Rebels and government lay ground rules for talks
In Lima rebels and government negotiators set ground rules for future talks to end Peru's hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence. A Red Cross car ferried rebel second-in-command Roli Rojas Fernandez to a house across the street for the meeting as police stood guard outside.
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San Jose Fire Response Leaves Brown Unfazed Says Town Sleepy
San Jose responded to criticism from Brown with a calm stance. San Francisco mayor labeled the area as a sleepy little town while Bruce Hornsby, the Virginia based Grammy winner, joins others calling for a ban on the state song saying it should have been blasted out years ago.
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Subpoenas issued in Senate campaign finance probe
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee plans subpoenas for documents from the Democratic National Committee the Commerce Department and a former DNC fundraiser to probe 1996 fund raising. The panel also seeks a subpoena for the Republican National Committee. Leaders clash over budget for the investigation with Republicans seeking 6.5 million dollars and 80 staffers versus Democrats proposing 1.8 million.
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Democratic National Committee
Commerce Department
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Republican National Committee
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Ronald Brown
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Ecuador selects Alarcon as interim president ending crisis
Congress chose Fabian Alarcon, Ecuador's third president in a week, to lead until August 1998 amid a budget deficit and inflation fears. He replaces Rosalia Arteaga after Bucaram’s ouster, with military leaders backing the transition to avoid a power vacuum and potential coup.
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Rosalia” Arteaga
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States push to regulate managed care and expand child coverage
States will press to regulate managed care and may align with federal moves to cover more of the nations 10 million uninsured children. Lawmakers cite the impact on middle class families as a driving factor while noting rising bills seeking referrals free specialist access longer hospital stay rules after mastectomies and broader emergency room coverage.
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Ron Pollack
Families USA
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Concealed pregnancy ends in lone birth tragedy
Kirsten Sundberg, an 18 year old high school golf champion, hid her pregnancy and gave birth alone on November 7 1995. The baby girl died of suffocation in breech birth. Kirsten pleaded guilty to juvenile charges of criminally negligent homicide and concealing a birth and faces sentencing March 24.
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Ore
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