Bush's budget plan sows doubts about whether lawmakers will compromise on tax cut.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: February 28, 2001| Author: Kuhnhenn, James | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. 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.Copyright information

WASHINGTON _ President Bush's budget Wednesday landed like a cleaver on an already evenly divided Congress, heightening partisanship and sowing doubt about whether lawmakers will compromise on the first major tax cut in 20 years.

In the end, despite romancing Democrats and calling for an end to partisanship, Bush is likely to get the budget and tax cuts he wants only by applying sheer political muscle, and it remains to be seen whether he will have enough, several lawmak...

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