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Ethics Committee Accuses Traficant of Official Misconduct, Sets Hearing

WASHINGTON – The House ethics committee issued a 10-count list of alleged violations Thursday against convicted Rep. James Traficant and set a public hearing for next month. The charges allege that the Ohio lawmaker engaged in a “continuing pattern and practice of official misconduct,” including acceptance of kickbacks, encouraging the …

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India Calls for Joint Monitoring of Kashmir Border, Pakistan Dismisses Idea

NEW DELHI, India – India made a conciliatory gesture to Pakistan on Wednesday, calling for joint monitoring of their disputed Kashmir frontier — a proposal that Pakistan played down as old and unlikely to work. Even as the United States and Britain sent top officials to pressure the nuclear-armed rivals, …

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Consumer Prices Flat in May

WASHINGTON – Consumer prices were flat in May, the best showing in five months, as lower costs for gasoline, clothes and cars eclipsed higher prices for medical care and air fares. The tame reading for the Consumer Price Index, one of the government’s most closely watched inflation gauges, came after …

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