Bush seeks new Labor pick rallies support for Ashcroft
President elect Bush acts quickly to fill the labor secretary vacancy after Linda Chavez withdraws. Eloise Anderson emerges as front-runner while other candidates like Elaine L. Chao Stephen Goldsmith Jim Talent and Stephen Perry are noted. Bush considers Zoellick as trade representative and reviews opposition research on Ashcroft. He hosts a Pentagon briefing with Rumsfeld Cheney Powell and Rice while appointing Margaret Tutwiler to advise on communications.
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Tax group says Clinton may collect $7 million in pension
The National Taxpayers Union projects Clinton could receive about 7.29 million in lifetime pension, based on age 54 at leaving office and health. Bush and Gore pensions are estimated at 6.6 million and 5.96 million, with first-year checks of 161,200 and 94,800 respectively. The group notes earlier retirees like Ford earned less, while critics argue the pension system favors ex presidents.
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National Taxpayers Union
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Bush
al Gore
Gore
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Keating
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States See Tobacco Payments Cut In Settlement Payouts
Sixteen of forty six states and five territories had December tobacco settlement payments trimmed by about 197 million due to a missed law deadline in 1999. California and New York each received 44 million less than expected, while Pennsylvania was down 19 million.
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Joe Camel
McVeigh Seeks Prompt Execution Date Remains Unchanged
Timothy McVeigh, awaiting a possible clemency decision, pressed to proceed with a prompt execution for the Oklahoma City bombing. His attorney said there has been no change in his client’s intent to forgo clemency, with a deadline set by U S District Judge Richard Matsch and the Bureau of Prisons to schedule a lethal injection if he does not change his mind. The 1995 bombing killed 168 and injured more than 500.
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Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
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McVeigh
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Lott eyes early tax cut push in Bush era plan
Senate Republican leader Trent Lott signaled support for moving a broad tax-cut package early in the Bush presidency, possibly as soon as February, with Democratic cooperation needed in the evenly divided Senate. He noted potential changes to the $1.3 trillion proposal and possible retroactive timing to boost the economy, while acknowledging the need for compromise with Democrats and considering a smaller alternative.
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Senate
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Lott
House
Dick Armey
Texas
John Ashcroft
R-Mo
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
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