Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from September 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from September 2003

Generation of children sent out of Cuba boasts many success stories.
September 30, 2003... Byline: John Dorschner MIAMI _ At 13, Armando Codina found himself dumped in a New Jersey orphanage with "a lot of troubled kids." "It was a tough place, lots of fights," he recalls. "I came out of there with an attitude that I...

TV cold-turkey can be a feast for the family.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: John Rosemond Every so often, I receive an especially moving, interesting, and/or compelling letter or e-mail from a reader. One such letter recently arrived from a mom of four _ ages 6, 4, 3 and 11 months. I decided immediately...

HIV hasn't kept Morrison from becoming a father again.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jeffrey Flanagan KANSAS City, Mo. _ The one-time legendary Kansas City playboy Tommy Morrison has settled down, and, get this, is a father again. Morrison and his wife, Dawn, became the parents of a 7-pound, 13-ounce baby boy...

New releases from Outkast, Gary Allan and Peaches.
September 30, 2003... OUTKAST "The Love Below/Speakerboxxx" (Arista) 3-{ stars "The Love Below/Speakerboxxx," the latest album from Atlanta duo Outkast, is "The Matrix Reloaded" of the music world. True, there are no kung-fu or freeway chases, but it's almost...

People in the news.
September 30, 2003... Sean Connery joined an elite group of actors as he attended his first West End premiere in a decade, reports The Associated Press. Wearing a gray double-breasted suit at Monday night's screening of the action film "The League of...

Do-not-call registry slated to go into effect amid legal challenges.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Patrick Danner MIAMI _ There may be fewer telemarketers calling at dinner Wednesday night, but it's anyone's guess just how long the reprieve will last. The ban on unwanted telephone solicitations is slated to take effect...

Swish! Swish! Swish! Zorro makes his mark on DVD.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Doug Nye When writer Johnston McCulley introduced Zorro in his 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano," it didn't take Hollywood long to become infatuated with the dashing hero of old California. Since then, dozens of films...

Worry of deportation doesn't keep some immigrants from protesting.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Richard Brand WILSON, N.C. _ To fight for her rights as an immigrant, Noemi Palma is prepared to be returned to Argentina. She prays it doesn't come to that. Without a green card or working papers, Palma knows she has little...

Columbian president defends human rights practices in drug war.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Frank Davies and Frances Robles WASHINGTON _ Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe reassured him about Colombia's efforts to protect human rights while prosecuting a war...

Giants nibble their way past Marlins in Game 1.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Clark Spencer SAN FRANCISCO _ The bunt caught them off guard. The stolen base took them by surprise. Even the wind fooled them. But of all the unexpected elements that combined to smash the Marlins on Tuesday, it was the one...

How far should schools go to `mainstream' the disabled?(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Liam Ford Wherever I go with my younger brother Joe, we wait around. On airplanes, we wait for the other passengers to get off first. In spring 2002, when we visited Harvard College together, we waited so long for the plane...

Kosovo's elusive peace.
September 30, 2003... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Sept. 27: X X X In recent days, there has been talk about a place that had almost been forgotten in the West. The Serbian province of Kosovo has been held up as a...

In general, 2 moderates strike a chord with America.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Myriam Marquez On the same day that Gen. Wesley Clark sought to make his mark in a New York presidential debate, Secretary of State Colin Powell wowed another TV audience in the Big Apple. A coincidence or a strategic...

Time's stampede fails to trample cousin's unflagging spirit.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Ed Hayes Deep in her 80s, she lives high in the northeast nook of the States. She's one of my wife's choice relatives, an older cousin once removed. Or is it twice? Not that it matters enormously. A widow now, she has...

Sporty message: Coach teaches others how to inspire their teams positively.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Nick Sortal FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The coaches slump, fold their arms and pull down their caps as Jim Thompson's seminar begins and the word "sportsmanship" pops up. Their body language says, "I don't want to be here." They...

Tips for the positive coach.
September 30, 2003... FROM THE BOOK "THE DOUBLE-GOAL COACH" The Positive Coaching Alliance encourages using words vital to changing youth sports. "We want these phrases to become as common as `Just Do It!' and `Wassssup?' " says the alliance's founder, Jim...

Business cards can have noteworthy uses.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Carol Kleiman Here are the latest insights from the workplace: Business cards: One of the most important objects of networking is collecting those all-important business cards. They're essential if you want some contacts. ...

Postal worker juggles school, job, kids.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Carol Kleiman Clara Stevens, 37, is a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Chicago. A postal employee since 1993, Stevens works five days a week, sometimes six, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. But that's not all: She's also...

This new kind of rejection letter reveals a certain detachment.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Carol Kleiman Q. Here's a new one: I just received an e-mail from a company where I recently applied for a job. The e-mail came with an attachment _ a rejection letter! Cute! Employers are so unbelievably callous and rude. It's...

Security settings deserve credit for page snags.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: James Coates Q. I am a bail bondsman and my problem with Microsoft's Web browser is that every time I attempt to access a credit history-checking site I get an error reading, "This page not available, please check your browser...

`Karen Sisco,' premiering Wednesday on ABC.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Tom Jicha Good roles are where you find them. This explains why Carla Gugino, whose big-screen career is flourishing, is back on TV as the title charcter in the new ABC series "Karen Sisco." The U.S. marshal created by Elmore...

Four competitors go head-to-head for the virtual football crown.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jonathan Boho The annual battle for virtual gridiron supremacy once again boils down to a two-way race between the reigning king, Madden, and Sega's newly named ESPN Football. Which of these powerhouse franchises is best is never...

Black is no slack when it comes to comedy and music.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Roger Moore TORONTO _ "It takes some doing to do Spock, or Jack Nicholson," says Jack Black. He demonstrates the famous comi-quizzical arch of his eyebrow. "But once you've mastered the wave" _ his brows ripple across...

Dungy reunion isn't Bucs' focus.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Chris Harry Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin stood alongside former coach Tony Dungy for seven years, but it won't be Dungy who will occupy Kiffin's attention Monday night. "I know where Tony is going...

Santo to miss Cubs' first two playoff games.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Ed Sherman CHICAGO _ It was a tough decision, but Ron Santo put his health ahead of working the first two games of the playoffs. Santo decided to go through with a previously scheduled series of health exams Tuesday and...

Consumer confidence down, but economists unworried.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Rob Kaiser A recent string of positive economic reports ended Tuesday with the release of figures showing a considerable slowdown in the growth of Chicago-area firms and U.S. consumer confidence sinking to a six-month low. ...

UCF goes `back to basics'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Alan Schmadtke As if rebuilding a young and emotionally dazed football team weren't daunting enough, University of Central Florida will do so this week with a newbie taking snaps. Ryan Schneider's out; Jon Rivera's in. And...

Leak has little shot to match Symons.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jeff Darlington University of Florida quarterback Chris Leak has continued to dazzle his observers, five weeks into his collegiate career. But before the expectations rise too high, one challenge might be more difficult than...

Blair defends decision on Iraq at party conference.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Tom Hundley LONDON _ In Britain, it was the suicide of a top government weapons scientist; in the United States, the blown cover of a CIA operative. The scripts are different, but both Prime Minister Tony Blair and President...

Congress won't renew higher cap on H1-B foreign workers.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: T. Shawn Taylor The number of new foreign workers allowed to enter the country will be sharply limited in the coming year, as Congress declined to renew a higher annual cap it set for a controversial visa program at the height of...

Tony Dungy returning to the Bay.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker TAMPA, Fla. _ Ronde Barber sounded a bit conflicted. He wanted to heap praise upon his former coach, Tony Dungy, but that wouldn't be in harmony with the message the Buccaneers want to put out this week, which...

U.S. vs. Norway: Big rivalry of contrasts and styles.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Philip Hersh PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ It is the best rivalry in women's soccer, as unlikely as it seems. Norway, a country of 4.5 million people, nearly all white and Lutheran, against the United States, its 290 million people a...

Chicago Cubs, Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks may form own sports cable channel.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Ed Sherman Chicago sports fans likely will be going channel-surfing next October. The Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks apparently have decided to form their own independent sports cable channel. Monday, the...

Bus caravan presses case for immigrant workers' rights.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Tanya Weinberg FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. _ As Florida's Immigrant Workers Freedom Riders marched into the old slave market on their way to Washington, Julieta Perez watched with her three children and the three children she baby-sits to...

`Honor and integrity' pledge under fire in wake of leak scandal.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Michael Tackett If President Bush had one ready applause line, one central conceit in his 2000 campaign, it was his vow to "restore honor and integrity to the White House." Many things were implicit in that pledge. Among them...

Horton fate still in works.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Dave Joseph SUNRISE, Fla. _ With eight days left until the start of the season, coach Mike Keenan said Tuesday that he'll still be trying to evaluate personnel and implement a system during the Panthers' final two preseason...

AFL-CIO unlikely to endorse a Democratic candidate.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jeff Zeleny LOS ANGELES _ With several of the nation's largest labor unions unconvinced that longtime ally Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri is the most electable Democratic presidential candidate, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney...

High court to hear case on lawsuit over art allegedly stolen by Nazis.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jan Crawford Greenburg WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would decide whether an elderly California woman can sue to recover $135 million in artwork the Nazis allegedly stole from her Jewish uncle during World...

Cuban-Americans celebrate elimination of Cuba's entry permits.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Vanessa Bauza HAVANA _ Calling it an important goodwill gesture, Cuban-Americans favoring an end to economic sanctions hailed Havana's long-awaited decision to eliminate entry permits for emigres visiting their homeland. But...

Patriot Act has banks asking for more personal information.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Purva Patel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ If it's not doing so already, expect your bank to ask for loads more personal information when you open any new account, because the deadline for complying with some major provisions of the USA...

Backs against wall give Bears poor defense.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Terry Bannon A team doesn't fall to the bottom of the National Football League in just three weeks. It takes years of misfortune and mistakes. In the Chicago Bears' only Monday night appearance of the season, the nation got to...

New starting QB smooth in practice.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Alan Schmadtke If every day works out like Tuesday did for Jon Rivera, the transition from Ryan Schneider to Rivera might be rather seamless for University of Central Florida's offense. Although Coach Mike Kruczek raised his...

Punter to have knee surgery.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Alex Marvez Mark Royals will undergo surgery today on his right knee, which indicates there was more to the punter's struggles than he was letting on. Released on Monday by the Miami Dolphins, Royals said he will have...

The use and motivation of running back Thomas.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: David Haugh Nobody questions how hard Anthony Thomas runs. Only how often. Through three games this season, the Chicago Bears have used Thomas as if he gets paid by the carry and have treated him like just another running...

Third man arrested for alleged breach of Guantanamo Bay security.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Michael Kilian WASHINGTON _ A man who served as a translator at the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention camp was arrested at Boston's Logan International Airport after security agents found suspected classified information in his...

NFL warned teams of staph problems.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Alex Marvez The staph infections that recently hospitalized two Miami Dolphins and afflicted two others may be related to a strong bacterial strain NFL teams were warned about in the preseason. Spokesman Greg Aiello said...

Bears cornerback understands why audience booed.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: David Haugh Like Chicago Bears cornerback R.W. McQuarters, Dick Jauron heard the boos Monday night during a 38-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Unlike McQuarters, Jauron didn't criticize the Bears fans who...

Arnason finding success is all a matter of time.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Bob Foltman It's hard to imagine a learning curve being as steep as the one Chicago Blackhawks center Tyler Arnason navigated last season. Forget what he went through on the ice _ 19 goals and 39 points despite having his ice...

Parks added to camp roster.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Ira Winderman MIAMI*_ In his final personnel move before Wednesday's formal start of training camp, Pat Riley added about 25 additional tattoos to the Heat's roster. He did all that by adding just one player to the 17 already...

Ailing players get needed healing time.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Josh Robbins The bye week is coming at just the right time for the Seminoles. Coach Bobby Bowden said he hopes that Bobby Meeks and Matt Henshaw will be able to recover from their injuries and practice next week. Meeks,...

Others chip in for Hampton's playoff ticket.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: John Mullin ATLANTA _ Mike Hampton went from Colorado to Atlanta in a Byzantine, three-team, two-day trade. The best part of it for the Braves, other than Hampton's 14-8 record, is that the Rockies and Florida Marlins are still...

Sinking Irish look for answers.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Avani Patel SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ It looks bad when your team has won at just a .250 clip a third of the way through the season. That much, they know. But appearances can deceive, Notre Dame players and coaches insist. Yes,...

Marlins can't solve Schmidt as Giants win Game 1.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Juan C. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO _ He had struck out the previous five batters. When Josh Beckett went 0-2 on Rich Aurilia to start the fourth inning Tuesday, the largest crowd in Pacific Bell Park history couldn't push their...

Fans prevent McKeon from reaching post-game interview.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Juan C. Rodriguez and Mike Berardino SAN FRANCISCO _ Manager Jack McKeon was a no-show in the postgame interview room Tuesday, but not by choice. Two policemen tried escorting McKeon from the field to the interview area after...

Bush campaign receives record single-day donation.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Rick Pearson and Bob Kemper CHICAGO _ Despite declining poll numbers, a soft economy, uncertainty over Iraq and a potential scandal, President Bush's re-election bid received nearly $5.5 million in donations Tuesday, a record...

Cardinals' Kline reheats the `feud'.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Paul Sullivan ATLANTA _ The St. Louis Cardinals may be watching the playoffs at home this year, but they apparently still are bitter about losing the war with the Cubs. Cardinals reliever Steve Kline appeared on KSDK-TV in...

Justice Department launches criminal probe into leak.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Cam Simpson and Bob Kemper WASHINGTON _ The White House disclosed Tuesday it is the subject of a criminal investigation into the leak of a covert CIA officer's identity _ a leak that came days after the operative's husband...

Walking or swinging, Bonds can hurt either way.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Berardino SAN FRANCISCO _ It has become the mind-bending question without any palatable answer. Sort of like a side dish of arsenic or rat poison. A winter trip to North or South Dakota. A late-night run to Checkers or...

Trust in teammates key to stopping run in NFL.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Don Pierson CHICAGO _ Good football starts with stopping the run. The Bears don't do anything well, and they won't be able to do anything well until they first stop the run. The adage about being able to run and stop the run...

In Lakers' Hawaiian paradise, signs of trouble.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Sam Smith HONOLULU, Hawaii _ The sign is huge, casting almost a shadow over Ala Moana Boulevard in front of the Los Angeles Lakers' luxury hotel on Waikiki Beach. It reads: KOBE. The sign is for a Japanese steakhouse, but it...

Sosa missing patience in playoffs.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone ATLANTA _ If Sammy Sosa is pressing, he hasn't quite ironed all the wrinkles out of his postseason poise. Sosa, still hunting for his first playoff RBI or home run, twice appeared impatient in Tuesday night's...

A touch of Wrigley in the night as Cubs fans rule Turner.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Rick Morrissey ATLANTA _ They really need to plant some ivy on the outfield walls at Wrigley Field South. It also wouldn't hurt to think hard about staging more day games. And a commemorative Kerry Wood plaque somewhere in the...

Wood work to build on for Cubs after Game 1.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Paul Sullivan ATLANTA _ The fierce competition between Cubs starters isn't limited to trying to outdo each other on the mound. The serious action usually can be found in a near-empty Wrigley Field a few hours before selected...

Trouble finally catches up with Ortiz.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: John Mullin ATLANTA _ Russ Ortiz finished the season with a streak 14 scoreless innings and almost reached 20 on Tuesday night. Almost. The Atlanta Braves ace, who hadn't lost a postseason game in his career, was within...

Wood's bat puts crack in Braves' armor.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Downey ATLANTA _ Kerry Wood didn't crack. When a ball off Vinny Castilla's bat in the second inning Tuesday night came hopping near his ear, Wood made a wild stab at it with his glove, backhanded it almost comically and...

Fundamental flaw at first base for Braves.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2003... Byline: Phil Rogers ATLANTA _ First base is an offensive position, right? But if the Atlanta Braves had someone as elegant as Mark Grace playing there, not the offensive-minded Robert Fick, they might have turned Kerry Wood's...

Cubs take Braves to the Wood-shed in Game 1 win.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Paul Sullivan ATLANTA _ The fierce competition between Chicago Cubs starters isn't limited to trying to outdo each other on the mound. The serious action usually can be found in a near-empty Wrigley Field a few hours before...

Cook's Corner: Southern barbecue hash.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Linda Cicero Q: I am looking for the recipe for old-fashioned barbecue hash. It possibly contained chicken along with the barbecued pork. _ Pat Lord A: I was not familiar with the dish, so I consulted my Great Aunt Carrie, a...

The Advice Diva: Booty call could be something more.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Tara Solomon Q: About four months ago, I met a really nice guy. We really enjoy each other's company. We are also sexually involved. When we first met we agreed on a friendship _ nothing more _ but now I get the feeling that he...

Children under 18 don't usually get say in custody battle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Jan Warner and Jan Collins Q: A friend sent me an article from your column some time back about child custody. I would like your opinion about whether children should be able to have a say in where they live once they reach age...

Glad You Asked: Listen! They're playing our question.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Jeff Elder Q: Who put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? _ John Arant A: Who was that man? I'd like to shake his hand. He made my baby fall in love with me. Yes, John and I are geeks. But we're not just blurting...

Here's one dream firmly within reach.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Mary C. Curtis There she was, Miss America. I didn't watch her big moment. I didn't know she'd won both the evening- gown and talent portions of the competition, singing "If I Could." But when I saw the photo of Ericka...

Jarrett Payton awaits chance to full show what he's got.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Susan Miller Degnan CORAL GABLES, Fla. _ Jarrett Payton has been missing his father a lot lately. But he hasn't been moping. Instead, he has been running this way and slashing that way, breaking through tackles and...

Florida adoption agency investigated in Costa Rican baby bust.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Marika Lynch and Ashley Fantz SAN JOSE, Costa Rica _ When police raided a two-story home here this week, they stumbled on a bundle of surprises: nine Guatemalan babies, the youngest 2 months old, allegedly brought to Costa Rica by...

Chavez turns off oil tap for Dominican Republic after coup charges.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Frances Robles MIAMI _ When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused the Dominican Republic of harboring opponents plotting a coup against him, many took it as another of the leftist firebrand's typically outlandish allegations....

China looms over Taipei life.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: John Bordsen What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is a weekly interview with someone who has lived in a spot you may want to visit. Dawn Cannon, 34, of...

Last-minute bargains await if you're astute and flexible.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Jane Wooldridge The list of reasons for a spur-of-the-moment getaway could stretch to Key West and back. That last-minute party-of-the-century invite _ in Chicago. The suddenly freed weekend when "abuela" invites the kids...

One-night package was just what she needed.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Madeleine Marr I was a ball of stress come midweek. I needed out. The cure: A cruise. Close, easy to manage, relaxing. The problem: Weekend cruises are so popular that deals are limited. And The Boyfriend, who has his own...

The reality of Rocco's: It's a bit like TGI Friday's, but it sure is fun.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Jane Wooldridge MANHATTAN _ By now, you've heard of Rocco's even if you haven't seen the reality TV show, "The Restaurant," chronicling the tribulations of this New York culinary start-up. Even in Manhattan's normally snobby...

Sherrill equal parts vague, defiant on his future at Miss. State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Jim Mashek BILOXI, Miss. _ Mississippi State football coach Jackie Sherrill addressed his future at the school in broad terms Monday morning, but he stopped short of saying he will finish the season as the Bulldogs' head coach....

People in the news.
September 29, 2003... Looks like Madonna has finally found something better than Sex. More than a decade after the enterprising entertainer published a much-panned dissertation on carnal knowledge, she is finding a more receptive audience, and some even better...

Hands-on boss has Marlins back in postseason.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Clark Spencer MIAMI _ He's got the best seat in the house, a front-row box adjacent to the Marlins dugout. His choice location offers him a close-up view of the baseball action on the diamond while, with a right swivel of his...

Madeline Albright defends Democratic candidate Wesley Clark.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Peter Wallsten MIAMI _ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Monday defended retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who since announcing his presidential bid has come under fire from former Pentagon colleagues who say he was...

Madeleine Albright defends Democratic candidate Wesley Clark.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Peter Wallsten MIAMI _ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Monday defended retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who since announcing his presidential bid has come under fire from former Pentagon colleagues who say he was...