Senate poised to pass clean air bill amid miner aid fight
Senate readiness to pass the three year eighty five million clean air bill comes as a Byrd backed effort to add five hundred million in aid to coal miners faced a narrow 50 to 49 rejection. White House warned a presidential veto if the miner aid provision remained.
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VA awards 100 percent disability for non Hodgkin lymphoma linked to Agent Orange
The VA will grant full disability payments to Vietnam veterans with non Hodgkin's lymphoma based on CDC study findings, despite ongoing controversy over Agent Orange exposure. About 1,800 veterans or survivors stand to gain, costing roughly $23 million first year, with skeptics citing study limitations and lack of conclusive proof of a broader link.
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Derwinski delays Agent Orange compensation decision
The veteran affairs secretary said he would wait for the CDC study and advisory panel input on Agent Orange related cancer claims. He acknowledged the panel would continue its work, while noting that about 36,000 claims cite lymphoma or related illnesses and nearly all have been rejected. Some 230,000 veterans allege exposure.
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Immigration law sparks call to reexamine 1986 act
A Congress GAO report finds widespread job discrimination against people with foreign appearance or accent across industries nationwide and among employers of various sizes. The findings prompt renewed scrutiny of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.
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Lawyers winding up trial of Poindexter
Prosecutors and defense to present final arguments in the trial of former national security adviser John Poindexter. He faces conspiracy obstruction of Congress and false statements charges, each with up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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White Racism Claim Sparks Clash Over AIPAC Attack
Chicago congressman Gus Savage faced Jewish groups accusing him of bigotry after he declared that racism is white and condemned AIPAC, which backed his defeated opponent Mel Reynolds. Savage defended his remarks as non anti Semitic and released a videotape of a March primary rally in Chicago to illustrate alleged influence by outside contributors.
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Coup intrigue clouds Philippines US talks on bases
Manila reports a murky coup saga involving a self-styled American spy and Imelda Marcos that unsettles efforts on U S military base ties. Brig Gen Alejando Galido testified of an alleged offer to sell arms to coup plotters and implicated a man named Harold Maglio, claimed to be a Defense Intelligence Agency affiliate. U S jets supported Aquino during the crisis while officials deny Maglio’s ties to the U S government.
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Savage fighting ends Beirut cease-fire renews violence
In Beirut Lebanon rival Christian militias renewed combat ending a monthlong cease fire. Police reported two killed as explosions rocked the city and hills. Smoke rose over Beirut while fires burned. Thousands sheltered in basements as hospitals called for blood donations.
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