Robertson meets gay clergyman in Virginia Beach
Mel White, a former ghost writer for Pat Robertson, was jailed for trespassing at the Christian Broadcasting Network property after fasting to secure a meeting. He was released less than an hour later after Robertson met him and condemned violence against gays while reaffirming his view that homosexuality is biblically wrong.
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Pat Robertson
Virginia Beach
Mel White
Christian Broadcasting Network
Inmates freed to cut St. Louis crowding
Thirty four inmates released from city jails to meet a federal judge order to reduce overcrowding. All were charged with low level felonies and half faced drug possession charges. They must appear for court hearings after Judge Carol E. Jackson reduced maximum capacity from 580 to 550.
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Simi Valley district eases anti gang dress code ruling
The district will allow shirts expressing thoughts or ideas while banning vulgar, racist, sexual, or other inappropriate motifs. The case began after junior John Spindler was sent home for a shirt showing a U S A flag and an eagle, which violated the school rule against logos and drug or gang related attire.
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Simi Valley
American Civil Liberties Union
Spindler
U.S
USA
Storm floods California as winds blaze fire and cut power
A Pacific storm drenched Northern California with heavy rainfall and wind, causing mass outages for over 100,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area. In San Francisco a wind driven fire claimed a firefighter life and wounded three others, two severely. Totals reached 7.92 inches in Sonoma County mountains, 5.24 inches in St Helena, 3.27 near San Jose, and 0.75 inch in Berkeley.
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San Francisco Bay Area
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San Jose
San Francisco
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St. Helena
Berkeley
Coeur d'Alene Tribe Seeks National Lottery By Phone
The Coeur d'Alene tribe plans a toll free number lottery across 36 states and DC to raise up to 400 million in three years, with Unistar Gaming organizing and taking 30 percent. Legal challenges loom as states argue gambling must occur on tribal lands, while Powerball officials caution over complex issues.
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Idaho
Coeur d’Alenes
U.S
Dave Matheson
Tribe
District of Columbia
Unistar Gaming Corp
Englewood
Colo
George Andersen
Lottery Assn
FDA chief says smoking is a pediatric disease
FDA Commissioner David Kessler told Columbia law students that cigarette makers studied marketing near high schools to lure teens, citing 1990 memos from R J Reynolds detailing promotions around Joe Camel. He called nicotine addiction a pediatric disease and said the FDA may seek regulatory jurisdiction on nicotine.
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Kessler
Columbia University Law
New York City
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R.J. Reynolds
Florida
Oklahoma
Federal Trade Commission
Maura Ellis
FDA
Gingrich accused of rules violation on floor speech
Rep. David Bonier filed a House ethics complaint alleging Newt Gingrich violated conduct rules by promoting his college course and a toll free number for tapes during floor speeches. Gingrich defended the remarks as legitimate on the House floor.
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Newt Gingrich
House
David Bonier
House Ethics Committee
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Gingrich
Congress
GOP senators let Hatfield keep key chairmanship
Senate Republicans decided not to punish Sen. Mark Hatfield for voting against the balanced budget measure. No action was taken to remove Hatfield as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Some lawmakers had pressed for his step down, but colleagues defended his principles and unity was the outcome.
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Mark Hatfield
Thad Cochran
R-Miss
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Hatfield
Oregon
Don Nickles
R-Okla
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Connie Mack
R-Fla
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R-Pa
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