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...concerns raised during the April 30Council meeting centered on the amendment's lackof detail...
Another part of the bill would change the rules for deportation hearings against aliens suspected of being linked to terrorists. It would allow the government to use evidence that it would not have to divulge in detail to the accused; only a government "summary" would be provided. Law-enforcement agencies want the rule change as a way to protect the identity of informers and government infiltrators who provide information. "It would set a dangerous precedent," says Charles Wheeler, director of the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles. "If they can [proceed against] foreigners based on secret information, they could...
...warning that the Gulf power would soonbecome a threatening nuclear powerif other nations do not follow the U.S. lead. "If Iran gets substantial foreign help, it'll be able to build nuclear weapons sooner rather than later," Secretary of State Warren Christopher told a news conference. Going into greater detail than ever before, Christopher said that for the past decade Iran has tried to produce plutonium and highly enriched uranium.TIME White House correspondent James Carneysays Clinton is trying to use his tough example to persuade RussianPresident Boris Yeltsinto drop plans to sell Iran nuclear power plant technology when...
...home, as well as some blasting mechanisms. Federal workers across the country joined people inOklahoma Cityfor a moment of silence at 9:02 CDT, the time the bomb went off exactly a week before. In Washington, President Clinton attended the funeral of a former member of his Secret Service detail killed in the blast. This afternoon Clinton outlined his new anti-terrorism measures to Congress. They include hiring 1,000 new federal agents to deal with terrorist activity, allowing courts to approve a wider range of electronic surveillance, and making use of any form of chemical weapon a federal crime.The...
...fabled career. Though he had lived every boy's dream of becoming a cowboy, he told the crowd, "nobody gets to be a cowboy forever." There was a standing ovation. Such was the beauty of the moment that only afterward did anyone notice that Iacocca had neglected one detail of the final ceremony. Wasn't he supposed to hand over the chairman's gavel to Eaton...