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...just a few individuals. Wilson may never be more than a footnote in the story of how Barack Obama passed health-care reform, but so much of the outcome will be determined by equally unlikely heroes. Who would have imagined that Max Baucus, the fiscally conservative Democratic senator from Montana, would one day be leading Democratic efforts in the upper chamber? Or that Kathleen Sebelius, a former governor of Kansas, would effectively serve as the White House’s health-care czar? Both of those jobs had been more or less reserved for Ted Kennedy...
...Montana's Max Baucus, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, also began circulating a new compromise proposal on Sunday that would include a tax on high-cost, so-called Cadillac insurance plans to help subsidize low-income insurance coverage. Officials who have seen the Baucus plan are refreshingly optimistic, noting that the chairman has moved on some provisions that could make his proposal reconcilable with whatever passes the more liberal House. One key issue is how it deals with government aid to people who do not get health insurance through their employers; those not covered by an expanded...
...level the playing field,’ should we bus blacks into the state?” asked Walter Williams, a professor of economics at George Mason University. “I damn sure don’t want to go to Montana...
...Served as a Vista Volunteer on a Montana Indian reservation for two years after law school. Then returned to Connecticut to join the State's Attorney's office. (Read "Officials Defend CIA's Use of Contractors...
...grumbled about the President, made U-turns and headed the opposite direction. Others were not as troubled by the inconvenience. In a white Mazda with an "Obama '08" bumper sticker, Ricardo and Mary Zubiate decided to return home through Yellowstone to Salt Lake City, Utah, after a conference in Montana. "Just knowing he's here and enjoying the same day in the Park as me is exciting," said Ricardo. "I'm thrilled he's here, and we'd love to see him. And, yes, I'm still 100% convinced that he's the right person for the job." (Read...