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...have worried. Bush wasn't eager to strike any deal that would burnish the reputation of McCain, his bitter opponent in the Republican presidential primaries and still a rival today. So instead of supporting McCain-Edwards-Kennedy, Bush endorsed the more business-friendly measure sponsored by Senators John Breaux, Bill Frist and Jim Jeffords. So far, Kennedy's bill appears to have more support, though Republicans, led by minority leader Trent Lott, are introducing amendment after amendment meant to water down or even kill...
Democrats made sure the MCCAIN-EDWARDS-KENNEDY bill reached the Senate floor first. But many Republicans hope to modify it with large chunks of the rival BREAUX-FRIST-JEFFORDS bill (or kill it outright with amendments). Kennedy will have to budge on some issues--like whether the bill will pre-empt state laws. Bush hopes the bill gets weakened before it reaches the conference committee, leaving room for compromises he wants...
...plan. Under Florida law, I was entitled to nothing more than an internal review by the insurer--I couldn't sue in state court. But if the McCain-Edwards-Kennedy Patient Protection bill becomes law in something close to its current form, it would let me sue. (The alternative Breaux-Frist-Jeffords bill would allow a lawsuit but put more obstacles in the way.) I might be able to sue in federal court under existing law--a federal statute bans placing riders on policies because of pre-existing conditions--but it's costly and time consuming, and all I could...
...Breaux Greer blew away the competition with a meet record throw of 85.23 meters. Had Clever actually managed to place third, he would have been well back of the world qualifying standard of 82.50 meters. His personal best remains his Heptagonal meet record throw of 74.06 meters...
...Republican measure, sponsored by Bill Frist, Democrat John Breaux and Independent Jim Jeffords (and backed by the White House) sets up an extensive appeals process to weed out frivolous lawsuits. It also limits suits to the federal system and puts a $500,000 cap on damages. Republicans argue the Democrats' bill would leave health plans open to catastrophic legal costs and raise the price of insurance premiums, forcing employers to drop coverage. In the end, the White House argues, the unlimited-damages approach could leave millions of Americans without insurance. (Democrats contend their plan would cost just 37 cents...