Calls for Independent Counsel Grow Over 1996 Campaign Donations
The Miami Herald reports evidence suggests possible federal law breaches linked to the 1996 campaign donations tied to President Clinton. Vice President Gore admitted contacting donors, Hillary Clinton aide Margaret Williams received a $50,000 donation, and Chinese influence concerns loom with Johnny Chung as a key figure.
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Janet Reno
Clinton
Reno
White House
al Gore
Margaret A. Williams
Hillary Rodham Clinton
China
Williams
Johnny Chung
FBI
National Security Council
NSC
Beneficial gum may become biodegradable patent aims
The Wrigley Co subsidiary earned a patent for biodegradable gum using water soluble protein based polymers to speed breakdown and ease removal. Enamelon Inc secured a patent for a soluble calcium phosphate mix added to gum to coat enamel. Manufacturing at scale remains challenging and consumer adoption is uncertain. Dentists warned by St Louis Post Dispatch.
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Happy Day
Wrigley Co
Enamelon Inc
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Judge Impeachment Debate Sparks Constitutional Clash
Washington insider Tom Delay advocates impeaching federal judges who legislate from the bench while critics warn the move would mock the Constitution. The piece contrasts Delay with supporters like Orrin Hatch and Robert Bork, who warn against undermining judicial independence.
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Washington
Tom Very
House of Representatives
Delay
Terry Eastland
Supreme Court
Virginia Military Institute
Colorado
Congress
Robert Bork
Senate Judiciary Committee
Orrin Hatch
Senate
Bork
Clinton fund-raising row mirrors Watergate era rancor
The piece argues that no clear wrongdoing occurred at the White House and says both parties have long engaged in fundraising, urging campaign finance reform. It compares Clinton tactics to past Republican actions and warns against blanket denial and bi-partisan blame, urging careful policy fixes.
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Rungton
Clinton
White House
Congress
Lincoln
Ann Lewis
George Bush
Ronaia Reagan
Reagan
Bush
Hillary Clinton
Republican Congress
Executive
Dick Morris
Bob Dole
Nixon
Victor Lasky
Eleanor Clift
Michael Kinsley
Sidney Blumenthal
Martin Walker
Daniger
Democratic Congress
Nuclear waste funds and Savannah River Site critique
Warren D. Arthur IV of the South Carolina Public Service Commission argues that federal failure to accept spent nuclear fuel wastes ratepayers. He cites $12 billion paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund since 1983 and seeks new federal legislation to fulfill the Nuclear Waste Policy Act amid Savannah River Site handling from multiple states and facilities.
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Department of Energy
US Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Barnwell
North Carolina
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Los Alamos
Sandia
New Mexico
Brookhaven
New York
Savannah River
Aiken
South Carolina
Nevada
South Carolina Public Service Commission
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Texas
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South Carolina Public Service ‘Commission
Aiken Standard
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