

WASHINGTON - Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure.
Text of report by David Ohito entitled "Kriegler team facing hurdles" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 17 May
The following editorial appeared in The Seattle Times on May 8:
WASHINGTON - Congress responded speedily to voters' angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush's veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies - after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation's emergency reserves.
WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday emphatically approved a massive five-year farm bill by a veto-proof margin, setting up President Bush for a major political embarrassment.