FC: Ashcroft evades MS antitrust questions; Tech inaugural balls

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41264,00.html

   Is Ashcroft Antitrustworthy?
   by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   2:00 a.m. Jan. 18, 2001 PST

   WASHINGTON -- If saying little and apologizing a lot is the key to a
   Cabinet post, John Ashcroft seems about to become the next attorney
   general.

   When the former senator sat down before the Senate Judiciary committee
   for his second day of questioning on Wednesday, he was as evasive
   about antitrust as Bill was about Monica.

   "The Microsoft case is a very important case," Ashcroft told the
   panel. "And the maintenance of competition in our culture is a very
   important aspect of what we need to make sure that we get the right
   output."

   No skin off anyone's nose there.

   [...]

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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41242,00.html

   Yep, an E-naugural Ball, Too
   by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   2:00 a.m. Jan. 18, 2001 PST

   WASHINGTON -- Never mind George W. Bush's swearing-in ceremony on
   what's likely to be a chilly and rainy Saturday morning.

   If you're coming to the Washington this weekend, you're really
   interested in the parties.

   The hottest event in town is the Texas State Society's sold-out Black
   Tie and Boots bash Friday evening -- and tickets are as hard to find
   as a Senate Judiciary committee Democrat backing John Ashcroft.

   [...]

   Websites -- for the fist time -- are joining the ranks of inaugural
   ball hosts.

   Freerepublic.com is throwing a "Count the White House Silverware
   Party" ($100 at the door), with entertainment provided by Arkansas
   Gov. Mike Huckabee and his "Capitol Offense" band.

   There's also the enaugural ball, which bills itself as an event "to
   honor and celebrate the overwhelming, positive impact of the new
   digital age" ($150 for drinks only, $300 for drinks and food).

   [...]




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