Steele backs longer deadline for Medicare enrollment

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As Monday?s deadline looms to sign up for the Medicare prescription drug program, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, running for U.S. Senate, is asking Congress and the president to extend the deadline to the end of the year.

This puts the Republican at odds with the president?s position and in agreement with most of the Democrats running for Senate.

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