Elders backs drug legalization challenged by GOP critics
Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders urged legalization to cut crime citing countries with lower violence linked to drugs. Republicans and conservatives demanded her firing, while White House and Sen Don Nickles condemned the remarks and noted Clinton’s stance against legalization.
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Menendez trial close nears after 90 days in court
Los Angeles jury nearing verdict phase after nearly three months in trial with 100 witnesses and 400 exhibits. The prosecution argues the brothers planned a murder for inheritance while defense cites years of abuse. A judge ruled no self defense. The jurors face manslaughter vs murder options. The Menendezes killed their parents in August 1989 and were arrested the following year.
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Pact reached on coal strike ends seven month walkout
Labor Secretary Reich announced a tentative five year contract between mine workers and coal companies to end a seven month strike that kept about 18,000 workers off the job in seven states. Union members must ratify the agreement with voting expected to finish soon led by UMWA President Richard Trumka who praised solidarity.
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Hidden Nuclear Tests Quarantined and Human Experiments Revealed
The Energy Department disclosed more than 200 hidden nuclear tests since the 1940s and about 800 radiation tests on humans, 18 civilians injected with plutonium in the 1940s to study dose exposure. Hazel O Leary expressed shock and promised more information by next June as survivors consider possible lawsuits. Nevada underground tests also revised upward by about 204 cases.
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