Microsoft battle shapes the future of the computer age
The antitrust case pits Microsoft against the Justice Department and 20 states. The trial centers on bundling Internet Explorer with Windows and potential effects on browser competition, Java, and cross platform compatibility. Key witnesses include Netscape chair James Barksdale and Sun’s James Gosling.
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Microsoft
California
Silicon Valley
Justice Department
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
Bill Gates
North Carolina
Sun
Scott McNealy
Sun Microsystems Inc
Gates
Netscape Communications Corp
Netscape
James Barksdale
James Gosling
Gosling
Clinton frames IMF contribution as insurance and urges Japan
President Clinton praised the United States mandate of 17.9 billion for the IMF as insurance for the U.S. economy and pressed Japan to bolster its banks. He warned that delays risk global growth and said IMF funding could leverage 90 billion in aid while criticizing Republicans for holding up action.
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Clinton
United States
International Monetary Fund
Japan
America
Asia
Oval Office
U.S
IMF
Budget boosts NIH but flags overall health spending rise
The 1999 federal health budget totals about $40 billion, up 10.3 percent from 1998, with NIH funding rising from $13.6 to $15.6 billion. Supporters call NIH the government’s crown jewel while other health programs gain aimed at disease research, bioterrorism defense, AIDS care, and low income patients.
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Clinton
Department
John Porter
R-Ill
House
NIH
Sen
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Senate
Congress
Porter
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Jones seeks 2 million to settle Clinton suit
The Jones camp reportedly pushes a two million settlement offer to end the four year Clinton harassment suit with roughly split contributions from Bill Clinton and Abe Hirschfeld. Internal dissension and talks of a possible counter offer dominate discussions as the case nears a key appeals court date.
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Clinton
Washington
Paula Jones
New York
Bill McMillan
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Dallas
Bob Bennett
John Whitehead
Rader, Fisher & Pyke
McMillan
Whitehead
Abe Hirschfeld
Hirschfeld
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