Flight 800 probes widen on possible mechanical failure
New York investigators weigh a mechanical malfunction as a possible cause of TWA Flight 800's crash near Long Island. While FBI notes keep open the bomb theory, NTSB officials cite center fuel tank explosion risks and look for fuel-system faults amid incomplete pump status.
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GAO Warns USPS Faces Strong Private Delivery Challenge
A General Accounting Office report warns the U S Postal Service is highly vulnerable to competition from private firms if laws allowing a monopoly are relaxed. It notes private couriers control 85 percent of the market and highlights Priority Mail and first class letters as financially sensitive to losses and price shifts.
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Hillary Clinton Weds in Cleveland Visit Sparks Campaign chatter
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton adds Cleveland to her Ohio itinerary as part of the Clinton Gore campaign. A Dayton stop at Children’s Medical Center is also planned, with details on the first stop yet to be finalized.
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Ex-agent says CIA backed rebels shipped drugs here
Former DEA agent Celerino Castillo testified that in the mid 1980s while in El Salvador he found evidence that CIA backed Contra forces were smuggling cocaine into the United States. He said he reported the contra drug flights to the DEA and discussed them with U.S. Embassy officials but was told the operations were White House sanctioned.
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