Instant background checks begin for holiday gun buying
The nationwide instant background check system will start November 30 under the Brady Act, covering handgun long gun and shotgun buyers. FBI and states prepare, with training underway for 513 staff in West Virginia, two call centers, and dealer briefings as officials project 12.4 million annual firearm sales plus 2.5 million pawn shop rechecks. December remains the peak sales month amid hunting season.
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Washington
Janet Reno
FBI
David Loesch
United States
Loesch
West Virginia
Reno
Justice Department
Microsoft portrays AOL as tough rival in 1996 deal
The AP reports AOL pressed for influence in Netscape and sought a Netscape board seat during talks with Microsoft in 1996. Microsoft argued the government’s antitrust case hinges on a plan to divide the Internet software market, while AOL later limited Netscape’s browser distribution and sought to ensure AOL access in Windows.
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America Online
Microsoft
Netscape
AOL
John Warden
Steve Case
James Barksdale
Case
Colburn
David Colburn
Starr Spends Millions on Private Investigators and Staff
Government records show Kenneth Starr's Lewinsky probe cost over 4.4 million by September 1997 with more than 700000 allocated to private investigators. Expenses include 194000 for consultant Samuel Cash, 30k for a psychology review, 434 for hotel meals when Linda Tripp wore the wire, and 118400 to Ronald Rotunda for Supreme Court brief work.
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Kenneth Starr
Watergate
Samuel Cash
House Democrats
Starr
Lewinsky
Linda Tripp
Monica Lewinsky
University of Illinois Law
Ronald Rotunda
Clinton
Paula Jones
White House
Vincent Foster
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
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