Waltons actor cleared to run as Democrat in Bono seat
Ralph Waite known as Papa Walton was cleared to run as a Democrat in the special election to succeed the late Rep. Sonny Bono. A Riverside County registrar had said Waite registered as independent, triggering a suit over party affiliation. Judge Douglas Miller ruled the GOP had no standing to argue. Bono died January 5 in a skiing accident. his widow Mary seeks the GOP nomination. The April 7 election fills Bono’s interim term through November.
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Riverside County Registrar of Voters
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the Waltons
Douglas Miller
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Titanic messages go up for auction at Christie’s
New York City Titanic telegraph messages go to auction on February 17 at Christie’s. One note sent by Captain Edward J. Smith minutes before the collision thanks a ship for an ice report. Estimated at 6700 to 9300 dollars.
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Atlantic
Christie’s Auction House
Britain
Christie’s
Edward J. Smith
Blair visit calms Clinton amid focus on Iraq
Tony Blair arrives for a three day visit to Washington as a steadfast ally to President Clinton. The talks aim to rally support for a hard line against Saddam Hussein including possible military strikes and a broader education campaign about Iraq's alleged weapons programs. Blair seeks to project strong foreign policy leadership as Clinton faces personal scandal at home.
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Tony Blair
Clinton
Iraq
Blair
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Britain
London
Boris Yeltsin
Daily Telegraph
International Monetary Fund
Federal Reserve
Bosnia
White House
ADP
Cherie
Andrews Air Force Base
Tucker execution sets precedent for U S prisons
Karla Faye Tucker, 38, was executed by lethal injection in Texas becoming the first woman executed there since the Civil War and the first in the United States since 1984. Experts debate whether her case lowers moral barriers to executing women while supporters and opponents cite her rehabilitation and crime.
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Karla Faye Tucker
United States
Ms. Tucker
Texas
Deborah Denna
Fordham University
Florida
Paul Cassell
University of Utah College of Law
Velma Barfield
Duncan
California
Kent Scheidegger
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Sacramento
Calif
Tucker
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
George W. Bush
David Dow
University of Houston
Auto makers pledge cleaner cars for Northeast and nation
The Big Three GM Ford and Chrysler agreed to sell cleaner burning cars starting in 1999 model year in the Northeast and nationwide two years later. The pact, praised by EPA head Carol Browner, aims to cut smog causing emissions by about 70 percent, with 99 percent claimed emission free by leaders.
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Northeast
Nationwide
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Environmental Protection Agency
Toyota
Congress
EPA
Carol Browner
Jacques Nasser
Ford Automotive Operations
Dennis’ Minano
Robert Eaton
Gates hit by pie at Brussels meeting sparks brief clash
A pie-throwing incident disrupted Bill Gates as he entered a Brussels hall for talks with Belgian tech and government leaders. Police detained two suspects, Gates left cleaner but grim, and Microsoft said they will not press charges.
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Mirror Television
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George Jackes
Fayed
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