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Money matters take the helm in final debate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS‘ ST. LOUIS - Vice President A1 Gore attacked George W. Bush as an ally of the rich and powerful Tuesday night, but the Texas governor rebutted in fast-paced debate that his rival was a “big spender” in the mold of Democratic liberals who once sought foe White House and lost “If this were a spending contest I’d come in sec ond,” Bush said proudly as he and Gore argued domestic and foreign policy issues for 90 minutes in a town hall-style format It was their third encounter in two weeks, and the last before Election Day on Nov. 7. Gore bore in on Bush as a defender of the privi leged, saying foelhxas governor was allied with insur ance companies rather than patients, for example, and that his tax cut was tilted toward the wealthy. The two men are separated by only a point or two in many polls, with Bush given the edge, and the debate at the field house at Washington University represented the last, best chance for one man or foe other to gain the support of a large critical bloc of undecided voters. The debate began with a moment of reflection in memory of Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, killed along with his son and a campaign aide Monday night when a small plane went down in bad weather. When foe debate’s first question Was asked about legislation pending in Congress to strengthen the hand of patients deeding with their HMOs, Gore said: “I support it and the governor does not” Moments later Bush rebutted; “Actually, Mr. Vice president, it's not true. I do support a national patients bill of rights.” He added that as governor of Texas, he had worked with Republicans and Democrats to win passage ofalaw that grants women greater access to gynecological care; gives patients greater choice over their doctor; and permits lawsuits against insurance companies after an external review. The two men dashed at length over economics. Bush said Gore is proposing foe “largest increase in federal spending in years, and there’s just not going to be enough money” to pay for it Gore said Bush was wrong, adding his rival’s $13 billion tax plan would lavish relief on the wealthy while shortchanging critical domestic programs. C Questions? Comments? 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Mel Carnahan’s death in the crash of a small plane piloted by his son plunged Missouri into mourning for the beloved politician Tuesday and cut short one of the hardest fought Senate races in the nation. The twin-engine plane went down Monthly night in rainy, foggy weather south of St Louis on the way to a cam paign rally, killing the 66 year-old Carnahan, his 44 year-old son, Roger, and an aide, Chris Sifford, 37. No one else was aboard. The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and National Transportation Safety Board members combed the crash site throughout die day Tuesday. The bodies remained in the wreckage. The Omaha World Herald reported today that Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey could have been aboard the doomed plane Monday. He had agreed to accom pany Carnahan on the cam paign trail but then post poned to be in Omaha on Monday for the visit of Hadassah Lieberman, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph lieberman. Mourners gathered at the governor’s mansion in Jefferson City shortly after daybreak as the news of the governor’s death spread. The two-term Democrat was locked in a tight and sometimes bitter Senate race with Republican Sen. John Ashcroft, who suspended campaign advertising and other operations after the crash. “Obviously this is not a time for politics. Ibis is a time for the state to come togeth “Obviously this is not a time for politics. This is a time for the state to come together•” John Ashcroft er,” Ashcroft said. “Gov. Carnahan served the people of Missouri with dignity and honor for more than four decades. I will remember him and all of Missouri will remember him for that exemplary public service and for his dedication to his fami ly, as a husband, as a father and as a grandfather.” There was talk of post poning the third presidential debate between Vice President A1 Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush in St. Louis on Tuesday night. But Carnahan’s wife, Jean, insist ed it go on. She said her hus _Republican senator band would have wanted it that way. In a statement, Bush praised Carnahan as "a thoughtful, distinguished man who was dedicated to quality education and excel lence in public service.” Gore said he was "deeply saddened” and hailed Carnahan’s work on educa tion and other issues. The Cessna 335 took off from an airport in Cahokia, 111., across the river from St Louis, for a 145-mile flight to New Madrid, where the gov ernor was to attend a Monday night rally. David Silverman/Newsmakers An Israel boy stands in front of a fine of Israel pofice in Jerusalem after residents were evacuated from their homes* and the area was sealed off after Palestinian gunn^ opened fire on the Gik> neighborhood froma Palestinian town opposite the valley,critically wounding one Israeli border policeman. Meetinqs yield 'understandings' ■ New violence eruptsTuesday, bringing the death toll to 100 and making Mideast peace seem unlikely. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Ending an emergency summit fraught with anger and mistrust, Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Tuesday to publicly urge an end to a burst of bloody conflict and to consult within two weeks on restarting the ravaged Mideast peace TODAY Partly cloudy high 76, low 52 TOMORROW Partly cloudy high 77, low 47 process. In the West Bank and Gaza Strip, new violence flared even as marathon negoti ations in this Red Sea resort reached a finale. The violence cast doubt on whether a concerted effort by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat could halt chaotic street clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers and gunmen that raged for a 20th day. Israeli security forces “will be metic ulous in their efforts to end the violence and prevent further loss of life,” Barak said in Jerusalem, responding to a provi sion in the agreement requiring each of the leaders to make a public statement denouncing the violence. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Palestinian leadership said: “Our people will not initiate violence, but our people were the victims of this violence.” Earlier Hiesday, as he returned to Gaza, Arafat told reporters: "We expect that die implementation will be exactiy as we agreed upon.” Underscoring the depths of the bit terness lingering between the parties, the agreements that emerged from the summit were described as "understand ings,” with no formal signing taking place. The “understandings” included tak ing some practical steps to cool tensions, such as lifting Israel’s blockade of the West Bank and Gaza, reopening the Gaza airport and instituting measures to sepa rate the two sides at points of friction. No specific deadlines were disclosed, how ever. Additionally, within two weeks the two sides were to meet with American mediators to explore the possibility of resuming talks, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said. Barak said the agreement contained “clear under standings” on ways to calm tensions. “If the Palestinian side sticks to it, and we do our part, and there really is a calming down, then this is a significant change.” Soon after the deal was announced, the militant Islamic group Hamas said it was not bound by it. And in the latest wave of violence, two Palestinians were killed Thesday in fierce gunbattles, push ing the death toll above 100, nearly all of them Palestinians. The Associated Press ■Yemen Bomb equipment found in apartment pear port ADEN -Investigators found bomb-making equipment in an apartment near the port of Aden and believe two former occu pants may have carried out the suicide bombing that killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole, secu rity officials said Tliesday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identi fied the missing men only as non Yemeni Arabs. Other Yemeni offi cials said they were from neigh boring Saudi Arabia. Moments before the huge blast Thursday, two men were seen standing on the deck of a small vessel alongside the destroyer, U.S. authorities said. A 40-by-40-foot hole was blown into the Cole’s hull and the attack ship disintegrated into “confetti size” pieces. Divers and other crew mem bers, using metal-slicing torches and crowbars, pulled six more bodies from the tangled bowels of the Cole on Tuesday. Officials ini tially said seven bodies were recovered Tuesday, but later cor rected the figure. Six victims remained missing. ■ Washington, D.G Congress agrees to settle lawsuit over tribe's land Congress has approved giv ing a New Mexico Indian tribe $23 million and about 4,600 acres to settle lawsuits over land the tribe claimed under a grant from the king of Spain more than 300 years ago. The Santo Domingo Pueblo had argued it was the rightful owner of 52,000 acres of federal, state and private land near its reservation between Albuquerque and Santa Fe in northern New Mexico. The area includes shrines and other reli gious sites considered sacred by die 4,600-member tribe. The House approved the set tlement on a voice vote Tuesday, sending it to the White House for President Clinton’s signature. The Senate approved the deal earlier this month. “I hope we have finally come to an end on this long, long, long discussion of the land deal,” said Benny Atencio, the tribe’s secre tary and spokesman. ■ Uganda Officials dose schools as Ebola death toll readies37 GULU - Ugandan officials closed schools and banned funerals as 10 more Ebola cases turned up Tuesday and the death toll from the deadly virus reached 37. Doctors are diagnosing about 10 new cases a day, said Dr. Nestor Ndayimirije, a World Health Organization epidemiol ogist in Gulu, 225 miles north of Kampala, the capital. “It is still spreading until we can get people into field and identify all of those infected,” Ndayimirije said. Health workers and Red Cross volunteers took crash courses on containing the epi demic before heading out to warn residents about the extremely infectious disease. OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, October 25, 2000 I Take a look at the 1..!l""! ..! :!l" 1 1 ' .. '!"!l1 .......' 1.A'.. 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