Tax cuts clash as Democrats push amendments and critique
Democrats, excluded from GOP sessions, vow to push amendments to the tax bill as they attack the package’s effects on health care, welfare, and the working poor. They dispute Roth’s figures, highlight a separate $42 billion earned income tax credit cut, and note differences with the House on child credits, capital gains timing, and Social Security provisions.
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Bob Dole
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Jay Rockefeller
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Clinton
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Woman testifies in dog attack case on injuries to Courtney
Mrs. Whims told jurors she found her dog Courtney attacked, then slipped and broke her right arm while pursuing the owner, Mr. Bowie. Courtney survived but lost use of its rear legs, requiring care as she is carried in diaper-like pants. Defense questions injury claims as trial set for two days.
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Rocco Nunzio
Police chief pushes for enforceable teen smoking laws
Frederick City Police Chief Ray Raffensberger urged administration and lawmakers to review new laws police must enforce. He warned that some well intentioned rules are hard to apply and asked to avoid tying officers hands while seeking workable measures.
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Frederick City
Ray Raffensberger
Marylanders Oppose Casino Gambling by Large Margin
A Maryland poll shows 57 percent oppose legalizing casinos while 32 percent support and 11 percent are undecided. The Mason-Dixon poll, conducted for multiple news outlets, cites potential economic benefits but broad voter resistance to casino gambling.
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Baltimore
Peace role in Bosnia debate tests US resolve and NATO plans
Senators questioned a long peace mission in Bosnia as the administration outlined a 60,000 NATO force with US troops. They debated costs 1 to 1.5 billion dollars, the use of reserves, and potential risks to troops amid calls for a peace talks site at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Gen. Shalikashvili warned of deeper involvement if action stalls.
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R-Ind
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
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Shalikashvili
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John Warner
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Persian Gulf
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Iraq
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
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Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
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Yugoslavia
George Joulwan
Maryland trooper killed in Salisbury shooting
Trooper Plank, 7 years on the force, grew up in Somerset County and lived in Salisbury leaving a wife Lori and seven month old Haley Elaine. Col. David Mitchell called it a dark day as troopers wore black ribbons. One suspect wounded and treated in Salisbury. backup trooper Dennis Lord shot at but not hit. A red 1991 Plymouth Sundance found in a pond near Crisfield. suspect Lynch arrested after breaking into a home and firing on a homeowner. Police searched Marion Station and patrolled the lower Eastern Shore. family declined comment.
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Somerset County
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Lori
Haley Elaine
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Peninsula Regional Medical Center
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Lord
Maryland 413
Crisfield
Mitchell
Lynch
Greg Shipley
Col. Mitchell
Marion
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Hastern Shore
Grassroots talks form plan to guard Maryland food aid
In Hagerstown Maryland Tara Powell and Mary Spencer join a statewide series to shape Maryland response to potential cuts in welfare and nutrition funds. They warn losses could raise crime and drive more need among mothers of young children as officials estimate a 172 to 303 million dollar reduction in food stamps school meals and WIC programs.
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Tara Powell
Mary Spencer
Powell
Spencer
Congress
Maryland
Peter Rolph
Maryland Food Committee
Rolph
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