China frees dissident Chen Ziming for medical treatment
China released Chen Ziming a leading dissident jailed since 1991 to rest outside Beijing on bail for medical treatment. The move follows U S pressure on human rights before renewing low tariff trade privileges and comes as Beijing also freed five Christian prisoners. Chen helped coordinate 1989 protests and remains under health care monitoring.
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Beijing
China
Washington
Chen Ziming
Clinton
Chen
Xinhua
No. 2
Chen Zihua
Wang Zhihong
U.S
Beijing Social Economics Studies Institute
Wang Juntao
United States
Tiananmen Square
Wang
Jiang Zemin
Tiananmen
Jiang
Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysia
Woman loses job after meeting Clinton in New Rochelle
Catherine Rosen says she was fired from Peter Sharp & Co. the day after meeting President Clinton to discuss her health and insurance problems. The firm cited not living up to expectations as the reason, while the White House said it was reviewing the incident.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Clinton
Catherine Rosen
Rosen
White House
Peter Sharp & Co
Manhattan
Tim Rosen
Hillary Rodham Clinton
York City
Velazquez Sues Hospital Over Privacy of Suicide Attempt
U S representative Nydia Velazquez sues St. Clare's Hospital for 10 million asserting privacy violations after hospital records of her 1991 suicide attempt were leaked by fax to the New York Post and a TV station in 1992. The congresswoman says the disclosure violates confidentiality and seeks remedy and a message to institutions.
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Nydia Velazquez
Congress
Velazquez
D-N.y
St. Clare’s ‘Hospital
Manhattan
New York Post
Investigators detail multi agency scams costing millions
Investigators from Education Labor and Social Security sites outline scams draining hundreds of millions. Propriety schools withhold refunds, contractors bill for personal expenses, SSI payments to drug and alcohol addicts rise with little improvement. Inspectors urge stronger enforcement as hearings continue.
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Iowa Democrat
Social Security Administration
Michael Mangano
Inspector General
Office of Health and Human Services
SSI
Mangano
James Thomas Jr
Department of Education
Delaware
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