New Round of Peace Talks Opens Between Israel and Palestinians
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas led talks to address land withdrawals, travel between areas under Palestinian control, and the opening of a partially completed Palestinian airport and port. They pledged a few weeks of discussion while signaling disputes over the extent of land to be relinquished and settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Maale Hahamisha
Israel
Giuch Land
West Bank
David Levy
Hebron
Mahmoud Abbas
Yasser Arafat
East Jerusalem
al Aqsa ‘Mosque
Pistol Packing Grandmas Foil Home Invasion
In Moses Lake Washington four intruders forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Dorothy Cunningham and 61-year-old Marty Killinger, demanding keys. They were stopped when the women revealed firearms. A 20-year-old and three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of burglary and attempted robbery.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Dorothy Cunningham
Marty Killinger
Tetons
Homeless couple wed at shelter church in Kansas City
LaToyya West and Raymond Robinson, both homeless, married at Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church after meeting in a soup kitchen line last summer. The Rev. Jacquelyn Moore noted the couple, without permanent addresses, sharing vows as friends from shelters attended.
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Kansas City
LaToyya West
Raymond Robinson
Ms. West
Robinson
Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church
Jacquelyn Moore
Arnotts faces staffing cuts amid cookie poison threats
Arnotts, majority owned by Campbell Soup Co., recalls all products in two states after extortion threats to poison cookies. The maker employs about 4,000 full time workers and may lay off up to 1,000 as profits fall up to 4 million dollars weekly. about 100 part timers already laid off.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.S
Chris Roberts
Roberts
American oil engineer kidnapped in Yemen amid land dispute
Halliburton Energy Services engineer Joe Dell'Aria, 50, was abducted on February 11 by members of the Murad tribe in the Mareb region near San'a. He was working on fields owned by Hunt Oil Co. as factions clash over a valuable land near the presidential palace.
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San‘a
Yemen
Western Oil Company
Joe Dell’Aria
Halliburton Energy Services
Dell’Aria
Murad
Deil’Aria
American Hunt Oil Co
Mareb
President Clinton averts airline strike by ordering pilots back
The Clinton administration ordered American Airlines pilots to return to work within minutes, averting a strike that could disrupt hundreds of thousands of passengers. The move signals presidential intervention could limit future bargaining power for pilots at United Northwest Continental USAir and others, as they seek higher pay.
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New York
Clinton
American Airlines
White House
Ron Keever
United
Northwest
Continental
Usair
Air Line Pilots Association
Broad probe on fund raising expands under Burton
House panel chair Dan Burton says the investigation will broaden beyond initial scope to include possible illegal contributions and White House involvement. Subpoenas total 25, with hearings slated for April or May, while Senate investigators also pursue parallel inquiries into John Huang and related contacts with Chinese officials.
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Washington
House
White House
Countsel Lanny Davis
Clinton
Dan Burton
R-Ind
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
NBC
Meet the Press
Burton
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Sen
Soft money figures rise in 96 campaign donations
The Center for Responsive Politics reports that in the 1996 election the Democratic and Republican parties raised a combined 263.5 million in soft money, roughly triple the 1991-92 total and more than double the 1993-94 figure, prompting investigations into political giving irregularities and underscoring the waning effect of reforms. Republicans led with 141.2 million to Democrats 122.3 million.
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Washington
Center For Responsive Politics
Expecting moms get good parking in Roswell
A news photo caption notes a new sign offering “New and expectant moms only” parking near a supermarket. The piece surveys support and opposition across states, with quotes from pregnant mothers, a Kroger spokesperson, and critics who question pregnancy as a disability while highlighting practical needs for caregivers and elderly drivers.
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Roswell
Georgia
Texas
Arkansas
Illinois
Caroline King
Atlanta
Brent Scott
Kroger
E. Scott Gellar
Joanie Randle
Athens
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