House approves campaign-finance reform bill amid spin-orgy: Fleischer claims credit for finance-form--if it passes--for Bush, despite White House's opposition to measure; House Whip DeLay decries it as weak, despite long strategy to weaken it. Milosevic claims human-rights abuses, lynching by court; leads
U.S. considers methods of toppling Hussein; war expected, though not in Iran or North Korea, says Powell. Campaign finance bill gains ground with concessions; Republicans ready amendments to weaken or kill measure. Clintons took $362K in gifts on parting; many items suspected undervalued to avoid disclosure, including a $249
White House works to defeat campaign finance reform bill. With allegations of mistaken killings and suspects at large, U.S. war becomes unclear. Bush calls Iran terror-spoke in public, sends friendly signals behind doors. Milosevic goes on trial; public opinion between Ebola, Hitler. Hitler allowed people to smoke around
Ban-soft-money-bill faces many ways of defeat, one way of success. Congress leaders go on soft money binge, both parties setting records in fund raising. Iran celebrates Islamic revolution, President blames Sept. 11 on American policies. Jack Abbot, Norman Mailer's knife-wielding protege, found dead in
Enron executives testify before politicians once glad to have their money now on moral plane. Iran rejects U.K. ambassador for being Jewish, part of underworld conspiracy to control world via levers. Bloomberg reconsiders moving City Museum from Harlem to newly--and expensively--renovated Tweed Courthouse. Bloomberg was happy to
One of five Americans was either born abroad or has parents that were. GOP ready to do anything to defeat next week's vote on campaign finance reform. GOP, fearful of finance reform, funnels layabout dollars to state candidates where laws are loose. Today: Sharon looks for Bush to
U.S. changes direction, seeks legal pact with Russia to reduce nuclear arsenals. Cluster bombs, used by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, injure indiscriminately after fighting's stopped. Bush shuts down east side of Manhattan to fund-raise. Congressman restores use of "donnybrook;" Judge fears implications of
Bush submits $2.1T budget, emphasis on deficit spending: increased military, more tax cuts, weakened domestic programs. A full review of budget changes in Federal departments. Bloomberg grapples with Giuliani's 11th-hour, unnoticed law to close bookstores with "ongoing focus on sexually explicit material." A heart-
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Bush proposes bill to diversify employee pension plans, still misses Enron problem of holdings concentrated in employer's stock. White House declares embryos eligible for health care, establishing legal basis to repeal Roe v. Wade. Elizabeth Dole gets whacked for Enron allegiance; Jeb Bush targeted for $325M loss from
