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Dole lends Gingrich $300,000 Loan money is meant to pay Republican speaker’s ethics fine. WASHINGTON (AP)—The deal, one of the more unusual financial ar rangements in political history, was sealed at a private meeting between Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole on the speaker’s Capitol balcony, a perch with a sweeping view of the nation’s Mall and monuments. At that moment Tuesday evening, Dole, the Republican party elder statesman and 1996 presidential nominee, became Gingrich’s personal banker. fl We’re cm fl fl tbe web! H I http://www,do«gHKatres.c«n | Movie Info Line: fl 441-0222 fl fl LcallJoLShowtlmes^ 1 CINEMA TWIN ■ 2 DOUGLAS B 4 EDGEWOOD 3 B 5 THE LINCOLN fl 7 STARSHIP 9 COMING SOON DOUGLAS THEATRE CO. 44 Years of ExcellenceI Dole’s good-Samaritan, easy-terms $300,000 loan to the House speaker stunned many members of Congress when it was announced Thursday. But associates and friends of the Kansas Republican suggested the 8 year, 10-percent loan was just another manifestation of Dole’s magnanimity, a trait that did not always come across in his failed presidential race. “Dole just came up with it himself. I think this is a brilliant solution to a difficult problem,” said Charles Black, a longtime GOP consultant and 1996 campaign adviser to Dole. Dole called the loan “an arms length transaction between two friends” and told reporters, “He could have done better at a bank.” “I’m a good Republican. I hope my integrity is intact. I want to help the pasty, help Newt,” Dole added. At one point, Dole said, he con sidered asking former Presidents Ford and Bush to help him with the loan. “It seemed it was a responsibility for the senior party leaders.... But I never pursued that.” Some Democrats suggested the loan itself raised ethical questions, coming from a new member of a lob bying firm whose clients include NBC, the National Football League and en ergy and transportation companies. Dole has said he will do no lobbying with the firm. Madam, is there a government discount? v;M HT "TT ■ CARSON CITY, Nev. — So much for noble intentions. Nevada lawmakers canceled a trip to tour a legal brothel next week after the plan was ridiculed in a newspaper column. Assemblyman Bob Price, a Democrat from North Las Vegas, had called the trip a “fact-finding” mission to teach legislators about an industry that he says generates at least 30 percent of the tax rev enue in some counties. In lampooning the tour, Nevada Appeal publisher and editor Jeff Ackerman said some taxpayers might suggest that “except for the degree of pleasure they provide, lawmakers and prostitutes might actually have lots in common.” Price said phone calls flooded into his office from people wonder ing how they could be included in the tour of the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno. * Mjot Haney/E new JERUSALEM (AP) — Defiant in the face of an influence-peddling scan dal, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday to hang tough through calls for his resignation. “We’re not going anywhere,” he told supporters. ITie government, and efforts to re vive the peace process, have virtually stopped while Israelis wait to find out whether prosecutors will follow police advice and charge the prime minister with fraud and breach of trust. The police recommendation that Netanyahu and three key allies be charged in the scandal has fueled speculation about — and calls for — an early end to his stormy 10-month reign. The prosecutors’ decision was expected by Sunday. At his Likud Party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Netanyahu sug gested his government was under a politically motivated attack fa* its poli cies to keep Jewish settlements in the West Bank and all of Jerusalem under Israeli rule. “The truth will be victorious,” he told his cheering supporters. “We are staying in the place where the people and history put us, and we will continue to lead these people.” The scandal stems from Netanyahu’s decision in January to appoint Jerusalem lawyer Roni Bar On as attorney general. Bar-On re signed after a day in office amid a storm of criticism that he was unquali fied. Days later, Israel TV alleged that the appointment was part of a con spiracy by senior officials who ex pected Bar-On to end the corruption trial of Aryeh Deri, head of the Shas religious party. Deri was to ensure in return that the Shas’ two Cabinet min isters gave Netanyahu the majority needed to approve the Israeli troop M The truth will be victorious. Benjamin Netanyahu prime minister of Israel pullback from most of the West Bank town of Hebron. Netanyahu, 47, would not be obliged to resign even if convicted. But several allies have hinted they may bolt the ruling coalition and deprive Netanyahu of his parliamentary ma jority. There are, however, several sce narios that could bring new elections: ■ If no charges are pressed, Netanyahu could call a vote to clear his name and campaign as a victim of the media and elites who never could accept him. ■ If charges are brought, Netanyahu might resign or he could be impeached by a vote of 61 Knesset members. ■ If charges are brought and Netanyahu insists on remaining in office, the Supreme Court could force him to resign or suspend himself. On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a request by liberal lawmaker Avraham Poraz to have the court re quire Netanyahu’s immediate suspen sion. Commentators suggested that self suspension coupled with a quick trial ending in acquittal would be Netanyahu’s best bet to clear his name. “If he’s not charged, he won’t be able to clear his name and his name will be permanently smeared in the public eye,” Tel Aviv University law professor Zeev Segal said. Clarkson College Bachelor of Science Degree in NURSING Applications are presently being accepted for Summer and Fall 1997 Enrollment Opportunity to take a nursing course your FIRST semester. Flexible schedules for today's lifestyles and three full semesters per year which allow for early degree completion. A student focused environment and a dedicated faculty combine to enrich your educational experience and pro vide a foundation for success. CALL TODAY 402-552-3100 1-800-647-5500 The path to a rewarding career in nursing and healthcare begins at Clarkson College 101 South 42nd Street Omaha, NE 68131-2739 mm A ■ - " ■ - • ' i ■ • • * . . 1 ■ Same-sex marriages nixed; some benefits to be allowed HONOLULU (AP) — Negotiators for the state House and Senate agreed to let voters bar the legalization of gay marriages, reaching a compromise plan that also would give same sex couples some of the rights and benefits available to married couples. The compromise approved by conferees late Wednesday is expected to gain easy approval by the House and Senate next week. It is in tended to reverse the Hawaii Supreme Court’s 1993 ruling that found a ban on same-sex mar riage unconstitutional. A proposed state constitutional amendment letting the Legislature restrict marriage to couples of the opposite sex would be put on a statewide ballot next year. Lawmakers also agreed to let gay and les bian couples sign up as “reciprocal beneficia ries,” giving them inheritance rights, the right to sue for wrongful death, spousal benefits for insurance and state pensions, and similar rights. The proposal also would offer such rights to other pairs living together who could not marry, such as a widowed mother and her un married son. Gay and lesbian activists denounced the compromise, saying it fell short of the equal rights they would receive if the state Supreme Court ruling prevails. “I can’t tell you how upset I am,” said TYacey Bennett, a leader of Marriage Project Hawaii. “We had hoped the Senate would have adhered to its desire to extend civil rights to all people, and the Senate caved.” Lawmakers spoke proudly of the compro mise. Rep. Terrance Tom, chairman of the House conferees, said it would address the needs of gay couples while still giving Hawaiian vot ers “the opportunity to reconfirm their belief that marriage, the fundamental unit of our so ciety, is the union of one man and one woman.” Hawaii’s legal case on same-sex marriages took center stage in legislatures across the coun try because the U.S. Constitution says marriages performed in one state must be recognized in all. ' ' . " .—.. ' MERGE When we all work together, great tilings can happen. MDA* Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-000-572-1717 AwhMiMM.. bneaus* MM lepr renple. ' TV I n . » i Questions? Comments? ask Tor me ^ m appropriate section editor at 472 JNePraSKan AsS 2588 or e-mail dnOunlinfQ.unl.5du. Editor: DougKouma A&E Editor: Jeff Randall Managing Editor: Paula Lavigne Photo Director: Scott Bruhn Assoc. 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