Clinton vetoes pay raise for Congress amid budget fight
President Clinton vetoed a 3800 pay raise for members of Congress while clashing with Republicans over a 33 billion spending bill. GOP leaders called the move political, warning of a potential lame duck session as talks on workplace safety rules faltered and a divisive funding dispute loomed ahead of Elections Day.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
White House
Treasury Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
House
Tom
Texas
al Gore
Gore
George W. Bush
GOP
Dennis Hastert
R-Nl
Senate
Floyd D. Spence
Armed Services Committee
Oval Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abortion Groups Spend Millions in Presidential Race
Abortion advocacy groups and opponents have poured about 3.5 million into the race. NARAL supports Gore with 2.4 million while NRLC backs Bush with 1 million. Ads target battleground states as both sides mobilize volunteers and get-out-the-vote efforts. The outlook centers on Supreme Court nominations and each candidate's stance on abortion.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
al Gore
National Right To Life Committee
Texas
George W. Bush
NARAL
Minnesota
Oregon
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Gore
Gloria Totten
Right To Life
Nomi
Nate Supreme Court
Bush
Douglas Hattaway
George Bush
Ashcroft faces delicate senate race after Carnahan death
Missouri Republican John Ashcroft runs a cautious campaign as voters weigh the late Mel Carnahan’s memory and the possibility of Jean Carnahan appointment. Polls show a tight race with Carnahan leading 49.4 to 43.2 percent when the widow appointment option is mentioned.
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Jefferson City
John Ashcroft
Ozarks
Kansas City
St. Louis
Ashcroft
Senate
Missouri
Mel Carnahan
Carnahan
Jean
United States Senate
Jean Carnahan
Rick Hardy
University of Missouri At Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
Zogby International
State Department turns over documents on Russian arms deal
The Clinton administration begrudgingly offers limited access to key papers on a 1995 Russia Iran arms deal. Officials cite sensitive diplomacy and classified material as reasons for restricted disclosure while defending policy gains in curbing weapon sales and nuclear proliferation.
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State Department
Washington
Clinton
Russia
Iran
Senate
John Czwartacki
Trent Lott
House
Congress
Richard Boucher
Department
United States
Boucher
al Gore
Viktor Chernomyrdin
U.S
Gore
Tennessee
John McCain
R-Ariz
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