Battle lines form over balanced budget amendment
Senate vote nears on a constitutional balanced budget plan. Senator Simon argues the Reid alternative is political cover, while Reid defends it as improving passability by excluding the Social Security trust fund and allowing capital investments off budget. The showdown decides if the 2001 balance is achieved with or without the alternative.
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Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Reid
Simon
Clinton
George Mitchell
Maine
Senate Appropriations Committee
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Larry Craig
Idaho
Congress
Budget Amendment Backed Amid Recession Talks
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Kent Conrad acknowledge the rival plan has slim chances, while both sides prepare for House action. Members last week moved to ensure a balanced budget amendment bill will be considered, with an expected House passage.
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Orrin Hatch
Utah
Simon
Kent Conrad
N.D
Reid
House
Ammonia fumes from patient blank Mercy Hospital ER
A hospital patient at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield apparently ingested a household pesticide Durshan, causing ammonia like fumes that closed the emergency room. Three staff members reported headaches dizziness and burning eyes after treating her, while authorities noted no confirmed link to a Riverside incident.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Mercy Hospital
Durshan
Steve McCalley
Kern County
Riverside General Hospital
Clinton Hosts Prime Minister of Britain
President Clinton hosted Prime Minister John Major for dinner and a tour of Pittsburgh to ease strains in U S British relations. He praised the partnership and emphasized the importance of the United States United Kingdom alliance amid Bosnia and Adams visa controversy.
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Pittsburgh
Clinton
John Major
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Gerry Adams
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
U.S
Major
America
United States
Great Britain
Trial in abortion shooting under way
The Pensacola murder trial of activist Michael Griffin opened with the prosecutor alleging a confession and witnesses prepared to testify Griffin shot Dr. David Gunn three times in the back on March 10. The defense counters a government witness will be implicated.
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Pensacola
Fla
Griffin
David Gunn
Gunn
Silence marks anniversary of ATF raid site
On the one year anniversary of the Waco siege, observers noted silence and reflection at the raid site in Texas. Washington and ATF offices observed moments of silence for slain agents Conway Le Bleu Todd McKeehan Robert Williams and Steven Willis. Memorials appeared in Elk near the Branch Davidians home while attention shifted to the San Antonio trial where eleven Branch Davidians were acquitted of murder and others faced lesser charges.
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Waco
Texas
David Koresh
Koresh
Washington, D.C
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Anno Paul Bishop Roden
George Roden
San Antonio
ATF
U.S
Walter Smith
Melatonin shown to induce sleep quickly in study
MIT neuroscientist Dr. Richard Wurtman reports melatonin pills produce sleep in five to six minutes in volunteers, with placebo taking 15 minutes or more. The study, to be published in PNAS, notes longer sleep duration on melatonin and potential for treating jet lag, but cautions about mood side effects at incorrect doses.
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Washington
Richard Wurtman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wurtman
National Academy of Sciences
Judith Vaitukaitis
National Center For Research Resources
MIT
Accuser drops cardinal from sex abuse lawsuit
Steven Cook, 34, withdrew his $10 million claim against Cardinal Bernardin, saying his memories from 1975 to 1977 were unreliable after hypnosis. He still alleges negligence by church officials. Bernardin is no longer a defendant as the case proceeds without him.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Bernardin
Steven Cook
Bernardin
Ellis Horsham
Beavercreek
Chicago
Horsham
Cook
U.S
S. Arthur Spiegel
Cardinal Bernardin
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