Clinton urges passage of gun show checks bill
President Clinton urged Congress to break an eight month deadlock and require background checks on gun show sales. Senate Republicans read his appeal coolly noting deep policy divides as Hatch warned a 72 hour check proposal could drive gun shows underground. Clinton pressed for action by April 20 and tied the push to safety after the Kayla Rolland case and other school shooting fears.
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Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
House-Senate
Columbine
Columbine High School
Michigan
Kayla Rolland
Veronica McQueen
McQueen
Hatch
House
White House
Conference Committee
America
Frank Lautenberg
D-N.j
House Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
R-Ill
John Conyers
Mardi Gras crowds flood New Orleans streets in record numbers
Revelers fill streets for Mardi Gras as hundreds of thousands gather along St. Charles Avenue and Bourbon Street. Police report minimal incidents, with nudity largely tolerated while March toward Lent draws a possible crowd exceeding a million.
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St. Charles Avenue
Ashley Kennedy
New Orleans
Kennedy
Louisiana
Pennington
Free home PCs spread in corporate perks across industry
Intel joins Ford Delta and American Airlines in giving workers home computers printers and Internet hookups. Analysts say the programs boost training and productivity while improving company image, with workers likely to self train at home and handle emails and tasks beyond the office.
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San Jose
Calif
America
Intel
Ford Motor Co
Delta
American Airlines
Martin Marshall
Zona Research Inc
Marshall
Rob Enderle
Giga Information Group
Keystone bank case widens as receivership and indictments loom
Comptroller cites apparent fraud in closing the bank with FDIC named receiver for 1.1 billion in assets. Church and Graham each face three count indictments over allegedly burying bank documents in a 100 foot trench. A pre trial hearing is set for March 13 in Beckley federal court.
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Graham
Keystone Mortgage Co
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Burke Mountain
Love
Admiral John Poindexter
Col
Oliver North
Poindexter
Faber
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Beckley
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Lebanon
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