Noboa Pushes Dollar Move as Ecuador Tests Economy
Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers backs strong economic steps while Gustavo Noboa, Ecuador’s president, seeks to make the U S dollar the official currency. The effort aims to fortify economic fundamentals and improve policy prospects.
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Ecuador
Treasury
Lawrence Summers
Gustavo Noboa
U.S
Argentine Bombing Case Heads to Trial for 20 Accomplices
Federal Judge Juan Galeano in Buenos Aires says the investigation continues as 20 Argentines are set to be tried as accomplices in the 1994 bombing that leveled a Buenos Aires Jewish community center and killed 86 people.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Turkey Receives Ninth Century Koran Section From Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University returned a rare ninth century Koran fragment to Turkey on Monday. Turkish Culture Minister M Istemihan Talay welcomed the move, saying the Koran will be restored to its original home and reclaimed as part of national heritage.
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Turkey
Johns Hopkins University
Diallo case ends or not debate over police trial
The Diallo shooting case raises questions about due process and civil rights. Four Bronx officers, cleared in state court after 41 shots at Amadou Diallo, face renewed federal scrutiny amid political debate. Critics urge accountability while supporters cite fair trial outcomes and the risks officers faced.
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Bronx
American Civil Liberties Union
Nat Hentoff
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Hentoff
New York
Diallo
Bill Bradley
Bradley
Supreme Court
Justice Department
New York City
Scripps Howard News Service
Albright faces crossroad on future public life in 2002
The Czech offer to Madeleine Albright to seek the Czech presidency arises as Clinton exits in 2002. Though born outside the US she cannot be president here, and Czech leaders urge a bid. Albright declines, while the article notes Clinton might pursue a public life return, contrasting with a library job in Little Rock.
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Clinton
Albright
Washington, D.C
U.S
Czech Republic
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Havel
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United States
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Israel
Valdas Adamkus
Lithuania
Bill Clinton
White House
Little Rock
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Serenyi the Cold War hero who blinded Liberty's statue
Istvan V Serenyi, Hungarian runner turned refugee and lens grinder, once blinded Lady Liberty with a planned protest against Khrushchev during his U S visit. He later walked from New York to California to champion Captive Nations, while praising American freedoms and warning against communism. He lived in Vienna with his wife, and historians may later study his era through KGB archives.
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Hungary
Red Army
Serenyi
Austria
Stars and Stripes
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America
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Khrushchev
New York Harbor
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Fidel Castro
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McCain escapes the word shift in Michigan primary
In a sharp critique of political language, the piece contrasts Clinton and Gore with John McCain. It highlights McCain's Michigan primary comeback and a Today Show interview where interviewers pressed Bush and McCain on campaign tactics. The article praises McCain's honesty while noting typical word shifting by other politicians.
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Michigan
George W. Bush
Bob Jones
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Bush
Fox News
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Howard Opinsky
Letter on historical perspective of Wilming ton area school consolidation
Editor responds to Fred Kingery about the 1950s consolidation of Pulaski East Lawrence with the Wilming ton Area School District. It notes a covenant for new schools including High school New Wilmington and Elementary New Bedford and later decisions leading to K 4 and a middle school in New Wilmington. Residents remained mystified by changes.
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Fred Kingery
Pulaski
East Lawrence
Wilmington Area
New Wilmington
New Bedford
Kingery
New Wilmington school debate prompts district unity
Lewis A. Grell of Pulaski Township argues against splitting the New Wilmington area from Pulaski and East Lawrence for transportation cost concerns. He defends current district cohesion, noting most costs are state reimbursed and urging the board to decide on renovations rather than selling any elementary building.
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New Wilmington
Commonwealth
Kingery
Pulaski
East Lawrence
Lewis A. Grell
Pulaski Township
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