Independent Counsel Defends Clinton Probe Costs
Nation pursues the Clinton investigations with Ray stating serious misconduct allegations while Senators urge closure. Ray notes $3.5 million spent in six months versus Starr’s $52 million over five years, marking the costliest independent counsel inquiry to date after Ray took over last October.
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Clintons
Robert Ray
Ray
Sen
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Leahy
Keith Ausbrook
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Texas executes convicted murderer by injection
A man condemned for raping and killing a woman in Conroe July 1, 1985, was executed by injection after expressing remorse. The case also notes a roommate’s death and Gibbs’s nursing aide work with mentally ill patients in the apartment complex. A separate ruling awarded $328 million to the family of a 10-year-old boy murdered in 1997 amid a civil suit to deter pedophiles.
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David Earl Gibbs
Mickey Bryant
Gibbs
Marietta Bryant
Jeffrey Curley
Salvatore Sicari
Charles Jaynes
Lawrence Frisell
Sicari
Jaynes
Cambridge
Verizon strike ends as union workers reach tentative contract
Negotiators for Verizon Communications and more than 35,000 telephone workers reached a tentative three-year contract ending an 18-day strike in the mid- Atlantic states and DC. The pact, awaiting ratification, includes a 12 percent wage rise, stock options, and overtime limits to curb regional job shifts.
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Washington
Verizon Communications
Mid- Atlantic
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
New York
New England
Verizon
CWA
Morton Bahr
Lawrence Babbio
mid-Atlantic
Communication Workers of America
Recalls Issued for Baby and Toddler Products in U S
The CPSC announced recalls totaling nearly 3 million swings walkers and bassinets for choking and falling hazards. Fisher-Price recalls about 2.5 million List n Lock Swings and 246,000 Get Up and Go Walkers for injuries. Kids Line recalls 46,000 Le Cradle bassinets after a suffocation death. Call 800-343-1502 or 866-532-7235 for free repair kits.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Fisher-Price
Kids Line Inc
Florida
le Cradle
Kids Line
Los Angeles
California
Native Hawaiians urged for status like Indian tribes
Hawaiian natives seek sovereign recognition similar to American Indians. The plan would extend control over lands and cultural resources and preserve more than 180 federal programs including housing and health care for indigenous residents.
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United States
Sen
Daniel Akaka
D-Hawaii
U.S. Supreme Court
Hawaii
U.S
Jacqueline Agtuca
Justice Department
Office of
Tribal Justice
Heat strains Lawrence water system as drought drags on
City officials monitor a record heat period with two water plants meeting demand while urging conservation. Officials cite dry ground causing water mains breaks and advise crews to shut off breaks and notify customers. Officials predict no immediate shortages though rain is weeks away. Lawn watering and indoor tips are pushed as heat persists and plants wilt.
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Lawrence
Roger Coffey
Utilities Department
Coffey
KPL
McCarver
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Estate tax repeal faces Clinton veto
Congressional Republicans move to send a bill to repeal estate taxes over 10 years at a cost of 105 billion while Clinton is expected to veto. House Speaker Hastert aides suggest a Labor Day sign or veto, with an override vote possible soon after Congress reconvenes. White House argues the plan benefits the wealthy and would add 750 billion in deficits.
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Washington
Clinton
White House
GOP
Congress
Bill Archer
R-Tex
House, Ways, and Means
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Montana
Dennis Hastert
Jake Siewert
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Iris Williams
Marvette Odusanya
Baltimore
State Office of Hawaiian Affairs
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Lili‘uokalani
Lawrence Public Schools
Julie Boyle
Bruce Chladny
Kstate Research and Extension
Douglas County
Kansas
Weather Service
Monay
Mike Belt
Hedges Real Estate Inc
HedgesRealEstate
Ahi
Joe
JellyFish Bible Covers
Déondervan Publishing House
Point of Grace
Remiyes
Wow Worship
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
God Is Working
Rachel Lampa
Wayne Watson
Crystal Lewis
Fearless
Salvador Salvador
Chonda Pierce
Mark Schultz
Mark Schuitz
Word Entertainment
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