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...example of the type of “savings” the bill offers is the “Doc Fix” provision. Under current law, Medicare payments to doctors are scheduled to be cut by 21 percent in April, and then continue to decline for the rest of the decade. While this cut is typically reversed by Congress before it occurs, the oft-quoted CBO analysis of the Democratic health care legislation assumes that the cut will proceed and adds the savings to the reform’s tally. Without...
...Volume Two” is chock full of pretty songs, but few of them truly stand out on their own. One exception is opening track “Thieves.” This cut sets the swingy, retro feel of the album, as Deschanel sings seemingly frivolous, yet insightful lyrics—”We two are makers, just made this mess / Two broken hearts don’t beat any less.” The sadness that comes through here marks one of the few moments of real emotion on the album...
While the Crimson struck first in the second, the Big Red did not give up without a fight, responding with a 3-1 run to cut Harvard’s lead to four...
...Crimson’s defense clamped down from there, and Cyr iced the game with 4:45 left, when she cut up the middle alone and netted her first career goal...
...stricken villages in Yunnan province, where many areas have received half the usual rainfall. Sixteen million people in the region are now suffering drinking water shortages, according to state media. The Dai ethnic group, which is concentrated near the Burmese border in western Yunnan, has even been encouraged to cut back on the amount of water used during the upcoming Water Splashing Festival it celebrates each year to mark the arrival of spring...