Word: clintons
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HONORED. THOMAS E. SPENCER, JAMES F. LYONS, TIMOTHY P. JACKSON, JEREMIAH M. LUCEY, PAUL A. BROTHERTON and JOSEPH T. MCGUIRK, fire fighters who were killed in a warehouse blaze; as heroes, by President Clinton and more than 20,000 fire fighters from around the world; in Worcester, Mass. The fire may have been accidentally sparked when a homeless couple allegedly knocked over a candle...
...timing of the Israeli withdrawal, plus the peace and security guarantees Syria would offer in return. Moreover, the Palestinians fear that their more complicated negotiations, in which Albright made little headway last week, will take a backseat while Barak cuts a deal with Assad. "Success is not inevitable," Clinton warned. But at least there was a glimmer of hope...
...long-stalled Israeli-Syrian peace track, this counted as a major breakthrough and one that three men--Assad, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and President Bill Clinton--were eager to exploit. The ailing Assad, 69, seems eager to seize this chance to get back the Golan Heights, which Israel appropriated in the 1967 Six-Day War. Barak came to power pledging to entice Syria back to the negotiating table. And Clinton, who quickly arranged for Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara to start the talks in Washington this week, was hungry for a foreign policy triumph after the disastrous...
...Tuesday, the Clinton Administration said it was preparing to file a class action on behalf of the nation's 3,191 public-housing authorities. Twenty-nine cities and counties have already filed suits against the manufacturers since October of last year, seeking to recover the public costs of gun violence, force the design of safer firearms, and restrict the flow of guns to illegitimate buyers. As the suits have made their way through the courts, the industry and plaintiffs have held sporadic settlement talks, to little effect. But that could change dramatically with the arrival of the feds, who will...
...states had concluded a far-reaching settlement with the industry. This time the feds are jumping in when they can make a difference, even after a year when Congress did nothing to further gun control. Some manufacturers, like Glock, said last week they would consider meeting with the Clinton Administration, while others--notably Sturm, Ruger & Co., the largest gunmaker--indicated they plan to fight...