Congress grills itself over failing record in 102nd session
Washington lawmakers from both parties lament a gridlocked Congress with few enacted bills beyond a highway measure and unemployment extension. They blame election-year tensions, Bush vetoes, ethics scrapes, and lack of leadership while calling for budget reform and a larger urban aid package amid looming deadlines.
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Belgrade Protests Grow Over Milosevic Regime Against UN Sanctions
A major Belgrade protest features placards linking Slobo Milosevic to Ghadafi and Saddam Hussein amid Serbia’s clash with UN sanctions. Two deaths in 1991 protests sparked army deployment as opposition leader Vuk Draskovic condemns communism’s grip while international powers impose oil bans and asset freezes.
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Tony Awards Highlights A-List Wins and Moments
The 1991 92 season crowned Judd Hirsch as best actor for Conversations with My Father and Glenn Close as best actress for Death and the Maiden. Larry Fishburne won supporting acting for Two Trains Running, Falsettos swept best book and score, and Scott Waara and Tonya Pinkins earned featured acting honors. The season revived Broadway interest with several film stars performing on stage.
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Gershwin Theater
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Tonya Pinkins
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Richard Dreyfuss
Gene Hackman
Jessica Lange
Alec Baldwin
Alan Alda
Tony Randall
Rob Lowe
Lynn Redgrave
Raul Julia
Sheena Easton
Bias urges parents to take role in drug prevention rally
Anti drug rally draws about 2 500 at Midland Angles event where broadcaster Bias links family values to resisting drugs and violence. She criticizes 1959 approaches, calls for unconditional love and personal accountability, and urges abstinence education for youths amid support from Just Say No and other groups.
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Odessa woman Yvonne Harris remembered for volunteer work
Grace King and colleagues praised Yvonne Harris as a creative, behind the scenes force in Odessa civic groups. Tributes recalled her kindness, organizing skill, and impact on community service while noting her close family ties. Services set for Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with memorials suggested to Hospice of the Southwest.
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Odessa
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Shawnee
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Californian nets record jackpot at Harrah's Reno
Delores Adams, 59, of Sacramento, California, hit a record Megabucks progressive slot jackpot worth 9.346 million dollars at Harrah's Reno Saturday. After betting 12 dollars she lined up four jackpot symbols on the machine, winning the top prize and saying she is overwhelmed and needs time to decide how to spend the money.
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Summit delegates accept draft amid climate talks critique
The United States accounts for about a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions. Greenpeace's Joshua Karliner calls the draft a rhinestone rather than a jewel in the crown of a climate control convention. In Guanabara Bay Flamengo Park, the Global Forum will host about 12,000 participants from 164 countries, with 5,000 groups including Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Federation. Sen. Al Gore and former Rep. Bella Abzug will attend the ecological gathering as part of feminist and NGO participation.
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