Clinton campaign finance probes gain momentum for independent counsel
Voices are calling for a neutral, independent review of President Clinton and Vice President Gore over fundraising ties. The Times report strengthens the case for outside investigators, as confidence in government hinges on even handed enforcement. The Oklahoman notes Supreme Court backing for the independent counsel statute, despite past opposition.
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Janet Steno
New York Times
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Gore
Reno
Backroom pay raise deal stirs House controversy
The Albuquerque Journal notes majority leaders used a quiet pact to block an automatic cost of living raise for lawmakers. Rep. Jim Kolbe defends the move while Newt Gingrich and Richard Gephardt are named as dealmakers. The piece questions GOP ethics and contrasts past anti backroom politics with current actions.
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Jim Kolbe
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Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, N.M
Tamraz cash, CIA ties, and Caspian role raise questions
Washington briefing notes Tamraz a Lebanese American conduit in a tug of war over Caspian oil. He funded the Democrats, sought White House access, and was criticized as gaming the campaign finance system. The CIA ties and secret Caspian interest fuel debate over U.S. policy and Russian relations ahead of 1996 elections.
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Sanctimony City
Roger Tamraz
Tamraz
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
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Turkey
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White House
Clinton
al Gore
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Dick Durbin
D-Il
Democratic National Committee
Anwar Sadat
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Americas
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Caspian
Persian Gulf
Miracl tests vs satellites urged by Olin Institute professor
John M. Olin professor of humanities at New York University argues for testing the Mid infrared Advanced Chemical Laser Miracl to protect US overhead reconnaissance. He warns that space is no longer a sanctuary for hostile satellites and emphasizes defensive anti satellite capabilities to deter rivals in a multipolar world.
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New York Times
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United States
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Army
Uerbert London
John M. Olin
New York University
Hudson Institute
Harry Bell to step down as South Carolina Farm Bureau president
State Farm Bureau president Harry S Bell will leave office after 26 years guiding state farming interests He will remain involved with the bureau and has served as a national vice president nearly winning the top job His career spans farming in Ward across Aiken Saluda counties and leadership in peach country now cotton cattle and berries continue on his farm alongside his son William Bell helped shape boll weevil eradication and property rights legislation boosting SC Farm Bureau membership from 30000 to 128000 He is a veteran Air Force officer Presbyterian elder and praised for balancing agriculture with urban concerns by Rowland Alston Clemson Extension Agent Sumter.
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Harry S. Bell
South Carolina Farm Bureau
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Farm Bureau
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National Farm Bureau
Aiken-Saluda
Ward
University of South Carolina
Ridge Banking Co
NationsBank
South Carolina Ridge
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U. S
Columbia
Mr. Bell
Air Force
1St Aerial Support Sqn
Air Force Reserve
Clemson
Rowland Alston
Sumter
Local hires questioned in Aiken principals decision
Frances W. Coons urges the Aiken Standard to reconsider the selection of assistant principals. She questions whether qualified local candidates were overlooked and cites the Florida origin of Dr. Linda Eldridge and one assistant principal. She calls for hiring locally and asks Dr. Eldridge to reconsider.
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Florida
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Eldridge
Frances W. Coons Aiken
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