Free Willy Keiko Begins Sea Pen Return to Ocean
Keiko the killer whale greets Icelandic sea pen as hundreds of children cheer. After 19 years in tanks he dives and splashes in home waters, while experts monitor readaptation toward a possible wild life over the next two years. Falcon-like effort by supporters aims to prove he can survive in open ocean.
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Oregon
Bob Ratliffe
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Foundation
Mexico
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport
Hemmey
Velkommen Kerko
Flight 111 crash details emerge from Halifax briefing
Swissair Flight 111, en route from New York to Geneva, crashed off Nova Scotia killing 229. Investigators report only about 2 percent of the aircraft retrieved, with debris from the surface and the last minutes showing irregularities in several systems before the flight data recorder stopped. The chief crash investigator declined to specify theories and noted the final signal came just after 10 26 pm Atlantic time at 9 700 feet and 275 mph.
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Atlantic
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Gerden
New York
Geneva
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Leaders hold private talks on future Belfast
Protestant leader David Trimble and Sinn Fein head Gerry Adams met privately for 45 minutes to discuss Northern Ireland's new government formed in April's peace accord. They emerged hopeful their deep differences could be narrowed though Trimble had previously refused dialogue since his 1995 election amid Sinn Fein’s disarmament dispute with the IRA.
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Sein Finn
David Trumble
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Irish Republican Army
Taliban say nine of eleven Iranian diplomats dead in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesmen in Kabul reported that nine of eleven Iranian diplomats, missing since last month’s battle that seized Mazar-e-Sharif, were found dead. Iran blamed the Taliban and Pakistan, promising to defend its people. Two diplomats remain missing amid rising tensions between Iran and Afghanistan’s ruling movement.
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Primakov forms broad coalition as Russia seeks crisis fix
Acting Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov urged rapid but careful consolidation of political forces to tackle Russia’s economic crisis and asked factions to support a new government for up to a year. President Yeltsin praised compromise, named Viktor Gerashchenko to head the Central Bank amid inflation fears and to stabilize prices and banking. Jeffrey Sachs criticized past central banking policy as inflationary.
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Yevgeny Primakov
Russia
Primakov
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Yeltsin
Viktor Gerashchenko
Gerashchenko
Chenoweth admits affair after Clinton attack
Idaho congresswoman Helen Chenoweth publicly acknowledged an extramarital relationship from 14 years earlier after an election ad criticizing President Clinton drew scrutiny. The disclosure follows similar confessions by Rep Dan Burton and prompts discussion of political accountability amid ongoing Lewinsky affair fallout.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Helen Chenoweth
Idaho Statesman
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Clinton Crite
Dan Burton
Indiana
University of Virginia
Larry Sabato
Chenoweth
Mr. Clinton
Campaign finance bill falls short in Senate vote
In a closely watched election year move, Senators blocked debate on a McCain Feingold campaign finance bill, with seven Republicans joining all Democrats to defeat a cloture motion 52 to 48. McCain withdrew the measure, signaling slim chances for passage before adjournment as lawmakers seek funds for campaigns. The Federal Election Commission reported hard money totals up 15 percent for Republicans and 30 percent for Democrats, while soft money rose sharply for both sides.
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John McCann
R-Ariz
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
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