Clinton promotes Medicare reform with state study
President Clinton released a state by state analysis urging Congress to back away from a large tax cut and adopt his Medicare overhaul with a prescription drug benefit. The study accompanies Senate Finance Committee hearings and argues tax cuts would jeopardize Medicare's financing while expanding drug coverage aids many middle income seniors. It notes rising elderly demand, calls for on budget surplus allocation to Medicare, and highlights regional aging trends among states.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate Finance
Florida
White House
Joe Lockhart
Capitol Hill
Chris Jennings
U.S
Medicare
America
Upper Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Clinton touts small wheat sale to China
The Clinton administration promotes a $6 million Pacific Northwest wheat sale to China as proof of Beijing honoring concessions for WTO entry. It marks the first such sale in over two decades and could presage broader purchases, with lawmakers weighing permanent normal trade relations.
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Washington
U.S
China
Clinton
World Trade Organization
Pacific Northwest
Dan Glickman
National Farmers Union
Salt Lake City
Max Baucus
Dmont
Chase
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Congress
Glickman
Europe
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Leap Day glitches hit computers worldwide with minor effects
The leap day caused scattered minor computer problems from Japan to New Zealand and the United States. Glitches affected a nuclear plant monitor, weather systems, seismographs, ATMs, postal printers, and trading terminals, but officials said disruptions were limited and not widespread.
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Japan
Monju
Tokyo
Meteorological Agency
Postal Service
Iwate
Prefec
New Zealand
Jakarta
Indonesia
Singapore
Bruce McConnell
United Nations World Bank
Washington
United States
North American Electric Relia
Bility Council
Canada
Sony Corp
District Attorney blasts jurors in Diallo case verdict
New York DA Robert T. Johnson condemns jurors who acquitted four white officers of Amadou Diallo’s death. He calls for resignations of the officers while noting possible federal probe and civil suits. Prosecutors defended their case amid protests and a NY Times CBS poll showing split views on the verdict.
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Diallo
New York
Amadou Diallo
Robert T. Johnson
Bronx
Johnson
Stephen Worth
Edward McMellon
Minneapolis
Baltimore
New York Times
CBS
New York State
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