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...override a veto--the real test of Reid's leadership will be more about finesse. Republicans say they believe Reid when he says he wants to work with them, and in an initial show of good faith, he and minority leader Mitch McConnell co-sponsored the ethics and lobbying-reform legislation that is the Senate's first order of business. "I'm very fond of him personally," McConnell says. "I think he wants to get solutions to problems, and so do I." Reid even believes a bipartisan position is possible on Iraq...
...country that spends more money per person on healthcare than all other developed countries, and with the federal government seemingly content to perpetually drag its feet on healthcare reform, bold plans such as Schwarzenegger’s will have to carry the flag of progress. We applaud the Governator’s goals, and hope that through informed dialogue and hard-nosed compromise, they will result in much more than just hype...
...since they translate it as losing U.S. jobs to other countries. A more palatable way to convey the idea: "free-market economy." Eavesdropping It doesn't say antiterrorism. It says "people listening in on their neighbor's personal conversation," says Luntz. "Electronic intercepts" is "more scientific and justifiable." Tort reform Republicans love this term, but to Luntz it either makes your eyes glaze over or suggests a French pastry. He advises tort bashers to use the snappier "lawsuit abuse." Amnesty "Amnesty for illegals equals death for politicians," says Luntz. People don't want breaks for illegals. They want "border control...
...reform is back in a big way--only this time, the push is coming from the states. Massachusetts passed a program last year requiring nearly all its citizens to carry health coverage. Maine and Vermont have moved to guarantee everyone health care as well. And now comes the boldest move, from California, where Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger aims to extend coverage to almost all the 6.5 million uninsured residents of the nation's largest state...
...Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, proposed a universal-health-care bill in December, but it has got virtually no help from the Democratic leadership. In the last election, House Democrats made only narrow promises on health-care coverage in their "Six for '06" agenda, including Medicare prescription-drug reform and the funding of stem-cell research...