California ads allege voter fraud in election
Pressition 187 backers fund radio notices claiming widespread voting fraud by illegal immigrants. Secretary of State Tony Miller says there is not a scintilla of evidence, as Huffington, who spent 27 million of his own money, blames illegal alien voting for his defeat to Dianne Feinstein and refuses to concede.
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Senate
Michael Huffington
Saul Hs Line
Tony Miller
California
Miller
Ffington
Sen
Dianne Feinstein
Penthouse magazine sends Paula Jones photos under court order
The next Penthouse issue includes nude pictures of Paula Jones, Clinton accuser, despite a court restraining order. About 408,000 copies mailed before the order. Jones filed a $30 million suit. She says a former boyfriend, Mike Turner, took the photos for his eyes only. The January issue remains on schedule.
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Penthouse
Paula Jones
Clinton
Jones
Mike Turner
Nurse-impersonator scam targets luxury-car drivers in Mineola
Police say at least 60 men have fallen for a seductively dressed woman claiming car trouble and an elderly patient. In the car she pockets about 500 dollars from each victim, all in luxury vehicles, many seniors, since 1988.
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Mineola
N.Y
Bandit
Quayle Recovers From Blood Clot In Lungs
Former Vice President Dan Quayle remains hospitalized at University Hospital after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung. Doctors report improving vital signs and a restful night. He missed a planned golf outing with George Bush as Marilyn Quayle says a presidential bid announcement will come early next year.
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Dan Quayle
George Bush
Quayle
Homer Twigg
University
Marilyn Quayle
Twigg
Democrats jockey for leadership positions in 1995
Washington report on House Democrats moving to appoint Gephardt as minority leader and fend off Rose, with Bonier likely to win No 2 and Fazio poised for caucus chair. In the Senate Daschle seeks minority leader while Dodd challenges him. Republican leaders Dole and Simpson face a tight contest for No 2, Lott challenging for whip.
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Arp
House
Congress
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Charlie Rose
D-N.c
David Bonier
D-Mich
Charles Stenholm
D-Texas
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
Cau
Cus
Congressional Black Caucus
Kweisi Mfume
Dmd
Gephardt
Bonier
Fazio
House Democrats
Thomas Foley
Senate
George Mitchell
D-Maine
Thomas Daschle
D- M.D
Daschle
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Republicans
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Alan Simpson
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Check fraud doubles over two years from 1991 to 1993
The American Bankers Association reports a surge in check fraud from 1991 to 1993 with 1.3 million fraudulent checks passed in 1993 and banks losing $815 million. The increase is linked to desktop publishing and laserPrinting, while Northeast and West regions faced the heaviest losses and 54 percent of community banks saw fraud.
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Washington
American Bankers Assn
Bruce Brett
ABA
America
Brett
Dahmer parents battle over remains and ashes
In Madison Wisconsin Jeffrey Dahmer’s divorced parents fight over his body and ashes. Lionel Dahmer of Bath Ohio and Joyce Flint of Fresno California seek custody of cremated remains after an autopsy. A judge may have to divide the ashes between mother and father as authorities keep the body for evidence.
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Madison
Wis
Jeffrey Dahmer
Stephen Eisenberg
Dahmer
Joyce Flint
Fresno
Calif
Lionel Dahmer
Bath
Ohio
Columbia Correctional Institution
Portage
Christopher J. Scarver
Eisenberg
Suspect claims he is son of God in Dahmer case
Portage Wisconsin AP reports inmate Christopher Scarver, 25, a high school dropout, killed Jeffrey Dahmer and wounded another inmate during a robbery, demanding more money after firing three shots. Convicted of murder in 1992, Scarver was sentenced to life with no parole until 2042 amid mental health claims and isolation history.
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Portage
Wii
Jeffrey Dahmer
Christopher J. Scarver
Scarver
Son of God
Chris
Mary
Dahmer
Steven R. Kohn
Panel delays Gingrich ethics decision until new Congress
The House standards committee defers action on an ethics complaint against Speaker-designate Newt Gingrich after a three hour session, with possible reconvening this year or after Republicans convene in January. Ben Jones filed the complaint alleging improper use of tax-exempt foundations for a college course and staff involvement.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Newt Gingrich
Congress
Gingrich
Ben Jones
Georgia
Jones
Congressional
Ethics
Jim McDermott
D-Wash
Repub
Lican
Fred Grandy
Iowa
Committee On Standards of Official Conduct
House
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