TDT2 Topics - 1998 Evaluation Topic Orig. New Title ID Rule Rule ----------------------------------------------------- 20001 8 8 Asian Economic Crisis 20002 2 2 Monica Lewinsky Case 20003 9 9 Peruvian Anti-torture Laws 20004 2 2 McVeigh's Navy Dismissal & Fight 20005 1 1 Upcoming Philippine Elections 20006 11 6 Israeli Palestinian Raids 20007 11 12 Fossett's Balloon Ride 20008 3 3 Casey Martin Sues PGA 20009 3 3 Karla Faye Tucker 20010 5 5 Mountain Hikers Lost 20011 11 13 State of the Union Address 20012 11 11 Pope visits Cuba 20013 10 10 1998 Winter Olympics 20014 8 8 African Leaders and World Bank Pres 20015 6 6 Current Conflict with Iraq 20016 11 13 $1 million Stolen at WTC 20017 3 3 Babbitt Casino Case 20018 3 3 Bombing AL Clinic 20019 5 5 Cable Car Crash 20020 5 5 China Airlines Crash 20021 4 4 Tornado in Florida 20022 3 3 Diane Zamora 20023 6 6 Violence in Algeria 20024 11 12 Shevardnadze Assassination Attempt 20025 11 13 Shoplifter's Hand Amputated 20026 3 3 Oprah Lawsuit 20027 11 13 Pharoah's Tomb 20028 3 3 Mary Kay LeTourneau 20029 11 12 Buffett buys Silver 20030 11 12 Pension for Mrs Schindler 20031 7 7 John Glenn 20032 2 2 Sgt Gene McKinney 20033 10 10 Superbowl '98 20034 11 12 David Satcher confirmed 20035 11 12 Holocaust Museum Resignation 20036 3 3 Rev Lyons Arrested 20037 11 13 Quality of Life-NYC 20038 7 7 LaSalle Boat FOUND! 20039 1 1 India Parliamentary Elections 20040 3 3 Tello (Maryland) Murder 20041 3 3 Grossberg baby murder 20042 7 7 Asteroid Coming?? 20043 11 12 Dr Spock Dies 20044 2 2 National Tobacco Settlement 20045 5 5 Mt Cook Climbing Accident 20046 9 9 Great Lake Champlain?? 20047 7 7 Viagra Approval 20048 3 3 Jonesboro shooting 20049 3 3 Boehner/Gingrich chat taped 20050 7 7 JJ the Whale 20051 3 3 Thai Police Lt Arrested 20052 6 6 Strike in Germany 20053 1 1 Capps Replacement Elections 20054 11 11 Albright to Canada 20055 3 3 Boeing Discrimination Suit 20056 3 3 James Earl Ray's Retrial? 20057 10 10 World Figure Skating Champs 20058 8 8 Guinness Gag 20059 3 3 UCONN Spring Weekend 20060 11 13 POW Memorial Museum 20061 11 13 Kenya boosts Tourism 20062 11 11 Mandela visits Angola 20063 6 6 Bird Watchers Hostage 20064 11 13 Race Relations Meetings 20065 7 7 Rats in Space! 20066 10 10 Marcus Allen Retires 20067 5 5 Spanish Dam Broken 20068 7 7 DiBella Treatment CURES Cancer? 20069 11 12 Carter reunion 20070 6 6 India - A Nuclear Power? 20071 6 6 Israeli-Palestinian Talks (London) 20072 11 12 Tony Awards 20073 11 13 Mother-Tongue Teaching 20074 6 6 Nigerian Protest Violence 20075 9 9 Food Stamps 20076 6 6 Anti-Suharto Violence 20077 3 3 Unabomber 20078 6 6 Denmark Strike 20079 3 3 Akin Birdal Shot & Wounded 20080 11 13 Human Rights Ethiopia 20081 3 3 Bad juice 20082 3 3 Abortion clinic acid attacks 20083 11 13 World AIDS Conference 20084 11 13 Job incentives 20085 10 10 Saudi Soccer coach sacked 20086 8 8 GM Strike 20087 10 10 NBA finals 20088 6 6 Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia 20089 4 4 Afghan Earthquake 20090 9 9 Unwed Fathers' Law 20091 5 5 German Train derails 20092 7 7 No Fat Drug 20093 8 8 Puerto Rico phone strike 20094 11 13 Nazi-plundered Art 20095 11 13 Turkish Military Officers Fired 20096 11 11 Clinton-Jiang Debate 20097 11 12 Martin Fogel's law degree 20098 3 3 Cubans returned home 20099 3 3 Oregon bomb for Clinton? 20100 8 8 Goldman Sachs - going public? TDT3 - 1999 Evaluation Topics Topic Orig. New Title ID Rule Rule ----------------------------------------------------- 30001 1 1 Cambodian Government Coalition 30002 4 4 Hurricane Mitch 30003 3 3 Pinochet Trial 30004 7 7 Houston Chukwu Octuplets 30005 3 3 Osama bin Laden Indictment 30006 10 10 NBA Labor Dispute 30007 6 6 Congolese Rebels vs. Pres. Kabila 30008 8 8 November APEC Summit 30009 9 9 Anti-Doping Proposals 30010 6 6 Car Bomb in Jerusalem 30011 3 3 Anwar Ibrahim Case 30012 7 7 Leonid Meteor Shower 30013 11 11 Dalai Lama Visits US 30014 5 5 Nigerian Gas Fire 30015 11 11 October Holbrooke-Milosevic Meeting 30016 5 5 SwissAir 111 Crash 30017 4 4 North Korean Food Shortages 30018 11 11 Blair Visits China in October 30019 3 3 Hong Kong Mob Boss Cheung Tze-Keung 30020 10 10 13th Asian Games 30021 5 5 Thai Airbus crash 30022 3 3 Chinese Labor Activists 30023 3 3 Kevorkian Trial 30024 1 1 Gingrich Resigns 30025 1 1 Brazilian Elections 30026 8 8 AOL-Netscape Merger 30027 8 8 Russian Currency Crisis 30028 6 6 Turkey-Syria Tension 30029 10 10 Australian Yacht Race 30030 1 1 Taipei Mayoral Elections 30031 7 7 Space Shuttle Launch 30032 8 8 China Closes ITIC Bank 30033 8 8 The Euro Introduced 30034 6 6 Indonesia-East Timor Violence 30035 11 11 China-Taiwan Meetings 30036 11 12 Nobel Prizes Awarded 30037 11 12 Israeli Foreign Minister Sharon Appointed 30038 2 2 Salt Lake City Olympic Bid 30039 11 11 Sharif and Clinton Meet About Pakistan 30040 11 13 Gaza International Airport Opened 30041 11 11 Jiang's Historic Visit to Japan 30042 3 3 PanAm Bombing Trial 30043 6 6 Sri Lankan Gov't. vs Tamil Rebels 30044 3 3 Kurd Separatist Abdullah Ocalan Arrested 30045 8 8 Mobil-Exxon Merger 30046 2 2 House Speaker-Elect Livingston Resigns 30047 7 7 Space Station Module Zaria Launched 30048 8 8 IMF Bailout of Brazil 30049 11 11 North Korean Nuclear Facility 30050 1 1 US Mid-term Elections 30051 3 3 Bosnian War Crimes Tribunal 30052 4 4 Typhoon Zeb 30053 11 11 Clinton's Gaza Trip 30054 11 13 China Human Rights Treaty 30055 1 1 D'Alema's New Italian Government 30056 6 6 Chechnya Rebel Violence 30057 5 5 India Train Derailment 30058 11 11 Energy Sec'y. Richardson Visits Taiwan 30059 6 6 Russian Politico Starovoitova Assasinated 30060 8 8 Hyundai Corp. Aids North Korean Economy TDT3 - 2000 Evaluation Topics Topic Orig. New Title ID Rule Rule ----------------------------------------------------- 31001 2 2 S. Africa Truth & Reconciliation Committee Report 31002 11 11 Pope Visits Balkans 31003 3 3 Capitol Shooter Indictment 31004 2 2 Columbian Air Force Drug Scandal 31005 11 11 Zapatistas & Mexican Gov't talks 31006 3 3 Immigrant Smuggling Ring 31007 3 3 Dominique Moceanu vs. Parents 31008 3 3 Matthew Shepard Murder 31009 1 1 New Turkish Gov't: Bulent Ecevit 31010 11 13 European Cold Wave 31011 11 4 Typhoon Babs 31012 2 2 Princess Di Crash Investigation 31013 3 3 Abortion Doctor Slepian Killed 31014 3 3 Chinese Missile Scientist Arrested 31015 11 13 Japan Apology to Korea 31016 10 10 ATP Shanghai Open 31017 11 11 Chretien Visits China 31018 3 3 Zorig Killed (Mongolian Politics) 31019 7 7 AIDS Vaccine Testing 31020 5 5 Ukraine Mining Disasters 31021 7 7 Fossilized Dinosaur Embryos Found 31022 5 5 Swedish Dance Hall Fire 31023 11 13 Kyoto Energy Protocol 31024 11 13 South Africa Weapons Purchase 31025 11 13 Kenyan Teachers on Strike 31026 10 10 Yankees vs. Padres in World Series 31027 1 1 Iranian National Elections 31028 11 4 Hurricane George in Carribbean 31029 1 1 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections 31030 1 1 Jesse 'the Body' Ventura 31031 11 13 US Federal Budget 31032 11 12 Yeltsin's Illness 31033 3 3 Microsoft Anti-Trust Case 31034 3 3 New Orleans Sues Handgun Manufacturers 31035 8 8 G-7 World Finance Meeting 31036 11 12 Joe DiMaggio Illness 31037 11 11 Japanese and Russian Leaders Meet 31038 3 3 American Embassy Bombing Trial 31039 11 13 China Denies Bugs 31040 3 3 Islamic Extremists Sentenced 31041 11 13 Philippine Airlines Closes 31042 11 13 New Paris Subway Line 31043 1 1 Lebanon Elects New President 31044 8 8 Merceded/Chrysler Merger 31045 11 13 Chinese Army Ordered to shut down Industry 31046 11 12 Buddhist Seeks Asylum 31047 11 12 Environmentalist Hill in a Tree 31048 11 11 South Korean Pres. Visits China 31049 11 13 Australian PM 'apologizes' to Aboriginies 31050 11 13 China will Not Allow Opposition Parties 31051 10 10 Beijing Applies to Host 2008 Olympics 31052 9 9 Florida Law to Reduce Divorce Rates 31053 11 12 South Korean Vets Escape NK 31054 11 11 ASEAN Meeting 31055 11 13 US and Pakistan Settle Dispute 31056 3 3 South Korean Police Forced into Temple 31057 11 12 Chinese Dissident Wei Visits Taiwan 31058 11 11 Tonga Switches Diplomatic Relations to China 31059 2 2 Hundreds Protest Financial Scandal in China 31060 11 11 Japan Political Coalition