GOP near passage of marriage tax bill in Congress
Washington AP Republicans push a centerpiece tax cut to end the marriage penalty, seeking Senate passage to Clinton with changes for more 2001 relief. They argue the measure corrects inequities while Democrats call it skewed to upper incomes and threaten a veto without a companion drug benefit.
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Washiington
Clinton
Senate
House
GOP
Philadelphia
William Roth
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
White House
Joe Lockhart
Lockhart
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Sen
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Ways and Means Committee
Eleven-year-old gunman shoots at school in Renton incident
A 12-year-old boy fired a handgun into a ceiling at Dimmitt Middle School in Renton Washington prompting a shelter in place and canceled summer programs. Sheriff’s officials describe him as not now dangerous. Students describe a tense scene with threats toward a classmate.
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Renton
Wash
John Urquhart
Peter Daniels
Urquhart
Brittany Lamb
Lamb
Safety board hearing on distracted drivers
Washington AP report on a planned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hearing on driver distraction from radios, cell phones, navigation and other gadgets. Auto makers and tech providers urge balance between safety and regulation while citing driver responsibility and ongoing public concerns.
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Safety Board
Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Rae Tyson
Rob Strassburger
The
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Lisa Shde
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
California
Florida
Massachusetts
National Conference of State
U.S
New England Journal of Medicine
Network of
Employers For Traffic Safety
Thomas Dingus
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
EPA to pull out before Tar Creek clean is done
In Picher Oklahoma the Tar Creek Superfund site nears an EPA shutdown due to a lack of state matching funds. Backhoes scrape contaminated lead chat from yards while residents fear ongoing exposure. The 1995 cleanup began amid delays and scrutiny of contracted work, with 650 yards remaining.
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EPA
Picher
Okla
Tar Creek
Environmental Protection Agency
Philip Allen
Tulsa
Charles Turnbaugh
Turnbaugh
Love Canal
Upstate New York
General Accounting Office
GAO
Frank Keating
Brian Griffin
Griffin
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Woman Guilty Plea in Gun Purchase for Rampage
In Baltimore, 48 year old Constance Waugh pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge for participating in a straw purchase. She helped buy a shotgun and rifle for Joseph Palczynski, knowing his felony background, with sentencing set for October 20 and potential prison time up to ten years.
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Baltimore
Constance Waugh
Joseph Palczynski
Waugh
Palczynski
Tracy Whitehead
Whitehead
Virginia
U.S
James Webster
Gloria Shenk
George
Steve Chagnon
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Isooplus
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Pizza Hut
S. Main
SONIC
W. 12Th Ave
Emporia
OTH & Mass
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Kansas
Nextel Communications, Inc
Nextel Direct
Nextel Communications
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Motorola, Inc
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Hounail
Microsoft Corporation
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