Farm subsidies bill heads to house
In a 64 to 32 Senate vote, Republicans push a farm plan to end rising subsidies for corn, cotton, rice and wheat. It replaces price-linked payments with seven year fixed payments and ends many planting controls. Critics say quotas and price guarantees remain. The House vote is not until after Feb 26.
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Gramm campaign in turmoil as Iowa caucuses near
Gramm faces a clouded future after a Louisiana loss to Buchanan and a missed farm vote in Iowa. Critics call him in trouble while rivals banter on trade, spending, and momentum as GOP contenders flood Des Moines ahead of the caucuses.
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Rescuers resume search for air charter victims
Rescuers widened search efforts near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic but found no survivors among debris from a jet that plunged into the Atlantic with 188 aboard. By Wednesday at least 105 bodies were recovered. search resumed at dawn amid a tropical rainstorm with U S Coast Guard and Dominican forces directing crews in rubber dinghies.
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Panel subpoenas travel office firings aides in Clinton era
The GOP led House committee issued 28 subpoenas to White House aides and the Justice Department for documents on the 1993 travel office firings. Names include George Stephanopoulos, Harold Ickes, Lisa Caputo, Bernard Nussbaum, and Neil Eggleston. The White House calls it election year politics.
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Divorce law upheld in Ireland court challenge
The Irish High Court upheld the 24 referendum legalizing divorce and remarriage by 3 judges. The ruling allows an appeal to the Supreme Court while divorce remains unavailable until challenges are resolved. The margin was 50.28 percent in favor.
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Media ban lifts in AIDS suit Northampton dentist case
A Northampton judge ended a media ban on naming dentist Anthony E. Bregle in a public AIDS lawsuit. James Sharpe, 50, of Northampton, claims he was infected by unsterilized tools from the Springfield dentist. Sharpe seeks unspecified monetary damages as the trial proceeds.
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Woman sues KFC over bleach mistaken for water
Cindy Wallis and her husband Bill sue a Simpsonville Kentucky Fried Chicken after she drank bleach from a paper cup at the drive through. The claim alleges the bleach was served with ice and a lid as if it were water and seeks unspecified damages.
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Taylor to Guest Star Across Four CBS Mon Night Comedies
Elizabeth Taylor will appear on four CBS Monday night comedies February 26. The Nanny features Fran Fine losing Taylor’s priceless black pearl necklace. Murphy Brown interviews Taylor about the missing jewels as the case unfolds and leads to Fran’s redemption.
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