Yeltsin cancels meetings amid acute respiratory infection
President Boris Yeltsin, 67, canceled meetings after doctors diagnosed an acute respiratory infection with a sore throat. The Kremlin said he was treated with antibiotics at his lavish home outside Moscow and was not hospitalized, though he voiced discomfort in speaking. Concerns about his health have persisted in recent years.
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Blair says Northern Ireland talks near peace pact
Prime Minister Tony Blair stated the Northern Ireland peace talks are agonizingly close to an agreement while warning Sinn Fein that IRA violence will not be tolerated. Leaders head to Washington for St Patrick’s Day events as a May peace deadline looms and Easter submissions are planned. police say IRA murders linked to the group with questions over authorisation.
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Bomb explodes in Jerusalem injuring four people
A small bomb in an Arab area of Jerusalem injures four Palestinians as stone throwing by Palestinians targets Israeli soldiers in Hebron. Clashes leave dozens wounded by rubber bullets and hundreds of police secure the Old City after prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque. Police suspect Palestinian militants. probe also considers Jewish militants.
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US weighs possible military action over Kosovo crisis
U S officials signaled openness to a military strike against Serbian forces if diplomacy fails to stop human rights abuses in Kosovo as Washington weighs expanding a U N peacekeeping presence in Macedonia. Deputy Secretary Talbott will travel to regional neighbors to coordinate responses to Milosevic actions while Gelbard defended labeling the Kosovo Liberation Army as a terrorist group.
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Republicans propose using budget surplus for workers retirement accounts
Capitol Hill budget leaders Rep John Kasich and Sen William Roth announced plans to divert up to 80 percent of projected surpluses into tax free personal investment accounts for workers earning at least 2800 annually. If surpluses reach 679 billion over 11 years, each worker could gain about 1.4 percent of earnings.
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V-chip for TVs may be ready before year’s end
Washington lawmakers anticipate V-chip availability for homes as FCC finalizes approval. Rep Edward Markey says retrofits could appear within 90 days, possibly costing about $40, with parents able to block programs by content or age rating using an access code.
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Ex-DEA analyst blocks questions on stolen funds case
A former DEA budget analyst Bowman 57 of Arlington Virginia is charged in a 74 count indictment with stealing about six million dollars from the agency. He allegedly submitted hundreds of false vouchers tied to a sham company and claimed the money funded a sensitive and confidential foreign program.
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House GOP withholds decision on Kim aid after ethics review
California Rep. Jay Kim was sentenced to two months home detention for accepting 230000 in legal campaign contributions. Kim met with Speaker Gingrich and other Republicans but left without a pledge of support as leaders await ethics review. Rep. John Linder said the 30 member executive committee will decide.
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