British, Allied ships fire warning shots at Iraqi freighter
In the Gulf of Oman, four warships including HMS Battleaxe HMS London AHMS Adelaide and USS Reasoner fired across the bow of the Al-Wasitti to halt inspection and enforce the U N embargo on Iraq. Royal Marines and a Coast Guard team boarded the vessel as a U K spokesman called it the first such naval firing and boarding by Royal Navy units. The incident underscored growing allied naval coordination in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters during the crisis over Kuwait.
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Iaq
Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
HMS Battreaxe
HMS London
Ahms Adelaide
USS
Reasoner
Ministry of Defense
Royal Marines
Battleaxe
London
Coast Guard
Ministry
Muscat
Strait of
Hormuz
U.S. Navy
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Red Sea
U.S
Gulf
Arabian Peninsula
United States
Yoqneam
Traq
Israel
Budget plan on Capitol Hill eyed as politics over policy
Washington observers say the new Capitol Hill budget plan aims to reduce deficits by about 40 billion this year and 500 billion over five years. Congress would let traditional committees draft details, a shift Bush aides previously resisted, signaling a politically driven, tax-cutting approach with limited real deficit reduction.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Bush
Richard Darman
Darman
Cbs-Tv
New Plan Faces Bush Veto and Shutdown Standoff
In 1991 a partial government shutdown began as President Bush vetoed a temporary spending bill. Democrats rejected a pro rata savings feature, House plans return to session, while talks on a five year deficit package move forward with tax and Medicare adjustments under debate.
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Bush
Congress
White House
William Thomas
R-Calif
Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
America
Congress in Shutdown Becomes Laughable Washington Sit-In
The government is shut down four weeks before the election as Congress wastes time debating session length and museum closings. Leaders and reps from Durbin to Obey clash over budget strategy while the public watches a farcical House proceeding.
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Washington
Capitol Dome
U.S. Con
Unusual Rochester office building gains landmark status
Hayner touts a $16 million mixed use tower with travertine floors and Italian columns as a regional architectural highlight. AT&T occupies much of the space while Federal Savings and Loan, Pioneer Development and Dean Witter Reynolds plan future leases. The project features 12 elevations, neo classical and modern design, and a six floor open riser core.
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Conger
Pyramid Cas
At&t
Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester
Pioneer Development Co
Italy
Vermont
Pioneer
Herbert §. Newman
Syracuse
Lincoln First Building
Federal Building
Salina Street
Armory Square
Falcone
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc
Buising
Ing
Boulevard Badh
Midler Avenue
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D-Il
William M. Thomas
Calif
Smithsonian Institution
James Scheuer
D-N.y
Colleae
Bee
Feip
David R. Obey
D-Wis
Sitathan
Washington Monument
Um Associated Prem House
Thomas Foley
Rep
G.W. Montgomery
Capitol
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