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...reconciliation rule poses as many problems as it solves for the Democrats and for health reform. Any bill that passes under the reconciliation process must be deemed by the Congressional Budget Office to pay for itself in the next six years. (By comparison, a bill that passes under regular procedures has an 11-year window.) As a result of that tighter fiscal constraint, Conrad said, any bill that passes under reconciliation would likely provide "dramatically less health reform." And the parliamentary hurdles are high. Opponents would have the power under Senate rules to strike every provision of the bill that...
...more than 1.5 million regular folks from around the world were more than happy to join in, entering a random drawing for a seat at the memorial. On July 5, 8,750 of them received word that they had defied the odds and won two tickets. No tickets went on sale for the event. Ticket holders began arriving at Dodger Stadium at 6 a.m. on July 6 to pick up their tickets in a daylong procedure that saw more than 600 cars arrive each hour for credentials. To ensure that only the winners would attend the show, concert officials placed...
...keep interest rates low - like buying up mortgaged-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - but loans over a certain size are often exempt. The rates on "jumbo" loans (generally those that run about $417,000) have historically been about .25 percentage points higher than on regular mortgages. That spread jumped all the way up to 180 basis points last fall, according to data-tracker HSH Associates - but has since settled down to about 100. Still, that's a big added expense. Plus, consider that for houses worth more than $1.5 million or so, banks are likely to look...
...Haas said the police department has taken measures to ensure residents’ safety, including bolstering regular walking patrols and deploying supplemental bike patrols...
...pushy Mother Nature tries to ruin women's fun by forcing a "gift" on them. Those of you who want to see the really extreme end of feminine-health-care marketing can check out this Dutch ad for a girly-parts cream or this Canadian one designed to encourage regular pap smears. Warning: both are shot from the point of view of the body part Zack recently acquired...