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...Medicare could turn out to be his-and the President's-grand domestic prize going into the election. The proposal, passed by the House this weekend and by the Senate Tuesday on a 54-44 vote, will reform the program in myriad ways, most notably by giving seniors their first prescription-drug benefit. Democrats, who also know that a Bush victory on prescription drugs could be politically devastating, scrambled to stop the $400 billion measure. More important, Democrats opposed the bill's embrace of private-style health care, its failure to rein in pharmaceutical companies and its generous subsidies...
...Dudley House. Off-campus residents “are just regular students,” according to Martinez. “We have students who are in the Veritones and other choirs, students who are government and psychology concentrators,” she says. This diverse group has myriad reasons for making the move: a few want to live with their families, others find themselves less than enthused about returning to House life after time away from Harvard, still others get hitched, and the bright lights of Boston lure would-be House dwellers. Other students, meanwhile, are coerced to leave...
...they have been targeted dozens of times since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in April. The suicide car bombing at Red Cross headquarters in Baghdad last week, which took the lives of 12 victims, was particularly distressing to aid workers worldwide, who have come under assault in myriad conflict zones in recent years. "This is one hell of a shock," says Marc Joolen, project coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Brussels...
Adams House Master Sean Palfrey said the House can’t change the sensitivity of the entire alarm system in one fell swoop. The myriad detectors throughout the common areas and student rooms have to be individually moved or adjusted if problems arise, he said...
...consumers have the power to show that ‘tis the season for generosity, second chances and thus the potentially successful comeback. It is also an opportunity for big names to further etch themselves into the minds of entertainment consumers who have long gift lists that may include myriad albums and videos...