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...rare show of accommodation on Whitewater matters, incoming Senate Banking chairman Alfonse D'Amato said he would indefinitely defer Senate hearings into the tangled financial affair in order to avoid stepping on the toes of independent counsel Kenneth Starr. But the New York Republican predicted that the hearings, when they do resume, will probably stretch into the 1996 election season...
...would put us a whole year behind in our quest to save the world or rule he world (depending on the particular Harvard student) but in the end, it might very well be worthwhile. As a sophomore suffering through a slump of my own, I think maybe I'll defer my degree in Applied Math for a year or so, and pursue more relaxed studies. Maybe the Tokyo Dome has an opening for an usher. At the very least they have bass-ball...
...graduates are split about 50-50 in the abstract, but "are willing to defer to the undergrads," he says...
...desire to charge ahead, Ito quashed a motion by the prosecution to defer the jury selection until after a hearing on the admissibility of DNA evidence in the case. The DA's office had asked for the delay because they could then pick a jury "untainted" by any media coverage of DNA results that come out in the hearing -- a well-known prosecution ploy, says TIME Law Reporter Andrea Sachs. "They don't want the jury to hear any of the outside information. They want a sequestered jury," says Sachs. "A sequestered jury is often a hanging jury...
...agricultural subsidies, tighten the protection of intellectual-property rights and create a new mechanism to mediate future trade disputes. Congress is considering whether to approve U.S. participation in the agreement. Opponents ranging from Pat Buchanan to Ralph Nader warn that the new treaty would require the U.S. to defer to a supranational body on such matters as automobile-emission levels, product warning labels and safety standards. Supporters say the revised treaty could help America's economy grow an additional $200 billion annually, or about 3% a year, over the next decade. The Clinton Administration hopes to persuade Congress to approve...