Goldberg Criticizes Federal Aid Cuts at Kennedy Forum
Washington AP reports comedian Whoopi Goldberg, once on welfare as a single mother, joined Senator Edward Kennedy at a forum to oppose proposed GOP cuts to federal aid. She said the welfare system works and credits it with enabling her rise to success.
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Doomsday Clock Anniversary Faces Clock Reset Question
CHICAGO RP Doomsday Clock reached farthest from midnight as 60th anniversary of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists nears. Leonard Rieser, longtime board chair and Manhattan Project physicist, says not out of the woods yet. New directors weigh whether to reset the clock amid tense international relations.
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Moves Made To Reduce Poisonings Guarding Seafood Supply
Washington reports the FDA has finalized rules forcing seafood processors to source only fresh clean seafood from fishing boats and prevent contamination as fish moves to restaurants and markets. The aim is to avert up to 60000 seafood poisonings annually in the United States.
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Clinton Plans Seven Year Budget Proposal
President Clinton moves toward a seven year budget plan in response to GOP demands. The plan likely trims tax cuts, increases welfare savings, and preserves Medicare and Medicaid savings while delaying a $500 child tax credit and maintaining a $98 billion seven year reduction proposal from June. Key figures Panetta and Dole comment on process and expectations.
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Tomatoes in sauces may guard against prostate cancer
A Harvard study of 47 000 men over six years links tomato based foods to reduced prostate cancer risk. Men with ten weekly servings of tomato sauces and related products showed up to 45 percent lower incidence, especially from cooked sauce and spaghetti sauce.
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Ethics Questions Intensify Over Gingrich Probe
In private talks the House ethics committee negotiates appointment of outside counsel to probe Speaker Newt Gingrich’s conduct. Democrats fear limits on the investigator could curb examination of GOPAC and tax deductible college course funds amid looming election year fallout.
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