Domestic poverty plan ready for release by Clinton and Hastert
The White House and Republicans finalize a multibillion dollar aid package blending Clinton’s new markets plan with empowerment zones and renewal communities. The proposal includes a new markets tax credit, zero capital gains in target areas, and grants for faith based groups to run substance abuse programs.
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Bush campaign outlines foreign policy focus in uncertain world
At a Washington stop the Texas governor and GOP nominee hopeful presented his plan to ensure certainty in an uncertain world outlining military restraint and clear priorities. He spoke at a fund raiser and planned a private House Republican meeting part pep rally and policy briefing with retired General Colin Powell as a guest.
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Microsoft argues against breakup echoes 1995 stance
Microsoft corp argues federal stance against dismemberment would harm competition and public interest. The brief cites a 1995 government position saying remedies like splitting the company would not benefit competition. A hearing before U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson is set for soon.
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FTC seeks new powers to police website privacy rules
The Federal Trade Commission urged Congress to enact laws requiring commercial sites to disclose data collection and usage, allow opt outs for sharing, provide data access, and ensure security. The 3-2 vote to send the report comes ahead of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing. The survey showed only 20 percent of sites with over 39,000 visitors met four core privacy standards, and 42 percent of the top 100 sites did so.
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Pataki weighs ban on MTBE gasoline additive
Governor Pataki faces a decision on banning MTBE, a gasoline additive linked to groundwater contamination but blamed for reducing air pollution. The move draws opposing lobbying from the American Lung Association and Citizens Campaign for the Environment, with federal action urged by some coalitions. MTBE is widely used and California has already banned it, with New York's bill set to take effect next January.
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Roswell Park study links screening to lower cancer deaths
A Roswell Park Cancer Institute analysis of New York state data from 1975 to 1994 finds mortality declines for breast and colorectal cancers, while overall cancer incidence rose. Men’s mortality fell about 3 percent. women’s by a smaller margin, with male deaths roughly 10 percent higher overall.
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Rockefeller Center put up for sale in midtown Manhattan
Rockefeller Center Properties Inc Trust announced bids to sell the 12-building complex in midtown Manhattan for about 2.5 billion dollars. The move follows a four year refurbishment boom that restored Radio City Music Hall, added shops and restaurants, and reduced office vacancies from 26 percent to under 1 percent.
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Financier funds private school scholarships for 7,500 NYC children
Wall Street financier Ted Forstmann, once linked to a Senate bid, funds partial private school scholarships for 7,500 New York City children from the waiting list of last year’s program. The effort, part of a broader Childrens Scholarship Fund begun with John Walton, aims to place parents in charge of their children's education.
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Mudslide Threatens Suburban Albany Area
Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue toured the mud slide area as a state of emergency was declared after Delaware Avenue slid into Normans Kill. State officials say much of the area remains unstable with about 100,000 cubic yards of earth eroded and six homes still at risk.
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