War on budget gridlock edges toward a balanced plan
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici says a balanced budget may emerge in three to four weeks with presidential backing. The four week bill preserves programs, avoids a debt ceiling rise for now, and ties deficit reduction to future spending constraints while preserving Medicare Medicaid education and defense.
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Pete Domenici
Rn.m
White House
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Senate
Bob Dole
House
Newt Gingrich
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Trent Lott
Thomas Daschle
Leon Panetta
Clinton
Congress
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Defense Department
Grand Canyon National Park to reopen after budget standoff
National parks begin reopening with Grand Canyon resuming operations at 8 a.m. Monday after a federal budget lapse. Rangers, concessionaires, and 320 employees return to work as Yosemite and other sites plan to reopen. Tourists had sample views from Arizona 64 as access resumes and tourism revenue returns.
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National Park, Ariz
Grand Canyon National Park
Charlie Peterson
South Rim
Peterson
Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon
Arizona 64
Republicans and Clinton clash over tax cuts and health care reform
The clash centers on Medicaid spending, state control of a federal program for the poor, and a proposed tax cut package totaling 245 billion dollars by Republicans versus 105 billion by Clinton. Both back child credits and IRA expansion with differing details.
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Doctors clash over calcium blockers at heart association meeting
At an Anaheim AHA session two cardiologists diverge on calcium channel blockers. They note no proof these drugs prevent heart disease while a March study links higher dose use to greater heart attack risk. Debates urge careful use and prefer proven diuretics or beta blockers until long term safety is established.
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Anaheim
Calif
American Heart Association
Association
Sidney Smith Jr
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Curt Furberg
Franz Messerli
Furberg
Ers
Oschner Medical Clinic
New Orleans
Bruce Platy
University of Washington
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
N.C
Buelow Survives Accident Faces Slow Recovery and Lawsuit
After a truck collision left him with a head injury, Cherie and Bob Buelow describe the long rehab journey. The 17 year old driver did not contact them, while a lawsuit seeks damages. Cherie notes gradual return to normal life and his enduring personality.
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Cherie
University of Iowa
Department of Residential Services
Bob
Ainsworth Farmers Cooperative
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