Don't typecast me says quirky actor Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid, age 45, says he enjoys goofy screen roles but fears losing serious parts. The actor notes he lacks many suave romantic comedy roles, yet he remains drawn to diverse characters. He has appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation and Caddyshack II, and stars in Kingpin as an Amish farmer turned bowling prodigy.
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Foxworthy jokes about Olympics traffic heat
LA reports Jeff Foxworthy saying officials face heat for traffic jams as fans seek directions from Southerners. He notes a 30 minute chat could result from such inquiries during the Games. The piece adds Tim Allen selling his 576 HP white Mustang Casper for 75000 to fund a next Saleen build.
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Deal frees health and wage bills in Congress
Congressional negotiators reach a four year test of tax exempt medical savings accounts to ease a health insurance bill that shields workers from losing coverage after job changes. The accord frees the long stalled minimum wage measure while aiming to pass a compromise health reform with broad support from Kennedy Archer and Clinton.
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West Bank blockades follow deadly drive-by in Mevo Beitar
A drive-by shooting near Mevo Beitar kills Uri Munk and his daughter in law Rachel. Their son Zeex is critically wounded as police tie the attack to militants in Hebron. Israel tightens West Bank closure after easing a five month lockdown, PM Netanyahu urges Palestinian Authority action.
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Evidence supports sabotage in TWA 800 crash
EAST MORICHES NY A source tells AP investigators now view a bomb as the likely cause of the Paris bound TWA 747 crash after a split second sound and a long silence. Mechanical failure is seen as a diminishing possibility though investigators seek physical evidence before ruling criminal action. The black box analysis noted a fraction of a second sound before 11 and a half minutes of silence on the data recorder. Robert Francis of NTSB declined to speculate on the sound’s meaning as contamination complicated the tape review.
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Recovered Flight 800 Black Boxes Aid Probe
Data tapes chart speed engine data and other flight details while divers pull orange “black boxes” from the ocean floor as President Clinton announces airport safety measures. Investigators weigh bomb or mechanical failure amid 230 deaths, comparing to Pan Am 103 findings and CIA Pan Am inquiry leader Cannistrano notes similarities.
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First Lady tied to aide's appointment
Washington report says a White House lawyer told the FBI that Hillary Clinton recommended Craig Livingstone to head the White House personnel office. Republicans cite an 1983 FBI conversation quoting Nussbaum and warn of a broader attempt to target Clinton enemies.
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Burundi installs new leader after coup
In Bujumbura soldiers removed roadblocks and life returned near normal a day after the Tutsi led military toppled the government and installed Pierre Buyoya as president He defended the coup as necessary to halt the country s descent into hell and urged world understanding Western leaders condemned the coup fearing ethnic warfare but offered no troops to restore Ntibantunganya the former coalition president.
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