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But now the confusion is at last starting to clear. Within the past few days, a six-page briefing paper marked PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL has emerged from the White House and has begun to circulate among legislators. It lays out the basic structure of a radical overhaul of health care...
Clinton lieutenants are preparing counterarguments. The briefing paper hints at the main line: yes, you might pay more, but we are offering security. You could not be turned down for insurance, dropped or forced to pay a higher ! premium even if you have AIDS, cancer or some other "pre-existing...
Maybe. But there are other aspects of the plan that might antagonize the great middle class. More than half those polled told the Yankelovich pulse takers that their support would go down if the plan interfered with their choice of a doctor, or "allowed you to see a doctor less...
Hillary's performance on her health-care road show is reminiscent of the campaign. She seems to be everywhere: at round, oval and U-shaped tables, with black briefing books, white papers and discussion points. At symposiums morning, noon and night, she presides with brow furrowed, lips pursed -- sometimes speaking...
Emphatic about winning a skeptical Europe's support for military action, Clinton sent Christopher speeding across the Atlantic to solicit agreement or amendment before making his plan fully public. Meanwhile, the Bosnian Serbs moved to parry the building offensive. They agreed to attend a weekend peace conference in Athens with...