Tax cut clash locks Capitol Hill in slow war talks
Washington reviewers say Bush's stimulus plan faces a tough road as Republicans and Democrats clash over scale timing and distribution. Central figures include Breaux Grassley Hastert DeLay Matsui and Rove amid debate on a 674 billion plan versus Democratic rebates to households with war concerns and debt costs shaping the final package.
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Comparison of Sthius plans Washington Bush plan
A summary of two 2003 tax policy proposals estimates: Accelerated tax rate cuts retroactive to 2003 with large 10 year costs and changes to child tax credits marriage penalty treatment. House Democrats propose refundable rebates for filers and expanded unemployment support, with funding for Medicaid highways and small business expensing.
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Democrats rush to join crowded presidential field
Democrats rush to run against President Bush as four candidates declare and Lieberman is expected to announce. Reasons include fundraising time, fear of being sidelined, and no clear frontrunner with Gore opting out. Other possibles include Edwards, Dean, and Graham alongside Dean and Lieberman.
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Spy case may have public trial
ALEXANDRIA AP The first U.S. espionage trial in nearly 50 years could end in a death sentence. Retired Air Force master sergeant Brian Patrick Regan faces charges of offering satellite secrets to Saddam Hussein and others for more than 13 million Swiss francs. Jury selection was to begin in US District Court amid a bid to delay the trial over fears of war in Iraq and potential plea negotiations unlikely to avert a court proceeding.
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Scalia decries courts overstep on God in government
U S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a Fredericksburg audience that courts have misinterpreted the constitutional wall between church and state. He cited a California appeals ruling barring students from saying "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and warned the case may return to the high court.
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