Paroled after killing alleged molester in court
Ellie Nesler, 45, who shot and killed Daniel Driver in a courtroom, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was freed on parole after nearly four years of a 10 year sentence. A retrial of the sanity phase had been ordered earlier by the California Supreme Court amid juror misconduct concerns. Nesler apologized at a news conference with family present.
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Sonora
Calif
Ellie Nesler
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Eric DuTemple
California
Nester
Willie
Becky
Nesler
Dan Lungren
Lungren
Daniel
California Supreme Court
Project Mailbox Targets Mail Fraud Across Nation
The campaign unites federal state and local law enforcement with private groups to curb direct mail fraud. Elderly victims lose savings and incur large credit card debts from bogus offers. FTC notes dozens of enforcement actions amid a wide range of schemes. An AP report details how mail solicitations remain a potent fraud channel and outlines resources for consumer protection.
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Washington
Beryl Lyons
Bahamas
Leominster
Mass
Jodie Bernstein
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
James E. Doyle
Wisconsin
Bernstein
FTC
The
Postal Inspection Service
Attorneys General Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Kenneth Hunter
U.S
AARP
Margaret Dixon
Public Reference
6Th Street
Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC
James Doyle
Clinton clears first hurdle on trade fast track
President Clinton's bid for fast track negotiating authority to expand free trade in the Western Hemisphere cleared a Senate Finance Committee hurdle by voice vote amid backroom deals. Critics warn core provisions on worker rights and environmental safeguards were weakened to win Republican support while labor unions mount a multimillion-dollar campaign to oppose fast track.
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Washington
Clinton
Western Hemisphere
Senate Finance Committee
Mexico
Latin America
Congress
Senate
U.S
Phil Gramm
Texas
Chris McGinn
Ralph Nader
Global Trade Watch
Senate Committee
Early cystic fibrosis screening proposed after new study
New England Journal of Medicine reports newborn screening detects cystic fibrosis earlier, enabling nutritional therapy and treatment. Wisconsin study of 650,341 births (1985–1994) shows combined tests cost about $3 per baby. Two Dutch researchers urge routine neonatal screening nationwide.
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America
Wisconsin
Colorado
U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
New England Journal of Medicine
Penue
Netherlands
Jeannette Bankert-Roelse
Free University
Amsterdam
Gerard Te Meerman
University of Groningen
Philip Farrell
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Radiation plus chemotherapy improve premenopausal breast cancer outcomes
Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine show that premenopausal women with breast cancer who receive both radiation and chemotherapy after surgery have about a 50 percent chance of ten-year cancer-free survival, versus 33 percent with chemotherapy alone. Radiation benefited those with either early or node-positive disease.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Samuel Hellman
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Iowa
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New York
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Vermont
Spa Pool & Fireside
Lawrence
Health News
Associated Press
Mexicali
Allery
Kansas
Baman RaisDana
Wichita
Topeka
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