61.   The leaders of the bipartisan commission struggling to resuscitate Medicare unveiled a compromise plan Monday that would for the first time cover the cost of prescription drugs.

62.   The key for the White House will be how successful they are in selling their compromise plan, and therefore disarming those criticisms.

63.   The other Republicans backing the compromise plan were Sens. James Jeffords of Vermont, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Susan Collins and Olympia Snow, both of Maine.

64.   The other Republicans backing the compromise plan were Sens. James Jeffords of Vermont, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both of Maine.

65.   The two houses must forge a single compromise plan out of their two proposals next month, with the difference over taxes the central issue.

66.   The vote blocked any chance of a Senate floor vote from taking place on the citywide vote compromise plan pushed by Assemblywoman Paula Boland, R-Granada Hills.

67.   They agreed to another bi-partisan attempt Friday morning to see if a compromise trial plan can somehow be salvaged in a mass caucus of the Senate jury.

68.   Thompson said he expected the governors to rally behind a compromise plan on welfare and education and training grants Tuesday.

69.   U.S. and Japanese government officials have also disputed reports that a compromise trade plan is in the works.

70.   Under a compromise plan, less than half will be sold off, and the remaining details of the sale are in doubt.