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Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell declared health care reform dead for this session of Congress, joining Republicans who rang the death knell last week -- and blaming them, too. The Maine Democrat on Friday made a last-ditch effort to round up a filibuster-proof 60 votes for a moderate health package, but the GOP and a few opposing Democrats held firm. Mitchell also ignored a group of liberal lawmakers who wanted a stripped-down reform package that would cover children. The next chapter: November, when the Election Day blame game begins...
...Carter brought peace in our time? The standoff with North Korea seems to have genuinely cooled off in the wake of his talks with the late Kim Il Sung. An American invasion of Haiti was averted partly because of his last ditch efforts...
...last-ditch resupply mission bails cosmonauts out of trouble...
...freight hopping and get their legs cut off. Please don't do it." Greta is not just worried about inspiring imitators. Her underground status also allows her to justify her unconventional publishing practices. "If you're mainstream, you can't steal postage. You can't plagiarize. You can't ditch bills. You can't be incendiary. You can't be yourself," she says...
...President hits the TV airwaves at 8 p.m. EDT to take his case for health-care reform to the people -- and to fight a slight 40 percent approval rating. The news conference has shaped up as Clinton's last-ditch attempt to pressure Congress for meaningful reform before summer's end. Also on the agenda: Haiti and Rwanda.WHILE THE PRESIDENT explains himself, join us in Time Daily News Chat to critique his performance, beginning...