Open market pact excludes Cuba at Hemisphere Summit
Thirty four governments endorse a Western Hemisphere free market framework by 2005 while excluding Cuba. Democracy cited as key, with participants from NAFTA Mercosur Andean Pact and CA and Caribbean communities.
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Clinton ignored missiles in Pakistan to please China trade
U S intelligence officials say China supplied Pakistan with more than 30 Chinese made M 11 missiles stored at Sargodha Air Base near Lahore. They warn the Clinton administration may overlook missile transfers to preserve relations with China and Pakistan, despite a 1990 sanctions law.
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Tax-cut promise 109 billion too big for budget
Washington lawmakers weigh trimming the Contract with America tax cut to fit a 245 billion hole. A $500 child tax credit and lower capital gains taxes appear likely to survive, but the seven year plan may shrink overall.
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Right to Life mounts warning over GOP managed care plans
National Right to Life Committee leaders at their convention urge activists to mobilize against Republican backed managed care proposals they claim could force involuntary euthanasia of the poor elderly and disabled. They cited Medicare Medicaid spending goals and warned of clashes with GOP budget aims.
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Fumes sick 31 near Yokohama subway entrance
In Yokohama near Tokyo 31 people were hospitalized with throat and eye irritation after fumes at a subway station entrance. Firefighters searched Kamioka station but found no source. No serious injuries were reported.
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Executives Back Disabilities Act in New Survey
A Louis Harris survey finds 81 percent of companies altered workplaces to aid employees with disabilities and 56 percent created policies to hire disabled workers. Seventy percent plan stronger efforts ahead as 64 percent have hired disabled employees in the last three years.
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