Dems vow to cut foreign influence in fundraising
The Democratic National Committee says it will stop taking money from individuals or companies with foreign ties and cap contributions from unions and wealthy donors. It also outlines steps to keep questionable figures from White House and vice presidential receptions as the Clinton administration backs tougher White House access checks and a bipartisan campaign finance measure.
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What kind of man is O J
In a fiery closing for the wrongful death case, Daniel Petrocelli labeled O J Simpson a liar and a killer, insisting the evidence shows he killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. He pressed the jury to see Simpson as responsible for the pair’s deaths and unable to tell the truth.
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Explosive device detonates near D C Planned Parenthood clinic
A small device exploded near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington this morning as a Hispanic man in dark clothing fled the scene. FBI and police said no evidence links the incident to the abortion controversy and there were no injuries or interior damage.
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Girl Scout cookie sales slow in New Jersey protest
In New Jersey southern troops halt cookie sales to protest a cut of extra dime per box. The move marks an unprecedented pause in the 61 year history of Girl Scout cookie drives amid a national sales push by a 2.5 million member organization.
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Drug cuts bypass risk in heart surgery
An experimental drug Acadesine given before and during bypass operations reduced deaths heart attacks and strokes within four days after surgery by 26 percent in studies from 1990 to 1994. Dr. Dennis T. Mangano of the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group says the drug could spare about 16 000 patients annually worldwide. About 800 000 bypass operations are performed each year.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Astronaut Blaha lands back on Earth from Mir mission
John Blaha returns from 128 days aboard Mir aboard shuttle Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center at 9:23 a.m. local time. He circled Earth over 2,000 times and traveled 49 million miles, praising a safe mission and reuniting with wife Brenda and daughter Carolyn.
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Police batter rebel compound during hostage crisis in Lima
Police in Lima hurled stones and bottles at the Japanese ambassador's residence as Tupac Amaru rebels, holding 73 hostages and demanding 300 jailed comrades be freed, faced pressure while continuing to release captives. Debris flew over the compound wall after a Dec 17 seizure during a garden party.
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