Kurdish refugees flee Sulaymaniyah as Kurdish allies march
Tens of thousands of residents flee Sulaymaniyah amid a Kurdish Democratic Party victory parade. U N officials estimate about 300,000 people evacuated from the city of 400,000 as Iraq's Kurds seek safety near Iran. Iran reports 200,000 refugees at its border awaiting safety.
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Postal Service opens large Postmark America store in Mall of America
The U.S. Postal Service launched Postmark America at Mall of America as its first large scale retail shop offering Postal Service themed apparel and goods. Items include sweatshirts T shirts mugs and a die cast airplane replica with prices from 32.95 to 225 reflecting an expanded marketing push.
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Minnesota
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Washington, D.C
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Clinton Embraces Job Focused Welfare Reform Plan
President Clinton heads to Kansas City to tout a Missouri public private program. The Local Investment Commission channels federal welfare funds to employers offering $500 monthly wage supplements for each former welfare recipient hired. Recipients retain health and day care benefits for four years as welfare reform arguments unfold on the campaign trail.
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Dole defends tax plan amid Medicare Social Security fears
Bob Dole challenged Clinton claims that his tax cut would slash programs. He defended Social Security and education, pledged not to cut military retirees, and said an expanded GI Bill could be priced later. He spoke in St. Petersburg and planned rallies in Baker Louisiana and Tennessee.
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Perot to name VP on TV in national broadcast
Ross Perot plans a 30 minute infomercial on CBS to reveal his running mate without naming the person. He will also appear on Larry King Live to meet voters and Reform Party backers, while promising a tax overhaul and a people approved budget referendum.
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Cheerleader mom gets 10 year term in murder plot
Wanda Webb Holloway, linked to a murder-for-hire plan to help her daughter make a high school cheer squad, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to murder solicitation. The case drew wide public attention as a famed example of a vindictive stage mother.
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China blocks more than a hundred Web sites amid censorship drive
The Chinese government blocks over 100 World Wide Web sites since last week citing obscene or politically dangerous content. Targets include exiled dissident groups and Taiwan's rival government, with U.S. news media sites among the affected. Americans in China report loss of access to U.S. newspapers online. The move follows a finding that employees at international firms used company computers for Internet access.
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