Congress Reopens Amid Gulf Crisis and Economic Woes
Congress returns to a perilous year facing the Persian Gulf crisis, a worsening economy, and a growing budget deficit. Leaders hint at health care and civil rights priorities while delaying a full gulf strategy, amid calls for continued sanctions and cautious diplomacy.
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Washington
Congress
Persian Gulf
Bush
Middle East
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Gulf
Switzerland
James A. Baker II
Tariq Aziz
Bernard Sanders
Vermont
George Mitchell
Maine
Mitchell
Yosemite Concessions Clash Over MCA Matsushita Bid
Interior Secretary Lujan moves to cancel MCA Yosemite Park and Curry Co contract amid Matsushita buyout. White House says no interference though contract limits options. MCA and Matsushita declined donation or below market sale to the National Parks Foundation. Lujan seeks American ownership, critics call it Japan bashing.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Manuel Lujan Jr
MCA
Yosemite National Park
White House
MCA Inc
Yosemite Park
MCA and
Matsushita
National Park Service
National Parks Foundation
Lujan
Albuquerque Journal
Curry
Marlin Fitzwater
Japan
Senate
Howard H. Baker
Democratic Party
Robert S. Strauss
Baker
Strauss
Steve Goldstein
Secretary of the Interior
Bruce Vento
Minnesota
House National Parks and Public Lands
Yosemite
Vento
U.S
Rebels report downing U S copter in El Salvador
Leftist guerrillas said they inadvertently shot down a U S military helicopter in eastern San Salvador, killing three American crewmen. The Downing occurred amid ongoing six week rebel offensive that claimed over 600 lives and involved clashes with government forces.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
Washington
Alfredo Cristiani
Radio Venceremos
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FMLN
Jeff Brown
Pentagon
Maj
Kathy Woods
Defense Department
Algeria charges hijackers in Air Algerie seizure
Two army deserters held eight people hostage during a weekend hijacking and were formally charged with conspiracy kidnapping and pirating the airplane in Annaba. The suspects remain jailed as investigators pursue motives and full facts of the case.
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Algiers
Algeria
Annaba
Tunisia
Air Algerie
Saharan
Ghardaia
Insurance firms pull out after Prop 103 rollback effort
A Wednesday report cites collusion among scores of insurers leading to their California withdrawal after voters backed Proposition 103. Attorney General John Van de Kamp called the industry into a culture of collusion but said he would not pursue criminal or civil charges. The report warns insurers feared a national wave against high rates if Prop 103 succeeded, likening it to California's tax revolt becoming a broader trend.
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Los Angeles
California
John van de Kamp
Israelis march for Israel as homeless protest outside Knesset
Americans Canadians and French supporters celebrate Israel's existence with a Parliament march. Inside a tent camp outside the Knesset Soviet immigrants demand houses and jobs. Alexander Pokrashevsky from Kiev says Israel is the motherland but they cannot be its stepsons.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Parliament
Knesset
Alexander Pokrashevsky
Kiev
Lukens begins jail term for sex with teen
Former U S Rep Donald Lukens reported to Franklin County jail to serve a 30 day sentence after giving up appeals for having sex with a teenage girl in 1988. His lawyer said lack of funds ended further Supreme Court efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Donald Lukens
Franklin County
Ronald Solove
Lukens
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas Tyack
Gene regulator found inactivates X chromosome in female embryos
New York AP reports scientists identify a gene that may shut down thousands of other genes in female embryos to balance the two X chromosomes. The discovery explains a key step in X inactivation occurring about five to six days after fertilization, a process essential to avoid lethal protein overproduction.
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New York
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