Apparent infant death linked to family affair in Passaic County
Authorities said a newborn girl died after being hurled from a window during a family dispute in Passaic County New Jersey. Investigators charged Lucero and cousin Juan Lucero with illegal status and involvement in the infant's death amid reports of multiple injuries and a cord-related detail.
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Czula
Kate Sau
Batilia
Moreu
Lucero
New Fami
Avenue
Juan Lucero
William Purdy
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Voting group cites fraud in Louisiana Senate race
The Voting Integrity Project accuses widespread election law violations in Louisiana in the Landrieu Senate race. They say dead voters were used and urge the FBI and Senate to investigate as Jenkins presses for action.
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Baton Rouge
Nary Landrieu
U.S. Senate
Voting Integrity Project Inc
Woody Jenkins
Landrieu
Senate
FBI
Louisiana
WIF
Neal Hagen
Washington
Jenkins
Senate Rules Committee
Kids test Nabisco chips count at school
In Greensboro third graders at Wadesboro Central Elementary counted chips in 18 ounce Chips Ahoy! bags and found 340 to 680 chips instead of Nabisco's claim of 1,000. Nabisco will send cookie technicians to explain the discrepancy and how chips may be crushed or dispersed during baking.
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Greensboro
N.C
Nabisco Inc
Wadesboro Central
Nabisco
Crestfalen
H. John Greeniaus
Amish Buggy Droppings Roil Middlefield Council Vote
Middlefield Ohio residents discuss a proposed $100 fine for Amish buggy owners who fail to pick up horse droppings. Councilman Steve Druket warns untreated droppings could foul storm water, as Eli Miller questions safety and practicality of enforcement in the village of 1,900 near Cleveland.
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Middlefield
Ohio
Steve Druket
Cleveland
Eli Miller
Mailer
Morris affair daughter contact sparks renewed interest
Texas writer Barbara Pfafflin, who previously worked for an Austin escort service and later returned to college with Dick Morris’s help, says Morris is taking a new interest in the daughter born from their 1990 affair. Pfafflin details a yearslong romance, legal tensions, and Morris’s substantial child support while Morris faces a battered marriage amid allegations surrounding Morris and a Washington call girl.
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Texas
Witer
White House
Dick Morris
Morris
Hose
Washington
New York City
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Ms. Pfafflin
Mark White
Morrs’ Lab
Clinton
Morrs
Sherry Rowlands
Loyalty and fear shape GOP support for Gingrich speaker bid
Republican lawmakers grapple with loyalty pressures as they weigh backing Newt Gingrich for speaker. Some confront accusations from Democrats and fear of minority leverage, while leaders push unity to avoid a Democratic wedge. Key figures like Boehner, Thune, and Smith face varying stances amid party pressure and public doubt.
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Gingrich
House
David Bomer
D-Mich
LaHood
Bonier
Newt Gingrich
Defector Republicans threaten Gingrich as ethics panel weighs sanction
GOP defectors Porter Goss and Steve Schiff told colleagues there would be no surprise at the ethics panel hearing on a recommended sanction. The House plans to decide by Jan 21 whether Gingrich keeps his powerful post. Other Republicans including Linda Smith Tom Campbell Mark Neumann Michael Forbes and Jim Leach challenge his bid for re election. Leach calls Gingrich ethically damaged while Neumann cites use of tax exempt funds for a college course.
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Ethics Committee
Porter Goss
Florida
Steve Schiff
New Mexico
Goss
Schiff
Gingrich
Linda Smith
Washington
Tom Campbell
California
Mark Neumann
Wisconsin
Michael Forbes
New York
Jim Leach
Iowa
Leach
House Banking Committee
Neumann
House
Poll shows majority want Gingrich replaced as speaker
A CNN USA Today Gallup poll finds a slight majority of Americans and half of Republicans favor Newt Gingrich stepping down as House speaker amid ethics questions. A CBS poll shows 51 percent say charges justify replacement, while 68 percent oppose re-election before ethics action is completed.
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Newt Gingrich
House
Gingrich
Cnn-Usa Today-Gallup Pol
Congressr
Washiniston
CBS News
Jim Wright
Gallup
Wright
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Gingiich
CBS
New Process Gear eyes 300 more jobs amid record sales
Union officials say New Process Gear could add 300 positions as demand for transfer cases grows. NPG employed 3,230 workers in Syracuse with a 1996 record of top sales, 213 hires, and over 4 million auto parts. UAW and company executives discuss staffing needs and potential Ford orders amid market optimism and concerns of a downturn.
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NPG
Gear Box
Jerry ¥. Mallory
Mallory
Syracuse
UAW
Michael Aden
Ford
Allen
Kozlowski
Atlantis Shuttle to Launch from Kennedy for Mir Mission
NASA announces Atlantis will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday at 4 27 a m EST to link with Mir space station. Commander Mike Baker will lead a crew returning John Blaha and delivering Jerry Linenger for a four month stay as part of US Russia joint program toward a new international space station. Regular booster inspections showed minor trenching in nozzle insulation components, prompting reaffirmed confidence from NASA officials.
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NASA
Atlantis
Russia
Mir Space Station
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Shuttle
Mike Baker
John Blaha
Mir
Jerry Linenger
Navy
United States
International Space Station
Kennedy
Ed Campion
Columbia
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