Background checks stop 204000 gun buys
Justice Department figures show state and local agencies rejected 3 percent of gun purchases in 1999, higher than the FBI 1.8 percent rate. FBI performed 4.5 million of 8.6 million checks. state agencies cited broader felony and other databases for disqualifications.
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PBL
Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
FBI
Clinton
Statics Bureau
Argely
Jestee Deperement
National Rifle Reso
Claion
Gun Ween
Gun Corer
Rport
Talo
Traffic jam in bridge yielding an unknown final trick
Phillip Alder discusses a bridge deal where a blocking suit and clever planning determine trumps and entries. South claims thirteen tricks after a heart lead and spade discard, but the play hinges on dummy entries, with the final trick unresolved as East clings to diamonds.
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Paris
Rome
Wellington
South
West
Declarer
Oklahoma fights northward smog from Texas across Red River
Oklahoma officials monitor ozone drift from Texas into Oklahoma City and Tulsa as Houston area pollution travels north aided by still winds. Attribution to emissions from Houston area plants and East Texas smelters, plus vehicle pollution, with EPA standards and past drought cited as contributing factors.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Sooner
Houston
Lone Star
Kansas
Austin
Waco
Alcoa
Rockdale
Dallas-Fort Worth
EPA
GOP governors defend Bush over Texas death penalty action
Two Republican governors and allies of George W. Bush defended his decision to pause a Texas execution for 30 days to review potential DNA evidence. They said the action does not undermine the death penalty and praised the process as appropriate for justice.
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George W. Bush
Texas
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Fox News
Bush
Administration of Justice
Ricky McGinn
Newsweek
al Gore
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Ke Sai
Organization of American States
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Hart Plaza
Zach Taylor
Association of Central Oklahoma
WTA
S. Western
Western Plaza
Academy of Professional Careers
Boyd
MB Canyon de Shee
GOP
Carr Automotive
Canyon DR
Ster Madison
Patrick
S. Washingto
Kerry CY Ormson
Audiology & Hearing Aid Center
Coulter, Bidg. A
Baptist St. Anthony
Dr. Ormson
Len Slesick
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