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...Fowler has only recently been cleared of charges in the "Landgate" scandal, in which he was accused of reallocating public land to "mysterious foreign friends with questionable agendas" and to powerful citizens of the Kisone Republic. His accusers believed he was giving these large gifts as a means of gaining support for his political platform. Fowler is First Citizen of the Kisone Republic, a peaceful micronation located in various parts of Mankato, Minn., and the airspace surrounding it. Currently, Fowler's dorm room is "the floating city" of the Republic...
...Fowler assumed his title as First Citizen of the Kisone Republic in 1996. However, his rise to power was somewhat unofficial. He was close friends with his predecessor, Melvin Anderson, and when Anderson was exiled, Fowler became First Citizen...
...American accused of spying in Moscow may reflect the blurring of lines in the post-Cold War twilight, but staging his arrest as a media event may be intended to send a clear message that the Yeltsin-era bonhomie between the erstwhile enemies is over. An American private citizen, identified by ABC News as retired Navy captain Edmond Pope, was arrested Thursday on charges of espionage, and is awaiting trial in the notorious Lefortovo prison. A Russian associate was arrested along with him, in a swoop on what Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) says was a spying operation...
...Being a private citizen, the American detainee lacks the traditional diplomatic cover under which spies tend to work, which includes diplomatic immunity when caught. Thus, while American diplomat Cheri Leberknight, who was reportedly caught trying to obtain military secrets from a Russian citizen, was simply expelled, Captain Pope (if that really is his name) could face a lengthy jail term if convicted. The arrest also appears to be a calculated attempt by Russia?s new president, Vladimir Putin, to send out a political signal both at home and abroad. "This reeks of an effort to make political capital," says Meier...
...know who killed Kayla. It was every legislator, every proponent of guns and every citizen of the U.S. who thinks handguns are not a problem but a "right" granted by the Constitution. Blame also falls on those who will not support the gun-control legislation that would prevent these tragedies. MARTIN ANTHONY Malvern...