Packwood backs Foster for surgeon general amid filibuster threat
Senator Bob Packwood said he would vote to confirm Dr. Henry Foster as surgeon general and predicted a GOP filibuster would fail. Opponents like Senator Phil Gramm pledged to block the vote, citing past abortion claims and a syphilis study. Foster urged patience, noting broad supporter sentiment, as Labor Committee set May 24 for a panel vote and the full Senate potential consideration thereafter.
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U S presses nations on Iran nuclear sales
Panetta says the United States will keep pressing Russia and China to halt sales of nuclear technology to Iran. He notes Clinton’s Moscow visit aimed to delay centrifuge deals, and asserts pressure will continue until such transfers stop. New York Times cites Iran’s top official planning about ten power plants in two decades.
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Wounded agent condemns system at police week vigil
FBI Agent John Kuchta, shot five times in the DC headquarters attack, challenged the criminal justice system during a candlelight National Police Week service. He cited leniency for violent criminals and called for tougher consequences as Attorney General Reno and Clinton’s message urged restoring the line between right and wrong.
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One in Three Unemployed Collect Benefits Says Center
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports only about one in three jobless workers received unemployment benefits in the last eight months of 1994. It ties the decline to labor market shifts and the end of an emergency unemployment program, noting temporary positions in services over manufacturing and warning that proposed federal-to-state block grants could trim benefits further.
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