Bush urged to name hostages envoy amid push for action
Congress presses the Bush administration to appoint a prominent envoy to coordinate talks on the Lebanon hostage crisis. Rep. Louise Slaughter cited Terry Anderson’s five-year captivity as urgency for a confirmer, while Sen. Daniel Moynihan seeks support in the Senate.
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Ethics panel to criticize Gingrich and probe ends
The House ethics committee will drop the Gingrich investigation but condemn his failure to disclose a home purchase. Rep. Bill Alexander said the decision was a practical resolution amid the probe that followed Gingrich’s accusations against Wright.
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