Bolanos wins Nicaragua presidency in landmark vote
73 year old businessman who lost property under Sandinistas defeats Daniel Ortega, triggering chants of Strikeout as Liber al Party celebrates. Ortega concedes defeat after 11 years with US pressure cited as a factor. OPEC eyes output cut up to 1.4 million barrels daily amid falling oil prices. Arafat and Peres dine in Brussels arranged talks attempt to restart peace efforts under EU mediation.
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Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Saninista
Ortega
Liberal Party
Enrique Bolanos
Bolanos
U.S
United States
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Yasser Arafat
Shimon Peres
European Union
Guy Verhofstadt
Verhofstadt
Peres
Arafat
Hurricane Michelle kills five in Cuba and hits Bahamas
Cuban authorities report at least five deaths as Hurricane Michelle drenches Havana and Matanzas union areas, causing widespread power outages and crop damage before veering toward the Bahamas. President Fidel Castro tours affected regions amid disrupted communications and ongoing recovery efforts.
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Cuba
Michelle
Bahamas
Honduras
Nicaragua
Jamaica
Florida
Nassau
Matanzas
Villa Clara
Jose Ramon Pedrozo
Fidel Castro
Elian Gonzalez
United States
Castro
Gonzalez
Cardenas
High School Uses Polygraph to Probe Party Alcohol
Dunlap High wired 10 students to lie detectors after a party with alcohol. Seven football players flunked the test and were barred from a playoff game, while three were cleared. Superintendent Collier defended the measure as fair and necessary to uncover truth.
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Dunlap, III
Dunlap High School
Dunlap High
Bill Collier
Collier
Mike Griffith
The
Education Commission of the States
Denver
HUD seen failing to enforce disability anti discrimination laws
Federal housing authorities have lost control of enforcing disability discrimination laws, with HUD failing to act on most complaints from 1988 to 2000. The National Council on Disability cites average investigation times far exceeding legal limits and calls for reform, noting step changes under the Bush administration.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Associated Press
HUD
National Council On Disability
Council
Congress
Nancy Segerdahl
Bush
Mel Martinez
Dan Kessler
National Council On Independent Living
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Don Duncan
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Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Lawrence
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SIPC
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