Regional Forecast Highlights Snow Across Plains and Snowfall in Midwest
Regional forecast notes fair to party cloudy conditions in the Northeast upper Ohio Valley mid-Atlantic and Southeast. A low pressure system pushed an area of snow through the central and southern Plains with significant snowfall reaching western Minnesota by evening.
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Medicare talks stall as Democrats urge safeguards
Democrats and Republicans push toward a major Medicare expansion with negotiations led by Baucus Breaux and Bush. A letter signed by 39 Democrats, one Republican and one independent warns against caps and arbitrary limits while seeking to shield spending and avoid steering healthier seniors into private plans.
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Congress moves to end Cuba travel ban despite White House push
Congress advances a measure to bar government money enforcing Cuba travel limits and ease restrictions. Senate vote shows bipartisan support but falls short of overturning a presidential veto. White House threatens veto if Cuba language remains. Government agencies report thousands travel Cuba legally. potential year-one visitor forecast around 1 million if embargo lifts.
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Boeing tanker deal approved by Senate panel
Senate Armed Services leaders reached a plan to lease 20 Boeing 767 refueling tankers and buy 80 more, trimming up to 4 billion from a prior Air Force lease. Warner Levin called it a more honest, cost saving approach to speed delivery. McCain praised the plan.
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IMF proposes loans to Iraq to stabilize economy
IMF director Horst Koehler said the fund could lend up to 4.25 billion dollars over three years, marking its first loan to Iraq. Funding from Slovakia, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Egypt is noted, while Iraq faces a 60 percent unemployment rate and needs reforms and debt relief for private investment, with Bremer acknowledging lingering postwar differences.
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