Plutonium Traces Found Outside Hanford Fire Zone
Air samples taken during and after the Hanford nuclear reservation fire show five of 41 readings above normal in Pasco Richland and West Richland within 10 miles of the reservation. Levels remain well below federal and state radiation limits and would not trigger protective actions, officials said.
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Hanford Nuclear Reservation
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Jerry Leitch
EPA
Pasco
West Richland
Microsoft asks for appeals court review in antitrust case
Microsoft Corp. urged the Supreme Court to send the case back to a federal appeals court, arguing the long term effects on consumers and the economy justify interim appellate review. The company contends Judge Jackson erred in finding illegal antitrust conduct.
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Microsoft Corp
Supreme Court
Microsoft
Court of Appeals
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Justice Dept deviated from practice in database search
The department queried a criminal database for a lawyer from Janet Reno’s former Miami firm and shared the results, a move made by then Associate Attorney General John Schmidt in 1995 over a subordinate’s objection. Reno recused herself citing a close personal friend. Rebekah Poston sought arrest records for a Japanese religious leader, but no records existed.
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Justice Department
Janet Reno
Miami
John Schmidt
Reno
Rebekah Poston
Poston
Potter books stay hot as Goblet of Fire sells fast
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire remains strong in its third week with brisk sales at bookstores and online. U.S. and British publishers have ordered more print runs and readers are already preordering the yet unwritten fifth book for next July. In Britain Bloomsbury reports rapid demand with the UK edition in its 13th reprint since July 8.
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Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
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Bloomsbury
Clinton weighs first steps on national missile defense
Defense Secretary Cohen says lawyers believe the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty allows preliminary work on a new X-band radar on Shemya Island Alaska up to rails laid for a concrete pad. Rails planned for 2002. Clinton has not yet endorsed the analysis. If he does it could ease a 2002 Pentagon contract process.
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Defense
William Cohen
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Woods breaks ranks with SAG to film GM spot in Canada
Tiger Woods, amid SAG strike actions, reportedly filmed a General Motors ad in Canada. Agency head Mark Steinberg says Woods is honoring contractual obligations as an athlete, while SAG contends filming in Canada still counts as strike breaking.
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Actors Guild
Tiger Woods
Screen Actors Guild
Canada
General Motors
Tiger
Mark Steinberg
SAG
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Nike
Steinberg
Lyanne Kichaven
Kichaven
Napster News: Judge Orders Shutdown of Song Sharing
In San Francisco Judge Marilyn Hall Patel grants a preliminary injunction at the request of the Recording Industry Association of America. Napster faces possible shutdown after a December copyright suit over unauthorized music trading. The order, requiring a $5 million bond, affects about 20 million users and targets copyrighted music only. CEO Hank Barry vows to appeal and pursue other avenues. A San Francisco music fan expects future free downloads despite the ruling.
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Napster
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Marilyn Hall Patel
Recording Industry Association of America
Hank Barry
Elisabeth Prot
Shawn Fanning
Energy Dept urged to fund tougher SRS cleanup push
The SRS Citizens Advisory Board and a federal oversight group press the Energy Department to request more Congress funding for cleaning up radioactive plutonium at the Savannah River Site. They urge action on safety board concerns and warn against delaying commitments.
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Energy Dept
SRS
Bill Richardson
Congress
Concorde crash black box fully decoded. investigation continues
Investigators finished decoding the second black box of the Concorde crash that killed 113. Up to three days more for full analysis as 600 bits of undamaged data are reviewed. Probes focus on turbine blades in the left engine after a fire near takeoff from Charles de Gaulle.
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Paris
French Transport Ministry
Val d'Oise
Raymond Auffray
Paris’ Court of Appeal
la Croix
Atlantic
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Ex‑justice sues SC over senior tax exemption error
Retired South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Bruce Littlejohn files suit in Richland County alleging the state fraudulently collected 1 percent of sales tax from residents 85 and older and 7 percent accommodations tax. The suit seeks class-action status to reimburse past three years taxes, about 300 dollars per year per eligible resident.
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South Carolina
Supreme Court
Bruce Littlejohn
Richland County
State Revenue Department
Littlejohn
High Court
US Census Bureau
State Department of Health and Human Services
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