Disclosure reforms push lobbyist limits in Senate
The Senate backed a tougher disclosure rule for lobbyists with a 98 vote, forcing more reporters to show who they represent and what they are paid. A gift ban on meals vacations and entertainment remained undecided, pitting a status quo GOP proposal against a near ban sought by Democrats. Senator Carl Levin signaled a vote on gifts may come later this week as the chamber fights over tighter enforcement amid loopholes in current law.
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Senate
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Man proposes with road signs in Honolulu
Eva Kawasaki and Denny Carlos staged a marriage proposal with a line of one word signs hung on utility poles. Carlos drove her past the signs then proposed on the roadside. later a new sign said Eva Said Yes Oct. 12, 1996. A separate item notes a Chinese dentist builds a 8 ft 4 in tower of 28,000 teeth to raise dental hygiene awareness. Yu Qian, 52, from Heilongjiang, with six students, collected the teeth from patients.
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Denny Carlos
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Denny
Carlos
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Yu Qian
Xinhua
Qingnan
Heilongjiang Province
China
Chemist challenges frame-up theory in OJ trial
FBI chemist Roger Martz disputed defense claims that preservative EDTA was present in key blood samples, asserting his tests did not prove a frame-up. He contradicted himself by noting the substance was only “consistent” with EDTA yet found no EDTA in samples. The trial saw disputes over glove tests and evidence handling as defense and prosecution press to rebut competing experiments.
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O.J. Simpson
FBI
Roger Martz
Lance Ito
Herbert MacDonell
Mr .Simpson
Peter Neufeld
Waco Lawsuit Critics Fault FBI Surrender Plans
Lawyers for David Koresh denounce FBI handling of the Waco standoff saying two peaceful surrender plans were rejected and negotiations mishandled at every step. They allege a deskbound decision override and criticize the use of tanks and tear gas that preceded the April 1993 fire in which Koresh and 80 followers died.
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David Koresh
FBI
Waco
Jack Zimmermann
Zimmermann
Dick DeGuerin
Koresh
Richard Scruggs
DeGuerin
Davidians
Bill Zeliff
R-N.h
Witness tears as ex husband testifies in Susan Smith case
Union South Carolina AP ex husband David Smith breaks down while recounting dreams for his sons as Susan Smith faces possible death sentence. He recalls teaching them to ride bikes and fishing as jurors hear video reenactments of the crime and discuss the case's emotional impact.
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John D. Long
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Alex
Ms Smith
David Bruck
Clinton faces Senate rebuff on Bosnia policy
Washington AP report notes a bipartisan Senate majority backing a plan to reject President Clinton's Bosnia policy and lift the arms embargo. Key senators debate whether the two thirds needed to override a veto can be reached while White House pressure shifts to the House. Senator Hutchison urges lifting the embargo to avoid risking American lives. Exon warns the vote could destabilize allies and the UN mission. Senate Leader Dole defends the embargo as invalid and illegal, arguing it clashes with Yugoslavia's dissolution and UN Charter provisions.
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Texas
Bob Dole
R-Kan
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