Senate Clash Over Education Shifts Toward Campaign Trail
Senate Republicans and Democrats spar over education policy with rallies and news conferences. Republicans push tax breaks for education costs and block grants while Democrats seek multiple proposals to hire teachers and fund school repairs. The debate centers on school choice versus continued federal involvement as votes near.
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London to Host Mideast Summit Talks Start May 4
Prime Minister Tony Blair secured agreement for Mideast peace talks in London between Israel and the Palestinians. Talks begin May 4, led by Britain and the United States. Arafat ready for a summit, Netanyahu open to exploratory talks. Arafat and Netanyahu last met in 1997.
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Mexican Nobel poet Paz dies after long illness
Mexican poet and philosopher Octavio Paz dies at 84 after a prolonged illness in Mexico City. President Ernesto Zedillo announced the death from his jet returning from the Summit of the Americas in Chile. Paz gained fame for probing the Mexican soul and won the Nobel Prize for literature.
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Sheriff shuts down San Francisco medical marijuana club
San Francisco Sheriff Mike Hennessey ordered Cannabis Cultivators Club closed and the building vacated, despite organizer Dennis Peron and supporters cooperating peacefully. He opposed the court order linked to state Attorney General Dan Lungren’s campaign, while allowing a successor group Cannabis Healing Center to open at the same site under new leadership. Peron founded the club four years ago.
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