O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
thought O O
it O O
was O O
odd O O
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I O O
mean O O
her O O
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was O O
that O O
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he O O
had O O
been O O
a O O
former O O
Hill B-LOC B-ORG
staffer O O
/. O O

Um O O
but O O
that O O
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a O O
strange O O
request O O
/. O O

and O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
agreement O O
was O O
strange O O
/. O O

I O O
'll O O
agree O O
with O O
you O O
on O O
that O O
/. O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sesno I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
so O O
hamstrung O O
by O O
its O O
passionate O O
embrace O O
of O O
this O O
reporter O O
who O O
after O O
all O O
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facing O O
jail O O
did O O
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One O O
can O O
understand O O
the O O
emotions O O
uh O O
that O O
were O O
unleashed O O
here O O
/. O O

and O O
yet O O
the O O
editors O O
discouraged O O
stories O O
on O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
leak O O
investigation O O
and O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
time O O
killed O O
a O O
piece O O
written O O
by O O
a O O
reporter O O
about O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

Was O O
that O O
an O O
abdication O O
of O O
journalistic O O
responsibility O O
/? O O

Maybe O O
yeah O O
maybe O O
/. O O

I O O
mean O O
what O O
it O O
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shows O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
think O O
is O O
just O O
how O O
difficult O O
it O O
is O O
for O O
news O O
organizations O O
to O O
report O O
on O O
themselves O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
news O O
organizations O O
demand O O
total O O
transparency O O
whether O O
you O O
're O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Motors I-ORG I-ORG
or O O
United B-GPE B-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
government O O
/. O O

We O O
want O O
access O O
/. O O

We O O
want O O
explanation O O
/. O O

We O O
want O O
full O O
disclosure O O
/. O O

But O O
it O O
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difficult O O
for O O
them O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
themselves O O
/. O O

In O O
this O O
case O O
and O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
makes O O
it O O
very O O
plain O O
in O O
their O O
story O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
they O O
really O O
suffered O O
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They O O
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of O O
the O O
story O O
/. O O

Even O O
when O O
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Even O O
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w- O O
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Yeah O O
at O O
the O O
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that O O
she O O
came O O
out O O
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They O O
did O O
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walked O O
out O O
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the O O
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and O O
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it O O
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answered O O
in O O
the O O
article O O
/. O O

Were O O
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higher O O
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ups O O
and O O
were O O
the O O
corporate O O
lawyers O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
some O O
way O O
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on O O
suppressing O O
and O O
distorting O O
the O O
coverage O O
from O O
the O O
news O O
uh O O
section O O
/? O O

Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
uh O O
in O O
this O O
lengthy O O
piece O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
uh O O
uh O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
quoted O O
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me O O
as O O
saying O O
that O O
there O O
was O O
another O O
source O O
beside O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
that O O
she O O
dealt O O
with O O
on O O
the O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
situation O O
/. O O

She O O
does O O
n't O O
recall O O
who O O
that O O
source O O
was O O
looking O O
at O O
her O O
notes O O
and O O
seeing O O
the O O
uh O O
notation O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Flame I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

She O O
got O O
the O O
name O O
wrong O O
/. O O

Do O O
you O O
buy O O
this O O
notion O O
that O O
she O O
does O O
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recall O O
who O O
this O O
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source O O
was O O
/? O O

No O O
of O O
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not O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

In O O
fact O O
I O O
think O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
major O O
unanswered O O
question O O
/. O O

We O O
do O O
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know O O
who O O
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source O O
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when O O
it O O
comes O O
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the O O
identity O O
of O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

And O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
she O O
does O O
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really O O
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and O O
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saying O O
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Deep B-PERSON B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
/. O O

After O O
all O O
these O O
notes O O
were O O
just B-DATE O
a I-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
um O O
the O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Novak I-PERSON I-PERSON
column O O
appeared O O
and O O
when O O
the O O
whole O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
the O O
whole O O
journalistic O O
community O O
was O O
talking O O
about O O
it O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
I O O
do O O
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/- O O

Incidentally O O
there O O
was O O
some O O
questions O O
uh O O
that O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
would O O
not O O
answer O O
to O O
her O O
colleagues O O
/. O O

and O O
she O O
would O O
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share O O
her O O
notes O O
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them O O
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they O O
've O O
been O O
turned O O
over O O
to O O
the O O
special O O
prosecutor O O
/. O O

Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
big O O
news O O
for O O
me O O
was O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
recounting O O
what O O
her O O
lawyer O O
Floyd B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON I-PERSON
had O O
said O O
to O O
her O O
about O O
a O O
conversation O O
that O O
he O O
had O O
with O O
Joe B-PERSON B-PERSON
Tate I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
was O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
lawyer O O
/. O O

Uh O O
says O O
um O O
Floyd B-PERSON B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON I-PERSON
according O O
to O O
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's O O
account O O
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I O O
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he O O
said O O
do O O
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go O O
there O O
/. O O

Now O O
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by O O
the O O
way O O
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the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
that O O
that O O
account O O
is O O
false O O
and O O
outrageous O O
/. O O

Does O O
this O O
help O O
justify O O
eh O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
otherwise O O
mysterious O O
decision O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
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accept O O
the O O
waiver O O
of O O
confidentiality O O
that O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
offered O O
and O O
sit O O
in O O
jail O O
for O O
eighty B-DATE B-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
/? O O

N- O O
you O O
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you O O
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been O O
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to O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
off O O
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about O O
this O O
case O O
for O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

This O O
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and O O
you O O
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this O O
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source O O
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or I-DATE I-DATE
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months I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
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on O O
the O O
show O O
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you O O
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and O O
Kessler B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
all O O
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rest O O
of O O
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they O O
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trust O O
by O O
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to O O
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and O O
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I O O
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and O O
the O O
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that O O
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at O O
the O O
Times B-ORG B-ORG
right O O
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fact O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
a O O
major O O
problem O O
in O O
this O O
country O O
/. O O

it O O
's O O
that O O
reporters O O
believe O O
they O O
need O O
to O O
keep O O
their O O
promises O O
to O O
their O O
sources O O
/. O O

Reporters O O
will O O
try O O
to O O
do O O
whatever O O
they O O
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as O O
long O O
as O O
the O O
law O O
allows O O
them O O
to O O
protect O O
those O O
sources O O
/. O O

Right O O
/. O O

But O O
these B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
um O O
with O O
the O O
state O O
of O O
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and O O
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operation O O
of O O
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and O O
we O O
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tolerate O O
this O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
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to O O
/- O O

I O O
think O O
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
on O O
to O O
something O O
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if O O
I O O
can O O
just O O
say O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
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is O O
very O O
important O O
because O O
this O O
is O O
an O O
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case O O
/. O O

And O O
even O O
people O O
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to O O
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Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
say O O
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it O O
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And O O
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of O O
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United B-GPE B-GPE
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less O O
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got O O
to O O
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out O O
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Well O O
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did O O
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about O O
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source O O
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how O O
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the O O
waiver O O
of O O
her O O
promise O O
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Scooter O B-PERSON
Libby B-PERSON I-PERSON
offered O O
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was O O
she O O
able O O
to O O
accept O O
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being O O
in O O
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to O O
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in O O
jail O O
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exactly O O
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you O O
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what O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O
/. O O

it O O
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really O O
time O O
for O O
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
other O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
defenders O O
to O O
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her O O
talking O O
points O O
because O O
what O O
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
just O O
said O O
just O O
simply O O
does O O
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wash O O
/. O O

The O O
truth O O
is O O
that O O
as O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
she O O
did O O
testify O O
/. O O

The O O
truth O O
is O O
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it O O
's O O
very O O
clear O O
from O O
the O O
stories O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
she O O
could O O
've O O
asked O O
uh O O
Scooter B-PERSON B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
to O O
call O O
her O O
so O O
that O O
she O O
could O O
hear O O
the O O
timber O O
of O O
his O O
voice O O
earlier O O
/. O O

All O O
of O O
that O O
could O O
have O O
happened O O
/. O O

It O O
did O O
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happen O O
because O O
clearly O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
protecting O O
another O O
source O O
that O O
she O O
still O O
has O O
not O O
revealed O O
to O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
public O O
/. O O

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the B-ORG B-ORG
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York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
/. O O

Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

/. O O

Let O O
me O O
get O O
a O O
response O O
from O O
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
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I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
obvious O O
from O O
what O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
wrote O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
she O O
is O O
protecting O O
somebody O O
else O O
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And O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
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that O O
this O O
negotiation O O
took O O
so O O
long O O
is O O
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was O O
she O O
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going O O
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Libby I-PERSON I-PERSON
but O O
you O O
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to O O
keep O O
in O O
mind O O
I O O
'm O O
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lawyer O O
there O O
were O O
lawyers O O
involved O O
in O O
this O O
/. O O

They O O
had O O
to O O
negotiate O O
with O O
Patrick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON I-PERSON
what O O
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would O O
not O O
talk O O
about O O
/. O O

They O O
also O O
had O O
to O O
negotiate O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
there O O
would O O
be O O
any O O
type O O
of O O
um O O
uh O O
uh O O
obstruction O O
charges O O
connected O O
with O O
contacting O O
/. O O

Once O O
you O O
invoke O O
the O O
wrath O O
or O O
the O O
extreme O O
interest O O
of O O
a O O
federal O O
prosecutor O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
very O O
very O O
careful O O
/. O O

You O O
do O O
n't O O
mess O O
with O O
the O O
Feds O B-ORG
/. O O

It O O
's O O
very O O
clear O O
in O O
her O O
story O O
that O O
she O O
decided O O
finally O O
to O O
testify O O
because O O
she O O
got O O
tired O O
of O O
jail O O
because O O
she O O
was O O
threatened O O
with O O
criminal O O
contempt O O
charges O O
because O O
she O O
wanted O O
to O O
go O O
out O O
and O O
now O O
she O O
's O O
saying O O
admitting O O
finally O O
write O O
a O O
book O O
/. O O

All O O
these O O
things O O
are O O
there O O
in O O
black O O
and O O
white O O
/. O O

and O O
to O O
continue O O
to O O
portray O O
her O O
as O O
a O O
martyr O O
is O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
work O O
/. O O

And O O
on O O
that O O
point O O
Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
on O O
that O O
point O O
she O O
says O O
sh- O O
/- O O

Excuse O O
me O O
/. O O

Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
she O O
's O O
taking O O
some O O
time O O
off O O
from O O
the O O
paper O O
/. O O

She O O
wants O O
to O O
write O O
a O O
book O O
/. O O

She O O
would O O
n't O O
share O O
her O O
notes O O
with O O
her O O
colleagues O O
who O O
were O O
writing O O
the O O
story O O
/. O O

Do O O
you O O
think O O
she O O
'll O O
ever O O
come O O
back O O
/? O O

You O O
think O O
she O O
's O O
saving O O
it O O
for O O
the O O
book O O
/? O O

Well O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
clear O O
that O O
she O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
welcome O O
in O O
the O O
newsroom O O
/. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
clear O O
eh O O
as O O
I O O
reported O O
again O O
that O O
when O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON I-PERSON
took O O
her O O
off O O
her O O
WMD O O
beat O O
they O O
were O O
all O O
hoping O O
she O O
would O O
resign O O
/. O O

Instead O O
she O O
threw O O
a O O
fit O O
/. O O

but O O
she O O
stayed O O
on O O
/. O O

This O O
is O O
not O O
a O O
journalism O O
one B-CARDINAL O
oh I-CARDINAL O
one I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
course O O
the O O
way O O
she O O
handled O O
both O O
the O O
WMD O O
reporting O O
and O O
Plame B-EVENT B-PERSON
Gate I-EVENT I-PERSON
/. O O

Frank O B-PERSON
Sesno O I-PERSON
please O O
comment O O
/. O O

Jump O O
in O O
/. O O

And O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
'll O O
tell O O
you O O
what O O
/. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
gigantic O O
shot O O
across O O
the O O
bow O O
of O O
every O O
manager O O
in O O
the O O
news O O
business O O
and O O
every O O
editor O O
and O O
every O O
executive O O
producer O O
anywhere O O
because O O
you O O
got O O
to O O
have O O
some O O
uh O O
control O O
some O O
connection O O
with O O
your O O
correspondants O O
and O O
your O O
reporters O O
/. O O

You O O
got O O
to O O
know O O
who O O
they O O
're O O
talking O O
to O O
at O O
some O O
level O O
anyway O O
because O O
you O O
know O O
what O O
/? O O

It O O
's O O
about O O
trust O O
with O O
the O O
public O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
's O O
about O O
you O O
know O O
ending O O
up O O
in O O
jail O O
or O O
in O O
court O O
/. O O

their O O
story O O
says O O
that O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Arthur B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sulzberger I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
not O O
press O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
about O O
her O O
conversations O O
with O O
Libby B-PERSON B-PERSON
or O O
ask O O
to O O
see O O
her O O
notes O O
while O O
they O O
were O O
defending O O
her O O
/. O O

Ask O O
to O O
see O O
her O O
/. O O

And O O
by O O
the O O
way O O
we O O
invited O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
New I-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
have O O
an O O
editor O O
appear O O
on O O
this O O
program O O
/. O O

The O O
paper O O
declined O O
/. O O

When O O
we O O
come O O
back O O
media O O
speculation O O
run O O
amuck O O
over O O
possible O O
indictments O O
at O O
sixteen O B-CARDINAL
hundred O I-CARDINAL
Pennsylvania B-FAC B-GPE
and O O
the O O
President O O
's O O
scripted O O
session O O
with O O
troops O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Stay O O
with O O
us O O
/. O O

Welcome O O
back O O
to O O
Reliable B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Sources I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O O

As O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
leak O O
investigation O O
continued O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
media O O
folks O O
did O O
plenty O O
of O O
speculating O O
with O O
no O O
evidence O O
about O O
the O O
possible O O
indictment O O
of O O
a O O
certain O O
top O O
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
official O O
who O O
testified O O
before O O
the O O
grand O O
jury O O
for O O
the O O
fourth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
on O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
/. O O

Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
his O O
closest O O
aide O O
the O O
number B-CARDINAL O
two I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
man O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-FAC
White I-ORG I-FAC
House I-ORG I-FAC
the O O
man O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
called O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
brain O O
/. O O

If O O
he O O
's O O
indicted O O
and O O
has O O
to O O
go O O
it O O
undermines O O
the O O
key O O
source O O
of O O
this O O
President O O
's O O
public O O
support O O
his O O
character O O
/. O O

If O O
Rove B-PERSON B-PERSON
gets O O
indicted O O
that O O
could O O
bring O O
down O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
I O O
think O O
/. O O

My O O
understanding O O
from O O
talking O O
to O O
somebody O O
quite O O
close O O
to O O
this O O
investigation O O
is O O
that O O
they O O
think O O
there O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
indictments O O
/. O O

and O O
possibly O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
could O O
be O O
among O O
them O O
/. O O

Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
if O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
indicted O O
, O O
if O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
indicted O O
, O O
what O O
if O O
he O O
's O O
not O O
indicted O O
/? O O

Is O O
n't O O
this O O
the O O
worst O O
kind O O
of O O
journalistic O O
speculation O O
/? O O

Yeah O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
always O O
dangerous O O
to O O
speculate O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
you O O
're O O
really O O
besmirching O O
someone O O
's O O
reputation O O
. O O
Although O O
I O O
'm O O
not O O
sure O O
you O O
can O O
do O O
that O O
with O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

But O O
it O O
uh O O
is O O
very O O
very O O
you O O
know O O
eh O O
irre- O O
/- O O

I O O
would O O
prefer O O
that O O
people O O
keep O O
an O O
eye O O
on O O
you O O
know O O
watching O O
him O O
testify O O
and O O
going O O
in O O
and O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
courthouse O O
/. O O

But O O
uh O O
will O O
it O O
bring O O
down O O
the O O
administration O O
/? O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
/. O O

Ah O O
eh O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
/. O O

Well O O
nobody O O
knows O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
the O O
point O O
/. O O

Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
I O O
used O O
to O O
cover O O
the O O
justice O O
department O O
/. O O

Not O O
everybody O O
who O O
's O O
under O O
investigation O O
winds O O
up O O
getting O O
indicted O O
/. O O

Ah O O
but O O
you O O
certainly O O
and O O
you O O
're O O
uh O O
on O O
a O O
blog O O
so O O
maybe O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
different O O
standard O O
have O O
speculated O O
about O O
Rove B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
fate O O
as O O
well O O
/. O O

Well O O
not O O
just O O
Rove B-PERSON B-PERSON
though O O
/. O O

what O O
we O O
have O O
speculated O O
is O O
that O O
it O O
might O O
be O O
a O O
much O O
more O O
tangled O O
web O O
that O O
Fitzgerald B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
after O O
the O O
whole O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
group O O
the O O
group O O
that O O
uh O O
in O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
office O O
with O O
Libby B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Rove B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Mary B-PERSON B-PERSON
Matalin I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
Condoleezza B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
administration O O
officials O O
basically O O
sold O O
um O O
a O O
war O O
to O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
public O O
based O O
on O O
lies O O
/. O O

I O O
mean O O
that O O
is O O
really O O
the O O
web O O
/. O O

But O O
it O O
seems O O
and O O
we O O
find O O
out O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
also O O
from O O
uh O O
um O O
the O O
reporting O O
on O O
the O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
story O O
, O O
that O O
uh O O
Fitzgerald B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
after O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
even O O
in O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
questioning O O
eh O O
of O O
Miller B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

I O O
think O O
those O O
were O O
fairly O O
routine O O
questions O O
about O O
/. O O

you O O
have O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
there O O
/. O O

you O O
ask O O
about O O
Cheney B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O
/. O O

He O O
was O O
being O O
thorough O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
we O O
're O O
overthinking O O
this O O
whole O O
thing O O
/. O O

Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
this O O
speculation O O
business O O
you O O
know O O
/. O O

Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sesno I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. I-PERSON I-PERSON

Pat B-PERSON B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. I-PERSON I-PERSON

It O O
's O O
very O O
easy O O
to O O
sit O O
here O O
and O O
say O O
oh O O
we O O
should O O
never O O
speculate O O
in O O
journalism O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
irresponsible O O
journalism O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
really O O
how O O
you O O
speculate O O
not O O
that O O
you O O
speculate O O
/. O O

The O O
fact O O
of O O
the O O
matter O O
is O O
that O O
Karl B-PERSON B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
been O O
to O O
the O O
grand O O
jury O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
/. O O

The O O
fact O O
of O O
the O O
matter O O
is O O
that O O
there O O
are O O
lots O O
of O O
people O O
in O O
Washington B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
believe O O
me O O
they O O
're O O
not O O
all O O
journalists O O
who O O
are O O
speculating O O
what O O
if O O
the O O
guy O O
gets O O
indicted O O
/. O O

It O O
would O O
be O O
irresponsible O O
I O O
think O O
for O O
the O O
media O O
not O O
to O O
reflect O O
what O O
the O O
discussion O O
is O O
here O O
in O O
town O O
/. O O

And O O
there O O
are O O
plenty O O
of O O
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
mostly O O
Republicans B-NORP B-NORP
who O O
are O O
worried O O
about O O
this O O
/. O O

Alright O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
turn O O
now O O
to O O
uh O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
uh O O
meeting O O
uh O O
uh O O
photo O O
op O O
some O O
called O O
it O O
with O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
troops O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
whether O O
it O O
was O O
staged O O
how O O
shocking O O
that O O
would O O
be O O
/. O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
actual O O
footage O O
/. O O

And O O
in O O
your O O
interactions O O
with O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
civilians O O
in O O
Tikrit B-GPE B-PERSON
Saddam B-PERSON I-PERSON
's O I-PERSON
hometown O O
how O O
are O O
they O O
reacting O O
to O O
this O O
political O O
process O O
/? O O

Sir O O
in O O
the O O
north O O
central O O
area O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
voter O O
registration O O
has O O
increased O O
seventeen B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
percent I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
/. O O

Can O O
you O O
give O O
us O O
a O O
sense O O
for O O
the O O
reception O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
there O O
in O O
Tikrit B-GPE B-GPE
/? O O

Sir O O
in O O
north O O
central O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
voter O O
regis- O O
/- O O

Are O O
you O O
stunned O O
/? O O

Are O O
you O O
stunned O O
/? O O

Shocked O O
/. O O

I O O
ca O O
n't O O
believe O O
it O O
/. O O

they O O
rehearsed O O
it O O
/. O O

They O O
rehearsed O O
it O O
/. O O

They O O
rehearsed O O
it O O
/. O O

Yeah O O
you O O
know O O
something O O
/? O O

uh O O
I O O
remember O O
a O O
long O O
time O O
ago O O
Michael B-PERSON B-PERSON
Deaver I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
ultimate O O
image O O
meister O O
for O O
Ronald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
my O O
job O O
is O O
to O O
light O O
the O O
President O O
well O O
and O O
for O O
everything O O
I O O
do O O
to O O
put O O
the O O
President O O
in O O
a O O
good O O
light O O
/. O O

Now O O
look O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
of O O
all O O
this O O
is O O
uncomfortable O O
to O O
see O O
/. O O

and O O
what O O
the O O
problem O O
this O O
now O O
creates O O
for O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
{is} O O
it O O
plays O O
into O O
the O O
credibility O O
issue O O
that O O
the O O
President O O
has O O
that O O
everything O O
now O O
is O O
becoming O O
a O O
photo O O
op O O
and O O
a O O
rehearsed O O
event O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
rescue O O
what O O
are O O
tumbling O O
numbers O O
on O O
his O O
performance O O
on O O
public O O
support O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
the O O
whole O O
bit O O
/. O O

But O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
anybody O O
would O O
think O O
that O O
you O O
would O O
do O O
something O O
like O O
this O O
a O O
remote O O
/. O O

I O O
mean O O
anybody O O
in O O
television O O
will O O
tell O O
you O O
that O O
's O O
complicated O O
business O O
/. O O

You O O
have O O
satellite O O
delay O O
/. O O

You O O
have O O
a B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
half I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
a I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
dozen I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
sitting O O
there O O
/. O O

Who O O
's O O
going O O
to O O
speak O O
when O O
/. O O

You O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
awkward O O
silences O O
/. O O

You O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
walk O O
through O O
it O O
/. O O

so O O
that O O
it O O
happened O O
does O O
n't O O
surprise O O
me O O
/. O O

That O O
it O O
hurts O O
the O O
President O O
yeah O O
that O O
's O O
inevitable O O
too O O
/. O O

Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
does O O
the O O
staging O O
here O O
surprise O O
you O O
at O O
all O O
/? O O

Well O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
the O O
question O O
of O O
surpising O O
me O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

It O O
's O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
we O O
are O O
talking O O
about O O
war O O
/. O O

This O O
is O O
not O O
just O O
any O O
photo O O
opportunity O O
/. O O

Of O O
course O O
that O O
's O O
part O O
and O O
parcel O O
of O O
the O O
presidency O O
/. O O

But O O
we O O
're O O
talking O O
about O O
a O O
war O O
in O O
which O O
almost B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
two I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
young O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
died O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
are O O
also O O
using O O
soldiers O O
as O O
props O O
/. O O

Yes O O
it O O
is O O
shocking O O
/. O O

and O O
I O O
think O O
Keith B-PERSON B-PERSON
Olbermann I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
a O O
phenomenal O O
job O O
at O O
exposing O O
this O O
on O O
MSNBC B-ORG B-ORG
/. O O

Alright O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
journalists O O
are O O
actually O O
taking O O
a O O
hard O O
look O O
at O O
what O O
this O O
administration O O
is O O
doing O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
'll O O
have O O
to O O
leave O O
it O O
there O O
/. O O

Last O O
word O O
/. O O

Arianna B-PERSON B-PERSON
Huffington I-PERSON I-PERSON
Lucy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Dalglish I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
Minneapolis B-GPE B-GPE
Frank B-PERSON B-PERSON
Sesno I-PERSON I-PERSON
thanks O O
so O O
very O O
much O O
for O O
joining O O
us O O
/. O O

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up O O
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launch O O
our O O
new O O
segment O O
Talk B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Back I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
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/. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
former O O
lawyer O O
Lanny B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON
takes O O
on O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
and O O
ex-FBI B-ORG B-ORG
director O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

And O O
still O O
to O O
come O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
columnist O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

Welcome O O
back O O
/. O O

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our O O
new O O
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she O O
's O O
been O O
treated O O
unfairly O O
by O O
the O O
press O O
gets O O
the O O
chance O O
to O O
sound O O
off O O
and O O
give O O
their O O
side O O
of O O
the O O
controversy O O
/. O O

Last B-DATE B-DATE
Sunday I-DATE I-DATE
Mike B-PERSON B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON I-PERSON
sat O O
down O O
with O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
's O O
peddling O O
a O O
memoir O O
on O O
Sixty B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O O

and O O
the O O
former O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
director O O
unloaded O O
on O O
the O O
President O O
who O O
appointed O O
him O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

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his O O
criticisms O O
the O O
former O O
president O O
's O O
handling O O
of O O
the O O
nineteen B-DATE B-DATE
ninety I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
Khobar B-FAC B-FAC
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nineteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
US B-GPE B-GPE
marines O O
in O O
Saudi B-GPE B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

I O O
was O O
very O O
disappointed O O
that O O
the O O
political O O
leadership O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
uh O O
would O O
tell O O
the O O
families O O
of O O
these O O
nineteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
heroes O O
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we O O
were O O
going O O
to O O
leave O O
no O O
stone O O
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and O O
find O O
the O O
people O O
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them O O
/. O O

to O O
give O O
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order O O
to O O
the O O
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that O O
's O O
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order O O
that O O
I O O
got O O
and O O
then O O
to O O
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and O O
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in O O
fact O O
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undermine O O
it O O
/. O O

The O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
people O O
were O O
furious O O
at O O
the O O
way O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
hailed O O
the O O
segment O O
/. O O

and O O
here O O
to O O
talk O O
back O O
is O O
former O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
White B-ORG B-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
attorney O O
Lanny B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

Welcome O O
/. O O

Let O O
's O O
deal O O
with O O
the O O
substance O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
/. O O

Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
that O O
when O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
met O O
with O O
Crown B-PERSON B-PERSON
Prince I-PERSON I-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
nineteen B-DATE B-DATE
ninety I-DATE I-DATE
- I-DATE I-DATE
eight I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
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for O O
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in O O
the O O
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Towers I-FAC I-FAC
bombing O O
and O O
he O O
hit O O
up O O
the O O
prince O O
for O O
a O O
contribution O O
to O O
his O O
presidential O O
library O O
/. O O

Well O O
not O O
only O O
is O O
that O O
false O O
and O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
said O O
so O O
but O O
everybody O O
who O O
attended O O
the O O
meeting O O
not O O
including O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
says O O
it O O
's O O
false O O
/. O O

And O O
my O O
problem O O
with O O
Sixty O B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes O I-WORK_OF_ART
is O O
that O O
they O O
never O O
called O O
anybody O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
/. O O

Until O O
Friday B-TIME B-TIME
afternoon I-TIME I-TIME
we O O
did O O
n't O O
even O O
know O O
the O O
charge O O
was O O
being O O
made O O
/. O O

And O O
even O O
then O O
they O O
were O O
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put O O
somebody O O
on O O
the O O
air O O
to O O
contradict O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
says O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
was O O
offered O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
come O O
on O O
and O O
give O O
his O O
rebuttal O O
/. O O

What O O
's O O
wrong O O
with O O
that O O
/? O O

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first B-ORDINAL O
of O O
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it O O
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that O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
thinks O O
it O O
's O O
okay O O
to O O
air O O
a O O
false O O
and O O
malicious O O
statement O O
/. O O

This O O
is O O
a O O
terrible O O
charge O O
that O O
an O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
investigation O O
was O O
thwarted O O
because O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
wanted O O
to O O
receive O O
money O O
for O O
his O O
library O O
/. O O

The O O
charge O O
was O O
false O O
/. O O

and O O
the O O
only O O
way O O
that O O
that O O
can O O
be O O
countered O O
is O O
a O O
former O O
president O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/? O O

What O O
about O O
anybody O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
who O O
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willing O O
to O O
be O O
on O O
/? O O

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about O O
them O O
doing O O
reporting O O
themselves O O
before O O
they O O
air O O
a O O
false O O
and O O
demonstrably O O
false O O
charge O O
/? O O

That O O
's O O
my O O
problem O O
/. O O

What O O
about O O
Sandy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
former O O
national O O
security O O
advisor O O
under O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
/? O O

He O O
was O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
/. O O

He O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
room O O
/. O O

Did O O
you O O
offer O O
him O O
for O O
an O O
on O O
- O O
camera O O
interview O O
/? O O

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on O O
Friday B-TIME B-DATE
afternoon I-TIME B-TIME
/. O O

You O O
were O O
n't O O
there O O
/. O O

I O O
was O O
not O O
there O O
/. O O

You O O
're O O
good O O
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television O O
/. O O

but O O
you O O
were O O
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there O O
/. O O

uh O O
I O O
talked O O
to O O
Sandy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

We O O
issued O O
a O O
statement O O
from O O
Mister O O
Berger B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

but O O
this O O
was O O
Friday B-TIME B-DATE
afternoon I-TIME B-TIME
when O O
we O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
learned O O
about O O
it O O
with O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
broadcast O O
/. O O

Why O O
did O O
n't O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
invite O O
Mister O O
Berger B-PERSON B-PERSON
or O O
other O O
people O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
before O O
Friday B-TIME B-DATE
afternoon I-TIME B-TIME
/? O O

Why O O
did O O
it O O
take O O
us O O
to O O
get O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
to O O
do O O
basic O O
reporting O O
to O O
verify O O
facts O O
/? O O

It O O
's O O
not O O
enough O O
to O O
have O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
say O O
something O O
is O O
so O O
based O O
on O O
an O O
anonymous O O
source O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
poor O O
journalism O O
/. O O

On O O
that O O
point O O
let O O
me O O
read O O
a O O
statement O O
from O O
a O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
spokesman O O
/. O O

And O O
this O O
involves O O
uh O O
their O O
saying O O
that O O
they O O
contacted O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
office O O
back O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
with O O
a O O
detailed O O
list O O
of O O
charges O O
and O O
then O O
quote O O
in O O
subsequent O O
phone O O
calls O O
the O O
President O O
's O O
people O O
said O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
interviewed O O
/. O O

They O O
gave O O
no O O
+substantive O O
response O O
to O O
any O O
of O O
the O O
allegations O O
until O O
Lanny B-PERSON B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON I-PERSON
launched O O
his O O
PR O O
campaign O O
on O O
the B-DATE O
Thursday I-DATE B-DATE
before I-DATE O
the I-DATE O
broadcast I-DATE O
and O O
offered O O
himself O O
as O O
the O O
person O O
from O O
the O O
camp O O
who O O
would O O
merely O O
disparage O O
and O O
attack O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
rather O O
than O O
deal O O
with O O
his O O
allegations O O
/. O O

Denials O O
from O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Sandy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON I-PERSON
that O O
did O O
deal O O
with O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
allegations O O
were O O
included O O
in O O
the O O
Sixty B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-WORK_OF_ART I-WORK_OF_ART
report O O
/. O O

Well O O
first O B-ORDINAL
of O O
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it O O
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I O O
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to O O
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Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

I O O
was O O
asking O O
to O O
talk O O
about O O
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was O O
saying O O
that O O
were O O
not O O
true O O
/. O O

You O O
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Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

my O O
observation O O
/. O O

no O O
in O O
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I O O
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any O O
man O O
who O O
as O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
director O O
has O O
a O O
personal O O
pique O O
rather O O
than O O
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his O O
job O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
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/. O O

Secondly B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
it O O
is O O
absolutely O O
a O O
misrepresentation O O
that O O
they O O
told O O
us O O
before O O
just B-DATE O
the I-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
before I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

When O O
Mister O O
Carson B-PERSON B-PERSON
the O O
representative O O
spoke O O
to O O
Mister O O
Wallace B-PERSON B-PERSON
Mister O O
Wallace B-PERSON B-PERSON
agreed O O
that O O
they O O
had O O
never O O
verified O O
what O O
Mister O O
uh O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
had O O
said O O
/. O O

They O O
never O O
talked O O
to O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

and O O
in O O
fact O O
it O O
was O O
n't O O
until O O
that B-DATE O
Friday I-DATE B-DATE
that O O
we O O
learned O O
the O O
substance O O
of O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
charges O O
/. O O

So O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
I O O
think O O
has O O
just O O
said O O
something O O
that O O
is O O
false O O
/. O O

When O O
did O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
team O O
find O O
out O O
that O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
was O O
going O O
to O O
report O O
that O O
Louis B-PERSON B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON I-PERSON
with O O
his O O
new O O
book O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
specific O O
allegation O O
about O O
Clinton O B-PERSON
's O O
handling O O
of O O
the O O
Khobar B-FAC B-ORG
Towers I-FAC I-ORG
investigation O O
and O O
the O O
business O O
about O O
the O O
presidential O O
library O O
solicitation O O
/. O O

When O O
somebody O O
named O O
Howard B-PERSON B-PERSON
Kurtz I-PERSON I-PERSON
wrote O O
a O O
story O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Washington I-ORG I-ORG
Post I-ORG I-ORG
on O O
Friday B-TIME B-DATE
morning I-TIME B-TIME
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
that O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
forces O O
learned O O
about O O
that O O
false O O
and O O
demonstrably O O
false O O
charge O O
that O O
good O O
reporting O O
by O O
calling O O
people O O
who O O
were O O
at O O
the O O
meeting O O
could O O
have O O
done O O
would O O
have O O
verified O O
that O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
made O O
a O O
false O O
charge O O
/. O O

And O O
even O O
since O O
that O O
interview O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
backed O O
off O O
and O O
has O O
not O O
told O O
people O O
who O O
his O O
source O O
is O O
/. O O

and O O
he O O
has O O
n't O O
even O O
insisted O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
true O O
/. O O

He O O
just O O
said O O
somebody O O
told O O
him O O
it O O
was O O
true O O
/. O O

Hold O O
on O O
/. O O

Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
spokesman O O
Kevin B-PERSON B-PERSON
Tedesco I-PERSON I-PERSON
said O O
in O O
the O O
statement O O
I O O
just O O
referred O O
to O O
that O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
office O O
was O O
contacted O O
in O O
August B-DATE B-DATE
with O O
a O O
detailed O O
list O O
of O O
charges O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
false O O
/. O O

Are O O
you O O
saying O O
that O O
's O O
false O O
/? O O

They O O
were O O
never O O
told O O
/. O O
/. O O

or O O
at O O
least O O
I O O
'm O O
now O O
basing O O
this O O
on O O
what O O
Mister O O
Carson B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
told O O
me O O
/. O O

Jay B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carson I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
the O O
spokesman O O
for O O
former O O
president O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

Jay B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carson I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
the O O
spokesperson O O
for O O
President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
not O O
informed O O
about O O
the O O
specific O O
charge O O
about O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Khobar I-FAC I-FAC
Towers I-FAC I-FAC
which O O
happens O O
to O O
be O O
not O O
true O O
/. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
at O O
that O O
uh O O
meeting O O
did O O
press O O
the O O
uh O O
Crown O B-PERSON
Prince O I-PERSON
to O O
cooperate O O
with O O
the O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
/. O O

so O O
what O O
Mister O O
Freeh B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
was O O
false O O
/. O O

That O O
was O O
not O O
understood O O
by O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
people O O
until O O
it O O
was O O
read O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Washington I-ORG I-ORG
Post I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
the O O
story O O
that O O
you O O
wrote O O
because O O
Sixty B-ORG B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
put O O
a O O
press O O
release O O
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people O O
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Ken B-PERSON B-PERSON
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/. O O

They O O
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Ken B-PERSON B-PERSON
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/. O O

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/. O O

Alright O O
Lanny B-PERSON B-PERSON
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/. O O

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/. O O

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the O O
news O O
/. O O

Earthquake O O
relief O O
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Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

That O O
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there O O
/. O O

And O O
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/. O O

A O O
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yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
/. O O

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police O O
arrested O O
at B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
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people O O
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started O O
/. O O

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/. O O

Police O O
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fire O O
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this O O
/. O O

a O O
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Wisconsin B-GPE B-LOC
/. O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
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Wisconsin B-GPE B-GPE
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least I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
five I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
were O O
killed O O
/. O O

The O O
students O O
were O O
from O O
Chippewa B-GPE B-GPE
Falls I-GPE I-GPE
Wisconsin B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

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were O O
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from O O
a O O
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at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Wisconsin I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Whitewater B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

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are O O
the O O
headlines O O
this B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
/. O O

I O O
'm O O
in O O
Atlanta B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

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another O O
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just B-TIME B-TIME
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/. O O

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half O O
of O O
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time O O
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just O O
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ten B-TIME B-TIME
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/. O O

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of O O
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analysis O O
each B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

The O O
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on O O
the O O
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with O O
the O O
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yet O O
to O O
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counted O O
/. O O

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are O O
journalists O O
getting O O
the O O
real O O
story O O
there O O
/? O O

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Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
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the O O
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of O O
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/. O O

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Friedman I-PERSON I-PERSON
welcome O O
/. O O

Good O O
to O O
be O O
here O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

thank O O
you O O
/. O O

The B-DATE O
other I-DATE O
day I-DATE O
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if O O
you O O
were O O
the O O
editor O O
of O O
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York I-ORG I-ORG
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the O O
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of O O
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days O I-DATE
that O O
a O O
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suicide O O
bomber O O
on O O
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had O O
attacked O O
a O O
Shiite B-NORP B-NORP
mosque O O
/. O O

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in O O
reality O O
the O O
world O O
that O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
rule O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
Washington B-ORG I-ORG
Post I-ORG I-ORG
made O O
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of O O
a O O
larger O O
story O O
on O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Uh O O
nobody O O
put O O
it O O
on O O
the O O
front O O
page O O
/. O O

Bad O O
news O O
judgement O O
/? O O

Uh O O
I O O
think O O
so O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

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'm O O
not O O
here O O
to O O
make O O
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though O O
/. O O

I O O
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making O O
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is O O
about O O
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war O O
on O O
terrorism O O
/. O O

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a O O
firm O O
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/. O O

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we O O
ever O O
going O O
to O O
win O O
this O O
war O O
/? O O

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never O O
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to O O
win O O
it O O
by O O
way O O
of O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
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this O O
terrorist O O
or O O
that O O
terrorist O O
/. O O

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once O O
in O O
a O O
while O O
/. O O

but O O
there O O
's O O
only O O
{one?} O O
way O O
we O O
win O O
this O O
war O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
it O O
takes O O
a O O
village O O
/. O O

It O O
only O O
happens O O
when O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
Muslim I-NORP I-NORP
world O O
basically O O
turns O O
people O O
in O O
and O O
when O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
Muslim I-NORP I-NORP
world O O
restrains O O
their O O
own O O
/. O O

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was O O
so O O
shocking O O
to O O
me O O
about O O
this O O
story O O
a O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
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suicide O O
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mosque O O
number B-CARDINAL O
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on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
Ramadan I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

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that O O
tells O O
you O O
is O O
that O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
controlling O O
moral O O
authority O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
the O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
Muslim I-NORP I-NORP
world O O
/. O O

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what O O
is O O
the O O
bigger O O
story O O
/? O O

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that O O
is O O
a O O
huge O O
story O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
it O O
should O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
big O O
story O O
/. O O

Why O O
was O O
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/- O O

Is O O
it O O
because O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
fatigue O O
/? O O

Um O O
/. O O

I O O
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is O O
yeah O O
/. O O

Think O O
it O O
's O O
/- O O

Are O O
all O O
the O O
editors O O
and O O
producers O O
and O O
new O O
executives O O
feeling O O
another B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
another O O
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ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
killed O O
twenty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
killed O O
fifteen B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
killed O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
does O O
n't O O
rise O O
anymore O O
to O O
the O O
top O O
of O O
the O O
newscast O O
or O O
the O O
front O O
page O O
/? O O

Right O O
/. O O

Yeah O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
's O O
right O O
/. O O

There O O
is O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
fatigue O O
/. O O

And O O
there O O
's O O
so O O
much O O
fatigue O O
that O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
sit O O
back O O
and O O
say O O
wait O O
a B-TIME B-TIME
minute I-TIME I-TIME
/. O O

what O O
happened O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
/? O O

A O O
Sunni B-NORP B-NORP
Muslim I-NORP I-NORP
fundamentalist O O
went O O
into O O
a O O
mosque O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
first I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
Ramadan I-DATE I-DATE
their O I-DATE
holiest O I-DATE
day O I-DATE
/. O O

and O O
no O O
one O O
says O O
boo O O
/. O O

this O O
is O O
civilization O O
that O O
when O O
we O O
accidentally O O
or O O
deliberately O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
abused O O
the O O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART B-WORK_OF_ART
people O O
rioted O O
in O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Yet O O
their O O
own O O
houses O O
of O O
worship O O
and O O
holidays O O
are O O
being O O
defiled O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
is O O
a O O
measure O O
of O O
how O O
much O O
we O O
've O O
kind O O
of O O
lost O O
been O O
numbed O O
by O O
all O O
of O O
this O O
that O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
sit O O
back O O
and O O
say O O
wow O O
wait O O
a B-TIME B-TIME
minute I-TIME I-TIME
/. O O

that O O
really O O
crosses O O
the O O
line O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
call O O
them O O
on O O
it O O
even O O
if O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
/. O O

You O O
're O O
recently O O
back O O
from O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

and O O
you O O
write O O
about O O
driving O O
in O O
from O O
Kuwait B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

You O O
were O O
guarded O O
by O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
navy O O
/. O O

and O O
yet O O
it O O
was O O
kind O O
of O O
a O O
harrowing O O
experience O O
/. O O

Why O O
so O O
/? O O

Um O O
you O O
know O O
the O O
south O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
which O O
is O O
where O O
I O O
was O O
the O O
area O O
around O O
/. O O

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is O O
the O O
safe O O
part O O
/. O O

Right O O
exactly O O
/. O O

I O O
was O O
in O O
the O O
safe O O
district O O
/. O O

I O O
was O O
guarded O O
uh O O
by O O
the B-ORG O
British I-ORG B-NORP
Royal I-ORG O
Marines I-ORG B-NORP
actually O O
because O O
unfortunately O O
they O O
've O O
had O O
now O O
um O O
uh O O
roadside O O
bombs O O
down O O
there O O
not O O
suicide O O
bombs O O
/. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
general O O
continuing O O
insecurity O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
um O O
I O O
'm O O
afraid O O
has O O
plagued O O
this O O
story O O
from O O
the O O
very O O
beginning O O
/. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
been O O
I O O
've O O
always O O
felt O O
the O O
Achille B-PERSON B-PERSON
's O O
heel O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
my O O
criticism O O
of O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
as O O
you O O
know O O
we O O
've O O
talked O O
about O O
this O O
before O O
is O O
not O O
that O O
this O O
war O O
is O O
not O O
important O O
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
it O O
is O O
important O O
much O O
more O O
important O O
than O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
left O O
has O O
ever O O
fully O O
recognized O O
/. O O

But O O
it O O
's O O
so O O
much O O
harder O O
than O O
the O O
right O O
has O O
ever O O
been O O
willing O O
to O O
acknowledge O O
/. O O

And O O
on O O
that O O
trip O O
you O O
put O O
on O O
body O O
armor O O
/. O O

their O O
rifles O O
were O O
out O O
/. O O

Yeah O O
/. O O

Um O O
how O O
does O O
that O O
affect O O
your O O
perception O O
as O O
a O O
journalist O O
/? O O

You O O
're O O
there O O
/. O O

you O O
're O O
being O O
protected O O
/. O O

and O O
you O O
must O O
have O O
been O O
a O O
little O O
bit O O
nervous O O
of O O
what O O
the O O
safety O O
situation O O
is O O
in O O
there O O
/. O O

Well O O
I O O
'll O O
tell O O
you O O
what O O
's O O
really O O
frustrating O O
from O O
a O O
journalist O O
's O O
point O O
of O O
view O O
as O O
one O O
who O O
have O O
lived O O
in O O
Beirut B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
nearly B-DATE B-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
covered O O
that O O
war O O
/. O O

When O O
I O O
worked O O
in O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
you O O
could O O
go O O
anywhere O O
on O O
that O O
story O O
/. O O

You O O
could O O
cross O O
lines O O
/. O O

Journalists O O
worked O O
for O O
the O O
most O O
part O O
until O O
the O O
very O O
end O O
with O O
Terry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
kidnappings O O
targets O O
/. O O

Therefore O O
by O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
Lebanon B-GPE B-GPE
story O O
I O O
thought O O
the O O
best O O
journalists O O
there O O
knew O O
more O O
than O O
the O O
Lebanese B-NORP B-NORP
/. O O

I O O
always O O
thought O O
the O O
best O O
compliment O O
you O O
could O O
get O O
as O O
a O O
journalist O O
is O O
when O O
you O O
told O O
the O O
Lebanese B-NORP B-NORP
something O O
they O O
did O O
n't O O
know O O
because O O
you O O
were O O
moving O O
around O O
so O O
much O O
/. O O

What O O
's O O
so O O
frustrating O O
about O O
the O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
story O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
no O O
one O O
has O O
a O O
bird O O
's O O
eye O O
view O O
/. O O

I O O
care O O
passionately O O
about O O
this O O
story O O
/. O O

I O O
'm O O
so O O
interested O O
in O O
it O O
/. O O

but O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
securtiy O O
situation O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
move O O
around O O
with O O
the O O
freedom O O
you O O
want O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
brave O O
reporters O O
who O O
are O O
there O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
do O O
n't O O
have O O
that O O
freedom O O
of O O
movement O O
either O O
/. O O

And O O
therefore O O
it O O
's O O
limited O O
/. O O

and O O
in O O
fact O O
as O O
you O O
know O O
the O O
administration O O
says O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
security O O
situation O O
and O O
maybe O O
because O O
of O O
some O O
biases O O
in O O
the O O
media O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
good O O
things O O
going O O
on O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

There O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
progress O O
being O O
made O O
we O O
're O O
not O O
seeing O O
reported O O
by O O
the O O
press O O
/. O O

Do O O
you O O
think O O
that O O
is O O
a O O
credible O O
argument O O
at O O
this O O
point O O
in O O
the O O
mess O O
there O O
/? O O

No O O
because O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
bird O O
's O O
eye O O
view O O
/. O O

I O O
wish O O
I O O
could O O
say O O
/. O O

I O O
wish O O
I O O
could O O
be O O
so O O
sure O O
/. O O

but O O
General O O
Casey B-PERSON B-PERSON
does O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
bird O O
's O O
eye O O
view O O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
's O O
why O O
we O O
get O O
surprises O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Uh O O
that O O
's O O
why O O
we O O
had O O
an O O
election O O
where O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
suddenly O O
turn O O
out O O
/. O O

and O O
maybe O O
you O O
know O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
see O O
more O O
surpises O O
in O O
the O O
coming O O
future O O
there O O
/. O O

But O O
because O O
no O O
one O O
can O O
move O O
around O O
with O O
the O O
freedom O O
that O O
you O O
need O O
to O O
talk O O
to O O
everyone O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
that O O
bird O O
's O O
eye O O
view O O
/. O O

And O O
as O O
a O O
reporter O O
as O O
a O O
columnist O O
who O O
really O O
cares O O
about O O
this O O
story O O
I O O
find O O
that O O
really O O
frustra- O O
/- O O

I O O
can O O
not O O
report O O
it O O
the O O
way O O
I O O
'd O O
love O O
to O O
/. O O

So O O
I O O
've O O
been O O
there O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
/. O O

but O O
it O O
's O O
episodic O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
here O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
there O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
never O O
really O O
putting O O
your O O
arms O O
around O O
the O O
story O O
/. O O

pulling O O
back O O
the O O
camera O O
a O O
bit O O
in O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
you O O
'd O O
have O O
to O O
say O O
that O O
the O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
story O O
has O O
been O O
overshadowed O O
by O O
Katrina B-EVENT B-EVENT
by O O
Rita B-EVENT B-PERSON
by O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON I-PERSON
by O O
Harriet B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON I-PERSON
by O O
Valerie B-PERSON B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
now O O
by O O
this O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
earthquake O O
/. O O

Um O O
inevitable O O
with O O
a O O
war O O
that O O
drags O O
on O O
and O O
on O O
/. O O

and O O
these O O
are O O
all O O
also O O
important O O
stories O O
obviously O O
/. O O

but O O
uh O O
do O O
you O O
feel O O
it O O
's O O
getting O O
the O O
attention O O
that O O
it O O
should O O
/? O O

Yeah O O
/. O O

No O O
because O O
to O O
me O O
this O O
is O O
the O O
whole O O
ballgame O O
of O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
/. O O

Katrina B-EVENT B-EVENT
and O O
Rita B-EVENT B-PERSON
they O O
'll O O
come O O
and O O
go O O
/. O O

but O O
at O O
the O B-TIME
end O I-TIME
of O I-TIME
the O I-TIME
day O I-TIME
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
made O O
a O O
very O O
big O O
claim O O
um O O
that O O
it O O
could O O
go O O
to O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
um O O
and O O
produce O O
a O O
decent O O
forward O O
looking O O
government O O
there O O
/. O O

If O O
that O O
happens O O
then O O
I O O
think O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
is O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
huge O O
quiver O O
you O O
know O O
in O O
his O O
uh O O
legacy O O
there O O
/. O O

Um O O
if O O
it O O
does O O
n't O O
happen O O
I O O
think O O
uh O O
the O O
administration O O
will O O
be O O
seen O O
as O O
a O O
complete O O
and O O
utter O O
failure O O
/. O O

so O O
everything O O
rides O O
on O O
this O O
not O O
just O O
for O O
the O O
administration O O
though O O
but O O
for O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
/. O O

These O O
are O O
huge O O
stakes O O
involved O O
/. O O

And O O
so O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
gotten O O
the O O
attention O O
it O O
's O O
deserved O O
/. O O

And O O
going O O
back O O
again O O
to O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
your O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
collumns O O
uh O O
you O O
observed O O
the O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
military O O
there O O
which O O
after O O
all O O
is O O
supposed O O
to O O
be O O
increasingly O O
shouldering O O
the O O
burden O O
of O O
this O O
conflict O O
/. O O

The O O
slightly O O
ragged O O
quality O O
left O O
you O O
feeling O O
you O O
write O O
that O O
if O O
you O O
pulled O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
advisors O O
out O O
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
the O O
whole O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
navy O O
would O O
collapse O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
a O O
pretty O O
pessimistic O O
assessment O O
and O O
clearly O O
at O O
odds O O
with O O
what O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Defense I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
say O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

/. O O

Not O O
at O O
odds O O
though O O
with O O
what O O
actually O O
the O O
military O O
commanders O O
have O O
been O O
saying O O
which O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
really O O
trained O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
units O O
you O O
know O O
are O O
far O O
fewer O O
than O O
sometimes O O
suggested O O
by O O
the O O
administration O O
/. O O

So O O
you O O
're O O
saying O O
there O O
's O O
a O O
gap O O
between O O
what O O
real O O
time O O
military O O
commanders O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
are O O
willing O O
to O O
tell O O
you O O
not O O
necessarily O O
on O O
the O O
record O O
/. O O

You O O
quoted O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
US B-GPE B-GPE
senior O O
official O O
and O O
what O O
the O O
President O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the O O
Vice O O
President O O
and O O
the O O
Secretary O O
of O O
Defense B-ORG B-ORG
are O O
saying O O
to O O
reporters O O
every B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Are O O
we O O
calling O O
them O O
on O O
that O O
/? O O

Right O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
enough O O
because O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
happy O O
talk O O
around O O
this O O
Howie B-PERSON B-PERSON
basically O O
/. O O

And O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
numbers O O
are O O
thrown O O
out O O
/. O O

Eighty B-CARDINAL B-DATE
thousand I-CARDINAL I-DATE
this B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
we O O
've O O
got O O
trained O O
a B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
hundred I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
and I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
twenty I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
next B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Here O O
's O O
what O O
you O O
learn O O
when O O
you O O
go O O
to O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Where O O
you O O
have O O
an O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
commander O O
who O O
's O O
a O O
real O O
leader O O
of O O
soldiers O O
okay O O
you O O
have O O
a O O
unit O O
/. O O

And O O
where O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
that O O
commander O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
a O O
unit O O
/. O O

So O O
the O O
numbers O O
the O O
macro O O
numbers O O
do O O
n't O O
mean O O
anything O O
/. O O

So O O
I O O
went O O
down O O
to O O
see O O
the O O
navy O O
there O O
/. O O

The O O
navy O O
of O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
a O O
terrific O O
commander O O
/. O O

so O O
the O O
people O O
around O O
him O O
they O O
'll O O
follow O O
him O O
into O O
battle O O
/. O O

But O O
you O O
take O O
that O O
one B-CARDINAL O
guy O O
out O O
there O O
's O O
no O O
Iraqi B-NORP B-NORP
navy O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
's O O
true O O
of O O
units O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
country O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
really O O
the O O
key O O
/. O O

You O O
say O O
that O O
you O O
are O O
angry O O
uh O O
that O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
has O O
fought O O
the O O
war O O
as O O
though O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
easy O O
/. O O

Are O O
you O O
particularly O O
angry O O
as O O
somebody O O
who O O
supported O O
the O O
war O O
and O O
took O O
heat O O
from O O
some O O
of O O
your O O
liberal O O
friends O O
for O O
doing O O
so O O
/? O O

Yes O O
/. O O

Absolutely O O
because O O
I O O
believe O O
this O O
is O O
important O O
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
that O O
something O O
very O O
big O O
is O O
at O O
stake O O
/. O O

We O O
're O O
dealing O O
with O O
a O O
Muslim B-NORP B-NORP
Arab I-NORP B-NORP
civilization O O
right O O
now O O
that O O
's O O
that O O
's O O
in O O
decline O O
, O O
that O O
's O O
heading O O
in O O
the O O
wrong O O
direction O O
in O O
ways O O
that O O
are O O
dangerous O O
for O O
them O O
and O O
I O O
believe O O
dangerous O O
for O O
the O O
stability O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
something O O
really O O
important O O
here O O
at O O
stake O O
/. O O

and O O
what O O
makes O O
me O O
so O O
angry O O
at O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
is O O
not O O
that O O
they O O
did O O
n't O O
frame O O
the O O
stakes O O
/. O O

It O O
is O O
important O O
/. O O

But O O
they O O
never O O
never O O
appreciated O O
how O O
difficult O O
it O O
was O O
/. O O

They O O
never O O
prepared O O
the O O
army O O
or O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
for O O
how O O
difficult O O
it O O
was O O
/. O O

I O O
mentioned O O
the O O
uh O O
devastating O O
earthquake O O
in O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
a O O
region O O
you O O
're O O
familiar O O
with O O
/. O O

Um O O
clearly O O
it O O
's O O
become O O
a O O
pretty O O
big O O
story O O
/. O O

but O O
for O O
the B-DATE O
first I-DATE B-ORDINAL
couple I-DATE O
days I-DATE O
I O O
noticed O O
it O O
was O O
n't O O
that O O
much O O
of O O
a O O
television O O
story O O
/. O O

and O O
the O O
reason O O
was O O
no O O
pictures O O
no O O
video O O
/. O O

No O O
yes O O
/. O O

Um O O
but O O
also O O
maybe O O
there O O
was O O
there O O
a O O
little O O
bit O O
less O O
coverage O O
because O O
it O O
's O O
in O O
a O O
remote O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
/? O O

Uh O O
Westerners B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
more O O
interested O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE I-GPE
than O O
in O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
/? O O

I O O
think O O
all O O
of O O
the O O
above O O
/. O O

We O O
're O O
so O O
numbed O O
also O O
after O O
Katrina B-EVENT B-EVENT
and O O
Rita B-EVENT B-EVENT
/. O O

and O O
now O O
another O O
earthquake O O
/. O O

/. O O

It O O
's O O
just O O
become O O
uh O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
natural O O
disaster O O
after O O
another O O
/. O O

to O O
hear O O
ten B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
twenty B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
forty B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
then O O
it O O
's O O
almost O O
hard O O
for O O
a O O
journalist O O
to O O
process O O
/. O O

Right O O
/. O O

And O O
it O O
was O O
remote O O
/. O O

and O O
people O O
are O O
exhausted O O
I O O
think O O
both O O
viewers O O
and O O
reporters O O
/. O O

Ahead O O
have O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Times I-ORG I-ORG
columnists O O
been O O
asked O O
not O O
to O O
write O O
about O O
Judy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON I-PERSON
/? O O

More O O
of O O
my O O
interview O O
with O O
Tom B-PERSON B-PERSON
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got O O
to O O
denuclearize O O
give O O
up O O
their O O
nuclear O O
ambitions O O
and O O
abide O O
by O O
the O O
agreement O O
that O O
they O O
made O O
with O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
us O O
nearly B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

But O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
South I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
both O O
said O O
they O O
do O O
not O O
believe O O
there O O
should O O
be O O
sanctions O O
against O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

Will O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
absolutely O O
insist O O
that O O
there O O
be O O
sanctions O O
in O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
resolution O O
/? O O

If O O
you O O
look O O
at O O
this O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
resolution O O
that O O
's O O
under O O
debate O O
in O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
it O O
does O O
/. O O

it O O
's O O
a O O
chapter B-LAW B-LAW
seven I-LAW I-LAW
resolution O I-LAW
so O O
it O O
has O O
the O O
effect O O
of O O
compulsory O O
behavior O O
by O O
all O O
the O O
member O O
states O O
/. O O

It O O
says O O
that O O
what O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
did O O
was O O
a O O
threat O O
to O O
international O O
peace O O
and O O
security O O
/. O O

It O O
does O O
ask O O
all O O
member O O
states O O
not O O
to O O
engage O O
in O O
nuclear O O
trade O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

That O O
strikes O O
us O O
as O O
an O O
obvious O O
point O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
what O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
do O O
we O O
'll O O
see O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
diplomacy O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
next I-DATE I-DATE
couple I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

we O O
'll O O
have O O
to O O
see O O
how O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Russians B-NORP B-NORP
react O O
to O O
this O O
/. O O

but O O
our O O
view O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
parties O O
ought O O
to O O
remain O O
united O O
and O O
that O O
the O O
goal O O
of O O
the O O
current O O
diplomacy O O
should O O
be O O
to O O
use O O
the O O
combined O O
leverage O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
of O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
Japan B-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
force O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
back O O
to O O
the O O
negotiating O O
table O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
certainly O O
the O O
best O O
policy O O
for O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

Force O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
back O O
to O O
the O O
negotiating O O
table O O
/. O O

there O O
are O O
many O O
as O O
you O O
know O O
Mister O O
Ambassador O O
who O O
believe O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
did O O
this O O
launch O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
July I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
get O O
our O O
attention O O
Because O O
they O O
saw O O
the O O
way O O
we O O
were O O
treating O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
differently O O
than O O
we O O
were O O
treating O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

Here O O
's O O
one O O
Nicholas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON I-PERSON
on O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Public I-ORG I-ORG
Radio I-ORG I-ORG
/. O O

With O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
made O O
an O O
offer O O
/. O O

and O O
that O O
is O O
we O O
are O O
willing O O
to O O
sit O O
down O O
and O O
negotiate O O
with O O
the O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
assuming O O
and O O
contingent O O
upon O O
their O O
suspension O O
of O O
their O O
nuclear O O
activities O O
at O O
their O O
plant O O
in O O
the O O
in O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Why O O
not O O
sit O O
down O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
way O O
with O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
Say O O
to O O
them O O
stop O O
developing O O
your O O
program O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
'll O O
sit O O
down O O
with O O
you O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
on O O
one B-CARDINAL O
/. O O

Well O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
we O O
're O O
trying O O
to O O
sit O O
down O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
in O O
the O O
context O O
of O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
/. O O

We O O
've O O
been O O
saying O O
for O O
months B-DATE B-DATE
now O O
that O O
the O O
right O O
step O O
forward O O
is O O
for O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
return O O
to O O
these O O
talks O O
/. O O

but O O
we O O
really O O
do O O
n't O O
see O O
the O O
logic O O
in O O
turning O O
this O O
into O O
a O O
test O O
of O O
wills O O
between O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

The O O
fact O O
is O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
the O O
same O O
interest O O
as O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

It O O
should O O
have O O
the O O
same O O
interest O O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
is O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
nuclear O O
program O O
/. O O

Our O O
allies O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
have O O
the O O
same O O
interests O O
/. O O

and O O
the O O
Russians B-NORP B-NORP
do O O
as O O
well O O
/. O O

And O O
so O O
we O O
think O O
we O O
're O O
far O O
better O O
off O O
working O O
within O O
the O O
framework O O
of O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
because O O
you O O
get O O
in O O
that O O
process O O
the O O
combined O O
leverage O O
the O O
combined O O
strength O O
and O O
frankly O O
the O O
combined O O
pressure O O
on O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
of O O
all O O
these O O
different O O
countries O O
/. O O

I O O
simply O O
do O O
n't O O
see O O
why O O
it O O
's O O
in O O
the O O
interest O O
of O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
get O O
those O O
countries O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
way O O
and O O
only O O
deal O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
directly O O
/. O O

So O O
the O O
problem O O
here O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
lack O O
of O O
discussion O O
between O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

We O O
're O O
perfectly O O
willing O O
to O O
sit O O
down O O
with O O
them O O
in O O
that O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
environment O O
/. O O

and O O
in O O
that O O
sense O O
it O O
's O O
analogous O O
to O O
what O O
we O O
're O O
trying O O
to O O
do O O
with O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Secretary O O
Rice B-PERSON B-PERSON
announced O O
about B-DATE B-DATE
a I-DATE I-DATE
month I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
that O O
should O O
the O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
meet O O
the O O
condition O O
of O O
suspension O O
of O O
their O O
own O O
nuclear O O
activities O O
we O O
'd O O
be O O
willing O O
to O O
sit O O
down O O
in O O
another O O
multilateral O O
forum O O
/. O O

and O O
that O O
's O O
with O O
the O O
Europeans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Russians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
/. O O

So O O
really O O
you O O
know O O
the O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
problem O O
is O O
not O O
a O O
problem O O
just O O
for O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

What O O
they O O
did O O
the B-DATE O
other I-DATE O
day I-DATE O
on O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
was O O
to O O
disrupt O O
the O O
peace O O
and O O
harmony O O
of O O
their O O
relations O O
with O O
the O O
Asian B-LOC B-NORP
countries O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
Asian B-LOC B-NORP
countries O O
want O O
to O O
be O O
involved O O
in O O
these O O
negotiations O O
/. O O

Is O O
it O O
the O O
policy O O
of O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
that O O
we O O
'd O O
like O O
to O O
see O O
regime O O
change O O
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/? O O

Well O O
this O O
is O O
one B-CARDINAL O
of O O
the O O
most O O
despotic O O
regimes O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

it O O
's O O
a O O
major O O
human O O
rights O O
violator O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
massive O O
famine O O
/. O O

And O O
certainly O O
we O O
hope O O
for O O
the O B-DATE
day O I-DATE
will O O
come O O
when O O
those O O
people O O
will O O
live O O
in O O
peace O O
and O O
be O O
governed O O
by O O
a O O
different O O
type O O
of O O
government O O
/. O O

Uh O O
what O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
do O O
now O O
of O O
course O O
is O O
focus O O
on O O
the O O
most O O
immediate O O
problem O O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
problem O O
is O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

The O O
problem O O
is O O
the O O
ballistic O O
launches O O
of O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
other I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

I O O
think O O
the O O
thing O O
to O O
remember O O
about O O
those O O
launches O O
by O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
were O O
provocative O O
, O O
they O O
were O O
reckless O O
, O O
they O O
were O O
also O O
unsuccessful O O
/. O O

They O O
fired O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
scud O O
missiles O O
intermediate O O
range O O
missiles O O
/. O O

They O O
tried O O
to O O
fire O O
the O O
longer O O
range O O
missile O O
the O O
/. O O

and O O
that O O
was O O
spectacularly O O
unsuccessful O O
/. O O

It O O
crashed O O
in O O
the B-LOC O
sea I-LOC O
of I-LOC O
Japan I-LOC B-GPE
/. O O

So O O
we O O
obviously O O
have O O
an O O
opportunity O O
now O O
for O O
diplomacy O O
. O O
And O O
an O O
opportunity O O
to O O
use O O
the O O
combined O O
strength O O
of O O
all O O
these O O
countries O O
to O O
provide O O
some O O
leverage O O
put O O
some O O
leverage O O
against O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

and O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
we O O
will O O
continue O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
do O O
in O O
the O B-DATE
coming B-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
coming B-DATE O
weeks I-DATE B-DATE
/. O O

Will O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
give O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
security O O
assurances O O
that O O
we O O
will O O
not O O
attack O O
their O O
country O O
or O O
seek O O
to O O
undermine O O
their O O
regime O O
/? O O

If O O
you O O
look O O
back O O
at O O
this O O
historic O O
agreement O O
that O O
was O O
signed O O
in O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
frameworks O O
on O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
nineteenth I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
those O O
types O O
of O O
assurances O O
are O O
in O O
that O O
agreement O O
/. O O

But O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
have O O
obligations O O
/. O O

and O O
that O O
is O O
to O O
take O O
down O O
their O O
nuclear O O
program O O
dismantle O O
it O O
dismantle O O
their O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
programs O O
in O O
a O O
verifiable O O
way O O
before O O
all O O
those O O
assurances O O
can O O
go O O
into O O
place O O
/. O O

All O O
the O O
other O O
elements O O
of O O
the O O
agreement O O
can O O
be O O
put O O
into O O
place O O
/. O O

And O O
what O O
we O O
've O O
seen O O
since O O
then O O
is O O
we O O
've O O
seen O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
willing O O
to O O
go O O
forward O O
willing O O
to O O
sit O O
down O O
willing O O
to O O
implement O O
this O O
entire O O
agreement O O
that O O
you O O
just O O
referred O O
to O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

but O O
we O O
see O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
walking O O
away O O
from O O
it O O
/. O O

So O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
be O O
very O O
persistent O O
and O O
frankly O O
very O O
tough O O
in O O
combining O O
with O O
these O O
other O O
countries O O
to O O
pressure O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
to O O
live O O
up O O
to O O
their O O
commitments O O
/. O O

But O O
we O O
would O O
be O O
willing O O
to O O
give O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
increased O O
economic O O
aid O O
perhaps O O
light O O
nuclear O O
reactors O O
for O O
peaceful O O
means O O
and O O
security O O
assurance O O
if O O
in O O
fact O O
they O O
sat O O
down O O
and O O
negotiated O O
/? O O

The B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
know O O
what O O
's O O
in O O
the O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
nineteenth I-DATE I-DATE
agreement O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
specific O O
about O O
what O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
willing O O
to O O
do O O
uh O O
to O O
take O O
a O O
step O O
forward O O
towards O O
them O O
should O O
they O O
dismantle O O
all O O
their O O
nuclear O O
programs O O
and O O
their O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
/. O O

But O O
they O O
've O O
got O O
responsibilities O O
in O O
this O O
agreement O O
/. O O

and O O
no O O
agreement O O
is O O
whole O O
until O O
both O O
sides O O
meet O O
their O O
agreement O O
/. O O

And O O
what O O
we O O
've O O
seen O O
Tim O B-PERSON
especially O O
on O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
Fourth I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
in O O
outright O O
violation O O
of O O
the O O
agreement O O
that O O
we O O
made O O
with O O
them O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
September I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Why O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
chose O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
Fourth I-DATE I-DATE
/? O O

Oh O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
it O O
was O O
coincidental O O
/. O O

You O O
know O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
very O O
unreliable O O
and O O
unpredictable O O
regime O O
/. O O

The O O
last O O
thing O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
is O O
react O O
to O O
every O O
wild O O
statement O O
that O O
they O O
make O O
/. O O

but O O
they O O
certainly O O
chose O O
that O O
to O O
get O O
our O O
attention O O
and O O
that O O
of O O
the O O
international O O
community O O
/. O O

Uh O O
but O O
what O O
they O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
realize O O
is O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
magic O O
bullet O O
here O O
/. O O

They O O
ca O O
n't O O
just O O
think O O
that O O
they O O
can O O
sit O O
down O O
with O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
alone O O
/. O O

That O O
does O O
n't O O
work O O
for O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

it O O
does O O
n't O O
work O O
with O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

and O O
frankly O O
it O O
does O O
n't O O
work O O
with O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
/. O O

So O O
I O O
said O O
before O O
that O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
interesting O O
developments O O
here O O
is O O
this O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
delegation O O
going O O
to O O
/. O O

And O O
Chris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
our O O
ambassador O O
was O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

he O O
made O O
the O O
point O O
and O O
Secretary O O
Rice B-PERSON B-PERSON
made O O
the O O
point O O
yesterday O B-DATE
to O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
Foreign O O
minister O O
, O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
use O O
its O O
influence O O
/. O O

We O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
push O O
forward O O
and O O
ask O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
to O O
meet O O
these O O
commitments O O
that O O
they O O
've O O
made O O
to O O
all O O
of O O
us O O
/. O O

Speaker O O
Newt B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gingrich I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
former O O
speaker O O
Republican B-NORP B-NORP
weighed O O
in O O
on O O
this O O
debate O O
in O O
this O O
way O O
/. O O

he O O
offered O O
this O O
/. O O

The O O
time O O
to O O
replace O O
the O O
state O O
department O O
's O O
failed O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
strategy O O
of O O
talk O O
forever O O
, O O
act O O
never O O
has O O
come O O
/. O O

For O O
thirteen B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
talked O O
loudly O O
about O O
a O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
nuclear O O
weapons O O
and O O
ballistic O O
missile O O
threat O O
/. O O

For O O
thirteen B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
the O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
dictatorship O O
has O O
lied O O
and O O
hunkered O O
down O O
and O O
continued O O
to O O
build O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
and O O
ballistic O O
missiles O O
/. O O

The O O
strategy O O
of O O
talking O O
has O O
failed O O
/. O O

America B-GPE B-GPE
's O O
actions O O
must O O
be O O
decisive O O
or O O
faced O O
with O O
a O O
brutal O O
totalitarian O O
dictatorship O O
about O O
which O O
we O O
know O O
little O O
/. O O

It O O
is O O
acting O O
in O O
defiance O O
of O O
all O O
its O O
own O O
international O O
commitments O O
/. O O

But O O
the O O
time O O
for O O
talk O O
is O O
over O O
/. O O

either O O
they O O
dismantle O O
the O O
missile O O
/. O O

or O O
we O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
should O O
dismantle O O
it O O
/. O O

Well O O
uh O O
with O O
all O O
due O O
respect O O
to O O
Speaker O O
Gingrich B-PERSON B-PERSON
we O O
are O O
on O O
a O O
course O O
which O O
has O O
a O O
reasonable O O
chance O O
of O O
success O O
/. O O

And O O
you O O
never O O
want O O
to O O
disavow O O
a O O
diplomatic O O
track O O
a O O
negotiating O O
track O O
if O O
you O O
think O O
you O O
can O O
resolve O O
the O O
problem O O
in O O
that O O
fashion O O
/. O O

And O O
as O O
I O O
said O O
before O O
we O O
are O O
not O O
alone O O
in O O
this O O
endeavor O O
/. O O

we O O
have O O
countries O O
united O O
with O O
us O O
who O O
can O O
apply O O
the O O
same O O
type O O
of O O
pressure O O
/. O O

I O O
will O O
say O O
this O O
what O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
have O O
done O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
past I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
is O O
going O O
to O O
give O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
strength O O
in O O
our O O
efforts O O
to O O
develop O O
a O O
missile O O
defense O O
system O O
/. O O

You O O
've O O
seen O O
very O O
strong O O
statements O O
by O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
wanting O O
to O O
work O O
with O O
us O O
in O O
that O O
realm O O
/. O O

So O O
obviously O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
pursue O O
a O O
very O O
tough O O
very O O
decisive O O
policy O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
coming I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
designed O O
to O O
focus O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
on O O
their O O
obligations O O
To O O
pressure O O
them O O
to O O
come O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
talks O O
But O O
also O O
certainly O O
to O O
provide O O
for O O
our O O
own O O
defense O O
and O O
the O O
defense O O
of O O
our O O
treaty O O
allies O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
you O O
'll O O
see O O
us O O
move O O
ahead O O
smartly O O
in O O
that O O
direction O O
as O O
well O O
/. O O

Uh O O
Mister O O
Ambassador O O
many O O
critics O O
will O O
say O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
has O O
been O O
president O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
program O O
has O O
developed O O
rather O O
dramatically O O
That O O
the O O
policy O O
at O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
of O O
isolation O O
and O O
then O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talk O O
just O O
has O O
n't O O
worked O O
/. O O

Here O O
's O O
the O O
latest O O
study O O
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
for I-ORG I-ORG
Science I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
International I-ORG I-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
/. O O

They O O
estimated O O
a O O
report O O
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
enough O O
separated O O
plutonium O O
to O O
develop O O
now O O
an O O
arsenal O O
of O O
four B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to I-CARDINAL O
thirteen I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nuclear O O
weapons O O
compared O O
with O O
estimates O O
of O O
just B-CARDINAL O
one I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or I-CARDINAL O
two I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
weapons O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
became O O
president O O
/. O O

The O O
group O O
says O O
that O O
by O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
eight I-DATE I-DATE
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
could O O
have O O
enough O O
plutonium O O
for O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to I-CARDINAL O
seventeen I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

The O O
group O O
's O O
assessment O O
based O O
on O O
analysis O O
of O O
satellite O O
imagery O O
media O O
reports O O
and O O
statements O O
by O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
officials O O
which O O
lead O O
Nick B-PERSON B-PERSON
Everstat I-PERSON I-PERSON
a O O
conservative O O
critic O O
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
American I-ORG I-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG I-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
these O O
are O O
not O O
Democrats B-NORP B-NORP
/- O O

he O O
offered O O
this O O
/. O O

although O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
administration O O
's O O
rhetoric O O
about O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
his O O
regime O O
has O O
sometimes O O
seemed O O
ferocious O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
leaders O O
seem O O
to O O
have O O
concluded O O
that O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
policy O O
consists O O
mainly O O
of O O
empty O O
words O O
and O O
that O O
oft O O
repeated O O
warning O O
need O O
not O O
be O O
taken O O
terribly O O
seriously O O
/. O O

By O O
more O B-CARDINAL
than O I-CARDINAL
one B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
criteria O O
indeed O O
strategic O O
successes O O
on O O
the O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
watch O O
outshine O O
those O O
from O O
its O O
during O O
the O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
years O B-DATE
/. O O

Would O O
you O O
acknowledge O O
a O O
significant O O
increase O O
in O O
the O O
nuclear O O
capability O O
by O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
on O O
the O O
watch O O
of O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
/? O O

Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
um O O
obviously O O
we O O
profoundly O O
disagree O O
with O O
um O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
statements O O
that O O
we O O
've O O
just O O
heard O O
/. O O

Eh O O
you O O
know O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
a O O
very O O
strong O O
military O O
force O O
and O O
deterrent O O
force O O
at O O
work O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
particularly O O
on O O
the B-LOC O
Korean I-LOC B-NORP
peninsula I-LOC O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
military O O
can O O
handle O O
any O O
contingency O O
that O O
should O O
arise O O
/. O O

We O O
also O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
tough O O
policy O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
forward O O
looking O O
policy O O
to O O
develop O O
missile O O
defense O O
to O O
handle O O
those O O
contingencies O O
/. O O

But O O
you O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
combine O O
military O O
measures O O
with O O
diplomacy O O
to O O
be O O
effective O O
in O O
a O O
situation O O
like O O
this O O
/. O O

The O O
fact O O
is O O
that O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
this O O
criticism O O
seems O O
to O O
direct O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
back O O
to O O
a O O
test O O
of O O
wills O O
bilaterally O O
between O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

What O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
do O O
is O O
we O O
want O O
to O O
ask O O
countries O O
that O O
do O O
have O O
a O O
great O O
deal O O
of O O
influence O O
on O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
certainly O O
more O O
than O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
use O O
that O O
influence O O
/. O O

We O O
can O O
do O O
that O O
by O O
channeling O O
those O O
efforts O O
through O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
framework O O
/. O O

And O O
you O O
know O O
diplomacy O O
sometimes O O
ca O O
n't O O
succeed O O
in O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
or I-DATE O
two I-DATE B-DATE
or O I-DATE
a B-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
or I-DATE O
two I-DATE B-CARDINAL
/. O O

Sometimes O O
it O O
takes O O
many B-DATE B-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
or O I-DATE
even O I-DATE
years B-DATE I-DATE
to O O
succeed O O
/. O O

But O O
if O O
you O O
have O O
the O O
right O O
policy O O
in O O
place O O
, O O
if O O
you O O
know O O
what O O
you O O
're O O
trying O O
to O O
accomplish O O
and O O
if O O
you O O
're O O
very O O
tough O O
- O O
minded O O
about O O
applying O O
that O O
policy O O
we O O
can O O
be O O
successful O O
/. O O

So O O
we O O
have O O
not O O
given O O
up O O
hope O O
that O O
we O O
can O O
engineer O O
a O O
policy O O
that O O
will O O
effectively O O
put O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
back O O
in O O
the O O
box O O
take O O
away O O
their O O
nuclear O O
programs O O
and O O
take O O
away O O
their O O
ability O O
to O O
inflict O O
threats O O
and O O
damage O O
on O O
their O O
neighbors O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
got O O
to O O
be O O
single O O
- O O
minded O O
about O O
this O O
/. O O

we O O
certainly O O
understand O O
the O O
gravity O O
of O O
a O O
challenge O O
posed O O
by O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

but O O
frankly O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
these O O
critics O O
have O O
offered O O
any O O
alternative O O
that O O
would O O
have O O
a O O
reasonable O O
prospect O O
of O O
success O O
or O O
lead O O
us O O
to O O
unintended O O
consequences O O
uh O O
if O O
you O O
went O O
down O O
the O O
road O O
that O O
some O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
suggesting O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
think O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
the O O
right O O
policy O O
in O O
place O O
/. O O

and O O
I O O
can O O
assure O O
you O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
drive O O
with O O
a O O
great O O
deal O O
of O O
energy O O
and O O
determination O O
/. O O

But O O
you O O
do O O
not O O
deny O O
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE I-GPE
nuclear O O
capability O O
has O O
increased O O
during O O
the O O
presidency O O
of O O
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
/? O O

Well O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
says O O
that O O
it O O
has O O
a O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
capability O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
believe O O
that O O
it O O
has O O
produced O O
that O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

and O O
that O O
's O O
why O O
we O O
've O O
put O O
in O O
place O O
this O O
policy O O
designed O O
to O O
take O O
it O O
away O O
from O O
them O O
/. O O

And O O
if O O
we O O
can O O
have O O
the O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
nineteenth I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
agreement O O
implemented O O
it O O
will O O
do O O
just O O
that O O
/. O O

It O O
will O O
effectively O O
de-nuclearize O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

And O O
so O O
that O O
is O O
a O O
good O O
bet O O
for O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

It O O
's O O
obviously O O
the O O
goal O O
that O O
I O O
think O O
all O O
these O O
critics O O
that O O
you O O
cite O O
would O O
share O O
/. O O

But O O
we O O
think O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
a O O
much O O
more O O
realistic O O
in O O
the O O
real O O
world O O
strategy O O
put O O
in O O
place O O
to O O
deal O O
with O O
that O O
problem O O
/. O O

But O O
there O O
has O O
been O O
a O O
profound O O
change O O
in O O
the O O
rhetoric O O
certainly O O
of O O
the O O
President O O
on O O
this O O
subject O O
/. O O

Here O O
's O O
the O O
President O O
Friday B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
this O O
news O O
conference O O
in O O
Chicago B-GPE B-GPE
about O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

It O O
takes O O
a O O
while O O
for O O
a O O
problem O O
to O O
fester O O
and O O
grow O O
/. O O

and O O
then O O
it O O
takes O O
a O O
while O O
to O O
solve O O
them O O
diplomatically O O
/. O O

It O O
just O O
's O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
diplomacy O O
/. O O

Wish O O
we O O
could O O
solve O O
them O O
overnight B-TIME O
/. O O

And O O
let O O
me O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
in O O
the O O
President O O
's O O
axis O O
of O O
evil O O
speech O O
before O O
congress B-ORG O
/. O O

Let O O
's O O
watch O O
/. O O

North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
a O O
regime O O
arming O O
with O O
missiles O O
and O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
While O O
starving O O
its O O
citizens O O
/. O O

States O O
like O O
these O O
and O O
their O O
terrorist O O
allies O O
constitute O O
an O O
axis O O
of O O
evil O O
arming O O
to O O
threaten O O
the O O
peace O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

By O O
seeking O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
these O O
regimes O O
pose O O
a O O
grave O O
and O O
growing O O
danger O O
/. O O

We O O
'll O O
be O O
deliberate O O
/. O O

yet O O
time O O
is O O
not O O
on O O
our O O
side O O
/. O O

I O O
will O O
not O O
wait O O
on O O
events O O
while O O
dangers O O
gather O O
/. O O

I O O
will O O
not O O
stand O O
by O O
as O O
peril O O
draws O O
closer O O
and O O
closer O O
/. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
of I-GPE I-GPE
America I-GPE I-GPE
will O O
not O O
permit O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
most O O
dangerous O O
regimes O O
to O O
threaten O O
us O O
with O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
most O O
destructive O O
weapons O O
/. O O

Since O O
the O O
President O O
uttered O O
those O O
words O O
Mister O O
Ambassador O O
every O O
estimate O O
is O O
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
doubled O O
its O O
capacity O O
to O O
develop O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

And O O
yet O O
we O O
've O O
driven O O
forward O O
with O O
this O O
policy O O
designed O O
to O O
respond O O
to O O
all O O
the O O
things O O
the O O
President O O
talked O O
about O O
back O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

But O O
he O O
has O O
been O O
very O O
consistent O O
since O O
then O O
in O O
putting O O
forward O O
the O O
proposition O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
oppose O O
the O O
human O O
rights O O
abuses O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
draw O O
a O O
net O O
around O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
the O O
leading O O
exporter O O
of O O
ballistic O O
missile O O
technology O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
The O O
proliferator O O
of O O
it O O
/. O O

we O O
've O O
done O O
a O O
lot O O
to O O
develop O O
missile O O
defense O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
've O O
created O O
and O O
driven O O
forward O O
this O O
diplomatic O O
coalition O O
designed O O
to O O
bring O O
us O O
to O O
a O O
victory O O
in O O
denying O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
the O O
nuclear O O
weaponry O O
that O O
you O O
talk O O
about O O
/. O O

So O O
we O O
have O O
been O O
very O O
activist O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
followed O O
this O O
policy O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
number I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Uh O O
the O O
President O O
is O O
right O O
/. O O

And O O
as O O
I O O
said O O
before O O
diplomacy O O
ca O O
n't O O
be O O
measured O O
in O O
a O O
snapshot O O
/. O O

You O O
ca O O
n't O O
just O O
say O O
in O O
a B-TIME O
Sunday I-TIME B-DATE
morning I-TIME B-TIME
in O O
July B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
somehow O O
because O O
we O O
have O O
n't O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
negotiations O O
these O O
negotiations O O
are O O
bound O O
to O O
fail O O
/. O O

You O O
've O O
got O O
to O O
be O O
very O O
purposeful O O
and O O
directed O O
in O O
what O O
you O O
're O O
trying O O
to O O
do O O
and O O
apply O O
the O O
weight O O
of O O
your O O
country O O
and O O
that O O
of O O
others O O
to O O
the O O
test O O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
's O O
what O O
we O O
're O O
doing O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
not O O
given O O
up O O
on O O
this O O
quest O O
to O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
these O O
negotiations O O
and O O
put O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
back O O
into O O
a O O
place O O
where O O
they O O
can O O
no O O
longer O O
be O O
a O O
threat O O
to O O
their O O
neighbors O O
or O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
again O O
it O O
's O O
the O O
tone O O
and O O
the O O
rhetoric O O
/. O O

Let O O
me O O
go O O
back O O
and O O
review O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
things O O
the O O
President O O
has O O
said O O
about O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
of O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

I O O
loathe O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

I O O
got O O
a O O
visceral O O
reaction O O
to O O
this O O
guy O O
/. O O

And O O
then O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
there O O
's O O
a O O
tyrant O O
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
that O O
wants O O
to O O
develop O O
a O O
nuclear O O
weapon O O
/. O O

And O O
then O O
this O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

the O O
President O O
called O O
him O O
a O O
pygmy O O
And O O
compared O O
him O O
to O O
a O O
spoiled O O
child O O
at O O
a O O
dinner O O
table O O
/. O O

Does O O
the O O
President O O
still O O
believe O O
that O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
a O O
tyrant O O
a O O
pygmy O O
and O O
a O O
spoiled O O
child O O
/. O O

Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
is O O
a O O
despot O O
/. O O

And O O
he O O
is O O
someone O O
who O O
is O O
one O B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
worst O O
offenders O O
of O O
human O O
rights O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

Uh O O
these O O
missile O O
tests O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
other I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
were O O
certainly O O
reckless O O
/. O O

They O O
were O O
provocative O O
/. O O

And O O
so O O
uh O O
we O O
have O O
n't O O
changed O O
our O O
opinion O O
of O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
the O O
regime O O
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

No O O
one O O
in O O
our O O
government O O
has O O
/. O O

We O O
are O O
very O O
clear O O
- O O
eyed O O
about O O
who O O
they O O
are O O
, O O
what O O
they O O
represent O O
, O O
how O O
much O O
they O O
've O O
denied O O
their O O
own O O
people O O
the O O
basic O O
human O O
rights O O
that O O
people O O
should O O
have O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
're O O
focused O O
on O O
this O O
nuclear O O
question O O
as O O
well O O
/. O O

So O O
I O O
think O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
continuity O O
over O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
policy O O
both O O
in O O
the O O
substance O O
of O O
the O O
policy O O
and O O
in O O
the O O
way O O
we O O
've O O
talked O O
about O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

And O O
uh O O
we O O
're O O
determined O O
to O O
press O O
ahead O O
/. O O

When O O
the O O
president O O
talked O O
about O O
the O O
axis O O
of O O
evil O O
he O O
said O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

The B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
invaded O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
those O O
countries O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Some O O
now O O
make O O
the O O
case O O
that O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
took O O
from O O
that O O
the O O
following O O
lesson O O
that O O
if O O
you O O
develop O O
a O O
nuclear O O
bomb O O
and O O
have O O
a O O
strong O O
military O O
you O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
invaded O O
by O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

And O O
both O O
of O O
those O O
countries O O
have O O
clearly O O
miscalculated O O
their O O
own O O
situation O O
/. O O

Now O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
felt O O
I O O
guess O O
that O O
by O O
testing O O
these O O
ballistic O O
missiles O O
they O O
would O O
somehow O O
put O O
themselves O O
in O O
a O O
position O O
of O O
greater O O
weight O O
in O O
the O O
negotiations O O
/. O O

They O O
've O O
miscalculated O O
because O O
you O O
've O O
seen O O
very O O
tough O O
statements O O
from O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
Russians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
South I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
against O O
what O O
they O O
've O O
done O O
/. O O

and O O
you O O
see O O
momentum O O
building O O
in O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
security O O
council O O
toward O O
a O O
very O O
tough O O
chapter B-LAW B-LAW
seven I-LAW I-LAW
resolution O I-LAW
against O O
them O O
/. O O

The O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
have O O
miscalculated O O
/. O O

They O O
thought O O
that O O
they O O
could O O
divide O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
from O O
both O O
our O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
allies O O
and O O
from O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

But O O
we O O
've O O
been O O
able O O
to O O
craft O O
a O O
major O O
and O O
united O O
coalition O O
of O O
all O O
those O O
countries O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
've O O
essentially O O
given O O
the O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
a O O
clear O O
choice O O
/. O O

And O O
you O O
'll O O
see O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
this O O
unfold O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
both O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
when O O
Secretary O O
Rice B-PERSON B-PERSON
meets O O
with O O
her O O
counterparts O O
on O O
Wednesday B-DATE B-DATE
at O O
the O O
GA O B-ORG
summit O O
in O O
St. B-GPE B-GPE
Petersburgh I-GPE I-GPE
At O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
end I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
the I-DATE I-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
when O O
the O O
president O O
is O O
there O O
/. O O

the O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
are O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
to O O
choose O O
/. O O

Negotiations O O
with O O
us O O
after O O
they O O
suspend O O
their O O
nuclear O O
programs O O
or O O
further O O
action O O
in O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Security I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
/. O O

So O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
either O O
of O O
these O O
countries O O
is O O
on O O
the O O
offensive O O
/. O O

Frankly O O
I O O
think O O
both O O
of O O
these O O
countries O O
are O O
rather O O
cornered O O
and O O
isolated O O
/. O O

There O O
are O O
very O O
few O O
countries O O
defending O O
them O O
/. O O

and O O
they O O
're O O
running O O
out O O
of O O
options O O
/. O O

So O O
we O O
think O O
this O O
policy O O
of O O
patient O O
diplomacy O O
and O O
of O O
crafting O O
multilateral O O
coalitions O O
to O O
tighten O O
the O O
pressure O O
around O O
them O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
work O O
/. O O

And O O
it O O
's O O
the O O
right O O
way O O
to O O
go O O
clearly O O
for O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

we O O
want O O
to O O
exhaust O O
diplomatic O O
means O O
before O O
we O O
consider O O
other O O
means O O
/. O O

Based O O
on O O
our O O
experience O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
particularly O O
with O O
our O O
emphasis O O
on O O
the O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
that O O
did O O
not O O
materialize O O
John B-PERSON B-PERSON
Deutch I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
former O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
CIA B-ORG B-ORG
offered O O
this O O
observation O O
/. O O

the O O
next O O
time O O
military O O
intervention O O
is O O
judged O O
necessary O O
to O O
combat O O
the O O
spread O O
of O O
weapons O O
of O O
mass O O
destruction O O
for O O
example O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
there O O
will O O
be O O
skepticism O O
about O O
the O O
quality O O
of O O
our O O
intelligence O O
/. O O

Do O O
you O O
agree O O
with O O
that O O
/? O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
/. O O

not O O
in O O
the O O
case O O
of O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
not O O
in O O
the O O
case O O
of O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
've O O
been O O
to O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
twenty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
fourteen I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
talk O O
to O O
the O O
Europeans B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the O O
Russians B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
about O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
for O O
instance O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
single O O
person O O
at O O
the O O
higher O O
levels O O
of O O
those O O
government O O
who O O
does O O
n't O O
believe O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
trying O O
to O O
create O O
a O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
capability O O
/. O O

There O O
is O O
n't O O
a O O
single O O
person O O
in O O
the O O
governments O O
of O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
Russia B-GPE B-GPE
or O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
or O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
who O O
does O O
n't O O
believe O O
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
bent O O
on O O
building O O
up O O
its O O
nuclear O O
capability O O
/. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
argument O O
in O O
the O O
real O O
world O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
about O O
what O O
these O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
are O O
trying O O
to O O
do O O
/. O O

There O O
is O O
no O O
argument O O
remotely O O
similar O O
to O O
what O O
we O O
went O O
through O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
with O O
our O O
European B-NORP B-NORP
allies O O
over O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

In O O
fact O O
we O O
are O O
now O O
tightly O O
knit O O
up O O
with O O
these O O
countries O O
/. O O

And O O
if O O
you O O
look O O
at O O
what O O
the O O
French B-NORP B-NORP
German B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
British B-NORP B-NORP
governments O O
are O O
saying O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
Russian B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
governments O O
about O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
these O O
countries O O
are O O
intending O O
to O O
create O O
a O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
capability O O
they O O
agree O O
with O O
our O O
assessment O O
/. O O

So O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
agree O O
at O O
all O O
that O O
we O O
're O O
somehow O O
limited O O
in O O
what O O
we O O
can O O
do O O
and O O
limited O O
in O O
our O O
effectiveness O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
disagreements O O
that O O
we O O
had O O
over O O
WMD O O
in O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

Let O O
me O O
conclude O O
with O O
comments O O
by O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Crystal I-PERSON I-PERSON
the O O
editor O O
of O O
Weekly B-ORG B-ORG
Standard I-ORG I-ORG
/. O O

he O O
used O O
to O O
work O O
for O O
Vice O O
President O O
Dan B-PERSON B-PERSON
Quail I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
firing O O
missiles O O
/. O O

Iran B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
going O O
nuclear O O
/. O O

Somalia B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
controlled O O
by O O
radical O O
Islamists B-NORP B-NORP
/. O O

Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
n't O O
getting O O
better O O
/. O O

and O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
getting O O
worse O O
/. O O

I O O
give O O
the O O
President O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
credit O O
for O O
hanging O O
tough O O
on O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

but O O
I O O
am O O
worried O O
that O O
it O O
has O O
made O O
them O O
too O O
passive O O
in O O
confronting O O
the O O
other O O
threats O O
/. O O

Have O O
a O O
preoccupation O O
with O O
Iraq B-GPE B-GPE
allowed O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
go O O
forward O O
with O O
their O O
nuclear O O
programs O O
and O O
limited O O
our O O
options O O
/? O O

Well O O
I O O
strongly O O
disagree O O
with O O
that O O
criticism O O
from O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Crystal I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

And O O
I O O
disagree O O
for O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
reason O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
a O O
very O O
strong O O
and O O
active O O
government O O
/. O O

from O O
the O O
Pentagon B-ORG B-ORG
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
the B-ORG B-ORG
White I-ORG I-ORG
House I-ORG I-ORG
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
we O O
are O O
focused O O
on O O
all O O
these O O
problems O O
/. O O

We O O
created O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
fifteen I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
a O O
major O O
international O O
coalition O O
to O O
corner O O
the O O
Iranian B-NORP B-NORP
government O O
And O O
to O O
isolate O O
them O O
/. O O

And O O
that O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
diplomatic O O
success O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
several I-DATE I-DATE
months I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

We O O
've O O
now O O
got O O
this O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talk O O
framework O O
we O O
hope O O
coming O O
back O O
together O O
/. O O

and O O
certainly O O
the O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
countries O O
are O O
united O O
/. O O

Uh O O
Secretary O O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
in O O
Afghanistan B-GPE B-GPE
this B-TIME B-TIME
morning I-TIME I-TIME
/. O O

and O O
Secretary O O
Rice B-PERSON B-PERSON
was O O
there O O
ten B-DATE B-DATE
days I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

and O O
we O O
're O O
giving O O
that O O
government O O
president O O
government O O
all O O
the O O
support O O
it O O
can O O
get O O
/. O O

We O O
are O O
a O O
government O O
that O O
can O O
operate O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
operate O O
in O O
every O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
/. O O

We O O
're O O
a O O
global O O
superpower O O
/. O O

We O O
have O O
tremendous O O
resources O O
at O O
our O O
disposal O O
/. O O

and O O
frankly O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
a O O
first O B-ORDINAL
class O O
military O O
and O O
a O O
first O B-ORDINAL
class O O
diplomatic O O
effort O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
can O O
certainly O O
take O O
on O O
all O O
these O O
issues O O
and O O
be O O
successful O O
simultaneously O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
will O O
be O O
watching O O
/. O O

Ambassador O O
Nicholas B-PERSON B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON I-PERSON
we O O
thank O O
you O O
for O O
sharing O O
your O O
views O O
/. O O

Thanks O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

Coming O O
next O O
the O O
view O O
of O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
former O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-ORG
Administration O I-ORG
officials O O
who O O
spent O O
years O B-DATE
dealing O O
with O O
the O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
problem O O
former O O
Assistant O O
Secretary O O
of O O
Defense B-ORG B-ORG
Ashton B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON I-PERSON
chief O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
negotiator O O
now O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Georgetown I-ORG I-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gallucci I-PERSON I-PERSON
And O O
former O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
ambassador O O
to O O
the O O
UN B-ORG B-ORG
now O O
Governor O O
of O O
New B-GPE B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE I-GPE
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

They O O
are O O
all O O
right O O
here O O
next O O
only O O
on O O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Press I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
/. O O

And O O
we O O
are O O
back O O
/. O O

Welcome O O
all O O
/. O O

Governor O O
Richardson B-PERSON B-PERSON
should O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
negotiate O O
directly O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
on O O
one B-CARDINAL O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/? O O

Yes O O
it O O
should O O
/. O O

Uh O O
our O O
policy O O
so O O
far O O
is O O
not O O
working O O
/. O O

Uh O O
what O O
you O O
have O O
is O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
quadrupled O O
its O O
enriched O O
plutonium O O
since O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Uh O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
are O O
going O O
nowhere O O
/. O O

We O O
should O O
talk O O
directly O O
to O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
to O O
discuss O O
what O O
is O O
next O O
/. O O

They O O
need O O
to O O
dismantle O O
their O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

they O O
need O O
to O O
destroy O O
their O O
missile O O
capability O O
/. O O

The O O
only O O
way O O
to O O
do O O
that O O
in O O
my O O
judgment O O
is O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
talks O O
at O O
a O O
level O O
of O O
Christopher B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

He O O
is O O
a O O
competent O O
diplomat O O
/. O O

Uh O O
the O O
successes O O
we O O
've O O
had O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
have O O
been O O
through O O
direct O O
engagement O O
When O O
I O O
got O O
some O O
pilots O O
out O O
of O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
When O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gallucci I-PERSON I-PERSON
negotiated O O
the O O
agreed O O
framework O O
/. O O

Secretary O O
Albright B-PERSON B-PERSON
close O O
to O O
having O O
an O O
agreement O O
on O O
reducing O O
or O O
terminating O O
their O O
missiles O O
/. O O

What O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
is O O
seeing O O
right O O
now O O
is O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
getting O O
a O O
nuclear O O
reactor O O
/. O O

They O O
see O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
getting O O
a O O
nuclear O O
fuel O O
cycle O O
that O O
is O O
assured O O
economic O O
incentives O O
/. O O

On O O
the O O
other O O
hand O O
what O O
they O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
is O O
treated O O
with O O
respect O O
direct O O
talks O O
with O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
also O O
they O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
an O O
effort O O
by O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
give O O
them O O
the O O
recognition O O
that O O
they O O
feel O O
they O O
deserve O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
believe O O
they O O
do O O
/. O O

They O O
are O O
a O O
desolate O O
isolated O O
regime O O
/. O O

But O O
right O O
now O O
our O O
policy O O
is O O
not O O
working O O
/. O O

It O O
makes O O
sense O O
to O O
talk O O
directly O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
would O O
n't O O
the O O
world O O
then O O
say O O
oh O O
I O O
see O O
/. O O

you O O
test O O
a O O
missile O O
on O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
fourth I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
July I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

you O O
get O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
attention O O
/. O O

and O O
you O O
bring O O
them O O
to O O
the O O
bargaining O O
table O O
/. O O

Our O O
policy O O
right O O
now O O
does O O
not O O
work O O
/. O O

Look O O
where O O
we O O
are O O
right O O
now O O
/. O O

Uh O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
destabilized O O
/. O O

We O O
are O O
trying O O
to O O
outsource O O
our O O
foreign O O
policy O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
not O O
necessarily O O
interested O O
in O O
helping O O
us O O
on O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

They O O
do O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
see O O
a O O
bunch O O
of O O
refugees O O
go O O
into O O
their O O
country O O
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
a O O
competitor O O
/. O O

They O O
control O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
our O O
debt O O
/. O O

Right O O
now O O
we O O
do O O
not O O
have O O
leverage O O
over O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

The O O
best O O
effort O O
in O O
my O O
judgment O O
is O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
talks O O
/. O O

Hard O O
negotiating O O
/. O O

Get O O
that O O
agreement O O
that O O
was O O
uh O O
signed O O
in O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
that O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
has O O
not O O
abided O O
to O O
/. O O

A O O
time O O
table O O
for O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
to O O
dismantle O O
its O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

Efforts O O
to O O
set O O
up O O
bench O O
marks O O
in O O
exchange O O
for O O
that O O
armistice O O
agreement O O
where O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
attack O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

They O O
get O O
economic O O
assistance O O
/. O O

But O O
our O O
objective O O
should O O
be O O
firm O O
/. O O

To O O
get O O
them O O
to O O
dismantle O O
their O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

The O O
best O O
way O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
is O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
talks O O
/. O O

If O O
the O O
President O O
now O O
changed O O
his O O
course O O
wo O O
n't O O
the O O
headlines O O
be O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
blinks O O
/? O O

No O O
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
the O O
headlines O O
would O O
be O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
deals O O
realistically O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

He O O
reverses O O
a O O
policy O O
that O O
is O O
not O O
working O O
/. O O

Ambassador O O
Gallucci B-PERSON B-PERSON
do O O
you O O
agree O O
with O O
that O O
/? O O

Just O O
about O O
entirely O O
/. O O

uh O O
I O O
have O O
nothing O O
against O O
the O O
idea O O
of O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
something O O
Nick B-PERSON B-PERSON
pounded O O
on O O
/. O O

Uh O O
uh O O
the O O
virtue O O
of O O
having O O
all O O
these O O
parties O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
engaged O O
that O O
's O O
/- O O

it O O
's O O
true O O
/. O O

it O O
is O O
their O O
problem O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
ours O O
/. O O

But O O
the O O
fact O O
is O O
it O O
has O O
n't O O
worked O O
/. O O

And O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
form O O
more O O
important O O
than O O
a O O
substance O O
To O O
care O O
more O O
about O O
whether O O
we O O
have O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
parties O O
meeting O O
together O O
than O O
whether O O
we O O
stop O O
the O O
accumulation O O
of O O
plutonium O O
is O O
absurd O O
in O O
my O O
view O O
/. O O

You O O
'd O O
have O O
some O O
conditions O O
/. O O

you O O
had O O
said O O
prior O O
to O O
the O O
missile O O
test O O
that O O
if O O
they O O
took O O
that O O
missile O O
off O O
the O O
launch O O
pad O O
you O O
'd O O
negotiate O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
/. O O

Now O O
that O O
they O O
've O O
launched O O
it O O
would O O
you O O
have O O
any O O
conditions O O
before O O
you O O
went O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
table O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
on O O
one B-CARDINAL O
/? O O

This O O
is O O
kind O O
of O O
a O O
rule O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
you O O
really O O
try O O
hard O O
not O O
to O O
negotiate O O
with O O
a O O
gun O O
or O O
missile O O
to O O
your O O
head O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
think O O
a O O
decent O O
interval O O
now O O
and O O
some O O
work O O
at O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
the O O
appropriate O O
thing O O
to O O
do O O
/. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
we O O
're O O
taking O O
a O O
view O O
from O O
thirty B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
thousand I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
feet I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
right O O
now O O
/. O O

what O O
should O O
the O O
administration O O
do O O
/? O O

It O O
needs O O
to O O
find O O
a O O
way O O
to O O
get O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
negotiating O O
table O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
you O O
may O O
get O O
a O O
headline O O
like O O
the O O
President O O
is O O
reversing O O
course O O
as O O
indeed O O
we O O
have O O
in O O
the O O
case O O
of O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
's O O
not O O
so O O
bad O O
if O O
you O O
find O O
you O O
're O O
on O O
the O O
wrong O O
course O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
have O O
been O O
/. O O

Ashton B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON I-PERSON
do O O
you O O
agree O O
there O O
should O O
be O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
on O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
direct O O
negotiations O O
between O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
/? O O

No O O
I O O
actually O O
think O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
is O O
a O O
perfectly O O
appropriate O O
forum O O
including O O
for O O
us O O
to O O
speak O O
directly O O
to O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
if O O
others O O
are O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
/. O O

Let O O
's O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
the O O
logic O O
of O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
in O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
place O O
/. O O

The O O
reason O O
to O O
have O O
everybody O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
is O O
not O O
only O O
that O O
they O O
have O O
a O O
stake O O
in O O
the O O
outcome O O
as O O
well O O
but O O
uh O O
in O O
dealing O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
diplomacy O O
has O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
coercive O O
dimension O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
trade O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

we O O
do O O
n't O O
recognize O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
diplomatically O O
/. O O

uh O O
there O O
's O O
almost O O
nothing O O
we O O
can O O
do O O
short O O
of O O
military O O
action O O
to O O
apply O O
pressure O O
to O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

We O O
're O O
capable O O
of O O
military O O
action O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
's O O
important O O
that O O
that O O
be O O
an O O
ingredient O O
of O O
course O O
in O O
diplomacy O O
/. O O

But O O
the O O
real O O
levers O O
on O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
are O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
South I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

It O O
is O O
they O O
who O O
essentially O O
support O O
the O O
regime O O
economically O O
and O O
politically O O
/. O O

But O O
makes O O
sense O O
to O O
have O O
them O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
/. O O

The O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
I O O
totally O O
agree O O
with O O
my O O
colleagues O O
here O O
have O O
produced O O
nothing O O
so O O
far O O
except O O
a O O
quadrupling O O
of O O
the O O
amount O O
of O O
plutonium O O
as O O
ambassador O O
Richardson B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
um O O
in O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
hands O O
and O O
now O O
missile O O
launches O O
/. O O

So O O
they O O
've O O
been O O
running O O
wild O O
for O O
three B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
or I-DATE I-DATE
so I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Um O O
the O O
reason O O
for O O
that O O
/- O O

there O O
's O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
blame O O
to O O
go O O
around O O
/. O O

you O O
have O O
to O O
start O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
their O O
own O O
intransigence O O
/. O O

The O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
and O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
South I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
have O O
not O O
done O O
everything O O
that O O
they O O
should O O
/. O O

uh O O
they O O
've O O
shown O O
the O O
carrots O O
/. O O

they O O
've O O
been O O
unwilling O O
to O O
show O O
the O O
sticks O O
that O O
they O O
can O O
also O O
wield O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
on O O
our O O
side O O
um O O
it O O
matters O O
less O O
who O O
else O O
is O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
than O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
our O O
own O O
wits O O
about O O
us O O
as O O
we O O
sit O O
down O O
with O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

And O O
our O O
government O O
I O O
believe O O
has O O
been O O
divided O O
over O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
last I-DATE I-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
as O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
between O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
camps O O
/. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
camp O O
which O O
believes O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
give O O
diplomacy O O
a O O
try O O
and O O
is O O
earnest O O
about O O
pursuing O O
diplomacy O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
there O O
's O O
another O O
camp O O
uh O O
in O O
this O O
country O O
and O O
I O O
think O O
represented O O
in O O
the O O
government O O
that O O
believes O O
that O O
negotiating O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
is O O
a O O
fools O O
game O O
or O O
is O O
even O O
immoral O O
because O O
of O O
the O O
nature O O
of O O
the O O
regime O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
agree O O
with O O
that O O
view O O
because O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
more O O
immoral O O
to O O
let O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
go O O
nuclear O O
than O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
reach O O
a O O
deal O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
we O O
have O O
been O O
of O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
minds O O
/. O O

and O O
therefore O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
we O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
has O O
been O O
as O O
effective O O
as O O
we O O
might O O
have O O
been O O
/. O O

you O O
showed O O
some O O
of O O
that O O
ambivalence O O
in O O
the O O
earlier O O
part O O
of O O
your O O
segment O O
where O O
you O O
see O O
the O O
US B-GPE B-GPE
government O O
saying O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thing O O
at O O
one B-CARDINAL O
time O O
and O O
another O O
thing O O
at O O
the O O
other O O
times O O
/. O O

Though O O
it O O
's O O
important O O
that O O
we O O
get O O
our O O
story O O
straight O O
/. O O

and O O
that O O
's O O
more O O
important O O
than O O
who O O
else O O
is O O
at O O
the O O
table O O
/. O O

You O O
had O O
advocated O O
several B-DATE B-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
a O O
preemptive O O
military O O
strike O O
on O O
the O O
missile O O
that O O
was O O
about O O
to O O
be O O
tested O O
/. O O

Many O O
criticize O O
that O O
as O O
belligerent O O
/. O O

and O O
perhaps O O
could O O
even O O
trigger O O
a O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
response O O
against O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
or O O
against O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

who O O
knows O O
/. O O

In O O
hindsight O O
do O O
you O O
still O O
stand O O
by O O
that O O
preemptive O O
military O O
strike O O
/? O O

Well O O
I O O
do O O
/. O O

and O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
put O O
that O O
in O O
some O O
context O O
/. O O

By O O
the O O
way O O
I O O
would O O
say O O
we O O
should O O
have O O
that O O
same O O
position O O
today O B-DATE
That O O
is O O
if O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
go O O
out O O
to O O
the O O
launch O O
pad O O
and O O
erect O O
that O O
missile O O
and O O
prepare O O
to O O
launch O O
it O O
we O O
can O O
destroy O O
that O O
uh O O
before O O
they O O
can O O
do O O
it O O
/. O O

To O O
do O O
so O O
would O O
be O O
a O O
very O O
limited O O
military O O
action O O
a O O
single O O
bomb O O
a O O
single O O
cruise O O
missile O O
/. O O

the B-NORP O
north I-NORP O
Koreans I-NORP B-NORP
are O O
n't O O
going O O
to O O
start O O
a O O
war O O
in O O
response O O
uh O O
to O O
that O O
kind O O
of O O
action O O
/. O O

And O O
to O O
those O O
that O O
think O O
that O O
's O O
too O O
much O O
I O O
can O O
only O O
say O O
where O O
are O O
you O O
going O O
to O O
draw O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/? O O

At O O
some O O
point O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
draw O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
and O O
defend O O
it O O
/. O O

We O O
say O O
things O O
are O O
intolerable O O
/. O O

we O O
say O O
they O O
're O O
unacceptable O O
/. O O

and O O
then O O
we O O
tolerate O O
and O O
accept O O
/. O O

former O O
Secretary O O
of O O
Defense B-ORG B-ORG
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Perry I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
I O O
thought O O
long O O
and O O
hard O O
about O O
this O O
/. O O

and O O
we O O
thought O O
that O O
this O O
was O O
a O O
relatively O O
nonprovocative O O
way O O
to O O
draw O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
with O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

Now O O
I O O
have O O
to O O
emphasize O O
there O O
's O O
risk O O
in O O
inaction O O
also O O
/. O O

you O O
may O O
say O O
there O O
's O O
risk O O
in O O
this O O
action O O
/. O O

but O O
I O O
have O O
to O O
emphasize O O
there O O
's O O
risk O O
in O O
inaction O O
as O O
well O O
letting O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
go O O
nuclear O O
/. O O

Governor O O
Richardson B-PERSON B-PERSON
well O O
how O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
would O O
react O O
if O O
we O O
took O O
out O O
their O O
test O O
missile O O
/? O O

Well O O
I O O
respectfully O O
disagree O O
with O O
Assistant O O
Secretary O O
Carter B-PERSON B-PERSON
there O O
/. O O

But O O
at O O
least O O
he O O
's O O
got O O
a O O
new O O
idea O O
which O O
the O O
administration O O
does O O
not O O
put O O
forth O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
if O O
we O O
are O O
seriously O O
attacked O O
or O O
threatened O O
, O O
that O O
missile O O
which O O
was O O
a O O
test O O
was O O
geared O O
to O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
or O O
to O O
our O O
allies O O
we O O
have O O
allied O O
responsibilities O O
with O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
or O O
Japan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O
/. O O

Uh O O
you O O
do O O
take O O
that O O
step O O
/. O O

but O O
the O O
fact O O
is O O
that O O
you O O
risk O O
uh O O
the O O
uh O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
shooting O O
missiles O O
at O O
South B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

and O O
we O O
've O O
got O O
thirty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
seven I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
American B-NORP B-NORP
forces O O
at O O
the O O
DMZ O O
/. O O

Uh O O
but O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
think O O
another O O
reason O O
for O O
the O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
talks O O
is O O
that O O
there O O
're O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
issues O O
that O O
are O O
separate O O
from O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
that O O
are O O
a O O
serious O O
grievance O O
in O O
our O O
relationship O O
/. O O

one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
is O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
we O O
have O O
frozen O O
financial O O
assets O O
of O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
rightly O O
so O O
/. O O

but O O
that O O
is O O
a O O
separate O O
bilateral O O
issue O O
/. O O

The O O
second B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
is O O
our O O
objection O O
to O O
dealing O O
with O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
' I-NORP O
request O O
for O O
a O O
light O O
water O O
reactor O O
Which O O
I O O
believe O O
has O O
bogged O O
down O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
/. O O

Which O O
by O O
the O O
way O O
I O O
believe O O
you O O
could O O
have O O
a O O
separate O O
bilateral O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
negotiation O O
with O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
also O O
continue O O
the O O
efforts O O
with O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
because O O
it O O
is O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
South I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
and O O
the O O
Japanese B-NORP B-NORP
that O O
are O O
providing O O
financial O O
and O O
fuel O O
incentives O O
/. O O

So O O
you O O
ca O O
n't O O
cut O O
them O O
out O O
/. O O

but O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
essential O O
to O O
have O O
face O O
to O O
*face O O
private O O
bilateral O O
talks O O
between O O
United B-GPE B-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

But O O
in O O
the O O
end O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
judgment O O
of O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
intentions O O
/. O O

You O O
'd O O
been O O
there O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
/. O O

you O O
know O O
them O O
/. O O

and O O
yet O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
weeks I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
the O O
missile O O
launch O O
you O O
said O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
they O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
test O O
/. O O

And O O
they O O
did O O
/. O O

No O O
Tim B-PERSON B-PERSON
I O O
said O O
I O O
believe O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
going O O
to O O
test O O
/. O O

I O O
did O O
say O O
that O O
/. O O

And O O
what O O
I O O
sense O O
in O O
my O O
negotiations O O
in O O
dealing O O
with O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/- O O

You O O
said O O
as O O
days B-DATE O
go O O
by O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
believe O O
they O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
do O O
it O O
/. O O

But O O
early O O
on O O
I O O
said O O
that O O
they O O
did O O
on O O
CBS B-ORG B-ORG
/. O O

Uh O O
my O O
point O O
is O O
that O O
when O O
you O O
deal O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
you O O
're O O
not O O
dealing O O
with O O
individuals O O
like O O
you O O
and O O
me O O
/. O O

Do O O
n't O O
believe O O
in O O
compromise O O
/. O O

they O O
believe O O
in O O
their O O
only O O
way O O
or O O
the O O
highway O O
/. O O

Their O O
view O O
is O O
that O O
their O O
cause O O
is O O
right O O
/. O O

and O O
they O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
wait O O
you O O
out O O
/. O O

So O O
they O O
're O O
totally O O
unpredictable O O
/. O O

and O O
I O O
believe O O
the O O
only O O
way O O
to O O
deal O O
with O O
them O O
and O O
we O O
have O O
shown O O
that O O
effectively O O
in O O
past O O
dealings O O
with O O
the O B-ORG
Clinton B-PERSON I-ORG
Administration O I-ORG
is O O
direct O O
engagement O O
To O O
get O O
them O O
to O O
curb O O
their O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
as O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gallucci I-PERSON I-PERSON
did O O
/. O O

Secretary O O
Albright B-PERSON B-PERSON
almost O O
got O O
a O O
missile O O
agreement O O
/. O O

Uh O O
Jimmy B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON I-PERSON
got O O
uh O O
an O O
agreement O O
which O O
was O O
later O O
violated O O
regrettably O O
with O O
the O O
father O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

My O O
point O O
is O O
that O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
discussions O O
with O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
directly O O
I O O
believe O O
is O O
a O O
precursor O O
/. O O

the O O
continuation O O
of O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
is O O
the O O
best O O
way O O
to O O
go O O
/. O O

But O O
do O O
they O O
keep O O
their O O
word O O
/? O O

Here O O
's O O
Madeline B-PERSON B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON I-PERSON
toasting O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
October B-DATE B-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

She O O
appeared O O
on O O
this O O
program O O
four B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

and O O
this O O
was O O
our O O
exchange O O
/. O O

But O O
did O O
n't O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
develop O O
a O O
nuclear O O
bomb O O
on O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
's I-PERSON I-PERSON
watch O O
/? O O

No O O
what O O
they O O
were O O
doing O O
uh O O
as O O
it O O
turns O O
out O O
, O O
they O O
were O O
cheating O O
/. O O

and O O
the O O
reason O O
that O O
you O O
have O O
arms O O
control O O
agreements O O
is O O
that O O
you O O
do O O
n't O O
make O O
them O O
with O O
your O O
friends O O
, O O
you O O
make O O
them O O
with O O
your O O
enemies O O
/. O O

and O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
process O O
that O O
is O O
required O O
to O O
hold O O
uh O O
countries O O
accountable O O
/. O O

Ambassador O O
Gallucci B-PERSON B-PERSON
you O O
negotiated O O
that O O
ninety B-DATE B-CARDINAL
four I-DATE I-CARDINAL
agreement O O
/. O O

The B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
stopped O O
processing O O
in O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
plant O O
if O O
you O O
will O O
/. O O

but O O
we O O
later O O
found O O
out O O
that O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
they O O
were O O
making O O
uranium O O
in O O
another O O
plant O O
/. O O

Not O O
actually O O
/. O O

No O O
that O O
's O O
not O O
what O O
we O O
found O O
out O O
/. O O

What O O
happened O O
was O O
we O O
did O O
do O O
a O O
deal O O
/. O O

We O O
did O O
stop O O
a O O
uh O O
plutonium O O
based O O
pro-nuclear O O
weapons O O
program O O
/. O O

We O O
made O O
sure O O
that O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
thousand I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
fuel O O
rods O O
containing O O
around B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
thirty I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
kilograms I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
enough O O
for O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nuclear O O
weapons O O
worth O O
of O O
plutonium O O
stayed O O
in O O
a O O
storage O O
pond O O
/. O O

And O O
the O O
deal O O
would O O
have O O
had O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
end O O
their O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
program O O
/. O O

We O O
think O O
they O O
started O O
cheating O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
late I-DATE I-DATE
nineties I-DATE I-DATE
by O O
getting O O
some O O
gas O O
centrifuge O O
equipment O O
from O O
Pakistan B-GPE B-GPE
/. O O

We O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
a O O
lot O O
about O O
that O O
where O O
it O O
is O O
whether O O
the O O
equipment O O
has O O
been O O
put O O
together O O
/. O O

We O O
think O O
over O O
a O O
period O O
of O O
time O O
they O O
'll O O
do O O
what O O
the O O
Pakistanis B-NORP B-NORP
did O O
, O O
what O O
the O O
Iranians B-NORP B-NORP
appear O O
to O O
be O O
wanting O O
to O O
do O O
and O O
put O O
together O O
this O O
gas O O
centrifuge O O
/. O O

But O O
they O O
never O O
got O O
there O O
yet O O
/. O O

Or O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
they O O
've O O
gotten O O
there O O
yet O O
/. O O

But O O
they O O
broke O O
their O O
word O O
/. O O

They O O
absolutely O O
cheated O O
/. O O

There O O
's O O
no O O
question O O
about O O
that O O
/. O O

But O O
really O O
you O O
ought O O
to O O
be O O
clear O O
here O O
what O O
's O O
happened O O
/. O O

There O O
was O O
a O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
program O O
that O O
was O O
stopped O O
/. O O

Plutonium O O
production O O
was O O
stopped O O
/. O O

Right O O
/. O O

And O O
afterwards O O
tragically O O
I O O
believe O O
that O O
agreement O O
which O O
locked O O
them O O
up O O
was O O
allowed O O
to O O
collapse O O
/. O O

And O O
we O O
find O O
ourselves O O
now O O
with O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
accumulating O O
plutonium O O
a O O
bomb O O
's O O
worth O O
a O B-DATE
year O I-DATE
/. O O

And O O
freed O O
up O O
that O O
plutonium O O
that O O
was O O
um O O
controlled O O
for O O
that O O
period O O
of O O
time O O
/. O O

And O O
they O O
say O O
they O O
've O O
used O O
it O O
to O O
make O O
bombs O O
/. O O

we O O
'd O O
have O O
to O O
estimate O O
about O B-CARDINAL
five B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
more O O
/. O O

And O O
with O O
each B-DATE O
passing I-DATE O
day I-DATE O
I O O
would O O
argue O O
to O O
you O O
more O O
important O O
than O O
that O O
missile O O
that O O
Ash B-PERSON B-PERSON
would O O
take O O
out O O
on O O
the O O
gantry O O
if O O
it O O
turns O O
up O O
again O O
with O O
each O O
passing O O
day O O
we O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
find O O
ourselves O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
closer O O
than O O
we O O
were O O
before O O
to O O
the B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
where O O
that O O
material O O
could O O
be O O
transferred O O
or O O
sold O O
to O O
Al O O
- O O
Queda O O
Presenting O O
a O O
threat O O
far O O
greater O O
than O O
the O O
threat O O
that O O
is O O
posed O O
to O O
us O O
by O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
aboard O O
ballistic O O
missiles O O
/. O O

We O O
can O O
deter O O
a O O
country O O
with O O
ballistic O O
missiles O O
/. O O

We O O
know O O
the O O
return O O
address O O
/. O O

We O O
do O O
/. O O

But O O
with O O
a O O
terrorist O O
unconventional O O
delivery O O
your O O
national O O
missile O O
defense O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
very O O
good O O
against O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
or O O
American B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
Or O O
a O O
bus O O
or O O
a O O
truck O O
/. O O

And O O
deterrents O O
does O O
n't O O
work O O
terribly O O
well O O
when O O
an O O
enemy O O
values O O
your O O
death O O
more O O
than O O
his O O
life O O
/. O O

So O O
no O O
defense O O
no O O
deterrents O O
/. O O

we O O
need O O
to O O
lock O O
up O O
the O O
nuclear O O
program O O
/. O O

You O O
would O O
not O O
care O O
about O O
the O O
ballistic O O
missile O O
program O O
if O O
they O O
did O O
not O O
have O O
the O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
program O O
/. O O

But O O
you O O
can O O
have O O
all O O
the O O
agreements O O
you O O
want O O
/. O O

if O O
they O O
're O O
going O O
to O O
cheat O O
what O O
good O O
are O O
they O O
/? O O

Madeline B-PERSON B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON I-PERSON
essentially O O
had O O
it O O
correct O O
in O O
my O O
view O O
/. O O

You O O
make O O
a O O
deal O O
/. O O

Nobody O O
did O O
that O O
deal O O
in O O
ninety B-DATE B-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
thinking O O
we O O
were O O
trusting O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

We O O
had O O
some O O
transparency O O
a O O
measure O O
of O O
it O O
/. O O

and O O
you O O
verify O O
/. O O

We O O
caught O O
them O O
cheating O O
/. O O

You O O
might O O
make O O
another O O
deal O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
you O O
should O O
/. O O

You O O
ask O O
the O O
question O O
you O O
make O O
another O O
deal O O
are O O
you O O
better O O
off O O
with O O
the O O
deal O O
/. O O

or O O
are O O
you O O
better O O
off O O
without O O
it O O
/? O O

If O O
the O O
answer O O
to O O
the O O
former O O
is O O
yes O O
you O O
do O O
the O O
deal O O
/. O O

You O O
do O O
n't O O
+ask O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
simple O O
question O O
have O O
they O O
fooled O O
us O O
before O O
/. O O

then O O
do O O
n't O O
let O O
them O O
fool O O
us O O
again O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
believe O O
that O O
's O O
the O O
way O O
you O O
proceed O O
in O O
international O O
affairs O O
/. O O

It O O
asks O O
a O O
very O O
tough O O
question O O
about O O
the O O
national O O
security O O
/. O O

should O O
we O O
do O O
this O O
/? O O

Is O O
it O O
better O O
for O O
us O O
/? O O

Ask O O
for O O
more O O
transparency O O
/. O O

Insist O O
on O O
it O O
/. O O

Be O O
tough O O
in O O
the O O
negotiations O O
Not O O
in O O
the O O
formality O O
of O O
whether O O
it O O
's O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
parties O O
or O O
it O O
's O O
bilateral O O
/. O O

Let O O
me O O
show O O
you O O
all O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
presidents O O
Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON I-PERSON
back O O
in O O
nineteen B-DATE B-DATE
ninety I-DATE I-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
George B-PERSON B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON I-PERSON
ten B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
later I-DATE I-DATE
talking O O
to O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
in O O
effect O O
/. O O

And O O
I O O
'm O O
asking O O
you O O
to O O
put O O
your O O
mind O O
in O O
place O O
of O O
a B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
watching O O
this O O
/. O O

President O O
Clinton B-PERSON B-PERSON
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
/. O O

North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
can O O
not O O
be O O
allowed O O
to O O
develop O O
a O O
nuclear O O
bomb O O
/. O O

We O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
very O O
firm O O
about O O
it O O
/. O O

We O O
will O O
not O O
tolerate O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

Ash B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON I-PERSON
both O O
presidents O O
making O O
very O O
firm O O
resolved O O
statements O O
/. O O

if O O
you O O
're O O
in O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
watching O O
that O O
knowing O O
that O O
you O O
now O O
have O O
the O O
potential O O
of O O
building O O
eight B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nuclear O O
bombs O O
what O O
are O O
you O O
thinking O O
/? O O

Well O O
I O O
'm O O
concerned O O
that O O
they O O
're O O
thinking O O
that O O
we O O
're O O
giving O O
a O O
new O O
meaning O O
to O O
the O O
word O O
intolerable O O
Because O O
they O O
keep O O
doing O O
things O O
that O O
we O O
say O O
are O O
intolerable O O
and O O
then O O
we O O
tolerate O O
them O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
why O O
I O O
think O O
at O O
some O O
point O O
you O O
have O O
to O O
draw O O
the O O
line O O
with O O
the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
/. O O

I O O
do O O
think O O
and O O
here O O
I O O
agree O O
with O O
both O O
of O O
the O O
other O O
gentlemen O O
you O O
have O O
on O O
the O O
show O O
who O O
have O O
shown O O
it O O
's O O
possible O O
to O O
reach O O
an O O
agreement O O
with O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
and O O
to O O
get O O
agreements O O
that O O
serve O O
our O O
interests O O
The O O
much O O
maligned O O
agreed O O
framework O O
as O O
Bob B-PERSON B-PERSON
Galluci I-PERSON I-PERSON
pointed O O
out O O
without O O
that O O
agreed O O
framework O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
by O O
all O O
the O O
calculations O O
of O O
the O O
experts O O
would O O
now O O
have O O
fifty B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

So O O
we O O
were O O
better O O
off O O
with O O
the O O
agreement O O
than O O
without O O
it O O
/. O O

It O O
is O O
possible O O
to O O
reach O O
agreement O O
with O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
But O O
not O O
when O O
they O O
see O O
the O O
kind O O
of O O
footage O O
that O O
you O O
uh O O
showed O O
Which O O
is O O
uh O O
uh O O
uh O O
Americans B-NORP B-NORP
drawing O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
and O O
then O O
stepping O O
back O O
from O O
that O O
line O O
And O O
drawing O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
sand O O
and O O
then O O
stepping O O
back O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
our O O
diplomacy O O
has O O
to O O
have O O
carrots O O
in O O
it O O
but O O
it O O
has O O
to O O
stand O O
somewhere O O
/. O O

and O O
as O O
I O O
suggested O O
earlier O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
missile O O
tests O O
are O O
a O O
good O O
place O O
to O O
take O O
a O O
stand O O
/. O O

Governor O O
Richardson B-PERSON B-PERSON
draw O O
a O O
line O O
in O O
the O O
stand O O
and O O
step O O
back O O
/. O O

the B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
watch O O
that O O
/. O O

they O O
observe O O
that O O
/. O O

they O O
know O O
what O O
their O O
own O O
has O O
been O O
/. O O

How O O
do O O
you O O
have O O
any O O
strength O O
in O O
negotiating O O
with O O
people O O
like O O
that O O
/? O O

The B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
in O O
my O O
dealings O O
with O O
them O O
they O O
care O O
more O O
about O O
form O O
than O O
they O O
do O O
substance O O
/. O O

In O O
your O O
earlier O O
segment O O
you O O
showed O O
president O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
calling O O
him O O
a O O
tyrant O O
/. O O

But O O
then O O
later O O
he O O
called O O
him O O
Mister O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

I O O
was O O
in O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
when O O
that O O
happened O O
/. O O

The B-NORP O
North I-NORP B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
were O O
delighted O O
because O O
they O O
felt O O
they O O
'd O O
been O O
treated O O
with O O
respect O O
/. O O

They O O
care O O
deeply O O
about O O
protocol O O
/. O O

And O O
this O O
is O O
another O O
reason O O
why O O
I O O
think O O
for O O
a O O
relatively O O
cheap O O
price O O
a O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
negotiation O O
at O O
the O O
level O O
of O O
Chris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
who O O
again O O
is O O
very O O
competent O O
I O O
believe O O
would O O
set O O
the O O
stage O O
for O O
a O O
final O O
agreement O O
at O O
the O O
six B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
party O O
talks O O
Which O O
is O O
essential O O
Which O O
is O O
basically O O
a O O
good O O
agreement O O
/. O O

In O O
exchange O O
for O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
dismantling O O
its O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
its O O
missiles O O
they O O
get O O
an O O
armistice O O
agreement O O
where O O
they O O
are O O
not O O
attacked O O
/. O O

they O O
get O O
food O O
fuel O O
energy O O
assistance O O
/. O O

Security O O
assurances O O
we O O
will O O
not O O
topple O O
their O O
regime O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
right O O
/. O O

yeah O O
that O O
's O O
right O O
/. O O

that O O
's O O
in O O
that O O
September B-DATE B-DATE
agreement O O
that O O
Chris B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON I-PERSON
negotiated O O
/. O O

My O O
point O O
is O O
if O O
it O O
's O O
just O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
face O O
to O O
face O O
meeting O O
that O O
serves O O
as O O
a O O
precursor O O
that O O
also O O
deals O O
with O O
this O O
frozen O O
assets O O
issue O O
which O O
has O O
directly O O
hit O O
the O O
North B-NORP B-NORP
Korean I-NORP I-NORP
regime O O
cause O O
it O O
controls O O
the O O
foreign O O
expenditures O O
of O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
and O O
you O O
deal O O
with O O
this O O
light O O
water O O
reactor O O
especially O O
now O O
after O O
we O O
've O O
promised O O
it O O
to O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
and O O
economic O O
incentives O O
to O O
Iran B-GPE B-GPE
I O O
think O O
the O O
timing O O
is O O
right O O
for O O
this O O
new O O
stage O O
of O O
direct O O
negotiation O O
/. O O

Ambassador O O
Galluci B-PERSON B-PERSON
based O O
on O O
your O O
experience O O
do O O
you O O
believe O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
would O O
give O O
up O O
their O O
nuclear O O
program O O
give O O
up O O
their O O
nuclear O O
bombs O O
which O O
they O O
believe O O
in O O
their O O
mind O O
is O O
an O O
insurance O O
policy O O
against O O
an O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
invasion O O
for O O
economic O O
assistance O O
light O O
water O O
reactors O O
/? O O

At O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
day O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
/. O O

Um O O
but O O
that O O
leaves O O
me O O
to O O
conclude O O
since O O
I O O
really O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
that O O
it O O
's O O
a O O
good O O
idea O O
to O O
find O O
out O O
/. O O

It O O
's O O
a O O
good O O
idea O O
it O O
was O O
in O O
nineteen B-DATE B-DATE
ninety I-DATE I-DATE
four I-DATE I-DATE
to O O
do O O
a O O
deal O O
with O O
the B-GPE O
North I-GPE B-LOC
that O O
required O O
them O O
to O O
give O O
up O O
the O O
program O O
/. O O

We O O
did O O
that O O
/. O O

and O O
for O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
period I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
we O O
were O O
in O O
a O O
position O O
to O O
monitor O O
that O O
closely O O
/. O O

and O O
they O O
did O O
give O O
it O O
up O O
/. O O

Indeed O O
you O O
can O O
make O O
an O O
argument O O
that O O
while O O
the O O
centrifuge O O
program O O
with O O
the O O
Pakistanis B-NORP B-NORP
is O O
clearly O O
cheating O O
was O O
n't O O
yet O O
a O O
genuine O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
program O O
had O O
n't O O
produced O O
anything O O
and O O
probably O O
still O O
has O O
n't O O
produced O O
anything O O
/. O O

So O O
you O O
have O O
the O O
possibility O O
if O O
the B-NORP B-NORP
North I-NORP I-NORP
Koreans I-NORP I-NORP
are O O
thinking O O
the O O
way O O
they O O
may O O
be O O
thinking O O
that O O
they O O
need O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
or O O
the O O
other O O
, O O
they O O
need O O
either O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
to O O
deter O O
the B-GPE B-GPE
United I-GPE I-GPE
States I-GPE I-GPE
from O O
regime O O
change O O
or O O
they O O
need O O
a O O
relationship O O
with O O
us O O
that O O
makes O O
it O O
unnecessary O O
for O O
them O O
to O O
have O O
nuclear O O
weapons O O
/. O O

The O O
only O O
way O O
to O O
find O O
out O O
whether O O
they O O
'll O O
ultimately O O
give O O
up O O
those O O
weapons O O
is O O
to O O
do O O
a O O
deal O O
/. O O

We O O
hear O O
so O O
much O O
talk O O
about O O
Kim B-PERSON B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON I-PERSON
- I-PERSON I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON I-PERSON
tyrant O O
spoiled O O
child O O
/. O O

others O O
have O O
said O O
madman O O
/. O O

you O O
've O O
been O O
in O O
that O O
country O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
/. O O

who O O
is O O
he O O
/? O O

What O O
is O O
he O O
/? O O

Well O O
I O O
've O O
never O O
met O O
him O O
/. O O

I O O
met O O
the B-CARDINAL O
number I-CARDINAL O
two I-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
in O O
command O O
/. O O

He O O
is O O
the O O
entire O O
nation O O
/. O O

he O O
is O O
basically O O
a O O
cult O O
of O O
personality O O
/. O O

He O O
runs O O
everything O O
/. O O

He O O
knows O O
everything O O
that O O
's O O
happening O O
/. O O

All O O
power O O
flows O O
through O O
him O O
/. O O

Uh O O
what O O
that O O
causes O O
unfortunately O O
is O O
an O O
isolated O O
North B-GPE B-GPE
Korea I-GPE I-GPE
/. O O

His O O
people O O
are O O
in O O
terrible O O
shape O O
economically O O
/. O O

I O O
been O O
there O O
five B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
times O O
/. O O

I O O
think O O
I O O
've O O
seen O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
tractor O O
/. O O

I O O
see O O
people O O
weak O O
and O O
drawn O O
out O O
/. O O

they O O
look O O
like O O
they O O
need O O
nourishment O O
/. O O

A O O
lot O O
of O O
people O O
are O O
starving O O
there O O
/. O O

They O O
have O O
human O O
rights O O
violations O O
/. O O

He O O
is O O
a O O
mercurial O O
character O O
/. O O

But O O
I O O
think O O
he O O
's O O
crazy O O
like O O
a O O
fox O O
/. O O

He O O
is O O
not O O
somebody O O
that O O
is O O
uh O O
out O O
of O O
his O O
mind O O
/. O O

he O O
may O O
be O O
totally O O
unpredictable O O
isolated O O
/. O O

but O O
he O O
's O O
calculating O O
/. O O

and O O
he O O
's O O
used O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
Fourth I-DATE I-DATE
of I-DATE I-DATE
July I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

every O O
time O O
he O O
feels O O
he O O
's O O
backed O O
down O O
he O O
moves O O
and O O
does O O
something O O
irrational O O
/. O O

Uh O O
he O O
shoots O O
missiles O O
off O O
/. O O

he O O
's O O
done O O
it O O
twice O O
/. O O

He O O
cancels O O
agreements O O
/. O O

he O O
gets O O
the O O
nuclear O O
inspectors O O
out O O
in O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
thousand I-DATE I-DATE
and I-DATE I-DATE
two I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
way O O
he O O
operates O O
/. O O

And O O
what O O
we O O
should O O
do O O
is O O
take O O
advantage O O
of O O
his O O
vulnerability O O
/. O O

He O O
also O O
is O O
vulnerable O O
in O O
the O O
sense O O
that O O
the O O
country O O
is O O
weak O O
economically O O
/. O O

it O O
desperately O O
needs O O
an O O
elimination O O
of O O
sanctions O O
/. O O

they O O
need O O
food O O
electricity O O
/. O O

He O O
's O O
realistic O O
too O O
I O O
believe O O
/. O O

Bill B-PERSON B-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON I-PERSON
Robert B-PERSON B-PERSON
Gallucci I-PERSON I-PERSON
Ashton B-PERSON B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON I-PERSON
thank O O
you O O
all O O
for O O
a O O
very O O
sobering O O
but O O
important O O
discussion O O
/. O O

Coming O O
next O O
, O O
President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
celebrated O O
his O O
sixtieth B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
birthday O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

And O O
thirty B-DATE B-DATE
one I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
on O O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Press I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
then O O
president O O
Gerald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON I-PERSON
talked O O
about O O
being O O
sixty B-DATE B-CARDINAL
and O O
serving O O
as O O
president O O
/. O O

Coming O O
up O O
right O O
here O O
on O O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
The I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Press I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
/. O O

And O O
we O O
're O O
back O O
/. O O

Two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
presidential O O
birthdays O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

President O O
Bush B-PERSON B-PERSON
turned O O
sixty B-DATE B-DATE
last B-DATE I-DATE
Thursday I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

And O O
this B-DATE B-DATE
Friday I-DATE I-DATE
former O O
president O O
Gerald B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON I-PERSON
will O O
be O O
ninety B-DATE B-DATE
three I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
old I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Our O O
thirty B-ORDINAL B-CARDINAL
- I-ORDINAL I-CARDINAL
eighth I-ORDINAL I-CARDINAL
president O O
talked O O
about O O
age O O
health O O
and O O
the O O
presidency O O
right O O
here O O
thirty B-DATE B-DATE
one I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Mr. O O
President O O
in O O
the O B-DATE
early O I-DATE
days O I-DATE
of O O
the O O
republic O O
the O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
people O O
took O O
great O O
chances O O
on O O
young O O
men O O
in O O
the O O
presidency O O
/. O O

Now O O
here O O
we O O
are O O
looking O O
at O O
seventy B-DATE B-DATE
six I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

and O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
leading O O
candidates O O
are O O
old O O
geezers O O
like O O
me O O
in O O
their B-DATE B-DATE
sixties I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

Now O O
we O O
seem O O
to O O
have O O
misplaced O O
a O O
generation O O
here O O
somewhere O O
/. O O

is O O
the O O
system O O
out O O
of O O
phase O O
/. O O

what O O
explains O O
this O O
/? O O

I O O
think O O
age O O
is O O
a O O
state O O
of O O
mind O O
and O O
obviously O O
a O O
state O O
of O O
health O O
/. O O

I O O
'm O O
in O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
early I-DATE I-DATE
sixties I-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

I O O
feel O O
as O O
vigorous O O
mentally O O
and O O
physically O O
as O O
I O O
ever O O
have O O
at O O
any O O
time O O
in O O
my O O
life O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
you O O
should O O
rule O O
a O O
person O O
out O O
just O O
because O O
they O O
're O O
my O O
particular O O
age O O
/. O O

The O O
other O O
hand O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
uh O O
you O O
should O O
rule O O
out O O
a O O
younger O O
person O O
who O O
by O O
experience O O
or O O
intelligence O O
or O O
overall O O
capability O O
is O O
a O O
potential O O
candidate O O
/. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
you O O
should O O
categorize O O
people O O
just O O
by O O
age O O
bracket O O
/. O O

I O O
believe O O
you O O
ought O O
to O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
person O O
how O O
strong O O
he O O
is O O
mentally O O
and O O
physically O O
what O O
is O O
his O O
experience O O
and O O
what O O
his O O
background O O
is O O
/. O O

that O O
's O O
the O O
criteria O O
I O O
would O O
use O O
/. O O

happy O O
birthday O O
President O O
Gerry B-PERSON B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON I-PERSON
/. O O

And O O
also O O
happy O O
birthday O O
to O O
another O O
American B-NORP B-NORP
legend O O
/. O O

thirty B-DATE B-DATE
eight I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
founded O O
the B-EVENT O
special I-EVENT O
Olympics I-EVENT B-EVENT
/. O O

She O O
turns O O
eighty B-DATE B-DATE
five I-DATE I-DATE
tomorrow B-DATE I-DATE
/. O O

And O O
we O O
'll O O
be O O
right O O
back O O
/. O O

For O O
more O O
information O O
on O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
guest O O
and O O
topic O O
log O O
onto O O
the O O
viewer O O
resources O O
page O O
of O O
our O O
website O O
MTP O O
dot O O
MSNBC O O
dot O O
com O O
/. O O

That O O
's O O
all O O
for O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
/. O O

we O O
'll O O
be O O
back O O
next B-DATE B-DATE
week I-DATE I-DATE
at O O
our O O
regular O O
time O O
/. O O

If O O
it O O
's O O
Sunday B-DATE B-DATE
it O O
's O O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART B-ORG
the I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
Press I-WORK_OF_ART I-ORG
/. O O

-- O O
basically O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
unanimously O O
agreed O O
upon O O
by O O
the O O
various O O
relevant O O
parties O O
. O O

To O O
express O O
its O O
determination O O
, O O
the O O
Chinese B-NORP B-NORP
securities O O
regulatory O O
department O O
compares O O
this O O
stock O O
reform O O
to O O
a O O
die O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
cast O O
. O O

It O O
takes O O
time O O
to O O
prove O O
whether O O
the O O
stock O O
reform O O
can O O
really O O
meet O O
expectations O O
, O O
and O O
whether O O
any O O
deviations O O
that O O
arise O O
during O O
the O O
stock O O
reform O O
can O O
be O O
promptly O O
corrected O O
. O O

Dear O O
viewers O O
, O O
the O O
China B-ORG B-ORG
News I-ORG I-ORG
program O O
will O O
end O O
here O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
Xu B-PERSON B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
everyone O O
for O O
watching O O
. O O

Coming O O
up O O
is O O
the O O
Focus B-ORG B-ORG
Today I-ORG I-ORG
program O O
hosted O O
by O O
Wang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Shilin I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

Good-bye O O
, O O
dear O O
viewers O O
. O O

Hello O O
, O O
dear O O
viewers O O
. O O

Welcome O O
to O O
Focus B-ORG B-ORG
Today I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
let O O
's O O
turn O O
our O O
attention O O
to O O
a O O
road O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
that O O
happened O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
over O O
the O O
holiday O O
. O O

Before O O
dawn O B-TIME
on O O
January B-DATE B-DATE
3 I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
a O O
sewage O O
pipe O O
leakage O O
accident O O
occurred O O
at O O
the O O
main O O
and O O
side O O
roads O O
of O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
resulting O O
in O O
the O O
road O O
caving O O
in O O
. O O

Relevant O O
departments O O
from O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
promptly O O
activated O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
. O O

The O O
traffic O O
administration O O
department O O
carried O O
out O O
traffic O O
supervision O O
near O O
the O O
accident O O
scene O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
how O O
did O O
the O O
emergency O O
response O O
mechanisms O O
activated O O
by O O
governmental O O
departments O O
operate O O
effectively O O
during O O
the O O
holiday O O
? O O

After O O
the O O
holiday O O
, O O
what O O
will O O
be O O
done O O
to O O
handle O O
citizens O O
' O O
peak O O
commute O O
? O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
what O O
measures O O
did O O
relevant O O
departments O O
take O O
to O O
resolve O O
issues O O
such O O
as O O
waste O O
discharge O O
, O O
heating O O
, O O
and O O
communication O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
ensure O O
that O O
the O O
lives O O
of O O
citizens O O
were O O
not O O
affected O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
invited O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
honorable O O
guests O O
to O O
the O O
studio O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
to O O
follow O O
this O O
topic O O
with O O
us O O
. O O

One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
honorable O O
guests O O
in O O
the O O
studio O O
is O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
Hanhua I-PERSON I-PERSON
from O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Law I-ORG I-ORG
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG I-ORG
Academy I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Social I-ORG I-ORG
Sciences I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Hello O O
. O O

Next O O
is O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
a O O
host O O
of O O
Beijing B-ORG B-ORG
Traffic I-ORG I-ORG
Radio I-ORG I-ORG
Station I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Hello O O
. O O

Welcome O O
both O O
of O O
you O O
to O O
the O O
studio O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
our O O
program O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
I O O
especially O O
want O O
to O O
know O O
, O O
ha O O
, O O
how O O
the O O
two B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
you O O
found O O
out O O
the O O
news O O
on O O
the O B-DATE
day O I-DATE
of O O
the O O
accident O O
? O O

Ah O O
, O O
, O O
about B-TIME B-TIME
11:00 I-TIME I-TIME
m. I-TIME I-TIME
yesterday I-TIME B-DATE
, O O
ah O O
, O O
I O O
happened O O
to O O
find O O
out O O
through O O
an O O
SMS O O
when O O
I O O
was O O
outside O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

It O O
happened O O
that O O
I O O
was O O
going O O
to O O
have O O
lunch O O
with O O
a O O
friend O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
at O O
noon B-TIME B-TIME
. O O

And O O
then O O
, O O
the O O
friend O O
first B-ORDINAL O
sent O O
me O O
an O O
SMS O O
, O O
Uh-huh O O
. O O
saying O O
he O O
would O O
come O O
pick O O
me O O
up O O
to O O
go O O
together O O
. O O

After O O
that O O
, O O
I O O
received O O
an O O
SMS O O
from O O
1860 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
. O O

Uh-huh O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
through O O
an O O
SMS O O
. O O

And O O
you O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
? O O

A O O
friend O O
happened O O
to O O
call O O
me O O
. O O

You O O
were O O
not O O
at O O
work O O
that B-DATE O
day I-DATE O
? O O

No O O
. O O

The O O
station O O
called O O
me O O
at O O
noon B-TIME B-TIME
and O O
said O O
something O O
happened O O
at O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
that O O
I O O
had O O
to O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
station O O
immediately O O
to O O
research O O
the O O
upcoming O O
program O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
, O O
that O O
means O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
you O O
found O O
out O O
the O O
accident O O
through O O
an O O
information O O
source O O
at O O
the O O
station O O
. O O

Right O O
, O O
right O O
, O O
right O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
like O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
I O O
also O O
received O O
this O O
news O O
, O O
ha O O
, O O
through O O
a O O
mobile O O
phone O O
SMS O O
. O O

At O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
, O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
this O O
SMS O O
was O O
among O O
the O O
many O O
, O O
ha O O
, O O
SMS O O
containing O O
New B-EVENT B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
wishes O O
, O O
like O O
Happy O B-EVENT
New B-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
, O O
received O O
after O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
the B-EVENT B-EVENT
New I-EVENT I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
actually O O
I O O
felt O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
warmth O O
when O O
I O O
received O O
that O O
SMS O O
. O O

Although O O
we O O
live O O
in O O
the O O
west O O
instead O O
of O O
the O O
east O O
and O O
it O O
did O O
not O O
affect O O
us O O
much O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
is O O
very O O
useful O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
to O O
inform O O
people O O
of O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
news O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
exceptionally O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
exceptionally O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
what O O
in O O
fact O O
was O O
the O O
content O O
of O O
that O O
SMS O O
? O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
via O O
this O O
footage O O
, O O
ha O O
. O O

I O O
remember O O
the O O
SMS O O
was O O
written O O
like O O
this O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
saying O O
that O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
sewage O O
pipe O O
leakage O O
accident O O
on O O
the O O
side O O
road O O
at O O
the O O
southeast O O
corner O O
of O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
at O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
and O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
traffic O O
supervision O O
was O O
implemented O O
near O O
Chaoyang B-FAC B-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
and O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
and O O
requesting O O
cars O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
detour O O
. O O

Some O O
car O O
owners O O
said O O
that O O
it O O
was O O
very O O
good O O
that O O
the O O
SMS O B-PRODUCT
was O O
sent O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
there O O
was O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
last O O
sentence O O
in O O
that O O
SMS O O
thanking O O
citizens O O
for O O
their O O
cooperation O O
and O O
support O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
after O O
the O O
SMS O B-PRODUCT
was O O
sent O O
, O O
, O O
I O O
felt O O
it O O
seems O O
to O O
be O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
that O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
ah O O
, O O
used O O
an O O
SMS O O
to O O
give O O
notification O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
a O O
public O O
emergency O O
. O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
, O O
all O O
of O O
us O O
are O O
living O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
is O O
this O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
, O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
? O O

Yes O O
, O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
an O O
official O O
notification O O
, O O
this O O
should O O
be O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
one O O
was O O
sent O O
officially O O
through O O
1860 B-CARDINAL B-DATE
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Of O O
course O O
, O O
in O O
private O O
life O O
, O O
people O O
have O O
used O O
SMS O O
countless O O
times O O
to O O
spread O O
news O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Other O O
places O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
must O O
have O O
used O O
this O O
too O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
, O O
uh-huh O O
. O O

Must O O
have O O
used O O
this O O
too O O
. O O

Actually O O
, O O
I O O
remember O O
receiving O O
an O O
SMS O O
like O O
this O O
one O O
last B-DATE B-DATE
year I-DATE I-DATE
before O O
it O O
snowed O O
, O O
since O O
snowfall O O
would O O
affect O O
road O O
conditions O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
to O O
a O O
rather O O
large O O
extent O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
it O O
did O O
not O O
give O O
people O O
such O O
a O O
special O O
feeling O O
as O O
it O O
did O O
this O O
time O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
when O O
an O O
SMS O O
is O O
sent O O
to O O
inform O O
citizens O O
of O O
such O O
an O O
incident O O
, O O
can O O
it O O
be O O
considered O O
a O O
work O O
method O O
or O O
expression O O
of O O
government O O
information O O
transparency O O
? O O

Yes O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
indeed O O
through O O
the O O
very O O
successful O O
response O O
to O O
this O O
emergency O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
by O O
Beijing B-ORG B-GPE
Municipality I-ORG I-GPE
, O O
Uh-huh O O
. O O
an O O
extremely O O
good O O
point O O
that O O
is O O
worth O O
pondering O O
deeply O O
, O O
worthy O O
innovation O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
previously O O
our O O
news O O
announcements O O
were O O
made O O
through O O
some O O
conventional O O
methods O O
, O O
but O O
this O O
time O O
it O O
was O O
made O O
in O O
the O O
form O O
of O O
a O O
mobile O O
phone O O
SMS O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
method O O
highly O O
emphasized O O
in O O
various O O
countries O O
' O O
development O O
of O O
e-government O O
. O O

We O O
usually O O
make O O
it O O
sound O O
like O O
e-government O O
is O O
something O O
unattainable O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
when O O
we O O
talked O O
about O O
e-government O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
, O O
it O O
seemed O O
to O O
be O O
only O O
done O O
through O O
the O O
Internet O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

It O O
seemed O O
that O O
computers O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
Internet O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
were O O
an O O
expression O O
of O O
e-government O O
, O O
to O O
let O O
people O O
find O O
out O O
information O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
presently O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
e-governments O O
in O O
various O O
countries O O
apply O O
this O O
so O O
- O O
called O O
last O O
multiple O O
- O O
exposure O O
method O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
call O O
centers O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
electronic O O
IDs O O
, O O
and O O
such O O
as O O
, O O
these O O
electronic O O
signatures O O
. O O

These O O
are O O
quite O O
sophisticated O O
forms O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

In O O
particular O O
, O O
more O O
terminals O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
, O O
this O O
cable O O
television O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
, O O
this O O
digital O O
television O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
mobile O O
phone O O
SMS O O
, O O
are O O
applied O O
in O O
e-government O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
this O O
is O O
, O O
a O O
test O O
of O O
e-government O O
because O O
, O O
as O O
I O O
remember O O
, O O
during O O
SARS O O
in O O
2003 B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
people O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
criticized O O
e-government O O
during O O
the O O
spread O O
of O O
SARS O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
that O O
e-government O O
was O O
very O O
good O O
but O O
was O O
not O O
put O O
into O O
use O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
this O O
time O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
a O O
short O O
SMS O O
like O O
this O O
can O O
fully O O
create O O
interaction O O
between O O
the O O
government O O
and O O
the O O
public O O
through O O
this O O
e-government O O
form O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

We O O
drive O O
often O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
ha O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
. O O

If O O
people O O
were O O
not O O
informed O O
of O O
such O O
a O O
traffic O O
accident O O
through O O
SMS O O
on O O
that B-DATE B-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
and O O
they O O
continued O O
to O O
head O O
there O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
would O O
happen O O
if O O
people O O
did O O
not O O
know O O
what O O
was O O
going O O
on O O
and O O
the O O
jam O O
did O O
not O O
clear O O
? O O

Yes O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
would O O
have O O
been O O
real O O
paralysis O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
the O O
most O O
appropriate O O
word O O
to O O
use O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
when O O
SMS O B-ORG
was O O
used O O
to O O
announce O O
the O O
news O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
to O O
have O O
fit O O
the O O
conditions O O
in O O
our O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
very O O
well O O
. O O

Why O O
is O O
that O O
so O O
? O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
is O O
the O O
country O O
with O O
the O O
highest O O
SMS O O
usage O O
. O O

There O O
are O O
probably O O
not O O
as O O
many O O
chances O O
to O O
use O O
SMS O O
in O O
foreign O O
countries O O
compared O O
with O O
domestically O O
, O O
in O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
ah O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
penetration O O
was O O
quite O O
high O O
this O O
time O O
, O O
by O O
using O O
the O O
most O O
familiar O O
method O O
, O O
most O O
used O O
by O O
everyone O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
most O O
prompt O O
and O O
most O O
convenient O O
method O O
, O O
for O O
the O O
announcement O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
I O O
noticed O O
that O O
many O O
friends O O
, O O
around O O
me O O
received O O
it O O
. O O

It O O
seems O O
that O O
almost O O
everyone O O
received O O
this O O
SMS O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

The O O
effect O O
was O O
extremely O O
good O O
, O O
ha O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
how O O
exactly O O
did O O
citizens O O
react O O
? O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
reactions O O
of O O
citizens O O
. O O

-- O O
an O O
SMS O O
. O O

I O O
saw O O
it O O
was O O
that B-FAC O
Jingguang I-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Hey O O
, O O
I O O
say O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
quite O O
good O O
, O O
quite O O
good O O
. O O

Have O O
you O O
received O O
information O O
like O O
this O O
before O O
? O O

No O O
, O O
no O O
. O O

This O O
was O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
. O O

The O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
time O O
? O O

Yes O O
, O O
yes O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
of O O
the O O
speed O O
at O O
which O O
the O O
government O O
responded O O
this O O
time O O
? O O

Quite O O
fast O O
. O O

Really O O
quite O O
fast O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
I O O
did O O
not O O
drive O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

I O O
set O O
out O O
a O O
bit O O
earlier O O
and O O
took O O
the O O
subway O O
here O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
response O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
was O O
fast O O
this O O
time O O
? O O

Ah O O
, O O
the O O
response O O
was O O
quite O O
fast O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
various O O
media O O
announcements O O
were O O
also O O
quite O O
prompt O O
. O O

Colleagues O O
and O O
friends O O
also O O
informed O O
one O O
another O O
by O O
phone O O
calls O O
and O O
SMS O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
this O O
plan O O
was O O
quite O O
speedy O O
. O O

It O O
seems O O
that O O
through O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
SMS O O
, O O
citizens O O
responded O O
very O O
well O O
and O O
the O O
effect O O
was O O
excellent O O
, O O
ha O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
apart O O
from O O
the O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
point O O
on O O
information O O
disclosure O O
brought O O
out O O
by O O
this O O
accident O O
, O O
the O O
fact O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
activation O O
of O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
by O O
the O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
government O O
has O O
also O O
left O O
people O O
with O O
a O O
very O O
deep O O
impression O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
find O O
out O O
the O O
situation O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
through O O
some O O
footage O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
after O O
the O O
road O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
traffic O O
police O O
and O O
emergency O O
rescue O O
personnel O O
rushed O O
to O O
the O O
scene O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
to O O
direct O O
traffic O O
and O O
carry O O
out O O
emergency O O
repair O O
of O O
sewage O O
pipes O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
lots O O
of O O
barricade O O
tape O O
has O O
been O O
strung O O
up O O
on O O
the O O
side O O
road O O
in O O
the O O
north O O
- O O
south O O
direction O O
of O O
the O O
accident O O
scene O O
beneath O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Jingguang I-FAC I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
at O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

All O O
personnel O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
emergency O O
repair O O
of O O
underground O O
sewage O O
pipes O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
have O O
arrived O O
at O O
their O O
designated O O
locations O O
. O O

See O O
, O O
through O O
this O O
footage O O
, O O
we O O
see O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
this O O
-- O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Okay O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
, O O
this O O
emergency O O
repair O O
worker O O
said O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
there O O
at O O
4 B-TIME B-TIME
o'clock I-TIME I-TIME
. O O

That O O
means O O
that O O
they O O
arrived O O
at O O
the O O
scene O O
right O O
after O O
the O O
pre-dawn O B-TIME
accident O O
occurred O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
traffic O O
administration O O
department O O
was O O
activated O O
very O O
quickly O O
after O O
receiving O O
the O O
news O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
you O O
work O O
at O O
Traffic B-ORG B-ORG
Radio I-ORG I-ORG
Station I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
ha O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
and O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
you O O
all O O
gave O O
an O O
extensive O O
live O O
broadcast O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
. O O

A O O
special O O
program O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
a O O
special O O
program O O
on O O
this O O
traffic O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
let O O
's O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
turn O O
our O O
attention O O
to O O
the O O
impact O O
on O O
traffic O O
after O O
the O O
accident O O
. O O

Judging O O
from O O
the O O
traffic O O
control O O
measures O O
taken O O
after O O
the O O
accident O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
eventual O O
impact O O
caused O O
, O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
are O O
the O O
effects O O
? O O

Actually O O
, O O
concerning O O
this O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
both O O
of O O
you O O
are O O
very O O
familiar O O
with O O
the O O
traffic O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Previously O O
we O O
had O O
a O O
statistic O O
, O O
especially O O
for O O
the O O
ring O O
roads O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
if O O
we O O
have O O
an O O
ordinary O O
fender O O
bender O O
or O O
tailgate O O
accident O O
on O O
a O O
bridge O O
such O O
as O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Jingguang I-FAC I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
of O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
it O O
might O O
cause O O
the O O
entire O O
Third B-FAC B-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
to O O
have O O
bumper O O
- O O
to O O
- O O
bumper O O
traffic O O
jams O O
during O O
these O O
morning O O
and O O
evening O O
peak O O
periods O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

It O O
might O O
even O O
impact O O
traffic O O
on O O
the O B-FAC
Second B-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
and O O
Fourth B-FAC B-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Well O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
if O O
there O O
is O O
an O O
accident O O
, O O
from O O
the O O
time O O
it O O
occurs O O
until O O
the O O
time O O
all O O
traffic O O
is O O
cleared O O
, O O
it O O
probably O O
takes O O
about B-TIME B-TIME
half I-TIME I-TIME
an I-TIME I-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
to I-TIME O
an I-TIME B-TIME
hour I-TIME I-TIME
during O O
peak O O
periods O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
could O O
not O O
imagine O O
imposing O O
temporary O O
traffic O O
restriction O O
measures O O
on O O
a O O
long O O
section O O
of O O
road O O
stretching O O
from O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
to O O
Changhong B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
from O O
the O O
south O O
all O O
the O O
way O O
to O O
Guomao B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
blocking O O
the O O
main O O
and O O
side O O
roads O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
the O O
situation O O
would O O
be O O
unthinkable O O
during O O
this O O
peak O O
period O O
that O O
is O O
the O B-DATE
first B-ORDINAL I-DATE
day O I-DATE
of O O
work O O
for O O
everyone O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
before O O
6:30 B-TIME B-TIME
a I-TIME I-TIME
.m I-TIME I-TIME
. I-TIME I-TIME
today I-TIME I-TIME
, O O
before O O
our O O
live O O
broadcast O O
, O O
we O O
moved O O
the O O
broadcast O O
forward O O
, O O
and O O
before O O
the O O
live O O
broadcast O O
we O O
were O O
very O O
worried O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
actually O O
after O O
the B-DATE B-DATE
entire I-DATE I-DATE
day I-DATE I-DATE
today I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
I O O
came O O
here O O
right O O
after O O
ending O O
the O O
live O O
broadcast O O
this O B-TIME
evening O I-TIME
to O O
continue O O
with O O
the O O
live O O
broadcast O O
here O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
today B-DATE B-DATE
people O O
indeed O O
experienced O O
an O O
extremely O O
high O O
volume O O
of O O
traffic O O
flow O O
on O O
the O O
roads O O
surrounding O O
the O O
section O O
under O O
traffic O O
control O O
, O O
and O O
indeed O O
there O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
big O O
traffic O O
jam O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
affected O O
area O O
was O O
not O O
as O O
large O O
as O O
expected O O
. O O

Moreover O O
, O O
some O O
people O O
made O O
detours O O
once O O
they O O
received O O
the O O
news O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Psychologically O O
, O O
people O O
felt O O
quite O O
relieved O O
. O O

Because O O
I O O
know O O
this O O
situation O O
. O O

Right O O
, O O
like O O
those O O
whom O O
we O O
interviewed O O
just O O
now O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
easy O O
to O O
handle O O
once O O
everyone O O
understood O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
, O O
a O O
citizen O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
I O O
set O O
out O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
before O O
the O O
incident O O
, O O
and O O
I O O
did O O
not O O
drive O O
after O O
I O O
was O O
informed O O
. O O

That O O
person O O
did O O
not O O
even O O
drive O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Actually O O
, O O
in O O
this O O
aspect O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
citizens O O
were O O
really O O
quite O O
cooperative O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
this O B-TIME
evening O I-TIME
, O O
we O O
, O O
received O O
an O O
SMS O O
. O O

A O O
friend O O
said O O
, O O
I O O
work O O
on O O
the O O
12th B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
floor O O
of O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
China I-FAC I-FAC
World I-FAC I-FAC
Trade I-FAC I-FAC
Center I-FAC I-FAC
at O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Guomao I-FAC I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
ah O O
. O O

We O O
were O O
discussing O O
that O O
we O O
could O O
go O O
home O O
in O O
fewer O O
cars O O
since O O
everyone O O
was O O
on O O
the O O
same O O
route O O
. O O

Later O O
on O O
, O O
we O O
suggested O O
to O O
him O O
and O O
said O O
, O O
you O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
might O O
as O O
well O O
take O O
the O O
subway O O
, O O
because O O
you O O
can O O
directly O O
reach O O
the O O
subway O O
once O O
you O O
get O O
down O O
from O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
China I-FAC I-FAC
World I-FAC I-FAC
Trade I-FAC I-FAC
Center I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Hey O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
this O O
was O O
quite O O
a O O
good O O
idea O O
. O O

Actually O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
everyone O O
was O O
quite O O
cooperative O O
and O O
also O O
quite O O
supportive O O
in O O
this O O
aspect O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
many O O
, O O
viewers O O
not O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
may O O
not O O
be O O
quite O O
familiar O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
with O O
this O O
road O O
section O O
we O O
just O O
mentioned O O
, O O
where O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
the O O
accident O O
occurred O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
we O O
can O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
later O O
through O O
an O O
animation O O
. O O

This O O
road O O
represents O O
a O O
main O O
road O O
on O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
with O O
problems O O
on O O
both O O
the O O
main O O
and O O
side O O
roads O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
Chaoyang B-FAC B-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
is O O
an O O
intersection O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Whether O O
it O O
is O O
Chaoyang B-FAC B-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
in O O
the O O
east O O
- O O
west O O
direction O O
or O O
the O O
main O O
and O O
side O O
roads O O
of O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
in O O
the O O
south O O
- O O
north O O
direction O O
, O O
as O O
we O O
can O O
see O O
from O O
this O O
diagram O O
, O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
area O O
at O O
the O O
main O O
and O O
side O O
roads O O
of O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
normally O O
has O O
quite O O
heavy O O
traffic O O
, O O
especially O O
during O O
commuting O O
times O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
Chaoyang B-FAC B-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
is O O
a O O
very O O
important O O
artery O O
in O O
the O O
east O O
- O O
west O O
direction O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

When O O
people O O
living O O
in O O
the O O
west O O
want O O
to O O
cross O O
over O O
from O O
the O O
city O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
to O O
go O O
via O O
this O O
road O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
if O O
a O O
traffic O O
accident O O
occurs O O
at O O
this O O
place O O
, O O
we O O
can O O
indeed O O
imagine O O
, O O
ha O O
, O O
how O O
widespread O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
the O O
extent O O
of O O
the O O
impact O O
will O O
be O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
cars O O
caught O O
in O O
traffic O O
jams O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
actually O O
I O O
think O O
everyone O O
can O O
see O O
that O O
from O O
the O O
buses O O
that O O
cross O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

As O O
buses O O
that O O
cross O O
the B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
are O O
currently O O
, O O
right O O
now O O
affected O O
by O O
the O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
accident O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
the O O
latest O O
results O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
show O O
that O O
32 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
bus O O
routes O O
throughout O O
the O O
neighborhood O O
have O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
rerouted O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
that O O
perhaps O O
many O O
friends O O
in O O
other O O
places O O
are O O
wondering O O
how O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
place O O
is O O
able O O
to O O
accommodate O O
32 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
commuter O O
routes O O
. O O

If O O
the O O
accident O O
did O O
not O O
happen O O
, O O
perhaps O O
everyone O O
would O O
not O O
know O O
that O O
this O O
place O O
could O O
normally O O
have O O
so O O
many O O
-- O O

It O O
is O O
really O O
like O O
this O O
, O O
just O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
bus O O
signs O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Have O O
not O O
seen O O
so O O
many O O
buses O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

Its O O
effect O O
on O O
people O O
has O O
been O O
extremely O O
extensive O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
what O O
measures O O
did O O
the O O
traffic O O
control O O
department O O
eventually O O
take O O
to O O
direct O O
traffic O O
? O O

Our O O
correspondent O O
specially O O
interviewed O O
Director O O
Meng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xianlong I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
Mr. O O
Meng B-PERSON B-PERSON
Xianlong I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
of O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Command I-ORG I-ORG
Center I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-ORG
Beijing I-ORG I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Traffic I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Let O O
's O O
hear O O
what O O
Director O O
Meng B-PERSON B-PERSON
said O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
our O O
traffic O O
control O O
department O O
immediately O O
activated O O
the O O
traffic O O
emergency O O
response O O
plan O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
roads O O
close O O
to O O
where O O
the O O
problem O O
emerged O O
, O O
we O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
set O O
up O O
traffic O O
diversion O O
points O O
for O O
traffic O O
control O O
at O O
the O O
southern O O
and O O
northern O O
ends O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
way O O
, O O
all O O
vehicles O O
going O O
along O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
had O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
detour O O
to O O
go O O
on O O
roads O O
on O O
the O O
east O O
and O O
west O O
sides O O
. O O

East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
is O O
a O O
traffic O O
artery O O
in O O
the O O
east O O
of O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
links O O
the O O
north O O
and O O
the O O
south O O
. O O

In O O
order O O
to O O
ensure O O
smooth O O
traffic O O
in O O
the O O
eastern O O
district O O
, O O
we O O
formulated O O
a O O
set O O
of O O
traffic O O
diversion O O
control O O
plans O O
. O O

We O O
set O O
up O O
traffic O O
diversion O O
points O O
at O O
68 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
locations O O
along O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Second I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
West B-FAC B-GPE
Dawang I-FAC I-GPE
Road I-FAC I-GPE
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
related O O
roads O O
to O O
the O O
east O O
and O O
west O O
, O O
and O O
deployed O O
more O B-CARDINAL
than O I-CARDINAL
210 B-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
additional O O
police O O
officers O O
to O O
divert O O
and O O
direct O O
traffic O O
. O O

It O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
measures O O
were O O
very O O
promptly O O
taken O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
is O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL O
workday O O
after O O
the O O
New B-EVENT B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT I-EVENT
holiday O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
what O O
exactly O O
was O O
the O O
situation O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
? O O

We O O
specially O O
sent O O
a O O
reporter O O
to O O
the O O
scene O O
this B-CARDINAL B-TIME
morning I-CARDINAL I-TIME
to O O
shoot O O
some O O
footage O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
at O O
the O O
situation O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
through O O
this O O
footage O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
from O O
this O O
footage O O
, O O
we O O
can O O
see O O
that O O
, O O
ha O O
, O O
at O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
ah O O
, O O
near O O
Guanghua B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
, O O
the O O
roads O O
here O O
that O O
lead O O
to O O
the O O
vicinity O O
of O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
have O O
come O O
under O O
control O O
and O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
various O O
kinds O O
of O O
signs O O
have O O
also O O
been O O
placed O O
at O O
very O O
conspicuous O O
locations O O
. O O

Although O O
the O O
outdoor O O
temperature O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
has O O
fallen O O
to O O
minus B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
3 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
, O O
the O O
traffic O O
police O O
deployed O O
additional O O
manpower O O
on O O
the O O
roads O O
to O O
direct O O
traffic O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
guide O O
drivers O O
in O O
making O O
detours O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
since O O
direction O O
of O O
traffic O O
was O O
carried O O
out O O
on O O
the O O
periphery O O
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
vehicles O O
at O O
the O O
section O O
of O O
the O O
accident O O
was O O
significantly O O
less O O
than O O
usual O O
, O O
with O O
road O O
traffic O O
very O O
orderly O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
citizens O O
, O O
regardless O O
of O O
whether O O
they O O
took O O
the O O
bus O O
or O O
drove O O
, O O
their O O
mentality O O
, O O
in O O
terms O O
of O O
being O O
understanding O O
or O O
calm O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
important O O
factor O O
in O O
having O O
orderly O O
traffic O O
at O O
the O O
scene O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Right O O
, O O
right O O
. O O

, O O
through O O
your O O
listeners O O
, O O
what O O
kind O O
of O O
feedback O O
did O O
you O O
find O O
out O O
from O O
them O O
? O O

Actually O O
, O O
this O B-TIME
morning O I-TIME
, O O
some O O
listeners O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
also O O
happened O O
to O O
tell O O
us O O
about O O
it O O
via O O
mobile O O
phone O O
SMS O O
. O O

Since O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
Jingguang B-FAC B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC I-FAC
is O O
located O O
in O O
the O O
CBD B-GPE B-LOC
district O O
, O O
well O O
there O O
are O O
many O O
office O O
buildings O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
them O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
quite O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
friends O O
who O O
get O O
up O O
early B-TIME O
in I-TIME O
the I-TIME O
morning I-TIME O
to O O
go O O
to O O
work O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
they O O
sent O O
SMS O O
saying O O
, O O
hey O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
unusual O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
be O O
walking O O
to O O
the O O
bus O O
station O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
or O O
going O O
to O O
take O O
the O O
bus O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
unusual O O
for O O
me O O
to O O
enjoy O O
a O O
very O O
pleasant O O
morning O O
. O O

We O O
then O O
reminded O O
everyone O O
to O O
wear O O
extra O O
clothing O O
. O O

This O O
shows O O
that O O
when O O
people O O
encounter O O
such O O
kind O O
of O O
emergency O O
, O O
they O O
have O O
started O O
to O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
face O O
it O O
with O O
a O O
very O O
calm O O
and O O
pleasant O O
state O O
of O O
mind O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
this O O
mentality O O
in O O
facing O O
emergencies O O
, O O
in O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
respect O O
shows O O
a O O
great O O
change O O
of O O
mentality O O
that O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
citizens O O
now O O
have O O
after O O
enduring O O
several O O
tests O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
calmness O O
and O O
maturity O O
after O O
having O O
experienced O O
frustrations O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
other O O
hand O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
can O O
also O O
fully O O
show O O
the O O
level O O
of O O
people O O
's O O
satisfaction O O
with O O
emergency O O
mechanisms O O
of O O
the O O
operational O O
departments O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
in O O
handling O O
this O O
incident O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
they O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
government O O
has O O
tried O O
its O O
best O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
in O O
this O O
respect O O
, O O
we O O
citizens O O
should O O
also O O
contribute O O
our O O
efforts O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

As O O
such O O
, O O
in O O
this O O
regard O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
people O O
's O O
mentality O O
can O O
become O O
very O O
calm O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
from O O
this O O
perspective O O
, O O
is O O
this O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
highly O O
positive O O
effect O O
achieved O O
after O O
information O O
was O O
disclosed O O
? O O

Yes O O
. O O

In O O
terms O O
of O O
citizens O O
' O O
mentality O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
seen O O
from O O
this O O
particular O O
case O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
when O O
the O O
government O O
was O O
handling O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
public O O
emergency O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
it O O
went O O
from O O
a O O
traditionally O O
unilateral O O
administrative O O
management O O
method O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
a O O
method O O
in O O
which O O
information O O
was O O
quite O O
delayed O O
, O O
to O O
disclosure O O
and O O
transparency O O
of O O
information O O
, O O
and O O
very O O
fast O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

We O O
know O O
that O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
, O O
disclosure O O
of O O
information O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
reported O O
to O O
higher O O
authorities O O
, O O
level O O
by O O
level O O
, O O
until O O
the O O
highest O O
authorities O O
had O O
given O O
approval O O
, O O
before O O
information O O
could O O
be O O
disclosed O O
. O O

Time O O
was O O
lost O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
yes O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
put O O
forth O O
a O O
regulation O O
concerning O O
the O O
establishment O O
of O O
public O O
early O O
warning O O
mechanisms O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
related O O
information O O
that O O
can O O
be O O
publicized O O
will O O
be O O
publicized O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
guide O O
people O O
in O O
what O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
way O O
, O O
related O O
interaction O O
between O O
the O O
government O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
can O O
be O O
formed O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
in O O
modern O O
public O O
management O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
very O O
good O O
case O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
, O O
of O O
shifting O O
from O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
unilateral O O
administrative O O
management O O
to O O
public O O
management O O
and O O
to O O
positive O O
interaction O O
between O O
the O O
government O O
and O O
the O O
people O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
we O O
can O O
sum O O
up O O
many O O
beneficial O O
experiences O O
from O O
this O O
case O O
and O O
actually O O
extend O O
them O O
to O O
other O O
areas O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
when O O
we O O
look O O
at O O
this O O
case O O
from O O
the O O
perspective O O
of O O
traffic O O
. O O

Traffic O O
was O O
the O O
first B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
thing O O
to O O
be O O
impacted O O
when O O
this O O
, O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
occurred O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
this O O
accident O O
actually O O
involved O O
many O O
underground O O
pipes O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
sewage O O
pipes O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
or O O
water O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
gas O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
pipes O O
, O O
that O O
affect O O
the O O
lives O O
of O O
citizens O O
in O O
many O O
other O O
aspects O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
do O O
you O O
know O O
how O O
many O O
pipes O O
there O O
are O O
underground O O
? O O

Right O O
now O O
, O O
there O O
should O O
be O O
seven O O
main O O
types O O
of O O
pipes O O
buried O O
underground O O
. O O

They O O
include O O
those O O
like O O
you O O
just O O
mentioned O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
pipes O O
like O O
those O O
for O O
heating O O
and O O
communication O O
, O O
among O O
others O O
. O O

Truly O O
, O O
these O O
pipes O O
are O O
closely O O
linked O O
to O O
the O O
lives O O
of O O
citizens O O
. O O

Closely O O
linked O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
therefore O O
besides O O
our O O
attention O O
to O O
the O O
traffic O O
issue O O
just O O
now O O
, O O
people O O
are O O
also O O
very O O
concerned O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
situation O O
after O O
the O O
accident O O
, O O
with O O
other O O
aspects O O
affecting O O
citizens O O
' O O
lives O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
take O O
a O O
look O O
again O O
at O O
this O O
footage O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
of O O
dealing O O
with O O
the O O
current O O
scene O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
our O O
understanding O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Construction I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
ah O O
, O O
the B-ORG B-ORG
Communication I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
telecommunication O O
, O O
traffic O O
, O O
and O O
other O O
departments O O
have O O
assigned O O
personnel O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
emergency O O
repair O O
work O O
. O O

Relevant O O
departments O O
said O O
that O O
they O O
will O O
adopt O O
a O O
full O O
range O O
of O O
measures O O
to O O
minimize O O
the O O
level O O
of O O
impact O O
on O O
people O O
's O O
daily O O
lives O O
and O O
work O O
, O O
in O O
order O O
to O O
ensure O O
stable O O
order O O
in O O
society O O
during O O
the O O
recovery O O
period O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
looking O O
at O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
response O O
to O O
this O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
say O O
it O O
was O O
very O O
prompt O O
with O O
traffic O O
management O O
and O O
emergency O O
repair O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
because O O
it O O
involved O O
various O O
aspects O O
of O O
life O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
as O O
this O O
incident O O
involved O O
many O O
departments O O
after O O
it O O
took O O
place O O
, O O
how O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
the O O
various O O
departments O O
should O O
coordinate O O
between O O
themselves O O
? O O

Yes O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
also O O
-- O O

It O O
is O O
not O O
the O O
case O O
that O O
this O O
problem O O
will O O
be O O
totally O O
solved O O
when O O
one O B-CARDINAL
department O O
shows O O
up O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
as O O
we O O
build O O
this O O
kind O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
of O O
public O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
emergency O O
mechanism O O
for O O
public O O
incidents O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
the O O
, O O
most O O
difficult O O
to O O
resolve O O
, O O
an O O
actual O O
problem O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
the O O
most O O
difficult O O
to O O
resolve O O
among O O
administrative O O
management O O
reforms O O
in O O
various O O
countries O O
. O O

How O O
many O O
groups O O
of O O
people O O
will O O
be O O
sent O O
? O O

Many O O
groups O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
because O O
social O O
management O O
requires O O
division O O
of O O
labor O O
in O O
society O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
necessarily O O
a O O
labor O O
division O O
trend O O
that O O
involves O O
many O O
departments O O
, O O
and O O
in O O
addition O O
, O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
modern O O
management O O
public O O
administration O O
model O O
which O O
is O O
diversified O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

How O O
can O O
cooperation O O
be O O
formed O O
between O O
departments O O
in O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
situation O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
sometimes O O
under O O
normal O O
circumstances O O
, O O
sometimes O O
, O O
we O O
often O O
feel O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
very O O
difficult O O
for O O
departments O O
to O O
cooperate O O
with O O
one O O
another O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
too O O
many O O
law O O
enforcement O O
departments O O
and O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
too O O
many O O
administrative O O
departments O O
, O O
and O O
very O O
often O O
in O O
the O O
end O O
, O O
they O O
are O O
unable O O
to O O
coordinate O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
this O O
time O O
, O O
through O O
the O O
execution O O
of O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
by O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
this O O
time O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
response O O
speed O O
of O O
the O O
different O O
departments O O
of O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O O
integrated O O
emergency O O
mechanisms O O
, O O
played O O
a O O
great O O
role O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
this O O
was O O
also O O
a O O
kind O O
of O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
trial O O
of O O
interdepartmental O O
cooperation O O
mechanisms O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
a O O
very O O
successful O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
response O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
many O O
good O O
things O O
can O O
be O O
summed O O
up O O
from O O
this O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
based O O
on O O
your O O
understanding O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
as O O
pipes O O
that O O
directly O O
affect O O
many O O
common O O
people O O
's O O
lives O O
were O O
damaged O O
after O O
the O O
accident O O
, O O
based O O
on O O
your O O
understanding O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
, O O
how O O
was O O
remedial O O
work O O
carried O O
out O O
? O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
very O O
cold O O
during O O
winter O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
and O O
the O O
temperature O O
last B-TIME B-TIME
night I-TIME I-TIME
dropped O O
to O O
one B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
of O O
the O O
lowest O O
points O O
recently O O
. O O

Er O O
, O O
heating O O
pipes O O
were O O
indeed O O
damaged O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
, O O
it O O
affected O O
residents O O
living O O
in O O
an O O
area O O
of O O
about B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
70,000 I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
square I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
meters I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
of O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Well O O
, O O
, O O
in O O
this O O
regard O O
, O O
the O O
Chaoyang B-GPE B-GPE
district O O
government O O
did O O
a O O
very O O
good O O
job O O
. O O

After O O
it O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
received O O
this O O
order O O
from O O
the O O
municipal O O
government O O
, O O
it O O
immediately O O
sent O O
, O O
electric O O
heaters O O
to O O
residents O O
in O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
200 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
households O O
within O O
this O O
area O O
. O O

It O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
many O O
residents O O
spent O O
quite O O
a O O
warm O O
night O O
at O O
home O O
yesterday B-DATE B-DATE
. O O

Well O O
, O O
furthermore O O
, O O
in O O
the O O
emergency O O
repair O O
process O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
heating O O
pipeline O O
was O O
restored O O
relatively O O
quickly O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
over O O
here O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
the O O
municipal O O
government O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
including O O
sub-district O O
offices O O
, O O
made O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
effort O O
to O O
take O O
good O O
care O O
of O O
resident O O
households O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
it O O
was O O
done O O
in O O
a O O
very O O
humanitarian O O
manner O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
actually O O
for O O
such O O
a O O
large O O
scale O O
city O O
as O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
that O O
has O O
more B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
than I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
14 I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
million I-CARDINAL I-CARDINAL
people O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
for O O
such O O
a O O
big O O
city O O
, O O
a O O
suddenly O O
occurring O O
public O O
emergency O O
like O O
this O O
should O O
be O O
said O O
to O O
be O O
relatively O O
common O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
it O O
should O O
be O O
unexpected O O
yet O O
at O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
within O O
expectations O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
we O O
see O O
that O O
other O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
domestic O O
and O O
overseas O O
cities O O
have O O
experienced O O
similar O O
incidents O O
. O O

Perhaps O O
many O O
overseas O O
cities O O
have O O
had O O
such O O
kind O O
of O O
thing O O
before O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
a O O
city O O
is O O
a O O
gathering O O
place O O
for O O
modern O O
life O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
a O O
highly O O
civilized O O
place O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
in O O
fact O O
a O O
gathering O O
point O O
for O O
various O O
conflicts O O
, O O
social O O
, O O
economic O O
, O O
security O O
, O O
various O O
aspects O O
of O O
conflict O O
. O O

Hence O O
it O O
is O O
not O O
at O O
all O O
surprising O O
for O O
such O O
an O O
accident O O
to O O
occur O O
. O O

The O O
critical O O
thing O O
is O O
-- O O

But O O
the O O
critical O O
thing O O
is O O
how O O
emergency O O
plans O O
are O O
activated O O
after O O
the O O
occurrence O O
of O O
such O O
accidents O O
, O O
and O O
for O O
a O O
city O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
a O O
test O O
of O O
its O O
response O O
capabilities O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
through O O
a O O
few O O
incidents O O
that O O
happened O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
over O O
recent B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
such O O
as O O
SARS O O
, O O
the O O
snowfall O O
a B-DATE B-DATE
few I-DATE I-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
the O O
heavy O O
rains O O
two O B-DATE
years O I-DATE
ago O I-DATE
, O O
and O O
the O O
road O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
at O O
East B-FAC B-FAC
Third I-FAC I-FAC
Ring I-FAC I-FAC
Road I-FAC I-FAC
this O O
time O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
can O O
be O O
seen O O
that O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
's I-GPE O
response O O
capabilities O O
continued O O
to O O
improve O O
each O O
time O O
. O O

Right O O
. O O

It O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
this O O
time O O
, O O
what O O
was O O
done O O
has O O
received O O
favorable O O
comments O O
from O O
everyone O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
perhaps O O
you O O
have O O
stronger O O
feelings O O
on O O
this O O
aspect O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Because O O
you O O
often O O
have O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
direct O O
SMS O O
exchange O O
with O O
listeners O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
because O O
, O O
we O O
, O O
Beijing B-ORG B-ORG
Traffic I-ORG I-ORG
Radio I-ORG I-ORG
Station I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
has O O
become O O
a O O
part O O
of O O
emergency O O
planning O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Well O O
, O O
Beijing B-ORG B-ORG
Traffic I-ORG I-ORG
Radio I-ORG I-ORG
Station I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
to O O
be O O
activated O O
as O O
a O O
media O O
for O O
emergency O O
plans O O
that O O
are O O
grade O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
and O O
above O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
as O O
people O O
still O O
vividly O O
remember O O
, O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
of O O
that O O
snowfall O O
just O O
mentioned O O
by O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
that O O
people O O
still O O
vividly O O
remember O O
, O O
there O O
were O O
no O O
plans O O
. O O

Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
still O O
had O O
no O O
emergency O O
plan O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
it O O
happened O O
that O O
I O O
was O O
hosting O O
the O B-WORK_OF_ART
Unblocked B-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
All I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-ORG I-WORK_OF_ART
program O O
in O O
the O O
studio O O
that B-TIME O
evening I-TIME O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
, O O
traffic O O
was O O
not O O
at O O
all O O
unblocked O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
there O O
was O O
none O O
of O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
interaction O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
not O O
clear O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
very O O
congested O O
. O O

You O O
sat O O
inside O O
the O O
studio O O
and O O
only O O
knew O O
about O O
the O O
heavy O O
snowfall O O
. O O

You O O
could O O
find O O
out O O
other O O
news O O
only O O
by O O
telephone O O
. O O

The O O
various O O
methods O O
and O O
channels O O
were O O
extremely O O
unclear O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
later O O
, O O
when O O
we O O
experienced O O
that O O
rainfall O O
in O O
Beijing O B-GPE
, O O
that O O
rainfall O O
two B-DATE B-DATE
years I-DATE I-DATE
ago I-DATE I-DATE
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
some O B-DATE
days O I-DATE
of O O
sand O O
storms O O
, O O
all O O
channels O O
and O O
early O O
warning O O
mechanisms O O
were O O
activated O O
in O O
quite O O
an O O
orderly O O
manner O O
. O O

From O O
our O O
perspective O O
as O O
media O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
it O O
was O O
precisely O O
by O O
going O O
through O O
those O O
breaking O O
- O O
in O O
, O O
trials O O
that O O
we O O
could O O
be O O
so O O
calm O O
in O O
handling O O
such O O
an O O
emergency O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
give O O
everyone O O
the O O
most O O
effective O O
announcements O O
and O O
notifications O O
, O O
and O O
instructions O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
therefore O O
, O O
as O O
a O O
local O O
media O O
in O O
this O O
city O O
, O O
it O O
should O O
become O O
a O O
proactive O O
participant O O
when O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
public O O
emergency O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

It O O
should O O
play O O
its O O
individual O O
role O O
in O O
the O O
process O O
of O O
resolving O O
emergencies O O
. O O

Ah O O
, O O
apart O O
from O O
this O O
, O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
, O O
what O O
do O O
you O O
think O O
are O O
the O O
areas O O
for O O
improvement O O
for O O
a O O
city O O
, O O
especially O O
a O O
booming O O
city O O
, O O
when O O
handling O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
public O O
emergency O O
? O O

Right O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
this O O
gave O O
us O O
many O O
revelations O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
I O O
think O O
one O O
that O O
should O O
be O O
especially O O
important O O
is O O
early O O
warnings O O
and O O
forecasts O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
currently O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
frequently O O
various O O
kinds O O
of O O
risks O O
lurking O O
in O O
cities O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

Early O O
warnings O O
and O O
forecasts O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
early O O
warning O O
and O O
forecast O O
mechanism O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
not O O
only O O
for O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
sudden O O
road O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
, O O
it O O
also O O
includes O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
security O O
incidents O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
in O O
our O O
society O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
natural O O
disasters O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
including O O
public O O
health O O
incidents O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
scientific O O
early O O
warning O O
and O O
forecast O O
mechanism O O
must O O
be O O
set O O
up O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

In O O
this O O
way O O
, O O
you O O
can O O
manage O O
and O O
resolve O O
an O O
abnormal O O
situation O O
by O O
turning O O
it O O
into O O
a O O
normal O O
situation O O
, O O
without O O
evolving O O
into O O
a O O
sudden O O
public O O
emergency O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

Another O O
thing O O
I O O
want O O
to O O
say O O
is O O
that O O
besides O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
emergency O O
response O O
and O O
speedy O O
integration O O
mechanisms O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
some O O
corresponding O O
improvements O O
should O O
be O O
made O O
to O O
the O O
release O O
of O O
information O O
, O O
incident O O
investigation O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
relevant O O
post-incident O O
, O O
responsibility O O
system O O
. O O

In O O
fact O O
, O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
say O O
that O O
the O O
government O O
already O O
has O O
quite O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
relevant O O
systems O O
in O O
this O O
respect O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
an O O
administrative O O
investigation O O
system O O
for O O
incidents O O
of O O
major O O
responsibility O O
. O O

We O O
have O O
regulations O O
on O O
investigation O O
procedures O O
for O O
very O O
major O O
incidents O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
others O O
such O O
as O O
emergency O O
response O O
methods O O
for O O
handling O O
public O O
health O O
incidents O O
and O O
public O O
health O O
emergencies O O
, O O
among O O
others O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
to O O
say O O
, O O
we O O
have O O
many O O
corresponding O O
systems O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
the O O
question O O
is O O
how O O
city O O
management O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
handles O O
these O O
various O O
kinds O O
of O O
perhaps O O
unpredictable O O
cases O O
. O O

Since O O
we O O
are O O
entering O O
new O O
circumstances O O
of O O
human O O
living O O
, O O
circumstances O O
that O O
contain O O
high O O
risk O O
and O O
have O O
an O O
increasingly O O
developed O O
urbanized O O
life O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
corresponding O O
improvements O O
should O O
be O O
made O O
to O O
the O O
formation O O
of O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
systems O O
that O O
includes O O
scientific O O
planning O O
, O O
early O O
warning O O
and O O
forecast O O
, O O
emergency O O
response O O
, O O
accident O O
investigation O O
, O O
and O O
accountability O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
based O O
on O O
your O O
understanding O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
, O O
and O O
from O O
an O O
international O O
perspective O O
, O O
what O O
are O O
some O O
better O O
ways O O
of O O
urban O O
management O O
that O O
are O O
worthwhile O O
for O O
us O O
to O O
learn O O
? O O

I O O
think O O
, O O
in O O
comparison O O
to O O
China B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
we O O
should O O
say O O
that O O
urbanization O O
in O O
foreign O O
countries O O
developed O O
earlier O O
and O O
is O O
more O O
widespread O O
. O O

Their O O
level O O
of O O
development O O
is O O
more O O
advanced O O
than O O
ours O O
. O O

Although O O
the O O
scale O O
of O O
our O O
urbanization O O
is O O
currently O O
expanding O O
at O O
a O O
rate O O
of O O
1 B-PERCENT B-PERCENT
% I-PERCENT I-PERCENT
per O O
year O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
, O O
with O O
our O O
economic O O
development O O
being O O
relatively O O
backward O O
, O O
we O O
actually O O
still O O
have O O
many O O
aspects O O
of O O
urban O O
management O O
to O O
learn O O
from O O
foreign O O
countries O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
pipes O O
involved O O
in O O
this O O
incident O O
were O O
basic O O
infrastructure O O
, O O
public O O
utilities O O
industries O O
. O O

With O O
a O O
background O O
of O O
liberalization O O
, O O
marketization O O
, O O
and O O
privatization O O
, O O
how O O
can O O
the O O
government O O
strengthen O O
supervision O O
of O O
public O O
utilities O O
industries O O
? O O

How O O
can O O
a O O
safe O O
, O O
assured O O
system O O
be O O
established O O
? O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
need O O
to O O
learn O O
and O O
manage O O
this O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

For O O
instance O O
, O O
regarding O O
information O O
disclosure O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
our O O
speed O O
of O O
information O O
disclosure O O
this O O
time O O
was O O
very O O
fast O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
we O O
still O O
have O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
work O O
to O O
do O O
in O O
making O O
the O O
information O O
disclosure O O
, O O
er O O
, O O
system O O
more O O
standardized O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
, O O
to O O
really O O
implement O O
a O O
system O O
of O O
levels O O
of O O
responsibility O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
we O O
also O O
need O O
to O O
explore O O
how O O
cooperation O O
mechanisms O O
between O O
departments O O
execute O O
cooperation O O
under O O
normal O O
situations O O
and O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
how O O
departments O O
should O O
cooperate O O
with O O
one O O
another O O
under O O
these O O
kinds O O
of O O
public O O
emergency O O
circumstances O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
for O O
some O O
of O O
our O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
how O O
will O O
these O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
withstand O O
these O O
tests O O
? O O

We O O
know O O
that O O
currently O O
, O O
many O O
ministries O O
and O O
commissions O O
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
people O O
's O O
governments O O
at O O
the O O
provincial O O
level O O
, O O
along O O
with O O
those O O
at O O
municipal O O
and O O
district O O
levels O O
, O O
have O O
set O O
up O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
for O O
public O O
emergencies O O
, O O
but O O
many O O
of O O
them O O
have O O
not O O
been O O
put O O
to O O
the O O
test O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
how O O
will O O
they O O
undergo O O
testing O O
? O O

These O O
also O O
include O O
some O O
of O O
our O O
command O O
and O O
policy O O
- O O
making O O
systems O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
with O O
the O O
growth O O
of O O
urbanization O O
and O O
with O O
more O O
and O O
more O O
of O O
such O O
complicated O O
issues O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
increasingly O O
high O O
requirements O O
on O O
the O O
systems O O
. O O

That O O
is O O
, O O
development O O
of O O
future O O
systems O O
is O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
top O O
current O O
priorities O O
. O O

How O O
can O O
we O O
institutionalize O O
our O O
response O O
mechanisms O O
and O O
make O O
them O O
into O O
a O O
system O O
so O O
as O O
to O O
ensure O O
the O O
lifestyle O O
of O O
people O O
who O O
live O O
in O O
such O O
a O O
large O O
- O O
scale O O
city O O
? O O

The B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
proposed O O
a O O
public O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plan O O
, O O
called O O
One B-CARDINAL B-PRODUCT
Plan O I-PRODUCT
, O O
Three B-CARDINAL B-ORG
Systems O I-ORG
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

" O O
One B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
plan O O
" O O
refers O O
to O O
the O O
contingency O O
plan O O
, O O
and O O
" O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
systems O O
" O O
refers O O
to O O
systems O O
of O O
organizations O O
, O O
mechanisms O O
, O O
and O O
laws O O
. O O

So O O
, O O
I O O
think O O
we O O
still O O
have O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
work O O
to O O
do O O
in O O
these O O
three B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
areas O O
of O O
organizations O O
, O O
mechanisms O O
, O O
and O O
laws O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
finally O O
, O O
let O O
's O O
turn O O
our O O
attention O O
to O O
handling O O
of O O
the O O
situation O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
during O O
the O O
latter O O
stages O O
of O O
the O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
. O O

Traffic O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
to O O
have O O
been O O
directed O O
, O O
and O O
is O O
basically O O
under O O
control O O
now O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
following O O
this O O
, O O
repairs O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
made O O
on O O
this O O
road O O
section O O
where O O
the O O
accident O O
occurred O O
, O O
including O O
for O O
many O O
pipes O O
. O O

Well O O
, O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
based O O
on O O
your O O
understanding O O
, O O
how O O
long O O
will O O
it O O
take O O
? O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
the O O
time O O
really O O
depends O O
on O O
how O O
the O O
overall O O
repair O O
goes O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
exploration O O
, O O
assessment O O
, O O
and O O
repair O O
are O O
carried O O
out O O
in O O
succession O O
. O O

Therefore O O
, O O
regarding O O
this O O
work O O
progress O O
, O O
to O O
repair O O
this O O
road O O
section O O
in O O
the O O
shortest O O
time O O
, O O
um O O
, O O
this O O
will O O
depend O O
on O O
the O O
work O O
progress O O
. O O

Uh-huh O O
. O O

This O O
is O O
because O O
repair O O
is O O
probably O O
not O O
a O O
matter O O
of O O
repairing O O
the O O
road O O
surface O O
alone O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
also O O
an O O
issue O O
with O O
many O O
of O O
the O O
pipes O O
below O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
the O O
pipes O O
below O O
. O O

Right O O
, O O
as O O
it O O
is O O
winter O B-DATE
, O O
we O O
know O O
that O O
carrying O O
out O O
construction O O
during O O
winter O O
, O O
especially O O
that O O
which O O
requires O O
pouring O O
concrete O O
and O O
then O O
-- O O

Moreover O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
especially O O
difficult O O
for O O
concrete O O
to O O
set O O
during O O
winter O O
. O O

Yes O O
, O O
preparation O O
mix O O
for O O
making O O
it O O
dry O O
faster O O
, O O
has O O
already O O
been O O
added O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
the O O
end O O
, O O
it O O
requires O O
time O O
. O O

Hence O O
, O O
it O O
depends O O
very O O
much O O
on O O
factors O O
like O O
temperature O O
. O O

Just O O
now O O
, O O
you O O
mentioned O O
that O O
there O O
are O O
many O O
pipes O O
, O O
ah O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
key O O
heating O O
pipeline O O
. O O

The O O
first O B-ORDINAL
thing O O
is O O
to O O
ensure O O
that O O
it O O
is O O
connected O O
in O O
time O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
waste O O
discharge O O
is O O
also O O
very O O
important O O
. O O

Waste O O
discharged O O
has O O
currently O O
blocked O O
this O O
up O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
and O O
, O O
for O O
instance O O
, O O
optical O O
fibers O O
, O O
ah O O
. O O

Er O O
, O O
right O O
now O O
, O O
if O O
the O O
optical O O
fibers O O
break O O
, O O
people O O
in O O
many O O
households O O
will O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
watch O O
television O O
. O O

Yes O O
. O O

At O O
present O O
, O O
we O O
should O O
not O O
have O O
a O O
problem O O
with O O
watching O O
television O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
not O O
broken O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
just O O
that O O
, O O
as O O
the O O
other O O
pipes O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
repaired O O
, O O
the O O
optical O O
fibers O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
rearranged O O
, O O
to O O
be O O
hung O O
up O O
it O O
seems O O
. O O

After O O
that O O
, O O
or O O
it O O
seems O O
that O O
a O O
few O O
steel O O
pipes O O
have O O
been O O
added O O
below O O
to O O
make O O
it O O
safer O O
to O O
walk O O
across O O
this O O
section O O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
let O O
's O O
take O O
water O O
pipes O O
as O O
an O O
example O O
. O O

Because O O
they O O
were O O
exposed O O
, O O
The O O
water O O
pipes O O
were O O
not O O
-- O O

after O O
that O O
, O O
yes O O
, O O
these O O
were O O
not O O
damaged O O
. O O

they O O
were O O
not O O
damaged O O
and O O
this O O
is O O
quite O O
normal O O
. O O

Um O O
, O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
problem O O
with O O
water O O
supply O O
. O O

Okay O O
, O O
well O O
, O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
both O O
of O O
you O O
have O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
studio O O
and O O
given O O
us O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
specific O O
details O O
concerning O O
this O O
road O O
cave O O
- O O
in O O
accident O O
in O O
Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE I-GPE
. O O

At O O
the O O
same O O
time O O
, O O
you O O
have O O
also O O
analyzed O O
, O O
from O O
a O O
system O O
perspective O O
, O O
how O O
the O O
government O O
has O O
reinforced O O
emergency O O
contingency O O
plans O O
to O O
handle O O
such O O
public O O
emergency O O
cases O O
. O O

Okay O O
, O O
thank O O
you O O
very O O
much O O
, O O
Professor O O
Zhou B-PERSON B-PERSON
and O O
Yang B-PERSON B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON I-PERSON
, O O
for O O
coming O O
to O O
the O O
studio O O
to O O
participate O O
in O O
our O O
program O O
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
, O O
both O O
of O O
you O O
. O O

Okay O O
, O O
dear O O
viewers O O
, O O
that O O
is O O
all O O
for O O
today B-DATE B-DATE
's O O
edition O O
of O O
Focus B-ORG B-ORG
Today I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Thank O O
you O O
for O O
watching O O
. O O

See O O
you O O
at O O
the B-TIME O
same I-TIME O
time I-TIME O
tomorrow I-TIME B-DATE
. O O

Hello O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
turn O O
our O O
attention O O
to O O
the O O
weather O O
. O O

Today B-DATE B-DATE
, O O
we O O
can O O
use O O
two O B-CARDINAL
words O O
to O O
summarize O O
the O O
weather O O
in O O
our O O
country O O
. O O

First B-ORDINAL B-ORDINAL
, O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
a O O
temperature O O
drop O O
over O O
a O O
large O O
area O O
, O O
and O O
next O O
, O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
rainfall O O
and O O
snowfall O O
in O O
an O O
extensive O O
area O O
as O O
well O O
. O O

We O O
see O O
that O O
except O O
for O O
some O O
areas O O
of O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Southwest B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
and O O
Northeast B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
many O O
other O O
places O O
will O O
be O O
experiencing O O
temperature O O
drops O O
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
snowfall O O
in O O
the O O
area O O
from O O
Northwest B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
to O O
the O B-GPE
Huang B-GPE I-GPE
- O I-GPE
Huai O I-GPE
area O O
through O O
southern O O
North B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

The O O
east O O
of O O
Southwest B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
the O B-GPE
Jiang B-GPE I-GPE
- O I-GPE
Huai O I-GPE
area O O
and O O
the O O
area O O
south O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC I-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
will O O
experience O O
continuous O O
rainfall O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
southern O O
North B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
the O B-GPE
Huang B-GPE I-GPE
- O I-GPE
Huai O I-GPE
area O O
will O O
bid O O
farewell O O
to O O
the O O
snow O O
tonight B-TIME B-TIME
, O O
ah O O
. O O

Tomorrow B-TIME B-DATE
during I-TIME O
the I-TIME B-DATE
day I-TIME I-DATE
, O O
snowfall O O
in O O
the O B-GPE
Jiang B-GPE I-GPE
- O I-GPE
Huai O I-GPE
area O O
will O O
stop O O
, O O
and O O
there O O
will O O
also O O
be O O
less O O
snow O O
in O O
Northwest B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
rain O O
throughout O O
almost O O
the O O
whole O O
of O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
China I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

It O O
can O O
be O O
said O O
that O O
there O O
will O O
be O O
less O O
snow O O
in O O
the O O
north O O
and O O
heavier O O
rain O O
in O O
the O O
south O O
tomorrow B-DATE O
. O O

Furthermore O O
, O O
temperatures O O
tomorrow B-DATE B-DATE
in O O
many O O
places O O
south O O
of O O
the B-LOC B-LOC
Huai I-LOC I-LOC
River I-LOC I-LOC
will O O
fall O O
by O O
between O B-QUANTITY
four B-CARDINAL I-QUANTITY
and O I-QUANTITY
ten B-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Okay O O
, O O
let O O
's O O
check O O
out O O
the O O
city O O
weather O O
forecasts O O
. O O

Beijing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
changing O O
to O O
sunny O O
, O O
9 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
2 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Harbin B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
sunny O O
, O O
26 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
16 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Shijiazhuang B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
changing O O
to O O
mostly O O
cloudy O O
, O O
9 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
1 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degree I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Jinan B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
changing O O
to O O
mostly O O
cloudy O O
, O O
9 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
1 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degree I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Nanjing B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
sleet O O
changing O O
to O O
overcast O O
, O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Hangzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
sleet O O
changing O O
to O O
overcast O O
, O O
to O O
4 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Fuzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
light O O
rain O O
, O O
11 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
18 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Taipei B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
cloudy O O
changing O O
to O O
showers O O
, O O
13 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
19 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Dalian B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
sunny O O
, O O
11 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
5 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Wuxi B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
sleet O O
changing O O
to O O
cloudy O O
, O O
1 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degree I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Changzhou B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
moderate O O
snow O O
to O O
light O O
snow O O
, O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Bangkok B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
cloudy O O
, O O
26 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
35 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

New B-GPE B-GPE
Dehli I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
sunny O O
, O O
6 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
19 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Seoul B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
changing O O
to O O
mostly O O
cloudy O O
, O O
8 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Tokyo B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
, O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
6 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

London B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
changing O O
to O O
light O O
rain O O
, O O
2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
6 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Moscow B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
cloudy O O
, O O
18 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
13 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Paris B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
overcast O O
, O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
4 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Vienna B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
moderate O O
snow O O
, O O
1 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degree I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
below I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
zero I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
to O O
1 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degree I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

New B-GPE B-GPE
York I-GPE I-GPE
, O O
light O O
rain O O
, O O
1 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
3 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Seattle B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
light O O
rain O O
, O O
4 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
7 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O

Washington B-GPE B-GPE
, O O
cloudy O O
, O O
2 B-CARDINAL B-CARDINAL
to O O
6 B-QUANTITY B-QUANTITY
degrees I-QUANTITY I-QUANTITY
. O O