Time limit fight over impeachment inquiry persists
Washington AP reports Speaker Gingrich rejected calls for a fixed time limit on the impeachment inquiry and urged speed by having aides answer grand jury questions. White House spokesman McCurry warned the process could drag on, while Rep. DeLay vowed to stay the course ahead of hearings and a possible broader inquiry into fundraising and other alleged offenses tied to President Clinton.
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Washington
Newt Gingrich
House
Clinton
Mike McCurry
Gingrich
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tom DeLay
Texas
Judiciary Committee
Kenneth Starr
GOP
Wise men of Washington called to steer Clinton era crisis
A political portrait describes the capital’s fixers or wise men guiding crises from behind the scenes. It notes figures from St Louis and Dallas, their aim to protect a gilded class, and cites a Friday meeting between Cole and President Clinton as part of the unfolding narrative.
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Ward Just
Chicago
St. Louis
Dallas
Clinton
Bob Dole
Cole
Senate approves broad overhaul of bankruptcy laws
The Senate passed the bankruptcy reform bill 97 to 1, backing tougher rules to curb personal debt. The vote puts pressure on House and White House to bridge differences before a vetoed compromise bill reaches President Clinton.
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Senate
House
Paul Wellstone
Dminn
Clinton
White House
Barry Torv
Congress
Charles Grassley
Richard Durbin
Grassley
Teen killed in wreck after high speed chase
Lawrence high schooler Jance J. Blanco, 18, died at the scene when his 1991 maroon Nissan left Ninth Street and hit two trees after fleeing law enforcement at 2 26 a.m. on Ninth near Avalon. Passenger Brandon Hubbard, 20, was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Jance J. Blanco
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Brandon E. Hubbard
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Wheeler
Tarik Khatib
Matthew Weich
Avalon
Oldfather
Wheeler
Blanco
Iowa
Ninth Street
Melissa Lady
Journal-Worlo
Airlines set to collect next of kin data starting Oct 1
Washington AP reports airlines will begin asking for next of kin information on international flights from Oct 1 with voluntary responses. The rule, inspired by past disasters including Pan Am 103 and TWA 800, aims to speed victim notifications and may expand to domestic flights. Frank Carven, survivor, urged quicker, fuller contact details after the Long Island Sound explosion.
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