Word: opts
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...Going one step further, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden got an amendment passed that would allow states to opt out of parts of federal health reform if they could "provide health-care coverage that is at least as comprehensive" as provided for in the Baucus bill and prove their state proposal "would lower health-care-spending growth, improve the delivery-system performance, provide affordable choices for all its citizens, expand protections against excessive out-of-pocket spending, provide coverage to the same number of uninsured and not increase the federal deficit." Another Finance Committee member, Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, is reportedly...
...does much good. For instance, it offers students signs for their drop boxes so they can opt out of receiving flyers. It also collects lost dishware so Harvard University Dining Services does not have to buy new supplies. REP is right that waste should be a common enemy...
...this year's election could be just as exciting, even though the CDU leads the SPD by a much more substantial margin than it did in 2002 - by as many as 11 points, according to the most recent polls. Denied a majority with the FDP, Merkel could opt to retain the Grand Coalition or try to rope in an additional party. (Remember the "Jamaica" scenario?) Building a coalition - an elaborate dance of horse-trading and arm-twisting - could take several weeks. (Read "Small Parties Gain in German State Votes...
...very well.” Chi said he receives food from Harvard University Dining Services every day after he fills out his requests on a printed menu. Stillman can accommodate up to 15 people if necessary, but it is not currently full. Sick students with single bedrooms can opt to return to their rooms in order to remain isolated, and undergraduates with family within two to three hours of campus can be sent to their family members. UHS has also located 38 empty bedrooms throughout the House system in which to isolate students who cannot return home...
...That doesn't mean they're going to rule the day," says Mesquita. "But it does mean we will see a substantial uptick in action by students and dissidents and increasing efforts by Khamenei and others perceived as hard-liners to find some pragmatic ways to accommodate or co-opt them...