Higher ed reform debate rages in Torexa amid criticism
Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer defends Gov. Pientiattach’s higher education reform plan as House members warn voters may oppose a constitutional amendment. Speaker Robin Jennison and Rep. Ralph Tanner discuss timing and scope while a seven member Higher Education Coordinating Council would oversee planning, data, budgeting, and aid for public colleges and schools.
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Senate presses toward final Clinton impeachment vote
Senate Republicans moved to publicly broadcast Monica Lewinsky testimony as they set February 12 for a final verdict on Clinton. They blocked Democratic calls for an immediate vote on removal and kept options for a fact finding resolution, while sessions with Lewinsky Blumenthal and Jordan would be videotaped.
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Pope's plea leads to death sentence commutation
Missouri governor Mel Carnahan commuted the 1988 murder sentence of Darrell Mease to life without parole after a personal appeal from Pope John Paul II during his St. Louis visit. Mease, 52, was to be executed Feb. 10. the governor cited extraordinary circumstances and his respect for the pope.
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Greenspan critiques Clinton Social Security plan
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan praised the plan to use budget surpluses for Social Security but warned any permanent solution will require benefit cuts or higher taxes. Republicans call the plan a shell game while outlining political pressures on investments. The proposal allocates 2.7 trillion of 4.4 trillion surpluses to Social Security, 700 billion to Medicare, and the rest to new spending and private accounts.
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