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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Ald Lawmakers May Add DrugBenefits FBI Warns of New E-Mail Virus ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Congress can compromise on Medicare coverageofprescriptions, bipartisan duo says BY ALICE ANN LOVE “This is not a rogueeffort,” said Thomas.“Senator WydenandI will consultfully and inform fully our respective leadership.” The two said they believe there is general agree- ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A House Republican and a Senate Democrat say congressional compromise is possi- ment among Democrats and Republicans that pre- scription drug coverage supported by government dollars should be available as an option for all senior citizens through a program overseenby the Health and Human Services Department, and that out-of-pocket costs shouldbe limited. Also, Wyden and Thomas said there is emerging consensusthat drug companies should pay a “return ble on adding prescription drug benefits to Medicare this year and that they will team upto negotiate a bi- partisan agreement. Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., an architect of a House GOP proposal outlined earlier this spring, and Sen. Ron Wyden,D-Ore., who has been working onthe issue with moderate Republicans in the Senate, said they see commonground. Saturday, May 27, 2000 WASHINGTON — A new com‘ R that several corporate e-mail systems had been infected, the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center said. The virus is carried in a file attached to an e- DOC,” according the Website of computer-security company Network Associates. government-funded research. President Clinton emphasized differences that remain, however, at a White House news conference he held with Democratic congressional leaders just a day At a newsconference on Friday, held symbolically in room thatis half on the House side of the Capitol Building andhalf on the Senate side, Thomas and Wy- earlier. . “Their approach simply won't help the millions of seniors who need help,” Clinton said of the House Republican plan Thomas has beenhelping to craft. den said they have already begun talks with fellow lawmakers. book, the company said. When thei user closes the Word document, the virus will then delete importantfiles on the user’s computer. The FBl advised computer users not to open any e-mail with this subject line, to deactivate the exec-, utive summary feature in Outlook, » and then delete the e-mail. ONLY on investment fee” to help support the new program when they profit from medicines developed through “Over the next few weeks, Bill Thomas and I are going to team up with our colleagues. . . to try to defy the odds, the prognosticators and the talking heads whosayyou justcan’t get this done,” Wydensaid. Ifa computer user opens the at tachment, the virus will spread it self by sending an e-mail to every one in the user’s e-mail address. Appeals Panel Won’t Intervenein Clinton Suit ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court said Friday a judge acted inappropriately when he found that President Clinton committed a criminal violation of the privacy law by releasing theletters “sweeping pronouncements on alleged criminal activity,” but “the members ofthe White House Office are undernoreal threat of criminal prosecution,” said the appeals advance. Manyof Willey’s letters ruling. The appeals court ruling means David Tatel, a Clinton appointee; that Clinton’s closest adviser, deputy White House counsel Bruce Lindsay, must respond to demands from the conservative group Judicial Watch to reveal deliberations that led to the president releasing to Clinton were written after the alleged 1993 incident. The appeals court judges, Harry Edwards, a Carter appointee; and Douglas Ginsburg, a Reagan appointee, said the ruling against ley. Clinton issued the letters the day after Willey, a former White Clinton and the question of whether Privacy Act restrictions apply to the Executive Office ofthe Presidentcould be dealt with by an appeals court once thecase is over. The lawsuit concerns the Clinton administration’s alleged violation of the Privacy Act by District Judge Royce Lamberth, a House volunteer, accused the president onnational television of gathering hundreds of FBI backgroundfiles of former Reagan and Reagan making an unwelcome sexual Bush appointees. of presidential accuser Kathleen Willey. But the three-member appeals panel, turning down a White House request, refused to intervenein the lawsuit filed by a conservative group that spawned the ruling against Clinton. “Tt was inappropriate”for U.S. appointee, to invoke friendly correspondence from Wil- Reno Refused to Appoint an Independent Counselto Investigate the FBI Director cided against an independent counselto investigate FBI Director Louis Freeh for inaccurate congressional testimony, officials said. Freehwas the subject ofa 30-day preliminary independent counsel inquiry in 1997 after the department’s public integrity. section ac- cused him ofgivingfalse testimony during a hearing about the FBI laboratory's mishandling of cases, governmentofficials said Friday. Attorney General Janet Reno concluded that while Freeh’stestimonywas inaccurate, there was no evidence of criminal intent that would warrant the appointmentof an independentprosecutor, the officials said. counsel in the Freeh matter was _Similar to the one Renoused to decline appointmentof a counsel for Gore. Reno used other standards for declining such an appointment for Clinton. In the Freeh matter, Reno also concluded there was no evidence the director knew that his testimonywasinaccurate, theofficials said. As soonas hedid, Freeh sent a letter to a House Appropriations subcommittee to correct special prosecutor to investigate fund raising. 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