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| Last updated: 1:39 a.m. EDT; Tuesday, August 15, 2000 Nation | Politics | World | Metro | Business & Tech | Health | People & Entertainment | Sports Clinton Takes Aim at Republicans President Clinton opened the 43rd Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles with a sharp rebuttal to Republican criticism that he had squandered his presidency. Russian Sub Stranded on Sea Bottom A Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank in the Barents Sea off Russia's northwestern coast Sunday, trapping at least 100 sailors beneath 500 feet of Arctic waters with little hope of raising the submarine or its crew. N. Korean Missile Offer Not Serious North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he was not serious when he offered last month to give up the country's missile program in exchange for U.S. help in launching satellites, according to South Korean media executives who met Kim over the weekend. ValuJet Crash Penalty Set at $11 Million for Repair Firm A defunct jet repair company was ordered Monday to pay $11 million in fines and restitution for hazardous waste violations in the fiery ValuJet crash that killed 110 people in 1996. Alarm Sounded Over Asbestos in Insulation Insulation produced from a W.R. Grace & Co. mine in Montana is a danger to workers or homeowners who handle it because of the asbestos it contains, federal health officials said. Flood-Battered N.J. Towns Await More Storm Damages With rivers in northwest New Jersey near cresting and dams nearly full as more rain fell on the region Monday, officials were cleaning up from the weekend floods and watching nervously to see what further damage awaits them. Latest news from the AP | Nation Section Analysis: Taking Credit, Passing It On It's little surprise that the president would use his valedictory moment to rebut George W. Bush's casual dismissal of his economic record and claim credit for the boom times. Lieberman Stirs Concern Among Blacks The Gore campaign is defending vice presidential candidate Joseph I. Lieberman with some African American Democrats who have questioned his stands on affirmative action and education. Convention Diary: Clinton's Winning Way In his speech to the Democratic convention Monday night, President Clinton passed his legacy to the party he has led for eight years. Latest news from the AP | Politics Channel Putin Makes Mark After First 100 Days President Vladimir Putin completed his first 100 days in office Monday, and the assessment of Russian political observers was virtually unanimous: The former KGB spy has radically changed the balance of power in Russia. Violence Festers in Indonesian Province Despite a headline-making truce and cease-fire agreement between the Indonesian government and rebel leaders of the Free Aceh Movement, violence continues to plague the Indonesian region on the island of Sumatra. Latest news from the AP | World Section D.C. Child Welfare Official Arrested The chief of the District's child welfare agency Monday was arrested, handcuffed and brought before a D.C. Superior Court judge, who admonished her for defying a series of court orders and named a lawyer to prosecute her for criminal contempt. Man Sentenced for Enslaving Immigrant A Gaithersburg man who kept a Brazilian woman as a live-in slave for nearly 20 years and did nothing to stop his wife from beating her was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for violating immigration laws. D.C. Managers Must Answer for Subpar Work More than 1,100 District managers will have to make a big career decision this week whether to remain supervisors and risk being summarily fired if their work isn't satisfactory, or take a demotion. Tiremaker Rejects Pleas For Extended Recall Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. and Ford Motor Co. officials rejected consumer groups' pleas Monday to extend the recall of Firestone tires to include 16-inch all-terrain models that accounted for most of those Ford replaced overseas in the past year. Firm Tracking Consumers on Web for Drug Companies A Boston technology firm is surreptitiously tracking computer users across the Internet on behalf of pharmaceutical companies, a practice that demonstrates the limits of a recent agreement to protect the privacy of Web surfers. Unions Say Verizon Offers Fell Short Verizon Communications Inc.'s latest contract offer to striking telephone workers did little to address employee concern about mandatory overtime and job stress, the Communications Workers of America said. Latest news from the AP | Business Section Eyes Wide Open Even with more than 70 doctors at 13 businesses creating a noisy, confusing, price-driven marketplace for Lasik eye surgery it's still possible to choose a doctor the old-fashioned way. Researchers Transform Bone Marrow From Adults Adult bone marrow cells can be coaxed into becoming what appear to be nerve cells, and might provide replacement neurons for patients with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and spinal cord injuries, according to research being published Tuesday. Caffeine in Soft Drinks: Added to be Addictive? A tiny study suggesting that caffeine is added to colas not for flavor but to hook consumers prompted a giant response Monday from the soft drink industry, which called the results flawed and irresponsible. Latest news from the AP | Health Section 'Hollow Man,' 'Cowboys' Top Box Office Curmudgeon astronauts and an invisible maniac topped the movie marquees, with scab football players and May-December lovers close behind. Field Scrubs for 'ER' Stint Two-time Oscar winner Sally Field is checking into "ER" for a six-episode guest stint. Three of the episodes will appear during the November sweeps. Fawcett Says Stories Unfair The former "Charlie's Angels" star says she doesn't abuse drugs or alcohol, contrary to media and industry speculation that has dogged her for years. Latest news from the AP | Style Section Mystics Fall to Liberty The Washington Mystics' brief playoff season ended Monday with a 78-57 loss to the New York Liberty. Dolan Makes Big Splash With Comeback Jenny Thompson and Kristy Kowal were big winners, and Arlington's Tom Dolan came from way behind in the 200 individual medley to earn an Olympic berth. O's Smell Team Spirit Jose Mercedes pulled the rug out from under the White Sox potent lineup Monday, allowing one run in eight innings in the O's 8-2 victory. Latest news from the AP | Sports Section ©2000 The Washington Post Company |
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