Clinton presses revised tax cut plan for bipartisan path
President Clinton moves to sweeten child tax credits as negotiators prepare a final tax cut package totaling 135 billion dollars over five years. The plan would extend a 500 per child credit through 2002, phase out by income, and adjust education and capital gains provisions while seeking to keep net savings around 85 billion.
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Grand jury assembles to probe bombing theory Oklahoma City
Two men claim a larger conspiracy behind the Oklahoma City bombing, forcing a grand jury probe after collecting 13,500 signatures. State Rep Charles Key and accountant Glenn Wilburn push the inquiry as Timothy McVeigh awaits execution and Terry Nichols faces a federal trial. Federal authorities remain skeptical of a wider plot while Key and Wilburn deny prior knowledge of the attack.
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Welfare overhaul ends entitlement era nationwide
Washington reports a sweeping shift in U.S. social policy as welfare reform fully takes effect. States redesign aid programs around job placement and work requirements, with Wisconsin leading by replacing welfare with job help and pay for attendance. About 1 million families received aid in March, down 20 percent from the 1994 peak, while California and New York lag amid policy battles over time limits and work rules.
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In Pursuit of a Good Death Debates on Assisted Dying
A New York Times examination of Barbara Logan Brown's AIDS death, the Supreme Court ruling against a constitutional right to physician assisted death, and expert views on what constitutes a good death. The piece contrasts medical tech, culture, and end of life care through quotes from RoBerta Halter, JoAnne Lynn, and Zen Buddhist Halifax, arguing dying well varies by person.
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George Washington University
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Annals of Internal Medicine
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