House weighs gun free school zones amid high school hostage event
The House crime subcommittee opened discussion on a Feighan bill to create a federal offense for possessing or discharging firearms within a public school zone within 1000 feet. Officials noted local authority exists and the NEA backs the proposal amid rising school gun violence reports.
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Budget talks resume as deficit cuts debated in Congress
Negotiators from both parties reopen talks at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland after a five week recess to shape a deficit reduction package. They seek about 50 billion dollars in 200? next year and 500 billion over five years, with disputes over military spending and taxes. President Bush vows a fiscally sound fair agreement as Gramm Rudman triggers looming cuts if no deal.
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Tim Leary’s daughter dies after jail hanging
Susan F. Martino also known as Susan Leary, 42, was found hanging by a shoelace from cell bars at Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles on Monday. She died two days later at Santa Marta Hospital after being judged mentally unfit to stand trial for attempted murder in the December 1988 Glendale apartment shooting of her boyfriend, Joel R. Chavira Jr. A judge ordered her sent to a state hospital for treatment.
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