Congress adjourns after bruising session leaves key issues
Congress ended a partisan year with a budget deal and a 152 billion tax cut but left trade authority, IMF borrowing, and UN dues unresolved. Debates over abortion provisions and sampling for the 2000 census lingered, amid sharp clashes between GOP and Democrats.
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Albright codes new Mideast talks in Scotland and London
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright opened talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Edinburgh and then planned meetings in London and Bern to press progress from last week’s discussions in Washington. She will brief Prime Minister Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat on steps to bridge gaps over issues including Gaza corridors and Gaza West Bank ties, amid focus on sensitive security bases.
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Renoir nude painting sells for 20.9 million at Sotheby's
A Renoir titled The Bather sold for 20.9 million dollars at a Sotheby's New York auction of 66 Impressionist and modern works totaling 92.7 million. Painted in 1888, the oil on canvas had been valued at 10 million dollars and had been bought by Sotheby's in London in 1980 for 1.2 million, cited as the finest Renoir at auction in years.
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