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Despite the technology behind both vehicles, however, some competitors and observers object to the government assistance. These cars will compete for a relatively small pool of buyers, who can afford expensive, sporty cars, says an official with a foreign carmaker. "It's all about boys and their toys," adds Joseph Phillippi, an independent auto analyst from Short Hills, N.J. "They should have written their own checks instead of going to the government...
...many of the insurance-market reforms called for in federal legislation (such as guaranteeing coverage to anyone who applies and prohibiting premium pricing based on health status). Cantwell based her amendment on a program that already exists in her home state of Washington; called Basic Health Plan, it pools non-Medicaid-eligible low-income residents, steering them into less costly managed-care plans. Critics point out that premiums for these low-income residents have still risen dramatically since the program launched in the early 1990s, but Cantwell and Baucus say they have been assured informally by the Congressional Budget Office...
...father's attention faces steep competition when he's also the leader of the free world. Teddy Roosevelt's daughter Alice smoked on the White House roof, buried a voodoo doll of the incoming First Lady under the White House lawn, jumped fully clothed into a cruise-ship pool - and persuaded a Congressman to follow. "I can either run the country or I can control Alice," Roosevelt once said. "I cannot possibly do both...
...laws on photographing children in public have become tougher in recent years too. This has led to controversies over where to draw the line. In July, a grandmother was reportedly prevented from taking pictures of her granddaughters at a public swimming pool as one of them showed off their diving. "I like to think it would have been obvious that I was their grandmother," 85-year-old Sheila Campbell told the Daily Telegraph at the time. "There were no other children anywhere near her, but anyway, I was only interested in taking photos of my grandchildren...
...historic Harvard-Yale rivalry adds flavor to the matchup. While not as heated as in football, the game still means a lot to the players, especially due to the fact that the two schools recruit from the same pool of high school players...