Supreme Court rules Scouts may bar gay troop leaders
In a 5-4 decision the U S Supreme Court allowed the Boy Scouts of America to bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders. The ruling prompts mixed local reactions from Monmouth Council officials and small business owners in Matawan New Jersey.
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N.J
James Dale
Boy Scouts of America
Dale
U.S. Supreme Court
James W. Kay
Scouts’ Monmouth Council
Main Street
Kay
William H. Seber
OK Sales
Red Shop
Seber
Michael Johannesen
Johannesen
Matawan United Methodist Church
Rutgers University
Monmouth Council
Scouts
New Jersey
Boy Scouts
Ruth Harlow
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Evan Wolfson
Supreme Court
Ridge cautious on new ruling limits bans on late-term abortions
Gov Tom Ridge said it would be troubling if a Supreme Court ruling blocks states from banning late-term abortions after the high court narrowed states power in Nebraska's 5 4 decision. The ruling found the law imposed an undue burden, sparking debate over its impact on other states laws and Ridge's potential Bush running mate prospects.
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Harrisburg
Tom Ridge
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Ridge
Tim Reeves
George Bush
Bush
Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Robert J. O’hara
Miami Cubans Accept Elian's Departure Quietly
Elian Gonzalez, the six year old Cuban boy, left Washington with his father ending a months long Miami spectacle. Crowds outside his Little Havana home dispersed after sobering protests as Cuban American leaders warned against violence. Some locals, while satisfied with the court outcome, warned the saga may continue with ongoing ties to Cuba.
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Miami
Elian Gonzalez
Washington
Havana
Elian
Ismary Sosa
Atlantic Ocean
Cuba
U.S. Supreme Court
Little Havana
Octavio Oliu
Wildfire roars across Hanford reservation in Washington
A massive Hanford fire in southern Washington grew to about 100000 acres, destroying at least 25 homes and prompting evacuations. Flames threatened a radioactive waste facility, jumped the Yakima River, and endangered Ben ton City while crews battled with 350 firefighters plus 600 more en route amid 100 degree heat and 30 mph winds.
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Richland, Wash
Hanford
Washington
Yakima
Benton City
Richland
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Specter seeks apology from Gore campaign over McCarthy remark
Senator Arlen Specter demands a public apology from the Gore team after a spokesman likened him to Joe McCarthy. Specter cites a prior letter and notes a Justice Department task force head urged a special counsel over fund raising statements linked to the 1996 campaign.
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Washington
Arlen Specter
al Gore
Gore
Pennsylvania
Joe McCarthy
Specter
Justice Department
Robert Conrad
Chris Lehane
Wisconsin
Debate over new Medicare benefit heats up in Congress
Republicans hail House passed prescription drug bill as a historic Medicare benefit though Senate prospects are uncertain and President Clinton threatens a veto. GOP leaders insist the plan is sound, an entitlement, and a guaranteed benefit while Democrats label it an election year scam. House vote was 217 to 214 along party lines as Speaker Hastert pursues Senate negotiations. Roth signals bipartisan Medicare talks to start in July after the July 4 recess.
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Washington
House
Senate
Clinton
Bill Thomas
Rcalif
Dennis Hastert
Ill
Trent Lott
Senate Finance Committee
William Roth
Congress
Archbishop Flores hostage situation ends peacefully
In San Antonio a man seeking help for an immigration issue and claiming to have a grenade took Archbishop Patrick Flores hostage for nine hours. He released the archbishop and surrendered after authorities faxed his requested immigration papers. Police identified the suspect as Nelson Antonio Escolero, a 40-year-old Salvadoran legal resident upset over possible deportation for a suspended license. The device used was described as grenade-like but its exact nature remained undetermined.
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Patrick Flores
al Philippus
Philippus
Nelson Antonio Escolero
el Salvador
United States
Escolero
Flores
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