Dalai Lama CIA funding not personal benefit claims
The Tibetan government in exile said it received 51.7 million dollars annually in the 1960s from the CIA to support resistance, but denied personal gains. Funds funded guerrilla operations and offices in Geneva and New York, with lobbying abroad. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising.
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Administration briefs Senate on possible Kosovo action
The Clinton administration briefs senators on possible NATO airstrikes to halt Serbian forces in Kosovo. Officials cite fresh massacres of 18 ethnic Albanians and say Milosevic ignored a UN ceasefire resolution as pressure to act grows.
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Parties differ on scope of presidential inquiry
House Republicans and Democrats clash over how broad an impeachment inquiry into President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky should be. A GOP plan grants the Judiciary Committee wide Watergate style power to subpoena witnesses without a full vote, while Democrats push for limits to Lewinsky related allegations and a faster timetable or alternative penalties.
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Eat more vegetables yet fries dominate intake
Americans eat more fruits vegetables and grains than 25 years ago but one quarter of those vegetables are French fries says Dr Susan Krebs Smith of the National Cancer Institute. Fast food growth makes potatoes the dominant veg in diets with half of servings being potatoes and half of those fries. Fries bring fat and limited nutrients despite some vitamin C.
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Campbell likes Canada says she chose to film here
Naomi Campbell dismisses New York Post claims of imperious behavior while in Toronto filming a movie. She says she chose to shoot in Canada and rejects reports of smoking in non smoking areas and tantrums on set.
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National roundup organ rules stalled by battle in debate
Six months after government order, a national transplant network and federal health officials clash over new allocation rules. A Louisiana judge blocked the rules from taking effect until an October 14 hearing amid lawsuits and congressional fights, as Donna Shalala sought a fairer policy.
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