1.   The voucher proposal has been adamantly opposed by teachers unions as a scheme that would weaken public schools.

2.   And the fall ballot also includes a school voucher proposal that has support from conservative Republicans and black pastors in inner-city Detroit.

3.   Before the committee vote, Bush conceded that his voucher proposal was doomed.

4.   A recent Scripps Howard Texas Poll indicated that Texans are about evenly divided on the pilot voucher proposal but that support for the idea is slipping.

5.   Both voucher proposals would probably face stiff opposition in Congress.

6.   Bush said he was open to alternatives to his voucher proposal.

7.   But, in a subtle move to reassure conservatives, the supporting documentation explicitly outlined a voucher proposal.

8.   His first voucher proposal failed, as did his second and third.

9.   In Michigan, a limited voucher proposal backed by business people and prominent African-Americans is attracting narrow approval in polls.

10.   McCain used his school voucher proposal to try to center himself between Bush and Vice President Al Gore.