Sammy Gravano In Arizona Drug Ring Bust
National brief reports Sammy The Bull Gravano arrested in Phoenix on $5 million bail for alleged ecstasy ring tied to his family. Ex mob killer who admitted 19 murders fled New York for Arizona seeking a new life yet stayed linked to crime. Also notes Henry Hill and a Trinidad geography teacher in passing.
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Sammy
Gravano
New York
Arizona
Desert
Gambino Crime Family
AIDS spreads rapidly in Caribbean due to homophobia and poverty
Health officials in Charlotte Amalie report homophobia, sex tourism, infidelity and poverty drive a fast rising AIDS rate in the Caribbean with women increasingly infected. Experts note societal norms push homosexuals toward heterosexuals and married men toward other partners as poverty pushes prostitution amid tourism. A NIH conference on five islands aims to raise awareness and spark debate on sexual promiscuity and AIDS. Peggy McEvoy of UNAIDS calls it an epidemic, noting Caribbean ranks second in the world after Africa.
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Charlotte Amalie
Virgin Islands
Caribbean
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Africa
Peggy McEvoy
Unaids
Balloon soloist aims for solo world flight over Atlantic
Kevin Abassi, a 36 year old engineer and architect from Scottsdale, attempts a solo balloon circumnavigation. Friday night he was about 600 miles east of the Virgin Islands, traveling at 70 mph at 26,000 feet. He hopes to reach Africa’s western coast Sunday as storms previously delayed progress dissipated.
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Africa
Kevin Abassi
Scott Lorenz
Alassi
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Virgin Islands
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Abassi
Rockford, Ill
Scottsdale, Ariz
Equality Rocks concert draws top stars for LGBT rights
Rockers including Melissa Etheridge Garth Brooks Queen Latifah and George Michael plan to perform at Equality Rocks at RFK Stadium Washington DC on April 29. The event aims to benefit gay and lesbian rights ahead of a large march. other acts listed include k d lang the Pet Shop Boys and Ellen DeGeneres. A separate Sotheby’s sale saw Ian Fleming’s WWII passport fetch 24850 pounds. Monica Lewinsky appears in Beauty.com launch coverage. Ted Turner expands ranch holdings to form a bison wildlife preserve.
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Garth Brooks
Queen Latifah
George Michael
Equality Rocks
Gay and
Les Diars
Video footage sparks calls for Chechnya probe
AP photo shows Russian soldiers pushing a dead body from an armored vehicle and a body moving on a field. TV footage from N-24 drew international requests for Russia to investigate alleged abuses in Chechnya as officials disputed the footage’s meaning. EU and US officials urged inquiry while Russia defended the tape as propaganda and burial of rebels killed in combat.
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Chechnya
Sne
N-24
N24
Florian Martius
Germany
Interior Ministry
Oleg Aksyonov
Interfax
Leila Dadayeva
Grozny
Clinton
Robin Cook
Joschka Fischer
Javier Solana
European Union
Solana
Council of Europe
Alvaro Gil-Robles
Igor Ivanov
Umaklistun
Citadel
Lumni
Pat Conroy
Padgett-Thomas Barracks
Heather Anderson
Conroy
Owen McFadden
Charleston
Post and Courier
Hodges Blasts House Budget Plan as Thursday Night Massacre
Democratic leader Jim Hodges condemns a House Ways and Means draft budget of 6.1 billion for the new fiscal year, accusing Republicans of wrecking education and health care funding to favor tax relief and projects. The piece notes cuts of 10 million from First Steps and 30 million from health care, plus shifts of 50 million, amid tobacco settlement fund allocations.
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Amuen
Jim Hodges
Odges
House
Ways and Means
Hodges
Bradley leads in spending as Gore slows race ads
In a tightening Democratic primary, Bradley outspent Gore on TV about 2 to 1 since Iowa and New Hampshire, focusing on California New York and Washington state. Gore plans to spend more in the final week, aiming a last minute blitz as Super Tuesday nears.
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al Gore
New Hampshire
Bill Bradley
Gore
New Jersey
California
New York
Washington State
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Tracey
Iowa
Bradley
James Brady
Mount Rainier
Schafer Compares Bush to Mother Teresa on Bob Jones Visit
North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer defending George W. Bush’s Bob Jones University appearance likened the Texas governor to Mother Teresa, saying leadership is shown by actions not words. He argues Bush spoke to 5,000 students and promotes inclusion and opportunity for all faiths.
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Ed Schafer
George W. Bush
Bob Jones University
Texas
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Washingtonpost.com
Schafer
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Goverors Association
Bush
Greenville
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Wich
Isusa
Bob Jones
Norfolk
Clinton
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Scott McClellan
Schafer Nakes
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