Campaign finance reform dies again in Senate vote
The Senate blocked a push to curb soft money and union dues for political purposes, ending this year’s campaign finance reform effort after two test votes. McCain and Feingold led the measure, defended by opponents as unconstitutional. Filibuster gains by Republicans left the bill dead for the year, as Democrats lamented the setback.
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Trent Lott
R-Miss
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
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Diplomats tour Indiana hog farm in Senior Seminar visit
Keith Berry hosted 30 senior U.S. diplomats and security officials visiting Utanville Indiana as part of a nine month Senior Seminar to show the real America. James Bullock former U S Embassy counselor in Rabat joined the farm tour and harvest event highlighting practical farming life.
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Los Angeles
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Kenya
Micronesia
Pentagon reveals nine foreign nuclear weapon locations from Cold War era
Declassified Pentagon history lists nine sites where non nuclear depth bombs were kept abroad between 1951 and 1977, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Britain, West Germany, Guam, Johnston Island, Midway, Alaska and Hawaii. Critics note additional locations remain redacted though researchers identify 17 of 18.
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Soviet Union
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Morocco
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Puerto Rico
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West Germany
U.S
Guam
Johnston Island
Midway
Alaska
Hawaii
Pentagon weighs PB link to Gulf War syndrome
Pentagon officials face questions over giving pyridostigmine bromide to about 250000 troops as a possible cause of Gulf War illness. Rand Corp. review says a connection cannot be dismissed, while critic Senator Rockefeller argues PB should not have been used.
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Pentagon
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Iraq
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Venus statue sparks fierce garden debate in city patch
The Picardo Venus, a 2 1/4 foot bronze sculpture with dreadlocks and a sparkling nose stud, has stirred controversy in the city’s oldest community garden. Residents clash over its fertility symbolism, with calls to move or remove the piece after repeated vandalism and safety concerns.
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