Tentative tax cut and budget deal outlines rise in Washington
Republicans and the Clinton administration hailed a tentative budget accord to cut taxes and balance the books, fund a new children health program, and raise tobacco taxes to help finance it. The plan includes a per child tax credit of 500, expanded IRAs, and Medicare solvency through 2007, with many details pending official legislation.
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Senate
Congress
America
Fogleman seeks early retirement amid Khobar Towers probe
Air Force Chief of Staff Ronald Fogleman asks to retire before his term ends as Defense Secretary Cohen mulls punishment for the Khobar Towers attack. Fogleman, 56, cited accountability questions and signaled that General Terryl Schwaber should not be punished for circumstances beyond his control. He aims to depart by Sept. 1, potentially becoming the first chief of staff to leave midterm.
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Air Force
Ronald Fogleman
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Defense
William Cohen
Khobar Towers
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Fogleman
Cohen
GNN
Sheila Widnall
Gen. Fogleman
Ms. Widnall
Merrill McPeak
Iraq
Fundraiser Yah Lin Trie Tied to Chinese Wire Transfers
Senate documents show Yah Lin Trie reimbursed two associates the same day they donated to the Democratic Party after receiving nearly 1 million dollars wired from Asia via Ng Lap Seng. Investigators view the transfers as tied to Trie fund raising for the party and Clinton defense fund with no apparent legitimate business purpose.
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Bank of China
Yah Lin
Charlie” Trie
Democratic Party
Senate
Clinton
Trie
Arkansas
Asia
Ng Lap Seng
Fort Collins flood emergency as rains wash train from tracks
Record rainfall devastates Fort Collins near Colorado State University with at least two dead and dozens missing. Water 10 to 20 feet high floods Spring Creek area as homes, trailers, and a charter bus crash scene are described. 42 unaccounted for at daybreak and seven injured amid widespread damage.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado State University
Brad Hurst
Spring Creek
Stony Creek
Nottoway River
Sussex County
Petersburg
Mary Evans
Beating crocodiles to death at Gator Jungle charged
Six Plant City residents including four men and two teens were charged with trespass and killing two crocodiles at Gator Jungle. The animals were found dead in their cages early Sunday after park caretakers heard intruders fleeing the scene.
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Steve DeWeese
Plant City
Israelis and Palestinians to talk again soon in peace bid
Israelis and Palestinians said they would return to negotiations within days to resume the quest for peace after months of sporadic violence. Foreign Minister David Levy met with Nabil Shaath in Jerusalem and cited renewed contact and improved security cooperation as a basis for talks.
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David Levy
Nabil Shaath
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Shaath
Levy
Palestinian Authority
Bethlehem
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