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MINORITY/MAJORITY
March 28, 2005 issue

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This article comments on issues related to U.S. politics. Permanent Minority: New Mexico Democratic Governor Bill Richardson called George W. Bush "gracious" for his willingness to negotiate over the massive cuts he has proposed in Medicaid, the nation's premier healthcare program for the poor. Toward the Majority: Montana's new Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer likened Bush's efforts to sell governors on his Medicaid and Social Security plans to a livestock auctioneer with poor quality studs who fails to tempt buyers. He saw a lot of nose-crinkles among the govs, as if they detected a foul odor: "I didn't see a lot of buyers in the room," he said.

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RICHARDSON, Bill, 1947 Nov. 15-; SCHWEITZER, Brian, 1955-; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; MEDICAID; GOVERNORS -- United States; SOCIAL security; PRIVATIZATION; UNITED States
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