Republican scientists urge Gingrich to distance party from tobacco
Forty two Republican scientists and doctors warn House Speaker Newt Gingrich that embracing the tobacco industry harms the conservative movement. The letter, signed by academics from multiple universities, urges repeal of cigarette warning labels and rejection of industry funding while noting the FDA tobacco regulation debate.
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Washington
House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
West Palm Beach
Fla
Republican Party
FDA
Jim Bunning
R-Ky
Ginerich
Associated Press
W. Virgil Brown
Emory University
American Heart Association
Tom Lauria
The
Tobacco Institute
Tony Blankley
American Council On Science and Health
New York City
Phillip Morris, Brown & Williamson
RJR Nabisco
Chechnya talks snag over remark and adjournment
Negotiations to end the Chechen war paused after a Russian delegate asked about Chechnya remaining in the federation prompting Chechen anger. Usman Imayev called the remark disrespectful though talks continued with hopes for a final political accord soon.
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Chechnya
Grozny
Russia
Arkady Volsky
Russian Federation
Usman Imayev
Imayev
Erpart
Vyacheslav Mikhailov
Japan votes to pick new national leaders in upper house
In Mito Japan voters head to polls to decide the upper house as the LDP loses its 38 year grip polls show the Socialist Party set for losses with the New Frontier Party gaining ground. Prime Minister Murayama seeks a renewed coalition to sustain his tenure amid a weak economy and plans a large supplementary budget to tackle unemployment and bad loans totaling over 455 billion dollars.
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Mito
Japan
Liberal Democratic Party
Tomiichi Murayama
Socialist Party
New Frontier Party
Morihiro Hosokawa
Murayama
Relief donors clash with Agencies over bombing victims aid
After the Oklahoma City bombing, donors flooded relief groups but survivors complain at delays and access. Critics warn lump sum payments could jeopardize tax-exempt status. FEMA aid issues and legal actions draw attention to how funds are allocated and spent.
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Oklahoma City
LaDonna Madkins
Federal
Ms. Madkins
Frank Keating
Ron Norick
Nancy Anthony
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Donna Hawthorne
FEMA
Ben Frizzell
Madkins
Hawthorne
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Shimon Peres
Israel
Fernando Petrella
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Valdez, Alaska
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National Christian Council
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