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enlighten • entertain • inspire lawmakers seek late adjustments spending measure nears passage inner# iht andi of the tii e 1 won, a lot of i i bingo i 'en. I of Sffi ' probab n even uldon: y for the; ;’t costi that mu moneyc to met: ASHINGTON (AP) — Law- ers struggled to win last- tfmite changes in a huge $500 Bon spending measure or to ind out precisely what was in it s Congress prepared for its like- massage TUesday. | White House officials and con- issional leaders agreed to the «age last Thursday after a week ciftrgaining. But lawmakers spent lot day resolving lingering dis- uks over extending some tariffs tiouttressing the Medicare home Ith-care program, Many mem- b of Congress and aides pro- led ignorance about a measure I some officials said would Iber about 4,000 pages. |The first thing I want to do is lout everything that’s in it,” I Michael Castle, R-Del, said, there was little suspense about 'Its (the spending bill) definitely a mixed bag/' — Marty Dannenfelser Government relations director Family Research Council the ultimate outcome: Congress was expected to ship the measure TUesday to President Clinton for his signature. To give him time to sign it the following day. Congress planned to send him a measure let ting agencies stay open through Wednesday, the fifth such stopgap bill since fiscal 1999 began Oct. 1. Even the likeliest pocket of op position — conservative House Re publicans — was said to be split over a bill that gave that group vic tories such as restrictions on Inter net pornography, but defeats such as $20 billion in so-called emer gency spending to be paid for out of expected federal surpluses. “It’s definitely a mixed bag,” Marty Dannenfelser, government relations director for the conserva tive Family Research Council, said. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., was hoping his chamber could approve the mea sure by voice vote. That would make it unnecessary for senators — most of whom left Washington a week ago — to return to the Capi tol, since its passage would mark the end of Congress’ legislative work for the year, save a few less er bills. idies r 1 i the lewho:; :y< because ) often,: Antitrust trial against Microsoft begins Government accuses computer corporation of intimidating competition ityofinc than at: an hour said.! lly wort: enough: ailable. ' Burro# hallenge ended fi now eai eath off nentof playing WASHINGTON (AP) — Govern- nent lawyers opened their land- nark antitrust trial against Mi- rosoft Corp. on Monday by it ssc: ccu3irig the software titan of a arefully crafted, to-holds barred ampaign to ille- ;ally “crush" a ri al company. The hard-core actics alleged the govern- rns.The nen t included ingogac yiicrosoft using ts money and in- luence as the maker of the huge- y popular Windows operating sys- em to intimidate computer nakers and entice other compa- ties to distribute Microsoft’s own GATES Internet software over that of Netscape Communications Corp. The government contended Microsoft launched its war with Netscape after a controversial June 1995 meeting at which Mi crosoft allegedly proposed, un successfully, to divide the market for Internet software. Microsoft has denied making such an offer, which would be illegal under an titrust laws. “What you see is a consistent pattern of Microsoft doing this, using its monopoly power, using its leverage, using everything it has,” Justice lawyer David Boies told U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. Microsoft’s lawyers were ex pected to make their opening ar guments Tuesday. The outcome of the trial — ex pected to last six weeks — could dramatically change the comput er industry as it becomes in creasingly important to virtually every facet of modern life. The contested 1995 meeting is crucial to the government’s ef fort to show that Microsoft so feared the potential of Internet software to threaten its lucrative Windows system that it acted un fairly to guard it. The government used video tape excerpts from pretrial inter views with Microsoft’s billionaire chair, Bill Gates, to try to show him Monday as reluctant to dis cuss the meeting, which he did not attend. 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(AP) — Is- |suspended negotiations with the stinians on all issues but securi- [londay after a bloody attack at a Israeli bus stop threatened al- y lagging Mideast peace talks. senior Palestinian official, erAbed Rabbo, dismissed the jfaeli move as “cheap blackmail.” ■’resident Clinton said the grenade ...([ckwas a “complicating factor” le talks, which entered their fifth Monday. But he returned as lined to the secluded conference I along the Wye River to try to coax Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to conclude a land-for- peace deal. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said Clinton was beginning his fourth day of mediation by meet ing jointly with Israeli and Palestin ian security experts, then planned brief back-to-back sessions with Ne tanyahu and Arafat and expected to wind up with a three-way dinner. He declined to say how long the already extended summit would last. Netanyahu consulted Monday with senior Cabinet officials, then declared that “for progress to be achieved on other issues, we must first focus on security and terror ism. We are awaiting answers from the Palestinians today. ” The Israeli leader said he would not stay on Maryland’s Eastern Shore “for an unlimited period of time” and that the United States and the Pales tinian delegation had been notified that Israel was postponing discussion of a projected opening of a Palestin ian airport in Gaza. ve tj y tioLu fPS rr> from DjUUs, way on a ftT debase. Far®* do r*ot kxlud® tax®#, which caa between »*vd lotT Student ID may r «qulr*<i. F»r»* are valid tor departure* fcn low and are subject to change. R«*trictJor»# ^ Call for our low domestic fare* ar»d fare* to other world wide destTrvatIo»»s. Don’t forget to order your fswallpat**! 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