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...German government officials were left in the dark over GM's intentions until the very last minute. One government official said he had "no idea" what GM had decided, and union leaders were still claiming GM wanted to keep Opel and Vauxhall. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
Whatever winter event you choose, make sure you deal with legitimate travel agencies and ticket brokers. After going that far, you don't want to be left out in the cold...
Another goal of the speech, officials say, was to install a circuit breaker - not only to the mythology and false claims about the legislation but also to the wars that have been waged between the left and the right over actual provisions. Chief among them: the "public option," a government-run alternative like Medicare to cover the uninsured. "What's happened is that has become sort of a Rorschach test for the left and the right," the White House official said. "There are those on the left who believe this would be the nose under the tent for single-payer...
...been proposed, as well as Obama's own, the majority of Americans who get health coverage through their employer would not be eligible to buy into a public option, or any of the private ones that would be offered under the newly established state marketplaces; some critics on the left say that would actually lessen its potential cost-saving impact.) Obama said more explicitly than he has before that he is open to watering down the public option. "Some have suggested that the public option go into effect only in those markets where insurance companies are not providing affordable policies...
...Reports of assaults started to surface a year ago, peaking with a series of vicious attacks in May and June this year that left one student in a coma. Over 2,000 students marched in Melbourne in protest, prompting the Indian government to condemn the violence in June and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to issue a statement officially denying that the country was unsafe for Indian students. Students claimed the attacks were racially motivated, but police and government authorities maintained they were mainly opportunistic. Tensions also spread to Sydney, with protests erupting at Harris Park, in the city's west...