Budget talks extend into next week as fights persist
Congressional Republicans offer an extra 3.2 billion for education as White House and Capitol Hill negotiators press final disputes in the fiscal 2001 budget. Talks resumed amid divisions over overseas abortion policy, the tobacco lawsuit, and a planned White House rule on workplace safety.
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Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
Norfolk
Yemen
Congress
Clinton
Jack Lew
David Obey
Wisconsin
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Washington serial killer admits to 13 murders
Spokane police and prosecutors reveal Robert L. Yates Jr has allegedly agreed to plead guilty to 13 murders and one attempted murder in a plan that could yield life without parole. A body found buried at his home is key to the deal, with ten slayings in Spokane County and others in Walla Walla and Skagit Counties.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Tacoma
Robert L. Yates Jr
Angie DeArth
Yates
Melody Murfin
Spokane County
Steve Tucker
Tucker
Richard Fasy
Walla Walla
Skagit County
Pierce County
Christine L. Smith
Spacewalk Prep for Power Converters on ISS Truss
Astronauts Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur prepare for another spacewalk from Discovery to install power converters and cables on the expanding international space station. Koichi Wakata pilots the shuttle arm to maneuver Chiao to the Z1 truss as tasks include bolting converters and adding a toolbox.
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Space Center, Houston
Space Shuttle Discovery
International Space Station
Leroy Chiao
Bill McArthur
Koichi Wakata
Chiao
Koichi
McArthur
Wakata
Carnahan death casts pall over final debate
Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan's death cast a pall on the Bush Gore third debate in St. Louis. Plans were discussed to proceed with the event at Washington University, with both campaigns consulted and Lieberman and Zaroulis offering cautious tones. The setup included two stools, 100 questioners, and 500 onlookers as undecided voters gathered, while Gore and Bush prepared for a low key exchange and Gore held a mock debate to sharpen his approach.
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George W. Bush
al Gore
Missouri
Mel Carnahan
Carnahan
Joseph Lieberman
CNN
Catherine Hanaway
Gore
Alex Zaroulis
Bush
Texas
Mike
Laura Bush
Washington University
Boston and Winston-Salem
N.C
Jim Lehrer
PBS
Gallup
Commission On
Frank Newport
Innsbrook
Tennessee
Clinton Congress clash over workplace injury rules
Congress and the Clinton administration clash over proposed OSHA repetitive motion injury standards. House and Senate votes to delay final rules draw sharp party lines as negotiators seek a $350 billion fiscal 2001 funding bill for labor, education, and health programs. OSHA cites 1.8 million ergonomic injuries annually and up to $20 billion in yearly costs, while business groups warn of higher expenses. a think tank cites much higher long term costs.
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Clinton
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Economic Policy Foundation
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