China Expels Canadian Lawmakers Over Human Rights Visit
Chinese police roughed up and deported a group of Canadian legislators after they met relatives of dissidents and announced plans to honor 1989 pro democracy demonstrators. A diplomat was held despite his passport. The expulsion marks a first for foreign lawmakers and follows Beijing's broader isolation.
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Beijing Public Security Bureau
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Beijing
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Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Ministry
Wang Juntao
Chen Ziming
Dolphin Therapy Sought To Speak for Boy in UK Family
The Searle family plans August Dolphin Research Center visits in the Florida Keys hoping dolphins aid 3 year old Charles who suffered brain damage after a vaccine. Matthew Boyd’s grandmother reports a breakthrough from similar therapy aiding his speech after autism diagnosis and costly travel.
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Charles Searle
Patricia Searle
Dolphin Research Center
Florida Keys
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Matthew Boyd
Yvonne Boyd
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Britain
Horace Dobbs
International Dolphin Watch
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England
Underreporting of infant deaths among minority groups study
A federal study using 1983 to 1985 records finds infant mortality was undercounted for all races except whites due to misclassified race on birth and death certificates. Underestimates included 79 percent for Filipinos, 49 percent for Japanese, and 47 percent for American Indians, per Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Lawmakers drop blue ribbon awards for schools
Washington reports say the Education Department will not issue blue ribbon awards for excellence as Congress cut 885000 in funding. The program, dating to 1983, honored outstanding schools with nominations from state federal and private officials.
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Health and Human Services
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Marion
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Ellyn Wrzeski
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Arabs plan to leave for peace talks in Washington
Arab delegations prepared to resume negotiations with Israel as the United States urged speed. Israel signaled potential departure if talks stall while Jordan Syria and the PLO indicated they would attend, despite protests over deportations of Palestinians. Bassam Abu Sharif said all Arab parties would travel to Washington soon.
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Israel
State Department
Margaret Tutwiler
Yossi Ben-Aharon
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U.N. Security Council
Hasan Abdul Rahman
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jordan
Syria
PLO
Bassam Abu Sharif
Yasser Arafat
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