February 11, 2000

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Sen John McCain's limited resources will be stretched thin on March 7 when he competes in Republican contests in 16 states, including New York and California; many supporters of Gov George W Bush, overwhelming choice of party's leaders, are worried; prominent New York Republican officials are concerned that they jumped on Bush bandwagon too soon, failing to anticipate McCain challenge and their candidate's weaknesses; nearly every prominent Republican, at state or local level, is Bush supporter; McCain has support of three elected officials, Staten Island Borough Pres Guy V Molinari, State Sen John J Marchi and Assemblyman Thomas J Kirwan (M)

Article on new developments and designs in automobile glass by Gentex Corp, Donnelly Corp and Prince Corp (M)

House passes, 268 to 158, Republican-sponsored bill that would cut taxes for married couples by $182 billion over next decade, brushing aside Clinton administration's position that any such tax cut should be far smaller and be enacted only after more pressing issues are resolved; Republicans present legislation as reduction in marriage penalty, quirk in tax code that pushes some two-income married couples into higher tax brackets or limits their deductions, making them pay more taxes than they would if they were single; all married couples would benefit from legislation; competing plan proposed by Pres Clinton would help only those people hurt by penalty (M)

Prosecutors plan to ask Atlanta (Ga) grand jury to indict Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting for stabbing murders of Richard Lollar and Jacinta Baker in Atlanta steet brawl; Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, police deputy chief Carter B Jackson and Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard appear at news conference to outline some of charges against Lewis, Oakley and Sweeting; Oakley and Sweeting, who have criminal records, remain at large (M)