Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 18, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 2000 world b3 continues tax Cut Bush names hispanic to key White House jobs carrying through on a Promise to bring diversity to his adm Nistra president elect George Bush yesterday named a second Black to his foreign policy team and selected a hispanic Texas supreme court Justice to be chief White House he also reiterated his support for a trillion tax Cut and urged congressional democrats not to reject it until Treyve heard him make his Case in before departing Texas for washing Bush named Stanford professor condole Ezza Rice his National Security adviser and Justice Alberto Gonzales to the White House counsels he also announced his longtime communications Karen would take the Post of counsellor to the president to help oversee strategic America will be better off that these three have agreed to Bush said at a news conference in the governors mansion in a Day after he nominated retired Colin Powell to be Secretary of Bush was named yesterday As time magazines person of the As in this years razor thin presidential the Texas governor received the nod Over Vic Epresi Dent Al Wal Ter times managing said the Magazine decided last week that who Ever the new president elect turned out to be would receive its annual Hon Why the survivor would not Only be the next president but a Symbol of a historic showdown that would be re Mem America will be better off that these three have agreed to serve europeans know Bush Best As Champion executioner by London George Bush has been a Jet fighter a business and chief executive of a state bigger than most european but across the president elect is known primarily for something else Hes the world Champion said former French Justice minister Robert he is a horrible sym Bol of your mania for the death penal what we know about the new presi echoed Claudia a member of the German is just two he is the son of president and he has sent 150 people to their death in including the mentally however successful the president elect May be in his push for reconciliation and Healing Back he is facing political fire in Europe because of his close identification with a practice that people Here widely consider on a continent where capital punish ment has been designated an abuse on Par with torture All three Are banned by the european convention on human signed by 34 countries George Bush is seen As one of its leading it is no passing concern most executions get More coverage in the european Media than at students hold noisy Campus Rallie denouncing the state that leads the nation in european politicians regularly Cross the Atlantic to meet with deathrow amid great publicity Back some death penalty opponents have welcomed the Texas Gover nors political promotion on the theory that it will make their Case More from a campaigning its useful to have the most identifiable Vil lain in the White said Chris Putin continued from b1 the two countries Are negotiating changes to a 1989 foreign investment Protection agreement that May make it easier for Canadian businesses in rus in International Trade minister Pierre Pettigrew led a Mission that produced contracts and leads for future after their meeting Putin and Chretien May also sign a declaration out lining common positions on global from a russian Promise to co operate with nato to the need for continued peacekeeping in the will also Likely push Chretien to oppose plans to build an Antimise stalker of the British Branch of amnesty stalker said Bush will have a lot of trouble on this when he comes Here in the form of Demontra in a recent a German Diplomat said both officials and the pub lic in his country Are deeply troubled by the number of people executed in Texas and the Issue of capital punishment is Likely to continue to dog Bush in he said the Issue is Likely to sufficiently animate the Public to bring people on to the streets when Bush and predicted that european politicians will raise the Issue in meetings with the new most of the criticism in Europe comes from the political but this is an Issue on which tend to criticize the United when a 6yearold shot and killed a first Grade classmate in Michigan in the arc conservative tabloid the Sun editorialized that the most Likely american response would be to build a kiddie size electric the daily the farthest right of the British noted acidly in a profile of Bush last week that he is Best known for signing 153 death Dan a Bush said the president elect looks Forward to working with foreign leaders despite the disagreement on capital governor Bush believes that capital punishment ultimately saves lives and reduces Bartlett Bush was sworn to uphold the Laws of the state of Texas and he took his responsibility with regard to the death penalty very and performed the duties that he was sworn to Bartlett he understands that people can respectfully disagree on the but he remains steadfast in his belief that it can reduce crime and save the Washington Post Sile defence the two leaders May also sign agree ments on new Canadian Aid projects in the environment and develop ment for russian Northern president Fidel Castro and his brother Raul who Heads Cubas armed were at Paradero Airport to see Putin Putin spent the weekend at Paradero out of Public enjoying a sunny break from the Moscow his trip to which still maintains a communist course abandoned by Moscow a decade ago with the collapse of the soviet was Rich in Symbol but it brought Little in the Way of Concrete agreements on economic co Canadian press Breed and cited a Century Isaacson wrote in explaining the Maga Zines asked if he was trying to Send a Mes Sage by including among his first appointments two two women and a Bush you bet that people that work hard and make the right decisions in life can achieve anything they want in Bush then headed for Washington to spend three Days meeting with con Gressional leaders from both visiting Federal Reserve chairman Alan paying Calls on presi Dent Bill Clinton and Vic president Al and interviewing prospective members of his incoming first lady Laura Bush was getting a jump on her husband in visit ing the White accepting an invitation from first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to have Tea together in the Resi Dence this visited with Secretary of state Madeline Albright for with top aides at and far at the president elect made the cover of More than three hours yesterday afternoon at her Home in Washington to discuss foreign its the beginning of a dialogue that is crucial to get some positive things Bush said of his meet Ings with congressional associated press what a a waiting Christmas bring Lour Las minute list to us whether you need a few final stocking stuffers or left your entire list until the last minute its not too late to shop with Comfort and Joy at Kildonan place we Are ready and waiting for you Over 100 shops services gift certificates in free gift wrapping 1 late 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