General moves amid skepticism over Campbell linking murder case
The Army general who led Fort Campbell when Pfc. Barry Winchell was murdered is reassigned to a Texas post as officials deny ties to the inspector general report. Army says move reflects compassionate family needs, not accountability. Separately, travel delays surge with FAA weather and tech blame, lawmakers fault bottlenecks as 48,448 June delays top 1999 levels.
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Lawmakers pass dozens of pet projects in rare bipartisanship
A rare election-year House session cleared dozens of noncontroversial bills amid bipartisan civility before the break. The only heated debate centered on prohibiting executions of pregnant women, but the measure passed unanimously as Congress rushed pet projects to the floor.
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Veterans Affairs Clinic in Rome Renamed for Mitchell
The House advanced a suite of suspension bills including renaming the Rome New York Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic as the Donald J Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic honoring the former representative who served 1972 to 1983. The session also proposed a National Eat Dinner With Your Children Day to curb youth risk behaviors.
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GOP critic raises census doubts over 15 areas
Rep. Dan Miller says the Census Bureau should redo head counts in 15 areas due to questionable behavior and a surge in completed forms after initial resistance. He cites underrepresented communities and possible fraud, noting a $6.5 billion count and naming Florence Alabama and others as questionable sites. Census officials push back, saying data were misrepresented and not easily interpretable.
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House OKs bill to aid 40 impoverished areas
The House passed a bipartisan measure 394 to 27 to aid 40 nationwide impoverished communities with tax breaks regulatory relief and new government programs. HUD would designate the areas from state nominations aiming to spur private investment in distressed urban and rural locales. President Clinton supports the plan as a pathway to broader prosperity.
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