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conference of 1996. The President fielded numerous questions about the budget impasse with Congress and about allegations regarding Hillary Rodham Clinton's roles in Whitewater and in the White House travel office. The President also defended his decision to visit U.S. troops stationed in Bosnia.

holy month of Ramadan. Religious events on the Christian and Jewish calendars are observed routinely on Capitol Hill, but this was a first for Islamic Americans. They hope to educate political leaders and the public about the teachings of Islam and try and get rid of stereotypes.

of John Salvi, the man accused of killing two women's health clinic receptionists at point-blank range last year. The prosecution, in its opening statement yesterday, summarized the charges, while defense lawyers painted Salvi as a paranoid schizophrenic not responsible for his actions.

plans to send a flotilla of boats and aircraft to the area near Cuba, where Cuban MiGs shot down two small planes last Saturday. They say they will drop flowers into the water as a memorial to the four pilots who presumably died in the incident.

of a woman from Southern Africa, known as the "Hottentot Venus," who was exhibited at freak shows in France during the early 1800's. The South African government wants a French museum to return Saartjie Baartmann's remains, as well as a plaster replica of her body.

certify Colombia's efforts to stop the production and distribution of illegal drugs. The deadline for deciding is March 1st. The decision is complicated by allegations that Colombian President Ernesto Samper took millions of dollars in campaign donations from the Cali drug cartel.

are expected to allow mass grave sites around Srebrenica to be excavated. Bosnian Serbs overran the Muslim town in July 1995, expelling over 20,000 women and children. Up to 8,000 men are still unaccounted for and many are feared killed or held captive.

documenting thousand of beach-closings in the U.S. last year due to high levels of bacteria and viruses in swimming water. Perhaps more worrisome than that, the group says, were the beaches that weren't closed.

to lower the number of cars on the island during tourist season. In the past, any car in line for the ferry before a certain time was guaranteed passage to the island that day. But beginning tomorrow, reservations are required two weeks in advance for a space on the ferry.

since he announced his resignation from the Senate... yesterday, he spoke to a group of Republicans in Chicago. On Wednesday, Dole said he would resign to concentrate on his presidential bid. The surprise move seems to have re-energized Dole's campaign.