House panel calls to suspend anthrax vaccine program
A House Government Reform subcommittee report criticizes the Defense Department vaccine program for 2.4 million U.S. troops as based on scant science. It calls the anthrax shot experimental, with uncertain effectiveness and inadequate troop safety monitoring. The draft notes protection is uncertain and duration and who benefits are unresolved.
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Air power aid cited in Colombian anti guerrilla push
In Medellin, a Colombian air force captain uses night vision to target rebels at a small police post as US backed improvements in night capabilities and intelligence aid bolster the military. Observers say a $1.6 billion anti narcotics plan from the Clinton administration could expand air advantage if approved by Congress, with a vote possible in March.
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Colombia
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Savannah
United States
Andres Pastrana
US Congress
Clinton
Africans push for UN peacekeepers in Congo crisis
African nations press for thousands of UN peacekeepers to stabilize a fragile Congo cease-fire. Council members demand proof that fighting has ended before deployment. French envoy says prospects look dim as the Lusaka accord and foreign forces withdrawal remain unfulfilled.
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African Nations
Congo
Alain Dejammet
Lusaka
Zambia
Kabila
Prime ministers vow to end crisis in Northern Ireland
British leader Tony Blair and Irish PM Bertie Ahern urged Sinn Fein and Ulster Unionists to resume government in Northern Ireland after a suspended power sharing Cabinet meeting. Blair warned the situation is difficult and said diplomacy had not yet moved the parties on disarmament linked to the 1998 peace accord. The ball remains in Sinn Fein and Trimble's Ulster Unionists court.
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Britain
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Tony Blair
Bertie Ahern
Blair
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Ulster Unionists
Irish Republican Army
David Trimble
Iran’s Khatami calls for large turnout in elections
President Khatami urged supporters to vote in Friday elections to push reform and end hardline domination of the 290-seat Majlis. Conservatives backed by critics urged ballots for Islamists. Mohammadreza Khatami, a Tehran frontrunner, predicted a two-thirds reformist majority.
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Iran
Mohammad Khatami
Khatami
Mohammadreza Khatami
Judge orders refiling in Michael slander suit
A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed a $10 million slander suit by Officer Marcelo Rodriguez against George Michael andset a Feb 22 deadline to refile with added support. The claim says the song and video Outside mocked Rodriguez violating laws. In other items Queen Margrethe II visits Britain greeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. The Stone Pony in Asbury Park may reopen under Domenic Santana plan to revive the Jersey Shore music venue.
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George Michael
Marcelo Rodriguez
Richard G. Thomas
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Michael
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Windsor Castle
Prince Henrik
Asbury Park
N.J
Jersey Shore
Bruce Springsteen
Jon Bon Jovi
Johnny
Domenic Santana
Jersey City
Santana
Three Die In Emery DC8 Cargo Plane Crash At Rancho Cordova
A DC8 cargo plane from Emery Worldwide plunged into the Insurance Auto Auctions salvage yard near Mather Field in Rancho Cordova California killing three crew aboard. The aircraft carried clothing transmission fluid and air bag fuses and burned for hours, setting as many as 200 cars ablaze with several explosions.
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Mather Field
Dayton
Ohio
Emery Employees
James Allen
American River Fire
Dan Haverty
Insurance Auto Auctions Salvage Yard
South Carolina magistrate reform passes Senate vote
The South Carolina Senate approved a compromise plan to overhaul the magistrate system. The bill raises salaries, expands workload, and upgrades education requirements for new magistrates after July 1, 2001 two year college degree and after July 1, 2005 a four year degree, with current magistrates exempt.
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South Carolina
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Congress pushes seniors concerns overwork and benefits
Congress races to pass bills on allowing Social Security recipients over 65 to work while preserving benefits. Debates over Medicare drug coverage mark partisan battles as senior voters loom large in midterm politics. The earnings limit repeal gains momentum with Clinton pledging support and a history of resistance fading.
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House
Clinton
Sears Pulls Benetton Contract Over Death Row Ads
Sears Roebuck and Co canceled its Benetton USA clothing contract after death row inmate ads sparked protests in Houston and New York. Benetton said the campaign raised awareness of the death penalty but victims groups condemned it as insensitive.
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Benetton
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Houston
Sears
New York
Utive
Arthur C. Martinez
Tom Nicholson
Nicholson
Governor pushes mental health parity bill in South Carolina
Governor Hodges pushes legislation requiring insurers to provide parity for mental health and physical health payments. He cites personal stories from families while insurers warn of cost increases. The bill proposes a three year pilot with a 3.24 percent annual cost cap and potential insurer opt out.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Sylvia Howell
State Insurance Department
Ernst Csiszar
Csiszar
Racial requirement lifted in charter school reforms
The Republican led House approved a bill to end racial balance rules for charter schools aligning with district demographics. Democrats argued it risks segregation while pushing for a college degree requirement for teachers and certification for core subjects. The measure keeps key state standards while widening hiring flexibility.
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House
Robert Walker
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