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August 1, 2002, Thursday
SECTION: Section A; Page 4, Column 5

LENGTH: 52 words

HEADLINE: MEDICARE-DRUG BILL IS TURNED BACK IN SENATE AMID FINGER-POINTING

BYLINE: BY SARAH LUECK

JOURNAL-CODE: WSJ

ABSTRACT:

Medicare prescription-drug benefit proposed by Sens Bob Graham (D-Fla) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore) falls 11 votes short of 60 required for passage under Senate budget rules; Senate votes 78-21 to approve legislation to make it easier to bring generic drugs to market; measure faces strong opposition in House (M)

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