Clinton rushes envoy to press Israel on West Bank pullback
President Clinton sends Dennis Ross to Israel to push for more West Bank troop withdrawals as U.S. ultimatum tightens. With peace talks stalled, Hillary Clinton backs a Palestinian state, drawing GOP criticism while officials insist the administration seeks common ground and renewed momentum for permanent status negotiations.
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Tomb of Unknowns Vietnam veteran to be exhumed
The remains of a Vietnam veteran buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns are ordered exhumed to determine if he can be identified. Defense Secretary Cohen weighed tomb sanctity against full accounting and said identifying the remains is an obligation to the family.
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Intelligence chiefs say Iraq crisis exposed gaps in data
House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Porter Goss said U S commanders faced serious shortfalls in intelligence as the United States neared conflict with Saddam Hussein. He urged that key information was missing to support a serious campaign, as the House passed the 1999 national intelligence authorization bill.
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Dems pressure Gingrich over Hubbell tapes fallout
Democrats frame House Republicans as biased as they seize on Speaker Newt Gingrich urging focus on crimes at the White House. They plan a resolution to push Rep. Dan Burton to step down as head of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee probe. Gingrich was in New Hampshire with no immediate response to a Gephardt letter.
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Growth in worker productivity slows in early 1998
Washington reports a sluggish 0.2 percent gain in productivity for the first quarter of 1998, raising doubts about a lasting shift to a risk-free “new economy.” Economists note the data are preliminary and may reflect a temporary slowdown rather than a trend.
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