Clinton touts anti-drug and pro-business pacts in Venezuela
President Clinton promotes a drug-fighting alliance and pro business accords with Venezuela to boost democratic credentials in Latin America. He meets President Caldera, discusses energy markets, equal treatment for U.S. firms, and funds for greenhouse gas research and Fulbright energy studies as he tours Caracas and La Carlota Air Base.
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United States
Simon Bolivar
Caldera
South America
Brazil
Argentina
U.S
Drug Alliance
Colombia
Madeleine Albright
Miguel Angel Burelli
Cuba
la Carlota
Acapulco Faces Disease Risk After Pauline Floods
In the wake of Hurricane Pauline, Acapulco rescues battled mud filled yards and rivers contaminated by refuse and corpses. Rescuers fear typhoid, cholera, and dengue as stalls and markets suffer rotting food, with no running water and dozens missing buried in sediment. Local volunteers warn an epidemic could rise, while officials report no confirmed cases yet. President Clinton sends FEMA chief James Witt to Mexico City to assess the damage.
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Mexico A
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Acapulco
Enrique Villena
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Galia Damico
Villena
Efren Morales de Loya
Pacific
Guerrero
Oaxaca
National Red Cross
Ricardo Velazquez
Clinton
Federal Emergency Management Agency
James Lee Witt
Mexico City
Kiss the Girls Holds No 1 At Weekend Box Office
Kiss the Girls topped the box office with an estimated 11.1 million, keeping Brad Pitt’s Seven Years in Tibet at No 2 after its debut around 10 million. Industry notes the thriller’s hold defies autumn downtime trends and signals a strong run for horror and suspense films. Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd star in Kiss the Girls, a film noted more for its genre appeal than star power.
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Brad Pitt
Tibet
Sony/Tristar
Dave Davis
Morgan Freeman
Ashley Judd
Davis
Houlihan, Lokey, Howard
Zukin
World Court weighs Lockerbie case as FBI tightens pursuit
Nine years after Pan Am 103 exploded over Lockerbie, victims' families push for justice while the International Court of Justice hears the case. The FBI vows renewed effort to try two Libyans accused of planting the bomb that killed 270 people on December 21, 1988.
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Lockerbie
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International Court of Justice
U.S
Controversy marks queen's visit in Delhi ceremony
In New Delhi Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrived amid controversy over a reported Indian prime minister remark. Cannons boomed as she was welcomed at the presidential palace before a British statement denied Gujral calling Britain a third-rate power. The dispute centers on Kashmir mediation and the legacy of British rule.
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Britain
Elizabeth I
Assie
Pakistan
Kashmir
Robin Cook
Inder Kumar Gujral
Cook
Gujral
Directors chase era cinema and star power in bold projects
Paul Thomas Anderson cites His Girl Friday as shaping Boogie Nights rhythm, while Sherry Stringfield contemplates fame over lunch and prepares for 54 with Mike Myers. Joe Eszterhas draws on Cleveland childhood for Telling Lies in America about payola era. Edgar Mitchell urges congressional hearings on alien tech after moon walk.
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Rosalind Russell
Anderson
New York Times
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Burt Reynolds
Toronto
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Stringfield
Nypd Blue
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Entertainment Weekly
Mike Myers
Joe Eszterhas
Jade
Cleveland
America
Eszterhas
Phoenix
Edgar Mitchell
Earth
Mitchell
U.S
Moon
Prophets Conference
Italy crisis shadows EU currency talks at Luxembourg meeting
European finance ministers met in Luxembourg as Italy’s government collapse and budget turmoil threaten Rome’s bid to join the euro. Carlo Ciampi to brief ministers. Commission forecasts awaited on which nations meet price stability and deficit rules ahead of next spring’s EU decision.
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Luxembourg
Jean-Claude Juncker
Juncker
Carlo Ciampi
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Commission
Germany
France
Ciampi
Coalition For Europe
Mario Monti
Spain
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