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...with Medicare, a public plan could allow uniform and large-scale reporting of health-care procedures and costs--data that could be used to improve efficiency...
...know if I've necessarily done it, but my goal is to allow girls the same opportunities that I had. I was literally in the first generation that could look up to female athletes as role models. I was a humongous Mia Hamm fan. I wanted to be a soccer player until I was in the eighth grade. She was my role model. That's what I hope...
...optimism going into last week's meeting probably sprung from his limited success with Than Shwe during a previous meeting in 2008, convincing him to allow outside humanitarian assistance into the country after Cyclone Nargis. But he is far from the first diplomat to fail to persuade Burma's generals to entertain any serious notion of real political reform. Going forward, Ban said he would brief the U.N. on the visit, and the organization would monitor the regime's progress on his proposals, which he did not outline in detail, save for saying election laws and an election commission should...
...next step in the new Afghan war will be a comprehensive strategy that helps the Afghan government deliver the stability that comes from economic opportunity and a working justice system that will allow Afghans to benefit from those opportunities. That kind of strategy, however, takes far more time than a military operation and requires patience - on the part of both Afghans and the U.S. Administration, which is footing the bill...
George admitted in the press conference that the conversation with Henry "was accurately and ethically reported." But, he added, "it would be a distortion of the truth to allow that single snapshot of a single conversation to stand as the truth of Debbie's position...