Rockefeller, GOP clash over Clinton health plan standoff
Senator Rockefeller accuses Republicans of stalling on the Clinton universal coverage plan as Gramm and Chafee offer critiques. Gramm argues tax hikes and price controls will harm the economy, while Rockefeller defends the plan and contends GOP obstruction. Chafee supports phased universal coverage and calls Rockefeller’s charges bizarre.
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Congress
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Texas
Chafee
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Court rules nurses not protected by labor law
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held nurses who direct lower skilled staff are supervisors and thus not protected by the National Labor Relations Act. The ruling affects Heartland nursing home staff and broader health care workers, reversing the board and reinstating back pay for the dismissed nurses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Anthony M. Kennedy
National Labor Relations Act
Kennedy
Court of Appeals
Heartland Nursing Home
Urbana
Ohio
Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America
Heartland
Labor Board
Toledo
Health Care & Retirement Corp
Federal Labor Board
Julia Goldsberry
Cynthia Cordrey
Ruby Wells
Jackie Onassis funeral draws dignitaries and guarded crowds
Jackie carries Kennedy entourage and police escort as first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and former first lady Lady Bird Johnson attend the private service. John F Kennedy Jr reads a Bible passage while Maurice Tempelsman and Caroline Kennedy speak briefly. Security blocks streets, and Clinton skips New York funeral to respect family privacy.
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John F. Kennedy Jr
Caroline
Maurice Tempelsman
Annabelle Slattery
William Doyle Art Gallery
Ms. Slattery
Jackie
Diane Neal
Newark
N.J
Neal
Arlington National Cemetery
Clinton
New York
White House
Plot continues in double murder case with informant
The defendant planned to explode his wife’s car and plotted to pay for the killings. An informant wore a listening device as the couple met after agreeing to transfer cash. They met at a local fast food restaurant and withdrew $50 before the arrest. Detective Bruce DeGrange led the inquiry.
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Cornelius
Hillcrest Drive
Bruce DeGrange
Army medical progress highlighted on Armed Forces Day
Maj. Shultz notes that deployable hospitals cover eight acres and hold up to 300 beds. He contrasts Civil War medicine, where sickness killed more soldiers than combat, with modern Army care featuring immunization antibiotics and education on safe sex and first aid.
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Shultz
Littrell Outlines 4 Policy Themes In Senate Run
Frederick County figures Littrell and Smelser split on education, with Littrell backing an elected school board. Littrell says he will center on business and the economy crime education and government size, continuing a 12 year House agenda.
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Mr. Smelser
Smelser
Littrell
Frederick County
Oil tanker spill near Valdez spills 200 barrels
Cleanup crews contained most of about 200 barrels of crude oil leaking from the tanker Eastern Lion at BP Exploration Alaska’s Valdez terminal. Divers said the leak had stopped by Sunday afternoon. Wildlife including birds, seals, and sea otters were touched by the sheen but not seriously threatened.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Valdez
British Petroleum
Tim Bradner
Eastern Lion
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc
Exxon Valdez
Prince William Sound
Scott Thompson
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