Senate Republicans propose Social Security reforms in Congress
A pair of Senate Republicans unveiled separate Social Security overhaul ideas aiming to convert President Bush's plan into viable legislation. Proposals include trimming benefits with rising life expectancy, exempting the poor from cuts, and taxing higher earners to fund private accounts. Democrats push back, arguing the plan needs broad support.
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Senate Defeats Competing Minimum Wage Proposals
The Senate blocked both labor-backed and pro-business minimum wage bills, each failing to reach 60 votes. The Democratic plan would raise the rate by 2.10 over 26 months, while the GOP version proposed a 1.10 increase in 18 months. Democrats hoped to influence 2006 wage initiatives and contrast with Republicans on the ballot. The clash centered on overtime protections and job creation concerns.
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Court overturns murder conviction over flawed FBI bullet analysis
A New Jersey appeals court overturned a 1997 murder conviction, faulting an FBI lead-content bullet test relied on by prosecutors as built on erroneous scientific foundations. It marks a rare reversal tied to NAS criticisms of the long standing FBI method.
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