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-Februai iar )'l: :rei Fender bender ifa\ ^ ^ Capt, C ail a day. ied it and' Tuesday’s t was adit ntiontoliii ell’s unit: nate, Jose 1 onto the: -’d sheets, i meter fet and Espi ir the esi in a comr u can’t utnmer.T 1 or wont: fednesday, February 7, 2001 NATION THE BATTALION Page 7 A illl( A driver involved in a four-car accident over looks the damage done to his SUV Tuesday ANDY HANCOCK/The Battalion evening. The accident on University caused traffic problems during rush hour. Bush pitches tax proposal IS—toll ; on exist i, D-EIPj the Sensj i here bet uesdayy® McLEAN, Va. (APJ — President :rican-$!i|§ush pitched his 10-year, $1.6 tril- eign nat Hon tax plan to small business own- tountn ^Tuesday, arguing that lower tax- uhefle'. es ^ or t T' e highest-paid Americans ■ oftfieiriW ov ^^ pvU more customers in their ^ores and “more of your own mon- ... ey in your pocket." > a| a tnet# g us j 1 venluI - et j across the Potomac ne yfliver to this thriving Washington jses for^burb to meet with eight small busi- aritable A ss 0W ners at Tree Top Toys and Books, a specialty store that opened elawsuiiiin [998 and apparently counts Bush’s r 1999tliwiother, former first lady Barbara they hads|Bush, among its customers, eingsued j “Next time my mother shops, 1 am aiver. going to tell her to double the amount of purchases,” the president told owner Carole Segal. Standing in front of stacks of stuffed animals and toys. Bush called small businesses “the backbone of our nation” in tenns of creating jobs that keep the economy going. He contended the proposal he would submit Thursday to Congress — a plan expected to consolidate five tax brackets into four and lower the highest rate from nearly 40 percent to 33 percent — would create capital so businesses like Tree Top could expand. “There’s more of your own mon ey in your pocket to be able to make sure that your small business flour ishes,” Bush said. Noting that high energy prices this winter might take a huge bite out of consumer spending, Bush said tax cuts would help small businesses maintain a customer base. “Many Americans have got a consumer debt load that is signifi cant,” Bush said. “This tax-relief package is not only good for tax payers, it is also good to stimulate and help the entrepreneurial spirit in America.” Bush said Monday that he hopes to speed up the economic impact of his tax cuts, either by making them retroactive to Jan. 1 or shortening the timetable under which they will be phased in. The timing of the tax rollout is proving good for Bush in terms of public approval. A Gallup Poll re leased Tuesday showed 57 percent of Americans surveyed approve of Bush’s performance so far and 25 percent disapprove. nt, News in Brief ewjpjTeen threatens to 1 closet, js found e kitcliei d 99 p' r. Wai shing obatiort< ous musics as player the Hindusj issassinate Bush WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - An 18-year-old who violated his robation by threatening to kill resident Bush has been sen- enced to what amounts to an ad- itional month in jail. Andrew N. Niese, who had been n probation for a fake school omb threat, told teachers at his isconsin Rapids charter school everal times in December that if eorge W. Bush became president e would be assassinated, a po lice report said. Niese, of Port Edwards, told a eacher later that month that he would buy a rifle and shoot Bush, the report said. Niese had previously been con victed of possession of a danger ous weapon other than a firearm on school grounds and obstruct ing an officer, both misde meanors, for placing a fake bomb at his high school in Port Edwards last April 20. Inmate runs stock trade career with collect calls to dad ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP).—The guards at the maximum-security prison here«call Inmate 90T1282 “our resident millionaire.” Michael Mathie, serving a 10-to 30-year sentence for manslaugh ter, claims to have traded upward of $8 million in securities since 1998. In 1999, he had an adjust ed gross income of $899,969. Mathie, 33, makes trades by calling his father collect from a pay telephone. His father then places trades on the Internet. “I could be paying a mortgage with what I pay MCI,” Mathie told The New York Times in Tuesday’s editions. He said he pays his father $500 to $1,200 a month for the calls. Inmates cannot run their own business from prison, but Mathie’s investing is not considered a busi ness since his father conducts the transactions. ■ s/01 losted du ma| Attention All Members of NSCS National Society of Collegiate Scholars Spring Social will take place Wednesday, February 7th at 5:30 PM Koldus Building Rm 110 New and Old members welcome! Come and meet your fellow members! For More Information, Contact us at nscs_tamu @ yahoo.com Ring j.2918 MAKE MONEY THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY SELL SOMETHING. 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