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(CNN) -- President Clinton travels to Michigan on Tuesday to raise
some $500,000 for Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Stabenow, as
well as other Senate hopefuls. Stabenow, who is finishing her second
term in the U.S. House representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District,
is locked in a tight race with incumbent Republican Sen. Spencer Abraham
in what has become one of the most high-profile Senate contests this
election year. Stabenow trails Sen. Spencer Abraham in campaign fund-raising
by more than $3 million, according to July disclosure reports A former
state legislator, Stabenow recently gained attention for sponsoring
bus trips to Canada for senior citizens intent on purchasing inexpensive
prescription drugs in an effort to underscore her support for the
Clinton administration's Medicare prescription drug proposal. |
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Airbus A320 jet crashed today into the Persian Gulf off the coast
of Bahrain, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry says. The Airbus A320, Gulf
Air Flight 072, was on a scheduled flight from Cairo to Manama when
it went down, according to ministry officials. Bahrain television
reported 143 people were on board. Earlier reports had said the plane
was flying from Bahrain to Cairo. The U.S. Fifth Fleet is helping
in the rescue operation, and says the plane crashed in 18 feet of
water. |
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