Senate set for vote on minimum wage amid partisan gridlock
The Senate plans a July vote on a minimum wage increase after a deal by leaders Lott and Daschle to begin debate. A conservative Republican amendment could still block progress, with Clinton warning of a veto over an exemption for small firms. The House will also take up labor and health spending bills and potential same-sex marriage legislation. Israeli PM Netanyahu will address both chambers in a joint session.
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Trent Lott
Tom Daschle
Lott
Miss
Mr. Daschle
D-S.d
House
Congress
Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services
Benjamin Netanyahu
Clinton
Senate Small Business Committee
Christopher Bond
R-Mo
Robert Reich
National Press Club
Invisible Workers of America
Bond
Don Nickles
R-Okla
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Columbia ends longest shuttle flight for medical science
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Columbia and its crew completed a 17 day mission totaling a million miles, the shuttle program's longest flight for medical science. Upon landing the four astronauts underwent muscle biopsies and follow up tests while NASA sought to gauge readaptation to gravity.
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Fla
Columbia
NASA
Terence
Tom” Henricks
Mission Control
Mr. Henricks
Kennedy Space Center
U.S
Ronald Dittemore
Atlantis
Mir
Shannon Lucid
Floods threaten Dhaka as rivers swell across Bangladesh
Flood waters threaten Dhaka and surrounding towns after heavy rains swell all 28 major rivers. The floods affect 16 of 62 districts, with low-lying areas at risk by Monday and widespread inundation around the capital.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Ganges
India
Clinton testifies on videotape in Whitewater trial
President Clinton appeared on video again in a Whitewater case involving two Arkansas bankers accused of reimbursing political contributions with bank funds. He met Chelsea at church, then faced two hours of closed hearing and cross examination as the White House defended his deposition and noted the judge’s order restricting discussion until court disclosure. Critics argued the spectacle undermines trust as lawmakers pressed for full truth.
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Clinton
Whitewater
Arkansas
Chelsea
White House
Herby Branscom Jr
Robert M. Hill
U.S
Susan Webber Wright
Branscum
Hill
Perryville
Ark
Mass grave exhumation opens in Srebrenica area
UN investigators arrive in Bosnia for the first comprehensive exhumation of a mass grave in Srebrenica region. German shepherds sniff land mines, surveyors map the field, and Serb workers haul away debris as evidence mounting against Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic is gathered for charges of major war crimes. The first site lies about 13 miles northeast of General Miladic’s Han Pijesak compound.
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U.N. War Crimes Tribunal
Hague
Netherlands
Bosnia
Ratko Mladic
Mladic
Europe
Radovan Karadzic
Gen. Miladic
Han Pijesak
Ecuador faces tight presidential race between rivals
In Quito two frontrunners Jaime Nebot and Abdala Bucaram vie for the presidency in a neck and neck contest. Outgoing leader Sixto Duran-Ballen urged calm and urged acceptance of the vote, while defense ministers warned against disorder. Both candidates hail from Guayaquil and led in the initial May 19 round with Nebot at 27.17 percent and Bucaram at 26.27 percent amid ongoing graft protests during Duran-Ballen's term.
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Quito
Ecuador
Sixto Duran-Ballen
Jaime Nebot
Social Christian Party
Abdala Bucaram
Roldosista Party
Duran-Ballen
Bucaram
Nebot
Guayaquil
Investigators seek clues in fatal engine failure
Shattered jet engine remnants lay on the Pensacola runway after Delta Air Lines flight blew apart during takeoff. NTSB member George Black noted possible internal failure or bird ingestion while 39 year old Anita Saxton and her 12 year old son Nolan died. Five others injured include Derrick and Spencer Saxton. one remained hospitalized in critical condition. Delta denies links to cost cuts though four prior engine incidents on MD-88s are in NTSB records.
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Fla
Delta Air Lines
George Black
National Transportation Safety Board
Anita Saxton
Nolan
Saxton
Scottville
Mich
Sacred Heart Hospital
Randy Saxton
Derrick Saxton
Spencer
William Saxton
Derrick
Pentwater
Delta
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Tampa Tribune
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Finland
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Bill Clinton
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Ritate
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