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Ingrid Duran, the wife of accused gunman Francisco Robert Duran , says her husband had problems with the U.S. government but never would have tried to kill President Clinton. "To take another life is against his principles," she told The Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph in an interview published today. Duran, who's being held without bail on charges of firing 27 bullets at the White House Saturday, may soon be charged with plotting assassination, based on statements from a former co-worker and papers found in his truck. His lawyer, public defender Leigh Kenny, said today that Duran "had ample opportunity...
...prosecutors said the Colorado man who allegedly sprayed the White House with 27 bullets Saturday might be charged with plotting to kill President Clinton, a scenario that White House officials and Clinton himself have downplayed. The basis may be the claims of David Millis, who worked with the accused gunman, Francisco Martin Duran, at a Colorado hotel. Today, Millis told reporters Duran said he was "going to take out the president." Duran also reportedly scrawled "Kill the Prez" on a map found in his truck. Meanwhile, a judge found Duran competent to stand trial and ordered him held without bail...
...minority doesn't necessarily think the bill is bad. No, it's just politics as usual. Take the example of gun control. An insane gunman shoots President Reagan, but somehow Reagan feels enough like a duck to let that water slide off his back. In short, he doesn't support gun control--until he's out of office, when he becomes a staunch advocate of the Brady Bill. Did you ever ask Bob Dole if he's for gun control? He might be once he gets out of politics...
...kidnappers had distributed a wrenching videotape of a terrified Waxman asking the government to meet his captors' demands. On tape the youth looked dazed and frightened. "I ask you to do all you can so I get out of here alive," Waxman said. Behind him stood a hooded Hamas gunman who put his hand on the Israeli's shoulder. "If my parents are watching me, I am all right now." But, he added, "if their prisoners are not released, they will kill...
...gunman shot and killed Dr. John Britton and his volunteer bodyguard, James Barrett, outside a Pensacola, Florida, abortion clinic. A suspect -- antiabortion activist Paul Hill -- was promptly arrested at the scene. The murderous attack was the second on a Pensacola abortion provider in 17 months...