Senate on TV Could Reshape the Chamber
The Senate launches a six week test of gavel to gavel TV coverage on C SPAN with hopes of boosting transparency and accountability It could elevate the chamber to a national stage and influence reputations of rising presidential contenders while provoking both praise and concern from lawmakers.
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House Proceedings
Stephen Hess
Brookings Institution
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Israel appoints Yosef Harish as new attorney general
Israel's cabinet replaces Yitzhak Zamir with Yosef Harish to lead the attorney general's office. Harish, a 62 year old district court judge, will be inducted Wednesday after Zamir ordered a police inquiry into Shin Bet chief Avraham Shalom over allegations tied to the 1984 hijacking deaths.
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AT&T strike widens as CWA rejects offer and IBEW moves toward accord
Tens of thousands of long distance callers feel the disruption as the CWA begins a nationwide strike at AT T facilities. IBEW reaches a tentative three year contract with an eight percent wage rise and plans a member vote after June 10. Negotiators aim to wrap local issues this week.
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Former tour bus driver fired after license, warrants cited
In eastern California a tour bus plunge into the Walker River killed 18 elderly passengers. Ernst A. Klimeck, 47, who had been cited for speeding at least four times, may have held two licenses under different names. He was previously fired from another excursion firm after authorities stopped his loaded bus and arrested him on a suspended license and warrants. The Starline Sightseeing Tours vehicle carried 40 Santa Monica residents returning from a four day trip to Las Vegas Lake Tahoe and Reno.
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Duarte proposes third round of peace talks in El Salvador
President Jose Napoleon Duarte addressed the National Assembly on his second anniversary in office and urged new negotiations with leftist guerrillas without weapons on national soil in late July or August. Previous talks with the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front and Democratic Revolutionary Front produced no results.
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