Democrats Push Sanctions On China Over Rights Record
Four senior Democrats introduced a bill to revoke China's favored nation status on goods from army linked, defense related, and state owned firms. The measure targets $5 billion of China’s exports to the United States, while preserving U.S. exports. Senate leader George Mitchell and House leaders Gephardt Pelosi Bonier push for linking trade to human rights in Beijing.
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Ice Man Gene Study Links Copper Age Body to Northern Europe
A 5 000 year old Alpine mummy known as the Ice Man shows genetic ties to northern Europe. Researchers from Munich Oxford Innsbruck and Zurich found his mitochondrial DNA most often matches with modern populations in Germany Denmark and Iceland, with limited matches to Britain and Mediterranean groups. No matches to sub-Saharan Africans Siberians or American Indians were found.
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Marine commander urges U S to skip U N peacekeeping
Marine Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni told the Armed Services Committee that the United States should avoid participating in United Nations peacekeeping. He warned the UN must improve its coordination and capabilities before handling such missions, noting past relief work in Somalia, northern Iraq and Bosnia. Senator Strom Thurmond praised Zinni’s experience in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.
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