1-3-00 As the last new daily Peanuts strip appears, Trudeau pays tribute to ailing creator Charles M. "Sparky" Schulz. In a Washington Post essay, Trudeau writes that for cartoonists, the strip is "an irreplaceable source of purpose and pride, our gold standard for work that is both illuminating and aesthetically sublime. We can hardly imagine its absence."

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2-11-00 "I want to be the ferret in the pants of government."Ambassador Duke declares his presidential candidacy at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and launches a campaign web site, www.duke2000.com.

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3-13-00 A 3-D real-time streaming-animation Ambassador Duke appears on "Larry King Live," interviewed by King, Bill Maher, Al Franken, Tucker Carlson and Evans and Novak.

10-26-00 Doonesbury, now appearing in 1400 daily and Sunday papers worldwide, turns 30. The occasion is marked by the re-launching of www.doonesbury.com.