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Bush's Tax Cut Plan

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, February 13, 2001.

President Bush is proposing a 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut over the next several years. Many Democrats agree that a tax cut could help the economy, but say Bush's plan is too big. Meanwhile, some Republicans are saying the cut's not big enough. Laura Knoy talks with Robert Bixby, Executive Director
of the Concord Coalition (www.concordcoalition.org) and Marty Reiser, Vice President
of Federal and State Campaigns with Citizen's for a Sound Economy (www.cse.org)

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What Phil Simmons learned about life from ALS

By John Walters on Tuesday, February 13, 2001.

Phil Simmons began "Learning to Fall" when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in 1993. He talks about his book by that title, a metaphor for learning to live his life more fully.

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Eagle Nesting Site Lies in Path of Airport Road

By Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, February 13, 2001.

The good news is that biologists have confirmed a new eagle nest in New Hampshire. The bad news is that it lies directly in the path of a proposed new access road to Manchester airport.

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