Weather Sunrise and Precipitation Totals
Weather data notes sunrise at 6 50 a m and sunset times. Reports precipitation amounts for March 5 2000 and March 6 1999, plus last 30 days and since Jan 1 1999 totaling 1.82 inches and 4.21 inches respectively.
Four Seasons Country Weather Outlook
The forecast shows today mostly sunny with a high in the 60s and a low near 40s. Tuesday is expected to be partly sunny and warm with a high around 70 and a low near 30. Thursday will be cooler with a low around 46 and a high in the upper 60s.
Clinton Attends Bloody Sunday Memorial Led by Lewis
In Elma Alabama AP report Thirty five years after the Edmund Pettus Bridge vote rights clash Bill Clinton joins Rep John Lewis and Hosea Williams to honor Bloody Sunday. A crowd of over ten thousand witnesses Clinton and the marchers cross the bridge while Coretta Scott King and others look on. The event marks voting rights gains and honors Jimmy Lee Jackson James Reed and Viola Liuzzo.
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Debating Medicare drug benefit targets the neediest elderly
Researchers bolster a GOP argument that aid should go to the poorest and chronically ill elderly as Congress and the Clinton administration clash over who should receive a new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Studies based on a 1996 survey show two thirds of beneficiaries already have some drug coverage, while those near the poverty line have slightly lower coverage.
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Tobacco farmers press own lobbying push on Capitol Hill
More than 200 tobacco farmers visited Capitol Hill to press for tax relief and export-friendly policies as they increasingly lobby without reliance on major companies. They argue branding by firms like Philip Morris harms their image, while USDA quotas and imports are blamed for price pressures and reduced tobacco allotments.
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