Clinton Defends Gore in Fund Raising Flap
President Clinton defended Vice President Gore and Hillary Clinton aide as ethical amid White House fund raising disclosures. He said the system is out of whack and urged campaign finance reforms while noting he may have made similar calls but dislikes fundraising by soliciting contributors at the White House.
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White House
al Gore
East
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Democratic National Committee
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Europe
Mobutu
France
Laurent Kabila
Mr. Mobutu
David Shearer
London
International Institute For Strategic Studies
United States
Mr. Kabila
Palestinians dismayed as Israel narrows West Bank pullback
In Jerusalem Palestinians stoned troops who stayed in the West Bank as Yasser Arafat voiced shock at a pullback offering only one third of expected land. Israel's cabinet approved a 9 percent reduction with a three phase plan to conclude by mid 1998, while final borders await talks through 1999. Palestinians lament betrayal and press for broader concessions.
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West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Benjamin Netanyahu
Beit
Omar
Ips
Beit Omar
Palestinian Authority
Mohammed Abu Ayash
Netanyahu
Mobutu's Hold on Zaire Tightens as Kisangani Falls
Rebels press toward Kisangani threatening Mobutu's 31 year rule. Districts fear riots, mass exodus from Kinshasa, and possible executions if the government collapses. Some still back Mobutu while international players urged restraint and a multinational cease-fire force.
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Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Kisangani
Guillaume Ngefa Atondoko
Zairian Association
Mobutu
Mr. Mobutu
Mir station oxygen generator fails adding risk to crew
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a second oxygen generator aboard the Russian space station Mir malfunctioned leaving two Russians and one American with only a two month air supply NASA said Friday Russian flight controllers outside Moscow ordered the crew to begin using supplemental oxygen generating canisters NASA spokesman Ed Campion said the situation is not considered dangerous Russian controllers plan to send up instructions to fix the units and a Soyuz capsule remains attached for a quick escape if needed
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Mir
NASA
Moscow
Ed Campion
Twins under state care after custody ruling in Brockton
In Brockton Massachusetts Probate Judge James Menno declared both parents unfit and awarded custody of 12 year old twins Sheena and Tara Raymond to the state and ordered a safe structured residential facility for evaluation. The girls cried out Daddy help us as they were removed from court.
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Mass
James Menno
Sheena
Tara Raymond
Menno
James Lawton
Lawton
Aboriginal artist revealed as non Aboriginal impostor
An Australian report exposes Eddie Burrup as Elizabeth Durack, an 82 year old Irish descendant woman. The shock uncovers decades of claimed Aboriginal identity and art, provoking anger among dealers and elders who condemn the deception as cultural colonization. Durack’s dot style works had been showcased in Kimberley and earned contest and prize consideration.
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Sydney
Australia
Eddie Burrup
Elizabeth Durack
Doreen Mellor
Burrup
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