June 10, 2000
House approves GOP plan to phase out estate taxes
Clinton has threatened a veto, but in a letter to the speaker says compromise is possible. Senate prospects unclear.
African nations make Congo port their battlefield
KISANGANI, Congo -- Mortar and artillery shells rained down and stray bullets whistled through the deserted streets of this Congo River port Friday, where 200,000 terrified, angry residents waited in vain for Rwandan and Ugandan forces to cease their relentless firing.
Inquiry determines MLK conspiracy theories false
WASHINGTON -- For three decades, various conspiracy theories have been floated to explain the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. On Friday, the Justice Department said two of them were simply unbelievable.
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Decision 2000
Bush Pledges Iraq Arms Hunt Will Continue
'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Passes House