Guilty plea ties contractor to defense procurement scandal
Manuel Caldera a former Los Angeles defense contractor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and defraud the United States in the two year Pentagon probe known as Operational Wind. He was the 39th conviction in the opera tional wind inquiry. Detroit News reports GM UAW reach tentative three year contract for 300 000 workers in 29 states with 3 percent raise first year 3 percent lump sum payments next two years and a seniority hiring rule kept.
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Consumer group urges Ford recall over Ranger and Bronco II shift levers
The Center for Auto Safety pressed Ford to recall 240000 Ranger pickups and Bronco II SUVs to fix gear-shift levers that can break in the driver's hand. Ford offered free repair for under warranty vehicles, a move the group called woefully inadequate while Ford maintained the issue is not a safety hazard.
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Ford Motor Co
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Center For Auto Safety
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Jailed Florida freshman defends innocence amid killings case
The grandmother of Edward Lewis Humphrey says the Gainesville suspect is confused and upset by his detention. She told reporters he is being treated like a condemned man though he has not been charged, while he remains jailed in Brevard County.
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Emmys Fall Short Of 1989 Popularity Amid Twin Peaks Shutout
Preliminary ratings show the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards trailed 1989 figures as Fox Telecast of Twin Peaks was unexpectedly shut out. ABC and CBS programs led Sunday night viewership, per Gazette wire services.
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Hydrogen leak delays shuttle launch for fourth time
NASA engineers worked to locate a hydrogen leak during fueling of the space shuttle Columbia. The scrub came hours before liftoff, with officials warning a fix could push a new attempt to Wednesday or later and potentially delay other missions.
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Columbia
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Nine of ten new teachers hopeful yet wary on training
A survey of 1,002 first time teachers shows 93 percent strongly believe all children can learn and 58 percent want more practical training before teaching. Two thirds support national standardized testing for teachers and 45 percent doubt teachers can reach more than two thirds of students.
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New York
Budget talks stall over capital gains tax cut
President Bush urged stalled budget negotiators at Andrews Air Force Base to include a capital gains tax cut in any deficit reduction deal. Talks entered their 10th day with little progress as Democrats proposed a 23 percent top rate with a 20 percent surtax for high earners, a plan rejected by officials. Rep Silvio Conte criticized the lack of agreement.
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Bush
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
GOP
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Two Florida Lotto winners claim shares of record jackpot
Six tickets won $1 each in a $106.5 million Lotto drawing. Kathy Smith of Longwood and Richard Piasecki, a retired auto worker, stepped forward with plans to shares, while others have 180 days to claim. Smith shook and dropped her ticket after confirming the numbers. Piasecki said he will share with his two children and his family entertained moving to Florida.
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Fla
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Longwood
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Tampa
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Kenosha, Wis
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Wisconsin
Florida
Prosecutors Drop Retrial Vote in Barry Case
Federal prosecutors said they will not retry Mayor Marion Barry on the dozen drug and perjury charges that a jury could not resolve. Jurors remained deadlocked at the end of the last trial over charges including an FBI videotape of Barry smoking crack cocaine. Barry expressed relief as he awaits sentencing after being convicted on a misdemeanor drug possession charge and acquitted of another.
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