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...issue at bay. McCain can discuss pop culture as fluidly and astutely as any politician. (He also benefits from terrific genes: note his lively 96-year-old mother Roberta.) Obama, for his part, has projected gravitas and judgment--and has rallied a flood of young voters who could offset those still wary of the new whippersnapper...
...Elyse Dolbec said. “It was really great to see him step up and do well.”The Crimson’s A-division pair of senior skipper Kyle Kovacs and crew Elyse Dolbec sailed to a third-place finish, but a few poor finishes offset the team’s five race victories.“Our boat specifically had some races that were disappointing,” Dolbec said. “We had a lot of unforced errors and double-digit finishes which prevented us from winning the division...
...chief issue, states say, is the estimated $4 billion cost of the law over the next 10 years, which comes at a time when state budgets are already stressed to the breaking point. So far, the feds have provided only $380 million in grants to offset those costs. "How dare they not pay for it?" Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell told TIME. "The cost is 12 days of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan...
...Street BUSH TAX CUTS Should the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts be rolled back for families making more than $250,000? Yes Would use these funds to offer new health- and child-care tax credits Yes He would instead provide a $1,000 income tax credit for families to offset payroll taxes No Wants to make the tax cuts permanent MORTGAGE HELP The government is bailing out banks. Should it rescue home owners facing default? Yes Favors a 90-day halt on subprime foreclosures and a five-year freeze on subprime interest rates Yes Would help people refinance, using...
...shied from making predictions after her testimony, but indicated that she would continue to follow the issue closely and, if warranted, participate in a similar event next year. The $2.1 billion would come from cuts in other federal programs, but the amendment does not specify the sources of the offset. Another amendment, proposed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 to permit future Congressional action to provide more low-interest loans to college students, also passed in Thursday’s session. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached...