Court review sought on polling use in census count
The Clinton administration asks the Supreme Court to rule on statistical sampling for the 2000 Census arguing it would better account for minorities and city dwellers. The solicitor general appeals a federal ruling against sampling as needed to determine congressional seats and federal funding allocations. Northwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights as pilots near a strike with about 25,000 passengers affected.
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Supreme Court
Solicitor General
Justice Department
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Detroit
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Memphis
Tenn
Wells Fargo pledges low income loans in California merger
Wells Fargo announces a plan to provide 15 billion in loans to low income and minority borrowers in California over three years contingent on government approval of its 28 billion merger with Northwest Corp. The bank vows more branches and ATMs in underserved areas and to diversify its leadership. The Fed will assess consumer impact and compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.
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San Francisco
Wells Fargo & Co
California
Norwest Corp
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Missionaries of Charity open Dayadaan home in Calcutta
In Calcutta India the Missionaries of Charity opened Dayadaan a disabled children home for the birthday of Mother Teresa. Sister Nirmala said the site is among the nun's favorite dreams and a precious gift to honor her life of service.
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India
Mother Teresa
Missionaries of Charity
Dayadaan
Mother
Nirmala
Hebron Curfew Deepens Rift Between Palestinians and Settlers
In Hebron a six day curfew isolates Palestinians in the Israeli sector while settlers patrol the Palestinian market area. Tensions flare as militants’ attack on a rabbi sparked the curfew and clashes flare daily between the two communities under a tense security regime.
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Hebron
West Bank
Hiyam Miyawi
Miyawi
Israel
Noam Federman
Kach Party
Shlomo Raanan
Kosovo rebels offer talks amid intensifying Kosovo fighting
Kosovo Albanian separatists signaled willingness to negotiate if Belgrade concedes it cannot win militarily. Adem Demaci of the Kosovo Liberation Army urged talks while Serb forces press an offensive, burning villages and displacing up to 265000 people per the UN. Western officials warned Milosevic will not halt the assault.
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Kosovo
Adem Demaci
Kosovo Liberation Army
Serbia
Demaci
Slobodan Milosevic
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Milosevic
U.S
Christopher Hill
Belgrade
U.N. Refugee Agency
China floods toll tops 3000 amid erosion from logging
A senior official linked the summer floods to environmental neglect and severe erosion from logging on the upper Yangtze. Wen Jiabao said 1320 deaths were along the Yangtze as flood control and environmental protection lag behind rapid growth.
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China
Wen Jiabao
Yangtze River
Wen
Xinhua
Yangtze
Nen
Songhua
China Daily
Ministry of Water Resources
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