News Worth Noting
WASHINGTON--It had been less than a week since “Saturday Night Live” had lampooned him as a do-nothing president when Barack Obama was awakened with the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary” and inspirational leadership.
The current effort tries to do two hard-to-reconcile things at the same time: improve coverage and control costs. The complex measure passed by the House recently does the first a lot better than the second.
On Planet Earth….
WASHINGTON--In my favorite “Star Trek” episode, Capt. James T. Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise encountered humanoids from a planet embroiled in war over an issue as clear as black and white.
A Word, Mr. President
NEW YORK--If I were a close advisor of President Barack Obama’s, I would say to him, “Mr. President, you have two urgent and overwhelming tasks in front of you: to put Americans trapped in this terrible employment crisis back to work and to put the brakes on your potentially
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The Republican Health Plan
House Republican leaders have produced their own health care reform bill (prior to the vote last weekend to adopt the Democrats’ bill).
Here is the first thing you need to know: It would do almost nothing to reduce the scandalously high number of Americans who have no insurance. And
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