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over whether the Senate Whitewater Committee should continue beyond February. The Republicans want the committee to continue indefinitely, but the Democrats say the hearings are running way too long and that there's no need.

was largely undone by the snow storm that shut down much of the east coast. The gathering was in anticipation of the New Hampshire primary, but candidates and guests had difficulty making it either arriving late or missing it altogether.

Shoko Asahara, leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, who has been charged with masterminding the Sarin nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway last year...

the GOP is arguing over their budget strategy and health insurance legislation, the Democrats in Congress have unified behind raising the minimum wage... a measure suggested by President Clinton last year.

The strategically important nation has been ruled by one man for the past 30 years, but President Suharto, is now 75, and recent rumors of his ill health are affecting the country's financial strength.

difficulty in generating enthusiasm about his proposed tax cut. The strength of the economy and concern about the effect Dole's plan would have on the budget deficit seem to be taking the appeal from what usually is an attractive election year issue.

. At least fifty-five people have died in the clashes between Palestinian police and Israeli troops sparked by the opening of a tunnel near a Muslim holy site.

to reduce the number of American bases on Okinawa -- a move aimed at easing anti-U.S. sentiment on the island after the rape earlier this year of a local woman by three American military personnel...

A federal court ordered new elections after ruling several voting districts there unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering. Congressional seats in three districts will be decided in runoffs held next week.

for adaptations to the rudders of the 737 airliner. The move follows two unsolved crashes of the world's most-used airliner because of suspicions that sudden rudder movements caused the plane to become uncontrollable.