Massachusetts Governor signs large tax relief budget
Acting Governor Paul Cellucci signed a 19.5 billion budget that includes a 770 million multiyear tax cut, the largest in state history. He seeks 650 million more and would veto spending the 1.1 billion year surplus for tax relief. A separate note mentions a Titanic wreckage expedition using a mobile robotic camera to film the ship’s submerged sections.
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CDC study links cigarette price rise to quit rates
Federal researchers estimate a 50 percent price increase would prompt about 3.5 million quits and 2.4 million cuts back from 47 million smokers, with youths and minorities most affected. A 25 percent rise would trigger roughly one in sixteen smokers to quit or cut back as Congress debates a nationwide price hike from $1.99.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
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High Court custody ruling alarms lawyers in Raleigh
In Raleigh the state Supreme Court upheld a 1995 custody decision that favored an ex-wife over a man in a dispute involving two gay foster sons. Dissenting Justice Webb warned the ruling could be used against unmarried heterosexual couples. attorney Philp Jackson called the opinion broad and potentially transferable to other cases.
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Jewell files suit against FBI agents and prosecutor
Barbara Jewell, mother of Richard Jewell the Centennial Park bombing figure, sues six FBI agents and a former federal prosecutor alleging Fourth Amendment violations from allegedly misleading statements used to obtain a search warrant. Her lawyer Watson Bryant notes the public humiliation Jewel faced while investigators and media camped outside their Buford Highway apartment.
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Richard
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Court rules against Ohio cap on judicial campaign spending
A federal appeals panel in Cincinnati unanimously rejected Ohio Supreme Court limits on campaign spending for judicial races. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the effort to cap candidate spending. The Ohio attorney general will review the ruling before deciding on further appeal, with both sides expecting a Supreme Court challenge.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Lucky 13 win $296 million lottery jackpot in Indiana
Sandy Jarrell and 12 coworkers from Automation Tooling Systems in Westerville Ohio are part of the Lucky 13 who shared the $295.7 million Mega Millions prize. They bought 130 tickets at a Richmond Indiana station, each receiving about 12.42 million before taxes. The group plans for bikes, a Harley, a new house, investments, and possibly keeps jobs. Their attorney warns about relatives and strangers seeking a share.
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John
Columbus
Richmond
Ind
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Sandy Jarrell
John and
Ohio
The real jury for Clinton and the American people
President Clinton faces a videotaped grand jury appearance while public opinion sways between believing he lied about Lewinsky and opposing impeachment. Polls show many think he had an affair and lied, yet most want him to remain in office. Congress would mirror public mood, lawmakers say.
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White House
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R-Fla
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D-Omo
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Kenneth Starr
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Publi Opinon
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Real
Nancy Miranda
Brooklyn
Lon Murphy
Cookville
Tenn
Congress Faces Scandal as Slams Move Amid Tone of Focus
Washington House sessions begin with short one minute speeches. On Thursday no mention of President Clinton's grand jury testimony in the Lewinsky inquiry. Republicans insist they focus on legislation and defer to Judiciary Committee and Henry Hyde to handle impeachment questions.
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House of Representatives
Clinton
Lewinsky
Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
R-Il
Brothers switch shirts to fool police after holding cell swap
Two brothers detained after a traffic stop swapped shirts and jewelry in a holding cell to mislead officers. Steven Cabello, 24, was released on a $300 bond posing as his brother Efrain, 19, as police searched for him in a 1993 San Antero Texas drive by shooting. Efrain remained detained. Denver County Undersheriff John Simonet verified the collar swap and mistaken identity amid the booking crowd.
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Steven Cabello
San Antero
Texas
Efrain
Denver County
John Simonet
Steven
Wrong mothers case fuels UVA Medical Center probe
Two newborn girls were sent home with the wrong mothers in a Virginia hospital switch now under criminal investigation. DNA testing confirmed one child was not the biological daughter raised by Paula Johnson, prompting officials to contact the other family and seek the biological parent. The case follows concerns over misidentification safeguards at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.
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Charlottesville
Paula Johnson
Marguerite Beck
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