Word: curit
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...American who has lived in France for 20 years, I read "Health Lessons from Europe" with the usual delight and guilt-ridden schadenfreude typical of us expats who enjoy the health-care system here [June 1]. Fourteen years ago, I received a letter from the Sécurité Sociale informing me that I had to book a pelvic X-ray for my then newborn daughter - or risk losing out on future reimbursements and coverage. Several days later, when the results revealed everything to be normal, I asked the radiologist how many infants were diagnosed with a problematic pelvis...
...much more. In fact, it came across as a clear admission that after a decade in office, Chirac has failed to tackle France's two most pressing social problems: unemployment and the integration of immigrant populations. During the 2002 campaign, Chirac vowed to eradicate social division and insécurité - the volatile mix of crime, delinquency and incivility that exploded these past weeks across France, leaving almost 9,000 cars torched and some 3,000 people arrested. As President, Chirac has abolished neither, and now the endgame of his political career has begun. Chirac has played a leading role...