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that would create the world's largest freight company. The merger between CSX and Conrail, two train shipping companies, was announced yesterday. The companies say the merger would make shipping more efficient and less expensive, but manufacturers and labor unions are worried about costs, competition, and the loss of jobs. The controversial merger must first be approved by federal regulators.

which is attracting national attention. Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Earle has been targeted by Republicans for trying unsuccessfully to prosecute Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison two years ago. Earle failed in his attempt to convict Hutchison of misusing the office of state treasurer during her campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Eastern Kentucky residents have access to more mental health providers than the rest of the state, but proportionately, there are fewer primary physicians…

of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island. Searchers and divers have found 195 of the 230 people onboard the Paris-bound flight. Investigators are trying to reassemble the plane from the wreckage they've recovered...but after almost three weeks, there's still no word on what caused the explosion.

It's the first attempt at professional soccer in the U.S. since the North American Soccer League folded 11 years ago. The launch of the new league follows in the footsteps of America's highly successful hosting of the 1994 World Cup. An event that convinced some skeptics that maybe the U.S. is finally ready to accept the sport of soccer.

of Georgia will be elected today to a second term as Speaker of the House, when the 105th Congress convenes. After a lengthy meeting of Republican House members last night, it was obvious Gingrich had the votes needed to win. Only a few Republicans have expressed their intention to vote against him because of his admitted infractions of House ethics rules.

the likelihood of nuclear weapons production by North Korea, following North Korea's apology for a submarine incursion into South Korea.The U.S., Japan, and South Korea would provide North Korea with light water nuclear reactors to generate electricity. In exchange, North Korea has pledged to freeze its suspected nuclear weapons program.

for the presidency of the Teamsters Union. Incumbent Ron Carey, a former UPS driver, is credited with eliminating much of the corruption troubling the union for decades. Challenger Jim Hoffa, a labor lawyer, is the son of Jimmy Hoffa, who led the Teamsters from 1958 to 1967. A federally appointed election officer begins counting approximately half-a-million ballots today.

literacy among school children. The President announced a 2.5 billion dollar federal program aimed at raising the reading skills of American students. The program would provide tutors for children who need remedial help. It also would make assistance available to parents, enabling them to better help their children with reading at home.

new proposal to cut income taxes by 15-percent over six years, which he says can be done while also balancing the budget. Dole's argument drew serious disagreement from skeptics, who say the $$548 billion in tax cuts Dole proposes would raise rather than reduce the federal budget deficit.