Taxpayer Rights Drive Advances in IRS Reform Deal
Conferees reach tentative pact on sweeping IRS overhaul to shield taxpayers. The plan creates an oversight board, shifts civil case burden of proof toward the IRS, expands rights for innocent spouses, and tightens House Senate oversight. Costs constrain to several billion less than prior Senate figures as negotiations move to final votes. President Clinton applauded the compromise.
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Washington
IRS
House
Senate
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board
Con
William Roth Jr
R-Del
Senate Finance Committee
Roth
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Archer
Texas
Charles Rangel
DNY
Senate Conference Committee
Chambers
Archer
Clinton
Medicare Options Widening
Washington AP reports Medicare will permit a wider array of private plans for seniors starting next year. Advocates fear confusion as insurers take on financial risk and out of pocket costs rise. Some plans add benefits like prescription drugs and dental care beyond traditional Medicare.
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Washington
Medicare
Diane Archer
Medicare Rights Center
New York
Archer
Collision at South Main stops traffic light repair
Harrisonburg police officer D R Mitchem reported Pennington failed to stop for a red light at the South Main and Pennington intersection. Pennington’s car struck the stoplight control box after being hit by oncoming traffic. Crews were still repairing the light Friday evening.
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South Main
Pennington
Bruce
Harrisonburg
D.R. Mitchem
Mitchem
Copenhaver
Bruce Streets
Honda
Troy Copenhaver
Cynthia Pennington
Presbyterians urge members to remove handguns from homes
The General Assembly approved a 4-1 resolution urging 2.6 million Presbyterians to remove handguns and assault weapons from homes and communities. It urges members to develop strategies and create safe sanctuaries for children, focusing on personal action rather than legislative change amid recent schoolyard shootings.
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The
Presbyterian Church (USA
Assembly
General Assembly
Kathy Lancaster
Joan Brown Campbell
National Council of Churches
Man Flees Through Airport Security Triggers Delta Concourse Closure
A Houston man fled security at Port Columbus International Airport delaying about 12 flights. Officials closed the B concourse for about an hour while a search was conducted. Douglas Miller, 51, was charged with inducing panic and held on a 31000 bond with a July 2 hearing.
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Columbus, Ohio
Port Columbus International Airport
David Whitaker
Douglas Miller
Houston
Franklin County
Strickler's Hope Lies In Appeal
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned a ruling to retry Tommy David Strickler in the 1990 James Madison University student death. Barabara Hartung said she will appeal to the Supreme Court, extending Strickler's death row stay.
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Tommy David Strickler
James Madison University
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Robert Merhige Jr
Merhige
Strickler
Barbara Hartung
U.S. Supreme Court
New Market
Leanne Whitlock
JMU
Whitlock
Valley Mall
Waynesboro
Augusta County
Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Esther Whitlock
Harrisonburg
4Th
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Monterey
Opal
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Coles Point
Loraine S. Sites
Petersburg
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Staunton
Emma G. Vincent
St. Augustine
Fla
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Wees
Allen Litten
N.Y. Times News Service
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Miller
Terry Sherman
Sherman
Supreme Court
Augusta County Commonwealth
A. Lee Ervin
Ervin
Virginia
Attorney General’s Office
Ronald Lee Henderson
West Virginia
U.S. 33
Weston
Associated Press
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