Oil Price Reduction Act Passes House Amid Protest
Republicans side with a message to OPEC while Democrats call the bill feel good fluff. The House approved the Oil Price Reduction Act 382 to 38, urging a White House review of OPEC pricing and urging allied countries to curb military aid to price fixers.
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U S envoy meets Taiwan's new president
A former U S congressman met Taiwan's newly elected president Chen Shui-bian in a brief talks aimed at gauging whether Taiwan's stance toward China could avert or spark wider conflict. The meeting occurred as Washington and Beijing monitor Chen's pro independence signals amid a tense cross strait climate.
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Pakistani ruler sets nationwide local elections plan
Pakistan's military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf announced nationwide local elections as a step toward democracy. The schedule calls for the first round between December and May 2001 and a July 2001 district level round, with identity card reform and voter list revisions ahead of polls.
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Pope John Paul II at Yad Vashem seeks new Jewish-Catholic bond
At Yad Vashem in Jerusalem the Pope expressed sorrow over Christian persecution of Jews and urged a relationship based on shared roots. He praised Israel in a meeting with President Weizman and met Israel’s chief rabbis, receiving a Bible as a symbol of co existence. He recalled his own youth in Wadowice and the wartime memories shaping his stance.
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Negotiators narrow Nazi victim pay plan in Berlin deal
In Berlin negotiators reach agreement on distributing a 5 billion dollar fund for Nazi era slave and forced labor victims. Four billion goes to labor victims, 500 million to stolen bank and insurance claims, and 350 million funds a research foundation.
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