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...provision of the bill prohibits the government from negotiating discounted drug prices, as insurance companies, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Canada and many other countries do. Such a pharma-friendly measure comes as little surprise, given the sway of the industry’s lobbyists in Washington, but the payoff to contributors comes at the expense of seniors, who will continue to be stuck with high prices, even with government support. More than six million seniors will also lose their Medicaid drug coverage and will face the prospect of being stuck with higher co-payments or losing access to certain...
...worsening turmoil in Iraq after so many friends of the U.S. sent warnings about what lay ahead. No amount of advice would sway the Administration's headlong gallop to war. Perhaps now there will be a more reflective process for creating foreign policy. The U.S. must accept that its system is not the only form of humane and caring government and that some people conditioned by centuries of culture want other solutions. MARCUS KNEEN Zesfontein, South Africa...
...empires that have coexisted in India as facets of a single timeless civilization that had lain dormant under British rule but was about to awaken with terrific force. His ability to convey this mystical vision of a great, united, democratic India to his poor countrymen gave him a sway over their loyalties that no Prime Minister has duplicated: they swept him into power three times. Although often indecisive and too willing to trust aides of dubious merit, Nehru never lost the gift of inspiring his fellow Indians. The phrase he used to describe his nation's independence...
...feeling the heat, he has only himself to blame. In the past, the Blue House could sway?or kill?sensitive investigations by putting pressure on senior prosecutors, analysts say. But Roh's promise to clean up South Korea's dirty politics has given a freer hand to law-enforcement officials. At a town-hall-style meeting in March, Roh told a gathering of prosecutors that "there will be no phone calls" from the Blue House squashing investigations. And the public is squarely behind a cleanup drive. The lead prosecutor for the campaign-financing investigation, Ahn Dae Hee?known...
...Turmoil of Iraq It is sad to see the worsening turmoil in Iraq after so many friends of the U.S. sent warnings about what lay ahead [Nov. 10]. No amount of advice would sway the Administration's headlong gallop to war. Perhaps now there will be a more reflective process for creating foreign policy. The U.S. must accept that its system is not the only form of humane and caring government and that some people conditioned by centuries of culture want other solutions. Marcus Kneen Zesfontein, South Africa...