Social Security exemption sparks Senate budget battle
The debate over a constitutional balanced budget amendment centers on protecting the Social Security trust fund from raids. Senator Feinstein proposes exempting Social Security from future budget considerations, backed by Daschle and Dorgan, while House GOP leaders and other Democrats assess how to balance the budget by 2002 without eroding retirements.
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Senate
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Feinstein
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Daschle
Clinton
House
Newt Gingrich
Rga
Gingrich
Dick Gephardt
Larry Craig
Idaho
Paul Tsongas
Man Injured In Bus Crash Near Alliance NC
A car drove under a Pamlico County bound bus to pick up a student this morning near Alliance on Scottstown Road. Ken Ford was hospitalized at Craven Regional Medical Center with injuries. charges expected for failure to reduce speed. Passenger Kristen Yates, 12, described the crash as glass shattering. Initial scene details were scarce. East Care helicopter was dispatched then canceled. Bus delay due to snow.
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Pamlico County Junior High School
Ken Ford
Craven Regional Medical Center
State Highway Patrol
Ford
Kristen Yates
Scottstown
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Alliance
East Care
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Craven Evaluation and Training Center
Pamlico County
Winter Storm Hits Western North Carolina Mountains
Snow fell across much of western North Carolina this morning after a storm dumped up to eight inches in the northern mountains. A heavy snow warning covered the north, with advisories in the central and southern ranges, creating dangerous, ice-packed roads and subfreezing temperatures that hindered rush hour.
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North Carolina
Pamlico axes rep in bow to pressure.newsroom style
Pamlico County commissioners removed Grace Evans from the Coastal Resources Advisory Council after opponents argued her stance did not reflect the commissioners. Evans, CRAC chairman, said she was disappointed and had not been informed of the decision. A marina project near Oriental and its developer Allen Propst face possible hurdles as a Superior Court decision looms. The state granted a one year easement with two optional renewals as the Coastal Resources Commission upheld a coastal permit amid changes under the Coastal Area Management Act.
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Pamlico County
Grace Evans
Coastal Resources Advisory Council
Evans
CRAC
Oriental Real Estate
Coastal Resources Commission
Oriental
Allen Propst
State Property Office
Legisla
Veto power compromise clears House hurdle in North Carolina
Republicans and Democrats reach a constitutional amendment deal on governor veto power without a line item veto. The compromise aims for 72 votes in the House with all Republicans and many Democrats backing it. A referendum is planned for November 1996, with some Republicans preferring a 1995 vote to save election costs.
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House
Senate
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Committee
Jim Hunt
Daughtry
Rachel Perry
Hunt
George Miller
D-Durham
John Nichols
R-Craven
Republican Party
GOP
Nichols
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