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Americans seem willing to make this sacrifice, but just barely. About one half of Americans support health-care reform, even though only roughly one fifth of Americans predict a material gain from such support of a national system. According to a recent CBS poll, only 22 percent of Americans “said the reforms now being considered would help them personally,” while 30 percent even believed that “reforms would hurt them personally.” In the same poll, 53 percent favored “the government offering everyone a government administered health...
...first step to socialized medicine, and several key Democrats are wary of. Citing his concerns for the impact on the federal deficit, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut told Fox News on Sunday that "if the public-option plan is in there, as a matter of conscience," he would not support the bill. The Senate is waiting on a Congressional Budget Office cost estimate this week before they bring up the bill. Reid's office is hoping to start floor debate as early as next week. (See 10 players in health care reform...
Demonstrators from around Indonesia amassed in central Jakarta on Sunday to show their support for the government's embattled anticorruption commission and two of its members who were recently detained by police. Hundreds turned up in the blistering heat to pressure the government to bring to justice those believed to control law-enforcement agencies in Indonesia - referred to by many now as the "legal mafia" - who are suspected of trying to frame several anticorruption officers, whose commission is referred to as the KPK, on corruption charges. "We have come to show our support for the KPK and the people...
...Even the President has come under scrutiny for his slow response to the scandal. A week after the President appointed the team to investigate the allegations, he, too, voiced his support for the anticorruption team he formed five years ago. "Our anticorruption commission will continue to be given a role in the fight against corruption because they have proven to be successful and effective in the fight against corruption," he told TIME in an exclusive interview on Nov. 2. "Even though they are currently having some problems, they remain an important part of our fight against corruption." The President admitted...
...With demonstrators taking to the streets in several cities in support of the KPK and demanding transparent handling of the case, the government is facing mounting pressure to resolve a case that grows more complicated with each new revelation. The last major banking scandal, in 1999, dashed the political future of former President B.J. Habibie and culminated with protests in the streets. "By taking so long to get to expose the truth, SBY is putting stability of the country at risk," says Rizky. "Businesses need stability and without it they will rethink any plans they have to invest...