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■ In Fox News poll, President Bush earns 59 percent approval rating, but only 38 percent for energy policy. . . . Democratic National Committee asks public to donate its tax cut: “Make your symbolic ‘tax-cut’ contribution to the DNC today to help kick the Republicans out of office. We’ll put your money to good work immediately towards defeating the Republican party and their harmful conservative agenda.” . . . Club for Growth’s Steve Moore on Bush tax cuts, in Washington Post: “Hillary Clinton could be in the White House before these tax cuts start kicking in.” . . . White House aide Sandy Kress, in Baltimore Sun: “The president is committed to historic levels of spending on these [education] programs—more than has ever been spent in history.” . . . Senate minority leader Trent Lott on education bill, in Associated Press: “The funding levels got out of control.” . . . Senate defeats bill to provide school vouchers to low-income families in ten cities by 58—41 vote; three Democrats vote in favor, including Joe Lieberman (Conn.). . . . Bush aide Clay Johnson: “We have been making nominations faster than anybody before and the Senate is confirming them slower than any recent administration.” . . . Bush, following execution of Timothy McVeigh: “The victims of the Oklahoma City bombing have been given not vengeance but justice.”

■ Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.) on whether he intends to treat Bush nominees with fairness, according to Washington Times: “Two words: Bill Lann Lee.” . . . Approval rating of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) rises to 51 percent, up from 39 percent during Marc Rich pardon controversy in February, in Siena College Research Institute poll. . . . Providence Journal asks Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R., R.I.) whether he will think about bolting GOP if Sen. Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.) resigns and is replaced by Republican. Chafee’s reply: “Yes.” . . . New York Times reporter Richard Berke, on CNN: “We’re sort of pawns of John McCain.”

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■ In Fox News poll, President Bush earns 59 percent approval rating, but only 38 percent for energy policy. . . . Democratic National Committee asks public to donate its tax cut: “Make your symbolic ‘tax-cut’ contribution to the DNC today to help kick the Republicans out of office. We’ll put your money to good work immediately towards defeating the Republican party and their harmful conservative agenda.” . . . Club for Growth’s Steve Moore on Bush tax cuts, in Washington Post: “Hillary Clinton could be in the White House before these tax cuts start kicking in.” . . . White House aide Sandy Kress, in Baltimore Sun: “The president is committed to historic levels of spending on these [education] programs—more than has ever been spent in history.” . . . Senate minority leader Trent Lott on education bill, in Associated Press: “The funding levels got out of control.” . . . Senate defeats bill to provide school vouchers to low-income families in ten cities by 58—41 vote; three Democrats vote in favor, including Joe Lieberman (Conn.). . . . Bush aide Clay Johnson: “We have been making nominations faster than anybody before and the Senate is confirming them slower than any recent administration.” . . . Bush, following execution of Timothy McVeigh: “The victims of the Oklahoma City bombing have been given not vengeance but justice.”

■ Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.) on whether he intends to treat Bush nominees with fairness, according to Washington Times: “Two words: Bill Lann Lee.” . . . Approval rating of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) rises to 51 percent, up from 39 percent during Marc Rich pardon controversy in February, in Siena College Research Institute poll. . . . Providence Journal asks Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R., R.I.) whether he will think about bolting GOP if Sen. Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.) resigns and is replaced by Republican. Chafee’s reply: “Yes.” . . . New York Times reporter Richard Berke, on CNN: “We’re sort of pawns of John McCain.”