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Debby drops storm strength
The Associated Press
HAVANA — Hurricane Deby soaked northern Haiti and forced thousands of Cubans to abandon homes Thursday before losing its tropical storm strength as it plowed through the western Caribbean toward the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities lifted an evacuation order for the Florida Keys but continued to watch the former hurricane for signs it might regenerate.
Debby's winds dropped to about 40 mph, and, with no identifiable center, the remnants swirling between Cuba and Jamaica were no longer considered a tropical storm.
There were still some strong winds in that area, said forecaster Laura Salvador of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. She warned that floods still could hit in
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica.
"There is a possibility for regeneration later on," Salvador said. She said forecasters will be watching the system during the next three days in case its remnants rebuild and move toward the Gulf of Mexico.
As Debby's center brushed past eastern Cuba earlier, authorities evacuated at least 7,000 people, including Haitians at a refugee camp. Heavy rains and winds lashed the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in southeastern Cuba, home to nearly 1,600 U.S. servicemen and their families.
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"They're doing fine," said Pat Dooling, spokesman for U.S. Navy Region Southeast in Jacksonville, Fla., which oversees the Guantanamo base. "They prepared for the heavy weather and lashed down anything that could become a
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In northern Haiti, winds sank five boats and a storm surge swept a house out to sea in the coastal village of Carenage, but there were no reports of injuries, said Jacques Louis Henry, owner of the private Radio Etincelle in Port-de-Paix.
"We're relieved it's all over," Henry said.
On Tuesday, Debby was a hurricane with winds of 75 mph, but it was downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday when it lost force in the mountains of Hispaniola.
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GOP sends Clinton estate-tax bill
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WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders are sending the White House a bill to repeal estate taxes, inviting another veto confrontation with President Clinton and setting the stage for a September veto override attempt in Congress.
The legislation, which would gradually phase out the estate tax during more than 10 years at a cost of $105 billion, passed the House and Senate earlier this summer with sizable Democratic support. But Republican leaders kept the bill tucked away on Capitol Hill, waiting for an opportune time to send it to Clinton.
"A veto is a win for big government, high taxes and more stalemate," said Rep. Bill Archer, R-Texas, chairman of the House
"The more people learn about the dangerous exploding nature of this tax plan, the less they like it."
Jake Siewert White House representative
Ways and Means Committee. "A signature is a win for families, small business owners and farmers who are haunted by this unfair tax."
The bill was set Thursday to be delivered to the White House by a Montana farmer driving a tractor. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., also planned an event at a farmer's market in
Columbia, S.C., to highlight the effect estate taxes have on farmers, small businesses and hightech entrepreneurs.
Under the Constitution, Clinton will have until just after Labor Day to sign or veto the bill, meaning GOP leaders could hold the override vote the first week or two after Congress returns from its summer recess. White House officials said Clinton would certainly veto it, saying it primarily benefits the wealthy and would consume $750 billion of projected surpluses during the 10 years after the tax is fully repealed.
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"The more people learn about the dangerous exploding nature of this tax plan, the less they like it," said White House spokesman Jake Siewert. "We think you could do more targeted estate tax relief that takes care of the small businesses and family farms."
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