Hastert Calls for Tax Relief and Social Security Push
Rep. Dennis Hastert urged Congress to cut taxes and shore up Social Security to regain public trust as he prepares to become House speaker. He favored broader tax relief, stressed Social Security solvency, and said bipartisan work is needed to heal divisions from Clinton impeachment. He noted no detailed agenda beyond tax relief and education funding.
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Ill
Dennis Hastert
Illinois
House
Bob Livingston
Chicago
Hastert
Congress
Newt Gingrich
Livingston
Louisiana
Clinton
Republican Caucus
106Th Congress
Senate Democrats
Senate
GOP
White House
Trent Lott
Henry Hyde
Hyde
House Republicans
U.S
J. Dennis Hastert
Batavia, Ill
U.S. grants 18 month relief for migrants from Mitch zone
The United States will suspend deportations for about 150,000 Nicaraguans and Hondurans in the U.S. for at least 18 months to allow Central America to recover from Hurricane Mitch. Eligible migrants may work and must register, pay 175 dollars, and may face deportation rules again after the period.
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Washington
United States
Immigration and Naturalization
Doris Meissner
Central America
INS
Meissner
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
el Salvador
Janet Reno
Reno
Court overturns libel verdict against station
An appeals court in Houston overturned a 1996 libel verdict against KTRK-TV and reporter Wayne Dolcefino over linking former mayoral candidate Sylvester Turner to an insurance scam. The 14th Court of Appeals ruled no malice shown and allowed Turner to seek further appeal.
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Houston
14Th Court of Appeals
Ktrk-Tv
Wayne Dolcefino
Sylvester Turner
KTRK
Turner
Bob Lanier
Dolcefino
ABC Drops Mrs Munger Class Segment After Defamation Suit
Los Angeles AP reported ABC canceled the minute long Mrs Munger Class feature from Disney’s One Saturday Morning after a retired Virginia teacher Kathleen Foresman and 15 former students sued over yearbook photos used as talking lips. Plaintiffs claim racial insult and humiliation.
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Los Angeles
Green
Disney
ABC
Kathleen Foresman
Woodbridge Middle School
Virginia
Foresman
Ani
Edward Jackson
San Diego
Jackson
Eric Mahady
Rishwain
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