Kinshasa Faces Uncertain Fall as Rebels Advance
In Kinshasa the capital braces as rebels and allied forces push toward the city. President Laurent Kabila is missing from public view with advisers divided on his whereabouts. Citizens swarm markets and shops amid growing panic over a potential fall and the end of Kabila's turbulent rule after Mobutu's ouster.
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Congo
Laurent Kabila
Kabila
Associated Press
Mobutu Sese Seko
Albright Renew Threat Over Iraqi Cooperation Push
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged Saddam Hussein to resume full cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors at a briefing with Japan's Masahiko Komura. She warned there would be no sanctions relief without inspections and that the U.S. would act on its timetable if required.
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U.S
Iraq
Madeleine Albright
Saddam Hussein
U.N
Albright
Richard Butler
Masahiko Komura
Nine badly charred bodies lie in Kenyan morgues after embassy bombings
AIROBI Kenya Nine badly charred bodies lie in cold storage still unclaimed a week after the Aug 7 U S Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The FBI expects at least another month to finish scene examinations. (Contains main entities: Kenya Nairobi Tanzania FBI Aug 7 embassy bombings)
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Kenya
U.S
Joseph Owino
FBI
Tanzania
Nairobi
Prudence Bushnell
Bushnell
State Department
Kenya Tourist Board
Dar Es Salaam
John Lange
Indian Ocean
Y2K tax implications for firms hinge on IRS rules
The IRS may allow full one year deductions for repairing or converting software to fix Year 2000 issues, while improvements beyond fixing the millennium bug follow the three year rule. Uncertainty persists on qualifying criteria, risking extensive tax disputes. Tax attorney Hannah Carvey warns the line between upgrading and converting is thin.
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Internal Revenue Service
Hannah Carvey
Washington
Y2K tax breaks debated as firms face year 2000 costs
Businesses weigh deducting Y2K remediation expenses under IRS rules while Congress mulls an easier one year deduction. House Ways and Means, led by Rep Karen Thurman, seeks to double limits for small firms to write off Y2K costs in a single year, avoiding long disputes over software upgrades and conversions.
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Ways and Means Committee
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