Elian Gonzalez custody fight focuses on his father
Miami relatives and allies question whether Juan Miguel Gonzalez is a fit parent as a Tuesday deadline nears for a court ordered return to Cuba. Attorneys on both sides cite evidence and political pressure while officials push for reunification and a clear plan for Elian.
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White House
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CBS
Atlantic
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Gonzalez
Osberg-Braun
Gregory Craig
United States
Craig
Justice Department
Havana
Fidel Castro
Lazaro Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez
Maria Cardona
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Manny Diaz
Federal
Clinton Administration
Massachusetts moves to regulate handguns as consumer products
Massachusetts plans immediate enforcement of new gun safety regulations after the state Supreme Judicial Court affirmed that former AG Scott Harshbarger acted within authority to curb defective handguns. The rules ban cheap Saturday night specials and require child proof locks tamper proof serial numbers and safety warnings. John Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence calls it a huge victory. Former AG Harshbarger drafted the 1997 rules.
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Massachusetts
Scott Harshbarger
Harshbarger
Superior Court
Diane Kottmger
Supreme Judicial Court
Microsoft Case Returns To Judge In Antitrust Fight
Washington AP reports that with settlement talks collapsing, U S District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson could rule on Microsoft’s guilt, possibly ordering a remedy from breakup to marketplace conduct limits. Sources say government talks broke down with Microsoft proposing no breakup, while Gates cites DOJ and states failing to collaborate.
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U.S
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Rich Gray
Menlo Park
Calif
William Kovacic
George Washington University School of Law
Chicago
Bill Gates
Department of Justice
Hundreds march to pressure flag removal in South Carolina
More than 600 protesters trek 120 miles from Charleston to Columbia to demand the Confederate flag be removed from the Statehouse. Novelist Pat Conroy joins, warning delay could cost the state the Spoleto Festival U S A and deter future artists. Mayor Riley says both white and Black residents demand change.
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South Carolina
Pat Conroy
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Conroy
U.S.A
Joseph P. Riley Jr
Economy powers on as construction climbs to new high
February construction spending rose 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 758.7 billion dollars, a record monthly level. Manufacturing grew in March but slowed slightly from February, with prices for energy and raw materials rising to the highest since February 1995, fueling expectations of another Fed rate advance.
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