Hearing on Lake delayed for second time
Washington AP Senate Intelligence Committee postponed Anthony Lake nomination hearing again citing questions about NSC contacts with foreign fundraisers and Lake actions over four years. Hearing moved from Feb 25 to March 11 as White House and Clinton aides discuss respostas.
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Georgia and New York trade flag removal at Capitol
In a tit for tat move Georgia lawmakers pulled down New York’s flag at the state Capitol in Atlanta. The action followed New York’s removal of Georgia’s flag after Gov. Pataki called the Confederate emblem on the banner a symbol of hatred. Georgia officials vowed to restore the flag promptly.
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Training flights resume after four day suspension over safety alerts
The Air Force restarted flights along the East and Gulf coasts following a four day pause to review risks from sensitive collision avoidance systems. Investigators found commercial jets can be set off by near passing fighter jets, with alarms triggering at closer distances than pilots expect. In two incidents last week alarms activated causing abrupt maneuvers and injuries. in two others alarms did not sound.
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Peru rebels to start talks over hostage crisis in Lima
A Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement second in command left the hostage compound for a car marked Red Cross and joined government negotiator Education Minister Domingo Palermo at a two story house. Japan's observer Terasuke Terada and mediators Archbishop Cipriani and Red Cross Michel Minnig attended with hope for a peaceful solution that respects all hostages life and dignity.
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Senate confirms Richardson as U N ambassador
The Senate approved Bill Richardson unanimously to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations, replacing the post vacated by Madeleine Albright. The vote was 100 to 0 amid broader debate over Clinton proposals to pay over $1 billion in overdue UN dues. Senator Jeff Bingaman praised Richardson for securing the release of Americans held abroad.
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Automated passenger profiling urged to curb terrorism threat
Washington AP report notes a White House aviation safety panel backs automated passenger profiles to keep terrorists off planes. The plan is among 53 measures for Clinton, with NASA funding, safety program upgrades, and a goal to cut airliner accidents by fivefold in a decade, despite civil liberty objections.
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Clinton and lawmakers seek bipartisan budget agenda
In a closed door Capitol meeting in the President's Room, President Clinton and congressional leaders committed to balancing the budget and addressing six priorities including tax cuts, education, juvenile crime, and welfare employment. Leaders vowed working groups would push early agreements while acknowledging remaining partisan tensions.
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Iran links aid Iraqi diesel oil smuggling despite sanctions
A U.S. admiral says tankers are moving tens of thousands of tons of Iraqi fuel oil out of Iran’s Gulf coast in violation of U.N. sanctions. He notes two confrontations with the U.S. Navy in two weeks and identifies an Iranian Revolutionary Guard station at Shatt al-Arab as a gatekeeper. Adml Fargo estimates a 2,000-ton oil shipment nets about 150,000 dollars, with profits split with Iranian authorities. UAE authorities assist enforcement efforts while acknowledging limited coast monitoring capability.
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