House Cuts Pollution Funds Amid Climate Dispute
In Washington, the House trimmed climate related spending while advancing a $13.4 billion natural resources and energy bill by 245 to 181, cutting over $300 million from admin requests for climate programs and land purchases. A separate EPA funding bill faced $106 million cuts from a $205 million tech and voluntary conservation request, with the administration threatening vetoes.
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Personal income outpaces prices in three months
The Commerce Department reported national incomes rose 1.6 percent from the prior quarter while consumer expenditures rose prices by 0.1 percent. Growth varied by state from 2.3 percent in Alaska and South Carolina to 0.4 percent in North Dakota. several states posted 2 percent or more, while others remained below 1 percent. North Dakota and Delaware showed the lowest gains.
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Emmy Nominations Honor Ally McBeal and Frasier
Ally McBeal leads with 10 nominations including best comedy and best actress for Calista Flockhart, while Frasier tops comedy noms with 17. From the Earth to the Moon, ER, The X Files and Merlin also high, NBC leads with 86 total nominations for the 50th Primetime Emmys to be held Sept. 13.
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Major TV awards nominees list sparks star-studded lineup
A long roster of nominees includes Gary Sinise Ellen Barkin Jamie Lee Curtis and Julia Louis-Dreyfus across drama and comedy series with nods for supporting roles in NYPD Blue ER Frasier Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show plus film and miniseries contenders such as George Wallace Merlin and 12 Angry Men in a wide televised honors preview.
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Secret Service officer testifies Clinton Lewinsky alone scene
A Secret Service uniformed officer and Harold Ickes reportedly found President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky alone in a room near the Oval Office. The officer's description, if accurate, places a White House aide at a Clinton Lewinsky meeting alone. Starr pressed Ickes for grand jury testimony as he widens the probe.
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Clinton press secretary McCurry will step down
Michael McCurry announced he will leave as White House press secretary after Congress finishes in October. President Clinton praised his tenure steering media relations and named deputy Joseph Lockhart as successor.
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Sheen helps open drug court for first-time offenders
Martin Sheen advocates treatment over punishment as he helps inaugurate a court aimed at guiding first-time offenders to counseling detox and work help. The court unites law enforcement and treatment agencies to reduce crime and heal families.
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