Health Insurance Bill Faces Uncertain Political Path
Senate Finance Committee nears a consensus on a health insurance bill aiming for passage this year but faces hurdles. Key issues include president support, potential Republican backing, and calls from lawmakers for a broader measure. The plan would cover catastrophic illness after $2,000 or 60 hospital days and replace Medicaid for poor families with national standards. Financing relies on Social Security tax rise and general revenues. Weather outlook predicts wetter and colder conditions for Ledgerland.
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Amtrak Ridership Climbs in August and Year to Date
Amtrak carried 1,464,000 passengers in August, up from 1,359,000 a year ago. For the first eight months, ridership is about 12.0 million, a 26 percent increase over the previous year’s period.
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Lightning Kills 7th Victim Near St. Louis
A severe thunderstorm in the St Louis area Saturday left one man dead and two more injured by lightning. Jeffrey Bevitt 23 of Belleville Ill was the seventh area resident struck and killed by lightning this year while his men's league football team sought shelter. Walter Harloe 42 of Manchester Mo and his 12 year old son Steven were injured waiting under an umbrella for a high school game to resume. Harloe in poor condition with third degree burns. Steven in fair condition. Five area lightning deaths had occurred in late May and two more storms. In Wardell Missouri a tornado damaged a mobile home trees and power lines with no injuries reported.
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Manchester
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Police nab suspects at Queens burglary party
In New York AP report detectives posing as fences hosted a party for 42 burglary suspects at a Queens warehouse. Guests were booked on possession of stolen property charges as police hunted 130 more invitees tied to the scheme.
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Richard Ledda
Joseph Fasullo
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Fasullo
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Minister’s prayer remark on killing drew church debate
In Charleston, Rev. Charles Quigley said Christians should pray for God to decide whether three Kanawha County Board of Education backers should be killed, later claiming he meant only that God’s will be done. He cited possible biblical acts like Goliath as possible outcomes and denied wishing harm. The dispute arose amid a textbook protest and resulting jail sentences for protest leaders. Kansas City text mentions union workers approving a 17 percent two-year wage deal to end a long strike.
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Antiabortion Rally At Capital Highlights Push For Amendment
At Jefferson City Missouri a two day pro life event featured films lectures and a weekend banquet drawing about 700 attendees. William Cox of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment said it could take two years to win a vote and noted Senate hearings have run nine months while House hearings are stalled. Cox urged constituents to pressure lawmakers as opposition to the amendment grows with election timing looming.
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