Bayh seeks more money for military families

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/14/patriot.penalty.ap/index.html

Bayh seeks more money for military families
Monday, February 14, 2005 Posted: 8:05 AM EST (1305 GMT)

EVANSVILLE, Indiana (AP) -- When duty called him to Afghanistan, Dr. Anthony Carter closed his family medical practice in the tiny Kentucky town of Tompkinsville and laid off his 10 employees.

The Army reservist relished the chance to treat wounded soldiers. But Carter worried about mounting bills, his children in college and his former workers.

Many soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq suffer from the so-called "patriot penalty" -- the gap between what deployed Guard and Reserve troops are paid and their civilian salaries. Legislation being proposed would eliminate that penalty by reimbursing troops for up to $50,000 of their lost income.

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Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a Democrat, is proposing a measure to eliminate the "patriot penalty" and offer tax breaks up to $15,000 annually to corporations that supplement the incomes of employees called to service.

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1. Yup, Evan's gonna run in '08

He's been more prominent in the last month than he has for the last 4 years.

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2. It's sure looking that way...