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...modified amendment was co-written by Sen. Jeff Bingaman '65 (D-N.M.), author of the original, after his first proposal drew a wave of criticism from inside and outside the Senate...
...Perhaps a little more responsibility on behalfof the Israelis would be refreshing," said SenateGOP Leader Bob Dole (R-Kansas). But Rep. CharlesSchumer (D-N.Y.) countered that blaming Israelwould be "turning the world on its head...
POLICYMAKERS are trying to counteract the health system's bias towards institutional care. President Bush recently proposed increasing Medicaid coverage to 130 percent of the poverty line for pregnant women and infants. And Representative Mickey Leland (D-Tx.) and Senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) have introduced legislation which would expand this ceiling to 185% of the poverty line...
...Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., a member of Wright's legal defense team who was involved in the talks, said he believed a consensus was emerging among ethics committee members that charges Wright improperly accepted gifts from a business executive friend with a direct interest in legislation were not well founded...
Meanwhile, the ranks of opposition Democrats continued to grow as Sen. Terry Sanford (D-N.C.), a Southern Democrat the administration hoped to see in its corner, said he would vote against the nomination. Sens. Alan Cranston (D-Calif) and Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) also said they would oppose the nomination--raising the number of opposition Democrats...