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...lowest number of "amenable deaths" - fatalities that could have been prevented by good health care. (The U.S. had the highest.) But France is not immune to the challenges of modern health care. Despite massive government spending, its health-care system regularly runs over budget; in 2009 the deficit is expected to be $10.4 billion. Frustrated with the overstrained public-health sector, many people are now choosing private care. (See pictures of France...
...Very safe," Geithner quickly reassured the student questioner, as the audience laughed. Despite the surge in spending to deal with the financial crisis, the Obama Administration is committed to getting the fiscal deficit back down to a level that "is sustainable over the medium term," Geithner said...
...team fell just short in several of its losses, with only six defeats—all to opponents receiving votes in the national poll—decided by more than five points. Harvard had difficulty coming out strong and was often forced to overcome a deficit in the second half. Beginning its season at home with a 10-6 victory over the New York Athletic Club as part of the Harvard Invitational, the Crimson ultimately split the four games of its season-opening tournament and would close out its home schedule later in April with losses to Hartwick and Brown...
Suffering from a one-goal deficit would become the rule rather than the exception for Harvard. After briefly recovering with a 17-2 destruction of Presbyterian, the Crimson suffered a three-game losing streak that would effectively dash its hopes for an NCAA playoff berth...
...seniors and a solid supporting cast of underclassmen, the Crimson went 8-6 in the busy non-conference part of its season.An upset over Vermont on Dec. 11 was followed by a trip to California, where, in the first game, the Crimson would come back from a seven-point deficit in the final two minutes against UC Santa Barbara in a win that outgoing co-captain Niki Finelli would label a “stepping stone.”An overtime victory over Northeastern capped off an impressive first half of the season.However, in its opening conference game, the Crimson...