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...Senate side of the Capitol, this comment sounds like a bow to political reality. Whereas the Health Committee has passed a bill with a strong public plan, the Finance Committee is looking at a number of weaker versions, including one that would operate as a cooperative. But over in the House - where three key committee chairmen unveiled a health measure that has a public plan and puts new taxes on the wealthy - Emanuel's words stirred up painful memories from the early Clinton years. In 1993, House Democrats backed the President on an unpopular energy tax - based on the heat...
...fall, much as he has done with other big bills. There are areas where Obama will be needed to help cut a final deal: determining which taxes will be raised and which programs will be cut to pay for the legislation; defining the shape and size of a public plan; deciding what businesses and individuals will be required to do. Between now and then, White House officials say, don't be surprised to see rough spots and bumps along the road. "Everybody wants to rush the process and jump to conclusions," sighs an aide. "The process will play itself...
...said that once Singer's working group provides formal proposals to support primary care education, the HMS administration should provide a detailed response and action plan for implementation going forward...
...Nevertheless, as of Thursday afternoon, over 450 individuals had signed the online petition, including students, residents, faculty, and physicians from HMS and its affiliated hospitals. The petition calls for the School's administration to present a detailed plan of action for expanding institutional support despite the budget cut, expand loan forgiveness initiatives that financially enable students to pursue primary care specialties, support efforts to strengthen primary care in a reformed national health care system, and solicit and implement proposals from the HMS community to improve primary care education...
...their investigative and detention powers, Sarkozy says he wants to reform France's inquisitorial justice system by moving it towards the more adversarial American and British model. French lawyers and judges are furious with the proposals, which they say will politicize the French system. "The intent of Sarkozy's plan is clear: to put investigations back under political control by eliminating the magistrate and putting prosecutors in charge," says Patrick Baudouin, who represents victims' families in the monk case. "This case of the monks is the best example yet that once an independent judge is allowed to investigate, the ability...