Missouri River battle moves to Senate floor without key prohibition
The fight over restoring natural flow to aid threatened species heads to the Senate after the House approved a prohibition that would have halted spring rises for the Missouri. Senators Daschle and Bond clash over river management as public review continues into 2003.
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Pentagon strives for early missile defense tests in emergencies
The Pentagon sketches a deployable missile defense test program to use ground based interceptors or airborne lasers in combat within years, only in a national emergency such as North Korea, while pressing ahead despite ABM Treaty concerns. Senate critics question the $8.3 billion request for 2002. officials cite possible treaty conflicts amid testing at Fort Greely and Kodiak Island.
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Maureen Reagan in Hospital as Melanoma Spreads to Brain
Maureen Reagan, daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, is hospitalized at Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael undergoing whole brain radiation for melanoma that has spread to her brain. Her husband Dennis Revell said she remains hopeful, after previously undergoing biochemotherapy and a self administered biotherapy plan following initial treatment last year.
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Tax protests erupt at Tennessee Capitol over income tax plan
Protesters swarmed the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville shouting no new tax and Tax Revolt while rocks shattered windows and doors limited access. Lawmakers debated a possible state income tax. after learning a no tax budget passed cheers rose among hundreds. State troopers escorted legislators through hallways.
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Campaign finance bill stalemate shakes House debate
In Washington the House failed to set terms for debate on campaign finance reform, stalling hopes to curb soft money. Republican leaders blamed Gephardt after a 228 to 203 vote rejecting the ground rules, leaving Shays Meehan and Ney proposals in limbo despite bipartisan support.
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Ohio
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