AARP Shifts from Bush Support to Grassroots Opposition
Washington insiders say AARP once bolstered Bush by backing the Medicare prescription drug plan and now stands as his fiercest domestic policy critic. The 36 million member group, headquartered in Washington with chapters nationwide, mobilizes against private Social Security accounts while pressuring lawmakers ahead of elections. House GOP leader Tom DeLay denounces AARP as blocking a yet unwritten solution.
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Black conservatives gain momentum in political shift
At the Heritage Foundation a panel of black conservatives argued that personal responsibility supplants entitlement culture and racism in explaining urban decline. They cited rising black Republican gains, Bush’s cabinet picks including Powell and Rice, and polls showing growing black support for conservative positions on vouchers and Social Security accounts.
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Parties Vault Frontline 10 Aims to Save Incumbents
Democratic groups launch Frontline 10 to protect vulnerable House seats in the next midterm. Rep Mike Thompson says donors and candidates must meet self-imposed fundraising targets. Targeted freshmen Barrow Bean Higgins Melancon Salazar and veterans Boswell Edwards Herseth Matheson Moore supported by GOP ROMP led by Tom DeLay targets Fitzpatrick Reichert Sodre and others.
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