Vanderbilt settles for 10.3 million over radioactive tracer study
A judge approved a 10.3 million settlement with women affected by Vanderbilt University's 1940s nutrition study in which participants ingested radioactive tracer to study iron absorption. Emma Craft, whose 11-year-old daughter died in 1957, forgives the university. The pact allocates 9.1 million from Vanderbilt and 900 thousand from the Rockefeller Foundation, with 1,600 women in the 1945 to 1947 study and 829 receiving the tracer, plus a follow-up finding of four childhood cancer deaths among their children.
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Saving Private Ryan dominates weekend box office with 30.6 million
Steven Spielberg's D-Day epic Saving Private Ryan led the weekend box office with 30.6 million, drawing sold-out crowds from small towns to major cities. The 2 hour 45 minute film stars Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, with a broad audience split about evenly by gender and age, fueling Oscar buzz and predictions of a sweep.
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Justice Won’t Release Campaign Memos
The Justice Department refused to provide two internal memos urging independent counsel for the Clinton money case. Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh oppose releasing them, citing sensitivity. Burton plans a contempt talk with the panel over the subpoena.
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GOP urged to lead with economy in congressional messaging
A poll by the moder ate Republican Leadership Council shows Republicans risk losing their House majority if they focus on moral issues rather than economics and education. In 77 marginal districts, 41 percent named economic concerns as most important, while 31 percent cited social issues including education and health care.
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States and cigarette makers resume talks on national settlement
Nine states and major cigarette makers met in Manhattan aiming for a nationwide deal to have Big Tobacco cover sick smoker costs in exchange for ending lawsuits. Focus centered on marketing restrictions with potential bans on billboard ads sponsorships brand merchandise and in-store tricks while opponents pressed for stricter limits in convenience stores magazines and gift premiums. Participants included Amy Green of North Carolina AG Easley and representatives from California Washington New York Massachusetts Colorado North Dakota Pennsylvania Oklahoma with Mississippi Minnesota Texas and Florida having already settled for 36.8 billion.
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Lawmaker Pushes Liberty On New Dollar Coin Design
Rep. Michael Castle proposes forcing Treasury to feature the Statue of Liberty instead of Sacajawea on the next dollar coin. He argues Liberty better represents the nation while stressing design should not be a political compromise. Castle seeks a House vote before recess as Rubin weighs the panel’s recommendation.
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