Word: regardless
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...regardless of how the most important speech of his presidency is ultimately assessed, Carter did take an inspirational step with his Camp David summit. True, not everybody came away from it inspired. Jerry Wurf, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and one of Carter's earliest labor supporters in 1976, returned grumbling that unionists might consider voting for a Republican in 1980. But the reaction of Connecticut Governor Grasso was more typical: she found Carter "upbeat and confident, just terribly impressive." At the minimum, most of the summit visitors were persuaded to give Carter...
Kennedy has long tried to make the issue his own by advocating a comprehensive program giving medical insurance to everyone, regardless of age, income or state of health. Carter last week struck back by describing the less comprehensive but still sweeping bill that the Administration will send to Congress shortly. Main features...
...Government would pick up all basic health costs for everyone whose income falls below a certain figure-roughly $4,200 for a family of four-and the costs of prenatal care for all mothers. The Government would pay for all care for infants in the first year of life, regardless of family income...
After awarding of the graduate degrees, the alumni parade will march to Tercentenary Theater for the afternoon exercises at 2:15. The afternoon ceremonies, the 14th annual meeting of the Associated Harvard Alumni, the addresses by Schmidt and President Bok will take place regardless of the weather...
KENNEDY. His revised plan, announced Last Monday, would require that all Americans, regardless of income or age, be covered. He has backed away from his earlier advocacy of making the Government the basic insurer. Instead, he would inject competition into the scheme by letting people choose whether they wanted to be protected by a consortium of commercial insurance companies, by Blue Cross-Blue Shield, or by joining independent group health plans or health maintenance organizations (H.M.O.s). Employers would be liable for the premium payments, estimated at $11.4 billion a year more than they pay now, but they could require workers...