Congress eyes year-end budget deal next week in stalemate
Clinton and congressional leaders push to finish the yearlong budget war by end of next week. Lott and Hastert seek deeper cuts to a $350 billion education and health package, while DeLay urges a keep-open plan to avoid a shutdown. Immigration talks ease restrictions on entrants, aides say. Daschle cautions it will be challenging to wrap up.
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U S pleased with progress in Cole probe
The State Department backs Yemen's plan to charge suspects in the USS Cole attack two months after the ship was struck in Aden. Yemen's prime minister said at least three Yemenis will be tried next month, with as many as six possibly facing charges. The Cole will reach Pascagoula, Mississippi, aboard the Blue Marlin after a voyage from Yemen.
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Clinton urges Russia to free American prisoner Pope
Clinton aides press Moscow to grant clemency for Edmund Pope, a Pennsylvania businessman and former Navy officer convicted of espionage. A Russian commission may recommend pardoning him after a Thursday meeting, while officials cite Pope’s health and appeal for humane release. Pope's wife cites bone cancer and decline in prison health.
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