Clinton cites talks with North Korea offer testing
President Clinton expressed belief that talking with North Korea could prevent a crisis and yield gains, noting the need to confirm changes in Pyongyang. The remark referenced State Department efforts to confirm offers from North Korea and was reported by former President Jimmy Carter last week.
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State Department
North Korea
Jimmy Carter
FDA weighs at home AIDS test kit approval
Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Mary Pendergast discusses approving home test kits that would let individuals determine if they are infected with the AIDS virus, a move that could reshape the epidemic.
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Food and Drug Administration
Mary Pendergast
Simpson planned death by his own action says defense
Defense attorney Robert Shapiro says O J Simpson did not plan to escape arrest last Friday but intended to kill himself He was headed to his wife’s graveside with the aim of joining her and was talked out of it by Al Cowlings returning him home.
Casinos will not be a fiscal miracle for Pennsylvania
The opinion argues against casino gambling as a guaranteed economic cure for Pennsylvania. It notes Gov. Casey’s veto risks, upcoming new leaders, and city push for casinos, but warns studies from the United States Gambling Study show casinos may divert existing business and worsen gambling problems. It cites Union Township and Youngstown as examples and calls for cautious, fact-based debate.
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Commonwealth
Robert Casey
Casey
Mark Singer
Tom Ridge
University of Massachusetts
Ford Foundation
Aspen Institute
United States
Westgate Plaza
Union Township
Ohio
Ladbrokes
Youngstown
Abraham Lincoln
New Castle News Seeks Reader Letters for Publication
Readers are invited to submit letters up to 350 words with name address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for length and grammar and could be rejected if libelous or unfit for publication. Submissions should be mailed to Letters to the Editor New Castle News Box 60 New Castle Pa 16103.
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Send Congress Home Early Should Congress Be Sent Home
The piece argues Lamar Alexander proposes halving congressional pay and forcing months away from Washington, urging the GOP to consider shorter sessions. It notes the paradox of a full time legislature and calls for prioritizing real issues like crime while allowing members to return home with full pay if they accomplish meaningful work.
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Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Alexander
Congress
Washington
New York State
State University
Opposition research rises in 1994 campaigns amid dirt digging
In Washington, opposition research becomes a growth industry as campaigns prepare to use voting records, speeches, and personal histories to attack rivals. Larry Zillcox Jr. notes two thirds of candidates will employ such methods. The Handbook on political investigations guides these tactics and profits from press, journalists, and campaign staff.
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Washington
Larry Zillcox Jr
Northern
Virginia
Zillcox
Dan Rostenkowski
Illinois
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rostenkowski
Capitol
Remember the American Revolution and Committees for Defense
Statement urges Americans to recall Revolutionary principles from the Declaration of Independence and to defend liberty against government overreach. It links rights to God, government as servant, and the duty to overthrow abuses, arguing the Second Amendment protects individual arms including military style weapons.
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