Senate urges FDA to alter dairy formula price rule
Senate resolution 83 15 urges USDA to drop the Wisconsin cheese market from the milk base price calculation to prop up prices. It argues the Green Bay exchange skews prices that affect 95 percent of bulk dairy sales and notes public comment through March.
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Senate
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
USDA
National Cheese Exchange
Green Bay
Wis
Department
Minnesota
Cheese Exchange
United States
New England
Dan Glickman
Milk Industry Foundation
FBI lab scandal threatens dozens of prosecutions
Justice Department says 50 prosecutors face potential issues as FBI lab problems may affect cases. Deputy AG Jamie Gorelick notes each court may react differently to the facts. Whistleblower attorney Stephen Kohn argues the figure is far higher, potentially over 1,000 cases. Whitehurst alleges contamination and biased reports, a draft inspector general report partly corroborates.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Jamie Gorelick
Gorelick
Stephen Kohn
Frederic Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Justice Inspector General
Inspector General
North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yop sparks regional crisis
China North Korea and South Korea scramble over the defection of Hwang Jang Yop, a former tutor to the North Korean leader. South Korea urges China to allow swift extraction and intelligence gathering, while North Korea rejects the claim of kidnapping and seeks safety at the Chinese consulate.
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Belfing
China
North Korea
South Korea
Hwang Jang Yop
Chrysler urges kids to ride in back to stay safe
Chrysler launches a nation wide campaign urging 30 million children to ride in the back seat to avoid air bag injuries. Chairman Robert Eaton features in a video distributed to about 160,000 schools along with safety lesson packets. Government data cite 1,600 lives saved by air bags but 36 children and 20 adults killed in low speed crashes where seat belts could have helped.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Robert Eaton
Twin births rise 42 percent in U.S. study
The CDC reports twin births climbed 42 percent from 1980 to 1994, rising from 68,339 to 97,064. The twin birth rate increased 30 percent, from 18.9 to 24.6 per 1000 births. Fertility drugs and aging mothers drive the trend, with twins comprising about 2 percent of all births.
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Atlanta
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Joyce Martin
American Airlines pilots in stalemate amid holiday deadline
Washington AP report notes continued non stop talks between American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association as a strike deadline looms. Airlines cancel about a dozen domestic flights amid stalled progress while mediators keep round the clock bargaining under Clinton pressure.
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Washington
American Airlines
Michael Cronin
ABC
Tim Smith
Clinton
Donald Carty
Allied Pilots Association
Jim Sovich
Sovich
Justice probes China fund link in DNC donations
The Justice Department weighs possible involvement of the Chinese Embassy in Washington in channeling foreign contributions to the Democratic National Committee before last year’s election. Deputy AG Jamie Gorelick says no evidence yet of need for an independent counsel, while Sen. John McCain urges one amid foreign intelligence implications and calls for Reno to act.
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Justice Department
Democratic National Committee
Washington Post
Jamie Gorelick
DNC
Janet Reno
John McCain
R-Ariz
Ms. Reno
China
McCain
House OKs family planning funds with no abortion strings
In a pivotal vote the House approved releasing $385 million for overseas family planning programs without abortion restrictions. The measure passed 220 to 209 with cross party support, while anti abortion advocates backed a separate bill to reimpose Reagan era limits. The Senate action and presidential veto were anticipated.
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Washington
Congress
House
Roscoe Bartlett
Marya
Rep
Chris Smith
R-N.j
Smith
Senate
Dr. Bartlett
Maryland
Robert Ehrlich
Susan Molinari
New York
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