Trade bill clears House and heads to Senate vote
The House approved a China trade bill 237 to 197 in a hard fought vote. It would grant normal trade relations, back a landmark market opening pact, and create a watchdog to monitor human rights and labor in China. Supporters push for swift Senate passage despite Helms opposition and potential delays.
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Washington
China
Senate
House
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Baucus
World Trade Organization
Helm
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
William Roth
Rdel
Finance Committee
Trent Lott
Miss
Clinton
Organized Labor
America
Rose Garden
Trade Ministry
Labor
Texas
George W. Bush
National push for daily music education gains backing
Advocates press a nationwide campaign as Gallup finds 75 percent of adults favor a daily music lesson in schools. Stars like Connie Britton urge reform while studies claim music boosts learning. only four states test music knowledge. Education officials push for more federal arts funding amid debate over a $340 billion education budget.
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Washington
U.S
Gallup
Connie Britton
Coppell
Texas
Farmington
Mich
National Association For Music Education
Kentucky
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Congressional
Senate
Richard Riley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Judge hints at splitting Microsoft into two or three parts
U S District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson asked the Justice Department to revise its breakup plan for Microsoft within 48 hours after a daylong hearing. He showed openness to dividing Microsoft into two parts with Windows separate from Office and Internet properties, and even a third unit for its browser. He signaled a final order could come soon and pressed speed over further process.
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Jackson
Microsoft
William Neukom
Bill Gates
Steve Ballmer
Wall Street
William Kovacic
George Washington University
Kovacic
Justice Department
Charges against Linda Tripp dropped in Maryland case
Linda Tripp will not face criminal wiretap charges in Maryland after prosecutors dropped the case. A judge’s ruling limiting Lewinsky testimony made it impossible to prove she recorded a telephone conversation without consent. Tripp, who gained notoriety from secret recordings tied to the Clinton saga, said she would do it again to protect herself.
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Ellicott City
Linda Tripp
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Tripp
Lewinsky
Stephen Montanarelli
White House
Montanarelli
Kenneth Starr
Nity
Maryland
Joseph Murtha
Pentagon
Paula Jones
Newsweek Magazine
Starr
Five killed in Wendy’s shooting in Queens
Two gunmen bound gagged and shot five Wendy’s employees to death at closing time in Flushing Queens near Shea Stadium. Two others were wounded one critically. Police report a robbery motive while one survivor called for help and officers breached a locked door to reach victims. The five slain ranged 18 to 44 with one woman among them.
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New York
Wendy’s
Flushing
Queens
Shea Stadium
William Allee
Allee
Fire Department
James Spollen
Paul Pickard
New York Hospital Medical Center
San Francisco
Main Street
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