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Daily Dispatch 2000

December 20, 2000: New medical privacy rules, Clinton says embargo may be helping Castro, and Clinton: I'll stand and fight charges.
December 19, 2000: Cohen urges continued Balkans peacekeeping, one-child policy doesn't stop China's population growth, and does stadium seating discriminate?
December 18, 2000:Public supports tax cuts, charter schools spread to suburbs, and more terrorism in America's future?
December 15, 2000: Hastert advises Clintonian approach to tax cuts, a posthumous vindication for a death row inmate, taxes make Canadians less charitable than Americans, and vulnerable to terrorists, or vulnerable to the CIA?
December 14, 2000: AOL jumping hoops for merger, Congress wrapping up the budget, and UM's "20-point boost" for blacks and Hispanics preserved.
December 13, 2000: Congress may compromise on UN funding, public smoking banned in Washington suburb, and Congress and the White House near immigration agreement.
December 12, 2000: Ohio voucher program suffers legal setback, another look at welfare reform, and gun maker concedes on gun locks.
December 11, 2000: Acela high-speed train regular service begins today, Clinton not giving up on Israel, and EU creates first Eurocorps force.
December 8, 2000: Senate pushes to overhaul lenient bankruptcy laws, forgiveness for nonviolent drug offenders, and no agreement on Kyoto Protocol.
December 7, 2000: Clinton questions imprisonment for marijuana offenses, Florida Legislature prepares to pick electors, and more children on the dole?
December 6, 2000: Activists press Clinton for moratorium on federal executions, rising costs prompt Postal Rate hike, and the Census Bureau's really long form.
December 5, 2000: China frets over online freedom, Robert Downey Jr. during prohibition, and Did U.S. action cause USS Cole reaction?
December 4, 2000: Warantless arrests for minor offenses face challenge, anonymous online criticism protected, and dot-com entrepreneurs elected to dot-gov.
December 1, 2000: Bush and Gore go before the Supreme Court, Clinton hails Brady Law and calls for more gun control, and Mexico's Fox sworn in as President.
November 30, 2000: A lawyers group supports test ban treaty, the Council on Foreign Relations proposes easing Cuba sanctions, and is Robert Downey Jr. a Criminal?
November 29, 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected police roadblocks, the United States demands U.N. relief, and will the sun please sign the Kyoto Protocol?
November 28, 2000: Supreme Court looks into medical marijuana, global warming treaty stalled, and Santa gets some help from government.
November 27, 2000: Microsoft files appeal today, UN human rights chief calls for Mid East peacekeepers, and Haiti elections raise questions.
November 22, 2000: FTC discovers the First Amendment, biotech corn story mutates, FBI's Carnivore needs training.
November 21, 2000: EU's first step to military independence, Time Warner aids competitor to get merger blessing, and Clinton asked to declare moratorium on death penalty.
November 20, 2000: Chirac turns up the heat on global warming, Clinton to issue new medical privacy rules, and HUD reforms, but still exists.
November 17, 2000: Shelton, Rice see more "peacekeeping" ahead, Congress eyes the Electoral College, and new Acela train unveiled.
November 16, 2000: Clinton goes to Vietnam, Mexico's Glasnost, and Boston suburb bans cell phones while driving.
November 15, 2000: Last-minute Middle-East money, last-minute trade war treaty, and last-minute land grab.
November 14, 2000: Surplus projections grow, the EPA feels safe about biotech corn, and stamp prices go up.
November 13, 2000: Wall Street votes for gridlock, pressure to ratify Kyoto Protocol mounts, and new controversial OSHA regulations to be released today.
November 10, 2000: Lawmakers examine Electoral College, California votes to reduce prison population, world urges U.S. to lift Cuba sanctions, and government demands that AOL-Time Warner share its cable
November 09, 2000: Palestinians seek U.S. support for international police force, Iraq wants "oil-for-food" extension, and Utah and Oregon protect property rights
November 08, 2000: Election Special Edition: Over 200 ballot initiatives decided yesterday, vouchers fail, mixed results in drug reform and tax cut initiatives, and gun show background checks pass.
November 07, 2000: Clinton OK's debt relief, says it's "good for our souls," the Supreme Court reviews the Clean Air Act, and China clamps down on independent Web sites.
November 06, 2000: Israel rejects international police force, Arizona may tell developers to stay out, and Utah town passes mandatory gun ownership ordinance.
November 03, 2000: Ballot measures face skeptical voters, nation-building has a high price, and Everglades bill may be last measure to pass Congress before election.
November 02, 2000: Cheers and jeers for a do-nothing Congress, the Senate fails to toughen bankruptcy law, and Halloween's over, but Gore still scares seniors on Social Security.
November 01, 2000: Vouchers gain a surprising ally, investors credit themselves with prosperity, and can feds regulate puddles?
October 31, 2000: Voucher initiatives flunking with voters, cities take the lead on death penalty moratoriums, and first residents of the International Space Station blast off.
October 30, 2000: Drug reimportation bill signed into law, Gore and Bush's humble imperialism, and charitable giving is up.
October 27, 2000: Bush and Gore surplus plans undermined by federal spending spree, Clinton and Congress face a showdown over immigration, and trial lawyers win big in Utah.
October 26, 2000: U.N. panel and Al Gore heat up over global warming, Santa Cruz raises minimum wage to $12 an hour, and most upcoming ballot initiatives are about cutting taxes.
October 25, 2000: U.S. continues to bomb Iraq, Congress agrees on debt-relief plan, and U.S. Steel Protectionism May Face Japanese, EU WTO Challenge.
October 24, 2000: NATO unhappy with Bush proposal for U.S. troops to vacate the Balkans, tobacco suit trial lawyers get a windfall, and White House steps up privacy initiative for government Web sites.
October 23, 2000: Shaking hands with N. Korea, GOP and Democrats expand the Federal role in schools, and Greenspan comments at Cato may have rallied Wall Street.
October 20, 2000: Congress feasts on last-minute pork, Britain and Germany reach out to North Korea, and oil for poverty in Iraq.
October 19, 2000: Alan Greenspan speaks at Cato, government indigestion over biotech corn, and defense industry gunning for new weapons.
October 18, 2000: Clinton signs H-1B visa increase into law, lawmakers promise international debt relief, and MP3.com close to a settlement in its copyright suit.
October 17, 2000: Steel industry would dump higher prices on consumers, a Florida court tears down Internet anonymity, and the FBI is developing a more powerful 'Carnivore.'
October 16, 2000: New study criticizes Texas' death penalty system, Congress may not approve cyber-defense, and minimum wage hiked, but prescription drugs spiked.
October 13, 2000: No role for the U.S. in an Arab-Israeli war, new study finds the government competing with private e-commerce, and more firepower for Colombia's drug war
October 12, 2000: ADA faces federalism test, Congress on a spending spree, and Amtrak gets the cold shoulder on high-speed rail.
October 11, 2000: N. Korea and U.S. meet, campaign donations face a First Amendment test, and the U.S. denies Sudan a Security Council seat.
October 10, 2000: Clinton sees an overly-optimistic surplus forecast, Alaska to vote on Marijuana legalization, and PNTR to become law today.
October 09, 2000: Blacks see school vouchers as new frontier in civil rights struggle, and Congressional Budget Office releases sobering report on federal entitlements.
October 06, 2000: U.S. to open drug markets to price controls, candidates debate Iraq policy, and India moves closer to Russia.
October 05, 2000: Yugoslav election annulled, McCain goes to bat for gun show checks, and Gore defends nation-building.
October 04, 2000: Give Us Your Skilled, Your Ambitious, Your Entrepreneurial Masses
October 03, 2000: Fed likely not to raise rates, the EU and the U.S. settle trade quarrel -- for now, and Congress close to opening Cuba trade.
October 02, 2000: Colombia's U.S.-backed drug war spread to neighboring countries, another call for freedom in Tiananmen Square, and California jury makes Clint Eastwood's day.
September 29, 2000: Judge slashes the administration's tobacco case in half, Bush announces $7.1 billion energy program proposal, and survey says Americans are concerned about personal information on government computers.
September 29, 2000: Judge slashes the administration's tobacco case in half, Bush announces $7.1 billion energy program proposal, and survey says Americans are concerned about personal information on government computers.
September 28, 2000: Military commanders ask for more money, Clinton pushes hate crimes law, and parents say raising their kids is their job, not politicians'.
September 27, 2000: The GOP goes on a spending spree, the Supreme Court send Microsoft course to appeals court, the year 2000 federal surplus is $230 billion, and the Senate moves on H-1B visas.
September 26, 2000: Anti-globalization protesters take to the streets again, Clinton asks Congress to revive VAWA, California governor vetoes Internet sales tax, and Congress may yet ban on-line gambling.
September 25, 2000: Elections in Yugoslavia, Gore defends oil reserve move, and Clinton grabs more land.
September 22, 2000: GOP surrenders land to Clinton, states without capital punishment have lower murder rates, study finds, and Lieberman's mixed record on guns.
September 21, 2000: Gore proposes using the Strategic Oil Reserve, feds cleared in Waco tragedy, and the Senate is considering a TV censorship bill.
September 20, 2000: Nader sees no problem with Social Security, GIs impatient in Kosovo, and oil prices and trade deficit are not a problem.
September 19, 2000: Senate likely to pass PNTR today, government labs face brain-drain, and government panel examines effects of sanctions on the U.S. and Cuba
September 18, 2000: Cohen warns Indonesia, judge throws out Chicago gun suit, and Clinton honors the Constitution.
September 15, 2000: India PM wants closer ties with the U.S., anonymous free speech prevails despite campaign finance laws, and hyperactivity drug Ritalin next target of class-action suits.
September 14, 2000: PNTR weapons-proliferation amendment defeated, Republicans join Democrats in support of "hate crimes" legislation, and Congress fails to override marriage penalty repeal veto.
September 13, 2000: Domestic Violence Law May Be Allowed to Expire
September 12, 2000: HUD increases rent subsidies, parents not choosing after-school programs, and government regulation is "not the solution" to media violence.
September 11, 2000: Gore wants to "clean up" media violence, protesters strike at Melbourne global business meeting, and Nader and N.M. Gov. Johnson unite on drug decriminalization.
September 08, 2000: Bush's "hollow military debate," the prison business grows in small towns, and evidence of global warming before industrial emissions found.
September 07, 2000: Security Council discusses "peacekeeping" at U.N. summit, Clinton pushes to impose "hate crime" laws on states, and a new ruling may be a "death sentence" for for MP3.com
September 06, 2000: Bush proposes Medicare reform and a drug benefit, Clinton pushes a minimum wage hike, and New Zealand licenses kids' toy guns.
September 05, 2000: AOL-Time Warner deal may be blocked, senate to open China trade debate, and child care for parents and stadiums for sports teams?
September 01, 2000: Clinton passes on NMD decision, Clinton vetoes death tax repeal, and high gas taxes fuel global resentment.
August 31, 2000: Gore beats the "patient bill of rights" drum, Cheney questions military readiness, and the post office is in the red again
August 30, 2000: Pentagon and State Dept. debate NMD, the Supreme Court stops medical marijuana distribution in California, and Texas has fastest growing prison population.
August 29, 2000: The GOP compromises on minimum wage, the California Senate approves gun licensing, states crack down on Internet tobacco sales, and Cato scholars' Kosovo documentary in film festival.
August 28, 2000: Violent crime hits record low, Gore promises prescription drug benefit, and new study finds voucher students scoring higher.
August 25, 2000: Clinton churns out decrees before time is up, no "golden age" for human rights in China, and parents don't want state child care
August 24, 2000: Mexico's Fox to meet with Clinton and presidential candidates, Clinton likely to veto death tax repeal, and "Survivor" Rich wins a million dollars (before taxes)
August 23, 2000: Celebrations may be premature on welfare reform anniversary, the U.S. militarizes Colombia's drug war, and more minorities embrace homeschooling.
August 22, 2000: Fed not likely to raise rates, Clinton to announce NMD plans soon, and survey finds teens want gun control.
August 21, 2000: Bush takes a look at foreign deployments, judge orders city to retract ATM fee ban, and a new study finds Americans worried about Internet privacy
August 18, 2000: L.A. demonstrators protest low wages, the trade deficit climbs to record high, and Mexico's Fox proposes open borders.
August 17, 2000: Elections spotlight vouchers, the administration hides Taiwanese president, and the U.K. may allow human cloning.
August 16, 2000: Lieberman supports affirmative action, British bombs had high miss rate in Kosovo, and Gap moguls to fund private schools.
August 15, 2000: Violence flares up in Indonesia, taxpayer complaints dismissed, and Ohio court rejects Cincinnati's gun suit.
August 14, 2000: New bombing against Iraq, Illinois county clears its welfare rolls, and foundation proposes a bigger federal role in education.
August 11, 2000: EPA moves to regulate wetlands, child poverty declines in the 1990s, and "Carnivore" review program unveiled.
August 10, 2000: U.S. prison population surpasses 2 million, no government in Somalia, and Amtrak still in the red despite record ridership.
August 9, 2000: McCaffrey predicts end to certification, U.N. interventions grow U.S. debt, and China shuts down dissident Web site.
August 8, 2000: Economic sanction protesters arrested, tech firms can't afford government-style vacations, and OSHA paid expert witnesses to support ergonomics proposal.
August 7, 2000: Gore V.P. pick supports Social Security privatization, Clinton vetoes marriage tax relief, and Cohen to recommend go-ahead on missile defense.
August 4, 2000: Big promises on Internet regulation, Colombia's civil war heats up as U.S. gets involved, and Justice Department to review the FBI's e-mail wiretapping.
August 3, 2000: The post office is again competing with private businesses, the White House proposes exceptions to the Kyoto Protocol, and the EU opens an antitrust case against Microsoft.
August 2, 2000: New study finds Brady Law ineffective, government ready to use military to quell civil disturbances at GOP convention, and experienced immigrant workers forced out by the IRS.
August 1, 2000: California and Michigan voters to decide on vouchers, checks and balances come to Mexico, and states reject parental leave spending.
July 31, 2000: Clinton goes ahead with gun buyback program despite GOP congressional opposition, Venezuelan president re-elected, and number of homeschoolers soar in Washington state.
July 28, 2000: Social Security benefit tax repealed in the House, FTC agrees to privacy self-regulation, and USPS sits on tax payments.
July 27, 2000: Government schools look to private management, GOP shows minimum resistance to minimum wage, and Vietnam trade good, subsidies bad
July 26, 2000: Bush picks Cheney for V.P. spot, 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act today, and House unites to pass pet projects.
July 25, 2000: Clinton releases Justice investigation testimony, Camp David peace talks "exhausting," and market solutions to traffic congestion.
July 24, 2000: G-8 concludes meeting with promises of handouts, controversial census questions may be shifted to monthly survey, and White House gives nod to relaxing Cuba sanctions.
July 21, 2000: House votes to ease Cuba travel sanctions, GOP not happy with FBI e-mail snooping, and Ohio judge suspends conceal carry law.
July 20, 2000: Poor countries as G8 for debt relief, disclosure law may affect PACs, and Senate drops prescription drug import ban.
July 19, 2000: Senate puts the break on a federal tobacco suit, Californians to vote on school vouchers, Senate ends marriage penalty, and Lott plans China trade vote before September
July 18, 2000: Gore proposes constitutional crime amendment, White House wants higher standards for e-mail wiretapping, and Russia and China criticize U.S. missile defense proposals
July 17, 2000: A jury hands down largest punitive damage award in history, federal judges may soon be carrying concealed guns, and term limit pledges fall by the wayside
July 14, 2000: Energy Department memo contradicts administration's claims, Congress doubles aid to Africa, and odds are good for House gambling bill
July 13, 2000: U.S. and Vietnam agree on trade pact, Sprint-WorldCom merger called off, and new report finds federal land exchange program shortchanges taxpayers
July 12, 2000: FBI unveils new Internet tapping program, China missile sales threaten PNTR, congress aims at estate tax and marriage penalty, and the drug war goes Hollywood
July 11, 2000: Anti-sprawl laws not strict enough for activists, the appetite for food stamps declines, and contracts, not regulations, can solve Internet privacy disputes
July 10, 2000: Missile defense test fails, tax cuts no longer "risky," and gas prices continue to drop
July 7, 2000: Missile defense test tonight, USDA forces Cranberry growers to cut production, and tobacco jury can award damages higher than companies' net worth
July 6, 2000: "Price gouging" accusations subside, audit of the IRS finds it owes millions, and new report finds blacks and Hispanics are hurt most by Kyoto treaty
July 5, 2000: Gore accuses pharmaceuticals of price gouging, welfare as an incentive, Colorado voters to decide on background checks at gun shows, and ATM fee ban banned
June 30, 2000: Wisconsin statelegislators sue the EPA, the U.K.'s gun policy backfires, and agencies ignore White House privacy directive
June 29, 2000: Supreme Court upholds Boy Scouts' right to exclude, House passes GOP prescription drug plan, and court gives OK to public money in private schools
June 28, 2000: Clinton poised to give missile defense go-ahead, disclosure bill passes the House, Gore proposes energy policy, DOJ objects to MCIWorldcom/Sprint merger, and Patriot movie opens today.
June 27, 2000: "Hate Crime" decisions remain with juries, not judges, New York becomes first state to sue the gun industry, and Republicans agree on lifting some Cuba trade sanctions
June 26, 2000: Politicians are itching to spend newly announced budget surplus, senator calls for gas tax suspension, and Virginia police defy the Fourth Amendment
June 23, 2000: Politics guides trajectory of missile defense plans, setbacks for the government's Visa/MasterCard antitrust suit, and the administration criticizes an anti-gambling bill
June 22, 2000: Politics at the pump, House committee approves GOP drug benefit plan, war and snooping for the drug war
June 21, 2000: Senate expands "hate crimes" law, Republicans change their minds about Cuba trade, and the House flip-flops on tobacco suit funding
June 20, 2000: NYC sues gunmakers, the House halts federal tobacco suit, and the Supreme Court ends Massachusetts sanctions on Myanmar
June 19, 2000: Gore proposes larger government role in retirement savings, government force at Waco on trial today, and another study shows free trade reduces poverty

June 16, 2000: Gas regulators demand explanation on prices, Gore cuts while Bush spends, and another Elian appeal filed.

June 15, 2000: House approves digital signatures, Clinton lawyers give OK to missile defense, Hawaii becomes first state to pass medical marijuana bill, and report finds shoddy science at the EPA

June 14, 2000: Gore joins the personal account bandwagon, the GOP wants the government to guarantee a drug benefit, and no sanction is a good sanction
June 13, 2000: With Microsoft under its belt, Justice takes aim at Visa and MasterCard, Supreme Court limits lawsuits against HMOs, and some say a "death tax" repeal will mean less charity
June 12, 2000: One year after NATO troops arrive, violence continues in Kosovo, new federal doom and gloom climate report released, and gasoline prices rise
June 9, 2000: Clinton vows to veto death tax repeal, Senate rejects patient bill of rights, campaign finance reform measure passes Senate, and war on drugs targets blacks
June 8, 2000: Microsoft special edition. Robert Levy comments on the decision, the appeal, and the judge
June 7, 2000: Al Gore's day care plans, Virginia approves anti-smoking campaign, and Cuban embargo can't be reconciled with other trade policies
June 6, 2000: Domino's Pizza forced to make deliveries, secret wiretaps sought in record numbers, and Branch Davidians' sentences reduced
June 5, 2000: Terrorism commission proposes sanctions, death tax repeal possibly close, and the sprawl debate heats up in Arizona
June 2, 2000: Putin suggests joint Russia-U.S. missile defense, home-schoolers sweep spelling bee, and Microsoft "remedy" delayed
June 1, 2000: A new study praises welfare reform, statistics show growth of federal police power, and Elian is denied an asylum hearing
May 31, 2000: The Supreme Court expands its review of the Clean Air Act, anti-gambling bill balloons with exceptions, and FCC proposes easing regulations
May 30, 2000: Moynihan pushes for personal retirement accounts, Congress says no to Colombia aid, and U.S. politicians in Cuba call for easing of the embargo
May 26, 2000: Gore proposes after school care, Congress approves farm subsidies, and Rosie O'Donnell's bodyguard applies for a concealed weapon permit
May 25, 2000: China trade bill passes house, judge poised to break up Microsoft, and charitable giving at all time high
May 24, 2000: China trade vote today, Bradley set to be confirmed to FEC, and homeschooling gains ground
May 23, 2000: Congressional Republican leaders for trade with China, but not with Cuba, cold reception for FTC proposal on Internet privacy, and Supreme Court agree to hear case on delegation of legislative power
May 22, 2000: China trade vote getting closer, Kofi Annan want U.S. to give more in world aid, and local police work around seizure laws.
May 19, 2000: House votes to prevent government favorable treatment for Smith & Wesson, Clint Eastwood to testify about Americans With Disabilities Act, 'Secret Searches' provision hidden in methamphetamine bill.
May 18, 2000: House and Senate move closer to normalized trade with China, House Republicans introduce bills to eliminate death tax in 10 years and phone tax in three, and Gore attacks Bush Social Security plan as "stock market roulette"
May 17, 2000: The Federal Reserve Slams on the Brakes, The Department of Education Hits 20, and the Export-Import Bank Turns 65
May 16, 2000: Bush backs personal Social Security accounts, Violence Against Women Act struck down, and Americans trash the Census
May 15, 2000: Better mothering, less crime, workers of the world, unite for free trade, and does more child care spending reduce crime?
May 12, 2000: Elian case goes to court, Clinton proposes spending for "wage gap," and the Senate considers pulling out of Kosovo
May 11, 2000: Microsoft proposes remedies, study finds gun lock-up laws harmful, and Chinese dissidents support China trade
May 10, 2000: Million Mom March scheduled for this Sunday, Kosovo and Colombia foreign policy questioned by Senate, and Democrats unveil unified prescription drug proposal
May 9, 2000: China trade battle heats up, D.C. housing project wastes grant money, and Vermont campaign finance law challenged
May 8, 2000: Social Security reform a must, Microsoft will propose restrictions on itself, and U.S. crime rates fall
May 5, 2000: Prominent Democrats back Social Security overhaul, Clinton on homeschooling, and Internet tax ban reaches final stretch.

May 4, 2000: Gore speaks out on Social Security, new poll on census debate, and China PNTR questioned
May 3, 2000: Kansas City Schools accreditation revoked, more executive orders from Clinton, and new cybercrime treaty proposed
May 2, 2000: State Department releases terrorism report, White House optimistic about China trade vote, and McCain meets Gore
May 1, 2000: Bush to propose private investment accounts, AIDS declared national security threat, and Clinton proposes privacy legislation
April 28, 2000: Justice Department poised to ask for Microsoft break-up, top Russian economic adviser calls for pension privatization, Senate stalls on marriage penalty bill, and NYCPD rebuked.
April 27, 2000: Gun makers sue government, Boy Scouts fight to exclude gays, and China threatens war with Taiwan, then recants
April 26, 2000: Europe faces a pension crisis, Clinton calls for "hate crime" laws, and Census 2000 takes to the streets
April 25, 2000: China arrests Falun Gong demonstrators, six shot at Washington zoo, and spying on U.S. citizens questioned
April 24, 2000: Elian snatched in predawn raid, Justice inching towards Microsoft breakup, and "trade gap" at all-time high
April 21, 2000: Reno ready to use force in Elian case, Congress questions Cuban embargo, and New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson on "60 Minutes"
April 20, 2000: The Supreme Court reviews the Miranda warning, the federal prison population keeps growing, and Columbine remembered
April 19, 2000: Georgia city pays cash for census forms, Diallo parents sue New York, and more "digital divide" talk from Clinton
April 18, 2000: Gephardt intends "no" vote on China trade, congressman visits Iraq, waiting game continues in Elian case, and UN panel warns of global warming
April 17, 2000: Protesters fail to disrupt IMF meetings, the market takes a dive on inflation fears, and California entrepreneur campaigns for school choice
April 14, 2000: Taiwan's arms shopping list worried the Clinton administration, NYPD civil right report postponed, and New Mexico governor won't be silenced on drugs
April 13, 2000: Clinton visits Colorado on eve of Littleton anniversary, unions demonstrate against China trade, and Reno orders Elian turned over
April 12, 2000: House curbs property seizures, Senate mediocre on tax-cutting, unlimited high-tech worker visas proposed, and Maine passes price-controls on medicines.
April 11, 2000: Clinton visits Maryland for gun bill signing, Washington braces for IMF protests, and Congress eyes airlines' service rating
April 10, 2000: Florida lawmakers protect tobacco company profits so they can pay settlement, U.S. tax take highest since WWII, and New York city may use eminent domain to make way for furniture store
April 7, 2000: Elian case at new stage, Senate refuses to lower gas tax, and states line up for gun industry antitrust investigation.
April 6, 2000: CIA still in Cold-War mode, what to do when military personnel cross personal lines, and consumer rights in biotechnology
April 5, 2000: Gore proposes increasing women's benefits from ailing Social Security system, taxpayers may pay for others to play ball, stop, frisk, and fight, and cheap drugs are expensive to taxpayers
April 4, 2000: The Maryland legislature passes handgun-lock requirements, visas issued for Elian's father and family, and a look at NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia one year later
April 3, 2000: Microsoft talks collapse, economic sanctions criticized, and Clinton to speak out on gun shows
March 31, 2000: NYC Police Commissioner acknowledges race issue, GOP split on federal land-buying, and Gore gets mixed marks on reinventing government
March 30, 2000: Lott tells constituents they don't have to answer nosy census questions, federal and state official protect Smith & Wesson, UN ambassadors visit Washington, and tough British drug laws may have increased use
March 29, 2000: The Supreme Court rejects "stop-and-frisk" searches, East Timor recovers, and Gephardt calls for extension of Internet tax moratorium
March 28, 2000: Census forms come in to Bureau, Senate takes up flag-burning amendment again, and jury awards damages to smoker despite cigarette pack labeling
March 27, 2000: Gore proposes public financing of campaigns, Hastert slows anti-drug aid to Colombia, no Mideast peace talks for Clinton, and the EPA's paperwork grows
March 24, 2000: Clinton administration gives Iraqi opposition $260k, Ames department stores face an ADA suit, and the one year anniversary of NATO bombing.
March 23, 2000: The House tells Clinton to pressure OPEC, House subcommittee approves abolishing the INS, and a Microsoft settlement is very near
March 22, 2000: Glock turns down gun control agreement, a court puts Elian in Reno's hands, NASA knew Mars mission was doomed, and the Senate will vote today on a repeal of the Social Security earnings test
March 21, 2000: Post office announces cutbacks, Senate holds hearing on on-line pharmacies, the Supreme Court rules that the FDA can't regulate tobacco, and the Clean Air Act gives us dirty water
March 20, 2000: Smith & Wesson gives in to government extortion, Waco raid reenacted on film, and panel may recommend extension of moratorium on new Internet taxes
March 17, 2000: Census role in Japanese-American WWII internment questioned, NY police kills another unarmed man, U.S. troops strike former Kosovo allies, and zoning laws challenged by Congress
March 16, 2000: Chinese leader sends dire warning across strait, what's wrong with this picture: a public privacy commission?, and officials want to buy guns only from compliant companies
March 15, 2000: U.S. may have to fight former Kosovo allies, bad public schools beat good private schools, GOP: gas tax too small to cut?, and better "equal" than alive
March 14, 2000: What to do about Iraq debated, best oil policy is no oil policy, and Florida vouchers force reform in public schools.
March 13, 2000: Drug producers thwart interdiction efforts, men's sperm count not affected by the environment, states move towards universal preschool, and the FCC opens up the broadcast spectrum to trade
March 10, 2000: Overlooking rights to fight crime, Californians approve Indian casinos, and feds make school lunches worse
March 9, 2000: Minimum wage likely to be raised, Congress begins China trade deliberations, and Microsoft may settle suit.
March 8, 2000: Renewed call for gun control, GOP will spend more than Clinton asked for, and Navy admiral opposes Taiwan act
March 7, 2000: U.S. officials ambivalent on EU defense initiative, Citibank reverses gun policy, and Greenspan issues more warnings on the economy
March 6, 2000: High taxes give cigarette smugglers an incentive, term limits cleans out half the Florida state house, and march against Florida law ending affirmative action planned
March 3, 2000: Net user profiling put on hold, abuse of eminent domain power in Pittsburgh, and George W. bush would require trigger locks
March 2, 2000: Earnings test gets nixed, IRS rebuked for errors, and lawmakers take aim at video games in Tennessee
March 1, 2000: Fourth Amendment protection on trial, Senate hearing on Elian Gonzalez, and companies fight against on-line anonymity
February 29, 2000: Phillip Morris accepts FDA regulation, NATO meets with Ukraine, Internet gambling operator convicted, and got (soy) milk?
February 28, 2000: Labor Department clarifies home office policy, tobacco settlement money used for pork-barrel, and "Smart Guns" are not a smart choice
February 25, 2000: Firearms exports to Canada halted, Lawrence Summers speaks in favor of Internet taxes, and New York proposes expanding DNA database
February 24, 2000: Gore proposes expanding Medicare, NATO asks for more troops in Serbia, and Europe indignant over alleged "Echelon" eavesdropping
February 23, 2000: Biennial budget picks up steam, Eurocorps idea revived, and feds seek to increase Internet policing powers
February 22, 2000: China's new threats, prison population out of control, Microsoft is no monopoly, and Portland tells church to limit its services
February 18, 2000: Cause for celebration: trade deficit up at record high, Florida rejects affirmative action, higher interest rates likely, and Waco siege reenacted
February 17, 2000: Russia and NATO make up, organized labor reverses itself on immigrants, and more sports pork
February 16, 2000: HHS makes citizen comments difficult, Clinton says not yet to net taxes, and the EU has Microsoft in its sights
February 15, 2000: Earning limits wouldn't be an issue in a private pension system, the drug war can't cope with market forces and feds eye Internet policing.
February 14, 2000: Battle for China vote brewing in Congress, Elian's day in court nears, and politicians come to terms with term limits
February 11, 2000: Cato scholar nominated to FEC, House reduces the marriage penalty, the economic boom benefits the poor, young internet millionaires use riches for charity, charter schools are on the rise, and "The Hayek Century"
February 10, 2000: Hacker attacks do not justify government intrusion into cyberspace, the FDA decides consumers don't know better after all and Russia and China strengthen military ties
February 9, 2000: Virginia town gives away money for nothing, the Clinton budget would make wiretapping easier and Yugoslav sanctions fail
February 8, 2000: Gun-maker drawn into politics, Aspen bans big houses, and Congress fears it made IRS too lax
February 7, 2000: Clinton's final budget, more violence in Kosovo, and Japan hits a recession again
February 4, 2000: New tobacco taxes and fines, IRS abuses down and Vermont might require gun ownership
February 3, 2000: Senate overhauls bankruptcy laws, Internet tax ban might be lengthened and minimum wage woes
February 2, 2000: The House strengthens military ties with Taiwan, Clinton's so-called "digital divide" and "don't ask, don't tell" revisited
February 1, 2000: The economy can't overheat, the E.U. might declare a meat war, and Wisconsin Indians fight for a casino
January 31, 2000: Low-income parents put their children in private schools, conservatives get Microsoft case all wrong and even more spending from Clinton.
January 28, 2000: 104 government initiatives in 89 minutes, the Test Ban Treaty lives on and NYC trains psychics
January 27, 2000: Antitrust cold feet, China's love-hate relationship, OSHA backs off absurd stance on home workers, and the era of Clinton State-of-the-Union Addresses is over
January 26, 2000: The projected budget surplus grows, smokers suit states for some of the tobacco settlement loot, and the Border Patrol detains a federal judge
January 25, 2000: The Court continues to misread the First Amendment on campaign finance, Canada says 'No' to welfare for million dollar sports teams, and gun controllers remain out of control
January 24, 2000: The Postal Service has plans to expand, shut-down government programs keep running, and the invisible hand doesn't gender discriminate
January 21, 2000: Jesse Helms speaks at the U.N., FCC would allow warrantless e-mail tapping, and the U.S. Army is enlisted in the drug war
January 20, 2000: The trade deficit is at a record high and everything's great, D.C. government calls in the private sector to rescue a failed program, and NATO's empty victory
January 19, 2000: Gunmakers take the gloves off, new evidence in the Waco case, and Bush won't say no to Internet taxes.
January 18, 2000: Clinton wants to spend more money on gun control, a modern day tax revolt and class warfare rears its ugly head
January 17, 2000: Socialist win in Chile, California taxes Internet cigarette sales, and Europeans realize socialism drags their economy
January 14, 2000: White House reviews network TV scripts, China WTO vote gets politicized, and judge concludes campaign finance laws are unconstitutional
January 13, 2000: DOJ grinds the ax for Microsoft, states can't sell your personal information, teachers' union president can't resist the market, and Janet Reno's on-line police squad
January 12, 2000: Combating school overcrowding with "anti-sprawl" laws, age discrimination law takes a hit, and trial by jury goes out the window in Florida
January 11, 2000: McCain's Social Security plan, the drug war just got bigger in Colombia, and the Grand Canyon gets more federal
January 10, 2000: AOL/Time Warner deal shows Microsoft is no monopoly, study finds dislike for "peacekeeping" in military, and stamp prices go up again
January 7, 2000: Maryland private schools ask for public money, Canadian regulators cut back hockey and movies on TV, Yosemite gets a makeover, and combating an electronic Pearl Harbor
January 6, 2000: OSHA backpedals, the FDA gets softer, and a county government lobbies against "sprawl."
January 5, 2000: China further liberalizes its economy, recycling slows down, and President Clinton proposes more money for schools
January 4, 2000: Another suspected terrorist, the Pentagon wants its subs, Haitians protest immigration policy, and Bill Bradley comes out against corporate tax breaks
January 3, 2000: Optimism about the new century, Clinton proposes tax cuts again, and Democrats are on the Patients' Bill of Rights offensive.

Daily Dispatch 2000

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