Democrats’ alternative imperils balanced budget measure
Democratic freshmen who backed the balanced budget amendment may back alternatives that could siphon votes from the GOP bill. Senators Cleland Johnson Landrieu and Torricelli weigh whether to support options shielding Social Security, leaving only Torricelli likely to back the Republican version. The House set to vote February 25 amid a tight Senate contest and party splits.
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Louisiana
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Panel Split On Mammograms For Women In 40s
In Bethesda the panel left the decision to start mammograms at 40 to patients while the top cancer official contradicted advisers, arguing some 40s testing can reduce deaths. The plan now moves to a presidential cancer panel for final guidance.
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Sweden
Oakland Ebonics Debate Hits Senate Panel Over School Aid
Congress weighs federal education funds as Oakland officials defend recognizing African American Vernacular English to aid urban students. They say the focus should be on tackling underachievement and closing the white black test score gap amid federal funding debates.
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Senate
Oakland
Calif
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House
Peter King
R-N.y
Robert L. Williams
Simpson defense finishes up in Santa Monica
In a somber wheelchair address a Dream Team member argues O J Simpson is again framed for two murders. He says flaws in the case that led to acquittal remain and claims physical evidence was tampered with and planted. Baker opened the civil defense and was to finish summations. Petrocelli planned rebuttal next week.
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Calif
O.J. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Robert Baker
Daniel Petrocelli
Mr Simpson
Gingrich silent on $300,000 ethics penalty payment
House Speaker Newt Gingrich resurfaced after days out of view but refused to answer questions about the ethics case or the $300,000 payment ordered by the House. He said a speech would follow and he would comment then, as GOP leaders urged support for a balanced budget amendment ahead of a Feb. 26 vote.
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Gingrich
Four killed in copter crash near Everglades
A Bell helicopter on a herbicide spray mission clipped a 300 foot radio tower near Fort Lauderdale in the Everglades, plunging to the ground and killing all four aboard. Pieces of rotor and debris scattered as bodies were found away from the wreckage. The pilot remained inside the craft. local witnesses described the rotor striking the tower and the helicopter breaking apart on impact.
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Fla
Everglades
Bell
Parker Priest
Florida freeze sparks vegetable price surge across nation
A South Florida cold snap caused about 300 million dollars in crop damage, lifting Northeast and Midwest prices for green beans, squash, corn and tomatoes. Green beans rose from 89 cents to 1.99 a pound, tomatoes from 80 cents to around 3 dollars, as farmers warn prices will climb.
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Northeast
Midwest
Florida
Dade County Farm Bureau
Kathleen Glynn
Dade County
Cohen sworn in as defense secretary in Clinton era
Former Sen. William Cohen of Maine was sworn in by Vice President Gore in the Oval Office, becoming the first Republican in the Clinton Cabinet. President Clinton praised the bipartisan Senate vote and Cohen pledged to serve on a bipartisan team. Cohen outlined aims to end U.S. troop involvement in Bosnia after June 1998, modernize weapons, and shift focus to Asia and the Pacific.
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