White House weighs air quality rule easing clash
The White House debates whether to soften EPA air quality requirements as economic advisers push to ease the cost. After three weeks of talks among senior aides, no compromise has formed. EPA Administrator Carol Browner resists major changes while facing pressure to reduce the proposal's burden. Officials say the administration does not want to abandon Browner or the plan.
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Clinton presses Congress to revoke China trade status
President Clinton urges renewal of China MFN trade privileges to stabilize Hong Kong before Beijing takes control on July 1. He cites 50 percent of U S Chinese trade through Hong Kong and warns revocation would slow growth, raise unemployment, and cut $32 billion in trade, supported by six former secretaries of state.
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Government set to issue AIDS drug guidelines
The government plans guidelines to clarify use of protease inhibitors in AIDS therapy, mandating a standard regimen that pairs a protease inhibitor with two older medicines. The FDA warned 150,000 patients on these drugs to monitor for diabetes symptoms such as thirst weight loss and fatigue and seek care if they occur.
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