In a scramble for votes Thursday, Democratic leaders scaled back what was to be a nearly $200 billion package of economic incentives by trimming jobless benefits and payments to doctors who see Medicare patients -- but leaving intact perks for the oil, cotton and coal industries, and subsidies for NASCAR racing and Puerto Rican rum. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.