Victorious Republicans plan tax cuts

EXULTANT Republicans, who won control of the Senate, House and White House yesterday, plan to use their famous victory to bolster President George Bush's re-election chances with further tax cuts and ratification of his judicial nominees.

Republicans still have to work with Democrats to actually get legislation approved by Congress, with both the House of Representatives and Senate still closely divided between parties.

But Republican senators and House members ran on being able to work with Bush, and say that getting his agenda through will be their top priority, a move that would bolster his re-election chances in 2004.