Briefs from across the nation with crime and politics notes
A 1 year old boy suffocated in Ocala when a drunk man slept on him. Kelvin Hagins 23 charged with manslaughter. Senate vote denies 10 million to the UN over debt names. hate crimes against Asian Americans rise 35 percent per a NAAPLC report. Senate Ethics rejects public hearings in Packwood matter while promising full document release. CIA replaces 12 top officials. Fort Worth church worker opens fire at an apartment complex killing two children and wounding others. Gazette wire services.
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Ocala
Fla
Kelvin Hagins
Washington
National
Fort Worth
Texas
Gazette Wire Services
Gingrich pledge to NRA still stands in writing
After taking the House, Speaker Newt Gingrich promised in a January 27 letter to NRA chief lobbyist Tanya Metaksa that no gun control legislation would move out of committee or onto the House floor while he is speaker. The pledge remains in effect, according to the speaker's deputy press secretary. Gun control advocates criticized the stance, with Rep. Charles Schumer calling the pledge a sign of NRA influence.
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Washington Post
Washington
House
Newt Gingrich
National Rifle Association
NRA
Tanya Metaksa
Gingrich
Lauren Sims
Rep
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Clinton lowers deficit estimate and projects nine year balance
The Clinton administration cut its deficit forecast by 33 billion dollars and now projects a balanced budget in nine years, a year sooner than before. Republicans prefer seven years, signaling possible compromise as analysts see eight years doable. Kasich questions whether seven is acceptable.
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Washington Post
Washington
Clinton
Congressional Republicans
Stanley Collender
Price Waterhouse
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Ohio
Congress
Kasich
Births in U S dip below four million for first time since late 1980s
The Census Bureau reports 3.95 million births in the United States last year, a 2.2 percent decline. Experts foresee a slow fall in births for about a decade as immigration sustains birth rates while many baby boomers pass their childbearing years.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Distrust of Government Tops Poll High Marks
A joint survey by Democratic and Republican pollsters finds 76 percent of Americans rarely or never trust government. The poll blames both parties for the slump, notes perceptions of waste, and suggests a possible opening for a strong third party candidate. The telephone poll sampled 1,000 adults June 20 to 28 with a 3.2 percent margin of error.
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Washington
Stanley Greenberg
Clinton
Americans Talk Issues Foundation
Greenberg
Steeper
Foundation
Congress
Hurricane Erin Aims At Florida Coast
Hurricane Erin churned toward Florida forcing evacuations of up to 650000 coastal residents and visitors. Warnings issued as the storm neared the Atlantic coast with a drenching, weak hurricane track similar to Hurricane Andrew's path through the Bahamas.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Erin
Florida
Atlantic
Bahamas
Andrew
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