Appeals court rules leaks from Starr office not illegal
A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a secret ruling that Kenneth Starrs office be prosecuted by the Justice Department for grand jury leaks to the media. The 3-0 decision found that Times disclosure did not violate grand jury secrecy, though some statements about investigations may reveal matters. The ruling boosts Starrs position in related Lewinsky investigations and hints at sovereign immunity for Starrs office.
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Starr
Washington
Kenneth Starr
Justice Department
Clinton
U.S
Norma Holloway Johnson
Charles Bakaly
New York Times
Times
Senate
David Kendall
Monica Lewinsky
Johnson
Lewinsky
Kendall
Court of Appeals
Bakaly
Monay
Second trial opens in dragging death of Byrd, Texas
In Bryan, Texas, white supremacist Lawrence Russell Brewer faces trial for James Byrd Jr.’s 1998 dragging death. Prosecutors cite a jailhouse letter where Brewer boasted of the act as a “rush.” Co-defendants John William King and Shawn Allen Berry also face death-penalty cases.
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Bryan
Tex
Lawrence Russell Brewer
Jasper County
Brewer
Byrd
James Byrd Jr
Jasper
Guyames Gray
Attornney
Doug Barlow
Jesus Moran
Ba Brewer
John William King
Shawn Allen Berry
King
Berry
Gray
Cyclops
Conederate Knights of America
Betty Boamer
Farmers push for reforms amid 1996 farm crisis
Hundreds of farmers from California to Pennsylvania lobbied Capitol Hill urging both short term action and long term reform. They cited a $7.4 billion emergency aid package approved by the Senate and warned that price declines since 1996 have slashed income, with wheat and corn stocks up sharply. The rally followed Farm Aid 99 near Washington and preceded a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the farm crisis.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Senate
Dave Carter
Denver
Farm Aid
Alabama votes on lottery divide church and state
Governor Siegelman campaigns for a state lottery to fund education while Alabama church leaders denounce the plan as a path to greed. Supporters cite Georgia's model as proof of benefits, with projections of 150 million dollars annually to schools, pre K, and technology.
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Montgomery
Ala
Don Siegelman
Siegelman
Georgia
Ray Tarver
Tarver
Florida
Mississippi
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Utah
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GOP
al Lewis
New Community United Methodist Church
Birmingham
Brad Moody
Auburn University At
Sai
Moody
Birmingham International
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Park & Rec
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Kaw Valley
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