Pittsburgh Clinches NL East Title Amid Celebration
Pittsburgh players and fans celebrate as the Pirates clinch the National League Eastern Division title. The moment caps a season of strong pitching and timely hitting with the crowd roaring at the ballpark.
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County to pay 386000 in rent while offices stay empty
Onondaga County will spend over 386000 in rent next year for leases on a shooting range for deputies office space in Manlius for two judges and a health clinic in Clay. County already spends more per resident than all but one county outside New York City and leaders seek a 5 to 8.9 percent tax increase.
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World leaders commit to aid 14 million at risk children
Leaders from over 70 nations adopted a declaration and plan of action at the United Nations World Summit for Children. They vow to save the lives of at least a third of infants under five annually and cut malnutrition by half by 2000, with goals for clean water and primary education, though no new funding was pledged.
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Bush faces tax hikes and cuts to avert fiscal crisis
President Bush and lawmakers must rally an election year Congress to approve 134 billion in new taxes and broad federal program cuts. Democrats fear the price, as Medicare premiums rise and benefits shrink while taxes on gasoline alcohol and cigarettes grow. The plan seeks 510 billion in deficit reduction but would push the annual gap to 254 billion and raise the national debt by about 1 trillion.
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Deadlines Set to Avert $105 Billion Budget Cuts
Washington outlines deadlines under the Sunday budget agreement to avoid across the board cuts of 105.7 billion dollars tied to Gramm Rudman Hollings. Congress must pass a new budget and a stopgap funding bill by Friday, halting cuts until October 19. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees must finish 13 bills by October 10 and Congress must pass them by October 19.
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Budget deal may be a short lived one
Washington reports a five year 500 billion budget package with tax increases and spending cuts but skeptics doubt Congress and the President will sustain it beyond the current year. Analysts warn the proposal may fail to curb the deficit. administration hopes markets react, while critics call it posturing and uncertain beyond year one. The plan outlines 134 billion in new taxes, 119 billion in Medicare cuts, 182 billion in discretionary cuts including 67 billion from defense, and 65 billion in reduced debt payments.
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