Iraq Opens Oil Pipeline with Saddam as Turkey Reacts
Saddam Hussein appeared at a pumping station to launch the first Iraqi oil exports since the gulf war. Iraq pumped 29 000 barrels before halting as UN contracts were not yet approved. oil for food aims to raise 2 billion dollars over 180 days to aid victims, monitoring, and economic recovery. Turkey welcomed the move though sanctions bite.
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Lawmakers question Pentagon on Gulf War chemical exposure
House subcommittee heard veterans testify they were exposed to chemical agents in the 1991 Gulf War. Gen Schwarzkopf repeated the Pentagon claim there is no proof Iraq used chemical weapons and no cover up. A chemist cited a vat of blister agents at a Kuwaiti school and a Marine operator described monitoring chemicals in combat.
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NATO vows eastward expansion to include central Europe
NATO pledged to expand into central and eastern Europe, opening doors to new members by the July Spain summit and aiming to admit candidates by 1999. Russia was reassured no nuclear weapons would be placed on new members, while they would gain NATO membership benefits under the Western nuclear umbrella. Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic are leading candidates.
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U S Agriculture Dept to Resolve Black Farmer Complaints
The Agriculture Department said it will settle long standing discrimination complaints amid a lawsuit and new evidence of bias against black farmers. Demonstrators from the Southeast planned to protest at the White House as the Clinton era agency faces scrutiny over past actions by the Farmers Home Administration now the Farm Service Agency.
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Cedar Rapids PHO Aims to Streamline Patient Care
Cedar Rapids PHO offers access to top healthcare professionals and facilities with a personal doctor coordinating care. The model emphasizes teamwork among providers to better control treatment and outcomes.
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