Croats and Serbs clash as truce ends in Croatia and Bosnia
Fighting erupts on central Croatian highway as Croatian fighters clash with rebel Serbs on the eve of a Bosnia truce expiry. Three U.N. peacekeepers are seriously wounded near Sarajevo while Croatian forces enter Serb-held areas including Jasenovac. France warns of withdrawal if the truce does not extend. Tensions rise as shelling and sniper fire hit Sarajevo’s Sniper Alley and U.N. personnel face danger across the region.
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AGREB
Croatia
Ziressanas
U.N
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Myriam Sochacki
France
Colum Murphy
Yasushi Akashi
Jasenovac
United Nations
Zagreb
Belgrade
Susan Manuel
Manuel
Novska
Jordan
European Union
Wives visit U.S. prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq
Two American women Linda Barloon and Kathy Caliberti visited their husbands at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad after they were arrested crossing from Kuwait. William Barloon and David Caliberti, both convicted of illegal entry, were sentenced to eight years. The women traveled from Amman to plead for release.
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U.S
Iraq
Caliberti
Abu Ghraib
Kuwait
William Barloon
David Caliberti
Baghdad
Amman
Jordan
Kansas lawmakers tighten funeral picketing law
In Topeka legislators move to fix a constitutional flaw in a state law targeting funeral picketing tied to anti gay activist minister Fred W. Phelps Sr. The bill defines unlawful picketing as between one hour before and two hours after a service, passing the Senate 38 to 0 and the House 121 to 4.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred W. Phelps Sr
Bill Graves
U.S
Lee R. West
Oklahoma City
West
Senate
House
Dole and Gingrich push separate Medicare reform plan
Senate leader Bob Dole and Speaker Newt Gingrich say Medicare reform will be tackled separately from budget balancing. They warn the system could go broke in five years and outline a plan to preserve the program while offering elderly options beyond the current Medicare setup.
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Ashington
Senate
Bob Dole
House
Newt Gingrich
Kansas Republican
GOP
Gingrich
Clinton
Dole
ABC
David Brinkley
Collins Delayed Puerto Rico Debut In Latin Tour
Phil Collins finally took the stage before 17,000 in San Juan after a two hour delay caused by his crew being detained in Caracas over unpaid production taxes. He performed more than 20 songs including Against All Odds and In the Air Tonight, closing a Latin American tour that included Venezuela Argentina and Peru.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Phil Collins
Collins
Caracas
Venezuela
Argentina
Peru
Kassebaum navigates Foster hearings amid politics and abortion clash
Senator Nancy Kassebaum, chairing the Labor and Human Resources Committee, seeks a toned-down debate as surgeon general nominee Henry Foster faces abortion politics and presidential posturing. Dole and Gramm influence the process, Clinton backs Foster, and Kassebaum weighs her term prospects in 1996.
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Kassebaum
Foster
Labor and Human Resources
Senate
Phil Gramm
Texas
Dole
Vet Kassebaum
Clinton
Gramm
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Joe Lando
Sully
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TV Guide
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