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...next step was to thread a tiny surgical balloon and a thin stainless-steel stent into the artery to forcibly widen the passage. After the balloon was deflated, the metal mesh of the stent was left in place to keep the artery open. During this procedure the results from Cheney's second blood test became available. It showed a slight increase in the cardiac enzymes, indicating that Cheney had suffered a mild heart attack after...
Even if the U.S. succeeds in finding and punishing those responsible for last week's tragedy, the superpower's struggle against terrorism is only bound to widen. The escalating conflict in Israel, while perhaps not directly linked to the Cole bombing, has emboldened Islamic extremists and hardened resentment toward the U.S. "What the violence in Israel did," says an Administration official, "is to accelerate plans...among these groups...
...legislature, not the Governor's office, that pushed to extend Medicaid's reach. In 1995 lawmakers sought to widen the net to an additional 303,000 kids by expanding eligibility to families at 133% of the poverty level. First, the state had to obtain approval from Washington. It sent its plan within the statutory deadline and received a response from federal officials, who asked the usual large number of questions. But instead of a prompt follow-up, Bush's regulators waited nearly a year to submit a revised version. Another volley of paperwork continued until August 1997, when Congress passed...
...legislature, not the governor's office, that pushed to extend Medicaid's reach. In 1995 lawmakers sought to widen the net to an additional 303,000 kids by expanding eligibility to families at 133 percent of the poverty level. First, the state had to obtain approval from Washington. It sent its plan within the statutory deadline and received a response from federal officials, who asked the usual large number of questions. But instead of a prompt follow-up, Bush's regulators waited nearly a year to submit a revised version. Another volley of paperwork continued until August 1997, when Congress...
...that doesn't mean that Harvard, Brown and Princeton will be wrestling over common candidates. In fact, the applicant pool may widen as prominent educators recognize that so many openings are available...