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Republicans Fight to Get Tax Cuts Through By MARY DALRYMPLE, AP Tax Writer 12 minutes ago Republicans labored to advance their tax cut plans Tuesday, failing to muster enough GOP support in the Senate to extend tax cuts for capital gains and dividends beyond their 2008 expiration. The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-6 to endorse a package that would cut taxes by $60 billion over five years but would omit a GOP priority of preserving reduced tax rates for investment income. Sen. Olympia Snowe (news, bio, voting record) of Maine, a moderate Republican holding a pivotal vote on the committee,...

Something To Yak About - Kerry Playing Defense Coast-to-Coast As Support Erodes In Key States Interpreting the ebb and flow of campaign politics is as much art as it is science, but there's little left to the imagination when it comes to John Kerry's situation. The Gentleman from Massachusetts finds himself playing serious defense in states he should have wrapped up before Labor Day - not the sort of position that suggests a successful candidacy. Read on... Hawaiian Islands Backing Bush Back in 2000, Al Gore carried Hawaii (4 EV) by 19 percentage points. But the Oct. 17-20 SMS Research...