Genocide verdict shocks world as Rwandan exile mayor is sentenced
The UN court in Tanzania orders Jean-Paul Akayesu to three life terms for genocide and crimes against humanity plus 80 years for rape and other violations. Akayesu, convicted Sept. 2, pleads for forgiveness as Judge Lally Kama notes his participation in the 1994 massacre that killed over 500,000 Tutsis.
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Akayesu
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Obscene Lennon poem to be auctioned in Wiltshire
A highly explicit four letter expletive poem by John and Yoko Ono Lennon will go to auction at Finan and Co in Wiltshire on October 10. The piece, sent to Susan Baker in 1969, is unsigned by Lennon alone and cataloguing faced offense concerns. The auction house notes uncertainty over a price.
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John Lennon
Susan Baker
Lennon
Yoko Ono
Robert Finan
Finan & Co
Wiltshire
Finan
Tom
Democrats mull Thanksgiving impeachment plan and censure option
Democrats are drafting a proposal that could end the impeachment inquiry by Thanksgiving and offer a censure option for President Clinton. The plan, unlikely to pass the Republican majority, comes as the Judiciary Committee releases another batch of Starr material including Linda Tripp transcripts and grand jury testimony. Separately, Clinton and Paula Jones lawyers move toward a possible settlement, with figures discussed around $700,000 to $1 million and Jones dropping an apology demand.
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House
Clinton
House Judiciary Committee
Kenneth Starr
Linda Tripp
Monica Lewinsky
Betty
Paula Jones
Mrs. Jones
Yugoslavia offers help to probe Kosovo killings
Yugoslav officials invite foreign forensic experts to investigate ethnic Albanian massacres in Kosovo amid international pressure and NATO threats. Belgrade says invites went to Finland. Milosevic has mounted a crackdown since February as reports describe mutilated bodies near Obrija.
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Yugoslavia
Kosovo
NATO
Robert Gelbard
Zivadin Jovanovic
Washington
Foreign Ministry
Belgrade
Finland
Slobodan Milosevic
FDA approves first gum disease pill Periostat
Millions may take an oral drug to fight advanced gum disease after a dentist scrapes away plaque. Periostat by CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals suppresses an enzyme in inflamed gums, slowing or halting progression and improving gum health, a new concept in treatment.
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FDA
Washington
Sebastian Ciancio
Ten states miss deadline on deadbeat child support database
Ten states face penalties for failing to establish federal partner child support computer databases. California Indiana Kansas Michigan Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania and South Carolina could lose 4 percent of federal funding this year with higher penalties in subsequent years.
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N.D
Debbie Kline
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Michigan
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Michael Kharfen
Federal Health and Human Services Department
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