Daschle attacks Gingrich over ethics, Reno probe stance
Senate Leader Daschle labels Gingrich the guru of ethics and accuses him of pressuring Attorney General Reno to appoint a special counsel for campaign misconduct. Gingrich retorts that Reno echoes Watergate figures.
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Newt Gingrich
Janet Reno
Gingrich
Reno
John Mitchell
Justice Department
Senate OKs temporary nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain
The Senate voted 65 to 34 to back a temporary above ground storage site for 33,000 tons of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain near Las Vegas, aiming to replace 100 scattered sites. Critics warn Nevada transport risks and a permanent facility drift, with House action expected by late summer.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Senate
Yucca Mountain
Las Vegas
Clinton
UCSF study on thyroid drugs finally published after delay
The UCSF led JAMA study finds generic levothyroxine works as well as Synthroid, estimating up to 356 million dollars in annual consumer savings if half of the 15 million yearly prescriptions switch. Boots Pharmaceuticals and Knoll Pharmaceutical suppressed publication for seven years, sparking debate on the motives and design of the trial.
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University of California
San Francisco
U.S
Betty Dong
UCSF
Journal of the American Medical Association
Boots Pharmaceuticals Inc
Knoll Pharmaceutical Co
Jama Today
Knoll
Carter Eckert
Drummond Rennie
West Coast
JAMA
Corporate chopper crashes into East River near Midtown
A Colgate-Palmolive helicopter with four aboard crashed into the East River just north of the 59th Street Bridge after takeoff. One person was killed and at least one more was critically injured. Police cited possible tail rotor failure. two pilots and two passengers were aboard.
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East River
Midtown Manhattan
59Th Street Bridge
Howard Safir
Colgate-Palmolive Co
White Plains
Piscataway
N.J
Colgate-Palmolive
Robert Murray
Manhattan
Pentagon allows peyote use in Native American religious services
Marine Staff Sgt. Shawn Arnold, 38, and other American Indian soldiers will be permitted to use peyote in religious ceremonies, marking the first sanctioned hallucinogen use in the U.S. armed forces. Pentagon spokeswoman Air Force Maj. Monica Aloisio framed peyote as a sacrament, not a drug, amid past threats of courts martial for Arnold.
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N.M
Shawn Arnold
Air Force
Monica Aloisio
Pentagon
Frank Davish
Native American Church of North America
Arnold
Boulder police seek fifth handwriting sample in Ramsey case
In Denver three days after Patsy Ramsey provided a fourth handwriting sample police sought a fifth. Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter declined to explain the reason while police spokeswoman Leslie Aaholm said the request details were given to Ramsey lawyers.
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Denver
JqnBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Alex Hunter
Leslie Aaholm
Patsy Ramsey
Ramsey
Senate Votes to Allow Guide Dogs on Chamber Floor
The Senate reversed a Monday ban and allowed guide dogs and other services on the chamber floor on a case by case basis. Senator Trent Lott led the move with a temporary resolution while a permanent rule change is considered. Senator Ron Wyden escorted his aide Moira Shea and her guide dog Beau to the floor, following Byrd's earlier objection.
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Senate
Lott
Rules and Administration Committee
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Moira Shea
Beau
Wyden
Shea
Sen
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