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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2000
Page
3
A 220 million year old feathered reptile Longisquama, likely an archosaur, questions the idea that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The find predates Archaeopteryx by about 75 million years and has experts debating long held views on avian origins.
A new fossil segment from Longisquama, a 220 million year old reptile found in Kyrgyzstan, is shown as possible feathers along its back. Gauthier warns a single specimen cannot overturn the widely supported view that birds evolved from dinosaurs, which already have feather evidence. The specimen, stored in Moscow since 1969, gained attention after a traveling exhibit drew Oregon State paleontologists.
Justice Department prosecutor Robert Conrad has recommended a special counsel probe into whether Vice President Al Gore lied about fund raising. Conrad, who questioned Gore on April 18 about a Buddhist temple event, resubmitted a written recommendation this week as officials weigh the final decision.
Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic bid to add a Medicare prescription drug benefit by 53 to 44. The party line vote stalled a long running election year issue affecting 39 million seniors. Senator Edward Kennedy urged a comprehensive, affordable plan while Senator William Roth urged caution and bipartisanship.
Gary Graham, 36, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville for a 1981 Houston supermarket holdup murder. He denied guilt, claiming evidence was shaky and his trial flawed. Supporters and officials attended, including Jesse Jackson and Amnest y International, as Gov. Bush defended the decision amid widespread debate.
Independent counsel Robert Ray reported substantial evidence that Hillary Rodham Clinton lied under oath about any role in the 1993 White House travel office firings. He will not seek indictments, citing inability to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that her testimony was false. The White House calls the report vindication.
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