News Briefs

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News Briefs

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CLINTON ROLES OUT CHILD CARE PLAN-"President Clinton proposed yesterday to broadly expand the federal government's role in child care, offering a long menu of spending measures and tax credits designed to offset the financial burden on working parents" (The Washington Post).

NICHOLS SPARED DEATH PENALTY-"Terry L. Nichols was spared the death penalty today when federal jurors were unable to agree on whether the Oklahoma City bombing conspirator should pay for the crime with his life" (The Washington Post).

U.S. PROBES WHETHER POLITICAL RETALIATION IS BEHIND IRS AUDIT OF PAULA JONES-"Federal authorities are investigating whether an IRS audit of Paula Jones resulted from political retaliation on behalf of President Clinton, who is scheduled to be confronted by his accuser next week as she watches her attorneys question him under oath" (The Washington Post).

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