Hillary Clinton Cleared by Counsel in Travel Office Probe
The independent counsel found no indictment evidence against Hillary Clinton over the White House travel office firings. He noted a role in the decision to fire seven staff but said evidence did not prove she lied. The report cites delays and stonewalling by the Clinton White House and notes future disclosure in a forthcoming report affecting New York’s Senate race.
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Robert Ray
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Scripps Howard News Service
Remembering a Cold War mistake at the Korean War memorial
On a humid Washington afternoon, the 50th anniversary of the Korean War was marked before 19 gray poncho clad figures of the Korea memorial. President Clinton reflected on the lessons of the 1950 53 conflict and the heavy price in dead Americans.
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Korean War Memorial
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Task Force Smith
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U.S
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South Korea
Koreas
Congress
Administration
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Washington
Scripps Howard News Service
Martian Seas Evidence Highlighted by ASU Scientist
Carleton Moore, director of the Meteorite Center at Arizona State University, discusses meteorite research claiming Mars once had substantial oceans after researchers extracted salts originally present in Martian water.
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Carleton Moore
Arizona State University
Mars
Philip Morris Executives Testify in Florida Civil Trial
Ellen Merlo of Philip Morris Inc testifies in a Florida civil trial where the tobacco firm faces the case as defendant. The testimony centers on corporate responsibility and the company’s actions amid litigation context.
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Ellen Merlo
Philip Morris Inc
Florida
Waco Fire Testimony Questions Military Tear Gas Role
FBI agent Tom Rowan testified in a civil case by Branch Davidian fire survivors in Waco Texas. He said he does not believe he has ever fired a military round and the proceedings suggest military style tear gas could have started the fatal 1993 fire.
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Waco
FBI
Tom Rowan
Texas
Supreme Court split on school prayer cases
An editorial notes the court split verdict on Santa Fe Texas ISD prayer policy, ruling against the plan to have student led invocations at games while criticizing the denial of a Louisiana evolution case. It argues for tolerance of religion in public life and warns against overreach.
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Stevens
Universal Press
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Russia tightens grip as press and business leaders face jail
The piece notes Edmond Pope, jailed in Moscow Lefortovo since April on spying charges tied to trading in military tech, and Dmitri Rozhdestvensky, TV station head detained 21 months without trial. It links these cases to Putin era tactics, press intimidation, and selective outcry, contrasting with Gusinsky’s earlier release amid protests. John Hall reports from Washington.
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Edmond Pope
Pennsylvania
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St. Petersburg
Vladimir Putin
Trump
U.S
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Gusinsky
Pope
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KGB
State Department
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Putin & Co
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Chechnya
Masha Gessen
Stagi
Rozhdestvensky
John Hall
Washington
Media General News Service
Distance learning grows as women lead online education
A profile of distance learning and its rise led by women with 60 percent of UW online students. The piece notes IDC projections of 2.2 million online learners by 2002, discusses formats from streaming lectures to interactive online tests, and highlights benefits and drawbacks. It cites the University of Washington as a national leader and credits Gates and Allen with funding UW facilities. It also touches on self discipline, reduced social interaction, and costs of tuition and technology.
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University of Washington
Leslie Jayder-Wilson
Gether
Virtual University Gazette
Microsoft
Bill Gates
Paul Allen
Allen
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