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Progressive Daily News for March 1, 2004
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News Updated: Sunday, February 29, 2004 08:36:11 AM
San Francisco mayor slams Bush
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom accused President Bush of political showmanship and discrimination because of the Social Security Administration's decision to not accept any marriage licenses from San Francisco — gay or straight — until the same-sex issue is resolved.
Aristide Leaves Violence-Torn Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Faced with an armed rebellion and intense pressure from the United States and France, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Sunday left his troubled Caribbean nation, its future uncertain as armed gangs vie for power on the streets.
Rebel Leaders Have Dark Pasts
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 28 — The armed men trying to seize power in Haiti are led by death-squad veterans and convicted murderers, according to American officials and human rights groups.
Muslim activist slaps lawsuit on pope, cardinal
Africa’s first sex conference ends with call to sexual rights for all
Abortion records subpoenaed in feds’ partial-birth probe
Senate mulls over background checks on gun show sales
Bush Cooks the Books: Accounting Method Yields Bigger Deficit
WASHINGTON - The federal government, if it used an accounting method preferred by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, would have turned in a deficit of $665 billion in 2003. That's bigger than the figure recognized as the budget deficit for last year, which clocked in at just more than $374 billion. The larger figure, included in a Treasury Department report Friday, is based on a method of accounting in which expenses are booked when they are incurred — not when payments are made. Greenspan has said this accrual accounting method provides a better picture of the government's obligations and assets.
While the U.S. Could Have Done the Opposite by Telling the American-led Rebels to Abandon Their Effort, Instead U.S. makes it clear: Aristide must step down
Pressure aims to create peaceful transition, avoid armed takeover
WASHINGTON - After days of hedging on the issue, the Bush administration made clear Friday that Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide should hand power over to his constitutional successor in order to avoid further chaos in the country.
Accusations 'have shaken relations with Westminster'
Clare Short's accusation that British intelligence officers bugged the office of Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, has shaken relations between Westminster and the intelligence community, insiders disclosed yesterday, despite Tony Blair's efforts to limit the fallout. Ms Short's claim that she saw "transcripts" of bugged conversations between Mr Annan and others is thought by officials to have damaged the intelligence agencies' ability to function effectively because it has served as a stark warning that even the most senior officials cannot necessarily be relied on to maintain secrecy.
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