Clinton Friends Push Centrist Shift After Midterms
A Democratic Leadership Council study cites independent voters viewing Clinton as a big-government liberal and urges a pivot to centrism. DLC President Al From calls the outcome a blunt message to get with the program or face retirement, with 55 percent of independents dissatisfied and many Democrats staying home.
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Colorado man charged with assassination attempt on Clinton
Francisco Martin Duran of Colorado Springs was indicted on a charge of attempting to assassinate President Clinton after firing about 29 rounds from a semiautomatic rifle at the White House on October 29. He pleaded not guilty, faces up to life in prison, and attends arraignment before Judge Charles R. Richey as prosecutors seek to prove intent to kill.
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Social Security glitch underpaid thousands of retirees
Thousands of retired Americans were underpaid by an average of 1,000 dollars in Social Security benefits due to a 1978 computer error. The Social Security Administration will identify up to 426,000 elderly recipients whose checks were shorted, totaling 478.5 million dollars, and will notify and repay them and their survivors. The agency aims to reimburse all affected and includes estates of deceased retirees.
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Associated Press
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FDA rejects first osteoporosis drug in 10 years
An FDA advisory panel says etridonate fails to prove fracture reduction despite increasing bone mass. Doctors say some patients may still receive it from physicians despite the rejection. In Michigan a man, Keith Bradford, 34, is charged with stealing a condom machine from a bar, with 48 condoms and $31.75 recovered.
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Nielsen buys whoopee cushion to shed serious image
Leslie Nielsen, famous for dramatic roles and the Naked Gun films, says he bought a whoopee cushion to lighten his image. At 68, the veteran actor has appeared in nearly 1,800 dramatic parts including Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure, per Parade magazine.
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Proposition 187 boycott threats loom over California
San Diego reports abroad and at home threaten boycotts over Proposition 187 aimed at illegal immigrants. Republicans eye San Diego as a potential 1996 national convention site while officials caution that boycotts may not fully materialize. Business leaders warn of possible impact on local retailers and cross-border shoppers.
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Catholic bishops oppose euthanasia in Catholic hospitals
Washington AP bishops declare euthanasia and physician assisted suicide must never be allowed in the nation s 1200 Catholic hospitals and affiliated facilities. They permit palliative pain relief even if it may hasten death and uphold patients right to forgo extraordinary means, noting the church s wide influence through its hospital system.
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