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...roots of what is turning out to be an acrimonious dispute go back to the Red Cross Federation's exclusion of Israel's Red Shield of David society in 1949. The Geneva Convention mandates the red cross (originally an inversion of the Swiss flag), crescent and lion as the only acceptable signs of international neutrality, and thus bars the Israeli organization. While the American Red Cross has pushed forcefully for Israeli inclusion for 50 years, it does not want to drop the cross altogether...
...interests, where they need a president who takes their side and stands up and fights for them," says Tad Devine, a chief Gore strategist. He points as evidence to a St. Louis, Mo., debate-watching focus group of 50 people, assembled by the Gore camp. They arrived with the lion's share of them, 41 percent, undecided. They left with 53 percent of the room for the vice president. The Gore staff felt so good about its candidate's performance in the debate that it wants to pour precious advertising dollars into rebroadcasting it on cable channels in battleground states...
Columbia's next possession offered no relief for the Lion offense as Penn's Brian Drake forced a fumble which led directly to another of Verille's touchdowns. Turnovers truly were the story of the day as Penn forced three turnovers leading to two TDs while the Penn offense refused to turn over the ball once...
...WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE REST OF US: South Korean president Kim Dae Jung has become a universal symbol of morality and peace in the excruciatingly tense exchanges between North and South Korea. If peace prevails in this troubled region, Kim Dae Jung's spectacular efforts will deserve the lion's share of the credit...
Loyola Marymount came close to tying the game in the 78th minute, when Lion forward Jill Dobens gained control off a loose ball in the right corner, and launched a cross to Erica Florez, who fired a shot from point-blank range. But Gunther held strong in net and preserved the Crimson lead...