Bush Medicaid plan sparks liberal fears over benefits
AP reports liberals warn that Bush Administration proposals to use savings from Medicaid could short change current beneficiaries and not guarantee states will reinvest funds to insure more people. HHS officials say states may cut benefits or raise premiums, but will be encouraged to expand coverage for the uninsured without new federal money.
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Families USA
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Niane Rowland
Kaiser Commission On
Unions report no political expenses to IRS in 1996
A review shows unions spent millions on ads and voter guides while reporting zero political expenses to the IRS. Officials warn noncompliance could trigger audits and back taxes, noting some expenditures may cross lines into political activity.
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Aflcio
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National Association of Manuufacturers
Federal Election Commission
North Carolina
Bill Clinton
Jim Hunt
Harvey Gantt
Senate
Global panel to discuss future of human cloning
Washington report notes scientists gather under National Academy of Sciences auspices amid Dolly era fears and hopes. Antinori of Rome cites 1300 U.S. couples and 200 Italians as cloning candidates. Zavos and Boisselier also seek human cloning with FDA limits and shifting legal risk.
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Scotland
Dolly
National Academy of Sciences
Severino Antinori
Rome
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Antinori
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America
Kentucky
Mediterranean
Zavos
Brigette Boisselier
Lexington
Kyi
Andrology Institute
Food and Drug Administration
United States
Boisselier
FDA
California Supreme Court bars gunmaker liability in criminal misuse case
The California Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that victims and families cannot sue gun manufacturers when their products are used illegally. The decision wraps a long dispute over Navegar Inc. linked to the 1993 San Francisco massacre caused by Gian Luigi Ferri. Lawyers note a growing body of law limiting such suits.
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Gian Luigi Ferri
Aarndé
Navegar Inc
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Navegar
California
1St District Court of Appeal
California Supreme Court
Ernest Getto
Probate hearing for Ethel Belle Howard estate in Kansas
In the District Court of Franklin County Kansas probate department a notice of hearing and to creditors is issued in the matter of the estate of Ethel Belle Howard deceased case 61 PR 037. Frank Junior Campbell executor petitions to admit will dated May 7 1985 to probate and for appointment without bond under simplified estates act. Creditors must file claims within four months from first publication or be barred.
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Falawnklin County
Kansas
Ethel Belle Howard
State OF Kansas
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Frank Junior Campball
Ethel Balla Howard
Frank Junior Campbell
Ansua
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Franklin County
Sam H. Sheldon
Bowers & Sheldon
South Main
Ottawa
Clinton signs book deal for memoir at Knopf
Former President Clinton will write his memoirs for Alfred A. Knopf with undisclosed terms. Reports say the advance may exceed 10 million dollars, surpassing the previous nonfiction record of 8.5 million. Publication is planned for 2003, edited by Robert Gottlieb.
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Knopf
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Washington
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Pope John Paul II
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Simon & Schuster
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Toni Morrison
Barbara Tuchman
Katharine Graham
Judith Regan
Regan Books
HarperCollins
Hillary
Regan
Gottlieb
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