House panel backs health spending bill amid abortion fight
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $170 billion health labor and education spending bill for the next year, $4 billion above Bush’s request. It keeps current limits on Medicaid abortions for poor women or life endangerment, while abortion-rights foes aim to block broader exceptions. Bush vetoed a similar measure. override failed. With parliamentary hurdles, abortion language may not reappear on the floor next Thursday.
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AIDS patient's trees destroyed in Detroit park
A 42-year-old man with AIDS planted 15 trees in a city park in April to leave a legacy. Report says 11 saplings, about 4- to 6-feet tall, were leveled or bent by city workers mowing, amid claims workers saw them but lacked instructions to avoid them. Officials cited permit requirements and unclear policy, with forestry supervisor Darnell offering limited comment.
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