Budget amendment defeated in House vote
The House rejected a proposed constitutional balanced budget amendment by 271 to 153 after warnings it would constrain Congress and harm economic recovery and health care reform. Supporters claimed wide momentum despite dying votes from both parties.
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Judge delays release of serial rapist in Modoc County
Melvin Carter, 49, known as the College Terrace Rapist, will remain jailed after Modoc County Judge Guy McYoung overruled a parole plan. Hundreds protested near the courthouse as officials faced local opposition to the governor’s plan to parole him to a rural community in California. Carter faced 23 counts from San Francisco Bay Area crimes and admitted to as many as 100 rapes.
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Grassley Exon push for $26 billion spending cut approved
The Senate Budget Committee backed a Grassley Exon amendment by 13 votes to 7 despite White House and Senate Democratic opposition. The plan would cut discretionary spending by 26 billion over five years and reduce spending caps to enforce the cuts. Exon and four other Democrats joined, signaling a bipartisan approach to restraint.
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Serbs and Muslims Agree to Open Road in Sarajevo
The U N brokered pact linking divided city sectors to civilian traffic aims to ease Sarajevo siege after 23 months. Officials warn relief remains fragile as Washington presses ahead with broader federation plans to end the Bosnian war.
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