Fed board confirmations end Fed policy holdouts
The Senate confirmed Roger Ferguson and Edward Gramlich to the Federal Reserve Board by voice vote after opponents led by Sen. Tom Harkin used delaying tactics over Fed policy. A separate report from Rockingham NC details a rest home invasion in which a 19-year-old man killed a 90-year-old resident and assaulted others.
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Senate
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Edward Gramlich
Federal Reserve Board
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Iowa
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N.C
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Covington
Iraq bars two American inspectors from Baghdad duties
The United Nations inspectors faced a ban as Iraq barred two American members from returning to their Baghdad roles with the U N commission investigating chemical biological and nuclear programs. A third American with I A E A entry was approved but returned to Bahrain with others.
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Los Angeles Times
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Iraq
Baghdad
U.N
International Atomic Energy Agency
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Persian Gulf
U.N. Security Council
Deal Reached on Campaign Reform Votes in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott announced an agreement for votes on campaign finance legislation by March after weeks of Democratic pressure. President Clinton praised the deal as a chance for the public to get the election they deserve and Daschle called it a major victory for the country.
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Washington
Senate
Trent Lott
Lott
White House
Clinton
Tom Daschle
GOP
Elderly California lovers face court over elopement and estate
At 92 Charles Barnes and 84 year old Connie Driscoll wed after her family opposed the match. Conservators allege Barnes violated a court order by removing Driscoll from a retirement home and moving her to Southern California for a private church ceremony. A Nov. 17 hearing could bring jail time and fines.
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Glendale
Calif
Charles Barnes
Connie Driscoll
Barnes
Driscoll
California
Babbitt denies casino policy linked to donations
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt testified before the Senate committee denying any improper influence from campaign contributions on blocking a Wisconsin Indian casino. He cited an 18 year civil service record and urged that the decision was based on merit.
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Bruce Babbitt
Democratic Party
Senate Committee
White House
DNC
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Senate
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Plane crash kills 6 in Illinois cornfield near New Berlin
A Beechcraft owned by a Missouri construction firm crashed in a cornfield about 4 30 p.m. killing six men aboard. The plane went into a tailspin and pancake landed near a road and homes, close to a school. Ground casualties none. The origin and destination were not known. victims appeared to be construction workers.
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New Berlin, Ill
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