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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1996
Page
3
A veteran FBI agent Earl Edwin Pitts, 43, was ordered held without bond after an undercover probe. He is charged with selling secrets to Moscow for more than 224000 dollars. The judge called the charges very serious.
A review shows lawmakers and staff took 1.6 million dollars in Asia trips for fact finding, more than a third of 1996’s total free trips. Taiwan dominated travel, with China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea also funded by foreign governments, foundations, and universities.
Democrats plan to delay punishment of Speaker Newt Gingrich and block swift election of him as speaker. GOP leaders seek a quick reprimand vote followed by a bid to reelect Gingrich, while the ethics panel resolves the case ahead of opening day January 7.
Miami voters grant the state broad oversight of budgets contracts and revenue estimates to resolve a 68 million dollar shortfall. The move follows a fiscal crisis sparked by a federal kickback probe and fake budgets. A state board is reviewing budgets and may last for years.
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson issues a preliminary injunction delaying Prop 209 enforcement while civil rights groups challenge it. He finds the measure likely unconstitutional, citing equal protection concerns under the Fourteenth Amendment and referencing the 1982 Washington state busing case. The ruling keeps protections in place as the lawsuit proceeds to trial.
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