Veto talks near deal amid deficit battle
Administration officials and top lawmakers discussed a possible agreement to resolve a dispute over deficit reduction. House leaders emphasized common goals while noting differences remained on a small portion of the bill. The measure includes 6.7 billion for disaster relief, about 250 million for anti-terrorism, and 275 million for Jordan peace efforts, aiming for roughly 9 billion in net savings. The current deficit runs about 175 billion for the year.
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Prozac May Relieve PMS Tension in Women
Boston AP reports Prozac the popular antidepressant can ease tension and irritability of severe premenstrual syndrome. About 1 in 25 women suffer such cases and doctors increasingly prescribe it. Canadian study published in New England Journal of Medicine boosts reliance on the drug for PMS.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Canada
Price fixing charge filed against Georgia carpet maker
Sunrise Carpet Industries Inc. of Chatsworth Georgia and its chief executive Johnny A West were charged by the Justice Department antitrust division with conspiring to raise and fix carpet prices nationwide. Indications point to a possible plea bargain.
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Washington
Georgia
Sunrise Carpet Industries Inc
Chatsworth
Johnny A. West
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
United States
Children TV workshop cuts staff in cost move
New York AP report says the Children's Television Workshop laid off 12 percent of its staff, about 47 people, from executives to assistants, in a cost cutting measure. Allison Kossow Felix, VP for marketing and communications, called the move part of becoming a stronger competitive force.
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Bert
Ernie
Big Bird
Cookie Monster
Oscar the Grouch
Children’s Television Workshop
Allison Kossow Felix
Felix
Phillips pleads in retrial of Fagan case
Phillips accepts a life sentence with most terms suspended after admitting a role in the conspiracy and agreeing to testify against Mr. Fagan. He is on work release at Montgomery County Detention Center. The retrial continues as cross examination is set to begin, with multiple witnesses recounting firearms and vehicle sightings linked to the case.
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Fagan
Silver Maple Estates
Big Mac prize turns Durham woman into millionaire
Phyllis Cohen, 69, battling kidney and breast cancer, won the only million dollar instant prize in the country by carefully reading the Big Mac attack game after buying a Big Mac and Coke at McDonald’s in Durham. She said she felt like dying and going to heaven as the winner was revealed.
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Durham
N.C
Phyllis Cohen
Ms. Cohen
McDonald's
Arkansas governor Jim Guy Tucker indicted in Whitewater case
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and associate William J. Marks were indicted on charges they obtained 300000 in SBA loans under false pretenses for a Florida cable venture and then used the funds to back an $8.5 million line of credit. Lawyer John H. Haley was charged with conspiring to hide the venture’s true value from the IRS. Tucker could face up to 12 years in prison and fines if convicted.
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Little Rock, Ark
Jim Guy Tucker
Whitewater Grand Jury
Small Business Administration
Mr. Tucker
Bill Clinton
William J. Marks
Florida
John H. Haley
Internal Revenue Service
Whitewater
Clin
Mike Huckabee
House to vote on flag burning amendment in Congress
The House is to vote on a constitutional amendment to restore to states and Congress the power to ban flag desecration. The House Judiciary Committee approved it 18 to 12 along party lines, challenging a 1989 Supreme Court ruling on First Amendment rights. Democratic members opposed it, arguing it threatens free expression.
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Washington
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
John Conyers
D Jr
Michigan
Senate approves broad anti-terrorism bill after Oklahoma City attack
The Senate passed a 2 billion anti-terrorism measure by 91 to 8, expanding federal law enforcement powers and wiretap authority while limiting death-row appeals. President Clinton praised the bipartisan vote and urged the House to act quickly, saying the bill would help prevent another mass attack like Oklahoma City.
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House
Bob Dole
F-Kan
Dole
GOP
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Utah
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