Budget impasse tests seven year plan with veto threat
Democrats push for a seven year balanced budget while Republicans demand firmer commitment. Senate approves a plan amid White House talks to reopen government and balance the budget within seven years under CBO assumptions. Clinton vows veto over Medicare Medicaid cuts and tax hikes. House Speaker Gingrich calls talks ongoing as GOP plans reshape government.
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Official knew of media rating memo to energy secretary
A May staff memo shows Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary was alerted that public affairs staff had identified favorable and unfavorable reporters, contradicting her claim she learned of the practice only a week earlier.
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Runner turns tragedy into charity at Holy Angels
Armstrong survived a wreck that left him with a broken knee cap a punctured lung and ruptured stomach after 15 days on a respirator. He walked two miles daily with a 35 pound block to recover then trained at the Gaston County YMCA. Now a trainer at Holy Angels he is raising 6.2 miles to benefit the children he serves saying the run is for them not him.
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McAdenville Christmas traffic re routes via Lowell detour
More than 300000 holiday visitors flock to McAdenville each December to see the lights. A new one mile detour through Lowell directs northbound traffic off I-85 Exit 22 with police and firefighters guiding drivers to N C 7. Signals and signs will mark the route while warnings urge drivers not to shortcut through Lowell back streets.
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Prohibition Era Mob Boss Hideout Faces Wrecking Ball
The 102 year old Lexington Hotel famed for secret passages and a Prohibition era boss from 1928 to 1932 is being torn down. Historians and crime literature fans still study its crumbling legacy as demolition proceeds.
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Hometown business as usual returns to social security office
The Gaston Lincoln county Social Security office will reopen Monday at 9 a.m. with 23 workers, ending the federal shutdown impact locally. Volunteers push United Way campaign toward a $3.28 million target, reaching $2.28 million so far, while Congresswoman Sue Myrick carries Betty Stiles message for a balanced budget to Congress.
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Hornets fall 98 to 96 as Sonics rally in Seattle
NBA results show the Charlotte Hornets losing a tight 98 96 contest to the Seattle SuperSonics. In high school action Hunter Huss rolled past Tuscola 26 7 in the 4A playoffs. A heated Duke North Carolina rivalry commentary notes Fred Goldsmith praising Mack Brown amid critiques. A Sherlock Holmes style mystery question asks why a century old detective endures. Russians Michail and Katrina Rakov faced a risky start to their honeymoon after an envelope with 3100 dollars went missing in a plane restroom.
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Department of Revenue auditors seek gifts for party
A Department of Revenue tax auditors letter asking for free Christmas gifts was described as a simple mistake by a department spokeswoman on Friday rather than arrogance. Gov Jim Hunt aides and Robeson County residents debated the adviser’s influence, with denial of pressure for contributions.
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