CIA backed drug ring financed Contras
The San Jose Mercury News reports a Bay Area cocaine trafficking ring sold tons of powder to Los Angeles gangs and funneled profits to CIA linked Contra leaders in Nicaragua during the 1980s. Allegations include CIA interference blocking prosecutions and links to FDN boss Mene ses Cantarero, with questions about how much profits funded Contra activities and secrecy over FOIA requests.
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Los Angeles
Nicaragua
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San Jose Mercury News
FDN Fuerza Democratica Nicaraguense
Nicaraguan Democratic Force
FDN
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Tral
Brandon
U.S
Mercury News
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Blandon
L.A
Juan Norwin Meneses Cantarero
Jack Blum
Senate
DEA
U.S. Customs
Los Angeles County
FOIA
FBI
Clinton weight loss claim questioned by press secretary
At a May 24 physical Clinton weighed 216 pounds, the same as the prior year. He claimed a 15 to 20 pound loss during vacation, but press secretary Mike McCurry joked about an inflation factor and urged comparing to the correct baseline.
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Clinton
Mike McCurry
McCurry
California sues killer Davis over interview profits
California Attorney General Dan Lungren filed a lawsuit against Richard Allen Davis to stop profiting from Polly Klaas's murder story. The suit coincides with Hard Copy's two part jailhouse interview and follows reports Davis sought payment for rights to his tale. Davis was convicted of kidnapping and killing Polly Klaas, with a death penalty recommendation. In other news, the FDA approved Verluma, a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody test to stage small cell lung cancer and guide treatment.
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California
Polly Klaas
Dan Lungren
Richard Allen Davis
Hard Copy
Davis
Lungren
Polly
Verluma
Firefighters gain ground on blazes near Clear Lake
Damp Tuesday aided crews fighting a 77000 acre fire threatening 400 structures around Clear Lake. Fort Carson and 3176 firefighters helped circle the Fork Fire about 25 percent by midmorning. Separate Sierra Nevada fires endangered 22 historic cabins, totaling 41730 acres with 1200 firefighters on scene. Nearby Los Padres NF blaze destroyed a condor study cabin as crews aimed to surround it.
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Clear Lake
David Weitz
West
Fort Carson
Colo
Fork
Sierra Nevada
Yosemite National Park
San Luis Obispo
Los Padres National Forest
Nena Portillo
California Department of Forestry
CDF
Greg McSwain
Colorado
Far View Lodge
Mesa Verde National Park
Museum
Mesa Verde Park
Pat Bertram
Miles
Wash
Spokane
Netscape accuses Microsoft of antitrust conduct in browser push
Netscape Communications asks the Justice Department to probe Microsoft for violating a 1994 agreement by squeezing out rivals. The letter alleges Microsoft uses Windows 95 dominance to steer makers and ISPs toward its browser, including lower OS prices for firms that minimize non Microsoft web software. Netscape cites Hitachi dropping Netscape Navigator from a laptop due to Microsoft tactics. Microsoft denies the charges, calling the allegations false.
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New York
Netscape Communications Corp
Justice Department
Microsoft Corp
Netscape
Microsoft
Hitachi
Brad Chase
Internet Platform Group
Teamsters local takeover reversed
Federal Judge Harvie Bartle III ordered the Philadelphia Local 107 returned to its elected officers after ruling the emergency trusteeship imposed on Aug. 12 was unfounded. The decision counters Ron Carey and supports James Hoffa supporters in the ongoing union reform dispute.
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Teamsters
Ron Carey
Harvey Bartle III
Carey
Local 107
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa
Ron Leebove
Craig Merrilees
Thomas Ryan
Bartle
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