Tobacco farmers brace for upheaval amid price fights
Spring Hope farmer David Griffin gears up for a new tobacco season with over a million seedlings, but he and other NC growers fear the end of federal price supports. Washington battles over a settlement and new tobacco laws may reshape farming as required quotas and overseas demand shift.
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N.C
David Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Congress
Mr Griffin
Gaffin
North Carolina
Griffin
Jesse Helms
Washington
Ethan Siegal
Washington Exchange
Capitol Hill
al Gore
Clinton
Senate
Democrats
Siegal
Greg Connolly
Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program
Boston
Kathleen Scheg
Legislative
Action On Smoking and Health
Nash County
U.S
Drug makers push state legislatures on cloning curbs
New York AP reports drug makers oppose broad anti cloning bills in 24 states arguing overbroad language could bar routine drug research. Trade groups campaign state by state against 50 bills. experts warn a patchwork law would hamper biomedical advances including organ growth and drug testing. States from California to Rhode Island consider laws. Clinton backs federal ban, FDA already requires permits.
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California
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Chicago
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US Senate
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Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
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Florida
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Indiana
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Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
Food and Drug Administration
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Pete Wilson
Carl Feldbaum
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Washington
Miss Flores fights to reclaim Miss Colorado crown
Regina Flores, 22, who was dethroned from Miss Colorado amid contract disputes and accusations of racism, seeks to regain the title after an arbitrator hearing set for April 23. Pageant officials deny racism and cite multiple rule violations, with a new Miss Colorado to be crowned June 13.
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Regina Flores
Colorado
Miss Flores
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University of Colorado
Tion
Argentina
Pederson
Ruth Flores
Denver
Gina Waegle
Helen Goldsby
New York
Colleen Walker
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