White House and GOP Near Tax Deal Then Struck Down
Clinton aides and Republican leaders moved toward a tax cuts and balanced budget compromise by 2002 but indicated little chance of quick agreement. In closed Capitol rooms, top negotiators haggled over the $500 per child tax credit and health and welfare questions, including welfare for disabled immigrants and a childrens health inititiave, as talks intensified after Friday’s progress.
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Man Wouay
Clinton
House
Congress
White House
Sherwood Boshlert
New Hartford
Maurice Hinchey
D-Saugertles
GOP Budget Deal Talks Lott Hopes To Rally Clinton
Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott floated a light hearted gesture on the Senate floor to spur Clinton toward a deal as negotiators labored over a self-imposed budget deadline. He said Republicans aim for a compromise with the White House to restore Medicare Medicaid and other programs while balancing the budget by 2002.
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Congress
Senate
Trent Lott
Clinton
Mississippi
Congressional
Wine House
Barbour disputes credibility of witnesses in probe
Former GOP chairman Haley Barbour rebutted claims by Richard Richards about a 1994 loan request linked to a Hong Kong financier. He accused Democrats and opponents of personal smears and defended his role with the National Policy Forum amid Senate campaign investigations.
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Haley Barbour
Senate
Barbour
Hong Kong
National Policy Forum
Senate Democrats
Ambrous “Tung Young
Republican Party
Army accuser says I’m the victim in sex case
The Fort McNair hearing on Sgt Maj Gene McKinney’s sexual misconduct case escalated as Sgt Brenda Hester, the accuser, told the court she was a victim while defense questions focused on memory differences between a February statement and her cross examination testimony.
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Army
Victu
Brenda Hester
Fort McNair
Gene McKinney
oSay
V. Montgomiery Forrester
McKinney
Hoster
Hawaii
Pressudeur Sher
Atlanta Olympic blast haunts city a year on
A year after the Atlanta Olympics park bombing, the city endures lingering fear and questions. FBI probes link the park attack to other incidents while public vigilance remains high. Alice Hawthorne of Albany was killed. her daughter Fallon Stubbs recovers as authorities seek the culprit. Richard Jewell, once hailed then vilified, remains unable to forget that night.
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Alice Hawthorne
Albany Ga
Fallon Stubbs
Rai
Timeline of Atlanta Olympic Park bombing and related attacks
The report recounts the Centennial Olympic Park bombing on July 27, 1996, killing a woman and injuring over 100, with a second death of a television cameraman. It notes Richard Jewell as a suspect, later cleared, and documents subsequent blasts at a north Atlanta abortion clinic, the Otherside Lounge, and Army of God letters. Investigators release witnesses and composites as they seek links among the incidents.
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Centennial Olympic Park
Richard Jewell
The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FBI
Atlanta
the Army of God
Army of God
Knight Ridder News Service
Richard Teruel
Atlanta Journal
Julas
FBI interview of Jewell deemed flawed in probe
An internal Justice Department review of the Atlanta Olympic bombing found the FBI interview of Richard Jewell seriously flawed due to internal communications breakdowns. It exonerated Director Louis Freeh and senior officials, while faulting Atlanta FBI agents, as hearings loom on the agency handles.
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Justice Department
Olympic Park
Atlanta
FBI
Richard A. Jewell
Louis Freeh
Office of Professional Responsibility
Freeh
Michael E Shaheen Jr
Professional Responsibility
Jewell
Centennial Park
Jim
Richard Jewell Faces a Life Overnight in the Spotlight
The Atlanta Journal spotlighted Richard Jewell, cleared in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, as he endures relentless scrutiny, lawsuits, and lingering questions about his innocence. He recalls a transformed life, distrust, and a public that still pegs him as a suspect despite legal exoneration and settlements.
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Jewell
The
Justice Depart
CNN
NBC
Atlanta
Senators and reps vote on abortion and tobacco subsidies
The chart records last week votes on federal abortion coverage bans with exceptions for rape incest and maternal risk. It also notes tobacco crop subsidies and a failed balanced budget enforcement bill, plus approval of a 498 billion agriculture budget and attendance rates for listed senators.
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Alfonso D'Amato
Daniel Moynihan
D'Amato
Moynihan
House
Boehlert
Hinchey
Boughton
McHugh
Paxon
Walsh
Rouse
Congress
Boehiert
Houghton
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Gidie
Richard
Georgia House of Representatives
Cox Enterprises Inc
Tavensal
Heme
Hollis Gillespie
Gillespie
Barbara
States News Service
Amory Houghton
Corning
John McHugh
Pierrepont Manor
William Paxon
Williamsville
Eine Walsh
Onondaga
Boghtert
Neriuga
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