Iraqi princes slain after exile plot to topple Saddam
In Baghdad two high ranking officials Lt Gen Hussein Kamel al Majid and his brother Saddam Kamel al Majid were killed by relatives after returning from Jordan where they conspired to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Their wives divorced them and the clan vowed blood for treason. The Interior Ministry and Iraqi News Agency described the deaths amid a deadly family feud in the Al Saydeh district. The al Majids had led Iraqs secret weapons program and palace aid before defecting in August. their deaths underscore enduring violence and honor based punishment in Iraqi society.
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Starr expands Whitewater probe to 1992 Clinton campaign funds
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr broadens his inquiry to contributions to the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign and the 1990 gubernatorial race. The scope includes possible obstruction charges and extends to Arkansas bankers indicted this week, with seals on portions of the filing.
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Janet Reno
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White House
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Bruce Lindsey
Perry County
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Robert M. Hill
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Whitewater Land Development
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Mr. Hill
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Ulcer Bacteria Breath Test Needs More Study
FDA advisory panel backed the PA test for diagnosing H pylori in ulcer patients as safe and promising but found evidence from only one study flawed for confirmation. Without additional trials, approval was not recommended. Experts note the test could aid millions at risk of ulcers and cancer links remain noted by officials.
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Food and Drug Administration
Thomas Burks
University of Texas
FDA
Barry Marshall
UN police in Vogosca face manpower strain in postwar handover
UN monitoring force in Bosnia struggles with staffing as only 295 of 1700 planned officers are on duty. In Vogosca, 90 officers walk the beat while NATO troops provide armored backing on the first day of Serb suburb handover to the Muslim-Croat federation. Fear persists among Serbs, many have fled.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Robert McCann
Roscommon
Ireland
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Balkan
Freeway Killer Bonin Executed by Injection in California
Relatives of Bonin victims toasted Friday as California’s first inmate executed by lethal injection. William George Bonin, 42, was convicted of murdering 14 boys and young men in 1979 and 1980 and leaving nude, mutilated bodies along Southern California highways. Victims ranged 12 to 19. most were strangled after abuse and torture. One was stabbed about 70 times.
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California
Steve Kendrick
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Electrical short blamed for rural North Carolina fire
In Taylorsville North Carolina an electrical short in a kitchen outlet was found after a pre-dawn fire killed six family members including a 2 day old girl. Police ruled out heaters and fireplace as sources and noted uncertainty about a connected smoke detector.
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Alexander County
Ray Warren
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Satellite's release at Space Center faces camel problem
Houston AP report says astronauts aboard Columbia coordinated with engineers on Earth to solve camel problems delaying the release of a half-ton satellite. If fixes hold, the team will unreel the satellite and its tether during the planned afternoon operation, the cord described as very thin.
Kmart to close 15 stores cutting 1300 jobs
Kmart Corp will close 15 stores in eight states by the end of May, eliminating 1,300 jobs as part of a profit drive. Closures include five in California, three in Texas, two in Michigan, with one each in Maine New Jersey Ohio Oregon and Rhode Island.
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