Canada U S deal soothes tensions over farm trade
Washington reports lower trade barriers for grain and livestock between the United States and Canada. The Clinton administration will require Canada to disclose the price and quality of wheat shipped to the U S market. The accord aims to remove long standing trade irritants while preserving a $15 billion annual farm trade.
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Wall Street Bets On Solid Job Report For Holidays
Unemployment fell to 4.4 percent in November, near a 28 year low, with strong hiring by department stores and restaurants offsetting factory layoffs. Economists say high job availability should buoy consumer spending as the Fed faces no rate cut this month. The Dow rose 136 points to 9016 after a 185 point drop. Employers added 267,000 jobs.
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GOP drafts charges against Clinton as impeachment moves forward
Republicans prepared articles accusing President Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice with abuse of power. White House sought hearings and witnesses to challenge the case as Judiciary Committee planned formal article consideration next week.
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Miss World Linor Abargil greeted in Netanya homecoming
Crowning winner Linor Abargil, a Libyan Moroccan Jewish teen, returns to Netanya as crowds gather in the main square to celebrate her Miss World title won last week in the Seychelles. Residents of all ages line the streets to welcome her crown.
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Abargil
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Tots
Union moves forward on euro rate cuts ahead of plan
Eleven European nations adopting the euro cut interest rates together for the first time, boosting credibility of the monetary union a month early. The move pleases left-leaning governments seeking growth and jobs as unemployment stands at 10.9 percent, with German Finance Minister Oskar Lafontaine praising the almost unified 3 percent rate.
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Line of Man charged in Capitol shootings ruled incompetent
A federal judge ruled that Russell E Weston Jr is mentally incompetent to stand trial for the Capitol killings. A government psychiatrist found him paranoid schizophrenic and prosecutors may seek records of his diagnosis as they decide whether to pursue federal murder charges or hospitalize him indefinitely.
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Capitol
Russell E. Weston ‘Jr
Sally Johnson
Weston
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