Group urges Senate to reject Souter nomination
The Alliance for Justice called on the Senate to reject David Souter’s Supreme Court nomination citing troubling questions about his judicial philosophy raised during Senate testimony. Angel Wallenda and Steven Wallenda planned a final high wire act to benefit a prisoners of war group despite Angel’s inoperable cancer and prior leg loss.
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Angel Wallenda
Wallenda
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Illinois Supreme Court affirms Pullen win in GOP primary
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled state Rep. Penny Pullen the winner of a tight March Republican primary over Rosemary Mulligan by six votes. Pullen finished with 7,392 to Mulligan's 7,386 after a six month dispute over counts from the March 20 primary.
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Illinois Supreme Court
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House
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Challener
Rosemary Mulligan
Supreme Court
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Des Plaines
Police hunt in Daytona Beach for evidence in Gainesville student slayings
Investigators searched a Daytona Beach wooded area Friday after a tip indicated possible articles related to the killings of five Gainesville college students. Gainesville Police Chief Wayland Clifton confirmed the tip but did not specify targets, while sources said knives used in the stabbings may be sought.
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Fla
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Gainesville College
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New York City Opera Plans Moses und Aron Despite Nudity
The company will stage Moses und Aron today with three naked virgins in the cast. An aide had speculated the performance could clash with new NEA obscenity guidelines, though the NEA had approved the Schoenberg work as a grant project.
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New York City Opera
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
Arnold Schoenberg
Atwater Visits White House With President Bush
Republican National Committee chairman Lee Atwater, ill but showing bursts of energy, had breakfast and a nearly three hour White House visit with President Bush.
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Lee Atwater
Republican National Committee
White House
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Bush
Couple wins temporary custody in embryo surrogate case
A California couple won temporary custody of a test-tube baby they paid a surrogate to bear after the surrogate, Anna Johnson, said she did not want the newborn sent to a foster home. Johnson fights for custody. a hearing will decide long term interim custody.
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Calif
Anna Johnson
Superior Court
Richard Parslow
Johnson
Richard Gilbert
Mark
Crispina Calvert
Calverts
William Steiner
Democrats Eye Delay of Gramm Rudman Budget Cuts
Democratic leaders expect to push legislation next week to delay Gramm Rudman spending cuts past the Oct 1 deadline, funding the government at current levels through Oct 20 with about 2 billion for Middle East military costs. President Bush avoids endorsing a separate capital gains tax cut while Senate Republicans push for deficit reduction talks.
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U.S
Middle East
White House
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Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Gramm- Rudman
Bush Administration
Regulators sue Bush son over Silverado S&L collapse
The FDIC sues Neil Bush and Silverado officers for 200 million dollars alleging gross negligence and repeated breaches of duties. Regulators say directors failed to supervise senior management and approved unsafe loans and investments leading to the 1988 seizure and a cost to taxpayers.
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Bush
Neil
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
U.S. District Court
Denver
Silverado
Douglas Jones
Judge keeps $5 million bail on Keating in S and L case
In Los Angeles a judge refused to lower Charles Keating bail citing risk from civil suits and prison threat. Co defendants Ray Fidel Robin Symes and Judy Wischer had bail reductions to 100000, 100000, and 200000 respectively. Wischer not yet posting. All four remain jailed as Lincoln Savings case looms over taxpayers.
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Charles Keating
Superior Court
Gary Klausner
Keating
Klausner
Ray Fidel
Robin Symes
Judy Wischer
Fidel
Symes
Wischer
American Continental Corp
Lincoln Savings & Loan
Irvine
Storm Ends Hugo Anniversary Observance in Charleston
A storm with thunder and lightning interrupted a candlelight service marking the first anniversary of Hurricane Hugo in Charleston. About 1,000 people gathered near City Hall as Hugo’s 1989 devastation is recalled with 29 deaths and $5.9 billion in damage cited for South Carolina.
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South Carolina
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