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_Nation & World Gore enjoyes the perks of incumbency by Sandra Sobieraj Associated Press Washmgton — A1 Gore can stretch out on a sleeper so fa in his private cabin aboard Air Force Two. Bill Bradley must fold his 6-foot-5-inch frame into a coach seat, or dip into his own frequent flier miles to upgrade to first class. From motorcades that make traffic tie-ups melt away , to tax-policy help from the White House’s economic ad viser, the perks of the vice presidency give Gore advantages over Bradley, a former New Jersey senator and pro bas ketball star, in the chase for the Democratic presidential nomination. When Gore has to catch a campaign flight, a Marine he licopter whisks him from his official residence at the Naval Observatory, flying high above Washington’s infa mous congestion for the 20-mile trip to Andrews Air Force Base. A campaign aide drives Bradley to Newark Airport in a rented, beige Chevy Corsica. In Iowa, Florida and elsewhere, local police clear highways to speed Gore’s motorcade along. A White House photographer snaps souvenir shots for local VIPs. If it’s a political trip, the campaign reimburses the government per photo. Bob Dole remembers feeling outclassed by the perks of incumbency — first in his 1988 primary campaign against Vice President George Bush, and again in 1996 when he challenged President Clinton. “It’s intimidating. People go out just to see (Air Force One) land, and then we’d pull in with our little twin-en gine,” Dole said. TV journalists on the Gore beat often file their reports from beside the White House’s North Portico, Dole noticed. proposed in July. The rule on this crossover help, Gore aides said, is that government-paid workers can volunteer time to the campaign as long as they log 40 hours on official duties each week. There may be a political price to incumbency. In early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where candidates must mix with voters, the Secret Service can be an unwanted buffer. And official business can eat into a cam paign schedule. Bradley “has a natural advantage in this process,” said Iowa’s Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack, who’s neutral but whose wife endorses Gore. “He can spend more time, and the time he spends is more personal.” At Bradley’s West Orange, N.J., headquarters, campaign manager Gina Glantz, whose cell phone rings to the tune of the “Lone Ranger” theme, framed the race as “corporate culture vs. scrappy culture.” The keeper of the bottom line, Glantz all but boasts of traveling staffers’ complaints that, even in budget motels, they have to double up and share rooms. The candidate, who gets his own room — sometimes in a separate, nicer hotel, Glantz allowed — did not have his own work space at first. Until the campaign moved its head quarters from nearby Newark, Bradley shared an office with Glantz and campaign chairman Doug Berman. Some Gore advantages do trouble Glantz, As Clin ton’s preferred successor, the vice president gets the polit ical goodies — federal disaster aid, child care grants, envi ronmental preservation money — to dispense along the campaign trail. “There’s the power of the government and his ability to do things for people. We can’t announce government pro grams,” Glantz said. “It shows this guy must be presidential. The other candidates are standing out in the com field, or whatever. All these things add up.” So do the costs: • $622.14 for a round-trip helicopter shuttle between home and Andrews. Gore, who could opt for a cheaper limo ride, took 14 of those chopper trips for campaign purposes during April, May and June, according to his latest quar terly filing with the Federal Election Commission. •Virst-class commercial fares reimbursed to the U.S. Treasury for each seat that Gore and his aides, excluding Se cret Service and military personnel, occupy on Air Force Two. On the well-traveled route between Washington and Des Moines, Iowa, that fare recently listed at $689 one way. Not that the ride isn’t first class. Each wide leather seat has a footrest and a telephone. There are free movies, and a pho tocopier in the rear cabin. Campaigning in the first six months of this year cost Gore $8.3 million to the $4.3 million that Bradley spent. Gore’s 120 or so campaign aides, helped at times by about 70 White House staffers, outnumber Bradley’s team of some 80 paid aides. Gene Sperling, head of the president’s National Eco nomic Council, helped Gore develop the tax cut plan he Catnip shown to repel cockroaches, study says ‘If you could [repel cockroaches] with a repellent, that would be great.’ Dr. Peyton Eggleston Johns Hopkins University Staff Reports Associated Press New Orleans — The stuff that puts the nip in catnip is a turnoff for cockroaches. One form of the chemical in catnip re U pels cockroaches 100 times better than DEET, the basis for commercial bug repellents, Iowa State University scientists told a meeting of the American Chemical Society on Mon day. Chris Peterson and Joel Coats said they began studying catnip a few years ago when a summer intern told them it was resistant to insects. The pair boiled catnip leaves and dis tilled the active ingredient, a chemical called nepetalactone. Peterson also has found roach-repellent compounds in an inedible softball-sized fruit called the osage orange or hedgeapple, but doesn’t know which specific chemical cre ates the roaches’ “yuck” response. The osage orange is sometimes sold in groceries because of folk wisdom that putting the fruit in cupboards or basements will re pel just about any bug, they said. The fruits are filled with a sticky sub stance that turns rubbery when exposed to air, they said. The discovery could lead to new non toxic methods for curbing the tenacious in sects, which are more than just an annoy ance around the house. The rate of asthma among children, par ticularly in cities, is rising. Scientists say the reason is an allergic reaction to roach ex crement. “We’ve been chasing cockroach treat ments for three years,” Dr. Peyton Eggle ston, a pedi atrics pro fessor at Johns Hop kins Univer sity Chil dren’s V^C/HU/1 , IUIU The (Balti more) Sun. “If you could do it with a repellent, that would be great.” The researchers tested repellent power by flooring a cage with treated and untreat ed filter paper, and measuring how much time the roach spends on each side during a five-minute test. So far, they have only studied the small brown German cockroaches, rather than their thumb-sized American cousins. Roaches have sense organs on their an tennae, feet and mouths. The “feelers” seem to be the spot af fected by both catnip and osage oranges, the researchers said. They have not tested the effectiveness of spreading catnip leaves around the house. While it might help turn away a swarm of cockroaches, it could lead to a new infesta tion — writhing, blissed-out cats. Maryland teen extradited to U.S. by Nancy Zuckerman Associated Press Washington — Majyland teen-ager Samuel Sheinbein, who was the subject of a 17-month extradition battle between U.S. and Israeli authorities, has agreed to plead guilty to murder, a county prosecutor said today. “Mr. Sheinbein will plead guilty for his involvement in the murder as well as his involvement in the dismemberment of Alfredo Tello,” Montgomery County, Md. State’s Attorney Douglas Gansler told The Associated Press. Sheinbein, 19, will he sentenced to 24 years in an Israeli prison when he enters a plea in a Tel Aviv court on Sept. 2, Gansler said. Ido Baum, spokesmon for Israel’s Jus tice Ministry, confirmed the agreement but declined to comment further. The plea'is a surprise reversal. Last month, Sheinbein pleaded not guilty to killing 19-year-old Tello. Tello’s burned and dismembered body was found in an empty garage near Sheinbein’s home in Aspen Hill, Md., on Sept. 18,1997. Sheinbein fled to Israel several days later. He claimed citizenship through his Israeli-born father, and Israel declined to • return him to the United States for trial. Gansler said it was the evidence that prompted Sheinbein to admit he commit ted the crime. “We had a mountain of evidence, all of which would have been compelling,” Gansler said. That included DNA, eye witness accounts, and a1 ‘recipe’ ’ to com mit murder written by Sheinbein, the pros ecutor added. Sheinbein will be eligible for parole in 16 years and will be able to leave the prison on weekend furloughs in six years, Gansler said. “We’re not pleased with the result, because it’s still a very short sentence in' terms of what he would have gotten here,” Gansler said, adding that Sheinbein would probably have received a life sentence had ' * he been tried in the United States. Once Sheinbein is freed, he could still be arrested and charged with first-degree murder if he tried to enter the United States or arjy country that belongs to the Inter pol international police organization, Gansler said. “There’s no double jeopardy,” he said. Sheinbein’s father, Sol, who is living in Israel, faces obstruction of justice and hindering investigation charges in Mont gomery County, Gansler said. Addiction from page 4 least five of 10 such criteria, they were viewed as addicted, just as in gambling. A total of 990 participants, or 5.7 percent, answered “yes” to five or more questions. With an estimated 200 million Internet users worldwide, that would mean that 11.4 million are addicts. The question about using the Internet as an escape yielded more “yes” answers than any other: 30 percent. Greenfield’s analysis of the data sug gests that Internet users’ feelings of inti macy, timelessness and lack of inhibition all contribute to the addictive-force of the Internet. “There’s a power here that’s different than anything we’ve dealt with before,” said Greenfield. Researchers did caution that, while one of the best estimates yet, the 6 percent fig ure is based on a group of people who use only one Web site, however broadly aimed. The questionnaire also followed ABC news coverage on Internet addiction, so relatively more compulsive users, might been drawn to the survey. Greenfield, though, aigued that his es timate is conservative. He added that, just as a drug is most addictive when absorbed directly into the bloodstream, the Internet’s potential for abuse will grow with modem speeds and ease of access. Therapists at the psychology meet ing said they have successfully treated some Internet addicts, often with a mix of talk ing sessions and programs aimed more nar rowly at reducing a sharply defined set of behaviors. 9 1MM ' ^>PM cMpocJfM UHf--AT To XP^CT/ zjncf zrffencf one of~-ftieg>e pe^r^rf/on 3^s3/°os>/ j'* ★ Thursday, August 26,12:30-1:30 pm ★ CLOSE (BA) BLDG., 602B -*• Monday, August 30,2-3 pm CLOSE (BA) BLDG., 602B ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ , - -« . » a i 1 ■. A „ j. For more Career Fair Xrtainformation:http://www.sc.edu/career/cf99 Employers and Graduate/Professional Schools Attending: EMPLOYERS Aerotek, Inc. AIMCO Andersen Consulting Applied Manufacturing Technologies Bank of America BB&T Corporation Bechtel Bettis, Inc. Belk Department Stores Bell Atlantic Mobile Bell South Mobility DCS Bi-Lo Black & Decker Blackbaud Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Booz-Allen & Hamilton Bose Corp. Budget Rent a Car Burlington Industries, Inc. 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