Reno seeks independent counsel to probe Brown finances
Attorney General Janet Reno urged in court papers for an independent counsel to review Commerce Secretary Ron Brown finances including undisclosed payments from a former business partner and possible misstatements. She said deliberate omission could be illegal though Brown claimed no criminal intent. President Clinton backed the move but Brown and others faced limits on investigation.
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Commerce
Ron Brown
Janet Reno
Ms. Reno
Brown
Mr. Brown
Fired worker kills 3 at old job in Asheville shop
James Floyd Davis, fired after a fight with coworkers, bought a carbine and ammunition, then killed three people and wounded two at the Union Butterfield Division plant in Asheville. He crouched under desks as gunfire echoed, then surrendered to police after discarding weapons.
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Asheville
N.C
James Floyd Davis
Davis
James
Larry Short
Union Butterfield Division
Kindergartner Finds Loaded Revolver in Pickup
A five year old brought a loaded .38 revolver with hollowpoint bullets to school at North Main Elementary in Little Rock and handed it to a staff member to show after teachers noted a drawing about summer plans. Principal Robert Turner described the danger of hollowpoint rounds and a removed trigger guard.
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Little Rock, Ark
North Main
Robert Turner
Turner
Panel clears cable bill in House panel vote
Washington AP confirms a House Commerce subcommittee approved a bill to deregulate cable rates and reform telecom law by a 24 5 vote. Proposals for rate protections and broad cross ownership deregulation were postponed until next week full committee review.
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House
House Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee
Edward Markey
D-Mass
Cliff Stearns
R-Fla
Commerce Committee
NRA apologizes for letter to defend fundraising appeal
The NRA backs away from describing some federal agents as jack booted thugs and apologizes through Wayne LaPierre. He regrets the wording and says the language was not meant to condemn all federal law enforcement. The controversy follows Bush's resignation from the group and Clinton's support of the critics.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
NRA
Wayne LaPierre
Phoenix
LaPierre
Bush
Clinton
House pushes forward on Republican balanced budget plan
The House moves toward approving a balanced budget plan with a 231 to 203 majority and includes 1.4 trillion dollars in seven year savings. Medicare and Medicaid cuts face opposition from Democrats while supporters tout hard budgeting to erase deficits by 2002.
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House
New York
Susan Molinari
Karen McCarthy
D-Mo
GOP
America
Dennis Hastert
Bill
Mike Parker
Mississippi
Senate
Phil Gramm
Texas
Bob Dole
Kan
Senate probes Packwood conduct over alleged sexual misconduct
Senate ethics committee concludes a full investigation is warranted into Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon over 18 alleged incidents from 1969 to 1990 involving staff members and others. The panel questions diary alterations and will pursue possible violations of law and Senate rules, with potential penalties from rebuke to expulsion.
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Bob Packwood
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
Oregon
Packwood
Senate Finance Committee
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