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LITTLE ROCK: Susan McDougal, the Clintons' convicted former business partner, was held in contempt of court Wednesday for refusing to answer questions before the Whitewater grand jury investigating President and Hillary Clinton's land deals. Prosecutors unsuccessfully asked Mrs. McDougal three questions before seeking a contempt charge. Two dealt with whether Clinton knew about a loan and a piece of property in which the Whitewater corporation had an interest, she said. The third, Mrs. McDougal said, asked, "Did William Jefferson Clinton testify truthfully before your trial?" Judge Susan Webber Wright said Mrs. McDougal faces up to 18 months in prison...
LITTLE ROCK: Susan McDougal, the Clintons' convicted former business partner, was held in contempt of court Wednesday for refusing to answer questions before the Whitewater grand jury investigating President and Hillary Clinton's land deals. Prosecutors unsuccessfully asked Mrs. McDougal three questions before seeking a contempt charge. Two dealt with whether Clinton knew about a loan and a piece of property in which the Whitewater corporation had an interest, she said. The third, Mrs. McDougal said, asked, "Did William Jefferson Clinton testify truthfully before your trial?" Judge Susan Webber Wright said Mrs. McDougal faces up to 18 months in prison...
Lebed was then dealt a severe setback when, on Wednesday, Pulikovsky jumped the gun and began pounding the Chechen capital with heavy artillery, bombs and rockets, at least 12 hours before his deadline. Thousands of panicked civilians trying to flee were caught in the cross fire. As the bombardment intensified, Lebed sped to Grozny to renew talks with Aslan Maskhadov, the Chechen military commander, calling the Russian offensive "a bad joke." He quickly "guaranteed" there would be "no storming of Grozny" and he would "see to it" that the Russian generals obeyed...
Among the issues he dealt with were radiation protection, sanitation, industrial hygiene and pest control...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: After a week of rollercoaster rides on Wall Street triggered by inflationary fears and poor earnings reports, investors were dealt a piece good news Thursday when Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated that the central bank may not raise interest rates at its August meeting. Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee that a moderation in economic growth could restrain inflation on its own. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 87.30 points to close at 5,464.18 in response to Greenspan's testimony. "Greenspan is very sensitive to what has happened the last few days on Wall Street...