Tax cut adds up to party division
Republicans and Democrats have different ideas on wealth and whether the Bush plan benefits all Americans.

Sara Fritz
Bush again takes own course on spending
WASHINGTON -- President Bush might be the first Republican leader in the past two decades who is not slavishly trying to recreate the good old days of Ronald Reagan.

Bush tries to enlist single moms for his tax-cut army and GOP
WASHINGTON -- There was a time when Democrats felt they owned the loyalty of single mothers such as Debora Meskauskas because they were the champions of initiatives supported by low-income women, including family leave, minimum wage increases and abortion rights.

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