Clinton Urges China to Expand Political Dialogue
President Clinton opens a nine day visit to China with a grand Tang Dynasty welcome and calls for freer political dialogue. He argues the United States can help China grow while stressing human rights and religious freedom amid reports of dissident detentions. A protest over visa denials to Radio Free Asia reporters is logged as part of the diplomatic frictions.
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Bacteria Found Thriving in Antarctic Ice Cores
Researchers drilling through Antarctic perpetual ice report colonies of microbes thriving in subfreezing lake waters. The discovery, to be published in Science, suggests life could endure in icy environments on Mars or Europa.
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Feds warn Internet users about online scams teaser sites
The FTC told a House panel it created 11 deceptive teaser sites to show how scams lure users with promises like earning $50,000 in 90 days. The sites mimic legitimate pages to rank high on Yahoo and Lycos and steer traffic via partner ads. Jennifer Nash, a leukemia patient from Hope Mills, met Leonardo DiCaprio through Make-A-Wish for lunch at Planet Hollywood.
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Astern North Carolina
New Assembly in Ireland Shapes Peace Era in Belfast Vote
Northern Ireland voters chose lawmakers for a 108 seat Assembly to govern Belfast and share power between Protestants and Catholics. The election initiates transfer of government from London, with SDLP leader John Hume warning against victors in a divided society.
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Government seeks changes to Windows 98 in antitrust case
The Justice Department and 20 states demand Microsoft modify Windows 98 to curb browser bundling and consider including rival browsers. A Sept. 8 hearing follows the product’s Thursday sale and raises questions whether changes would apply to pre installed systems or boxed store versions.
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Thomas Penfield Jackson
Lawmakers take positions on education and tobacco
In Washington Republicans and Democrats clashed over education health care tobacco and taxes as they prepared a two week recess A GOP pep rally promoted an education bill Clinton vows to veto while a teen smoking curb outlines drew Dem criticism Gephardt warned of political fallout as Heather Wilson was sworn in as the latest congress member
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Supreme Court Rejects Line-Item Veto Law
The Supreme Court struck down the 1997 line item veto measure 6-3, ruling Congress lacked constitutional authority to grant the president the power to delete specific items in laws. President Clinton voiced disappointment as lawmakers pledged to reconsider, with the decision implying the president cannot veto individual items without a constitutional amendment.
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Teen abortion and birth rates fall nationwide says CDC
Abortion rates dropped in 40 states with Maine Ohio and Oregon exceptions while teen pregnancy rates fell across 42 states and DC between 1992 and 1995. Officials attribute declines to less sex and greater birth control use aided by improved economic prospects.
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Judge frees McDougal on back injury with home detention
Federal Judge George Howard Jr released Susan McDougal from prison citing a painful back condition requiring treatment. He sentenced her to time served and 90 days in home detention, urging rehabilitation as she awaits embezzlement trial in California and a separate contempt hearing in Little Rock.
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