Lengthy lab delays Sudafed warning cited by officials
Two Washington state cyanide deaths and a serious injury tied to Sudafed capsules prompted Burroughs Wellcome Co to recall the product nationwide. FBI lab testing noted delays in confirming cyanide poisoning, while authorities pursue a potential tampering case in the Tacoma Olympia area. Baltic referendums in Estonia and Latvia showed strong moves toward independence from the Soviet Union as Moscow remained noncommittal.
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Seattle
FBI
Washington State
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle Park
N.C
Washington
William Gore
Tacoma-Olympia
Tumwater
Mike Vandiver
Ktro-Tv
David Predmore
State Toxicology Lab
Komo-Tv
Barry Logan
Moscow
Latvia
Estonia
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Lennart Meri
Tallinn
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Baltics
Medical marijuana cases head to appeals court for patients
Two private groups asked the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to legalize marijuana for medical use to help cancer patients and glaucoma victims. A government lawyer said current law already allows compassionate prescribing, but the groups argue the process is a heavy burden on doctors.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia Circuit
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
United States
Journalists Missing in Southern Iraq
Twenty five journalists from American British French and Italian outlets are missing while traveling toward Basra in southern Iraq U S Central Command says 11 reporters are believed in serious danger French Foreign Ministry reports 15 missing in three days in Basra region The journalists left Kuwait without a military escort on Sunday and failed to return Monday officials say
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
U.S. Central Command
Paris
U.S. Command
Kuwait
Basra
Saddam Hussein
Ministry
Maurice Gourdault-Montagne
Associated Press
Don Mell
Scott Applewhite
Mell
Bush to Meet Allied Leaders in Postwar Peace Effort
President Bush welcomed the release of allied prisoners and urged Iraq to free all prisoners of war and detained Kuwaitis. He outlined future face-to-face talks with leaders of the anti-Iraq coalition, including Mulroney, Mitterrand, and Major, to sustain peace and enforce UN resolutions. Powell pledged full accounting of POWs and MIAs as the U.S. presses war-crimes evidence and missing servicemen cases.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
Middle East
Marlin Fitzwater
Brian Mulroney
Ottawa
Francois Mitterrand
Martinique
Caribbean
Fitzwater
James A. Baker II
Soviet Union
U.S
Gulf
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Bush
Riyadh
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Kuwait City
Colin Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Powell
Lawmakers split on gas tax hike in Maryland Senate
Senate leaders favor a 5 percent sales tax on gasoline and higher vehicle fees but House opposition blocks progress. Secretary Lighthizer warned of $215 million in projects at risk and job losses if the tax increase fails. Senator Lapides argued against raising costs amid public hardship.
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Senate
House
Laurence Levitan
Budget and Taxation Committee
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
Mr. Levitan
James Lighthizer
Maryland
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