Oregon assisted death law upheld by appeals court
The 9th Circuit rejected a challenge to Oregon's voter approved law allowing assisted death by the terminally ill. The ruling found no threat to the plaintiff who sought to block it nor to doctors who object. Attorney Eli Stutsman called the decision a victory though not the end of the fight.
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Don Cornelius Granted Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
MARCEL DIONNE recalls a failed hockey enterprise that left him suing for a return. He received 10,000 hockey sticks as part of the settlement to begin his own business ventures.
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Marcel Dionne
CPI plan to readjust inflation measure meets GOP resistance
Senate leader Lott proposes a commission to reform the CPI and curb Social Security increases but faces opposition from House Democratic Leader Gephardt and others. Gingrich calls for bureau-led justification, while GOP aides warn of political backlash from organized labor and Democrats. Support for the idea is eroding among Republicans.
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Skinhead convicted in slaying in Fayetteville
A jury in Fayetteville, North Carolina convicted 21 year old James N. Burmeister, a white former paratrooper, of two counts of murder in the December 7 1996 killings of Jackie Burden and Michael James. The trial spurred nationwide concerns over extremism in the military as the same jury must now decide between death or life in prison.
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Jackie Burden
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Mary Lou Burden
James
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Ramsey case widens to six states in probe of JonBenet death
The investigation of six year old JonBenet Ramsey’s murder broadened to six states with questions over the alibi of her 20 year old half brother. Authorities say investigators have checked Atlanta records and visited West Virginia Arizona Georgia Illinois and Ohio in the last 10 days while also examining the Michigan summer home of the Ramseys.
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JonBenet Ramsey
Alex Hunter
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John Andrew Ramsey
JonBenet
Leslie Aaholm
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Georgia
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Ohio
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Raholm
Third ex Clinton aide defies subpoena in fund raising probe
A third former Clinton administration official invoked the Fifth Amendment to refuse to produce documents subpoenaed by Congress in a Democratic fundraising probe. The move by Mark Middleton occurs during budget disputes over Senate investigations led by Senator Fred Thompson. Democrats push for $1.8 million while Republicans seek $6.5 million, with a filibuster threat and a resolution by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
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White House
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Fred Thompson
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Trent Lott
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Clinton Wins Tepid Poll Backlash Over Ethics Probe
A Pew Research Center poll shows 60 percent approve of Bill Clinton’s job performance, a record for Pew but amid a flood of scandal coverage. The piece notes public detachment from ethics issues and mentions Senate funding moves tied to a campaign-finance probe and related investigations.
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Clinton
Pew
Andrew Kohut
Bill Clinton
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