Prescription drug benefit pushes in campaign
Sen Charles Schumer leads a push for a voluntary prescription drug benefit to help seniors handle drug costs. The plan would cover half of annual drug costs above $600, with a $24 monthly premium, while co-sponsors urge passage amid Medicare reform efforts.
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Primary Pace Quickens as Super Tuesday Looms
The Republican race moves to a national stage with March 7 Super Tuesday looming. Bush leads in money and delegates, faces McCain's challenge, and faces March 14 contests in six Southern states. States including North Dakota Virginia Washington New York Massachusetts and New England hold pivotal primaries and caucuses shaping the nomination battle.
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Cuban diplomat taken to airport
Cuban diplomat Imperatori defied a State Department deportation deadline and was escorted by FBI to Reagan National for a U S government flight to Montreal and then Havana. He, flanked by his lawyer, cited hunger strike as he awaited immunity expiry and faced accusations linked to a Cuban native immigration official.
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Clinton bids $250 million to fix failing schools
President Clinton urged Congress to vote for 250 million to overhaul troubled public schools or shut them down and reopen. He offered a transfer option for students from chronically failing schools and outlined state allocations from a 134 million fund plus accountability guidelines. Republicans proposed school choice and savings accounts to fund transfers to private or public schools, with GOP governors seeking clear transfer rights for all affected students.
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Bradley campaign fades in Washington amid Gore push
Bradley struggles in Washington as polls favor Gore and McCain draws independents. He rallies Spokane supporters and seeks press attention, while Gore boosts TV ads and schedules events including a Seattle NAACP dinner to deny Bradley a symbolic win.
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