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...haven't heard much talk in Washington about a big fix for health care since Hillary Clinton's effort crashed in 1994 and almost took her husband's presidency with it. But the problem of rising costs and diminishing coverage hasn't gone away; it has got worse, to the point where some states now devote more of their budget to Medicaid than to education. Health fears always rank near the top of voter concerns...
...some believe the political climate around the issue is changing as the problem gets worse. "It is harder for anyone to claim that the market will correct itself if only government would stay away," says Ira Magaziner, the policy guru behind the Clinton plan...
Clinton says lawmakers will be watching closely to see how California and other states fare in trying to solve a national problem that Washington has abandoned. "We'll learn a lot about what works and doesn't work," she says. "We're certainly going to see the political hurdles ... There isn't anybody in the country who knows more than I do how difficult this...
...game-high 15 rebounds, and four blocked shots.The Big Green is deep in the front court but their lack of height--with their tallest players standing three inches shorter than the seven foot Cusworth--led to mismatches on the offensive end. Trying to defend the big man caused foul problems for Dartmouth. Forwards Elgin Fitzgerald and Brian McMillan each committed four fouls, while fellow forwards Dan Biber and Kurt Graeber picked up three apiece.In the end, Big Green coach Terry Dunn chose the 6’8 sophomore Biber to guard Cusworth down the stretch and in overtime. Biber held...
...problem of rising tuitions hardly surprises Jennifer Pae, the president of the United States Student Association. The 2005 graduate of the University of California at San Diego said students feel pinched from every direction. Federal grants are down, student loan interest rates are up, and tuition continues to rise. "We're seeing students across the U.S. locked out of an education," she said. "Federal aid, especially, has decreased. Students are having to work two and even three jobs to make...