Cheney leads as Bush picks running mate candidate
Dick Cheney emerges as the leading candidate for Bush’s vice presidential spot a senior Republican says Bush is close to choosing him though no final decision has been made. Cheney, who switched voter registration to Wyoming to avoid a two Texans on the ticket, is a former defense secretary and Wyoming lawmaker.
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Senate backs marriage tax cut amid Clinton veto pledge
The Senate passed a Republican bill to cut income taxes for 50 million married couples in a 60 34 vote aiming to send the plan to President Clinton for a veto. GOP leaders argue the measure refunds surplus revenue while critics say benefits favor the top 1 percent and jeopardize debt payoff and Medicare drug coverage.
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