Arkansas governor faces transplant need after fraud conviction
Governor Jim Guy Tucker, 52, with chronic liver disease, will be placed on a transplant list within a year after learning he needs a new liver during a Mayo Clinic health checkup. Doctors warned of rising disease progression with 75 percent survival without transplant and 92 percent with one. Tucker remains set to resign by July 15 amid Whitewater-related legal woes. Lt. Gov. Huckabee ends Senate bid to complete the term.
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Kathie Lee Gifford begins drive to end sweatshops
Kathie Lee Gifford launched a campaign to shut down sweatshops after disclosures that her Wal-Mart clothing line was sewn by underpaid workers. Gov. Pataki backed tougher laws and urged accountability across the supply chain, with Reich and other celebrities urged to monitor production.
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Clinton approval holds firm despite Whitewater verdicts
A CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll finds 53 percent of 838 registered voters approve of Clinton's job performance, and 56-40 would back him over Bob Dole if the election were held today, with Perot at 15 percent. The ratings remain largely unchanged since January, despite Whitewater-related questions.
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Kansas Index of Leading Economic Indicators Rises
Kansas State University economists report the Kansas Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose in April for the fourth straight month. Higher wheat prices and lower initial unemployment claims helped lift the index, aided by increased stock prices of major Kansas firms and longer average weekly hours in state manufacturing.
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