Des Moines Woman Gains Spotlight After Gore Visit
Winifred Skinner 79 describes her life in Des Moines living on a $129 monthly pension from EMCO while collecting cans to cover $250 monthly prescription costs and $118 health insurance. She spoke to Vice President Gore during his Altoona health care town meeting and says the attention is welcome but changes nothing about her finances.
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In a sharp campaign exchange from Wisconsin and Washington, Al Gore and George W. Bush accused each other of mismanaging projected budget surpluses and risking prosperity. Gore framed debt reduction as key and attacked Bush's plan as a tax on potential, while Bush urged Gore to reject tax increases and praised Social Security funding.
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