Giant wine makers toast tax bill on French name rules
Washington AP reports that large wine firms led by E and J Gallo and Canandaigua Wine Co. back a Senate tax bill provision to preserve use of semi generic French wine names like Port Chablis Burgundy and Champagne. The change could affect trade talks with France and impact U.S. wine producers including Canandaigua which holds a large share of non varietal wines. Major donors from Gallo and Canandaigua have backed lawmakers on tax committees.
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Senate
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Canandaigua Wine Co
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Champagne
U.S
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New York
California
Karen Ross
California Association of Winegrape Growers
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Treasury
Robert Rubin
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Inglenook
Richards
Gallo
World of Washington
Center For Responsive Politics
GOP bid to oust Gingrich collapses in House intrigue
Congress observed a high-stakes internal dispute as a planned coup against Speaker Newt Gingrich unraveled. Rep. DeLay, backed by anti-Gingrich factions, met late Thursday with dissidents, but Majority Leader Armey and other leaders rejected the bid. Armey publicly affirmed Gingrich’s chair, and the episode drew sharp questions about loyalty within the GOP ranks.
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Joe Barton
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DeLay
Dick Armey
John Boehner
Ohio
Bill Paxon
New York
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Ilinois
Michele Davis
Armey
Davis
Christina Martin
The
Hill
Congress
Newt
Frequent flier plans probed by federal inquiry
The Transportation Department is examining whether nine major U.S. airlines disclose limits on frequent flyer award seats. The probe, part of a 1996 consumer-review initiative, seeks data on available award seats and whether limits are clearly communicated. Southwest is noted as not restricting award seats beyond aircraft capacity.
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Washington
Transportation Department
U.S
Jevacwalis
Air Force reiterates Glenn Miller death in 1944 crash
The U.S. Air Force released a terse statement denying a Bild newspaper claim that Glenn Miller died of a heart attack in the arms of a French prostitute in 1944. The Air Force says all known facts indicate Miller died on December 15, 1944, when his plane crashed into the English Channel.
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U.S. Air Force
Glenn Miller
Bild
Miller
Air Force
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