Yeltsin fires reformers as IMF warns on aid
IMF bluntly warns Russia that aid hinges on sticking to reforms. Yeltsin fires Boris Nemtsov and Anatoly Chubais amid crisis as banks suspend currency trades and the ruble weakens. Central Bank sets rate near 7.905 rubles per dollar while stock prices edge higher on light volume. Viktor Chernomyrdin negotiates with the Duma to secure confirmation amid talks of state controls.
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Midwest rail plan eyed for nine-year passenger system
A nine-state study funded by nine state departments Amtrak and the FRA backs a phased Omaha to Chicago passenger system with nine years of work and a 605000 annual ridership projection in 2010. The Iowa route via Quad Cities Des Moines Iowa City is favored though profitability relies on regional funding. Officials plan public input and a Monday news conference.
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Rembrandt Portrait Confirmed as Masterpiece
An aged man with a turban portrait long debated since its 1917 discovery is authenticated as a Rembrandt. The work will be shown publicly for the first time at an Amsterdam art fair in October.
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