Corps chief vows to obey White House at confirmation hearing
Maj. Gen. Robert Flowers pledged to report to civilian bosses and pursue reform as he seeks the Army Corps of Engineers leadership. Senators urged restoring public confidence amid concerns about flawed studies and environmental degradation. Smith said reforms should wait for the next administration.
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Washington Post
Washington
Senate
Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton
Robert Flowers
Congress
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Flowers
Mississippi Valley
Corps
Army Engineering School
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Pentagon
Army
Clinton Administration
Joe Ballard
George Voinovich
Rohio
Transportation and Infrastructure
Bob Smith
R-N.h
Smith
Louis Caldera
Scientists reject change in donor ban
Government scientists narrowly rejected a proposal to ease the ban on gay male blood donors citing uncertainty over AIDS risk. Advisers voted 7 to 4 that there is not enough evidence to safely shorten the ban from lifetime to five years.
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Gaithersburg, Md
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Clinton says Lee detention can't be justified
President Clinton publicly criticized the nine month confinement of Wen Ho Lee as unjustified while Attorney General Reno defended the ruling. The case centered on mishandling nuclear secrets after Lee pled guilty to a single felony and left 58 counts dropped. Clinton noted the controversy alongside Judge Parker's remarks and stressed the need to protect nuclear secrets.
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Washington
Clinton
Wen Ho Lee
Janet Reno
Lee
Los Alamos Laboratory
Reno
FBI
Louis Freeh
U.S
James Parker
White House
Premier Cruise Lines Fleet Seized in Four Countries
Authorities seized four Premier Cruise Lines ships in Halifax Bahamas and Cozumel after the company abruptly halted operations. About 2,400 passengers were ashore as Rembrandt Sea Breeze Oceanic and Big Red Boat III were impounded in Halifax Bahamas and Cozumel, with Premier promising to fly travelers home from their ports of origin.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
U.S
Canada
Bahamas
Mexico
Rembrandt
Sea Breeze
Halifax
Oceanic
Cozumel
Premier Cruise Lines of
Port Canaveral
Fla
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Andrew Dayton
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Joe Lockhart
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Bill Richardson
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al Gore
Justice Department
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Premier
Amana Furniture & Clock Ski
Nko Annealing
and Home Office
Amana Furniture
Noesture & Clock Shop G
Ave
Amana
Westdale Mall
Spencer's
Napier
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
Dillard's
Dillard’s
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Corte Blanche
Diner's Club
Crossroads Center
Waterloo
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