Senate Rejects Medicaid Cuts in Budget Clash
Senate votes 52 to 48 to strip all proposed Medicaid reductions from the budget, undermining the House plan and signaling a standoff on deficit strategy. Democrats and some Republicans back the move, while Republicans push for larger tax cuts and spending. Local reactions cite Iowa Sen. Harkin criticizing the balance of tax cuts and education funding.
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Ex-housekeeper recalls Neverland child guests and Culkin
SANTA MARIA California AP a former Neverland housekeeper described a parade of boy guests who stayed at Michael Jackson's ranch including nine children such as actor Macaulay Culkin She said Jackson and the children sometimes ran wild and damaged living quarters and she did not see him give alcohol to a minor The witness cited changing behavior when children stayed longer and called Jackson an indulgent host likening the scenario to Pinocchio's Pleasure Island.
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U.S. general sees possible troop drawdown in Iraq 2006 2008
Army vice chief Gen. Richard Cody says permanent troop reductions aren’t likely before 2006 to 2008. A staggered rotation may cut forces as Iraqi security forces improve, replacing the 4th Infantry and 101st Airborne. In Mosul a convoy was hit by a car bomber, wounding six.
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Lawmakers fail to agree on Schiavo bill
Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube faced removal under a court order as Florida lawmakers failed to unite on intervention. The House passed a bill to block withdrawal, the Senate rejected a rival measure, and courts and the US Supreme Court denied delay bids.
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