Clinton to decide on federal tobacco rules this week
Federal action on tobacco regulation is imminent with Clinton expected to decide whether to treat tobacco as an addictive drug. Proposals include banning vending to youths, restricting ads, and age verification, while Democrats split between regulation advocates and tobacco-state opponents.
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Clinton
Administration
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
American Medical Association
U.S. aids UN effort to curb child labor and prostitution
The United States provides 2.1 million dollars to a United Nations agency to fight child prostitution in Thailand and to study working children in Bangladesh. Deputy Under Secretary Jack Otero notes the global tragedy of child labor and the need to end brutal conditions. The funds support the ILO program, with further work on binding practices in India and Brazil's shoe industry.
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United States
United Nations
Thailand
Bangladesh
Jack Otero
U.N
International Labor Organization
Labor Department
ILO
India
Brazil
Pilot OGrady plans transition from active duty to reserves
Air Force F 16 pilot Scott O Grady who was shot down over Bosnia on June 2 and rescued said he will leave active duty this fall to join the Air Force Reserve. He aims to give speeches, run survival courses, aid recruiting, write a book, and possibly help make a film about his six days behind enemy lines.
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Scott O'Grady
Air Force
Bosnia
Air Force Reserve
O'Grady
Doubleday
GAO Finds Flaws In B 2 Stealth Bombers
GAO final report cites major flaws in radar evasion and low level flight tech for the B 2 bomber. Issues include radar profile not meeting Air Force specs, terrain following that misreads rain from mountains, and repeated late deliveries by Northrop Grumman. Production of 20 aircraft estimated at 44.4 billion dollars. Congress weighs expansion beyond 20 planes as tests claim improved radar evasion and terrain following.
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General Accounting Office
Capitol III
Air Force
Northop Grumman
Congress
Whitewater probe says officials blocked work at every turn
RTC investigators L Jean Lewis Richard Lorio and Lee Ansen testified on opening day of House Banking hearings. They claimed officials including Clinton appointees tried to derail the Madison Guaranty investigation and punish investigators. Lewis cited an elaborate check kit ing scheme linking Arkansans such as Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to Whitewater.
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Arkansas
Clinton
Resolution Trust Corp
L. Jean Lewis
Richard Lorio
Lee Ansen
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Madison
RTC
Pataki Signs Bill Allowing EMTs to Train on Cats
Gov. George Pataki signed a bill allowing EMT trainees to perform endotracheal intubation on cats under veterinary supervision and owner consent. The law aims to mirror a child’s respiratory system while drawing criticism from animal rights advocates as cruel and archaic.
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Pataki
Albany
George Pataki
Barbara Schulz
American Lobby For Human Organizations
Bombing defendant admits he lied about gun
The first defendant to testify in the Omar Abdel Rahman case said he lied about never having a gun. Clement Hampton El claimed he told the truth when asserting innocence in the alleged conspiracy to bomb the United Nations and other targets. He is an Army veteran and former emergency medical technician facing terrorism charges with co defendants.
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New York
Sheik Omar Abdel- Rahman
Clement Hampton-El
United Nations
Hampton-El
United States
U.S
Middle East
Pataki weighs making AIDS test results for newborns public
Albany reports the Pataki administration may revise rules to inform mothers if their newborns test positive for HIV. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has blocked a vote on a bill requiring disclosure. The state conducts universal newborn HIV testing but does not release results to families. Opponents say this constitutes testing a woman for AIDS without consent.
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Albany
Pataki
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Ex-prosecutor named head of insurance fraud bureau
Albany reports that Laurence LaPointe, a former prosecutor and criminal investigator, will lead the state Insurance Department fraud bureau overseeing all investigations and prosecutions of insurance fraud. He previously directed the Revenue Crimes Bureau at Taxation and Finance and was an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County.
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Albany
Laurence LaPointe
State Insurance Department
State Department of Taxation and Finance
Suffolk County
Administrative leave and investigations mark Whitewater hearings
The article details RTC scrutiny in 1993 of alleged voucher and timesheet abuses, attempts to control investigative access, and colleagues placed on leave. It also notes a regulator's 1986 finding of insider enrichment at Madison and mentions Senate testimony involving Susan Thomases and Bernard Nussbaum about access to Foster documents and related decisions.
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Senate Whitewater Committee
Susan Thomases
New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Vincent Foster
Thomases
Foster
Bernard Nussbaum
Senate
Park Po- Hee
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