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...national health insurance plan that expanded access to medical care for millions of Mexicans who had been previously uninsured.Despite his popularity, Frenk later ran into resistance when he ordered the distribution of the "morning-after" pill to government health clinics under the direction of the health ministry. The move was attacked fiercely by the Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists, though praised by women's groups...
After leaving the health ministry, Frenk was considered a leading candidate for the directorship of World Health Organization, and even won the endorsement of the renowned British medical journal, The Lancet.Frenk, who started his career as an academic researcher before moving into the policy arena, said that he does not expect his position as dean to be all that different from his previous post as health minister. He emphasized that his tenure as minister was characterized by the use of scientific knowledge to guide policy. “For me, it’s all grounded in my firm belief...
...interesting to see if he sticks with this line of attack. But McCain's focus on Iraq has its weaknesses, too: whatever they may think about the surge, Americans, the polls tell us, made up their minds about the wisdom of the overall adventure long ago and want to move on. McCain is talking about a war that most Americans have put in their rear view mirror...
Meanwhile, both men urged their respective nations to move beyond the labels and stereotypes that often complicate relations. "One of the wonderful things about President Sarkozy's presidency has been that he's broken, he shattered, many of those stereotypes," Obama said of U.S. perceptions of Europeans who "don't want to get their hands dirty." Conversely, Obama noted, Europeans often defer to America in dire situations only to criticize their powerful ally once it has taken action. "I think for too long ... Europeans, I think, have seen Americans just as unilateral and militaristic and have tended to forget...
...informed Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, the Iraqi minister of sport and youth, in a letter, that it would uphold an earlier ban on the Iraqi Olympic team after the government unilaterally replaced the members of its national Olympic panel - the Iraqi affiliate of the international committee - two months ago. The move was taken by the IOC as corrupt conduct and it cited "political interference" as its reason for the ban. "We deeply regret this outcome which severely harms the Iraqi Olympic and Sports Movement and the Iraqi athletes but which is unfortunately imposed by the circumstances," read the letter...