MONTE RIO, Calif. ... Members are instructed not to talk about what goes on here....
Bob Weir, the former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist, has become a Bohemian member and has played at Grove events the past six years. Joining him onstage at times is Steve Miller, the rocker known for such 1970s hits as "Jungle Love" and "The Joker." [...] Over time, the Grove became best known as a private retreat for a different breed of Bohemians: powerful politicians and executives. Members since World War II have included Dwight Eisenhower, David Rockefeller and scions of the Bechtel construction family...
The "Midsummer Encampment" last year included a talk on the evolution of classic jazz, a magic show, an organ concert, an evening salute to Burt Bacharach, an afternoon of quintet for clarinet and strings, a slide show about Gens. Grant and Lee, skeet shooting, a lecture by Clint Bolick about vouchers, a talk about horse racing by jockey Chris McCarron, a talk by George Shultz titled "A Changed World," talks by Charlie Rose and William Safire...
Protesters in the 1970s began targeting the Grove as a supposed clustering point of the ruling class. Grove officials responded with guards and, later, barbed-wire fences. [...] Miller and Weir declined to discuss their musical ties to the Bohemian Grove, citing the club's privacy rules. [...] In 2001, [Alabama businessman Ted] Hooks recalls, he wandered over to a clearing in the woods one evening to hear an impromptu performance by several Grateful Dead alumni...
Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka announced Wednesday he won't run for the U.S. Senate, leaving Republicans desperate for a candidate four months before the election. [...] Illinois Republicans have been scrambling to find a challenger for Democrat Barack Obama since the winner of the GOP primary, investment banker Jack Ryan, dropped out following embarrassing sex club allegations in his divorce records. [...]
Ditka probably wised up and realized that Democrat nominee Barack Obama is the chosen one in this race. Obama was taken into the bosom of the Council on Foreign Relations this week--
CHICAGO -- Barack Obama, candidate for U.S. Senate laid out his platform on international relations policy to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Monday, July 12. [...] Text is as follows:
Good afternoon. It’s an honor to address the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, and I applaud the organization for fostering the type of debate, discussion and free exchange of ideas that can contribute to an enlightened international strategy. [...]
Those divorce records that took town Barack's GOP opponent involved former Star Trek actress Jari Ryan.
Musicians often voice political opinions in their songs, especially during an election year. Most hip-hop acts, however, have remained mum on the current political environment -- until now.
Ruff Ryders/Interscope artist Jadakiss -- also a member of rap trio the Lox -- is receiving a lot of attention for his single "Why?" The song questions President Bush's involvement in the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with the lyric "Why did Bush knock down the Towers?" [...] The Yonkers, N.Y., rapper's view is unwavering. "I just felt had something to do with that," Jadakiss says, referring to the events of Sept. 11. "That's why I put it in there like that. A lot of my people felt that he had something to do with it."
Some programers say they received only the version that omitted the line -- in both the radio edit and the "clean" version.
"Actually, the uncensored version of that line is probably my favorite in the whole song," says one program director, who asked to remain anonymous.
"Since they can hear us in D.C., and I don't want Secret Service knocking down my door in the middle of the night," the program director adds, "I'll stick to the clean version." [...] Jadakiss' second album, "Kiss of Death," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, selling more than 246,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [...]
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005
Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), who is also a naval intelligence officer.
Mr. KIRK. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Simmons amendment. Unlike some other amendments in this bill that are offered for partisan advantage, this amendment is offered by a former CIA officer with detailed knowledge of how the U.S. intelligence community works. To my knowledge, there are only three current Members of Congress who work with the CIA: our chairman, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Goss), the author of this amendment; the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Simmons); and me, who is detailed to the CIA from navy intelligence.
Hugs, kisses to the cheek, affectionate touching of the face, caressing of the back, grabbing of the arm, fingers to the neck, rubbing of the knees...
John Kerry and John Edwards can't keep their hands off each other!
In the past 48 hours, "candidate handling" has become the top buzz on the trail.
News photographers have been going wild with photos of the two Johns.
"I've been covering Washington and politics for 30 years. I can say I've never seen this much touching between two men, publicly," e-mailed one wire photographer.
John Kerry and John Edwards are all over each other. [...] Hugging, kissing and squeezing has become a part of every event since Kerry and Edwards set off on the campaign trail. [...] Both men have covered their wives - and each other's wives - with kisses and hugs. [...]
A hi-tech device that can bring speeding cars to a halt at the flick of a switch is set to become the latest weapon in the fight against crime. Police forces in Britain and the US have ordered tests of the new system that delivers a blast of radio waves powerful enough to knock out vital engine electronics, making the targeted vehicle stall and slowly come to a stop.
David Giri, who left his position as a physics professor at the University of California in Berkeley to set up a company called ProTech, is developing a radio wave vehicle-stopping system for the US marine corps and the Los Angeles police department. [...]
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