Vote looms on budget amendment showdown
Washington AP reports a battle over a balanced budget amendment drawing fire from Democrats who fear Social Security harm and a conservative activist warning of higher taxes. Senate leaders push for a vote soon as Republicans back the measure, while a few freshmen remain undecided amid concerns over Social Security protections.
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Harry Reid
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House
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Congress
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Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Bob Torricelli
New Jersey
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Orrin Hatch
Utah
Tim Johnson
South Dakota
Netanyahu Blames Justice Minister Over Attorney General Pick
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer Yaacov Weinroth blamed the justice minister for selecting an attorney general whose one day appointment sparked a political scandal. Weinroth said Netanyahu was unaware of the full legal community while noting he hired Weinroth after police warned of possible charges. Netanyahu denies wrongdoing as the minister sues a TV outlet.
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Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Yaacov Weinroth
Weinroth
Haaretz
Israel TV
Fujimori faulted police over Lima hostage seizure
President Alberto Fujimori accused police and National Intelligence Service officials of negligence as rebels seized the Japanese ambassador residence in Lima. He warned that officials may be punished while government and rebel leaders held talks to end the standoff and free the remaining 72 hostages.
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Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Fujimori
IRS TeleFile by phone grows as 1997 starts
The IRS reports rapid uptake of its TeleFile file-by-phone system amid overall modernization woes. In the first six weeks of 1997, 3 million returns were filed, up from 2.8 million in all of 1996, with about 26 million taxpayers selected to use TeleFile. Eligible filers include married couples under 50,000 dollars income and no dependents.
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Washington
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Stevens Returns to Work After Angioplasty
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, age 76, underwent an angioplasty last week to clear a coronary artery blockage and returned to work on Monday. The court stated he had chest pain but tests ruled out a heart attack and he consulted Congress' attending physician after mild chest pain and left arm discomfort last Wednesday.
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Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Justice Stevens
Public Information Office
Congress
Opposition takes over Belgrade media studio B chief editor appointed
Belgrade's new non communist leaders named Lila Radonjic as chief editor at Studio B and Zoran Ostroi as director. They pledged an independent course and balanced reporting on Serbia's parties, including Zajedno and Milosevic's Socialists, amid past state control of media.
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Yugoslavia
Lila Radonjic
Studio B
Serbia
Zajedno
Slobodan Milosevic
Empire State Building beefs up security after shootings
A Palestinian gunman killed seven tourists at the Empire State Building and then died by suicide. New security includes an airport scanner and two metal detectors after the Sunday attack. officials say gun laws allowed the shooter to buy a Beretta in another state. An anti-terror task force investigates with no link found to any group. Giuliani links the incident to gun control.
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Giuliani
Carolyn McCarthy
Dn.y
Long Island
Army of God claims responsibility for Atlanta attacks
A letter purportedly from the Army of God claimed responsibility for sudden incidents at an Atlanta abortion clinic and a gay nightclub The Otherside Lounge injuring five people The letter promised future incidents against the federal government and urged a system to verify claims of responsibility It was received by federal authorities who examined its authenticity and warned of total war against the government
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Army of God
Total War
Sons of Confederate Klan
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FBI
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Jay Spadafore
Atlanta Journal- Constitution
Reuters
Sandy Springs
FBI clears threat after finding U Haul in Atlanta
FBI cancels advisory in Fort Worth after locating a U-Haul truck in Atlanta and determining no bomb making materials. Witnesses reported diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate fertilizer loaded in a vehicle near Helton City, Texas, raising fear of a Oklahoma City style attack.
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Oklahoma City Federal Building
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Helton City
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