Japan Reconsiders Plutonium Reactors Amid Criticism
Japan plans research on a high conversion plutonium and uranium reactor while keeping its strategy of using plutonium for fuel. Officials say it would supplement the Monju fast breeder, but actual use may be decades away as Tokyo seeks to double nuclear capacity by 2010.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Reactor and
Nuclear Fuel Development Corp
Associated Press
France
Toichi Sakata
Science and Technology Agency
Casablanca Bar in Casablanca Revives Rick’s Cafe Americain Vibe
A Hyatt Casablanca bar recreates Rick’s Cafe Americain with a Lebanese singer Hratch in 14 languages and staff dressed as Bogart and Renault. Visitors admire film posters of Bogart Bergman and Laszlo while critics note the setting echoes cinema lore, not espionage.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Warner Bros
Rick
Cafe Americain
Hyatt
Sam
Timesy
Hratch
Bogart
Bergman
Issa
Paul Henreid
Victor Laszlo
Louis Renault
John Shana
Iran-Contra Pardons Cast Long Shadow Over Bush Era
President Bush’s Iran-Contra pardons are depicted as Christmas mercy but threaten his legacy. The article notes looming grand jury inquiries, calls to remove Iran-Contra prosecutor Walsh, and potential testimony about Weinberger and the arms-for-hostage deal. Walsh suggests Bush’s notes could reveal his role in a cover-up, while White House dismisses the notes as inflammatory.
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Baashington
Jush
Senate
Naterian Lea
Bob Dole
Lawrence Walsh
Walsh
Richard Nixon
Archibald Coxixon
Bush
Weinberger
Reagan
Iran
Congress
Texas
Walah
White House
San Francisco
James Brosnahan
Masou Webberer
Ts Ts Uty
Recall bid for Packwood questioned amid sex scandal
Salem Oregon experts say recall of Senator Bob Packwood is constitutionally unlikely and not provided for by Oregon or US law. Opponents persist with pressure for resignation or to block seating as ethics probes continue. A recall would require at least 167000 signatures, a near-impossible hurdle given state opinions and federal constraints.
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Salem
Ore
Bob Packwood
U.S
Congress
Packwood
Senate
Tum
Tia Plympton
Oregonians For Ethical Representation
Oregon
National Organization For Women
Washington Post
Mni
Ice
Barbara Roberts
Julia Brim-Edwards
Moi Likely to Win Kenya Multparty Vote Amid Tensions
Kenya's President Daniel arap Moi, seeking re election in the first multiparty ballot in 25 years, faced seven rivals amid tribal divides. Polls opened late in Kisumu Mombasa and Nairobi amid delays blamed on transport problems. Violence and charges of malpractice clouded the election with as many as 800 deaths earlier in the Rift Valley.
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Kenya
Daniel Arap Moi
Moi
Ich
Lake Victoria
Kisumu
Mombasa
Indian Ocean
Kongoni
Tyme
Rift Valley
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Shaw
Hollywood
Sasablarud
Freiden
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Plympton
Secretary of State
U.S. Constitution
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Mne
Kenya African National Union
KANU
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Andere
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Aurora
Medical Park Drive
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