In a message dated 7/1/2004 1:50:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JulieReneB@xxxxxxx writes: I have never been able to understand this. Is there any coherent explanation?? Corruption combined with a stupid optimism about the effects of so-called free trade. Kerry, fortunately, in words anyway, appears less sanguine about giving alleged free traders everything and anything all the time. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html