The following news summaries are from OPM AM, the daily newsletter of the Office of Personnel Management. OPM AM is available on OPM Mainstreet, the agency's electronic bulletin board, at 202-606-4800.
DAILY BRIEFINGS
News Briefs
CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL DIES IN SENATE-"Legislation to overhaul the nation's scandal-ridden campaign finance system died in the Senate yesterday, taking with it prospects for enactment of major changes before November's elections" (The Washington Post).
VISITORS TO NATIONAL PARKS VOICE SUPPORT FOR NEW FEES-"Higher fees in national parks have not stemmed the flow of visitors, with four of every five saying they are willing to pay the additional money or even more" (The Washington Post).
KING MEMORIAL TAKES A STEP-"A proposal to commemorate civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. near memorials to the nation's most honored leaders moved ahead yesterday with legislation introduced by Sens. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) and John Warner (R-Va.)(The Washington Post).
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