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Show Supjsr Coupons: A full page of sayings inside today's Herald 10 : s- , - v7f. iY. - wwwjiarktbeherald.com u - (k UTAH VALLEY EDITION $1.50 YOUR TOWN ; YOUR NEIGHBORS ' YOUR NEWSPAPER Medicare bill UTAH 3, BYUO now in hands of Senate .1 House makes historic "yes9 vote Saturday 1 J, Mark Sherman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The fate of the Medicare prescription drug bill rests with 100 senators after the measure narrowly passed the House, which endured a debate capped by the longest roll call vote in the chamber's history. Emboldened Senate opponents of the legislation pledged Saturday to try to stall the bill, citing what they called unfair and partisan tactics employed by Republican leaders in the House to wrest approval of the sweeping Medicare legislation. President Bush, eager to sign it and promote it on ' the campaign trail, praised the 220-21- 5 passage in the Republican-controlle- d House and called on senators to dusk-to-daw- n 4,-- . 5b follow suit. MATT "We're on the verge of success" of modernizing and strengthening Medicare, Bush said Saturday in a radio address that aired hours after the vote. Senators began an expected three days of debate soon after Bush spoke, with the bill's backers predicting there would be no repeat of the partisan struggle in the House. "I think you'll see an entirely different atmosphere one of the in the Senate," said Sea John Breaux, architects of the compromise. SMITHDaily Herald student Jack Shirts cheers during the first quarter of BYU's game against the University of Utah on a snowy Saturday afternoon LaVeU Edwards Stadium. Cougar fans had tittle to cheer about as Utah ended BYU's 361-gascoring streak and clinched the Ute field goal was the ontyscoring. Mountain West Conference title in a game where.a second-quartBYU at er ., See Bush approval rating rises Monomfalls on Iraq Herald suffers .... Caleb Warnock THE DAILY HERALD Will Lester A major mechanical fail-ure of a Daily Herald press late Fridaf meant that scone Herald readers were delivered Saturday's edition in an unfamiliar format. Dairy Herald production operations manager Larry Hatch said failure forced production staff to use an . older, smaller press, and as a result, some customers received papers missing the editorial pages and comics; as well as the ends of some See PRESS, . ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' Opposition takes over Georgian parliament creased in several recent polls, noStreet Journal tably the NBC-Wal- l poll - from 43 percent to 50 percent since the summer and the cent and approval at 45 percent. Bush's overall job approval ranges from 50 percent to the mid 50s in recent polls. CNN-USToday-GalluThe big question about the econpoll from 42 percent to 47 percent omy is whether the improvements over the past month. , seen in recent economic reports "When you get the economy start hitting home with voters. The economy is showing mixed moving up, the incumbent is the of recovery: rapid growth said Peter a Hart, signs beneficiary," that surprised most economists pollster who helps produce the NBC-Wa- ll Street Journal polL last quarter, indications the job On the question of Iraq, apjnarket could be turning around, a rebound in the stock market over proval for Bush is heading in the the past six months. But the nation opposite direction. After months in which more than half approved has lost 2.3 million jobs, the turnof the president's handling of Iraq, around in employment is uncerToday-Gallu- p a recent CNN-US- A tain and states hard hit by revenue losses are making deep cuts. poll showed disapproval at 54 per -T- - A5 Hie WASHINGTON strengthening economy is giving President Bush a boost with the public, just as postwar Iraq is becoming more of a liability. If current trends continue, Bush may be looking to the economy to provide him with political strength to negate increasing doubts about his policies in Iraq. In recent months, his standing on Iraq, foreign policy and the terrorism fight provided a counterweight to his low standing on the economy. Public approval of Bush's handling of the economy has in Leader calls state of emergency p Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili THE Financing future road construction projects VW N.S. Nokkentved V HERALD "f the state can find the money to rebuild Interstate 15 through Utah County in the next few .years instead of waiting 13 or 20 years, it could save taxpayers an estimated $1 billion. Borrowing the money may be cheaper than waiting as construction costs escalate. "It's hard for me to believe that well be paying that much in debt service," said Darrell L Cook, executive director of the Mountain-lan- d Association of Governments. Cook estimated that the needed could be built improvements to biBioa But deabout for $16 today layed to 2020, the cost would grow to an estimated $2.5 billion to S2.6 baiion,hesaid. , V The trouble Bes in where to find is not the the money- -- and only road that needs work in Utah rrrr Tyr , : of the outgoing parliament, proclaimed herself acting president until early elections that the opposition called to take place in 45 days. She warned Shevardnadze's government to avoid bloodshed. See if jj - " INSIDE i BUSINESS El FUNNY BONE P3 01 LOW 17 NATION&W0RLD OUR TOWNS .. lAHwiiwnaDDaiVHeraki SPORTS State St in Orem. Gas stations are starting to show how much of the price is going to taxes. Those gat taxes are going to pay for highway construction.DeeAnn Thaxton pumps gas at Maverik, 795 S. THINK volumi; so issue i is AA1 G ' OPINIONS ., A5 ciinmi and cold mruM UFE&STYLE GEORGIA, Partly B3 BASEBALL OBITUARIES .. See CONSTRUCTION, A5 PRESS building. Opposition leader Nino Burdzhanadze, the speaker County, Borrowing money is how the state rebuilt the freeway through Salt Lake County in time for the 2002 WirterCtynroic Games. The ASSOCIATED The opposition seized Georgia's TBILISI, Georgia parliament Saturday, chasing out President Eduard Shevardnadze and declaring an interim government as tens of thousands of supporters thronged the streets of the capital. Shevardnadze, backed by his head of police, declared a state of emergency. Shevardnadze has long claimed that he is key to maintaining stability in the Caucasus region, located on vital oil routes. Georgia's mountains have provided shelter for insurgents fighting in neighboring Chechnya, and the United States has helped train Georgian military forces to try to Associated Press uproot them ' Georgian President Eduard Facing a possible Shevardnadze seen inside with the army and security forces, the the parliament in Tbilisi, . opposition appealed to its Georgia, on Saturday. supporters in the streets to defend the parliament UTAH COUNTY DILEMMA: THE DAILY MEDICARE, . Y5 ' AS CI 81 E12 illll . III!' O 6 II "nmcnil wu J w - CAMELOTf E9 L V (i.u. V |