Admiral Boorda awards controversy ends with acknowledgment
Navy Secretary John Dalton quietly added Combat V awards to Adm. Jeremy Boorda's service record, confirming the valor medals he believed he possessed. Boorda had removed the devices in 1995, later died by suicide after confronting questions about the decorations. The letters disclosed by Washingtonian magazine show the admiral was entitled to the awards.
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Adm
Jeremy
Mike
Boorda
Navy
Office of Awards and Special Projects
Newsweek
John Dalton
Chief of Naval Operations
Washingtonian
Associated Press
Legislators take aim at Internet scams
Regulators plan a hearing on protecting consumers online as experts warn that scammers can run worldwide operations with inexpensive gear and small monthly fees. The FTC reports 100 to 200 Internet complaints each month amid warnings of quick-buck schemes online.
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Federal Trade Commission
House Commerce Committee
Thomas Bliley
R-Va
Commerce Subcommittee
Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
Clinton Arrives in China for Summit Push in Xi'an
President Clinton lands in Xi'an to begin a nine day trip aimed at boosting East West ties and human rights. He vows to press for political reform while navigating diplomatic tensions with Beijing and protests over U.S. reporters expelled. He and Hillary visit the terra cotta warriors before Beijing.
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Yugoslavia
Richard Holbrooke
NATO
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Holbrooke
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Ibrahim Rugova
Pristina
Milosevic
Bosnia
CNN
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China
Xi’an
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Tang Guoqiang
George Bush
America
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska
Xia He
Hillary
Chelsea
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen
An Red Flag Co
Tianamen Square
IRS overhaul deal clears House before July 4 recess
Lawmakers expected to pass a revised IRS reform bill that expands taxpayer due process, allows appeals of levies, and shifts proof burden to the IRS in certain civil cases. The measure includes penalties reductions, innocent spouse relief, and a new taxpayer advocate role, with Senate passage after the holiday.
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Senate
Clinton
William Roth
R-Del
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Roth
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
House Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Archer
Treasury
Taxpayer Advocate Office
GI Bill boosts college enrollments after 1944 act
The Servicemen's Re adjustment Act of 1944 known as the GI Bill of Rights greatly increased college and job training enrollments. In the two years after signing, enrollment at many colleges more than tripled as returning World War II veterans received funds for education and training.
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