Gingrich relinquishes 4.5 million book advance amid furor
Marietta Ga AP Newt Gingrich says he will give up a 4.5 million advance from HarperCollins to avoid a distraction as he becomes House speaker. He argues the move is ethical and legal but seeks to end criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. Dole calls the step a reset for the Republican leadership.
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Scanner chatter triggers murder conspiracy charges in Memphis
Donna McGee heard a murder plot on a Christmas scanner and alerted deputies. Jacqueline Greene and Christopher Davis, ages 32 and 21, are charged with conspiracy to murder her husband James Greene, with Davis also charged for attempted murder. The plan aimed to fake a burglary for insurance money and debt relief.
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Police failed to lock Foster office in Whitewater probe
A draft Senate Banking Committee report says US Park Police urged sealing Vincent Foster's office after his death but aides did not lock the room. Access allowed entry via a log, enabling removal of Whitewater files to a closet in the White House residence. Foster, deputy White House counsel, was found dead July 20, 1993.
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Rose still seeks truce in Bosnia talks
In Sarajevo the U N commander Lt Gen Sir Michael Rose reported two days of intense talks without a rush agreement between the Bosnian government and Serb forces to extend the one week truce for four more months. He remained hopeful a deal could be reached before the cease fire expires today.
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FDA approves diabetes drug Glucophage in US market
The FDA approved Metformin by Lipha S.A. for non insulin dependent diabetes. It warns of a rare dangerous side effect lactic acidosis. Type II diabetes affects about 13 million Americans, with only half diagnosed.
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U S Targets Tariffs Aimed at China Over Piracy
U S officials plan punitive tariffs on more than one billion dollars worth of Chinese goods after failing to resolve a dispute over theft of American computer software movies and tapes. They say piracy costs U S companies about eight hundred million dollars a year.
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Taxpayer group warns of rising taxes on future workers
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation forecasts that without reforms to Social Security Medicare and other entitlements the after tax income of babies born today could be far lower than that of their parents. They project total tax rates rising from 41 percent now to as high as 69 percent by 2040.
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Spanish government defends GAL probe and denies withholding evidence
Spain’s justice and interior minister Belloch told parliament the government has offered its first detailed reply to GAL murder squad allegations and denied delaying or concealing information. He declined to bias the judicial inquiry or share opinions on the Anti Terrorist Liberation Groups.
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Fighting rages near Grozny as refinery bombed and ammonia risk grows
Russian forces pummeled a Chechen oil refinery on the outskirts of Grozny while shells neared an ammonia plant raising fears of a catastrophic explosion. Chechen defenders, bolstered by reform-minded Russian lawmakers, vowed to fight on as Dudayev urged Yeltsin to seek a cease-fire and withdraw troops.
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