Senate Rejects Bush Tax Plan in Senate Vote
The Senate defeated President Bush's short term stimulus plan 60 to 37 on a deficit rule. Democrats trimmed their middle class tax credit to under $50,000 income and expect passage soon, while Bush would veto a higher taxed plan. The GOP pitch centers on a $5,000 cap gains focused credit and home buyer incentives.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
GOP
Aerospace executive named to head NASA
Daniel Goldin, 51, TRW Space and Technology Group executive, was named by President Bush to head NASA replacing a resigning astronaut. Bush praised him as a leader in the aerospace industry with energy. Congressional sources called the selection surprising and some officials were unfamiliar with him.
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Washington
Daniel Goldin
Aero— Ce
Bush
NASA
Goldin
TRW
Space and Technology Group
America
George Brown Jr
D-Calif
House
Space Agency
White House
Nixon denies rift with Bush on Russia urge for aid
Former President Nixon says no rift with President Bush and urges stronger U S support for Boris Yeltsin. He questions national leadership and says this is America’s moment of greatness and truth while defending his critique of the administration’s policy. He avoids repeating earlier criticisms of Bush.
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Nixon
Bush
Russia
Washington
America
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet Union
Amtrak plan gets strong support at Iowa hearing
Central Iowa lawmakers heard broad backing for a Chicago to Omaha Amtrak route with stops at Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ames and Carroll. The plan calls for 4 million startup 2.5 million yearly operating costs and bus connections with Cedar Rapids willing to invest up to 600000 for a new station.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Omaha
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ames
Carroll
MacGillivray
Iowa City
Quad Cities
United States
Scott Rogers
Cedar Falls
Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers
Canney
Amtrak
Democrats duel in Midwest as Bush urges Buchanan exit
Clinton and Tsongas press a climactic clash amid recession in the Midwest. Bush hints Buchanan should quit the race, as Clinton dominates a string of Southern wins and Michigan Illinois unemployment deepens the electoral test.
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Midwest
Bush
Associated Press
Bill Clinton
Paul Tsongas
Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
Ron Brown
Clinton
Illinois
Michigan
Clinton, Tsongas
Jerry Brown
Sioson Promotes El Salvador Health Drive At Unitarian Dinner
Sioson uses a sip and puff wheelchair and attends a fund raising dinner at the Unitarian Union Church in Iowa City to aid health care projects in El Salvador. The event includes a dinner and a dance athon with separate admission fees and raises funds after the Nov. shooting ending in Gang Lu’s suicide.
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Unitarian Union Church
S. Gilbert T
Sioson
Gharib
Women’s Resource and Action Center
el Salvador
Rudy
Sonya
Iowa City
Ghar
University of Iowa
Gang Lu
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