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WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal transportation board approved the formation of the country's largest railroad company Wednesday despite opponents' claims that the merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific would force out competition in the 25 states the two railroads serve. With the completion of the deal, just two railroads, the combined UP-FP and the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, will control more than 90 percent of all freight traffic west of the Mississippi. Several smaller railroads had opposed the merger, and federal regulators had called the deal "the most anti-competitive rail merger in our history." But Union Pacific...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal transportation board approved the formation of the country's largest railroad company Wednesday despite opponents' claims that the merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific would force out competition in the 25 states the two railroads serve. With the completion of the deal, just two railroads, the combined UP-FP and the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, will control more than 90 percent of all freight traffic west of the Mississippi. Several smaller railroads had opposed the merger, and federal regulators had called the deal "the most anti-competitive rail merger in our history." But Union Pacific...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Clinton outlined the Administration's plan to prevent more church burnings in a White House meeting with governors, police, and prosecutors from seven Southern states. The Administration pledged to raise $10 million for church rebuilding efforts and more than $20 million to intensify federal law enforcement arson investigations. The White House also reassured the attendees that federal investigators would cooperate fully with any state and local law enforcement efforts to combat the fires. The President got a boost from the Senate, which introduced a bill Wednesday, similar to one passed unanimously Tuesday night in the House, that...
...clubs that form the foundation for this new empire effect the rundown look and feel of a backwater juke joint, but folk art and antique guitars decorate their walls. A dozen color-TV monitors provide close-ups of the action on stage. The menu offers a melange of Southern dishes, from smothered chicken to spicy quesadillas. The performers are sometimes just as varied: such established blues acts as Bonnie Raitt and Muddy Waters, rockers like Bruce Springsteen, even reggae star Ziggy Marley. The Los Angeles club has developed such a hot reputation among mainstream musicians that the artist formerly known...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Clinton outlined the Administration's plan to prevent more church burnings in a White House meeting with governors, police, and prosecutors from seven Southern states. The Administration pledged to raise $10 million for church rebuilding efforts and more than $20 million to intensify federal law enforcement arson investigations. The White House also reassured the attendees that federal investigators would cooperate fully with any state and local law enforcement efforts to combat the fires. The President got a boost from the Senate, which introduced a bill Wednesday, similar to one passed unanimously Tuesday night in the House, that...