Kabila dissolves prime minister post in new Congo government
Kinshasa Congo Laurent Kabila scrapped the post of prime minister and consolidated power with a presidential system. A partial cabinet list, mostly drawn from his rebel alliance, signals control of government and the military while opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi seeks a PM role. Raphael Genda described the move as ruling without a vice president or prime minister.
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Congo
Laurent Kabila
Kabila
Etienne Tshisekedi
Tshisekedi
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Raphael Genda
Mobutu
Genda
Yeltsin names Sergeyev defense minister amid reform push
President Boris Yeltsin appointed Gen Igor Sergeyev as defense minister and named Gen Anatoly Kvashnin acting chief of the general staff. He vows sharp military cuts and reforms to create a smaller, more affordable force for effective defense amid a demoralized 1.7 million-strong army.
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Yeltsin
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Igor Sergeyev
Anatoly Kvashnin
Sergeyev
Igor Rodionov
Kvashnin
Kremlin
Iranian presidential race pits hard line cleric against moderate
Iran voters cast ballots in a pivotal presidential election showing a clash between clerics. Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri backs hard line clergy, the military, and merchants, while Mohammad Khatami appeals to youth hoping for relaxed religious controls and a more moderate path for the Islamic republic.
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Tehran
Iran
Ali Akbar Nateq- Nouri
Mohammad Khatami
Flinn leaves Air Force amid affair and discharge
Kelly Flinn, the first woman to fly B52s, will exit the Air Force with a general discharge after adultery and disobedience charges. Her decision ends a high profile dispute as she weighs future offers from commercial airlines while renewing public talk of book deals and films.
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Minot Air Force Base
Kelly Flinn
Air Force
Flinn
23Rd
Don Flinn Jr
Air Force Brass
Sheila Widnall
Widnall
Marc Zigo
Congress Fails to Finish Budget Resolution Before Recess
Congress adjourned for Memorial Day after failing to finish the balanced budget outline. Senate leaders aimed to complete their part today amid many amendments, with an $85 billion tax cut and Medicare savings over five years. House already approved a version and plans to return June 3.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
McVeigh defense hints at unknown bomber in Oklahoma City blast
McVeigh's lawyers on opening day suggested a mystery man died in the Oklahoma City bombing and left only a severed leg, aiming to undermine circumstantial evidence and survivor testimony. A Kansas motel delivery man and witnesses tied a Ryder truck to Easter 1995, with shop worker Vicki Beemer noting two men used the alias Robert Kling.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
McVeigh
Kansas
Elliott's
Junction City
Kaw
Vicki Beemer
Robert Kling
Campaign finance reform bill revised to drop PAC ban
Senate sponsors say new version of the McCain Feingold plan narrows PAC influence by cutting allowable PAC contributions to 2500 and limiting PAC funding to 25 percent of a campaign while courting Senator Collins for support. McCain and Feingold describe the changes as a boost to reform efforts aimed at regulating political money.
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Washington
Senate
Susan Collins
R-Maine
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
John McCain
R-Ariz
McCain
Feingold
Collins
Congress
Albert to broadcast NBA playoffs despite innocence claims
NBC said Marv Albert will continue play by play for the Bulls Heat game as he proclaims innocence in sex charge case. He criticized the grand jury process and noted authorities did not interview him. Albert, 53, faces forcible sodomy and assault charges with life imprisonment potential.
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NBC
New York
Marv Albert
Arlington
Wrc-Tv
Washington
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington Hilton
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
Aiken Standard Delivery Rates and Contact Info
The Aiken Standard established 1867 is published weekdays and weekends by Aiken Communications Inc. Home and county mail rates listed. Delivery by 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 p.m. weekends. Call 649-3315 for circulation issues.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken
D.C
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