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...columnist William Safire of the New York Times reported that the Democratic Party had collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from relatives and employees of the Riady family, which heads the $6 billion Lippo Group of Indonesia. Although the party and the donors denied violating the foreign-contributors ban, Republicans on Capitol Hill say they plan to hold hearings to examine any favors the Clinton Administration did for Lippo...
...drivers. The breakdown-prone cars were bought back from unhappy drivers and resold by dealers after some repair work but without, state officials charge, properly disclosing that the cars had had previous problems or giving out the correct warranties. Chrysler will appeal the decision, which may indefinately delay the ban on the corporation restocking dealerships with vehicles. "This ruling is a lemon the size of the Yellow Submarine," says TIME's William McWhirter. "A fine of this magnitude is absolutely unprecedented on a U.S. manufacturer. To make the manufacturers responsible for the actions of independent dealers is something Chrysler...
That explains how former Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Carter stunned the Establishment by gathering 58,000 signatures in favor of a total ban on clear-cutting--enough to place the issue on the Nov. 5 ballot as a referendum. Voters will decide if they want to halt the practice outright, reduce it or do nothing...
Carter spooked the timber interests as never before. If passed, the ban would be the most severe restriction on timber harvests in the country. "It would devastate the forest-products industry," says Vic Berardelli, its spokesman in Augusta. The industry responded with a $1.8 million war chest to try to defeat the referendum--a huge effort in Maine...
Carter dismissed this as a sham. "It won't put the brakes on them at all," he warns. King counters that the total ban would cost the state 15,000 jobs and over $1 billion. "Jonathan [Carter] asked the right question, but he gave the wrong answer," says King. "His program would be a disaster for Maine." Perhaps. But without Carter, the timber industry never would have negotiated in the first place. A clear majority of Maine voters now opposes the status quo. The days of the paper plantation may be waning...