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Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that with all the fuss about the revised Consumer Price Index and the effect it will have on social security recipients, no one seems to have noticed that the welfare reform bill will plunge many more of our nation's children into much deeper poverty.

as the second ranking executive at Walt Disney. Before joining Disney in 1995, Ovitz was considered the most influential talent agent in Hollywood.

Congressman Wes Cooley was indicted for making false statements about his military record in Oregon state voters' pamphlets. The indictment says that congressman - who was elected in 1994 and didn't run again this year - lied when he said that he was a member of the Army Special Forces in Korea. From Portland, Colin Fogarty reports.

in sight to the conflict between government authorities -- inheritors of the old Soviet system -- and the Islamist, pro-democracy opposition.

will change how the sport does business. The five-year labor agreement was ratified last week by the players. It includes a revenue sharing system and a luxury tax imposed on the five richest teams.

General Barry McCaffrey, wrapped up two days of talks in Mexico City yesterday. The U.S. officials and their Mexican counterparts promised stepped-up efforts to stem the flow of narcotics across the border.

since the election. Speaking to Democratic leaders, he emphasized his new centrist stance.

Bill Daley, President Clinton's nominee for the nation's new commerce secretary, is known for his Democratic fundraising talents...and his ability to cross party lines for support. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Daley's hometown of Chicago.

The FBI is sifting through thousands of new tips, looking for evidence pertaining to the Olympic bombing investigation. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that the agency is pleased with the response generated by the agency's announcement earlier this week that a reward would be given to anyone helping to solve the crime.

victory over Governor William Weld.