Senate rejects health plan to raise cigarette tax
The Senate defeated an amendment to boost children's health care funding by raising the federal cigarette tax. The plan would have used 43 cent tax hikes to fund health coverage for 5 million low income children and reduce the deficit, but backers clashed with the bipartisan budget pact, ending in a 55 to 45 vote. The White House opposed altering the deal, while Orrin Hatch and Edward Kennedy pressed the measure amid tensions over tax cuts and deficit goals.
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Yeltsin fires defense minister amid reform clash
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Defense Minister Igor Rodionov after accusing the military high command of resisting reforms. He also ousted top commander Gen Viktor Samsonov while appointing Gen Igor Sergeyev as acting defense minister as Russia faces pay delays, rations issues, and a push to shrink the armed forces by about 20 percent amid a six year recession.
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House votes to lift tuna embargo and redefine dolphin safe
The House approved a bill to end the seven year embargo on tuna caught with encircling nets and to change tuna labeling to dolphin safe. Clinton administration support backs the measure though critics warn thousands of dolphins may die. The 262 to 166 vote now moves to the Senate amid uncertain prospects.
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Barbie in wheelchair doll aims to break barriers
Mattel unveils an 11 inch strawberry blonde Barbie with a pink wheelchair. The toy is promoted as more than cosmetic, a tool to help children with disabilities learn and imagine mobility. Hannah Withers and her mother Tina in Virginia welcome the figure as a relatable example for their daughter.
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