Clinton proposes speeding up adoption plan
President Clinton urged a plan to double annual adoptions from foster care through legal changes and state bonuses. The proposal aims to cut time in foster care from 18 to 12 months before hearings, with a target of 54,000 yearly adoptees by 2002 and funding for states to recruit families.
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Scientists say universe may be larger than previously believed
European Space Agency Hipparcos data from 120000 stars suggest Cepheid distances are about 10 percent farther, making the universe larger and possibly about a billion years older. The findings, presented at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, anchor cosmic distances and ages between roughly 10 and 13 billion years.
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1964 tapes show Johnson doubting Vietnam war escalation
Johnson told McGeorge Bundy in a May 27 1964 call that the war was the biggest damn mess he ever saw and that he did not think it was worth fighting. He feared impeachment if he pulled out and feared sacrificing soldiers. Russell agreed the situation was perilous.
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