GOP loses zeal for probe of Waco siege
Washington AP reports House Majority Leader Dick Armey says fresh hearings on the 1993 Waco siege are unlikely. The shift follows earlier GOP calls for in depth questions about government force against the Branch Davidians, with fatigue and political risk noted by Republicans amid other DOJ concerns. Senate interest remains but is tempered by infighting and other issues. House Judiciary figures expect over a million Waco documents forthcoming.
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Borrowing jumps 96 percent in August led by loan demand
U S consumers expanded credit by 9.6 percent annual rate in August to 1.367 trillion, driven by auto boat education and vacation loans. Total revolver and nonrevolver borrowings rose as higher rates and gas prices tightened budgets, with cars and consumer goods fueling the surge.
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Albright urges delay on test ban vote in Senate
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to postpone consideration of the comprehensive test ban treaty arguing it deserves careful deliberation. President Clinton pressed for ratification but acknowledged slim odds of reaching the two-thirds vote needed, warning failure would threaten national security and future generations.
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