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...staff members told us that they certainly plan to keep the original spirit of the books alive...
...Staff writer Helen X. Yang can be reached at hxyang@fas.harvard.edu...
...process that could be complicated by political squabbling - not to mention the many Republican state legislators who have already said they plan to challenge the constitutionality of federal health reform. But even if states adopted the new federal rules, most state insurance departments would need to bulk up staff at a time when many are experiencing layoffs because of already strapped state budgets. "We would certainly argue that we're cut to the bone right now," says Kevin McCarty, head of Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation, which cut 14 positions in the 2009 fiscal year. New staff members could...
...Thursday in the State Dining Room, as he briefly discussed the findings of the probe, the President promised to hold his staff "accountable when they fail to perform their responsibilities at the highest levels." But then, a moment later, he added, "I am less interested in passing out blame than I am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer." He announced no demotions or discipline for anyone, while taking personal responsibility for the oversights. "When the system fails, it is my responsibility," he said. (See pictures from the life of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab...
...report blames both the White House and the national-security staff for failing to identify the possibility that analysts would miss such crucial information. In a statement to the press after the President spoke, Brennan, who leads counterterrorism efforts at the White House and conducted the probe himself, seemed to take responsibility for this part of the failure. "I told the President today, I let him down," Brennan said. "I am the President's assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. And I told him that I will do better, and we will do better as a team...