Tobacco bill teetering as votes near Senate showdown
Senate leaders signal the tobacco bill may die as pressure mounts over a $516 billion 25 year plan. McCain would raise cigarette taxes and expand FDA power while Dems fight for targeted money. cloture motions loom as sides clash over drug prevention funding and tax cuts.
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Tom Daschle
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First Up
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GM Strike Slows Operations At Flint and Nearby Plants
United Auto Workers strike at General Motors Flint Metal Center idled two assembly plants and disrupted three more. Orion Michigan and Kansas City Kansas plants shut down due to shortages of hoods fenders and doors while Moraine Ohio and Oshawa Ontario also faced reduced or halted operations affecting about 4 300 workers. Talks between GM and UAW stalled with no progress reported as deliberations continued.
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Ohio
Oshawa
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