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Last Week in the World of News
10/27, Denver, Colo.
Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado announced that there is no reason for the JonBenet Ramsey case to leave the hands of the local authorities. He said that substantial evidence has come up and he believes that the investigators are getting extremely close to solving the case.
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10/28,Mexico
President Ernesto Zedillo has not yet asked Congress for money for a "slush fund" for 2000.
A "slush fund" typically allocates a certain amount of money to the leader of a country to be spent at his or her own discretion.
10/30,Newark,N.J.
American Family Enterprises, the company that runs a sweepstakes endorsed by Dick Clark and Ed McMahon, filed for bankruptcy protection to help settle the many lawsuits against them alleging faulty advertising.
The company also noted that the bankruptcy would not affect their sweepstakes or their magazine subscription operation.
