Abortion aid debate reshapes political landscape
Abortion rights leaders say a liberal shift follows House approval of Medicaid abortions for rape or incest victims and a Florida session defeat of stricter limits. Virginia's Wilder airs pro choice ads to win over conservatives as Bush warnings loom and public opinion shifts after the July Webster ruling.
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U.S. House
Florida
Virginia
Douglas Wilder
Kate Michelman
National Abortion Rights Action League
House
Senate
Patricia Schroeder
Dcoo
Supreme Court
Henry Hyde
R-Il
Darla St. Martin
National
Right To Life Committee
Tallahassee
Fla
Bob Martinez
Tom Gustafson
Ing
Bush
Administration
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Clean air bill advances amid administration clash
The Bush clean air measure cleared a House Energy and Commerce environment subcommittee 21 to 0 after a Waxman Dingell pact on auto emissions. The panel wrestled with administration mixed signals over cleaner fuels, while debates over acid rain costs coal plant Permits and chemical plant controls loom.
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Bush
House
House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Henry A. Waxman
D-Calif
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Full Energy and Commerce Committee
Norman Lent
R-N-Y
White House
John Sununu
Lent
Dingell
Waxman
Environmental Protection Agency
William Reilly
Reilly
Stephen Hart
Sununu
California
Immunity saves legislator's fine in Kansas case
Kansas state Rep. Barbara P. Allen, driving 71 mph in a 55 zone on I-635, had a speeding ticket dismissed under legislative immunity though the 1989 session was near. Patrol policy and a February memo by House Speaker Jim Braden supported waiving fines for legislators.
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Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Barbara P. Allen
Allen
Prairie Village
House
Jim Braden
R-Clay Center
Highway Patrol
Donald L. Pickett
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