Souljah Criticizes Clinton In Wake Of Los Angeles Riots
Rap singer Sister Souljah attacked Bill Clinton at a crowded news conference in New York, saying his criticisms of her aim to win white votes and keep Jesse Jackson off the Democratic ticket. Clinton responded in Santa Monica that her remarks miss the point amid economic troubles and inner city unrest.
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Michigan Court Strikes Drug Law As Unconstitutional
Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state’s mandatory life sentence for drug dealers with no parole as unconstitutional. The statute applied to possessors of more than 650 grams of cocaine about 23 ounces. The court ruled the penalty unduly disproportionate and equivalent only to first degree murder in Michigan.
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Potato Spelling Slip Sparks Quayle in Trenton
Twelve year old William Figueroa wrote potato at a school spelling contest in Luis Munoz Rivera School, Trenton. Vice President Dan Quayle corrected him saying potatoe on a flash card. A brief news conference followed with limited remarks.
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Perot Won't Testify On Vietnam War MIAs
Ross Perot, citing a political circus, will not appear before the Senate POW MIA Affairs Committee about missing U.S. servicemen from Vietnam. He said the current climate would prevent thorough treatment of the issue and delayed testimony until after the November election.
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House OKs bill to automatically register voters
The House passed a Senate bill to require automatic voter registration by mail and at drivers license and welfare offices. Bush plans to veto, citing partisanship and concerns it favors Democrats. The vote was 239 28 1 for and 135 18 against in a split party show.
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Tornadoes injure at least 29 across Midwest towns
Tornadoes raked parts of Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska for a second straight day injuring at least 29. Chandler Minnesota the hardest hit saw a new housing development wiped out and a high school badly damaged while local stations reported damage to farm chemical storage possibly contaminating water supplies.
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