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...similar idea worked well to stimulate competition in the Medicare prescription-drug program. The idea has found a receptive ear at the Obama White House, where officials believe it could be a way to bridge the ideological divide that has made the public option for the least insured a flash point for some of the loudest arguments over health reform...
Ford, the Austin, Texas, fashion designer who for a decade was the creative director at Gucci, financed his first feature himself. The director turned out to be a good investment for the producer. Nuance, not flash, is his forte. Playing to Firth's subtleties, he photographs the actor's handsome, mourning face in caressing close-up. (In his professor glasses, Firth looks like a young, more studious Michael Caine.) Ford is also attentive to the varieties of Southern California sunlight, which lends A Single Man an orangey warmth that should touch all who see the picture. But it's Firth...
...Australia's stance on immigration has been riddled with controversy for almost a decade. After a flash flood of boat arrivals in 2001 - 43 boats full of 5,516 asylum seekers arrived that year - the conservative John Howard government established the grimly named "Pacific Solution," which diverted asylum seekers arriving to Australia by boat to remote detention centers scattered around the Pacific Ocean. Holding camps were set up on the small island nation of Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, where would-be refugees were kept indefinitely while their applications were processed. Many were confined in the premises...
...garments simply because the era produced shoddy originals. The steady stream of compliments from customers proves that her work does not go unnoticed. “This store is phenomenal,” a shopper cooed breathily upon entering.Echoing Calderin’s notion that the Boston shopper resists flash in the pan trends, Goldhagen says, “I’m always in, and I’m always out. My garments have lasted 50, 60, 80 years, and the things they make today are just disposable clothes.” Instead, she seeks out pieces that...
...Affordability This issue emerged in the final days of negotiations as a key flash point. To help keep costs down, Baucus provides comparatively less generous subsidies to help low- and middle-income people purchase insurance. "The House bill clearly does more to make coverage affordable for more Americans," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in welcoming Baucus' bill. "As this proposal evolves, we hope to see modifications that result in the Senate bill better reflecting the work of the House to make health care more affordable for all Americans...