Administration urges overhaul of Superfund program
The Clinton administration said 25 percent of Americans live near toxic waste dumps and proposed speeding cleanup and easing requirements at many sites. EPA chief Carol Browner led the plan, arguing funds should go to cleanup rather than legal costs after 14 years and billions spent.
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House approves 8.6 billion quake relief for Los Angeles
The House passed 8.6 billion dollars in disaster relief for the Los Angeles earthquake area after offsetting spending cuts. The vote was 337 to 74 and the measure heads to the Senate with hopes for presidential action by midmonth. Representative Don Edwards praised the passage as the California delegation celebrated.
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Senate denies funds to prayer-banning agencies in schools
Senate passes an amendment denying federal funds to state or local bodies that bar constitutionally protected prayer in public schools. Sen. Jesse Helms presses for limits, noting the 1962 ruling, while the Goals 2000 education bill is debated. Student and religious groups may meet before or after school if similarly allowed for nonreligious groups.
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First Lady Role In S and L Case Confirmed
Hillary Rodham Clinton represented federal regulators in a savings and loan case against family friend and political supporter Dan Lasater, settling a 3.3 million complaint for 200 thousand. FDIC tests whether she or Rose Law Firm filed required conflict of interest notifications. The Lasater ties to President Clinton are widely known. Discovery of the settlement appeared in Chicago Tribune.
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Interior official Jim Baca ousted from lands agency
The Interior Department removed Jim Baca as director of the Bureau of Lands Management, accepted by Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Baca, a former New Mexico lands commissioner, pushed to shield Federal lands from grazing and mining abuses and was favored by environmentalists.
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