Lawmaker critiques tobacco industry over nicotine claims
Rep Mike Kreidler accuses the tobacco industry of deceiving the public as FDA Commissioner David Kessler reports Brown & Williamson secretly developed cigarettes with twice the normal nicotine and released them last year, undermining light brand labels.
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Mike Kreidler
D-Wash
Food and Drug Administration
David Kessler
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co
Michael Fay recounts coerced confession in Singapore
Michael Fay describes being assaulted and pulled from his chair during interrogation in Singapore. He says he was pressured into admitting he spray painted cars, a claim raised after his release from prison.
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Michael Fay
Singapore
Dollar hits postwar low rattling markets
Allen Sinai of Lehman Brothers warned of U.S. foreign policy weakness as the dollar fell to a postwar low against the yen on Tuesday, sparking turbulence in financial markets from North Korea to the U.S.-Japan trade talks.
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North Korea
U.s.-Japan
Allen Sinai
Lehman Brothers
Our Opinion on Carter and Korea Peace Prize Prospects
An editorial cautions that a Nobel Peace Prize for Jimmy Carter is premature given ongoing North Korea nuclear tensions. It cites Kim Il Sung's regime, Clinton era policy shifts, and doubts whether a freeze reflects prior aims. It warns that a nuclear North Korea risks American troops and regional stability while urging careful diplomacy.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Stockholm
North Korea
Kim I] Sung
Kim
Korean Peninsula
Clinton
Korea
South
White House
America
Court vacancies linger in Lawrence County as delays loom
A former Common Pleas Court judge left for a federal post, prompting Gov. Casey to appoint a special commission to propose replacements. The Senate must confirm nominations, but it may delay indefinitely. Five nominees in other counties failed to win needed votes, signaling political gridlock as discussions continue on Lawrence County’s vacant seat and merit-based reforms.
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Common Pleas Court
Lawrence County
Francis X. Caiazza
Robert Casey
Casey
Senate
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Rice rules show Japan's trade grip on foreign grain
Scripps Howard News Service recounts Japan's long refusal to import foreign rice, the 1995-2001 import targets, and a crackdown on mixed or labeled rice. It notes a 580 percent tariff on American blend, distrust over rodent contamination, and Japan’s $60 billion trade surplus with the United States as negotiators prepare to press for broader access.
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Japan
Tokyo
America
Thailand
China
Official
Food Agency
Agriculture Ministry
California
Gulf Coast
U.S
Fellows
Scripps Howard News Service
Reform could ruin health care
Opinion piece arguing against Clinton health reform, claiming federal intrusion into health care would hurt the majority while failing to help the few. It asserts private medicine already serves the uninsured, warns of rising costs and job loss, and cites a Joint Economic Committee study on employer mandates reducing employment and wages.
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United States
U.S
Clinton
Ucation
Congress
HMO
Hmos
American Medical Association
Jim Saxton
R-N.y
Scripps Howard News Service
Signs, Liberty, and a Woman's Front Yard War
The Supreme Court backs Margaret Gilleo in Ladue Missouri, defending free speech by upholding a sign ban as unconstitutional. Justice Stevens writes that a home is a castle for political expression, and limits on signs must avoid suppressing ideas. The piece lauds broad First Amendment protections and condemns government attempts to curb public opinion.
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Edward Coke
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Gillo
Friends of Freedom
Stevens
Bush
Iraq
Ladue
Subur
St. Louis
Margaret Gilleo
Persian Gulf
Gilleo
U.S
Trict Court
Gulf
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Af
Universal Press Syndicate
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