Budget talks drag as time runs short in Senate plan
negotiations stretch on without deals on education, rotation, and tax cuts as Senate leaders warn more time is needed. In Buffalo, two whitewater rafters missing since Saturday after capsizing Catta raagus Creek are now presumed dead, with rescue turning to recovery and officials naming the missing men.
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Fire safe cigarettes urged amid smoker risk warnings
Anguish and firefighters urged the adoption of fire safe cigarettes as a prevention aid. They note most American cigarette fires start when smokers drop them, fall asleep with a lighted cigarette, or leave it unattended. 1997 state data show smoking as the leading cause of fatal structural fires at 20 percent, and 12.1 percent of injuries.
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Senate weighs gas tax rollback amid price concerns
GOP backers push a modest rollback as a political lever in a Senate battle tied to past actions. They frame the move as relief for blue-collar workers facing higher fuel costs while observers note potential ties to 1995 vote dynamics and presidential implications.
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Census reaches goal for responses in long decline
Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt calls the response rate encouraging but notes a long way to a complete count. A $168 million ad campaign urges Americans to return 115 million mailed questionnaires. Starting April 27, census workers will visit households that have not replied.
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Census Bureau
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