New lawmakers study basics ahead of 105th Congress
In Washington on Saturday new House members gathered for a freshman class photo and then attended lessons on running a congressional office. About six dozen newcomers, many with prior government experience, aim to focus on practical lawmaking rather than partisan fights, Speaker Newt Gingrich said. Virginia Cherrill Martini, Cary Grant’s former wife and star of City Lights, died in Santa Barbara at 88 after a brief acting career.
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West African businessman posts $2 million bail
West African businessman Foutanga Babini Sissoko posted $2 million in cash bail after being charged with attempting to export two military helicopters without a license and conspiring to bribe a U S Customs agent. He says the helicopters were to deliver food and medical supplies to Dabia Mali.
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Nudist sentenced to a year in jail
In Pekin Illinois Robert Norton 73 received a 364 day jail term for resisting arrest after a naked protest outside a police encounter Norton has been arrested over a dozen times since 1981 for similar public nudity charges The judge noted the sentence was maximum but unlikely to deter him
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Pentagon dumps McDonnell Douglas from Joint Strike Fighter race
The Pentagon eliminated McDonnell Douglas from the Joint Strike Fighter competition, leaving Boeing and Lockheed Martin to develop flying models for a 2008 fly-off with a potential 30 year defense contract worth up to a trillion dollars. Boeing and Lockheed Martin receive flying model funds and plan work in Seattle and Fort Worth respectively, while McDonnell Douglas calls it a downer yet pledges to move forward.
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Blacks Pressure Texaco After $176 Million Settlement
Demonstrators praised a $176 million discrimination settlement with Texaco but leaders led by Jesse Jackson said the fight continues. Jackson warned the culture has not changed and vowed ongoing boycotts while buying stock to gain voice in the company. A planned Stone Mountain protest was called off. about 20 people arrived in a celebratory mood.
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State Dept Official Says CIA Hounding Him for exposing CIA cover ups
Washington AP A top State Department official Richard Nuccio says the CIA is pressuring him after he testified to Congress about a paid agent covering two killings in Guatemala. He alleges Alpirez supervised the interrogation of a guerrilla linked to an American lawyer Harbury and was involved in the 1990 murder of Iowa native Michael Devine.
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