Global Budget Deal Moves Congress Toward Adjournment
The House approved a 390 billion dollar budget bill amid delays as Senators held it for special interests. The package merges 10 bills, exceeds 2000 pages, and passed 296 to 135 as lawmakers crowned a year shaped by Clinton’s impeachment.
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Texas A&M bonfire collapse kills eleven students
At Texas A&M College Station a 40 foot timber bonfire pyramid collapsed while students prepared for the annual event. Caleb Hill, atop the structure, survived with a broken nose and wrist as 11 peers died and 28 were injured. Recovery continued into the early morning with investigators cautioning that the cause may take weeks to determine.
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Knievel Marries Crystal Kennedy At Caesars Palace
Evel Knievel 61 ties the knot with Crystal Kennedy 30 atop a fountain stage at Caesars Palace Las Vegas 32 years after his first high risk flight over the same fountains. The ceremony marks a leap from daredevil legend to married life amid spectacle. Dolly Parton unveils Dollywood expansion plans a $5 million 15000 square foot interactive treehouse slated for spring open.
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Clinton hails Russia on Chechnya access at OSCE summit
At the OSCE gathering in Istanbul Clinton joined 53 leaders to back a 1990 conventional arms treaty and praised Russia for allowing greater outside access to Chechnya. He stressed the need for real compliance before ratification and noted Greece will host a state visit amid protests.
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Two Midlands men named in alleged $300M scheme
A federal complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission names Jimmy B. Roof of West Columbia and Robert C. Ellenburg of Columbia as participants in a nationwide pyramid scheme that may have raised as much as 300 million dollars. Others named include Richard Homa and Michael Gause leading a marketing scheme selling notes and bonds with funds wired to the Cayman Islands.
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