Kerry pushes public financing to raise national profile
Senator John Kerry promotes federal campaign finance reform with public funding paid by broadcasters via spectrum tax. He backs McCain Feingold as fallback and enlists moguls like Michael Eisner and George Soros. Analysts doubt passage but see potential for 2000 presidential interest.
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Cult deaths echo a troubled New Age sect’s end
A San Diego villa scene echoed the Jonestown tragedy as 39 uniformed angels ditched life by self destruction in a UFO pursuit. Leader Do, real name Marshall Herff Applewhite, and 38 followers in the Higher Sources cult wore black, took poisoned pudding, and died. Authorities noted a nomadic 17 year Midwest journey by Do and Te a former nurse.
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Cults lure followers as millennium nears in America
Columnist Claude Lewis surveys the persistent pull of cults from Jonestown to the Hale-Bopp era. He contrasts Jim Jones with Do and Higher Source, noting leaders' dual personas and followers drawn by loneliness, Internet recruiting, and promised spiritual fulfillment.
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