Foster death questions raised by New York Post report
The New York Post suggested Foster may not have died by his own action. Clinton officials and Park Police disputed the claim. Forensic experts noted minimal external blood, a still-grasped revolver, and possible blood absorption by grass as plausible explanations.
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FBI shifts 600 agents from desks to streets
FBI Director Louis Freeh announced about 600 of the bureau's 10 078 agents will move from desk work to field duty to investigate crimes. Attorney General Janet Reno said the shift aims to fight crime and directed Freeh to advise other agencies on similar moves.
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Florida to test time limited welfare plan
Washington grants Florida permission to run a demonstration on time limited welfare benefits and subsidies for employers hiring welfare recipients. The project mirrors Clinton aims to expand education training and child care while limiting benefits to 24 months in any five year period with access to training education child care health insurance and case management.
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Packwood to appeal ruling on diaries to ethics panel
Senator Packwood will appeal a court order to hand over his diaries to the Senate Ethics Committee. A judge delayed transfer to allow the appeal while a court-appointed examiner prepares the materials. The ethics panel probes alleged sexual misconduct, witness intimidation, and obstruction, and may use the diaries to assess related job offers to his wife by lobbyists.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Packwood
Oregon
Writers oppose federal TV violence law and censorship
Washington writers directors actors and free press advocates warned they will resist any congressional move to curb television violence with a federal law. The Writers Guild of America said it reserves the right to include violent scenes when needed. A Washington Post ad signed by 74 individuals and 64 organizations urged voluntary controls.
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North formally launches bid for Senate in Virginia
Norfolk Virginia Oliver North launches a Senate bid telling 500 supporters at a hotel rally that he is a conservative outsider who will strike a blow to give government back to the people. He seeks the seat of Democrat Charles Robb while facing Jim Miller for the Republican nomination.
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New Research Steady Climate Despite Abrupt Greenland Chill Claims
A Science journal study challenges dire warnings of rapid North Atlantic cooling. It finds Earth’s climate unusually stable with little chance of sudden tens of degrees drops, tempering sensational earlier results. European scientists previously reported abrupt Greenland coolings during pre ice age warmth.
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Columbia University
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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BLM Director Offered Interior Post Amid Reform Push
Washington A department spokesman confirmed the Bureau of Land Management chief Jim Baca has been offered a new job in the Interior Department. Environmentalists had questioned reports that he was ousted for his pro environment stance on land reform and Western grazing. Baca, former New Mexico land commissioner, is praised for protecting public lands.
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Widow recalls killing at supremacist's trial
In Jackson Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith faces a third trial for the 1963 assassination of Medgar Evers. Evers widow Myrlie testified emotionally about the night her husband was shot as Beckwith listened with apparent boredom.
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