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...Even in Japan, nobody's idea of a struggling country, cost is a barrier. In 2000 the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare called for the introduction of mammography for all women over 50. As of 2005, only 7% of women follow that recommendation. The price tag of a single machine is about $262,000, and a mammogram generally costs a patient $90 out of her own pocket. Says Dr. Fujio Kasumi, breast-cancer chief at Juntendo University Hospital: "People don't do [tests], thinking it's a waste of money...
...number of British troops stationed there from 5500 to 4500 by Christmas. The Tories attacked this move as a cynical piece of electioneering, but on Monday the Prime Minister is expected to signal a further drawing down of British forces. Ahead in the polls and boosted by a Labour conference last week that was free from the internal bickering that blighted most of Blair's last years in office, Brown appeared to have nothing to lose by triggering an election and much to gain - not least the chance to face voters before tricky economic conditions serve up any more unpleasant...
...colleagues. Supporters of Tony Blair, then still Premier but openly planning his departure, were at loggerheads with the adherents of his rival, Brown. "It was a pretty toxic event," Jon Cruddas, an MP on the left of the party, told a meeting in Bournemouth. He said he feared that Labour "was approaching free fall...
...those divisions have healed and Labour looks unbeatable. That has fueled speculation that Brown might call a snap election as early as next month. Insiders say a decision has not yet been made and point out that an election isn't due until 2010. But there's a clear temptation to secure a new five-year term before global financial turmoil can do too much damage to Britain's economy, and while Conservatives and Liberal Democrats flounder. Brown has wrong-footed his opponents who expected him to move Labour to the left. Instead he has co-opted advisers from across...
That won't help Tory fortunes. Blair's 1997 election victory was based in no small part on his repudiation of such infighting. He could be entrusted with running the country, voters decided, because Labour had the discipline to pull together, unlike the Tories. Under Brown, that discipline has been restored, further bolstering Labour's dominance of British politics. Yet some party stalwarts yearn for the bad old days of red-faced brawls on the conference platform. Former Labour minister and veteran firebrand Tony Benn grimaced as his well-mannered colleagues dutifully filed in for a placid afternoon session...