Battle Revs Up To Override Bush's Veto Of Kids' Insurance
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      Despite the bipartisan support in Congress for an override of President George W. Bush's veto of a children's health insurance measure, enough votes to do it do not seem to be forthcoming. But opposition to the bill is so strong that Democrats vow they'll make it a defining issue in the 2008 election campaigns.
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Finally, Thompson Gets Into Rudy's Path To GOP Nomination
      It has been about a month since Fred Thompson, a low-key Tennessean, entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination, bringing with him the hopes of the party's conservative wing of overtaking frontrunner Rudy Giuliani.
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Vallone Tops Council Colleagues In Introducing Bills
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      Among the 51 members of the New York City Council, whose job it is to pass the laws that control the conduct of the city's residents and improve their quality of life, the most prolific sponsor of proposed laws in the 2006 session is Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., according to an analysis done by the Citizens Union government watchdog organization.
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