GOP budget vote ends revolt as deficit plan passes
The House narrowly approved a budget to eliminate deficits by 2002 after a two day revolt by freshmen and conservatives. The 216 211 vote avoided a public rebuke of GOP leaders as 19 Republicans opposed and four Democrats joined the leadership. The plan projects a 5 billion surplus in 2002 with 702 billion in six year spending cuts and a 122 billion tax cut, despite higher deficits in 1997 and 1998.
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Senate names Lott as majority leader replacing Dole
Senate Republicans chose Trent Lott, a Gingrich ally, 44 votes to 8 over Thad Cochran to become the new majority leader. Lott, 54, vows to push the Republican agenda of balancing the budget cutting government and trimming taxes and spending.
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Clinton Apology Over FBI Files Controversy
President Clinton apologized for the White House collecting FBI files on 341 Republicans saying it was an honest bureaucratic mess-up. Bob Dole criticized the move as Watergate tricks while independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr investigates the matter. The files were obtained in 1993 and 1994 and returned to the FBI recently.
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Tobacco row stalls farm spending bill vote fight
Lawmakers debated a $53.1 billion Agriculture Department spending bill as tobacco opponents failed 212-210 to block subsidy and technical aid for growers. The bill passed 351-74 after three hours of discussion, with Rep. Durbin opposing and others arguing the measure would help small growers and curb overseas tobacco.
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Dry ice found in outer space reported by space telescope
AP reports Dietrich Lemke of the Max Planck Institute says the Infrared Space Observatory detected frozen carbon dioxide in 20 star forming clouds across the Milky Way, implying CO2 ice is common in cold outer edges of gas and dust clouds. The observatory also found vast clouds of warm water vapor, suggesting water may be the third most common space compound after hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
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Germany
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