New Mexico Senators Fight Clinton Line-Item Veto Cuts
U S senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici challenge Clinton line-item vetoes that remove 287 million in military construction, including 8.9 million at White Sands Missile Range and 14 million for a Kirtland Air Force Base theater simulation facility. They plan overrides to restore funding, citing safety needs and launch repair urgency.
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Clinton
New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman
D-N.m
Kirtland Air Force Base
White Sands Missile Range
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Kirtland
Domenici
Franklin Raines
OMB
Air Force
Army
White Sands
Balloon race lands near Roswell in third annual event
Five teams of gas balloonists in the America's Challenge Race have landed around Roswell after taking off Saturday from Albuquerque. The field included 17 balloons with entrants from the United States and international teams. Balloons are filled with helium and cannot gain or lose ballast in flight.
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Albuquerque
Roswell
Tom Garrity
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Field
Garrity
Mark Sullivan
Gary Johnson
United States
Germany
Australia
Canada
White House tapes search expands amid Clinton-Gore event footage
Senate investigators pressed the Clinton administration to locate in house videotapes of White House political events including Democratic fund raisers. An updated probe disclosed White House coffee tapes dating Aug 3 1995 to Aug 23 1996. Officials say more recordings are being sought as part of investigations by Senate and House panels.
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Clinton
al Gore
White House
Donald T. Bucklin
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Bucklin
Michael Imbroscio
Lanny Breuer
Senate Governmental Affairs
House
Democratic National Committee
Ruff
Oval Office
High court rejects Indian gambling case
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal by New Mexico Indian tribes challenging the 1995 compacts that allowed casinos on tribal lands. Tribes and officials differ over authority and legality, with New Mexico's 1997 compacts remaining in effect and subject to ongoing disputes and regulatory fees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
New Mexico Indian Tribes
Richard Hughes
Santa Ana Pueblo
Frank Chaves
Cochairman
New Mexico Indian Gaming Association
Chaves
Hughes
Gary Johnson
Johnson
New Mexic
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