White House Presses for Spending Demands in Year-End Push
White House officials say President Clinton will not cut budget deals unless spending demands are met as Congress plans a late-year adjournment. House Republicans seek to finish 11 fiscal 1991 bills covering 13 cabinet agencies, plus funding for Congress and courts, before Oct. 1 and fall elections.
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White House
Clinton
Congress
Jack Lew
Capitol
Agriculture Department
Veterans’ Affairs
Gates Donation Supports Urban High Schools Collaboration
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides 5.7 million dollars to the University of Washington Institute for K-12 Leadership. Eight urban districts including Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati East St Louis Kansas City Boston Compton and San Francisco will use the funds to create small secondary schools with technology driven learning and mentor programs.
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Stu Ino
Microsoft Corp
Bill Gates
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
University of Washington Institute
Institute For
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
East Saint Louis
Ill
Kansas City
Boston
Compton
Calif
San Francisco
China cuts 40 from Olympic team over doping tests
China withdraws 40 athletes and officials from its Sydney Olympic squad, including seven rowers who tested positive for the banned drug EPO. IOC president Samaranch welcomes the move to ensure clean games as Sydney organizers confirm notice from the Chinese Olympic Committee.
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Sydney
Australia
China
International Olympic Committee
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Chinese Olympic Committee
IOC
Patrick Schumasch
Chinese Rowing Association
Gore Pledges High Tech Job Plan and Debt Paydown
Gore unveils a 191 page plan titled Prosperity for America's Families promising 10 million high tech jobs and a one third boost in family income while aiming to reduce poverty to historic lows. Senior aides say the plan centers on paying down the debt and frames Gore as a fiscal conservative in his contest with Bush.
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al Gore
Gore
America
George W. Bush
Clinton pushes for renewed Middle East talks at UN summit
President Clinton aims to revive Israeli Palestinian negotiations during the Millennium Summit as Barak and Arafat meet separately. With deadlines looming, officials warn of limited time and political hurdles as global leaders convene.
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Middle East
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Yasser Arafat
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Kofi Annan
White House
Nance
Samuel
Sandy” Berger
Barak
Arafat
Gaza
Legislative Council
Jordan
Abdullah II
Ayman Safadi
Berger
Balkans
East Timor
West Africa
Bush unveils Medicare drug plan amid campaign contrasts
Bush launches a aggressive campaign push contrasting his tax cuts and security stance with Gore as he rolls out a 158 billion Medicare drug plan. Gore speaks in Cleveland on the economy while Bush promotes a 1.3 trillion tax cut plan and military readiness at Milwaukee American Legion event.
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National Defense
Bush
Ari Fleischer
Gore
Cleveland
American Legion
Milwaukee
Veterans’ Group
Colin Powell
Norman Schwarzkopf
Bob Hopkins
Paralyzed Reeve breaks leg during therapy
Christopher Reeve 49, paralyzed since 1995, broke his leg in ongoing physical therapy. Bone reset at UCLA Medical Center and he expects to resume exercise in six to eight weeks. Publicist cites likely bone density issues and notes he is recuperating at home in New York.
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Christopher Reeve
Superman Star
Los Angeles Times
Ucla Medical Center
Reve
New York
Dunst to shed teen image with adult film roles
Kirsten Dunst, just turned 18, aims for mature parts beyond teen fare. She hints at a Sex and the City guest spot and recalls her Disney Romeo and Juliet schedule, while Debra Messing wed Daniel Zelman at a Santa Barbara grove hotel.
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Kirsten Dunst
Maxim
HBO
Entertainment Weekly
Sarah Jessica Parker
Carrie Bradshaw
Parker
Hollywood
Disney
Will & Grace
Los Angeles
Daniel
Debra
Debra Messing
Grace
Daniel Zelman
Santa Barbara
Bacara
Historic South Carolina Gazette copy in NY vault amid lawsuits
The 1776 South Carolina and American General Gazette copy printing the Declaration of Independence is claimed by the Charleston Library Society and The Post and Courier Foundation in separate lawsuits. Christie's holds the paper in a vault as judges in New York and South Carolina weigh ownership and title.
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South Carolina
New York
American General Gazette
Post and Courier Foundation
Christie's
Post and Courier
Charleston Library Society
The
Foundation
Mark Mitchell
Virginia
Library Society
Ivan V. Anderson
Mitchell
Lewis Kaplan
Ainenugh the
Gemananesemae
She Guly
Philadelphia
Anderson
Gazette
Senate leader quits anti lottery group amid partisan shift
Senate President Pro Tem John Drummond of Ninety Six resigns from No Lottery 2000, saying the campaign has become too partisan. He urges others to join a nonpartisan effort to defeat a state run lottery, criticizing Republicans for politicizing the issue.
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Ate
No Lottery 2000 Inc
Senate
John Drummond
D-Ninety Six
Kathy Bigham
Drummond
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