Robb fights to salvage Senate career amid probe
Norfolk AP Charles Robb a Vietnam hero and son in law of Lyndon Johnson fights to save his Senate career as a yearlong grand jury probe into political eavesdropping and a taped Wilder conversation unfolds. Three Robb aides including ex chief of staff David McCloud have pleaded guilty to related charges with sentencing set for July 27.
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Armenian and Azerbaijani clash near Mount Ararat
Armenian and Azerbaijani fighters exchanged machine gun and rocket fire along the Mount Ararat border with Nakhichevan as Turkey and Russia considerations heighten regional fears. Turkey denied border troop deployment reports while Russia said its 7th Army would withdraw from Armenia.
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Pentagon to Scale Down Overseas Bases
The Pentagon announced the closure or reduction of 63 overseas installations, mainly in Europe, bringing total affected sites to 559. By mid decade one in three U S bases in Europe will be smaller or out of business, with Germany housing complexes among the largest closures. Over 6,000 troops will return home and about 3,300 civilian employees, mostly foreign nationals, will be removed from payroll.
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Kurdish runoff set after first Iraqi Kurd election split
Iraq's Kurdish election results show Massoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and Jalal Talabani of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan each winning 50 seats in the 105 member parliament. As neither captured 50 percent, a runoff for president will be held within two months. The Kurdistan Front confirmed the plan.
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Ethics panel drops Adams probe into sexual misconduct
The Senate Ethics Committee decided not to investigate senator Brock Adams over nine women's accusations. Most incidents spanned before he entered office in 1987, with one post‑inauguration claim already reviewed by federal prosecutors. NOR Women leader expressed disappointment.
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