House rule bans snacks at desks after chamber remodel
The Oklahoma House, amid a $432000 renovation, bans communal snack jars and unattended food at desks to improve decorum. Members may eat only when near their desks, a shift that prompts grumbling from reps led by Ted Powers and supported by Rules Committee member Thomas Klein.
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Ted Powers
R-Mulvane
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Senate
Thomas Klein
Wichita
Greenspan: U S economy faces three major threats
Fed chair Alan Greenspan warned lawmakers of three primary risks to the U S economy: a growing trade deficit amid global recessions overseas a potential inflationary worker shortage and an unsustainably high stock market He cautioned that stock market gains may not be sustainable amid slowing corporate profit growth and a cautious Wall Street response to his remarks. The Beige Book noted solid growth with regional labor tightness and price stability while housing construction hit 11 year highs with 1.72 million units started in December and 1.62 million for the year.
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Wall Street
Brazil
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
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Central Bank
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West Chester
Clinton
Social Security
Fiber’s promised shield from colon cancer questioned
A large Harvard Nurses Health Study involving 88 757 women over 16 years found no link between high fiber intake from bran beans and whole grains and reduced colon or rectal cancer risk. Researchers say findings may apply to men as well, challenging decades of dietary wisdom.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Charles Fuchs
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Fuchs
Students weigh in on impeachment amid national debate
Lawrence teens offer opinions on presidential impeachment as prosecutors and defense attorneys argue the case. A fifth grader urges action while a CJH5 freshman questions the impact and pace of witnesses. A freshman favors impeachment for lying, framing the issue as political.
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MTV
Lawrence
Clinton defense blasts evidence in impeachment trial
White House lawyers presented a chart by chart rebuttal of the prosecution on Wednesday, arguing that the allegations against President Clinton amount to trivial disputes and distorted evidence. The defense pressed the second day of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, aiming to poke holes in the case and stress the importance of their position.
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Mitzi Keel
Washington
White House
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