Gingrich Book Royalties Lead Among Lawmaker Incomes
WASHINGTON AP Newt Gingrich reported 185,109 dollars in book royalties last year topping earnings among lawmakers who disclosed outside income. The disclosures show diverse sources including writing, farming, acting, and even selling a power boat along with substantial assets mainly held by spouses.
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D-W.va
Senate Intelligence Committee
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R-Ala
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Marianne
Mac Thornberry
R-Texas
Iguana Drives Vehicular Farce On Florida Highway
In Clearwater a drunken driving arrest took an odd turn when a 3 foot iguana named Finley appeared to drive a car on U S 19. Investigators later identified the real driver, John Ruppell, who was jailed for DUI while Finley was sent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Girl X Leaves Rehab Hospital After Recovery Start
Chicago AP reports 10 year old Girl X, assaulted and poisoned, has emerged from a coma and can go home but cannot walk, speak or see. Dr. Gayle Spill at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital says progress is remarkable yet far from complete and her communication is via cheek-pressed yes or no buttons. Found Jan 9 dumped in Cabrini Green stairwell, she earned the moniker to protect privacy.
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Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
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Newton firefighters win $19.5 million payout
Ten firefighters badly hurt in 1993 Newton chemical plant explosion at H C Starck Inc now settle with owner for 19.5 million. Seven are permanently disfigured two ears burned one blinded. Lawyer says none can be firefighters again. Company pleaded guilty to negligence last year and paid 1.4 million fine.
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H.C. Starck Inc
Neil Sugarman
Bayer AG
Germany
Aristide renews rhetoric amid Haiti comeback bid
Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide rallies militants in Port au Prince blaming U S imperialism for Haiti’s woes. He seeks a political comeback as Washington curbs his rise, tightening aid ties and urging austerity while he paints US policy as hostile.
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Army shuts down sex abuse hot line after Aberdeen probe
The Army ends its Aberdeen driven hot line saying calls declined and investigators continue probing 300 plus misconduct complaints. 8,305 calls since November included 1,354 to investigators with 342 under review. Critics call the move a setback for victims seeking help and accountability.
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Hoster
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