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There Was A Time In South Africa That People Would Put Flaming Tires Around Peoples' Necks If They Dis-sented. And In Some Ways The Fear Is That You Will Be Necklaced Here, You Will Have A Flaming Tire Of Lack Of Patriotism Put Around Your Neck. Now It Is That Fear That Keeps Journalists From Asking The Toughest Of The Tough Questions... And Again, I Am Humbled To Say, I Do Not Except Myself From This Criticism.

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A Lot Of Tight Senate Races Out There. Let's Hit Those Chips With Another Dash Of Salsa, Ed Bradley.

On Capitol Hill, The Republican-controlled House Voted Mostly Along Party Lines Tonight To Pass President Bush's Federal Budget Blueprint. This Includes His Big Tax Cut Plan, Partly Bankrolled, Critics Say, Through Cuts In Many Federal Aid Programs For Children And Education.