la t t ò Ö D b s c ru e r PagcA2 Clintons Rally Support for Kerry ( AP) — On a night o f nostalgia. Democrats wistful for the White House joyously relived the glory days of Bill Clinton and his mastery o f American politics. John Kerry should hope to do so well. The opening night of the Demo cratic convention brought a one- two punch o f political stars. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband. She introduced him as “the last great Democratic presi dent,” and by every measure, the adoring audience thunderously agreed. Delegatesjum ped up, screamed, applauded and w aved banners. “Calm down,” Clinton said half heartedly. Four years ago, Clinton left office with an approval rating in the mid-60s and it remains above the 60 mark today - much higher than President Bush or Kerry, for that matter. Combining self-deprecating hu mor with sharp-elbow jabs, Clinton skewered Bush and tried to protect Kerry’s flanks from Republican at tacks - particularly accusations that the Democratic candidate is weak on national defense and not tough enough for the war against terror ism. “During the V ietnam War, many young men, including the current president, the vice president and me, could have gone to Vietnam and didn’t,” Clinton said. “John Kerry came from a privileged back ground. He could have avoided going too, but instead, he said: ‘Send me.’“ Clinton had used the same line at an $ 1 1 million fund-raising dinner for the Democratic National Com mittee in March but no one ob jected to the repetition. W hile the presidential race is deadlocked in most polls. Bush’s leadcrshipof the war on terror is his strongest selling point with voters, by a strong double-digit margin. Clinton addressed the issue head- on, drawing some o f the loudest applause o f his speech. “Their opponents will tell you we should be afraid of John Kerry and John Edwards, because they w on’t stand up to the terrorists,” Clinton said. “Don’t you believe it. Strength and wisdom are not op posing values. ... They go hand in hand, and John Kerry has both. His first priority will be to keep America safe.” In keeping with the convention dictum to avoid hard Bush-bash ing, Hillary Clinton took some swipes at the president but mostly by inference. The New York sena tor said Kerry would "lead the world, not alienate it. He will lower the deficit, not raise it. He will create good jobs, not lose them.” The convention is Kerry’s show and C linton's assignment was to whip up the crowd without stealing the limelight. Kerry is not a dynamic speaker like the Clintons and he lacks their July 28. 2004 Cheney’s Visit Sparks Protest An a n ti-w a r p ro te st c o in cid ed w ith V ice P resid en t D ick C h e n e y ’s sp e ak in g e v e n t in P o rtlan d , M o n d ay , Ju ly 26. W hile C h e n ey ra ise d funds for the R e p u b lic an p arty at the E m bassy S u ites H otel in n o rth e a st P o rtlan d , p ro te ste rs o u t sid e ch a n te d , “ He lied , th ey d ied ! B ring the tro o p s hom e n o w !” T h is is C h e n e y ’s se c o n d sto p in P o rtlan d th is y ear. “ D ick C h en ey w as at the very c e n te r o f B u s h ’s cam p aig n o f lie s and fea r m o n g e rin g that d e fra u d e d o u r c o u n try in to the attack in Ira q ,” said W illiam S e a m a n , a s p o k e s p e rs o n fo r P o rtla n d P e a c e fu l R e sp o n se C o a litio n , the g ro u p o rg an iz in g the p ro test. P re sid e n tia l and v ice p re s i d e n tia l c a n d id a te s Jo h n K erry an d Jo h n E d w ard s an n o u n c ed th at P o rtla n d is on the m ap for an u p co m in g ca m p a ig n sto p , th o u g h a d ate h as n ot b een set. Perez Family Sues for $10M Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets her husband, former President Bill Clinton after introducing him to delegates at the Democratic National Convention, Monday, July 26, in Boston. (AP Photo) deft touch connecting with voters. It will be achallenge for him to show the energy, passion and personal appeal o f his warmup speakers. “ Bill Clinton is one of the great orators o f modern tim es, and he also has the benefit o f having given four high-profile speeches before,” said Bruce R eed, presi dent o f the D em ocratic L eader ship Council. Good thing for Kerry, then, that se v e ra l d a y s s e p a ra te d th e speeches. A civ il rig h ts la w su it to ta l ing $10 m illion w as filed M o n d ay a g a in st P o rtlan d P o lice O ffic e rs S ean M aco m b er, and Ja so n S ery , as w ell as th e city o f P o rtlan d . Those related to James Jahar Perez, who was shot and killed by the officers in the St. John’s neigh borhood o f north Portland, said he was pulled over because o f his race and the expensive car he drove. Officers testified at a public hearing that they believed Perez was armed and they feared for their lives. No weapons were found on Perez or in his car. M eanwhile, the FBI is continu ing to conduct a civil rights inves tigation following the police shoot ing death o f Kendra James in May o f 2004, less than a year before Perez’s death. James, too, was unarmed and African American. That investigation is still ongo ing and a spokeswoman for the FBI said it’s not unusual for such cases to take years to resolve. Foxworth Sets the Tone continued fro m Front 2000, Foxworth said. The training will include Taser education, firearms and patrol tac tics, crisis intervention training, including responding to people with mental illness, legally-required first aid and legal updates from the district attorney's office. Tim e was not carved out for cul tural competency training in these 40 hours, but Foxworth says he’s looking at ways to address it at the precinct level. The in-service training rounds out with an hour with the chief, to a lig n o f f ic e r s ’ v isio n w ith Foxworth’s. Again, this vision re turns to community policing. “Com munity policing is not an option; it’s a way o f business. If anyone in this bureau wants to be successful they should practice com munity policing or its going to be a bumpy ride,” he said. The deep-seated attitude o f the policeofficerbeingaproblem solver and peacekeeper goes back to the fundamentals o f why Foxworth joined the ranks. “People becom e police officers because they care, because they want to make a difference and be cause they w ant to help people. You’re not going to get rich doing this job.” Foxworth also noted a coopera tive relationship that’s being fos tered with the officer’s union. “W hatever decisions 1 make have to be in the best interests of the organization and best for the citizens that we serve,” he said. Foxworth says he’s not afraid to be unpopular and controversial. “I’m not afraid to make decisions that are controversial because I have to be true to m yself and my values,” he saya-A ’ m not so-tied to thi s job that I’m concerned with having it tomorrow or the next day or next week or next year. My decisions have to be consistent with com m u nity policing.” He added, “I’m not running for office. 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