Man charged after beating grandson at Kin Island amusement park
Martin Johnson, 48, of Cincinnati, indicted on domestic violence charges for allegedly shaking and beating his 11 year old grandson at Paramount's Kin Island on August 7 after the boy refused to ride the Racer. Witnesses intervened and he allegedly struck the boy with a belt in a restroom.
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Stopwatch from 60 Minutes joins Smithsonian popular culture collection
The iconic stopwatch that has ticked during every 60 Minutes broadcast since 1968 entered the Smithsonian Institution's popular culture collection on Tuesday. Don Hewitt and correspondents Mike Wallace Morley Safer Ed Bradley Lesley Stahl and Andy Rooney attended the presentation along with the program’s enduring legacy.
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National Museum of American History
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Hawkeye Pierce
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Morley Safer
Ed Bradley
Lesley Stahl
Andy Rooney
Republicans Move Toward Impeachment Inquiry for Clinton
GOP sources say an impeachment inquiry could be brought to the House floor within two weeks as Republicans advance plans. Democrats push for a lesser sanction, possibly a censure with a financial penalty, while Clinton aides denounce Starr's report as biased and containing graphic details. The Judiciary Committee weighs extending probes beyond Starr and releasing more than a dozen boxes of evidence. A House session is planned today with Gingrich Armey Gephardt and Judiciary leaders to discuss steps.
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R-Ill
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Jones
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Scotland to lead six prosector team in Lockerbie bombing case
Scotland's Lord Advocate announced a six member team will prosecute two Libyans Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah for the 1988 Pan Am 103 Lockerbie bombing. They will be tried by Scottish judges at a court in the Netherlands with Libyan terms of prosecution still under dispute. Also Swiss officials will provide bank details in Argentina linked Bussi case.
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Jonathan Lake
Lewinsky credibility issue in president's defense
The article notes Monica Lewinsky's testimony contains statements that prosecutors could use to question her credibility and Clinton's defense. It highlights a recorded admission of past lies and a grand jury remark seemingly backing parts of Clinton's account, while also detailing contradictions with his denial of a sexual relationship with Lewinsky.
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Kenneth Starr
Clinton
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Mike McCurry
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Linda Tripp Profiles Surface in Lewinsky Inquiry
New Starr documents reveal Linda Tripp as confidante and informer in the Lewinsky affair. Prosecutors question whether Tripp lied about duplicating tapes while portraying herself as an ordinary American. The notes show Tripp’s stream of consciousness and a complex, taped friendship with Lewinsky.
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Mexico City seeks release of 1968 massacre files
Mexico City mayor Cuauhtemoc Cardenas urged opening government and military records on the Oct 2 1968 student protests massacre. He argued it is unjust the military bear the blame and called for accountability of individuals, noting observers say about 300 died versus official counts. Official files have never been released.
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