Justices spar over HIV as a disability
In a major disability rights test the Supreme Court debated whether HIV infects should be deemed disabled. Bragdon argued no discrimination occurred. Abbott pressed that HIV supports protection due to risks to sex and childbearing. Justices weighed physical limits versus moral choices and direct health threats.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maine
Randon Bragdon
Bragdon
Sidney Abbott
John McCarthy
Abbott
Bennett H. Klein
David H. Souter
Antonin Scalia
Cal
Souter Sai
Anthony M. Kennedy
Stephen G. Breyer
McCarthy
Breyer
Klein
Campaign finance reform bill pushed toward defeat in House
Republicans steered a four bill package toward defeat amid protests from Democrats and dissenting Republicans denied a vote on their reform plan. Leaders altered rules to limit debate and block amendments as critics called the process a sham.
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House
Christopher Shays
R-Conn
Martin Meehan
D-Mass
Meehan
Shays
GOP
Asa Hutchinson
Arkansas
Clinton
White House
Senate
Newt Gingrich
Government tests plastic currency as potential new money
Washington report notes the Treasury tests plastic polymer for U S bills to reduce wrinkling and improve durability. Officials consider long term costs and public acceptance while trials involve Australian and Canadian materials with no timetable beyond possible rollout after 2000.
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U.S
Treasury Department
Treasury
Howard Schloss
Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Reserve Bank of Australia
Pany
Domtar Inc
Montreal
Thomas Ferguson
Aoe Australia
Court delays probe of first lady in travelgate case
Whitewater investigators battle over notes from James Hamilton of a 1993 Foster conversation. The justice system weighs attorney client privilege as notes could have tied Hillary Rodham Clinton to the travel office firings. Foster’s death last year halted live testimony and delayed the probe while courts decide if the notes remain confidential.
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White House
Vincent Foster
Foster
Washington
Whitewater
Hillary Rodham Clinton
James Hamilton
Whitewater Usors
Hillary Clinton
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Clinton
U.S. District Court
Starr
Hamilton
Court of S
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Estee Lauder
Travelgate
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