Senate panel OKs child health bill
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_go_co/children_s_insurance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070621/2007_06_21t003813_301x450_us_blackstone.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=iZ6y43P_LGYM8UKulmfuhA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) accepts an award from the Creative Coalition during a gala at the Willard Intercontinental hotel in Washington, March 14, 2005. Baucus, a co-author of a Senate bill that would raise taxes on private equity firms going public, said on Wednesday he was open to discussing shortening a built-in transition period that cushions any potential tax hit on Blackstone Group LP. (Hans Ericsson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brushing aside threats of a presidential veto, a Senate committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a five-year, $35 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program that would be financed through higher tobacco taxes.</p><br clear="all"/>

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