Bush ends final overseas trip with Paris talks and arms treaty
The president wraps up a 25 year abroad visit with a signing ceremony and news conference in Paris including a dinner with Francois Mitterrand. The 30 page Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II aims to cut nuclear warheads by about two thirds over ten years, removing the Soviet era SS 18 missiles and limiting US bombers with a negotiated balance for both sides.
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Clinton faces health care fight and new Congress
Clinton must propose health care reform within 100 days while facing Senate opposition to a line item veto. Leaders plan early action on family and medical leave voter registration and finance reform. The 103rd Congress will convene with 110 House freshmen and six women in the Senate, signaling change amid gridlock concerns.
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IRS urges nonfilers to join tax system or face penalties
Tax guidance warns those who do not contact the IRS to rejoin face penalties including late filing and payment penalties plus interest. Example shows a 1988 case with a $2263 liability could owe thousands more in penalties by October. Call 1-800-829-1040 for nonfiler program details.
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Boutros-Ghali Roils World Opinion With Bold UN Vision
Boutros-Ghali, the U N secretary general since 1992, defends a proactive peacekeeping role while drawing Western and Arab criticism. He backs preventative diplomacy and ready U N units, yet faces backlash over Yugoslavia policy and remarks on Africa and the Third World.
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