Newton griddle for tax comment creates GOP friction
Newt Gingrich urged Republican Whip Tom DeLay to go public with a private idea to defer tax cuts until after balancing the federal budget. DeLay did so, drawing swift criticism from Rep. Dick Armey and a rebuke from Ralph Reed. Trent Lott also urged a balanced message. Clinton countered with a veto threat against a GOP comp time bill that would let workers choose between overtime pay and time off. He warned of coercion and lost pay safeguards in a Saturday radio address.
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Congress Boosts Higher Education Spending Amid Budget Debate
Congress approved 440 million dollars in fiscal 1997 for specific universities in an election year, reversing three years of declines and drawing criticism as academic pork. In Boulder Colorado Ramsey case prosecutors restrict access to DNA evidence testing, with no defendants present. In Florida Lake Ashby a three year old boy Adam Binford is found dead. an 11 foot gator is killed after guarding the body.
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West Bank clashes erupt after Tel Aviv cafe bombing
Dozens injured in the bloodiest West Bank confrontation in months as Israeli troops confront Palestinian rioters in Hebron. The day followed a Hamas linked bombing in Tel Aviv that killed three Israeli women, with Israeli curfews and troop deployments across Palestinian districts.
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Fed urges caution as rate rise is eyed by Greenspan
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan told bankers to review lending practices and warned that lax underwriting can emerge in good times. He indicated the Fed Open Market Committee may raise the benchmark rate to 5.5 percent, prompting higher prime rates and borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
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Weather looks to stay cool with increase clouds and rain risk
The pattern continues into Tuesday with more clouds and a chance of rain by midweek. Daytime highs reach the mid to low 70s through Wednesday, with nighttime lows in the high 40s.
Yeltsin fails to win NATO no join pledge from Clinton
In Helsinki Boris Yeltsin acknowledged failure to secure a promise from President Clinton that former Soviet republics would not join NATO. He urged continued US-Russia partnership for Europe and global safety amid unresolved questions from talks. Mobutu in seclusion fuels health speculation. US contingency planning amid Kisangan tensions.
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