Menendez brothers to be retried together in 1989 killings
Los Angeles judge rules Lyle and Erik Menendez will face a single jury for the Beverly Hills shotgun slayings of Jose and Kitty Menendez. Defense sought separate trials citing risk of prejudicial testimony between brothers. Both confessed to the Aug 20 1989 murders citing abuse and fear of their parents.
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House vote looms on Contract with America tax cuts
Speaker Gingrich says Republicans are six votes short of passing the 189 billion five year tax cuts tied to a balanced budget plan by 2002. Armey predicts approval of a 500 dollar child tax credit for families up to 200 000 in income as Clinton may veto.
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Medicare faces looming bankruptcy and funding crisis
The Medicare hospital trust fund has bought time but is still projected to run out by 2002 without tax increases or benefit cuts. Social Security funds now push their exhaustion to 2030, a year later than previously estimated. Trustees from the Clinton administration and outside experts offered no specific solvency plan. Republicans aim to cut Medicare outlays by over 150 billion dollars to fund tax cuts, intensifying the political debate.
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White House shooting case goes to jury
A 26 year old man on trial for trying to kill President Clinton is faking mental illness to escape punishment, a federal prosecutor told a jury. Assistant U S Attorney Eric Dubelier urged the panel that the defendant faked paranoid schizophrenia. Defense experts testified psychosis preceded the act as Francisco Martin Duran fired at what he believed was an evil mist. Jurors heard closing arguments before deliberations.
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Simpson prosecutor defends coroner's jokes
Los Angeles AP: Prosecutor Brian Kelberg defended a deputy coroner's jokes about killing lawyers cited in the O J Simpson murder trial. He argued the jokes echoed the film Philadelphia and reflected public sentiment toward lawyers amid the courtroom tensions.
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Nuclear cleanup may cost up to 350 billion dollars
The Energy Department estimates the radioactive waste cleanup from decades of nuclear weapons work will cost 230 to 350 billion dollars and take until 2070 with hundreds of acres left contaminated. Assistant Secretary Thomas Grumbly noted land reuse will largely drive final costs and that efficiency gains could cut expenses.
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