FC: Deconstructing Richard Gephardt's releases, by SpamAssassin

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

The Well installed SpamAssassin while I was on vacation in Big Sur. It 
flags possible spam by inserting headers that your mail reader can use to 
segregate suspect email. SpamAssassin works pretty well; I've only seen 
about 5-10 percent false positives. In terms of false negatives, it manages 
to snare about 70-75 percent of spam, based on my informal review so far.

I'm on House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt's press list. Read on for 
SpamAssassin's deconstruction of a Gephardt missive from this morning.

-Declan

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* * * * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * * * *

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER

______________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                    House Democratic 
Leader Richard A. Gephardt
Monday, June 10, 
2002 
H-204, U.S. Capitol

                                                                                           
<http://democraticleader.house.gov/>http://democraticleader.house.gov/

GEPHARDT TO JOIN FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF 9/11 FOR RALLY TOMORROW

A coalition of organizations representing the families of 9/11 victims has

invited House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt to rally with them 
tomorrow

in support of an independent commission to investigate the handling of the

terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.


                        WHEN:           TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2002


                        TIME:                   12:00 noon (Gephardt 
Speaks)
                                11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Rally)
        WHERE:          UPPER SENATE 
PARK                                 Corner of Constitution and Delaware











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Contact: Erik Smith/Kori Bernards (202)225-0100

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For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Stephen Push
202-257-1252
www.familiesofseptember11.org

9/11 Families to Rally on Capitol Hill for Independent Commission

WHO: A coalition of organizations representing families of the Sept. 11
victims, including September 11th Advocates, Families of September 11, the
Skyscraper Safety Campaign, and Voices of September 11th.

WHAT: A rally to support establishment of an independent, bipartisan
commission that would have a broad mandate to study events surrounding the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and make recommendations to improve prevention of
and response to future attacks.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 11, 2002, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Upper Senate Park on the corner of Constitution and Delaware Avenues,
Washington, D.C.

SPEAKERS: Senators Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Joseph
Lieberman (D-Conn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), and
Hilary Clinton (D-N.Y.); Representatives Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Tim Roemer
(D-Ind.), Rush Holt (D-N.J.), and Chris Shays (R-Conn.); and advocates
representing the Sept. 11 families, families of the Pan Am 103 victims, and
flight attendants.

BACKGROUND:
    On December 20, Senators Lieberman and McCain introduced a bill that
would establish a 14-member panel of experts not currently in government
service to evaluate facts relating to intelligence, law enforcement,
diplomacy, border control, commercial aviation, the flow of assets to
terrorist organizations, and any other matters relevant to the Sept. 11
attacks.  Co-sponsors of the bill include Senators Torricelli, Grassley,
Corzine, and Clinton.
    On May 20, Representative Roemer introduced a bill that would establish
a 10-member commission to study the attacks.  So far, the House bill has 76
co-sponsors.
    Representative Shays and others are calling on President George W. Bush
to appoint a presidential commission to investigate the attacks.
    The coalition supports the establishment of an independent commission
because:

    --  The nation cannot effectively prevent or respond to future attacks
without adequate knowledge of the problems that led to the Sept. 11 tragedy.
    --  The victims' families and the public deserve to know the facts
concerning the most devastating act of terrorism against Americans in
history.
    --  Only an independent commission can conduct the study in an
atmosphere free from political pressure.
    --  Only a comprehensive study can provide the "big picture" view needed
for an integrated approach to homeland security and the war on terrorism.

    The coalition wants the commission to take a broad view of the issues,
including actions taken by Congress and past administrations.  It also wants
the commission to avoid a potentially divisive search for individuals to
blame; the focus should be on improving the nation's security.  The victims'
families believe that saving lives is the only way to ensure that their
loved ones will not have died in vain.
    The coalition applauds the Senate and House intelligence committees and
other congressional committees that are undertaking investigations and
oversight of various areas relating to homeland security and anti-terrorism
efforts.  The families believe those investigations should continue and
would be complemented by an independent commission report.
    Independent commission reports were prepared after the Pearl Harbor
attack, the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and other tragic
events in the nation's history.









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