Clinton mourns Florida tornado victims amid aid pledge
President Clinton toured damaged central Florida sites near Orlando and pledged federal help and early warning system improvements after tornadoes killed at least 39. He spoke of rebuilding brick by brick and noted a $3 million Labor Department grant for unemployed Floridians as the first major aid wave.
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Aide Who Hired Monica Testifies in Lewinsky Probe
Nancy Hernreich, director of Oval Office Operations, testified at a federal courthouse about her role hiring Monica Lewinsky and transferring her to the Pentagon four months later. Prosecutor Kenneth Starr sought Lewinsky probe evidence as the White House resisted a showdown over executive privilege. Tim Keating and Patsy Thomasson also testified, with Thomasson linked to Clinton’s Arkansas era.
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Court limits credit union membership reach across states
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, struck down a 16 year old rule allowing company credit unions to accept members from other locales, stating federal law does not permit such expansion. A credit union official warned millions could lose memberships, though the American Bankers Association expects not to force many removals.
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Telephone outage disrupts East Coast business hubs
East Coast cities including hospitals and the New York Mercantile Exchange faced telecom turmoil as a Wednesday outage hit around 2 p.m. EST. The disruption traced to Illuminet Inc. equipment caused scattered service interruptions for Teleport Communications Group customers relying on Illuminet signaling.
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Congress Overturns Line Item Vetoes On Military Projects
Congress restored 38 military construction projects worth 287 million dollars that President Clinton had vetoed. Senate 78 to 20 and House 347 to 69 approved the overrides, bipartisan fallout from the line item veto. Pillar: Rep Bill Paxon's political career ends amid Gingrich coup fallout.
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Oprah vs beef case goes to jury
Jurors began deliberating in Amarillo Texas as cattlemen seek damages linked to a 1996 Oprah episode claim that American beef could spread mad cow disease. Lawyers argued the show aired falsehoods from Chicago and harmed the beef industry by 11 million dollars.
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Iraq Said to Work on Unmanned Plane for Bioweapons Delivery
U S intelligence reports Iraq is pursuing an unmanned aircraft to deliver biological agents, potentially converting an L 29 trainer jet for anthrax with a 500 mile range to Israel and Gulf targets. Officials note a test crash and no proven successful system yet, amid Capitol Hill skepticism over Iraq policy.
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Britain and U S Seek Strong U N Action Over Iraq
Britain and the United States draft a Security Council resolution to back an Baghdad accord signed by Kofi Annan. The measure demands Iraq open eight presidential sites and all suspected weapons locations to U N inspectors, with threats of air strikes if Saddam Hussein does not comply. Annan names a diplomatic leader to accompany inspectors, a key element of the week’s agreement.
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Pentagon says hackers carried out systematic cyber attack
The Defense Department reports unclassified networks were hit over two weeks by a highly organized intrusion aimed at personnel records and payroll. Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre says no classified data appeared breached and calls it a serious, long term problem.
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