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...very fact of a doyen of Iran?s Islamic revolution expressing concern over the country?s AAA rating signals a profound shift ? even the conservatives need Iran to make peace with the Arab world and the West. Iran?s oil revenues financed the Islamic revolution, and the long-term decline in world oil prices has left the country hurting economically. "Even the conservatives are agreed on the priority of opening up new markets and attracting investment," says Dowell. "And they know that despite their rhetoric, that means repairing relations with old foes." So despite the suppression of the protests, time...
...opening up about policy agreements and disagreements--programs she had fought for behind the scenes at the White House, such as the child health-insurance plan called CHIP ("I worked very hard to make sure we got it done") and a proposed tax credit to help pay for long-term care ("a proposal that the President and I unveiled together earlier this year"). She tried to inoculate herself against charges of being too liberal by saying she urged Clinton to sign the welfare-reform bill of 1996 ("The system was so broken...we had to clear the decks...
EASING ELDERCARE President Clinton in January proposed a $1,000 annual tax break for most patients or their families who pay for long-term care at home or in institutions like nursing homes. Not to be outdone, Republicans in Congress last week pitched further tax relief, worth up to $2,750 a year, for those who tend to aged relatives at home or buy insurance for long-term care. Nursing homes can cost more than $50,000 a year. Republicans hope that by encouraging less expensive home care and the purchase of private insurance, they can cut government expenditures...
McNeeley said a long-term contract was in the committee's interests...
...would be ridiculous to hire short-term," he said. "We try to get the best coach and hope he has a long successful career...