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They listened to Bush: By trimming the tax cut, Senate votes to fulfill president's campaign promises.

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| April 09, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, 4-6:

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Last week, President Bush's huge tax cut took a hit from senators quoting his borrowed slogan, "Leave no child behind."

The Senate on Wednesday surprised many (perhaps even itself) by voting to slash the president's 10-year tax cut by $448 billion, putting half of that into education and half toward paying off the national debt.

The Senate's dramatic move fits neatly with the pro-children message that Mr. Bush has stressed as a candidate, in his first address to Congress, and in a visit just last week to a Boys and Girls Club in Wilmington, Del.

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