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...Over the summer, public opinion on the public option only seemed to shift often and abruptly. Much of this confusion had to do with the wording of pollsters’ questions: When asked if they supported the inclusion of a “public option?? in the health-care bill, respondents answered affirmatively about 65 percent of the time and negatively about 35 percent of the time. When asked if they supported the inclusion of a “government option?? in the health-care bill (with the same details listed), these numbers would then change...
...There are many options for compromise on the table—including Republican Senator Olympia Snowe’s widely touted “triggered public option?? plan. Overall, it remains likely a bill will pass. If we are to take the president at his word, we will ultimately choose whichever plan achieves the prize: passing a bill that covers everyone and begins to lower costs—even if the public option must be swapped for votes...
...ways to involve more of Harvard’s queer community in the organization. While Garland and Chan also discussed the possibility of continuing to make decisions through weekly meetings of the committee chairs, they spent the bulk of their time advocating their more grass roots and committee-focused option??and in an informal poll after the meeting, those in attendance showed their tentative support for their plan. But despite the nearly unanimous support for structural changes, more controversial issues were raised. Some voiced their concerns that certain groups, particularly Queer women and bisexuals, were not being adequately...
...Washington, moderate and progressive Democrats are still wrangling over the details of the bill, but the speakers at the Saturday event invoked the memory of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 to push for keeping the controversial “public option?? provision in the final bill...
...acted as the impetus behind its revival. Wong, who emphasizes the importance of diversity in productions--both ethnically and in terms of theater background--recreated the Players in part because of his experiences with Common Casting. The AAA Players poses itself as an alternative to this traditional option??, which Wong believes could be more welcoming to minority students.“We have three major goals,” Wong says. “One, expand the boundaries of the theatrical arts through new interpretations of conventional plays. Two, increase diversity in the theatrical arts, and three...