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...friendliest of terms - has disagreed on whether coverage should be mandated or simply offered to all individuals, how much money is needed and what the proper role of government plans should be in the private system. And they haven't even gotten to some of the tougher parts yet, like how to make cuts in Medicare and Medicaid. (See pictures of health care in Iran...
...recent events have caused concern among Pakistan's Western allies, who hope to see a tougher government crackdown on militancy - and, at least in Swat, have emboldened the militants, who believe they have prevailed over the government's effort to militarily dislodge them...
...fate of the Swat deal clear in Islamabad, where it has yet to be ratified by President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government is under pressure from Western allies to take a tougher line against the Taliban. Many in his own party privately express misgivings. "What will stop them from going further?" says one member of parliament who asked not to be named. "I don't want my wife or daughter to wear a burqa. What if they don't lay down their weapons? They could be in Peshawar next, or even Islamabad...
...counts, but the way it is said. And if tone is anything to go by, the leaders of the European Union's largest economies are dead serious about cleaning up global finance markets. On Sunday, officials from eight E.U. countries wound up an economic summit in Berlin calling for tougher regulations on international financial markets-including secretive hedge funds and the tax havens they often rely on to do business. The question is: will the U.S., the biggest financial player in the world, ever agree to the binding international regulation the Europeans seek...
...high school, it was simpler. Students pushed to assemble records that would get them into top colleges. With tougher competition in college, it becomes more difficult to achieve the near flawless transcript. And, with many more post-graduate options, it is difficult to feel a clear sense of direction...