New balanced budget amendment predicted
Washington insiders forecast a late alternative to the balanced budget amendment as Senate vote near. Budget director Leon Panetta says wavering Democrats will seek cover by backing a last minute constitutional alternative to block Sen Paul Simon's proposal.
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Ex-treasurer pleads guilty in HUD influence-peddling case
Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, former U S treasurer, admitted evading over 47000 dollars in federal taxes and concealing income from her former employer Communications International Inc. The Atlanta firm supplied telecom equipment to government bodies. She faces up to five years in prison per count and a 250000 dollar fine, with sentencing postponed as she cooperates with ongoing investigations.
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Retired generals oppose Oliver North Senate bid in Virginia
Fourteen high ranking retirees including a four star general and Iran Contra figure question North character and integrity as they back Jim Miller for the Republican Senate nomination in Virginia. They say now is the time to speak up though none had prior partisan involvement. North’s campaign calls the group Washington insiders.
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Clinton warns Whitewater probe will cost taxpayers millions
President Clinton says the Whitewater criminal investigation will cost millions of dollars though most of it does not involve him. The probe focuses on Hillary Rodham Clinton's former law firm Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, and on Madison Guaranty S&L funds tied to Whitewater. Special counsel Robert Fiske examines diverted funds and campaign debts linked to Arkansas politicians during Clinton's governorship.
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Regulators find no conflict in Rose Law Firm case
Federal regulators found no evidence that Webster Hubbell the No 3 Justice Department official misled regulators while seeking work for his former firm Rose Law Firm which represented the FDIC in a Madison Guaranty case. The FDIC said no conflict of interest existed and recommended no sanctions. Rose partners welcomed the ruling and affirmed ethical conduct.
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