1. And the voucher issue has apparently kept McCain from campaigning with Bush in this state. 2. But this train could be headed for a wreck over the voucher issue. 3. For the past several weeks, Republican moderates have been eager to show that they could produce a popular education bill free of the divisive voucher issue. 4. For the time being, that is the most definitive court ruling in the nation on the voucher issue. 5. Gilmore noted discussion of the voucher issue took up only five minutes of the hour-long meeting with Bush. 6. More and more, the voucher issue is defying the normal political classifications, blurring the line between Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives. 7. On the voucher issue, officials said the probable outcome would be a hybrid of vouchers and cash, phased in over time, and work requirements. 8. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is expected to propose an amendment to revive the private school voucher issue. 9. Senate lawmakers earlier Sunday approved the business and sales tax-cut bill without debate on the voucher issue. 10. Still, people on both sides of the Cleveland case said the high court might hear it, now that the voucher issue has percolated for a few years. |