Clinton Threatens Veto On Bankruptc y Reform Bill
The House passed a bill making it harder to erase debt in bankruptcy. President Clinton pledged a veto, and Senate opposition led by Sen. Paul Wellstone could block progress. Supporters argue rising filings and a hidden tax burden justify reform, while critics warn it harms families facing layoffs and medical costs. Banks and credit card firms have funded proponent campaigns.
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Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Jim Moran
D-Va
Rep
John Conyers
Michigan
House Judiciary Committee
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
House
Senate
Clinton
Gene Sperling
Congress
Dennis Hastert
R-Nl
John
Common Cause
U.S
Citigroup
Bank One
First USA
MBNA
Bank of America
Chase Manhattan
Connecticut may eliminate sheriff position
Connecticut eight county sheriffs fight a ballot measure to abolish their offices created in 1666. The proposal would end the sheriffs and shift duties to the judicial branch as questions of ethics and corruption loom over the offices.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut
Windham County
New London County
Richard Blumenthal
Blumenthal
John Rowland
National Sheriffs Association
Judicial Branch
New Haven
Conn
New Jersey knew of racial profiling years before admission
Internal state police documents show commanders knew troopers targeted minority drivers for at least three years prior to public admission. A 1994 period saw 94 percent of Turnpike stops by one barracks aimed at minorities, triggering warnings and later confrontations among officials.
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Trenton
N.J
Carl Williams
New Jersey Turnpike
Williams
Peter Verniero
Verniero
Christine Whitman
New Jersey
Justice Department
New York Times
Hackensack
Federal judge upholds Indianapolis video game ordinance
A federal judge ruled Indianapolis may enforce a city ordinance banning minors from playing violent or sexually explicit video games without parental permission. The law requires warning labels, 10 feet separation from nonviolent games, and parental accompaniment for under 18s, effective immediately.
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Indianapolis
David Hamilton
Tion
Kenneth Falk
Indiana Civil Liberties Union
Falk
Indianapolis Star
NASA hero engineer saved shuttle as antenna fails
NASA praised Jorge Rivera 43 for spotting a four inch pin wedged near Discovery's fuel tank that could have doomed the mission. The pin removal preceded Discovery's 100th flight and docking to the space station despite a nonfunctioning main antenna. Rivera and his debris inspection team received NASA’s exceptional achievement medal as the crew prepared for four spacewalks and docking.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
NASA
Discovery
International Space Station
Jorge Rivera
Rivera
Space
Chuck Shaw
Daniel Goldin
Goldin
Puerto Rico
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Healthy Heart Center
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