Senate approves 4.8 percent military pay raise
The Senate approved an 4.8 percent across the board pay raise for about 1.4 million active duty service members, the largest benefits boost since the early 1980s, with future increases planned. The bill also expands GI bill retirement and education benefits and moves to the House. Democrats backed the measure after failing to attach taxes to offset the cost, with disputes over potential costs ranging up to 16.4 billion over 10 years.
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Poor children still in poverty despite working parents
A Child Trends study shows one third of poor children live in working families and 20 percent of all American children, about 14.2 million, were in poverty in 1996. It defines working poor as households under the poverty line with at least one parent working full time or 20 hours weekly for single parents. The report urges health insurance and child care subsidies after welfare ends to keep families afloat.
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Possible Clinton Senate Run Energizes Republicans Nationwide
Republicans rally around Hillary Clinton as potential Senate bid looms with fundraising push planned and Mitch McConnell saying the idea energizes party donors. Giuliani emerges as likely 2000 candidate to succeed Moynihan, while Clinton weighs White House talks with aides.
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